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(1) The budget of the House is $188 million 
less than it was when the Republicans last attained 
the majority in 2011. 
(2) The House has achieved significant savings 
by consolidating operations and renegotiating con-
tracts. 
(b) POLICY
ON RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP
OF 
TAXPAYER DOLLARS.—It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution that— 
(1) the House should be a model for the respon-
sible stewardship of taxpayer resources, and identify 
any savings that can be achieved through greater 
productivity and efficiency gains in the operation 
and maintenance of House services and resources, 
including 
printing, 
conferences, 
utilities, 
tele-
communications, furniture, grounds maintenance, 
postage, and rent; 
(2) the House should review policies and proce-
dures for the acquisition of goods and services to 
eliminate unnecessary spending; 
(3) the Committee on House Administration 
should review the policies pertaining to services pro-
vided to Members and committees of the House, and 
identify ways to reduce any subsidies paid for the 
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operation of the House gym, barbershop, salon, and 
the House dining room; 
(4) no taxpayer funds should be used to pur-
chase first class airfare or to lease corporate jets for 
Members of Congress; and 
(5) retirement benefits for Members of Con-
gress should not include free, taxpayer-funded health 
care for life. 
SEC. 620. POLICY STATEMENT ON EXPENDITURES FROM 
AGENCY FEES AND SPENDING. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) A number of Federal agencies and organiza-
tions have permanent authority to collect and spend 
fees and other offsetting collections. 
(2) The Office of Management and Budget esti-
mated the total amount of offsetting fees and offset-
ting collections to be $525 billion in fiscal year 
2016. 
(3) Agency budget justifications are, in some 
cases, not fully transparent about the amount of 
program activity funded through offsetting collec-
tions or fees. This lack of transparency prevents ef-
fective and accountable Government. 
(b) POLICY ON AGENCY FEES AND SPENDING.—It 
is the policy of this concurrent resolution that Congress 
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should reassert its constitutional prerogative to control 
spending and conduct oversight. Congress should subject 
all agency fees received from the public to annual appro-
priations or authorization legislation, except for such fees 
that are for business-like activities or necessary to fund 
current operations. 
SEC. 621. POLICY STATEMENT ON BORDER SECURITY. 
(a) FINDINGS ON BORDER SECURITY.—The House 
finds the following: 
(1) In fiscal year 2015, the United States Cus-
toms and Border Protection apprehended 337,117 
persons crossing our international borders illegally 
between the ports of entry. There is no statistical in-
formation to determine the number of persons who 
were not apprehended and entered the country ille-
gally. 
(2) The Government Accountability Office has 
reported that while the number of apprehensions 
provides a proxy for the flow of illegal migration, it 
is not a suitable measure of border security effective-
ness. 
(3) The Department of Homeland Security 
stopped reporting miles of the border under oper-
ational control in 2011, but has failed to replace 
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that measure with an alternative, or other reliable 
indicators that measure border security effectiveness. 
(b) POLICY ON BORDER SECURITY.—It is the policy 
of this concurrent resolution that Congress should pass 
legislation bolstering our border security by— 
(1) installing technology along the southern and 
northern borders of the U.S., including tower-based 
surveillance, subterranean detection, radar surveil-
lance, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other resources 
in order to gain a full understanding of the threat 
and vulnerabilities along the border; 
(2) constructing new fencing and replace inef-
fective fencing and barriers, maintain or build vehi-
cle access roads, and establish forward operating 
bases along the southern border; and 
(3) increasing the current levels of U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection Officers and U.S. Bor-
der Patrol Agents. 
SEC. 622. POLICY STATEMENT ON PREVENTING THE CLO-
SURE OF THE GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION 
FACILITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
(1) The Guantanamo Bay detention facility is a 
critical tool in America’s continuing fight against 
terrorism. 
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(2) Of the 653 Guantanamo Bay detainees that 
have left the facility, 117 (17.9 percent) are ‘‘con-
firmed’’ and 79 (12.1 percent) are ‘‘suspected of re-
engaging’’ in ‘‘terrorist or insurgent activities’’ ac-
cording to the latest unclassified report issued in 
September 2015 by the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence. 
(3) President Obama’s support of closing the 
Guantanamo Bay detention facility would signifi-
cantly increase risk to our national security. 
(b) POLICY ON PREVENTING THE CLOSURE OF THE 
GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY.—This concur-
rent resolution supports policies, consistent with the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92), that would prevent the— 
(1) closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention 
facility; 
(2) modifications of facilities in the United 
States to house Guantanamo Bay detainees; and 
(3) transfer or release of detainees to certain 
countries. 
SEC. 623. POLICY STATEMENT ON REFUGEES FROM CON-
FLICT ZONES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 
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