ms. bordallo of guam. the chair: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from guam and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentlewoman from guam is recognized. ms. bordallo: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate this amendment being made in order. it's time that we bring resolution to the people of guam, all u.s. citizens who suffered under enemy occupation during world war ii. we found an offset to address its cost, which was one of the problems, and i look forward to adopting this amendment and working with the senate during conference. again, i want to thank very much chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, and chairman bishop for their support of this amendment. and i yield back, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition, even though i am not opposed. the chair: without objection. mr. thornbe

ms. bordallo: thank you, mr. speaker. i commend chairman thornberry, ranking member smith, and the committee staff who have worked many, many long nights on the f.y. 2017 national defense authorization act. i worked with mr. smith and members on the committee, particularly readiness chairman , mr. rob wittman, to include a number of provisions that will improve our military readiness and continue to support the asia-pacific rebalance, allowing crucial infrastructure projects to move forward and requiring the navy to report on land usage on guam. thank will have positive impacts -- that will have positive impacts for our posture in this region. the bill provides critical funding to the long range strike bomber program, as well as adds additional funding to keep the fielding of the program on track. and i especially want to thank ranking member smith for working to get a provision mandating a review of distinguished asian american and pacific islander veterans who may have been unjustly overlooked in the medal of honor cons