S.Amdt. 1968

SA 1968. Mr. CORKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 597, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(b) Notice to Congress on Certain Assistance.--Section
1204(e) of such Act is amended by striking ``the
congressional defense committees'' and inserting ``the
appropriate committees of Congress specified in subsection
(g)(2)''.
On page 600, line 6, strike ``in coordination with the
Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State''.
On page 600, beginning on line 21, strike ``the
congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress''.
On page 601, line 20, strike ``the congressional defense
committees'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of
Congress''.
On page 602, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
(3) An assessment by the Department of State of the impact
of such support on internal security and stability in the
countries provided support.
On page 602, strike lines 12 through 15 and insert the
following:
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``logistic support, supplies, and services''
has the meaning given that term in section 2350(1) of title
10, United States Code.
On page 606, line 15, insert ``the Secretary of State and''
before ``the Director of National Intelligence''.
On page 606, beginning on line 21, strike ``the
congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress''.
On page 607, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
On page 607, beginning on line 12, strike ``the
congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress''.
On page 608, after line 22, add the following:
(e) Concurrence of Secretary of State Required in Use of
Authority.--Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 1209 of the
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 are each amended by
striking ``in coordination with the Secretary of State'' and
inserting ``with the concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
(f) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
On page 621, after line 22, add the following:
(e) Concurrence of Secretary of State Required in Use of
Authority.--Subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 1236 of
such Act (128 Stat. 3558) are each amended by striking ``in
coordination with the Secretary of State'' and inserting
``with the concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
On page 625, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Committee
on Armed Services'' and all that follows through ``of the
House of Representatives'' on line 22 and insert ``the
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on

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the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
the Judiciary, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives''.
On page 626, beginning 16, strike ``the Committee on Armed
Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of
the House of Representatives'' and insert ``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''.
On page 634, line 21, strike ``in coordination with the
Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State''.
On page 640, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Committee
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress''.
On page 641, strike ines 4 through 11, and insert the
following:
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
(2) The term ``incremental expenses'' means the reasonable
and proper cost of the goods and services that are consumed
by a country as a direct result of that country's
participation in training under the authority of this
section, including rations, fuel, training ammunition, and
transportation. Such term does not include pay, allowances,
and other normal costs of a country's personnel.
On page 642, beginning on line 25, strike ``in consultation
with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
On page 643, beginning on line 1, strike ``the
congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress''.
On page 644, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
On page 652, line 20, insert after ``the Secretary of
Defense'' the following: ``, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of State,''.
On page 654, line 12, strike ``the congressional defense
committees'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of
Congress''.
On page 655, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(h) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
On page 661, beginning on line 24, strike ``in consultation
with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
On page 663, beginning on line 11, strike ``in consultation
with the Secretary of State'' and insert ``with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State''.
On page 677 between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
(c) Inclusion of Foreign Relations Committees in Reports.--
Section 1513 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2008 is amended--
(1) in subsections (e) and (g), by striking ``the
congressional defense committees'' and insert ``the
appropriate committees of Congress'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
subsection (h):
``(h) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress'
means--
``(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
``(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.''.
On page 682, beginning on line 8, strike ``the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of
Congress''.
On page 682, beginning on line 16, strike ``the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives'' and insert ``the appropriate committees of
Congress''.
On page 683, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
(4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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