Sec. 102. Sense of Congress on confirmation by Senate of pending National Security nominations
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It is the sense of Congress that— the terrorist attacks in November 2015 demonstrate the need for renewed vigilance to prevent an attack on the United States homeland; national security positions throughout the United States Government are essential to protect the safety of the American public, and vacancies in such positions hurt our efforts to combat terrorists; greater global coordination will be required to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), so the Senate should promptly confirm pending nominations to positions of ambassador in order to represent United States national security interests abroad; to assist with negotiations on global anti-terror efforts, the Secretary of State should have a full complement of political and career senior advisors, so the Senate should confirm pending nominations to such positions; intelligence sharing with our allies could prevent an attack on the United States homeland, so the Senate should confirm pending nominations to intelligence positions of the Department of Defense and in other elements of the intelligence community; service members are on the front lines of the fight against terror, so the Senate should confirm pending nominations for promotion in the Armed Forces; cutting off the money supply for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a critical part of United States strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, so the Senate should confirm pending nominations to positions in the Department of the Treasury with responsibility for disrupting terrorist financing networks; and the Senate should confirm the pending nominations to national security positions described in this resolution without further delay.