On the recordSeptember 22, 2016
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have an explanatory statement regarding Senate amendment No. 5082 to H.R. 5325 printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SUBMITTED BY MR. COCHRAN OF MISSISSIPPI, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS REGARDING THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5325 The following is an explanation of the ``Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act''. This Act includes the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (Division A), the Zika Response and Preparedness Appropriations Act, 2016 (Division B), the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2017 (Division C), and a division on rescissions of funds (Division D). H.R. 5325 was used as the vehicle for the Senate amendment. Section 1 of the Act is the short title of the bill. Section 2 of the Act displays a table of contents. Section 3 of the Act states that, unless expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ``this Act'' contained in any division shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. Section 4 provides a statement of appropriations.…





