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Union Calendar No. 852 115Th Congress, 2D Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 115–1100 1 Union Calendar No. 852 115th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Report 115–1100 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS DECEMBER 21, 2018.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 33–917 WASHINGTON : 2018 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS WILLIAM M. ‘‘MAC’’ THORNBERRY, Texas, Chairman WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina ADAM SMITH, Washington JOE WILSON, South Carolina ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey SUSAN A. DAVIS, California ROB BISHOP, Utah JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio RICK LARSEN, Washington MIKE ROGERS, Alabama JIM COOPER, Tennessee BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia JOHN GARAMENDI, California MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado JACKIE SPEIER, California VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri MARC A. VEASEY, Texas AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii MO BROOKS, Alabama BETO O’ROURKE, Texas PAUL COOK, California DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey BRADLEY BYRNE, Alabama RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona SAM GRAVES, Missouri SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York COLLEEN HANABUSA, Hawaii MARTHA MCSALLY, Arizona CAROL SHEA–PORTER, New Hampshire STEPHEN KNIGHT, California JACKY ROSEN, Nevada STEVE RUSSELL, Oklahoma A. DONALD MCEACHIN, Virginia SCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California RALPH LEE ABRAHAM, Louisiana ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland TRENT KELLY, Mississippi STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin RO KHANNA, California MATT GAETZ, Florida TOM O’HALLERAN, Arizona DON BACON, Nebraska THOMAS R. SUOZZI, New York JIM BANKS, Indiana JIMMY PANETTA, California LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming JODY B. HICE, Georgia PAUL MITCHELL, Michigan JEN STEWART, Staff Director ZACH STEACY, Director, Legislative Operations (II) VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC, December 21, 2018. Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, I present herewith the report on the activities of the Committee on Armed Services for the 115th Congress. Sincerely, WILLIAM M. ‘‘MAC’’ THORNBERRY, Chairman. (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS C O N T E N T S Page Powers and Duties ................................................................................................... 1 Committee Rules ...................................................................................................... 04 Composition of the Committee on Armed Services ............................................... 17 Committee Staff ....................................................................................................... 23 Committee Meetings and Hearings ........................................................................ 25 Legislative Activities ............................................................................................... 26 Oversight Activities ................................................................................................. 35 Publications .............................................................................................................. 127 (V) VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:40 Jan 08, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:40 Jan 08, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS Union Calendar No. 852 115TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 115–1100 REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS DECEMBER 21, 2018.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. THORNBERRY, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the following R E P O R T POWERS AND DUTIES Background The House Committee on Armed Services, a standing committee of Congress, was established on January 2, 1947, as a part of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 812), by merging the Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs. The Com- mittees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs were established in 1882. In 1885, jurisdiction over military and naval appropriations was taken from the Committee on Appropriations and given to the Committees on Military Affairs and Naval Affairs, respectively. This practice continued until July 1, 1920, when jurisdiction over all appropriations was again placed in the Committee on Appro- priations. In the 93rd Congress, following a study by the House Select Committee on Committees, the House passed H. Res. 988, the Committee Reform Amendments of 1974, to be effective January 3, 1975. As a result of those amendments, the jurisdictional areas of the Committee on Armed Services remained essentially unchanged. However, oversight functions were amended to require each stand- ing committee to review and study on a continuing basis all mat- ters and jurisdiction of the committee. Also, the Committee on Armed Services was to review and study on a continuing basis all laws, programs, and Government activities dealing with or involv- VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS 2 ing international arms control and disarmament and the education of military dependents in school. The rules changes adopted by the House (H. Res. 5) on January 4, 1977, placed new responsibilities in the field of atomic energy in the Committee on Armed Services. Those responsibilities involved the national security aspects of atomic energy previously within the jurisdiction of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Public Law 95–110, effective September 20, 1977, abolished the Joint Com- mittee on Atomic Energy. With the adoption of H. Res. 658 on July 14, 1977, which estab- lished the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the jurisdiction of the Committee on Armed Service over intelligence matters was changed. That resolution gave the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence oversight responsibilities for intelligence and intelligence-related activities and programs of the U.S. Govern- ment. Specifically, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has exclusive legislative jurisdiction regarding the Central Intel- ligence Agency and the director of Central Intelligence, including authorizations. Also, legislative jurisdiction over all intelligence and intelligence-related activities and programs was vested in the permanent select committee except that other committees with a jurisdictional interest may request consideration of any such mat- ters. Accordingly, as a matter of practice, the Committee on Armed Services shared jurisdiction over the authorization process involv- ing intelligence-related activities. The committee continues to have shared jurisdiction over mili- tary intelligence activities as set forth in rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives. With the adoption of House rules (H. Res. 5) on January 4, 1995, the Committee on National Security was established as the suc- cessor committee to the Committee on Armed Services, and was granted additional legislative and oversight authority over mer- chant marine academies, national security aspects of merchant ma- rine policy and programs, and interoceanic canals. Rules for the 104th Congress also codified the existing jurisdiction of the com- mittee over tactical intelligence matters and the intelligence re- lated activities of the Department of Defense. On January 6, 1999, the House adopted H. Res. 5, rules for the 106th Congress, in which the Committee on National Security was redesignated as the Committee on Armed Services. On January 5, 2012, the House adopted H. Res. 5, rules for the 112th Congress, which clarified the Committee on Armed Services jurisdiction over Department of Defense administered cemeteries. Constitutional Powers and Duties The powers and duties of Congress in relation to national defense matters stem from Article I, section 8 of the United States Con- stitution, which provides, among other things that Congress shall have power: To raise and support Armies; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; To provide for calling forth the Militia; VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:03 Jan 05, 2019 Jkt 033917 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR1100.XXX HR1100 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with REPORTS 3 To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed
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