mr. langevin regarding a requirement for notifications in order to improve oversight and tracking of missile defense result, test results changes in cost. amendment number 302 by mr. rogers regarding modification to the report to changed delete combatant command to conduct debriefing on northcom to stratcom. amendment number 03 for r2 by mr. takei regarding improvement requirement and radar assets in hawaii and amendment number 183r by mr. bishop regarding dod and gao briefings on the use of excess icbm motors and commercial space launch activities. is there further discussion on the en bloc package? if not the question is on the amendments offered by the gentleman from alabama. those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. the ayes have it and the amendments are adopted. further amendments? the gentleman from rhode island. >> thank you mr. chairman. i have an amendment at the desk raise. >> at this staff would please distribute the amendment. [inaudible conversations] without objection the amendment is considered red in the gentleman from rhode island is recognizer five minutes. >> thank yo

mr. langevin votes no. mr. lobiando? no, mr. lobiando votes aye. mr. larsen votes no. mr. bishop votes aye. mr. cooper votes no. mr. turner? mr. turner votes aye. ms. bordayo votes no. mr. klein votes aye. mr. courtney? mr. courtney? mr. rodgers? mr. rodgers votes aye. ms. tsongas votes no. mr. franks? mr. franks votes aye. mr. garamendi? mr. garamendi votes no. mr. schuster? mr. schuster votes aye. mr. johnson votes no. mr. conaway votes aye. ms. speer votes no. mr. lamborn votes aye. mr. castro. mr. whitman votes aye. mr. hunter. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. peters. mr. peters votes no. dr. fleming. doctor phlegm i votes aye. mr. vissi votes no. mr. kauffman votes aye. ms. gabbard ms. gabbard votes no. mr. gibson votes no. mr. walls, ms. hartzler? votes aye. mr. o'rourke? mr. o'rourke votes no. dr. heck. dr. heck votes no. mr. norcross? mr. norcross votes no. mr. scott? mr. scott votes aye. mr. gallego votes no. mr. brooks? mr. brooks votes aye. mr. takai? votes no. mr. nugent? mr. nugent votes aye. ms. graham? ms. graham votes no. mr. cook. mr. cook votes aye. mr. ashford?

mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. on monday, the department of defense kicked off the first vote bounty program in the history of the federal government. like similar programs used in industry, hack the pentagon is based on a coordinated vulnerability ex-pe shower process. if a security researcher finds a security problem in public websites operated by d.o.d., he or she can sub it fit -- submit it for review. should it represent a security risk, the department will pay the researcher a bounty for his or her work. these vulnerability programs allow taos crowd source security, encouraging curious minds to share discoveries responsibly while providing accountable for institutions operating or developing software. i congratulate secretary carter for his leadership in creating this program and i hope other agencies consider adopting programs like this of their own. mr. speaker, i would encourage any hackers out there to check out the hack the pentagon site and help make the pilot program a success. with that, i yield back

mr. langevin: i rise in recognition of april as national autism awareness month. as co-chair of the bipartisan disabilities caucus and the proud uncle of a young man with autism, i understand many of the unique challenge this is condition represents. i'm also aware of the opportunities we can create with a strong commitment to research, education and the right treatment and interveengs. -- intervention. this past sunday, in rhode island, the autism project held its 14th an wrule imagine walk and family fun day. each year it gets bigger and bigger, both because awareness continues to grow but because autism continues to grow as a challenge. thanks to the executive director, joanne quin and the entire team of the autism project, thousands of rhode islanders joined together for a fun-filled day to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorder. every year they inspire me to fight for programs and resources that will lead to a better future for families with autism. i encourage my colleagues to join me in this fight by supporting autism awareness, not just in april bu

mr. langevin, for five minutes. i langevin: madam speaker, would like to spend a few minutes this morning discussing the recent report of the commission to end child abuse and neglect fatalities. chartered by congress under the protect our kids act of 2013, the commission's goal is to provide a framework for ending child maltreatment, fatalities in the united states. for two years they have studied and examined this problem and now we have the results. the death of any child is a tragedy. while the data on child deaths related to abuse and neglect is incomplete, the commission estimates that there were over 1,500 such cases in 2014. the majority of the children in these heartbreaking cases were younger than a year old. and many of them only days or weeks into their young lives. 3/4 of the deaths occurred in children under age 3. madam speaker, these are shocking figures, but we are talking about much more than just numbers. these stories of lives cut short, of senseless deaths are a rallying cry for action and no co

mr. langevin, as co-chair of the career and education caucus. in that role i'm excited to learn of students in the pennsylvania fifth congressional district who are exceling in preparation for careers in growing technical education fields. today i want to congratulate justin deeths, a student at oil city high school who studies welding at the technology center. last december, he won first place in the annual pittsburgh section of the american welding society competition. on march 29, justin was awarded $100 for this accomplishment. a new welding helmet, jacket, and gloves along with a week at the lincoln electric welding school and qualification in x-ray welding. this is quite an achievement which will undoubtedly open new doors for justin. i wish him the best of success in his future endeavors. mr. speaker, career and technical education transforms lives. america needs a robust re-authorization of the perkins act. thank you, and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoma