I rise as the designee of the gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) to offer an amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. (a) None of the funds made available by division A of this Act for any account of the Department of Defense (other than accounts listed in subsection (b)) may be used in excess of the amount made available for such account for fiscal year 2008. (b) The accounts exempted pursuant to this subsection are the following accounts in division A: (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and National Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense. (2) The Defense Health Program account. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the order of the House of February 18, 2011, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) and a Member opposed each will control 3 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
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