May 23, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4673 PERMISSION TO MODIFY AMEND- ‘‘(e)(1)(A) Not later than March 31 of each (c) POLICY.—It shall be the MENTS EN BLOC NO. 4 OFFERED calendar year, the Office of Personnel Man- policy of the United States to provide for- BY MR. THORNBERRY OF TEXAS agement, in consultation with the Office of eign countries that are willing to materially PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLU- Management and Budget, shall submit to assist United States efforts to counter Iran each House of Congress a report on the oper- in the Middle East with support under the TION 905 ation of this section during the fiscal year strategy authorized under subsection (a) in- Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I last ending before the start of such calendar cluding, as appropriate, with partner bene- ask unanimous consent that during year. fits commensurate with such support. further consideration of H.R. 5515 in ‘‘(B) Not later than December 31 of each AMENDMENT NO. 61 OFFERED BY MS. BLUNT the Committee of the Whole pursuant calendar year, each agency (as defined by ROCHESTER OF DELAWARE section 7103(a)(3)) shall furnish to the Office to House Resolution 908, the fourth set At the end of subtitle G of title X of divi- of Personnel Management the information sion A, add the following: of amendments en bloc offered by my- which such Office requires, with respect to self pursuant to section 3 of House Res- such agency, for purposes of the report which SEC. lll. SENSE OF CONGRESS HONORING THE , DELA- olution 905 be considered to have been is next due under subparagraph (A). WARE, HOME TO THE 436TH AIRLIFT adopted with the modification I have ‘‘(2) Each report by the Office of Personnel WING, THE 512TH AIRLIFT WING, placed at the desk. Management under this subsection shall in- AND THE CHARLES C. CARSON CEN- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The clude, with respect to the fiscal year de- TER FOR MORTUARY AFFAIRS. Clerk will report the modification. scribed in paragraph (1)(A), at least the fol- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress find the following: The Clerk read as follows: lowing information: (1) The Dover Air Force Base is home more ‘‘(A) The total amount of official time than 4,000 active-duty military and civilian Strike amendment #69 printed in House granted to employees. employees tasked with defending the United Report 115–698. ‘‘(B) The average amount of official time States of America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there expended per bargaining unit employee. (2) The Dover Air Force Base supports the objection to the request of the gen- ‘‘(C) The specific types of activities or pur- mission of the 436th Airlift Wing, known as tleman from Texas? poses for which official time was granted, ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ and the 512th Airlift Wing, There was no objection. and the impact which the granting of such known as Liberty Wing. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The official time for such activities or purposes (3) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ serves as a unit of amendments en bloc are modified. had on agency operations. the headquartered ‘‘(D) The total number of employees to with the at Scott Air f whom official time was granted, and, of that Force Base in Illinois. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- total, the number who were not engaged in (4) The ‘‘Eagle Wing’’ flies hundreds of mis- TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 any activities or purposes except activities sions throughout the world and provides a or purposes involving the use of official quarter of the United States’ strategic airlift The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- time. capability and boasts a global reach to over ant to House Resolution 908 and rule ‘‘(E) The total amount of compensation 100 countries around the world. XVIII, the Chair declares the House in (including fringe benefits) afforded to em- (5) The Dover Air Force Base houses in- the Committee of the Whole House on ployees in connection with activities or pur- credible aircrafts utilized by the United the state of the Union for the further poses for which they were granted official States Air Force, including the C-5M Super consideration of the bill, H.R. 5515. time. Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III aircraft. Will the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. ‘‘(F) The total amount of official time (6) The Dover Air Force Base operates the spent by employees representing Federal em- largest and busiest air freight terminal in MARSHALL) kindly resume the chair. ployees who are not union members in mat- the Department of Defense, fulfilling an im- b 1653 ters authorized by this chapter. portant role in our Nation’s military. ‘‘(G) A description of any room or space (7) The Air Mobility Command Museum is IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE designated at the agency (or its subcompo- located on the Dover Air Force base and wel- Accordingly, the House resolved nent) where official time activities will be comes thousands of visitors each year to itself into the Committee of the Whole conducted, including the square footage of learn more about the United States Air House on the state of the Union for the any such room or space. Force. further consideration of the bill (H.R. ‘‘(3) All information included in a report by (8) The Charles C. Carson Center for Mor- 5515) to authorize appropriations for the Office of Personnel Management under tuary Affairs fulfills our Nation’s sacred fiscal year 2019 for military activities this subsection with respect to a fiscal commitment of ensuring dignity, honor and of the Department of Defense and for year— respect to the fallen and care service and military construction, to prescribe ‘‘(A) shall be shown both agency-by-agency support to their families. and for all agencies; and (9) The mortuary mission at Dover Air military personnel strengths for such ‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the cor- Force Base dates back to 1955 and is the only fiscal year, and for other purposes, responding information (submitted by the Department of Defense mortuary in the con- with Mr. MARSHALL (Acting Chair) in Office in its report under this subsection) for tinental United States. the chair. the fiscal year before the fiscal year to which (10) Service members who serve at the Cen- The Clerk read the title of the bill. such report pertains, together with appro- ter for Mortuary Affairs are often so moved The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- priate comparisons and analyses. by their work that they voluntarily elect to mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, ‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the serve multiple tours because they feel called amendment No. 50 printed in House Re- term ‘official time’ means any period of to serve our fallen heroes. port 115–702 offered by the gentleman time, regardless of agency nomenclature— (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— ‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee (1) honors and expresses sincerest grati- from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) had been under this chapter (including a collective tude to the women and men of the Dover Air disposed of. bargaining agreement entered into under Force Base for their distinguished service; AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. this chapter) to perform representational or (2) acknowledges the incredible sacrifice THORNBERRY OF TEXAS consultative functions; and and service of the families of active duty Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, ‘‘(B) during which the employee would oth- members of the United States military; pursuant to House Resolution 908, I erwise be in a duty status.’’. (3) encourages the people of the United offer amendments en bloc. (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made States to keep in their thoughts and their The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will by subsection (a) shall be effective beginning prayers the women and men of the United designate the amendments en bloc. with the report which, under the provisions States Armed Forces; and Amendments en bloc No. 2 consisting of such amendment, is first required to be (4) recognizes the incredibly unique and submitted by the Office of Personnel Man- important work of the Air Force Mortuary of amendment Nos. 31, 32, 61, 62, 63, 64, agement to each House of Congress by a date Affairs Operations and the role they play in 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and which occurs at least 6 months after the date honoring our fallen heroes. 76 printed in House Report 115–702, of- of the enactment of this Act. AMENDMENT NO. 62 OFFERED BY MR. fered by Mr. THORNBERRY of Texas: AMENDMENT NO. 32 OFFERED BY MR. ZELDIN OF FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA AMENDMENT NO. 31 OFFERED BY MR. ROSS OF NEW YORK At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the FLORIDA In section 1225 (relating to strategy to following new section: At the end of title XI, add the following: counter destabilizing activities of Iran)— SEC. 2ll. PROCESS FOR COORDINATION OF SEC. 11ll. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. (1) redesignate subsection (c) as subsection STUDIES AND ANALYSIS RESEARCH (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7131 of title 5, (d); and OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. United States Code, is amended by adding at (2) insert after subsection (b) the following The Secretary of Defense shall implement the end the following: new subsection: a Department of Defense-wide process under

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