mr. whitman for the purposes of a motion. >> mr. chairman i move to adopt the subcommittee report of the subcommittee on readiness as amended. >> question's on the motion of the gentleman from virginia. those in favor say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. a quorum being present. the ayez have it. and the motion is adopted. the committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on military personnel. pursuant to committee rule 17 and in consultation with the ranking member we'll post poent recorded votes on amendments in this particular subcommittee mark until the end of this portion of the mark. the chair recognizes the chairman of the subcommittee, the he gentleman from nevada dr. heck for any comments he'd like to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the military personnel subcommittee report before each member is the product of an open bipartisan process. the mark provides our war fighters, veterans, and their families the care and support they need, deserve and have earned. specifically

mr. whitman? mr. votes no. mr. hunter? mr. hunter votes no. mr. peters? mr. peters votes aye. dr. flemming? dr. flemming votes no. mr. gibson? mr. gibson votes aye. mr. walls? mr. walls votes aye. ms. heart? ms. heart votes no. mr. o'rourke? mr. o'rourke votes aye. mr. scott? mr. scott votes no. mr. brooks? mr. brooks no. mr. nugent? mr. nugent votes no. mr. ashford? mr. ashford votes aye. mr. multon? mr. multon aye. mr. burns? mr. burns votes no. mr. graves? mr. graves votes no. mr. zin is an aye. ms. mcfally? mr. knight? mr. mccarthy? mr. russell? mr. russell votes no. >> clerk wall the role of any members who missed the first vote? >> there were no members. >> how am i recorded? >> you are recorded no. >> i would like to change to a yes. >> gentlemen from california? >> he is recorded as a no. >> gentlemen from georgia, mr. johnson. >> mr. johnson is recorded a no. >> any other members? i am sorry gentlemen from rhode island? >> he is recorded yes. >> any other members wish to be recognized? >> clerk will report the tally. >> 33 aye votes and 30 no votes. >> and the amendment i

mr. whitman. >> mr. chairman, i just wanted to highlight that this is a transference not to individuals but it's transference to the corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearm safety also known as the civilian marksmanship program. this is really to promote firearm safety. i think it's a very reasonable and thoughtful way to make sure that those firearms that now are sitting idol can actually be put to a good purpose a purpose i think all of us should agree on and that is firearm safety to make sure people can learn the proper handling and safety of those firearms, including handguns, of which a number of folks in this nation use legally every day. and with that mr. chairman, i yield back. >> is there further discussion on this amendment? if not the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers. those in favor of the amendment say aye. those opposed say no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the ayes have it. and the amendment is agreed to. gen

mr. whitman rise? >> mr. chairman and this point onward that we change the time for debate for members from five minutes to two minutes. >> this would require unanimous consent so rather than operate under the five-minute rule we would operate under the three minute rule. you said too. i'm sorry. you told me three. >> eyeless deal what i can get. >> mr. chairman. >> is there objection to the unanimous consent requests? >> i think there are two more amendments on this. is that correct? >> i will see what's on the chart. >> why don't we finish this section . i happen to have the remaining four. >> objection is heard. and thereafter mr. chairman i would object. two objections were heard. >> a three minute rule. >> now we are negotiating. >> free is my max. >> we will revisit the issue after we finish this section . how about that? next the gentleman from california mr. garamendi is recognized for the purpose of offering an amendment. >> i have an amendment at the desk. >> at the clerk would read the amendment. >

mr. chairman. i wish to thank my chairman. it is indeed a pleasure to work with chairman whitman. we worked together really well and i appreciate the opportunity to recognize the hard-working staff on the subcommittees. i want to say that i am disappointed that congress overall to effectively continue sequestration. the relief of defense for funding is not a permanent solution and today we will address the defense budget including the shift of $38 million from the operation and maintenance technology to meet the requirements of the budget resolution and in my opinion, this is not a wise strategy. on a more positive note this marks the authority for overtime review of civilians maintaining our carrier japan and prohibit the working capital fund employees. the marcos amick's improvements to disposition military property and reforms the 1033 program which governs donations to law enforcement. of particular importance to me is the continued support that this mark shows for the relocation to guam. we continue to ensure appropriate funding for this endeavor and continue to move restrict