H.Amdt. 348House112th Congress (2011-2013)

An amendment comprised of the following amendments printed in House Report 112-88 offered as en bloc # 6: Nos. 18, as modified, 20, 84, 22, 23, 57, 72, 96, 15, 151 and 149.

What it does: 9 changes: adds 7 sections, inserts text, rewrites a provision
Submitted May 26, 2011

Description

Amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: amendments numbered 18, as modified, 20, 84, 22, 23, 57, 72, 96, 150, 151 and 149 printed in House Report 112-88.

What it changes

9 changes to H.R. 1540

Adds 7 sectionsInserts textRewrites a provision

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  1. Change 1: Adds SEC. 731. STUDY ON BREAST CANCER AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS on page 345, line 8

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    Inserted: SEC. 731. STUDY ON BREAST CANCER AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

    Inserted: (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study on the incidence of breast cancer among members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and reserve components) and veterans. Such study shall include the following:

    Inserted: (1) A determination of the number of members and veterans diagnosed with breast cancer.

    Inserted: (2) A determination of demographic information regarding such members and veterans, including--

    Inserted: (A) race;

    Inserted: (B) ethnicity;

    Inserted: (C) sex;

    Inserted: (D) age;

    Inserted: (E) possible exposure to hazardous elements or chemical or biological agents (including any vaccines) and where such exposure occurred;

    Inserted: (F) the locations of duty stations that such member or veteran was assigned;

    Inserted: (G) the locations in which such member or veteran was deployed; and

    Inserted: (H) the geographic area of residence prior to deployment.

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    Inserted: (3) An analysis of breast cancer treatments received by such members and veterans.

    Inserted: (4) Other information the Secretaries consider necessary.

    Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a).

    Inserted: (c) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D--

    Inserted: (1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase allocated to the Defense Health Program, as set forth in the table under section 4501, to carry out this section;

    Inserted: (2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for other procurement, Navy, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced by $8,800,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 075 Shipboard Tactical Communications as set forth in the table under section 4101; and

    Inserted: (3) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for other procurement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced by $1,200,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 049 Tactical Communications-Electronic Equipment as set forth in the table under section 4101.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 84 Offered by Mr. Boswell

    Original wording

    Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

  2. Change 2: Inserts new text on page 113, line 17

    Inserted: (g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that favorable consideration of energy-efficient or energy reduction technologies or processes under this section should include a focus on alternative, self-sufficient energy sources that reduce costs in the long term.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

    Original wording

    Page 113, after line 17, insert the following:

  3. Change 3: Adds SEC. 731. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY on page 345, line 8

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    Inserted: SEC. 731. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to transfer the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury from the TRICARE Management Activity to a military department, as determined by the Secretary.

    Inserted: (b) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the plan under subsection (a), including the military department determined by the Secretary.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

    Original wording

    Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

  4. Change 4: Adds SEC. 731. REPORT ON MEMORANDUM REGARDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES on page 345, line 8

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    Inserted: SEC. 731. REPORT ON MEMORANDUM REGARDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES.

    Inserted: 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 on how the Secretary will identify, refer, and treat traumatic brain injuries with respect to members of the Armed Forces who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom before the date in June, 2010, on which the memorandum regarding using a 50-meter distance from an explosion as a criterion to properly identify, refer, and treat members for potential traumatic brain injury took effect.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

    Original wording

    Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

  5. Change 5: Adds SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FROM AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND at the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A

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    Inserted: SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FROM AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

    Inserted: Not more than 75 percent of amounts made available to the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for fiscal year 2012 may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Afghanistan unless the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines and certifies to Congress that women in Afghanistan are an integral part of the reconciliation process between the Afghan Government and the Taliban.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 72 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the bill, add the following:

  6. Change 6: Adds SEC. ___. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL CAPABILITY OF NAVY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS wherever appropriate

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    Inserted: SEC. ___. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL CAPABILITY OF NAVY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

    Inserted: (a) Report to Congress.--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 the efforts being made to establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability for Navy unmanned aerial systems.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 96 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

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    Original wording

    At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

  7. Change 7: Adds SEC. 731. FREQUENCY OF REPORTS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE STANDARD AND TRICARE EXTRA on page 345, line 8

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    Inserted: SEC. 731. FREQUENCY OF REPORTS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE STANDARD AND TRICARE EXTRA.

    Inserted: Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking "bi-annual" and inserting "biennial".

    Inserted: Amendment No. 150 Offered by Mr. Young of Indiana SEC. __. REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

    Inserted: (a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4392) is amended by striking "fiscal year 2011" and inserting "fiscal year 2012".

    Inserted: (b) Expiration.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking "December 31, 2011" and inserting "December 31, 2012".

    Inserted: Amendment No. 151 Offered by Mr. Walz of Minnesota

    Original wording

    Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

  8. Change 8: Adds SEC. 1078. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES on page 507, line 2

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    Inserted: SEC. 1078. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    Inserted: (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 on the National Guard and the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

    Inserted: (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall include a plan to--

    Inserted: (1) ensure that each military department has access to trained, experienced, and ready members of the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces for any mission less than war;

    Inserted: (2) capitalize on the gains made in the readiness of the National Guard and the reserve components during the previous 10-year period; and

    Inserted: (3) ensure the total force is able to sustain commitments throughout the world using the unique skills and capabilities of the National Guard and the reserve components in a predictable and consistent manner.

    Inserted: Amendment No. 149 Offered by Mr. Turner

    Original wording

    Page 507, after line 2, insert the following:

  9. Change 9: Rewrites section 911

    Replaces

    Removes section 911.

    Inserted: SEC. 911. HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall not lift the conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial operations to the Global Positioning System devices of the Department of Defense.

    Inserted: (b) Notice and Comment on Working Group Report.--Prior to permitting such commercial terrestrial operations, the Federal Communications Commission shall make available the final working group report mandated by such Order and Authorization and provide all interested parties an opportunity to comment on such report.

    Inserted: (c) Notice to Congress.--

    Inserted: (1) In general.--At the conclusion of the proceeding on such commercial terrestrial operations, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph (2) official copies of the documents containing the final decision of the Commission regarding whether to permit such commercial terrestrial operations. If the decision is to permit such commercial terrestrial operations, such documents shall contain or be accompanied by an explanation of how the concerns described in subsection (a) have been resolved.

    Inserted: (2) Congressional committees described.--The congressional committees described in this paragraph are the following:

    Inserted: (A) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

    Inserted: (B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

    Original wording

    Strike section 911 and insert the following new section:

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Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 316, line 15, in section 646 relating to the enhanced commissary stores pilot program, strike “(e)” and insert the following:

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Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 316, line 15, in section 646 relating to the enhanced commissary stores pilot program, strike “(e)” and insert the following:

“(e) Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.--On account of the types of merchandise authorized to be sold in an enhanced commissary store, the Secretary of Defense may use amounts retained under subsection (d)(1) for the enhanced commissary store to support substance abuse prevention programs for patrons of the store while ensuring that the store receives necessary operating funds.

“(f)”.

Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. STUDY ON BREAST CANCER AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly conduct a study on the incidence of breast cancer among members of the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and reserve components) and veterans. Such study shall include the following:

(1) A determination of the number of members and veterans diagnosed with breast cancer.

(2) A determination of demographic information regarding such members and veterans, including--

(A) race;

(B) ethnicity;

(C) sex;

(D) age;

(E) possible exposure to hazardous elements or chemical or biological agents (including any vaccines) and where such exposure occurred;

(F) the locations of duty stations that such member or veteran was assigned;

(G) the locations in which such member or veteran was deployed; and

(H) the geographic area of residence prior to deployment.

(3) An analysis of breast cancer treatments received by such members and veterans.

(4) Other information the Secretaries consider necessary.

(b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required under subsection (a).

(c) Funding Increase and Offsetting Reduction.--Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D--

(1) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase allocated to the Defense Health Program, as set forth in the table under section 4501, to carry out this section;

(2) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for other procurement, Navy, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced by $8,800,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 075 Shipboard Tactical Communications as set forth in the table under section 4101; and

(3) the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for other procurement, Air Force, as specified in the corresponding funding table in division D, is hereby reduced by $1,200,000, with the amount of the reduction to be derived from Joint Tactical Radio System Maritime-Fixed radios under Line 049 Tactical Communications-Electronic Equipment as set forth in the table under section 4101.

Amendment No. 84 Offered by Mr. Boswell

Page 113, after line 17, insert the following:

(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that favorable consideration of energy-efficient or energy reduction technologies or processes under this section should include a focus on alternative, self-sufficient energy sources that reduce costs in the long term.

Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to transfer the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury from the TRICARE Management Activity to a military department, as determined by the Secretary.

(b) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of the plan under subsection (a), including the military department determined by the Secretary.

Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Pascrell

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. REPORT ON MEMORANDUM REGARDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES.

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 on how the Secretary will identify, refer, and treat traumatic brain injuries with respect to members of the Armed Forces who served in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom before the date in June, 2010, on which the memorandum regarding using a 50-meter distance from an explosion as a criterion to properly identify, refer, and treat members for potential traumatic brain injury took effect.

Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

At the end of subtitle B of title XII of division A of the bill, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS FROM AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

Not more than 75 percent of amounts made available to the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund for fiscal year 2012 may be used to provide assistance to the Government of Afghanistan unless the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines and certifies to Congress that women in Afghanistan are an integral part of the reconciliation process between the Afghan Government and the Taliban.

Amendment No. 72 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

SEC. ___. MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND OVERHAUL CAPABILITY OF NAVY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

(a) Report to Congress.--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 the efforts being made to establish maintenance, repair, and overhaul capability for Navy unmanned aerial systems.

Amendment No. 96 Offered by Mrs. Davis of California

Page 345, after line 8, insert the following:

SEC. 731. FREQUENCY OF REPORTS ON CONTINUED VIABILITY OF TRICARE STANDARD AND TRICARE EXTRA.

Section 711(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking “bi-annual” and inserting “biennial”.

Amendment No. 150 Offered by Mr. Young of Indiana SEC. __. REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1216 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4392) is amended by striking “fiscal year 2011” and inserting “fiscal year 2012”.

(b) Expiration.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking “December 31, 2011” and inserting “December 31, 2012”.

Amendment No. 151 Offered by Mr. Walz of Minnesota

Page 507, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 1078. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(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 on the National Guard and the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall include a plan to--

(1) ensure that each military department has access to trained, experienced, and ready members of the National Guard and reserve components of the Armed Forces for any mission less than war;

(2) capitalize on the gains made in the readiness of the National Guard and the reserve components during the previous 10-year period; and

(3) ensure the total force is able to sustain commitments throughout the world using the unique skills and capabilities of the National Guard and the reserve components in a predictable and consistent manner.

Amendment No. 149 Offered by Mr. Turner

Strike section 911 and insert the following new section:

SEC. 911. HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall not lift the conditions imposed on commercial terrestrial operations in the Order and Authorization adopted on January 26, 2011 (DA 11-133), or otherwise permit such operations, until the Commission has resolved concerns of widespread harmful interference by such commercial terrestrial operations to the Global Positioning System devices of the Department of Defense.

(b) Notice and Comment on Working Group Report.--Prior to permitting such commercial terrestrial operations, the Federal Communications Commission shall make available the final working group report mandated by such Order and Authorization and provide all interested parties an opportunity to comment on such report.

(c) Notice to Congress.--

(1) In general.--At the conclusion of the proceeding on such commercial terrestrial operations, the Federal Communications Commission shall submit to the congressional committees described in paragraph (2) official copies of the documents containing the final decision of the Commission regarding whether to permit such commercial terrestrial operations. If the decision is to permit such commercial terrestrial operations, such documents shall contain or be accompanied by an explanation of how the concerns described in subsection (a) have been resolved.

(2) Congressional committees described.--The congressional committees described in this paragraph are the following:

(A) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.

(B) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.

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House amendment offered

May 26, 2011

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House amendment offered/reported by: Amendments en bloc (A048) offered by Mr. McKeon.(consideration: CR H3719-3722; text en bloc: CR H3719-3720)

May 26, 2011 • 12:15 PM

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House amendment agreed to: On agreeing to the McKeon amendments (A048) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

May 26, 2011 • 12:24 PM

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Amendment agreed to Committee of the Whole

May 26, 2011 • 12:24 PM

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Amendments en bloc (A048) offered by Mr. McKeon. (consideration: CR H3719-3722; text en bloc: CR H3719-3720)

May 26, 2011 • 12:15 PM

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McKeon amendment (A048) modified by unanimous consent. (text as modified: CR H3720)

May 26, 2011 • 12:15 PM

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On agreeing to the McKeon amendments (A048) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

May 26, 2011 • 12:24 PM