[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 190 (Wednesday, November 15, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5529-S5531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the clerk lays
before the Senate the following message from the House of
Representatives.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2670) entitled ``An Act to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction,
and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year,
and for other purposes'', and ask a conference with the
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Compound Motion
Mr. REED. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its
amendment, agree to the conference with the House, and authorize the
Presiding Officer to appoint conferees, as provided under the previous
order.
I know of no further debate on the compound motion, and I ask for the
yeas and nays.
Vote on Compound Motion
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
The question is on agreeing to the compound motion.
The yeas and nays have been requested.
Is there a sufficient second?
There appears to be a sufficient second.
The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. THUNE. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator
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from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr.
Scott).
The result was announced--yeas 90, nays 8, as follows:
[Rollcall Vote No. 313 Leg.]
YEAS--90
Baldwin
Barrasso
Bennet
Blackburn
Blumenthal
Boozman
Braun
Britt
Brown
Budd
Butler
Cantwell
Capito
Cardin
Carper
Casey
Cassidy
Collins
Coons
Cortez Masto
Cotton
Cramer
Crapo
Cruz
Daines
Duckworth
Durbin
Ernst
Fetterman
Fischer
Gillibrand
Graham
Grassley
Hagerty
Hassan
Hawley
Heinrich
Hickenlooper
Hirono
Hoeven
Hyde-Smith
Johnson
Kaine
Kelly
Kennedy
King
Klobuchar
Lankford
Lee
Lujan
Lummis
Manchin
Marshall
McConnell
Menendez
Moran
Mullin
Murkowski
Murphy
Murray
Ossoff
Padilla
Peters
Reed
Ricketts
Risch
Romney
Rosen
Rounds
Rubio
Schatz
Schmitt
Schumer
Scott (FL)
Shaheen
Sinema
Smith
Stabenow
Sullivan
Tester
Thune
Tillis
Tuberville
Van Hollen
Vance
Warner
Warnock
Whitehouse
Wicker
Young
NAYS--8
Booker
Markey
Merkley
Paul
Sanders
Warren
Welch
Wyden
NOT VOTING--2
Cornyn
Scott (SC)
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Klobuchar, I call up
her motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Ms.
Klobuchar, moves that the managers on the part of the Senate
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed
to insist that the final conference report include provisions
to provide stability and support, including a pathway to
permanent residency, for eligible Afghan individuals in the
United States, provided that such stability and support does
not endanger United States citizens or the national security
of the United States, and to provide additional support for
certain at-risk Afghan allies abroad, provided that such
support would not negatively impact the safety and security
of Afghans who were employed by or on behalf of the United
States.
Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Rubio, I call up his
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Rubio,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to
insist that the final conference report include the
provisions to enforce section 212(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1182(a)(3)(B)(i)(VII)) to revoke visas and initiate
deportation proceedings for any foreign national who has
endorsed or espoused the terrorist activities of Hamas,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, or any another foreign
terrorist organization (as designated under section 219 of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189)) that has
participated in terrorist attacks against Israel and United
States citizens before, on, or after October 7, 2023.
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
The motion was rejected.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hickenlooper, I call up
his motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Mr.
Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Bennet), moves that the
managers on the part of the Senate at the conference on the
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment
to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon a
provision that prohibits any limitation on the use by the
United States Space Command of funds for military
construction.
Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Blackburn, I call up
her motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mrs.
Blackburn moves that the managers on the part of the Senate
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed
to insist that the final conference report include a
provision to prohibit any action by the United States
Government to release funds or assets to Iran pursuant to the
document entitled ``Waiver of Sanctions with respect to the
Transfer of Funds from the Republic of Korea to Qatar'' and
transmitted to Congress on September 11, 2023.
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Lankford, I call up
his motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr.
Lankford, moves that the managers on the part of the Senate
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed
to increase defense cooperation with Israel in order to
reaffirm its right to defend itself against state and non-
state actors who seek to undermine Israel's sovereignty.
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming.
Motion to Instruct
Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. Chairman, I call up my motion to instruct the
conferees.
The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
Ms. Lummis (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Marshall, and
Ms. Warren) moves that the managers on the part of the Senate
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses
on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed
to insist that the final conference report include subtitle J
of title X of division A of Senate Bill 2226, 118th Congress,
passed July 27, 2023.
Ms. LUMMIS. Mr. President, this motion to instruct conferees would
combat bad actors using crypto assets in financial transactions by
preserving in the NDAA my amendment introduced alongside my colleagues
from both sides of the aisle including Senators Kirsten Gillibrand,
Elizabeth Warren, and Roger Marshall.
This amendment would not only combat money laundering, it would crack
down on countries evading sanctions and funding terrorism through
crypto assets.
It does this by requiring the Treasury Department to establish
comprehensive exam standards for financial institutions engaged in
crypto asset activities and requires a study on the use of crypto asset
mixers, tumblers, and other anonymity-enhancing technologies.
Preventing illicit finance in the crypto asset industry is integral
as we work to provide comprehensive regulation to the industry--and
passing these provisions into law will protect our national security
and ensure our adversaries are not using crypto assets to finance those
who would do harm to the
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United States. I strongly urge my colleagues in joining me in support
of my motion to instruct.
Ms. LUMMIS. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Cramer, I call up his
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Cramer,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to
insist upon maintaining the provisions of H.R. 2670 that
support the critical development of the future airborne
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)
capability of the Air Force.
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Moran, I call up his
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Moran,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to
insist upon the provisions contained in section 1049 of the
Senate amendment (relating to access to commissary and
exchange privileges for remarried spouses).
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Ernst, I call up her
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Ms. Ernst,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon
the inclusion of title XI of S. 2226, as passed by the Senate
on July 27, 2023 (relating to an authorization for the
Secretary of State to engage compact of free association
countries on identifying or developing national security
councils and advising and providing assistance for developing
such councils).
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Hagerty, I call up
his motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Hagerty,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to H.R. 2670 be instructed to insist upon
the provisions contained in section 1880 of H.R. 2670
(relating to a prohibition on contracting with certain
biotechnology providers).
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. WICKER. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Braun, I call up his
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker], for Mr. Braun
(for himself and Mr. Manchin), moves that the managers on the
part of the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes
of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R.
2670 be instructed to insist upon the provisions contained in
section 902 of the Senate amendment (relating to
reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of
Department of Defense), which includes planning and
processes, business transformations, and performance
measurement and management activities across the Armed
Forces, combatant commands, and other components of the
Department of Defense to address the backsliding of fiscal
responsibility within the Department and appoint a dedicated
leader in a senior position within the Department whose
mission it is to be a good steward of Federal resources.
Mr. WICKER. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Motion to Instruct
Mr. REED. Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Manchin, I call up his
motion to instruct the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Mr. Manchin,
moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed to
insist that the final conference report include the provision
in the concurrent resolution as agreed to by the Senate that
directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a nuclear fuel
program with the purpose of onshoring uranium conversion and
enrichment capacity to ensure a disruption in Russian supply
would not impact the development of advanced reactors or the
currently operating fleet.
Mr. REED. I know of no further debate on the motion.
Vote on Motion to Instruct
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to
the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
Appointment of Conferees
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Chair appoints
the following as conferees on the part of the Senate.
The Presiding Officer appointed Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Ms.
Warren, Mr. Peters, Mr. Manchin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly,
Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Rounds, Ms. Ernst, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Mullin,
Mr. Budd, and Mr. Schmitt conferees on the part of the Senate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
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