,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ihd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjah,mr4   
,taylor submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,appropriations  ,,resolution  ,express+
 ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! 
use ( cont9u+ resolutions to fund       
def5se-relat$ activities erodes milit>y 
read9ess & poses an unacceptable risk to
 ! national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates faces an         
extraord9>ily high numb] ( security     
?reats = :i* ! ,arm$ ,=ces mu/ be       
prep>$2 ,:]eas ! impacts ( a cont9u+    
resolution on ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se tra9+ 
beg9 imm$iately & c result 9            
unrecov]able lo/ tra9+ days :i*         
ultimately r$uce ! ov]all effectiv5ess (
 subsequ5t tra9+ evolutions2 ,:]eas !   
effects ( a cont9u+ resolution on       
milit>y read9ess & ma9t5ance gr[        
expon5tially ov] "t & erode re/oration  
initiatives t are vital to ! capability 
& le?ality ( ! =ce 9 ! ev5t ( conflict )

 major-p[] adv]s>ies2 ,:]eas cont9u+    
resolutions adv]sely affect ,dep>tm5t ( 
,def5se p]sonnel by disrupt+ hir+ &     
recruitm5t programs result+ 9 critical  
vacancies1 delays 9 work=ce developm5t1 
& unnecess>y burd5s on milit>y memb]s & 
_! families2 & ,:]eas ! negative effects
 ( cont9u+ resolutions ext5d to         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se contract+ ef=ts1    
lead+ to m&atory contract r5egotiations1
 increas$ dem&s & burd5s on !           
acquisition work=ce1 s*$ule delays1     
increas$ co/s1 & r$uce ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t's reliability among v5dors3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 f9ds t cont9u+   
resolutions erode milit>y read9ess &    
pose an unacceptable risk to ! national 
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7     
affirms t ,congress %\ld pass all       
def5se-relat$ appropriations = a fiscal 
ye> prior to ! beg9n+ ( su* fiscal ye>4