[Congressional Record: May 12, 2011 (House)]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 754, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I
call up House Resolution 264 and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:
H. Res. 264
Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this
resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule
XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 754) to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2011 for intelligence and intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. The
first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points
of order against consideration of the bill are waived.
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not
exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair
and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence. After general debate the bill shall be
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose
of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the
nature of a substitute recommended by the Permanent Select
Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. The
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be
considered as read. All points of order against the committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No
amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute shall be in order except those printed in the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this
resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in the
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such
amendments are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House
on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the
bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as
ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage
without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 1
hour.
Mr. SESSIONS. For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary
30 minutes to my friend the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr.
Hastings), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.
During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the
purpose of debate only.
General Leave
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Mr. SESSIONS. House Resolution 264 provides for a structured rule
designated by the Rules Committee for consideration of H.R. 754. This
rules allows for nine of the amendments submitted to the Rules
Committee to be made in order.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule and the underlying
bill. The fiscal year 2011 budget process began last Congress with
about a dozen hearings and Member briefings and continued into this
Congress with more briefings and negotiations. This legislation was
introduced by the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the gentleman from Michigan, Mike Rogers, and has gone
through regular order to achieve its presence on the floor today. H.R.
754 was marked up in the Intelligence Committee and the chairman of the
Rules Committee, the gentleman from California, David Dreier, provided
a structured amendment process for nine additional amendments from
Republicans and Democrats to be considered today on the House floor.
The bill we are discussing today authorizes the intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government for
fiscal year 2011 in order to enhance the national security of the
United States, to support and assist the Armed Forces of the United
States, and to support the President of the United States in the
execution of the foreign policy of the United States of America. This
bill is a vital tool for congressional oversight of the classified
activities of the intelligence community, and it is critical to
ensuring that our intelligence agencies have the resources and
authorities they need to accomplish this important work on behalf of
keeping America free.
The primary vehicle for exercising credible congressional oversight
over our intelligence agencies is the intelligence authorization bill.
Yet we have not passed a bona fide intelligence authorization bill in 6
years. Although the National Security Act requires intelligence
activities to be specifically authorized, in recent years certain
appropriation bills have included language that would ``deem'' the
intelligence funding to be authorized. This procedure meets the
statutory requirement but has weakened the ability, I believe, of
Congress in its oversight of intelligence activities in recent years.
The U.S. intelligence community plays a critical role in the war on
terrorism and securing our country from the many other threats we face
as a
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Nation. The recent killing of the terrorist Osama bin Laden is a clear
example of the important work our intelligence agencies are doing
behind the scenes every single day to protect America and Americans.
Keeping the laws governing our intelligence operations up to date and
ensuring that there are no unnecessary barriers in the way of future
successes are exactly why we are here today and seek the authorization
to pass an annual intelligence bill today.
The intelligence authorization bill funds all U.S. intelligence
activities, spanning 17 separate agencies. Last year, this funding
totaled roughly $80 billion. Our Nation's current challenging fiscal
circumstances demand that Congress fulfill its duties and provide the
appropriate accountability and financial oversight of our classified
intelligence programs through an authorization bill yearly.
Additionally, this bill will ensure that Congress funds the
requirements of the brave and dedicated men and women in the
intelligence community, military and civilian, many of whom directly
support the war zones or are engaged in other dangerous operations that
keep Americans safe.
The underlying legislation provides oversight and authorization for
critical intelligence activities, including global counterterrorism
operations such as the one that took out the terrorist Osama bin Laden,
tactical intelligence support to support combat units in Iraq,
Afghanistan, and wherever else they're needed around the world,
cyberdefense, detecting and countering weapons of mass destruction,
global monitoring of foreign militaries, weapons tests, and arms
control treaties. Additionally, this bill's classified annex provides
detailed guidance on intelligence spending, including adjustments to
costly programs.
This bill takes an important step forward in the intelligence
community to help them meet the same financial accounting standard as
other parts of the government. These accounting standards will help
uncover savings in the current programs that can be reinvested into
vital programs and priorities or returned to the American taxpayer.
I was very pleased this week when the gentleman from Michigan,
Chairman Mike Rogers, and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Ruppersberger), who represents the minority, came to the Rules
Committee to talk about the needs of the intelligence community. In
particular, I was very pleased as they worked so closely together to
ensure that the issues that were contained within this document, the
agreements that would be in law, and perhaps more importantly, the
important relationships that would be shared by them as we work
together to ensure that this country is safe, that we do so in a way
where the American people see that keeping America safe, providing the
necessary resources to the men and women of the intelligence community
and expecting the results that would come from them, is a very
important part of what our job as Members of Congress is all about.
I applaud Chairman Mike Rogers of Michigan for providing this
Congress with a much needed intelligence authorization bill, and I
appreciate the exhaustive process on a bipartisan basis not only that
Chairman Rogers has led but that includes a return to regular order in
the authorization of this important legislation. I rise in support of
the rule and the underlying bill.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank my friend from Texas for yielding
the time.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 754, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2011, authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for U.S.
intelligence and intelligence-related activities within the
jurisdiction of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
including the National Intelligence Program and the Military
Intelligence Program, as well as for the Intelligence Community
Management Account and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System.
We are considering this legislation at an auspicious time. The death
of Osama bin Laden and the disarray in the al Qaeda network comes as a
result of years of painstaking effort by the hardworking men and women
of the intelligence community, the military, President Bush, and
President Obama's gutsy, courageous, and correct call on May 1 of this
year. They succeeded admirably in carrying out a difficult and
dangerous mission. This legislation codifies many of the lessons
learned in recent years that led to Osama bin Laden's demise. It is
important that we continue to provide the necessary resources to
sustain the momentum the United States and its allies enjoy in the
effort to protect our Nation and its citizens.
As the former vice chair of the House Intelligence Committee, I
personally know that the intelligence community is the first line of
defense against those wishing to do us harm here at home and across the
globe. Where terrorists or other elements, as we speak, are plotting
attacks, planning operations, or are actively engaged in harming our
citizens, the men and women of the intelligence community are devoted
to acting on the information they gather to thwart those efforts. We
owe them a debt of gratitude and our sincere thanks. These courageous
men and women often work quietly, unnoticed, and too often,
unrecognized, but nevertheless, they are critical to ensuring the
security of our Nation.
I have had the honor and privilege of meeting many of our
intelligence professionals during my oversight travel as a member of
the Intelligence Committee. I cannot overstate how much I appreciate,
and am humbled by, their service. Over the past 10 years, our country
has continued to make daily progress against threats, thanks to the
service of those dedicated professionals. We must keep in mind, though,
that in spite of our best effort, we still face many real threats, and
we still have much work to do to get it right.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 754 provides detailed guidance and authorizes
appropriations for the many agencies of the intelligence community,
while also improving accountability and transparency. It is essential
that we streamline and coordinate oversight for counterintelligence.
H.R. 754 amends the Counterintelligence Enhancement Act of 2002 to
require the national counterintelligence strategy to be aligned with
the policies and strategy of the Director of National Intelligence.
It is often reported that our government agencies come under
cyberattack all day, every day, 365 days a year. International
criminals, malicious individuals, and even other Nations are actively
engaged in a constant effort to break into our cyber networks to obtain
information, or to wreak havoc on the systems that govern our Nation's
infrastructure, financial, military, diplomatic, and social networks.
We must, of all things, be mindful of our responsibilities in that
area. It can have a devastating impact if not properly attended.
Finally, Mr. Speaker, we must consider diversity to be a mission
imperative. I have stated time and again that the intelligence
community is not diverse enough to successfully meet its requirements
and achieve success on its missions. On February 26, 2010, the House of
Representatives passed my amendment to H.R. 2701, the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, which required the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads
of the elements of the intelligence community, to submit to Congress a
report on the plans of each element of the community to increase
diversity. The report is expected to be finalized in October of this
year. Simply put, we need people who blend in, who speak the language,
and understand the cultures in the countries that we are targeting. It
is time for the intelligence community to get serious about improving
diversity for the sake of our national security. If the intelligence
community is to succeed in its global mission, it must have a global
face.
I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to yield 3 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Lake Park, Minnesota (Mrs. Bachmann).
Mrs. BACHMANN. I thank the gentleman from Texas, who's doing a
wonderful job this morning managing this bill, Pete Sessions.
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Mr. Speaker, all of our Nation's great liberties depend on our
national security. I think that's something that we can all agree on.
This is a bipartisan issue. We're a Nation at war, and we're pitted
against terrorists who are bent on destroying our very way of life. As
the treasure trove of evidence, which we were so grateful to receive
from Osama bin Laden's compound, confirms to us, the enemy is always
adapting, always evolving, always plotting further attacks. We have to
be informed, and we have to be one step ahead of the enemy at least.
It's our intelligence community, Mr. Speaker, that gives us heroic
service, day in and day out. This morning I had the privilege of being
at our Nation's Central Intelligence Agency, and I want to commend them
for the work that they do, the brilliant work that they did most
recently to secure this number one target. Nearly all of it goes
unrecognized, Mr. Speaker, until a moment like last Sunday evening, May
1, when a grateful Nation learned that the men and women of our
intelligence services, working hand-in-hand with those in military
uniform, had brought about the demise of the world's most prominent and
notorious terrorist, Osama bin Laden. Years of relentless and diligent
pursuit yielded an overwhelming success.
And that's why I'm so honored to be here on the floor today with my
distinguished colleague from Texas (Mr. Sessions) to stand here on the
House floor as a member of the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, calling on behalf of my colleagues, both Republican and
Democrat, to pass the FY 2011 Intelligence authorization bill, because
the American people have made it clear, Mr. Speaker.
They've made it clear to us not only once but over and over again.
They want this Congress to exercise the utmost seriousness when dealing
with our Nation's spending crisis, and so this bill is a step in that
direction. It ensures that there is proper congressional financial
oversight, and I would like to tip my hat now to the Democrat ranking
member, Dutch Ruppersberger, who has done a magnificent job, together
with our chairman, Mike Rogers, in making sure that we work together as
one, seamlessly, in a bipartisan fashion. I have been just so
delighted. I've never served on a committee where I've seen greater
bipartisanship because we've put down our partisan swords when it comes
to securing the safety and security of our Nation.
And this bill is a step in that direction, ensuring there's not only
proper congressional financial oversight, something that was lacking
unfortunately in the last 6 years, but we are dedicated to making sure
that our responsible approach with intelligence does not sacrifice the
security of our Nation, and this measure which funds our intelligence
community will ensure that our intelligence community has the resources
they so richly deserve.
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Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased at this time
to yield 3 minutes to my good friend, the ranking member of the
Committee on Intelligence, the distinguished gentleman from Maryland
(Mr. Ruppersberger).
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, first I want to recognize the
distinguished vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee, Mr.
Hastings, for his hard work over the course of his 8 years on the
committee. I had the privilege of serving with Mr. Hastings, and know
he was committed to supporting our intelligence professionals. He was a
leader on the issue of diversity in the intelligence community, and I
applaud him for those efforts. Having a diverse intelligence community
workforce is not simply the right thing to do, but it is critical to
our mission.
Today, I am pleased to join my colleague and friend Michele Bachmann
in support of H.R. 754, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2011. I thank her for her comments about partisan politics. The
Intelligence Committee is a bipartisan committee that works together.
The stakes are too high for us not to work together, and that's what
we're attempting to do.
Now, the killing of Osama bin Laden is clearly the most monumental
intelligence achievement in recent history. Our intelligence
professionals worked together as a team, brought Osama bin Laden to
justice, and killed him. It was a risky mission that was executed with
intense training and a high level of skill. These professionals risked
their lives to keep our country safe, and no American lives were lost.
I am pleased that Congress can provide the intelligence community
with the resources, capabilities, authorities, and oversight they need
to continue this great work. After months of negotiations and a number
of changes to address many of the concerns of the administration, I
believe this bill moves in a positive direction to assert congressional
oversight over intelligence activities.
I am also pleased that Chairman Rogers and I could come to an
agreement to add additional counterterrorism positions to the CIA. With
this change, I will support the bill. This bill adds several thousand
civilian positions above the level enacted in FY 2010. There is also a
large increase in personnel at the National Counterterrorism Center,
which is the NCTC, among others. The bill adds hundreds of millions of
dollars for intelligence above current levels. However, I urge a ``no''
vote on this rule because it does not allow all Members of Congress to
offer amendments to this bill.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, with the election of this new large
Republican class, some 87 new Members, we picked up, in particular, a
Member who will speak here in just a second. He is a young man who
devoted his life, not only to his country through his service in the
military, but also to law enforcement. He comes to Washington from
Florida where he had been a distinguished sheriff of a large
department. He came to us with not only a thought and belief about
securing this country and of making sure that we took care of our
citizens, but perhaps more importantly, he is a clear thinker on seeing
not only intelligence issues but also the broader context of protecting
this country. He has a son who serves in the military, and he has been
very thoughtful.
I yield 3 minutes to a member of the Rules Committee, the gentleman
from Brooksville, Florida (Mr. Nugent).
Mr. NUGENT. I thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Sessions), with whom
I have the pleasure of serving on the Rules Committee.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule, H. Res. 264, and
the underlying legislation, H.R. 754.
About a week and a half ago, we all learned that justice had been
served: justice for our civil servants working in the Kenya and
Tanzania Embassies in 1998, justice for our troops serving on the USS
Cole in 2000 and justice for the innocent victims of September 11,
2001.
After many years of hard, stealthy intelligence work, we found Osama
bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan. Based upon this information, a highly
trained team of Navy SEALs came in, performed its mission and rid the
world of one of history's most evil and notorious terrorists.
Mr. Speaker, this would not have been possible without the work of
our hardworking intelligence community. It was President Bush who laid
the groundwork for this intelligence that ultimately made all of this
possible, and it was President Obama who put this information together
and made the gutsy call that only a Commander in Chief can make. Both
of these men deserve our thanks for the work they did to make this
possible.
It is our duty as Members of Congress to ensure that our intelligence
community has the tools it needs to continue to keep our Nation safe.
That is what H.R. 754 does. As a prior law enforcement officer, I can
attest to the value of good Intel in apprehending those who would do
dastardly things to our country.
With that, I encourage my colleagues to support the rule, to support
the underlying bill, and to support the intelligence community, which
is keeping this Nation safe.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased at this time
to yield 2 minutes to my good friend, a member of the Judiciary
Committee, the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Hastings, thank you for your service
years on the Intelligence Committee, and I thank the ranking member and
the members who are on the floor.
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I rise to support the underlying bill and the rule, recognizing that
human intelligence and the resources that provide a safety net for the
American people are crucial--the CIA, the Department of Defense and
other intelligence civilian agencies, along with the United States
military.
I introduced H. Res. 240 to chronicle the successful apprehension and
demise of Osama bin Laden, to actually emphasize, when combined
together, the brawn and intellect of the United States military. The
human intelligence over the years and the work of President Clinton,
President Bush and President Obama in the strategic decision that had
to be made by the civilian minds, in working with the military minds,
has emphasized the constitutional values of this country that
civilians, in working with the military, can, in fact, provide the
armor protection of the United States of America. I am very grateful
for that genius, and I want to thank them. Our legislation had over 50
cosponsors.
As well, I believe now that we can actually say in good conscience:
Bring the troops home from Afghanistan. Our mission is accomplished. We
realize that human intelligence can help us target those who want to do
us harm, and we have the constitutional fabric, along with the United
States military, the likes of JSOC and many others in the intelligence
community, who work on behalf of the American people. We can bring home
the men and women--over 100,000--who are based now in Afghanistan.
Do you know what? Mother's Day was this past weekend, and sadly,
soldiers fell in battle on Mother's Day. Let us not have another
Mother's Day when some mother in America, somewhere, loses a child to
the battle in Afghanistan, not when we can use smart power and use
intelligence and use a minimum of force.
It is time now for America to welcome home her heroes with honor and,
as well, to thank those who dedicated the brawn and the intellect that
could make good on a promise that, yes, you will come to justice if you
do harm to the American people.
I ask support for the underlying legislation and the rule.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I do understand that the Democratic Party
is interested in leaving Afghanistan now that Osama bin Laden has been
killed.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. SESSIONS. I yield to the gentleman.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I would just urge my colleague not to use a
broad reference with reference to the Democratic Party. Everybody in
the Democratic Party does not agree that we should leave Afghanistan
until the administration and the military and the intelligence
community have completed their work.
Mr. SESSIONS. Thank you.
Reclaiming my time, I appreciate and respect the words, not only from
my friend, but I believe he is absolutely correct. I simply hear the
drumbeat that comes out of this town about leaving now that there has
been a big victory in dealing with the number one terrorist in the
world.
I would suggest to you that there is still much work left to be done
and that we must not change the focus of the men and women who today
are in harm's way. We should not change the focus of the American
people in getting them away from the job that is being done on a day-
to-day basis and that we should not begin the drumbeat until we have
further completed the work that is necessary to ensure that this
country is safe.
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Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to a young
member of the Rules Committee, a gentleman who served as mayor of
Corning, New York, and a man who has dedicated himself to public
service, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed).
Mr. REED. I thank my colleague from Texas for the opportunity.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule for H.R. 754, the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
Mr. Speaker, the intelligence community works long hours in distant
parts of the world to keep our country safe. But the thing about the
United States intelligence community is that when they do their job
right, no one knows about it. When they are successful in that
diligence that they perform every day of the week, 24 hours a day,
every day of the year, we often do not hear about that success.
I stand here today, Mr. Speaker, to commend the diligent, painstaking
work of the United States intelligence officials for all that they do.
And in particular, I stand today to recognize the hard work of our
intelligence community which resulted in capturing and killing the man
who masterminded the multiple attacks which killed thousands of
Americans, bringing him to justice this past week. Thanks to the
intelligence professionals who work for our country, the world is a
safer place without Osama bin Laden.
I have an amendment with my colleague from New York (Mr. Grimm) that
will be discussed on this floor tomorrow, and hopefully supported and
voted upon in a bipartisan fashion, to recognize the efforts of those
intelligence officials.
Mr. Speaker, I rise also today to commend the work that is being done
here in this Chamber, that is being led by this side of the aisle in
having an open dialogue, in having an open process. We have nine
amendments that are going to be considered under this rule and in this
Chamber tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, that is a direct change from the history
that has been demonstrated here for years prior to us coming here. It
is time that we on this side of the aisle recognize that we are going
to listen to the American people. We are going to have an honest
conversation with the American people about the issues that we face on
a day-to-day basis. And as such, I stand today and urge my colleagues
to vote ``yes'' on this rule and ``yes'' on H.R. 754.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Corpus Christi, Texas (Mr. Farenthold), another one of
our brand-new Members, who brings to this House and to the floor not
only a commonsense element but the insistence that people from Corpus
Christi be represented on the floor of this House in such a way that
will benefit not only our country but also the United States military
and, in particular, the United States Navy that has a large base in
Corpus Christi.
Mr. FARENTHOLD. It's almost like a fog has been lifted over America.
We sought to capture or kill Osama bin Laden for 10 years; and just
recently, that was accomplished. And it's almost as if the sun is a
little bit brighter and the can-do American spirit has been revived,
that same spirit that took us to the Moon, that same spirit that has
led us to victory in the past.
Our intelligence community is key to that success, as is our
military. It is absolutely imperative that we support and back the
intelligence community that provides us the knowledge and information
that not only helps us win wars but, more importantly, keeps us out of
war.
Knowledge is power. What we know about beforehand gives us the
opportunity to stop conflicts before they happen. We are also in an era
of a tight budget now. We are looking at an authorization bill that
increases and provides adequate oversight to our intelligence to make
sure those resources are being spent wisely and are being spent in the
defense of this Nation, in the furtherance of our interests, and in the
furtherance of freedom.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. I would like to yield such time as he may consume to
the young gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), the chairman of the
Rules Committee.
(Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, let me begin by expressing my appreciation
to the distinguished vice chairman of the Rules Committee, my friend
from Dallas, Mr. Sessions, for his management of this very important
rule. And I think it's appropriate that Mr. Sessions is a manager of
legislation that enjoys strong bipartisan support because he's always
seeking a consensus on issues where we can find areas of agreement. And
the fact is, we have been able to see the chairman and the ranking
member of the Select Committee on Intelligence work together
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in a bipartisan way to deal with the very important security and
intelligence needs of the United States of America.
My new colleague from Corpus Christi has just said, What a great day
for America, the day that we were able to see Osama bin Laden captured
and killed, brought to justice. And I congratulate President Obama and,
of course, all those who were involved. I congratulate President Bush
who, from September 11 forward, was determined to bring Osama bin Laden
to justice. And I congratulate all of the men and women in uniform,
including those who, as of September 11, 2001, became part of the
frontline--that being firefighters and law enforcement--right here on
our soil because that was the day, for the first time ever, that we
faced an attack on our soil.
But this legislation, Mr. Speaker, is specifically designed to extend
our appreciation and thanks, based on an amendment that we've made in
order from our colleague from Staten Island, Mr. Grimm, to those in the
intelligence community who have done such a spectacular job in dealing
with the challenge of capturing and bringing to justice Osama bin
Laden.
We are going to have in this bill a number of amendments made in
order. I am particularly proud that as we worked with the members of
the Intelligence Committee, recognizing that obviously this bill deals
with some very, very sensitive items that, frankly, can't be discussed
here on the House floor, but with that in mind, we were able to make in
order nine amendments that are going to be offered by Members; five
amendments that will be offered by Democrats; four amendments offered
by Republicans; and, as I said, the amendment that will allow for the
longest period of debate to provide an opportunity for the Members of
this House to discuss, and I know it will be, again, bipartisan
appreciation to those in the intelligence community who have been able
to have the success that we've witnessed most recently.
So, Mr. Speaker, I think it's a great day for the United States of
America to once again demonstrate the global leadership role that we
provide not only economically and geopolitically but through our
security, intelligence, and military strength.
I urge my colleagues to support both this rule, which, again, will
allow for free-flowing debate and an opportunity for both parties to
participate, and the underlying legislation itself.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would in some respects
reiterate much of what our colleagues have said with regard to Osama
bin Laden. For 10 years, he held the title of scourge of the Earth. And
I believe all of us are pleased that to the degree that he contributed
to injustice, justice, as it pertains to him, has finally been served.
It is my hope that the families of the terrible events that
transpired on 9/11 and the USS Cole and the families of the East
African embassy bombings can find just a little more solace and just a
little more closure as a result of his demise at the hands of
extraordinary work on behalf of a substantial number of courageous
Americans.
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As a Nation, I would ask that we be extremely mindful that al Qaeda
has not been removed, nor has the sentiment of this very dangerous
societal element, nor are they the only organized structure of radical
extremists that would attack our Nation. We must remain ever vigilant.
There was a bit of irony on May 1, 2011, that should not be lost on
any of us. One of the events that transpired on that same day was that
the late John Paul II, the Pope, was beatified and moved closer to
sainthood. On May 1 that occurred. He spent his life blazing a path of
enlightenment, peace, love, and uplifting humanity.
The second event that occurred on that day was the demise of bin
Laden, who spent his life lighting a path of murder, deceit, and the
destruction of humanity. While one found, and is finding, sainthood,
the other found Satan.
It is a good thing that he is no longer a plague on the Earth, and
the hope for humankind is that Pope John Paul II would be our exemplar
of goodness.
Given the immense security challenges facing our Nation, Congress
should pass this legislation so that we may continue to fulfill our
commitment to the safety and well-being of the American people.
The men and women of the intelligence community may operate in the
background, but they are at the forefront of our national defense and
deserve every resource necessary to do their jobs.
Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule because, in spite of
Mr. Reed, my colleague on the Rules Committee, and the distinguished
chairman, my good friend, touting the fact that we do have a number of
amendments and the time, this is not an open rule; and I would have
them to know that if it were an open rule, then all Members would be
able to offer an amendment to the bill.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, today we've had a distinguished group of
speakers, including the gentleman, Mr. Hastings, who spent years of his
service, not only on behalf of the people of Florida, but on behalf of
all of us as he served on the Intelligence Committee.
We have had Members walk in and out of here: the gentlewoman from
North Carolina, Virginia Foxx, who brings a thoughtful articulation
about her ideas about the protection of this country, not just for the
people of North Carolina, but for the people of the United States.
We've had the gentleman, a former sheriff, Mr. Nugent, a Member of
Congress from Florida, also come and talk about their ideas about how
you protect this country by protecting the men and women who are
engaged in the active and day-to-day business.
The gentleman, Mr. Hastings, referred to al Qaeda as not defeated. We
still have a threat that is out there. The gentleman, Mr. Farenthold,
talked most forthrightly and honestly about the need of the American
people to have confidence and thanks for the intelligence community and
that which they do.
The gentleman, Mr. Ruppersberger, the ranking member of the
Intelligence Committee, as they bring their ideas forth in an open
process that would be allowed in the committee, Intelligence Committee,
and then to bring that forward as they would discuss that at the Rules
Committee.
Here on the floor of the House of Representatives it's an interesting
dialogue that we get into about our hopes and desires about supporting
the intelligence community. But we must remember that the need for our
intelligence community and for them to have clear direction from this
Congress is important.
The killing of the most wanted terrorist in the world, Osama bin
Laden, is a perfect example of the necessary intelligence information
and support from this Congress for funds and the authorizing process,
the oversight that is provided by the Congress.
The men and women in this intelligence community and the Armed Forces
serve this Nation; and they provide us victories, day-to-day victories,
not only in keeping America safe, but victories with finding and
killing terrorists around the globe who would harm America and our
allies.
The underlying bill today allows for that continued service by these
brave men and women for the benefit of the American people.
Six years ago is far too long for Congress to have skirted its
responsibilities to aid and help the intelligence community with an
authorization. Now is the time to ensure the appropriate
accountability, responsibility, and that funding is given to the
intelligence community to carry out their mission to keep America safe
and to look forward, as might be said, over the horizon to ensure that
whatever is next, they are prepared for it.
I would like to applaud the chairman, the gentleman from Michigan,
Mike Rogers; and the ranking member, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr.
Ruppersberger); and the Intelligence Committee for this authorization
bill as they work so well with the men and women of the intelligence
community on a mission which is important for us to join in with the
administration to ensure that our intents are very clear to them.
We live in a dangerous time and in a dangerous world, and I feel much
better protected knowing that this hard work is done by so many
dedicated people.
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So I encourage a ``yes'' vote on the rule.
I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question
on the resolution.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further
proceedings on this question will be postponed.
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 754, INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the vote on
adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 264) providing for consideration of
the bill (H.R. 754) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other
purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.
The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.
This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 251,
nays 133, not voting 47, as follows:
[Roll No. 322]
YEAS--251
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Campbell
Canseco
Capito
Cardoza
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Chaffetz
Chandler
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Costa
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Denham
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Flores
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Hinojosa
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NAYS--133
Ackerman
Andrews
Baldwin
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boswell
Brady (PA)
Braley (IA)
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Castor (FL)
Chu
Cicilline
Cohen
Cooper
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
DeFazio
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Levin
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moran
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Pelosi
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Serrano
Sherman
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Speier
Stark
Thompson (CA)
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--47
Bass (CA)
Bilbray
Bishop (GA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Camp
Cantor
Carson (IN)
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Conyers
Davis (IL)
DeGette
Edwards
Ellison
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Lee (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Meeks
Moore
Paul
Payne
Perlmutter
Quigley
Rangel
Ribble
Richardson
Richmond
Rush
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sullivan
Sutton
Thompson (MS)
Van Hollen
Watt
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
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Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining in this vote.
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Mr. GARAMENDI changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
So the resolution was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 264 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 754.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill
(H.R. 754) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other
purposes, with Mr. Yoder in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the
first time.
The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Rogers) and the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I
may consume. All time yielded is for the purposes of debate only.
Mr. Chairman, I wish to announce that subsequent to reporting the
bill, the committee has modified the classified annex to the bill with
respect to the authorized level of funding for certain programs, with
bipartisan agreement between myself and the ranking member, Mr.
Ruppersberger. The classified annex containing the modified schedule of
authorizations is available for review by all Members of the House,
subject to the rules of the House and the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, under which procedures were described in my announcement
to the House on May 3, 2011. The modified schedule of authorizations is
and has been available for review by Members and the period of time
required by the rules of the House.
Mr. Chairman, the annual intelligence authorization bill, I do
believe, is one of the most important bills that will pass in the House
each year. I want to thank my ranking member, Mr. Ruppersberger. We sat
down at the beginning of January and decided that matters of national
security were too important for infectious partisan debate and rhetoric
and we decided that we would work out through every cause, as
congenially as possible, and agree where we could, on every matter that
we had a difference on, moving forward on, again, matters of
intelligence and matters of national security.
I think the product we see on the floor today reflects that
commitment and that working relationship, and I want to commend Mr.
Ruppersberger and the entire House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence for their work, their cooperation, and their commitment to
our national security to the United States.
We recently saw the successful mission against Osama bin Laden. Our
intelligence professionals remain on the front lines in America's
defense against our enemies. For the last 6 years, Congress has failed
to pass a bona fide intelligence authorization bill with funding
authority. Instead, yearly appropriation bills have simply deemed
intelligence funding to be authorized.
We must, and I think we agree in a bipartisan way, stop that trend
and stop it this year. The continued success of our intelligence
community requires effective and aggressive congressional oversight.
Such oversight can only be achieved if we get back in the habit of
meeting our responsibility of passing an intelligence authorization
bill every year.
Mr. Chairman, we have men and women scattered all across this globe
who are engaged daily in sometimes often very dangerous work of
collecting information to provide our policymakers and our warfighters
the information they need to defeat our enemy. From trying to catch
spies here in the United States by our FBI to recruiting people who
want to cooperate and help the United States on tough issues like
nuclear proliferation or terrorism efforts targeted against us or our
allies, these folks log countless hours, risk their lives, spend time
away from their families, and deserve our praise and our commitment
that we will work with them to give them the tools that they need to be
successful.
I can't think of a more important time in our history where I have
seen intelligence play such an important
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role in our world affairs. The world is changing before our eyes, and
our intelligence community is providing us the information we need, not
just to be safe, but to make good decisions on what that world looks
like and what our national interests are country by country, region by
region.
I am particularly pleased that this bill has such strong bipartisan
support. The legislative provisions are intentionally limited to focus
our attention on providing necessary resources to the men and women of
the intelligence community as provided in the classified annex. The
secrecy that is a necessary part of our country's intelligence work
requires that the congressional Intelligence Committees conduct strong
and effective oversight on behalf of the American people, and that
strong and effective oversight is possible. But without that annual
intelligence authorization bill, the bill that we will pass today--we
must get back in the habit of passing that bill every year.
We make important commitments in this bill, Mr. Chairman, for the
priorities of the intelligence community. Technology has fused in the
intelligence collection like I have never seen it, and its increase is
exponential over the past 10 years.
We make important investment in the new technologies that allow our
intelligence officials and professionals to do the work they need to
do. It makes them more effective, and it also makes the investment in
the people who oversee that technology even more important. We make
that important investment in this FY 2011 intelligence authorization
bill as well.
Nothing brings that home like the broad scope of what we saw
participate in the Osama bin Laden event of last Sunday. Every single
intelligence agency, and I do mean every single one, played a part in
that operation, from collecting small bits of information, from putting
that piece together, signals intelligence, satellite intelligence,
MASINT intelligence, all of those things came together over the course
of 10 years.
I credit George Bush and his administration for assembling this new
intelligence community that really started after 9/11 and President
Obama for making the authorization and the continued policies that
allowed us to have that information to go after Osama bin Laden. It was
really quite an impressive thing. Both administrations deserve credit
for that, and I would hope that today the people of the House of
Representatives would celebrate that victory and all the work of the
unsung heroes who work in the shadows by passing this FY 2011 so they
can get about the business of protecting the United States.
I appreciate, again, this bipartisan consensus.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
First, I rise in support of H.R. 754, the Intelligence Authorization
Act for FY 2011.
The men and women in the military and intelligence community who
helped locate al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden exemplify the
extraordinary courage and skill of those who work tirelessly to keep
our community safe. They should be commended for a job well done. But
our fight against terrorism is not over. We have severely weakened al
Qaeda, but we must remain vigilant as we work to eliminate this threat.
I believe that it's our responsibility to give our intelligence
professionals the resources, capabilities, and authorities they need to
do their jobs successfully.
The Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2011 has thousands of
civilian positions above the level enacted in FY 2010 and above the
level of people currently on board. This includes counterterrorism
positions at the CIA and a large increase in personnel at the National
Counterterrorism Center, the NCTC. The bill also adds hundreds of
millions of dollars for intelligence above current levels. In response
to the Web site WikiLeaks, the bill includes an insider threat
detection program that automatically monitors unauthorized access to
classified information.
The way Congress conducts effective oversight of the intelligence
community is by passing an Intelligence authorization bill to give the
intelligence community budgetary direction.
When I first got to the Intelligence Committee 8 years ago, right
after 9/11, I was concerned with the lack of coordination and
communication within the intelligence community. In the different areas
in intelligence--the CIA, NSA, FBI--there was not the communication or
coordination that was necessary. But this has definitely changed today.
The Osama bin Laden mission proved that. Professionals from all across
the intelligence community, including the CIA, NGA, NSA, and Special
Ops, all came together as a team to get the job done. We are now on our
game. We're working together. We're better than we've ever been. And we
clearly have sent a message to the world: If you're going to attack
Americans, if you're going to kill Americans, we're going to find you
and we're going to bring you to justice.
On the House Select Intelligence Committee we work together. Chairman
Rogers, as he stated before, and I have agreed to work together in a
bipartisan manner. The stakes are too high not to do so. I join
Chairman Rogers in saying politics has no place in the Intelligence
Committee. The threats are real and the stakes are too high. Sure, we
will have disagreements. We will disagree from time to time on policy.
But we will work together to work through these issues to do what is
right for the intelligence community to protect our country and our
national security. This is what we did in this budget.
After months of negotiations with the majority and a number of
changes to address many of the concerns of the administration, I
believe this bill moves in a positive direction. It goes a long way to
help our intelligence professionals get the job done.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield 1 minute to the distinguished member
of the Intelligence Committee, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
LoBiondo).
Mr. LoBIONDO. I would like to start out by thanking you, Chairman
Rogers and Mr. Ruppersberger, for refocusing the efforts of the Intel
Committee on that which is critically important with the authorization
and oversight for our intelligence community.
We have incredibly dedicated men and women who are putting their
lives on the line every day in a way that almost all of America will
never know. These individuals deserve nothing less than the full
attention and help from Congress in the authorization and helping them
with the programs that are necessary to continue the dramatic successes
such that we've seen with Obama bin Laden.
They have successes every day, ladies and gentlemen. They're not as
high profile as the one we had last week, but many of them are just as
important. Without the Intelligence authorization bill, we're having
them go out with one arm tied behind their backs. It's unfair to them;
it's unfair to the country. In these times of turbulence, with an enemy
that is bound and determined to hurt our country, we rely on our
intelligence community and the great work that they do. This bill will
help them do that.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield 3 minutes to a senior member of the
Intelligence Committee, the ranking member of the Terrorism
Subcommittee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson).
Mr. THOMPSON of California. I thank Mr. Ruppersberger for yielding,
and I thank Mr. Ruppersberger and Mr. Rogers for their good work in the
committee.
As ranking member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human
Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, I'm pleased that we
were able to work through our differences to bring a stronger and now
bipartisan Intelligence authorization bill to the floor today.
H.R. 754 will support critical U.S. intelligence capabilities by
increasing resources for our country's counterterrorism efforts while
also providing needed flexibility to the Central Intelligence Agency to
hire the analysts that it needs.
Last year, under the leadership of then-Speaker Pelosi and Chairman
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Reyes, President Obama signed the first Intelligence Authorization Act
in 6 years. That bill included a number of long overdue provisions that
supported critical U.S. intelligence capabilities, significantly
enhanced congressional oversight, and improved accountability across
the entire intelligence community. Today's bill builds on that effort
and represents an important step forward towards enacting an
Intelligence authorization bill for the second year in a row.
Unfortunately, the process used to produce this bill was badly flawed
and there weren't proper hearings to get to where we are now. And
that's evidenced by the amendments that we are able to get into this
bill to bring it up to the position that it's in. However, with the
changes made to the classified annex, I believe this authorization will
strengthen our national security and is in the best interest of our
intelligence community.
Specifically, the additional funds authorized by this bill to hire
more counterterrorism analysts will make our country safer and more
secure. It was, after all, counterterrorism analysts that located Osama
bin Laden after he had disappeared for nearly 10 years and that are now
tracking senior al Qaeda leadership around the globe. By providing more
resources to this critical effort, our intelligence community will be
able to confront head-on the threat posed by al Qaeda and other
terrorist organizations throughout the world. In fact, given the recent
success of our counterterrorism effort, this is the strategy we should
pursue over our counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan, which has
not shown the results Congress expected or that the American people
demand. This tactical change would significantly reduce our military
footprint in countries around the world while allowing our military and
intelligence assets to confront terrorism threats wherever they're
developed.
Mr. Chair, our intelligence community must be prepared for any and
all threats, making it all the more critical for Congress to pass an
Intelligence authorization that furthers our national security.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield the gentleman 30 additional seconds.
Mr. THOMPSON of California. This legislation is necessary, will
enhance the capabilities of the intelligence community, specifically
our counterterrorism efforts, and will make our Nation safer.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill and thank the members of
our intelligence community and their families for their great work and
their sacrifice.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to
gentlewoman from the great State of North Carolina (Mrs. Myrick), a
distinguished member of the Intelligence Committee.
Mrs. MYRICK. I'm delighted to be here today because this is a good
moment for our intelligence community that we are going to pass an
Intelligence bill.
You've heard it said it has been 6 years since there has been an
authorization for these people. They are out there every single day in
every single agency doing what they do so we can be here to be able to
discuss this on the floor and to live freely in this country and around
the world. It's extremely important that they have the knowledge and
security of knowing that what they do is approved of and authorized by
this committee in the House.
It has been good to have a bipartisan agreement in the sense that we
worked very well together. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Ruppersberger worked
extremely well. Myself and Mr. Thompson, who chair one of the
committees, work very well together. The committee members do. And so
it's encouraging that we're able to move forward in a way that's very
positive for the people of this country relative to their national
security.
So I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman
from Kentucky (Mr. Chandler), a hardworking member of the Technical and
Tactical Subcommittee of the Intelligence Committee.
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Mr. CHANDLER. I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding.
Osama bin Laden, one of the worst men to walk the Earth since Adolf
Hitler, is dead. While on the run for many years, bin Laden continued
to plan and coordinate attacks against Americans. He was only found and
killed because of the brave men and women in our military and in our
intelligence community. We have some of the best intelligence
operations in the world, and if we want to continue the fight against
terrorism, we need to keep it that way. This bill does just that.
The bill authorizes funding for the dedicated men and women of the
intelligence community to help them do their jobs and protect American
citizens. In my tenure on the intelligence committee, I have had the
privilege of visiting with many of the courageous and extremely bright
people who work in intelligence. After meeting them, there is no doubt
in my mind that we are in good hands, and I have a greater appreciation
for the work they do to keep America safe every day. It is incredibly
important that we support those efforts, especially in light of the
extraordinary job the intelligence community did in finding and killing
bin Laden.
These are tough times with our budget, but the security of our people
has got to be our priority.
Last year, under the leadership of Chairman Reyes, Congress passed
its first Intelligence authorization act since the 2005 bill. I applaud
both Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger in their efforts
to work out a bipartisan compromise that would help maintain and
strengthen our impressive intelligence community. They've done a
tremendous job, and it's a breath of fresh air to see everybody working
so well together.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
distinguished gentleman from Texas and a member of the Intelligence
Committee, Mr. Conaway.
Mr. CONAWAY. I thank the gentleman for yielding, I appreciate the
chairman's words, and I hope those aren't mutually exclusive, being
distinguished and being from Texas.
I rise in strong, strong support of this year's Intelligence
authorization bill and encourage my colleagues, all of them, to support
this. But with that strong support comes a modest amount of
disappointment in that, through no fault of anyone in particular, we
had to make a tough decision to strike section 412 from the bill, which
would have allowed certain elements within the intel community to set
up their own direct accounts with Treasury. It's a bit of an arcane
statement, but it allows greater steps toward achieving auditability
across the intelligence community. This provision was intended to
promote this goal of better financial accountability and insight into
our classified spending.
The intelligence community, Mr. Chairman, must meet the same
financial accounting standards as the rest of the government. Those
accounting standards will help uncover savings in current programs that
can be reinvested into vital intelligence priorities or returned to the
taxpayers.
While I am disappointed that the provision was not in the 2011 bill,
I have already had good conversations with the chairman in reference to
the 2012 bill, which will be in committee in the next couple of weeks,
so that we can continue to move the intelligence community, their
various slots, toward accountability, which is important for the
taxpayer, and it helps give management a reliable tool. If they've got
those systems, got the internal controls in place, it will give them
tools in order to manage the money, the precious resources that we take
from the taxpayers and entrust to the intelligence community to do the
great work that they have done over these past years.
There is no greater example of that, of course, than the find-and-fix
portion of the bin Laden experience that we saw play out on May 1 and
2, a terrific achievement by folks whose faces will never be seen,
whose names will never be known except to them and their colleagues.
They'll know who they are. They'll have that great pride of knowing
they've done great work for this country using the tools that we
provide them.
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I urge my colleagues to support the reauthorization bill.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, how much time is remaining?
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 21\1/2\ minutes remaining,
and the gentleman from Michigan has 20 minutes remaining.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield 2 minutes to the appropriator member
of the House Intelligence Committee, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
Frelinghuysen).
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the chairman for yielding, and I rise in
support of this reauthorization.
Mr. Chairman, I also rise to pay tribute to the dedicated men and
women of our intelligence community. Their work is not an easy job in
the best of times, but over the last 10 years, they've carried an
especially heavy day-to-day burden. They work long hours under
tremendous pressure, mostly in obscurity, to ensure that Americans are
protected everywhere. They are the unsung heroes of national security,
and we owe them more than we can possibly repay.
My colleagues, as a Member of the House from a ``9/11 State,'' I take
very seriously the findings of the 9/11 Commission. One of the key
recommendations of the commission was the need to improve coordination
of the numerous congressional committees charged with overseeing and
funding the intelligence community and its many activities.
To this end, I commend Chairman Mike Rogers for including me as part
of the intelligence team in his committee. I would also like to thank
Chairman Hal Rogers of the Appropriations Committee for seeing fit to
appoint me as one of three liaisons to the Intelligence Committee. We
are working closely with the Intelligence Committee to eliminate the
daylight that has existed in the past between these two important
committees and the legislation that's produced.
The bill Chairman Rogers and Mr. Ruppersberger have constructed does
ensure that our intelligence community has the tools and resources to
analyze, predict, respond, and counter all the threats to America and
Americans. I commend them for their effort. I am proud to be part of
their team.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Georgia, also a member of the committee, Mr.
Westmoreland.
Mr. WESTMORELAND. I thank the chairman for yielding me this time.
I cannot stress enough the importance of passing this FY 2011
Intelligence authorization bill. This legislation will not only ensure
that our intelligence agencies are sufficiently funded to carry out
their functions, but it will hold them fiscally accountable.
It has been 6 years since Congress has passed a complete Intelligence
authorization bill. In years past, we have simply continued to ``deem''
funding for our intelligence programs to be authorized through other
appropriations bills. Well, our law expressly requires that we
explicitly authorize intelligence funding, and that is what we need to
do here. We need to start passing an authorization bill each year in
order to maintain the success of our intelligence communities and spell
out exactly what will be provided. I want to commend Ranking Member
Ruppersberger and Chairman Rogers for their work in working together to
make sure that this is made possible.
The significance of our country's intelligence cannot be overstated.
The killing of Osama bin Laden is a direct example of the meaningful
work that these agencies perform in order to protect us. We must
continue to provide these men and women with the resources and
capabilities that they need and not just place obstacles in their way
but give them the resources that will make their job easier and more
efficient. This authorization bill provides a detailed blueprint of
necessary budget needs for the 17 separate agencies that it covers. It
funds both military and civilian members of our intelligence community
and directly supports those involved in dangerous operations at home
and abroad. They are the very operations that are countering global
terrorism and monitoring foreign militaries. These are the operations
that make sure America stays on the cutting edge of intelligence
technology to be able to detect and thwart threats before they become
imminent. These are the people we must ensure are adequately funded.
I ask all my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).
Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I would just like
to engage in a colloquy briefly if we can.
As the gentleman knows, I have worked and he has worked to decrease
funding for the NDIC, the National Drug Intelligence Center. This is a
center that has received hundreds of millions of dollars over the
years, yet in 2005 a White House OMB report said that the NDIC ``has
proven ineffective in achieving its assigned mission.'' Reports
subsequent to that have pointed to similar failures and problems. Yet
it still received last year, I think, $44 million.
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I had intended to bring an amendment to this authorization bill, but
I don't want to hold up this important authorization for FY 11. If I
could just ask the chairman if he plans to bring an authorization bill
for 2012.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. FLAKE. I yield to the gentleman.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. We plan to bring a bill for 2012, and I will
work with you on the NDIC. I couldn't agree more: it's important that
we continue to have the government effort focus on illicit drugs;
however, the National Drug Intelligence Center has done very little to
address this national priority, and I look forward to working with the
Member.
Mr. FLAKE. I thank the chairman.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to a
distinguished member of the Intelligence Committee, the gentleman from
Nevada (Mr. Heck).
Mr. HECK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I would like to begin by recognizing our military's extraordinary
efforts to successfully close a painful chapter in American history. Of
course, the military could not have performed their mission so
successfully without our intelligence community's unflagging efforts.
The men and women of the intelligence community are the unsung heroes
of not only the mission to bring Osama bin Laden to justice but many
other successful counterterrorism operations, and they deserve
tremendous credit.
The successful bin Laden mission highlights the critical role our
intelligence community plays in protecting our national security. Two
of the intelligence community's chief weapons against terrorism are
information and the ability to communicate that information swiftly.
I'm proud to say that the airmen at Creech Air Force Base in my home
State of Nevada are critical to both capturing and communicating
information that is necessary for intelligence operations.
One reason Nevadans elected me last fall was to restore government
accountability and oversight. Secretary of Defense Gates and Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen both identified America's
growing debt as our number one national security concern.
As we're fighting the war on terror, we must not allocate resources
without due process.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield the gentleman an additional 30
seconds.
Mr. HECK. And we must ensure the intelligence community is
accountable for their operations because most of their operations occur
outside of the public's view.
Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Ruppersberger are doing incredible
work to make these ideas that we share a reality. I applaud their
dedication to restoring proper accountability and oversight to the
intelligence community. I am confident the Intelligence Authorization
Act provides the resources and latitude our intelligence community
needs while ensuring fiscal and operational responsibility.
That is why I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 754.
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Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to another
distinguished gentleman from the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rooney).
Mr. ROONEY. I thank the chairman and ranking member for their
leadership.
I rise today, Mr. Chairman, in support of the fiscal year 2011
Intelligence authorization legislation. On September 11, 2001, our
Nation faced the deadliest act of terror in U.S. history. On the
evening of May 1, 2011, the mastermind of those attacks, Osama bin
Laden, was brought to justice and killed while hiding in a compound in
Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Along with the sacrifices our Nation's troops have made over the past
10 years, our intelligence community has played an integral role in
fighting the war on terror and keeping America safe. The behind-the-
scenes work of the intelligence community leading up to the attack and
the raid in Abbottabad was critical to the success of the mission and
will continue to be a crucial asset to winning the war on terror.
Completing the Intelligence authorization bill is critical to
ensuring that our Nation's intelligence agencies have the tools they
need to remain at the forefront of global and national security. This
bill provides vital congressional oversight and policy guidance to the
intelligence community on behalf of the American people. Congress must
ensure these agencies are acting in our best interest and spending
taxpayer dollars wisely.
As a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the House Armed
Services Committee, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
There are two issues that I would like to discuss that we don't talk
about a lot, but I think it is important that we do raise the issue. I
know Chairman Rogers and I and the rest of the committee do work on
this issue, and that's our space program and that's also cybersecurity.
We, years ago, responded to Russia's putting up Sputnik by, in 10
years, putting a man on the Moon. What we did basically is we helped
create the science of rocket science. We did research and development,
and we were able to put a man on the Moon. That was a great day for the
United States of America when we did put a man on the Moon.
Now we're in a situation where our space program needs to move
forward. We have a lot of issues that we have to deal with in our space
program; and the main reason for that is that, if you control the
skies, you basically control the world. Space and satellites are so
important to what we do, not just from an intelligence point of view,
getting the information, taking the pictures, dealing with all sorts of
communications. These are things that we do in space, and we have to
keep moving ahead. We have to get our younger generation graduating
from our colleges to continue to go into space.
And the big threat there is China and Russia. China is putting
billions of dollars into space. Their goal is to go to the Moon, and it
is our concern that if they do that we have to be with them there. We
have to continue our research and development, and we have to be
vigilant in our space program. Russia, also, is very active in the
space area.
So it's something that isn't talked about a lot, but there's a lot of
money that goes into space; and I think we have to do a better job in
our military, in our space and intelligence, and let the public know
how important space is.
There's also another issue which is of great concern, I think, to the
United States of America's national security, and that is the issue of
cybersecurity. As we speak, we're being attacked by different
governments and who knows what else we're being attacked by, getting
information, relevant information, every day we speak. It's a very
serious issue; and, unfortunately, the public does not really
understand what cyber is about.
Our NSA is as good as any operation in the world in their technology
and developing the technology in order to protect our country. We don't
control the Internet other than a small part, our dot-mils, the
military part. So we have to make sure that our public understands how
important cybersecurity is, how we could be attacked.
We just recently had an attack about a month ago on NASDAQ. Just
think if we had a cyberattack on our banks and what the lack of
confidence would be for our public, and the government can't afford to
pay for it all. So there has to be an effort between our government,
our military, our NSA, between our private sector and between
individuals who have their personal computers. This is an area of the
future we need to focus on.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I want to commend Mr.
Ruppersberger for the last remarks. Cybersecurity is a real and growing
threat for the United States. We make serious commitments in this FY 11
bill, and we have pledged to work together on separate pieces of
legislation to put the United States in a better position to defend
itself against cybersecurity. Something that started out so long ago as
somebody in their mother's basement hacking into the local school to
change their grades has become whole nation-states using the Internet
and all of cyberspace to not only steal intellectual property from
private enterprise, attempt to hack and steal information from the
United States, but also use it for offensive purposes where we have
seen the Russians who when they went into Georgia use aggressively
cyber to prep the battlefield for their invasion, something that we all
need to worry about.
I want to, again, pledge to work with the ranking member on this
very, very important issue so that we can get on better footing as we
move forward.
Also, on the space, it is one of the things that has given the United
States a technological advantage in the world, something that we need
to continue to make those investments into the overhead architecture of
the United States from communication satellites to all of the things
that we do from space. And it is a serious investment on this country,
but when you look at the success of something like the Osama bin Laden
raid, you realize all of it, from space, to cyber, to signals
intelligence, to human intelligence, is something that was invested in
in this money; and I'm glad that the ranking member used this
opportunity to talk about those very important issues and the
commitment in this bill to start to put us on better footing for that.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I believe many valid points have
been made in support of H.R. 754, the Intelligence Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2011.
First, I want to thank Mr. Rogers for his leadership and for working
together in a bipartisan way to do what's right for our country's
national security and to make sure that we do our job in the oversight
of all of the intelligence areas. Hopefully, we will continue this
relationship as we go forward.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes), a distinguished member of the
House Intelligence Committee.
Mr. NUNES. I would like to say thank you to Chairman Rogers and to
Ranking Member Ruppersberger for really taking the Intelligence
Committee and establishing its relevance back in the House. I know
we've had some disagreements in the past, but Chairman Rogers, along
with a lot of new members on the committee, have been working closely
with the Democrats in a bipartisan way to, I believe, make a real
difference in Congress' role in the intelligence community. I want to
commend both of them for their honest and hard work. It's never easy
because, as I'm learning now since being on the committee, it takes a
lot of hours, and it's a lot of hours on behalf of the members that
they have to commit to this committee; so having a chairman and a
ranking member to really lead us in that effort makes a big difference.
Mr. Chairman, let me speak to the issue at hand, which is that it is
very concerning that Congress has not completed an authorization bill
in 6 years
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even though the terrorist threat has not lessened since September 11,
2001. This has limited an important oversight responsibility of the
Congress. The world is too dangerous for Congress not to be more
engaged in overseeing 16 intelligence agencies. We simply cannot
maintain the status quo of the 111th Congress and ignore laws that
require congressional oversight and the authorization of intelligence
operations by the House Intelligence Committee.
Congress must meet its responsibilities and again begin to pass
annual intelligence authorization bills, which are vital to ensuring,
among other things, that the men and women who really risk their lives
to be part of this intelligence community are properly funded to carry
out their critical mission of defending our country, such as the
mission we just saw a couple of weeks ago, that of the killing of Osama
bin Laden.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.
Mr. NUNES. Congress can no longer avoid its responsibilities when our
counterintelligence operations provide critical support to our combat
units in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and in other important places across
the world or when our intelligence agencies require new, cutting-edge
technology or during a time of unprecedented unrest in the Middle East,
Southeast Asia or in other parts of Central and South America.
This does not mention the ever-growing threat that we face in the
cyber community, with cyberspace, which is an area that this committee,
I believe, will have to spend some significant time on.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield the gentleman an additional 30
seconds.
Mr. NUNES. It also doesn't mention the time that we will have to
spend on some foreign countries that are quickly gaining access to
minerals that are very hard to come by. So many foreign nations are
investing a lot of time, energy and effort into locating not only these
minerals, oil, and natural gas all over the world, but they're coming
together and working outside the interests of the United States. We
have to have intelligence in these areas.
This isn't your typical authorization bill, but it funds 17
intelligence agencies which are critical to the defense of our country.
Each agency has a unique perspective on the world, and Congress should
be bipartisan in its partnering in these missions throughout the
authorization and oversight processes. I look forward to voting ``yes''
on the 11th bill and to working in a bipartisan way on the 12th bill.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to an outstanding
member of the Terrorism Subcommittee, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr.
Boren).
Mr. BOREN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
I want to thank Chairman Rogers, and I also want to thank Ranking
Member Ruppersberger for working together in a bipartisan way to
produce this bill. Their leadership was invaluable in moving this bill
forward, and it has been critical to all of the committee's efforts
during the 112th Congress.
Last year, the President signed into law an Intelligence
Authorization Act for the first time since 2005. That bill included a
number of important provisions to address the foreign language needs of
the intelligence community, including a provision I sponsored, which
created a pilot program in African languages under the National
Security Education Program.
I am glad we can build upon the FY10 bill and can get another
authorization bill signed into law for the second straight year. This
bill authorizes the annual funding for the 16 member agencies of the
intelligence community; aligns the national counterterrorism strategy
with the policies and strategies of the DNI; and requires the DNI to
establish an insider threat detection program to prevent unauthorized
leaks of classified information.
While this bill is important to our intelligence community's ability
to be the first line of defense for America, as we recently saw with
the killing of bin Laden in Pakistan, the intelligence community often
forms the first line of offense against our enemies as well.
Last month, I traveled to Pakistan and Afghanistan, and witnessed
firsthand the tremendous challenge of locating bin Laden and other
members of al Qaeda. Finding him would not have been possible without
the robust capabilities that are available to the dedicated
intelligence professionals at the CIA and other agencies. That is why
Congress must continue to provide the intelligence community with every
resource it needs to complete its missions.
Again, I extend my gratitude to Chairman Rogers and to Ranking Member
Ruppersberger for their exceptional work on this legislation, and I
also thank the Intelligence Committee staff for its tireless efforts in
preparing this year's bill.
I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I now yield 2 minutes to a
former Army captain, the great new Member from Kansas (Mr. Pompeo).
Mr. POMPEO. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I wanted to come to the floor today and thank Chairman Rogers and the
ranking member for the great work they've done.
I do not sit on this committee, but I did have the opportunity to
serve in uniform our country. We witnessed what happened in the capture
of the world's greatest terrorist, and we saw the great military feats
which took place, but we also know all of the enormous work that our
intelligence community did to make that happen.
I served in a unit that patrolled the East German and Czechoslovakian
border. Every day, we relied on the fact that our intelligence
community was providing our military with the finest information and
the finest data in as near realtime as it possibly could to make sure
that we knew how to deploy our forces and knew the things that needed
to be done to keep America safe.
So I want to applaud the efforts of the Intelligence Committee. I
want to urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation and the
intelligence community, which keeps everyone in America safe.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, in closing, the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 provides policy guidelines and
sets classified funding levels for the 16 agencies in the intelligence
community. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is gone forever, but our
fight against terrorism is far from over.
I believe this bill moves us in the right direction to ensure our
topnotch intelligence professionals have the resources, capabilities
and authorities they need to keep our country safe.
I also want to acknowledge our staffs on both the Democratic and
Republican sides, who worked together very closely with us to help put
together this bill. I've always said that you're only as good as your
team. We talk about teamwork. You need a good team and a good staff.
I yield back the balance of my time.
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Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I will just take this
opportunity to thank both the Democrat and Republican staff members who
helped us prepare this bill. For the first time since I have served on
the committee, we had both Democrat and Republican staff briefed in a
bipartisan way at the same table, all Members in the room. And we think
that that improved the value of this product tremendously, something we
are hoping to continue.
So my hat is off to all of the staff. We hire professionals from the
community, from all walks of life as well to provide us the expertise
that we need to provide the proper oversight for the intelligence
community. And I do believe, in this great spirit of bipartisanship
with Mr. Ruppersberger, that this will give the tools to those 17
agencies who work in secrecy on behalf of the United States the things
that they need to accomplish their mission and to keep this great
country safe.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.
Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the
purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered
read.
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The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as
follows:
H.R. 754
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
TITLE I--BUDGET AND PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
Sec. 103. Intelligence Community Management Account.
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
law.
Sec. 303. Non-reimbursable detail of other personnel.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Sec. 401. Schedule and requirements for the National
Counterintelligence Strategy.
Sec. 402. Insider threat detection program.
Subtitle B--Other Elements
Sec. 411. Defense Intelligence Agency counterintelligence and
expenditures.
Sec. 412. Accounts and transfer authority for appropriations and other
amounts for the intelligence elements of the Department
of Defense.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' means--
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives.
(2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).
TITLE I--BUDGET AND PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2011 for the conduct of the intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the following elements of
the United States Government:
(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
(3) The Department of Defense.
(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
(5) The National Security Agency.
(6) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy,
and the Department of the Air Force.
(7) The Coast Guard.
(8) The Department of State.
(9) The Department of the Treasury.
(10) The Department of Energy.
(11) The Department of Justice.
(12) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(13) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
(14) The National Reconnaissance Office.
(15) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
(16) The Department of Homeland Security.
SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Levels.--The
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101 and
the authorized personnel levels (expressed as full-time
equivalent positions) as of September 30, 2011, for the
conduct of the intelligence activities of the elements listed
in paragraphs (1) through (16) of section 101, are those
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations
prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 754 of the One Hundred
Twelfth Congress.
(b) Availability of Classified Schedule of
Authorizations.--The classified Schedule of Authorizations
referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the
President. The President shall provide for suitable
distribution of the Schedule, or of appropriate portions of
the Schedule, within the executive branch.
SEC. 103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management
Account of the Director of National Intelligence for fiscal
year 2011 the sum of $660,732,000. Within such amount, funds
identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations
referred to in section 102(a) for advanced research and
development shall remain available until September 30, 2012.
(b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The elements within the
Intelligence Community Management Account of the Director of
National Intelligence are authorized 787 full-time equivalent
personnel as of September 30, 2011. Personnel serving in such
elements may be permanent employees of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence or personnel detailed from
other elements of the United States Government.
(c) Classified Authorizations.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence
Community Management Account by subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated for the Community Management
Account for fiscal year 2011 such additional amounts as are
specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations
referred to in section 102(a). Such additional amounts made
available for advanced research and development shall remain
available until September 30, 2012.
(2) Authorization of personnel.--In addition to the
personnel authorized by subsection (b) for elements of the
Intelligence Community Management Account as of September 30,
2011, there are authorized such full-time equivalent
personnel for the Community Management Account as of that
date as are specified in the classified Schedule of
Authorizations referred to in section 102(a).
TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal
year 2011 the sum of $292,000,000.
TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS
SEC. 301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not
be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any
intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by
the Constitution or the laws of the United States.
SEC. 302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay,
retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be
increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may
be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits
authorized by law.
SEC. 303. NON-REIMBURSABLE DETAIL OF OTHER PERSONNEL.
(a) In General.--Section 113A of the National Security Act
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404h-1) is amended to read as follows:
``non-reimbursable detail of other personnel
``Sec. 113A. An officer or employee of the United States or
member of the Armed Forces may be detailed to the staff of an
element of the intelligence community funded through the
National Intelligence Program from another element of the
intelligence community or from another element of the United
States Government on a non-reimbursable basis, as jointly
agreed to by the heads of the receiving and detailing
elements, for a period not to exceed two years. This section
does not limit any other source of authority for reimbursable
or non-reimbursable details.''.
(b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents in
the first section of such Act is amended by striking the item
relating to section 113A and inserting the following:
``Sec. 113A. Non-reimbursable detail of other personnel.''.
TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence
SEC. 401. SCHEDULE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NATIONAL
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE STRATEGY.
Section 904(d)(2) of the Counterintelligence Enhancement
Act of 2002 (50 U.S.C. 402c(d)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Subject'' and inserting the following:
``(A) Requirement to produce.--Subject'';
(2) by striking ``on an annual basis''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Revision and requirement.--The National
Counterintelligence Strategy shall be revised or updated at
least once every three years and shall be aligned with the
strategy and policies of the Director of National
Intelligence.''.
SEC. 402. INSIDER THREAT DETECTION PROGRAM.
(a) Initial Operating Capability.--Not later than October
1, 2012, the Director of National Intelligence shall
establish an initial operating capability for an effective
automated insider threat detection program for the
information resources in each element of the intelligence
community in order to detect unauthorized access to, or use
or transmission of, classified intelligence.
(b) Full Operating Capability.--Not later than October 1,
2013, the Director of National Intelligence shall ensure the
program described in subsection (a) has reached full
operating capability.
(c) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2011, the Director
of National Intelligence shall submit to the congressional
intelligence committees a report on the resources required to
implement the insider threat detection program referred to in
subsection (a) and any other issues related to such
implementation the Director considers appropriate to include
in the report.
(d) Information Resources Defined.--In this section, the
term ``information resources'' means networks, systems,
workstations, servers, routers, applications, databases,
websites, online collaboration environments, and any other
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information resources in an element of the intelligence
community designated by the Director of National
Intelligence.
Subtitle B--Other Elements
SEC. 411. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND
EXPENDITURES.
Section 105 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
403-5) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting ``and
counterintelligence'' after ``human intelligence'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c) Expenditure of Funds by the Defense Intelligence
Agency.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Director
of the Defense Intelligence Agency may expend amounts made
available to the Director for human intelligence and
counterintelligence activities for objects of a confidential,
extraordinary, or emergency nature, without regard to the
provisions of law or regulation relating to the expenditure
of Government funds.
``(2) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency may
not expend more than five percent of the amounts made
available to the Director for human intelligence and
counterintelligence activities for a fiscal year for objects
of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature in
accordance with paragraph (1) during such fiscal year
unless--
``(A) the Director notifies the congressional intelligence
committees of the intent to expend the amounts; and
``(B) 30 days have elapsed from the date on which the
Director notifies the congressional intelligence committees
in accordance with subparagraph (A).
``(3) For each expenditure referred to in paragraph (1),
the Director shall certify that such expenditure was made for
an object of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency
nature.
``(4) Not later than December 31 of each year, the Director
of the Defense Intelligence Agency shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a report on any
expenditures made during the preceding fiscal year in
accordance with paragraph (1).''.
SEC. 412. ACCOUNTS AND TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR APPROPRIATIONS
AND OTHER AMOUNTS FOR THE INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 21 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 428 the following
new section:
``Sec. 429. Appropriations for defense intelligence elements:
accounts for transfer; transfer
``(a) Accounts for Appropriations for Defense Intelligence
Elements.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish one
or more accounts for the receipt of appropriations and other
amounts transferred pursuant to subsection (b).
``(b) Transfers Authorized.--(1) There may be transferred
to an account established pursuant to subsection (a) the
following:
``(A) Appropriations transferred by the Secretary of
Defense from appropriations of the Department of Defense
available for intelligence, intelligence-related activities,
and intelligence-related communications.
``(B) Appropriations and other amounts transferred by the
Director of National Intelligence from appropriations and
other amounts available for the defense intelligence
elements.
``(C) Amounts and reimbursements in connection with
transactions authorized by law between the defense
intelligence elements and other entities.
``(2) The transfer authority of the Secretary of Defense
under paragraph (1)(A) is in addition to any other transfer
authority available to the Secretary by law.
``(c) Availability of Appropriations and Amounts
Transferred.--(1) Appropriations transferred pursuant to
subsection (b) shall remain available for the same time
period, and shall be available for the same purposes, as the
appropriations from which transferred.
``(2) Appropriation balances in an account established
pursuant to subsection (a) may be transferred back to the
account or accounts from which such balances originated as an
appropriation refund.
``(d) Defense Intelligence Elements Defined.--In this
section, the term `defense intelligence elements' means the
agencies, offices, and elements of the Department of Defense
that are included within the elements of the intelligence
community specified in or designated under section 3(4) of
the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 21 of such title is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 428
the following new item:
``429. Appropriations for defense intelligence elements: accounts for
transfer; transfer.''.
The CHAIR. No amendment to the committee amendment is in order except
those printed in House Report 112-75. Each such amendment may be
offered only in the order printed in the report, by a Member designated
in the report, shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall
not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Michigan
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the
desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 12, line 10, insert ``under the National Intelligence
Program'' after ``the Director''.
Page 12, line 17, insert ``under the National Intelligence
Program'' after ``the Director''.
Strike section 412.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from
Michigan (Mr. Rogers) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, this is a manager's amendment
to the bill that contains two provisions.
The first provision would simply clarify that section 411 of the
bill, which relates to certain Defense Intelligence Agency
expenditures, applies only to the National Intelligence Program funds.
This clarification was requested by the Committee on Armed Services and
is largely technical in nature.
The second provision would strike section 412 of the reported bill,
which provides for the creation of certain accounts for intelligence
funds. While this provision is an important one, intended to promote
auditability of intelligence funds, some technical issues have arisen;
and I believe it was prudent to hold this over until the FY12 bill. It
is something that I support and hope to return to the bill in FY12. I
do not believe that either of these changes are controversial and urge
Members to support the amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in
opposition, though I am not opposed to the amendment.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. In this era of tight budgets, I believe it is our
responsibility to manage every taxpayer dollar efficiently and
effectively. Section 412 of the bill provides the Secretary of Defense
authority to transfer certain funds into specific accounts to provide
more accurate accounting of money spent. The manager's amendment
strikes section 412 from the bill.
Section 412 will allow for an accurate audit of taxpayer dollars.
This important tool will save us money in the long run. We must
identify programs that are not working and trim those costs. A thorough
audit will help us do that. We must ensure any cuts do not negatively
impact on the performance of the mission. The administration supports
section 412, and so do I.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I thank the ranking member. I look forward to
working with him on this particular issue.
As I think the ranking member understands, Mr. Chairman, we've
brought in auditors on the committee. This is something we're very
committed to in a bipartisan way, to actually have funds that can be
audited. It's a bit shocking, I think, to both of us that they have had
these funds for such a long time that have not been able to be audited,
and we hope to do that on behalf of the taxpayers of the United States.
With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I agree with the chairman. Staff is working
together to try to resolve the issues involving section 412. We look
forward to a positive resolution.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Michigan (Mr. Rogers).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed.
Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Barrow
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. BARROW. I have an amendment at the desk.
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The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
After section 303, insert the following:
SEC. 304. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM.
Section 1024 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 441p) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``subsection (b)''
and inserting ``subsections (b) and (c)'';
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
(3) by inserting after subsection (b), the following:
``(c) Grant Program for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities.--(1) The Director may provide grants to
historically black colleges and universities to provide
programs of study in educational disciplines identified under
subsection (a)(2) or described in paragraph (2).
``(2) A grant provided under paragraph (1) may be used to
provide programs of study in the following educational
disciplines:
``(A) Intermediate and advanced foreign languages deemed in
the immediate interest of the intelligence community,
including Farsi, Pashto, Middle Eastern, African, and South
Asian dialects.
``(B) Study abroad programs and cultural immersion
programs.''; and
(4) in paragraph (g) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following:
``(2) Historically black college and university.--The term
`historically black college and university' has the meaning
given the term `part B institution' in section 322 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Study abroad program.--The term `study abroad
program' means a program of study that--
``(A) takes places outside the geographical boundaries of
the United States;
``(B) focuses on areas of the world that are critical to
the national security interests of the United States and are
generally underrepresented in study abroad programs at
institutions of higher education, including Africa, Asia,
Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the
Middle East; and
``(C) is a credit or noncredit program.''.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from
Georgia (Mr. Barrow) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.
Mr. BARROW. Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking Chairman Rogers
and Ranking Member Ruppersberger for their hard work on this important
legislation.
We face a diverse and growing array of threats around the globe, and
we need an intelligence community as diverse as the threats we face. My
amendment directs the national intelligence director to create a pilot
program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities to help
develop critical language curricula and study abroad programs. Our
defenses have to be as advanced as the means used by our enemies. That
means that our human assets have to be as diverse as our enemies.
Cultural, language, and educational barriers affect the quality of
intelligence we can gather; and it's critical that we have the human
assets to overcome these barriers.
The area of Georgia I represent is home to several HBCUs with
specific expertise in critical languages. Engaging centers of academic
excellence such as these will help the intelligence community meet our
strategic security goals and will produce more sophisticated
intelligence officers. This, in turn, will make our country more
secure. I, therefore, urge my colleagues to support this amendment and
support passage of the bill.
With that, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, while I do not oppose the
amendment, I would ask unanimous consent to claim the time in
opposition.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Michigan?
There was no objection.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I yield myself such time as I may consume.
While I support the intent behind the amendment, I believe it is also
important to note for the record--and I appreciate the gentleman's work
on this--that the Intelligence Committee has already a number of
existing programs and initiatives in this area. I think this will, in
fact, enhance that effort.
The proposed amendment has the goal of assisting Historically Black
Colleges and Universities in creating and maintaining academic
curricula that help the intelligence community meet its workforce
diversity and critical language goals. I am happy to say that the
community already understands well that a diverse workforce enhances
its mission performance. For example, Director Panetta has launched his
own initiative at CIA to enhance the diversity of that agency's
workforce.
Additionally, there are other initiatives under way to increase the
employment and retention of the diverse candidates throughout the
intelligence community. And I won't go on, other than to compliment the
gentleman for his interest in exposing the number of people who would
have the skills to apply and diversify our workforce at the CIA.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Georgia (Mr. Barrow).
The amendment was agreed to.
Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Dent
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. DENT. I offer an amendment, Mr. Chairman.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of title III, add the following new section:
SEC. 304. INFORMATION ON PURSUIT OF ANWAR AL-AWLAKI.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of National Intelligence and the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency shall jointly
submit to the congressional intelligence committees--
(1) all information in the possession of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence and the Central
Intelligence Agency relating to the pursuit and targeting of
Anwar al-Awlaki by the Federal Government; and
(2) an analysis of the legal impediments to pursuing the
capture of Anwar al-Awlaki.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman, I first want to commend the chairman and the
ranking member for the very good work they have done on this bill. They
really have worked in a bipartisan manner, and they are really trying
to advance the best interests of the intelligence community and this
Nation's national security. So I applaud them for the spirit in which
they have taken on this legislation.
I will withdraw this amendment after having conversations with the
chairman. But the point I want to make about the amendment is that the
amendment simply directs the Director of National Intelligence and the
CIA that within 90 days of this act to provide the congressional
intelligence committees all information possessed by the DNI and the
CIA relating to the pursuit and targeting of one Anwar al-Awlaki by the
Federal Government as well as an analysis of the legal impediments to
pursuing the capture of Anwar al-Awlaki.
Americans are all very much familiar with who Osama bin Laden is.
Everybody knows who he is, and we're all extremely gratified about his
demise. At the same time, we should all be aware too that Anwar al-
Awlaki seems to be the leader of many of the operational aspects of al
Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula. He is a real threat. He is an American
citizen. He is also a Yemeni citizen. He has targeted Americans. We
always thought he was a spiritual adviser and certainly a recruiter for
al Qaeda. But now it's quite clear that he has also gone operational.
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We're aware of that as it relates to the underwear bomber,
Abdulmutallab and his attempt to the blow up the airliner near Detroit.
So the point of this amendment is to raise awareness on Anwar al-
Awlaki, also to point out the fact that he is a citizen, to point out
the fact that I think it's important that we consider essentially that
he has committed expatriating acts. I mean, the fact that he has
targeted American citizens, that he has called for the death of many
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Americans, I have legislation that is also prepared to deal with his
citizenship issue, that it should be revoked, or at least we should
seriously do that, just as we would for any other individual who takes
up arms against this country. We have laws on the books from 1944 when
there were individuals who were signed up with the Nazi army or the
Imperial Army of Japan who took up arms against this country as
citizens. Those are expatriating acts.
I simply believe that if an individual takes up arms with al Qaeda or
the Taliban or any other terrorist organization, foreign terrorist
organization that is intent on killing Americans, that we should treat
them just as we would an individual who is an agent of a foreign
government or part of a foreign army. That's the whole point.
But recognizing this is probably not the best place to offer this
amendment at this time, I have agreed to withdraw it. I appreciate the
chairman's consideration, and I will be working to make sure that this
Congress has the opportunity to address the citizenship issue of Anwar
al-Awlaki. It has reported in the press that our government has a kill
or capture order on Mr. Al-Awlaki. I don't know if that is true or not.
I read it in the press.
Just last week we saw reports that Anwar al-Awlaki was supposedly the
intended target of an attack, unsuccessful, in Yemen, and so he is
still alive. And the point I want to make is that I think that if we're
targeting an American citizen for assassination, then I think we should
at least take up the issue of his citizenship and revoke it if at all
possible. So at that point I will address it in another forum.
At this time I would again urge everybody here to support the
underlying legislation. I will withdraw this amendment, and I
appreciate the chairman and ranking member's consideration.
Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania?
There was no objection.
Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gibson
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title IV (page 11, after line
20), add the following new section:
SEC. 403. REPORT ON POTENTIAL CONSOLIDATION OF ELEMENTS OF
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
Not later than December 31, 2011, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to congress a report containing any
recommendations the Director considers appropriate for
consolidating elements of the intelligence community.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Gibson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Chairman, I actually want to begin this afternoon by
praising the chairman and the ranking member, all of the members of the
intel committee and their staff for truly magnificent work here on
behalf of the American people. I've spent some time down in the SCIF
and have been through the bill, and I think it's something that
everyone can be proud of. And clearly, the operation that occurred
about 2 weeks ago that ended in the death of Osama Bin Laden is an
example of how intel and operations can be fused for successful
operations.
And I'm rising today to offer an amendment to the intel authorization
bill that I hope the committee will be willing to accept. It's based on
my experiences from the 29 years I served in the United States
military, nearly 5 in the New York Army National Guard, and then 24
years in the United States Army.
And I will tell you that, particularly, my experiences in Iraq
commanding an airborne infantry battalion task force, and then later as
a Division G-3, that's an operations officer for Multinational Division
North, I saw firsthand the virtues of intel and operations being fused
for successful operations.
And so what concerns me today is the fact that since the 11th of
September, we've had significant growth in the intel community to
address various concerns. And what I think we need to do now is pause,
reflect, and look for ways to consolidate all that growth so that we
can continue to have effective intel operations in a manner that's
consistent for Republicans, and one that we can afford.
So what I offered is actually a very simple amendment. It asks the
Director of National Intelligence to provide his recommendations on
consolidation with an eye towards effectiveness and efficiency.
When we initially created this position this, of course, was a result
of the Kean Commission after the horrific attacks of the 11th of
September, 2001. We created the DNI to help us to really provide
leadership in the intel community. In my estimation, we did not provide
the adequate budget and legal authorities for him to really accomplish
all those duties that we expected of him. So I would think that he
would welcome this task to provide his recommendation to us on how we
might better organize, consolidate the intel community to perform its
very critical function for the American people.
I urge my colleagues to support the amendment. And again I want to
thank the intel committee, the leadership and all those who provided
the work for this bill.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I appreciate Congressman Gibson's intent. And I
also want to thank him for his service in the military. But I believe
we should always be looking for efficiencies to help reduce costs
throughout the government.
The Director of National Intelligence is conducting a similar review
that will identify redundancies without sacrificing core missions. I
want to see the product of those efforts before asking the DNI,
Director of National Intelligence, to submit an additional report. For
this reason I oppose the amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GIBSON. I certainly respect my colleague for all his experiences
that he brings before he comes to the Congress, and for the tremendous
work he's done in the time that he's been here serving the American
people in the United States Congress.
I respectfully disagree with the position, and would like to hear
directly from the Director of National Intelligence. I know if I were
in his shoes I would welcome this task. I would want to provide the
United States Congress, the American people, by way of the United
States Congress, to provide the recommendations on the way that he, in
this case, the way he sees fit on better organizing the intel
community.
So, with a very heavy respect for the ranking member, I still urge my
colleagues to support the amendment.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. GIBSON. I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Gibson).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed.
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Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Ruppersberger
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I rise to offer the amendment for Congresswoman
Waters as her designee.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following new
section:
SEC. 403. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Intelligence Community shall submit to Congress a report on
the degree to which racial and ethnic minorities
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in the United States are employed in professional positions
in the intelligence community and barriers to the recruitment
and retention of additional racial and ethnic minorities in
such positions.
(b) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield to the gentlewoman from California,
Congresswoman Waters.
Ms. WATERS. I thank the gentleman.
My amendment requires the inspector general of the intelligence
community to report to Congress on racial and ethnic diversity in the
intelligence community.
A diverse workforce is essential to intelligence work. People from a
variety of backgrounds bring a variety of perspectives to the table to
understand the world in which we live. A diverse workforce provides
intelligence agencies critical insights into different cultures around
the world, where information about potential threats to our national
security is being collected and analyzed.
Many leading intelligence officials understand the importance of a
diverse workforce. The Web site of the Central Intelligence Agency
includes the following statement:
``In order for the CIA to meet our mission of protecting our national
security interests, we need to employ a workforce as diverse as America
itself, the most diverse Nation on Earth. Diversity reflects the unique
ways we vary as intelligence officers. Our nationality, race,
ethnicity, gender, age, language, culture, sexual orientation,
education, values, beliefs, abilities, and disabilities. These assorted
attributes create different demographic, functional, and intellectual
views which are so vital to our innovation, agility, collection, and
analysis.''
And I really do think that says it all.
Unfortunately, there is virtually no data available to Congress and
the public regarding the degree of racial and ethnic diversity in the
intelligence community. The most recent publicly available report that
discusses this subject is a 1996 report by the Government
Accountability Office on personnel practices at intelligence agencies,
which focused on equal employment opportunity practices.
The report concluded that intelligence agencies have workforce
diversity programs, but results lag far behind other Federal agencies.
This report was written more than 5 years before the terrorist attacks
of 9/11 and 15 years before the death of Osama bin Laden. Needless to
say, both the intelligence community and the world in which it operates
have changed tremendously since then.
My amendment states that, within 180 days after the enactment of the
bill, the inspector general shall submit to Congress a report on the
degree to which racial and ethnic minorities in the United States are
employed in professional positions in the intelligence community and
barriers to the recruitment and retention of additional racial and
ethnic minorities in these position. The amendment requires that the
report be submitted in unclassified form, but allows the inspector
general to include a classified annex.
It is long past time for Congress to reevaluate the diversity of the
intelligence community workforce, and I urge my colleagues to support
my amendment.
Again, I thank the gentleman, Mr. Ruppersberger, for yielding.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, while I do not oppose this
amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition.
The CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from
Michigan?
There was no objection.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I support efforts to create a
diverse workforce within the intelligence community. A diverse
workforce is instrumental to effectively respond to the complex global
threats faced by the United States.
I do have so many concerns that this amendment is duplicative with
many efforts which are already under way within the intelligence
community to address this issue.
For example, section 338 of the Intelligence Authorization Act of
2010, passed after the fiscal year last year, requires the DNI to
coordinate with each element of the IC to provide a report of plans to
increase the employment and retention of diverse candidates. Moreover,
the DNI has already created a strategic plan on equal employment
opportunity and issued Community Directive 110, the Equal Employment
Opportunity and Diversity Program.
It is my hope that the inspector general will consider all of these
existing initiatives in the report and use the substantial body of work
that has already been done on these issues in completing it.
Nonetheless, I will support the amendment and its laudable goals.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger).
The amendment was agreed to.
Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Hinchey
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. HINCHEY. I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following
new section:
SEC. __. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
IN ARGENTINA.
(a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report containing the following:
(1) A description of any information in the possession of
the intelligence community with respect to the following
events in the Republic of Argentina:
(A) The accession to power by the military of the Republic
of Argentina in 1976.
(B) Violations of human rights committed by officers or
agents of the Argentine military and security forces during
counterinsurgency or counterterror operations, including by
the State Intelligence Secretariat (Secretaria de
Inteligencia del Estado), Military Intelligence Detachment
141 (Destacamento de Inteligencia Militar 141 in Cordoba),
Military Intelligence Detachment 121 (Destacamento Militar
121 in Rosario), Army Intelligence Battalion 601, the Army
Reunion Center (Reunion Central del Ejercito), and the Army
First Corps in Buenos Aires.
(C) Operation Condor and Argentina's role in cross-border
counterinsurgency or counterterror operations with Brazil,
Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, or Uruguay.
(2) Information on abductions, torture, disappearances, and
executions by security forces and other forms of repression,
including the fate of Argentine children born in captivity,
that took place at detention centers, including the
following:
(A) The Argentine Navy Mechanical School (Escuela Mecanica
de la Armada).
(B) Automotores Orletti.
(C) Operaciones Tacticas 18.
(D) La Perla.
(E) Campo de Mayo.
(F) Institutos Militares.
(3) An appendix of declassified records reviewed and used
for the report submitted under this subsection.
(4) A descriptive index of information referred to in
paragraph (1) or (2) that is classified, including the
identity of each document that is classified, the reason for
continuing the classification of such document, and an
explanation of how the release of the document would damage
the national security interests of the United States.
(b) Review of Classified Documents.--Not later than two
years after the date on which the report required under
subsection (a) is submitted, the Director of National
Intelligence shall review information referred to in
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) that is classified to
determine if any of such information should be declassified.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from New
York (Mr. Hinchey) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, in 1976, amid social unrest and a deep
political
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crisis in Argentina, a military coup installed one of the cruelest
dictatorships South America has ever seen. Illegal detentions, torture,
and summary executions of dissidents became routine. Cross-country
operations to capture and assassinate dissidents were organized by
Argentina in cooperation with Southern Cone military regimes in what is
known as Operation Condor.
Over the years, as the victims of the repression increasingly went
missing, a new tactic of the Argentine security forces was revealed. It
is estimated that 30,000 people disappeared in Argentina between 1976
and 1985. Many of these victims, known as ``the disappeared,'' were
abducted. They were tortured and then dropped far out into the ocean.
During the dictatorship, hundreds of children were born into
captivity and distributed to members of the Argentine security forces,
while their mothers are believed to have been killed.
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The identity of some of these children has been discovered, but the
majority of their identities and whereabouts remain unknown. My
amendment seeks to shed light on the unknown fate of these children,
who would be now in their twenties and early thirties.
Given the close relationship with their Argentine counterparts in the
intelligence, security and military community, the documentation of the
American intelligence community is likely to contain invaluable
information to support renewed justice investigations and the search
for the children of ``the disappeared.''
This amendment that I am offering would direct the Director of
National Intelligence to report to the House and Senate Intelligence
panels on information it has regarding the human rights violations of
the military government in Argentina and also seeks to help shed light
on the unknown fate of the Argentine children who were born in
captivity. The amendment instructs the DNI to include an appendix of
declassified documents used for the report and gives the authority for
the inclusion of a classified annex.
Thousands of families have waited more than 30 years to learn the
fate of their loved ones, and today we have an opportunity to make a
significant contribution to truth and justice and help bring to a close
this troubling chapter in Argentina's history.
In 2008, this amendment was made in order by the Rules Committee and
agreed to on the House floor without objection from either party by
voice vote. At that time, my dear friend and colleague Peter Hoekstra
said, ``I will not oppose this amendment, Mr. Chairman. I will support
the amendment.''
So I urge all of us to join in supporting this contribution to truth
and justice in the country of Argentina.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I must unfortunately oppose this amendment.
I certainly can sympathize with the gentleman's intention to try to
bring some closure for families in this particularly difficult issue in
Argentina, and it may certainly result in some information to those who
are conducting maybe historical research and analysis and certainly to
mend the wounds that have been created in this particular situation.
It would also do something, I think, equally damaging to today's
effort in the war on terror. It would divert the intelligence community
from its mission of protecting the United States and our interests from
current threats. When you think about how difficult it was to take a
small piece of information and stretch a nickname, an Arabic nickname
applied to someone who is using an alias, who is likely associating
with individuals who had Arabic nicknames associated to aliases, and
from that little scrap of information, the entire intelligence
apparatus spent years trying to develop the right lead to lead us to
last Sunday's event to bring Osama bin Laden to justice.
This year, the intelligence community came forward and said, We need
more analysts. We need more human resources in order to accomplish this
mission. There are too many threats in too many places for our people
to handle it. And what this amendment does, although it is very well
intended, it takes resources away to apply it to a problem that is 20
to 30 years old. I am sorry, we just don't have that luxury today.
We are concerned, the intelligence community is concerned that the
next few months, the next 6 months are crucial when al Qaeda is trying
to get its act back together after losing its operational and
inspirational leader and how they reach out or lash out in some kind of
an attack. It is imperative that every minute of every day be spent
targeting those who are seeking to kill Americans or our allies
overseas now.
I hope that we find some other alternative to what the gentleman
proposes in maybe another way. But redirecting the valuable assets in
the fight on terror today I just think is a misuse of our resources and
may, in fact, be a dangerous one at that. This is not the time to be
disrupting our counterterrorism analysts, our case officers, or anybody
in the CIA or other intelligence agencies away from disrupting,
dismantling and defeating al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations
for the activities of the Government of Argentina nearly 25 years ago.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, how much time do we have remaining?
The CHAIR. The gentleman from New York has 2 minutes remaining, and
the gentleman from Michigan has 3 minutes remaining.
Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, I deeply appreciate what has just been
said. But the fact of the matter is that there are no significant costs
involved in this. This operation has been looked at in the past. The
information that we are asking for in the context of this amendment is
readily available. It is not going to take any significant costs
whatsoever and it can be done very, very quickly.
This is a situation that really needs to be corrected. It is a
violent, deeply disturbing activity that took place in the context of
many, many families, many of whom are completely innocent, and the
effects of that were in many cases deeply disastrous.
This is something that can be done easily and can be done quickly,
and it was supported by the opposition almost unanimously--in fact,
unanimously--the last time that this bill came up and this amendment
was brought forward.
So I ask the opposition here to reconsider this. Think closely about
this, how important this is, how significantly important it is for
Argentina and for the United States, and how it can be done readily and
easily, and how the results of it being done would be happily taken
care of by these two countries. There isn't anyone who is going to
deeply object to this, anyone who is significant at least in the
context of this operation who is going to deeply object to this.
We need to do this. It is an honest thing and it is something that is
going to be positive. It will be deeply positive and effective for us
in the context of bringing this about. So I hope that everyone in this
body will recognize the significance of this and vote in favor of it.
The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, again, with deep respect to the
Member from New York, and I appreciate your passion on this, I can tell
you as a former FBI agent, when you take 1 minute away from your case
to cull information, it does take somebody who is operational in some
sense, either an analyst or an operator or even on the IT front, to
gather, collect, sort that information, to go through it, to put it in
the proper form and to get it in the right place.
Really, every minute of every day is so precious to these individuals
who are trying to focus on al Qaeda and the current threat. My argument
is that this is something that can wait. It has waited 25 years.
Probably the next few years won't make a difference, but the next few
years in the fight against al Qaeda can mean the life and death of U.S.
citizens.
So, again, I hope the gentleman doesn't think it is any condemnation
of his effort. I think the time and the place and the resources that
would be lost are just not meeting the national security priorities as
we look out across what the threat stream is today.
So, unfortunately, I will continue to oppose it. I would like to work
with the gentleman on something in the future.
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I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Hinchey).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed.
Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Carney
The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 printed in
House Report 112-75.
Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following new title:
TITLE V--OTHER MATTERS
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE PRIORITY OF RAILWAY
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) railway transportation (including subway transit)
should be prioritized in the development of transportation
security plans by the intelligence community; and
(2) railway transportation security (including subway
transit security) should be included in transportation
security budgets of the intelligence community.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman from
Delaware (Mr. Carney) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Delaware.
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Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Chairman, over the past week, officials have
announced that preliminary intelligence gathered from Osama bin Laden's
Pakistan hideout shows that al Qaeda had been plotting a terrorist
attack on our Nation's rail system. While roughly 1.7 million
passengers ride on domestic and international flights daily, every
weekday 34 million Americans ride on trains and transit systems. The
issue of rail security is more relevant now than ever. And I'm here
today to argue for making rail security a national intelligence
priority.
On March 11, 2004, nearly 200 people were killed in Madrid as a
result of a terrorist bombing while riding the commuter rail to work.
In 2005, over 50 people were killed and 700 injured on the London
transit system in a series of explosions during the morning rush hour.
An attack on our rail system here in the United States would be
devastating. It would almost certainly result in the loss of life.
Clearly, terrorist organizations around the world have made rail
systems a target. I strongly believe that we need to address the
vulnerabilities in our rail system by ensuring that rail security is
one of our Nation's top intelligence priorities. That's why I offered
this amendment directing the intelligence community to include rail and
subway transit security in its transportation security plans and
budgets.
The 9/11 Commission report found that over 90 percent of the Nation's
annual investment in transportation security is spent on aviation
security. While addressing security vulnerabilities within aviation is
critical, this allocation leaves too little for surface transportation
security, particularly on our rail systems.
``For now, riding trains is safe.'' That's how Transportation
Secretary LaHood described the state of our rail system in light of the
intelligence found in Osama bin Laden's compound. But we need to do
better than that. As a near daily rider of Amtrak myself, I want to
know that the United States Government is doing all it can to keep my
fellow passengers safe. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment
so that our intelligence community is able to identify and prevent a
terrorist attack on our rail system.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. While I agree with the need for strong
security in the railway sector, I just don't believe this amendment is
best suited for the Intelligence authorization bill, as it seems to
address the policy issues that are not authorized or otherwise
addressed in the FY11 Intelligence authorization bill. The intelligence
community does not have transportation security plans or transportation
security budgets, nor do individual intelligence community agencies. In
order to meet the requirement of this, they would have to restructure
themselves to bring in the right people to do the plans for security
for the railway. I don't think that's what the gentleman intends, but
that's clearly what the gentleman's amendment would do.
I would argue that this amendment would be better focused on the
Transportation Security Administration, or TSA. That agency, however,
falls under the jurisdiction of the Homeland Security Committee and not
the Intelligence Committee. The intelligence community does not develop
transportation security plans. Rather, the intelligence community,
through DHS, provides threat information to the transportation sector
to better enable it to develop security plans.
Additionally, I note that this amendment simply expresses the sense
of the Congress on the issue. It does not actually compel any action. I
would question the real improvement to security on the railway sector
from its adoption because, again, it appears that the amendment would
not have a real impact. This is really out of the scope of the
intelligence community.
I would urge the gentleman to reconsider and contemplate maybe
addressing it in the TSA. If the gentleman would like any help and
assistance in doing that, I would be eager to try to help the gentleman
do that.
Again, given the time pressures on our intelligence community to stop
real-time threats and pass that information on to people in the TSA and
others, I would argue that this is an amendment that we should all
oppose and look for a better opportunity.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CARNEY. I would just like to add that I listened to the gentleman
and I appreciate his comments. I listened to his remarks earlier on the
previous amendment, and he said that the intelligence agencies spend
all their time, every waking hour, targeting people trying to kill
Americans every day. The facts are that these terrorists are trying to
kill Americans on American rail transit systems. And that's the purpose
of this amendment--to make sure that this is given a priority in our
intelligence plans.
With that, I yield such time as he may consume to the ranking member,
the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Ruppersberger).
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. I thank the gentleman for his amendment.
I disagree with the chairman. I believe it's vitally important that
we protect our railway infrastructure from terrorist attacks. Just last
week, the Department of Homeland Security issued an intelligence
message about potential al Qaeda contemplation in February 2010 of
plots against the U.S. rail sector.
While there was no imminent threat at that time, we must remain
vigilant. It's important that we devote resources to this issue. I hope
that we could work together with the chairman if the amendment does not
pass so that we can focus on this serious area of threat to our
national security.
I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment.
Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Chair, how much time do I have remaining?
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Delaware has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Chair, I would just like to add a few more things
before finishing up here. Between 2004 and 2008, there were 500
terrorist attacks waged worldwide against mass transit and passenger
rail targets, resulting in over 2,000 deaths and over 9,000 injuries.
Five billion passenger miles, intercity and commuter rail, are logged
every day in the northeast corridor alone here in the U.S. That
represents more than one-third of the daily vehicle miles logged on I-
95 between Washington, D.C. and New York City.
My amendment will ensure that the U.S. Government places a priority
on ensuring the safety of rail passengers around the country by working
to prevent a terrorist attack on our rail system. And I would ask
support for this amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Again, I appreciate both of the gentlemen's
perspectives on this, but this is about the right tool for the right
job. The intelligence community is the one that's supposed to develop
the intelligence, the threat stream, the lead, and pass it to somebody
who is in charge--the TSA in this case--of protecting the
transportation sector.
Again, I make the argument it is important, but I just think this is
misplaced. The intelligence community would have to try to create this
expertise, which they do not have today in the entirety of the
intelligence community, to make security plans. This is not what they
do. It's not what they're equipped to do. They are not, in most cases,
with the exception of the FBI and DEA, they're not domestic agencies.
They're agencies that are designed to collect overseas. So it is just
not a good fit.
Again, I appreciate the gentleman's position. I just think the
community would have to spend a lot of time and resources diverting
from its real intention and mission to keep us safe.
Just quickly and just for the record--I think it's important--the
information that the gentleman referenced was aspirational. We saw a
lot of press reports that I think misrepresented the information that
was provided. It was something that Osama bin Laden thought about. It
is not something that the intelligence community believes was
operational, which means you have to be vigilant all the time on all
these issues.
So I commend the gentleman in his effort on trying to bring better
security to our railways. Again, just the right tool for the right job.
This is not the right place. Unfortunately, I will oppose it but would
like to work with the gentleman on the right place to get the job done.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Delaware has 30 seconds remaining.
Mr. CARNEY. I certainly thank the gentleman and appreciate his
comments and certainly respect his expertise. But I can't imagine that
the intelligence agencies aren't, as they're doing their activities--
intelligence activities overseas--aren't finding out that there are
threats to the U.S. rail system. My amendment would just make that a
priority within all the things that they do.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Delaware (Mr. Carney).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Mr. CARNEY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from Delaware will be postponed.
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Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do
now rise.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Benishek) having assumed the chair, Mr. Yoder, Chair of the Committee
of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that
Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 754) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, had come to
no resolution thereon.
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[Congressional Record: May 13, 2011 (House)]
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INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 264 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill,
H.R. 754.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 754) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other
purposes, with Mr. Bishop of Utah (Acting Chair) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose on Thursday,
May 12, 2011, a request for a recorded vote on amendment No. 8 printed
in House Report 112-75, offered by the gentleman from Delaware (Mr.
Carney), had been postponed.
Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Reed
The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9
printed in House Report 112-75.
Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following new title:
TITLE V--HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR
ROLE IN THE MISSION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN ON MAY 1, 2011
SEC. 501. HONORING THE MEMBERS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE MISSION THAT KILLED OSAMA
BIN LADEN ON MAY 1, 2011.
Congress--
(1) commends the men and women of the intelligence
community for the tremendous commitment, perseverance,
professionalism, and sacrifice they displayed in bringing
Osama bin Laden to justice;
(2) commends the men and women of the intelligence
community for committing themselves to defeating, disrupting,
and dismantling al Qaeda; and
(3) reaffirms its commitment to using the capabilities and
skills of the intelligence community to--
(A) disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and affiliated
organizations around the world that threaten the national
security of the United States;
(B) eliminate safe havens for terrorists in Afghanistan and
Pakistan; and
(C) bring terrorists to justice.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 264, the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Reed) and a Member opposed each will control 15
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to join with my colleague, the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Grimm), to offer an amendment honoring the
brave members of the intelligence community for their role in the
mission that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011.
As we all know, Osama bin Laden was killed on May 1 by members of the
SEAL team 6. The heroics of this SEAL team have been well documented in
the press over the past weeks, but the work of other professionals in
the intelligence community is less well known and has received less
attention.
Bringing Osama bin Laden to justice was the result of over 10 years
of hard work and dedication. This historic operation was truly a team
effort and an achievement shared by members of every intelligence
agency and our entire Armed Forces.
The diligent, painstaking work of our intelligence services made
possible the recent successful action carried out by our military
against Osama bin Laden. For this reason, Mr. Grimm and I feel the
intelligence community is also deserving of recognition as a whole.
They worked long hours in distant parts of the world, far from their
families, far from their friends, to keep our country safe.
When the members of the American intelligence community do their job,
no one really knows about it. They are silent warriors who keep us
safe. They are deserving of our deepest gratitude.
Mr. Chairman, this amendment does exactly that. It commends our
intelligence community for a job well done in bringing Osama bin Laden
to justice. Thanks to the diligence of these intelligence
professionals, the world is a safer place without Osama bin Laden.
Mr. Chairman, even though Osama bin Laden has been brought to
justice, the war on terror is not over. This amendment commends the men
and women of the intelligence community for committing themselves to
defeating, disrupting, and dismantling al Qaeda and all terrorist
organizations that will do harm to our great Nation.
This amendment also reaffirms our commitment to using the
capabilities and skills of the intelligence community to disrupt,
dismantle, and defeat terrorism once and for all from the face of this
earth.
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Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in
opposition to this amendment, even though I am not opposed to Mr.
Reed's amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is
recognized for 15 minutes.
There was no objection.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. The killing of Osama bin Laden was a great
achievement for our intelligence professionals, who have been working
to eliminate this threat to our national security for years.
Osama bin Laden was a terrorist leader who was responsible for
killing thousands of innocent Americans, moms, dads, brothers, sisters,
friends, and loved ones. As we all know, 9/11 changed America forever.
On May 1, 2011, our military and intelligence professionals took
extraordinary steps. People from the CIA, NSA, NGA, and elsewhere
worked together as a team to get this job done. The mission was risky,
but it was executed with great skill and precision. These professionals
risked their lives to keep the country safe, and no Americans were
lost.
The men and women who carried out this operation exemplify the
extraordinary courage of those who serve our Nation, including our
special operations.
The countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who
have pursued bin Laden for years have the satisfaction of a job well
done. I am glad we are able to honor those intelligence professionals
in this Intelligence Authorization Act, including the military
professionals. A grateful Nation thanks them for their service.
I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, at this time I am glad to yield such time as
he may consume to my great colleague from New York (Mr. Gibson).
Mr. GIBSON. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
It is great to be here on the floor today. And I see we have the
chair and the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee today too.
It is an honor to be in their presence.
We are here today with this amendment to commend and honor the
hardworking professionals in our intelligence community on the
successful operation against Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda,
who attacked our country on the 11th of September of 2001.
From my experiences in the Army deployed forward in Iraq, I know
counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations are difficult,
complex, and require detailed analytical work to establish patterns of
life, target development, situational awareness and understanding.
Fortunately for us, we have the very best. From the tactical to the
operational to the strategic level, our intel community is filled with
incredibly talented people, the strength of any organization.
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet with the Director of the CIA
and the Director of the FBI to hear from them and to praise those who
work in those organizations, and today we expand that to all those
involved in the intelligence community: in uniform, out of uniform,
here in the Congress, all the way across.
Going forward, we know that we are going to need organizational
changes to consolidate the intel community which has grown
significantly since the 11th of September; but, fortunately for us, we
have the smartest, the most knowledgeable professionals in the world
who will help us make those reforms so we can continue to protect our
cherished way of life.
So once again, congratulations to all those who serve in the
intelligence organizations. I urge my colleagues to support this
amendment, and may God bless America.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Nadler).
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Grimm-Reed
amendment to commend our intelligence community for their role in
eliminating Osama bin Laden.
Mr. Chairman, the killing of Osama bin Laden is the most significant
victory over our most significant enemy. It deserves recognition in the
Halls of Congress. That is why I was disappointed that the House
Republican leadership chose not to bring up something similar to Senate
Resolution 159. That resolution recognizes the hard work by all facets
of our government, from the President to the military to the
intelligence community. It honors the victims of 9/11 and their
families, and it is bipartisan, having passed the Senate 97-0.
I felt this type of resolution would be an appropriate vehicle with
which to commend those responsible for the death of bin Laden, so I
filed it as an amendment with the Rules Committee. But it was held not
to be germane.
I also filed the more narrow, more germane version with the Rules
Committee, a version that commended only the members of the
intelligence community who played a role in the operation. The
amendment before us from Representatives Grimm and Reed is identical
word for word to the version I originally filed with the Rules
Committee, and I am gratified that they saw the merit in the wording
that we drafted. While it does not adequately honor all those
responsible for our great victory over al Qaeda, the President and the
military in addition to the intelligence community, it does allow the
House to express its appreciation and commendation to the intelligence
community, and therefore I support it.
The recent death of Osama bin Laden is a measure of justice that was
long overdue. Hopefully, it will bring some comfort to the victims of
9/11 and their families, many of whom live in my district where the
World Trade Center was, of course, located.
I ask all Members to support the amendment.
Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the
chairman of the Intelligence Committee, my colleague from Michigan (Mr.
Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Thank you very much.
And I congratulate Mr. Reed on the amendment. I think it is wholly
appropriate that we commend all of the intelligence services and our
elite Special Forces who participated in bringing Osama bin Laden to
justice. And it really wasn't a victory over one person or one leader,
but a blow to the entire network, to the belief system of those that
believe violence, killing innocent men, women and children of all
religions, is a way to promote your political gains.
If you think about the incredible accomplishment that happened after,
and started really after 9/11, we had to make up for huge gaps in
humint intelligence. And through the help of this body and this
Congress and President Bush and then on to President Obama, we began to
reassemble the abilities and capabilities of our intelligence
community. Through interrogations, information was developed about how
al Qaeda works and we understood its logistics, how it finances and
recruits and moves people, how it recruits people to do suicide
bombings, how it plans operations. All of that came in the early days.
Then 5 years ago through an integration, there was a little piece of
information, a nickname applied to an alias with someone who was
hanging around other folks who were probably using nicknames applied to
an alias who may be a courier for Osama bin Laden. And through all of
our collection agencies, signals intelligence, satellite intelligence,
other forms of intelligence, a case was slowly and surely developed
that finally allowed, with a few lucky breaks and some great
determination from our intelligence community, the ability to locate
the place where they believed Osama bin Laden was hiding out. Once that
was determined, they brought in our Special Forces community, who did
an exceptional and superb job in bringing him to justice in what was a
difficult situation.
So I want to compliment Mr. Reed and Mr. Grimm for bringing this
amendment forward to give a small sense of recognition to all of the
work on behalf of the entire intelligence and Special Forces community,
and the soldiers too who risked their lives in holding ground in places
like Afghanistan to reestablish security there so that al Qaeda won't
find safe haven there when they leave. All of those
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things and all of those capabilities are incredibly important. All of
that service and all of that sacrifice led to last Sunday's successful
event.
Let us not forget, al Qaeda may be hurt, they have lost their
operational and inspirational leader; but they are not down. This is
not the time to back off. This is not the time to say that we should do
other things or maybe we shouldn't be places at all. This is the time
to step on the gas and break the back of al Qaeda as a threat to the
world as we move forward.
Again, I want to congratulate Mr. Reed and Mr. Grimm, and I
wholeheartedly support this amendment.
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. First, I thank the chairman for his comments. We
will work together on behalf of our country. It was a great day for
America when we brought bin Laden to justice. I think we can be proud
of the accomplishments of our intelligence community, our military, all
Americans that were involved in helping to bring this individual to
justice.
As the chairman said, we have a lot more to do. But let the word go
out to the world that if you come and you attempt to attack or kill
Americans, we will find you and we will bring you to justice.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, I want to again, in closing, offer my support
for this amendment. But I want to make sure the record is extremely
clear.
When Mr. Nadler, in his comments, commenting on his support of this
amendment, indicated that the Rules Committee was going to rule his
proposed amendment out of order for being non-germane, as a member of
the Rules Committee, I know that the chairman of the Rules Committee
had indicated that he was more than willing to accept Mr. Nadler's
amendment, germane amendment, but that amendment was withdrawn by Mr.
Nadler.
So I want the record to be very clear that we on this side of the
aisle were ready and very eager to support the amendment offered by Mr.
Nadler. And Mr. Grimm and I sought to make sure that this amendment was
brought to the floor of this House, because it is right to stand here
on this floor to recognize the intelligence community that had such a
great success in the taking and bringing to justice of Osama bin Laden.
So we ask that the record be clear on the issue and that all of our
colleagues rise today, and across the Nation, and take a moment to
recognize and applaud the efforts of our intelligence community; that
the men and women who work day in and day out in silence, with little
recognition, are recognized for at least one moment here on the floor
of the House and in the official records of this great body for the
great work that they do, and we applaud and we will always remember and
honor that work on a regular basis in our thoughts and in our prayers.
So I urge my colleagues to join us and support this amendment.
Ms. HAYWORTH. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of the
amendment offered by Mr. Grimm commending our intelligence services'
``commitment, perseverance, professionalism, and sacrifice they
displayed in bringing Osama bin Laden to justice.''
Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the effort to bring Osama bin Laden to
justice was the result of countless hours of intelligence gathering,
analysis, sharp thinking, skilled interrogation, and mission execution.
The men and women who serve in our intelligence services, often
anonymously, are true professionals, and they deserve our utmost thanks
and gratitude.
I would also like to take this opportunity to commend President Obama
for his leadership in overseeing the mission that brought Osama bin
Laden to justice, and Leon Panetta for his stewardship of the Central
Intelligence Agency.
The death of Osama bin Laden closes a painful chapter in our Nation's
history. While I hope that the victims of, not only 9/11, but the
countless other acts of murder, terror, and brutality he perpetrated
can find some solace in his demise. But two headlines today remind us
of the challenges that we still face in the threat of terror.
In Islamabad today, a pair of suicide bombers struck paramilitary
recruits at a training center in northwestern Pakistan, killing at
least 80 people. And in New York City on Wednesday two individuals were
arrested with a hand grenade, three semiautomatic pistols, 150 rounds
of ammunition, and intentions to blow up a synagogue.
The fight against terror is ongoing, and because of the tireless work
of our intelligence agencies, we have not had a single deadly act of
terror perpetrated on U.S. soil since 9/11. Our neighbors abroad have,
unfortunately, not fared as well, as the attacks in Pakistan remind us.
There is a reason for this, and it is the professionalism,
patriotism, and perseverance of the professionals in our intelligence
services. I again commend them for a job well done in bringing Osama
bin Laden to justice, and wish them godspeed as they continue to
protect our Nation.
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this amendment to
recognize the remarkable work done by Federal employees in the
intelligence community and by our Federal law enforcement officers.
Their tireless work over the last 10 years led to finding Osama bin
Laden and the raids on his compound which resulted in his death--an
extraordinary victory in the War on Terror.
This important victory has come at a great cost to the brave men and
women in our intelligence community and Federal law enforcement
communities and their families. The first American killed in
Afghanistan after 9/11, Mike Spann, was a CIA agent and a constituent
from my congressional district. In January 2010, I attended funerals
for some of the seven CIA agents who were killed by a Taliban suicide
bomber at Forward Operating Base Chapman near the Afghanistan-Pakistan
border.
As we recognize this important victory, we must also remember those
Federal employees in our intelligence and Federal law agencies who
continue to risk their lives every day on the front lines side by side
with our Armed Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other fronts in the
Global War on Terror. The American people appreciate their sacrifice
and tireless work to protect our country.
Mr. GRIMM. Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment honoring the
brave members of the intelligence community, military and civilian, for
their role in the mission that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1st, 2011.
On September 11th, 2001, Osama bin Laden and members of his terrorist
network struck at the heart of our Nation, carrying out attacks that
took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans in New York, Virginia
and Pennsylvania.
Of those killed, 2,752 were in my hometown of New York City,
including over 400 Firefighters, Police Officers and First Responders.
The largest percentage of these Americans, and their families, called
my district of Staten Island and Brooklyn home.
So I have good reason to stand here today and congratulate the men
and women of our intelligence community for the role they played in
locating and killing Osama bin Laden, a man who was the embodiment of
evil and oppression.
To this day the wounds of 9/11 still run deep within all our
communities: every night in my district, families sit down to dinner at
tables with empty chairs and children grow up without their parents.
I stand before you today to give voice to all those who demanded
justice. I speak for them when I express our profound gratitude to the
members of our intelligence community for their commitment to making
sure Osama bin Laden received the proper punishment he was long
overdue.
The result of over 10 years of hard work and dedication, this
historic operation was truly a team effort and an achievement shared by
the members of every intelligence agency and our Armed Forces.
But we must remember those who put the pieces together to make this
possible. Intelligence gathered from detainees played an important role
in the successful takedown of bin Laden. While we're all congratulating
the CIA and everyone else responsible for this victory, we must
recognize that behind the scenes the Department of Justice is still
considering prosecution of CIA interrogators who most likely gathered
pieces of the important information that helped us find bin Laden,
using techniques that were authorized by the Department of Justice, 9
years earlier. You can't have it both ways.
The members of America's intelligence community are faceless warriors
whose heroic accomplishments rarely see the light of day. They deserve
our undying gratitude for their role in this extraordinary mission and
deserve our praise, not prosecution.
With mission and purpose, they have reaffirmed America's commitment
to follow those who wish to do us harm to the ends of the earth in the
pursuit of justice. After the attacks of 9/11 the American people have
demanded nothing less, and I am proud to commend them on a job well
done.
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Mr. REED. I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed).
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The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. REED. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York
will be postponed.
Announcement by the Acting Chair
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 112-75 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 1 by Mr. Rogers of Michigan.
Amendment No. 5 by Mr. Gibson of New York.
Amendment No. 7 by Mr. Hinchey of New York.
Amendment No. 8 by Mr. Carney of Delaware.
Amendment No. 9 by Mr. Reed of New York.
The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.
Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Rogers of Michigan
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan
(Mr. Rogers) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 224,
noes 174, not voting 33, as follows:
[Roll No. 323]
AYES--224
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Altmire
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Dreier
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Himes
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Peters
Petri
Pitts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--174
Ackerman
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Perlmutter
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--33
Alexander
Bilbray
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Duffy
Flores
Garamendi
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
King (IA)
Latham
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Paul
Pelosi
Pence
Platts
Ribble
Rooney
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Ryan (OH)
Serrano
Speier
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Young (AK)
{time} 1003
Ms. BASS of California, Messrs. JACKSON of Illinois, QUIGLEY, BARROW,
CARSON of Indiana, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. HINCHEY changed their vote from
``aye'' to ``no.''
Messrs. MARCHANT, FLEISCHMANN, HUELSKAMP, and GINGREY of Georgia
changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. ROONEY. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 323, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 323, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Gibson
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Gibson) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 278,
noes 123, not voting 30, as follows:
[Roll No. 324]
AYES--278
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Altmire
Amash
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boswell
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
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Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Himes
Hinchey
Holden
Holt
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Keating
Kelly
Kind
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Tonko
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--123
Ackerman
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Boren
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cohen
Conyers
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Higgins
Hinojosa
Hirono
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Kaptur
Kildee
Kucinich
Langevin
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McNerney
Meeks
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Olver
Pascrell
Payne
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rangel
Reyes
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz
Sewell
Sherman
Sires
Stark
Thompson (CA)
Tierney
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
NOT VOTING--30
Alexander
Barton (TX)
Bilbray
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Flores
Giffords
Grijalva
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
King (IA)
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Pastor (AZ)
Paul
Pelosi
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Serrano
Smith (NE)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Wolf
Young (AK)
{time} 1010
Mr. PALLONE changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
personal explanation
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chair, I was unavoidably detained and unable to be in
the Chamber for two rollcall votes on H.R. 754 due to a meeting with
constituents at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on the Rogers
amendment and ``yea'' on the Gibson amendment.
Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Hinchey
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Hinchey) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194,
noes 214, not voting 23, as follows:
[Roll No. 325]
AYES--194
Ackerman
Amash
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bartlett
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Costa
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fitzpatrick
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gibson
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Kucinich
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (FL)
NOES--214
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Altmire
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cooper
Costello
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Holden
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jordan
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Matheson
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
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Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Peterson
Petri
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--23
Alexander
Bilbray
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Flores
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
King (IA)
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Paul
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Young (AK)
{time} 1019
Messrs. BISHOP of Utah, COSTELLO, and LIPINSKI changed their vote
from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Ms. McCOLLUM and Mr. PERLMUTTER changed their vote from ``no'' to
``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote No. 325, the
Hinchey amendment to H.R. 754, I voted ``aye'' when I intended to vote
``no.''
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall Nos. 323, 324, and 325, I was
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted: 323,
``yes''; 324, ``yes''; 325, ``no.''
Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Carney
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Delaware
(Mr. Carney) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which
the noes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 221,
noes 189, not voting 21, as follows:
[Roll No. 326]
AYES--221
Ackerman
Adams
Altmire
Andrews
Baca
Bachus
Baldwin
Barrow
Bartlett
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bilbray
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Fitzpatrick
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gerlach
Gibson
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harris
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jones
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Kucinich
Landry
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
LaTourette
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Nugent
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Renacci
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Stark
Stivers
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiberi
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
Young (FL)
NOES--189
Aderholt
Akin
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Barletta
Barton (TX)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Chabot
Cleaver
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dold
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gibbs
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Harper
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jordan
Kelly
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Lankford
Latham
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Pearce
Pence
Peterson
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Rehberg
Reichert
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thornberry
Tipton
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Westmoreland
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (IN)
NOT VOTING--21
Alexander
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Flores
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
King (IA)
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Paul
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
Young (AK)
{time} 1027
Messrs. FRANKS of Arizona and BILBRAY changed their vote from ``no''
to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
(By unanimous consent, Mr. Reichert was allowed to speak out of
order.)
Law Enforcement Memorial Week
Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Chairman and Members of this great body, this week
is Law Enforcement Memorial Week. We have thousands of police officers
from across the Nation here in Washington, D.C., to honor those fallen
officers of last year and years before.
Last year we lost 156 police officers who were killed in the line of
duty protecting each and every one of us. This year we are on track to
beat that record, unfortunately. Sixty-eight police officers have
already been killed. I stand today to have all of you recognize their
sacrifice and the families who have survived and the police officers
who continue marching on.
I yield to the gentleman from New York.
Mr. WEINER. I thank the sheriff for yielding.
When we lay down at night to sleep and we kiss our children to bed
and we thank God for the country we live in and pray for good things
for the day ahead, we know that whether we're in a small town with one
sheriff or a police department like New York City that has over 38,000,
that somewhere there are men and women who are out
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there protecting us. And unfortunately, as the sheriff points out,
sometimes they don't come home. This is the time of year that we join
together to pay tribute to them.
We know as we stand here today that we do all we can to give them the
tools to do their job, but at the end of the day, they are out there
every single day. Rarely does someone stop a police officer and thank
them because their car didn't get stolen, or their house wasn't
burglarized, or they woke up in the morning and their home was safe,
but this is the time of year we recognize that all of them are prepared
to make sacrifices for us, and we should join in paying tribute to
them.
Mr. REICHERT. If we may have a moment of silence.
The Acting CHAIR. Will all Members and guests in the gallery please
rise and observe a moment of silence.
Amendment No. 9 Offered by Mr. Reed
The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 5-minute voting will continue.
There was no objection.
The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Reed) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 406,
noes 0, answered ``present'' 4, not voting 21, as follows:
[Roll No. 327]
AYES--406
Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Altmire
Amash
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Filner
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hall
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Olver
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Payne
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Wu
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4
Kucinich
Lee (CA)
Stark
Woolsey
NOT VOTING--21
Alexander
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Fattah
Flores
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
King (IA)
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Paul
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Latham). The question is on the committee
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Bishop of Utah) having assumed the chair, Mr. Latham, Acting Chair of
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported
that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 754)
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for intelligence and
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, and, pursuant
to House Resolution 264, reported the bill back to the House with an
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment
reported from the Committee of the Whole?
If not, the question is on the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute, as amended.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
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Motion to Recommit
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. NADLER. I am opposed in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Nadler moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 754, to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions
to report the same back to the House forthwith with the
following amendment:
At the end of title III, add the following new section:
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SEC. 304. PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDING TO COMBAT TERRORISTS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Under the leadership and direction of President Barack
Obama, the intelligence community performed with exceptional
bravery, commitment, and professionalism in the pursuit of
Osama bin Laden, who was killed on May 1, 2011, by the Naval
Special Warfare Development Group.
(2) The tremendous dedication and personal sacrifice of the
anonymous men and women of the intelligence community over
the course of nearly two decades, including under the
leadership of former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill
Clinton, finally brought a measure of justice and relief to
the families and friends of those who lost their lives on
September 11, 2001, and those killed around the world in al
Qaeda-sponsored attacks.
(3) Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon
Panetta, the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and all
those involved in the intelligence operation against bin
Laden and in ongoing intelligence-related counterterrorism
operations are to be commended for their vigilance in
protecting the United States.
(4) The death of bin Laden marks the most significant
achievement to date in the efforts of the intelligence
community to defeat al Qaeda, but the al Qaeda network and
its affiliates still pose a critical threat to the national
security of the United States and must be pursued.
(b) Prioritization of Funding.--In obligating and expending
funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act, the head of
each element of the intelligence community shall place the
highest priority on funding activities that will contribute
to the continued disruption, dismantlement, and defeat of
remaining al Qaeda terrorists and affiliated organizations
that threaten the national security of the United States.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York is recognized
for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, on September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden
murdered almost 3,000 Americans in cold blood. As the House Member
representing Ground Zero, many of these innocent men, women, and
children were my constituents and my friends. Words cannot do justice
to the toll taken by this mass murderer. Of course, the attack on
September 11 was part of a war Osama bin Laden and his terrorist
organization al Qaeda had declared long ago and waged against the
United States for years.
After September 11, we vowed as a nation to wage war against al Qaeda
and in particular to bring Osama bin Laden to justice. When President
Obama made his dramatic announcement almost 2 weeks ago that American
troops had killed bin Laden, we knew that our country had finally
fulfilled that part of the promise.
While I supported and we passed an amendment today to commend our
intelligence community for their role in eliminating bin Laden, I stand
by my earlier statement that it was inadequate. This motion to
recommit, which I am offering with Ms. Jackson Lee and Mr. Ellison,
properly honors all those responsible. It appropriately commends
everyone involved in the long road we took to bring bin Laden to
justice--President Obama, President Bush, President Clinton, our Navy
SEALs, and our intelligence community.
The death of Osama bin Laden was a triumphant victory, but our work
is not done. This final amendment reminds us that we cannot rest on our
laurels. The threat of al Qaeda remains real and continuing. That is
why in this final amendment we make clear to our intelligence community
that the highest priority for funding in this bill is the disruption,
dismantlement, and defeat of al Qaeda. We must focus on the materials
captured from bin Laden's compound so we can stop them from striking
again. I urge my colleagues to join us to ensure that we continue to do
all we can to avoid another 9/11.
In closing, I want to state my hope that we have a bipartisan show of
support for this final amendment. Commending those who worked so hard
to bring justice to bin Laden and recognizing our number one
intelligence priority is the defeat of al Qaeda should be expressions
that can be supported across the political spectrum.
I yield to a cosponsor of the amendment, the gentleman from
Minnesota.
Mr. ELLISON. I urge all Members to join in supporting this very
important motion to recommit.
We have seen a great victory for our country, and yet we have
suffered a tremendous loss, 3,000 of our countrymen lost because of al
Qaeda and al Qaedaism and their belief system. But you know what? They
have wreaked havoc all across this world. Whether it is Tanzania or
whether it is Nairobi, they have brought murder and destruction across
the globe. Even in Pakistan, 80 dead just recently. So we have got to
make sure they are the priority, they are the focus, so we can rid the
world of this pernicious, evil philosophy that has caused so much harm
to so many.
Mr. NADLER. I now yield to another cosponsor of the amendment, the
gentlelady from Texas.
Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I thank the gentleman.
I rise to support this motion to recommit.
I introduced H. Res. 240, and 50 of you supported it, because we
believe that all of those involved should be thanked, that all of
America should be thanked. So many of us remember standing on those
steps and singing ``God Bless America,'' singing it loudly. As others
in America sang and joined together, we were not to be daunted.
And, yes, this particular resolution thanks President Clinton and
President Bush. It talks about the bravery and the courage. And it also
acknowledges President Obama calling and directing the order and making
sure that all of our resources were used. And it also shows that our
Navy SEALs, in spite of the loss of life of so many soldiers, our Navy
SEALs came back alive and they captured Osama bin Laden.
Isn't it important to make the statement that the prioritization of
our intelligence community should be focused on getting rid of al
Qaeda, disrupting them and those affiliated? Vote for this motion to
recommit because it does, in fact, provide the opportunity to thank
everyone, and it says again, God bless America.
Mr. Chair, as a Senior Member of the Judiciary Committee and
Committee on Homeland Security, I want to make sure that this Chamber
fully recognizes and acknowledges the exemplary bravery, courage, and
patriotism demonstrated by the Special Operations Command, the Naval
Special Warfare Development Group, the intelligence community, and
President Barack H. Obama for successfully bringing Osama bin Ladan to
justice for acts of terrorism committed against the United States on
September 11, 2001.
This is a Bipartisan, American issue. We have a rare opportunity to
give some measure of relief to all those victims of the 911 tragedy and
to acknowledge the efforts to bring Osama bin Laden to justice that
spanned three Presidential Administrations beginning with the efforts
of President Bill Clinton's Administration, continuing with the efforts
of President George W. Bush's Administration which all set the stage
for President Obama to move with swiftness, decisiveness and leadership
to finally bring Osama bin Laden to justice.
We must be mindful that this does not end our efforts to protect
America from terrorist threats like that of Al Qaeda. We still have
much to do in that effort, but we should not miss this historic
opportunity to thank three Presidents, our intelligence community and
our military for their 10 year of persistence and their successful
mission to bring the Terrorist Osama bin Laden.
Today, a large number of lives were lost in Pakistan; an al Qaeda
associated organization attacked innocent persons. We must continue to
stamp out this violence.
So, I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for the motion to
recommit.
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I again want to stress that this
amendment commends all those who worked so hard to bring justice to bin
Laden and recognizes that our number one intelligence priority is the
defeat of al Qaeda. It should get bipartisan support. A very similar
resolution passed the Senate 97-0. I ask for support.
I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the
motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, it's laudable that they would
commend the men and women of the intelligence community. We certainly
thank them for that. We just did that a few minutes ago. That would
certainly qualify for the department of redundancy as we would move
forward.
The one that I find mystifying, we came so close, so close, to
finally making this a bipartisan product. So the
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first part was great. You said thank you very much to the folks and hid
behind the great work of the men and women of the intelligence
community. But then you blow up the entire intelligence bill by
prioritizing of funding.
Two things that does. One, it blows up the work, the framework.
There's a priority framework in the intelligence community that sets
these standards and tells the intelligence community, here are your
priorities, given place, given region, given resources. That happens
already. So you basically say, well, we don't believe that you ought to
be doing that. We should be doing that. Wrong answer.
The second part of it is we have a classified annex and it talks
about very important investments that we in a bipartisan way have
worked to get to--code breaking, cybersecurity. What you are saying is
cybersecurity isn't as important. You think this is more important.
That is not for us to determine.
We just went through months and months of work to tell the
intelligence community to put the classified annex together to say,
here are the intelligence priorities as we go forward. This bill is
intended to gut the work of the last few months that we have just done
in a bipartisan way.
I tell you, it's a little frustrating knowing that we came that
close, Mr. Speaker, to getting a bipartisan product that represents the
values of the intelligence community, the resources that they need,
and, yes, says thank you to the men and women who will never be known
for the work they do to keep America safe.
I recommend a strong rejection of this amendment.
I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair
will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on
the question of passage.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 182,
noes 228, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 20, as follows:
[Roll No. 328]
AYES--182
Ackerman
Altmire
Andrews
Baca
Baldwin
Barrow
Bass (CA)
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Braley (IA)
Brown (FL)
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Castor (FL)
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly (VA)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Deutch
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Engel
Eshoo
Farr
Fattah
Filner
Frank (MA)
Fudge
Garamendi
Gonzalez
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hastings (FL)
Heinrich
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kildee
Kind
Kissell
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lowey
Lujan
Lynch
Maloney
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCollum
McDermott
McGovern
McIntyre
McNerney
Meeks
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Moore
Moran
Murphy (CT)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Olver
Owens
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Pingree (ME)
Polis
Price (NC)
Quigley
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Richardson
Richmond
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schrader
Schwartz
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Stark
Sutton
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch
Wilson (FL)
Woolsey
Wu
Yarmuth
NOES--228
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Amash
Austria
Bachmann
Bachus
Barletta
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (NH)
Benishek
Berg
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Calvert
Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Carter
Cassidy
Chabot
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cole
Conaway
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Dent
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Duncan (TN)
Ellmers
Emerson
Farenthold
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Hall
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hayworth
Heck
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Issa
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jones
Jordan
Kelly
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Lankford
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Lewis (CA)
LoBiondo
Long
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
Marino
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCotter
McHenry
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
Meehan
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mulvaney
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Palazzo
Paulsen
Pearce
Pence
Petri
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Quayle
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Royce
Runyan
Ryan (WI)
Scalise
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Terry
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Webster
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Kucinich
NOT VOTING--20
Alexander
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Dold
Flores
Giffords
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Lofgren, Zoe
McCarthy (NY)
Paul
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
{time} 1107
Mr. STUTZMAN changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 328, I was unavoidably
detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 392,
noes 15, not voting 24, as follows:
[Roll No. 329]
AYES--392
Ackerman
Adams
Aderholt
Akin
Altmire
Andrews
Austria
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baldwin
Barletta
Barrow
Bartlett
Barton (TX)
Bass (CA)
Bass (NH)
Becerra
Benishek
Berg
Berkley
Berman
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Black
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono Mack
Boren
Boswell
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brooks
Broun (GA)
Brown (FL)
Buchanan
Bucshon
Buerkle
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Calvert
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Camp
Campbell
Canseco
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson (IN)
Carter
Cassidy
Castor (FL)
Chabot
Chandler
Chu
Cicilline
Clarke (MI)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Coffman (CO)
Cohen
Cole
Conaway
Connolly (VA)
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cravaack
Crawford
Crenshaw
Critz
Crowley
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
Dent
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Dold
Donnelly (IN)
Doyle
Dreier
Duffy
Duncan (SC)
Edwards
Ellison
Ellmers
Emerson
Engel
Eshoo
Farenthold
Farr
Fattah
Fincher
Fitzpatrick
Flake
Fleischmann
Fleming
Forbes
Fortenberry
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Fudge
Gallegly
Garamendi
Gardner
Garrett
Gerlach
Gibbs
Gibson
Gingrey (GA)
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goodlatte
Gosar
Gowdy
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Griffin (AR)
Griffith (VA)
Grijalva
Grimm
Guinta
Guthrie
Gutierrez
Hanabusa
Hanna
Harper
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings (FL)
Hayworth
Heck
Heinrich
Hensarling
Herger
Herrera Beutler
Higgins
Himes
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hoyer
Huelskamp
Huizenga (MI)
Hultgren
Hunter
Hurt
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee (TX)
Jenkins
Johnson (IL)
Johnson (OH)
Jordan
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly
Kildee
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kinzinger (IL)
Kissell
Kline
Labrador
Lamborn
Lance
Landry
Langevin
Lankford
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latham
LaTourette
Latta
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Long
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Lummis
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Maloney
Manzullo
Marino
Markey
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McCotter
McGovern
McHenry
McIntyre
McKeon
McKinley
McMorris Rodgers
McNerney
Meehan
Meeks
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Moore
Moran
Mulvaney
Murphy (CT)
Murphy (PA)
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neugebauer
Noem
Nugent
Nunes
Nunnelee
Olson
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor (AZ)
Paulsen
Pearce
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Petri
Pingree (ME)
Pitts
Platts
Poe (TX)
Polis
Pompeo
Posey
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Quayle
Quigley
Rahall
Reed
Rehberg
Reichert
Renacci
Reyes
Richmond
Rigell
Rivera
Roby
Roe (TN)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Rokita
Rooney
Ros-Lehtinen
Ross (FL)
Rothman (NJ)
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Runyan
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Scalise
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schilling
Schmidt
Schock
Schrader
Schwartz
Schweikert
Scott (SC)
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Southerland
Stearns
Stivers
Stutzman
Sullivan
Sutton
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tiberi
Tierney
Tipton
Tonko
Towns
Tsongas
Turner
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden
Walsh (IL)
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Webster
Weiner
Welch
West
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wilson (FL)
Wittman
Wolf
Womack
Woodall
Yarmuth
Yoder
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
Young (IN)
NOES--15
Amash
Clay
Conyers
Duncan (TN)
Filner
Jones
Kucinich
Lee (CA)
McDermott
Olver
Payne
Richardson
Stark
Woolsey
Wu
NOT VOTING--24
Alexander
Brady (PA)
Cardoza
Chaffetz
Denham
Flores
Frelinghuysen
Giffords
Hall
Hastings (WA)
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Lofgren, Zoe
Marchant
McCarthy (NY)
Miller, George
Paul
Rangel
Ribble
Roskam
Ross (AR)
Speier
Wilson (SC)
{time} 1114
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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