What factors will determine the size of ANSF after the U.S. and NATO transition primary security responsibility to the ANSF?

Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my distinguished colleague from California (Mr. Hunter).

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 title V, add the following new section: SEC. 5__. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAIN OF…

Mr. Chairman, you know, as you've heard, this issue is really about this: it's about making sure that there's accountability and that there's responsibility at this Nation's most distinguished resting place where our heroes that have…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We all know the record of problems at Arlington National Cemetery, and we know the current leadership there has made significant progress in fixing that system. But my concern with…

Mr. Chairman, with that I would like to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. West).

I'd like to thank Chairman McKeon and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership in moving H.R. 4310, the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, as it overwhelmingly passed the House Armed Services Committee. The provisions of…

I think that is a good point to make sure there is closure there, not just the strategy itself, but how do you hope to accomplish that and maybe have a little longer-term perspective in how that comes to be.

I think the perspectives that you all provide are extraordinarily valuable.

Ladies and gentlemen I will call to order the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Armed Services Committee.

I want to thank you all so much for taking the time out of what I know are busy schedules to help our committee better understand the implications of our 30-year plan for Navy force structure, our defense industrial base and, most…