Buck McKeon

Mr. McKEON

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I commend the gentleman on his amendment. It think it will make the bill stronger. We should be doing all we can to help our wounded warriors. This is something that, fortunately, he picked up on. I think it is an exceptional idea. I thank him for it. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I don't oppose the amendment.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I don't oppose the amendment.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentlelady for doing this. I think she is exactly right on. I think everything that we can do to honor these warriors who are out there fighting for our freedoms and freedoms of those around the world we should do. I thank you for this amendment. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Kingston).

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Readiness, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Forbes).

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, the last time I was in Afghanistan a little over a month ago, I had a chance to visit with our Marines and troopers. They were so animated about their mission, so filled with the idea that they were able to fight for freedom. They told me the thing that the people are asking them is when are you leaving now? They need to have the understanding that we're there to finish the mission, to be successful in the mission. I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kinzinger).

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Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 68 be modified in the form I have placed at the desk.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 82 be modified in the form I have placed at the desk.

Mr. McKEON. I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 34 be modified in the form I have placed at the desk.

Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed to the gentleman's amendment.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I urge the Committee to adopt the amendments en bloc, all of which have been examined by both the majority and the minority. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. LoBiondo), a member of the committee.

Mr. McKEON. I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett).

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, pursuant to H. Res. 276, I offer amendments en bloc.

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Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chairman, I will just make three brief points. Public disclosure of this personal information serves no purpose but to infringe on the rights and the privacy of civil servants. The second point, the data required is already being reviewed by the DOD Inspector General. There's no oversight value in making it publicly available. This will only hamper the DOD's efforts to recruit talented acquisition personnel. I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Thornberry).

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Chair, I think one of the things that we do in this bill is look at redundancy and the things that we are trying to make simpler, not more complex. I think, as the gentleman said, we've already asked for a report on this. We will get that report back, and then there will be time to see if there is any reason to go further in this direction. I would encourage my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON

Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.

Mr. McKEON. When I conclude my remarks, Madam Chair, this will conclude our work for the day. We will come in and, my understanding is, start at 10 in the morning. We have seven more amendments to address in the morning plus four en bloc amendments. I would just like to, at this time, thank all of those Members who have participated. Especially I want to thank Ranking Member Smith and all of our staff. They have put in long, hard hours and great work. I think we have come out with, so far, a very good bill. I look forward to finishing it up tomorrow morning. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McKEON. Madam Chair, I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment.

Mr. McKEON. I am committed to working with the gentleman from California and my ranking member to review our Nation's satellite export control policies and identify policy recommendations that would facilitate greater export opportunities for our aerospace companies while also preserving our national security.

Mr. McKEON

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Mr. McKEON

Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 1540 pursuant to House Resolution 276, amendment No. 26 printed in House Report 112-88 may be considered out of sequence.