impact of the Budget Control Act’s defense spending caps, worsened by operating in 10 of the last 11 years under continuing resolutions of varied and unpredictable duration. . (D) In January 2018, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer said in regard to the impact of continuing resolutions on the Navy’s budget, We have put $4 billion in a trash can, poured lighter fluid on it, and burned it. . (E) In December 2017, Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White said, Nothing’s had a greater impact on combat readiness than C.R.s. So—and at a time where security threats are high, we really do need the predictability in the budget, certainty that we don’t have with C.R.s. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) providing budget certainty to the Department of Defense and all other Federal agencies by passing appropriations legislation on time through regular order is of the utmost importance