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Subtitle B—National Defense 
Stockpile 
SEC. 1411. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS UNDER THE STRATEGIC AND CRIT-
ICAL MATERIALS STOCK PILING ACT. 
Section 11 of the Strategic and Critical Materials 
Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h–2) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘January 15 
of’’ and inserting ‘‘February 15’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Not 
later’’ and all that follows through ‘‘report con-
taining’’ and inserting ‘‘Each report under sub-
section (a) shall also include’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each such report’’ in 
the first sentence and inserting ‘‘Each re-
port under subsection (a) with respect to 
matters covered by this subsection’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Each such report’’ in 
the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Each re-
port under subsection (a) with respect to 
such matters’’.
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Subtitle C—Armed Forces 
Retirement Home 
SEC. 1421. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2019 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
Fund the sum of $64,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
SEC. 1422. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENCE AT 
THE ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
Section 1512 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 412) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1512. RESIDENTS OF RETIREMENT HOME. 
‘‘(a) PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO BE RESIDENTS.—Except 
as provided in subsection (b), the following persons who 
served as members of the Armed Forces, at least one-half 
of whose service was not active commissioned service (other 
than as a warrant officer or limited-duty officer), are eligi-
ble to become residents of the Retirement Home: 
‘‘(1) Persons who are 60 years of age or over and 
were discharged or released from service in the Armed 
Forces after 20 or more years of active service. 
‘‘(2) Persons who are determined under rules 
prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be suf-
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fering from a service-connected disability incurred in 
the line of duty in the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(3) Persons who served in a war theater during 
a time of war declared by Congress or were eligible 
for hostile fire special pay under section 310 or 351 
of title 37, United States Code, and who are deter-
mined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating 
Officer to be suffering from injuries, disease, or dis-
ability. 
‘‘(4) Persons who served in a women’s compo-
nent of the Armed Forces before June 12, 1948, and 
are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief 
Operating Officer to be eligible for admission because 
of compelling personal circumstances. 
‘‘(b) PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO BE RESIDENTS.—The 
following persons are ineligible to become a resident of the 
Retirement Home: 
‘‘(1) A person who— 
‘‘(A) has been convicted of a felony; or 
‘‘(B) was discharged or released from service 
in the Armed Forces under other than honorable 
conditions. 
‘‘(2) A person with substance abuse or mental 
health problems, except upon a judgment and satisfac-
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tory determination by the Chief Operating Officer 
that— 
‘‘(A) the person has been evaluated by a 
qualified health professional selected by the Re-
tirement Home; 
‘‘(B) the Retirement Home can accommo-
date the person’s condition; and 
‘‘(C) the person agrees to such conditions of 
residency as the Retirement Home may require. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE.—To apply for acceptance as a resi-
dent of a facility of the Retirement Home, a person eligible 
to be a resident shall submit to the Administrator of that 
facility an application in such form and containing such 
information as the Chief Operating Officer may require. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITIES FOR ACCEPTANCE.—The Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall establish a system of priorities for the 
acceptance of residents so that the most deserving appli-
cants will be accepted whenever the number of eligible ap-
plicants is greater than the Retirement Home can accom-
modate. 
‘‘(e) SPOUSES OF RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ADMIT.—Except as other-
wise established pursuant to subsection (d), the spouse 
of a person accepted as a resident of a facility of the
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Retirement Home may be admitted to that facility if 
the spouse— 
‘‘(A) is a covered beneficiary within the 
meaning of section 1072(5) of title 10, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(B) is not ineligible to become a resident 
as provided in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) submits an application for admittance 
in accordance with subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT AS RESIDENT.—A spouse ad-
mitted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be a 
resident of the Retirement Home consistent with this 
Act, except as the Chief Operating Officer may other-
wise provide.’’. 
SEC. 1423. OVERSIGHT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDED TO 
RESIDENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES RETIRE-
MENT HOME. 
Section 1513A(c) of the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413a(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (1): 
‘‘(1) Facilitate and monitor the timely avail-
ability to residents of the Retirement Home such med-
ical, mental health, and dental care services as such
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residents may require at locations other than the Re-
tirement Home.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Ensure’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Monitor’’. 
SEC. 1424. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE 
OF GIFTS FOR THE ARMED FORCES RETIRE-
MENT HOME. 
Paragraph (1) of section 1515(f) of the Armed Forces 
Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 415(f)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept, receive, 
solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, 
either absolutely or in trust, of real or personal property, 
or any income therefrom or other interest therein, for the 
benefit of the Retirement Home.’’. 
SEC. 1425. RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
RETIREMENT HOME IMPACTED BY INCREASE 
IN FEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL FOR INABILITY TO PAY 
FEE INCREASE.—A resident of the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home as of September 30, 2018, may not be removed 
or released from the Retirement Home after that date based 
solely upon the inability of the resident to pay the amount 
of any increase in fees applicable to residents of the Retire-
ment Home that takes effect on October 1, 2018.
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(b) OTHER RELIEF.—The Chief Operating Officer of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home shall take all actions 
practicable to accommodate residents of the Retirement 
Home who are impacted by the fee structure applicable to 
residents of the Retirement Home that takes effect on Octo-
ber 1, 2018, including through hardship relief, additional 
deductions from gross income, and other appropriate ac-
tions. 
SEC. 1426. LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF FEE IN-
CREASE FOR RESIDENTS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
In the case of an individual who was a resident of 
the Armed Forces Retirement Home as of April 9, 2018, 
the increase in fees pursuant to the increase in fees for resi-
dents of the Home scheduled to take effect on October 1, 
2018, may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of 
the fees payable by such individual as such a resident as 
of April 9, 2018.
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Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 1431. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
maintenance, $113,000,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined
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Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1432. ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT OPERATION OF 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2208(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(e)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) The accomplishment of the most economical and 
efficient organization and operation of working capital 
fund activities for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall in-
clude actions toward the following: 
‘‘(A) The implementation of a workload plan 
that optimizes the efficiency of the workforce oper-
ating within a working capital fund activity and re-
duces the rate structure. 
‘‘(B) Encouraging a working capital fund activ-
ity to perform reimbursable work for other entities to 
sustain the efficient use of the workforce. 
‘‘(C) Determining the appropriate leadership 
level for approving work from outside entities to 
maximize efficiency.’’.
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TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF 
ADDITIONAL 
APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR OVERSEAS CON-
TINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorizations of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 1501. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this subtitle is to authorize appropria-
tions for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 
to provide additional funds for overseas contingency oper-
ations being carried out by the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1502. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the Department of Defense for overseas 
contingency operations in such amounts as may be des-
ignated as provided in section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(ii)). 
SEC. 1503. PROCUREMENT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for procurement accounts for the Army, the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense- 
wide activities, as specified in the funding table in section 
4102.
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SEC. 1504. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4202. 
SEC. 1505. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and main-
tenance, as specified in the funding table in section 4302. 
SEC. 1506. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4402. 
SEC. 1507. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2019 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4502.
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SEC. 1508. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1509. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4502. 
SEC. 1510. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2019 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health Program, as 
specified in the funding table in section 4502. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
SEC. 1521. TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS. 
The amounts authorized to be appropriated by this 
title are in addition to amounts otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act. 
SEC. 1522. SPECIAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AUTHORIZATIONS.—
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(1) AUTHORITY.—Upon determination by the 
Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in 
the national interest, the Secretary may transfer 
amounts of authorizations made available to the De-
partment of Defense in this title for fiscal year 2019 
between any such authorizations for that fiscal year 
(or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authoriza-
tions so transferred shall be merged with and be 
available for the same purposes as the authorization 
to which transferred. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The total amount of author-
izations that the Secretary may transfer under the 
authority 
of 
this 
subsection 
may 
not 
exceed 
$3,500,000,000. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Transfers under this 
section shall be subject to the same terms and conditions 
as transfers under section 1001. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The transfer authority 
provided by this section is in addition to the transfer au-
thority provided under section 1001. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1531. JOINT IMPROVISED-THREAT DEFEAT ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) USE AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsections (b) and (c) of sec-
tion 1514 of the John Warner National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2439), as in effect before the 
amendments made by section 1503 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4649), 
shall apply to amounts made available for fiscal year 
2019 for the Department of Defense for the Joint Im-
provised-Threat Defeat Organization. 
(2) REFERENCES TO JOINT IMPROVISED EXPLO-
SIVE DEVICE DEFEAT FUND.—In the application of 
paragraph (1) to the use of funds described in that 
paragraph in fiscal year 2019, any reference in the 
subsections referred to in that paragraph to the Joint 
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the Joint Improvised- 
Threat Defeat Organization. 
(b) INTERDICTION OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 
PRECURSOR CHEMICALS.— 
(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2019 for 
the Department of Defense by this Act for the Joint 
Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization, $15,000,000 
may be made available to the Secretary of Defense,
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with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to pro-
vide training, equipment, supplies, and services to 
ministries and other entities of foreign governments 
that the Secretary of Defense has identified as critical 
for countering the flow of improvised explosive device 
precursor chemicals. 
(2) PROVISION THROUGH OTHER UNITED STATES 
AGENCIES.—If jointly agreed upon by the Secretary of 
Defense and the head of another department or agency 
of the United States Government, the Secretary of De-
fense may transfer amounts made available under 
paragraph (1) to such department or agency for the 
provision by such department or agency of training, 
equipment, supplies, and services to ministries and 
other entities of foreign governments as described in 
that paragraph. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—None of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) may be obligated 
or expended to supply training, equipment, supplies, 
or services to a foreign country before the date that 
is 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
has submitted to the congressional defense committees, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
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of Representatives a notice that includes each of the 
following: 
(A) The name of the foreign country for 
which training, equipment, supplies, or services 
are proposed to be supplied. 
(B) A description of the training, equip-
ment, supplies, and services to be provided to 
such foreign country using such funds. 
(C) A detailed description of the amounts 
proposed to be obligated or expended to supply 
such training, equipment, supplies, or services, 
including— 
(i) any amounts proposed to be obli-
gated or expended to support the participa-
tion of a department or agency of the 
United States Government other than the 
Department of Defense; and 
(ii) a description of the training, 
equipment, supplies, or services proposed to 
be supplied. 
(D) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
efforts of such foreign country to counter the flow 
of improvised explosive device precursor chemi-
cals.
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(E) An overall plan for countering the flow 
of precursor chemicals in such foreign country. 
(4) EXPIRATION.—The authority provided by 
this subsection expires on December 31, 2019. 
TITLE 
XVI—STRATEGIC 
PRO-
GRAMS, CYBER, AND INTEL-
LIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. MODIFICATIONS TO SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES 
OFFICE. 
Section 2273a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘joint’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘Department of Defense Executive Agent for 
Space’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Air Force’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) to rapidly develop and field new classified 
space capabilities.’’; and
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‘‘(2) The Office shall manage the program ele-
ments required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall establish for the Office a Board of Directors (to 
be known as the ‘Space Rapid Capabilities Board of Direc-
tors’) to provide coordination, oversight, and approval of 
projects for the Office.’’. 
SEC. 1602. SPACE WARFIGHTING POLICY AND REVIEW OF 
SPACE CAPABILITIES. 
(a) SPACE WARFIGHTING POLICY.—Not later than 
March 29, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
space warfighting policy. 
(b) REVIEW OF SPACE CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
review relating to the national security space enter-
prise that evaluates the following: 
(A) The resiliency of the national security 
space enterprise with respect to a conflict. 
(B) The ability of the national security 
space enterprise to attribute an attack on a 
space system in a timely manner. 
(C) The ability of the United States— 
(i) to resolve a conflict in space; and 
(ii) to determine the material means 
by which such conflict may be resolved.
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(D) The ability of the national security 
space enterprise— 
(i) to defend against aggressive behav-
ior in space at all levels of conflict; 
(ii) to defeat any adversary that dem-
onstrates aggressive behavior in space at all 
levels of conflict; 
(iii) to deter aggressive behavior in 
space at all levels of conflict; and 
(iv) to develop a declassification strat-
egy, if required to demonstrate deterrence. 
(E) The effectiveness and efficiency of the 
national security space enterprise to rapidly re-
search, develop, acquire, and deploy space capa-
bilities and capacities— 
(i) to deter and defend United States 
national security space assets; and 
(ii) to respond to any new threat to 
such space assets. 
(F) The current organizational structure of 
the national security space enterprise with re-
spect to roles, responsibilities, and authorities. 
(G) Any emerging space threat the Sec-
retary expects the United States to confront dur-
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ing the 10-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(H) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 
29, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the 
findings of the review under paragraph (1). 
(B) FORM.—The report under subpara-
graph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified 
form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1603. REPORT ON ENHANCEMENTS TO THE GLOBAL 
POSITIONING SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CON-
TROL SEGMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port that identifies whether the current Global Positioning 
System Operational Control Segment (OCS) can be incre-
mentally improved to achieve capabilities similar to the 
Next Generation Operational Control Segment (OCX) used 
to operate the Global Positioning System III. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements:
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(1) A cybersecurity review of both OCS and OCX 
to determine the specific cybersecurity improvements 
needed to operate the system through 2030, includ-
ing— 
(A) the cybersecurity improvements to OCS 
needed to match the cybersecurity capabilities 
that OCX is intended to provide; 
(B) any additional OCS cybersecurity pro-
tections needed beyond those OCX is intended to 
provide; and 
(C) any additional OCX cybersecurity pro-
tections needed beyond those for which OCX is 
currently contracted. 
(2) An incremental development plan for OCS, 
including— 
(A) the number of additional incremental 
upgrades needed to achieve capabilities similar 
to OCX, including a discussion of— 
(i) any additional capabilities needed; 
(ii) the specific capabilities in each up-
grade; 
(iii) the duration of each upgrade; and 
(iv) a full schedule to complete all up-
grades;
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velop and codify in policy a framework and sup-
porting processes within the Department of Defense to 
help ensure that the missions, roles, and functions of 
the Combat Support Agencies (CSA) of the Depart-
ment of Defense that are also elements of the intel-
ligence community (IC), and other intelligence com-
ponents of the Department, are appropriately bal-
anced and resourced. 
(2) SCOPE.—The framework shall include a con-
sistent, repeatable process for regular reevaluation of 
the responsibilities and resource profiles of the ele-
ments described in paragraph (1) for purposes of pre-
venting imbalances in priorities, insufficient or mis-
aligned resources, and mission creep. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The framework required by sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A lexicon of relevant terms used by the De-
partment of Defense to ensure consistent definitions 
are used in determinations about the balance de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1), which lexicon shall rec-
oncile and codify jointly-used definitions. 
(2) A reevaluation of the intelligence components 
of the Department, including the Joint Intelligence 
Centers and Joint Intelligence Operations Centers 
within the combatant commands, in order to deter-
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(i) a determination of the appropriate 
resource profile for such mission, role, or 
function; and 
(ii) the identification, in writing, for 
the Department elements concerned of the 
resources anticipated to be needed and 
source of such resources within the future- 
years defense program in effect at the time 
of the proposed addition or transfer. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the 
framework required by subsection (a). 
(d) POLICY.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting 
forth the policy that codifies the framework required by sub-
section (a). 
(e) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate; and