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The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Armed Services for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thornberry, Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, Rogers (AL), Shuster, Conaway, Lamborn, Wittman, Coffman, Hartzler, Scott, Austin, Cook, Byrne, Stefanik, Bacon, Banks (IN), Smith (WA), Davis (CA), Langevin, Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, Speier, Veasey, Gabbard, O'Rourke, and Murphy (FL).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kuster (NH) Amendment No. 6.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Kuster (NH), numbered 6 printed in House Report 115-785 to provide $1M to the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigations, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces (DAC-IPAD) for additional staff to conduct a first-ever review of collateral misconduct and disciplinary actions brought against survivors of sexual assault.

On agreeing to the Lynch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lynch Amendment No. 5.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Lynch, numbered 5 printed in House Report 115-785 to reduce funding for the Office of the Secretary of Defense by $10,000,000 and increases funding for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency by $10,000,000.

On agreeing to the Rosen amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rosen Amendment No. 4.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Rosen, numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-785 to increase funding for the training and retention of cybersecurity professionals under the Defense-Wide Operation and Maintenance Account by $5,000,000.

On agreeing to the Frankel (FL) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 241 (Roll no. 303).

On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 228 (Roll no. 302).

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel (FL) Amendment No. 2.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Frankel (FL), numbered 2 printed in House Report 115-785 to allocate $3,000,000 for training on gender perspectives and full-time advisors on Women, Peace and Security at each of the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and the Joint Staff; $900,000 for training on the meaningful participation of women through foreign national security forces capacity building programs and for the collection of gender-disaggregated data in that programming; and $100,000 for training on gender perspectives at the war colleges and research on womens contributions to security at the National Defense University Institute for National Security Studies.

On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 964, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee Amendment No. 1.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 1 printed in House Report 115-785 to state that no funding in this Act shall be used or otherwise made available by this Act to end Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) programs at HBUCs, Hispanic Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges and Universities.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 6157 — "Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes."

Ms. Ros-Lehtinen asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on June 28. Agreed to without objection.