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Amendment repeals existing restrictions on the United States from transferring and exporting weapons, defense articles, and services to the Republic of Cyprus.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds to transfer any defense articles or services to Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates under the emergency authority of the Arms Export Control Act that circumvent congressional review.
Amendment prohibits the use of funds from the Special Defense Acquisition Fund to aid Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates if such assistance could be used to conduct or continue hostilities in Yemen.
An amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of House Report 116-143 to prohibit funds from being used to transfer defense articles or services to Azerbaijan unless the President certifies to Congress that the articles or services do not threaten civil aviation.
Amendment modifies the current statutory prohibition on members of Congress contracting with the federal government to include the President, Vice President, and any Cabinet member.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the financial costs and national security benefits of operating, improving, and maintaining overseas military infrastructure.
Amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to publish online the distribution of DOD Tuition Assistance Funds at institutions of higher education, and audit any proprietary institution receiving DOD Tuition Assistance funds that fails to meet the Financial Responsibility Standards in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Amendment prohibits the President or his designee from transferring or consolidating any functions, responsibilities, programs, staff or resources of the Office of Personnel.
An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report 116-143 to prohibit the President from removing items from Categories I through III of the United States Munitions List, including firearms, close assault weapons and combat shotguns, guns and armament, and ammunition and ordnance.
Amendment requires the Department of Defense to establish a standardized educational program on family planning for all branches of the military and requires the program to be provided during the first year of an individual's military service.
Amendment requires that qualifications for eligibility to serve in the armed forces account only for the ability of an individual to meet gender-neutral occupational standards and not include any criteria relating to the race, color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender identity or sexual orientation) of an individual.
Amendment requires an annual report on strikes undertaken by the United States against terrorist targets to be submitted by the Director of National Intelligence instead of the Secretary of Defense.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
On Ordering the Previous Question on the Amendment and the Resolution
Nay
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
