This amendment is a misuse of funds and resources on behalf of the DOD. As my colleague from California just referenced, this bill already includes funding increases for a myriad of civilian harm programs. There is already $5 million for the Center of Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation and $4 million for the Commission on Civilian Harm. This amendment diverts critical dollars needed to ensure the readiness of our servicemembers to fulfill unnecessary paperwork requirements. Worst of all, it creates additional bureaucrats throughout the DOD whose job it is to second-guess the judgment of our military commanders. Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to oppose the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
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I thank the gentleman for agreeing to work with us. We will work with him. Mr. Chair, I agree to accept the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.
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