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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 115–212 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2810) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF 

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, 

TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL 

YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 23) TO PROVIDE DROUGHT RELIEF IN THE 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 11, 2017.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed. 

Mr. BYRNE, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 431] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 431, by a record vote of 8 to 4, 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. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, under a 

structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Armed Services. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 

consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115–23, modified 

by the amendment printed in part A of this 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 B of this report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution provides that the amendments printed in part B of this report 

may be offered only in the order printed in the resolution, may be 

offered only by a Member designated in the 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 the Committee 

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of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments printed in part B of this report or against amendments en bloc as 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 part B of 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 chairman 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 that no further consideration 

of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order 

of the House. 

Section 5 of the resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 23, 

Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017, under a structured 

rule. The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

the Committee on Natural Resources. The resolution waives all 

points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution 

makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 

Rules Committee Print 115–24 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 amendments printed in part C of this report. Each 

such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in this 

report, 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 part C of this report. 

The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 

2810 includes waivers of the following: 

• Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation within the jurisdiction of the 

Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the 

Budget Committee. 

• Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), requiring a committee report accompanying a bill amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. 

• Clause 4(a) of rule XIII, which prohibits consideration of 

legislation in the House until the third calendar day on which 

each report of a committee on that measure or matter has been 

available to Members, Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. While the Committee on Armed Services filed its report 

on July 6, 2017, the Committee requested authority to file a 

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supplemental report, which includes a more comprehensive 

cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. The Committee on Armed Services filed its supplemental report on July 

11, 2017. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 2810, 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 to H.R. 2810 in part B of this report or against 

amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution, 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. 23 

includes waivers of the following: • Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation, providing a change in budget 

authority for a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that 

year has been agreed to. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 23 made in order 

as original text, 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 to H.R. 23 in part C of the resolution, 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. 67 

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to strike the language self-executing the 

amendment by Representative Palazzo. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 68 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the language self-executing 

the amendment by Representative Palazzo and instead make in 

order and provide the necessary waivers for the amendment to 

H.R. 2810 by Representative Palazzo, number 433, which strikes 

section 1039 from the legislation. Defeated: 4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 69 

Motion by Mr. Polis to make in order and give the necessary 

waivers for the following amendments to H.R. 23: amendment #7 

by Representative Huffman, which prevents implementation of the 

Act until the State of California, the Secretary of the Interior, and 

the Secretary of Commerce determine that none of the provisions 

of the Act will preempt or modify the application of California law; 

amendment #8 by Representative Huffman, which requires certification by the Pacific Fishery Management Council that the provisions of the Act will not reduce employment or recreational opportunities for commercial or sport fisherman before implementation 

of said provision; amendment # 11 by Representative McNerney, 

which states that nothing in H.R. 23 shall take effect until DOI 

certifies that the bill will not result in the loss of agriculture, agriculture-related, fishery, and fishery-related jobs; and amendment 

#12 by Representative Torres and Huffman, which protects water 

quality and water availability for Indian tribes fishing and water 

rights. If there are harmful effects, the Secretary must submit a report to Congress within 90 days detailing those impacts. Defeated: 

4–8 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Nay 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Nay 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Nay 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Nay 

Rules Committee record vote No. 70 

Motion by Mr. Burgess to Report the Rule. Adopted: 8–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Ms. Slaughter .................................................. Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Byrne .......................................................... Yea 

Mr. Newhouse ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Buck ........................................................... Yea 

Ms. Cheney ....................................................... Yea 

Mr. Sessions, Chairman ................................... Yea 

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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2810 IN PART A CONSIDERED

AS ADOPTED

1. Palazzo (MS), Kelly, Trent (MS): Strikes section 1039 of the 

legislation. 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2810 IN PART B MADE IN

ORDER

1. Thornberry (TX): Makes several technical and conforming 

changes to the bill. (10 minutes) 

2. Conaway (TX): Prohibits the DoD from entering new biofuels 

contracts while sequestration remains law. Once sequestration expires or is repealed, it amends current law to require the DoD to 

include calculations of any financial contributions made by other 

federal agencies for biofuels purchases. (10 minutes) 

3. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on commissaries and exchanges. (10 

minutes) 

4. Polis (CO), Lee, Barbara (CA): Reduces the base Defense Department budget by 1% excluding military/reserve/National Guard 

personnel, as well as Defense Health Program account. (10 minutes) 

5. Pocan (WI), Jayapal (WA), Grijalva (AZ): Expresses the sense 

of Congress that any authorization to appropriate increases to combined budgets of National Defense Budget (050) and Overseas Contingency Operations should be matched for non-defense discretionary budget. (10 minutes) 

6. Nadler (NY): Strikes section 1022 of the bill prohibiting the 

use of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay to the United States. (10 minutes) 

7. Nadler (NY): Strikes section 1023 of the bill prohibiting the 

use of funds to construct or modify facilities in the United States 

to house detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay. (10 minutes) 

8. Blumenauer (OR), Lee, Barbara (CA), Ellison (MN): Modifies 

Sec. 1244 to include limitations on the development of an INF 

range ground-launched missile system. (10 minutes) 

9. Wilson, Joe (SC): Prohibits funding for the preparatory commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization except funds used for the international monitoring system. (10 

minutes) 

10. Aguilar (CA): Extends a currently required CBO cost estimate review on the fielding, maintaining, modernization, replacement, and life extension of nuclear weapons and nuclear weapons 

delivery systems from covering a 10-year period to covering a 30- 

year period. (10 minutes) 

11. Rogers (AL): Increase funding for Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative for ‘‘enhancing ISR capability of Ukrainian defense 

forces.’’ (10 minutes) 

12. Garamendi (CA), Quigley (IL), Blumenauer (OR), Larsen, 

Rick (WA), Smith, Adam (WA), Hanabusa (HI), Ellison (MN), Polis 

(CO), Walz (MN): Modifies and extends the scope of the report required by Section 1043 of the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense 

Authorization Act. (10 minutes) 

13. Blumenauer (OR), Garamendi (CA), Quigley (IL), Smith, 

Adam (WA), Lee, Barbara (CA), Ellison (MN): Limits spending on 

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the Long Range Standoff weapon (LRSO) until the Administration 

submits a Nuclear Posture Review to Congress including a detailed 

assessment of the weapon. (10 minutes) 

14. McClintock (CA): Strikes section 2702, the prohibition on conducting an additional round of Base Realignment and Closure. (10 

minutes) 

15. Fitzpatrick (PA): States that the Secretary of Defense shall 

direct all branches to establish a comprehensive strategy to determine capability gaps in training that can be rectified by virtual 

training, acquire the needed technology, and analyze effectiveness 

from using virtual training technology. (10 minutes) 

16. Brown (MD), Stefanik (NY): Increases funding by $2 million 

for the Army Electronics and Electronic Devices account within 

RDT&E with a corresponding decrease of $2 million to the Army 

Technology Maturation Initiatives account, also within RDT&E. (10 

minutes) 

17. Brown (MD), Johnson, Hank (GA), Adams (NC): Increases 

funding by $4.135 million for the Defense-wide Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions account within 

RDT&E, with a corresponding decrease of $4.135 million to the Defense-wide Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts account, 

also within RDT&E. (10 minutes) 

18. Lipinski (IL), Khanna (CA), Knight (CA), Moulton (MA), 

Eshoo (CA), Shea-Porter (NH): Authorizes the establishment of a 

Hacking for Defense program by the Secretary of Defense, under 

which the Secretary may obligate $15 million for the development 

of curriculum, recruitment materials, and best practices. Expresses 

the sense of Congress that the program exposes young scientists 

and engineers to careers in public service and provides a unique 

pathway for veterans to leverage their military experience to solve 

national security challenges. (10 minutes) 

19. Ratcliffe (TX): Exempts anyone employed in a defense industrial base facility or a center for industrial and technical excellence 

from a presidential hiring freeze. (10 minutes) 

20. Fitzpatrick (PA): Ensures that DOD’s biennial core reporting 

procedures align with the reporting requirements in Section 2464 

and each reporting agency provides accurate and complete information by having the Secretary of Defense direct the Under Secretary 

of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to update 

DOD’s guidance regarding future biennial core reports. (10 minutes) 

21. Ca ́ rdenas, Tony (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to 

submit a report to Congress on arctic readiness, including an analysis of challenges posed by rapid changes in the arctic region, how 

the changes will affect other regions, including coastal communities, how the changes will affect military infrastructure, and recommendation for congressional action to address the needs of the 

Armed Forces to respond to changes in the Arctic. (10 minutes) 

22. Johnson, Mike (LA): Requires the Army to conduct a report 

on the Army Combat Training Centers and the current resident 

cyber capabilities and training at such bases to examine potential 

training readiness shortfalls and pre-rotational cyber training 

needs are met. (10 minutes) 

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23. Cicilline (RI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to produce 

a report analyzing the effects of automation within the Defense Industrial Base over the next ten years. (10 minutes) 

24. Khanna (CA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to require a 

cost-benefit analysis of uniform specifications for Afghan Military 

or Security Forces for future contracts. (10 minutes) 

25. Herrera-Beutler (WA), Tsongas (MA): Enhances the training 

requirements for members of boards for the correction of military 

records and department of defense personnel who investigate 

claims of retaliation enacted in the NDAA for FY 2017. (10 minutes) 

26. Kuster, Ann (NH): Expands DoD definition of sexual assault 

to include sexual coercion for the purpose of this report. (10 minutes) 

27. Gottheimer (NJ), McSally (AZ): Extends the Suicide Prevention and Resilience Program to October 2019. (10 minutes) 

28. Jones (NC): Provides a 5 year authorization for the DoDEA 

to fund their grants. (10 minutes) 

29. Jones (NC): Allows United States Coast Guard retirees who 

live on a base with school age dependents the opportunity to attend 

DOD-based schools. (10 minutes) 

30. Watson Coleman (NJ): Expresses a sense of Congress affirming the nondiscrimination policy of the United States Military 

Academy in West Point, New York, including as applied to female 

cadets, staff, and faculty. (10 minutes) 

31. Maloney, Sean (NY): Extends through 2018 Department of 

Veterans Affairs authority for the performance of medical disability 

evaluations by contract physicians. (10 minutes) 

32. Meng (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to ensure that 

each military department issues a single, consolidated instruction 

that addresses the decisions, actions, and requirements for members of the Armed Forces relating to pregnancy, the postpartum period, and parenthood, as recommended by last year’s Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services report. (10 minutes) 

33. Carson (IN), Beyer (VA), Bera (CA), Kuster, Ann (NH): 

Makes permanent the Department of Defense’s existing requirement to provide mental health assessments to service members 

during deployment. (10 minutes) 

34. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires health care providers to provide 

transitioning service members information and referrals for counseling and treatment of substance use disorders and chronic pain 

management services, when appropriate. (10 minutes) 

35. Lance (NJ), Shea-Porter (NH): Prohibits the Department of 

Defense (DoD) or the DSPO (Department of Suicide Prevention Office) from terminating the Vets4Warriors crisis hotline program unless a report to Congress demonstrates a sufficient programming 

replacement. (10 minutes) 

36. Pascrell (NJ), Rooney, Tom (FL): Directs the Secretary of the 

Department of Defense to report to Congress on the DOD’s implementation of recommendations from the Government Accountability Office to ensure that post-traumatic stress disorder and 

traumatic brain injury are considered in misconduct separations. 

(10 minutes) 

37. Meehan (PA), Boyle (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA): Authorizes the 

Secretary of Defense to enter into intergovernmental agreements to 

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provide for health screenings in communities near formerly used 

defense sites that have been identified by the Secretary as sources 

of perfluorooctanesuflonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid. (10 minutes) 

38. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the training provided to military health care providers regarding opioid prescribing practices. 

The study would exam DoD’s success in reducing opioid prescriptions, dosages, duration of treatment, and overdoses. (10 minutes) 

39. Thornberry (TX), Conaway (TX), Suozzi (NY): Establishes 

conditions for the use of qualified private auditors to conduct incurred cost audits for Department of Defense contracts; requires 

the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to acquire contract audit 

services; ensures the Department has access to documents necessary to oversee contracts for contract audit services. (10 minutes) 

40. Foxx (NC): Requires the Director of Intellectual Property to 

develop resources and guidelines on intellectual property matters 

and to resolve ambiguities in various types of technical data. Also 

requires the Director of Intellectual Property to engage with appropriately representative entities on intellectual property matters, including large and small businesses, traditional and non-traditional 

Government contractors, prime contractors and subcontractors, and 

maintenance repair organizations. (10 minutes) 

41. Connolly (VA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop a 

definition and way to measure Procurement Administration Lead 

Time (PALT). (10 minutes) 

42. Nolan (MN), Bost (IL), Shea-Porter (NH): Expresses the 

sense of Congress that a strong domestic iron ore and steel industry is vital to the national security of the United States. (10 minutes) 

43. Connolly (VA), Issa (CA): Extends sunsets for the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) provisions 

on federal data center consolidation, transparency and risk management of major IT systems, and IT portfolio, program, and resource reviews. (10 minutes) 

44. Lipinski (IL): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should establish a cooperative program between 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Defense Procurement Acquisition Policy, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The cooperative program established shall educate and assist small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms in 

the Department of Defense supply chain in achieving compliance 

with NIST Special Publication 800–171 titled ‘‘Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems 

and Organizations’’ as such publication is incorporated into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. (10 minutes) 

45. Conaway (TX), Courtney (CT), Jones (NC), Lee, Barbara 

(CA), Shea-Porter (NH): Conforms with the September 30, 2017, 

audit readiness deadline, this makes changes to the current reporting requirements to reflect the DoD moving into the statutory audit 

phase. This requires the DoD and armed services to report on audit 

progress and remediation efforts necessary to reach complete 

auditability. (10 minutes) 

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46. Burgess (TX), Lee, Barbara (CA), Welch (VT), DeFazio (OR), 

Schakowsky (IL), Lance (NJ): 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) 

47. Yoho (FL): Prohibits the use of funds to close or relinquish 

control of United States naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

(10 minutes) 

48. Sanford (SC): Requires the Secretary of Defense to account 

for the total cost of National Guard flyovers at public events and 

publish them in a public report. (10 minutes) 

49. Yoho (FL), Conyers (MI): Limitation on use of funds for provision of man-portable air defense systems to the vetted Syrian opposition. (10 minutes) 

50. Torres (CA): Requires the Director of the Defense Security 

Cooperation Agency to determine whether any defense article sold 

to a foreign government has been transferred to any unit that has 

committed any gross violation of human rights. It also requires the 

Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding such determinations. (10 minutes) 

51. Young, Don (AK), Shea-Porter (NH): Requires the Secretary 

of Defense to submit a report with the necessary steps the Department is undertaking to resolve arctic security capability and resource gaps, and the requirements and investment plans for military infrastructure required to protect United States national security interests in the arctic region. (10 minutes) 

52. Evans (PA): Requires a report on potential agreement with 

the government of Russia on the status of Syria. It requires the 

President submit a report that includes a description of any understanding between the President and government of Russia regarding a plan to divide territories and a description of any understanding that would provide Iran access to the border between 

Israel and Syria. (10 minutes) 

53. Correa (CA), Shea-Porter (NH): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, to 

provide Congress a report on any attempts to attack Department 

of Defense systems within the past 24 months by the Russian Federation or actors supported by the Russian Federation. (10 minutes) 

54. Boyle (PA), Meehan (PA), Fitzpatrick (PA), Kildee (MI), SheaPorter (NH), Tonko (NY): Requires a report on the Department’s 

progress developing and implementing alternatives to AFFF firefighting foam that do not contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) 

and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), as the Department has already begun. (10 minutes) 

55. Walorski (IN), Connolly (VA): Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on adopting and enhancing nationallyaccredited project, program, and portfolio management standards 

within the Department of Defense. (10 minutes) 

56. Harper (MS), Brady, Robert (PA): Authorizes the Speaker of 

the House with the concurrence of the Minority Leader to call upon 

the Executive Branch for additional resources in the event the 

House is the victim of a cyber-attack. (10 minutes) 

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57. Maloney, Sean (NY): Updates Department of Defense regulations to ensure service members receive adequate consumer protections with respect to collection of debt. (10 minutes) 

58. Hanabusa (HI): Expresses the sense of Congress that a Pacific War Memorial should be established to honor members of the 

United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of 

World War II, also known as the Pacific War. (10 minutes) 

59. Kilmer (WA): Extends the authorization for Navy civilian employees who preform nuclear maintenance for the forward deployed 

aircraft carrier in Japan to earn overtime pay. (10 minutes) 

60. Gallego (AZ): Amends the requirements for the Afghanistan 

strategy mandated in the bill to include a description of military 

and diplomatic efforts to disrupt foreign support for the Taliban 

and other extremist groups. (10 minutes) 

61. Rohrabacher (CA): Expresses a 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) 

62. Sinema (AZ), Fitzpatrick (PA), Budd (NC): Requires the Report on United States Strategy in Syria to include a description of 

amounts and sources of ISIL financing in Syria and efforts to disrupt this financing as part of the broader strategy of the United 

States in Syria. (10 minutes) 

63. Conyers (MI), Gallego (AZ): Requires a report assessing the 

relative merits of a multilateral or bilateral Incidents at Sea military-to-military agreement between the United States, the Government of Iran, and other countries operating in the Persian Gulf 

aimed at preventing accidental naval conflict in the Persian Gulf 

and the Strait of Hormuz. (10 minutes) 

64. Kihuen (NV), Moulton (MA), Rosen (NV), Gottheimer (NJ), 

Weber (TX), Nadler (NY): Extends the existing presidential reporting requirement for three more years—until December 31, 2022— 

to ensure we have an integrated strategy between the Administration and Congress in deterring Iran’s nuclear weapons program. 

(10 minutes) 

65. Hastings, Alcee (FL), Trott (MI): Requires the President to 

report to Congress on protocols related to the rescue, care, and 

treatment of religious minorities held captive by the Islamic State. 

(10 minutes) 

66. Wilson, Joe (SC): Expresses a sense of Congress that North 

Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program are a threat to the 

United States and our allies in the region, and that the United 

States must retain all diplomatic, economic, and military options to 

defend against and pressure North Korea to abandon its illicit 

weapons program. (10 minutes) 

67. Bera (CA), Crowley (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, to develop a strategy 

for advancing defense cooperation between the United States and 

India. (10 minutes) 

68. Walz (MN), Shea-Porter (NH), Heck, Denny (WA), Jones 

(NC), Lamborn (CO): Directs the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to submit to the Secretary of Defense and the 

HASC, HPSCI, SASC, and SSCI a report on the military training 

center and logistical capabilities of the Chinese and Russian armies. (10 minutes) 

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69. Turner (OH): Expresses a sense of Congress on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (10 minutes) 

70. Trott (MI): Expresses the Sense of Congress that the proposed sale of semi-automatic handguns to the Turkish Government 

should remain under scrutiny until a satisfactory and appropriate 

resolution is reached in regards to the events that took place on 

May 16, 2017. (10 minutes) 

71. Engel (NY): Requires a strategy to support improvements by 

the Nigerian Government in defense sector transparency and civilian protection during Nigeria’s military operations against Boko 

Haram, the Islamic State, and other militant groups. (10 minutes) 

72. Wilson (FL): Expresses a sense of Congress supporting the 

kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls and the United States strategy for 

countering Boko Haram. (10 minutes) 

73. Fitzpatrick (PA), McMorris Rodgers (WA): Requires DOD to 

include a description of any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies 

that could jeopardize the economic security of the United States in 

their Congressionally-required annual report on Chinese military 

and security development. (10 minutes) 

74. Fitzpatrick (PA): Requires report to Congress regarding the 

extent of cooperation on nuclear programs, ballistic missile development, chemical and biological weapons development, or conventional weapons programs between Iran and North Korea. (10 minutes) 

75. Yoho (FL), Fitzpatrick (PA): Ensures the full reporting of 

freedom of navigation operations, including maritime claims that 

go unchallenged. (10 minutes) 

76. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs the Department of Defense to prepare contingency plans to assist relief organizations in delivery of 

humanitarian assistance efforts in South Sudan and to engage in 

consultation with South Sudan military counterparts to deescalate 

conflict. (10 minutes) 

77. Norman (SC): Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to keep separate the accounts of the Overseas 

Contingency Operations and the Department of Defense. (10 minutes) 

78. Cicilline (RI), Yarmuth (KY), Lee, Barbara (CA): Provides 

that the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the Office of Management and Budget to update guidelines for the proper use of 

funds within the Overseas Contingency Operations account consistent with the recommendations of GAO Report GAO–17–68. (10 

minutes) 

79. Soto (FL), Shea-Porter (NH): Directs the Secretary of Defense 

to monitor space weather and to provide alerts and warnings for 

space weather phenomena that may affect weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States. (10 minutes) 

80. Correa (CA): Requires the Department of Defense to update 

its cyber strategy; to require the President to develop a strategy for 

the offensive use of cyber capabilities; and to allow for technical assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization members. (10 minutes) 

81. Aguilar (CA), Shea-Porter (NH): Creates a talent management pilot program for the recruitment, training, 

professionalization, and retention of personnel in the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense. (10 minutes) 

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82. Cooper (TN): Clarifies that report on implementation of a 

plan to mitigate risks to strategic stability is required. (10 minutes) 

83. Jackson Lee (TX): Amendment directs the Secretary of Defense to develop measures to defend against deployment of nuclear 

ICBMs by North Korea to protect against damage or destruction of 

satellites critical to U.S. national defense and global communications, International Space Station, and other vital assets. (10 minutes) 

84. Culberson (TX): Provides competitively awarded grant funding for the preservation of our nation’s historic battleships. Requires grantees to provide a 1:1 matching of any federal funding 

received pursuant to this grant program. The grant program sunsets on September 30, 2024. (10 minutes) 

85. LaMalfa (CA): Prohibits funds or resources from being used 

by the Secretary of the Air Force to continue an accelerated rehabilitation plan to return approximately 927 acres of Modoc National 

Forest land occupied by the Over-the-Horizon-Backscatter Radar 

(OTHB) station in Modoc County, CA, per an agreement with 

Modoc National Forest with the exception of the removal of the perimeter fence surrounding the radar site. (10 minutes) 

86. Norman (SC): Requires the Department of Defense to update 

the March 2016 report on ‘‘Department of Defense Infrastructure 

Capacity’’. (10 minutes) 

87. Lujan (NM): Expresses the sense of Congress that the United 

States should compensate and recognize all of the miners, workers, 

downwinders, and others suffering from the effects of uranium 

mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War. (10 

minutes) 

88. Rogers (AL): Amends section 1043 of the FY2012 National 

Defense Authorization Act to state that the Secretary may include 

information and data on the costs of nuclear weapons modernization beyond the currently required 10-year window if the Secretary 

determines such is accurate and useful. (10 minutes) 

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 23 IN PART C MADE IN ORDER

1. LaMalfa (CA): Ensures water supply rescheduling provisions 

apply to equitably to all water districts in region. (10 minutes) 

2. Costa (CA): Authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to conduct geophysical characterization activities of groundwater aquifers 

and groundwater vulnerability in California, including identifying 

areas of greatest recharge potential. (10 minutes) 

3. Costa (CA): Authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to develop a study to enhance mountain runoff to Central Valley Project 

reservoirs from headwaters restoration activities. (10 minutes) 

4. Denham (CA): Sets a timeline for completion of the New 

Melones Reservoir study, prevents exploitation of water rights, extends the program to protect Anadromous Fish in Stanislaus River 

for 2 years. (10 minutes) 

5. DeSaulnier (CA): Requires a review of available and new, innovative technologies for capturing municipal wastewater and recycling it for providing drinking water and energy, and a report on 

the feasibility of expanding the implementation of these technologies and programs among Central Valley Project contractors. 

(10 minutes) 

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6. Pearce (NM), Torres (CA): Ensures that the water rights of 

federally recognized Indian tribes are not affected by this bill. (10 

minutes) 

PART A—TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2810 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Strike section 1039. 

PART B—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2810 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORNBERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 155, line 19, strike ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 

Page 258, beginning on line 23, strike subsection (b). 

Page 322, line 8, insert ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’. 

Page 351, beginning on line 22, strike subsection (d). 

Page 376, beginning on line 11, strike paragraph (3). 

Page 381, after line 6, insert the following: 

(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘section 377’’ and inserting ‘‘section 277’’; 

Page 381, line 7, strike ‘‘(A)’’ and insert ‘‘(B)’’. 

Page 381, line 7, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 381, line 8, strike ‘‘(B)’’ and insert ‘‘(C)’’. 

Page 381, line 9, strike the period and insert ‘‘; and’’. 

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

(D) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by ‘‘striking sections 375 and 376’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 275 and 276’’. 

Page 381, line 16, strike ‘‘designating’’ and insert ‘‘redesignating’’. 

Page 396, after line 4, insert the following: 

(5) REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT SERVICES.—By 

inserting after paragraph (64), as added by paragraph (4), the 

following new paragraph: 

‘‘(65) Section 235.’’. 

Page 410, beginning on line 3, strike paragraph (5) and insert 

the following: 

(5) Section 129a(b) is amended by striking ‘‘(as identified 

pursuant to section 118b of this title)’’. 

Page 412, line 22, strike ‘‘Section 1552(h)’’ and insert ‘‘Subsection 

(i) of section 1522, as redesignated by section 511(a)(1) of this Act,’’. 

Page 415, beginning on line 14, strike paragraph (42). 

Page 567, line 13, strike the second period. 

Page 569, line 12, strike ‘‘section 1501(2)’’ and insert ‘‘section 

1501(a)(2)’’. 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONAWAY

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle B of title III the following: 

SEC. 316. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS OR AWARDS FOR DROP-IN 

BIOFUELS OR BIOREFINERIES DURING SEQUESTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of Defense may not, during 

fiscal year 2018 through 2021, enter into any new contracts or 

make any new award, and no funds may be obligated or expended, 

with respect to drop-in biofuels or biorefineries. 

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(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

(1) DROP-IN BIOFUEL.—The term ‘‘drop-in biofuel’’ means a 

neat of blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance 

characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and 

equipment. 

(2) BIOREFINERY.—The term ‘‘biorefinery’’ means— 

(A) a facility that converts or proposes to convert renewable biomass into advanced biofuels (as such term is defined under section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101)); and 

(B) a facility (including equipment and processes) that 

converts renewable biomass into biofuels and biobased 

products (as such terms are defined, respectively, under 

section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

Act of 2002). 

SEC. 317. CALCULATION OF THE COST OF DROP-IN FUELS. 

Section 2922h of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: 

‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER FED- ERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.—For purposes of calculating 

the fully burdened cost of drop-in fuel under subsection (a), for a 

proposed purchase to be made on or after the beginning of fiscal 

year 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall include in such calculation any financial contributions made by other Federal departments and agencies.’’. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES OF

LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 632 and insert the following: 

SEC. 632. REPORT REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the congressional defense committees a report regarding management practices of military commissaries and exchanges. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under this section shall include a cost-benefit analysis with the goals of— 

(1) reducing the costs of operating military commissaries and exchanges by $2,000,000,000 during fiscal years 2018 through 

2022; and 

(2) not raising costs for patrons of military commissaries and 

exchanges. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POLIS OF

COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title X in division A, add the following 

new section: 

SEC. lll. REDUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) REDUCTION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 

but subject to subsection (b), the President, in consultation with 

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the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall make such reductions in the 

amounts authorized to be appropriated under this Act in such manner as the President considers appropriate to achieve an aggregate 

reduction of 1 percent of the total amount of funds authorized to 

be appropriated under this Act. Such reduction shall be in addition 

to any other reduction of funds required by law. 

(b) EXCLUSIONS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the President 

shall not reduce the amount of funds for the following accounts: 

(1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and National 

Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense. 

(2) The Defense Health Program account. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN OF

WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 451, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 1073. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INVESTING IN THE 

HOMELAND TO ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

(1) A strong and safe homeland rests on the health and 

wellbeing of America’s communities. 

(2) Federal non-defense discretionary spending provides 

health care for our veterans, research to tackle cancer, safe 

highways, airports and waterways, economic security for families in need, and robust law enforcement. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that any increase to the combined amount authorized to be appropriated for 

National Defense Budget (Function 50) and Overseas Contingency 

Operations should be matched—dollar for dollar—with increases in 

the annual amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Federal 

non-defense discretionary budget, which makes investments that 

are essential to the national security of the United States. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NADLER OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In division A, strike section 1022 (relating to prohibition on use 

of funds for transfer or release of individuals detained at United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United 

States). 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NADLER OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In division A, strike section 1023 (prohibition on use of funds to 

construct or modify facilities in the United States to house detainees transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 

Bay, Cuba). 

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8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLU- MENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MIN- UTES

Page 505, line 21, strike ‘‘The’’ and insert ‘‘Subject to the limitation in subsection (c), the’’. 

Page 506, after line 14, insert the following new subsection: 

(c) LIMITATION.—The program of record in subsection (a) shall 

not be established, and none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 

for this section may be obligated or expended, until— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives that— 

(A) a Nuclear Posture Review has been completed after 

January 20, 2017; 

(B) a ground-launched intermediate-range missile is the 

preferred military system, in terms of cost, capability, and 

command, control, and communications arrangements, for 

ensuring that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s 

overall deterrence and defense posture remains credible, 

flexible, resilient, and adaptable in the face of a deployed 

Russian ground-launched intermediate-range missile; and 

(C) a ground-launched intermediate-range missile is the 

preferred military system for maintaining strategic stability with the Russian Federation at reasonable cost, 

while hedging against potential technical problems or 

vulnerabilities; and 

(2) the Secretary of State certifies to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 

Representatives that— 

(A) the program of record established in subsection (a), 

and the expenditure of funds to research or develop such 

a ground-launched intermediate-range missile, is necessary to the Secretary of State’s efforts to verifiably return Russia to full compliance with the INF Treaty; 

(B) at least one NATO Member State government, within a range appropriate to provide counterforce capabilities 

to prevent intermediate-range ground-launched missile attacks against any NATO Party or to provide countervailing 

strike capabilities to enhance the forces of the United 

States or allies of the United States, has completed the 

necessary legal and constitutional requirements for an 

agreement to host a ground-launched intermediate-range 

missile; and 

(C) the North Atlantic Council has endorsed the deployment of a ground-launched intermediate-range missile. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON OF

SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

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SEC. 12l. RESTRICTION ON FUNDING FOR THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN 

TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress declares that United Nations Security Council Resolution 2310 (September 23, 2016) does 

not obligate the United States nor does it impose an obligation on 

the United States to refrain from actions that would run counter 

to the object and purpose of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban 

Treaty. 

(b) RESTRICTION ON FUNDING.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—No United States funds may be made 

available to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. 

(2) EXCEPTION.—The restriction under paragraph (1) shall 

not apply with respect to the availability of United States 

funds for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s International Monitoring System. 

10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1673. MODIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE REVIEW OF COST ESTIMATES FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 

Paragraph (1)(A) of section 1043(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1576), as most recently amended by section 1643 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3650), is further amended by striking ‘‘10-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘30-year 

period’’. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS

OF ALABAMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1ll. INCREASE IN AMOUNTS FOR ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE, 

SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITY. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for aircraft procurement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, for BA 05: 

Modification of Inservice Aircraft: E-8 (line 056) is hereby increased 

by $23,091,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 101 for aircraft procurement, Air Force, as specified in 

the corresponding funding table in division D, for BA 05: Modification of Inservice Aircraft / BSA 5: Other Aircraft (line 050) is hereby reduced by $23,091,000. 

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12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

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

SEC. 1673. IMPROVEMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR 

THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS 

COMPLEX, NUCLEAR WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND 

NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 

Subsection (a)(2) of section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1576), as most recently amended by section 1643 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3650), is further amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; 

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 

subparagraph (F): 

‘‘(F) A detailed description of the plan, as applicable, to 

sustain, life-extend, modernize, or replace the nuclear 

weapons and bombs in the nuclear weapons stockpile.’’; 

and 

(3) in subparagraph (G), as redesignated by paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (F)’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘10-year’’ and inserting ‘‘25-year’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘military construction,’’ and inserting 

‘‘construction’’; and 

(D) by inserting ‘‘and the Department of Energy’’ before 

the period at the end. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLUMENAUER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in 

any fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend more than $95,600,000 on development of the long-range 

standoff weapon or any other nuclear-capable air-launched cruise 

missile, and the Secretary of Energy may not obligate or expend 

more than $220,253,000 on the life extension program for the W80- 

4 warhead, until the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 

heads of other relevant Federal agencies, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a Nuclear Posture Review that includes a detailed and specific assessment of the following: 

(1) The anticipated capabilities of the long-range standoff 

weapon to hold targets at risk beyond other already existing 

and planned nuclear-capable delivery systems. 

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(2) The anticipated ability of the long-range standoff weapon 

to elude adversary integrated air and missile defenses compared to the B-21 bomber. 

(3) The anticipated effect of the long-range standoff weapon 

on strategic stability relative to other nuclear-armed countries. 

(4) The anticipated effect of the long-range standoff weapon 

on the offensive nuclear weapons capabilities and programs of 

other nuclear-armed countries. 

(5) The anticipated effect of the long-range standoff weapon 

on the response of other nuclear-armed countries to proposals 

to decrease or halt the growth of their nuclear stockpiles. 

(6) The anticipated effect of the long-range standoff weapon 

on the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons. 

(b) FORM.—The Nuclear Posture Review required by subsection 

(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCLINTOCK OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 2702. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. STRATEGY FOR USE OF VIRTUAL TRAINING TECHNOLOGY. 

(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall direct 

the head of each military department— 

(1) to establish a comprehensive strategy to determine what 

capability gaps exist in the department that can be rectified 

with virtual training; 

(2) to review the virtual training possibilities for this gap to 

determine what virtual training would rectify this gap most efficiently; and 

(3) to determine what acquisitions would need to be made to 

acquire the correct amount of technology to achieve desired 

goals. 

(b) POST-FIELDING ANALYSIS.—The head of each military department concerned shall create a post-fielding training effectiveness 

analysis before commencing training using any virtual training 

technology acquired pursuant to subsection (a). 

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16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF THE ARMY. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Applied Research, Electronics and Electronic Devices, 

Line 018, is hereby increased by $2,000,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, 

Army, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4201, for Advanced Component Development and Prototypes, Technology Maturation Initiatives, Line 072, is hereby reduced by 

$2,000,000. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. 

(a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the 

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table 

in section 4201, for Basic Research, Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities/Minority Institutions, Line 006, is hereby increased by 

$4,135,000. 

(b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated 

in section 4201 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Defense-wide, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4201, for Advanced Technology Development, Advanced Innovative Analysis and Concepts, Line 038, is hereby reduced by 

$4,135,000. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPINSKI

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, at the following new section: 

SEC. 2ll. ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF HACKING FOR DEFENSE PROGRAM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program enables universities nationwide to provide valuable entrepreneurial and innovation education to students, providing formal training for scientists and engineers to pursue careers in business or government organizations. 

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(2) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program is successful in 

part due to its focus on ensuring that government problems are 

well-defined and suitable for university courses, ensuring that 

educators are trained and certified in course methodology and 

curriculum, and providing an ecosystem of government and 

corporate mentors to student teams to enhance their education 

and access to clients familiar with specific problems. 

(3) Hacking for Defense programs provide a unique pathway 

for veteran students to leverage their military expertise to 

solve rapidly emerging national security challenges while 

learning cutting-edge business innovation methodology. 

(4) The MD5 Hacking for Defense Program’s success in the 

early stages of the innovation continuum should be expanded 

to offer training to universities nationwide, and government 

personnel and organizations charged with innovation. 

(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF HACKING FOR DEFENSE

PROGRAM.— 

(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Defense is authorized 

to establish a Hacking for Defense Program under which the 

Secretary may obligate or expend up to $15,000,000 to support 

university-based entrepreneurial education programs, including— 

(A) materials to recruit veterans for such programs; 

(B) model curriculum for such programs; 

(C) training materials for such programs; and 

(D) best practices for the conduct of such programs. 

(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may consult with the heads of such Federal 

agencies, universities, and public and private entities engaged 

in the development of advanced technologies as the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate. 

(3) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 

(A) develop and maintain eligibility criteria for programs 

to become recognized as Hacking for Defense education 

sites; and 

(B) ensure that any recipient of a grant under the Small 

Business Technology Transfer program or the Small Business Innovation Research program has the option to participate in training under the MD5 Hacking for Defense 

Program. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

RATCLIFFE OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 86, after line 23, insert the following: 

SEC. 323. PROHIBITION ON APPLICATION OF HIRING FREEZES AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES. 

Any memorandum, Executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agency of the Federal Government 

from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or creating 

new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to any 

Department of Defense civilian position at, or in support of— 

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(1) any facility at which depot-level maintenance and repair 

(as that term is defined in section 2460 of title 10, United 

States Code) is carried out; or 

(2) any facility designated under section 2474 of such title as 

a center for industrial and technical excellence. 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 104, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 337. UPDATED GUIDANCE REGARDING BIENNIAL CORE REPORT. 

To ensure that the biennial core reporting procedures of the Department of Defense align with the requirements of section 2464 of 

title 10, United States Code, and that each reporting agency provides accurate and complete information, the Secretary of Defense 

should direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics to update the Department of Defense Guidance, in particular Department of Defense Instruction 4151.20, to 

require future biennial core reports include instructions to the reporting agencies on how to— 

(1) report additional depot workload performed that has not 

been identified as a core requirement; 

(2) accurately capture inter-service workload; 

(3) calculate shortfalls; and 

(4) estimate the cost of planned workload. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

CA ́ RDENAS OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 104, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 337. REPORT ON ARCTIC READINESS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

Congress a report on arctic readiness. Such report shall include— 

(1) an analysis of the challenges posed by the rapidly changing arctic region, including the reasons why the arctic region 

is changing at such a rapid rate; 

(2) an analysis of how the changes will affect other regions, 

particularly coastal communities; 

(3) an analysis of how the changes will affect military infrastructure; and 

(4) recommendations for congressional action to address the 

needs of the Armed Forces, in consultation with the Secretary 

of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when 

it is not operating as a service in the Navy, resulting from 

changes in the arctic. 

(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under this section 

shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 104, after line 6, insert the following: 

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SEC. 337. REPORT ON CYBER CAPABILITY AND READINESS SHORTFALLS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report 

on the Army Combat Training Centers and the current resident 

cyber capabilities and training at such centers to examine potential 

training readiness shortfalls and ensure that pre-rotational cyber 

training needs are met. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall 

take into account nearby cyber assets that could contribute to addressing potential cyber capability and readiness shortfalls. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 104, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 337. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMATION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ON MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE. 

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 effects of the increased automation of the defense industrial 

base over the ten-year period beginning on the date that is 30 days 

after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include, for the period covered by the report— 

(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the United States 

manufacturing workforce expected to be eliminated due to automation in the defense sector; 

(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs that are expected to be established as a result of an increasingly automated process, including an estimate of the number of these 

types of jobs that are expected to be created; 

(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the national security of the United States that are unique to the automation of 

the defense industry; 

(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce training and 

transition preparation for workers who may lose manufacturing jobs in the defense industry due to automation; 

(5) a description of any training necessary for workers affected by automation to more easily transition to new types of 

jobs within the defense manufacturing industry; and 

(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, by the Department of Defense to assist in worker transition. 

24. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 344 and insert the following: 

SEC. 344. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF UNIFORM SPECIFICATIONS FOR 

AFGHAN MILITARY OR SECURITY FORCES. 

Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, whenever the 

Secretary of Defense enters into a contract for the provision of uniforms for Afghan military or security forces, the Secretary shall 

conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the uniform specification for the 

Afghan military or security forces uniform. Such analysis shall determine— 

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(1) whether there is a more effective alternative uniform 

specification, considering both operational environment and 

cost, available to the Afghan military or security forces; 

(2) the efficacy of the existing pattern compared to other alternatives (both proprietary and non-proprietary patterns; and 

(3) the costs and feasibility of transitioning the uniforms of 

the Afghan military or security forces to a pattern owned by 

the United States, using existing excess inventory where available, and acquiring the rights to the Spec4ce Forest pattern. 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HERRERA

BEUTLER OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 126, after line 12, insert the following: 

SEC. 516. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. 

(a) MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR THE CORRECTION OF MILITARY

RECORDS.—Section 534(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note) 

is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘This 

curriculum shall also address the proper handling of claims in 

which a sex-related offense is alleged to have contributed to the 

original characterization of the discharge or release of the claimant, 

including guidelines for the consideration of evidence substantiating such allegations in accordance with the requirements of section 1554b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHO INVESTIGATE

CLAIMS OF RETALIATION.—Section 546(a) of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is 

amended by striking ‘‘section.’’ and inserting ‘‘section, including 

guidelines for the consideration of evidence substantiating such allegations in accordance with the requirements of section 

1554b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 146, after line 16, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 531. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN ANNUAL 

SAPRO REPORTS. 

Section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) 

is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.— 

‘‘(1) SEXUAL ASSAULT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘sexual assault’ includes rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, 

aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as those terms are defined in 

the Uniform Code of Military Justice. 

‘‘(2) SEXUAL COERCION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘sexual coercion’ includes unwanted vaginal, oral, or anal sex 

after the perpetrator pressured the victim by means including— 

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‘‘(A) repeated requests to the victim for sex; 

‘‘(B) expressions of unhappiness due to the victim refusing to have sex with the perpetrator; 

‘‘(C) lies; 

‘‘(D) threats; and 

‘‘(E) sexual harassment as that term is defined in section 

1561(e) of title 10, United States Code.’’. 

27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GOTTHEIMER OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 544. EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM. 

Section 10219(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

striking ‘‘October 1, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2019’’. 

28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 5ll. FIVE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 

THE TRANSITION AND SUPPORT OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

Section 574(c)(3) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (20 U.S.C. 7703b note), as most recently amended by section 572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2141), 

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 

29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 156, beginning on line 19, strike ‘‘, not including a member 

or former member of the Coast Guard,’’. 

30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WATSON

COLEMAN OF NEW JERSEY OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

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

SEC. 575. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NONDISCRIMINATION AT 

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY. 

Congress affirms the nondiscrimination policy of the United 

States Military Academy in West Point, New York, including as applied to female cadets, staff, and faculty. 

31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MALONEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle G of title V in division A, add the following 

new section: 

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SEC. lll. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONDUCT OF MEDICAL DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 

Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 

108–183; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘December 

31, 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2018’’. 

32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 5ll. ISSUANCE OF CONSOLIDATED PREGNANCY AND PARENTHOOD INSTRUCTION. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military department issues a single, consolidated instruction that addresses the 

decisions, actions, and requirements for members of the Armed 

Forces relating to pregnancy, the postpartum period, and parenthood. 

33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CARSON

OF INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 704. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF A CONTINGENCY OPERATION. 

Section 1074m(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Until January 1, 2019, once’’ and inserting ‘‘Once’’. 

34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 204, after line 5, insert the following: 

SEC. 704. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES 

FOR MEMBERS WHO SEPARATE FROM THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

Section 1145(a)(6)(B)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subclause (I)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, substance use disorder,’’ after ‘‘posttraumatic stress disorder’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) by redesignating subclause (II) as subclause (III); and 

(3) by inserting after subclause (I) the following: 

‘‘(II) chronic pain management services, including counseling and treatment of co-occurring mental health disorders and alternatives to opioid analgesics; and’’. 

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35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCE OF

NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 7ll. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TERMINATION OF VETS4WARRIORS CRISIS HOTLINE PROGRAM. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 

otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 for the Department 

of Defense may be obligated or expended to terminate the 

Vets4Warriors crisis hotline program unless the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the congressional defense committees a report describing a sufficient replacement to such program. 

36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PASCRELL

JR. OF NEW JERSEY OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In title VII, at the end of subtitle C add the following: 

SEC. ll. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the implementation by the Department of Defense of the recommendations from the Government Accountability Office report entitled ‘‘Actions Needed to Ensure PostTraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Are Considered in Misconduct Separations’’ and published May 16, 2017. 

37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MEEHAN

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 7ll. AUTHORIZATION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS 

FOR THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SCREENINGS. 

Section 2679(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Such term includes 

health screenings for conditions relating to the exposure of 

perfluorooctanesuflonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in communities near formerly used defense sites that have been identified by 

the Secretary of Defense as sources of such acids.’’ 

38. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 7ll. STUDY ON SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on 

the effectiveness of the training provided to military health care 

providers regarding opioid prescribing practices, initiatives in 

opioid safety, the use of the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for 

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Management of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, and other related 

training. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) shall address the 

effectiveness of training with respect to the following: 

(1) Reducing the total number of prescription opioids dispensed by the Department of Defense to beneficiaries of health 

care furnished by the Department. 

(2) Reducing the average dosage prescribed by a military 

health care provider to such beneficiaries. 

(3) Reducing the average number of doses per prescription 

for treatment of acute pain. 

(4) Reducing the average duration of opioid therapy for 

chronic pain. 

(5) Reducing the number of overdoses due to prescription 

opioids for patients with acute pain and patients undergoing 

opioid therapy for chronic pain. 

(6) Providing counseling and referrals to treatment alternatives to opioid analgesics. 

(7) Providing education on the risks of opioid medications to 

individuals for whom such medications are prescribed, and to 

their families, with special consideration given to raising 

awareness among adolescents on such risks. 

(8) Effectiveness in communicating to military health care 

providers changes in Department policies regarding opioid 

safety and prescribing practices. 

(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees 

on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate 

a briefing on the results of the study under subsection (a). 

39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE THORN- BERRY OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 802 and insert the following: 

SEC. 802. PERFORMANCE OF INCURRED COST AUDITS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is 

amended by inserting after section 2313a the following new section: 

‘‘§ 2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits 

‘‘(a) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS OF RISK AND MATERIALITY.— 

Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall comply with commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality 

in the performance of each incurred cost audit of costs associated 

with a contract of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(b) CONDITIONS FOR THE USE OF QUALIFIED PRIVATE AUDITORS

TO PERFORM INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) The Secretary shall use 

a qualified private auditor to perform a sufficient number of incurred cost audits of contracts of the Department of Defense in 

order to ensure that— 

‘‘(A) any backlog of incurred cost audits of the Defense Contract Audit Agency is eliminated by October 1, 2020; 

‘‘(B) incurred cost audits are completed not later than one 

year after the date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission; 

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‘‘(C) sufficient private sector capacity exists to meet the current and future needs of the Department of Defense for the 

performance of incurred cost audits; 

‘‘(D) qualified private auditors are used to perform a substantial number of incurred cost audits on an ongoing basis to 

improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance of 

incurred cost audits; 

‘‘(E) the Defense Contract Audit Agency is able to devote 

ample resources to high priority audits; and 

‘‘(F) multi-year auditing is conducted only to address outstanding incurred cost audits for which a qualified incurred 

cost submission was submitted to the Defense Contract Audit 

Agency more than 12 months before the date of the enactment 

of this section. 

‘‘(2)(A) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 

copy of the acquisition plan required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation for the task order contract to be awarded 

under subparagraph (B). Such plan shall also include— 

‘‘(i) a description of the incurred cost audits that the Secretary determines are appropriate to be conducted by 

qualified private auditors, including the approximate number and dollar value of such incurred cost audits; and 

‘‘(ii) an estimate of the number and dollar value of incurred cost audits to be conducted by qualified private 

auditors for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2025 

necessary to meet the requirements of paragraph (1). 

‘‘(B) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense 

or a Federal department or agency authorized by the Secretary 

shall award an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task 

order contract to two or more qualified private auditors to perform incurred cost audits of costs associated with contracts of 

the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(C) The Defense Contract Management Agency, a contract 

administration office of a military department, or an authorized entity outside of the Department of Defense shall issue a 

task order to perform an incurred cost audit to a qualified private auditor under a task order contract awarded under subparagraph (B), if issuing such task order will assist the Secretary in meeting the requirements of paragraph (1). Such task 

order may be issued only to a qualified private auditor that 

certifies that the qualified private auditor possesses the necessary independence to perform such an audit. 

‘‘(D) A qualified private auditor performing an incurred cost 

audit of a contract of the Department of Defense shall develop 

and maintain complete and accurate working papers on each 

incurred cost audit. All working papers and reports on the incurred cost audit prepared by such qualified private auditor 

shall be the property of the Department of Defense, except that 

the qualified private auditor may retain a complete copy of all 

working papers to support such reports made pursuant to this 

section. 

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further audit or review of an incurred cost audit performed by 

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quested to do so as part of conducting contract quality assurance functions in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 

‘‘(3)(A) Effective October 1, 2022, the Defense Contract Audit 

Agency may issue unqualified audit findings for an incurred 

cost audit only if the Defense Contract Audit Agency is peer reviewed by a commercial auditor and passes such peer review. 

This peer review shall be conducted in accordance with the 

peer review requirements of generally accepted government auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United 

States and shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the 

Defense Contract Audit Agency for a peer review under such 

standards. 

‘‘(B) The peer review referred to in subparagraph (A) 

shall occur not less frequently than once every three years. 

‘‘(C) Not later than October 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of 

the House of Representatives an update on the process of 

securing a commercial auditor to perform the peer review 

referred to in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(4) The Secretary of Defense shall consider the results of an 

incurred cost audit performed under this section without regard to whether the Defense Contract Audit Agency or a qualified private auditor performed the audit. 

‘‘(5) The contracting officer for a contract that is the subject 

of an incurred cost audit shall have the sole discretion to accept or reject an audit finding on direct costs of the contract. 

‘‘(c) MATERIALITY STANDARDS FOR INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) 

Not later than October 1, 2020, and except as provided in paragraph (2), the minimum materiality standard used by an auditor 

shall— 

‘‘(A) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount less 

than or equal to $100,000, be 4 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(B) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $100,000 but less than $500,000, be $2,000 

plus 2 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(C) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $500,000 but less than $1,000,000, be $5,000 

plus 1 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(D) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $1,000,000 but less than $5,000,000, be 

$8,000 plus 0.9 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(E) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $5,000,000 but less than $10,000,000, be 

$13,000 plus 0.8 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(F) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $10,000,000 but less than $50,000,000, be 

$23,000 plus 0.7 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(G) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $50,000,000 but less than $100,000,000, be 

$73,000 plus 0.6 percent of such costs; 

‘‘(H) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $100,000,000 but less than $500,000,000, be 

$153,000 plus 0.52 percent of such costs; and 

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‘‘(I) for an incurred cost audit of costs in an amount 

greater than $500,000,000, be $503,000 plus 0.45 percent 

of such costs. 

‘‘(2) An auditor that performs an incurred cost audit under 

this section may use a materiality standard of a lesser amount 

than the materiality standard described under paragraph (1) 

with respect to a particular qualified incurred cost submission 

from a contractor based on an assessment of risk presented by 

such qualified incurred cost submission. The risk shall be assessed by the auditor in accordance with generally accepted 

government auditing standards and guidance issued by the 

Secretary of Defense. 

‘‘(3) Not later than March 1, 2019, the Comptroller General 

of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on practices for assessing risk and materiality in auditing, which shall include— 

‘‘(A) a summary of commercially accepted standards of 

risk and materiality and Government standards for risk 

and materiality as related to incurred cost audits; 

‘‘(B) examples of how commercial auditing firms apply 

such standards in developing methodologies for conducting 

incurred cost audits; and 

‘‘(C) recommendations, if appropriate, to modify the minimum materiality standards under paragraph (1) to be 

consistent with commercially accepted standards of risk 

and materiality. 

‘‘(4) Not later than October 1, 2019, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on commercially accepted 

standards of risk and materiality as related to incurred cost 

audits. The report may contain recommendations to modify the 

materiality standards under paragraph (1) to be consistent 

with such commercially accepted standards of risk and materiality. 

‘‘(d) TIMELINESS OF INCURRED COST AUDITS.—(1) The Secretary 

of Defense shall ensure that all incurred cost audits performed pursuant to subsection (b) are performed in a timely manner. 

‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall notify a contractor within 

60 days after receipt of an incurred cost submission from the 

contractor whether the submission is a qualified incurred cost 

submission. 

‘‘(3) With respect to qualified incurred cost submissions received on or after the date of the enactment of this section, 

audit findings shall be issued for an incurred cost audit not 

later than one year after the date of receipt of such qualified 

incurred cost submission. 

‘‘(4) If audit findings are not issued within one year after the 

date of receipt of a qualified incurred cost submission, such 

qualified incurred cost submission shall be considered accepted 

in its entirety unless the Secretary of Defense can demonstrate 

that the contractor unreasonably withheld information necessary to perform the incurred cost audit. 

‘‘(f) REVIEW OF AUDIT PERFORMANCE.—Not later than April 1, 

2025, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 

a report to the congressional defense committees that evaluates for 

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the period beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending on August 31, 

2023— 

‘‘(1) the timeliness, individual cost, and quality of incurred 

cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and by qualified 

private auditors; 

‘‘(2) the cost to contractors of the Department of Defense for 

incurred cost audits, set forth separately by incurred cost audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and by 

qualified private auditors; 

‘‘(3) the effect, if any, on other types of audits conducted by 

the Defense Contract Audit Agency that results from incurred 

cost audits conducted by qualified private auditors; and 

‘‘(4) the capability and capacity of commercial auditors to 

conduct incurred cost audits for the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) The term ‘commercial auditor’ means a private entity engaged in the business of performing audits. 

‘‘(2) The term ‘flexibly priced contract’ means— 

‘‘(A) a cost-type contract, fixed-price incentive fee contract, or price-redeterminable contract, or a task order 

issued under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity task 

order con- 10 tract, for which final payment is based on actual costs incurred; or 

‘‘(B) the materials portion of a time-and-materials contract or labor-hour contract of the Department of Defense. 

‘‘(3) The term ‘incurred cost audit’ means an audit of charges 

to the Government by a contractor under a flexibly priced contract. 

‘‘(4) The term ‘materiality standard’ means a dollar amount 

of misstatements, including omissions, contained in an incurred cost audit that would be material if the misstatements, 

individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected 

to influence the economic decisions of the Government made on 

the basis of the incurred cost audit. 

‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified incurred cost submission’ means a 

submission by a contractor of costs incurred under a flexibly 

priced contract that has been qualified by the Department of 

Defense as sufficient to conduct an incurred cost audit. 

‘‘(6) The term ‘qualified private auditor’ means a commercial 

auditor— 

‘‘(A) that performs audits in accordance with generally 

accepted government auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United States; and 

‘‘(B) that has received a passing peer review rating, as 

defined by generally accepted Government auditing standards.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2313a the following new item: 

‘‘2313b. Performance of incurred cost audits.’’. 

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40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FOXX OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 247, strike lines 4 through 7 and insert the following: 

‘‘(5) The Director shall develop guidelines and resources on intellectual property matters and make them available to the acquisition workforce. Such guidelines and resources shall include templates for specially negotiated licenses (as appropriate) and a collection of definitions, key terms, examples, and case studies that demonstrate and resolve ambiguities in the differences between— 

‘‘(A) detailed manufacturing and process data; 

‘‘(B) form, fit, and function data; and 

‘‘(C) data required for operations, maintenance, installation, 

and training.’’. 

Page 248, line 3, insert after the period the following: ‘‘As part 

of such communications, the Director shall regularly engage with 

appropriately representative entities, including large and small 

businesses, traditional and non-traditional Government contractors, prime contractors and subcontractors, and maintenance repair 

organizations.’’. 

41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 8ll. DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD 

TIME. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop, make 

available for public comment, and finalize— 

(1) a definition of the term ‘‘Procurement Administrative 

Lead Time’’ or ‘‘PALT’’, to be applied Department of Defensewide, that describes the amount of time from the date on 

which a solicitation is issued to the date of an initial award of 

a contract or task order of the Department of Defense; and 

(2) a plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on 

PALT for Department of Defense contracts and task orders 

above the micro-purchase threshold. 

(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DEFINITION.—Unless the Secretary determines otherwise, the amount of time in the definition of PALT developed under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) begin on the date on which a solicitation is issued for a 

contract or task order of the Department of Defense by the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense Agency; 

and 

(2) end on the date of an initial award of the contract or task 

order. 

(c) DEVIATION FROM PALT MILESTONES.—The Secretary may deviate from current PALT milestones as the Secretary determines 

necessary, to develop the definition of PALT under subsection (a). 

(d) COORDINATION.—In developing the definition of PALT, the 

Secretary shall coordinate with the senior contracting official of 

each military department and Defense Agency to determine the 

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variations of the definition in use across the Department of Defense 

and each military department and Defense Agency. 

(e) USE OF EXISTING PROCUREMENT DATA SYSTEMS.—In developing the plan for measuring and publicly reporting data on PALT 

required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, to the maximum extent practicable, relying on the information captured by 

the Federal procurement data system established pursuant to section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code (or any similar or 

successor system). 

42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLAN OF

MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 870A. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING STEEL PRODUCED IN 

THE UNITED STATES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Frequent surges in unfairly trade steel imports have materially injured the iron ore and steel industries in the United 

States, putting our national, economic, and energy security at 

risk. 

(2) High-quality American steel products are vital to the success of the United States military and are used in a variety of 

applications from aircraft carriers to armor plate for tanks. 

(3) Domestic producers of defense-related steel products are 

dependent on the overall financial health of the iron ore and 

steel industries in the United States. 

(4) The loss of a strong domestic iron ore and steel industry 

would make the United States dangerously dependent upon 

foreign sources of steel, such as China. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that a 

strong domestic iron ore and steel industry is vital to the national 

security of the United States. 

43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 871. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. 

(a) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET RELATING TO TRANSPARENCY AND

RISK MANAGEMENT OF MAJOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS.—Subsection (c) of section 11302 of title 40, United States 

Code, is amended by striking the first paragraph (5). 

(b) ELIMINATION OF SUNSET RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO, PROGRAM, AND RESOURCE REVIEWS.—Section 

11319 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating the second subsection (c) as subsection 

(d); and 

(2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (6). 

(c) EXTENSION OF SUNSET RELATING TO FEDERAL DATA CENTER

CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE.—Subsection (e) of section 834 of the 

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

Law 113–291; 44 U.S.C. 3601 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 

and inserting ‘‘2020’’. 

44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIPINSKI

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 924. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COOPERATIVE PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION SECURITY EDUCATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense should provide adequate resources to the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the Defense Procurement Acquisition 

Policy to enable such entities to establish a cooperative program with the National Institute of Standards and TechnologyManufacturing Extension Partnership; and 

(2) the cooperative program described in paragraph (1) 

should— 

(A) educate and assist small- and medium-sized manufacturing firms in the Department of Defense supply chain 

in achieving compliance with NIST Special Publication 

800–171 titled ‘‘Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations’’ as such publication is incorporated into the Defense 

Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; 

(B) highlight the resources available to businesses that 

have contracts with the Department or that are applying 

for such contracts; and 

(C) educate such businesses on— 

(i) the System Security Plan of the National Institute of Standards and Technology; 

(ii) the procurement toolbox of the Defense Procurement Acquisition Policy; 

(iii) the Cyber Security Evaluation Tool of the Department of Homeland Security; and 

(iv) the risks of using third party companies in assessing compliance with NIST Special Publication 

800–171. 

Page 640, after line 12, insert the following: 

(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

quarterly cyber operations briefings required under section 484 of 

title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), should 

include an update on the progress of the Secretary of Defense in 

carrying out the cooperative program described in section 924. 

45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONAWAY

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL 

AUDIT PLAN. 

(a) AMENDMENT TO NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL AUDIT PLAN.— 

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 

U.S.C. 2222 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan’’ each place such term appears 

in heading and text and inserting ‘‘Financial Improvement and 

Audit Remediation Plan’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 

Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan’’ each place 

such term appears in heading and text and inserting ‘‘Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan’’ 

(b) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1003 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public 

Law 111–84; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(b) REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2019, and 

annually thereafter, the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller) shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report on the status of the implementation 

by the Department of Defense of the Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan required by subsection 

(a). 

‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subparagraph (A) 

shall include, at a minimum— 

‘‘(i) an analysis of the consolidated corrective action 

plan management summary prepared pursuant to section 1002 of this Act; and 

‘‘(ii) current Department of Defense-wide information on the status of corrective actions plans related to 

critical capabilities and material weaknesses, including the standard data elements recommended in the 

implementation guide for Office of Management and 

Budget Circular A-123, for the armed forces, military 

departments, and Defense Agencies. 

‘‘(2) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.—Not later than March 31 and 

October 31 each year, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the Comptrollers of the military departments shall 

provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on 

the status of the corrective action plan. 

‘‘(3) CRITICAL CAPABILITIES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 

term ‘critical capabilities’ means the critical capabilities described in the Department of Defense report titled ‘Financial 

Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan Status Report’ 

and dated May 2016.’’. 

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (A) The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 2222 

note) is amended by striking section 881. 

(B) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is 

amended by striking section 1003. 

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(C) Section 1005(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 10 

U.S.C. 2222 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2). 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (b) shall take effect December 

1, 2017. 

46. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BURGESS

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title X, add 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. 

47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 359, after line 4, insert the following: 

SEC. 1026. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR RELINQUISH 

CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. 

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 

made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018 

may be used— 

(1) to close or abandon United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 

(2) to relinquish control of Guantanamo Bay to the Republic 

of Cuba; or 

(3) to implement a material modification to the Treaty Between the United States of America and Cuba signed at Washington, D.C. on May 29, 1934, that constructively closes United 

States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. 

48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SANFORD

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 1037(c)(1), strike ‘‘and approvals’’ and insert ‘‘, approvals, and the total costs of all flyover missions, including the costs 

of fuel, maintenance, and manpower,’’. 

49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 375, after line 8, insert the following: 

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SEC. 1040. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PROVISION OF MANPORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO THE VETTED SYRIAN OPPOSITION. 

(a) LIMITATION.—If a determination is made during fiscal year 

2018 to use funds available to the Department of Defense for that 

fiscal year to provide man-portable air defense systems 

(MANPADs) to the vetted Syrian opposition pursuant to the authority in section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 

McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 

(Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541), such funds may not be used 

for that purpose until— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

on the determination; and 

(2) 30 days elapses after the date of the submittal of such report to the appropriate congressional committees. 

(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 

shall set forth the following: — 

(1) A description of each element of the vetted Syrian opposition that will provided man-portable air defense systems as described in subsection (a), including— 

(A) the geographic location of such element; 

(B) a detailed intelligence assessment of such element; 

(C) a description of the alignment of such element within 

the broader conflict in Syria; and 

(D) a description and assessment of the assurance, if 

any, received by the commander of such element in connection with the provision of man-portable air defense systems. 

(2) The number and type of man-portable air defense systems to be so provided. 

(3) The logistics plan for providing and resupplying each element to be so provided man-portable air defense systems with 

additional man-portable air defense systems. 

(4) The duration of support to be provided in connection with 

the provision of man-portable air defense systems. 

(5) The justification for the provision of man-portable air defense systems to each element of the vetted Syrian opposition, 

including an explanation of the purpose and expected employment of such systems. 

(6) Any other matters that the Secretary of Defense and the 

Secretary of State jointly consider appropriate. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ has the 

meaning given that term in section 1209(e)(2) of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3541). 

(d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS.—None of the funds 

authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

Act for fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund’’ 

Counter may be used to procure or transfer man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS). 

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50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TORRES

OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 375, after line 8, insert the following: 

SEC. 1040. DETERMINATION REGARDING TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO UNITS COMMITTING GROSS VIOLATIONS OF 

HUMAN RIGHTS. 

(a) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—In carrying out the Golden Sentry program to monitor end-use compliance of the government of a 

foreign state to which defense articles and services have been provided, the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, in 

consultation with the appropriate United States embassy personnel 

in the foreign state, shall determine whether the government of the 

foreign state has transferred any defense article to a unit that is 

prohibited from receiving assistance from the United States by reason of a determination by the Secretary of State that there is credible evidence that such unit has committed a gross violation of 

human rights. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations 

of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 

on the implementation of subsection (a). 

51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 396, strike lines 17 through 24 and insert the following: 

SEC. 1052. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARCTIC CAPABILITY AND RESOURCE GAPS AND REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—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 setting forth— 

(1) necessary steps the Department of Defense is undertaking to resolve arctic security capability and resource gaps; 

and 

(2) the requirements and investment plans for military infrastructure required to protect United States national security 

interests in the arctic region. 

Page 397, after line 21, insert the following: 

(c) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

also include the following: 

(1) A review of United States national security interests in 

the arctic region, including strategic national assets, United 

States citizens, territory, freedom of navigation, and economic 

and trade interests in the region. 

(2) A description of United States military capabilities needed for operations in arctic terrain, including types of forces, 

major weapon systems, and logistics required for operations in 

such terrain. 

(3) A description of the installations, infrastructure, and 

deep water ports for deployment of assets required to support 

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ployment, and training of military forces for operations in the 

region. 

(4) An investment plan to establish the installations and infrastructure required for operations in the arctic region. 

52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE EVANS OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 409, after line 2, insert the following: 

SEC. 1058. REPORT ON POTENTIAL AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA ON THE STATUS OF SYRIA. 

Before entering into any agreement or understanding with the 

government of Russia regarding the status of Syria, the President 

shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

(1) a description of any understanding between the President 

and the government of Russia regarding a plan to divide territory among parties to the conflict; and 

(2) a description of any such understanding that would provide Iran with access to the border between Israel and Syria. 

53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CORREA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 409, after line 2, insert the following: 

SEC. 1058. REPORT ON PRIOR ATTEMPTED RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKS 

AGAINST DEFENSE SYSTEMS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Congress a written report on all attempts to breach, intrude, or otherwise hack into Department of Defense systems that— 

(1) occurred during the last 24-month period ending on the 

date of the enactment of this Act; and 

(2) were attributable either to the government of the Russian 

Federation or actors substantially supported by the government of the Russian Federation. 

(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) 

shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

54. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYLE OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 409, after line 2, insert the following: 

SEC. 1058. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVES TO AQUEOUS FILM FORMING 

FOAM. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a report on the Department’s status toward developing a new military specification for safe and effective alternatives to aqueous film forming foam (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘AFFF’’) that do not contain perfluorooctanoic acid (hereinafter reVerDate Sep 11 2014 07:49 Jul 12, 2017 Jkt 069008 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR212.XXX HR212
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ferred to as ‘‘PFOA’’) or erfluorooctanesulfonic acid (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘PFOS’’). 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subparagraph (1) shall 

include the following: 

(1) A detailed explanation of the Department’s status toward 

developing a new military specification for safe and effective 

alternatives to AFFF that do not contain PFOA or PFOS. 

(2) An update on the Department’s plans for replacing AFFF 

containing PFOA or PFOS at military installations across the 

country and methods of disposal for AFFF containing PFOA or 

PFOS. 

(3) An overview of current and planned research and development for AFFF alternatives that do not contain PFOA or 

PFOS. 

(4) An assessment of how the establishment of a maximum 

contaminant level for PFOA or PFOS under the Safe Drinking 

Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq), rather than the current 

health advisory level, would impact the Department’s mitigation actions, prioritization of such actions, and research and 

development related to PFOA and PFOS. 

55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WALORSKI

OF INDIANA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1058. lllllll. 

(a) REPORT ON PROJECT, PROGRAM, AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

STANDARDS.— 

(1) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall deliver, not later than 90 days after enactment, a report 

to Congress on the adoption of project, program, and portfolio 

management standards within the Department of Defense. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, the following: 

(A) Existing policy, guidance, and instruction of the Department of Defense related to project, program, and portfolio management. 

(B) An assessment of how the Department of Defense 

can incorporate nationally accredited standards for project, 

program, and portfolio management—as required by Public Law 104–113 and Public Law 114–264—into its existing 

project, program, and portfolio management policy, guidance, and instruction, as well as how it may replace or revise existing policy, guidance, and instruction related to 

project, program, and portfolio management. 

(b) REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.— 

(1) REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall deliver, not later than nine months after enactment, a report to Congress on enhancing portfolio management capabilities and structure within the Department of Defense. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) shall address, at a minimum, the following: 

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(A) Existing policy and guidance of the Department of 

Defense related to portfolio management, the management 

and alignment of portfolios of projects and programs to realize organization strategy and objectives. 

(B) An assessment of how milestone decision authority 

and budget allocations in a portfolio management model at 

the enterprise, Program Executive Officer, and Service Acquisition Executive levels could be revised in a manner 

consistent with the existing Defense Acquisition Management System framework and Office of Management and 

guidance set forth in Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–11 to streamline decisionmaking authority and 

enhance agility, including the appropriate roles for developing, managing, and overseeing portfolio strategies, portfolio roadmaps and portfolio documentation, portfolio decisionmaking, and portfolio budget decisions. 

(C) An assessment of portfolio organizational structures 

within government and industry with the potential to improve integration of overall Department of Defense enterprise strategy and program execution. 

(D) An assessment of nationally accredited standardsbased portfolio management models for adoption by the 

Department of Defense to manage its portfolios of projects 

and programs and streamline decisionmaking. 

(E) An assessment of the Department of Defense’s existing standards, policy, guidance, and instruction for portfolio management and how the adoption of nationally accredited standards for portfolio management may replace 

or revise existing policy, guidance and instruction. 

(F) Any other matters related to Department of Defense 

portfolio management the Comptroller General determines 

are relevant. 

56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HARPER

OF MISSISSIPPI OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title X the following: 

SEC. 10l. PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

IN RESPONSE TO CYBERSECURITY EVENTS. 

(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—If the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives (or the Speaker’s designee), with the concurrence 

of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives (or the Minority Leader’s designee), determines that a cybersecurity event 

has occurred and that containing, mitigating, or resolving the event 

exceeds the resources of the House of Representatives, then notwithstanding any other provision of law or any rule, regulation, or 

executive order— 

(1) the Speaker may request assistance in responding to the 

event from the head of any Executive department, military department, or independent establishment; 

(2) not later than 24 hours after receiving the request, the 

head of the department or establishment shall begin to provide 

appropriate assistance in response to the incident, including (if 

necessary) restoring the information systems of the House to 

an operational state which allows for the continuation of the 

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legislative process and for Members, officers, and employees of 

the House to continue to meet their official and representational duties; and 

(3) such assistance shall be provided without reimbursement 

by the House of Representatives. 

(b) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The assistance provided to the Speaker by 

the head of a department or establishment under this section 

may consist only of a type that the head of the department or 

establishment is authorized under law to provide to the department or establishment, another Executive department, military 

department, or independent establishment, or a private entity. 

(2) CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OR ESTABLISHMENT

AND HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—In providing assistance 

under this section— 

(A) personnel of a department or establishment may not 

log onto the information systems of the House without the 

authorization of the Speaker (or the Speaker’s designee); 

and 

(B) personnel of a department or establishment may provide the House with access to technological support services of the department or establishment, including by authorizing personnel or systems of the House to connect 

with and operate services or programs of the department 

or establishment with guidance from subject matter experts of the department or establishment. 

(c) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.— 

(1) TERMINATION UPON NOTICE FROM SPEAKER.—After initiating assistance under this section, the head of the department 

or establishment shall continue providing assistance until the 

Speaker (or Speaker’s designee) notifies the head of the department or establishment that the cybersecurity incident has terminated and that it is no longer necessary for the department 

or establishment to provide post-incident assistance. 

(2) REMOVAL OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon 

receiving notice from the Speaker under paragraph (1), the 

head of the department or establishment shall ensure that any 

technological support services or programs of the department 

or establishment are removed from the information systems of 

the House, and that personnel of the department or establishment are no longer monitoring such systems. 

(d) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING STANDARDS.—In providing assistance under this section, the head of the Executive department, 

military department, or independent establishment shall meet the 

requirements of section 113 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115–31). 

(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT.— 

Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the authority of 

an Executive department, military department, or independent establishment to provide any support, including cybersecurity support, to the House of Representatives under any other law, rule, or 

regulation. 

(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, each of the terms ‘‘Executive 

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ment’’ has the meaning given such term in chapter 1 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

57. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MALONEY

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In title X, at the end of subtitle F add the following: 

SEC. ll. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING DEBT 

COLLECTORS INTERACTIONS WITH UNIT COMMANDERS 

OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department 

of Defense Directive 1344.09 and any associated regulations to ensure that such regulations comply with Federal consumer protection laws with respect to the collection of debt. 

58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

HANABUSA OF HAWAII OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 451, after line 6, insert the following: 

SEC. 1073. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PACIFIC WAR MEMORIAL. 

(a) FINDING.—Congress recognizes that there is currently no memorial that specifically honors the members of the United States 

Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, 

also known as the Pacific War. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that a Pacific War memorial should be established at a suitable location at 

or near the Pearl Harbor site of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILMER

OF WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, insert the following: 

SEC. 1109. EXTENSION OF OVERTIME RATE AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY EMPLOYEES PREFORMING WORK 

ABOARD OR DOCKSIDE IN SUPPORT OF THE NUCLEARPOWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER FORWARD DEPLOYED IN 

JAPAN. 

Section 5542(a)(6)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2019’’. 

60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLEGO

OF ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subsection (b) of section 1212, add the following 

new paragraph: 

‘‘(6) A description of— 

‘‘(A) support provided to the Taliban, al-Qaeda, the 

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ghanistan by Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and other countries; 

and 

‘‘(B) United States military and diplomatic efforts to disrupt such support.’’. 

61. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROHR- ABACHER 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) Since 2001, the United States has provided more than $30 billion in 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 

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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. 

62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA

OF ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 475, after line 15, insert the following new paragraph: 

(9) A description of amounts and sources of Islamic State of 

Iraq and the Levant financing in Syria and efforts to disrupt 

this financing as part of the broader strategy of the United 

States in Syria. 

63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONYERS

JR. OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. REPORT ON MERITS OF AN INCIDENTS AT SEA AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES, IRAN, AND CERTAIN 

OTHER COUNTRIES. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report assessing the relative merits of a 

multilateral or bilateral Incidents at Sea military-to-military agreement between the United States, the Government of Iran, and 

other countries operating in the Persian Gulf aimed at preventing 

accidental naval conflict in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of 

Hormuz. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such assessment should consider and evaluate the current maritime security situation in the 

Persian Gulf and the effect that such an agreement might have on 

military and other maritime activities in the region, as well as 

other United States regional strategic interests. 

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(c) FORM.—The report required by this section shall be submitted 

in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 

Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KIHUEN

OF NEVADA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. EXTENSION OF QUARTERLY REPORTS ON CONFIRMED BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM IRAN AND IMPOSITION 

OF SANCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE LAUNCHES. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) Iran continues to test ballistic missile technology notwithstanding the restrictions imposed under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015). 

(2) On January 29, 2017, Iran tested the medium-range 

Khorramshahr ballistic missile that flew 600 miles before exploding, in a failed test of a reentry vehicle. 

(3) According to press reports, in March 2017 Iran tested two 

short-range Fateh 110 ballistic missiles. 

(4) Iran has inscribed anti-Israel propaganda on its missiles, 

including ‘‘Israel should be wiped off the Earth’’. 

(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1226(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 

2487) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 

65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASTINGS

OF FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON STEPS AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO THE 

RESCUE, CARE, AND TREATMENT OF CAPTIVES OF THE ISLAMIC STATE. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 

the Congress a report containing each of the following: 

(1) A description of any steps the Department of Defense is 

taking to ensure coordination between the Armed Forces of the 

United States and local forces in conducting military operations in regions controlled by the Islamic State where religious or minority groups are known or thought to be held captive, in order to incorporate the rescue of such captives as a 

secondary objective. 

(2) A description of any protocols that will be put in place by 

the Department of Defense, including protocols developed in coordination with the Government of Iraq, for the care and treatment of religious or minority groups rescued from captivity 

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under the Islamic State, including any protocol for relocating 

such groups of captives to safe locations. 

(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NORTH KOREA. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, also known 

as North Korea, continues to develop a ballistic and nuclear 

weapons development program that poses a grave threat to the 

United States, United States allies the Republic of Korea, 

Japan, and Australia, and to regional and global security. 

(2) North Korea continues to escalate the pace and number 

of its ballistic missile launches, and to date has conducted five 

nuclear tests. 

(3) On July 4, 2017, North Korea conducted the first test of 

an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it claims is capable 

of reaching United States territory, which, if reliable and effective, constitutes a new threat to America’s security. 

(4) On June 3, 2017, Secretary of Defense James Mattis stated, during remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue, that ‘‘the current North Korea program signals a clear intent to acquire nuclear armed ballistic missiles, including those of intercontinental range that pose direct and immediate threats to our allies, our partners and all the world’’. 

(5) On April 27, 2017, Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., Commander of the United States Pacific Command, testified that 

‘‘North Korea continues to disregard United Nations sanctions 

by developing, and threatening to use intercontinental ballistic 

missiles and nuclear weapons that will threaten the U.S. 

Homeland.’’. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States should act to counter North Korea’s 

continued development and testing of nuclear weapons and 

intercontinental ballistic missiles; 

(2) the development of a functional and operational North 

Korean nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile program 

constitutes a threat to the security of the United States and to 

our allies and partners in the region; 

(3) the defense of the United States and our allies against 

North Korean aggression remains a top priority, and the 

United States maintains an unwavering and steadfast commitment to the policy of extended deterrence, especially with respect to South Korea and Japan; 

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Asia-Pacific region to protect from the growing threat of North 

Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs; 

(5) the United States should encourage further multilateral 

security cooperation and dialogue among South Korea, Japan, 

and Australia to address the North Korea threat; 

(6) the United States calls upon the People’s Republic of 

China to use its leverage to pressure North Korea to cease its 

provocative behavior and abandon and dismantle its nuclear 

and ballistic missile programs, and comply with all relevant 

United Nations Security Council resolutions; 

(7) the United States should fully enforce all existing sanctions on North Korea and undertake a comprehensive diplomatic effort to urge allies and other countries to fully enforce, 

and build upon, existing international sanctions; and 

(8) the United States should retain diplomatic, economic, and 

military options to defend against and pressure North Korea to 

abandon its illicit weapons program. 

67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BERA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. STRATEGY TO FURTHER UNITED STATES-INDIA DEFENSE 

COOPERATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, shall develop a strategy for advancing 

defense cooperation between the United States and India. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy shall address the following: 

(1) Common security challenges. 

(2) The role of United States partners and allies in the 

United States-India defense relationship. 

(3) The role of the Defense Technology and Trade Initiative. 

(4) How to advance the Communications Interoperability and 

Security Memorandum of Agreement and the Basic Exchange 

and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation. 

(5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of State determines to be appropriate. 

68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WALZ OF

MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1282. REPORT BY DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ON CERTAIN 

MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF CHINA AND RUSSIA. 

(a) REPORT.—The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 

shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the appropriate congressional committees a report on the military capabilities of the 

People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. 

(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under subsection (a) shall 

include, with respect to the military of China and the military of 

Russia, the following: 

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(1) An update on the presence, status, and capability of the 

military with respect to any national training centers similar 

to the Combat Training Center Program of the United States. 

(2) An analysis of a readiness deployment cycle of the military, including— 

(A) as compared to such a cycle of the United States; 

and 

(B) an identification of metrics used in the national 

training centers of that military. 

(3) A comprehensive investigation into the capability and 

readiness of the mechanized logistics of the army of the military, including— 

(A) an analysis of field maintenance, sustainment maintenance, movement control, intermodal operations, and 

supply; and 

(B) how such functions under subparagraph (A) interact 

with specific echelons of that military. 

(4) An assessment of the future of mechanized army logistics 

of that military. 

(c) NONDUPLICATION OF EFFORTS.—The Defense Intelligence 

Agency may make use of or add to any existing reports completed 

by the Agency in order to respond to the reporting requirement. 

(d) FORM.—The report under subsection (a) may be submitted in 

classified form. 

(e) BRIEFING.—The Director shall provide a briefing to the Secretary and the committees specified in subsection (a) on the report 

under such subsection. 

(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 

(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY 

ORGANIZATION. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(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) NATO currently faces a range of security challenges, including Russian aggression in Eastern Europe and instability 

and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. 

(3) In light of these and other threats, NATO must have a 

credible deterrence to defend NATO members, if necessary, 

against adversaries or threats. 

(4) Since the 2014 NATO summit in Wales and the 2016 

summit in Warsaw, NATO has made progress in implementing 

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tive defense in response to Russian aggression. However, much 

work remains to be done. 

(5) NATO’s solidarity is strengthened by bolstering its conventional and nuclear deterrence, increasing defense spending 

by NATO members, and continuing the enlargement of NATO. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) NATO members should— 

(A) continue to advance the NATO Open-Door Policy and 

build on the successes of previous enlargement initiatives; 

(B) continue to work with countries that are seeking to 

join NATO to prepare for entry; 

(C) commend Montenegro’s final accession to NATO; 

(D) seek a Dayton II agreement to resolve the constitutional issues faced by Bosnia and Herzegovina; 

(E) work with the Republic of Kosovo to prepare the 

country for entrance into the NATO Partnership for Peace 

program; 

(F) continue support for the NATO Membership Action 

Plan for Georgia; 

(G) implement specific plans to ensure that sufficient investments are made to meet NATO responsibilities, including by allocating at least 2 percent of each member’s gross 

domestic product to defense spending, 20 percent of which 

should be dedicated to major equipment procurement, as 

agreed at the 2014 Wales Summit and reaffirmed at the 

2016 Warsaw Summit; 

(H) continue to build on efforts to identify and address, 

through consensus, the security threats facing the alliance, 

such as by enhancing counterterrorism activities; 

(I) continue to bolster deterrence efforts and promote the 

Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe; 

(J) as decided at the 2016 Warsaw Summit, use the new 

rotational deployments of four multinational combat battalions in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to promote stability in that region as well as to deter Russian 

aggression; and 

(K) invest in infrastructure projects necessary to guarantee free and efficient movement throughout the territories of NATO members; and 

(2) the United States should commit to maintaining a robust 

military presence in Europe as a means of promoting allied 

interoperability, providing visible assurance to NATO allies, 

and deterring Russian aggression in the region. 

70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TROTT OF

MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE EXPORT OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO TURKEY. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

(1) on June 6, 2017, the House of Representatives voted 

unanimously to pass H. Res. 354, condemning the violence that 

took place outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence on May 

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16, 2017, and calling on the perpetrators to be brought to justice under United States law; and 

(2) the security force that participated in this violence may 

be the recipient of arms exported from the United States under 

a proposed deal. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

proposed sale of semiautomatic handguns for export to Turkey 

should remain under scrutiny until a satisfactory and appropriate 

resolution is reached to the violence described in subsection (a)(1). 

71. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENGEL OF

NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DEFENSE INSTITUTIONS AND SECURITY SECTOR FORCES IN NIGERIA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains a comprehensive strategy to support improvements in defense institutions and security sector forces in Nigeria. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) An assessment of the threats posed by terrorist and other 

militant groups operating in Nigeria, including Boko Haram, 

ISIS-WA, and Niger Delta militants, as well as a description 

of the origins, strategic aims, tactical methods, funding 

sources, and leadership structures of each such organization. 

(2) An assessment of efforts by the Government of Nigeria to 

improve civilian protection, accountability for human rights 

violations, and transparency in the defense institutions and security sector forces. 

(3) A description of the key international and United States 

diplomatic, development, intelligence, military, and economic 

resources available to address instability across Nigeria, and a 

plan to maximize the coordination and effectiveness of these 

resources to counter the threats posed by Boko Haram, ISISWA, and Niger Delta militants. 

(4) An assessment of efforts undertaken by the security 

forces of the Government of Nigeria to improve the protection 

of civilians in the context of— 

(A) ongoing military operations against Boko Haram in 

the northeast region; 

(B) addressing farmer-herder land disputes in the Middle Belt; 

(C) renewed militant attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the Delta; and 

(D) addressing pro-Biafra protests in the southeast region. 

(5) An assessment of the effectiveness of the Civilian Joint 

Task Force that has been operating in parts of northeastern 

Nigeria in order to ensure that underage youth are not participating in government-sponsored vigilante activity in violation 

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of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

340). 

(6) An assessment of the options for the Government of Nigeria to eventually incorporate the Civilian Joint Task Force into 

Nigeria’s military or law enforcement agencies or reintegrate 

its members into civilian life. 

(7) A plan for the United States to work with the Nigerian 

security forces and judiciary to transparently investigate allegations of human rights violations committed by the security 

forces of the Government of Nigeria that have involved civilian 

casualties, including a plan to undertake tangible measures of 

accountability following such investigations in order to break 

the cycle of conflict. 

(8) A plan for the United States to work with the Nigerian 

defense institutions and security sector forces to improve detainee conditions. 

(9) A plan to work with the Nigerian military, international 

organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to demilitarize the humanitarian response to the food insecurity and 

population displacement in northeastern Nigeria. 

(10) Any other matters the President considers appropriate. 

(c) UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

report required under subsection (a) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, and annually thereafter for 5 

years, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

committees an update of the report containing updated assessments and evaluations on progress made on the plans described in 

the report, including— 

(1) updated assessments on the information described in 

paragraphs (2), (4), and (6) of subsection (a); and 

(2) descriptions of the steps taken and outcomes achieved 

under each of the plans described in paragraphs (7), (8), (9), 

and (10) of subsection (a), as well as assessments of the effectiveness and descriptions of the metrics used to evaluate effectiveness for each such plan. 

(d) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) and the updates required under (c) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

but may include a classified annex. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS AND BOKO HARAM. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

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(1) . The members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati walJihad, commonly known as Boko Haram, have terrorized the 

people of Nigeria with increasing violence since 2009, targeting 

military, government, and civilian sites in Nigeria, including 

schools, mosques, churches, markets, villages, and agricultural 

centers, and killing thousands and abducting hundreds of civilians in Nigeria and the surrounding countries. 

(2) On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students, most 

of them between 15 and 18 years old, were abducted by Boko 

Haram from the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School, 

a boarding school located in Borno state in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 

(3) While some Chibok girls have fled their captors and others have been released through negotiations, more than 100 

Chibok girls remain in captivity. 

(4) In addition to kidnapping the Chibok schoolgirls, Boko 

Haram has killed more than 20,000 people, coerced women and 

girls into carrying out suicide missions, displaced more than 

3,000,000 Nigerians, tens of thousands of whom are at risk of 

starving to death, and caused thousand of school closures. 

(5) In supporting efforts to reunite the Chibok schoolgirls 

with their families, the United States has authorized the deployment of military personnel to assist with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and provided training, equipment, and humanitarian services to the populations affected by 

and vulnerable to Boko Haram violence. 

(6) The Secretary of State designated several individuals 

linked to Boko Haram, including its leader, Abubakar Shekau, 

as Specially Designated Global Terrorists in 2012, and designated Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 

November 2013. 

(7) The Senate and the House of Representatives have both 

passed legislation and undertaken other initiatives to condemn 

Boko Haram and support the Chibok schoolgirls. 

(8) In addition to legislation, members of Congress have traveled to Nigeria to meet with freed Chibok schoolgirls and their 

families, held briefings, press conferences, and hearings, and, 

every week that Congress is in session, participated in Wear 

Something Red Wednesday, a bipartisan campaign led by 

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Republican Conference Chair 

Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, during which lawmakers wear a red outfit or accessory 

and take group photos to share on social media to raise awareness about the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. 

(9) The 114th Congress unanimously passed S. 1632, which 

President Barack Obama signed into law on December 14, 

2016, to direct the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to jointly develop a five-year strategy to aid Nigeria and 

the Multinational Joint Task Force, composed of troops from 

Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria, to combat Boko 

Haram. 

(10) On June 27, 2017, President Donald Trump met with 

two freed Chibok schoolgirls at the White House. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

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(1) commends the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, 

and Director of National Intelligence for delivering a report to 

Congress on a five-year strategy for the United States to employ diplomatic, development, defense, and other tools to assist 

and enable our African partners to lead the effort to degrade 

and ultimately defeat Boko Haram, the Islamic State in Iraq 

and ash Sham – West Africa (ISIS-WA), and any potential 

splinter or successor groups; 

(2) affirms United States support for the international effort 

to degrade Boko Haram and ISIS-WA and to assist the Multinational Joint Task Force to address the underlying drivers of 

violent extremism; and 

(3) supports the efforts of the Department of Defense to implement a United States strategy for countering Boko Haram 

and ISIS-WA. 

73. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 

SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

Subsection (b) of section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65; 10 U.S.C. 113 

note), as most recently amended by section 1271 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

328; 130 Stat. 2538), is further amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(23) Any Chinese laws, regulations, or policies that could 

jeopardize the economic security of the United States.’’. 

74. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE

FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. REPORT ON IRAN AND NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR AND BALLISTIC MISSILE COOPERATION. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the ballistic missile programs of Iran and North Korea 

represent a serious threat to allies of the United States in the 

Middle East, Europe, and Asia, members of the Armed Forces 

deployed in those regions, and ultimately the United States; 

and 

(2) further cooperation between Iran and North Korea on nuclear weapons or ballistic missile technology is not in the security interests of the United States or our allies. 

(b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the President, in coordination with 

the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the heads 

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of other relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes— 

(A) an assessment of the extent of cooperation on nuclear programs, ballistic missile development, chemical 

and biological weapons development, or conventional weapons programs between the Government of Iran and the 

Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 

including the identity of Iranian and North Korean persons that have knowingly engaged in or directed the provision of material support or the exchange of information 

(including through the transfer of goods, services, technology, or intellectual property) between the Government 

of Iran and the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; and 

(B) a determination whether any of the activities described in subparagraph (A) violate United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695 (2006), 1718 (2006), 1874 

(2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2231 (2015), 2270 (2016) 

and 2321 (2016). 

(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 

submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 

annex. 

(3) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In 

this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

means— 

(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 

on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 

Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence of the House of Representatives. 

75. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL UPDATE OF DEPARTMENT OF 

DEFENSE FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION OPERATIONS REPORT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 1275 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114– 

328; 130 Stat. 2540) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) For each country identified under paragraph (1) as making an excessive maritime claim challenged by the United 

States under the program referred to in subsection (a), the 

types and locations of excessive maritime claims by such country that have not been challenged by the United States, if any, 

under the program referred to in subsection (a).’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made subsection (a) takes 

effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with respect to each report required to be submitted under section 1275 

of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 on 

or after such date of enactment. 

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76. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. CONTINGENCY PLANS RELATING TO SOUTH SUDAN. 

The Secretary of Defense shall prepare contingency plans— 

(1) to assist relief organizations in delivery of humanitarian 

assistance in South Sudan; and 

(2) to engage Sudan’s military to promote efforts to reduce 

conflicts. 

77. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 579, after line 13, insert the following: 

SEC. 1523. SEPARATE ACCOUNT LINES FOR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY 

OPERATIONS FUNDS. 

For accountability and transparency purposes, the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget and the Secretary of Defense 

shall establish separate accounts to ensure that amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to this title are administered separately from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated or 

made available for the Department of Defense. 

78. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CICILLINE

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 579, after line 13, insert the following: 

SEC. 1523. GUIDELINES FOR BUDGET ITEMS TO BE COVERED BY 

OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS ACCOUNTS. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of 

Management and Budget, shall update the guidelines regarding 

the budget items that may be covered by overseas contingency operations accounts. Such revised guidelines shall be consistent with 

the recommendations included in Government Accountability Report GAO-17-68 entitled ‘‘Overseas Contingency Operations: OMB 

and DOD Should Revise the Criteria for Determining Eligible Costs 

and Identify the Costs Likely to Endure Long Term’’ published 

January 18, 2017. 

79. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Insert after section 1622 the following: 

SEC. 1623. COORDINATING EFFORTS TO PREPARE FOR SPACE WEATHER EVENTS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the timely provision of 

operational space weather observations, analyses, forecasts, and 

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ings for space weather phenomena that may affect weapons systems, military operations, or the defense of the United States. 

80. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CORREA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1656. STRATEGY FOR THE OFFENSIVE USE OF CYBER CAPABILITIES. 

(a) FINDINGS.— (1) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly 

known as ‘‘NATO’’) remains a critical alliance for the United 

States and a cost-effective, flexible means of providing security 

to the most important allies of the United States. 

(2) The regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin is actively working to erode democratic systems of NATO member 

states, including the United States. 

(3) According to the report of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence dated January 6, 2017, on the Russian Federation’s hack of the United States presidential election: ‘‘Russian efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic order.’’. 

(4) As recently as May 4, 2017, the press reported a massive 

cyber hack of French President Emmanuel Macron’s campaign, 

likely attributable to Russian actors. 

(5) It is in the core interests of the United States to enhance 

the offensive and defensive cyber capabilities of NATO member 

states to deter and defend against Russian cyber and influence 

operations. 

(6) Enhanced offensive cyber capabilities would enable the 

United States to demonstrate strength and deter the Russian 

Federation from threatening NATO, while reassuring allies, 

without a provocative buildup of conventional military forces. 

(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CYBER STRATEGY OF THE DEPART- MENT OF DEFENSE.—It is the sense of Congress that — 

(1) the Secretary of Defense should update the cyber strategy 

of the Department of Defense (as that strategy is described in 

the Department of Defense document titled ‘‘The Department 

of Defense Cyber Strategy’’ dated April 15, 2015); and 

(2) in updating the cyber strategy of the Department, the 

Secretary should— 

(A) specifically develop an offensive cyber strategy that 

includes plans for the offensive use of cyber capabilities, 

including computer network exploitation and computer 

network attacks, to thwart air, land, or sea attacks by the 

regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other adversaries; 

(B) provide guidance on integrating offensive tools into 

the cyber arsenal of the Department; and 

(C) assist NATO partners, through the NATO Cooperative Cyber Center of Excellence and other entities, in developing offensive cyber capabilities. 

(c) STRATEGY FOR OFFENSIVE USE OF CYBER CAPABILITIES.— 

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(1) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The President shall develop a written strategy for the offensive use of cyber capabilites by departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy developed under paragraph (1) 

shall include, at minimum— 

(A) a description of enhancements that are needed to improve the offensive cyber capabilities of the United States 

and partner nations, including NATO member states; and 

(B) a statement of principles concerning the appropriate 

deployment of offensive cyber capabilities. 

(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) 

the strategy developed under paragraph (1). 

(B) FORM OF SUBMISSION.—The strategy submitted 

under subparagraph (A) may be submitted in classified 

form. 

(d) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.— (1) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The 

President, acting through the Secretary of Defense and with 

the concurrence of the Secretary of State, is authorized to provide technical assistance to NATO member states to assist 

such states in developing and enhancing offensive cyber capabilities. 

(2) TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—In providing technical assistance 

under paragraph (1), the President, acting through the NATO 

Cooperative Cyber Center of Excellence, may detail technical 

experts in the field of cyber operations to NATO member 

states. 

(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

construed to preclude or limit the authorities of the President 

or the Secretary of Defense to provide cyber-related assistance 

to foreign countries, including the authority of the Secretary to 

provide such assistance under section 333 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

81. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out a 

pilot program to be known as the ‘‘Cyber Workforce Development 

Pilot Program’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Pilot Program’’) 

under which the Secretary shall provide funds, in addition to other 

funds that may be available, for the recruitment, training, 

professionalization, and retention of personnel in the cyber workforce of the Department of Defense. 

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ment of Defense has the capacity, in both personnel and skills, 

needed to effectively perform its cyber missions and the kinetic 

missions impacted by cyber activities. 

(c) MANAGEMENT.—The Pilot Program shall be managed by the 

Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense. 

(d) GUIDANCE.—The Chief Information Officer of the Department 

of Defense, in consultation with the Principal Cyber Advisor to the 

Secretary of Defense, shall issue guidance for the administration of 

the Pilot Program. Such guidance shall include provisions that— 

(1) identify areas of need in the cyber workforce that funds 

under the Pilot Program may be used to address, including— 

(A) changes to the types of skills needed in the cyber 

workforce; 

(B) capabilities to develop the cyber workforce and assist 

members of the cyber workforce in achieving qualifications 

and professionalization through activities such as training, 

education, and exchange programs; 

(C) incentives to retain qualified, experienced cyber 

workforce personnel; and 

(D) incentives for attracting new, high-quality personnel 

to the cyber workforce; 

(2) describe the process under which entities may submit an 

application to receive funds under the Pilot Program; 

(3) describe the evaluation criteria to be used for approving 

or prioritizing applications for funds under the Pilot Program 

in any fiscal year; and 

(4) describe measurable objectives of performance for determining whether funds under the Pilot Program are being used 

in compliance with this section. 

(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—When selecting entities to provide training 

and education services under the Pilot Program, consideration shall 

be given to whether the entity providing such services is a Center 

of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (as 

that term is defined in section 2200e of title 10, United States 

Code). 

(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the end of 

each of fiscal year for which funds are appropriated for the Pilot 

Program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the operation of the Pilot 

Program during such fiscal year. Each report shall include, for the 

fiscal year covered by such report, the following: 

(1) A description of the expenditures made under the Pilot 

Program (including expenditures following a transfer of funds 

under the Pilot Program to a military department or Defense 

Agency) in such fiscal year, including the purpose of such expenditures. 

(2) A description and assessment of improvements in the Department of Defense cyber workforce resulting from such expenditures. 

(3) Recommendations for additional authorities to fulfill the 

purpose of the Pilot Program. 

(4) A statement of the funds that remain available under the 

Pilot Program at the end of such fiscal year. 

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(g) TERMINATION.—The Pilot Program and the annual reporting 

requirement under subsection (f) shall each terminate on the date 

that is five years after the date on which funds are first appropriated for the Pilot Program and any funds not obligated or expended under the Pilot Program on that date shall be deposited in 

the general fund of the Treasury of the United States. 

(h) CYBER WORKFORCE DEFINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘cyber 

workforce’’ means the following: 

(1) Personnel in positions that require the performance of cybersecurity or other cyber-related functions as so identified 

pursuant to the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment 

Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–113; 5 U.S.C. 301 note) . 

(2) Military personnel or civilian employees of the Department of Defense who are not described in paragraph (1) but 

who— 

(A) are assigned functions that contribute significantly 

to cyber operations; and 

(B) are designated as temporary members of the cyber 

workforce by the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, or by the head of a military department 

or Defense Agency, for the limited purpose of receiving 

training for the performance of cyber-related functions. 

82. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COOPER

OF TENNESSEE OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 685, line 24, strike ‘‘any’’ and insert ‘‘the’’. 

83. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1694. NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 

MISSILES. 

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the hazards or risks posed directly or indirectly by the nuclear ambitions of North Korea, focusing upon— 

(1) the development and deployment of intercontinental ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons; 

(2) the consequences to the United States, the interests of 

the United States, and allies of the United States of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs; 

(3) a plan to deter and defend against such threats from 

North Korea; 

(4) protecting vital interest and capabilities of the United 

States in space from such threats from North Korea; and 

(5) the potential damage or destruction caused by such missiles to satellites and space stations, including magnetic fields 

such as the Van Allen belts. 

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84. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CULBERSON OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title XXVIII the following: 

SEC. 2844. BATTLESHIP PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established within the Department of the Interior a grant program for the preservation of 

our nation’s most historic battleships. 

(b) USE OF GRANTS.—Amounts received through grants under 

this section shall be used for the preservation of our nation’s most 

historic battleships in a manner that is self-sustaining and has an 

educational component. 

(c) CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 

this section, an entity shall— 

(1) submit an application under procedures prescribed by the 

Secretary; 

(2) match the amount of the grant, on a 1-to-1 basis, with 

non-Federal assets from non-Federal sources, which may include cash or durable goods and materials fairly valued as determined by the Secretary; 

(3) maintain records as may be reasonably necessary to fully 

disclose— 

(A) the amount and the disposition of the proceeds of the 

grant; 

(B) the total cost of the project for which the grant is 

made; and 

(C) other records as may be required by the Secretary, 

including such records as will facilitate an effective accounting for project funds; and 

(4) provide access to the Secretary for the purposes of any required audit and examination of any books, documents, papers, 

and records of the entity. 

(d) MOST HISTORIC BATTLESHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the 

term ‘‘most historic battleship’’ means a battleship that is— 

(1) between 75 and 115 years old; 

(2) listed on the National Register of Historic Places; and 

(3) located within the State for which it was named. 

(e) SAVINGS PROVISION.—The authorities contained in this section shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to supercede 

or modify those contained in the National Historic Preservation Act 

(16 U.S.C. 470–470x-6). 

(f) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds made available to carry 

out this section may be used to acquire any real property, or 

any interest in any real property, without the written consent 

of the owner (or owners) of that property or interest in property. 

(2) NO DESIGNATION.—The authority granted by this section 

shall not constitute a Federal designation or have any effect on 

private property ownership. 

(g) SUNSET.—The authority to make grants under this section expires on September 30, 2024. 

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85. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMALFA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title XXVIII the following new 

section: 

SEC. 2863. RESTRICTIONS ON REHABILITATION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR STATION. 

(a) RESTRICTIONS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force may not use any funds or resources to carry 

out the rehabilitation of the Over-the-Horizon Backscatter Radar 

Station on Modoc National Forest land in Modoc County, California. 

(b) EXCEPTION FOR MAINTENANCE OF PERIMETER FENCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds and resources to maintain the perimeter fence surrounding the Over-theHorizon Backscatter Radar Station. 

86. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NORMAN

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of title XXVII the following new section: 

SEC. 2703. UPDATE TO REPORT ON INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY. 

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prepare and release to the public an updated version of the March 2016 report on ‘‘Department 

of Defense Infrastructure Capacity’’. 

87. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJA ́ N OF

NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING URANIUM MINING AND 

NUCLEAR TESTING. 

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should compensate and recognize all of the miners, workers, downwinders, 

and others suffering from the effects of uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War. 

88. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS

OF ALABAMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 1673. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON PLAN FOR THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, NUCLEAR WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 

Subsection (a)(2)(F) of section 1043 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

1576), as most recently amended by section 1643 of the Carl Levin 

and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 

for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3650), is further amended by inserting after the period at the end the following: 

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‘‘The Secretary may include information and data for a period beyond such 10-year period if the Secretary determines that such information and data is accurate and useful in understanding the 

long-term nuclear modernization plan.’’. 

PART C—TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2810 MADE IN ORDER

1. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMALFA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 63, strike line 19 through page 64, line 2 and insert the following: 

(d) PROGRAM FOR WATER RESCHEDULING.—The Secretary of the 

Interior shall develop and implement a program, not later than 1 

year after the date of the enactment of this Act, to provide the opportunity for individuals or districts that receive Central Valley 

Project Water under water service or repayment contracts or water 

rights settlement contracts within the American River, Sacramento 

River, Shasta and Trinity River Divisions to reschedule water, provided for under their Central Valley Project water service, repayment or settlement contracts, within the same year or from one 

year to the next. 

Page 64, strike lines 3 through 12, and insert the following: 

(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the year type terms used in subsection (a) 

2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, add the following: 

SEC. 204. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY. 

The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the United 

States Geological Survey, the State of California, and local and 

State water agencies, may conduct detailed geophysical characterization activities of subsurface aquifer systems and groundwater 

vulnerability in California, which has experienced a critical, multiyear drought that resulted in severe groundwater overdraft in some 

areas, followed by less than optimal recharge from the heavy rainstorms and flooding during the 2016–2017 winter season. This geophysical survey should include data pertaining to the following: 

(1) Subsurface system framework: occurrence and geometry 

of aquifer and non-aquifer zones. 

(2) Aquifer storage and transmission characteristics. 

(3) Areas of greatest recharge potential. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COSTA OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title II, add the following: 

SEC. 204. HEADWATER-RESTORATION SCOPING STUDY. 

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ley Project reservoirs from headwater restoration with the following aims: 

(1) Estimate forest biomass density and annual 

evapotranspiration (ET) across the Shasta Lake watershed for 

the past decade using satellite and other available spatial data. 

(2) Identify areas on public and private land that have high 

biomass densities and ET, and assess potential changes in ET 

that would ensue from forest restoration. 

(3) Assess role of subsurface storage in providing drought resilience of forests, based on long-term historical estimates of 

precipitation, drought severity and stream discharge. 

(4) Assess role of snowpack in annual water balance across 

the watersheds. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DENHAM

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title IV, insert the following: 

SEC. 406. NEW MELONES RESERVOIR. 

The authority under section 4006 of the WIIN Act shall expire 

7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

SEC. 407. ACTIONS TO BENEFIT THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND OTHER WILDLIFE. 

None of the funds made available under section 4010(b) of the 

WIIN Act may be used for the acquisition or leasing of land, water 

for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to instream purposes, or interests in land or water from willing sellers 

if the land, water, or interests are already designated for environmental purposes by a court adopted decree or order or cooperative 

agreement. 

SEC. 408. NON-FEDERAL PROGRAM TO PROTECT NATIVE ANADROMOUS FISH IN STANISLAUS RIVER. 

The program established under section 4010(d) of the WIIN Act 

shall not sunset before January 1, 2023. 

5. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

DESAULNIER OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

At the end of title IV, insert the following: 

SEC. 406. REVIEW OF AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS. 

Section 3405(e) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act is 

amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(4) The Secretary, through the office established under this 

subsection, shall review available and new, innovative technologies and programs for capturing municipal wastewater and 

recycling it for providing drinking water and energy, and report on the feasibility of expanding the implementation of 

these technologies and programs among Central Valley Project 

contractors.’’. 

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6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARCE OF

NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 131, beginning on line 5, strike ‘‘Such term shall include 

water rights for federally recognized Indian Tribes’’. 

Page 131, beginning on line 19, strike ‘‘(including any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe)’’. 

Page 134, strike lines 7 through 9 and insert the following: 

(f) INDIAN WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title shall have any 

effect on tribal water rights or their adjudication, or the protection, 

settlement, or enforcement and/or administration of such rights by 

either Indian tribes or the United States as trustee for Indian 

tribes. 

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