Amendments en bloc comprised of amendments numbered 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, and 61 printed in Part B of House Report 114-569. See page D524 of the Congressional Record of May 17, 2016 for description of en bloc amendments.

amendment no. 48 offered by mr. zeldin of new york

Page 423, after line 3, insert the following:

SEC. 1070. REPORT ON TESTING AND INTEGRATION OF MINEHUNTING SONAR SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP MINEHUNTING CAPABILITIES.

(a) Report to Congress.--Not later than April 1, 2018, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains the findings of an assessment of all operational minehunting Synthetic Aperture Sonar (hereinafter referred to as “SAS”) technologies suitable to meet the requirements for use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package.

(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include--

(1) an explanation of the future acquisition strategy for the minehunting mission package;

(2) specific details regarding the capabilities of all in-production SAS systems available for integration into the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasure Mission Package;

(3) an assessment of key performance parameters for the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package with each of the assessed SAS technologies; and

(4) a review of the Department of the Navy's efforts to evaluate SAS technologies in operation with allied Navies for future use on the Littoral Combat Ship Mine Countermeasures Mission Package.

(c) System Testing.--The Secretary of the Navy is encouraged to perform at-sea testing and experimentation of sonar systems in order to provide data in support of the assessment required by subsection (a).

amendment no. 51 offered by mr. trott of michigan

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

SEC. 12XX. UNITED NATIONS PROCESSING CENTER IN ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN, TO ASSIST INTERNATIONALLY-DISPLACED COMMUNITIES.

The President shall instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States at the United Nations to seek the establishment of a United Nations processing center in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, to assist internationally-displaced communities.

amendment no. 52 offered by mr. vela of texas

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. REPORT ON VIOLENCE AND CARTEL ACTIVITY IN MEXICO.

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on violence and cartel activity in Mexico and the impact of such on United States national security.

amendment no. 53 offered by mr. thornberry of texas

At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12XX. UNITED STATES POLICY ON TAIWAN.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

(1) For more than 50 years, the United States and Taiwan have had a unique and close relationship, which has supported the economic, cultural, and strategic advantage to both countries.

(2) The United States has vital security and strategic interests in the Taiwan Strait.

(3) The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) has been instrumental in maintaining peace, security, and stability in the Taiwan Strait since its enactment in 1979.

(4) The Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the policy of the United States to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character and to maintain the capacity of the United States to defend against any forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan.

(b) Statement of Policy.--The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) forms the cornerstone of United States policy and relations with Taiwan.

(c) Report.--

(1) In general.--Not later than February 15, 2017, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that contains a description of the steps the United States has taken, plans to take, and will take to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive character in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).

(2) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this subsection, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means--

(A) the congressional defense committees; and

(B) Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

amendment no. 54 offered by mr. nolan of minnesota

At the end of section 1504, page 599, line 3, add the following new subsection:

(c) Condition on Use of Funds for Syria Train and Equip Programs.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this section for the Syria Train and Equip programs, as specified in the funding table in section 4302, may not be provided to any recipient that the Secretary of Defense has reported, pursuant to a quarterly progress report submitted pursuant to section 1209 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3541), as having misused provided training and equipment.

amendment no. 55 offered by mr. aguilar of california

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

SEC. 16__. PILOT PROGRAMS ON DIRECT COMMISSIONS TO CYBER POSITIONS.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force shall each carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of the Army and the Air Force, respectively, to recruit cyber professionals.

(b) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretaries shall each allow individuals who meet educational, physical, and other requirements determined appropriate by the Secretary to receive original appointments as commissioned officers in a cyber specialty.

(c) Consultation.--In developing the pilot program, the Secretaries may consult with the Secretary of the Navy with respect to a similar program carried out by the Secretary of the Navy.

(d) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress supports the direct commission of individuals trained in cyber specialties because the demand for skilled cyber personnel outstrips the supply of such personnel, and there is great competition for such personnel with private industry.

amendment no. 56 offered by mr. dold of illinois

In the table in section 2207(b) of division B (relating to the Extension of 2014 Project Authorizations for the Navy), insert after the projects relating to Hawaii a new item as follows:

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Illinois................................ Great Lakes.............. Unaccompanied Housing..... $35,851,000

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amendment no. 57 offered by ms. judy chu of california

Page 798, line 22, strike “and”.

Page 799, strike the period and insert “; and”.

Page 799, insert after line 2 the following:

(VI) the population density of the area to be served by the women's business center.

amendment no. 58 offered by mr. perlmutter of colorado

Add at the end of subtitle D of title XXVIII the following:

SEC. 28__. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Section 5(d)(1) of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-402; 16 U.S.C. 668dd note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C)(i) Notwithstanding clause (i) of subparagraph (A), the restriction attached to any deed to any real property designated for disposal under this section that prohibits the use of the property for residential or industrial purposes may be modified or removed if it is determined, through a risk assessment performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), that the property is protective for the proposed use.

“(ii) The Secretary of the Army shall not be responsible or liable for any of the following:

“(I) The cost of any risk assessment described in clause (i) or any actions taken in response to such risk assessment.

“(II) Any damages attributable to the use of property for residential or industrial purposes as the result of the modification or removal of a deed restriction pursuant to clause (i), or the costs of any actions taken in response to such damages.”.

amendment no. 59 offered by mr. pompeo of kansas

Page 384, after line 15, insert the following:

SEC. 1038. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION ON PAST TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OF DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall--

(1) complete a declassification review of intelligence reports prepared by the National Counterterrorism Center prior to Periodic Review Board sessions or detainee transfers on the past terrorist activities of individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who were transferred or released from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay; and

(2) make available to the public any information declassified as a result of the declassification review; and

(3) submit to the appropriate congressional committees, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, a report setting forth--

(A) the results of the declassification review; and

(B) if any information covered by the declassification review was not declassified pursuant to the review, a justification for the determination not to declassify such information.

(b) Past Terrorist Activities.--For purposes of this section, the past terrorist activities of an individual shall include the terrorist activities conducted by the individual before the transfer of the individual to the detention facility at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, including, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The terrorist organization, if any, with which affiliated.

(2) The terrorist training, if any, received.

(3) The role in past terrorist attacks against the interests or allies of the United States.

(4) The direct responsibility, if any, for the death of citizens of the United States or members of the Armed Forces.

(5) Any admission of any matter specified in paragraphs (1) through (4).

(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means--

(1) the congressional defense committees;

(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(4) the Permanent Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and

(5) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.

amendment no. 61 offered by ms. mcsally of arizona

Page 384, after line 15, insert the following:

SEC. 1038. PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF MILITARY COMMISSION RULINGS PREVENTING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM CARRYING OUT OTHERWISE LAWFUL DUTIES BASED ON MEMBER GENDER.

(a) Prohibition.--No order, ruling, finding, or other determination of a military commission may be construed or implemented to prohibit or restrict a member of the Armed Forces from carrying out duties otherwise lawfully assigned to such member to the extent that the basis for such prohibition or restriction is the gender of such member.

(b) Applicability to Prior Orders, etc..--In the case of an order, ruling, finding, or other determination described in subsection (a) that was issued before the date of the enactment of this Act in a military commission and is still effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such order, ruling, finding, or determination shall be deemed to be vacated and null and void only to the extent of any prohibition or restriction on the duties of members of the Armed Forces that is based on the gender of members.

(c) Military Commission Defined.--In this section, the term “military commission” means a military commission established under chapter 47A of title 10, United States Code, and any military commission otherwise established or convened by law.