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115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 115–698 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5515) TO AUTHORIZE 

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 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; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF 

THE BILL (S. 204) TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF UNAPPROVED MEDICAL 

PRODUCTS BY PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 2155) TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH, PROVIDE TAILORED REGULATORY RELIEF, AND ENHANCE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

MAY 21, 2018.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 905] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 905, by a record vote of 7 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. 5515, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, 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 115–70 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 this report and amendments en 

bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The resolution provides 

that the amendments printed in this report 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 

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to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 

of the question in the House or the Committee of the Whole. The 

resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in this report or against amendments en bloc as described in 

section 3 of the resolution. 

Section 3 of the resolution provides that the chairman of the 

Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the 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 S. 204, 

Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew 

Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 

the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The resolution provides that the bill shall be 

considered as read. The resolution waives all points of order 

against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives all points 

of order against provisions in the bill. The resolution provides one 

motion to recommit. 

Section 6 of the resolution provides for consideration of S. 2155, 

the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection 

Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Financial Services. The resolution 

provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The resolution 

waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The 

resolution provides one motion to commit. 

Section 7 of the resolution provides that the motion to reconsider 

the vote on the question of passage of H.R. 2 (Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018) may continue to be postponed through the legislative day of Thursday, June 22, 2018. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

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

5515 includes a waiver of the following: 

• 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 May 15, 2018, the Committee filed a supplemental report, 

which includes a more comprehensive cost estimate from the 

Congressional Budget Office. The Committee on Armed Services filed its supplemental report on May 21, 2018. 

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

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Committee on the Budget unless referred to or reported by the 

Budget Committee. • Clause 3(e)(1) of rule XIII (‘‘Ramseyer’’), & clause 12 of 

rule XXI, requiring a committee report accompanying a bill 

amending or repealing statutes to show, by typographical device, parts of statute affected. While both waivers are necessary, it is important to note the two requirements are duplicative. 

The waiver of all points of order against provisions in H.R. 5515, 

as amended, includes a waiver of the following: • Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill or 

joint resolution carrying an appropriation from a committee 

not having jurisdiction to report an appropriation. • Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported by 

a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff 

measures. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against the 

amendments to H.R. 5515 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. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of S. 204, the Committee is not aware of any points of 

order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. 

Although the resolution waives all points against provision in the 

bill, 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 S. 2155 

includes a waiver of the following: • Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the consideration of 

a bill if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending 

over the five-year or ten-year period. • Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a) allocation of such authority; and 

• Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation that would cause the level of 

total new budget authority for the first fiscal year to be exceeded. 

Although the resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, 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. 216 

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike Section 7 of the rule. Defeated: 4–7 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Yea 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Yea 

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Nay Mr. Polis ........................................................... Yea 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Nay Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Yea 

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

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

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

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

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

Rules Committee record vote No. 217 

Motion by Mr. Collins to report the rule. Adopted: 7–4 

Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote 

Mr. Cole ............................................................ ................... Mr. McGovern ................................................... Nay 

Mr. Woodall ...................................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida ................................... Nay 

Mr. Burgess ...................................................... Yea Mr. Polis ........................................................... Nay 

Mr. Collins ........................................................ Yea Mrs. Torres ....................................................... Nay 

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

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

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

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

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

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5515 MADE IN ORDER

1. Thornberry (TX): States that the Secretary of Defense shall establish an innovators database within the Department of Defense. 

The database will focus on small business innovators that receive 

funds under the SBIR/SBTR programs. (10 minutes) 

2. Nolan (MN): Strikes the authorization of funds made available 

under the Overseas Contingency Operations account. (Title XV) (10 

minutes) 

3. Gabbard (HI): Strikes section 1225, a required strategy to 

counter destabilizing activities of Iran (10 minutes) 

4. Aguilar (CA): Adds to an already-mandated annual report, this 

amendment would require DoD to include a 20-year estimate of the 

projected life cycle costs of each type of nuclear weapon and delivery platform in its text. (10 minutes) 

5. Blumenauer (OR), Welch (VT), Garamendi (CA): Limits 50% of 

the funding for the W76–2 warhead modification program until the 

Secretary of Defense submits a report assessing the program’s impacts on strategic stability and options to reduce the risk of miscalculation (10 minutes) 

6. Russell (OK): Expands expedited hiring authority for college 

graduates government-wide to fill critical-need jobs. (10 minutes) 

7. Pearce (NM): Amends the Development Test & Evaluation 

strategic plan to expand the period taken into account when assessing DoD Test and Evaluation resources from a 10-year period to a 

30-year period. It also expands the report requirements, specifically, the assessment of facility and resources requirements to analyze test and evaluations needs in Missile Defense, Cyberspace Operations, Direct Energy, and Hypersonics. (10 minutes) 8. Langevin (RI), Stefanik (NY): Increases funding by $3 million 

to be used for divertor test tokamak research and development. (10 

minutes) 

9. Sinema (AZ), Gallego (AZ), Biggs (AZ): States that the sense 

of the Congress that government-owned mobile technologies remain 

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at risk for targeting or data breaches placing at risk information 

that could harm national security. Requests a briefing by DOD on 

threats posed by credential theft, active surveillance from mics and 

cameras, and tracking of user movements and location; commercial 

availability of technologies to mitigate these threats; and strategies 

and feasibility of deploying mobile security technologies within the 

Department. (10 minutes) 

10. Wilson, Joe (SC), Norcross (NJ), Hudson (NC), Peters, Scott 

(CA): Directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on developing a plan to site, construct, and operate at least one licensed 

micro-reactor at a critical national security facility by 2028. (10 

minutes) 

11. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Expands the Additive Manufacturing 

Centers of Excellence program to include On-the-job training (10 

minutes) 

12. Cartwright (PA), Cole (OK): Requires the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the military service secretaries and the 

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff services to provide the percentage, as well as the dollar value and number of direct labor hours 

of depot maintenance that was performed in the public and the private sector by major commodity over the past five fiscal years. (10 

minutes) 

13. Ruiz (CA): Requires Department of Defense to conduct a 

study on the feasibility of phasing out the use of burn pits by using 

technology incinerators. (10 minutes) 

14. Meng (NY): Permits any member of the armed services who 

gives birth to be exempt from deployment for 12 months after such 

birth unless they request deployment. Current bill text only covers 

members who give birth while on active duty. (10 minutes) 

15. Napolitano (CA), McKinley (WV): Requires the Secretary of 

Defense to evaluate the pilot Jobs ChalleNGe Programs and submit 

a report of findings and recommendations 120 days after the end 

of the fiscal year. (10 minutes) 

16. Napolitano (CA), Calvert (CA): Ensures equipment and facilities of the United States, a state, a county or a local government 

may also be transferred to the National Guard for purpose of carrying out the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. (10 minutes) 

17. Pascrell (NJ): Directs the Secretary of Defense to include 

blast exposure history as part of soldier service records in order to 

ensure that, if medical issues arise later, soldiers receive care for 

any service-connect injuries. (10 minutes) 

18. Gonzalez, Vicente (TX): Requires the Secretary of the Army, 

Air Force, and Navy to encourage high schools with U.S. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to include cyber security educational 

programs and awareness in the curriculum. This includes lessons 

on cyber defense, risks of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the military, and pursuing studies and careers in cybersecurity and related 

fields within defense. (10 minutes) 

19. Heck, Denny (WA): Requires the Department of Defense to 

publish certain information regarding the housing market around 

major infrastructure to better inform servicemembers on the use of 

their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). It also calls for a Government Accountability Report on the data gathering used to set BAH 

rates. (10 minutes) 

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20. Welch (VT), Cook (CA): Authorizes the Beyond the Yellow 

Ribbon program, which assists National Guard and Reservists families with assistance before, during, and after deployment, including outreach services for employment and financial counseling, suicide prevention, and housing advocacy. (10 minutes) 

21. Soto (FL): Directs the Secretary concerned to make the application for transfer, including determinations and actions regarding 

the application, confidential for students of military academies who 

are victims of sexual assault. (10 minutes) 

22. Esty (CT): Requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a joint definition of ‘‘military sexual trauma’’ for use in all aspects of delivering relevant 

care and benefits to service members and veterans. (10 minutes) 

23. Soto (FL): Requires the inclusion of resources available to 

treat victims of military sexual trauma as part of the required 

service member preseparation counseling. (10 minutes) 

24. Meng (NY): Requires the Secretary of Defense to permit military parents flexible (non-continuous) maternity and parental 

leave. (10 minutes) 

25. Pocan (WI): Requires the National Guard Bureau to re-examine the contract and wage determinations for a contractor it utilizes for Guard support services, and to report its findings back to 

Congress. (10 minutes) 

26. Schrader (OR): Exempts members of the Armed Forces who 

voluntarily separated from active duty, are involuntarily recalled, 

and incur a 100 percent service-connected disability during that 

time from the requirement to repay voluntary separation pay. (10 

minutes) 

27. Pearce (NM): Creates a streamlined process for wounded warriors to cross train into the emerging field of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), regardless of their AFSC, MOS or military branch as 

a pilot or sensor operator in the Air Force. (10 minutes) 

28. Davis, Rodney (IL), O’Rourke (TX): Directs the Secretary of 

Defense to revise the Department of Defense Instruction 1300.18 to 

extend travel privileges via Invitational Travel Authorization to 

family members of members of the Armed Forces who die outside 

of the United States and whose remains are returned to the United 

States through the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. (10 minutes) 

29. DelBene (WA): Removes the 25 percent cap on garnishment 

of military retirement pay to satisfy a judgement rendered for 

physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child. (10 minutes) 

30. Jones (NC): If the Secretary of Defense determines that appropriate educational programs are not available through a local 

educational agency for dependents of retirees residing on a military 

installation in the United States, the Secretary may enter into arrangements to provide for the elementary or secondary education 

of the dependents of such retirees. (10 minutes) 

31. Hudson (NC), Castor (FL): Requires a report from the 

SECDEF examining the current process for awarding Imminent 

Danger Pay and Hostile Fire Pay for members of the Armed 

Forces. (10 minutes) 

32. Coffman (CO): Expresses the sense of Congress stating that 

under the special survivor indemnity allowance, surviving spouses 

and dependent children of members who die of a service-connected 

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cause will not be subject to a full offset of survivor benefit plan 

payments by dependency and indemnity compensation, commonly 

referred to as the ‘‘widows’’ tax’’. (10 minutes) 

33. Donovan (NY): Requires the Department of Defense to reevaluate the disparity in payments between the Military Housing 

Area for Staten Island, and the Military Housing Area for the rest 

of New York City, in an effort to resolve this inequity.(10 minutes) 

34. Lujan Grisham (NM): Provides compensation and credit for 

retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the 

reserve components. (10 minutes) 

35. Rouzer (NC): Allows terminally ill participants in the Survivor Benefit Plan to elect a new beneficiary as opposed to waiting 

for an Open Season. (10 minutes) 

36. Graves, Garret (LA): Requires a report regarding the management of military commissaries and exchanges. (10 minutes) 

37. Soto (FL), Murphy, Stephanie (FL): Adds universities to the 

list of entities authorized to partner with the Department of Defense’s pilot program on treatment of members of the armed forces 

for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to military sexual 

trauma. (10 minutes) 

38. Carson (IN): Makes permanent the Department of Defense’s 

existing requirement to provide mental health assessments to service members during deployment. (10 minutes) 

39. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires health 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) 

40. Meng (NY): Permits the Secretary of Defense to develop a 

burn patient transfer system which includes military and civilian 

burn centers that could be used during mass casualty events. (10 

minutes) 

41. Gonza ́lez-Colo ́n (PR): Requires the Department of Defense to 

study and report on how the TriCare program for health care for 

active military and retired-veteran family members is applied in 

Puerto Rico, and the feasibility of having the TriCare Prime benefit 

apply to residents therein on the same basis as for residents in the 

mainland states. Indicates subjects the study should include. (10 

minutes) 

42. Vela ́zquez (NY): Requires the Comptroller General of the 

United States to submit to the congressional defense committees a 

report containing a study of the immediate, long-term, and potential ongoing health effects of the live-fire training at Vieques Naval 

Training Range conducted by the Navy before 2002 and other activities of the armed forces on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. 

(10 minutes) 

43. Smucker (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit 

a report to the congressional defense committees (HASC and SASC) 

that describes the shortage of mental health providers of the Department of Defense and contains a strategy to better recruit and 

retain mental health providers. (10 minutes) 

44. Jones (NC), Moulton (MA): Creates a study on earning by 

special operations, and forces medics of credits towards a physician 

assistant degree. (10 minutes) 

45. Krishnamoorthi (IL), Barr (KY): Requires DoD to study the 

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pose methods for mitigating any harm arising as a result of this 

shortage (10 minutes) 

46. Kuster, Ann (NH): Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs a report detailing ‘‘lessons 

learned’’ in fielding and resolving issues found during IOT&E of 

MHS Genesis. (10 minutes) 

47. Krishnamoorthi (IL): Requires DoD to report on the steps 

taken to prevent and treat opioid use among DoD dependents, including counseling, data sharing, and intervention strategies (10 

minutes) 

48. Smucker (PA): Requires that the Secretary of Defense must 

submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House and 

Senate a report on the Department of Defense’s efforts to review 

and monitor the medication prescribing practices of its providers 

based on DOD’s guideline recommendations to treat PTSD. DOD 

must establish a monitoring program carried out by each branch of 

the Armed Services to conduct periodic reviews of the medication 

prescribing practices of its own providers. (10 minutes) 

49. Banks (IN), Bucshon (IN), Hollingsworth (IN): Directs the 

Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to Congress prior to reorganizing, restructuring, or eliminating any position or offices in Section 811. (10 minutes) 

50. Mitchell (MI): Requires a review of regulations relating to the 

acquisition of commercial products and services, promotes the use 

of interagency acquisitions, and improves the process for acquiring 

services based on hourly rates when using multiple award contracts. (10 minutes) 

51. Graves, Garret (LA): Exempts an individual acquisition for 

commercial leasing services from enhanced competition requirements for the purchase of property and services by executive agencies if such individual acquisition is made on a no cost basis and 

pursuant to a multiple award contract in accordance with requirements for full and open competition. The Government Accountability Office must conduct biennial audits of the GSA National 

Broker Contract, conduct a review of the application of enhanced 

competition requirements, and report on such audits and reviews. 

(10 minutes) 

52. Adams (NC): Directs the Small Business Administration 

(SBA) to ensure that the SCORE program and each of its chapters 

develop and implement plans and goals to provide services more effectively and efficiently to individuals in rural areas, economically 

disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally underserved 

communities, including plans for electronic initiatives, web-based 

initiatives, chapter expansion, partnerships, and the development 

of new skills by participating volunteers. (10 minutes) 

53. Espaillat (NY), Vela ́zquez (NY): Establishes that Procurement Technical Assistance Centers are authorized to form an association to pursue matters of common concern that is recognized by 

the Secretary of Defense. (10 minutes) 

54. Connolly (VA): Directs the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to develop a definition for and track procurement administrative lead time (PALT). (10 minutes) 

55. Conaway (TX): Makes a technical correction that clarifies language to accurately include business systems, which are integral to 

the department’s auditability efforts. (10 minutes) 

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56. Turner (OH): Strikes the reauthorization of the National 

Aviation Heritage Area (section 1076). (10 minutes) 

57. Burgess (TX), Lee, Barbara (CA), Lance (NJ), DeFazio (OR), 

Jones (NC), Welch (VT), Lewis, Jason (MN), Schakowsky (IL): 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) 

58. Ruiz (CA): Requires Department of Defense to carry out an 

annual education campaign to inform servicemembers exposed to 

burn pits who qualify to enroll in the Airborne Hazards and Open 

Burn Pits Registry of such eligibility. (10 minutes) 

59. Esty (CT): Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal 

Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense should coordinate to prevent the unauthorized flight of unmanned aircraft 

over Arlington National Cemetery. (10 minutes) 

60. Young, Don (AK), Larsen, Rick (WA): Directs the SECDEF to 

report on an updated Arctic Strategy to improve and enhance joint 

operations. The report shall also include an assessment of Russia’s 

aggressive buildup of military assets and infrastructure in the Arctic, as well as China’s efforts to influence Arctic policy. (10 minutes) 

61. Jackson Lee (TX): Directs Secretary of Navy to submit report 

to Congress on the feasibility of applying desalinization technologies to provide drought relief in areas impacted by sharp declines in water availability for both military as well as civilian purposes. (10 minutes) 

62. Young, Don (AK): Directs the SECDEF to expedite DoD compliance of requirements relating to reciprocity of security clearance 

and access determinations per Section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. (10 minutes) 

63. Gosar (AZ): Requires National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform an assessment 

to determine if certain individuals exposed to nuclear fallout from 

atmospheric nuclear testing by the federal government at the Nevada Test Site contracted certain cancers as a result of that testing 

and should be eligible for the Radiation Exposure Compensation 

Act. (10 minutes) 

64. Denham (CA): Requires USDA to provide guidance and resources for individuals interested in using GI benefits for agricultural education programs. (10 minutes) 

65. Young, Don (AK): Directs the SECDEF to engage with local 

indigenous communities for their traditional knowledge when developing Arctic survival curriculum. (10 minutes) 

66. Yoder (KS): Adds Email Privacy Act. (10 minutes) 

67. Lawrence (MI): Requires the Secretary of Defense to share 

lessons learned and best practices on progress of gender integration 

implementation in the Armed Forces. (10 minutes) 

68. Jackson Lee (TX): Requires a report on the readiness of the 

National Guard and Reserve to respond to natural disasters. (10 

minutes) 

69. Poe (TX): Reduces the amount of CSF reimbursements the 

Secretary of Defense can send to Pakistan without certifying that 

Pakistan has taken action against the Haqqani Network from $350 

million to $200 million. (10 minutes) 

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70. Abraham (LA): Expresses a sense of Congress in support of 

the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and their 

contributions to fighting and defeating ISIS. (10 minutes) 

71. Perry (PA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to report on 

the incorporation of violent extremist organizations into the Iraq 

military and such organizations access to U.S.-provided training 

and equipment. (10 minutes) 

72. Schneider (IL), Meadows (NC): Amends Section 1225 (Strategy to counter destabilizing activities of Iran) to include the countries in which Iran is operating, assessing their destabilizing activities and implications thereof. (10 minutes) 

73. Schneider (IL), Meadows (NC): Requires a report on Iran’s 

support for proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon, including Hizballah, 

and an assessment of the threat posed to Israel and other U.S. regional allies. (10 minutes) 

74. Ellison (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Khanna (CA), Schakowsky 

(IL), McGovern (MA), Jones (NC): Adds language expressing the 

sense of Congress that the use of military force is not authorized 

against Iran. (10 minutes) 

75. Ellison (MN), Lee, Barbara (CA), Khanna (CA), Schakowsky 

(IL), McGovern (MA), Jones (NC): Adds language clarifying that 

the bill is not an authorization for the use of military force against 

Iran. (10 minutes) 

76. Lee, Barbara (CA), Jones (NC): Requires a report from the 

Secretary of Defense on the progress made under the United 

States-Afghan Compact. (10 minutes) 

77. Roskam (IL): Expresses a sense of Congress of the threats 

posed by Iran’s ballistic missile program. (10 minutes) 

78. Yoho (FL): Reinstatements of reporting requirements with respect to United States-Hong Kong relations. (10 minutes) 

79. Connolly (VA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL): Requires a North Korea 

human rights report on efforts related to repatriation of U.S. 

Armed Forces remains, Korean-American family reunifications, and 

travel security risks. (10 minutes) 

80. Lee, Barbara (CA), Welch (VT): States that nothing in this 

Act may be construed as authorizing the use of force against North 

Korea. (10 minutes) 

81. Khanna (CA): Ensures nothing in this Act shall be construed 

as authorizing the use of force against North Korea. (10 minutes) 

82. Yoho (FL): Modifications of freedom of navigation reporting 

requirements. (10 minutes) 

83. Frankel (FL): Expresses a sense of Congress that continued 

United States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO) is critical to the national security of the United States. (10 

minutes) 

84. Delaney (MD), Wagner (MO): Adds a Sense of Congress that 

reaffirms the U.S. commitment to NATO and includes appreciate 

for its continued effort in combating terrorism. (10 minutes) 

85. Bishop, Mike (MI): Expresses a sense of Congress that North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries should 

meet or exceed their 2 percent Gross Domestic Product commitment to defense spending. (10 minutes) 

86. Gohmert (TX): Requires the SECDEF in coordination with 

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ment of the threats posed to the United States by the Muslim 

Brotherhood. (10 minutes) 

87. Walz (MN), Shea-Porter (NH): Directs the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency to submit to the Secretary of Defense and 

the HASC, HPSCI, HFAC, SASC, SSCI, and SCFR a report on the 

military training center and logistical capabilities of the Chinese 

and Russian armies. (10 minutes) 

88. Jackson Lee (TX): Condemns the actions of Boko Haram and 

directs that the Secretary of Defense submit a report on efforts to 

combat Boko Haram. (10 minutes) 

89. Lieu (CA): Requires a report by the Secretaries of State and 

Defense on foreign interference in Libya, including actions that violate the United Nations arms embargo, undermine U.S. interests 

or promote the presence of U.S. adversaries in Libya. (10 minutes) 

90. Boyle (PA): States that sense of Congress the U.S. should 

lead an international coalition to counter hybrid threats. (10 minutes) 

91. Castro (TX): Adds sections on the East China Sea and the Indian Ocean to the annual Department of Defense report on Chinese 

military activities. (10 minutes) 

92. Schneider (IL): Amends Section 1685 (NIE with respect to 

Russian and Chinese interference in Democratic countries) to require a report on DOD efforts to deter such interference. (10 minutes) 

93. Pearce (NM), Lujan (NM): Requests a Space Launch study 

and report identifying vulnerabilities and capacity concerns of the 

current launch facilities. (10 minutes) 

94. Soto (FL): Includes cybersecurity and computer programming 

into the JROTC curriculum. (10 minutes) 

95. Aguilar (CA), Chu (CA), Bishop, Sanford (GA), Carbajal (CA), 

Johnson, Hank (GA), Norton (DC), Correa (CA), Veasey (TX), 

Serrano (NY), Hastings, Alcee (FL), Lujan (NM), Kelly, Robin (IL), 

Lowenthal (CA), Brown (MD), Fudge (OH), Takano (CA), 

Butterfield (NC), Rush (IL), Hanabusa (HI): Helps students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic 

Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) access the 

Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program. (OPPORTUNITY Act; HR 5746) (10 minutes) 

96. Comstock (VA): Requires the Secretary of Defense to submit 

a report to Congress on the transition of the SharkSeer program 

to the Defense Information Systems Agency. (10 minutes) 

97. Jackson Lee (TX): Seeks a report on the feasibility of the DoD 

developing a cybersecurity apprentice program that provides on the 

job training for certain cybersecurity positions and in support of acquisition of cybersecurity certifications. (10 minutes) 

98. Thompson, Mike (CA): Provides for the Secretary of the Navy 

to conduct work necessitated by Naval remediation activities, to 

conduct mitigation work as necessary, and to report to Congress 

within 120 days the process by which the work and mitigation will 

be completed. (10 minutes) 

99. Kinzinger (IL), Hultgren (IL), Kelly, Robin (IL), Rush (IL), 

Foster (IL): Extends lifespan of waste disposal site use by US 

Army. (10 minutes) 

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100. Culberson (TX): Establishes grant funding for the preservation of our nation’s historic battleships. (10 minutes) 

101. Lujan (NM), Lujan Grisham (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) 

102. Tipton (CO): Ensures that royalty payments from the Anvil 

Points fund that have been returned to Colorado do not impact the 

2019 Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) disbursements for recipient 

counties. (10 minutes) 

103. Pearce (NM): Calls for modification to the boundaries between White Sands Missile Range and White Sands National 

Monument. (10 minutes) 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5515 MADE IN ORDER

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

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

SEC. 2ll. ESTABLISHMENT OF INNOVATORS DATABASE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an 

innovators database within the Department of Defense in accordance with this section. 

(b) MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall maintain the database 

and ensure that it is periodically updated. 

(c) ELEMENTS OF DATABASE.— The database established under 

subsection (a) shall— 

(1) be coordinated across the Department of Defense enterprise to focus on small business innovators that receive funds 

under the Small Business Innovation Research program or the 

Small Business Technology Transfer program; and 

(2) include appropriate information about each participant, 

including a description of— 

(A) the need or requirement applicable to the participant; 

(B) the participant’s technology with appropriate technical detail and appropriate protections of proprietary information or data; 

(C) any prior business of the participant with the Department; and 

(D) whether the participant’s technology was incorporated into a program of record. 

(d) USE OF DATABASE.—After the database is established under 

subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall encourage program 

offices across the Department of Defense to consult the database 

before initiating a Request for Information or a Request for Proposal to determine whether an organic technology exists or is being 

developed currently by a an entity supported by the Department 

(which may include a company, academic consortium, or other entity). 

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2. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NOLAN OF

MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike title XV. 

3. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GABBARD

OF HAWAII OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 1225. 

4. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 790, line 1, insert ‘‘AND MODIFICATION’’ after ‘‘EXTENSION’’. 

Page 790, line 7, strike ‘‘Section 1043(a)(1)’’ and insert ‘‘(a) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (1) of section 1043(a)’’. 

Page 790, after line 10, insert the following: 

(b) PROJECTED FUTURE TOTAL LIFECYCLE COSTS.—Paragraph (2) 

of such section is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); 

and 

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

subparagraph (G): 

‘‘(G) An estimate of the projected future total lifecycle 

cost of each type of nuclear weapon and delivery platform 

for each five-year period occurring during the period beginning on the date of the report and ending on the date that 

is 20 years after the date of the report.’’. 

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

In section 3114— 

(1) strike subsection (a) (and redesignate subsection (b) as 

subsection (a)); 

(2) in subsection (a), as so redesignated, strike ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert ‘‘Except as provided by subsection (b), the 

Secretary’’; and 

(3) add at the end the following new subsection: 

(b) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 

this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the 

W76-2 warhead modification program, not more than 50 percent 

may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 

of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a report— 

(1) assessing the potential effects of the modification or development of a low-yield nuclear warhead for submarinelaunched ballistic missiles on strategic stability; and 

(2) assessing options to— 

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head and such a missile carrying several high-yield warheads; and 

(B) preserve the survivability and the second-strike capability of ballistic missile submarines without increasing 

risk. 

6. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUSSELL

OF OKLAHOMA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title XI, add the following: 

SEC. 11ll. EXPEDITED HIRING AUTHORITY FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES AND POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United 

States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘§ 3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; 

competitive service 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

the Office of Personnel Management. 

‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in 

section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001(a)). 

‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency may appoint, without regard to any provision of sections 3309 through 3319 and 

3330, a qualified individual to a position in the competitive 

service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or 

below. 

‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—An appointment under paragraph (1) 

shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

Director. 

‘‘(c) QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT.—The head of an agency 

may make an appointment under subsection (b) only if the individual being appointed— 

‘‘(1) has received a baccalaureate or graduate degree from an 

institution of higher education; 

‘‘(2) applies for the position— 

‘‘(A) not later than 2 years after the date on which the 

individual being appointed received the degree described 

in paragraph (1); or 

‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who has completed a period of not less than 4 years of obligated service in a uniformed service, not later than 2 years after the date of the 

discharge or release of the individual from that service; 

and 

‘‘(3) meets each minimum qualification standard prescribed 

by the Director for the position to which the individual is being 

appointed. 

‘‘(d) PUBLIC NOTICE AND ADVERTISING.— 

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency making an appointment under subsection (b) shall publicly advertise positions 

under this section. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the head 

of an agency shall— 

‘‘(A) adhere to merit system principles; 

‘‘(B) advertise positions in a manner that provides for diverse and qualified applicants; and 

‘‘(C) ensure potential applicants have appropriate information relevant to the positions available. 

‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

total number of employees that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed 

the number equal to 15 percent of the number of individuals 

that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year 

to a position in the competitive service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category, at the GS–11 

level, or an equivalent level, or below, under a competitive examining procedure. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Under a regulation prescribed under subsection (f), the Director may establish a lower limit on the 

number of individuals that may be appointed under paragraph 

(1) of this subsection during a fiscal year based on any factor 

the Director considers appropriate. 

‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act 

of 2017, the Director shall issue interim regulations, with an opportunity for comment, for the administration of this section. 

‘‘(g) REPORTING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of each of 

the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment 

of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 

2017, the head of an agency that makes an appointment under 

this section shall submit to Congress a report assessing the impact of the use of the authority provided under this section 

during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of each of 

the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment 

of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 

2017, the head of an agency that makes an appointment under 

this section shall submit a report to— 

‘‘(A) Congress that assesses the impact of the use of the 

authority provided under this section during the fiscal 

year in which the report is submitted; and 

‘‘(B) the Director that contains data that the Director 

considers necessary for the Director to assess the impact 

and effectiveness of the authority described in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The head of an agency shall include in each 

report under paragraph (1)— 

‘‘(A) the total number of individuals appointed by the 

agency under this section, as well as the number of such 

individuals who are— 

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‘‘(i) minorities or members of other underrepresented groups; or 

‘‘(ii) veterans; 

‘‘(B) recruitment sources; 

‘‘(C) the total number of individuals appointed by the 

agency during the applicable fiscal year to a position in the 

competitive service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category at the GS–11 level, or an 

equivalent level, or below; and 

‘‘(D) any additional data specified by the Director. 

‘‘(h) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 

‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall preclude the 

Secretary of Defense from exercising any authority to appoint 

a recent graduate under section 1106 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 

1580), or any applicable successor statute. 

‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations prescribed by the Director for the administration of this section shall not apply to the 

Department of Defense during the period ending on the date 

on which the appointment authority of the Secretary of Defense under section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any applicable successor statute, terminates. 

‘‘§ 3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students; competitive service 

‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director of 

the Office of Personnel Management. 

‘‘(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in 

section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

1001(a)). 

‘‘(3) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ means an individual enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an institution of higher 

education who is pursuing a baccalaureate or graduate degree 

on at least a part-time basis as determined by the institution 

of higher education. 

‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency may make a timelimited appointment of a student, without regard to any provision of sections 3309 through 3319 and 3330, to a position in 

the competitive service at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent 

level, or below for which the student is qualified. 

‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—An appointment under paragraph (1) 

shall be made in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

Director. 

‘‘(c) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency making an appointment under subsection (b) shall publicly advertise positions 

available under this section. 

‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), the head 

of an agency shall— 

‘‘(A) adhere to merit system principles; 

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‘‘(B) advertise positions in a manner that provides for diverse and qualified applicants; and 

‘‘(C) ensure potential applicants have appropriate information relevant to the positions available. 

‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENTS.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 

total number of students that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed 

the number equal to 15 percent of the number of students that 

the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year to 

a position in the competitive service at the GS–11 level, or an 

equivalent level, or below. 

‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Under a regulation prescribed under subsection (g), the Director may establish a lower limit on the 

number of students that may be appointed under paragraph (1) 

of this subsection during a fiscal year based on any factor the 

Director considers appropriate. 

‘‘(e) CONVERSION.—The head of an agency may, without regard to 

any provision of chapter 33 or any other provision of law relating 

to the examination, certification, and appointment of individuals in 

the competitive service, convert a student serving in an appointment under subsection (b) to a permanent appointment in the competitive service within the agency without further competition if 

the student— 

‘‘(1) has completed the course of study leading to the baccalaureate or graduate degree; 

‘‘(2) has completed not less than 640 hours of current continuous employment in an appointment under subsection (b); and 

‘‘(3) meets the qualification standards for the position to 

which the student will be converted. 

‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—The head of an agency shall, without regard 

to any provision of chapter 35 or 75, terminate the appointment of 

a student appointed under subsection (b) upon completion of the 

designated academic course of study unless the student is selected 

for conversion under subsection (e). 

‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act 

of 2017, the Director shall issue interim regulations, with an opportunity for comment, for the administration of this section. 

‘‘(h) REPORTING.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30 of each of 

the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment 

of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 

2017, the head of an agency that makes an appointment under 

this section shall submit a report to— 

‘‘(A) Congress that assesses the impact of the use of the 

authority provided under this section during the fiscal 

year in which the report is submitted; and 

‘‘(B) the Director that contains data that the Director 

considers necessary for the Director to assess the impact 

and effectiveness of the authority described in subparagraph (A). 

‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The head of an agency shall include in each 

report under paragraph (1)— 

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‘‘(A) the total number of individuals appointed by the 

agency under this section, as well as the number of such 

individuals who are— 

‘‘(i) minorities or members of other underrepresented groups; or 

‘‘(ii) veterans; 

‘‘(B) recruitment sources; 

‘‘(C) the total number of individuals appointed by the 

agency during the applicable fiscal year to a position in the 

competitive service at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent 

level, or below; and 

‘‘(D) any additional data specified by the Director. 

‘‘(i) SPECIAL PROVISION REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- FENSE.— 

‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section shall preclude the 

Secretary of Defense from exercising any authority to appoint 

a post-secondary student under section 1106 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note 

prec. 1580), or any applicable successor statute. 

‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations prescribed by the Director for the administration of this section shall not apply to the 

Department of Defense during the period ending on the date 

on which the appointment authority of the Secretary of Defense under section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any applicable successor statute, terminates.’’. 

(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections for 

subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; competitive service. 

‘‘3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students; competitive service.’’. 

7. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARCE OF

NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST 

AND EVALUATION RESOURCES. 

Section 196(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) Not 

less often than once every two fiscal years, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the 

Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of Defense Agencies with test and evaluation responsibilities, shall 

complete a strategic plan reflecting the future needs of the Department of Defense with respect to test and evaluation facilities and resources. Each strategic plan shall cover the period 

of thirty fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year in which 

the plan is submitted under paragraph (3). The strategic plan 

shall be based on a comprehensive review of both funded and 

unfunded test and evaluation requirements of the Department, 

future threats to national security, and the adequacy of the 

test and evaluation facilities and resources of the Department 

to meet those future requirements and threats.’’; and 

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(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘needed to meet such requirements’’ and inserting ‘‘needed to meet current and future 

requirements based on current and emerging threats, including, at minimum, missile defense, cyberspace operations, direct 

energy, and hypersonics,’’. 

8. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LANGEVIN

OF RHODE ISLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR DIVERTOR TEST TOKAMAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

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

funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 4701 for Department of Energy National Security 

Programs, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 

4701, for research, development, test, and evaluation, inertial confinement fusion ignition and high yield, is hereby increased by 

$3,000,000 (to be used for divertor test tokamak research and development). 

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

in section 4101 for procurement, as specified in the corresponding 

funding table in section 4101, for procurement of ammunition, Air 

Force, flares (Line 015) is hereby reduced by $3,000,000. 

9. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SINEMA OF

ARIZONA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 2ll. BRIEFING ON INNOVATIVE MOBILE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES. 

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

(1) government-owned mobile technologies remain at risk for 

targeting or data breaches placing at risk information that 

could harm national security; and 

(2) further, these vulnerabilities exist because current technologies do not possess the necessary security features required to mitigate the threats of credential theft, active surveillance from microphones and cameras, and tracking of user 

movements and location. 

(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

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

to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 

of Representatives a briefing on— 

(1) threats posed by credential theft, active surveillance from 

microphones and cameras, and tracking of user movements 

and location; 

(2) the commercial availability of technologies to mitigate 

these threats; and 

(3) strategies and feasibilities of deploying mobile security 

technologies within the Department. 

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10. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WILSON

OF SOUTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR MICRO-REACTORS. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 12 months after the date 

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and submit to 

the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce in the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Armed Services and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Senate a report describing the requirements for, and 

components of, a pilot program to provide resilience for critical national security infrastructure at Department of Defense and Department of Energy facilities by contracting with a commercial entity to site, construct, and operate at least one licensed micro-reactor at a facility identified under the report by December 31, 2027. 

(b) CONSULTATION.—As necessary to develop the report required 

under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 

(1) the Secretary of Defense; 

(2) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and 

(3) the Administrator of the General Services Administration. 

(c) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) identification of potential locations to site, construct, and 

operate a micro-reactor at a Department of Defense or Department of Energy facility that contains critical national security 

infrastructure that the Secretary determines may not be energy resilient; 

(2) assessments of different nuclear technologies to provide 

energy resiliency for critical national security infrastructure; 

(3) a survey of potential commercial stakeholders with which 

to enter into a contract under the pilot program to construct 

and operate a licensed micro-reactor; 

(4) options to enter into long-term contracting, including various financial mechanisms for such purpose; 

(5) identification of requirements for micro-reactors to provide energy resilience to mission-critical functions at facilities 

identified under paragraph (1); 

(6) an estimate of the costs of the pilot program; 

(7) a timeline with milestones for the pilot program; 

(8) an analysis of the existing authority of the Department 

of Energy and Department of Defense to permit the siting, construction, and operation of a micro-reactor; and 

(9) recommendations for any legislative changes to the authorities analyzed under paragraph (8) necessary for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense to permit 

the siting, construction, and operation of a micro-reactor. 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘critical national security infrastructure’’ means 

any site or installation that the Secretary of Energy or the Secretary of Defense determines supports critical mission functions of the national security enterprise. 

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(2) The term ‘‘licensed’’ means holding a license under section 103 or 104 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. 

(3) The term ‘‘micro-reactor’’ means a nuclear reactor that 

has a power production capacity that is not greater than 50 

megawatts. 

(4) The term ‘‘pilot program’’ means the pilot program described in subsection (a). 

(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means Secretary of Energy. 

(e) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified appendix. 

(f) LIMITATIONS.—This Act does not authorize the Department of 

Energy or Department of Defense to enter into a contract with respect to the pilot program. 

11. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

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Page 83, after line 15, insert the following: 

(E) may include the use of on-the-job training to ensure 

participants are able to learn the skills necessary for successful careers in additive manufacturing. 

12. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CART- WRIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

At the end of subtitle D of title III, insert the following: 

SEC. 3ll. REPORT ON DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. 

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of each 

of the military departments and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 

of Staff, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on labor hours and depot maintenance, which shall include— 

(1) the amount of public and private funding of depot-level 

maintenance and repair (as defined in section 2460 of title 10 

United State Code) for the Department of Defense,, Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Special Operations Command, 

and any other unified command identified by the Secretary, expressed by commodity group by percentage and actual numbers 

in terms of dollars and direct labor hours; 

(2) within each category of depot level maintenance and repair for each entities, the amount of the subset of depot maintenance workload that meets the description under section 

2464 of title 10, United States Code, that is performed in the 

public and private sectors by direct labor hours and by dollars; 

(3) of the subset referred to in paragraph (2), the amount of 

depot maintenance workload performed in the public and private sector by direct labor hour and by dollars for each entity 

that would otherwise be considered core workload under such 

section 2462, but is not considered core because a weapon system or equipment has not been declared a program of record; 

and 

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(4) the projections for the upcoming future years defense program, including the distinction between the Navy and the Marine Corps for the Department of the Navy, as well as any unified command, including the Special Operations Command. 

13. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 3ll. STUDY ON PHASING OUT OPEN BURN PITS. 

(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 

a study on the feasibility of phasing out the use of open burn pits 

by using technology incinerators. 

(b) OPEN BURN PIT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘open 

burn pit’’ means an area of land— 

(1) that is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be used 

for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; and 

(2) does not contain a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for the burning of solid waste. 

14. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 107, line 17, strike ‘‘while on active duty’’. 

15. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NAPOLITANO OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 116, after line 2, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 

Section 509(k) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘REPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORTS’’; 

(2) by striking ‘‘Within’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Not later than’’; 

and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(2) Not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 

Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the pilot Jobs ChalleNGe Programs and submit a report of findings and recommendations to 

Congress.’’. 

16. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE NAPOLITANO OF CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 116, after line 2, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 515. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 

Section 509(h) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and 

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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(2) Equipment and facilities of the United States may be transferred to the National Guard for purposes of carrying out the Program. 

‘‘(3) Equipment and facilities of a State, county, or local government entity may be transferred to the National Guard for purposes 

of carrying out the Program.’’. 

17. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PASCRELL

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

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

SEC. 5ll. INCLUSION OF BLAST EXPOSURE HISTORY IN SERVICE 

RECORDS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that blast exposure history 

is included in the service records of members of the Armed Forces 

in a manner that will assist in determining whether a future illness or injury is service connected. 

18. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GONZALEZ

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 5ll. CYBERSECURITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND AWARENESS IN JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS. 

The Secretaries of the military departments shall encourage the 

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps to include cybersecurity educational programs and awareness in the curriculum of the Corps, 

including lessons on cyber defense, risks of cybersecurity 

vulnerabilities in the military, and pursuing studies and careers in 

cybersecurity and related fields within the Department of Defense. 

19. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HECK OF

WASHINGTON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle I of title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 5ll. PUBLICATION OF GUIDANCE AND INFORMATION ON HOUSING MARKETS NEAR CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and 

make publicly available guidance and information about the housing market around military installations in the continental United 

States. Such guidance and information shall be designed to assist 

members of the Armed Forces in better using their basic allowance 

for housing. 

(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The information and guidance 

under subsection (a) shall include— 

(1) information on the housing market around the installation, including— 

(A) information about deciding whether to rent or buy, 

including taking into consideration the average deployment cycle for that military installation and permanent 

change of station timelines; 

(B) information about houses and apartments; 

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(C) considerations of living with a roommate; and 

(D) information about working with and through a landlord; 

(2) suggested bedroom and bathroom and square footage for 

each basic allowance for housing category; 

(3) recommended zip codes in which to look for properties; 

(4) information about the availability of public transportation; 

(5) average commute times to military installation and wait 

times at nearest gate; and 

(6) a list of realtors and real estate brokers who work in the 

area, including any complaints registered against such realtors 

and brokers. 

(c) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the United States 

shall submit to Congress a report on a review of the Comptroller 

General of the rate setting procedure for basic allowance for housing. Such review shall cover how the Department of Defense collects basic allowance for housing data and shall include an analysis 

of each of the following: 

(1) Whether the process in use is the most efficient process. 

(2) Whether the information collected is publically available 

elsewhere. 

(3) Whether the data collected reflects what is available 

through open source methods. 

(4) How basic allowance for housing rates and cost of living 

adjustments are interrelated. 

(5) Whether members of the Armed Forces about whom data 

is collected are receiving loan protections on interest rates pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 

(6) Whether such members of the Armed Forces experience 

issues when they need to break leases for a deployment or permanent change of station. 

20. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WELCH

OF VERMONT OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In title V, at the end of subtitle I add the following: 

SEC. lll. ASSISTANCE OF STATES FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND THE 

YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. 

Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 

and (m), respectively; and 

(2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection (k): 

‘‘(k) SUPPORT BEYOND PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

provide funding to States to carry out programs that provide deployment cycle information, services, and referrals to members of 

the Armed Forces, including members of the regular components 

and members of the reserve components, and the families of such 

members, throughout the deployment cycle. Such programs may include the provision of access to outreach services, including the following: 

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‘‘(1) Employment counseling. 

‘‘(2) Behavioral health counseling. 

‘‘(3) Suicide prevention. 

‘‘(4) Housing advocacy. 

‘‘(5) Financial counseling. 

‘‘(6) Referrals for the receipt of other related services.’’. 

21. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 133, line 7, insert, after ‘‘review.’’, the following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all records of any request, determination, or action under this subsection remains confidential.’’. 

Page 134, line 9, insert, after ‘‘review.’’, the following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that all records of any request, determination, or action under this subsection remains confidential.’’. 

Page 135, line 10, insert, after ‘‘review.’’, the following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that all records of any request, 

determination, or action under this subsection remains confidential.’’. 

22. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 547. DEFINITION OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs shall establish a joint definition of ‘‘military sexual trauma’’ 

for their respective Departments to use in all aspects of delivering 

care and benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans 

who have suffered that crime. 

(b) REPORT.—The Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 

on their efforts under subsection (a), including legislative recommendations, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

23. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 153, line 6, insert ‘‘(including resources regarding military 

sexual trauma)’’ after ‘‘resources’’. 

24. 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, insert the following: 

SEC. lll. FLEXIBLE MATERNITY AND PARENTAL LEAVE. 

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

the Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement policies and 

procedures that permit a military parent to take, if requested by 

the military parent, flexible and non-continuous— 

(1) maternity leave; and 

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(2) parental leave. 

25. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POCAN OF

WISCONSIN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 566. REPORT ON WAGE DETERMINATION FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 

(a) WAGE DETERMINATION.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 

through the National Guard Bureau, shall coordinate with the Secretary of Labor to obtain a wage determination under section 

6703(1) of title 41, United States Code, for all contract workers 

under the following programs: 

(1) Family Assistance Centers. 

(2) Family Readiness and Support. 

(3) Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. 

(4) Recruit Sustainment Program. 

(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to 

the congressional defense committees regarding the wage determinations described in subsection (a). The report shall include a 

cost estimate of transferring all of the programs named in subsection (a) to direct Federal management. 

26. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRA- DER OF OREGON OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 5ll. EXEMPTION FROM REPAYMENT OF VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY. 

Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’ and 

inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’; 

(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and 

(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) This subsection shall not apply to a member who— 

‘‘(A) is involuntarily recalled to active duty or full-time National Guard duty; and 

‘‘(B) in the course of such duty, incurs a service-connected 

disability rating of total under section 1155 of title 38.’’. 

27. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARCE

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following new section: 

SECTION 5ll. SERVICE OF WOUNDED WARRIORS AS REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT PILOTS OR REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SENSOR OPERATORS IN THE AIR FORCE. 

(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a program under which a qualified wounded warrior who 

faces retirement or separation from the Armed Forces for physical 

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disability may continue, in lieu of such retirement or separation, to 

serve in the Armed Forces as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator in the Air Force. 

(b) ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS.— (1) MODIFICATION OF PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS.—In the case 

of wounded warriors only, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 

modify the physical fitness requirements applicable to a 

wounded warrior who is seeking to serve, or is serving, as a 

remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator if the wounded warrior is incapable of meeting 

such requirements, such as completing an annual physical 

training test, due to the service-related disability, but otherwise satisfies the remotely piloted aircraft medical standard. 

(2) MEDICAL WAIVERS.—The restriction on medical waivers 

contained in section 6.4.5.1 of Air Force Instruction 48–123 

shall not apply to the program required by this section. 

(3) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—To 

serve as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted 

aircraft sensor operator, a wounded warrior applicant would 

still have to pass— 

(A) the applicable Air Force Officer Qualifying Test or 

Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery; and 

(B) the applicable security and mental health requirements. 

(4) AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION.—A wounded warrior may 

not be selected to serve, or continue to serve, as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator 

if the Secretary of the Air Force determines that— 

(A) the wounded warrior presents a hazard to flying 

safety or mission completion; 

(B) performance of the duty would be hazardous to the 

health of the wounded warrior; or 

(C) the wounded warrior is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or any other 

mental disorder that could hinder mission performance. 

(c) PRIORITY FOR CERTAIN WOUNDED WARRIORS.—In selecting 

wounded warriors to serve as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot or remotely piloted aircraft sensor operator, the Secretary of the Air 

Force shall give priority to wounded warriors whose disability was 

incurred— 

(1) in the line of duty in a combat zone designated by the 

Secretary of Defense; or 

(2) during the performance of duty in combat-related operations as designated by the Secretary of Defense. 

(d) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—In the case of a wounded warrior who 

is not a member of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force 

shall cooperate with the Secretary concerned having jurisdiction 

over the wounded warrior to transfer the wounded warrior from 

the other Armed Force to the Air Force to permit the wounded warrior to be selected for the program under this section. 

(e) WOUNDED WARRIOR DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘wounded warrior’’ means a member of the Armed Forces who— 

(1) is unfit to perform the duties of the member’s office, 

grade, rank, or rating because of physical disability incurred in 

the line of duty; and 

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(2) is under consideration for retirement or separation under 

chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code, or has been placed 

on the temporary disability retired list. 

28. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS OF

ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following: 

SEC. 5ll. TRANSPORTATION OF REMAINS OF CASUALTIES; TRAVEL 

EXPENSES FOR NEXT OF KIN. 

(a) TRANSPORTATION FOR REMAINS OF A MEMBER WHO DIES NOT

IN A THEATER OF COMBAT OPERATIONS.—Section 562 of the John 

Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 

(Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is amended— 

(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DYING IN A THEATER OF 

COMBAT OPERATIONS’’; and 

(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in a combat theater of operations’’ and inserting ‘‘outside of the United States’’. 

(b) TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILY.—The Secretary of Defense 

shall revise Department of Defense Instruction 1300.18 to extend 

travel privileges via Invitational Travel Authorization to family 

members of members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the 

United States and whose remains are returned to the United 

States through the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. 

29. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELBENE

OF WASHINGTON OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 5ll. GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENT RENDERED FOR 

PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSING A 

CHILD. 

Section 1408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in subsection (e)— 

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 

‘‘Subject to subsection (l)(2), the’’; and 

(B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘other provision of 

law’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of law except subsection 

(l)(2)’’; and 

(2) in subsection (l)(2), by striking the second sentence and 

inserting ‘‘The limitations on the amount of disposable retired 

pay available for payments under paragraphs (1) and (4)(B) of 

subsection (e) do not apply to a child abuse garnishment 

order.’’. 

30. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 171, after line 4, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 566. EDUCATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 

Section 2164(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

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(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end ‘‘If the Secretary 

determines that appropriate educational programs are not 

available through a local educational agency for dependents of 

retirees residing on a military installation in the United 

States, the Secretary may enter into arrangements to provide 

for the elementary or secondary education of the dependents of 

such retirees.’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘retiree’ means a 

member or former member of the armed forces who is entitled to 

retired or retainer pay under this title, or who, but for age, would 

be eligible for retired or retainer pay under chapter 1223 of this 

title.’’. 

31. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 190, after line 10, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 606. REPORT ON IMMINENT DANGER PAY AND HOSTILE FIRE 

PAY. 

(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report examining the current processes for awarding imminent danger pay and 

hostile fire pay to members of the Armed Forces. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—This report under this section shall include the 

following: 

(1) An analysis of difficulties in implementing the current 

system. 

(2) An explanation of how geographic regions are selected to 

be eligible for such pay and the criteria used to define these 

regions. 

(3) An examination of whether the current geographic model 

is the most appropriate way to award such pay, including the 

following: 

(A) A discussion of whether the current model most accurately reflects the realities of modern warfare and is responsive enough to the needs of members. 

(B) Whether the Secretary believes it would be appropriate to tie such pay to specific authorizations for deployments (including deployments of special operations forces) 

in addition to geographic criteria. 

(C) A description of any change the Secretary would consider to update such pay to reflect the current operational 

environment. 

(D) How the Secretary would implement each change 

under subparagraph (C). 

(E) Recommendations of the Secretary for related regulations or legislative action. 

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32. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COFFMAN

OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 606. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE WIDOWS’ TAX. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) section 621 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) amended section 1450(m) 

of title 10, United States Code, to make permanent the special 

survivor indemnity allowance; 

(2) under the special survivor indemnity allowance, surviving 

spouses and dependent children of members who die of a service-connected cause will not be subject to a full offset of survivor benefit plan payments by dependency and indemnity 

compensation, commonly referred to as the ‘‘widows’ tax’’; and 

(3) while the special survivor indemnity allowance alleviates 

the gap in benefits, the whole Congress must work together to 

find a way to eliminate the widows’ tax entirely. 

33. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DONOVAN

OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VI, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 606. REEVALUATION OF BAH FOR THE MILITARY HOUSING AREA 

INCLUDING STATEN ISLAND. 

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense, using the most recent data available 

to the Secretary, shall reevaluate the basic housing allowance prescribed under section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, for the 

military housing area that includes Staten Island, New York 

34. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LUJAN

GRISHAM OF NEW MEXICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

In title VI, at the end of subtitle A add the following: 

SEC. ll. COMPENSATION AND CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES 

FOR MATERNITY LEAVE TAKEN BY MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 

(a) COMPENSATION.—Section 206(a) of title 37, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

(3) by adding the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) for each of 6 days in connection with the taking by the 

member of a period of maternity leave.’’. 

(b) CREDIT FOR RETIRED PAY PURPOSES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The period of maternity leave taken by a 

member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces in connection with the birth of a child shall count toward the member’s entitlement to retired pay, and in connection with the 

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years of service used in computing retired pay, under chapter 

1223 of title 10, United States Code, as 12 points. 

(2) SEPARATE CREDIT FOR EACH PERIOD OF LEAVE.—Separate 

crediting of points shall accrue to a member pursuant to this 

subsection for each period of maternity leave taken by the 

member in connection with a childbirth event. 

(3) WHEN CREDITED.—Points credited a member for a period 

of maternity leave pursuant to this subsection shall be credited 

in the year in which the period of maternity leave concerned 

commences. 

(4) CONTRIBUTION OF LEAVE TOWARD ENTITLEMENT TO RETIRED PAY.—Section 12732(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

is amended by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following 

new subparagraph: 

‘‘(F) Points at the rate of 12 a year for the taking of maternity leave.’’. 

(5) COMPUTATION OF YEARS OF SERVICE FOR RETIRED PAY.— 

Section 12733 of such title is amended— 

(A) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and 

(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 

paragraph (5): 

‘‘(5) One day for each point credited to the person under subparagraph (F) of section 12732(a)(2) of this title.’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made by 

this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

Act, and shall apply with respect to periods of maternity leave that 

commence on or after that date. 

35. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROUZER

OF NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 626. DESIGNATION OF NEW BENEFICIARY UNDER THE SURVIVOR 

BENEFIT PLAN. 

Section 1448(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 

adding at the end the following new subparagraph (H): 

‘‘(H) ELECTION OF NEW BENEFICIARY BY TERMINALLY ILL

PARTICIPANT.— 

‘‘(i) AUTHORITY FOR ELECTION.—A participant in the 

Plan may elect a new beneficiary if the Secretary concerned determines that the participant is terminally 

ill. Any such beneficiary must be a natural person 

with an insurable interest in the participant. 

‘‘(ii) PROCEDURES.—Such an election shall be in writing, signed by the participant, and made in such form 

and manner as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. 

Such an election shall be effective the first day of the 

first month following the month in which the election 

is received by the Secretary.’’. 

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36. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 201, after line 11, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 626. 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 2019 through 

2023; and 

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

exchanges. 

37. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 210, line 21, insert ‘‘, universities,’’ after ‘‘organizations’’. 

38. 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’’. 

39. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KUSTER

OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle A of title VII, 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: 

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tal health disorders and alternatives to opioid analgesics; and’’. 

40. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MENG OF

NEW YORK OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. lll. BURN PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM. 

The Secretary of Defense may develop a burn patient transfer 

system, including any required hardware and software, that would 

provide a platform for reporting immediate and surge bed availability and that would electronically match patient acuity with 

open beds at other military and civilian burn centers. 

41. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́ N OF PUERTO RICO OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new section: 

SEC. 7ll. STUDY ON THE TREATMENT OF TRICARE BENEFICIARIES 

WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF PUERTO RICO. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense, and with respect to members of the Coast Guard, in coordination with the Secretary of the 

Department in which the Coast Guard is operating when it is not 

operating as a service in the Navy, shall conduct a study on the 

feasibility and effect of extending the eligibility to enroll in, and the 

coverage of, TRICARE Prime to members of the Armed Forces and 

covered beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico to the same degree 

that a covered beneficiary who resides in any of the several States 

may enroll in TRICARE Prime. 

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

following: 

(1) The requirements, as of the date of the study, for a covered beneficiary to be eligible to enroll in the TRICARE program in Puerto Rico. 

(2) The number of— 

(A) covered beneficiaries who are enrolled in the 

TRICARE program who reside in Puerto Rico; and 

(B) such covered beneficiaries who would potentially enroll in TRICARE Prime if the Secretary extends TRICARE 

Prime as described in subsection (a). 

(3) The demographic distribution of covered beneficiaries 

who reside in Puerto Rico. 

(4) The access of such covered beneficiaries to health care 

networks, including trauma care centers, as of the date of the 

study. 

(5) The quality of such health care networks. 

(6) The costs and timeline requirements for extending 

TRICARE Prime as described in subsection (a). 

(7) The feasibility of using medical resources of the Department of Defense to cover gaps in service availability in Puerto 

Rico if such extension does not occur. 

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(c) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 

defense committees a report on the study under subsection (a). 

(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘covered beneficiary’’, ‘‘TRICARE Prime’’, and ‘‘TRICARE program’’ have the 

meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United 

States Code. 

42. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

VELA ́ ZQUEZ OF NEW YORK 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 HEALTH EFFECTS RELATING TO ACTIVITY OF 

THE ARMED FORCES ON VIEQUES. 

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

Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 

the congressional defense committees a report containing a study 

of the health effects of the live-fire training at Vieques Naval 

Training Range conducted by the Navy before 2002 and other activities of the Armed Forces on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. 

The study shall include a comprehensive analysis of the following: 

(1) The immediate health effects of such training and activity 

on the residents of Vieques. 

(2) The long-term health effects of such training and activity 

on the residents of Vieques. 

(3) The potential ongoing health effects caused by any contamination relating to such training and activity. 

43. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMUCKER

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. STRATEGY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN MENTAL HEALTH 

PROVIDERS. 

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 that— 

(1) describes the shortage of mental health providers of the 

Department of Defense; 

(2) explains the reasons for such shortage; 

(3) explains the effect of such shortage on members of the 

Armed Forces; and 

(4) contains a strategy to better recruit and retain mental 

health providers, including with respect to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurse practitioners, licensed social 

workers, and other licensed providers of the military health 

system. 

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44. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JONES OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle C of title VII the following new section: 

SEC. 7lll. STUDY ON EARNING BY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES 

MEDICS OF CREDITS TOWARDS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 

DEGREE. 

(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of establishing partnerships between special operations forces and institutions of higher education, and health care systems if determined appropriate by the 

Secretary, through which special operations forces medics earn 

credit toward the master’s degree of physician assistant for military operational work and training performed by the medics. 

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

following: 

(1) The feasibility with respect to establishing partnerships 

described in subsection (a) that permit medics to conduct clinical training at medical facilities of the Department of Defense 

and the civilian sector in order to meet the increasing demand 

for highly trained health care providers at such facilities. 

(2) How partnerships described in subsection (a) will ensure 

that the evaluation of work and training performed by medics 

for which credits are earned comply with civilian clinical evaluation standards applicable to the awarding of master’s degrees of physician assistant. 

(3) How the Secretary can leverage the physician assistant 

program at the Uniformed Services University to coordinate 

such partnerships and assist with credits. 

(c) REPORT.—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 Representative a report on the study under subsection (a). 

45. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 730. STUDY OF DRUG SHORTAGES AND IMPACT ON MEMBERS OF 

THE ARMED FORCES. 

(a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

(1) Shortages of critical medical drugs used for surgery and 

emergency care have increased significantly during 2017 and 

2018. 

(2) Reports from physicians have identified critical drugs 

such as dilaudid, bupivacaine, morphine, and epinephrine as 

important commonly needed drugs in shortage. 

(3) Health care providers for the Armed Forces use the same 

drugs as civilian health care providers and are experiencing 

similar shortages in surgical facilities. 

(4) Such shortages could compromise the quality of care 

available to members of the Armed Forces. 

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

shortages of drugs used in the surgical and emergency settings of 

military facilities— 

(1) to determine if the quality or safety of military health 

care has been compromised by such shortages; 

(2) to identify and examine supply chain issues related to the 

availability of drugs used for surgery and emergency care; and 

(3) to identify and examine the impact of shortages on care 

for military patients. 

(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study under subsection 

(b), the Secretary shall consult with the Commissioner of Food and 

Drugs, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, 

and such other stakeholders as the Secretary considers relevant to 

the study, including physician organizations and drug manufacturers. 

(d) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the 12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress describing the study 

under this section and setting forth any conclusions and recommendations resulting from the study. 

46. 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. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REGARDING MHS GENESIS ELECTRONIC 

HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM. 

The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a report detailing lessons learned by the Secretary of 

Defense with respect to successfully remediating concerns found 

during the initial operational testing and evaluation of the electronic health record system known as MHS Genesis. 

47. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KRISHNAMOORTHI OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR

10 MINUTES

In subtitle C of title VII, insert the following section: 

SEC. lll. REPORT REGARDING OPIOID PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

FORCES. 

The Secretary of Defense shall prepare and submit a report to 

congressional defense committees regarding the actions the Department of Defense is taking to prevent and treat opioid use among 

the dependents of members of the Armed Forces. Such report shall 

include how information is shared between military medical treatment facilities across the country, what counseling services are 

available to dependents and how such services are publicized, and 

a plan for intervention strategies to prevent opioid use and abuse. 

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48. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SMUCKER

OF PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. ll. MONITORING MEDICATION PRESCRIBING PRACTICES FOR 

THE TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. 

(a) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 

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

the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report on the practices for prescribing medication during the period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending December 31, 2017, that were inconsistent with the posttraumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by 

the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration. 

(2) CONTENTS.—The report under this subsection shall include the following: 

(A) A summary of the Army’s, the Navy’s, and the Air 

Force’s practices for prescribing medication during the period referred to in paragraph (1) that were inconsistent 

with the post-traumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration. 

(B) Identification of medical centers serving members of 

the Armed Forces found to having higher than average 

incidences of prescribing medication during the period referred to in paragraph (1) that were inconsistent with the 

post-traumatic stress disorder guidelines. 

(C) A plan for such medical centers to reduce the prescribing of medications that are inconsistent with the posttraumatic stress disorder guidelines. 

(D) A plan for ongoing monitoring of medical centers 

found to have higher than average incidences of prescribing medication that were inconsistent with the posttraumatic stress disorder guidelines by the Department of 

Defense and the Veterans Health Administration. 

(b) MONITORING PROGRAM.—Based on the findings of the report 

under subsection (a), the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and 

the Air Force shall each establish a monitoring program carried out 

with respect to such branch of the Armed Forces shall provide as 

follows: 

(1) The monitoring program shall provide for the conduct of 

periodic reviews, beginning October 1, 2019, of medication prescribing practices of its own providers. 

(2) The monitoring program shall provide for regular reports, 

beginning October 1, 2020, to the Department of Defense and 

the Veterans Health Administration, of the results of the periodic reviews pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 

(3) The monitoring program shall establish internal procedures, not later than October 1, 2020, to address practices for 

prescribing medication that are inconsistent with the posttraumatic stress disorder medication guidelines developed Department of Defense and the Veterans Health Administration. 

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49. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BANKS OF

INDIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 811, add at the end the following: 

(m) SUBMISSION OF NOTICE AND PLAN TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

than 30 days before reorganizing, restructuring, or eliminating any 

position or office specified in this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 

of Representatives notice of such reorganization, restructuring, or 

elimination together with a plan to ensure that mission requirements are met and appropriate oversight is conducted in carrying 

out such reorganization, restructuring, or elimination. Such plan 

shall address how user needs will be met and how associated roles 

and responsibilities will be accomplished for each position or office 

that the Secretary determines requiring reorganization, restructuring, or elimination. 

50. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MITCHELL

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle C of title VIII (page 355, after line 2) add 

the following new section: 

SEC. 835. REVIEW OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS ON COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS. 

(a) REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS NOT TO EXEMPT CONTRACTS FOR

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, AND COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS FROM CERTAIN LAWS AND

REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

shall— 

(1) review each determination of the Federal Acquisition 

Regulatory Council pursuant to section 1906(b)(2), section 

1906(c)(3), or section 1907(a)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 

not to exempt contracts or subcontracts from laws which such 

contracts and subcontracts would otherwise be exempt from 

under section 1906(d) of title 41, United States Code; and 

(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 

provide an exemption from each law subject to such determination unless the Council determines that there is a specific reason not to provide the exemptions pursuant to section 1906 of 

such title or the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 

determines there is a specific reason not to provide the exemption pursuant to section 1907 of such title. 

(b) REVIEW OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall— 

(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all 

regulations that require a specific contract clause for a contract 

using commercial product or commercial services acquisition 

procedures under part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, except for regulations required by law or Executive order; 

and 

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(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 

eliminate regulations reviewed under paragraph (1) unless the 

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council determines on a caseby-case basis that there is a specific reason not to eliminate 

the regulation. 

(c) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAUSE REGULATIONS

APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEM

SUBCONTRACTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

shall— 

(1) review the Federal Acquisition Regulation to assess all 

regulations that require a prime contractor to include a specific 

contract clause in a subcontract for commercially available offthe-shelf items unless the inclusion of such clause is required 

by law or Executive order; and 

(2) propose revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 

eliminate regulations reviewed under paragraph (1) unless the 

Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council determines on a caseby-case basis that there is a specific reason not to eliminate 

the regulation. 

At the end of title VIII (page 404, after line 21), add the following new sections: 

SEC. 881. PROMOTION OF THE USE OF GOVERNMENT-WIDE AND 

OTHER INTERAGENCY CONTRACTS. 

Section 865(b)(1) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 31 U.S.C. 

1535 note) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘that all interagency acquisitions—’’ and inserting ‘‘that—’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (A)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘all interagency assisted acquisitions’’ 

before ‘‘include’’; and 

(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

(3) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

(4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), 

and in that subparagraph by inserting ‘‘all interagency assisted 

acquisitions’’ before ‘‘include’’. 

SEC. 882. INCREASING COMPETITION AT THE TASK ORDER LEVEL. 

Section 3306(c) of title 41, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘except as provided in 

paragraph (3),’’ in subparagraphs (B) and (C) after the subparagraph designation; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 

‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INDEFINITE DELIVERY, INDEFINITE QUANTITY MULTIPLE-AWARD CONTRACTS AND CERTAIN FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES ACQUIRED ON

AN HOURLY RATE.—If an executive agency issues a solicitation 

for one or more contracts for services to be acquired on an 

hourly rate basis under the authority of sections 4103 and 

4106 of this title or section 152(3) of this title and section 

501(b) of title 40 and the executive agency intends to make a 

contract award to each qualifying offeror and the contract or 

contracts will feature individually competed task or delivery 

orders based on hourly rates— 

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‘‘(A) the contracting officer need not consider price as an 

evaluation factor for contract award; and 

‘‘(B) if, pursuant to subparagraph (A), price is not considered as an evaluation factor for contract award— 

‘‘(i) the disclosure requirement of subparagraph (C) 

of paragraph (1) shall not apply; and 

‘‘(ii) cost or price to the Federal Government shall be 

considered in conjunction with the issuance pursuant 

to sections 4106(c) and 152(3) of this title of any task 

or delivery order under any contract resulting from 

the solicitation. 

‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (3), the term ‘qualifying offeror’ means an offeror that— 

‘‘(A) is determined to be a responsible source; 

‘‘(B) submits a proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation; 

‘‘(C) meets all technical requirements; and 

‘‘(D) is otherwise eligible for award.’’. 

51. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAVES

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title VIII, insert the following: 

SEC. 8ll. INDIVIDUAL ACQUISITION FOR COMMERCIAL LEASING 

SERVICES. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of section 863 of Public Law 

110–417, an individual acquisition for commercial leasing services 

shall not be construed as a purchase of property or services if such 

individual acquisition is made on a no cost basis and pursuant to 

a multiple award contract awarded in accordance with requirements for full and open competition. 

(b) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 

(1) conduct biennial audits of the General Services Administration National Broker Contract to determine— 

(A) whether brokers selected under the program provide 

lower lease rental rates than rates negotiated by General 

Services Administration staff; and 

(B) the impact of the program on the length of time of 

lease procurements; 

(2) conduct a review of whether the application of section 863 

of Public Law 110–417 to acquisitions for commercial leasing 

services resulted in rental cost savings for the Government 

during the years in which such section was applicable prior to 

the date of enactment of this section; and 

(3) not later than September 30, 2019, and September 30, 

2021, submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

that— 

(A) summarizes the results of the audit and review required by paragraphs (1) and (2); 

(B) includes an assessment of whether the National 

Broker Contract provides greater efficiencies and savings 

than the use of General Services Administration staff; and 

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(C) includes recommendations for improving General 

Services Administration lease procurements. 

(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on December 31, 

2022. 

52. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ADAMS OF

NORTH CAROLINA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

SEC. 861. SCORE. 

(a) SCORE REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 20 of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended— 

(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE program authorized 

by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are necessary for the Administrator 

to make grants or enter into cooperative agreements in a total 

amount that does not exceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 

2018 and 2019.’’. 

(b) SCORE PROGRAM.—Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 637) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘the SCORE program 

described in subsection (c)’’; and 

(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 

‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 

‘‘(A) SCORE ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps of Retired Executives Association or any successor or other organization who receives 

a grant from the Administrator to operate the SCORE program under paragraph (2)(A). 

‘‘(B) SCORE PROGRAM.—The term ‘SCORE program’ 

means the SCORE program authorized by subsection 

(b)(1)(B). 

‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall provide a 

grant to the SCORE Association to manage the SCORE 

program. 

‘‘(B) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer participating in the 

SCORE program shall— 

‘‘(i) based on the business experience and knowledge 

of the volunteer— 

‘‘(I) provide at no cost to individuals who own, 

or aspire to own, small business concerns personal 

counseling, mentoring, and coaching relating to 

the process of starting, expanding, managing, buying, and selling a business; and 

‘‘(II) facilitate low-cost education workshops for 

individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns; and 

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‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, resources, and expertise of other organizations to carry out the SCORE 

program. 

‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, in consultation 

with the SCORE Association, shall ensure that the SCORE 

program and each chapter of the SCORE program develop and 

implement plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently 

provide services to individuals in rural areas, economically disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally underserved 

communities, including plans for electronic initiatives, webbased initiatives, chapter expansion, partnerships, and the development of new skills by volunteers participating in the 

SCORE program. 

‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Association shall submit 

to the Administrator an annual report that contains— 

‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled or trained 

under the SCORE program; 

‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling provided under 

the SCORE program; and 

‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 

‘‘(i) the number of small business concerns formed 

with assistance from the SCORE program; 

‘‘(ii) the number of small business concerns expanded with assistance from the SCORE program; and 

‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with assistance 

from the SCORE program. 

‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Administrator nor the 

SCORE Association may disclose the name, address, or 

telephone number of any individual or small business concern receiving assistance from the SCORE Association 

without the consent of such individual or small business 

concern, unless— 

‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to make such a disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal enforcement 

action initiated by a Federal or State agency; or 

‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines such a disclosure 

to be necessary for the purpose of conducting a financial audit of the SCORE program, in which case disclosure shall be limited to the information necessary for 

the audit. 

‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMATION.—This paragraph shall not— 

‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Administrator to program activity data; or 

‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from using client information to conduct client surveys. 

‘‘(C) STANDARDS.— 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, after the 

opportunity for notice and comment, establish standards for— 

‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to financial audits 

under subparagraph (A)(ii); and 

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‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, including standards for oversight of the surveys and for dissemination and use of client information. 

‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PRIVACY PROTECTION.—The standards 

issued under this subparagraph shall, to the extent 

practicable, provide for the maximum amount of privacy protection.’’. 

(c) ONLINE COMPONENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(6) ONLINE COMPONENT.—In carrying out this subsection, 

the SCORE Association shall make use of online counseling, 

including by developing and implementing webinars and an 

electronic mentoring platform to expand access to services provided under this subsection and to further support entrepreneurs.’’. 

(2) ONLINE COMPONENT REPORT.— (A) IN GENERAL.—At the end of fiscal year 2018, the 

SCORE Association shall issue a report to the Committee 

on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 

Senate on the effectiveness of the online counseling and 

webinars required as part of the SCORE program, including— 

(i) how the SCORE Association determines electronic mentoring and webinar needs, develops training 

for electronic mentoring, establishes webinar criteria 

curricula, and evaluates webinar and electronic mentoring results; 

(ii) describing the internal controls that are used 

and a summary of the topics covered by the webinars; 

and 

(iii) performance metrics, including the number of 

small business concerns counseled by, the number of 

small business concerns created by, the number of jobs 

created and retained by, and the funding amounts directed towards such online counseling and webinars. 

(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection, the 

terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ and ‘‘SCORE program’’ have 

the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section 

8(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1)). 

(d) STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF THE SCORE PROGRAM.— 

(1) STUDY.—The SCORE Association shall carry out a study 

on the future role of the SCORE program and develop a strategic plan for how the SCORE program will evolve to meet the 

needs of small business concerns and potential future small 

business concerns over the course of the 5 years following the 

date of enactment of this Act, with markers and specific objectives for year 1, year 3, and year 5. 

(2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6-month period 

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the SCORE 

Association shall issue a report to the Committee on Small 

Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

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on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate containing— 

(A) all findings and determination made in carrying out 

the study required under paragraph (1); 

(B) the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1); 

(C) an explanation of how the SCORE Association plans 

to achieve the strategic plan, assuming both stagnant and 

increased funding levels. 

(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the terms 

‘‘SCORE Association’’ and ‘‘SCORE program’’ have the meaning 

given those terms, respectively, under section 8(c)(1) of the 

Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1)). 

(e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

631 et seq.) is amended— 

(A) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 

636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired 

Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

(B) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)— 

(i) in subsection (b)— 

(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Service Corps 

of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Service Corps 

of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (c)(12), by striking ‘‘Service Corps 

of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 

(2) OTHER LAWS.— 

(A) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009.—Section 621 of the Children’s Health 

Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 

657p) is amended— 

(i) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and 

inserting the following: 

‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program 

authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 

U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B));’’; and 

(ii) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking ‘‘Service 

Corps of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE 

program’’. 

(B) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 

337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 

U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Service 

Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and inserting 

‘‘SCORE program’’. 

53. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

ESPAILLAT OF NEW YORK OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 381, after line 9, insert the following: 

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SEC. 861. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION TO FORM ASSOCIATION.—Procurement Technical Assistance Centers are authorized to form an association to 

pursue matters of common concern. 

(b) RECOGNITION BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—If more than half 

of the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers which are operating pursuant to agreements with the Department of Defense are 

members of such an association, the Secretary of Defense shall— 

(1) recognize the existence and activities of such an association; and 

(2) consult with it and develop documents— 

(A) announcing the annual scope of activities pursuant 

to this section, 

(B) requesting proposals to deliver assistance as provided in this section, and 

(C) governing the general operations and administration 

of the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, specifically including the development of regulations and a uniform negotiated cooperative agreement for use on an annual basis when entering into individual negotiated agreements with Procurement Technical Assistance Centers. 

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

At the end of title VIII (page 404, after line 21), add the following new section: 

SEC. 8ll. PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATIVE LEAD TIME DEFINITION 

AND PLAN. 

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

enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement 

Policy shall develop, make available for public comment, and finalize— 

(1) a definition of the term ‘‘Procurement administrative lead 

time’’ or ‘‘PALT’’, to be applied Government-wide, that describes the amount of time from the date on which a solicitation for a contract or task order is issued to the date of an initial award of the contract or task order; and 

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

PALT for Federal Government contracts and task orders in 

amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold. 

(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DEFINITION.—Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the amount of time in the definition of PALT 

developed under subsection (a) shall— 

(1) begin on the date on which an initial solicitation is issued 

by a Federal department or agency for a contract or task order; 

and 

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

order. 

(c) COORDINATION.—In developing the definition of PALT, the Administrator shall coordinate with— 

(1) the senior procurement executives of Federal agencies; 

(2) the Secretary of Defense; and 

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(3) the Administrator of the General Services Administration 

on modifying the existing data system of the Federal Government to determine the date on which the initial solicitation is 

issued. 

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

required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, rely on the information contained in the 

Federal procurement data system established pursuant to section 

1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code, including any modifications to that system. 

55. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CONAWAY

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 1004, strike ‘‘financial system’’ and insert ‘‘business 

system that contributes to financial information’’. 

56. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER

OF OHIO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Strike section 1076. 

57. 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. 1005. 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. 

58. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE RUIZ OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 10ll. AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY. 

(a) EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.—Beginning not later than one year 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out an annual education campaign to inform individuals who may be eligible to enroll in the Airborne Hazards and 

Open Burn Pit Registry of such eligibility. Each such campaign 

shall include at least one electronic method and one physical mailing method to provide such information. 

(b) AIRBORNE HAZARDS AND OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY DE- FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘Airborne Hazards and Open 

Burn Pit Registry’’ means the registry established by the Secretary 

of Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and 

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Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 

112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 

59. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ESTY OF

CONNECTICUT OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. BRIEFING ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense should coordinate to— 

(1) prevent the flight of unmanned aircraft over Arlington 

National Cemetery, to the maximum amount practical, in order 

to preserve the sacred atmosphere of the cemetery as a national shrine; and 

(2) restrict all flights of unmanned aircraft over Arlington 

National Cemetery during the execution of funeral services, except in emergency situations, the execution of national security 

operations, and unmanned aircraft flown at the request of the 

family participating in funeral services. 

(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 

of the Federal Aviation Administration shall jointly provide to the 

Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, 

and Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

Committees on Armed Services, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate a briefing on whether 

legislative action is required to prevent low flying unmanned aircraft from disrupting funerals at Arlington National Cemetery. 

(c) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ has the meaning given such term in section 

331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 

112–95). 

60. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title X the following: 

SEC. 1062. REPORT ON AN UPDATED ARCTIC STRATEGY. 

(a) REPORT ON AN UPDATED STRATEGY.—Not later than June 1, 

2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary 

of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating with respect to Coast Guard operations and navigation issues, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on an updated 

Arctic Strategy to improve and enhance joint operations. The report 

shall also include an assessment of Russia’s aggressive buildup of 

military assets and infrastructure in the Arctic, as well as China’s 

efforts to influence Arctic policy. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: 

(1) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for sea operations, 

including all military and Coast Guard vessels available for 

Arctic operations. 

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(2) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for air operations, 

which will include all rotor and fixed wing military aircraft 

platforms available for Arctic operations. 

(3) A description of a joint Arctic strategy for ground operations, which will include all military ground forces available 

for Arctic operations. 

(4) An assessment of Russia’s continued aggressive buildup 

of military assets and infrastructure in the Arctic. 

(5) An assessment of China’s efforts to influence global Arctic 

policy. 

61. 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 X, insert the following: 

SEC. 10ll. REPORT ON DESALINIZATION TECHNOLOGY. 

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

Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on desalinization technology’s application 

for defense and national security purposes to provide drought relief 

to areas impacted by sharp declines in water resources. 

62. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 10ll. COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RECIPROCITY OF SECURITY CLEARANCE AND ACCESS DETERMINATIONS. 

The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure the expedited compliance of the Department of Defense with section 3001(d) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 (108–458; 50 U.S.C. 3341(d)). 

63. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOSAR OF

ARIZONA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 10ll. ASSESSMENT REGARDING ELIGIBILITY FOR COMPENSATION FOR COMPENSABLE DISEASES UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT. 

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The National Cancer Institute and the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention shall assess the application of 

probability of causation/assigned share (in this section referred to 

as ‘‘PC/AS’’) to determine eligibility for compensation for compensable diseases under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act 

(Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) in downwind populations in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the 

possessions and territories of the United States. To carry out the 

assessment, the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall, at a minimum— 

(1) complete the work begun in the late 1990s to develop 

dose estimates for downwind populations in such locations 

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from fallout from nuclear weapons testing by the United 

States; and 

(2) estimate the portions of these downwind populations that 

could become eligible for compensation compensable diseases 

under such Act for each of the following PC/AS criteria: 

(A) Median PC/AS > 0.5. 

(B) PC/AS > 0.5 at the 80 percent credibility limit. 

(C) PC/AS > 0.5 at the 99 percent credibility limit. 

(b) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Not later than 60 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the National Cancer Institute 

and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall inform 

Congress of the time and resources required to carry out the assessment under subsection (a). 

64. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DENHAM

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle G of title X the following: 

SEC. 10ll. USE OF GI BENEFITS FOR AGRICULTURE-RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall provide guidance and resources for individuals interested in using educational benefits 

under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States 

Code, or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, United States Code, for 

agriculture-related education programs. 

65. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOUNG OF

ALASKA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of title X add the following: 

SEC. ll. ARCTIC SURVIVAL TRAINING. 

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that in developing any 

Arctic survival curriculum, the Department of Defense shall engage 

with local indigenous communities for their traditional knowledge. 

66. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YODER OF

KANSAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 10ll. PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION THAT IS STORED BY THIRD-PARTY 

SERVICE PROVIDERS . 

(a) VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE CORRECTIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2702 of title 18, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) in subsection (a)— 

(i) in paragraph (1)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; 

and 

(II) by striking ‘‘while in electronic storage by 

that service’’ and inserting ‘‘that is in electronic 

storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by that service’’; 

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(ii) in paragraph (2)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘to the public’’; 

(II) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; and 

(III) by striking ‘‘which is carried or maintained 

on that service’’ and inserting ‘‘that is stored, held, 

or maintained by that service’’; and 

(iii) in paragraph (3)— 

(I) by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; 

and 

(II) by striking ‘‘a provider of’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

person or entity providing’’; 

(B) in subsection (b)— 

(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘wire or electronic’’ before ‘‘communication’’; 

(ii) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 

‘‘(1) to an originator, addressee, or intended recipient of such 

communication, to the subscriber or customer on whose behalf 

the provider stores, holds, or maintains such communication, 

or to an agent of such addressee, intended recipient, subscriber, or customer;’’; and 

(iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 

‘‘(3) with the lawful consent of the originator, addressee, or 

intended recipient of such communication, or of the subscriber 

or customer on whose behalf the provider stores, holds, or 

maintains such communication;’’; 

(C) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘wire or electronic’’ before ‘‘communications’’; 

(D) in each of subsections (b) and (c), by striking ‘‘divulge’’ and inserting ‘‘disclose’’; and 

(E) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (2) to read 

as follows: 

‘‘(2) with the lawful consent of the subscriber or customer;’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS TO REQUIRED DISCLOSURE SECTION.—Section 

2703 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by striking subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the 

following: 

‘‘(a) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN

ELECTRONIC STORAGE.—Except as provided in subsections (i) and 

(j), a governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider 

of electronic communication service of the contents of a wire or 

electronic communication that is in electronic storage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by that service only if the governmental entity obtains a warrant issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case 

of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures) that— 

‘‘(1) is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(2) may indicate the date by which the provider must make 

the disclosure to the governmental entity. 

In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the date by 

which the provider must make disclosure to the governmental entity, the provider shall promptly respond to the warrant. 

‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF WIRE OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS IN A

REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.— 

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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections (i) and 

(j), a governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider of remote computing service of the contents of a wire or 

electronic communication that is stored, held, or maintained by 

that service only if the governmental entity obtains a warrant 

issued using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of 

Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued 

using State warrant procedures) that— 

‘‘(A) is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction; and 

‘‘(B) may indicate the date by which the provider must 

make the disclosure to the governmental entity. 

In the absence of a date on the warrant indicating the date by 

which the provider must make disclosure to the governmental 

entity, the provider shall promptly respond to the warrant. 

‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) is applicable with respect 

to any wire or electronic communication that is stored, held, or 

maintained by the provider— 

‘‘(A) on behalf of, and received by means of electronic 

transmission from (or created by means of computer processing of communication received by means of electronic 

transmission from), a subscriber or customer of such remote computing service; and 

‘‘(B) solely for the purpose of providing storage or computer processing services to such subscriber or customer, if 

the provider is not authorized to access the contents of any 

such communications for purposes of providing any services other than storage or computer processing. 

‘‘(c) RECORDS CONCERNING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICE

OR REMOTE COMPUTING SERVICE.— 

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections (i) and 

(j), a governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing 

service of a record or other information pertaining to a subscriber to or customer of such service (not including the contents of wire or electronic communications), only— 

‘‘(A) if a governmental entity obtains a warrant issued 

using the procedures described in the Federal Rules of 

Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State court, issued 

using State warrant procedures) that— 

‘‘(i) is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction directing the disclosure; and 

‘‘(ii) may indicate the date by which the provider 

must make the disclosure to the governmental entity; 

‘‘(B) if a governmental entity obtains a court order directing the disclosure under subsection (d); 

‘‘(C) with the lawful consent of the subscriber or customer; or 

‘‘(D) as otherwise authorized in paragraph (2). 

‘‘(2) SUBSCRIBER OR CUSTOMER INFORMATION.—A provider of 

electronic communication service or remote computing service 

shall, in response to an administrative subpoena authorized by 

Federal or State statute, a grand jury, trial, or civil discovery 

subpoena, or any means available under paragraph (1), disclose to a governmental entity the— 

‘‘(A) name; 

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‘‘(B) address; 

‘‘(C) local and long distance telephone connection 

records, or records of session times and durations; 

‘‘(D) length of service (including start date) and types of 

service used; 

‘‘(E) telephone or instrument number or other subscriber 

or customer number or identity, including any temporarily 

assigned network address; and 

‘‘(F) means and source of payment for such service (including any credit card or bank account number), 

of a subscriber or customer of such service. 

‘‘(3) NOTICE NOT REQUIRED.—A governmental entity that receives records or information under this subsection is not required to provide notice to a subscriber or customer.’’; 

(2) in subsection (d)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘(b) or’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘the contents of a wire or electronic communication, or’’; 

(C) by striking ‘‘sought,’’ and inserting ‘‘sought’’; and 

(D) by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(h) NOTICE.—Except as provided in section 2705, a provider of 

electronic communication service or remote computing service may 

notify a subscriber or customer of a receipt of a warrant, court 

order, subpoena, or request under subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) of 

this section. 

‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO LEGAL PROCESS.—Nothing in this section or in section 2702 shall limit the authority of a 

governmental entity to use an administrative subpoena authorized 

by Federal or State statute, a grand jury, trial, or civil discovery 

subpoena, or a warrant issued using the procedures described in 

the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in the case of a State 

court, issued using State warrant procedures) by a court of competent jurisdiction to— 

‘‘(1) require an originator, addressee, or intended recipient of 

a wire or electronic communication to disclose a wire or electronic communication (including the contents of that communication) to the governmental entity; 

‘‘(2) require a person or entity that provides an electronic 

communication service to the officers, directors, employees, or 

agents of the person or entity (for the purpose of carrying out 

their duties) to disclose a wire or electronic communication (including the contents of that communication) to or from the person or entity itself or to or from an officer, director, employee, 

or agent of the entity to a governmental entity, if the wire or 

electronic communication is stored, held, or maintained on an 

electronic communications system owned, operated, or controlled by the person or entity; or 

‘‘(3) require a person or entity that provides a remote computing service or electronic communication service to disclose 

a wire or electronic communication (including the contents of 

that communication) that advertises or promotes a product or 

service and that has been made readily accessible to the general public. 

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‘‘(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO CONGRESSIONAL SUBPOENAS.—Nothing in this section or in section 2702 shall limit the 

power of inquiry vested in the Congress by article I of the Constitution of the United States, including the authority to compel the 

production of a wire or electronic communication (including the 

contents of a wire or electronic communication) that is stored, held, 

or maintained by a person or entity that provides remote computing service or electronic communication service.’’. 

(c) DELAYED NOTICE.—Section 2705 of title 18, United States 

Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2705. Delayed notice 

‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A governmental entity acting under section 

2703 may apply to a court for an order directing a provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service to which 

a warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive under section 2703 

is directed not to notify any other person of the existence of the 

warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive. 

‘‘(b) DETERMINATION.—A court shall grant a request for an order 

made under subsection (a) for delayed notification of up to 180 days 

if the court determines that there is reason to believe that notification of the existence of the warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive will likely result in— 

‘‘(1) endangering the life or physical safety of an individual; 

‘‘(2) flight from prosecution; 

‘‘(3) destruction of or tampering with evidence; 

‘‘(4) intimidation of potential witnesses; or 

‘‘(5) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an investigation or unduly delaying a trial. 

‘‘(c) EXTENSION.—Upon request by a governmental entity, a court 

may grant one or more extensions, for periods of up to 180 days 

each, of an order granted in accordance with subsection (b).’’. 

(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section or an 

amendment made by this section shall be construed to preclude the 

acquisition by the United States Government of— 

(1) the contents of a wire or electronic communication pursuant to other lawful authorities, including the authorities under 

chapter 119 of title 18 (commonly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), 

the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 

1801 et seq.), or any other provision of Federal law not specifically amended by this section; or 

(2) records or other information relating to a subscriber or 

customer of any electronic communication service or remote 

computing service (not including the content of such communications) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 

Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), chapter 119 of title 18 

(commonly known as the ‘‘Wiretap Act’’), or any other provision 

of Federal law not specifically amended by this section. 

67. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LAWRENCE OF MICHIGAN OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 543, after line 5, insert the following: 

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SEC. 1086. LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES ON PROGRESS 

OF GENDER INTEGRATION IMPLEMENTATION IN THE 

ARMED FORCES. 

The Secretary of Defense shall direct each component of the 

Armed Forces to share lessons learned and best practices on the 

progress of their gender integration implementation plans and to 

communicate strategically that progress with other components of 

the Armed Forces as well as the general public, as recommended 

by the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. 

68. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 543, insert after line 5 the following: 

SEC. 1086. REPORT ON READINESS OF NATIONAL GUARD TO RESPOND 

TO NATURAL DISASTERS. 

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 analyzing the readiness of the National 

Guard and Reserve to respond to natural disasters. 

69. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE POE OF

TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 579, line 11, strike ‘‘$350,000,000’’ and insert 

‘‘$200,000,000’’. 

70. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAHAM

OF LOUISIANA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of section 1221, add the following new subsection: 

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

(1) the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 

have made, and continue to make, significant contributions to 

the United States-led campaign to degrade, dismantle, and ultimately defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 

Iraq; 

(2) a lasting defeat of ISIS is critical to maintaining a stable 

and tolerant Iraq in which all faiths, sects, and ethnicities are 

afforded equal protection and full integration into the Government and society of Iraq; and 

(3) in support of counter-ISIS operations and in conjunction 

with the Central Government of Iraq, the United States should 

provide the Ministry of Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq $290,000,000 in operational sustainment, so that 

the Peshmerga forces can more effectively partner with the 

Iraqi Security Forces, the United States, and other international Coalition members to consolidate gains, hold territory, 

and protect infrastructure from ISIS and its affiliates in an effort to deal a lasting defeat to ISIS and prevent its reemergence in Iraq. 

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71. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PERRY OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the end of section 1221, add the following: 

(c) QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination 

with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 

congressional committees and leadership of the House of Representatives and the Senate a progress report under section 

1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, which 

shall be provided in unclassified form with a classified annex 

if necessary. Such progress report shall, based on the most recent quarterly information, include an assessment of the following: 

(A) The incorporation of violent extremist organizations 

and organizations with association to the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) into the Iraq military. 

(B) The level of access violent extremist organizations 

and organizations with association to the IRGC have to 

United States-provided equipment and training. 

(C) United States-provided equipment that is controlled 

by unauthorized end users, determined by vetting required 

in subsection (e) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin and 

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

Act for Fiscal Year 2015, or is not accounted for by the 

Government of Iraq, including a detailed inventory of each 

equipment type provided to the Government of Iraq. 

(D) Actions taken by the Government of Iraq to repossess United States-provided equipment from unauthorized 

end users. 

(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 

congressional committees’’ means— 

(A) the congressional defense committees; and 

(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 

and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

72. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Page 587, after line 17, insert the following: 

(A) should identify specific countries in which Iran and 

Iranian-backed entities are operating; 

Page 587, line 18, strike ‘‘(A)’’ and insert ‘‘(B)’’. 

Page 588, line 6, strike ‘‘and’’. 

Page 588, after line 9, insert the following: 

(viii) assessing Iran’s destabilizing activities in the 

countries identified under subparagraph (A) and the 

implications thereof; and 

Page 588, line 10, strike ‘‘(B)’’ and insert ‘‘(C)’’. 

Page 588, line 15, strike ‘‘(A)’’ and insert ‘‘(B)’’. 

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73. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEI- DER OF ILLINOIS 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 IRANIAN SUPPORT OF PROXY FORCES IN SYRIA 

AND LEBANON. 

(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 

that describes Iranian support of proxy forces in Syria and Lebanon and assesses the increased threat posed to Israel, other 

United States regional allies, and other specified interests of the 

United States as a result of such support. 

(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, information relating to the 

following matters with respect to both the strategic and tactical implications for the United States and its allies: 

(1) A description of arms or related material transferred by 

Iran to Hizballah since March 2011, including the number of 

such arms or related material and whether such transfer was 

by land, sea, or air, as well as financial and additional technological capabilities transferred by Iran to Hizballah. 

(2) A description of Iranian and Iranian-controlled personnel, 

including Hizballah, Shiite militias, and Iran’s Revolutionary 

Guard Corps forces, operating within Syria, including the number and geographic distribution of such personnel operating 

within 30 kilometers of the Israeli borders with Syria and Lebanon. 

(3) An assessment of Hizballah’s operational lessons learned 

based on its recent experiences in Syria. 

(4) A description of the threat posed to Israel and other 

United States partners in the Middle East by the transfer of 

arms or related material or other support offered to Hizballah 

and other proxies from Iran. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘arms or related material’’ means— 

(1) nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological weapons or 

materials or components of such weapons; 

(2) ballistic or cruise missile weapons or materials or components of such weapons; 

(3) destabilizing numbers and types of advanced conventional weapons; 

(4) defense articles or defense services, as those terms are 

defined in paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, of section 47 of 

the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794); 

(5) defense information, as that term is defined in section 

644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403); or 

(6) items designated by the President for purposes of the 

United States Munitions List under section 38(a)(1) of the 

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(1)). 

74. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLISON

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

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SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LACK OF AUTHORIZATION 

FOR THE USE OF THE ARMED FORCES AGAINST IRAN. 

It is the sense of Congress that the use of the Armed Forces 

against Iran is not authorized by this Act or any other Act. 

75. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLISON

OF MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the use of the 

Armed Forces of the United States against Iran. 

76. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and by January 15 of every year thereafter 

through 2020, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the 

Secretary of State, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the progress 

made by the Government of Afghanistan in achieving the securitysector benchmarks as outlined by the United States-Afghan Compact, otherwise known as the Kabul Compact. 

(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

77. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ROSKAM

OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM OF 

IRAN. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the ballistic missile program of Iran represents a serious 

threat to allies of the United States in the Middle East and 

Europe, members of the Armed Forces deployed in the those 

regions, and ultimately the United States; 

(2) the testing and production by Iran of ballistic missiles capable of carrying a nuclear device is a clear violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, which were 

unanimously adopted by the international community; 

(3) Iran currently maintains the largest inventory of ballistic 

missiles in the Middle East; 

(4) according to the Director of National Intelligence, Dan 

Coats, Iran’s ballistic missiles are inherently capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence judges they would be used as Iran’s 

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‘‘preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons, if it builds 

them’’; 

(5) Director of National Intelligence Coats additionally asserts ‘‘Tehran’s desire to deter the United States might drive 

it to field an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)’’ and 

‘‘progress on Iran’s space program could shorten a pathway to 

an ICBM because space launch vehicles use similar technologies’’; and 

(6) the Government of the United States should impose 

tough primary and secondary sanctions against any sector of 

the economy of Iran or any Iranian person that directly or indirectly supports the ballistic missile program of Iran as well as 

any foreign person or financial institution that engages in 

transactions or trade that support that program. 

78. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH 

RESPECT TO UNITED STATES-HONG KONG RELATIONS. 

Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 

(22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended— 

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— 

(A) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

GENERAL.— Not later than’’; 

(B) by striking ‘‘March 31, 1993’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘March 31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2019, 

and annually thereafter through 2024’’; and 

(C) by striking ‘‘the Speaker of the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and shall be published on a publicly 

available website of the Department of State.’’. 

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

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

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON NORTH KOREA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 

shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

that includes a description of any ongoing or planned efforts of the 

Department of State with respect to each of the following: 

(1) Resuming the repatriation from North Korea of members 

of the United States Armed Forces missing or unaccounted for 

during the Korean War. 

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(2) Reuniting Korean Americans with their relatives in 

North Korea. 

(3) Assessing the security risks posed by travel to North 

Korea for United States citizens. 

(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form. 

(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 

(1) the congressional defense committees; and 

(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 

80. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEE OF

CALIFORNIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle E of title XII the following new section: 

SEC. lll. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING USE OF FORCE 

AGAINST NORTH KOREA. 

Nothing in this Act may be construed as authorizing the use of 

force against North Korea. 

81. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE KHANNA

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12l. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the use of 

force against North Korea. 

82. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE YOHO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. MODIFICATION OF FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION REPORTING 

REQUIREMENTS. 

Subsection (a) of section 1275 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2540), 

as amended by section 1262(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 

1689), is further amended by striking ‘‘the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘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’’. 

83. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKEL

OF FLORIDA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

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SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE ROLE OF THE 

UNITED STATES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. 

It is the sense of Congress that continued United States leadership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is critical to the national security of the United States. 

84. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE DELANEY

OF MARYLAND OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REAFFIRMING THE COMMITMENT 

OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO). 

(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

(1) On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

(NATO) was founded with the ideals of democracy, individual 

liberty, and the desire for peaceful resolutions of disputes. 

(2) For over six decades, NATO has been a successful intergovernmental political and military alliance. 

(3) NATO’s collective defense acts as a deterrent to aggression where the alliance defends its Allied countries against external security threats. 

(4) NATO strengthens the security of the United States by 

utilizing an integrated military coalition. 

(5) While Russia has continued to threaten the sovereignty 

of countries in Europe and exhibit threatening behavior toward 

our own military assets, NATO sends a clear collective message that the Alliance will not tolerate Russia’s provocation. 

(6) In respect to the changing threats against Europe and 

the United States since the end of the Cold War, NATO has 

evolved to take on new dangers including terrorism, the spread 

of weapons of mass destruction, and cyber attacks. 

(7) After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the 

United States, NATO invoked Article 5 of the North Atlantic 

Treaty for the first time in NATO’s history to deploy military 

resources to Afghanistan in support of the United States mission to combat a dangerous terrorist threat. 

(8) NATO aided the United States military by leading the 

International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan from 

August 2003 to 2014, working with Afghan authorities to respond to the terrorist insurgency and to provide effective security across the country. 

(9) NATO continues a civilian-led presence in Afghanistan to 

strengthen Afghan security forces and institutions to ensure 

the country can rebuild its security operations and end safe 

haven for terrorists. 

(10) In November 2002 at the Prague Summit, NATO leaders adopted a Prague package to adapt NATO to the challenge 

of combating terrorism which included a Military Concept for 

Defense against Terrorism, a Partnership Action Plan against 

Terrorism, missile defense, cyber defense, and enhanced intelligence sharing. 

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(11) In November 2006 at the Riga Summit, NATO declared 

that ‘‘terrorism, increasingly global in scope and lethal in results, and the spread of weapons of mass destruction are likely 

to be the principal threats to the Alliance over the next 10 to 

15 years’’. 

(12) In July 2016 at the Warsaw Summit, NATO leaders 

agreed to strengthen the Alliance’s military presence in Eastern Europe, declared Initial Operational Capability of NATO’s 

Ballistic Missile Defense to strengthen the defense of Allied 

countries against ballistic missiles, and recognized cyberspace 

as a new operational domain. 

(13) The attacks in Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; Istanbul, 

Turkey; Manchester, England; Barcelona, Spain; and Brussels, 

Belgium, home of the NATO Headquarters, shows the importance of an international alliance to combat terrorist groups. 

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

(1) the United States reaffirms its commitment to the North 

Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the foundation of 

transatlantic security and defense; 

(2) NATO serves as a critical coalition in preserving peace 

and stability in the transatlantic region; 

(3) NATO’s continued effort to develop new capabilities and 

technologies to combat terrorism and a changing international 

security environment are crucial to enhancing national security 

and strengthening the United States ability to combat evolving 

security threats; and 

(4) the United States encourages each NATO member country to meet or exceed the commitment to spend two percent of 

its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defense. 

85. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP

OF MICHIGAN OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INCREASES IN DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF UNITED STATES ALLIES. 

It is the sense of Congress that the President, in furtherance of 

increased unity, equitable sharing of the common defense burden, 

and international stability, should— 

(1) encourage all member countries of the North Atlantic 

Treaty Organization (‘‘NATO allies’’) to fulfill their commitments to levels and composition of defense expenditures as 

agreed upon at the NATO 2014 Wales Summit and NATO 

2016 Warsaw Summit; 

(2) call on NATO allies to finance, equip, and train their 

armed forces to fulfill their national and regional security interests; and 

(3) recognize NATO allies that are meeting their defense 

spending commitments or otherwise providing adequately for 

their national and regional security interests. 

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86. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE GOHMERT

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON THREATS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. 

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

Muslim Brotherhood is a threat to the United States. 

(b) STRATEGY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 

the enactment of this Act, the President and the Secretary of 

Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 

contains an assessment of the threats posed to the United 

States by the Muslim Brotherhood. 

(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required under 

paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

(A) A description of the origins of the Muslim Brotherhood. 

(B) A description of the strategic aims of the Muslim 

Brotherhood. 

(C) A description of the tactical methods of the Muslim 

Brotherhood. 

(D) A description of the funding sources of the Muslim 

Brotherhood. 

(E) A description of the leadership structures of the 

Muslim Brotherhood. 

(F) Any other matters the President and Secretary of 

Defense consider appropriate. 

(3) FORM.—The required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 

(c) DEFINITION.—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. 

87. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE WALZ OF

MINNESOTA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. 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 Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and 

(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee 

on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

Senate. 

88. 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 XII, add the following: 

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA AND THE LAKE CHAD BASIN. 

(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— 

(1) strongly condemns the ongoing violence and the systematic gross human rights violations against the people of Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin carried out by Boko Haram; 

(2) expresses its support for the people of Nigeria and the 

Lake Chad Basin who wish to live in a peaceful, economically 

prosperous, and democratic region; and 

(3) calls on the President to support Nigerian, Lake Chad 

Basin, and international community efforts to ensure accountability for crimes against humanity committed by Boko Haram 

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ternally displaced persons affected by the actions of Boko 

Haram. 

(b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 

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

of State, and the Attorney General shall jointly submit to Congress a report on efforts to combat Boko Haram in Nigeria and 

the Lake Chad Basin. 

(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) 

shall include the following elements: 

(A) A description of initiatives undertaken by the Department of Defense to assist the Government of Nigeria 

and countries in the Lake Chad Basin to develop capacities 

to deploy special forces to combat Boko Haram. 

(B) A description of United States activities to enhance 

the capacity of Nigeria and countries in the Lake Chad 

Basin to investigate and prosecute human rights violations 

perpetrated against the people of Nigeria and the Lake 

Chad Basin by Boko Haram, al-Qaeda affiliates, and other 

terrorist organizations, in order to promote respect for rule 

of law in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. 

89. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE LIEU OF

CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 12ll. REPORT ON INTERFERENCE IN LIBYA BY MILITARY AND 

SECURITY FORCES OF OTHER FOREIGN NATIONS. 

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

enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to 

the appropriate congressional committees a report on the military 

activities of external actors in Libya, including Russia, Egypt, and 

the United Arab Emirates. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall also 

include the following: 

(1) An assessment of military, security, and influence activities by foreign countries in Libya, including— 

(A) actions that violate or seek to violate the United Nations arms embargo on Libya imposed pursuant to United 

Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011); 

(B) actions outside the scope of such Resolution that 

seek to increase the relative strength of either the eastern 

or western coalition in Libya, including through financing, 

policy coordination, or political support; 

(C) the extent to which the actions described in subparagraph (A) and (B) involve United States-origin equipment 

and violate contractual conditions of acceptable use of such 

equipment; 

(2) An assessment of whether the actions described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) have undermined the 

United Nations-led and United States-supported negotiations 

or the objective of political reconciliation and stabilization in 

Libya. 

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(3) An assessment of Russian influence in Libya and Egypt, 

including: 

(A) Russian efforts to provide logistical, material or political assistance to Libyan parties, establish a military 

presence, and expand political influence in Libya, and any 

facilitation by Egyptian officers or officials for such activities; 

(B) whether the presence and activities of Russian personnel and equipment in Libya and Egypt, and Russian requests to establish bases in Egypt, pose or could pose a future challenge to the United States’ ability to operate in 

Egypt, Libya, or the southern Mediterranean broadly, including overflight privileges; and 

(C) whether Egypt is facilitating Russian influence and 

materiel-provision in Libya and the extent to which such 

facilitation undermines United States policy, involves 

United States-origin equipment, and violates contractual 

conditions of acceptable use of such equipment. 

(4) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State determine to be relevant. 

(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 

(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In this section, 

the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations 

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

of Representatives. 

90. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BOYLE OF

PENNSYLVANIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

Add at the end of subtitle F of title XII the following: 

SEC. 12ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO COUNTER HYBRID THREATS. 

It is the sense of Congress that— 

(1) the United States is stronger and more effective when we 

work with our partners and allies abroad; 

(2) the United States should lead an international effort of 

like-minded democracies to build awareness of and resilience to 

the Kremlin’s malign influence operations. 

91. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE CASTRO

OF TEXAS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the following new section: 

SEC. 12ll. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 

SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

Paragraph (22) of section 1202(b) 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 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 

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115–91; 131 Stat. 1688), is further amended by striking ‘‘activities 

in the South China Sea’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘activities— 

‘‘(A) in the South China Sea; 

‘‘(B) in the East China Sea, including in the vicinity of 

the Senkaku islands; and 

‘‘(C) in the Indian Ocean region.’’. 

92. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

In section 1685, add at the end the following: ‘‘Not later than 60 

days after the submission of the National Intelligence Estimate required under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall report to 

Congress on efforts of the Department of Defense to deter such interference. Such report shall describe and assess any actions taken 

by the Department, including cooperation with other Federal agencies and other countries to deter such interference.’’. 

93. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARCE

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON SPACE LAUNCH LOCATIONS. 

(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

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

to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study on space launch locations, including with respect to the development and capacity of existing and 

new locations, and the vulnerabilities of the use of existing coastal 

locations and new locations. The study shall, at a minimum— 

(1) identify how additional locations affect the capability of 

the Department of Defense to rapidly reconstitute and improve 

resilience for defense satellite system launches; 

(2) identify the capacities and vulnerabilities of current and 

new space launch locations, in light of the rapid increase in 

using commercial space services to support national security 

space missions and military requirements; 

(3) identify partnerships within State government-owned and 

-operated spaceports that should be developed to increase 

launch capacities and enhance the space resiliency of the 

United States; 

(4) provide recommendations on strategic placement for future space launch sites to mitigate vulnerabilities presented by 

coastal launch sites; and 

(5) identify costs associated with additional locations and 

whether such costs should be borne by the Department of Defense, State governments, or private entities. 

(b) SELECTION.—The Secretary may not enter into the contract 

under subsection (a) with a federally funded research and development center for which the Air Force Space Command or the 

Launch Centers of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration is a sponsor. 

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(c) SUBMISSION TO DOD.—Not later than 240 days after the date 

of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a report containing 

the study conducted under subsection (a). 

(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days after the 

date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 

appropriate congressional committees the report under subsection 

(a), without change. 

(e) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In this 

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

the following: 

(1) The congressional defense committees. 

(2) The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and 

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives. 

(3) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 

94. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE SOTO OF

FLORIDA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. INCLUSION OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND CYBERSECURITY IN CURRICULUM OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ 

TRAINING CORPS. 

Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

‘‘(4) subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, determine the curriculum of the program, 

which shall include, at minimum, instruction in the subjects of 

cybersecurity and computer programming.’’. 

95. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE AGUILAR

OF CALIFORNIA OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CYBER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. 

(a) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 2200c of title 10, 

United States Code, is amended— 

(1) by inserting before ‘‘In the selection’’ the following: 

‘‘(a) CENTERS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN CYBER EDUCATION.— 

’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

‘‘(b) CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In the selection of a recipient for the award of a scholarship or grant under 

this chapter, consideration shall be given to whether— 

‘‘(1) in the case of a scholarship, the institution of higher 

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tion described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)); and 

‘‘(2) in the case of a grant, the recipient is an institution described in such section.’’. 

(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of section 2200c of title 

10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘§ 2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships 

and grants’’. 

(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 112 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 

by striking the item relating to section 2200c and inserting the 

following new item: 

‘‘2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and grants.’’. 

96. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE COMSTOCK OF VIRGINIA OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. REPORT ON TRANSITION OF SHARKSEER PROGRAM. 

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 that assesses the transition of base operations of the SharkSeer program to the Defense Information Systems Agency, including with respect to staffing, acquisition, contracts, sensor management, and the ability to conduct cyber threat 

analyses and advanced malware. The report shall include a spending roadmap and areas that need increased funding. 

97. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON

LEE OF TEXAS OR HER DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

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

SEC. 16ll. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY APPRENTICE PROGRAM. 

Not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the feasibility of establishing a Cybersecurity Apprentice Program to support on-the-job training for certain cybersecurity positions and facilitate the acquisition of cybersecurity certifications. 

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

Page 877, insert after line 9 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding provisions accordingly): 

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SEC. 2822. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND FUTURE CONVEYANCE OF PORTION OF FORMER MARE ISLAND FIRING 

RANGE, VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA. 

(a) RESTORATION REQUIRED AS RESULT OF PREVIOUS REMEDIATION.—As soon as practicable, the Secretary of the Navy shall 

take such steps as may be required to fill in depressions in the 

Mare Island property which resulted from environmental remediation carried out by the Department of the Navy prior to the date 

of the enactment of this section. 

(b) MITIGATION OF WETLANDS.— 

(1) METHOD OF MITIGATION.—If the refilling of wetlands on 

the Mare Island property requires mitigation, the Secretary of 

the Navy shall conduct such mitigation in accordance with relevant Federal, State and local environmental laws. 

(2) COORDINATION OVER CERTAIN PORTION OF PROPERTY.—To 

the extent that the refilling of wetlands on the Mare Island 

property requires mitigation on any portion of such property 

which is subject to a reversionary interest of the State of California, the Secretary shall coordinate with the California State 

Lands Commission to determine how to best meet the regulatory requirements applicable to the mitigation of such wetlands. 

(c) REPORT ON COMPLIANCE AND FUTURE CONVEYANCE.—Not 

later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense 

committees a report describing the process by which the Secretary 

plans to meet the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), as well 

as a proposal by the Secretary to convey the Mare Island property 

(or some portion thereof) to the State of California or units of local 

government in the State of California. 

(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the ‘‘Mare Island property’’ is 

the parcel of real property consisting of approximately 48 acres located within the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard which was 

formerly used as a firing range by the Department of the Navy. 

99. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE

KINZINGER OF ILLINOIS OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 

MINUTES

Page 882, insert after line 22 the following new section (and redesignate the succeeding provisions accordingly): 

SEC. 2823. MODIFICATION OF CONDITIONS ON LAND CONVEYANCE, 

JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, ILLINOIS. 

Section 2922(c) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1996 (division B of Public Law 104–106; 110 Stat. 605), 

as amended by section 2842 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (division B of Public Law 106–65; 

113 Stat. 863) and section 2838 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (division B of Public Law 113– 

291; 128 Stat. 3710), is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘(1) The conveyance’’ and inserting ‘‘The conveyance’’; and 

(2) by striking paragraph (2). 

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

Page 937, insert after line 12 the following new section: 

SEC. 2845. 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, 2025. 

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101. 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. 

102. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE TIPTON

OF COLORADO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

After section 3401, insert the following: 

SECTION 3402. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS FROM CALCULATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 PILT PAYMENTS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) COVERED PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘covered payment’’ means 

a payment to a unit of general local government for fiscal year 

2018 from amounts deposited in the Treasury during the period of time beginning on November 18, 1997, and ending on 

August 7, 2008, from a lease issued under section 7439(b)(1) of 

title 10, United States Code, and distributed to the unit of general local government in accordance with the Mineral Leasing 

Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). 

(2) PAYMENT LAW.—The term ‘‘payment law’’ has the meaning given the term in section 6903(a)(1) of title 31, United 

States Code. 

(3) UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit 

of general local government’’ has the meaning given the term 

in section 6901 of title 31, United States Code. 

(b) CALCULATION OF PILT PAYMENT AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, in calculating the amount of a payment 

to be made to a unit of general local government for fiscal year 

2019 under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Interior shall not consider a covered payment to be 

an amount received by the unit of general local government in the 

prior fiscal year under a payment law for purposes of section 

6903(b)(1)(A) of that title. 

103. AN AMENDMENT TO BE OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE PEARCE

OF NEW MEXICO OR HIS DESIGNEE, DEBATABLE FOR 10 MINUTES

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following new section: 

SEC. ll. MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARIES OF WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

(1) MISSILE RANGE.—The term ‘‘missile range’’ means the 

White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, administered by the 

Secretary of the Army. 

(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘monument’’ means the White 

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dential Proclamation No. 2025 (16 U.S.C. 431 note), dated January 18, 1933, and administered by the Secretary. 

(3) PUBLIC LAND ORDER.—The term ‘‘Public Land Order’’ 

means Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. 

Reg. 4822). 

(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

(5) MILITARY MUNITIONS.—The term ‘‘military munitions’’ has 

the meaning given the term in section 101(e)(4) of title 10, 

United States Code. 

(6) MUNITIONS DEBRIS.—The term ‘‘munitions debris’’ means 

remnants of military munitions remaining after munitions use, 

demilitarization, or disposal. 

(b) TRANSFERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

(1) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE SECRETARY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 

land described in subparagraph (B) is transferred from the 

Secretary of the Army to the Secretary. 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subparagraph (A) is the land generally depicted as ‘‘Transfer 

DOA to NPS (National Park Service)’’ on the map titled 

‘‘White Sands National Monument (WHSA) & White Sands 

Missile Range (WSMR) New Proposed White Sands National Monument Boundary’’, created April 20, 2018, comprising— 

(i) approximately 2,826 acres of land within the 

monument that is under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army; and 

(ii) approximately 5,766 acres of land within the 

missile range that is abutting the monument. 

(2) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 

land described in subparagraph (B) is transferred from the 

Secretary to the Secretary of the Army. 

(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in subparagraph (A) is the approximately 3,737 acres of land 

within the monument abutting the missile range, as generally depicted on the map described in paragraph (1)(B) 

as ‘‘Transfer NPS to DOA (Department of the Army)’’. 

(c) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

(1) MONUMENT.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Following transfers in subsection (b), 

the boundary of the monument is modified as generally depicted as ‘‘New Proposed WHSA Boundary’’ on the map described in subsection (b)(1)(B). 

(B) MAP.— 

(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination with 

the Secretary of the Army, shall prepare and keep on 

file for public inspection a map and legal description 

depicting the revised boundary of the monument. 

(ii) EFFECT.—The map and legal description shall 

have the same force and effect as if included in this 

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Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and 

typographical errors in the legal description and map. 

(2) MISSILE RANGE.—The Public Land Order is modified to 

exclude the land transferred to the Secretary under subsection 

(b)(1) and to include the land transferred to the Secretary of 

the Army under subsection (b)(1). 

(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2854 of Public Law 

104–201 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) is repealed. 

(d) ADMINISTRATION.— (1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary shall administer the land 

transferred under subsection (b)(1) in accordance with laws (including regulations) applicable to the monument. 

(2) MISSILE RANGE.—Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary 

of the Army shall administer the land transferred to the Secretary of the Army under subsection (b)(2) as part of the missile range. 

(3) FENCE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall continue to allow the Secretary to maintain the fence shown 

on the map described in subsection (b)(1)(B) until such 

time as the Secretary determines that the fence is unnecessary for the management of the monument. 

(B) REMOVAL.—If the Secretary determines that the 

fence is unnecessary for the management of the monument 

under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall promptly remove the fence at the expense of the Department of the Interior. 

(4) MILITARY MUNITIONS AND MUNITIONS DEBRIS.— (A) RESPONSE ACTION.—With respect to any Federal liability, the Secretary of the Army shall remain responsible 

for any response action addressing military munitions or 

munitions debris on the land transferred under subsection 

(b)(1) to the same extent as on the day before the date of 

enactment of this Act. 

(B) ACCESS.—At the request of the Secretary and subject 

to available appropriations, the Secretary of the Army 

shall have access to the land transferred under subsection 

(b)(1) for the purposes of conducting investigations of military munitions or munitions debris on the transferred 

land. 

(C) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any activities undertaken under 

this subsection shall be carried out in accordance with the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 

and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.). 

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