I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 137 Offered by Ms. DeLauro The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 137 printed in part B of House Report 113-108. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle E of title XII of division A, add the following new section: SEC. 12_. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FROM ROSOBORONEXPORT. (a) Limitation.--No funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 may be used for the purchase of any equipment from Rosoboronexport until the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge-- (1) Rosoboronexport is cooperating fully with the Defense Contract Audit Agency; (2) Rosoboronexport has not delivered S-300 advanced anti- aircraft missiles to Syria; and (3) no new contracts have been signed between the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria and Rosoboronexport since January 1, 2013.…
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