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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 No. 87 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was THE JOURNAL for 1 minute and to revise and extend called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The his remarks.) pore (Mrs. LURIA). Chair has examined the Journal of the Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, last day’s proceedings and announces the American people sent a clear mes- f to the House her approval thereof. sage that they want action to lower the Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- cost and improve the quality of DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER healthcare. I am pleased that, over the PRO TEMPORE nal stands approved. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, past month, this House has done ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a actly that. fore the House the following commu- vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- It is a stark contrast to the 8 years nication from the Speaker: proval of the Journal. under the previous majority with one WASHINGTON, DC, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The attempt after another to repeal the Af- May 23, 2019. question is on the Speaker’s approval fordable Care Act and deny coverage to I hereby appoint the Honorable ELAINE G. of the Journal. Americans with preexisting conditions. LURIA to act as Speaker pro tempore on this Last week, we passed legislation to day. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that help address the rising cost of prescrip- NANCY PELOSI, tion drugs by increasing the avail- Speaker of the House of Representatives. the ayes appeared to have it. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, ability of generic drugs. This bill also curbs the Trump ad- f on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. ministration’s expansion of junk insurance plans and funds programs to help PRAYER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- more Americans enroll in coverage. Chaplain Major Thomas E. Fussell, Earlier, we voted to reverse the U.S. Air Force, Cape Canaveral, Flor- ceedings on this question will be postponed. Trump administration’s dangerous ef- ida, offered the following prayer: fort to allow States to waive lifesaving Good morning, Lord. f protections for people with preexisting In a few days, our hearts will turn to- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE conditions. ward our Armed Forces as we observe I urge the Senate to take up these Memorial Day. Many of America’s sons The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the bills that will have immediate, positive and daughters have fought and died gentlewoman from Georgia (Mrs. effects on our Nation’s healthcare, and valiantly for the freedoms we now MCBATH) come forward and lead the I look forward to working with my col- enjoy. We are grateful for the ultimate House in the Pledge of Allegiance. leagues to make even more, further sacrifice they have made for us. May Mrs. MCBATH led the Pledge of Alle- progress. giance as follows: Your peace rest on their loved ones f who continue to grieve. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Lord, as the many debates of great United States of America, and to the Repub- HONORING EMERGENCY MEDICAL importance echo through this historic lic for which it stands, one nation under God, SERVICE PERSONNEL Chamber, I pray that You would give indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania to these leaders a softness of heart and f asked and was given permission to ad- speech, that they may work to solve ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the problems at hand, together. Grant PRO TEMPORE vise and extend his remarks.) our congressional leaders wisdom and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. new ideas to solve the complex prob- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor lems before them. Chair will entertain up to five requests of the 45th annual National EMS Week. Bless the House of Representatives, O for 1-minute speeches on each side of During this week, we celebrate emer- Lord. Imbue its leaders with Your the aisle. gency medical services personnel and righteousness. Remind them that to f the important work that they do in our whom much is given, much is required. Nation’s communities. Lord our creator, lover of our souls, ACTION ON HEALTHCARE The EMS professionals provide con- hear my prayer. (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was stant services to people in need. From Amen. given permission to address the House illness to injury, whenever the world

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Haverford High was 1 being on the front lines with my fellow be my principal at Central Middle of 4 Philadelphia area schools and 1 of EMS professionals, I can personally at- School in Oroville, California, for 54 23 schools in our Commonwealth to re- test to their dedication to saving lives. years of career. Lee was known to be ceive this noteworthy award. The job of an EMS professional is not kind, with a sense of humor, and this At a time when some States are im- easy. It requires just as much compas- was one principal I was never really in posing restrictions on voting, we sion as it does courage. These men and trouble with. should all follow the lead set by the women are committed to making the Lee was devoted to teaching, but also students at Haverford High. They world better. devoted to his loving wife, Hazel, whom worked to educate their peers and EMS Week brings together local he married in 1948 and remained with bring them into the electoral process. communities and medical personnel to for 72 years until his passing. This Congress should do the same. honor the dedication of those who are Lee was a man of extreme dedication We need to ensure that our schools on the front line providing day-to-day and commitment to his wife, to his give students a thorough civics edu- lifesaving services. country, and to learning for the chil- cation so that they have the knowledge A thank-you to the EMTs, para- dren of his community. Of course, we and tools necessary to fully participate medics, dispatchers, and supervisors can all learn from that, as well. in our democracy. We need to expand across the country. Every American is Madam Speaker, God bless Lee voting rights and access to the ballot, grateful for their service. Jernigan and his family. as we are doing with passage of bills f f like H.R. 1 and H.R. 4. Again, Madam Speaker, I want to SUPPORTING OUR NATION’S HELPING FAMILIES ACHIEVE congratulate the students of Haverford VETERANS LIFETIME FINANCIAL SECURITY (Mr. HORSFORD asked and was High School for their outstanding (Mrs. MCBATH asked and was given given permission to address the House achievement and for being an example permission to address the House for 1 for all of us to follow. minute and to revise and extend her re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend f marks.) his remarks.) Mr. HORSFORD. Madam Speaker, I Mrs. MCBATH. Madam Speaker, SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP rise today to join my colleagues in sup- today I am introducing the Honoring FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- port of the SECURE Act, a bill that American Veterans in Extreme Need, MENT ACT OF 2019 gets to the heart of our retirement in- or HAVEN, Act, with my colleague come crisis. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, pursuant GREG STEUBE of Florida. Unfortunately, too many of my con- to House Resolution 389, I call up the Under current law, when a veteran stituents are in danger of not having bill (H.R. 1994) to amend the Internal files for bankruptcy, his or her dis- enough money to put away for retire- Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage re- ability benefits from the VA or DOD ment. In fact, 86 percent of Nevadans tirement savings, and for other pur- count as income that is subject to the do not feel financially prepared for re- poses, and ask for its immediate con- reach of creditors; however, Social Se- tirement, and most older Nevadans sideration in the House. curity disability benefits are exempt. wished they had saved more money. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The HAVEN Act would amend bank- Fortunately, the SECURE Act will The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ruptcy law to exclude disability benefit make it easier for Nevadans to save for ant to House Resolution 389, the payments paid from the VA or DOD their retirement. It makes it easier for amendment in the nature of a sub- from that monthly income calculation, small businesses to offer retirement stitute recommended by the Com- treating it the same as Social Security plans to their employees, allows part- mittee on Ways and Means, modified disability. time workers to participate in 401(k) by the amendment printed in part B of Our disabled veterans earned their plans, and provides relief to pension House Report 116–79, is adopted, and benefits by serving our great Nation, plans, ranging from rural co-ops to or- the bill, as amended, is considered and we must protect them and their ganizations like the Jewish Federation read. families, especially during financial of America. The text of the bill, as amended, is as hardship. I am also proud to share that this follows: I encourage my colleagues to support legislation includes my bill, H.R. 2806, H.R. 1994 our Nation’s veterans and cosponsor which fixes a provision in the flawed Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- this bipartisan legislation. Republican tax plan that raised the tax resentatives of the United States of America in f rate for scholarship and fellowship stu- Congress assembled, HONORING LEE JERNIGAN dents up to 37 percent. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC. As a member of the Ways and Means (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given Committee, I would like to thank the ‘‘Setting Every Community Up for Retire- permission to address the House for 1 Chairman NEAL for his leadership in ment Enhancement Act of 2019’’. minute and to revise and extend his re- getting this bipartisan bill passed (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- marks.) unanimously through our committee. tents of this Act is as follows: Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I The SECURE Act will help families Sec. 1. Short title, etc. rise today to recognize the life and achieve lifetime financial security, a TITLE I—EXPANDING AND PRESERVING honor the passage of one of my great core of the American Dream. I urge RETIREMENT SAVINGS constituents, Lee Jernigan of Oroville, every Member of this body to support Sec. 101. Multiple employer plans; pooled em- California. its passage. ployer plans. During Lee’s lifetime, he had joined Sec. 102. Increase in 10 percent cap for auto- f the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and matic enrollment safe harbor after served as an aerial gunner and airplane CONGRATULATING HAVERFORD 1st plan year. mechanic on a B–17 during World War HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Sec. 103. Rules relating to election of safe har- II, where he flew 23 missions in the bor 401(k) status. (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given Sec. 104. Increase in credit limitation for small Asian Pacific. permission to address the House for 1 employer pension plan startup Lee graduated from Chico State in minute.) costs. 1950 and received his master’s degree in Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, we Sec. 105. Small employer automatic enrollment 1959 in education. Lee was known spe- all know that elections matter, so I credit.

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Sec. 106. Certain taxable non-tuition fellowship subsection (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, ‘‘(B) AUDITS, EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGA- and stipend payments treated as merely because one or more employers of em- TIONS.—The Secretary may perform audits, ex- compensation for IRA purposes. ployees covered by the plan fail to take such ac- aminations, and investigations of pooled plan Sec. 107. Repeal of maximum age for traditional tions as are required of such employers for the providers as may be necessary to enforce and IRA contributions. plan to meet such requirements. carry out the purposes of this subsection. Sec. 108. Qualified employer plans prohibited ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— ‘‘(C) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes of from making loans through credit ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) shall not this paragraph, in determining whether a per- cards and other similar arrange- apply to any plan unless the terms of the plan son meets the requirements of this paragraph to ments. provide that in the case of any employer in the be a pooled plan provider with respect to any Sec. 109. Portability of lifetime income options. plan failing to take the actions described in plan, all persons who perform services for the Sec. 110. Treatment of custodial accounts on paragraph (1)— plan and who are treated as a single employer termination of section 403(b) ‘‘(i) the assets of the plan attributable to em- under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section plans. ployees of such employer (or beneficiaries of 414 shall be treated as one person. Sec. 111. Clarification of retirement income ac- such employees) will be transferred to a plan ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYERS AS PLAN maintained only by such employer (or its suc- count rules relating to church- SPONSORS.—Except with respect to the adminis- cessor), to an eligible retirement plan as defined controlled organizations. trative duties of the pooled plan provider de- in section 402(c)(8)(B) for each individual whose Sec. 112. Qualified cash or deferred arrange- scribed in subparagraph (A)(i), each employer in account is transferred, or to any other arrangements must allow long-term em- a plan which has a pooled plan provider shall ment that the Secretary determines is appro- ployees working more than 500 be treated as the plan sponsor with respect to priate, unless the Secretary determines it is in but less than 1,000 hours per year the portion of the plan attributable to employees the best interests of the employees of such em- to participate. of such employer (or beneficiaries of such employer (and the beneficiaries of such employees) Sec. 113. Penalty-free withdrawals from retire- ployees). to retain the assets in the plan, and ‘‘(4) GUIDANCE.— ment plans for individuals in case ‘‘(ii) such employer (and not the plan with re- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue of birth of child or adoption. spect to which the failure occurred or any other Sec. 114. Increase in age for required beginning such guidance as the Secretary determines ap- employer in such plan) shall, except to the ex- propriate to carry out this subsection, including date for mandatory distributions. tent provided by the Secretary, be liable for any Sec. 115. Special rules for minimum funding guidance— liabilities with respect to such plan attributable ‘‘(i) to identify the administrative duties and standards for community news- to employees of such employer (or beneficiaries paper plans. other actions required to be performed by a of such employees). pooled plan provider under this subsection, Sec. 116. Treating excluded difficulty of care AILURES BY POOLED PLAN PROVIDERS.— ‘‘(B) F ‘‘(ii) which describes the procedures to be payments as compensation for de- If the pooled plan provider of a plan described taken to terminate a plan which fails to meet termining retirement contribution in paragraph (1)(B) does not perform substan- the requirements to be a plan described in para- limitations. tially all of the administrative duties which are graph (1), including the proper treatment of, required of the provider under paragraph TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE and actions needed to be taken by, any em- (3)(A)(i) for any plan year, the Secretary may IMPROVEMENTS ployer in the plan and the assets and liabilities provide that the determination as to whether Sec. 201. Plan adopted by filing due date for of the plan attributable to employees of such the plan meets the requirements under this title year may be treated as in effect as employer (or beneficiaries of such employees), applicable to a plan described in section 401(a) of close of year. and or to a plan that consists of individual retire- Sec. 202. Combined annual report for group of ‘‘(iii) identifying appropriate cases to which ment accounts described in section 408 (includ- plans. the rules of paragraph (2)(A) will apply to em- ing by reason of subsection (c) thereof), which- Sec. 203. Disclosure regarding lifetime income. ployers in the plan failing to take the actions ever is applicable, shall be made in the same Sec. 204. Fiduciary safe harbor for selection of described in paragraph (1). manner as would be made without regard to lifetime income provider. paragraph (1). The Secretary shall take into account under Sec. 205. Modification of nondiscrimination ‘‘(3) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— clause (iii) whether the failure of an employer or rules to protect older, longer serv- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- pooled plan provider to provide any disclosures ice participants. section, the term ‘pooled plan provider’ means, or other information, or to take any other ac- Sec. 206. Modification of PBGC premiums for with respect to any plan, a person who— tion, necessary to administer a plan or to allow CSEC plans. ‘‘(i) is designated by the terms of the plan as a plan to meet requirements applicable to the TITLE III—OTHER BENEFITS a named fiduciary (within the meaning of sec- plan under section 401(a) or 408, whichever is Sec. 301. Benefits provided to volunteer fire- tion 402(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement In- applicable, has continued over a period of time fighters and emergency medical come Security Act of 1974), as the plan adminis- that demonstrates a lack of commitment to com- responders. trator, and as the person responsible to perform pliance. Sec. 302. Expansion of section 529 plans. all administrative duties (including conducting ‘‘(B) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH LAW BE- proper testing with respect to the plan and the FORE GUIDANCE.—An employer or pooled plan TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS employees of each employer in the plan) which provider shall not be treated as failing to meet Sec. 401. Modification of required distribution are reasonably necessary to ensure that— a requirement of guidance issued by the Sec- rules for designated beneficiaries. ‘‘(I) the plan meets any requirement applica- retary under this paragraph if, before the Sec. 402. Increase in penalty for failure to file. ble under the Employee Retirement Income Se- issuance of such guidance, the employer or Sec. 403. Increased penalties for failure to file curity Act of 1974 or this title to a plan de- pooled plan provider complies in good faith with retirement plan returns. scribed in section 401(a) or to a plan that con- a reasonable interpretation of the provisions of Sec. 404. Increase information sharing to ad- sists of individual retirement accounts described this subsection to which such guidance relates. minister excise taxes. in section 408 (including by reason of subsection ‘‘(5) MODEL PLAN.—The Secretary shall pub- TITLE I—EXPANDING AND PRESERVING (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, and lish model plan language which meets the re- RETIREMENT SAVINGS ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan takes such ac- quirements of this subsection and of paragraphs tions as the Secretary or such person determines (43) and (44) of section 3 of the Employee Retire- SEC. 101. MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS; POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. are necessary for the plan to meet the requirement Income Security Act of 1974 and which ments described in subclause (I), including pro- (a) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— may be adopted in order for a plan to be treated viding to such person any disclosures or other (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Internal as a plan described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. information which the Secretary may require or ONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at (2) C which such person otherwise determines are 413(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking the end the following new subsection: necessary to administer the plan or to allow the ‘‘section 401(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 401(a) ‘‘(e) APPLICATION OF QUALIFICATION REQUIRE- plan to meet such requirements, and 408(c)’’. MENTS FOR CERTAIN MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS ‘‘(ii) registers as a pooled plan provider with (3) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 408(c) of WITH POOLED PLAN PROVIDERS.— the Secretary, and provides such other informa- such Code is amended by inserting after para- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- tion to the Secretary as the Secretary may re- graph (2) the following new paragraph: graph (2), if a defined contribution plan to quire, before beginning operations as a pooled ‘‘(3) There is a separate accounting for any which subsection (c) applies— plan provider, interest of an employee or member (or spouse of ‘‘(A) is maintained by employers which have a ‘‘(iii) acknowledges in writing that such per- an employee or member) in a Roth IRA.’’. common interest other than having adopted the son is a named fiduciary (within the meaning of (b) NO COMMON INTEREST REQUIRED FOR plan, or section 402(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement In- POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS.—Section 3(2) of the ‘‘(B) in the case of a plan not described in come Security Act of 1974), and the plan admin- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of subparagraph (A), has a pooled plan provider, istrator, with respect to the plan, and 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)) is amended by adding at then the plan shall not be treated as failing to ‘‘(iv) is responsible for ensuring that all per- the end the following: meet the requirements under this title applicable sons who handle assets of, or who are fidu- ‘‘(C) A pooled employer plan shall be treated to a plan described in section 401(a) or to a plan ciaries of, the plan are bonded in accordance as— that consists of individual retirement accounts with section 412 of the Employee Retirement In- ‘‘(i) a single employee pension benefit plan or described in section 408 (including by reason of come Security Act of 1974. single pension plan; and

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U.S.C. 1002) is amended by adding at the end plan’ does not include— The Secretary shall take into account under ‘‘(i) a multiemployer plan; or the following: clause (ii) whether the failure of an employer or ‘‘(ii) a plan established before the date of the ‘‘(43) POOLED EMPLOYER PLAN.— pooled plan provider to provide any disclosures enactment of the Setting Every Community Up ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pooled employer or other information, or to take any other ac- for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 unless plan’ means a plan— tion, necessary to administer a plan or to allow the plan administrator elects that the plan will ‘‘(i) which is an individual account plan es- a plan to meet requirements described in sub- be treated as a pooled employer plan and the tablished or maintained for the purpose of pro- paragraph (A)(i)(II) has continued over a period plan meets the requirements of this title applica- viding benefits to the employees of 2 or more em- of time that demonstrates a lack of commitment ble to a pooled employer plan established on or ployers; to compliance. The Secretary may waive the re- ‘‘(ii) which is a plan described in section after such date. ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYERS AS PLAN quirements of subclause (ii)(I) in appropriate 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 circumstances if the Secretary determines it is in which includes a trust exempt from tax under SPONSORS.—Except with respect to the administrative duties of the pooled plan provider de- the best interests of the employees of the em- section 501(a) of such Code or a plan that con- ployer referred to in such clause (and the bene- sists of individual retirement accounts described scribed in paragraph (44)(A)(i), each employer in a pooled employer plan shall be treated as the ficiaries of such employees) to retain the assets in section 408 of such Code (including by reason in the plan with respect to which the employer’s of subsection (c) thereof); and plan sponsor with respect to the portion of the plan attributable to employees of such employer failure occurred. ‘‘(iii) the terms of which meet the requirements ‘‘(D) GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH LAW BE- of subparagraph (B). (or beneficiaries of such employees). ‘‘(44) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— FORE GUIDANCE.—An employer or pooled plan Such term shall not include a plan maintained ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘pooled plan pro- provider shall not be treated as failing to meet by employers which have a common interest vider’ means a person who— a requirement of guidance issued by the Sec- other than having adopted the plan. ‘‘(i) is designated by the terms of a pooled em- retary under subparagraph (C) if, before the ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS FOR PLAN TERMS.—The ployer plan as a named fiduciary, as the plan issuance of such guidance, the employer or requirements of this subparagraph are met with administrator, and as the person responsible for pooled plan provider complies in good faith with respect to any plan if the terms of the plan— the performance of all administrative duties (in- a reasonable interpretation of the provisions of ‘‘(i) designate a pooled plan provider and pro- cluding conducting proper testing with respect this paragraph, or paragraph (43), to which vide that the pooled plan provider is a named fi- to the plan and the employees of each employer such guidance relates. duciary of the plan; in the plan) which are reasonably necessary to ‘‘(E) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes of ‘‘(ii) designate one or more trustees meeting ensure that— this paragraph, in determining whether a per- the requirements of section 408(a)(2) of the In- ‘‘(I) the plan meets any requirement applica- son meets the requirements of this paragraph to ternal Revenue Code of 1986 (other than an em- ble under this Act or the Internal Revenue Code be a pooled plan provider with respect to any ployer in the plan) to be responsible for col- of 1986 to a plan described in section 401(a) of plan, all persons who perform services for the lecting contributions to, and holding the assets such Code or to a plan that consists of indi- plan and who are treated as a single employer of, the plan and require such trustees to imple- vidual retirement accounts described in section under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ment written contribution collection procedures 408 of such Code (including by reason of sub- 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic; section (c) thereof), whichever is applicable; and be treated as one person.’’. ‘‘(iii) provide that each employer in the plan ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan takes such ac- (2) BONDING REQUIREMENTS FOR POOLED EM- retains fiduciary responsibility for— tions as the Secretary or pooled plan provider PLOYER PLANS.—The last sentence of section ‘‘(I) the selection and monitoring in accord- determines are necessary for the plan to meet 412(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu- ance with section 404(a) of the person des- the requirements described in subclause (I), in- rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1112(a)) is amended ignated as the pooled plan provider and any cluding providing the disclosures and informa- by inserting ‘‘or in the case of a pooled employer other person who, in addition to the pooled plan tion described in paragraph (43)(B)(v)(II); plan (as defined in section 3(43))’’ after ‘‘section provider, is designated as a named fiduciary of ‘‘(ii) registers as a pooled plan provider with 407(d)(1))’’. the plan; and the Secretary, and provides to the Secretary (3) CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMEND- ‘‘(II) to the extent not otherwise delegated to such other information as the Secretary may re- MENTS.—Section 3 of the Employee Retirement another fiduciary by the pooled plan provider quire, before beginning operations as a pooled Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002) is and subject to the provisions of section 404(c), plan provider; amended— the investment and management of the portion ‘‘(iii) acknowledges in writing that such per- (A) in paragraph (16)(B)— of the plan’s assets attributable to the employees son is a named fiduciary, and the plan adminis- (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); of the employer (or beneficiaries of such employ- trator, with respect to the pooled employer plan; and ees); and (ii) by striking the period at the end and in- ‘‘(iv) is responsible for ensuring that all per- ‘‘(iv) provide that employers in the plan, and serting ‘‘, or (iv) in the case of a pooled em- sons who handle assets of, or who are fidu- participants and beneficiaries, are not subject to ployer plan, the pooled plan provider.’’; and ciaries of, the pooled employer plan are bonded unreasonable restrictions, fees, or penalties with (B) by striking the second paragraph (41). in accordance with section 412. regard to ceasing participation, receipt of dis- (d) POOLED EMPLOYER AND MULTIPLE EM- ‘‘(B) AUDITS, EXAMINATIONS AND INVESTIGA- tributions, or otherwise transferring assets of PLOYER PLAN REPORTING.— TIONS.—The Secretary may perform audits, ex- the plan in accordance with section 208 or para- (1) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—Section 103 of aminations, and investigations of pooled plan graph (44)(C)(i)(II); the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of providers as may be necessary to enforce and ‘‘(v) require— 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023) is amended— carry out the purposes of this paragraph and ‘‘(I) the pooled plan provider to provide to em- (A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘appli- paragraph (43). ployers in the plan any disclosures or other in- ‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue cable subsections (d), (e), and (f)’’ and inserting formation which the Secretary may require, in- such guidance as the Secretary determines ap- ‘‘applicable subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g)’’; cluding any disclosures or other information to propriate to carry out this paragraph and para- and facilitate the selection or any monitoring of the graph (43), including guidance— (B) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol- pooled plan provider by employers in the plan; ‘‘(i) to identify the administrative duties and lows: and other actions required to be performed by a ‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH RESPECT ‘‘(II) each employer in the plan to take such pooled plan provider under either such para- TO POOLED EMPLOYER AND MULTIPLE EM- actions as the Secretary or the pooled plan pro- graph; and PLOYER PLANS.—An annual report under this vider determines are necessary to administer the ‘‘(ii) which requires in appropriate cases that section for a plan year shall include— plan or for the plan to meet any requirement ap- if an employer in the plan fails to take the ac- ‘‘(1) with respect to any plan to which section plicable under this Act or the Internal Revenue tions required under subparagraph (A)(i)(II)— 210(a) applies (including a pooled employer Code of 1986 to a plan described in section 401(a) ‘‘(I) the assets of the plan attributable to em- plan), a list of employers in the plan and a good of such Code or to a plan that consists of indi- ployees of such employer (or beneficiaries of faith estimate of the percentage of total con- vidual retirement accounts described in section such employees) are transferred to a plan main- tributions made by such employers during the 408 of such Code (including by reason of sub- tained only by such employer (or its successor), plan year and the aggregate account balances section (c) thereof), whichever is applicable, in- to an eligible retirement plan as defined in sec- attributable to each employer in the plan (deter- cluding providing any disclosures or other infor- tion 402(c)(8)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code mined as the sum of the account balances of the mation which the Secretary may require or of 1986 for each individual whose account is employees of such employer (and the bene- which the pooled plan provider otherwise deter- transferred, or to any other arrangement that ficiaries of such employees)); and mines are necessary to administer the plan or to the Secretary determines is appropriate in such ‘‘(2) with respect to a pooled employer plan, allow the plan to meet such requirements; and guidance; and the identifying information for the person des- ‘‘(vi) provide that any disclosure or other in- ‘‘(II) such employer (and not the plan with re- ignated under the terms of the plan as the formation required to be provided under clause spect to which the failure occurred or any other pooled plan provider.’’.

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(2) SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section ‘‘(iii) 4-PERCENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE- ‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE OF ARRANGEMENT.—No tax- 104(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Secu- MENT.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an arable year with respect to an employer shall be rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024(a)) is amended rangement unless the amount of the contribu- treated as occurring within the credit period un- by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the tions described in subparagraph (C) which the less the arrangement described in paragraph (1) following: employer is required to make under the arrange- is included in the plan for such year. ‘‘(2)(A) With respect to annual reports re- ment for the plan year with respect to any em- ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER.—For purposes of quired to be filed with the Secretary under this ployee is an amount equal to at least 4 percent this section, the term ‘eligible employer’ has the part, the Secretary may by regulation prescribe of the employee’s compensation.’’. meaning given such term in section simplified annual reports for any pension plan (c) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGE- 408(p)(2)(C)(i).’’. that— MENTS.—Section 401(k)(13) of the Internal Rev- ‘‘(i) covers fewer than 100 participants; or enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the (b) CREDIT TO BE PART OF GENERAL BUSINESS ‘‘(ii) is a plan described in section 210(a) that end the following : CREDIT.—Subsection (b) of section 38 of the In- covers fewer than 1,000 participants, but only if ‘‘(F) TIMING OF PLAN AMENDMENT FOR EM- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by no single employer in the plan has 100 or more PLOYER MAKING NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.— striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (31), by participants covered by the plan.’’. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in striking the period at the end of paragraph (32) (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— clause (ii), a plan may be amended after the be- and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by ginning of a plan year to provide that the re- end the following new paragraph: this section shall apply to plan years beginning quirements of subparagraph (D)(i)(II) shall ‘‘(33) in the case of an eligible employer (as after December 31, 2020. apply to the arrangement for the plan year, but defined in section 45T(c)), the retirement auto- (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the only if the amendment is adopted— enrollment credit determined under section amendments made by subsection (a) shall be ‘‘(I) at any time before the 30th day before the 45T(a).’’. construed as limiting the authority of the Sec- close of the plan year, or retary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s dele- ‘‘(II) at any time before the last day under (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec- gate (determined without regard to such amend- paragraph (8)(A) for distributing excess con- tions for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A ment) to provide for the proper treatment of a tributions for the plan year. of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of failure to meet any requirement applicable ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION WHERE PLAN PROVIDED FOR 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relat- under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not ing to section 45S the following new item: respect to one employer (and its employees) in a apply to any plan year if the plan provided at ‘‘Sec. 45T. Auto-enrollment option for retire- multiple employer plan. any time during the plan year that the requirement savings options provided by SEC. 102. INCREASE IN 10 PERCENT CAP FOR ments of subparagraph (D)(i)(I) or paragraph small employers.’’. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT SAFE (12)(B) applied to the plan year. HARBOR AFTER 1ST PLAN YEAR. ‘‘(iii) 4-PERCENT CONTRIBUTION REQUIRE- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(k)(13)(C)(iii) of MENT.—Clause (i)(II) shall not apply to an ar- by this section shall apply to taxable years be- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended rangement unless the amount of the contribu- ginning after December 31, 2019. by striking ‘‘does not exceed 10 percent’’ and in- tions described in subparagraph (D)(i)(II) which serting ‘‘does not exceed 15 percent (10 percent the employer is required to make under the ar- SEC. 106. CERTAIN TAXABLE NON-TUITION FEL- LOWSHIP AND STIPEND PAYMENTS during the period described in subclause (I))’’. rangement for the plan year with respect to any TREATED AS COMPENSATION FOR (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made employee is an amount equal to at least 4 per- IRA PURPOSES. by this section shall apply to plan years begin- cent of the employee’s compensation.’’. ning after December 31, 2019. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section SEC. 103. RULES RELATING TO ELECTION OF by this section shall apply to plan years begin- 219(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is SAFE HARBOR 401(k) STATUS. ning after December 31, 2019. amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The term ‘compensation’ shall include any (a) LIMITATION OF ANNUAL SAFE HARBOR NO- SEC. 104. INCREASE IN CREDIT LIMITATION FOR TICE TO MATCHING CONTRIBUTION PLANS.— SMALL EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN amount which is included in the individual’s (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section STARTUP COSTS. gross income and paid to the individual to aid 401(k)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section the individual in the pursuit of graduate or is amended by striking ‘‘if such arrangement’’ 45E(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is postdoctoral study.’’. and all that follows and inserting ‘‘if such ar- amended to read as follows: (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made rangement— ‘‘(1) for the first credit year and each of the by this section shall apply to taxable years be- ‘‘(i) meets the contribution requirements of 2 taxable years immediately following the first ginning after December 31, 2019. subparagraph (B) and the notice requirements credit year, the greater of— of subparagraph (D), or ‘‘(A) $500, or SEC. 107. REPEAL OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR TRADI- ‘‘(ii) meets the contribution requirements of ‘‘(B) the lesser of— TIONAL IRA CONTRIBUTIONS. subparagraph (C).’’. ‘‘(i) $250 for each employee of the eligible em- (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section (2) AUTOMATIC CONTRIBUTION ARRANGE- ployer who is not a highly compensated em- 219(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is MENTS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(13) ployee (as defined in section 414(q)) and who is repealed. of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘means’’ eligible to participate in the eligible employer (b) COORDINATION WITH QUALIFIED CHARI- and all that follows and inserting ‘‘means a plan maintained by the eligible employer, or TABLE DISTRIBUTIONS.—Add at the end of sec- cash or deferred arrangement— ‘‘(ii) $5,000, and’’. ‘‘(i) which is described in subparagraph (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made tion 408(d)(8)(A) of such Code the following: (D)(i)(I) and meets the applicable requirements by this section shall apply to taxable years be- ‘‘The amount of distributions not includible in of subparagraphs (C) through (E), or ginning after December 31, 2019. gross income by reason of the preceding sentence for a taxable year (determined without re- ‘‘(ii) which is described in subparagraph SEC. 105. SMALL EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC ENROLL- (D)(i)(II) and meets the applicable requirements MENT CREDIT. gard to this sentence) shall be reduced (but not of subparagraphs (C) and (D).’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub- below zero) by an amount equal to the excess (b) NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue of— 401(k)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end ‘‘(i) the aggregate amount of deductions al- is amended by redesignating subparagraph (F) the following new section: lowed to the taxpayer under section 219 for all as subparagraph (G), and by inserting after sub- ‘‘SEC. 45T. AUTO-ENROLLMENT OPTION FOR RE- taxable years ending on or after the date the paragraph (E) the following new subparagraph: TIREMENT SAVINGS OPTIONS PRO- taxpayer attains age 701⁄2, over ‘‘(F) TIMING OF PLAN AMENDMENT FOR EM- VIDED BY SMALL EMPLOYERS. ‘‘(ii) the aggregate amount of reductions PLOYER MAKING NONELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, under this sentence for all taxable years pre- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in in the case of an eligible employer, the retire- ceding the current taxable year.’’. clause (ii), a plan may be amended after the be- ment auto-enrollment credit determined under ginning of a plan year to provide that the re- this section for any taxable year is an amount (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) quirements of subparagraph (C) shall apply to equal to— of section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code of the arrangement for the plan year, but only if ‘‘(1) $500 for any taxable year occurring dur- 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (4) and the amendment is adopted— ing the credit period, and by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as ‘‘(I) at any time before the 30th day before the ‘‘(2) zero for any other taxable year. paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. close of the plan year, or ‘‘(b) CREDIT PERIOD.—For purposes of sub- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— ‘‘(II) at any time before the last day under section (a)— paragraph (8)(A) for distributing excess con- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The credit period with re- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- tributions for the plan year. spect to any eligible employer is the 3-taxable- graph (2), the amendments made by this section ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION WHERE PLAN PROVIDED FOR year period beginning with the first taxable year shall apply to contributions made for taxable MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.—Clause (i) shall not for which the employer includes an eligible years beginning after December 31, 2019. apply to any plan year if the plan provided at automatic contribution arrangement (as defined (2) SUBSECTION (b).—The amendment made by any time during the plan year that the require- in section 414(w)(3)) in a qualified employer subsection (b) shall apply to distributions made ments of subparagraph (B) or paragraph plan (as defined in section 4972(d)) sponsored by for taxable years beginning after December 31, (13)(D)(i)(I) applied to the plan year. the employer. 2019.

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QUALIFIED EMPLOYER PLANS PROHIB- vestment may no longer be held as an invest- striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B), ITED FROM MAKING LOANS ment option under the arrangement, and’’. by striking the period at the end of subpara- THROUGH CREDIT CARDS AND (2) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Subpara- graph (C) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by insert- OTHER SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS. graph (B) of section 401(k)(2) of such Code, as ing after subparagraph (C) the following new (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section amended by paragraph (1), is amended by strik- subparagraph: 72(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ing ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i), by striking ‘‘(D) except as may be otherwise provided by amended by redesignating subparagraph (D) as the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and in- regulations, in the case of amounts described in subparagraph (E) and by inserting after sub- serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the subparagraph (A)(iv), such amounts will be dis- paragraph (C) the following new subparagraph: following new clause: tributed only in the form of a qualified distribu- ‘‘(D) PROHIBITION OF LOANS THROUGH CREDIT ‘‘(iii) except as may be otherwise provided by tion (as defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a CARDS AND OTHER SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS.— regulations, in the case of amounts described in qualified plan distribution annuity contract (as Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any loan clause (i)(VI), will be distributed only in the defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. which is made through the use of any credit form of a qualified distribution (as defined in (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made card or any other similar arrangement.’’. subsection (a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified plan dis- by this section shall apply to plan years begin- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made tribution annuity contract (as defined in sub- ning after December 31, 2019. by subsection (a) shall apply to loans made after section (a)(38)(B)(iv)),’’. SEC. 110. TREATMENT OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) SECTION 403(b) PLANS.— ON TERMINATION OF SECTION 403(b) SEC. 109. PORTABILITY OF LIFETIME INCOME OP- (1) ANNUITY CONTRACTS.—Paragraph (11) of PLANS. TIONS. section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of Not later than six months after the date of en- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 401 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of actment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treas- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the ury shall issue guidance to provide that, if an by inserting after paragraph (37) the following end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, employer terminates the plan under which new paragraph: and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol- amounts are contributed to a custodial account ‘‘(38) PORTABILITY OF LIFETIME INCOME.— lowing new subparagraph: under subparagraph (A) of section 403(b)(7), the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as may be other- ‘‘(D) except as may be otherwise provided by plan administrator or custodian may distribute wise provided by regulations, a trust forming regulations, with respect to amounts invested in an individual custodial account in kind to a part of a defined contribution plan shall not be a lifetime income investment (as defined in sec- participant or beneficiary of the plan and the treated as failing to constitute a qualified trust tion 401(a)(38)(B)(ii))— distributed custodial account shall be main- under this section solely by reason of allowing— ‘‘(i) on or after the date that is 90 days prior tained by the custodian on a tax-deferred basis ‘‘(i) qualified distributions of a lifetime income to the date that such lifetime income investment as a section 403(b)(7) custodial account, similar investment, or may no longer be held as an investment option to the treatment of fully-paid individual annu- ‘‘(ii) distributions of a lifetime income invest- under the contract, and ity contracts under Revenue Ruling 2011–7, until ment in the form of a qualified plan distribution ‘‘(ii) in the form of a qualified distribution (as amounts are actually paid to the participant or annuity contract, defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified beneficiary. The guidance shall provide further on or after the date that is 90 days prior to the plan distribution annuity contract (as defined (i) that the section 403(b)(7) status of the distrib- date on which such lifetime income investment in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. uted custodial account is generally maintained is no longer authorized to be held as an invest- (2) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS.—Subparagraph (A) if the custodial account thereafter adheres to ment option under the plan. of section 403(b)(7) of such Code is amended by the requirements of section 403(b) that are in ef- ‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- striking ‘‘if—’’ and all that follows and insert- fect at the time of the distribution of the ac- section— ing ‘‘if the amounts are to be invested in regu- count and (ii) that a custodial account would ‘‘(i) the term ‘qualified distribution’ means a lated investment company stock to be held in not be considered distributed to the participant direct trustee-to-trustee transfer described in that custodial account, and under the custodial or beneficiary if the employer has any material paragraph (31)(A) to an eligible retirement plan account— retained rights under the account (but the em- (as defined in section 402(c)(8)(B)), ‘‘(i) no such amounts may be paid or made ployer would not be treated as retaining mate- ‘‘(ii) the term ‘lifetime income investment’ available to any distributee (unless such amount rial rights simply because the custodial account means an investment option which is designed is a distribution to which section 72(t)(2)(G) ap- was originally opened under a group contract). to provide an employee with election rights— plies) before— Such guidance shall be retroactively effective ‘‘(I) which are not uniformly available with ‘‘(I) the employee dies, for taxable years beginning after December 31, respect to other investment options under the ‘‘(II) the employee attains age 591⁄2, 2008. plan, and ‘‘(III) the employee has a severance from em- SEC. 111. CLARIFICATION OF RETIREMENT IN- ‘‘(II) which are to a lifetime income feature ployment, COME ACCOUNT RULES RELATING available through a contract or other arrange- ‘‘(IV) the employee becomes disabled (within TO CHURCH-CONTROLLED ORGANI- ment offered under the plan (or under another the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), ZATIONS. eligible retirement plan (as so defined), if paid ‘‘(V) in the case of contributions made pursu- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section by means of a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer ant to a salary reduction agreement (within the 403(b)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is described in paragraph (31)(A) to such other eli- meaning of section 3121(a)(5)(D)), the employee amended by inserting ‘‘(including an employee gible retirement plan), encounters financial hardship, or described in section 414(e)(3)(B))’’ after ‘‘em- ‘‘(iii) the term ‘lifetime income feature’ ‘‘(VI) except as may be otherwise provided by ployee described in paragraph (1)’’. means— regulations, with respect to amounts invested in (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made ‘‘(I) a feature which guarantees a minimum a lifetime income investment (as defined in sec- by this section shall apply to years beginning level of income annually (or more frequently) tion 401(a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days before, on, or after the date of the enactment of for at least the remainder of the life of the em- prior to the date that such lifetime income in- this Act. ployee or the joint lives of the employee and the vestment may no longer be held as an invest- SEC. 112. QUALIFIED CASH OR DEFERRED AR- employee’s designated beneficiary, or ment option under the contract, and RANGEMENTS MUST ALLOW LONG- ‘‘(II) an annuity payable on behalf of the em- ‘‘(ii) in the case of amounts described in TERM EMPLOYEES WORKING MORE ployee under which payments are made in sub- THAN 500 BUT LESS THAN 1,000 clause (i)(VI), such amounts will be distributed HOURS PER YEAR TO PARTICIPATE. stantially equal periodic payments (not less fre- only in the form of a qualified distribution (as (a) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT.— quently than annually) over the life of the em- defined in section 401(a)(38)(B)(i)) or a qualified (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(k)(2)(D) of the ployee or the joint lives of the employee and the plan distribution annuity contract (as defined Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to employee’s designated beneficiary, and in section 401(a)(38)(B)(iv)).’’. read as follows: ‘‘(iv) the term ‘qualified plan distribution an- (d) ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COMPENSATION ‘‘(D) which does not require, as a condition of nuity contract’ means an annuity contract pur- PLANS.— participation in the arrangement, that an em- chased for a participant and distributed to the (1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section ployee complete a period of service with the em- participant by a plan or contract described in 457(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is ployer (or employers) maintaining the plan ex- subparagraph (B) of section 402(c)(8) (without amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause tending beyond the close of the earlier of— regard to clauses (i) and (ii) thereof).’’. (ii), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (iii), ‘‘(i) the period permitted under section (b) CASH OR DEFERRED ARRANGEMENT.— and by adding after clause (iii) the following: 410(a)(1) (determined without regard to sub- (1) IN GENERAL.—Clause (i) of section ‘‘(iv) except as may be otherwise provided by paragraph (B)(i) thereof), or 401(k)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of regulations, in the case of a plan maintained by ‘‘(ii) subject to the provisions of paragraph 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of an employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A), (15), the first period of 3 consecutive 12-month subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of with respect to amounts invested in a lifetime periods during each of which the employee has subclause (V) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by add- income investment (as defined in section at least 500 hours of service.’’. ing at the end the following new subclause: 401(a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days prior (2) SPECIAL RULES.—Section 401(k) of such ‘‘(VI) except as may be otherwise provided by to the date that such lifetime income investment Code is amended by adding at the end the fol- regulations, with respect to amounts invested in may no longer be held as an investment option lowing new paragraph: a lifetime income investment (as defined in sub- under the plan,’’. ‘‘(15) SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTICIPATION RE- section (a)(38)(B)(ii)), the date that is 90 days (2) DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Paragraph QUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM, PART-TIME WORK- prior to the date that such lifetime income in- (1) of section 457(d) of such Code is amended by ERS.—For purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(ii)—

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‘‘(A) AGE REQUIREMENT MUST BE MET.—Para- ginning on the date on which a child of the in- ‘‘(III) TAXPAYER MUST INCLUDE TIN.—A dis- graph (2)(D)(ii) shall not apply to an employee dividual is born or on which the legal adoption tribution shall not be treated as a qualified birth unless the employee has met the requirement of by the individual of an eligible adoptee is final- or adoption distribution with respect to any section 410(a)(1)(A)(i) by the close of the last of ized. child or eligible adoptee unless the taxpayer in- the 12-month periods described in such para- ‘‘(II) ELIGIBLE ADOPTEE.—The term ‘eligible cludes the name, age, and TIN of such child or graph. adoptee’ means any individual (other than a eligible adoptee on the taxpayer’s return of tax ‘‘(B) NONDISCRIMINATION AND TOP-HEAVY child of the taxpayer’s spouse) who has not at- for the taxable year. RULES NOT TO APPLY.— tained age 18 or is physically or mentally in- ‘‘(IV) DISTRIBUTIONS TREATED AS MEETING ‘‘(i) NONDISCRIMINATION RULES.—In the case capable of self-support. PLAN DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS.—Any quali- of employees who are eligible to participate in ‘‘(iv) TREATMENT OF PLAN DISTRIBUTIONS.— fied birth or adoption distribution shall be treat- the arrangement solely by reason of paragraph ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If a distribution to an indi- ed as meeting the requirements of sections (2)(D)(ii)— vidual would (without regard to clause (ii)) be a 401(k)(2)(B)(i), 403(b)(7)(A)(ii), 403(b)(11), and ‘‘(I) notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), an em- qualified birth or adoption distribution, a plan 457(d)(1)(A).’’. ployer shall not be required to make nonelective shall not be treated as failing to meet any re- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made or matching contributions on behalf of such em- quirement of this title merely because the plan by this section shall apply to distributions made ployees even if such contributions are made on treats the distribution as a qualified birth or after December 31, 2019. behalf of other employees eligible to participate adoption distribution, unless the aggregate SEC. 114. INCREASE IN AGE FOR REQUIRED BE- in the arrangement, and amount of such distributions from all plans GINNING DATE FOR MANDATORY ‘‘(II) an employer may elect to exclude such maintained by the employer (and any member of DISTRIBUTIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) of employees from the application of subsection any controlled group which includes the em- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended (a)(4), paragraphs (3), (12), and (13), subsection ployer) to such individual exceeds $5,000. ‘‘(II) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and inserting ‘‘age 72’’. (m)(2), and section 410(b). subclause (I), the term ‘controlled group’ means (b) SPOUSE BENEFICIARIES; SPECIAL RULE FOR ‘‘(ii) TOP-HEAVY RULES.—An employer may any group treated as a single employer under OWNERS.—Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and elect to exclude all employees who are eligible to subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 414. (C)(ii)(I) of section 401(a)(9) of such Code are participate in a plan maintained by the em- ‘‘(v) AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED MAY BE REPAID.— each amended by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and insert- ployer solely by reason of paragraph (2)(D)(ii) ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Any individual who re- ing ‘‘age 72’’. from the application of the vesting and benefit ceives a qualified birth or adoption distribution (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of may make one or more contributions in an ag- (1) The last sentence of section 408(b) of such section 416. gregate amount not to exceed the amount of Code is amended by striking ‘‘age 701⁄2’’ and in- ‘‘(iii) VESTING.—For purposes of determining such distribution to an applicable eligible retire- serting ‘‘age 72’’. whether an employee described in clause (i) has ment plan of which such individual is a bene- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made a nonforfeitable right to employer contributions ficiary and to which a rollover contribution of by this section shall apply to distributions re- (other than contributions described in para- such distribution could be made under section quired to be made after December 31, 2019, with graph (3)(D)(i)) under the arrangement, each 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3), or respect to individuals who attain age 701⁄2 after 12-month period for which the employee has at 457(e)(16), as the case may be. such date. least 500 hours of service shall be treated as a ‘‘(II) LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO APPLI- SEC. 115. SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM FUND- year of service and section 411(a)(6) shall be ap- CABLE ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT PLANS OTHER THAN ING STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY plied by substituting ‘at least 500 hours of serv- IRAS.—The aggregate amount of contributions NEWSPAPER PLANS. ice’ for ‘more than 500 hours of service’ in sub- made by an individual under subclause (I) to (a) AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE paragraph (A) thereof. any applicable eligible retirement plan which is OF 1986.—Section 430 of the Internal Revenue ‘‘(iv) EMPLOYEES WHO BECOME FULL-TIME EM- not an individual retirement plan shall not ex- Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end PLOYEES.—This subparagraph (other than ceed the aggregate amount of qualified birth or the following new subsection: clause (iii)) shall cease to apply to any employee adoption distributions which are made from ‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWS- as of the first plan year beginning after the plan such plan to such individual. Subclause (I) shall PAPER PLANS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan sponsor of a com- year in which the employee meets the require- not apply to contributions to any applicable eli- munity newspaper plan under which no partici- ments of section 410(a)(1)(A)(ii) without regard gible retirement plan which is not an individual pant has had the participant’s accrued benefit to paragraph (2)(D)(ii). retirement plan unless the individual is eligible increased (whether because of service or com- ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR EMPLOYEES UNDER COL- to make contributions (other than those de- pensation) after December 31, 2017, may elect to LECTIVELY BARGAINED PLANS, ETC.—Paragraph scribed in subclause (I)) to such applicable eligi- have the alternative standards described in (2)(D)(ii) shall not apply to employees described ble retirement plan. in section 410(b)(3). ‘‘(III) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS OF DIS- paragraph (3) apply to such plan, and any plan ‘‘(D) SPECIAL RULES.— TRIBUTIONS FROM APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE RETIRE- sponsored by any member of the same controlled ‘‘(i) TIME OF PARTICIPATION.—The rules of MENT PLANS OTHER THAN IRAs.—If a contribu- group. ‘‘(2) ELECTION.—An election under paragraph section 410(a)(4) shall apply to an employee eli- tion is made under subclause (I) with respect to (1) shall be made at such time and in such man- gible to participate in an arrangement solely by a qualified birth or adoption distribution from ner as prescribed by the Secretary. Such elec- reason of paragraph (2)(D)(ii). an applicable eligible retirement plan other than tion, once made with respect to a plan year, ‘‘(ii) 12-MONTH PERIODS.—12-month periods an individual retirement plan, then the tax- shall apply to all subsequent plan years unless shall be determined in the same manner as payer shall, to the extent of the amount of the revoked with the consent of the Secretary. under the last sentence of section 410(a)(3)(A).’’. contribution, be treated as having received such ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made distribution in an eligible rollover distribution ARDS.—The alternative standards described in by this section shall apply to plan years begin- (as defined in section 402(c)(4)) and as having this paragraph are the following: ning after December 31, 2020, except that, for transferred the amount to the applicable eligible ‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— purposes of section 401(k)(2)(D)(ii) of the Inter- retirement plan in a direct trustee to trustee ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection nal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by such transfer within 60 days of the distribution. (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), amendments), 12-month periods beginning before ‘‘(IV) TREATMENT OF REPAYMENTS FOR DIS- the first, second, and third segment rates in ef- January 1, 2021, shall not be taken into account. TRIBUTIONS FROM IRAS.—If a contribution is fect for any month for purposes of this section SEC. 113. PENALTY-FREE WITHDRAWALS FROM made under subclause (I) with respect to a shall be 8 percent. RETIREMENT PLANS FOR INDIVID- qualified birth or adoption distribution from an ‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Notwith- UALS IN CASE OF BIRTH OF CHILD individual retirement plan, then, to the extent standing subsection (h)(2), for purposes of deter- OR ADOPTION. of the amount of the contribution, such distribu- mining the funding target and normal cost of a (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 72(t)(2) of the Inter- tion shall be treated as a distribution described plan for any plan year, the present value of any nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding in section 408(d)(3) and as having been trans- benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a at the end the following new subparagraph: ferred to the applicable eligible retirement plan plan year with respect to which an election ‘‘(H) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM RETIREMENT PLANS in a direct trustee to trustee transfer within 60 under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be deter- IN CASE OF BIRTH OF CHILD OR ADOPTION.— days of the distribution. mined on the basis of the U.S. Treasury obliga- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any qualified birth or ‘‘(vi) DEFINITION AND SPECIAL RULES.—For tion yield curve for the day that is the valuation adoption distribution. purposes of this subparagraph— date of such plan for such plan year. ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount ‘‘(I) APPLICABLE ELIGIBLE RETIREMENT ‘‘(iii) U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD which may be treated as qualified birth or adop- PLAN.—The term ‘applicable eligible retirement CURVE.—For purposes of this subsection, the tion distributions by any individual with respect plan’ means an eligible retirement plan (as de- term ‘U.S. Treasury obligation yield curve’ to any birth or adoption shall not exceed $5,000. fined in section 402(c)(8)(B)) other than a de- means, with respect to any day, a yield curve ‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED BIRTH OR ADOPTION DIS- fined benefit plan. which shall be prescribed by the Secretary for TRIBUTION.—For purposes of this subpara- ‘‘(II) EXEMPTION OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM such day on interest-bearing obligations of the graph— TRUSTEE TO TRUSTEE TRANSFER AND WITH- United States. ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified birth or HOLDING RULES.—For purposes of sections ‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— adoption distribution’ means any distribution 401(a)(31), 402(f), and 3405, a qualified birth or ‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION from an applicable eligible retirement plan to an adoption distribution shall not be treated as an BASES.—The shortfall amortization bases deter- individual if made during the 1-year period be- eligible rollover distribution. mined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years

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Such election, once made with respect to a newspaper is published, and the primary pur- shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for plan year, shall apply to all subsequent plan pose of which is to benefit communities in such such plan year (determined using the interest years unless revoked with the consent of the State, or rates as modified under subparagraph (A)). Secretary of the Treasury. ‘‘(V) by a combination of persons described in ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTI- ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM FUNDING STAND- subclause (I), (III), or (IV), and ZATION INSTALLMENTS.— ARDS.—The alternative standards described in ‘‘(iv) does not control, directly or indirectly, ‘‘(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD.—Subparagraphs (A) and this paragraph are the following: any newspaper in any other State. (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by sub- ‘‘(A) INTEREST RATES.— ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘com- stituting ‘30-plan-year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection munity newspaper’ means a newspaper which place it appears. (h)(2)(C) and except as provided in clause (ii), primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area, ‘‘(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION.—The election the first, second, and third segment rates in ef- as determined by the Office of Management and under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) fect for any month for purposes of this section Budget, with a population of not less than shall not apply to any plan year to which the shall be 8 percent. 100,000. election under paragraph (1) applies. ‘‘(ii) NEW BENEFIT ACCRUALS.—Notwith- ‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated as ‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREATMENT.— standing subsection (h)(2), for purposes of deter- controlled by another person if such other per- Subsection (i) shall not apply. mining the funding target and normal cost of a son possesses, directly or indirectly, the power ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur- plan for any plan year, the present value of any to direct or cause the direction and management poses of this subsection— benefits accrued or earned under the plan for a of such person (including the power to elect a ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community plan year with respect to which an election majority of the members of the board of directors newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec- under paragraph (1) is in effect shall be deter- of such person) through the ownership of voting tion applies maintained by an employer which, mined on the basis of the U.S. Treasury obliga- securities. as of December 31, 2017— tion yield curve for the day that is the valuation ‘‘(5) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of ‘‘(i) publishes and distributes daily, either date of such plan for such plan year. this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ electronically or in printed form, 1 or more com- ‘‘(iii) U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATION YIELD means all persons treated as a single employer munity newspapers in a single State, CURVE.—For purposes of this subsection, the under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ‘‘(ii) is not a company the stock of which is term ‘U.S. Treasury obligation yield curve’ 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as of publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an means, with respect to any day, a yield curve the date of the enactment of this subsection. over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, which shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the ‘‘(6) EFFECT ON PREMIUM RATE CALCULA- directly or indirectly, by such a company, Treasury for such day on interest-bearing obli- TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of ‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly or indirectly— gations of the United States. law or any regulation issued by the Pension ‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in ‘‘(B) SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— Benefit Guaranty Corporation, in the case of a the State in which the community newspaper is ‘‘(i) PREVIOUS SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION plan for which an election is made to apply the published, BASES.—The shortfall amortization bases deter- alternative standards described in paragraph ‘‘(II) for not less than 30 years by individuals mined under subsection (c)(3) for all plan years (3), the additional premium under section who are members of the same family, preceding the first plan year to which the elec- 4006(a)(3)(E) shall be determined as if such elec- ‘‘(III) by a trust created or organized in the tion under paragraph (1) applies (and all short- tion had not been made.’’. State in which the community newspaper is fall amortization installments determined with (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made published, the sole trustees of which are persons respect to such bases) shall be reduced to zero by this section shall apply to plan years ending described in subclause (I) or (II), under rules similar to the rules of subsection after December 31, 2017. (c)(6). ‘‘(IV) by an entity which is described in sec- SEC. 116. TREATING EXCLUDED DIFFICULTY OF tion 501(c)(3) and exempt from taxation under ‘‘(ii) NEW SHORTFALL AMORTIZATION BASE.— CARE PAYMENTS AS COMPENSATION section 501(a), which is organized and operated Notwithstanding subsection (c)(3), the shortfall FOR DETERMINING RETIREMENT in the State in which the community newspaper amortization base for the first plan year to CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS. is published, and the primary purpose of which which the election under paragraph (1) applies (a) INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.— is to benefit communities in such State, or shall be the funding shortfall of such plan for (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 408(o) of the Internal ‘‘(V) by a combination of persons described in such plan year (determined using the interest Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at subclause (I), (III), or (IV), and rates as modified under subparagraph (A)). the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(iv) does not control, directly or indirectly, ‘‘(C) DETERMINATION OF SHORTFALL AMORTI- ‘‘(5) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIFFICULTY OF CARE any newspaper in any other State. ZATION INSTALLMENTS.— PAYMENTS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.—In ‘‘(B) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER.—The term ‘com- ‘‘(i) 30-YEAR PERIOD.—Subparagraphs (A) and the case of an individual who for a taxable year munity newspaper’ means a newspaper which (B) of subsection (c)(2) shall be applied by sub- excludes from gross income under section 131 a primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area, stituting ‘30-plan-year’ for ‘7-plan-year’ each qualified foster care payment which is a dif- as determined by the Office of Management and place it appears. ficulty of care payment, if— Budget, with a population of not less than ‘‘(ii) NO SPECIAL ELECTION.—The election ‘‘(A) the deductible amount in effect for the 100,000. under subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(2) taxable year under subsection (b), exceeds ‘‘(C) CONTROL.—A person shall be treated as shall not apply to any plan year to which the ‘‘(B) the amount of compensation includible controlled by another person if such other per- election under paragraph (1) applies. in the individual’s gross income for the taxable son possesses, directly or indirectly, the power ‘‘(D) EXEMPTION FROM AT-RISK TREATMENT.— year, Subsection (i) shall not apply. to direct or cause the direction and management the individual may elect to increase the non- ‘‘(4) COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER PLAN.—For pur- of such person (including the power to elect a poses of this subsection— deductible limit under paragraph (2) for the tax- majority of the members of the board of directors ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community able year by an amount equal to the lesser of of such person) through the ownership of voting newspaper plan’ means a plan to which this sec- such excess or the amount so excluded.’’. securities. tion applies maintained by an employer which, (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made ‘‘(5) CONTROLLED GROUP.—For purposes of as of December 31, 2017— by this subsection shall apply to contributions this subsection, the term ‘controlled group’ ‘‘(i) publishes and distributes daily, either after the date of the enactment of this Act. means all persons treated as a single employer electronically or in printed form— (b) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS.— under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section ‘‘(I) a community newspaper, or (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 415(c) of such Code 414 as of the date of the enactment of this sub- ‘‘(II) 1 or more community newspapers in the is amended by adding at the end the following section.’’. same State, new paragraph: (b) AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ‘‘(ii) is not a company the stock of which is ‘‘(8) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIFFICULTY OF CARE INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—Section 303 of publicly traded (on a stock exchange or in an PAYMENTS EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.— the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of over-the-counter market), and is not controlled, ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1083) is amended by adding at directly or indirectly, by such a company, (1)(B), in the case of an individual who for a the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(iii) is controlled, directly or indirectly— taxable year excludes from gross income under ‘‘(m) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNITY NEWS- ‘‘(I) by 1 or more persons residing primarily in section 131 a qualified foster care payment PAPER PLANS.— the State in which the community newspaper is which is a difficulty of care payment, the par- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The plan sponsor of a com- published, ticipant’s compensation, or earned income, as munity newspaper plan under which no partici- ‘‘(II) for not less than 30 years by individuals the case may be, shall be increased by the pant has had the participant’s accrued benefit who are members of the same family, amount so excluded.

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‘‘(B) CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOCABLE TO DIF- (3) provide the same investments or investment hancement Act of 2019, the Secretary shall issue FICULTY OF CARE PAYMENTS TREATED AS AFTER- options to participants and beneficiaries. a model lifetime income disclosure, written in a TAX.—Any contribution by the participant A plan not subject to title I of the Employee Re- manner so as to be understood by the average which is allowable due to such increase— tirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall be plan participant, which— ‘‘(i) shall be treated for purposes of this title treated as meeting the requirements of para- ‘‘(I) explains that the lifetime income stream as investment in the contract, and graph (2) as part of a group of plans if the same equivalent is only provided as an illustration; ‘‘(ii) shall not cause a plan (and any arrange- person that performs each of the functions de- ‘‘(II) explains that the actual payments under ment which is part of such plan) to be treated scribed in such paragraph, as applicable, for all the lifetime income stream described in clause as failing to meet any requirements of this chap- other plans in such group performs each of such (i)(III) which may be purchased with the total ter solely by reason of allowing any such con- functions for such plan. benefits accrued will depend on numerous fac- tributions.’’. (d) CLARIFICATION RELATING TO ELECTRONIC tors and may vary substantially from the life- (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made FILING OF RETURNS FOR DEFERRED COMPENSA- time income stream equivalent in the disclosures; by this subsection shall apply to plan years be- TION PLANS.— ‘‘(III) explains the assumptions upon which ginning after December 31, 2015. (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6011(e) of the Inter- the lifetime income stream equivalent was deter- TITLE II—ADMINISTRATIVE nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding mined; and ‘‘(IV) provides such other similar explanations IMPROVEMENTS at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(6) APPLICATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATION as the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 201. PLAN ADOPTED BY FILING DUE DATE ‘‘(iii) ASSUMPTIONS AND RULES.—Not later TO RETURNS RELATING TO DEFERRED COMPENSA- FOR YEAR MAY BE TREATED AS IN than 1 year after the date of the enactment of EFFECT AS OF CLOSE OF YEAR. TION PLANS.—For purposes of applying the nu- the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 401 merical limitation under paragraph (2)(A) to any return required under section 6058, informa- Enhancement Act of 2019, the Secretary shall— of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend- ‘‘(I) prescribe assumptions which administration regarding each plan for which information ed— tors of individual account plans may use in con- is provided on such return shall be treated as a (1) by striking ‘‘RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN verting total accrued benefits into lifetime in- separate return.’’. PLAN.—A stock bonus’’ and inserting ‘‘PLAN come stream equivalents for purposes of this AMENDMENTS.— (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to returns required subparagraph; and ‘‘(1) CERTAIN RETROACTIVE CHANGES IN ‘‘(II) issue interim final rules under clause (i). PLAN.—A stock bonus’’; and to be filed with respect to plan years beginning (2) by adding at the end the following new after December 31, 2019. In prescribing assumptions under subclause (I), paragraph: (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The modification re- the Secretary may prescribe a single set of specific assumptions (in which case the Secretary ‘‘(2) ADOPTION OF PLAN.—If an employer quired by subsection (a) shall be implemented adopts a stock bonus, pension, profit-sharing, or not later than January 1, 2022, and shall apply may issue tables or factors which facilitate such annuity plan after the close of a taxable year to returns and reports for plan years beginning conversions), or ranges of permissible assump- but before the time prescribed by law for filing after December 31, 2021. tions. To the extent that an accrued benefit is or may be invested in a lifetime income stream de- the return of the employer for the taxable year SEC. 203. DISCLOSURE REGARDING LIFETIME IN- (including extensions thereof), the employer COME. scribed in clause (i)(III), the assumptions pre- may elect to treat the plan as having been (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (B) of section scribed under subclause (I) shall, to the extent adopted as of the last day of the taxable year.’’. 105(a)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Se- appropriate, permit administrators of individual account plans to use the amounts payable under (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made curity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)(2)) is by this section shall apply to plans adopted for amended— such lifetime income stream as a lifetime income taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019. (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; stream equivalent. (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘diversification.’’ ‘‘(iv) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—No plan fidu- SEC. 202. COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT FOR ciary, plan sponsor, or other person shall have GROUP OF PLANS. and inserting ‘‘diversification, and’’; and any liability under this title solely by reason of (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas- (3) by inserting at the end the following: the provision of lifetime income stream equiva- ury and the Secretary of Labor shall, in co- ‘‘(iii) the lifetime income disclosure described lents which are derived in accordance with the operation, modify the returns required under in subparagraph (D)(i). assumptions and rules described in clause (iii) section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code of In the case of pension benefit statements de- and which include the explanations contained 1986 and the reports required by section 104 of scribed in clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A), a life- in the model lifetime income disclosure described the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of time income disclosure under clause (iii) of this in clause (ii). This clause shall apply without 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1024) so that all members of a subparagraph shall be required to be included in regard to whether the provision of such lifetime group of plans described in subsection (c) may only one pension benefit statement during any income stream equivalent is required by sub- file a single aggregated annual return or report one 12-month period.’’. paragraph (B)(iii). satisfying the requirements of both such sec- (b) LIFETIME INCOME.—Paragraph (2) of sec- ‘‘(v) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement in tions. tion 105(a) of the Employee Retirement Income subparagraph (B)(iii) shall apply to pension (b) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS.—In de- Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1025(a)) is benefit statements furnished more than 12 veloping the consolidated return or report under amended by adding at the end the following months after the latest of the issuance by the subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury new subparagraph: Secretary of— and the Secretary of Labor may require such re- ‘‘(D) LIFETIME INCOME DISCLOSURE.— ‘‘(I) interim final rules under clause (i); turn or report to include any information re- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(II) the model disclosure under clause (ii); or garding each plan in the group as such Secre- ‘‘(I) DISCLOSURE.—A lifetime income disclo- ‘‘(III) the assumptions under clause (iii).’’. sure shall set forth the lifetime income stream taries determine is necessary or appropriate for SEC. 204. FIDUCIARY SAFE HARBOR FOR SELEC- the enforcement and administration of the In- equivalent of the total benefits accrued with re- TION OF LIFETIME INCOME PRO- ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee spect to the participant or beneficiary. VIDER. Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and ‘‘(II) LIFETIME INCOME STREAM EQUIVALENT Section 404 of the Employee Retirement In- shall require such information as will enable a OF THE TOTAL BENEFITS ACCRUED.—For purposes come Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is participant in a plan to identify any aggregated of this subparagraph, the term ‘lifetime income amended by adding at the end the following: return or report filed with respect to the plan. stream equivalent of the total benefits accrued’ ‘‘(e) SAFE HARBOR FOR ANNUITY SELECTION.— (c) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A group of plans is de- means the amount of monthly payments the ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the selec- scribed in this subsection if all plans in the participant or beneficiary would receive if the tion of an insurer for a guaranteed retirement group— total accrued benefits of such participant or income contract, the requirements of subsection (1) are individual account plans or defined beneficiary were used to provide lifetime income (a)(1)(B) will be deemed to be satisfied if a fidu- contribution plans (as defined in section 3(34) of streams described in subclause (III), based on ciary— the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of assumptions specified in rules prescribed by the ‘‘(A) engages in an objective, thorough, and 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(34)) or in section 414(i) of Secretary. analytical search for the purpose of identifying the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); ‘‘(III) LIFETIME INCOME STREAMS.—The life- insurers from which to purchase such contracts; (2) have— time income streams described in this subclause ‘‘(B) with respect to each insurer identified (A) the same trustee (as described in section are a qualified joint and survivor annuity (as under subparagraph (A)— 403(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(a))); defined in section 205(d)), based on assumptions ‘‘(i) considers the financial capability of such (B) the same one or more named fiduciaries specified in rules prescribed by the Secretary, insurer to satisfy its obligations under the guar- (as described in section 402(a) of such Act (29 including the assumption that the participant or anteed retirement income contract; and U.S.C. 1102(a))); beneficiary has a spouse of equal age, and a ‘‘(ii) considers the cost (including fees and (C) the same administrator (as defined in sec- single life annuity. Such lifetime income streams commissions) of the guaranteed retirement in- tion 3(16)(A) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1002(16)(A))) may have a term certain or other features to the come contract offered by the insurer in relation and plan administrator (as defined in section extent permitted under rules prescribed by the to the benefits and product features of the con- 414(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); Secretary. tract and administrative services to be provided and ‘‘(ii) MODEL DISCLOSURE.—Not later than 1 under such contract; and (D) plan years beginning on the same date; year after the date of the enactment of the Set- ‘‘(C) on the basis of such consideration, con- and ting Every Community Up for Retirement En- cludes that—

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‘‘(i) at the time of the selection, the insurer is ‘‘(5) LIMITED LIABILITY.—A fiduciary which ‘‘(I) such defined benefit plan must also be ag- financially capable of satisfying its obligations satisfies the requirements of this subsection gregated with any portion of such defined con- under the guaranteed retirement income con- shall not be liable following the distribution of tribution plan which provides elective deferrals tract; and any benefit, or the investment by or on behalf of described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section ‘‘(ii) the relative cost of the selected guaran- a participant or beneficiary pursuant to the se- 402(g)(3), and teed retirement income contract as described in lected guaranteed retirement income contract, ‘‘(II) such matching contributions shall be subparagraph (B)(ii) is reasonable. for any losses that may result to the participant treated in the same manner as nonelective con- ‘‘(2) FINANCIAL CAPABILITY OF THE INSURER.— or beneficiary due to an insurer’s inability to tributions, including for purposes of applying A fiduciary will be deemed to satisfy the re- satisfy its financial obligations under the terms the rules of subsection (l). quirements of paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (1)(C)(i) of such contract. ‘‘(iii) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A defined benefit if— ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- plan is described in this clause if— ‘‘(A) the fiduciary obtains written representa- section— ‘‘(I) the plan provides benefits to a closed tions from the insurer that— ‘‘(A) INSURER.—The term ‘insurer’ means an class of participants, ‘‘(i) the insurer is licensed to offer guaranteed insurance company, insurance service, or insur- ‘‘(II) for the plan year as of which the class retirement income contracts; ance organization, including affiliates of such closes and the 2 succeeding plan years, the plan ‘‘(ii) the insurer, at the time of selection and companies. satisfies the requirements of section 410(b) and for each of the immediately preceding 7 plan ‘‘(B) GUARANTEED RETIREMENT INCOME CON- subsection (a)(4) (without regard to this sub- years— TRACT.—The term ‘guaranteed retirement in- paragraph but taking into account the rules of ‘‘(I) operates under a certificate of authority come contract’ means an annuity contract for a subparagraph (I)), from the insurance commissioner of its domi- fixed term or a contract (or provision or feature ‘‘(III) after the date as of which the class was ciliary State which has not been revoked or sus- thereof) which provides guaranteed benefits an- closed, any plan amendment which modifies the pended; nually (or more frequently) for at least the re- closed class or the benefits provided to such ‘‘(II) has filed audited financial statements in mainder of the life of the participant or the joint closed class does not discriminate significantly accordance with the laws of its domiciliary lives of the participant and the participant’s in favor of highly compensated employees, and ‘‘(IV) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, State under applicable statutory accounting designated beneficiary as part of an individual or the plan is described in subparagraph (C). principles; account plan.’’. ‘‘(III) maintains (and has maintained) re- ‘‘(C) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A plan is described SEC. 205. MODIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINA- in this subparagraph if, taking into account serves which satisfies all the statutory require- TION RULES TO PROTECT OLDER, ments of all States where the insurer does busi- any predecessor plan— LONGER SERVICE PARTICIPANTS. ‘‘(i) such plan has been in effect for at least ness; and (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Internal ‘‘(IV) is not operating under an order of su- 5 years as of the date the class is closed, and Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— ‘‘(ii) during the 5-year period preceding the pervision, rehabilitation, or liquidation; (1) by redesignating subsection (o) as sub- ‘‘(iii) the insurer undergoes, at least every 5 date the class is closed, there has not been a section (p); and substantial increase in the coverage or value of years, a financial examination (within the (2) by inserting after subsection (n) the fol- meaning of the law of its domiciliary State) by the benefits, rights, or features described in sub- lowing new subsection: paragraph (A) or in the coverage or benefits the insurance commissioner of the domiciliary ‘‘(o) SPECIAL RULES FOR APPLYING NON- under the plan described in subparagraph State (or representative, designee, or other party DISCRIMINATION RULES TO PROTECT OLDER, approved by such commissioner); and (B)(iii) (whichever is applicable). LONGER SERVICE AND GRANDFATHERED PARTICI- ‘‘(D) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IN- ‘‘(iv) the insurer will notify the fiduciary of PANTS .— any change in circumstances occurring after the CREASE FOR BENEFITS, RIGHTS, AND FEATURES.— ‘‘(1) TESTING OF DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS WITH In applying subparagraph (C)(ii) for purposes of provision of the representations in clauses (i), CLOSED CLASSES OF PARTICIPANTS.— (ii), and (iii) which would preclude the insurer subparagraph (A)(iii), a plan shall be treated as ‘‘(A) BENEFITS, RIGHTS, OR FEATURES PRO- having had a substantial increase in coverage or from making such representations at the time of VIDED TO CLOSED CLASSES.—A defined benefit issuance of the guaranteed retirement income value of the benefits, rights, or features de- plan which provides benefits, rights, or features scribed in subparagraph (A) during the applica- contract; and to a closed class of participants shall not fail to ‘‘(B) after receiving such representations and ble 5-year period only if, during such period— satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(4) by ‘‘(i) the number of participants covered by as of the time of selection, the fiduciary has not reason of the composition of such closed class or such benefits, rights, or features on the date received any notice described in subparagraph the benefits, rights, or features provided to such such period ends is more than 50 percent greater (A)(iv) and is in possession of no other informa- closed class, if— than the number of such participants on the tion which would cause the fiduciary to ques- ‘‘(i) for the plan year as of which the class first day of the plan year in which such period tion the representations provided. closes and the 2 succeeding plan years, such began, or ‘‘(3) NO REQUIREMENT TO SELECT LOWEST benefits, rights, and features satisfy the require- ‘‘(ii) such benefits, rights, and features have COST.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con- ments of subsection (a)(4) (without regard to been modified by 1 or more plan amendments in strued to require a fiduciary to select the lowest this subparagraph but taking into account the such a way that, as of the date the class is cost contract. A fiduciary may consider the rules of subparagraph (I)), closed, the value of such benefits, rights, and value of a contract, including features and ben- ‘‘(ii) after the date as of which the class was features to the closed class as a whole is sub- efits of the contract and attributes of the insurer closed, any plan amendment which modifies the stantially greater than the value as of the first (including, without limitation, the insurer’s fi- closed class or the benefits, rights, and features day of such 5-year period, solely as a result of nancial strength) in conjunction with the cost provided to such closed class does not discrimi- such amendments. of the contract. nate significantly in favor of highly com- ‘‘(E) DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL IN- ‘‘(4) TIME OF SELECTION.— pensated employees, and CREASE FOR AGGREGATE TESTING ON BENEFITS ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sub- ‘‘(iii) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, BASIS.—In applying subparagraph (C)(ii) for section, the time of selection is— or the plan is described in subparagraph (C). purposes of subparagraph (B)(iii)(IV), a plan ‘‘(i) the time that the insurer and the contract ‘‘(B) AGGREGATE TESTING WITH DEFINED CON- shall be treated as having had a substantial in- are selected for distribution of benefits to a spe- TRIBUTION PLANS PERMITTED ON A BENEFITS crease in coverage or benefits during the appli- cific participant or beneficiary; or BASIS.— ‘‘(ii) if the fiduciary periodically reviews the cable 5-year period only if, during such period— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of determining ‘‘(i) the number of participants benefitting continuing appropriateness of the conclusion compliance with subsection (a)(4) and section under the plan on the date such period ends is described in paragraph (1)(C) with respect to a 410(b), a defined benefit plan described in clause more than 50 percent greater than the number of selected insurer, taking into account the consid- (iii) may be aggregated and tested on a benefits such participants on the first day of the plan erations described in such paragraph, the time basis with 1 or more defined contribution plans, year in which such period began, or that the insurer and the contract are selected to including with the portion of 1 or more defined ‘‘(ii) the average benefit provided to such par- provide benefits at future dates to participants contribution plans which— ticipants on the date such period ends is more or beneficiaries under the plan. ‘‘(I) provides matching contributions (as de- than 50 percent greater than the average benefit Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be con- fined in subsection (m)(4)(A)), provided on the first day of the plan year in strued to require the fiduciary to review the ap- ‘‘(II) provides annuity contracts described in which such period began. propriateness of a selection after the purchase section 403(b) which are purchased with match- ‘‘(F) CERTAIN EMPLOYEES DISREGARDED.—For of a contract for a participant or beneficiary. ing contributions or nonelective contributions, purposes of subparagraphs (D) and (E), any in- ‘‘(B) PERIODIC REVIEW.—A fiduciary will be or crease in coverage or value or in coverage or deemed to have conducted the periodic review ‘‘(III) consists of an employee stock ownership benefits, whichever is applicable, which is at- described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the fidu- plan (within the meaning of section 4975(e)(7)) tributable to such coverage and value or cov- ciary obtains the written representations de- or a tax credit employee stock ownership plan erage and benefits provided to employees— scribed in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (within the meaning of section 409(a)). ‘‘(i) who became participants as a result of a (2)(A) from the insurer on an annual basis, un- ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR MATCHING CONTRIBU- merger, acquisition, or similar event which oc- less the fiduciary receives any notice described TIONS.—For purposes of clause (i), if a defined curred during the 7-year period preceding the in paragraph (2)(A)(iv) or otherwise becomes benefit plan is aggregated with a portion of a date the class is closed, or aware of facts that would cause the fiduciary to defined contribution plan providing matching ‘‘(ii) who became participants by reason of a question such representations. contributions— merger of the plan with another plan which had

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For purposes of the of the merger, benefit plan have been reduced or eliminated, preceding sentence, consistency shall not be re- shall be disregarded, except that clause (ii) shall ‘‘(ii) for the plan year of the defined contribu- quired with respect to employees who were sub- apply for purposes of subparagraph (D) only if, tion plan as of which the class eligible to receive ject to different benefit formulas under the de- under the merger, the benefits, rights, or fea- such make-whole contributions closes and the 2 fined benefit plan. tures under 1 plan are conformed to the bene- succeeding plan years, such closed class of par- ‘‘(B) REFERENCES TO CLOSED CLASS OF PAR- fits, rights, or features of the other plan pro- ticipants satisfies the requirements of section TICIPANTS.—References to a closed class of par- spectively. 410(b)(2)(A)(i) (determined by applying the rules ticipants and similar references to a closed class ‘‘(G) RULES RELATING TO AVERAGE BENEFIT.— of paragraph (1)(I)), shall include arrangements under which 1 or For purposes of subparagraph (E)— ‘‘(iii) after the date as of which the class was more classes of participants are closed, except ‘‘(i) the average benefit provided to partici- closed, any plan amendment to the defined con- that 1 or more classes of participants closed on pants under the plan will be treated as having tribution plan which modifies the closed class or different dates shall not be aggregated for pur- remained the same between the 2 dates described the allocations, benefits, rights, and features poses of determining the date any such class in subparagraph (E)(ii) if the benefit formula provided to such closed class does not discrimi- was closed. applicable to such participants has not changed nate significantly in favor of highly com- ‘‘(C) HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE.—The between such dates, and pensated employees, and term ‘highly compensated employee’ has the ‘‘(ii) if the benefit formula applicable to 1 or ‘‘(iv) the class was closed before April 5, 2017, meaning given such term in section 414(q).’’. more participants under the plan has changed or the defined benefit plan under clause (i) is (b) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.—Para- between such 2 dates, then the average benefit described in paragraph (1)(C) (as applied for graph (26) of section 401(a) of the Internal Rev- under the plan shall be considered to have in- purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(iii)(IV)). enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the creased by more than 50 percent only if— ‘‘(B) AGGREGATION WITH PLANS INCLUDING end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(I) the total amount determined under sec- MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(I) PROTECTED PARTICIPANTS.— tion 430(b)(1)(A)(i) for all participants benefit- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to 1 or more ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A plan shall be deemed to ting under the plan for the plan year in which defined contribution plans described in subpara- satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) the 5-year period described in subparagraph (E) graph (A), for purposes of determining compli- if— ends, exceeds ance with subsection (a)(4) and section 410(b), ‘‘(I) the plan is amended— ‘‘(II) the total amount determined under sec- the portion of such plans which provides make- ‘‘(aa) to cease all benefit accruals, or ‘‘(bb) to provide future benefit accruals only tion 430(b)(1)(A)(i) for all such participants for whole contributions or other nonelective contributions may be aggregated and tested on a to a closed class of participants, such plan year, by using the benefit formula in ‘‘(II) the plan satisfies subparagraph (A) benefits basis with the portion of 1 or more other effect for each such participant for the first (without regard to this subparagraph) as of the plan year in such 5-year period, defined contribution plans which— ‘‘(I) provides matching contributions (as de- effective date of the amendment, and by more than 50 percent. In the case of a CSEC ‘‘(III) the amendment was adopted before fined in subsection (m)(4)(A)), plan (as defined in section 414(y)), the normal April 5, 2017, or the plan is described in clause cost of the plan (as determined under section ‘‘(II) provides annuity contracts described in section 403(b) which are purchased with match- (ii). 433(j)(1)(B)) shall be used in lieu of the amount ‘‘(ii) PLANS DESCRIBED.—A plan is described in ing contributions or nonelective contributions, determined under section 430(b)(1)(A)(i). this clause if the plan would be described in or ‘‘(H) TREATMENT AS SINGLE PLAN.—For pur- subsection (o)(1)(C), as applied for purposes of ‘‘(III) consists of an employee stock ownership poses of subparagraphs (E) and (G), a plan de- subsection (o)(1)(B)(iii)(IV) and by treating the plan (within the meaning of section 4975(e)(7)) scribed in section 413(c) shall be treated as a effective date of the amendment as the date the or a tax credit employee stock ownership plan single plan rather than as separate plans main- class was closed for purposes of subsection (within the meaning of section 409(a)). tained by each employer in the plan. (o)(1)(C). ‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULES FOR MATCHING CONTRIBU- ‘‘(I) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of sub- ‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of clause TIONS.—Rules similar to the rules of paragraph paragraphs (A)(i) and (B)(iii)(II), the following (i)(II), in applying section 410(b)(6)(C), the (1)(B)(ii) shall apply for purposes of clause (i). rules shall apply: amendments described in clause (i) shall not be ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR TESTING DEFINED ‘‘(i) In applying section 410(b)(6)(C), the clos- treated as a significant change in coverage CONTRIBUTION PLAN FEATURES PROVIDING ing of the class of participants shall not be under section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II). MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CERTAIN OLDER, treated as a significant change in coverage ‘‘(iv) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this LONGER SERVICE PARTICIPANTS.—In the case of a under section 410(b)(6)(C)(i)(II). subparagraph, if a portion of a plan described defined contribution plan which provides bene- ‘‘(ii) 2 or more plans shall not fail to be eligi- in clause (i) is spun off to another employer, the fits, rights, or features to a closed class of par- ble to be aggregated and treated as a single plan treatment under clause (i) of the spun-off plan ticipants whose accruals under a defined benefit solely by reason of having different plan years. shall continue with respect to the other em- plan have been reduced or eliminated, the plan ‘‘(iii) Changes in the employee population ployer.’’. shall be disregarded to the extent attributable to shall not fail to satisfy the requirements of sub- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— individuals who become employees or cease to be section (a)(4) solely by reason of the composition (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- employees, after the date the class is closed, by of the closed class or the benefits, rights, or fea- graph (2), the amendments made by this section reason of a merger, acquisition, divestiture, or tures provided to such closed class if the defined shall take effect on the date of the enactment of similar event. contribution plan and defined benefit plan oth- this Act, without regard to whether any plan ‘‘(iv) Aggregation and all other testing meth- erwise meet the requirements of subparagraph modifications referred to in such amendments odologies otherwise applicable under subsection (A) but for the fact that the make-whole con- are adopted or effective before, on, or after such (a)(4) and section 410(b) may be taken into ac- tributions under the defined contribution plan date of enactment. count. are made in whole or in part through matching (2) SPECIAL RULES.— The rule of clause (ii) shall also apply for pur- contributions. (A) ELECTION OF EARLIER APPLICATION.—At poses of determining whether plans to which ‘‘(D) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this the election of the plan sponsor, the amend- subparagraph (B)(i) applies may be aggregated paragraph, if a portion of a defined contribu- ments made by this section shall apply to plan and treated as 1 plan for purposes of deter- tion plan described in subparagraph (A) or (C) years beginning after December 31, 2013. mining whether such plans meet the require- is spun off to another employer, the treatment (B) CLOSED CLASSES OF PARTICIPANTS.—For ments of subsection (a)(4) and section 410(b). under subparagraph (A) or (C) of the spun-off purposes of paragraphs (1)(A)(iii), ‘‘(J) SPUN-OFF PLANS.—For purposes of this plan shall continue with respect to the other em- (1)(B)(iii)(IV), and (2)(A)(iv) of section 401(o) of paragraph, if a portion of a defined benefit plan ployer if such plan continues to comply with the the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by described in subparagraph (A) or (B)(iii) is spun requirements of clauses (ii) (if the original plan this section), a closed class of participants shall off to another employer and the spun-off plan was still within the 3-year period described in be treated as being closed before April 5, 2017, if continues to satisfy the requirements of— such clause at the time of the spin off) and (iii) the plan sponsor’s intention to create such ‘‘(i) subparagraph (A)(i) or (B)(iii)(II), which- of subparagraph (A), as determined for purposes closed class is reflected in formal written docu- ever is applicable, if the original plan was still of subparagraph (A) or (C), whichever is appli- ments and communicated to participants before within the 3-year period described in such sub- cable. such date. paragraph at the time of the spin off, and ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULE.—For (C) CERTAIN POST-ENACTMENT PLAN AMEND- ‘‘(ii) subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B)(iii)(III), purposes of this subsection— MENTS.—A plan shall not be treated as failing to whichever is applicable, ‘‘(A) MAKE-WHOLE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Except as be eligible for the application of section the treatment under subparagraph (A) or (B) of otherwise provided in paragraph (2)(C), the term 401(o)(1)(A), 401(o)(1)(B)(iii), or 401(a)(26) of the spun-off plan shall continue with respect to ‘make-whole contributions’ means nonelective such Code (as added by this section) to such such other employer. allocations for each employee in the class which plan solely because in the case of— ‘‘(2) TESTING OF DEFINED CONTRIBUTION are reasonably calculated, in a consistent man- (i) such section 401(o)(1)(A), the plan was PLANS.— ner, to replace some or all of the retirement ben- amended before the date of the enactment of ‘‘(A) TESTING ON A BENEFITS BASIS.—A defined efits which the employee would have received this Act to eliminate 1 or more benefits, rights, contribution plan shall be permitted to be tested under the defined benefit plan and any other or features, and is further amended after such on a benefits basis if— plan or qualified cash or deferred arrangement date of enactment to provide such previously ‘‘(i) such defined contribution plan provides under subsection (k)(2) if no change had been eliminated benefits, rights, or features to a make-whole contributions to a closed class of made to such defined benefit plan and such closed class of participants, or

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(ii) such section 401(o)(1)(B)(iii) or section SEC. 302. EXPANSION OF SECTION 529 PLANS. ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION ONLY FOR ELIGIBLE DES- 401(a)(26), the plan was amended before the (a) DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES AS- IGNATED BENEFICIARIES.—Subparagraph (B)(iii) date of the enactment of this Act to cease all SOCIATED WITH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP shall apply only in the case of an eligible des- benefit accruals, and is further amended after PROGRAMS.—Section 529(c) of the Internal Rev- ignated beneficiary. such date of enactment to provide benefit accru- enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the ‘‘(iii) RULES UPON DEATH OF ELIGIBLE DES- als to a closed class of participants. end the following new paragraph: IGNATED BENEFICIARY.—If an eligible designated Any such section shall only apply if the plan ‘‘(8) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES ASSOCI- beneficiary dies before the portion of the em- otherwise meets the requirements of such section ATED WITH REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO- ployee’s interest to which this subparagraph ap- and in applying such section, the date the class GRAMS.—Any reference in this subsection to the plies is entirely distributed, the exception under of participants is closed shall be the effective term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall clause (iii) shall not apply to any beneficiary of date of the later amendment. include a reference to expenses for fees, books, such eligible designated beneficiary and the re- SEC. 206. MODIFICATION OF PBGC PREMIUMS supplies, and equipment required for the partici- mainder of such portion shall be distributed FOR CSEC PLANS. pation of a designated beneficiary in an appren- within 10 years after the death of such eligible (a) FLAT RATE PREMIUM.—Subparagraph (A) ticeship program registered and certified with designated beneficiary. of section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement the Secretary of Labor under section 1 of the ‘‘(iv) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE RE- Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50).’’ TIREMENT PLANS.—For purposes of applying the 1306(a)(3)) is amended— (c) DISTRIBUTIONS FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATION provisions of this subparagraph in determining (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘plan,’’ and in- LOAN REPAYMENTS.— amounts required to be distributed pursuant to serting ‘‘plan other than a CSEC plan (as de- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c) of such Code, this paragraph, all eligible retirement plans (as fined in section 210(f)(1))’’; as amended by subsection (a), is amended by defined in section 402(c)(8)(B), other than a de- (2) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; adding at the end the following new paragraph: fined benefit plan described in clause (iv) or (v) (3) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the ‘‘(9) TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED EDUCATION thereof or a qualified trust which is a part of a end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and LOAN REPAYMENTS.— defined benefit plan) shall be treated as a de- (4) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any reference in this sub- fined contribution plan.’’. clause: section to the term ‘qualified higher education (2) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED BENE- ‘‘(vii) in the case of a CSEC plan (as defined expense’ shall include a reference to amounts FICIARY.—Section 401(a)(9)(E) of such Code is in section 210(f)(1)), for plan years beginning paid as principal or interest on any qualified amended to read as follows: after December 31, 2018, for each individual who education loan (as defined in section 221(d)) of ‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS AND RULES RELATING TO is a participant in such plan during the plan the designated beneficiary or a sibling of the DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—For purposes of this year an amount equal to the sum of— designated beneficiary. paragraph— ‘‘(i) DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The term ‘des- ‘‘(I) the additional premium (if any) deter- ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The amount of distribu- mined under subparagraph (E), and tions treated as a qualified higher education ex- ignated beneficiary’ means any individual des- ‘‘(II) $19.’’. pense under this paragraph with respect to the ignated as a beneficiary by the employee. ‘‘(ii) ELIGIBLE DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The (b) VARIABLE RATE PREMIUM.— loans of any individual shall not exceed $10,000 term ‘eligible designated beneficiary’ means, (1) UNFUNDED VESTED BENEFITS.— (reduced by the amount of distributions so treat- with respect to any employee, any designated (A) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (E) of section ed for all prior taxable years). 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income beneficiary who is— ‘‘(C) SPECIAL RULES FOR SIBLINGS OF THE DES- ‘‘(I) the surviving spouse of the employee, Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) is IGNATED BENEFICIARY.— amended by adding at the end the following ‘‘(II) subject to clause (iii), a child of the em- ‘‘(i) SEPARATE ACCOUNTING.—For purposes of ployee who has not reached majority (within new clause: subparagraph (B) and subsection (d), amounts ‘‘(v) For purposes of clause (ii), in the case of the meaning of subparagraph (F)), treated as a qualified higher education expense ‘‘(III) disabled (within the meaning of section a CSEC plan (as defined in section 210(f)(1)), with respect to the loans of a sibling of the des- 72(m)(7)), the term ‘unfunded vested benefits’ means, for ignated beneficiary shall be taken into account ‘‘(IV) a chronically ill individual (within the plan years beginning after December 31, 2018, with respect to such sibling and not with respect meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), except that the the excess (if any) of— to such designated beneficiary. requirements of subparagraph (A)(i) thereof ‘‘(I) the funding liability of the plan as deter- ‘‘(ii) SIBLING DEFINED.—For purposes of this shall only be treated as met if there is a certifi- mined under section 306(j)(5)(C) for the plan paragraph, the term ‘sibling’ means an indi- cation that, as of such date, the period of in- year by only taking into account vested bene- vidual who bears a relationship to the des- ability described in such subparagraph with re- fits, over ignated beneficiary which is described in section spect to the individual is an indefinite one ‘‘(II) the fair market value of plan assets for 152(d)(2)(B).’’. which is reasonably expected to be lengthy in the plan year which are held by the plan on the (2) COORDINATION WITH DEDUCTION FOR STU- nature), or valuation date.’’. DENT LOAN INTEREST.—Section 221(e)(1) of such ‘‘(V) an individual not described in any of the (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Clause (iii) of Code is amended by adding at the end the fol- preceding subclauses who is not more than 10 section 4006(a)(3)(E) of such Act (29 U.S.C. lowing: ‘‘The deduction otherwise allowable years younger than the employee. 1306(a)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘For pur- under subsection (a) (prior to the application of ‘‘(iii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CHILDREN.—Subject to poses’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b)) to the taxpayer for any taxable subparagraph (F), an individual described in clause (v), for purposes’’. year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by so clause (ii)(II) shall cease to be an eligible des- (2) APPLICABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT.— much of the distributions treated as a qualified ignated beneficiary as of the date the individual (A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section higher education expense under section 529(c)(9) reaches majority and any remainder of the por- 4006(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1306(a)) is amend- with respect to loans of the taxpayer as would tion of the individual’s interest to which sub- ed by adding at the end the following new sub- be includible in gross income under section paragraph (H)(ii) applies shall be distributed paragraph: 529(c)(3)(A) for such taxable year but for such within 10 years after such date. ‘‘(E) CSEC PLANS.—In the case of a CSEC ‘‘(iv) TIME FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBLE plan (as defined in section 210(f)(1)), the appli- treatment.’’. (e) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made DESIGNATED BENEFICIARY.—The determination cable dollar amount shall be $9.’’. of whether a designated beneficiary is an eligi- (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph by this section shall apply to distributions made ble designated beneficiary shall be made as of (A) of section 4006(a)(8) of such Act (29 U.S.C. after December 31, 2018. the date of death of the employee.’’. TITLE IV—REVENUE PROVISIONS 1306(a)(8)) is amended by striking ‘‘(B) and (C)’’ (3) EFFECTIVE DATES.— and inserting ‘‘(B), (C), and (E)’’. SEC. 401. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED DIS- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this TITLE III—OTHER BENEFITS TRIBUTION RULES FOR DESIGNATED paragraph and paragraphs (4) and (5), the BENEFICIARIES. SEC. 301. BENEFITS PROVIDED TO VOLUNTEER amendments made by this subsection shall apply FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY (a) MODIFICATION OF RULES WHERE EM- to distributions with respect to employees who MEDICAL RESPONDERS. PLOYEE DIES BEFORE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION.— die after December 31, 2019. (a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 401(a)(9) of the In- (B) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING EXCEPTION.—In QUALIFIED PAYMENTS.—Subparagraph (B) of ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or section 139B(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code ing at the end the following new subparagraph more collective bargaining agreements between of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$30’’ and insert- ‘‘(H) SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN DEFINED employee representatives and 1 or more employing ‘‘$50’’. CONTRIBUTION PLANS.—In the case of a defined ers ratified before the date of enactment of this (b) EXTENSION.—Section 139B(d) of the Inter- contribution plan, if an employee dies before the Act, the amendments made by this subsection nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking distribution of the employee’s entire interest— shall apply to distributions with respect to em- ‘‘beginning after December 31, 2010.’’ and insert- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a ben- ployees who die in calendar years beginning ing ‘‘beginning— eficiary who is not a designated beneficiary, after the earlier of— ‘‘(1) after December 31, 2010, and before Janu- subparagraph (B)(ii)— (i) the later of— ary 1, 2020, or ‘‘(I) shall be applied by substituting ‘10 years’ (I) the date on which the last of such collec- ‘‘(2) after December 31, 2020.’’. for ‘5 years’, and tive bargaining agreements terminates (deter- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made ‘‘(II) shall apply whether or not distributions mined without regard to any extension thereof by this section shall apply to taxable years be- of the employee’s interests have begun in ac- agreed to on or after the date of the enactment ginning after December 31, 2019. cordance with subparagraph (A). of this Act), or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:15 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A23MY7.001 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4135 (II) December 31, 2019, or (i) pursuant to any amendment made by this or disclosure for purposes of administering such (ii) December 31, 2021. section or pursuant to any regulation issued by section.’’. For purposes of clause (i)(I), any plan amend- the Secretary of the Treasury under this section (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Paragraph ment made pursuant to a collective bargaining or such amendments; and (4) of section 6103(p) of the Internal Revenue agreement relating to the plan which amends (ii) on or before the last day of the first plan Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘or the plan solely to conform to any requirement year beginning after December 31, 2021, or such (o)(1)(A)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, added by this section shall not be treated as a later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may (o)(1)(A), or (o)(3)’’. termination of such collective bargaining agree- prescribe. TITLE V—TAX RELIEF FOR CERTAIN ment. In the case of a governmental or collectively CHILDREN (C) GOVERNMENTAL PLANS.—In the case of a bargained plan to which subparagraph (B) or SEC. 501. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d) (C) of subsection (a)(4) applies, clause (ii) shall THE TAXATION OF UNEARNED IN- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), subpara- be applied by substituting the date which is 2 COME OF CERTAIN CHILDREN. graph (A) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘De- years after the date otherwise applied under (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(j) of the Internal cember 31, 2021’’ for ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. such clause. Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (4) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN EXISTING ANNUITY (B) CONDITIONS.—This subsection shall not paragraph (4). CONTRACTS.— apply to any amendment unless— (b) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE MIN- (A) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by (i) during the period— IMUM TAX.—Section 55(d)(4)(A) of the Internal this subsection shall not apply to a qualified an- (I) beginning on the date the legislative or Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking nuity which is a binding annuity contract in ef- regulatory amendment described in paragraph ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i)(II), by striking fect on the date of enactment of this Act and at (1)(A) takes effect (or in the case of a plan the period at the end of clause (ii)(III) and in- all times thereafter. amendment not required by such legislative or serting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the (B) QUALIFIED ANNUITY.—For purposes of this regulatory amendment, the effective date speci- following new clause: paragraph, the term ‘‘qualified annuity’’ means, fied by the plan); and ‘‘(iii) subsection (j) of section 59 shall not with respect to an employee, an annuity— (II) ending on the date described in subpara- apply.’’. (i) which is a commercial annuity (as defined graph (A)(ii) (or, if earlier, the date the plan (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— in section 3405(e)(6) of the Internal Revenue amendment is adopted), (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided Code of 1986); in this subsection, the amendment made by sub- (ii) under which the annuity payments are the plan is operated as if such plan amendment section (a) shall apply to taxable years begin- made over the life of the employee or over the were in effect; and ning after December 31, 2018. joint lives of such employee and a designated (ii) such plan amendment applies retroactively (2) COORDINATION WITH ALTERNATIVE MIN- beneficiary (or over a period not extending be- for such period. IMUM TAX.—The amendment made by subsection yond the life expectancy of such employee or the SEC. 402. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after joint life expectancy of such employee and a FILE. December 31, 2017. designated beneficiary) in accordance with the (a) IN GENERAL.—The second sentence of sub- (3) ELECTIVE RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—In section (a) of section 6651 of the Internal Rev- regulations described in section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) the case of a taxpayer who elects the applica- enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$205’’ of such Code (as in effect before such amend- tion of this paragraph (at such time and in such and inserting ‘‘$400’’. ments) and which meets the other requirements manner as the Secretary of the Treasury (or the of section 401(a)(9) of such Code (as so in effect) (b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 6651(j)(1) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$205’’ and Secretary’s designee) may provide), the amend- with respect to such payments; and ment made by subsection (a) shall apply to tax- (iii) with respect to which— inserting ‘‘$400’’. able years beginning after December 31, 2017. (I) annuity payments to the employee have (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made begun before the date of enactment of this Act, by this section shall apply to returns the due The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, and the employee has made an irrevocable elec- date for which (including extensions) is after as amended, shall be debatable for 1 tion before such date as to the method and December 31, 2019. hour equally divided and controlled by amount of the annuity payments to the em- SEC. 403. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR FAILURE the chair and ranking minority mem- ployee or any designated beneficiaries; or TO FILE RETIREMENT PLAN RE- ber of the Committee on Ways and (II) if subclause (I) does not apply, the em- TURNS. Means. ployee has made an irrevocable election before (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section the date of enactment of this Act as to the meth- 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is The gentleman from Massachusetts od and amount of the annuity payments to the amended— (Mr. NEAL) and the gentleman from employee or any designated beneficiaries. (1) by striking ‘‘$25’’ and inserting ‘‘$250’’; Texas (Mr. BRADY) each will control 30 (5) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.— and minutes. (A) IN GENERAL.—If an employee dies before (2) by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting The Chair recognizes the gentleman the effective date, then, in applying the amend- ‘‘$150,000’’. from Massachusetts. ments made by this subsection to such employ- (b) ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND GENERAL LEAVE ee’s designated beneficiary who dies after such NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES.—Subsection (d) of date— section 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code of Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ask (i) such amendments shall apply to any bene- 1986 is amended— unanimous consent that all Members ficiary of such designated beneficiary; and (1) by striking ‘‘$1’’ both places it appears in may have 5 legislative days in which to (ii) the designated beneficiary shall be treated paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘$10’’; revise and extend their remarks and to as an eligible designated beneficiary for pur- (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ in paragraph (1) and insert extraneous material on H.R. poses of applying section 401(a)(9)(H)(ii) of the inserting ‘‘$50,000’’; and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect after 1994. (3) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ in paragraph (2) and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there such amendments). inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—For purposes of this (c) FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE.—Subsection objection to the request of the gen- paragraph, the term ‘‘effective date’’ means the (h) of section 6652 of the Internal Revenue Code tleman from Massachusetts? first day of the first calendar year to which the of 1986 is amended— There was no objection. amendments made by this subsection apply to a (1) by striking ‘‘$10’’ and inserting ‘‘$100’’; Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield plan with respect to employees dying on or after and myself such time as I may consume. such date. (2) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting (b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN AMEND- Madam Speaker, I rise in support of ‘‘$50,000’’. MENTS.— H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Commu- (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made (1) IN GENERAL.—If this subsection applies to nity Up for Retirement Enhancement any plan amendment— by this section shall apply to returns, state- Act, or the SECURE Act. This is the (A) such plan shall be treated as being oper- ments, and notifications required to be filed, and notices required to be provided, after De- most substantive promotion of retire- ated in accordance with the terms of the plan ment savings in the last 15 years, and during the period described in paragraph cember 31, 2019. (2)(B)(i); and SEC. 404. INCREASE INFORMATION SHARING TO we all should be pleased that we are (B) except as provided by the Secretary of the ADMINISTER EXCISE TAXES. part of it this morning. Treasury, such plan shall not fail to meet the (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(o) of the Inter- One of my priorities since becoming requirements of section 411(d)(6) of the Internal nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding chairman of the Ways and Means Com- Revenue Code of 1986 and section 204(g) of the at the end the following new paragraph: mittee has been helping American Employee Retirement Income Security Act of ‘‘(3) TAXES IMPOSED BY SECTION 4481.—Re- workers of all ages prepare for a finan- 1974 by reason of such amendment. turns and return information with respect to cially secure retirement, so I am par- (2) AMENDMENTS TO WHICH SUBSECTION AP- taxes imposed by section 4481 shall be open to ticularly pleased to be bringing this PLIES.— inspection by or disclosure to officers and em- (A) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall apply ployees of United States Customs and Border legislation to the floor this morning. to any amendment to any plan or which is Protection of the Department of Homeland Secu- I also am very proud of the fact that made— rity whose official duties require such inspection I was able to collaborate with Ranking

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:31 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY7.001 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 Member KEVIN BRADY and our Repub- tax law, the amount of tax imposed on this year when Chairman NEAL reached lican colleagues in drafting this legis- survivor benefits for children of vet- out to say he was committed to getting lation. Both Republicans and Demo- erans, Active Duty servicemembers, retirement-focused legislation signed crats have wins in this bill, and I would and emergency personnel increased sig- into law this year. This area, retire- like to thank Mr. BRADY this morning nificantly. ment savings, is one that Chairman for all of his hard work in helping me This bill eliminates that tax increase NEAL has worked on for much of his ca- to write this legislation. by repealing those changes. It also reer. Unfortunately, currently, Americans makes sure that all similar payments, Right away, he and I, and many face a retirement income crisis with like Tribal government payments to members of our committee worked to- too many people in danger of not hav- children, payments out of the Alaska gether to develop the Setting Every ing enough in retirement to maintain Permanent Fund, and certain scholar- Community Up for Retirement En- their standard of living and avoid slid- ships and fellowship grants will not be hancement Act, the SECURE Act, we ing into poverty. subject to this unexpected and unfair debate today. Social Security benefits are modest; tax treatment. The SECURE Act builds well on the employer-sponsored pensions are dis- These fixes could not have been ac- work that Republicans have cham- appearing; and too many people find it complished without Mrs. LURIA’s lead- pioned throughout this Congress and difficult to save for retirement. Ac- ership on behalf of our troops, along the last. Our bipartisan legislation cording to a recent study, one-third of with many Members on both sides of makes it easier for Main Street busi- American workers believe that they the aisle who supported her efforts. nesses to offer retirement plans for will either face a significant financial We should recognize Ms. MOORE’s their workers by making it simpler, hardship during retirement or, in fact, leadership on Tribal payments and Mr. easing administrative burdens, and will never retire. And the 2018 study HORSFORD’s leadership on the scholar- cutting down on unnecessary and often found that almost two-thirds of work- ship issue. costly paperwork. We make it easier for them to join ers have no retirement account assets. I am very proud that we were able to put together a bill that will help Amer- together to pool their resources to b 0915 ican families prepare for a financially offer these plans. We offer local busi- The SECURE Act, which the Ways secure retirement, and that it was done nesses the flexibility to tailor retire- and Means Committee approved with on a bipartisan basis, which we will ac- ment plans to best fit their workers, unanimous, bipartisan votes, goes a knowledge as the morning moves on, not necessarily what Washington may long way in addressing this problem by with significant stakeholder support. need. Additionally, our reforms help Amer- making it easier for Americans to save. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- icans not only save earlier in their ca- For example, the SECURE Act in- leagues to support H.R. 1994, the SE- reers, but it helps families save longer, cludes a small employer automatic en- CURE Act, and I reserve the balance of as well. rollment credit. Automatic enrollment my time. is shown to increase employee partici- We know for a fact that people are Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield choosing to work longer today than in pation and retirement savings opportu- myself as much time as I may con- nities. Our bill creates a new tax credit previous generations. Our Tax Code sume. should reflect that, which is why we of up to $500 per year for employers to Madam Speaker, for nearly 2 years, make smart, needed changes to reflect defray the startup costs for new 401(k) Republicans have been advocating for plans that include automatic enroll- today’s workforce. policies that help our families and First, the age limit for contributing ment. Main Street businesses save more and to IRAs is removed, as it should be. The SECURE Act also increases the save earlier for the future. Second, we increase the minimum age for required minimum distribu- Following the historic rewrite of our age for forcing people to spend their tions from 701⁄2 to 72. This age hasn’t Tax Code, Republicans knew the Tax savings from 701⁄2 to 72 years of age. My been adjusted since the 1960s. With Cuts and Jobs Act was only step one. hope is, someday, we can we remove it Americans working longer, this will We knew that we changed the trajec- completely. We want Americans to encourage them to continue saving. tory of our economy with our reforms. save throughout their lifetime and use The SECURE Act also allows long- Today in America, we are growing 50 those savings when they need it most, term, part-time employees to partici- percent faster than the Obama admin- not when Washington needs it. pate in their employer’s 401(k) plans. istration projected. Wages are surging This legislation is prowork and, Women are more likely to work part- for blue-collar workers and low-income equally as important, our bill is also time than men, so this legislation is workers for the first time in a decade, profamily. particularly important for women. and our job market continues to be the For the first time, we allow what we Madam Speaker, I thank Representa- envy of the world. call the new baby savings provision. We tive MURPHY for her leadership here. These are all encouraging signs, and allow parents to access their own re- The bill would also make it easier for Republicans are committed to building tirement accounts on a penalty-free small businesses to offer retirement on this success for years to come, basis to use when welcoming a new plans to their employees by elimi- which is why last year, we set out to child into their homes, whether by nating outdated barriers to the use of change the culture in Washington, birth or adoption. This works well for multiple employer plans. As a result of where we only do, it seems, tax reform working parents and stay-at-home par- this provision, it is estimated that once a generation. ents, as well. It is allowed to be used 600,000 to 700,000 new retirement oppor- In Tax Reform 2.0, we passed three for the things you need, whether it is tunities will be formed. bills that offered permanent tax relief medical equipment, medical expenses, All of these are important, common- for families and small businesses, or if you need to spend time at home sense proposals that will improve our sparked American innovation, and with your new child in those opening retirement system. went further and enhanced retirement weeks. We know all that is so impor- I also note that this bill has tremen- and savings vehicles for our workers tant. dous support from a diverse group of and our local, mainstream businesses. The bill also expands 529 plans to stakeholders: AARP, SEIU, the Wom- That effort, the Family Savings Act, make sure you can use, tax-free, your en’s Institute for a Secure Retirement, was led by Representative MIKE KELLY. savings for apprenticeships or to pay Church Alliance, the Girl Scouts, the Those reforms passed on a bipartisan down college debt. Boy Scouts, and the National Rural basis, and our retirement proposals Our legislation lowers taxes for Gold Electric Cooperative. passed the U.S. House of Representa- Star families, ensuring that children of Finally, Madam Speaker, I want to tives not once but twice. our fallen heroes have the certainty highlight a provision that fixes an ur- Unfortunately, time ran out on the they deserve. This provision was first gent problem affecting children of our calendar before we were able to get made public in 2014 in a draft that was fallen troops and first responders. Due these reforms to the President’s desk. widely praised by Democrats and Re- to changes included in the Republicans’ But I was greatly encouraged earlier publicans alike.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:31 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY7.005 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4137 It was brought to us by the Joint Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- chairman of the Subcommittee on Se- Committee on Taxation to make it ance of my time. lect Revenue Measures. simpler for families to file their kids’ Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I include Mr. THOMPSON of California. taxes and also to close some tax loop- in the RECORD a letter from the Church Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- holes for the wealthy. Unfortunately, Alliance. tleman for yielding. over 5 years, with scrutiny by both par- CHURCH ALLIANCE, Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- ties, tax experts, and the Joint Com- April 1, 2019. port of the SECURE Act. I thank the mittee on Taxation, we still did not see Hon. RICHARD NEAL, chairman, Mr. NEAL, and Speaker one unintended consequence. Chairman, House Committee on Ways and PELOSI for their leadership on this im- In this bill, we worked together, Re- Means, Washington, DC. portant bill. publicans and Democrats, to make sure Hon. KEVIN BRADY, America is facing a retirement crisis. we honor our Gold Star families. Ranking Member, House Committee on Ways Nearly half of all the people in Amer- The time is right for these reforms. and Means, Washington, DC. Hon. RON KIND, ica do not have any money saved for Workers’ paychecks are rising; infla- House of Representatives, retirement. The SECURE Act before us tion is low; and businesses are expand- Washington, DC. today helps fix that. ing. What better opportunity to help Hon. MIKE KELLY, I am glad we could reach this bipar- folks save for the future? House of Representatives, tisan solution to make it easier for Chairman NEAL deserves a great deal Washington, DC. workers, including home healthcare of credit. The bill we brought to the DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL, RANKING MEMBER workers in California, to take advan- Rules Committee earlier this week BRADY, CONGRESSMAN KIND AND CONGRESS- tage of important retirement savings MAN KELLY: The Church Alliance expresses cleared our committee nearly unani- tools. mously. Members of the Progressive our deep gratitude for inclusion of a provision to clarify that all church-affiliated or- As a combat veteran and the father Caucus, Freedom Caucus, New Demo- ganizations are able to participate in church of two first responders, I understand crats, Problem Solvers, and Republican 403(b)(9) retirement plans in the recently in- how important it is that this bill also Study Committee, we all voted ‘‘yes’’ troduced Setting Every Community up for reverses the harmful tax hikes included on these reforms. Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of in the Republican tax bill on survivor This is a rare occurrence in Wash- 2019 (H.R. 1994). We are grateful for the tre- benefits. Hiking taxes on Gold Star ington, and it speaks to what a com- mendous bipartisan work that has been done families and families of first respond- over the past several years on retirement re- mittee can accomplish when we work ers is unjust, and it insults how sacred together on reforms to positively im- form, and are hopeful Congress will swiftly pass this legislation to ensure retirement se- these benefits are. It is just plain pact our families and economy. wrong. This bill reverses that harmful I have to admit, it is incredibly trou- curity for clergy, lay workers and their fami- provision. bling that special interests—in this lies across the United States. The Church Alliance is a coalition of the Madam Speaker, I thank Congress- case, teachers unions—forced changes chief executive officers of 37 church benefits woman LURIA for her leadership in this on our bipartisan bill for absolutely no boards which are affiliated with mainline effort. good reason at the eleventh hour. and evangelical Protestant denominations, These special interest groups forced Madam Speaker, I ask that all my three Jewish groups, and some Catholic colleagues join me in support of this Democrats to block two provisions. schools and institutions. Church Alliance One allows parents to use their edu- members provide employee benefits to ap- very important bill. cational savings tax-free for the ex- proximately one million clergy, lay workers, Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield penses of homeschooling. Nearly 2.5 and their families, serving over 155,000 3 minutes to the gentleman from Penn- million families use parent-centered, churches, synagogues, and affiliated organi- sylvania (Mr. KELLY), who has helped child-centered homeschooling as the zations such as schools, colleges and univer- lead many of these retirement reforms. sities, nursing homes, children’s homes, best way for their children to reach Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam homeless shelters, food banks, and other Speaker, I thank Ranking Member their potential. It is all types of Ameri- ministries. BRADY for yielding. I am so used to cans and becoming more mainstream. Section 110 of the SECURE Act seeks to It is Christians and Jews and Muslims. clarify a recent positron by the Treasury De- calling him chairman, but I look across It is all races. It is parents whose kids partment and IRS to disregard more than 30 the aisle to my great friend RICHARD are exceptionally bright and parents years of practice, precedent, and clear statu- NEAL, who is chairman right now, and whose kids have learning disabilities tory language to bar employees of certain I thank him so much for bringing this and severe special needs. That is why church-affiliated organizations from partici- up today. pating in retirement income account plans Madam Speaker, I enter into the that was in the bill. offered under section 403(b)(9) of the Tax The second provision that was RECORD a letter in support of the SE- Code. As a result, employees of church-re- CURE Act from AARP. blocked would allow families with kids lated nursing homes, daycare centers, sum- in grades kindergarten through 12 to mer camps, preschools, colleges, univer- AARP, use savings for books, tutors, and edu- sities, hospitals, and other social service or- May 22, 2019. cational therapies for students who ganizations stand to lose access to the DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of our may need it, such as those with learn- unique plan features they have come to de- nearly 38 million members and all older Americans, AARP supports the Setting ing disabilities. How many of us in this pend upon. In addition, the Treasury and IRS position would cause church 403(b)(9) plans Every Community Up for Retirement Act of Chamber have kids with special needs 2019 (SECURE Act). and learning disabilities, some with to incur significant transition costs, which would unfortunately siphon resources away The SECURE Act contains a number of mental and physical challenges? This from our core mission of supporting clergy provisions that will improve both access and would have allowed our parents to save and church lay workers and lead to higher levels of coverage in employer-sponsored re- tax-free and to help their kids with the costs for these plan participants. tirement savings plans. The legislation special tools they need to reach their We are encouraged by the introduction of would enhance tax credits for employers that full potential. the SECURE Act and its upcoming markup offer retirement plans with automatic enrollment and encourage more adequate de- I want to talk a little more about on April 2. We hope the House votes on passage of this important legislation as soon as ferral amounts. The legislation would also this in the future, but my bottom line make it easier for small businesses to offer is that backdoor deals made in the possible. On behalf of the Church Alliance, thank you for your consideration of and at- employees an automatic savings option dead of night without bipartisan tention to this important matter. We look through a multiple employer pension plan— knowledge or support are not the way forward to continuing to work with you to a single plan in which a pooled provider as- to do business. promote the retirement security of people of sumes the primary fiduciary duties, making Nonetheless, as we begin the debate faith nationwide. it easier for smaller employers to join to- on this bill, I am very encouraged by Sincerely, gether to offer a retirement plan to their workers. the underlying bill we have in front of JAMES F. (JIM) SANFT, Chair of the Church Alliance. Another important component of the SE- us. It will greatly benefit our workers. CURE Act is the expansion of access to re- It deserves strong support, and I am Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 tirement savings plans for part-time work- asking my colleagues on both sides of minute to the gentleman from Cali- ers. There are more than 27 million part- the aisle to support these reforms. fornia (Mr. THOMPSON), who is the time workers in the U.S., including more

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:38 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY7.007 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 than seven million Americans age 55 and sions to the Gold Star program. So if ployer Charity’’ defined benefit pension older. According to AARP research, 38 per- something was wrong, we made it plans, i.e., plans covering multiple charities cent of those age 25 to 49 and 26 percent of right. or rural cooperatives (‘‘CSEC Plans’’) by in- those age 50 to 64 who work part-time do so The 529 programs give people the op- cluding critical provisions of H.R. 1007, the because of caregiving responsibilities—either portunity to actually save and allocate ‘‘Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act’’ for children or an adult loved one. Helping and H.R. 1993, the ‘‘Providing Retirement Se- these workers save for retirement through a money for the education of their chil- curity to Workers in Small Businesses, Co- workplace savings plan would be important dren. operatives, and Service Organizations Act’’ for their long-term financial security. The b 0930 championed by Reps. Kind and Kelly. bill would be especially helpful to both care- Our core missions are to provide food, elec- givers and older workers who shift from full- It may not be in a 4-year college. tricity, broadband, and other necessities of time to part time status. Maybe it is a vocational opportunity. The bill would also give workers more in- But it is there. It is their money, and life, educate and empower children, care for formation to prepare for retirement as well the most vulnerable, and promote the sus- they should be able to use it the way tainable development of the communities in as protections to safeguard their hard-earned they want to use it. savings. It would require that workers’ ben- which our millions of members, volunteers I just said earlier about it being prov- and beneficiaries live. However, current efit statements add a lifetime income disclo- idential, and I mean that sincerely. sure so that the statements show not just a PBGC rules designed for large ‘‘single-em- lump sum, but the monthly value of their There will be a few times today that ployer’’ for-profit companies inappropriately savings at retirement. Seniors would also be the American people will look at us require us to divert scarce resources from able to delay the required draw down of re- and say: They really have our best in- our core missions. These bills fix this in- tirement savings until age 72, giving them terests at heart. They really go to equity permanently. more time to accumulate savings. The bill work every day thinking that they are The same facts that led Congress to adjust would also clarify rules on how employers not representing themselves but rep- funding rules for CSEC Plans in 2014 strongly and plans may select appropriate lifetime in- resenting us, the American people. support adjusting PBGC premiums charged come payments. It is important to retain When I look at this piece of legisla- to CSEC Plans today. (See Cooperative and strong fiduciary law protections that ensure tion, I know how hard we worked with Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility all retirement plan decisions, including for Act of 2014 (Pub. L. No. 113–97). It does not pooled plans and annuity selections, are the chairman to get it through in the make sense for CSEC Plans to be subject to made solely in the interest of participants past sessions. We almost got it there premiums designed for large ‘‘single-em- and beneficiaries. but didn’t quite get it there. ployer’’ for-profit companies. We urge you to vote YES on the SECURE Madam Speaker, I say to Chairman It’s time to stop forcing charities and not- Act, and look forward to working with you NEAL, we are getting there. We are get- to enact legislation to enhance the ability of for-profit cooperatives to subsidize the PBGC American workers to save for a secure retire- ting there. And I say to Mr. KIND, we premiums of large ‘‘single-employer’’ compa- ment. If you have any questions, please feel are getting there. nies. PBGC’s own data supports reducing free to call me, or have your staff contact I just think that it is such a fantastic premiums for CSEC Plans; in fact, PBGC Michele Varnhagen on our Government Af- opportunity to show the American peo- projects making more than a 3,000 percent fairs staff. ple who we really are and what we real- return on CSEC plans for the 2014–2018 pe- Sincerely, ly do and where our hearts really lie. riod. NANCY A. LEAMOND, There are so many people who Congress should include these provisions in Executive Vice President and worked on this. Also, the staff. I thank any retirement package sent to the Presi- Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer. Kara for doing the work that she has dent’s desk. Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam done. I always call her my girl Friday. Girl Scouts of the USA; UJA—Federation Speaker, this is an unusual day. In In our office, Lori Prater. They all of New York, Inc.; National Rural Electric many cases, it is providential, as we work so closely together. I wish the Cooperative Assoc.; Boy Scouts of America; look on the eve of the time that we American people could see the camara- United Benefits Group; NTCA—The Rural take to honor our fallen war dead. Broadband Association; The Jewish Federa- derie, could see how well we work to- tions of North America; Christian Schools Some people confuse it with the be- gether, and could understand that our ginning of summer or the opening of International; Jewish United Fund/Jewish concerns and their concerns are the Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; Hawk- our swimming pools. It has nothing to same. eye Insurance Association; National Council do with that. I am saying today that the SECURE of Farmer Cooperatives. But the fact that we can talk today Act gives us that opportunity. The about the SECURE Act—and when you Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ac- time for the American people and re- knowledge the good work that Mr. talk about ‘‘secure,’’ what does ‘‘se- tired people is just beginning, and we cure’’ mean? It means giving you cer- KELLY and Mr. KIND did on one very have blue skies and strong winds on important amendment on this as well. tainty, making you assured, and mak- our backs. ing something reliable, something de- Madam Speaker, I wish everybody Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to pendable, something that is fixed, the best Memorial Day ever, and let’s the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. something that is established, and not forget our fallen heroes. PASCRELL). something that is solid and sound. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, that is Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, What we are doing today is acting in one of those moments when I didn’t the best interests of the American peo- after years and years of prior Con- mind the gentleman’s time running gresses thinking that tax policy was ple. We are doing it in the people’s over. House at a time when the rest of the giving cuts to the rich, this bill uses Madam Speaker, I include in the our Tax Code for some good. Nation looks at us and asks, ‘‘Isn’t RECORD a letter of support from diverse As the gentleman, my good friend there anything they can do together to coalitions across the country, includ- from Pennsylvania, just said, we can help the American people?’’ ing the Girl Scouts, the Jewish Federa- When I go home, I say, yes, there is. work together, we can walk and chew tion, the Boy Scouts of America, the I have a great friend from Wisconsin, gum at the same time, we can have Christian Schools International, The RON KIND, and we feel the same way. I oversight and have issues come up, and Rural Broadband Association, and the talked with Mr. BRADY about it, and we we join together for the American peo- National Council of Farmer Coopera- feel the same way. I have talked with ple. Whoever thinks otherwise doesn’t tives. Mr. NEAL about it, and we feel the know history and is not reading the pa- same way. APRIL 1, 2019. pers every day. Today’s effort is adding security in CHARITIES & CO-OPS ENDORSE ‘‘SECURE ACT’’ Retirement should be about one retirement years for every American, RETIREMENT PACKAGE—STOPS PBGC FROM the opportunity to go into those golden GROSSLY OVERCHARGING OUR PENSION thing: security. If you have spent your years with a little gold in their pockets PLANS life working your tail off, you have the so that they can get through it, giving We endorse the bipartisan ‘‘SECURE Act’’ right to be able to relax without fear. them peace of mind in being able to lay retirement package introduced by Ways & But, today, millions of Americans— Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), millions—are afraid they are entering their heads on the pillows at night feel- Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), and ing safe and secure, knowing that they Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike Kelly (R- or are in retirement and don’t have the have prepared for their retirements. PA). The ‘‘SECURE Act’’ stops the Pension resources they need to live. Many live There are many other pieces to this Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) from grossly on a Social Security check. They bill. We have talked about the provi- overcharging ‘‘Cooperative and Small Em- struggle to enjoy their best years.

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Otherwise, this Madam Speaker, I want to know, ployers; and it creates a tax credit for is a good bill, but it certainly could what is so controversial about helping employers that build automatic enroll- have been a better bill. families afford educational therapies ment plans. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 for students with disabilities? What is The SPEAKER pro tempore. The minute to the gentleman from Illinois so controversial about making it easier time of the gentleman has expired. (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS). to pay for tutoring, books, and stand- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. ardized testing fees? an additional 30 seconds to the gen- Madam Speaker, when only 39 percent This is a missed opportunity to help tleman. of Americans have enough savings to families afford education costs no mat- Mr. PASCRELL. By passing this bill, cover an emergency costing $1,000 and ter where they send their children to we would finally repeal the maximum when 67 percent of Americans say that school, and it is a shame that partisan age for IRA contributions, something I they will outlive their retirement sav- politics is getting in the way of helping have worked on for many years. ings, the SECURE Act becomes a life- families everywhere. This bill cleared out of our com- saver. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 mittee unanimously. That is pretty It becomes a lifesaver because it minute to the gentleman from Penn- rare. It is as rare as a unicorn. That makes it easier for small businesses to sylvania (Mr. EVANS). tells you how commonsense the bill is. offer retirement plans. It gives retire- Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I thank I am glad that this bill eliminates an ment benefit opportunities to home the chairman of this strong, powerful unfair tax, a tax increase on the bene- healthcare workers, more than half of committee and the ranking member for fits of children and Gold Star military whom are women of color, working for leading this effort. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer my families that was caused by the tax bill extremely low pay. support for the SECURE Act. of 2017. This was a crushing blow to And I must take note of that, be- Making it easier for small businesses many families. cause these individuals are at the low to offer retirement savings plans is Madam Speaker, it is fitting that the end of not only quality of life but low vital. It is vital not only for the benefit House will make this fix before Memo- end of earnings. They now have an op- of these small firms but also the people rial Day. portunity for some serious consider- they employ, their families, and the I encourage my colleagues to support ation of retirement. communities they support. the SECURE Act. It creates a small employer auto- In my home State of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am matic enrollment credit to make it we have nearly 1 million small busi- proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- easier for workers to participate in nesses, employing 2.5 million workers, tleman from North Carolina (Mr. HOLD- 401(k) plans. accounting for 46.7 percent of the work- ING), a key member of the Ways and These are important changes. It is a force for the entire State. Small firms Means Committee. great bill, not just a good bill. account for 99.6 percent of my State’s Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, this Madam Speaker, I strongly support employers. past Saturday, I had the great pleasure it, and I urge all my colleagues to do Small businesses are a vital part of of addressing a number of homeschool so. saving our middle neighborhoods in graduates in Cary, North Carolina, 55 Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am Philadelphia and across the country. of them, in fact. proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- These are neighborhoods that are I was impressed by these students, tleman from Missouri (Mr. SMITH), a poised to tip either toward blight or and I was inspired by their parents, member of the Ways and Means Com- growth. By helping small businesses who have made so many sacrifices and mittee, who has been a champion for and their employees, the SECURE Act who have dedicated immeasurable time expanding education savings accounts would help to revitalize these middle to ensuring their kids get a good edu- for Americans. neighborhoods and help our economy cation. Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam grow from the ground up. Today, we were supposed to be voting Speaker, I rise today to speak about a Again, I thank the chairman and his on legislation that would help broken agreement and a missed oppor- leadership and the ranking member for homeschoolers. Tens of millions of tunity to help families save for their this action. Americans choose 529 savings plans to children’s education. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am cover K–12 expenses. This money can be In April, the Ways and Means Com- very proud to yield 2 minutes to the used for public schools, private schools, mittee marked up this bill in a very bi- gentleman from Arizona (Mr. and religious schools, but it cannot be partisan manner. We heard ideas from SCHWEIKERT), a key member of our used to cover homeschool expenses. both sides of the aisle to help Ameri- committee who worked on this legisla- This bill was supposed to fix this in- cans save for the future and their re- tion. equity by enabling homeschool parents tirements. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Speaker, to use their 529 savings plans. This Like all good negotiations, there was to the committee chairman and, in my would help erase and ease the financial give and take. No side got everything world, the chairman for life, you have burden on homeschool parents and give they wanted, but we reached an agree- done great. homeschoolers the same opportunities ment where we could pass the bill It has been an interesting experience and resources enjoyed by other kids unanimously. In short, this is how the being in the minority, but we are who go to private and public schools. American people expect their govern- blessed. We have freaky-smart people As Chairman NEAL said, Republicans ment to work. on the committee. It works. Even when and Democrats on the Ways and Means Madam Speaker, unfortunately, it we disagree, at least the debate and the Committee came together, passed this became clear that this agreement was discussion is fairly highbrow. bill out of our committee. Then it went not in good faith. At the last minute, I, too, am concerned on the 529, more to the Rules Committee, and Demo- Democrats decided to undermine our so because of the flexibility and, being cratic leadership intervened. At the bipartisan work on the Ways and the daddy of a 31⁄2-year-old, not com- last minute, the bill was changed, and Means Committee and stripped out an pletely knowing if there are going to be the language ending this discrimina- issue many Republicans feel strongly any special needs coming, that choice. tion against homeschoolers was re- about: helping families afford everyday We should love and embrace the con- moved. K–12 education costs. cept of that flexibility to take care of Why would anyone object to ending Expanding 529 education savings ac- our little people. the wrongful discrimination against counts to cover common K–12 expenses I am very encouraged that there is homeschool families? There are over would help all families save for their movement towards incentivizing it and

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It allows graduate vironment where they have greater flexi- now in independent-contractor rela- students and home healthcare workers bility and more options to take informed tionships, should we be allowed to use to save more for retirement. steps to secure their retirement. The SE- technology so that population also It includes a policy change to help CURE Act is aligned with the goals of this starts to have more and more savings Gold Star families. It also includes a initiative as it seeks to provide greater con- for the future? We just need to deal fix to the taxation of children’s un- sumer options for retirement plans. with it. That is where much of the earned income that will support Amer- Several of the provisions contained in the economy, in a demand economy, is SECURE Act also complement our own con- ican Indian Tribal youth and encourage sumer financial literacy and disclosure ef- going. them to pursue a college education, forts and will make it easier for consumers My last caveat—and I am voting for similar to the legislation that I helped to save for retirement. First, the legislation the bill. We have come a long ways. I introduce with my colleague from Wis- makes it easier for consumers to engage in a do worry a little bit about the special consin (Ms. MOORE). tax-free rollover of an annuity to another agreement on newspapers, only because Finally, this bill will allow 529 plans employer-sponsored retirement plan or IRA if we are truly worried about pro- to be used to pay for student loans and and avoid surrender charges and fees, mak- tecting workers into their retirement apprenticeship programs. ing these products more portable and pro- years, do we want to create more even As a former State treasurer of Kan- viding consumers more flexibility. Second, the bill would encourage plan participants to special, special, special small cutouts sas, I oversaw a 529 plan and under- think in terms of lifetime income by requir- where we are allowing the understand the importance of expanding ing benefit statements to break down the funding of a pension system? these plans for our families. That is total account balance into estimates of We just need to think that through a why I am disappointed that the man- monthly annuity income at least once a little more from an ethical standpoint. ager’s amendment removed good policy year. Third, the legislation makes it easier Do we keep creating carve-out after from this legislation that would have for ERISA plan sponsors to select companies carve-out after carve-out that creates a allowed 529 plans to help be used for ex- to offer annuity products by creating a safe fragility for that retired population? penses for K–12 education and to help harbor that relies on the conservative solvency regime of the state insurance regu- Even though we think we are helping special needs children. the businesses survive, we actually latory system, which is specifically designed Earlier this year, my Republican col- to ensure that an insurance company’s obli- hurt the future chances of those retir- leagues and I on the Ways and Means gations will be met both today and many ees getting their checks. We need to be Committee entered good faith negotia- years into the future. careful on that. tions with Chairman NEAL and our We applaud your leadership in this effort Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 Democratic colleagues to craft this to assist savers in making more-informed de- minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- bill. As a result, Republicans and cisions to prepare for their retirement and fornia (Ms. SA´ NCHEZ), who was very in- Democrats on the committee unani- allowing defined contribution plans to become a more effective vehicle for providing strumental in the provisions that will mously voted for the SECURE Act in simplify the Form 5500 filing process lifetime income. April. Sincerely, for small business. However, since that time, the other Ms. SA´ NCHEZ. Madam Speaker, I ERIC A. CIOPPA, side of the aisle played politics with NAIC President, Su- rise in support of the SECURE Act. I this legislation when it was before the perintendent, Maine thank Chairman RICHARD NEAL for his Rules Committee and removed those Bureau of Insur- tireless efforts to get this legislation additional 529 provisions that were ance. across the finish line. originally included to help special DAVID ALTMAIER, I have been proud to support versions NAIC Vice President, needs students. So, while I support to- of this bill for many years, and I am Commissioner, Flor- day’s bill and the policies that are still pleased that one of my bills has been ida Office of Insur- included, I sincerely hope that, moving included. My piece of this package of- ance Regulation. forward, we can stop playing politics fers a simple yet impactful way for MICHAEL F. CONSEDINE, with good pieces of legislation and Chief Executive Offi- small businesses across the country to work in a bipartisan manner and nego- cer, National Asso- better afford retirement plans for their tiate in good faith to produce legisla- ciation of Insurance employees. tion that will help the American peo- Commissioners. Too many Americans simply aren’t ple. RAYMOND G. FARMER, putting enough money away to ensure NAIC President-Elect, Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I include a secure retirement. Today’s bill takes Director, South in the RECORD a letter of support for important steps to strengthen access Carolina Depart- the SECURE Act from the National As- to retirement security for hardworking ment of Insurance. sociation of Insurance Commissioners. DEAN L. CAMERON, Americans, and I am proud to have NAIC Secretary-Treas- contributed one piece to solving this NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS, urer, Director, Idaho puzzle. May 7, 2019. Department of In- b 0945 Hon. RICHARD E. NEAL, surance. But we still have a lot of work to do. Chairman, Ways and Means Committee, House Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 of Representatives, Washington, DC. minute to the gentleman from Wis- I look forward to the passage of the Hon. KEVIN BRADY, SECURE Act today, and I am ready to consin (Mr. KIND), who was very instru- Ranking Member, Ways and Means Committee, mental in provisions which will help keep working on the Ways and Means House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Committee to continue addressing our DEAR CHAIRMAN NEAL AND RANKING MEM- small businesses sponsor retirement national retirement savings crisis. BER BRADY: On behalf of the National Asso- plans, including multiple-employer Madam Speaker, I again thank Chair- ciation of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), plans. man NEAL. we would like to express our support for H.R. Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am 1994, the Setting Every Community Up for the gentleman for yielding. proud to yield 2 minutes to the gen- Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act. I rise in strong support of the SE- Recognizing the retirement savings crisis CURE Act. This legislation is meant to tleman from Kansas (Mr. ESTES), one of that exists in the United States, state insur- our new members of the Ways and ance regulators have worked to make im- address one of the great gaps we have Means Committee. provements to regulation and guidance im- in retirement savings: employees in Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, I rise pacting product delivery, compliance, and small businesses, primarily affecting today in support of the SECURE Act. It innovation of insurance products designed to women, minorities, and young adults.

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Madam Speaker, I yield 1 providing pension funding relief for ticular. minute to the gentleman from Oregon community newspapers and home I also want to thank the Representa- (Mr. BLUMENAUER), chairman of the healthcare workers as they attempt to tive in the chair today, Representative Trade Subcommittee. maintain their retirement plans. ELAINE LURIA, our commander. She is Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, Ms. DELBENE. Madam Speaker, I the one who introduced the Gold Star I appreciate the gentleman’s courtesy, thank the chairman for yielding. fix. It was a mistake that was made in and I appreciate his moving forward on I rise today in support of the SE- the Tax Code that adversely affects the issue of retirement security, for CURE Act. It is time that we address survivor benefits for children of our which he has been a tireless champion. the retirement crisis in our country. fallen soldiers. We are facing a retirement crisis in The SECURE Act takes several im- It also fixes distributions to Native this country. Nearly half of households portant steps to make it easier for American children and to students who headed by someone 55 or older lack re- Americans to save for retirement, and receive scholarships and grants. I tirement savings. One of the many rea- one important example is helping pro- thank her for her leadership on it. sons they are not saving enough is lack vide retirement benefit opportunities This is a good, bipartisan, bicameral of access to retirement plans. This bill to home care workers. piece of legislation. I encourage my moves in that direction. Home care workers provide critical colleagues to support it. I appreciate it is going to increase services for the elderly and disabled. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield access to employer retirement plans Their service is vital to ensure that pa- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ne- for people who work in small business tients under their care lead a dignified braska (Mr. SMITH). and part-time workers. life, and it is only right that they are Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam Of particular interest to me is a pro- able to have a secure retirement. Speaker, I do want to say that I plan to vision in this bill that fixes a quirk in The SECURE Act fixes a tax inequity vote for this bill. I support the im- the current law that prevents many that unintentionally prohibits many provements it makes to savings and re- home care workers from participating home care workers from participating tirement, which have gained bipartisan in a 401(k) or saving with an individual in a 401(k) or contributing to an IRA. approval, both in the Senate and here retirement account, an IRA. If we do not pass the SECURE Act, in the House. I heard directly from home between 15,000 and 30,000 workers in my In particular, I appreciate hearing healthcare workers in Oregon about home State of Washington could be from agricultural cooperatives across this problem. I am pleased, working kicked out of their defined contribu- Nebraska’s Third District about the with the committee, we have been able tion plan. With passage of the SECURE importance to them of the language in to fix this quirk moving forward. I an- Act, home care workers will rightfully this bill reducing PBGC premiums for ticipate this is one of many bills that have the same opportunity to save for nonprofits. will be moving forward dealing with re- retirement as other workers. I am also incredibly pleased we are tirement security in America, and I I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ moving quickly to address the Gold look forward to that progress. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield Star families tax issue and hope we can Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from complete work on that problem as 2 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER), a leader who quickly—if not more quickly—as the Michigan (Mr. WALBERG), who has has worked for working moms and our rest of the provisions in this bill. worked on retirement and pension veterans. I do have reservations and concerns issues for many years. Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I about the process which got us here Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas (Mr. and some provisions which are no thank my friend from Texas for yield- BRADY) for yielding me the time. longer in the bill. ing, and I thank him for his work. Madam Speaker, I rise today in sup- As we know, the bill was marked up Madam Chairman, I rise today in port of the SECURE Act. in the Ways and Means Committee on support of H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Over the last two decades, we have April 2. We reported it out unani- Community Up for Retirement En- made progress in helping Americans mously, a very bipartisan effort. It was hancement Act. save more for their retirement. U.S. removed out of committee by a voice I would like to thank Chairman NEAL tirement savings have increased from vote. and Ranking Member BRADY for their $11 trillion in 2001 to $28 trillion today. Prior to the markup, there were no leadership on this important piece of But we need to do more, especially in concerns raised about the provisions in legislation. this booming economy. the bill, provisions that would help For families in my district, putting This legislation will increase the families pay for the education of their away enough money for retirement is a number of workers with access to re- children, whether in home school or constant struggle. Now more than ever, tirement plans, encourage higher sav- public school. As we know, many ex- we need policies that empower workers ings rates, and enable older working penses come up for various reasons. to save more and save earlier for re- adults to save for a secure retirement. It is unfortunate that that took tirement. The SECURE Act is a commonsense, place, and I know that this wasn’t the I am pleased this legislation includes private-sector solution enabling Amer- first time. Actually, it was the second a provision I coauthored with my col- icans to save more for their retirement time in 2 weeks that we are here con- league from Delaware (Ms. BLUNT by expanding access for workers who sidering legislation that was a product ROCHESTER). Our bipartisan provision choose to participate in a workplace of bipartisan agreement in committee, clarifies rules surrounding annuity plan. It simultaneously preserves em- but it was altered before it came to the plans, making it possible for more employer choice and competition. House. It is very unfortunate. ployers to provide guaranteed lifetime The SECURE Act has the added ben- And as I said at the beginning, I am income products as part of their bene- efit of lowering taxes for our Gold Star going to support this bill. It has many fits package. Our goal is to remove bar- families. Providing more for the rel- good provisions, but I hope that we can riers to saving and give workers a vari- atives and the children of U.S. military avoid similar situations from under- ety of tools so they can choose what members who gave their lives to secure mining the committee process, under- option best fits their needs. our freedom and liberty is most fitting mining the integrity of the committee Madam Speaker, we have a retire- on the eve of our Memorial Day week- system that we have that empowers in- ment income crisis in this country, and end.

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Madam Speaker, I to address the Gold Star issue: Rep- portable from their current jobs to the thank the chairman for his leadership resentatives BACON, DIAZ-BALART, HER- next ones. and for moving this bipartisan legisla- RERA BEUTLER, HOLDING, MARCHANT, Since the 1980s, the American econ- tion forward. This is really a necessary WAGNER, WALTZ, and WENSTRUP. omy has grown dramatically. Since step to ensuring that more Americans Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- 1983, the Dow Jones has gone up 1,200 can save for retirement. ance of my time. percent and the GDP has gone up 600 I also commend the chairman for his Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, how percent, yet the wages of the American swift action to redress the harsh tax much time is remaining on both sides? people have gone up less than 20 per- rate and unintended consequences The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- cent. No longer is hard work a guar- caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of tleman from Massachusetts has 143⁄4 antee of achieving the American 2017 on Gold Star families, low-income minutes remaining. The gentleman Dream. children, and young adults who receive from Texas has 63⁄4 minutes remaining. Every American, whether liberal or payments from Tribal governments. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 conservative, believes that if you are Our special tax rules on unearned in- minute to the gentleman from Illinois willing to work 40 or 50 hours a week come of children and young adults to (Mr. SCHNEIDER), who is very knowl- and 50 weeks a year that you should be prevent wealthy families from engag- edgeable about retirement issues. able to have a decent place to live, to ing in tax planning to artificially lower Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I educate your children, to have health their tax burden, of course, is not rel- rise in strong support of the SECURE insurance, and to retire one day with- evant to these payments made to Gold Act. out being scared. That is simply not Star families, survivor benefits, and A secure and dignified retirement is a happening. Tribal children. critical part of the American Dream, The SECURE Act will help make re- The 2017 rate repeal only partially but for too many seniors, this aspira- tirement security a reality for millions addressed an underlying problem where tion is falling increasingly out of of Americans. additional legislation is required rel- reach. Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield ative to Tribal youth. Mr. ESTES and I I am pleased that this House is tak- 2 minutes to the gentleman from Flor- introduced bipartisan legislation, H.R. ing action today in response. Our bill ida (Mr. WALTZ), a veteran, a Green 2018, to fix the underlying problem of will help more Americans save for re- Beret, and a new Member of Congress. Mr. WALTZ. Madam Speaker, as a the kiddie tax on taxable disburse- tirement by allowing workers to par- combat veteran and as a Green Beret, ments made by Tribal governments. ticipate in 401(k) plans. this is personal for me. I know first- So, Madam Speaker, I ask the chair- Additionally, the legislation makes hand the seriousness of the call to man to tell Members of this Chamber it easier for small businesses to offer serve our country, and I know that and the Tribes who are watching close- retirement plans to their employees when soldiers take their place on the ly throughout the country what his in- and help small businesses set up auto- tentions are relative to the underlying battlefield, they are prepared to defend matic enrollment programs. It replaces America and lose their lives for our problem with the kiddie tax. antiquated barriers slowing the adop- Mr. NEAL. Will the gentlewoman freedom. tion of multiemployer plans and im- The families of our servicemembers yield? proves the quality of service providers. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The wait for their loved one’s safe return The AARP estimates that these nervously and anxiously await hearing time of the gentlewoman has expired. changes will lead to more than 700,000 Mr. NEAL. Madam Chair, I yield my- their voice and feeling the comfort of new retirement accounts. their warm embrace once more. Unfor- self 30 seconds. Finally, as we approach Memorial I want to thank the gentlewoman tunately, for some, the knock on their Day and reflect on the ultimate sac- door instead initiates them into a fra- from Wisconsin (Ms. MOORE) for her rifice made by fallen servicemembers support of the bill before us and her ternity no family wants to join. That and their families, I am pleased this knock changes them forever and makes leadership on addressing the unfair tax legislation fixes a provision in the 2017 that has plagued Tribes making tax- them part of the Gold Star family. Republican tax law that increased When our servicemembers pass, many able distributions to their children and taxes on survivor benefits paid by fami- young adults. of their spouses put their benefits in lies. Our Gold Star families already their children’s name. As if the loss of b 1000 deal with the unimaginable loss of a a mother or a father isn’t and wasn’t The kiddie tax was enacted to pre- loved one; they should not also be fac- painful enough, some of our Gold Star vent wealthy families from shifting ing a tax increase. children’s pain is worsened by an unin- family income to minor children. Madam Speaker, I am so proud this tended oversight in our Tax Code which The rationale for this new law does legislation was a bipartisan effort in forces them to pay thousands in addi- not apply to funds distributed by In- the Ways and Means Committee, and I tional taxes on survivor benefits and dian Tribal governments because In- urge my colleagues to support this im- raises their tax liability from 12 per- dian Tribes are not taxable entities and portant bill to improve retirement se- cent to nearly 40 percent. their distributions could never be in- curity. This is not just a financial issue; it is tended for the purpose of a tax deduc- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I re- a strategic issue for our Volunteer tion. serve the balance of my time. military. It affects recruitment and re- The Ways and Means Committee will Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 tention. Some people may not want to work to address this problem, with the minute to the gentleman from New volunteer with the possibility of a goal of excluding such Tribal govern- York (Mr. SUOZZI). large financial burden on their loved ment distributions from the kiddie tax Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, there one if the worst happens. provisions. is a retirement crisis in America today. The bottom line is, if our family sup- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Working men and women simply just port starts cracking, the entire founda- time of the gentleman has expired. don’t have enough money in retirement tion of our modern military is in trou- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 15 savings. ble. We have an opportunity today to seconds to the gentlewoman from Wis- I rise today to advocate for the bipar- right this wrong and to fix this with consin (Ms. MOORE). tisan SECURE Act, which will: one, the Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, Ms. MOORE. Madam Speaker, this is help small businesses provide retire- which is being included in the SECURE a first step toward meeting our trust ment plans that include automatic en- Act that is up for today’s vote.

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I hope that a chairman and a ranking member got to the Democrat leadership, I guess that Members will join me in sup- and every member on that committee, they had different plans. porting the passage of this legislation regardless of where they come from Now, I shouldn’t be shocked, because to show our country’s appreciation to across this country, regardless of I was sitting in this well last week the Gold Star families for laying so party, agreed to? with the same dilemma. Another com- costly a sacrifice upon the altar of free- Special interest has power. Special mittee, Energy and Commerce, was dom. interest is more powerful than the dealing with a really important issue, Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 members who are in that committee much like what we are dealing with minute to the gentleman from Virginia with the expertise. Special interest is today, prescription drugs. And what (Mr. BEYER) and thank the gentleman more powerful than Members of Con- happened was that both sides agreed on for his valuable work on the kiddie tax gress finding common ground. Special how to make prescription drug prices issue that affects the children of fallen interest is more powerful with the lower and give Americans more op- first responders. leadership on the other side. tions, and they all voted for it. But it Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise They should not treat their Members went right through that leadership, in strong support of H.R. 1994. this way. They should not treat Amer- Madam Speaker, on the other side, and I would like to begin by thanking ica this way. special interest won again. They put a Chairman NEAL, my friend RON KIND, So let’s talk about this bill. Because poison pill in, so that will never be- what it really goes to is, how powerful and all of the good folks and com- come law. mittee staff for their hard work on this is this special interest, and who are Madam Speaker, because special in- they hurting? bill. terest pressured this leadership to The 2017 Republican tax law was Many parents choose to use a 529 sav- change this bill, it says something. To passed despite being littered with er- ings account to help them save money me, it says three things very clearly. rors, unintended consequences, and for their children’s education. We all It seems to me that the Democratic just straight-up bad ideas. agree on each side of the aisle that the One of the most unjustifiable and im- most important thing that happens leadership is not the same Democratic mediately painful provisions of the bill when you have a child is the oppor- leadership that I knew in the past. was the unintended consequence of this tunity that they will have. It is no There are people on the other side of change to the kiddie tax, which re- longer about what you will become; it the aisle who call themselves Socialist sulted in massive tax increases for the is what your children’s opportunities Democrats. It seems to me that they surviving children of servicemembers, will be. want institutions, not individuals, to first responders, as well as for scholar- We all agree that education is the be focused on education funding. They ship recipients and other minors. The great equalizer. It doesn’t matter want partisan interests, not parents, to SECURE Act repeals that provision. where a person grows up or what side of decide how children learn. And they These populations deserve our sym- the street they live on, but education want the Federal Government, not pathy and support. I can only hope that will give everybody that opportunity. families, to have control over their this was a stunning oversight. As a Republican leader, when I money. Since the harms of this provision watched this committee work, I was b 1015 came to light during tax filings, many proud. I was proud of both sides. I was proud that they were able to come to- But that is not what the American Members, including myself, heard from people want. The American people constituents whose families were sub- gether. And where they came together was on 529 accounts. These plans allow want exactly what happened in that ject to these unjust and shocking bills. committee, exactly the power that Several bills have been introduced to them to invest in a tax-free account, brought all the Republicans and all the address these tax issues for various im- incur interest, and spend it on edu- Democrats together. They don’t want pacted groups, including my bill, H.R. cational expenses like tuition. special interests to continue to run 2840, which exempted the survivors of For many years, these accounts only this House. first responders. It is a strong, positive applied to college-related expenses, The committee proved they could bill, and I encourage my colleagues to but, today, thanks to the Republican- stand up. Whom did they stand up for? vote ‘‘yes.’’ led tax reform law in 2017, families can Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am now use those funds to pay K–12 costs Those who need it the most: the par- very proud to yield 1 minute to the too. ents of children with disabilities, lev- gentleman from California (Mr. Because why would we want to hurt eling the playing field so every child has an opportunity when it comes to MCCARTHY), the leader for Republicans somebody? Maybe they were in a bad of the U.S. House of Representatives. school district or have other reasons. education. Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I We want everybody in America to have Of all the issues that could divide us, thank the gentleman for yielding. that opportunity. That was a big win Madam Speaker, I don’t understand Before I begin, I want to thank both for all families—Republican, Democrat, why the leadership did that to the sides. I want to thank the chairman Green Party, didn’t matter. Ways and Means Committee. I don’t and I want to thank the ranking mem- Under current law, 529 savings ac- think that is right for the work that ber, not for the bill that is on the floor counts cannot be used for K–12 book the chairman and the ranking member today but for the bill that was put out costs, tutoring expenses for when kids put in. We deserve better. We displayed of committee. fall behind and we want them to be that we could be better. Unfortunately, When we look across the country, we able to catch up, fees for college admis- special interests won over the parents, see division. Very seldom can we ever sion exams—anybody that has a child and that is wrong. find a bill that gets every Democrat’s at that age knows how much is spent Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 and every Republican’s support, but on all of the exams—or to pay for edu- minute to the gentleman from Michi- that is what we look for, that commit- cational therapy for students with dis- gan (Mr. KILDEE). tees can work together. abilities. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I The whole reason bills go through Wouldn’t everybody want to help thank the chairman for yielding and committees before they come to the that child with disabilities? I believe for his leadership on bringing this im- floor is this is where the expertise is, so. The action of the committee proved portant legislation to the floor. this is where the debates happen, this that. Every Democrat in the com- Let’s say what this bill really does. It is where it is combined together. mittee said that, and every member on provides Americans who work hard ac- But now I want to apologize to the the Republican side said that. I was cess to retirement with dignity and re- chairman. I don’t know what the gen- proud of that. spect. It allows workers who don’t have

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I also would like to single out would take advantage of one if avail- much-needed retirement security for so Dave Reichert, who is no longer here, able. many Americans. It encourages small and myself for the work that was done Madam Speaker, 1.7 million people in employers to develop 401(k) plans. It with regard to volunteers. New Jersey work for employers that do helps build our workforce by allowing The provisions of this bill in terms of not provide access to a retirement apprentices access to college savings aid and assistance to rank-and-file citi- plan. So this year, our State passed a accounts to cover the cost of pur- zens are legendary—and I thank Mr. law requiring businesses with 25 or chasing equipment necessary for their NEAL again for those efforts—but spe- more employees to participate in a re- training for their chosen trade. This is cifically for volunteer firefighters, for tirement savings program. The SE- a big step forward for those workers. EMTs, and for those who give selflessly CURE Act will make it much easier for Finally, Madam Speaker, I appre- in an opportunity to serve their com- small- and medium-sized businesses in ciate the fact that this bill also ad- munities. For the meager amounts of New Jersey to meet this requirement dresses some of the many oversights of uniforms and whatever they received in by allowing them to pool together to the 2017 Republican tax bill, including compensation, to have that taxed was create multi-employer plans. It also addressing how children are taxed, es- an insult. So I am proud, again, to expands access to retirement accounts pecially Tribal children. make sure that this piece of legislation for home healthcare workers, a rapidly This is a good bill, and I support it. included an opportunity for volunteers growing sector of our economy. all across this country. Twenty-three Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am Passing this bill today will go a long communities in my State have volun- prepared to close, and I reserve the bal- way toward helping Americans retire teers. ance of my time. with peace of mind. I am grateful for Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 I thank the chairman again for his leadership. the bipartisan support, and I urge my minute to the gentlewoman from Flor- colleagues to back the bill. ida (Mrs. MURPHY), who was instru- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I con- mental on a provision allowing long- tinue to reserve the balance of my term, part-time workers to participate time. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 time. in 401(k) plans. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 Mrs. MURPHY. Madam Speaker, if minute to the gentleman from Virginia minute to the gentlewoman from Vir- you spend your life working hard, then (Mr. SCOTT). Chairman BOBBY SCOTT is responsible for a number of very impor- ginia (Mrs. LURIA) and thank her par- you should have the dignity of a secure tant provisions in this legislation. ticularly for her critical leadership in retirement. That is why I rise today in Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam preventing an unfair and unexpected strong support for the SECURE Act, a Speaker, I thank the gentleman for tax burden from being imposed on the bipartisan bill that will help more yielding. children of our fallen soldiers. Americans retire with dignity and with I rise in support of the SECURE Act, a higher quality of life. It allows older Mrs. LURIA. Madam Speaker, we are a bipartisan proposal to address our all in Congress because we see room for Americans to continue to invest more Nation’s retirement security crisis. and for longer in their traditional IRAs improvement in America, especially Several of the bill’s provisions are for our servicemembers, veterans, and so that they can get a greater ROI on under the jurisdiction of the Com- their hard-earned money. our military families. As a 20-year mittee on Education and Labor, and I Navy veteran myself, I know it is not It also contains a provision I au- would like to discuss two of them. thored requiring employers to allow just the brave men and women who First, the SECURE Act makes it fight for America, but also the families long-term, part-time employees to par- easier for small businesses to band to- ticipate in a company’s 401(k) plan. who support them every step of the gether to form multiple employer way. This change will especially help plans. This is expected to increase women, as women are more likely than When Gold Star widows from Vir- workers’ access to retirement savings ginia Beach contacted me about how men to be long-term, part-time work- programs with potentially lower cost ers. their tax bills jumped thousands of dol- investment options. lars as a result of the 2000 tax law, I Finally, the SECURE Act fixes a mis- Second, the SECURE Act includes a knew I had to do something. That is take the Republicans made last Con- carefully and narrowly tailored safe why I took action to introduce the bi- gress when they rammed through their harbor for the selection of an annuity partisan Gold Star Family Tax Relief partisan tax giveaway to corporations provider for 401(k) plans. This limited Act, which fixes the unintended tax and the wealthy. In doing so, they in- safe harbor is intended to ease employ- hike that many Gold Star families ex- advertently raised taxes on Gold Star ers’ concerns about their fiduciary li- perienced. children and families. ability and to expand workers’ access A number of families across our As we fix this problem today, I hope to annuities and other lifetime income coastal Virginia district have shared this body remembers that process mat- options. their stories about how this tax law ters and that a bad process leads to un- I thank Chairman NEAL and Ranking changed their lives. One woman, the intended consequences that hurt every- Member BRADY for their leadership, day Americans. I am glad that we can and I urge my colleagues to support widow of a Navy SEAL killed in Af- undo some of that damage today. the SECURE Act. ghanistan, saw the taxes on her son’s Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I con- benefits rise by $4,000 in 2018, another leagues to support the SECURE Act, tinue to reserve the balance of my by $6,000, and another by $2,500. which is a good piece of bipartisan leg- time. What this tax bill did to Gold Star islation that helps countless American Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 families was wrong, but I have been families. minute to the gentleman from New heartened to see so many of my col- Mr. BRADY. I reserve the balance of Jersey (Mr. MALINOWSKI). leagues join me in a bipartisan effort my time, Madam Speaker. Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, to right these wrongs. As of today, we Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 I rise today to express my strong sup- have 155 cosponsors and received en- minute to the gentleman from Con- port for the bipartisan SECURE Act. dorsements of 20 veterans service orga- necticut (Mr. LARSON), who was very This bill will enable hundreds of thou- nizations. instrumental on a provision related to sands of working and middle-class The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. benefits to volunteer firefighters and Americans to retire with the dignity DEGETTE). The time of the gentle- emergency medical responders. they deserve. woman has expired.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:47 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY7.019 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4145 Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield Madam Speaker, how sad it is that search to find the right learning tools, the gentlewoman from Virginia an ad- some are trying to make this a par- the effective therapies, and the trained ditional 1 minute. tisan, petty measure. tutors to help their challenged children Mrs. LURIA. Madam Speaker, with The truth is, in 2014, in an original learn. this momentum, we can fix a problem draft of tax reform, this provision was Apparently, for our teachers’ union, for so many heroic families and ensure included by the Joint Committee on that was wrong. They moved effec- security for their benefits. Taxation to simplify the Tax Code and tively to block the ability of parents to I include in the RECORD a letter to stop tax loopholes. That draft was help their kids, whether they are gift- signed by 20 veterans service organiza- praised by my Democratic colleagues, ed, whether they have learning disabil- tions in support of the Gold Star fam- by Mr. NEAL, Mr. KIND, and Mr. THOMP- ities, whether they need that tutor, or ily tax provisions included within the SON. whether a child is severely challenged, SECURE Act. In over 5 years, no one spotted this mentally and physically, and needs MAY 22, 2019. unintended consequence. When it sur- that help. Hon. ELAINE LURIA, faced, Republicans and Democrats What do we have to fear from parents House of Representatives, came together immediately and re- who want to help their kids and use Washington, DC. solved to not just fix it but to make it their own dollars for it? DEAR CONGRESSWOMAN LURIA: As leaders of the major veterans, military, and survivor retroactive. What would our Nation be if denied organizations, we are pleased to offer our Why make this a petty, partisan the genius of Steven Spielberg who support for H.R. 2481, the Gold Star Family issue? Our Gold Star parents deserve overcame dyslexia as a child or CNN Tax Relief Act. better. anchor Anderson Cooper whose parents Surviving spouses of service members who Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- hired a special instructor to help him die in the line of duty and military retirees ance of my time. overcome his learning disabilities? who die from service-connected wounds, ill- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I have Where we would be without business nesses, or injuries are entitled to Depend- no further speakers, and I am prepared leaders like Steve Jobs, Charles ency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) to close. I reserve the balance of my benefits from the Department of Veterans Schwab, Richard Branson, or Henry Affairs. Survivors who paid into the Depart- time. Ford, all with learning disabilities, all ment of Defense Survivor Benefits Plan Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield who have made amazing contributions (SBP) have a dollar-for-dollar offset of their myself the balance of my time. to our country? SBP benefits by the amount of DIC benefits. Madam Speaker, I am proud that, Blocking these provisions is not To avoid the SBP/DIC offset, surviving last session, Republicans and Demo- proeducation, and there is no way it is spouses often sign over SBP benefits to their crats came together to pass a retire- prochild. children to ensure the family receives both ment security bill not once but twice 1030 earned benefits. because we knew how important this b Due to a recent change in tax law, known It is beyond me how an education as- as the ‘‘Kiddie Tax,’’ Gold Star families who was. I was chairman, and I was proud were formerly obligated to pay 12 to 15 per- to help lead that effort. sociation can oppose parents using cent in taxes on their earned benefits are This year, I am the proudest leader of their own savings to help their child now being taxed up to 37 percent, leaving the Republicans on the Ways and reach their highest potential. But I them thousands of dollars in tax debt. This Means Committee to work with Chair- don’t fault them. I fault the lawmakers important bill would rightfully repeal the man NEAL again to make it even better who are beholden to them, who re- Kiddie Tax and reinstate military survivor to try to help families save. moved these provisions. benefits to the previous tax rate. This bill deserves support, and I will Thank you again for your leadership on But I am disappointed in the process this issue. We look forward to working with after it left the committee, through no strongly support it, but I am terribly you and your staff to pass this important fault of Chairman NEAL’s. disappointed. legislation immediately. Just 2 months ago, we heard Demo- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Sincerely, cratic lawmakers sit in that seat and ance of my time. Robert Wallace, Veterans of Foreign Wars say they will work to restore the peo- Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield of the United States; Bonnie Carroll, Trag- ple’s faith that government works in myself the balance of my time. edy Assistance Program for Survivors; Har- the public’s interest. They said they As I close, I want to take a moment riet Boyden, Gold Star Wives of America; Jo- to celebrate this truly bipartisan proc- seph R. Chenelly, AMVETS; Louis Celli, The will pass laws and make sure our gov- American Legion; Joyce Wessel Raezer, Na- ernment acts in the best interests of ess that brought this legislation to the tional Military Famiy Association; Dana T. the American people, not entrenched floor today. Atkins, Military Officers Association of special interests. First, I want to thank the Demo- America; Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of It is unfortunate that every word cratic members and Republican mem- America; Keith A. Reed, Air Force Sergeants there was stomped on this week by spe- bers of the Committee on Ways and Association; John Cho, AMSUS, the Society cial interest groups that forced our Means, and, in particular, I want to of Federal Health Professionals. Democratic friends to make changes to thank Mr. BRADY for his good work James T. Currie, Commissioned Officers Assn. of the US Public Health Service, Inc; a bill that would help children and par- along the way. Norman Rosenshein, Jewish War Veterans of ents with costs associated with I also want to acknowledge that the USA; Vincent Patton III, Non Commis- schools. there is more work to be done in the sioned Officers Assn. of the United States of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act allowed leadership space in terms of retirement America; Randy Reid, USCG Chief Petty Of- parents to save tax-free for schools savings, and I am hopeful that we will ficers Assn.; Jeff J. Schloesser, Army Avia- from kindergarten through 12th grade, be able to do that as well. tion Association of America; Christopher and these bipartisan reforms that were Let me acknowledge Mr. ROE, Mrs. Cole, Association of the United States Navy; stripped from this bill would have al- TRAHAN, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Ms. Carol Setteducato, Chief Warrant Officers Association of the US Coast Guard; Thomas lowed parents to use their education BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ‘‘LPM’’ Howlett, Marine Corps Reserve Asso- savings dollars for homeschooling and KENNEDY, Mr. BANKS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ciation; Kenneth Greenberg, The Retired En- additional kindergarten through 12 ex- BUDD, Mrs. LURIA, and Mr. BACON. listed Association; Brian Dempsey, Wounded penses at public, private, and religious Certainly, as I come down the home Warrior Project. schools. stretch in closing, I want to acknowl- Mrs. LURIA. Madam Speaker, I urge This is money the families could edge much of the good work that has all of my colleagues to vote for the SE- have used for books, online education taken place by staff members on both CURE Act and, in doing that, fix this material, tutoring, AP classes, univer- sides as well. But let me cite on the tax problem that has impacted so sity exams, and educational therapies Democratic side, if I could—this was a many of our Gold Star families across for students, including for kids with pretty big bill, and it required a team the Commonwealth of Virginia and the disabilities. effort. The Democratic staff, including country. Every parent blessed with a special Kara Getz, Andrew Grossman, Beth Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I yield needs child or one who struggles to Bell, Aruna Kalyanam, Mary Petrovic, myself 30 seconds. keep up in school knows the constant and Lee Slater all did yeomen and

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YEAS—223 Diaz-Balart Kilmer Rouda Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Duffy Kind Adams Gomez Payne Rouzer Duncan King (NY) Act of 2019.’’ Aguilar Granger Perlmutter Roy Dunn Kirkpatrick Allred Green (TX) Perry Ruiz H.R. 1994, the Setting Every Community Up Emmer Krishnamoorthi Amodei Grijalva Phillips Scalise for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act Estes Kuster (NH) Bacon Grothman Pingree Schrader Evans Kustoff (TN) helps Americans to save more for a secure re- Banks Haaland Pocan Schrier Ferguson LaHood tirement and delivering a urgently needed fix Barr Hastings Porter Scott, Austin Fitzpatrick LaMalfa Barraga´ n Hayes Pressley Sensenbrenner for Gold Star military families facing drastic tax Fleischmann Lamborn Bass Heck Price (NC) Sherrill hikes under the GOP tax scam. Fletcher Latta Bergman Higgins (NY) Quigley Shimkus Flores Lesko This legislation: Beyer Hill (CA) Raskin Slotkin Foxx (NC) Long Makes it easier for small businesses to offer Bilirakis Hollingsworth Reed Smith (MO) Fudge Loudermilk Bishop (GA) Hoyer Reschenthaler retirement plans to their employees; Fulcher Lucas Smith (NE) Blumenauer Huffman Rice (NY) Ensures that hard-working home health care Gaetz Luetkemeyer Spanberger Blunt Rochester Jayapal Richmond Gallagher Maloney, Sean Spano workers can receive retirement benefits; and, Bonamici Johnson (GA) Rodgers (WA) Gianforte Marchant Steube Bost Johnson (TX) Roe, David P. Eliminates the unexpected and unfair enor- Gibbs Massie Stewart Boyle, Brendan Jordan Rose (NY) mous tax increases caused by the GOP tax Golden Mast Suozzi F. Joyce (OH) Roybal-Allard Gonzalez (OH) McAdams Thompson (CA) scam that were on the survivorship benefits of Brady Joyce (PA) Ruppersberger Gonzalez (TX) McBath Thompson (PA) children in Gold Star military families already Brindisi Keating Rush Gooden McCaul Timmons Brown (MD) Kelly (IL) Rutherford facing the extraordinary hardship of losing a Gottheimer McHenry Tipton Bustos Kelly (PA) Ryan loved one. Graves (GA) McKinley Turner Butterfield Kennedy Sa´ nchez Graves (LA) Meuser Upton The spouses of our fallen heroes sometimes Carbajal Khanna Sarbanes Graves (MO) Miller Van Drew Carson (IN) Kildee Scanlon sign over earned benefits to their children to Green (TN) Mitchell Walberg Carter (TX) Kim Schakowsky ensure the family receives all benefits. Griffith Moolenaar Walden Cartwright King (IA) Schiff Guest Mooney (WV) Walker This bill will help Gold Star Families who are Case Lamb Schneider Guthrie Mullin Walorski being taxed unfairly by the Trump Tax Cut. Casten (IL) Langevin Schweikert Hagedorn Murphy Waters Castor (FL) Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) But because the new Republican tax law Harder (CA) Norman Weber (TX) Castro (TX) Larson (CT) Scott, David brought changes to how children’s assets are Harris Nunes Wenstrup Chu, Judy Lawrence Serrano Hartzler O’Halleran Westerman taxed, many Gold Star Families are required Cicilline Lawson (FL) Sewell (AL) Hern, Kevin Ocasio-Cortez Wexton Cisneros Lee (CA) Shalala to pay thousands of additional dollars in taxes Hice (GA) Olson Wild Clark (MA) Lee (NV) Sherman on survivor benefits—a crushing blow to fami- Higgins (LA) Palazzo Williams Clarke (NY) Levin (CA) Simpson Hill (AR) Palmer Wittman lies who have already given so much to our Clay Levin (MI) Sires Himes Pappas Womack country. Cleaver Lewis Smith (NJ) Holding Pence Woodall Clyburn Lieu, Ted Smith (WA) Prior to the Trump Tax Cut Scam, money Horn, Kendra S. Peters Wright Cohen Lipinski Smucker given by the military to the children of troops Horsford Peterson Yoho Connolly Loebsack Soto Houlahan Posey Young who died on duty were taxed at the same rate Courtney Lofgren Speier Hudson Ratcliffe Zeldin as their surviving parents. Cox (CA) Lowenthal Stanton But under Trump’s tax cuts the changes in- Crist Lowey Stefanik ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—2 Cummings Luja´ n Steil DeFazio Tonko cluded in the December 2017 tax law over- Curtis Luria Stevens haul, those benefits were instead treated the Davids (KS) Lynch Swalwell (CA) NOT VOTING—12 Davidson (OH) Malinowski Takano same as family estate transfers, which in- Armstrong Herrera Beutler Kaptur Davis (CA) Maloney, Taylor creased the tax rate from no more than 15 Collins (GA) Jackson Lee Kinzinger Davis, Danny K. Carolyn B. Thompson (MS) Gohmert Jeffries Stauber percent to up to 37 percent. Dean Marshall Thornberry Gosar Johnson (LA) Stivers This change significantly raised the tax bills DeGette Matsui Titus for many of those military families. DeLauro McCarthy Tlaib b 1104 It is important to provide these needed DelBene McClintock Torres (CA) Delgado McCollum Torres Small Messrs. CROW, VAN DREW, and Ms. changes to protect Gold Star Families, and I Demings McEachin (NM) OCASIO-CORTEZ changed their vote look forward to the additional changes that are DeSaulnier McGovern Trahan from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ under way to help others hurt by the inequity Deutch McNerney Trone Dingell Meadows Underwood Mses. ADAMS and TITUS changed of the Trump tax hike for the very rich. Doggett Meeks Vargas their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey So the Journal was approved. for debate has expired. F. Moore Vela The result of the vote was announced Pursuant to House Resolution 389, Engel Morelle Vela´ zquez Escobar Moulton Visclosky as above recorded. the previous question is ordered on the Eshoo Mucarsel-Powell Wagner f bill, as amended. Espaillat Nadler Waltz The question is on the engrossment Finkenauer Napolitano Wasserman SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP and third reading of the bill. Fortenberry Neal Schultz FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- Foster Neguse Watkins MENT ACT OF 2019 The bill was ordered to be engrossed Frankel Newhouse Watson Coleman and read a third time, and was read the Gabbard Norcross Webster (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- third time. Gallego Omar Welch ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Garamendi Pallone Wilson (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Garcı´a (IL) Panetta Wilson (SC) consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) to ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Garcia (TX) Pascrell Yarmuth amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage retirement savings, consideration of H.R. 1994 is postponed. NAYS—194 f and for other purposes, will now re- Abraham Brooks (AL) Chabot sume. THE JOURNAL Aderholt Brooks (IN) Cheney Allen Brownley (CA) Cline The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Amash Buchanan Cloud MOTION TO RECOMMIT ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Arrington Buck Cole Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, I Axne Bucshon Collins (NY) ished business is the question on agree- Babin Budd Comer have a motion to recommit at the ing to the Speaker’s approval of the Baird Burchett Conaway desk. Journal, on which the yeas and nays Balderson Burgess Cook The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the were ordered. Beatty Byrne Cooper gentleman opposed to the bill? Bera Calvert Correa The question is on the Speaker’s ap- Biggs Ca´ rdenas Costa Mr. MCHENRY. Yes, in its current proval of the Journal. Bishop (UT) Carter (GA) Craig form.

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It is not all know comes pretty quickly. lowing amendment: polite to say that you are anti-Semitic. Add at the end of title IV the following But what the BDS movement says is new section: b 1115 that you are anti-Semitic. What you SEC. 405. REPORTS BY TAXPAYERS ENGAGED IN This has been well met in a bipar- BOYCOTTS, ETC. AFFECTING ISRAEL. say by supporting the BDS movement (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 999 of the Inter- is that you are okay with discrimi- tisan manner. It was marked up in the nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add- nating against people because of their committee. And one Member said at ing at the end the following new subsection: faith; you are okay discriminating the Rules Committee the other night: ‘‘(g) BOYCOTTS, ETC. AFFECTING ISRAEL.— against the Jewish people because you There is one sentence here, Mr. Chair- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any applicable person don’t like—well, let me stop there. man, over which we disagree. shall be treated as a person that has oper- This body has a long history of work- Have we gotten to this point, in this ations in a country which is on the list ing together in a bipartisan fashion. I maintained by the Secretary under sub- institution, where now one sentence section (a)(3), and subsection (a)(1) shall have worked for 3 years to hammer out stops us from advancing good legisla- apply by substituting ‘that such person is an a bipartisan approach to stopping the tion? I certainly hope not. applicable person’ for ‘such operations’. BDS movement. That got rolled into There is another provision in this ‘‘(2) APPLICABLE PERSON.—For purposes of the bill that was passed in January in legislation, as we proceed to the Memo- this subsection, the term ‘applicable person’ the Senate. rial Day recess, that ought to be crit- means a person who knowingly engages in a Seventy-seven Senators joined to- commerce-related or investment-related ical in all of our minds. We fixed an gether and sent a bill over here to the egregious error in the tax bill. We have boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity in House. We have waited 4 months, with the course of interstate or international straightened out that issue, where fam- commerce that is intended to penalize, inno vote on that bill, and it is not be- ilies will not be taxed at the highest flict economic harm on, or otherwise limit cause we don’t have bipartisan support marginal rate of the parents, but, in- commercial relations with Israel or persons to stop the BDS movement. We do. We stead, we will recede to a previous pro- doing business in Israel or Israeli-controlled do. vision that made sure that the sur- territories for purposes of coercing political In this Chamber, we have stood to- vivors of those who were killed in mili- action by, or imposing policy positions on, gether in a bipartisan forum to stand the Government of Israel. tary conflict would receive a benefit. against hate and to stand against anti- That was important. ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT FACTOR.—For Semitism, but the leadership over purposes of sections 908(a), 952(a)(3), and Let me just say to the new Members there doesn’t want us to have a vote on 995(b)(1)(F)(ii), the international boycott fac- on our side: This is a safe provision. that bill. tor with respect to such person shall be 1 For years, I wore a bracelet for the re- So, today, we are saying let’s have (and subsection (c)(2) shall not apply).’’. fuseniks who wished from Russia to (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments the vote. Let’s stand up for the State of emigrate to Israel. There is no weak- made by this section shall apply to trans- Israel. Let’s stand against hate. Let’s ness on our part in support of the State actions after the date of the enactment of stand up against this anti-Zionism and of Israel on this side of the aisle. this Act. the anti-Semitism that underlies it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Let’s stand up for our Jewish friends You have a chance to stand up right ant to the rule, the gentleman from and allies, and let’s speak with one now for retirement savings for those North Carolina is recognized for 5 min- voice that the BDS movement is anti- who have lost loved ones in military utes in support of his motion. Semitism. conflict, to stand up for Tribal inter- Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, this Vote ‘‘yes’’ on this motion to recom- ests, to stand up for those who receive is a final amendment to the bill. This mit. scholarships, and to continue help for amendment will not kill the bill or Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- those families who are in financial dis- send it back to committee. If adopted, ance of my time. tress because they lost a loved one in a the bill will immediately proceed to Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I claim military conflict. final passage, as amended. time in opposition to the motion to re- Set aside the demagoguery, and turn You know the drill on a motion to recommit. down this motion to recommit. commit. I stand here before the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- today to get an affirmative vote that tleman from Massachusetts is recog- ance of my time. we stand together against the anti-Se- nized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without mitic notion of the BDS movement. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, the gen- objection, the previous question is or- The BDS movement is an effort to tleman really gave away his argument dered on the motion to recommit. weaponize the world’s economy against in the opening sentence, when he said: There was no objection. one simple State, one State, the great You know the drill on the MTR. State of Israel and the Jewish people. Yes, we know the drill on MTRs, how The SPEAKER pro tempore. The They are trying to weaponize our econ- they are being used to heap scorn on question is on the motion to recommit. omy, our dollars, against our only ally complicated arguments, the dema- The question was taken; and the in the Middle East that is a democracy. gogue arguments that should be taken Speaker pro tempore announced that This is an effort for us today— up in a separate space. the noes appeared to have it. today—to say that we will stand But you know what else this is RECORDED VOTE against this movement. This move- about? For those of us who came Mr. MCHENRY. Madam Speaker, I ment is about anti-Zionism. Anti-Zion- through the wards and precincts of demand a recorded vote. ism is anti-Semitism. American politics, there is a difference Let us speak with one clear voice in politics between being cute and A recorded vote was ordered. today that we as the American people being clever. This is cute. This is not The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- will not stand for this economic war- clever. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair fare. We will stand with our ally, and So let me just bring to your atten- will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum we will stand with the Jewish people in tion the following: time for any electronic vote on the the Israel State. We have before us today the most im- question of passage. Why weaponize our economy against portant and substantive advance in re- The vote was taken by electronic de- Israel? To destroy Israel, to choke off tirement savings in the last 15 years in vice, and there were—ayes 200, noes 222, economic growth, to choke off eco- America. Understanding today that the not voting 9, as follows:

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Sarbanes Castor (FL) Grijalva McEachin AYES—200 Grijalva Maloney, Sean Scanlon Castro (TX) Grothman McGovern Abraham Gottheimer Palmer Haaland Massie Schakowsky Chabot Guest McHenry Aderholt Granger Pence Harder (CA) Matsui Schiff Cheney Guthrie McKinley Allen Graves (GA) Perry Hastings McAdams Schneider Cicilline Haaland McNerney Amodei Graves (LA) Posey Hayes McBath Schrader Cisneros Hagedorn Meadows Arrington Graves (MO) Ratcliffe Heck McCollum Schrier Clark (MA) Harder (CA) Meeks Higgins (NY) Clarke (NY) Babin Green (TN) Reed McEachin Scott (VA) Harris Meng Hill (CA) McGovern Clay Hartzler Meuser Bacon Griffith Reschenthaler Scott, David Himes McNerney Cleaver Hastings Miller Baird Grothman Rice (SC) Serrano Horsford Meeks Cline Hayes Mitchell Balderson Guest Riggleman Sewell (AL) Hoyer Meng Cloud Heck Moolenaar Banks Guthrie Roby Shalala Huffman Moore Clyburn Hern, Kevin Mooney (WV) Barr Hagedorn Rodgers (WA) Sherman Jayapal Morelle Cohen Hice (GA) Moore Bergman Harris Roe, David P. Sherrill Johnson (GA) Mucarsel-Powell Cole Higgins (LA) Morelle Biggs Hartzler Rogers (AL) Sires Johnson (TX) Murphy Collins (GA) Higgins (NY) Moulton Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Rogers (KY) Smith (WA) Kaptur Nadler Collins (NY) Hill (AR) Mucarsel-Powell Bishop (UT) Hice (GA) Rooney (FL) Soto Keating Napolitano Comer Hill (CA) Mullin Bost Higgins (LA) Rose (NY) Speier Kelly (IL) Neal Conaway Himes Murphy Brady Hill (AR) Stanton Rose, John W. Kennedy Neguse Connolly Holding Nadler Brindisi Holding Rouzer Stevens Brooks (AL) Hollingsworth Khanna Norcross Cook Hollingsworth Napolitano Roy Kildee O’Halleran Suozzi Cooper Horn, Kendra S. Neal Brooks (IN) Horn, Kendra S. Rutherford Swalwell (CA) Buchanan Houlahan Kilmer Ocasio-Cortez Correa Horsford Neguse Scalise Kim Omar Takano Costa Houlahan Newhouse Buck Hudson Schweikert Thompson (CA) Bucshon Huizenga Kind Pallone Courtney Hoyer Norcross Scott, Austin Thompson (MS) Budd Hunter Kirkpatrick Panetta Cox (CA) Hudson Norman Sensenbrenner Titus Burchett Hurd (TX) Krishnamoorthi Pappas Craig Huffman Nunes Shimkus Tlaib Burgess Johnson (OH) Kuster (NH) Pascrell Crawford Huizenga O’Halleran Simpson Tonko Byrne Johnson (SD) Lamb Payne Crenshaw Hunter Ocasio-Cortez Slotkin Torres (CA) Calvert Jordan Langevin Perlmutter Crist Hurd (TX) Olson Smith (MO) Torres Small Carter (GA) Joyce (OH) Larsen (WA) Peters Crow Jayapal Omar Smith (NE) (NM) Carter (TX) Joyce (PA) Larson (CT) Peterson Cuellar Johnson (GA) Palazzo Smith (NJ) Trahan Chabot Katko Lawrence Phillips Cummings Johnson (OH) Pallone Smucker Trone Cheney Kelly (MS) Lawson (FL) Pingree Cunningham Johnson (SD) Palmer Spanberger Underwood Cline Kelly (PA) Lee (CA) Pocan Curtis Johnson (TX) Panetta Spano Vargas Cloud King (IA) Lee (NV) Porter Davids (KS) Jordan Pappas Stefanik Cole King (NY) Levin (CA) Pressley Veasey Davidson (OH) Joyce (OH) Pascrell Steil Collins (GA) Kustoff (TN) Levin (MI) Price (NC) Vela Davis (CA) Joyce (PA) Payne ´ Collins (NY) LaHood Steube Lewis Quigley Velazquez Davis, Danny K. Kaptur Pence Comer LaMalfa Stewart Lieu, Ted Raskin Visclosky Davis, Rodney Katko Perlmutter Conaway Lamborn Taylor Lipinski Rice (NY) Wasserman Dean Keating Perry Cook Latta Thompson (PA) Loebsack Richmond Schultz DeFazio Kelly (IL) Peters Crawford Lesko Thornberry Lofgren Rouda Waters DeGette Kelly (MS) Peterson Crenshaw Long Timmons Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Watson Coleman DeLauro Kelly (PA) Phillips Cunningham Loudermilk Tipton Lowey Ruiz Welch DelBene Kennedy Pingree Curtis Lucas Turner Luja´ n Ruppersberger Wexton Delgado Khanna Pocan Davidson (OH) Luetkemeyer Upton Lynch Rush Wilson (FL) Demings Kildee Porter Davis, Rodney Luria Van Drew Malinowski Ryan Yarmuth DeSaulnier Kilmer Posey Wagner DesJarlais Kim Pressley DesJarlais Marchant NOT VOTING—9 Diaz-Balart Marshall Walberg Deutch Kind Price (NC) Duffy Mast Walden Armstrong Jackson Lee Kinzinger Diaz-Balart King (IA) Quigley Duncan McCarthy Walker Gosar Jeffries Stauber Doggett King (NY) Raskin Dunn McCaul Walorski Herrera Beutler Johnson (LA) Stivers Doyle, Michael Kirkpatrick Ratcliffe Emmer McClintock Waltz F. Krishnamoorthi Reed Estes McHenry Watkins b 1124 Duffy Kuster (NH) Reschenthaler Ferguson McKinley Weber (TX) Duncan Kustoff (TN) Rice (NY) Fitzpatrick Meadows Webster (FL) So the motion to recommit was re- Dunn LaHood Rice (SC) Fleischmann Meuser Wenstrup jected. Emmer LaMalfa Richmond Flores Miller Westerman The result of the vote was announced Engel Lamb Riggleman Escobar Lamborn Roby Fortenberry Mitchell Wild as above recorded. Foxx (NC) Moolenaar Williams Eshoo Langevin Rodgers (WA) Fulcher Mooney (WV) Wilson (SC) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Espaillat Larsen (WA) Roe, David P. Gaetz Moulton Wittman question is on the passage of the bill. Estes Larson (CT) Rogers (AL) Gallagher Mullin Womack The question was taken; and the Evans Latta Rogers (KY) Gianforte Newhouse Woodall Ferguson Lawrence Rooney (FL) Gibbs Norman Wright Speaker pro tempore announced that Finkenauer Lawson (FL) Rose (NY) Gohmert Nunes Yoho the ayes appeared to have it. Fitzpatrick Lee (CA) Rose, John W. Gonzalez (OH) Olson Young Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, on that I Fleischmann Lee (NV) Rouda Gooden Palazzo Zeldin Fletcher Lesko Rouzer demand the yeas and nays. Flores Levin (CA) Roybal-Allard NOES—222 The yeas and nays were ordered. Fortenberry Levin (MI) Ruiz The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Foster Lewis Ruppersberger Adams Castro (TX) DeLauro Foxx (NC) Lieu, Ted Rush Aguilar Chu, Judy DelBene 5-minute vote. Frankel Lipinski Rutherford Allred Cicilline Delgado The vote was taken by electronic de- Fudge Loebsack Ryan Amash Cisneros Demings vice, and there were—yeas 417, nays 3, Fulcher Lofgren Sa´ nchez Axne Clark (MA) DeSaulnier not voting 11, as follows: Gabbard Long Sarbanes Barraga´ n Clarke (NY) Deutch Gaetz Loudermilk Scalise Bass Clay Dingell [Roll No. 231] Gallagher Lowenthal Scanlon Beatty Cleaver Doggett YEAS—417 Gallego Lowey Schakowsky Bera Clyburn Doyle, Michael Garamendi Lucas Schiff Beyer Cohen F. Abraham Bera Brownley (CA) Garcı´a (IL) Luetkemeyer Schneider Bishop (GA) Connolly Engel Adams Bergman Buchanan Garcia (TX) Luja´ n Schrader Blumenauer Cooper Escobar Aderholt Beyer Buck Gianforte Luria Schrier Blunt Rochester Correa Eshoo Aguilar Biggs Bucshon Gibbs Lynch Schweikert Bonamici Costa Espaillat Allen Bilirakis Budd Gohmert Malinowski Scott (VA) Boyle, Brendan Courtney Evans Allred Bishop (GA) Burchett Golden Maloney, Scott, Austin F. Cox (CA) Finkenauer Amodei Bishop (UT) Burgess Gomez Carolyn B. Scott, David Brown (MD) Craig Fletcher Arrington Blumenauer Bustos Gonzalez (OH) Maloney, Sean Sensenbrenner Brownley (CA) Crist Foster Axne Blunt Rochester Butterfield Gonzalez (TX) Marchant Serrano Bustos Crow Frankel Babin Bonamici Byrne Gooden Marshall Sewell (AL) Butterfield Cuellar Fudge Bacon Bost Calvert Gottheimer Mast Shalala Carbajal Cummings Gabbard Baird Boyle, Brendan Carbajal Granger Matsui Sherman Ca´ rdenas Davids (KS) Gallego Balderson F. Ca´ rdenas Graves (GA) McAdams Sherrill Carson (IN) Davis (CA) Garamendi Banks Brady Carson (IN) Graves (LA) McBath Shimkus Cartwright Davis, Danny K. Garcı´a (IL) Barr Brindisi Carter (GA) Graves (MO) McCarthy Simpson Case Dean Garcia (TX) Barraga´ n Brooks (AL) Carter (TX) Green (TN) McCaul Sires Casten (IL) DeFazio Golden Bass Brooks (IN) Cartwright Green (TX) McClintock Slotkin Castor (FL) DeGette Gomez Beatty Brown (MD) Case

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Is there Welch Sirisena government has made some Speier Trone Wenstrup objection to the request of the gentle- Stanton Turner Westerman progress towards fulfilling its commit- Stefanik Underwood woman from Texas? Wexton ments at the U.N. Human Rights Coun- Steil Upton There was no objection. Wild Steube Van Drew cil, I rise to urge the Sri Lankan Gov- Stevens Vargas Williams f ernment to make meaningful progress Stewart Veasey Wilson (FL) on all fronts to restore democratic Wilson (SC) HONORING LIEUTENANT COLONEL Suozzi Vela principles for all Sri Lankans and en- Swalwell (CA) Vela´ zquez Wittman ROBERT EUGENE CHISOLM Takano Visclosky Womack sure the country can move forward as a Taylor Wagner Woodall (Ms. ESCOBAR asked and was given unified, prosperous nation. Wright permission to address the House for 1 Thompson (CA) Walberg f Thompson (MS) Walden Yarmuth minute.) Thompson (PA) Walker Yoho Ms. ESCOBAR. Madam Speaker, I IN CELEBRATION OF PEG MYRICK Thornberry Walorski Young Timmons Waltz Zeldin rise today in recognition of an El Paso (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was hero, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Eu- NAYS—3 given permission to address the House gene Chisolm, who was inducted yes- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Amash Massie Roy terday into the 82nd Airborne Divi- her remarks.) NOT VOTING—11 sion’s All American Hall of Fame. Ms. SPANBERGER. Mr. Speaker, Armstrong Herrera Beutler Kinzinger Colonel Chisolm, known affection- today I rise to celebrate my friend, my Chu, Judy Jackson Lee Stauber ately as Colonel Bob back home, is a constituent, and my role model, Peg Dingell Jeffries Stivers Gosar Johnson (LA) true role model of service to our Na- Myrick. I celebrate Peg here on the tion. floor of the House of Representatives b 1134 A combat veteran of three wars, because her life and her example is one So the bill was passed. Colonel Chisolm has a storied past. He I would like to share with you, my col- The result of the vote was announced made a combat parachute jump into leagues. as above recorded. Normandy on D-day and another into Peg began her career as a teacher, A motion to reconsider was laid on Holland, where he would assume com- reaching kids, impacting lives, but on the table. mand of more than 80 men after higher Halloween 2016, Peg was diagnosed with f ranked officers fell, earning him the colorectal cancer. With a life-changing terminal diagnosis, Peg committed AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO only Legion of Merit awarded to a non- herself to continuing her role as an ed- MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- commissioned officer in World War II. ucator, now acting as an ambassador GROSSMENT OF H.R. 1994, SET- He sustained grave injuries during for Fight Colorectal Cancer and edu- TING EVERY COMMUNITY UP the Battle of the Bulge and went on to cating others on the importance of FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- command a company in the 31st Infan- screenings and understanding this dis- MENT ACT OF 2019 try during the Korean conflict. He later led soldiers in the Joint U.S. Mili- ease. Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I ask tary Advisory Group in Thailand and As she has battled for her life, she unanimous consent that in the engross- as Chief of the War Games Branch at shares her exuberant positivity with ment of the bill, H.R. 1994, the Clerk be Fort Leavenworth. everyone, and she demonstrates in her authorized to make technical correc- The All American Hall of Fame at daily life what it is to live for the tions and conforming changes. Fort Bragg preserves the legacy of minute, what it is to show life and love The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there service and the iconic contributions of to those around you—to her family, to objection to the request of the gen- the 82nd Airborne Division. It is fitting her friends—and she demonstrates a tleman from Massachusetts? that this courageous, lifelong soldier lesson I think we should all learn from, There was no objection. be honored. which is that we are all in this to- f To Colonel Chisolm, whom I am so gether. Through her positivity and her REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, honored to know, we thank him for his friendship, she endeavors to lift up ev- BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SUR- incredible, courageous leadership and eryone around her. VIVORS PROTECTION ACT service, and I offer him my heartfelt f Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I congratulations. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF 19TH ask unanimous consent that the Com- f AMENDMENT PASSING HOUSE OF mittee on the Judiciary be discharged REPRESENTATIVES IN RECOGNITION OF THE 10TH AN- from further consideration of H.R. 962, NIVERSARY OF THE ENDING OF (Mr. RESCHENTHALER asked and the Born-Alive Survivors Protection SRI LANKA’S CIVIL WAR was given permission to address the Act, critical legislation protecting House for 1 minute.) newborns from infanticide. This is the (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speak- 50th time we have petitioned this was given permission to address the er, today I rise to recognize the 100th Chamber, and I ask for this bill’s im- House for 1 minute and to revise and anniversary of the passing of the 19th mediate consideration in the House. extend his remarks.) Amendment in the U.S. House of Rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam resentatives. guidelines consistently issued by suc- Speaker, I rise today to recognize the One hundred years ago this week, cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- 10-year anniversary of the end of Sri right here on the House floor, Members tion 956 of the House Rules and Man- Lanka’s decades-long civil war, a con- began the process to recognize women’s ual, the Chair is constrained not to en- flict that is estimated to have left over right to vote. tertain the request unless it has been 100,000 people dead. Pennsylvania, my home State, be- cleared by the bipartisan floor and Today, I wish I could also rise in came the seventh State to ratify the committee leaderships. celebration of a now-unified Sri Lanka, Amendment, only 20 days after it Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, if where war crimes for this bloody con- passed the U.S. Senate. this unanimous consent cannot be en- flict had been accounted for and transi- One hundred years later, we honor tertained—— tional justice had occurred; where land the idea that our democracy works The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- used by Sri Lanka’s military had been best when everyone participates. tlewoman from Missouri has not been fully returned to its citizens and the One hundred years later, we recog- recognized for debate. government was a true democracy, op- nize those who devoted their lives to

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But Democrats he was also stationed there as part of people around the world. struck this commonsense provision the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat f down before bringing the bill to the Team in Savannah. floor today. He was raised in Hinesville, in the b 1145 How can my colleagues across the First District, close to his grand- REMEMBERING MAMA LILA aisle justify limiting the resources that parents, where he attended Bradwell CABBIL children with disabilities have at their High School. There, he entered the disposal to grow and to thrive? Fort Stewart Youth Challenge Acad- (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given per- As a father of a child with disabil- emy, which inspired him to join the mission to address the House for 1 ities, I know how difficult it is to allow National Guard. minute and to revise and extend her re- disabled children to receive the serv- He passed away after being wounded marks.) ices that they deserve and that they in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, earlier this need. Having flexible payment mecha- This is a sobering reminder of the dan- month, community members came to- nisms to enhance these opportunities ger that soldiers face while working to gether to celebrate the life of Lila to access therapies opens doors that make our country and world a better Cabbil, affectionately known as Mama are otherwise closed. place to live. Lila, or Ms. Cabbil, a dedicated and Mr. Speaker, I condemn my col- I thank all who serve. well-known activist and a member of leagues across the aisle for their at- Mr. Holmes’ family and friends will our community. tack on children with disabilities. be in my thoughts and prayers during With genuine respect for her legacy, this most difficult time. f we join with the community in cele- f brating Ms. Cabbil, remembering the COMMEMORATING 19TH BENEFITS FOR ALL impact she continues to have on so AMENDMENT CENTENNIAL SERVICEMEMBERS many people and hold her tight to her (Mr. HECK asked and was given per- (Mr. PAPPAS asked and was given family. She will be sincerely missed mission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 and long remembered. Mama Lila lived minute and to revise and extend his re- minute and to revise and extend his re- to serve and advocate for a better qual- marks.) ity of life for her community. Mr. HECK. Mr. Speaker, it was, in- marks.) Mr. PAPPAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise on Born in North Carolina and raised in deed, 100 years ago in this very room behalf of thousands of American heroes Detroit, Michigan, Mama Lila pos- that the House of Representatives who may be unjustly denied the oppor- sessed a strong sense of justice and passed the 19th Amendment to the willingness to stand against injustices. tunity to serve the country they love. United States Constitution, granting Last month, the administration’s dis- She became involved with the civil women the right to vote. rights movement and was a close friend criminatory ban on transgender mili- The vote was here, but the work was tary service took effect, telling 15,000 of Rosa Parks. out there, because the fact is the vic- Mama Lila soon became a prominent Active-Duty servicemembers they tory was due in no small part to the don’t belong in uniform. That is com- leader in the movement, becoming the countless trailblazers who championed president of the Rosa and Raymond pletely unacceptable. women suffrage throughout the dec- And now these brave patriots are Parks Institute for Self Development. ades. worried not just about the loss of a ca- She has been a tireless advocate for Many of those trailblazers called reer that they love, but also about the economic and social justice, as well as home that which I call home: the Pa- loss of healthcare benefits they have for food and water justice in the city of cific Northwest. That included activ- earned through years of service and Detroit. ists like Emma Smith DeVoe of Ta- sacrifice. In addition, Mama Lila has served as coma and Mary Arkwright Hutton of That is why, yesterday, I was proud an educator for younger generations, Spokane. It was because of their efforts to introduce the SERVE Act. My legis- advocating for greater social awareness that Washington State became the lation will enshrine into law a simple and sensitivity. She facilitated dia- fifth State in the Union to enact pledge to every veteran that they will logue across cultures and built rela- women suffrage in 1910. These efforts receive the benefits they deserve no tionships in order to address system- built the momentum to pass and ratify matter how they identify or whom atic oppression and combat racism. the 19th Amendment nearly a decade they love. We offer our words of praise as a me- later. Americans willing to lay down their morial for Mama Lila. May her family But the point is, as we celebrate this lives for our country are entitled to find comfort in their faith and their anniversary, let us not allow the honor and dignity. That is a basic memories of this fine person and her progress we have made beget compla- promise we make to everyone who puts distinguished life. cency; because the long, hard-fought on the uniform, and we can never go f battle for equality and representation back on that promise. spans generations and continues to this CONDEMNING ATTACK ON f very day. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Let’s continue to affirm those prin- CONGRATULATING BLOOMINGTON (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked ciples as we recognize and commemo- SCHOOL DISTRICT 87 and was given permission to address rate the 100th anniversary of women’s (Mr. LAHOOD asked and was given the House for 1 minute and to revise right to vote. permission to address the House for 1 and extend his remarks.) f minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. marks.) Speaker, today I rise to address the REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise latest action my colleagues from MIGUEL LORENZO HOLMES today to recognize and congratulate across the aisle have taken to blow up (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Bloomington Public School District 87, what was a perfectly good piece of leg- was given permission to address the in Bloomington, Illinois, on being islation for the sake of scoring polit- House for 1 minute and to revise and named the 2019 U.S. Department of ical points. extend his remarks.) Education Green Ribbon School Dis- The SECURE Act was a great piece of Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- trict and receiving a District Sustain- legislation that would have allowed er, I rise today to remember the life of ability Award.

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This year alone, an es- tunity to speak with Bloomington Jun- Over the course of our Nation’s history, timated 3 million girls are at risk of ior High School students and faculty, these principles have been threatened being mutilated. This despicable prac- which is reflected in this poster, to see by forces that do not share our ideas of tice simply must end. I urge my colleagues to join me in firsthand the innovative work District democracy. Due to the heroic efforts of supporting this effort to condemn and 87 schools are doing to facilitate more the men and women of our military, end FGM in the United States and resource-efficient schools. our Nation has stood against these across the globe. There is much more Bloomington Public School District threats. work that must be done to combat 87 continues to lead the way in Illinois. Memorial Day is the time to honor FGM, and I hope that we continue this Their resource-efficient practices let these men and women who gave their bipartisan work. teachers and administrators dedicate lives in defense of our country and the more resources to student instruction blessings of liberty that we enjoy f rather than operational costs. today. This Memorial Day, I hope that CRIMES AGAINST UIGHUR Students deserve the opportunity to all will join me in remembering the POPULATION achieve their full potential in the soldiers who laid down their lives for (Ms. OMAR asked and was given per- classroom, and Bloomington Public this Nation and to celebrate the rights, School District 87 continues to give mission to address the House for 1 liberties, and institutions that they minute.) McLean County students that oppor- preserved. tunity. I am grateful for their contin- Ms. OMAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ued leadership and want to, once again, f to speak out against the horrifying crimes against humanity that China is congratulate them on this prestigious HONORING THE LIFE OF CODE currently committing against the honor. TALKER FLEMING BEGAYE, SR. f Uighur population. (Mr. O’HALLERAN asked and was About a million Uighur Muslims have SECURING RESTROOMS IN given permission to address the House been detained in so-called reeducation REFUGEE CAMPS for 1 minute.) camps in China. Reports from the (Ms. MENG asked and was given per- Mr. O’HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, I camps are scarce, but they indicate mission to address the House for 1 rise today to honor the life of a selfless that physical and psychological torture minute and to revise and extend her re- hero and warrior, Mr. Fleming Begaye, is taking place. marks.) Sr., a Navajo code talker. He served These are the precursors to genocide. Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today our Nation during World War II and We have the power to act. in gratitude that my bill, H.R. 615, the passed away last week in Chinle, Ari- According to reports in The Atlantic, Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety zona. 22 Uighur Muslims with no known anti- Act, unanimously passed the House. I He served with his fellow marines American sentiments were detained at thank my colleagues for their support. from 1943 to 1945 in the Battle of Guantanamo in late 2001 and kept I am especially grateful to Chairman Tarawa and the Battle of Tinian, some there for 12 years at the urging of the ENGEL and Ranking Member MCCAUL of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Chinese Government. for their leadership and support of this theater. He was wounded serving our There are also known cases of critical bill to ensure the protection of Nation. Uighurs on the suspected terrorist women and girls. Mr. Begaye returned home and be- watch list in the United States, and it While refugee camps are intended to came a businessman and farmer in is entirely possible they were added, serve as a temporary refuge from war, Chinle, where he raised his family. unfairly, by the Chinese Government. refugees often find that they have been We must never forget the service of Reporting in The Wall Street Journal followed by the very violence rise and these brave code talkers. They sac- indicates that U.S. companies, includ- insecurity that caused them to flee rificed so much for our Nation. ing Coca-Cola, the Gap, and Kraft their home countries in the first place. My prayers are with Mr. Begaye’s Heinz, are materially benefiting from Women and girls, in particular, face family, and I know he has been re- the Uighur detention, and this must be high levels of sexual assaults, and the united with his sweetheart, Helen. investigated and prosecuted to the full- infrastructure of camps fail to protect f est extent of the law. against these already-vulnerable popu- f CONDEMNING FEMALE GENITAL lations. b 1200 Refugee camps around the world MUTILATION don’t provide safe and secure access to (Mr. PERRY asked and was given REMEMBERING VALERIE sanitary facilities, and those that exist permission to address the House for 1 HORTENSTINE SHELDON are often mixed sex, public, and with- minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois out locks or well-lit paths. marks.) asked and was given permission to ad- Many women and girls so fear using Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I stand in dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the bathroom at night that they de- support of H. Res. 106, which condemns vise and extend his remarks.) velop urinary tract infections, are female genital mutilation, or cutting, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. forced to relieve themselves in their as a violation of the human rights of Speaker, I rise today to remember Val- tents, or are unable to change their women and girls and calls for a coordi- erie Hortenstine Sheldon, a beloved clothes for weeks. nated response from the United States community police officer who trag- Refugee camps have failed to provide Government and the international ically passed away at the age of 39 in a commonsense solutions to protect refu- community to end this horrific and ab- traffic accident last week. gees from sexual assault in sanitation horrent practice. Valerie was the chief of police in facilities. This legislation aims to fix I am proud of the bipartisan effort Raymond, Illinois, a small, tight-knit that by requiring U.S. refugee funding that has gone into this resolution, and community just a few miles from my to prioritize securing restrooms in ref- I want to thank Representative LOIS hometown of Taylorville. She served as ugee camps. FRANKEL from Florida for coleading a law enforcement officer in three I now urge the Senate to take up this this resolution with me, which gives us neighboring communities before com- commonsense, but critical legislation. the opportunity to bring renewed ating to Raymond in 2007. She was named

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police chief 91⁄2 years ago by Raymond’s Arizona to celebrate the life of a phe- We come together today to mourn mayor, who said she ‘‘fit the bill as the nomenal woman. Geraldine Emmett, her passing but also to remember all perfect small-town officer.’’ ‘‘Jerry’’ to most of us, was 104 years she has done for our State. My prayers Those who worked with her said she old when she passed away on April 30, are with her family and with all the ad- was always willing to do what she 2019. mirers and students she shaped and in- could to help out the village. She Many Americans got the chance to spired over the years. oversaw the Neighborhood Watch Pro- see Jerry sparkle in 2016 at the Demo- I will leave you all with a lesson she gram in Raymond, and she was a Mont- cratic National Convention, where she shared with her son Jim: No matter gomery County emergency manage- served as an honorary delegate and, what is going on at the time, as long as ment volunteer as well as a member of along with Congressman GALLEGO, you keep hope and you keep believing the Montgomery County search and proudly announced our State’s votes things will change and you are doing rescue team. for Hillary Rodham Clinton. your best to help change, it will There was nothing more important But her devotion to the democratic change. to Valerie than the safety of her com- process started long before that. Part Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield munity. Like most law enforcement of- of what captured the attention of the to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. ficers, Valerie loved every day of her rest of the country during the national KIRKPATRICK). job, and she loved serving the people of convention is that Jerry symbolized Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, no Raymond. She made a profound impact just how far women in America had woman or person I have ever known on so many, and I know she will be come. She was born before the 19th has appreciated the right to vote quite greatly missed. Amendment granted women the right like Jerry Emmett. My prayers are with her two sons, to vote. She lived through the civil She was born at a time when being a Jake and Isaac, her family, and the en- rights movement, the women’s libera- woman meant being silenced. She was tire town of Raymond during this dif- tion movement, and the women’s suf- raised at a time when women had to ficult time. frage movement. fight to be heard and worked 10 times She brought a sign to the convention as hard to be taken seriously. She aged f that read ‘‘Centenarian for Hillary,’’ a to see women become prominent and NET NEUTRALITY reminder that you can be politically powerful, and she passed away the (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given active at any age. same year that we had the most women permission to address the House for 1 Jerry represented the best of our elected to Congress. minute and to revise and extend his re- State. She graduated from Northern I remember well the first time I met marks.) Arizona University, and in her first job Jerry Emmett. She was very close Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, the she instructed children with disabil- friends with the late Carolyn Warner, internet without net neutrality isn’t ities and chronic illness on the Navajo our former superintendent of schools. really the internet. Net neutrality is Reservation. Jerry was always the teacher. I was a the way the internet should always She served as a public schoolteacher newly elected State legislator at a po- work. in Arizona for 43 years and actively litical event, and Jerry and Carolyn Net neutrality is essential to every- promoted civic engagement and par- were there. thing we need in our society and in our ticipation. She was a pillar in Demo- Carolyn Warner said: Do you have a democracy, from educational and eco- cratic politics in Arizona for decades. card? Each of us here today had a chance nomic opportunities to political orga- I said: Oh, I don’t have them with me to witness Jerry’s fierce passion up nizing and dissent. Keeping the inter- right now. close. We wanted to take this oppor- Jerry Emmett said: Always keep net free and open for all Americans is tunity to celebrate her life and con- your cards in your pocket. essential to the success of our Nation. tributions to our community. So, Jerry, this is for you. Earlier this year, we passed the Save Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Internet Act, which I voted for. I from Arizona (Mr. O’HALLERAN). to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. strongly believe in working in a bipar- Mr. O’HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, GALLEGO). tisan way to achieve and secure net today, I join my colleagues to remem- Mr. GALLEGO. Mr. Speaker, I know neutrality to ensure Americans can ber and honor a true patriot and some- I speak for my colleagues when I say thrive in the 21st century’s informa- one I was honored to know and call a that we all loved Jerry. How could you tion economy. dear friend, Jerry Emmett. not love Jerry? We must continue to work together Jerry lived a long, full life beyond re- Her spirit and unwavering optimism to ensure that every American has proach. She was dedicated to serving and her love for our State and our unencumbered access to the internet in Arizona. She was a teacher for more party made her the quintessential Ari- a free way, in an open way, in an hon- than four decades. She was a pas- zonan. She lived to 104 years old, and est way, and in an American way. sionate advocate for the rights of she really lived. She lived in a way f women and underrepresented groups. I that set an example for all of us. She CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF mourned with our State when she made every day count. GERALDINE ‘‘JERRY’’ EMMETT passed away last month at the age of Her life spanned some of the momen- 104. tous times in our Nation’s history: the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Jerry inspired people from every cor- Great Depression, the fight for wom- PHILLIPS). Under the Speaker’s an- ner of Arizona and across the Nation, en’s suffrage, World War II, and the nounced policy of January 3, 2019, the and that will be her lasting legacy. civil rights movement. gentleman from Arizona (Mr. STANTON) I am in awe of what she has seen and In 1914, when Jerry was born, women is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- what she has accomplished in her life- did not have the right to vote. Who ignee of the majority leader. time. She witnessed history unfold, could have thought then that a century GENERAL LEAVE from the suffrage movement to the later Jerry would announce our State’s Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask nomination of the first female Presi- delegates on the floor of the 2016 Demo- unanimous consent that all Members dent candidate. cratic National Convention for the first may have 5 legislative days to revise At the national convention, the major-party female Presidential nomi- and extend their remarks and to in- world saw Jerry as we all in Arizona nee in our Nation’s history. It was an clude extraneous material on the sub- knew her, full of life and zeal, and she honor to stand by her side that day, ject of this Special Order. proudly represented Arizona for such a and it is a moment I will never forget. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there historic moment. In her 104 years, Jerry saw our State objection to the request of the gen- I will never forget the wisdom she and our country through some tough tleman from Arizona? shared with me over the years. She was times, but she never lost hope, she There was no objection. truly an inspiration to all of us, and I never lost optimism, and her commit- Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise never left her side without learning ment to bringing about the change she today with my fellow colleagues from something important. believed in never wavered.

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You are better off, espe- White House to talk about infrastruc- should inspire us all as we keep fight- cially among a majority that really ture, that the President of the United ing for the things we believe in. doesn’t understand the total aspects States had been engaged in a coverup. We will miss you, Jerry. and factors involved in a decision, se- We weren’t told a coverup of what. We Mr. STANTON. Mr. Speaker, I want lecting and electing representatives were not told what was done to cover to thank the members of the Arizona with majority votes, except for Presi- up. delegation for those beautiful words dent. ‘‘Coverup’’ is a very ingenious term about Jerry Emmett. We set up the electoral college so all to be using, almost as brilliant as the Now the rest of the country can see States would have a say in who was term ‘‘collusion,’’ because neither the why she was such a treasure to those of President, not just the few that had the term ‘‘collusion’’ nor ‘‘coverup’’ are us in Arizona and what an honor it was most people. crimes. There is no law that says it is today to honor her life. But all the other elections were a crime to cover up. There is no crime Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance about a majority—so a democracy— that says it is a violation of the law to of my time. electing representatives to their gov- collude. f ernmental entities locally, State, and So words like that have been chosen and used and repeated over and over OUR SINGULAR AMERICAN Federal. So, really, we have a demo- and over so that the public thinks, REVOLUTION cratic republic. ‘‘Oh, my goodness, crimes have been The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under b 1215 committed. There was collusion. There the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- It is interesting, as we saw this week, was a coverup.’’ Well, of what? uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas the Speaker of the House getting ready We now know that, after 21⁄2 years of (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- to go meet with a President of the hearing about collusion with the Rus- utes as the designee of the minority United States from the other party, sian Government—and I am certainly leader. and he really wanted to talk about inno fan of Robert Mueller. He did more Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it is frastructure and making this country damage to the FBI than any FBI Direc- wonderful to hear the great tributes to stronger. tor ever, including the worst of J. those who have served this country I think probably most everybody on Edgar Hoover, when he was spying on well, as we just heard. In fact, we have both sides of the aisle has seen the sur- Americans. so many people to whom we should be veys regarding the permanent struc- We had Mueller’s FBI that took inno- eternally grateful. tures, the infrastructure of this coun- cent people, destroyed their lives. In As Abraham Lincoln said, they gave try that helps tie us together as a na- the case of the longest serving Senator, their last full measure of devotion for tion, and most of the scores are D- Republican Senator, at the time, he the freedom of this country, not for minus, D, D-plus at best. And that is even saw to it that he was convicted some wishy-washy government in about all you see. immediately before his election, and Washington, D.C., that can’t figure out We are better in some areas than we then that cost him the election. what it should do or not do, but for the And then he was killed in a plane ac- are in others, but whether it is dams, idea of freedom. cident that he would never have been bridges, or highways, we have a lot of I heard more discussion again re- involved in if Mueller’s FBI hadn’t cently about the Revolution. I have infrastructure needs. And that is some- framed him for a crime he didn’t com- read a few new books I hadn’t read this thing that I would hope that we could mit and gotten him voted out of office year about the Revolution, the victory come together on and work out, as right before or at his election. That at Yorktown, and other aspects of the those who went before us were able to was, of course, Senator Ted Stevens Revolution. do. from Alaska. And, still, there are so many histo- We are told in Proverbs that, where And Dr. Hatfill, who Mueller accused rians who wonder why there was such a there is no vision, the people perish. of committing the crimes of murder dramatic difference between the out- And it is interesting, when you see using anthrax right after the 9/11 at- come of the United States Revolution, towns that had community leaders tacks. There was no evidence to sup- 1775 to 1783, and the French Revolution with visions who could see certain port that Dr. Hatfill committed the which followed. things needed to be done to have a vi- crimes. I think the historians have it right brant community 10, 50, 100 years later, We are told that, at one point— who have said that the key difference, you saw how blessed that community though Mueller kept pursuing Hatfill the reason the U.S. Revolution lasted was to have leaders with vision. and questioning his neighbors, telling and was unlike the French, which re- You go to some communities, and the neighbors, through Mueller’s min- sulted in so many heads being cut off you find, gee, they haven’t progressed ions, that Hatfill had committed mur- and eventually resulted in a monarchy very well. They seem to be eternally der with anthrax and they needed to be again, the key difference was that the declining and holding on to what they careful and report anything. They basi- U.S. Revolution was about liberty and have. Normally, you will find leaders in cally ruined the Hatfill family’s lives. freedom. a community like that who have been But, at one point, President Bush is It wasn’t about vengeance. They spiteful, who didn’t want somebody reported to have called him in and said: weren’t out to cut off as many of the else to get credit for what was being There is no evidence that Dr. Hatfill is British heads as possible. It was about done. And they prevented a community the guy who did this. Are you sure? I liberty. Unfortunately, too many in from flourishing for years into the fu- mean, there is just no evidence. And the French Revolution, not all, but too ture just because they were small- Mueller stated: I am 100 percent cer- many in the French Revolution were minded and had petty differences and tain. about revenge and not about liberty. didn’t want somebody else to get the So, when it turned out he was not the So the great efforts of great heroes in credit. guy that had been involved with an- France got hijacked. Many people lost One of my heroes, Ronald Reagan, is thrax and should have been cleared—by their lives, and then they lost their ef- often credited with the line that actu- anybody but Mueller—Mueller was fort to have a republican form of gov- ally had been around for a great deal asked if he had any regrets about de- ernment, as we have had. longer than President Reagan, but he stroying the life of an innocent man. A lot of people don’t understand the used the line: It is amazing what you He said, ‘‘Absolutely not,’’ and never difference between democracy and a re- can get accomplished if you don’t care apologized.

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Here again, Christopher Steele was 2005. But in 2005, 2006, he was talking Mueller took the unusual step of hir- hired, apparently through Fusion GPS, about a program through which infor- ing people to assist him in the Special to dig up dirt, true or not true, about mation had gotten to the FBI, and, ac- Counsel’s Office who hated Donald Donald Trump. Fusion GPS hired this cording to Curt Weldon—Able Danger, I Trump. Normally, when there has been foreign, disgraced intelligence agent to think, was the name of the program a special counsel of integrity, they do digging, using Russian agents. that had identified some radical know they are going to be vilified, so Fusion GPS also hired the spouse of Islamist terrorists, wannabes, and that they are careful to hire people that ap- one of the top FBI people, Bruce Ohr. they were planning an attack in the pear will be even-handed. That was his wife, Nellie. She was United States. I can’t imagine any person of integ- hired to dig up dirt, anything she could And according to Curt Weldon’s rity actually hiring people who con- in Russia about Trump. I didn’t realize until more recently speeches right here at this podium tributed to the opponent of the person that Christopher Steele was not even where I am standing, the FBI, if they to be investigated, who would go to traveling to Russia to dig up this dirt. acted, they probably could have pre- what they hoped would be her victory He was simply contacting people in vented 9/11, but they didn’t act. party, who despised the man who got Russia, trying to find somebody who And I kept thinking: I don’t know if elected. It is surprising he would go out what he is saying is true. I was not fa- had some dirt on Donald Trump. of his way to make sure that he hired Apparently, he has now recently indi- miliar with the Able Danger program people that hated President Trump, cated: You know what? I guess there is at that time. But what I kept thinking whom they were supposed to inves- a good chance that the people I was was: Gosh, these are really serious alle- tigate. talking to in Russia who gave the false gations about the leadership of the But here again, the one good thing information about Donald Trump, FBI. Surely Mueller is going to have to that I can say about Robert Mueller yeah, they may have been working for come out and address these allegations is—and he apparently served honorably Vladimir Putin. from Congressman Curt Weldon of and well in Vietnam, so I thank him It appears the evidence is now start- Pennsylvania. And the FBI never pub- for that service—the guy is consistent. ing to come out, no thanks to Robert licly addressed those issues, not that I When he decides he wants to destroy an Mueller and the tens of millions of dol- have been able to find. innocent man, he gets after it. lars he wasted, the years that he wast- But they did address them. Mueller’s Weissmann hated President Trump. ed. The truth is starting to come out, FBI, in fact, raided Weldon’s adult These other folks that hated Trump, and it is making people who are in po- daughter, a lawyer, her office, early in some of them still work at the FBI. sitions of power very uncomfortable. the morning. And, gee, somebody in Many of them have been fired and run We have heard Clapper and Brennan the FBI committed a crime, appar- out of the FBI or DOJ in shame. They making really inappropriate state- ently, and leaked it to the media so should have had more than that hap- ments for somebody who had been in- they could be there when the warrant pen, and hopefully they will. volved in our intelligence-gathering was run early in the morning. And But there was no crime committed. agencies. But it is appearing that it somebody alerted Democratic His report indicates that there were ef- was probably Brennan—we will be find- operatives. They had signs that morn- forts by Russians to reach out and try ing out in the days ahead—who may ing around the office talking about, to pull the Trump campaign into some have asked England’s intelligence you know, Curt Weldon is caught red- type of conspiracy, but nobody in the agencies to spy on American citizens handed, he is a thief, alleging all kinds Trump campaign took the opportunity involved with the Trump campaign be- of crimes. that was presented by Russia, and cause our intelligence community is It turns out he hadn’t committed any there was no crime of conspiracy with not authorized to spy on American citi- crimes. It turns out, some months Russians. zens. So there may be a wink and a later, they notified the Weldon family And then, as we go along, the more nod. they could come get all the stuff that we find out, we find out that, actually, We need to get to the bottom of Mueller’s FBI had collected during the it is a whole lot worse than Mueller in- whether our intelligence community raid. They were told: It has never been dicated. Mueller indicated no collusion, winks and nods, and says: Hey, we want presented to a grand jury. We just did no conspiracy, no crime that anybody to spy on our own citizens, but we are the raid. No prosecution, no grand jury, in the Trump campaign committed not allowed to legally. So how about no indictment. with Russian agents. But if Mueller you spy on these citizens, and we will But since they did that 2 weeks be- had been the man of integrity that I spy on some for you in our country? fore his election, he narrowly lost that would have hoped, he would have inves- We need to know if that kind of thing election. tigated those who did conspire with has really gone on. If it has gone on, if So it appeared to me pretty clear Russian agents. there is a quid pro quo, we need to that Mueller’s way of responding to al- Because, now, the information is know. We need to know if some of our legations that his FBI—and, in fairness coming out that the Clinton campaign top intelligence officials have com- to him, he hadn’t been there that long had hired Fusion GPS. Perkins Coie mitted crimes. This is serious stuff. before 9/11, so he had plausible law firm was helping them negotiate It turns out there was no collusion, deniability: ‘‘Gee, I just got there. I and work through some of these things, no conspiracy between anybody in the didn’t know about Able Danger at the using their firm’s name in the con- Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin time.’’ But, instead, what he chose to spiracy—it sure seems like a con- or Russia. But it is appearing more and do was have his FBI affect an election spiracy to me—as they hired a now-dis- more that there was a conspiracy be- adversely, causing a critic to lose. graced foreign agent who had worked tween people associated with the Clin- So these are all part of Robert for MI6, Christopher Steele, to do ton campaign, Fusion GPS, Perkins Mueller’s background. digging to try to find some tie between Coie, Christopher Steele, potential But even as much as he wanted to the Trump campaign and Russia, any agents of Vladimir Putin, to try to de- ruin Donald J. Trump, later President kind of dirt they could get. stroy Donald Trump before the election Trump, the guy that he begged for a and after the election. second appointment as Director of the b 1230 We expect to see more coming out as FBI, just shortly after he was begging They tried to lure Don Trump, Jr., some of the information that was clas- Trump for appointment to Director of into some kind of deal. They said, gee, sified is declassified. It appears now we

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She herself was brilliant. was manipulated through the Demo- ty’s President from being successful. So we share that with the current First cratic effort to defeat Donald Trump, As I majored in history, I have never Lady. recruited to tell a tangential member stopped studying history. American John Quincy Adams even wrote some of the Trump campaign that the Rus- history is my favorite. I have tried to history books in German. His favorite sians had Hillary Clinton’s emails. think back, okay, when was the last foreign language was French. He was Then they set that same Trump mar- time, if there ever was a time before, an amazing guy. ginal official up by asking him ques- when one party worked so hard to pre- He knew he was a man of integrity, tions: Have you heard anything about vent another party’s President from and when studying his life, you figure Russia having information on Hillary? being successful and helping the coun- out that he was a man of integrity. He said: Well, yes. I heard that Rus- try? He asked Henry Clay for his support. sians had Hillary Clinton’s emails. I think it probably goes back to John Henry Clay threw his support behind Then they used that information to Quincy Adams’ days. John Quincy John Quincy Adams for President. help them get a warrant to spy on the Adams, he was the first son of a former That got him the votes in the House to Trump campaign. It was a total setup President to be elected President, and win the Presidency. by potentially our intelligence commu- he did not get a majority of the vote. It When it came time to pick Cabinet nity, potentially British MI6. ended up that he didn’t get a majority members, President-elect Adams said We have to get to the bottom of this. of the electoral college. that he believed the person who would People who have committed crimes It was thrown here to the House of make the best Secretary of State need to go to prison. Representatives to decide, under the would be Henry Clay. Those people who were close to him, In the meantime, there is all this an- Constitution. Henry Clay, so beloved who loved him, said, yes, he was right, imosity that has been stirred up and respected here in the House of Rep- that Henry Clay would make a fabu- against Donald Trump. Now we find resentatives, he decided to throw his lous Secretary of State, but that if he out there was nothing to the collusion. support to John Quincy Adams. I have studied John Quincy Adams, appoints Henry Clay to be Secretary of He knew that he had not committed read a very thorough biography. I liked State, it will look like he cut a deal any kind of conspiracy with Russia. He it. I chose it because it incorporated with Clay in return for his support for knew that this was all bogus. He was more of John Quincy Adams’ own jour- him for President, which gave him the hearing rumors that if there was a con- nal, where they kept calling him JQA. election. If he agreed to make him Sec- spiracy, it involved the other cam- John Quincy Adams, apparently, kept retary of State, people would think he paign. more of a journal than any President made an illegal deal. What do you do? How do you act? I we have ever had. He started very b 1245 would submit, you act exactly as Presi- young, and he went until the last few dent Trump has acted, frustrated. He weeks of his life when he could no He said: He is the best person for the can’t believe that his own United longer see to write. job. I didn’t make any kind of deal States Government is trying to set him I didn’t know until I read that, for with him. He threw his support behind up and say that he committed some example, that his last night at home me. I never mentioned Secretary of crime that he never committed. He before he came to the House floor to State to him. I never mentioned mak- can’t obstruct justice when he is doing give a speech against the war with ing him a Cabinet official, but I think everything he possibly can to ensure Mexico, because he was concerned that the world of the man. I think he would that justice gets done. that would perpetuate slavery longer, be the best Secretary of State. People That is where we have been. We that the reason he had run for the know I am a man of integrity. I heard the roadblocks, the things that, House of Representatives after being wouldn’t do an illegal deal to be elect- oh gee, there was collusion. When that President was to try to do what Wil- ed President, so they just need to get didn’t materialize, then: Well, there is liam Wilberforce had done in England, over it. He is the best man. I am going a coverup. and that is to use his elected position to appoint the best man to be Sec- No allegations other than just the to fight to end slavery. retary of State. People who know me general term ‘‘coverup.’’ Wilberforce got it totally outlawed 3 will know that I never made a deal, Clearly, efforts are being made in days before he died in 1833. In 1830, that promised him Secretary of State in re- this city to prevent President Trump is what Adams thought he was sup- turn for throwing his House support be- from being successful in getting legis- posed to do. That is why he ran for hind me. That is just a lie, and I am lation through this House and through Congress. not going to be prevented from ap- the Senate that could become law and The night before, he had a massive pointing the best man for Secretary of help the country. stroke. The next day, when he tried to State by my fear about what somebody Even on issues of securing our bor- stand up and speak against war with might think. der, President Obama talked about the Mexico, he couldn’t see. So he appointed Henry Clay to be need to secure the border and stop ille- He couldn’t sleep, and he asked his Secretary of State, and people got real- gal immigration. Senator Clinton had precious wife if she would mind reading ly upset: There must have been a deal. talked about the need to stop illegal him any of William Wilberforce’s ser- He must have cut a deal with Henry immigration and secure the border. mons. She chose one. She read it for Clay. In return for Henry Clay’s sup- Most of the leaders on both sides of the him, and he finally dozed, listening to port that won him the Presidency, aisle have talked about that at some William Wilberforce’s sermon the last Henry Clay gets to be Secretary of point. night he slept at home, before he had State. Why don’t we do it? Well, he would his massive stroke on the House floor Apparently, there was no deal, but get credit for keeping a campaign here in the Capitol. people thought there was. People felt promise, and apparently, it is more im- In 1824, John Quincy Adams was still like: This looks terrible. It looks like portant to stop the President from a man of integrity. He was always a he made a deal. He must have made a keeping campaign promises than it is man of integrity. Some feel like it is deal. We know Adams is an honest guy, important to some to help the country. possible that he was the smartest and so if he made a deal with Clay, he What it reminded me of, as I thought President we have ever had. Certainly, surely would have kept his end of the back—and I have been here 14 years. he was one of the top-educated Presi- deal. Never expected to be here this long. I dents we have ever had. He spoke a There was no deal, but there were so feel like I am kind of going to a scary number of languages. many in the opposition party who were

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He was have seen both of those play out in this undertaken here in the House by defeated by Andrew Jackson and de- country. friends across the aisle who do not feated fairly easily because people I am hoping it will come together, want Donald Trump to have success in thought he had cheated to win by mak- and we will be able to pass some of the helping the United States, and, really, ing a deal he didn’t make with Henry critical legislation to secure our border it would greatly help Mexico. Clay. and to get some infrastructure built so What is the result? Well, here is a During those 4 years—anyone can do we don’t give a country to our children story from May 21, Washington Times, the research—he couldn’t get much of and grandchildren that has infrastruc- Steven Dinan: ICE says Prince anything done. There were even cases ture crumbling and with so much debt George’s County released illegal mur- of Members of this House who were of that they can’t afford to rebuild the in- der suspects. the opposition party, the Democratic frastructure. We already know that we The story says: ‘‘Two teens arrested Party, there were Democrats who had are the first generation in American last week on charges stemming from a actually written and sponsored bills history that didn’t have as our driving horrific killing in Maryland were sup- they desperately wanted to get passed. goal to give a country to our children posed to be deported last year, but When John Quincy Adams threw his better than we had it. local authorities didn’t turn them over support behind the bills because he The debts continue to skyrocket, to ICE, the immigration agency said thought they were a good idea, the per- over $23 trillion now. We really need to Tuesday. son who wrote the bill, sponsored the come together on these important ‘‘Prosecutors say the teens, Josue bill, withdrew his support. He did not issues. Rafael Fuentes-Ponce, 16, and Joel want John Quincy Adams to get credit With regard to the President’s effort Ernesto Escobar, 17—suspected of being for passing some important bill. to try to secure the border, I continue MS–13 gang members—feared they He had some great ideas. He wanted a to believe with all my heart, the most would be ratted out for an April rob- national observatory. He felt like it compassionate, caring thing we could bery, so they and an accomplice would be good to have a uniform sys- do for the people of Mexico—and I was snuffed out a 14-year-old suspected tem of weights and measurements. talking to the Ambassador from Guate- snitch. They made her strip before That had not happened. He wanted to mala yesterday. I sure like him. Guate- beating her with a baseball bat and create a naval academy for the coun- mala, of course, was the only country chopping her with a machete. The try. He wanted to have a code, a to immediately recognize Jerusalem as girl’s body was found in a creek this systemized national bankruptcy law. the capital of Israel, as it was 3,000 month.’’ Bankruptcy is mentioned in the Con- years ago, and should be and is today, This is in Prince George’s County. stitution. There were finally some laws and will be for the future. Guatemala ‘‘U.S. Immigration and Customs En- passed before he was President, but it had the courage to back us up on that. forcement, in a pointed statement wasn’t a uniform national bankruptcy Apparently, MS–13ers come mainly Tuesday, said the crime could have law as it needed to be. from El Salvador, but Guatemala been averted’’—could have been com- He had some great ideas, but they wants to help. We ought to help Guate- pletely prevented—‘‘but for Prince weren’t passed because people did not mala to help us. I hope that will be oc- George’s County’s sanctuary city pol- want him to get credit. They were will- curring. icy.’’ ing to hurt the country to prevent If we really want to be compas- That is what stopped it, or it is what John Quincy Adams from having a sionate for the people of Mexico and kept our ICE agents from preventing great victory. Central America, the best thing we the baseball bat and machete mutila- That is what went through my mind. could do is secure the border, cut off tion of this 14-year-old girl. Somebody may be able to find a case in the tens of billions of dollars every ‘‘Mr. Fuentes-Ponce and Mr. Escobar which one party did everything it could year, maybe into the hundred-plus bil- were in county custody last year on at- to prevent a President from having any lion, that go to the drug cartels. It tempted murder charges for another big successes. funds corruption in Mexico. It is the crime. ICE placed a detainer on them, It is a little late. President Trump one thing that keeps Mexico from asking to be notified when they would got a great tax bill. It wasn’t as good being one of the very top economies in be released so agents could deport as I had hoped it would be, but it was the world. them. ICE said the Prince George’s helpful to the country overall. He got They have fantastic natural re- County Department of Corrections de- that passed, signed into law. sources. They have a better location fied the request. Hopefully, we are going to vote on geographically than the United States ‘‘ ‘These individuals had dem- the Mexico-Canada trade agreement. It does. They are between North America onstrated violent criminal behavior be- is better than NAFTA was. Hopefully, and South America. They are between fore, and because they were released in we will get that done, and we won’t two oceans. They have a great loca- spite of the lawful detainer, they were keep harming the country by failing to tion. They have some of the most hard- afforded an opportunity to take a bring that for a vote. working people in the world. life.’ ’’ For Adams, there was a tariff that I also am thrilled that the huge ma- And not just take a life. They beat was passed. That was about the biggest jority have faith in God. I think we her, stripped her, beat her with a base- piece of legislation passed during his 4 could stand another boost of people ball bat and then chopped her up with years, but it didn’t even get enacted who have faith in God, a devotion to a machete. until Andrew Jackson took over as family, a hard work ethic like we gen- Thank you very much, Prince President. erally find among the huge majority of George’s County, for your sanctuary So Adams, a man of integrity, was Hispanic people from Mexico and Cen- city. No telling how many people will accused of making an illegal deal with tral America. We could afford more of have to lose their lives while you defy Henry Clay to get himself elected that here, but we have to enforce the Federal law. President. The country suffered for 4 law. This article says: ‘‘ICE has placed years. Those who despised John Quincy If we secure the border, Mexico ought new detainers for both teens after the Adams, they were able to hurt the to be able to put down the drug cartel murder charges. Prince George’s cor- country for 4 years just to keep John corruption and become a top economy. rections spokesman Andrew Cephas Quincy Adams from having a major Then you won’t have people doing ev- said the agency didn’t release the teens victory. erything they can, risking their lives, into the community. He said the Cor- It is important to learn from history. having their daughters raped repeat- rections Department did have custody As we know from the old adage, those edly coming up here from Mexico or last year but remanded the teens to

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They remained detained in the ‘‘The D.C. area has long had a large tel. juvenile facility until the disposition Central American population, making So the gangs make money, the drug of their cases earlier this year.’ ’’ it one of the top destinations for fami- cartels make money by bringing people Yeah, right. The cases were disposed lies and unaccompanied alien children in. And since they have learned they of, a little slap on the wrist for their involved in the surge. Prince George’s, have a better chance of staying in if attempted murders. But this says the Fairfax, and Montgomery Counties are they bring somebody’s kid with them, county department does inform ICE— among the top 10 locations. then more kids are coming in now. or the Prince George’s County spokes- ‘‘More than 5,660 unaccompanied But it is interesting. I am wondering man said they inform ICE about up- alien children have been placed with how the debates will go when we say, coming releases but did not provide no- sponsors in Prince George’s County well, here is a person we want to give tification in this case. over the past 5 years, topping Fairfax amnesty to because their parents ‘‘ICE says the county should have at about 5,200 and Montgomery at dragged them into America, even given notification of any transfer out about 4,300. though there were no parents with of custody so the agency could lodge a ‘‘The unaccompanied alien children them. Well, so the gangs brought them detainer with the new prison or jail.’’ have strained schools and, security ex- in. Anybody in the drug cartel brings in perts say, created a breeding ground b 1300 a child, that means we are supposed to for gang recruitment. ‘‘Under a 2014 Department of Correc- give them amnesty? ‘‘ ‘Most of the Central Americans tions policy, county jails say they will At some point, we have got to secure coming across the border are not crimi- notify ICE of impending releases but the border. It is the most compas- nals, but gangs have used this flow of won’t hold the migrants for pickup un- sionate thing we can do. Mexico will people across the border to bring their less ICE has a signed warrant from a become a great economy in the world, members into the U.S., and others who judge. one of the top, and the wonderful peo- ‘‘Mark Krikorian, executive director weren’t gang members in Central ple of Mexico, Central America will of the Center for Immigration Studies, America have become gang members have a better standard of living. Heck, which advocates for stricter immigra- here,’ Mr. Krikorian said.’’ you might have United States citizens So it would really help if we could tion controls, said the teens are at the thinking maybe they would like to go come together, if the President center of several raging immigration work in a vibrant economy in Mexico if wouldn’t have to be building the wall debates. and when we can help stop the drug ‘‘Mr. Fuentes-Ponce came to the U.S. without any help from a Democrat-con- cartels with all the money that they in late 2015 as part of the surge of fami- trolled House. have got coming in. lies from Central America who have It is a shame they want to do all they Mr. Speaker, may I ask how much overwhelmed the border in recent can to try to prevent the President time I have left. years. from protecting the country, but we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ‘‘Under the Obama administration, ought to learn a lesson from the dam- tleman from Texas has 3 minutes re- the family was paroled into the U.S. to age that was done between 1825 and 1829 maining. Mr. GOHMERT. Since we are going await its immigration case. Like many during the Presidency of John Quincy into Memorial Day weekend, I am other families, Mr. Fuentes-Ponce Adams, and we ought to come together, thrilled Sergeant Derrick Miller has didn’t appear for his hearing and was get the border secure. Let’s not have any amnesties until been released. I testified at two dif- ordered deported in absentia, ICE said. ferent hearings for him. I am thrilled ‘‘Mr. Escobar, meanwhile, entered the border is secure, then we can talk he is released. He shouldn’t have been the U.S. in 2016 as an unaccompanied about them, debate them. But every incarcerated. alien child, the other major demo- time we talk about amnesty—I got a picture this week from a friend on the Lieutenant Clint Lorance, hopefully graphic in the border surge.’’ that can be brought to an end and he That is one of the things we debated border, a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, unaccompanied children, yet we are can be released like American Taliban for hours and hours yesterday in our John Walker Lindh was. Judiciary Committee. The committee’s told: Oh, no. We are doing this DACA amnesty because the children were But I want to finish by mentioning majority wants to have even more Ross McGinnis. I promised his father, brought into the United States by their widespread amnesty than DACA, which Tom, I would never forget him, and I parents, and so these children were President Obama had said 20-something haven’t. times it would be unconstitutional for drug into the United States without Ross was 19 when he was in Iraq. Ross him to do what he ultimately did cre- their choice, and so we need to give loved the Army. Ross finished high ating the DACA program. He didn’t them legal status. school in Knox, Pennsylvania, joined even sign executive orders, I under- And yet you have got a 6-year-old the Army. He loved it, and his platoon stand. He had the Secretary of Home- and an 8-year-old that are coming in, sergeant said everybody loved Ross. land Security do a couple of memos. as my friend across the aisle said yes- Ross helped energize people. So he changed Federal law without terday: Well, they don’t come in with- Ross was a machine gunner up in the the bill being passed by the House and out help. She is right. The parents turret of a Humvee going through a vil- Senate, without signing it into law. He weren’t with them. The parents lage in Iraq. A grenade was projected didn’t even sign an executive order. He weren’t with them, forcing them. into the bed of the Humvee, and Ross just had a couple of memos that We also have been hearing that, since was the only one in a position to jump changed the policy. there is so much fuss made about al- out and save himself. He yelled, ‘‘Gre- ‘‘Mr. Krikorian wondered whether lowing people to stay that had children nade.’’ Ross saw the four people in the the killing of the 14-year-old girl would with them, the children have now be- bed crouch. Ross knew they were going receive as much attention as the death come a negotiable commodity. I have to die, so Ross jumped down, covered of an illegal immigrant teen in Border been there when children were passed the grenade, and saved four people’s Patrol custody this week.’’ back and forth between different lives. There was a teen who died from an adults—you know, who is going to I went to Ross’ funeral, his graveside apparent flu. claim these kids—and they are waiting in Arlington Cemetery, because two of ‘‘That case prompted reporters to for the border patrolmen to get down the four people Ross saved were my question Mr. Trump about what steps to them so they can answer the ques- constituents. he would take. tions. Ross’ sergeant and the two others ‘‘ ‘The antiborder activists are quick But the drug cartels have figured who made it back from Iraq for the fu- to blame the Border Patrol for deaths out, the gangs have figured out—gangs neral came up after the ceremony,

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That bring the bill to the floor this year. loved one protecting us. means that the majority then could It is worth hearing a few words from Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance not vote and did not have their demo- Speaker PELOSI, to show the commit- of my time. cratic rights. So we have to, with some ment of our party to full democracy. f humility, approach our own standing The Speaker said: ‘‘The right to vote as a democracy. May I remind us all and to equal representation is the foun- STATEHOOD FOR THE DISTRICT dation of our freedom and a core pillar OF COLUMBIA today that it took 132 years after the Nation’s founding for women to get the of our democracy. For too long, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under right to vote. residents of the District of Columbia the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- When half the population didn’t have have served our Nation in uniform, uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the the right to vote, I am sure Members paid taxes, and contributed to the eco- gentlewoman from the District of Co- came to this House floor saying what a nomic power and success of our coun- lumbia (Ms. NORTON) for 30 minutes. wonderful democracy it was. Well, it try while being denied the full enfran- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, the wasn’t. chisement that is their right.’’ House will not be in session next Mon- What is important about our country I am encouraged today because while day, Memorial Day. That day has very is our aspiration to become the democ- it takes 218 votes to pass the D.C. special meaning for the 700,000 resi- racy that the Framers themselves statehood bill, already 5 months into dents in the Nation’s Capital. hoped we would come—they hoped we this new majority, we have 204 cospon- The District of Columbia is one of would become because even they had sors. We are very grateful and very the oldest jurisdictions in the United created a constitution where an Afri- proud of that very strong showing of States. That means that residents of can American was counted as three- support for democracy in the Nation’s the Nation’s Capital have fought and fifths of a man. That was a com- Capital. died in every war, including the war promise. To elaborate a bit on the significance that created the United States of They created this country knowing, of being in H.R. 1, which documented America: the Revolutionary War. believing, that those of us who sit in findings for why the District of Colum- I have come to the House floor today this House, in the Senate, and Ameri- bia should have statehood, to put that to particularly recognize, on Memorial cans throughout the country would in context, just look at the other mat- Day coming, the denial of full partici- make our democracy a real democracy ters that were in this enhancing de- pation in their government through over time. mocracy bill, because they didn’t have statehood, not only to the District of It has taken 218 years, and still anything to do with D.C. statehood. Columbia’s residents, but to our counting, for the District of Columbia And yet, D.C. statehood is in this en- present Active-Duty servicemembers, and its residents to achieve statehood, hancing democracy bill, which includes our National Guard members, our re- including voting rights and all the such matters as supporting the adop- servists, our many veterans and their rights that come with equal citizen- tion of paper ballots to protect our families who are residents of the Dis- ship. election infrastructure from trict of Columbia. We are the only democracy in the cyberattacks, increasing donor disclo- Their service and sacrifice, along world where the residents who live in sure requirements, strengthening cam- with that of Americans across the the Nation’s Capital don’t have the paign oversight, expanding early vot- same rights as everyone else in that breadth of this land, but especially ing and voting by mail, ending partisan country. their sacrifice, is unparalleled and, gerrymandering, requiring all Presi- I am not pessimistic today. We are therefore, deserves special mention: just 5 months into the new Congress, dential and Vice Presidential can- unparalleled because those who served, and we are already beginning to break didates to publicly disclose their tax those who died, those who continue to ground with those old traditions. returns—until this President. For dec- serve to protect our country do so In March, the House passed H.R. 1, as ades, others have, of course. without full and equal rights in their we call it. That is our all-democracy, You can see those issues are about own country. prodemocracy bill, still trying to enhancing democracy in the larger Later, I will be speaking about what achieve full democracy throughout the sense. It says everything about the pri- their sacrifices have meant to our United States. I will say a bit about ority of this Congress that H.R. 1 also country, but as I come to the floor, I H.R. 1 shortly. includes making sure that the resi- start by paying special tribute to the It has findings, extensive findings for dents of the Nation’s Capital have the sacrifices that the residents of the Na- D.C. statehood, which means, since it same and, indeed, equal rights with tion’s Capital have made for 218 years. passed by more than a majority, that other Americans. I will be going, this coming week, most Members of the House are already We are well on our way to national- with the Mayor of the District of Co- on track and on the Record for D.C. izing the fight to D.C. statehood, na- lumbia, with the city council chair, statehood. tionalizing, because my one frustra- with the entire government, to what is I am grateful that Speaker NANCY tion, that we have faced and continue called the D.C. War Memorial. This PELOSI 3 days into the new term issued to face, that most residents, most pristine, beautiful memorial is dedi- a very powerful statement, the head of Americans, think that those who live cated to those who lost their lives in the House, endorsing statehood. in their Nation’s Capital have the same World War I. I am grateful to Senate Minority rights they have. That is what I mean It is the only memorial—indeed, it is Leader CHUCK SCHUMER, who unveiled a by the need to nationalize this impor- the only edifice—on The Mall that is sweeping proposal to bring democracy tant issue. dedicated to people in one district, and to our country. His proposal is inter- What polls show is that it is incon- for very good reason: because that dis- esting because it included only three ceivable to the average American that trict is our Nation’s Capital; because issues: combating voter disenfranchise- there would be any Americans who those whose names appear on that me- ment through the Voting Rights Act, don’t have the same rights that they morial—I think there are 400- or so establishing national automatic voter have. Of course, that is the case. names—died without full representa- registration laws; and the third one, That is why, periodically, I come to tion and died giving that kind of rep- support of D.C. statehood. the floor to make sure and remind the resentation, the kind of democracy, the I think that says a great deal about House of this anomaly, that we are the kind of democracy that others have. what the priority of bringing full de- only country that does not give those

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House floor, a staff member rushed be- pharmaceuticals provided by a physi- Getting full and equal rights for the hind me to add another one. It is up to cian. That is not the case for every ju- District of Columbia is personal to me 20. risdiction. because I am a native Washingtonian— I will bet by the time I get back to By the way, the majority of Amer- indeed, a third-generation Washing- my office in the Rayburn Building, the ican people support this right. But if tonian. number will be even beyond 20 because you disagree with it, Congress can’t do they have been coming on ever since I cannot help but tell the story of my anything about it anywhere else, only great-grandfather, a runaway slave we put out the word. They represent in the District of Columbia. millions of people and can help Ameri- from Virginia. He came to the District I could name several other bills. We of Columbia when they still had slav- cans to know what they do not know. were able to defeat all of these bills These are the national organizations ery, when, of course, it didn’t have any away except two. One is the marijuana home rule or statehood. that by the time I came to the House commercialization act. We were able to The District was being built. This floor had endorsed D.C. statehood: save the ability to possess 2 ounces but Common Cause, Public Citizen, Na- Capitol building was being built. Work not to do what those 10 states already tional Active and Retired Employees was being done on the streets, and peo- do, which is to regulate it and tax it. Association, Sierra Club, People For ple were anxious to hire anybody they Marijuana should be regulated, not the American Way, International Asso- could find. Richard Holmes got a job just sold. Why does the House not want ciation of Machinists and Aerospace working on the streets of the District that? Of course, to sell and legally tax Workers, Planned Parenthood, Demand of Columbia. marijuana, if you don’t do that, people Justice, Indivisible, Americans for will smoking marijuana anyway. And passed down to my family is Democratic Action, Demos, NORML, We have six universities here. Do you what happened to Richard Holmes. NETWORK, Stand Up America, De- think people aren’t smoking pot? Richard Holmes that continues to in- mand Progress, United Food and Com- The Republican priority has always spire me, even as I am inspired by our mercial Workers, Democratic Coali- been local control. That is their veterans as we approach Memorial tion, National LGBTQ Task Force Ac- mantra. They even want the Federal Day. tion Fund, and Human Rights Cam- Government often out of the business Richard Holmes was working on the paign. streets of the District of Columbia, These are organizations whose num- that the Federal Government must be where slave owners roamed the streets, bers go into the many millions that in. because, after all, valuable property can help us by making sure Americans We have indicated that we would like was lost if there was a runaway slave know what many would be ashamed to that mantra to apply to the District of that could be identified. find out, that they live in a country Columbia as well. where people who live in their Nation’s b 1330 A man walked up behind Richard Capital don’t have the same rights Holmes and called out the name ‘‘Rich- At the same time, we are on a dual ard.’’ Richard Holmes kept digging. they have. track. At the same time that we are What a diverse city this is, about half Then the slave owner went over to the trying to get statehood, we have not straw boss and said, ‘‘That is my slave. Black, half White, many high-income gotten full control of our own city be- people—yes, its share of poor people I have come to take him back.’’ And cause the Congress, as I have just indi- the straw boss said, ‘‘Well, that man like every city—top 10 in economic cated, can intervene. growth, bursting at the seams with didn’t answer to that name,’’ and he let So, at the same time that we are try- Richard Holmes stay. more people moving in every day, the ing to get statehood, which would do I think Richard Holmes must have kind of National Capital Americans the whole thing, we are also trying to been a good worker, so he just wasn’t have every right to be proud of. use the Home Rule Act simply to get Until Democrats captured this going to give him up. I don’t know what every other jurisdiction has: a House, even our self-government, the that. All I know is that he did not give local prosecutor, for example; the right right to govern ourselves in the Dis- him up, and the Holmes family has to declare clemency for local residents, trict of Columbia, was under attack. I been very grateful ever since. local control of local courts, etc. had to fight off bills that eliminate im- So we are on two tracks: statehood, This has been the most important portant laws in the District of Colum- which would give us the whole set of destination, not only for people like bia. What did they have to say about rights that the rest of the country has; my great-grandfather who simply our local laws? and using the Home Rule Act—and the walked off of a plantation in Virginia. For example, a favorite has been at- In telling the story, you will note that tempts to wipe out all the gun safety District has had home rule since 1973— simply getting the kinds of rights that I didn’t speak about Richard Holmes as laws in the District of Columbia. I have some heroic runaway slave, because been able to defeat these bills—almost do not require statehood but that other jurisdictions have passed locally. that is not how the story was told to all of them—even while I have been in us. We were told that Richard Holmes the minority. I have gotten three bills passed this term. I got them passed in the first 3 simply walked off that plantation when But why should I have to come to nobody was looking and walked all the this floor to say to Members of the months. And note that, even when I was in the minority in the last Con- way to the District of Columbia from House that these are local matters? way down in Virginia. This is a national body. Stay out of gress—I was voted the most effective our business. Democrat in the Congress. The com- In a real sense, I feel like I am walk- There were laws that would have re- mentary noted that NORTON—does not ing. I am continuing in his footsteps as pealed our Local Budget Autonomy have the final vote on the House floor. I strive to help my city become the 51st Act, where we deal only with spending I got back my vote in the Committee State, no longer be a city where there matters resident alone pay for. of the Whole. I now vote for the Dis- is taxation without representation. A law they tried to erase a rec- trict of Columbia when the House Imagine the outrage. This is not a reational marijuana. Ten states allow meets in the Committee of the Whole. Congress which likes taxes, particu- recreational marijuana, which the I was able to get that right when I first larly my Republican friends. Well, a lot House has allowed. came to Congress. of us have owned up to the fact that it They tried to wipe out abortions for And if this is believable, when the became a great country because all of low-income women. They tried to wipe Democrats lost the House, Republicans us pitched in, including paying Federal

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Under clause 7 of rule XV, the fol- try and yet having no final vote on this And, therefore, on Memorial Day, lowing motion was filed with the Clerk: House floor when those taxes are 2019, as I remember at our casualties, I Motion No. 3, May 23, 2019 by Mr. raised, when, for example, there has speak on this House floor for every SCHRADER on H.R. 693. been a massive tax cut that went to resident, for every veteran, and, I be- the great benefit, as it turned out, of lieve, for every American when I say f corporations and the very well-off. all Americans, those who live, those PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS For the District of Columbia, I could who have died, and those who continue Under clause 2 of rule XII, public speak on that bill but I could not vote to serve, are entitled to full and equal bills and resolutions of the following on that bill, even though I represent rights. titles were introduced and severally re- those who will pay the highest amount Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ferred, as follows: in taxes pursuant to that bill. of my time. By Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. So taxation without representation f is not simply a slogan for the people I STEUBE): LEAVE OF ABSENCE H.R. 2938. A bill to exempt from the cal- represent. It has real meaning, as real culation of monthly income certain benefits for us as it did for the Framers. They By unanimous consent, leave of ab- paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs were willing to risk treasonous acts in sence was granted to: and the Department of Defense; to the Com- order not to pay taxes without rep- Ms. JACKSON LEE (at the request of mittee on the Judiciary. resentation. Mr. HOYER) for today on account of By Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. As the United States stands, today as business in the district. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of a Nation, we are in violation of treaties Mr. JEFFRIES (at the request of Mr. Georgia, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ROUDA, the United States has signed because HOYER) for today on account of com- Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. GARAMENDI): we do not grant full and equal rights to mencement address. H.R. 2939. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain the residents of the Nation’s Capital. f taxes and revenues; to the Committee on For example, our country, in 1977, ADJOURNMENT Transportation and Infrastructure. signed the International Covenant on By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move Civil and Political Rights. The Human (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI): Rights Committee, which has oversight that the House do now adjourn. H.R. 2940. A bill to extend the program of over that treaty, has since said that The motion was agreed to; accord- block grants to States for temporary assist- the United Nations delegation to the ingly (at 1 o’clock and 41 minutes ance for needy families and related programs U.N. ‘‘ . . . remains concerned that p.m.), under its previous order, the through September 30, 2019; to the Com- residents of the District of Columbia do House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- mittee on Ways and Means. not enjoy full representation in Con- day, May 24, 2019, at 11 a.m. By Ms. HOULAHAN (for herself, Mr. CISNEROS, and Ms. STEFANIK): f gress, a restriction which does not H.R. 2941. A bill to direct the Secretary of seem to be compatible with article 25 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Defense and the Secretaries of the military of the covenant,’’ the covenant that PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS departments to encourage female members the United States has signed, in viola- who separate or retire from the Armed Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of tion of all our country stands for and Forces during fiscal year 2020 to participate committees were delivered to the Clerk in violation of international law. in the Women’s Health Transition Training So, as this Memorial Day comes, I for printing and reference to the proper pilot program of the Department of Veterans come to the floor simply to remind my calendar, as follows: Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Com- colleagues of what it means for those Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1716. A to the Committee on Armed Services, for a of us who live in our Nation’s Capital. bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce, period to be subsequently determined by the Even though on this Memorial Day we acting through the Administrator of the Na- Speaker, in each case for consideration of recall the Memorial Days that have tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- gone ahead, commemorating the resi- tion, to conduct coastal community vulner- tion of the committee concerned. dents of this city who have fought and ability assessments related to ocean acidifi- By Mr. CISNEROS (for himself and Ms. died in every war, I believe we should cation, and for other purposes; with an HOULAHAN): particularly note the first African amendment (Rept. 116–81). Referred to the H.R. 2942. A bill to direct the Secretary of American general, who happened to be Committee of the Whole House on the state Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women’s of the Union. Health Transition Training pilot program born and raised in the District of Co- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on through at least fiscal year 2020, and for lumbia; the first African American Air Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 988. A other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- Force general, who was born and raised bill to provide for a study by the Ocean Stud- erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Com- in the District of Columbia; the first ies Board of the National Academies of mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be African American Naval Academy Science examining the impact of ocean acidi- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in graduate, born and raised in the Dis- fication and other stressors in estuarine en- each case for consideration of such provi- trict of Columbia; and the first African vironments; with amendments (Rept. 116–82 sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the American Air Force Academy grad- committee concerned. Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. CISNEROS: uate, born and raised in the District of Ms. KAPTUR: Committee on Appropria- H.R. 2943. A bill to direct the Secretary of Columbia. tions. H.R. 2960. A bill Making appropria- Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of I cite these African Americans be- tions for energy and water development and the Department of Veterans Affairs in cause they served, all of them, when related agencies for the fiscal year ending English and Spanish; to the Committee on the District was a segregated city. And September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Veterans’ Affairs. when I say the District was a seg- (Rept. 116–83). Referred to the Committee of By Mr. CISNEROS: regated city, understand that this was the Whole House on the state of the Union. H.R. 2944. A bill to amend title 10, United Mr. VISCLOSKY: Committee on Appro- States Code, to establish a public-private ex- a majority-White city and has been a priations. H.R. 2968. A bill Making appropria- majority-White city for most of its 218 change program for the acquisition work- tions for the Department of Defense for the force,; to the Committee on Armed Services. years as a city. fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for And yet African Americans and By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: other purposes (Rept. 116–84). Referred to the H.R. 2945. A bill to provide for the indefi- Whites have been treated in exactly Committee of the Whole House on the state nite duration of certain military land with- the same way, as second-class and per- of the Union. drawals, to improve the management of haps worse. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE lands currently subject to such withdrawals, On Monday, the last Monday in May, Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the to make the management of such lands more Memorial Day will mean perhaps more Committee on Natural Resources dis- transparent, and for other purposes; to the

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SMITH of New Jersey): title is treated the same as other orders to By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 2946. A bill to amend the Immigration serve on active duty for determining the eli- (for himself and Mr. REED): and Nationality Act to provide for certain gibility of members of the uniformed serv- H.R. 2964. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- additional means of qualification for the ices for early retirement pay; to the Com- enue Code of 1986 to include foster care tran- Visa Waiver Program, and for other pur- mittee on Armed Services. sition youth as members of targeted groups poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PALMER (for himself, Mr. for purposes of the work opportunity credit; By Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and BIGGS, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. FLORES, to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. LAMALFA): Mr. POSEY, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 2947. A bill to require the Secretary of WESTERMAN, Mr. STEWART, Mr. (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. Defense, in consultation with the Secretary ROUZER, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. LAMBORN, BASS, and Mr. BACON): of Veterans Affairs, to develop guidelines re- Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. H.R. 2965. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- garding the use by the Secretaries of the GROTHMAN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BAIRD, enue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable military departments and the Secretary of Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BUCK, Mr. adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of in- GOHMERT, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WALK- Ways and Means. formation to determine the eligibility of a ER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois member or former member of the Armed BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. DUNN, Mr. (for himself and Mr. Forces for benefits and decorations when the GOSAR, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. DAVID P. KRISHNAMOORTHI): H.R. 2966. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- member’s service records are incomplete be- ROE of Tennessee, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. cation Act of 1965 to provide formula grants cause of damage to the records, including WEBER of Texas, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. to States to improve higher education oppor- records damaged by a 1973 fire at the Na- CRAWFORD, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. tunities for foster youth and homeless tional Personnel Records Center in St. DESJARLAIS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. youth, and for other purposes; to the Com- Louis, Missouri; to the Committee on Armed BUDD, Mr. YOHO, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. mittee on Education and Labor. Services, and in addition to the Committee MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio, on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. JOHN H.R. 2967. A bill to provide greater support quently determined by the Speaker, in each W. ROSE of Tennessee, and Mr. for grandfamilies and older caretaker rel- case for consideration of such provisions as BERGMAN): atives; to the Committee on Ways and fall within the jurisdiction of the committee H.R. 2955. A bill to prevent the issuance of Means, and in addition to the Committees on grants to entities that impose an unreason- concerned. Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, By Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself and able condition on or unjust discrimination and Financial Services, for a period to be Mr. WALTZ): against an air carrier operating pursuant to subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 2948. A bill to designate the Depart- a contract with a Government agency, in- each case for consideration of such provi- ment of Veterans Affairs community-based cluding United States Immigration and Cus- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the outpatient clinic in St. Augustine, Florida, toms Enforcement, and for other purposes; committee concerned. as the ‘‘Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Vet- to the Committee on Transportation and In- By Mr. SOTO: erans Affairs Clinic‘‘; to the Committee on frastructure. H.R. 2969. A bill to designate the facility of Veterans’ Affairs. By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. the United States Postal Service located at By Mr. ENGEL (for himself and Mr. AGUILAR, and Mr. TAKANO): 1401 1st Street North in Winter Haven, Flor- WILSON of South Carolina): H.R. 2956. A bill to provide for the estab- ida, as the ‘‘Althea Margaret Daily Mills H.R. 2949. A bill to provide for oversight of lishment of the Western Riverside County Post Office Building‘‘; to the Committee on North Korea policy, and for other purposes; Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Nat- Oversight and Reform. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in ural Resources. By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mrs. addition to the Committee on Armed Serv- By Mr. BYRNE (for himself and Mr. HARTZLER): ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- VAN DREW): H.R. 2970. A bill to direct the Secretary of mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- H.R. 2957. A bill to prevent prisoners who the Army to place in Arlington National sideration of such provisions as fall within have been convicted of terrorism related of- Cemetery a monument honoring Army Secu- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. fenses from being eligible for early release, rity Agency veterans of World War II, the By Ms. DEAN: and for other purposes; to the Committee on Korean conflict, and the Vietnam Era, and H.R. 2950. A bill to amend the Federal the Judiciary. for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- Funding Accountability and Transparency By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for erans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Com- Act of 2006 to require full disclosure for enti- herself, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. LOWENTHAL, mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be ties receiving Federal funding; to the Com- and Mrs. NAPOLITANO): subsequently determined by the Speaker, in mittee on Oversight and Reform. H.R. 2958. A bill to increase the recruit- each case for consideration of such provi- ´ By Ms. BARRAGAN (for herself and ment and retention of school-based mental sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ms. KELLY of Illinois): health services providers by low-income committee concerned. H.R. 2951. A bill to amend title XVIII of the local educational agencies; to the Committee By Mr. BIGGS: Social Security Act to provide for coverage on Education and Labor. H.R. 2971. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of dental services under the Medicare pro- By Mr. SWALWELL of California: enue Code of 1986 to increase and expand the gram; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 2959. A bill to remove assault weapons deduction for qualified business income; to merce, and in addition to the Committee on and large capacity ammunition feeding de- the Committee on Ways and Means. Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- vices from circulation, and for other pur- By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mrs. quently determined by the Speaker, in each poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. WALORSKI): case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for H.R. 2972. A bill to direct the Secretary of fall within the jurisdiction of the committee himself, Mr. COOK, Mr. COLE, Mr. Veterans Affairs to improve the communica- concerned. CA´ RDENAS, Mrs. TORRES of California, tions of the Department of Veterans Affairs By Mr. RYAN (for himself, Mr. Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. relating to services available for women vet- PALAZZO, Mr. ARMSTRONG, and Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- WELCH): ginia, Ms. MOORE, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. H.R. 2952. A bill to amend title 10, United RUIZ, and Mr. SOTO): By Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for him- States Code, to authorize concurrent use of H.R. 2961. A bill to reaffirm that certain self, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCLIN- Department of Defense Tuition Assistance land has been taken into trust for the benefit TOCK, and Mr. GOSAR): and Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve of the Samish Indian Nation, and for other H.R. 2973. A bill to require the Director of benefits, and for other purposes; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement mittee on Armed Services. sources. to submit annual reports regarding certain By Mr. RYAN (for himself and Mr. By Mr. WRIGHT: demographic information on aliens arrested; PALAZZO): H.R. 2962. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2953. A bill to amend title 37, United 23, United States Code, to condition the re- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. States Code, to authorize the Secretary of a ceipt of certain highway funding by States BROWNLEY of California, and Ms. military department to pay an officer in a on the enactment of certain laws to prevent JACKSON LEE): reserve component of a uniformed service the use of automated traffic enforcement H.R. 2974. A bill to improve the financial aviation incentive pay at the same rate as an systems; to the Committee on Transpor- literacy of secondary school students; to the officer in the regular component of that uni- tation and Infrastructure. Committee on Education and Labor.

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By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Ms. STEVENS, herself, Mr. VELA, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, health care provider’s ability to provide re- Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WAT- productive health care services, including fornia, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of SON COLEMAN, Mr. WELCH, Ms. abortion services; to the Committee on En- California, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. TORRES WEXTON, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of ergy and Commerce. SMALL of New Mexico, Mrs. TRAHAN, Florida, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LOEBSACK, By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. SHER- herself and Mr. KATKO): VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, MAN, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. EVANS, Mr. H.R. 2976. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILD, and Mr. YAR- SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of enue Code of 1986 to provide authority to MUTH): Mississippi, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. postpone certain deadlines by reason of H.R. 2977. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- BUTTERFIELD, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. State declared disasters or emergencies; to tion Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for ad- ALLRED, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AGUILAR, the Committee on Ways and Means. ditional disclosure requirements for corpora- Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. tions, labor organizations, Super PACs and BEATTY, Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ALLRED, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. other entities, and for other purposes; to the BLUMENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, BARRAGA´ N, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Committee on House Administration, and in Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BROWN of Mary- Mr. BERA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU- addition to the Committee on Ways and land, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, MENAUER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. BONAMICI, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CASTEN of Il- Pennsylvania, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within linois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY of the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. ´ setts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARDENAS, Mr. CASE, MEADOWS, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of lina, and Mr. CUMMINGS): COOPER, Mr. COX of California, Mr. Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, H.R. 2978. A bill to amend title 44, United CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massa- States Code, to reauthorize the National His- CUMMINGS, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. DAVIS chusetts, Ms. CLARKE of New York, torical Publications and Records Commis- of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COOPER, sion, and for other purposes; to the Com- Illinois, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COX of California, mittee on Oversight and Reform. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. By Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. DELBENE, Mr. DELGADO, Mrs. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, MEEKS, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. BASS): DEMINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, H.R. 2979. A bill to improve diversity and Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. inclusion in the workforce of national secu- ESCOBAR, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. rity agencies, and for other purposes; to the FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. FRANKEL, DELGADO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- Ms. FUDGE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DIN- tion to the Committees on Armed Services, SCANLON, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of GELL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judici- Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, ary, Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Fi- Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, Ms. FINKENAUER, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. nancial Services, for a period to be subse- Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HILL of GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each ´ California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. NORTON, GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN fall within the jurisdiction of the committee JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. concerned. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. JOHNSON of HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of California, By Mr. CRAWFORD: Texas, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of Illi- Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, H.R. 2980. A bill to provide for the estab- nois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, Mr. Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Ms. HILL of lishment of the Entry Adjudication through KIND, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. California, Mr. HIMES, Ms. KENDRA S. General Legal Expertise Corps, and for other KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. HORSFORD, purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Hampshire, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. ary, and in addition to the Committee on ington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON JACKSON LEE, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. Education and Labor, for a period to be sub- of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of sequently determined by the Speaker, in Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. LEVIN of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. KELLY of each case for consideration of such provi- Michigan, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. TED LIEU of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the California, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM, Mr. KIND, Mrs. committee concerned. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´ N, KIRKPATRICK, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, By Mr. CUMMINGS: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. H.R. 2981. A bill to establish a pilot pro- York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of LAMB, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of gram at the Small Business Administration New York, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCBATH, Connecticut, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. that grants awards to historically Black col- Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. LEE of California, Mrs. LEE of Ne- leges and universities establishing an entre- MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Ms. MOORE, Mr. vada, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. preneurship curriculum and placement of a MOULTON, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, LEVIN of California, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. Small Business Development Center on the Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. physical campus of the institution, and for O’HALLERAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PA- LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- NETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mrs. CARO- cation and Labor, and in addition to the PERLMUTTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PIN- LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. Committee on Small Business, for a period GREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, to be subsequently determined by the Speak- PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCADAMS, Mrs. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of MCBATH, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the New York, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. ROUDA, MCEACHIN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. committee concerned. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, MEEKS, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MOULTON, By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mrs. MUR- Mrs. MURPHY): SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. SCHRA- PHY, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H.R. 2982. A bill to direct the Secretary of DER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NOR- Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of the SHALALA, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of TON, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. barriers for women veterans to health care Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPEIER, PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, from the Department of Veterans Affairs; to Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PHIL- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, LIPS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. By Mr. DEFAZIO: Ms. TITUS, Mr. TRONE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. PRESSLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Caro- H.R. 2983. A bill to provide for the estab- TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, lina, Mr. QUIGLEY, Miss RICE of New lishment of the United States Employee Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. York, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. Ownership Bank, and for other purposes; to GARAMENDI, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. POR- ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. the Committee on Financial Services, and in TER, Mr. CASE, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, RUIZ, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. addition to the Committee on Education and Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHA- Labor, for a period to be subsequently deter- BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. DESAULNIER): of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. By Mr. DESAULNIER (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2975. A bill to protect a woman’s abil- SHERRILL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of CARBAJAL, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. ity to determine whether and when to bear a Washington, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. SCOTT of Virginia):

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H.R. 2984. A bill to provide whistleblower By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for LAMALFA, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. DUNCAN, protections to certain workers in the off- himself and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Mr. GOSAR, Mr. BUDD, Mr. LONG, Mr. shore oil and gas industry; to the Committee Pennsylvania): WALKER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ARRINGTON, on Education and Labor. H.R. 2993. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mrs. MILLER, Mr. COOK, Mr. GIBBS, By Mr. ESTES (for himself and Mr. enue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. SCHNEIDER): section 45 credit for refined coal from steel GOHMERT, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. H.R. 2985. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- industry fuel, and for other purposes; to the BIGGS, and Mr. WRIGHT): enue Code of 1986 to clarify that payment of Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3000. A bill to ensure that State and taxes on deferred foreign income in install- By Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself and local law enforcement may cooperate with ments shall not prevent credit or refund of Mr. GROTHMAN): Federal officials to protect our communities overpayments or increase estimated taxes; H.R. 2994. A bill to amend title 38, United from violent criminals and suspected terror- to the Committee on Ways and Means. States Code, to require the Secretary of Vet- ists who are illegally present in the United By Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Mr. erans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. HERRERA furnished to a veteran because of a service- and in addition to the Committees on Trans- BEUTLER, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio): connected disability, restores the maximum portation and Infrastructure, and Financial H.R. 2986. A bill to amend the United achievable mobility in the activities of daily Services, for a period to be subsequently de- States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act life, employment, and recreation, and for termined by the Speaker, in each case for of 2007 to establish a research, development, other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- consideration of such provisions as fall with- and demonstration program for grid-scale erans’ Affairs. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- energy storage systems, and for other pur- By Mr. LEVIN of California (for him- cerned. poses; to the Committee on Science, Space, self, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. and Technology. By Ms. MENG (for herself, Mrs. ROUDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, NAPOLITANO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. By Mr. FOSTER: Mr. VARGAS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the National Se- NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. DAVIS of California, and Ms. curity Act of 1947 to require the appointment LEE of California, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. BONAMICI): SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. GALLEGO, by the President of the Assistant to the H.R. 2995. A bill to amend the Nuclear Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- President for National Security Affairs to be Waste Policy Act of 1982 to prioritize the ac- fornia, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. made by and with the advice and consent of ceptance of high-level radioactive waste or RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. CASE, Mr. the Senate; to the Committee on Armed spent nuclear fuel from certain civilian nu- Services, and in addition to the Committees FITZPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. clear power reactors, and for other purposes; on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Perma- LOWEY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. SARBANES, to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. nent Select), for a period to be subsequently Mr. BEYER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. By Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. PAS- determined by the Speaker, in each case for PETERS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, CRELL, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. consideration of such provisions as fall with- Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. MCGOVERN, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NOR- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- CLARKE of New York, Mr. BROWN of TON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. OMAR, Mr. COHEN, cerned. Maryland, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, By Mr. GOODEN (for himself, Mr. SCA- setts, and Mr. ESPAILLAT): Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, LISE, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. WEBER of H.R. 3001. A bill to reestablish the Office of and Mr. SUOZZI): Noise Abatement and Control in the Envi- Texas, Mr. WALKER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. H.R. 2996. A bill to amend the Bipartisan ronmental Protection Agency, and for other JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BABIN, Congressional Trade Priorities and Account- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Mr. TAYLOR, and Mr. JOHNSON of Lou- ability Act of 2015 with respect to the protec- Commerce, and in addition to the Committee isiana): tion of human rights and labor standards, H.R. 2988. A bill to ensure State and local on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a and for other purposes; to the Committee on compliance with all Federal immigration de- period to be subsequently determined by the Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- tainers on aliens in custody, and for other Speaker, in each case for consideration of mittee on Rules, for a period to be subse- purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- quently determined by the Speaker, in each ary, and in addition to the Committee on tion of the committee concerned. case for consideration of such provisions as Education and Labor, for a period to be sub- By Mr. NEAL: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee sequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 3002. A bill to provide for the carriage concerned. each case for consideration of such provi- of certain television broadcast stations, and By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the for other purposes; to the Committee on En- STIVERS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. committee concerned. ergy and Commerce. FINKENAUER, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. VELA, By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BABIN, By Ms. NORTON: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MCCAUL, Ms. Mr. BUDD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUN- H.R. 3003. A bill to amend the Public GABBARD, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SOTO, CAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. Health Service Act to increase the maximum Mr. GAETZ, Mr. COOPER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MCCLIN- limit on the number of special masters al- MOULTON, Mr. RYAN, Mr. KATKO, Mr. TOCK, and Mr. BIGGS): lowed in the United States Court of Federal GIBBS, Mr. HIMES, Mr. COX of Cali- H.R. 2989. A bill to amend the Immigration Claims, and for other purposes; to the Com- fornia, Mr. SWALWELL of California, and Nationality Act to provide that any mittee on Energy and Commerce. Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. alien who has been convicted of a felony or By Ms. OMAR (for herself, Mrs. two misdemeanors, is deportable, and for LUJA´ N, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. GALLEGO, TRAHAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TLAIB, other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. Ms. PRESSLEY, and Ms. OCASIO-COR- diciary. GARAMENDI, Mr. OLSON, Mr. YOUNG, TEZ): Mr. PAYNE, Ms. LOFGREN, and Mr. By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for him- H.R. 3004. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- self and Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- VEASEY): H.R. 2997. A bill to amend title 38, United tion Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit crimi- sissippi): nal corporations from making disbursements H.R. 2990. A bill to amend title XVIII of the States Code, to ensure that certain veterans of funds in connection with a campaign for Social Security Act to permit States to des- receive in-patient psychiatric care provided election for Federal, State, or local office; to ignate without any mileage limitations fa- by the Department of Veterans Affairs; to cilities that are located in rural areas as the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. the Committee on House Administration. critical access hospitals, and for other pur- By Mrs. LOWEY: By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. HUN- poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2998. A bill to amend chapter 1 of title TER, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. 23, United States Code, to condition the re- fornia, and Mr. LEVIN of California): LARSON of Connecticut, and Ms. ceipt of certain highway funding by States H.R. 3005. A bill to designate the facility of FUDGE): on the enactment and enforcement by States the United States Postal Service located at H.R. 2991. A bill to restore protections for of certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated 13308 Midland Road in Poway, California, as Social Security, Railroad retirement, and driving; to the Committee on Transportation the ‘‘Ray Chavez Post Office Building’’; to Black Lung benefits from administrative off- and Infrastructure. the Committee on Oversight and Reform. set; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and By Mr. LUJA´ N (for himself, Mr. By Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. in addition to the Committee on Ways and YOUNG, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. MAR- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- DELBENE, Mr. COLE, and Ms. MCCOL- SHALL, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- LUM): and Mr. LOEBSACK): sideration of such provisions as fall within H.R. 2999. A bill to provide for rental as- H.R. 3006. A bill to impose an annual dead- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. sistance for homeless or at-risk Indian vet- line of June 1st for small refineries to submit By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- petitions for exemptions from the renewable H.R. 2992. A bill to amend the National mittee on Financial Services. fuel requirements under section 211(o) of the Labor Relations Act to permit employers to By Mr. MCCLINTOCK (for himself, Mr. Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) based on dis- pay higher wages to their employees; to the LAHOOD, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. proportionate economic hardship; to the Committee on Education and Labor. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:08 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L23MY7.100 H23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with HOUSE H4164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 23, 2019 By Mr. POCAN: H.R. 3015. A bill to amend title 10, United H. Res. 401. A resolution recognizing the H.R. 3007. A bill to establish an Employee States Code, to enhance the prevention of significance of Asian/Pacific American Herit- Ownership and Participation Initiative, and sexual assault and related offenses in the age Month in May as an important time to for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Forces, to enhance protections of vic- celebrate the significant contributions of Education and Labor. tims of such offenses, to improve the inves- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the By Miss RICE of New York: tigation and prosecution of such offenses, history of the United States; to the Com- H.R. 3008. A bill to amend title 23, United and for other purposes; to the Committee on mittee on Oversight and Reform. States Code, to establish national standards Armed Services. ´ By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. relating to sanctions for individuals who By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. drive a motor vehicle, with a child passenger ESPAILLAT, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CASE, in the vehicle, while intoxicated or impaired, FITZPATRICK, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of and for other purposes; to the Committee on VELA, and Ms. NORTON): Illinois, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GAETZ, H.R. 3016. A bill to amend the Public Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Health Service Act to provide for and sup- By Miss RICE of New York: Oklahoma, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. H.R. 3009. A bill to direct the Secretary of port liver illness visibility, education, and MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE, Transportation to establish a distracted research, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NADLER, Ms. NOR- driving education grant program, and for mittee on Energy and Commerce. TON, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. ROYBAL- other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- By Mr. WENSTRUP: ALLARD, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. PRICE of portation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3017. A bill to amend parts B and E of North Carolina, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. By Miss RICE of New York (for herself, title IV of the Social Security Act to provide POCAN, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. MAST, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. resources to implement the programmatic Mr. VELA, and Mr. YARMUTH): SUOZZI, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, changes necessary to meet the requirements Ms. GABBARD, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- of the Family First Prevention Services Act, H. Res. 402. A resolution recognizing the fornia, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. and for other purposes; to the Committee on significant milestone of Senior Corps volun- NORTON, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. WILD, Mr. Ways and Means. teers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018; to the FORTENBERRY, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. JOHN- By Ms. WEXTON: Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 3018. A bill to prohibit the Secretary SON of Georgia, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. KIRK- By Mr. GALLEGO: of Housing and Urban Development from im- PATRICK, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. plementing a proposed rule regarding re- H. Res. 403. A resolution honoring and rec- HOULAHAN, Ms. HILL of California, quirements under Community Planning and ognizing the military service and contribu- Mr. PETERS, Mr. LARSEN of Wash- Development housing programs; to the Com- tions of Native American veterans and com- ington, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. mittee on Financial Services. munities; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- LAMB, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. COX of Cali- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. HUN- fairs, and in addition to the Committees on fornia, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. CRIST, TER, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. HERRERA Natural Resources, and Armed Services, for Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. KEATING, Ms. BEUTLER, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. a period to be subsequently determined by SHERRILL, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. ALLRED, CARBAJAL, and Mr. YOHO): the Speaker, in each case for consideration Mr. MORELLE, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Ms. H.R. 3019. A bill to require that Federal of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- SLOTKIN, Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. CLARKE of agencies only procure cut flowers and cut tion of the committee concerned. New York, Mr. VAN DREW, Ms. LOF- greens produced in the United States, and for By Mr. GOMEZ (for himself, Mr. GREN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. TED LIEU other purposes; to the Committee on Over- ESPAILLAT, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, of California, and Mr. SERRANO): sight and Reform. H.R. 3010. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. LEE By Mr. YOUNG: of California, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mr. PAS- States Code, to establish a mission state- H.R. 3020. A bill to establish a congression- CRELL, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. CAROLYN ment of the Department of Veterans Affairs; ally chartered seaway development corpora- B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. tion in the Arctic, consistent with cus- ALLRED, Mr. SOTO, Ms. MUCARSEL- By Miss RICE of New York: tomary international law, with the intention POWELL, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H.R. 3011. A bill to improve the safety of of uniting Arctic nations in a cooperative EVANS, Mr. CASE, Ms. JOHNSON of individuals by taking measures to end drunk Arctic shipping union, where voluntary col- Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. driving; to the Committee on Transportation lective maritime shipping fees will help fund and Infrastructure, and in addition to the the infrastructural and environmental de- VELA, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. NAPOLI- Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a mands of safe and reliable shipping in the re- TANO, Ms. MENG, Mr. ROUDA, Mr. period to be subsequently determined by the gion; to the Committee on Transportation JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of and Infrastructure, and in addition to the RASKIN, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. MCNER- ´ such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period NEY, Mr. GARCIA of Illinois, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- COSTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PANETTA, By Mr. ROUZER (for himself, Mr. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. MEADOWS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUD- visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the BASS, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. SON, and Mr. FERGUSON): committee concerned. PORTER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. H.R. 3012. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. WIL- DESAULNIER, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. Veterans Affairs to conduct outreach to vet- SON of South Carolina, Mr. HASTINGS, TAKANO, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MICHAEL F. erans regarding the effect of delayed pay- and Ms. KAPTUR): DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMP- ments of claims for emergency medical care H. Res. 400. A resolution supporting efforts SON of California, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, furnished by non-Department of Veterans Af- to strengthen democracy in Hungary and its Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. fairs medical providers by the Office of Com- alliance with the United States; to the Com- AGUILAR, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. munity Care and to direct the Secretary to mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to GRIJALVA, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. submit to Congress an annual report regard- the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period GALLEGO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. PETERS, ing such delayed payments; to the Com- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- ESCOBAR, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. By Mr. STEUBE: visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the LOFGREN, and Mr. LEVIN of Cali- H.R. 3013. A bill to direct Federal depart- committee concerned. fornia): ments and agencies to verify eligibility for By Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for H. Res. 404. A resolution commending Ko- Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of herself, Mr. BERA, Mr. CASE, Mr. rean and Korean-American Vietnam War vet- CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- age or older, and for other purposes; to the erans for their service to the United States setts, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. Committee on Oversight and Reform. during the Vietnam conflict; to the Com- DAVIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. By Mr. THORNBERRY: mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition H.R. 3014. A bill to amend title 10, United GABBARD, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. GREEN of to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a States Code, and the Small Business Act to Texas, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. KHANNA, period to be subsequently determined by the improve innovation in defense procurement, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Ms. LEE of Cali- Speaker, in each case for consideration of and for other purposes; to the Committee on fornia, Mr. TED LIEU of California, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Armed Services, and in addition to the Com- Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. tion of the committee concerned. mittees on Small Business, and Science, MENG, Mrs. MURPHY, Mrs. NAPOLI- By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. SHIM- Space, and Technology, for a period to be TANO, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PORTER, Mr. KUS, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD): subsequently determined by the Speaker, in RASKIN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL- each case for consideration of such provi- ALLARD, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, H. Res. 405. A resolution commemorating sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mis- committee concerned. ginia, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. sion, and supporting the week of July 16 By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mrs. SPEIER, Mr. SWALWELL of California, through July 20 as the Apollo 50 Celebration DAVIS of California, and Ms. Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Week; to the Committee on Science, Space, STEFANIK): and Ms. WATERS): and Technology.

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By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. JACKSON By Mr. BISHOP of Utah: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 LEE, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. NOR- H.R. 2945. By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: TON, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. MOORE, Ms. LOF- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2958. GREN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHA- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- KOWSKY, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEE of Cali- Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 lation pursuant to the following: fornia, Ms. OMAR, Mrs. CAROLYN B. By Mr. LIPINSKI: Art. 1, Sec. 8: ‘‘The Congress shall have MALONEY of New York, Mrs. BEATTY, H.R. 2946. Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Im- Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New Congress has the power to enact this legis- posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- York, and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor- lation pursuant to the following: vide for the common Defence and general gia): Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 Welfare of the United States.’’ H. Res. 406. A resolution supporting the ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be nec- By Mr. SWALWELL of California: goals and ideals of Menstrual Hygiene Day; essary and proper for carrying into Execu- H.R. 2959. to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in tion the foregoing Powers, and all other Congress has the power to enact this legis- addition to the Committee on Energy and Powers vested by this Constitution in the lation pursuant to the following: Commerce, for a period to be subsequently Government of the United States, or in any Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, 3, and 18 determined by the Speaker, in each case for Department of Officer thereof.’’ By Mr. LARSEN of Washington: consideration of such provisions as fall with- By Mr. CARBAJAL: H.R. 2961. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H.R. 2947. Congress has the power to enact this legis- cerned. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: By Ms. NORTON: lation pursuant to the following: As described in Article 1, Section 1 ‘‘all H. Res. 407. A resolution recognizing on ‘‘The constitutional authority of Congress legislative Powers herein granted shall be Memorial Day, May 27, 2019, the denial of full to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- vested in a Congress of the United States, participation in their Government through cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- which shall consist of a Senate and House of statehood by active duty servicemembers, tion which provides Congress with the power Representatives.’’ National Guard members, reservists, vet- to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and By Mr. WRIGHT: erans, and their families who are residents of Excises in order to provide for the general H.R. 2962. the District of Columbia; to the Committee Welfare of the United States.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- on Oversight and Reform. By Mr. RUTHERFORD: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. H.R. 2948. Article 1, Section 8 PERRY, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI): Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. WRIGHT: H. Res. 408. A resolution condemning the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2963. terrorist attack in India that tragically Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- killed 41 Indian Central Reserve Police; to Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: the Committee on Foreign Affairs. By Mr. ENGEL: Article 1, Section 8 H.R. 2949. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: f Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2964. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- STATEMENT Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: tion Article I of the Constitution and its subse- Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of By Ms. DEAN: quent amendments and further clarified and the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 2950. interpreted by the Supreme Court of the tives, the following statements are sub- Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States. mitted regarding the specific powers lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: granted to Congress in the Constitu- Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2965. Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion to enact the accompanying bill or ´ joint resolution. By Ms. BARRAGAN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2951. Article I of the Constitution and its subse- By Mrs. MCBATH: Congress has the power to enact this legis- quent amendments and further clarified and H.R. 2938. lation pursuant to the following: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1 Section 8 of the United States United States. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Article I; Section 8 of the Consitution. By Mr. RYAN: H.R. 2966. By Mrs. NAPOLITANO: H.R. 2952. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2939. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I of the Constitution and its subse- lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to quent amendments and further clarified and Amendment X to the Constitution. Section 8 of Article I of the United States interpreted by the Supreme Court of the By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Constitution.’’ United States. H.R. 2940. By Mr. RYAN: By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2953. H.R. 2967. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution, to ‘‘provide for the com- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: mon Defence and general Welfare of the ‘‘The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I of the Constitution and its subse- United States.’’ Section 8 of Article I of the United States quent amendments and further clarified and By Ms. HOULAHAN: Constitution.’’ interpreted by the Supreme Court of the H.R. 2941. By Mr. PALAZZO: United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2954. By Mr. SOTO: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2969. Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CISNEROS: provides Congress authority to raise and sup- Article 1, Section 8, of the United States H.R. 2942. port Armies and to provide and maintain a Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Navy. By Ms. ADAMS: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PALMER: H .R. 2970. Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 2955. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CISNEROS: lation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 2943. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 United States Constitution and Amendment Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CALVERT: XVI of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2956. By Mr. BIGGS: Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2971. tion lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CISNEROS: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U .S. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2944. Constitution. Article I of the U.S. Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BYRNE: By Mr. BRINDISI: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2957. H.R. 2972. Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following:

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By Mr. FOSTER: By Mr. LEWIS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2986. H.R. 2996. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: States Constitution This bill is enacted pursuant to the power This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: granted to Congress under Article I, Section granted to Congress under Article I of the H.R. 2975. 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- United States Constitution and its subse- Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution. quent amendments, and further clarified and lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. FOSTER: interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 2987. United States. United States Constitution Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LOEBSACK: By Ms. JUDY CHU of California: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2997. H.R. 2976. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Con- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Article I—Section 8: The Congress shall stitution. Constitution. have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, By Mr. GOODEN: By Mrs. LOWEY: Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and H.R. 2988. H.R. 2998. provide for the common Defense and general Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Welfare of the United States. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CICILLINE: Article One, Section Eight, Clause 18 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 2977. By Mr. GOSAR: By Mr. LUJA´ N: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2989. H.R. 2999. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: the United States. Article 1, section 8, clause 4, (the Natu- Article 1. Section 8. By Mr. CONNOLLY: ralization Clause) which gives Congress sov- By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: H.R. 2978. ereign control over immigration. In Chirac v. H.R. 3000. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Lessee of Chirac (1817), the Supreme Court Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: affirmed that the Constitution grants Con- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States gress Plenary power on immigration policy. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United Constitution Further, in Galvan v. Press (1954) the court States Constitution By Mr. CONNOLLY: found ‘‘that the formulation of policies [per- By Ms. MENG: H.R. 2979. taining to the entry of aliens and the right H.R. 3001. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to remain here] is entrusted to Congress has Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: become about as firmly imbedded in the leg- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United islative and judicial tissues of our body poli- Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution States Constitution. tic as any aspect of our government.’’ By Mr. NEAL: By Mr. CRAWFORD: Finally, in Sessions v. Dimaya (2018), when H.R. 3002. H.R. 2980. discussing the aggravated felony definition Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- in section 101(a)(43)(F) of the Immigration lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: and Nationality Act (INA), Justice Neil The constitutional authority on which this Congress has the power to enact this legis- Gorsuch issued an opinion stating, ‘‘Congress bill rests is in the power of Congress to regulation pursuant to the enumerated powers remains free at any time to add more crimes late commerce as enumerated in Article I, listed in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the to its list. It remains free, as well, to write Section 8. U.S. Constitution. a new residual clause that affords the fair By Ms. NORTON: By Mr. CUMMINGS: notice lacking here. Congress might, for ex- H.R. 3003. H.R. 2981. ample, say that a conviction for any felony Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- carrying a prison sentence of a specified lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: length opens an alien to removal. Congress clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Article 1, Section 8 has done almost exaclty this in other laws Constitution. By Mr. CUNNINGHAM: . . .’’ By Ms. OMAR: H.R. 2982. By Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: H.R. 3004. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2990. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: ‘‘The Con- lation pursuant to the following: Article. 1, Section. 1 gress shall have the power to . . . provide for Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- By Mr. PETERS: the common defense and general welfare of tion H.R. 3005. the United States’’ By Mr. GRIJALVA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: ‘‘To make H.R. 2991. lation pursuant to the following: all Laws which shall be necessary and proper Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 for carrying into Execution the foregoing lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PETERSON: Powers . . .’’ U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. H.R. 3006. By Mr. DEFAZIO: By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2983. H.R. 2992. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. POCAN: the power to make all laws necessary and Constitution H.R. 3007. proper for carrying out the powers vested in By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress) H.R. 2993. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. DESAULNIER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2984. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to By Miss RICE of New York: lation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8 of the United States Con- H.R. 3008. Article 1, Section 8. stitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. ESTES: By Mr. KING of Iowa: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2985. H.R. 2994. Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Miss RICE of New York: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3009.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- ed by this Constitution in the Government of LAWSON of Florida, Mr. EVANS, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: the United States, or in any Department or JOYCE of Ohio. Article I, Section 8, Officer thereof. H.R. 555: Mr. LIPINSKI. By Miss RICE of New York: By Mr. THORNBERRY: H.R. 586: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. HILL of Ar- H.R. 3010. H.R. 3014. kansas, and Mr. MEUSER. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 594: Mr. KENNEDY. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 621: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and Aticle I, Section 8 The constitutional authority on which this Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. By Miss RICE of New York: bill rests is the power of Congress to ‘‘pro- H.R. 647: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3011. vide for the common Defence,’’ ‘‘raise and H.R. 663: Ms. STEVENS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- support Armies,’’ ‘‘provide and maintain a H.R. 693: Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Navy,’’ and ‘‘make Rules for the Government BILIRAKIS, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. Article I, Section 8, and Regulation of the land and naval ARRINGTON, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. LEVIN of Michi- By Mr. ROUZER: Forces’’ as enumerated in Article I, section 8 gan, Mr. CASE, and Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 3012. of the United States Constitution. H.R. 721: Mr. LAMB and Mr. KIND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. TURNER: H.R. 737: Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mrs. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3015. MURPHY, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 748: Mr. THORNBERRY. Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 763: Miss RICE of New York. By Mr. STEUBE: Article I, Section 8, H.R. 776: Mr. LANGEVIN and Mr. COSTA. H.R. 3013. By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ: H.R. 803: Mr. GOLDEN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3016. H.R. 816: Mr. LAHOOD. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 847: Mr. AGUILAR and Mr. PHILLIPS. Article 1, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 864: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of The Congress shall have Power To lay and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 New York. collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- H.R. 873: Mrs. AXNE. to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 874: Mr. CORREA, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Ms. vide for the . . . general Welfare of the ´ Defence and general Welfare of the United United States; . . . SANCHEZ. H.R. 878: Mrs. CRAIG. States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises By Mr. WENSTRUP: H.R. 886: Mr. FITZPATRICK. shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 3017. H.R. 955: Mr. KIM. States; Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 959: Ms. LOFGREN. To borrow money on the credit of the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 963: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. United States; Article l, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 976: Mrs. LOWEY. To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- Constitution H.R. 988: Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. tions, and among the several States, and By Ms. WEXTON: H.R. 1011: Mr. SOTO. with the Indian Tribes; H.R. 3018. H.R. 1012: Mr. SOTO. To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1013: Mr. SOTO. ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1024: Mr. STIVERS. of Bankruptcies throughout the United Article 1 Section 8 H.R. 1044: Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. States; By Mr. YOUNG: DEMINGS, and Mr. VAN DREW. To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, H.R. 3019. H.R. 1046: Mr. PAPPAS. and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1083: Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Weights and Measures; lation pursuant to the following: and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. To provide for the Punishment of counter- Article 1, Section 9 of the Constitution H.R. 1108: Mr. YOHO, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. RUIZ, feiting the Securities and current Coin of the By Mr. YOUNG: Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. COMER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. United States; H.R. 3020. BARR, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; Congress has the power to enact this legis- LAHOOD, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. CUELLAR. To promote the Progress of Science and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1139: Mr. MORELLE and Mr. KENNEDY. useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, clauses 1, H.R. 1140: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to 2, 3 and 18 of the United States Constitution, ADAMS, Ms. WEXTON, and Mr. LANGEVIN. their respective Writings and Discoveries; Congress has the power: to lay and collect H.R. 1146: Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. To constitute Tribunals inferior to the su- taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the SWALWELL of California, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. preme Court; debts and provide for the common defense STANTON, and Mr. VARGAS. and Offenses against the Law of Nations; and general welfare of the United States; but H.R. 1153: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. To declare War, grant Letters of Marque all duties, imposts and excises shall be uni- H.R. 1154: Ms. SA´ NCHEZ and Mr. VAN DREW. and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning form throughout the United States; to bor- H.R. 1163: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. Captures on Land and Water; row money on the credit of the United H.R. 1175: Mr. CRAWFORD and Mr. BACON. To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- States; to regulate commerce with foreign H.R. 1185: Ms. ESCOBAR. priation of Money to that Use shall be for a nations, and among the several states, and H.R. 1220: Mr. GOLDEN. longer Term than two Years; with the Indian tribes; and to make all laws H.R. 1221: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. THOMPSON of To provide and maintain a Navy; which shall be necessary and proper for car- California, and Mr. LUJA´ N. To make Rules for the Government and rying into execution the foregoing powers, H.R. 1224: Ms. CHENEY, Mr. TRONE, Mr. Regulation of the land and naval Forces; and all other powers vested by this Constitu- GALLEGO, Mr. MAST, and Ms. LOFGREN. To provide for calling forth the Militia to tion in the government of the United States, H.R. 1225: Mr. FLORES, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- or in any department or officer thereof. FULCHER, and Mr. DUNCAN. surrections and repel Invasions; f H.R. 1257: Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. LURIA, To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- Mrs. MILLER, and Mrs. HARTZLER. ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1297: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. ENGEL. Part of them as may be employed in the H.R. 1309: Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. MEEKS, Service of the United States, reserving to Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolu- and Mr. SMITH of Washington. the States respectively, the Appointment of H.R. 1334: Mr. VAN DREW. the Officers, and the Authority of training tions, as follows: H.R. 1346: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and the Militia according to the discipline pre- H.R. 36: Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- Mr. DOGGETT. scribed by Congress; fornia, Ms. OMAR, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. H.R. 1396: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. To exercise exclusive Legislation in all H.R. 127: Mr. GALLEGO. BABIN, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- H.R. 220: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Washington, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession H.R. 307: Ms. WEXTON. CONNOLLY, Ms. ESCOBAR, and Ms. CASTOR of of particular States, and the acceptance of H.R. 435: Ms. JACKSON LEE. Florida. Congress, become the Seat of the Govern- H.R. 500: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. H.R. 1423: Ms. HOULAHAN. ment of the United States, and to exercise BERA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. CART- H.R. 1551: Mr. SHERMAN. like Authority over all Places purchased by WRIGHT, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. H.R. 1554: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Ms. JACKSON the Consent of the Legislature of the State DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DESAULNIER, LEE. in which the Same shall be, for the Erection Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. H.R. 1581: Mrs. MCBATH. of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, WOODALL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MOONEY of H.R. 1592: Ms. HOULAHAN. and other needful Buildings; And West Virginia, and Mr. NEWHOUSE. H.R. 1610: Mr. KIND. To make all Laws which shall be necessary H.R. 510: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H.R. 1643: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. and proper for carrying into Execution the H.R. 550: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SMITH of Wash- H.R. 1652: Mr. YARMUTH and Mr. WILSON of foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- ington, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. South Carolina.

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H.R. 1661: Mr. BYRNE. H.R. 2426: Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. H.R. 2776: Mr. SHERMAN and Ms. CLARKE of H.R. 1664: Mrs. MILLER. SCHIFF, and Mr. CHABOT. New York. H.R. 1673: Mr. STEUBE and Mr. KELLY of H.R. 2433: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. H.R. 2777: Mr. VAN DREW. Mississippi. WENSTRUP, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2790: Mr. SCALISE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, H.R. 1709: Mr. ESPAILLAT and Mr. KIND. H.R. 2439: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Mr. GOODEN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BURCHETT, H.R. 1711: Ms. OMAR and Mr. VISCLOSKY. New York. and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. H.R. 1730: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. H.R. 2442: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 2817: Mr. WEBER of Texas. BLUMENAUER, Mr. LONG, Mr. SEAN PATRICK H.R. 2443: Mrs. MILLER, Mr. COLLINS of New H.R. 2829: Mr. TRONE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MALONEY of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, York, and Mr. LUETKEMEYER. CONNOLLY, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Mrs. CRAIG. H.R. 2466: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL. ESPAILLAT, and Mr. TED LIEU of California. H.R. 1754: Mr. TRONE and Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 2474: Mr. KIM and Mr. LAMB. H.R. 2842: Mr. PERLMUTTER and Ms. NOR- H.R. 1769: Mr. ROUZER. H.R. 2476: Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 1805: Mr. GARAMENDI. TON. H.R. 2478: Mr. MULLIN, Mr. HECK, Mr. SMITH H.R. 1850: Mr. DESJARLAIS and Mr. of New Jersey, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. H.R. 2843: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HORSFORD, GIANFORTE. FITZPATRICK. and Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 1865: Mr. KIM, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. KEN- H.R. 2482: Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2850: Ms. NORTON. NEDY, Mr. ROUDA, and Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 2489: Ms. TLAIB and Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2859: Mr. GREEN of Tennessee. necticut. H.R. 2493: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. H.R. 2895: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. DELGADO. H.R. 1866: Mr. RIGGLEMAN. H.R. 2507: Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 1872: Mr. KING of Iowa. H.R. 2902: Mr. HORSFORD. H.R. 1873: Ms. STEFANIK and Mr. HECK. H.R. 2508: Mrs. MILLER and Mrs. RODGERS H.R. 2925: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 1878: Mr. COX of California, Mr. LEVIN of Washington. H.R. 2929: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. H.R. 2521: Mr. BEYER. of Michigan, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. MOONEY of West Vir- H.R. 2528: Mr. LAMB, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. CISNEROS, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. ginia and Ms. SCHRIER. CLARKE of New York, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. KING H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. LEVIN of California and JACKSON LEE, Ms. STEVENS, and Mr. FOSTER. of New York. Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H.R. 1882: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. MUCARSEL- H.R. 2540: Mr. VAN DREW. H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. MEUSER, POWELL, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. DAVID H.R. 2554: Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. ROUZER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. POSEY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 2569: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. ´ MCCLINTOCK, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, H.R. 1923: Mr. FITZPATRICK. QUIGLEY, Ms. BARRAGAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BANKS, Mr. H.R. 1959: Mr. GOSAR. Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. BUDD, H.R. 1965: Mr. SAN NICOLAS. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. ALMER LORES ELLY H.R. 1975: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. SWALWELL of California, Mr. KIM, Mr. LIPIN- Mr. P , Mr. F , Mr. K of Mis- H.R. 1976: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. SKI, and Ms. MCCOLLUM. sissippi, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. H.R. 2010: Mr. SPANO and Mrs. HARTZLER. H.R. 2577: Mr. PAPPAS. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. H.R. 2041: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 2635: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H. Res. 23: Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. COURTNEY, H.R. 2046: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 2651: Mr. MCGOVERN. and Ms. KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 2062: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2660: Mr. LYNCH, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. DEFA- H. Res. 54: Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2081: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. ZIO, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H. Res. 78: Ms. LOFGREN. ASCRELL H.R. 2086: Mr. P . Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. H. Res. 219: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 2090: Mr. KIND. BASS, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. FOSTER, H. Res. 246: Mrs. ROBY, Mr. PALMER, Mr. H.R. 2149: Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. NORTON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. KAPTUR, CONNOLLY, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, and Ms. Mr. MOOLENAAR. Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CISNEROS, and MATSUI. H.R. 2174: Mr. LONG, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. SIRES. H. Res. 255: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. SMITH of Missouri. H.R. 2662: Ms. SA´ NCHEZ. H.R. 2178: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. WILSON H. Res. 257: Ms. DEGETTE and Ms. LEE of H.R. 2678: Ms. NORTON and Ms. SCHA- of South Carolina. California. KOWSKY. H.R. 2208: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H. Res. 285: Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CICILLINE, H.R. 2692: Ms. DEGETTE. H.R. 2256: Mr. SCHNEIDER and Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. COSTA, Mr. KEVIN H.R. 2698: Mr. WALTZ and Ms. DAVIDS of H.R. 2271: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. HERN of Oklahoma, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. POCAN, Kansas. H.R. 2293: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. H.R. 2700: Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. BOST, and Mr. H.R. 2349: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. WENSTRUP, MEADOWS. H.R. 2353: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Ms. WILD, Mr. Mr. SIRES, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. WITT- H.R. 2701: Ms. HILL of California. LYNCH, Ms. OMAR, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. TLAIB, MAN, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. H.R. 2711: Mr. NEGUSE. Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, WALBERG, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of H.R. 2720: Ms. HILL of California. and Ms. PRESSLEY. New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 2741: Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 2354: Ms. DEGETTE. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 2742: Mr. BABIN. H.R. 2382: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. HIGGINS of New H.R. 2744: Mr. SHERMAN. NADLER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. SCHA- York. KOWSKY, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illi- H.R. 2747: Mr. RASKIN, Ms. WEXTON, and H. Res. 289: Mr. TRONE. nois, and Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. LIPINSKI. H. Res. 338: Mr. LAHOOD. H.R. 2397: Mr. MORELLE and Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 2770: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SEAN PATRICK H.R. 2402: Mr. SIRES. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. TORRES of Cali- H. Res. 344: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2408: Mr. MULLIN and Mr. SEAN PAT- fornia, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. H. Res. 392: Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. NORTON, RICK MALONEY of New York. GIBBS. Mr. PAYNE, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. LIPIN- H.R. 2420: Mr. LUJA´ N. H.R. 2771: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. TIPTON. SKI. H.R. 2424: Mr. ROUDA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. H.R. 2774: Mr. BERA and Ms. NORTON. H. Res. 398: Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. PINGREE, and H.R. 2775: Mr. SOTO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, and RESCHENTHALER, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Ms. TLAIB. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. MCKINLEY.

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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 No. 87 Senate (Legislative day of Wednesday, May 22, 2019)

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m., on the appoint the Honorable THOM TILLIS, a Sen- in combat in Afghanistan and Syria, expiration of the recess, and was called ator from the State of North Carolina, to all those stationed in the Middle East to order by the Honorable THOM TILLIS, perform the duties of the Chair. who are threatened by Iran, and those a Senator from the State of North CHUCK GRASSLEY, holding the line in Asia against the President pro tempore. Carolina. threats from North Korea. f Mr. TILLIS thereupon assumed the We are tremendously grateful for our Chair as Acting President pro tempore. PRAYER military’s efforts these last 18 years to f keep America safe from terrorism and The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME their ongoing work to combat al-Qaida, fered the following prayer: fight ISIS, and to help stabilize Af- Let us pray. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Eternal God, who rules the raging of ghanistan. pore. Under the previous order, the Of course, I am particularly mindful the sea, we come to You with our im- leadership time is reserved. perfections, depending on Your prom- of the members of the Kentucky Na- f ises to keep us from stumbling or slip- tional Guard and the many soldiers of ping. Speak to us as we seek to be Your RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Kentucky-based Active-Duty units who LEADER are deployed in harm’s way. instruments during these challenging In light of the recent intelligence, we times. Let Your infinite wisdom pro- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- are also keenly aware of the critical vide for the deepest needs of our Sen- pore. The majority leader is recog- role our military is playing at this ators. Give them strength from Your nized. very moment to deter Iranian aggres- celestial bounty to manage the min- f sion. utes and hours of this day in a way MEMORIAL DAY The administration engaged Mem- that pleases You. Lord, let the pres- bers of Congress earlier this week to ence of Your peace sustain them as Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, brief us on the growing threat and de- they face the myriad difficulties of the Monday, of course, is Memorial Day. tail the steps the administration is work You have called for them to do. Americans will take time out of our or- taking to address it. Call forth from them their best as they dinary routine and busy lives to re- I am grateful our U.S. military has seek a closer walk with You. member the men and women who paid already taken proven steps to improve We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen. the ultimate price for the security of the posture of our forces so they are f our Nation and the liberty we cherish. ready to defend our servicemembers, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE We mourn every young American military vessels, and diplomatic facili- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge whose sacrifice has furthered the cause ties and deter attacks by Iran or its of Allegiance, as follows: of our founding ideals, and we acknowl- proxies all across the region. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the edge in a special way the Gold Star Nobody wants a conflict with Iran. United States of America, and to the Repub- families they leave behind—parents, We have heard clearly from the Presi- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, spouses, and children whose grief is dent and his senior advisers that the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. only matched by the facts of a grateful administration’s objective is to deter f Nation. Iran from engaging in threatening acts APPOINTMENT OF ACTING As President Reagan said one Memo- that increase the risk of such a con- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE rial Day, across the river at Arlington: flict. ‘‘Today is the day we put aside to re- We all know that, particularly when The PRESIDING OFFICER. The member fallen heroes and to pray that dealing with hostile actors, peace is a clerk will please read a communication no heroes will ever have to die for us function of strength. So it is essential to the Senate from the President pro again.’’ that even amid other partisan political tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). So while this day is a day for hon- The legislative clerk read the fol- disagreements, we remain one unified oring and remembering, in particular, lowing letter: Nation. America must give Iran no rea- our fallen heroes, it is natural that our son—no reason—to misjudge our re- U.S. SENATE, thoughts also turn to the brave men solve. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, and women who are currently serving. Whatever disputes my colleagues Washington, DC, May 23, 2019. To the Senate: I am thinking of the service men and may have with the administration Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, women who are defending our country about other issues, I hope we can avoid of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby overseas and especially those engaged politicizing any differences about this

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I look forward backed attacks over many years on our on a bicameral and bipartisan, nego- to working with each of our colleagues Embassy in Baghdad or the murder of tiated solution that could become law to make it a reality and fight back Ambassador Chris Stevens in Benghazi. for the American people. against the scourge of addiction among We are grateful for the talent and the f America’s young people. hard work they have deployed—often, I suggest the absence of a quorum. hand in hand with our military—to ad- TOBACCO-FREE YOUTH ACT The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- vance American interests, preserve Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, ear- pore. The clerk will call the roll. peace, prevent miscalculation, and lier this week, Senator KAINE and I in- The legislative clerk proceeded to deter conflict. I know I speak for all of troduced new legislation to raise the call the roll. my colleagues when I say I hope their national minimum age for purchasing Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I efforts are heeded. tobacco products to 21. Now, it has gen- ask unanimous consent that the order f erated some attention that Senators for the quorum call be rescinded. from Kentucky and Virginia—States The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. SENATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA with some connection to tobacco farm- HYDE-SMITH). Without objection, it is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on ing and production—are sponsoring so ordered. a different matter, as I stated, the Sen- this legislation, but, as I said Monday, f ate will not adjourn this week until we Kentucky farmers don’t want their have voted on legislation to deliver children forming nicotine addictions in RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY long, overdue relief funding for com- middle school or high school any more LEADER munities that have been hit hard by than anyone else. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The natural disasters. Well, it turns out a lot of people Democratic leader is recognized. None of my colleagues need to hear across the country feel the same way f me recite yet again why action in this we do. We have already seen more than area is such an important priority and a dozen experts, advocates, and public DISASTER RELIEF why it is so urgently needed. It is a health groups come to rally around our Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, shame that this overdue subject has legislation. One such organization said there is a lot of partisan squabbling been allowed to languish for so long that the proposal would ‘‘support that goes on around here. We all know due to extraneous questions and, frank- smoking prevention among a popu- that. Some of it is to be expected. After ly, partisan small-ball. lation that is particularly susceptible all, our parties have real disagreements Wildfire victims in the Western to addiction, whose brains are still de- about policy and the direction in which States don’t want to hear about House veloping, and among whom nicotine we think the country should go. Democrats’ various disagreements with use can have long-term developmental But there are a few issues that are the White House on a variety of issues. harms.’’ too important to get caught up in the They simply want the relief they need When you consider the design of our typical partisan back-and-forth—a few and have been waiting for. approach, it is hardly surprising that fundamental responsibilities that we The same goes for the flooded Mid- leading voices in this area are lining up must fulfill as a governing body. west, the hurricane-ravaged Southeast, with enthusiasm. It is practical, it is One of those responsibilities where and the Kentuckians I myself rep- within our reach, and it can become there has always been bipartisan agree- resent. They don’t want to hear about law. Our legislation simply works from ment has been disaster relief. Hurri- more Washington difficulties. They the foundation of existing law. We take canes, fires, and floods don’t hit only want an outcome. the existing mechanisms that are in Republicans or only Democrats. They And, of course, everyone is well Federal statute today to enforce the 18- hit Americans of all stripes. We must aware that we have an ongoing human- year minimum standard and replace come together to provide relief for ev- itarian crisis on our southern border ‘‘18’’ with ‘‘21.’’ It is simple, it is erybody. and that our Federal Government straightforward, and it builds on what After holding up disaster relief on be- needs more resources to deal with it. we know works. half of the President, who demanded we Even the New York Times editorial Not only does this approach stream- shortchange Puerto Rico, Republicans board wrote a few weeks ago: line implementation for addressing a finally came around a few weeks ago As resources are strained and the system widely acknowledged public health cri- and agreed with a disaster relief bill buckles, the misery grows. Something needs sis, but it also preserves the freedom of that would provide relief to everyone. to be done. Soon. individual States to go even further in Let me repeat. We have an agreement That is the New York Times. their efforts to protect vulnerable right now on where and how to provide The editorial went on: youth. Yet it ensures States cannot relief for Americans in the Midwest, in [T]he program that deals with unaccom- enact anything less protective than the the South, in the West, and in the Ter- panied minors is expected to run dry next Federal T21 standard. ritories. Chairman SHELBY and Vice month. . . . Democrats need to find a way to As I said earlier in the week, all Chairman LEAHY have worked in good provide money for adequate shelter. youth below the age of 21 deserve the faith to reach that compromise. The That is the New York Times. same protections from the public House will accept it. Chairman LOWEY And here was the title of the edi- health crisis of nicotine addiction. and Ranking Member GRANGER also torial, believe it or not: ‘‘Congress, Anyone who actually reads our bill will have agreed to this disaster relief Give Trump His Border Money.’’ That see that our intentions are clear and package. So there is a package of dis- is in the New York Times. above reproach. Partisan griping will aster relief that is ready to go. So on all these matters, it is past not save lives, nor will it prevent even Unfortunately, that agreement has time—way past time to bring these ne- more middle schoolers from yielding to become entangled with extraneous gotiations to a close. potentially deadly addiction. As one issues. However important these other I thank Chairman SHELBY and all of advocate put it, ‘‘Every extra day it issues may be, we have an obligation to our colleagues whose leadership has takes to put this important legislation get this disaster relief package over brought a bipartisan and bicameral so- into effect is an opportunity for thou- the finish line before the congressional lution this close to the finish line—this sands more kids to access a tobacco Memorial Day work period. close. I implore our counterparts in the product that can damage their devel- Ranking Member LEAHY and I would House and my colleagues in this Cham- oping brains.’’ like to make it clear to my friend the

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Leave sight; President Clinton didn’t like lieve we need to rebuild existing infra- them for another day. oversight; President H.W. Bush didn’t structure—the roads, bridges, ports, Democrats are willing to work hard like oversight; President Reagan didn’t and sewers. We need to build the infra- to expedite consideration of that agree- like oversight. But none of them, Dem- structure of tomorrow, such as wind, ment. We are ready to work with our ocrat or Republican, said: I am going solar, a new power grid, and broadband Republican colleagues to pass it as to stop the government from func- for rural and inner city America. quickly as possible. tioning. I am going to refuse to help We believe our next investment in in- I understand that there is some dis- hundreds of millions of Americans who frastructure must be substantial. We cussion going on in the House, but if need help in one way or another be- believe we can pay for it without ask- we can’t come to an agreement this cause I don’t like Congress fulfilling its ing the middle class to shoulder the morning on the extraneous issues that constitutional responsibility. burden. the House is discussing, we should set The bottom line is simple. The Presi- We believe a new 21st century infra- those issues to the side. We should pass dent was merely looking for any ex- structure program is one of the very the disaster agreement as is and return cuse, however inelegant, however best ways to create millions of long- to those unrelated issues at a later transparent, to wriggle out of working term, good-paying jobs, to boost our date. The people of the Midwest, of the with Democrats on a much needed in- economy, and to help combat climate South, of the West, and of the Terri- frastructure bill. change. tories have waited long enough. They Nothing about yesterday’s meeting So I say to my Republican colleagues have waited long enough. at the White House changes the fact in the Senate: Despite the President’s There are millions of Americans still that we have serious infrastructure de- unwillingness to work on anything recovering from having their homes demands in our country. Nothing about that benefits the American people, ac- stroyed, their crops devastated, their yesterday’s meeting changes the fact cording to him, let’s move forward on property burnt. They have waited for that a substantial investment in infra- an infrastructure bill. Let’s put to- relief for too long already. They are structure can boost our economy, put clamoring for it. They have said to gether a large, strong, well-funded, and millions of Americans to work, create Congress: Put aside your differences clean infrastructure bill. green jobs and green energy sources, and get something done. The plan that Members of both sides should want and meet the ever-growing demands of I outlined will do just that—put aside the opportunity to work on something the new 21st century. the differences and get something done. that will benefit every constituency in We came to the meeting with the Whether it is the President or Mem- every State in America. Members bers of the House or Senate—Democrat President with serious intentions to should want to tell the American peo- or Republican—who want to add extra- work with him on a large bipartisan ple that they are working to bring jobs neous issues, step aside at least for this bill. He had asked the night before in to their States, broadband to rural and time. Let’s get it done. Let’s not delay his letter where we wanted to put the underserved urban communities, to any longer. money. I brought to him a 35-page prowork together to improve the economy posal with ideas on how to craft one. and the environment with a clean, f We talked about what needs to be done: green infrastructure bill. There is no INFRASTRUCTURE repairing and rebuilding our old roads reason why the Senate should not pur- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, on and bridges, water and sewer, building sue a bipartisan infrastructure bill. infrastructure, yesterday, as everyone a power grid so that we can bring clean Congress has taken the lead before. knows, Speaker PELOSI and I met with energy from the parts of the country Congress can take the lead again, no the President and a group of other Sen- blessed with wind and sun to other matter what the President does. Just ators and Congress Members to discuss parts of the country in need of energy, because President Trump doesn’t want the prospects for a bipartisan infra- dealing with infrastructure in a way to lead doesn’t mean that our work on structure bill. that creates broadband for all of the infrastructure is over—not by a long We went to the meeting with high rural and inner city homes that don’t shot. hopes. The President, 3 weeks earlier, have it, creating green jobs, encour- I yield the floor. had said he would be willing to do a $2 aging electric and other kinds of vehi- I suggest the absence of a quorum. trillion infrastructure bill and tell us cles that will reduce the output of car- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The how we would pay for it. Unfortu- bon into the air, and creating much clerk will call the roll. nately, it was a very short meeting. more energy-efficient homes and The senior assistant legislative clerk The President walked out after a few schools. proceeded to call the roll. minutes with the paltry excuse that he There are many demands. It was a Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask would not work to get things done for comprehensive proposal. The President unanimous consent that the order for Americans unless Congress abdicated might not agree with all of it, but we the quorum call be rescinded. its constitutional duty to provide over- were there, prepared to roll up our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sight of the executive branch. sleeves, work, and come up with a plan. objection, it is so ordered. His motives were transparent. He Unfortunately, the President had no f knows darn well that these investiga- plan. Despite his promise 3 weeks ear- tions should and will go forward. He lier that he would have a plan, he had HEALTHCARE had nothing to say on infrastructure. It none. Two nights before, he had said: Mr. THUNE. Madam President, if you was typical of the President. He boasts Well, let’s not discuss infrastructure have a leak in your sink or a dripping that he wants to do something and until we discuss USMCA and NAFTA. pipe in the bathroom, you generally fix then has no followthrough. This admin- Then, that morning, he didn’t even it yourself or call a plumber to fix the istration has become an erratic, helter- take a seat. He stood up, obviously agi- problem. You don’t look at your other- skelter, get-nothing-done administra- tated, and said that the investigations wise functioning house and decide to tion. Even on infrastructure, where were wrong and stalked out. raze it to the ground because of the there is usually bipartisan agreement, We left the meeting disappointed in plumbing issue. But that is basically he couldn’t even come to the table and both the President’s decision and de- what Democrats want to do with our talk. He had to throw a temper tan- meanor. But America can be assured healthcare system. trum and walk out. that Democrats will try to find ways to Our healthcare system certainly isn’t Presidents throughout our history move the ball forward on this impor- perfect, but our system also has plenty have worked with the other party tant issue of roads, bridges, broadband, of positive things going for it: high-

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By 2015, dur- problems with our system and to pre- clerk will call the roll. ing the Obama administration, the serve what is working, but that is not The senior assistant legislative clerk abortion rate in the United States was what Democrats want to do. proceeded to call the roll. at its lowest level since Roe v. Wade Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I ask Democrats want to destroy our cur- became law. In fact, if you were to just unanimous consent that the order for rent system and replace it with a sin- measure it by the data, you could the quorum call be rescinded. gle, one-size-fits-all, government-run The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without argue that the Obama administration’s program known as Medicare for All. objection, it is so ordered. years were the most pro-life period What will that mean for Americans? since Roe v. Wade. Paying more and waiting longer for f Why has this happened? worse care. ABORTION While there are a number of reasons, Medicare for All is estimated to cost Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I rise the most important one is this: The $32 trillion or more over 10 years. That to speak about the recent uptick in rate of unplanned pregnancies is de- is more money than the Federal Gov- State efforts to criminalize abortion. creasing. Teen pregnancies are decreas- ernment has spent in the last 8 years, These proposals, which have been ing. If the number of unplanned preg- combined, on everything. One Medicare passed in eight States just this year nancies goes down, the abortion rate expert estimates that doubling the and that have been proposed in many goes down. There is a direct connection amount of individual and corporate in- others, impose harsh criminal penalties between unplanned pregnancies and the come tax collected would not be on women who have abortions or on abortion rate. enough to cover the cost of Medicare doctors who terminate pregnancies. So here is the strategy that should for All. I don’t know about the Demo- The laws deny women the freedom to unite everyone: Reduce the number of crats, but I don’t know too many fami- make their own healthcare choices. unplanned pregnancies. Could anyone lies who can afford to have their tax Therefore, they clearly violate the con- be against that? Reduce the number of bills double. stitutional protections established in unplanned pregnancies. Yet it is not just higher taxes. Medi- Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases. In The good news is that we know how care for All would eliminate Ameri- fact, many of the proponents of these to do it. When women have better ac- cans’ healthcare choices. laws openly advertise them as being cess to affordable healthcare, including Don’t like the one-size-fits-all gov- part of a strategy to get the U.S. Su- better access to contraception and bet- ernment healthcare plan? Too bad. You preme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade ter access to comprehensive sex edu- will not have any other option. Private and to return to the days when States cation, the number of unplanned preg- and employer-sponsored healthcare used the criminal law to punish women nancies goes down, and the number of will be a thing of the past. Your only and doctors for contraception and abor- abortions drops. We know that more choice will be the government’s plan. tion. women have access to healthcare and Your treatment choices will also be Abortion is a contentious issue. Peo- contraception today than in the past. limited. If the government will not ple feel so strongly about it. I under- The passage of the Affordable Care Act want to pay for a particular cancer stand that. I feel strongly about it, too. and the 36 States that have expanded treatment, for example, you will be out It can sometimes appear that there is Medicaid have provided millions of of luck. There will be no switching of little common ground between people women with healthcare, so many of an insurer to a better carrier. Unless who call themselves pro-choice and whom didn’t have it before, including you have tens or hundreds of thousands people who call themselves pro-life, but preventive care and contraception ac- of dollars lying around to cover that there is common ground among so cess. treatment option entirely out-of-pock- many of us. For example, Americans Comprehensive sex education for et, you are going to go without. with many different views on abortion young people also equips them with in- Then, of course, there are the long overwhelmingly believe that Roe v. formation that is necessary to avoid wait times that are a hallmark of so- Wade should remain the law of the unplanned pregnancies. Some young cialized medicine. Patients in Canada land. More than 70 percent of Ameri- people decide to delay becoming sexu- and the United Kingdom, both of which cans support the decision and believe it ally active, and that is great. Some have government-run healthcare sys- shouldn’t be overturned. make better choices about contracep- tems, face tremendous wait times for People understand that, whatever tion to avoid pregnancy, and that is care. It can take up to a year to get a they think about abortion for them- helpful. So education is a key factor as medical procedure in Canada—one of selves and their own families, they do well. Whatever we call ourselves—pro- the reasons you hear so many stories not believe the State should make the choice, pro-life, or anything—if we about Canadians coming to the United decision for every woman. Women want to keep reducing unplanned preg- States for care. Imagine having to wait should be able to make their own deci- nancies and, thereby, reducing the a year for your child to get a needed sions about pregnancy, contraception, abortion rate, guess what. We know surgery. That is the kind of thing that and abortion without State inter- just how to do it: Make sure kids get parents can look forward to under ference, and appropriate regulation of comprehensive sex education so they Medicare for All. abortion, just as of other medical pro- can make more responsible choices, As I said earlier, there are, undoubt- cedures, especially late in a pregnancy and keep working to expand edly, parts of our healthcare system when a fetus could survive independ- healthcare, including access to contra- that can be improved, and the Repub- ently, is allowable as long as the life ception for women. This is the compas- licans are, in fact, currently working and health of the mother receive care- sionate way to bring down the abortion on legislation to increase access to af- ful protection. rate. It supports women, trusts their fordable medication and to address the In addition to the support for Roe v. decisions, and succeeds in reducing un- issue of surprise billing, but the solu- Wade, there is also common ground planned pregnancies. tion is not to destroy our current sys- based on data about strategies that Yet here is something that puzzles tem and force people to pay more for work, and I want to offer a common- me. The GOP legislators all across this less choice and worse care. ground perspective on this issue. There country have generally opposed, quite The Democrats’ ideology has outrun is a way to dramatically reduce abor- bitterly, those proven strategies, and their common sense. The Republicans tion in this country that both pro-life so have many in the pro-life commu- are committed to improving America’s and pro-choice should embrace. It is a nity. The GOP has fought the Afford- healthcare system and preserving strategy of compassion. Let me start able Care Act every step of the way, Americans’ healthcare choices. I hope with a noteworthy fact that is almost and it now stands squarely behind the the Democrats will abandon their plan never mentioned. effort to repeal the act entirely and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23MY6.004 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3069 strip healthcare away from millions of laws don’t bring about a culture of and have in the last 25 years the worst women. compassion. They succeed only in de- incidence of maternal mortality in civ- The GOP fights against contracep- monizing women, robbing them of their ilized countries around the world? tion access. Many in the GOP fight dignity, and intruding upon the most More women are dying in the United against comprehensive sex education. private aspects of their lives, and they States giving birth today than 25 years Instead, they push abstinence-only sex demonize the doctors who care for ago. Whether you are pro-life or proeducation curricula that doesn’t work. these women. choice, wouldn’t you agree this should If the GOP succeeds in killing the ACA Do Americans want a society that la- be a high priority of our government— and in reducing contraception access, bels women’s healthcare choices as both parties—to reduce maternal mor- the number of unplanned pregnancies criminal? No. tality here in the United States? will increase, and the abortion rate Is there any proof that criminal pen- I might add that infant mortality is will increase. How is that pro-life? alties for abortion will reduce un- still unacceptable in the United States. The GOP is now embracing a dif- planned pregnancies? No. The rate of it is unacceptable. ferent strategy—making women and Is there any proof that criminal pen- Couldn’t we agree, pro-life and pro- doctors criminals. This is the key uni- alties for abortion will reduce the num- choice, to come together behind those fying cruelty to these recent State ber of abortions? No. two? laws. GOP-controlled States are racing That is what I mean about the choice I am a cosponsor of a bill introduced to see who can have the cruelest crimi- we face as a society. We can pursue a by Congresswoman ROBIN KELLY of Illi- nal laws—a complete ban on abortion path of compassion toward women and nois that she aptly entitled the at 8 weeks of pregnancy. No, how about be secure in the knowledge that better ‘‘MOMMA Act,’’ which will try to deal a complete ban on abortion at 6 weeks health and contraception access and with maternal mortality issues, par- of pregnancy? comprehensive sex education will re- ticularly as they relate to women of In Alabama, there is a ban from the duce unplanned pregnancies and abor- color. And the irony, the surprise is second the pregnancy begins, from the tions, or we can pursue the path of that when you read the data, the inci- second there is a fetus in utero, and criminalizing women’s decisions with dence of maternal mortality among there are no exceptions to someone there being no evidence that the strat- women of color does not track with who is the victim of rape or incest. egy will have the effect of reducing un- poverty and education. It is a racial Think about that. Alabama forces a 13- planned pregnancies and abortions. issue for reasons that are hard to ex- year-old who was raped or was the vic- I have focused most of my attention plain, but she addresses it, and I have tim of incest to bear a criminal’s child on the issue of unplanned pregnancies. joined her in that effort. under pain of criminal prosecution and Of course, some planned pregnancies The other point I would like to make punishment—imprisonment—for the end in abortion, too. Most often, these is this: My colleague from Virginia has talked about efforts in State legisla- doctor. pregnancies involve severe maternal or Wait. Let’s get tougher still. tures that have gone to extremes. What severe fetal health issues that are emo- In Georgia, women who terminate I call the Alabama two-step is the sec- tional and tragic for all involved. Cer- pregnancies could receive life in prison ond step in that process. under a bill that was recently signed tainly, compassion toward these fami- We spend our time day after day, by the Georgia Governor. There is lies and not criminal prosecution is the week after week putting men and some confusion here. Prosecutors argue right answer. This question—do we use women on the bench who were proposed about whether the technical language a compassionate strategy to reduce un- by the Trump administration and would subject a woman who has an planned pregnancies or do we crim- pushed through as quickly as possible abortion to a first-degree murder inalize women’s decisions?—is the fun- by the Republicans in the Senate who, charge. The sponsor of the bill, now damental difference between the Na- frankly, are waiting for the day when that it has been signed, is back- tion’s two political parties on this very they will have a chance to endorse, ap- pedaling, saying he only intended for important issue right now. prove these statutes my colleague has I am firmly in the camp of compas- women to be prosecuted under a sepa- described, which are extreme by any sion. If we support women and trust rate criminal abortion statute that definition. That, to me, is problematic women, we can keep making signifi- carries a maximum sentence of 10 and troublesome for us as a nation, cant progress toward a goal we should years. He apparently believes that sub- that we are moving toward that possi- all share: fewer unplanned pregnancies jecting women to 10-year prison sen- bility. tences rather than to life sentences for and fewer abortions. I see that the Senator from South murder is merciful and lenient. No I yield the floor. Dakota is on floor, and I believe he has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- woman exercising her constitutional a request to make. right to make her own healthcare deci- ator from Illinois. I would like to ask unanimous con- sions should be threatened with a pris- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, let sent, after his request, to be recognized on sentence of even 1 day. me say how much I agree with the Sen- again. The GOP could go further. ator from Virginia. I endorse com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A Texas bill filed last month would pletely what he said. I would make one objection, it is so ordered. have allowed the death penalty—cap- amendment. Instead of just the com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ital punishment—for a woman who passion approach versus the criminal ator from South Dakota. approach, it is the commonsense ap- seeks an abortion. The bill failed, but f the bill wasn’t a surprise from the proach versus the criminal approach as party whose President admitted during well. UNANIMOUS CONSENT his campaign that a woman who has an I do believe that the point has been AGREEMENT—S. 151 abortion must suffer a punishment. made and demonstrated by what my Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask So the GOP’s strategy is for more colleague said here and what he has unanimous consent that at 12:45 p.m. criminal laws, more prosecutions, and said in previous meetings that when we today, the Senate proceed to legisla- more sentences—put more women in invest in family planning and sex edu- tive session to consider Calendar No. prison, and put more doctors in prison. cation and good healthcare for women, 94, S. 151; I further ask that the com- We already have the highest incarcer- we have fewer unplanned pregnancies mittee-reported substitute amendment ation in the world—five times higher and fewer abortions, period. Those poli- be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be than Canada’s and 70 percent higher cies that militate against that just in- read a third time, and the Senate vote than Russia’s. Guess what. So many of crease the likelihood of abortion. on passage of the bill, as amended, with these GOP proposals would push us Let me also add something that I no intervening action or debate; fi- even further, and the next big group think pro-life and pro-choice should nally, that if passed, the motions to re- going behind bars could be women and agree to come to terms with in unity. consider be considered made and laid doctors. How in the world can we live in a coun- upon the table. These criminal laws don’t bring try—the United States of America— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there about a culture of life. These criminal with all its wealth and all its expertise, objection?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23MY6.006 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3070 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 Without objection, it is so ordered. with Iran? The President has been travel around the State of Illinois and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- equivocal in trying to explain it, but other parts of this country, I find no ator from Illinois. his National Security Advisor, John sentiment for the United States to en- f Bolton, has not. John Bolton is a hawk. gage in another war at this moment in His position and his posture when it IRAN our history. I also find most people becomes to military confrontation was so lieving that the provocative and Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I see controversial that in a previous admin- confrontational efforts of the Trump another colleague on the floor, so I will istration, he was denied the position of administration are drawing us nearer make my comments brief. Ambassador to the United Nations be- to that day. We had a briefing this week in a cause of statements he had made. Now So we leave now for a week. We will room in the Capitol that the public is he is the top national security advisor be back, but what will happen in the 7 not allowed to enter; it is called the to the President of the United States. or 8 days we are gone? I worry about SCIF. It was a briefing that is given to He has written articles pleading for that based on the briefings we have Members of the Senate of top-secret, confrontation with Iran on a military been given and the appetite of John classified information. It related to the basis. Bolton and others in this administra- situation in which we now find our- Rumors fly out of the Pentagon—this tion to move us into war. selves in relation to Iran. morning’s Washington Post suggestion We should not invade Iran. We should It was troubling to hear the com- that we are already sending 10,000 more not engage in another invasion in the ments being made by the leaders of the military advisors into the region; a Middle East. We should not subject Trump administration—the Secretary rumor 2 weeks ago that there was a America’s young men and young of Defense and the Secretary of State, contingency plan for 120,000 American as well as military leaders and leaders women to the possibility of military troops. I might add that the Secretary service in another war that can go on in the intelligence community. of Defense, in my office this morning, You see, what we are engaging in in indefinitely. There are better ways to denied both of these, but the fact is, deal with this. Let’s rely on diplomacy the United States is a confrontation more and more information is tum- with Iran. We are moving toward that. and direct negotiation. Let’s work with bling out about a confrontation with our allies to bring a peaceable result It started with this President’s insist- Iran. ence that the United States step away here and to stop activity which we I will tell you that some of us—a know Iran is engaged in which is objec- from a treaty entered into by the handful of us in the Senate—were here Obama administration to stop the de- tionable. It can be done short of inva- on the Senate floor when we debated sion, short of military force, and short velopment of nuclear weapons in Iran. and voted on a war in Iraq. It was 18 What President Obama succeeded in of war. years ago. We were given information I yield the floor. doing over many years of diplomatic by the Bush administration and par- effort was to come to the table with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ticularly Vice President Cheney about ator from Oregon. Iran—an enemy of the United States on the danger of Iraq to the United States many fronts—and to reach an agree- Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I of America, to the point where a vote give heartfelt thanks to my colleague ment where there would be inter- came to the floor, and the Senate ap- national inspectors with free access to from Illinois for bringing the experi- proved an invasion of Iraq. ence of his service in the Senate and Iran to make certain they did not de- I remember that night. I remember it his deliberate study of the challenges velop nuclear weapons. We believed— well. Twenty-three of us—one Repub- of international affairs to bear on the the world believed that Iran with nu- lican and twenty-two Democrats— gravity of the current situation where clear weapons would be a danger to the joined together in voting no. It may a policy has brought us to the brink of region, a danger to our ally Israel, and have been the most important and conflict and we have no confidence that even a danger to the United States. maybe the best vote I believe I ever there is wise judgment being exercised The coalition put together by Presi- cast as a Member of the Senate. dent Obama was nothing short of re- It was a foreign policy mistake to in- at this moment to ensure that there is markable. You wouldn’t be surprised to vade Iraq. What followed was a trag- not a war. learn the coalition included the United edy. We have spent billions and billions I thank him for sharing the journey Kingdom, our traditional ally, but it of American taxpayers’ dollars in that that he has been a part of and that this also included Germany, France, the country. We have lost over 4,000 Amer- Chamber has been part of and ringing European Union, Russia, and China. ican lives in Iraq, and over 30,000 or the alarm bell that at this moment, we Russia and China. All came to the 40,000 came home with serious injuries, have two key foreign policy advisors— table and agreed on it. including my colleague in the Senate, our Secretary of State and our Na- Did it work? International inspectors Senator TAMMY DUCKWORTH. We have tional Security Advisor—who prefer came and reported to Members of Con- paid so dearly for that mistake. weapons over agreements, who have gress over and over that there were no The weapons of mass destruction we driven a strategy of maximum pressure locked doors, no areas where access were sent in to destroy did not exist. designed to make life extraordinarily was denied, and that they could say What was told to the American people difficult in Iran, to undo all the inter- with virtual certainty that Iran was about the danger of Iraq was false— national work of the previous years to living up to the terms of this agree- false. We are still there today, 18 years end the nuclear program in that coun- ment. later, as we are in Afghanistan—the try, and who are talking as if a conflict So what did this President, President two longest wars in the history of the somewhere—maybe an Iranian militia Trump, decide to do? He canceled U.S. United States of America. Is there any- in Iraq—should be a trigger to a mas- participation in the agreement. Why? one who believed when we voted on the sive war, which is why we are so wor- Why would he believe that the develop- Senate floor that we were voting for ried about leaving this Chamber for ment of nuclear weapons in Iran is in the longest war in the history of the even a day. the best interest of anyone? Yet he did. United States? I thank him for raising his voice and He followed that with even more pro- Now this administration, the Trump sharing his experience. vocative efforts in relation to Iran administration, is tempted to draw us f when it came to categorizing the Revo- into another war in the Middle East. TRIBUTE TO LOUIE RECKFORD lutionary Guard as a terrorist organi- The question is whether Members of zation—a step that moved even closer the Senate and the House of Represent- Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I to provocation and confrontation. And atives will abide by the constitutional come to the floor because I am losing a then, of course, we decided to send our responsibility and demand that the key member of my foreign policy team own military closer in to Iran itself. A American people, through our voices, who has wrestled with the issues of the carrier group was dispatched to that have something to say about this deci- Middle East and who has been engaged region. sion. in the dialogue and conversation about What is behind all this? Why is it If the American people are ready for a smart policy to end nuclear prolifera- that we are escalating the situation a war in Iran, I would be shocked. As I tion.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23MY6.007 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3071 I can tell you that it is always, for Thank you, Madam President. So here we are, 5 months later—5 any Senator, a moment that one has a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- months of negotiations, 5 months of conflicted heart when a man or a ator from Vermont. talks—and we finally reach a deal on a woman on their team who has contrib- f disaster aid bill that helps all—all uted so much and has become part of Americans. We don’t pick and choose. DISASTER RELIEF the family, the Senate family, is ready It is a good deal. It addresses the need to take on a new challenge away from Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, the from Alabama to California and many these Chambers to develop their skills Appropriations Committee staff was States in between. But 5 months is too and to take their experience to a new working until midnight last night, as long to wait. It is far too long for the extended conversation. It is a bitter- they do so often, on the disaster sup- communities who are trying to rebuild sweet moment. plement. We know that in January the their homes and their towns, so we We are proud of what our team mem- House sent us a disaster supplemental have to act now. bers have contributed and proud of appropriations bill to help commu- The President has asked that we add what they are going to contribute as nities across the Nation. These commu- $4.5 million to the disaster supple- they go off to a new responsibility. nities were dealing with the deadly mental bill to address the issues that Today, that member of my team is aftermath of hurricanes, floods, earth- we face at our southern border. I agree Louie Reckford. Louie, seated behind quakes, and volcanoes. with the President that some of this me, first came to my office in the fall It has been my experience over the money is badly needed. We don’t dis- of 2013 as part of that semester’s intern years that normally disaster bills sail pute that. But everyone in this Cham- class, and it wasn’t long before he through both Chambers of Congress. ber, Republicans and Democrats, stood out, distinguished himself, and Every Member knows that one day it knows that under this President, any- thus, when we were hiring a deputy will be his State or her State that thing to do with immigration is con- scheduler the following March, Louie’s needs help recovering from a disaster. troversial; it is going to be hotly de- name was at the top of the list, and he I well remember when we had a ter- bated. We have been working night and formally became a part of our team. rible hurricane in Vermont; it created day to strike a compromise on the So for more than 5 years now, he has the most damage in generations in our President’s request. When we finished contributed. He has never stopped dis- State. The day after the devastation, I in the middle of last night, we were tinguishing himself, taking on one task went with our Governor and the head close, but we are not there yet. and one position after another and ex- of our National Guard in a helicopter I hope in the next few hours we can celling at every one of them. In his 2 to survey the damage. For many towns, resolve our remaining differences, but years as deputy scheduler, Louie field- the only way we could reach them was if we cannot reach agreement, then at ed thousands of requests for meetings, in a helicopter. The bridges were like a least pass the disaster bill without it from constituents, from nonprofits, child’s toy, twisted and gone. The today—not tomorrow, not next week, from local businesses and more, mak- roads totally disappeared. Houses were not next month—today. Five months ing sure that every detail was right. upside down in the river. has been too long for America to have His attention to detail and to turn- It was heartbreaking, but as we were to wait. around time made a very positive im- going there, I received email after We have a deal on the disaster aid pression with all who contacted our of- email. My Senate colleagues, many of bill. It is a bipartisan bill. It is sup- fice. them Republicans, said ‘‘Vermont ported by Democrats and Republicans. Over the last 3 years, he has been an stood with us when we had’’—and they It is ready to go. Let’s pass it today, invaluable member of my correspond- named the disaster. ‘‘We will stand and let’s show the American people we ence and foreign policy team, first as with you.’’ That is what we do. It stand with them in times of crisis, just legislative correspondent and later as doesn’t make any difference whether as Members of this body stood with my legislative aide. On top of sending out beloved State of Vermont when we 181,000 pieces of constituent mail, mail you are a Republican or a Democrat; if were hit. We didn’t say we are Repub- from my office to my constituents, an there is a disaster, you stand together. What I cannot understand is that in licans or Democrats. We said that we average of 251 per day—on top of that, my 44 years here—it was different this are Americans, and Americans have he has used his considerable leadership been hurt, and Americans stand to- skills and subject-matter experience time. When we brought up a disaster gether when we are suffering. Today, and strategic negotiating abilities to supplemental appropriations bill in Americans are suffering across this help pass a host of bills and resolutions January of this year, the President of country. Let us—as the conscience of in committee and here on the floor. the United States came out swinging the Nation, the U.S. Senate, let us When our foreign policy top staffer was against it. Why? Because the bill con- stand with them, and let’s get the dis- transitioning into a new role as legisla- tained assistance for Puerto Rico. tive director, he stepped up to fill the Puerto Rico had been hit by 2 back-to- aster aid they need. I suggest the absence of a quorum. gap, helping to manage a team with back, category 5 hurricanes, and apparently providing assistance to 3 million The PRESIDING OFFICER. The two foreign policy fellows at that time. clerk will call the roll. I could spend quite a lot more time ex- Americans in need was a step too far for him. He did not want to provide aid The senior assistant legislative clerk tolling his list of accomplishments— proceeded to call the roll. his instrumental role in planning sev- to these Americans. ‘‘Not one more dime for Puerto Rico’’ he was reported Mr. SASSE. Madam President, I ask eral international congressional dele- unanimous consent that the order for gations, his role in helping me carve to have said—shocking words for somebody who holds the highest office in the quorum call be rescinded. out a new role on the Foreign Rela- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the land, especially after they had tions Committee, and, of course, that objection, it is so ordered. nearly unprecedented back-to-back vital role of leading our office softball f team. hurricanes. I will just say that Louie will be From the beginning, I have said what RECESS deeply missed by all members of Team my Republican colleagues and Demo- Mr. SASSE. Madam President, I ask Merkley, and we wish him well in his cratic colleagues have always said. It is unanimous consent that the Senate new adventure with Foreign Policy for a role of the Federal Government to stand in recess until noon today. America, where he will continue to be stand by all Americans in times of There being no objection, the Senate, an invaluable leader of a myriad num- need. It should not matter whether you at 10:57 a.m., recessed until 12 noon and ber of pressing foreign policy issues are a Georgia peach farmer, a Cali- reassembled when called to order by confronting our Nation today. fornia small business owner, or a child the Presiding Officer (Mrs. FISCHER). Louie Reckford, we here in the Sen- living in San Juan. If your community f ate wish you all the best in your next is devastated by a natural disaster, you chapter of contributing to solving the are an American, and the American MORNING BUSINESS—Continued complex international issues that face community will stand with you. That The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- our Nation. is what I have always fought for. ator from Tennessee.

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Now, the previous administration humously the Public Safety Officer half of a grateful nation—that we re- had permitted Mr. Chavez-Macias to Medal of Valor to a heroic Tennessean, member, as we debated crucial legisla- stay with his family. After all, he had Sergeant Verdell Smith. tion supporting our Armed Forces. a heart condition that required regular His watch with the Memphis Police Memorial Day marks the conclusion treatment, and he had been a hard- Department ended on June 4, 2016. On of Military Appreciation Month, which working community member for dec- that day, an armed gunman stole a car has provided each of us an opportunity to unite and reflect upon the heroic ades; yet under this administration, and led Memphis police on a chase into David was deported to Mexico, ripping the downtown area. Officer Smith re- courage of all the members of our Armed Forces. We thank them contin- him from his family. sponded to the call and worked quickly Now, as a granddaughter of immi- to clear the pedestrians from an inter- ually for the service they provided and the sacrifices that they and their fami- grants, I understand how much immi- section directly in the path of a speed- grants like David contribute to Amer- ing car. Then the unthinkable hap- lies make on behalf of this Nation and freedom. ican communities, and as a native Ne- pened. Before the police were able to vadan—a State where one in five apprehend him, the gunman crashed Yesterday, members of the Armed Services Committee—of which Madam schoolchildren have an undocumented through a barrier and fatally struck parent—I know how deeply commu- Officer Smith. President and I are each a member of this committee—completed our first nities are hurt when we drive out long- Valor is a word that is defined as time members. That is why I am intro- ‘‘great personal bravery.’’ Valor, you steps in ensuring that this year’s Na- tional Defense Authorization Act fully ducing the End Mass Deportation Act don’t hear it a lot, but valor is that to keep the Trump administration great personal bravery in the face of funds the resources our military needs to defend against the threats that we from pursuing people like David. This danger, and I think there is no better bill will make sure we are not indis- way to describe the actions of Officer face on land, by sea, in air, and of course in the cyber realm. Our pro- criminately targeting people for depor- Smith. tation who have contributed to their I honor him on behalf of all Ten- posed $750 billion national defense budget will more than support this communities for decades. nesseans for his service in the U.S. Just days after taking office, Presi- goal and includes a much-needed and Navy, for his 18 years with the Mem- dent Trump issued an Executive order well-deserved pay increase for our mili- phis Police Department, and for his that changed our immigration enforce- tary men and women. final act of heroism. ment priorities. He gave ICE the green The NDAA, as it is called in an acro- light to aggressively pursue anyone f nym that we hear around here so regu- without papers, not just people who larly, is just one piece of our greater MEMORIAL DAY had committed serious crimes or posed promise to care for soldiers on and off a threat to our public safety. My bill Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Presi- the battlefield. As Members of Con- dent, as I reflected on Sergeant rescinds this cruel and counter- gress, we have a duty to keep the productive order. Smith’s story, I began to think about promise to those who bravely defend Memorial Day and the ways we honor Now, the Trump administration is the safety and the security of the deporting people who have lived in the the valor of every soldier who has made American people. Also, we have a re- that ultimate sacrifice. One of the first United States—sometimes for dec- sponsibility to those whose broken- ades—playing by the rules, providing official Memorial Day observances was hearted vigil we join this Memorial in 1868, and it was just over the Poto- for their families, starting businesses, Day weekend. and contributing to their communities. mac River in Arlington National Ceme- Just as valor lived in the hearts of tery. If you have not been there to In Nevada, almost 90 percent of un- the fallen, so does their sacrifice en- documented residents have been in the honor those who have given the ulti- dure in the life of every person blessed mate sacrifice, I encourage you to do United States for more than 5 years. to call this great country home. These are people who own their own that. I yield the floor. homes. They are people who pay bil- In 1868, individuals gathered to honor I suggest the absence of a quorum. lions of dollars in taxes each year. those who had lost their life in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Their children are citizens, legal per- Civil War, and they gathered to deco- clerk will call the roll. manent residents, and Dreamers. They rate the graves of the fallen, both the The senior assistant legislative clerk are our neighbors, our coworkers, and Union and Confederate soldiers. This proceeded to call the roll. our friends. The impact of this policy set a precedent for what would become Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. I ask unani- on American families has been pro- a national day of unity. Think about mous consent that the order for the found. Since President Trump signed that, a national day of unity, of quorum call be rescinded. his Executive order, arrests of immi- mourning, and of remembrance. As the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without grants without criminal records have years went by, Americans took greater objection, it is so ordered. tripled. steps to memorialize the fallen and f The End Mass Deportation Act would those who have exercised valor and END MASS DEPORTATION ACT make the administration focus our law have chosen to make that ultimate enforcement resources where they sacrifice. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Madam Presi- should be: on people who pose a legiti- After World War I, observances were dent, I take to the floor today to urge mate threat to our communities. expanded to honor those who fell in all my colleagues to halt the President’s Historically, prosecutorial discretion American wars. Finally, it was in 1971 indiscriminate deportation regime. was used to take into account the com- that Congress declared Memorial Day This administration is targeting immi- pelling circumstances of an individ- to be a national holiday. Since then, grants who are deeply woven into our ual’s case, like parents who have U.S. each year, at the end of May, cities communities, and this inhumane ap- citizen children and strong ties to the across the Nation have lowered their proach must end. community or individuals who have flags to half-staff as a silent reminder For 30 years, David Chavez-Macias, served in our military. As a former of the cost of the freedom. who was born in Mexico, lived in Reno, prosecutor, I understand what an im- Just like Sergeant Smith, the fallen NV. He worked as a landscaper during portant law enforcement tool this is. warriors we honor this Memorial Day the week and went to church on Sun- The President’s mass deportation made a choice to serve this Nation. days. He raised four children, and he order ends that prosecutorial discre- They knew it wouldn’t be easy. They tried to follow the law. He paid his tion in our immigration system, taking

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:01 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G23MY6.010 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3073 valuable time and resources away from members of our society. These abusive I see my distinguished colleague pursuing criminals and other security robocalls have plagued Americans for from Massachusetts, the sponsor of threats. Even worse, the order makes years. Studies show that in my part of this legislation. us all less safe because it discourages the country, the Southeastern United I yield the floor. people without documentation from States, they are particularly abusive The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- turning to police to report crime. and pervasive, costing consumers bil- ator from Massachusetts. Put yourself in the shoes of an un- lions of dollars each year and costing Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, I documented woman who is the victim our economy billions of dollars each rise in support of the TRACED Act, a of domestic violence or someone with- year. piece of legislation that will help all out papers exploited at the hands of an Many of these illegal robocalls use Americans deal with the epidemic of unscrupulous boss. When those crimes what is referred to as neighbor spoof- robocalls, which afflicts them and their go unreported, our neighborhoods suf- ing, where robocallers somehow man- families every single day of the year. fer. age to use a local number and a local I thank Chairman WICKER for all of Listen, I recognize that we have a area code in the hope that recipients his assistance in moving this legisla- broken immigration system, but the will be more likely to pick up the tion expeditiously through the legisla- way to fix it isn’t to persecute people phone. The result is many Americans tive process. like David whose biggest offense is a don’t answer those phone calls. They I thank my partner, Senator THUNE traffic ticket. We need to pass com- just let it ring and see if there is a mes- from South Dakota. He and I have prehensive immigration reform, but sage. But Americans also miss impor- worked very hard to reach this mo- until we do and until we can come to- tant calls because of scammers and be- ment where Democrats and Repub- gether in a bipartisan way, we must re- cause this has been hijacked by the ex- licans can come together on an issue, scind these Executive orders that are traordinary networks used by these which we all agree is something that not moving this debate forward in a scammers and illegal violators of the we have to address in a very serious useful way. Let’s reverse this adminis- law. way. tration’s cruel and dangerous policy. The TRACED Act will help. It goes So this question of robocalls and I am the first to tell you—and I see it after abusive and illegal robocallers by their role in American society, well, it every single day in my State—immi- giving consumers, regulators, and law is a daily deluge of calls that Ameri- grants enlarge our vision of who we enforcement tools to fight the people cans experience. It is more than a nui- live with, work with, and worship with. taking advantage of the system. The sance in 2019. It is a consumer protec- By passing the End Mass Deportation bill will help the Federal Communica- tion crisis. Americans across the country face an Act, we will remind all Americans that tions Commission, or the FCC, to crack epidemic of robocalls bombarding every generation of immigrants en- down on violators, require phone com- landlines and mobile phones. While our riches the fabric of our Nation and will panies to authenticate calls, and re- phones were once a reliable means of provide the sense of security that every quire the FCC to consider when and communication, they have been turned family with undocumented members how to make call-blocking services against us and are now mechanisms for needs to thrive. I urge my colleagues to available to customers. scammers and fraudsters who wish to support this act. Perhaps the most important part of do us harm. The numbers are stag- I yield the floor. the TRACED Act is that law enforce- I suggest the absence of a quorum. gering. ment will now join the battle. Under In 2018, consumers received an esti- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the authority of the U.S. Attorney clerk will call the roll. mated 48 billion robocalls—18 billion General, the bill will get law enforce- more than in 2017. That is 131 million The senior assistant legislative clerk ment fully engaged in the fight to pre- proceeded to call the roll. robocalls per day—more than 5 million vent and prosecute robocall violations. calls an hour, more than 1,000 calls per Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I The American people are ready for this ask unanimous consent that the order second in the United States, and nearly and are demanding this. We can give it 500 million robocalls to Massachusetts for the quorum call be rescinded. to them in just a few moments when The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without residents alone. we vote on final passage. objection, it is so ordered. The reality is that we no longer have The bill will task the Attorney Gen- f confidence in our phones. What was eral with providing Congress with the once a trusted means of communica- S. 151 next steps we need to take to stay tion, our phone has become a tool for Mr. WICKER. Madam President, in a ahead of the pestilence of illegal fraud, scams, harassment, and an ave- few moments, the Senate will vote on robocalls. nue by which individuals with bad in- the Telephone Robocall Abuse Crimi- I thank the bipartisan leadership in tent can access our homes, our purses, nal Enforcement and Deterrence Act. the Commerce Committee for moving or our pockets at any time. The shorthand name for that is the this bill forward and the authors, Sen- Caller ID is not trusted. Important TRACED Act. I rise in strong and opti- ator THUNE and Senator MARKEY, for calls go unanswered. Innocent Ameri- mistic support of this legislation at their leadership on this important cans are defrauded. Our seniors, in par- this time. I thank the leadership on issue. I thank my ranking member, the ticular, are targeted. Robocalls are a both sides of the aisle for working to Senator from Washington, Ms. CANT- menace. But today, the U.S. Senate is bring this bill to a vote. WELL, for her help in getting this im- saying loud and clear that robocall re- Last month, the people of my State portant piece of legislation approved lief is in sight. of Mississippi received over 50 million by a voice vote out of the Commerce I am proud to partner with Senator robocalls. That is just in the State of Committee. Also, there is a special JOHN THUNE from South Dakota on the Mississippi, with about 3 million citi- thank-you to Senator SCHATZ and Sen- Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal zens. That is more than 17 robocalls for ator MORAN for their amendment to Enforcement and Deterrence Act, or every man, woman, or child in my the TRACED Act, which improves the TRACED Act. Our legislation cracks State—50 million. Imagine what it is FCC’s reporting on robocalls and gen- down on scammers that now account around the country. It is billions and erally makes the bill better. for nearly one-half of all of the billions. I predict an overwhelming majority robocalls in our country. It is an unbe- Some robocalls are legitimate. When vote for this piece of legislation when lievable number. One-half of all of the we get a reminder from a doctor’s of- it comes up for a vote in just a few mo- robocalls are now being delivered by fice that our appointment is coming ments. My appreciation goes to all of scammers trying to take advantage of soon or when a school activity is can- those who have participated. My opti- innocent Americans. celed, those are welcome. But many are mism is that this will soon move to Years ago, scammers needed expen- not. Most are not. passage in the House of Representa- sive, sophisticated equipment to Billions and billions of robocalls are tives also. robocall and robotext consumers en scams targeting the most vulnerable Thank you. masse. Today, they just need a

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All there are are forcement efforts are hampered by a robocallers to conduct fraud anony- robocalls attacking every home in our tight time window for pursuing viola- mously, depriving both Federal regu- country and every person walking tors. lators and consumers the ability to around with a wireless device on their That is why I introduced the legisla- identify and punish the culprit. By person. This is something that we fi- tion before us today, the Telephone passing this legislation today, we are nally have a chance today to do some- Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement sending a clear message to these fraud- thing about—to pass meaningful legis- and Deterrence Act, or the TRACED ulent robocallers: Your days are num- lation that will begin this process of Act, along with my fellow Commerce bered. curtailing this scourge of robocalls Committee member, Senator MARKEY. Stopping robocalls requires a simple that is an abuse of every single Amer- The TRACED Act provides tools to dis- formula, which we have included in the ican every single day of the year. courage illegal robocalls, protect con- TRACED Act—authentication, No. 1; We thank everyone for all of their sumers, and crack down on offenders. blocking, No. 2; and tougher enforce- great work on this issue. Again, I It expands the window in which the ment, No. 3. thank my great partner, JOHN THUNE, FCC can pursue intentional scammers First, this bill requires telephone and his staff for their partnership on from 1 year to 3 years, and in years 2 carriers to adopt call authentication this legislation. I thank my staff—Joey and 3, increases the financial penalty technologies so that they can verify Wender, who is sitting out here on the for those individuals making robocalls that incoming calls are legitimate or floor; Daniel Greene; and, as well, Ben- from zero dollars to $10,000 per call to authentic before they reach consumers’ nett Butler, who is sitting right behind make it more difficult for robocallers phones. This must be mandatory for me. They worked on a bipartisan basis just to figure fines into the cost of every single phone carrier in the with Republican staffers to craft this doing business. United States. very important piece of legislation. Second, the Federal Communications Again, I thank Senator THUNE and I It also requires telephone service pro- Commission must require callers to thank Senator WICKER for ensuring viders to adopt new call verification block unverified calls—fake calls— that America now has a chance to see technologies that would help prevent something the Commission has yet to that this body is going to work to illegal robocalls from reaching condo. begin an end to this epidemic. sumers in the first place. And, impor- Third, we need to increase from 1 I suggest the absence of a quorum. tantly, it convenes a working group year to 3 years the time for the Federal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The with representatives from the Depart- Communications Commission to pur- clerk will call the roll. ment of Justice, the FCC, the Federal sue penalties for robocallers that in- The senior assistant legislative clerk Trade Commission, the Department of tentionally violate the rules. That is proceeded to call the roll. Commerce, the Consumer Financial the recipe for success, and that is what The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- Protection Bureau, State attorneys the TRACED Act does. jority whip. general, and others to identify ways to This bill we will vote on today has Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous con- criminally prosecute illegal enormous support across the country: sent that the order for the quorum call robocalling. 54 State and Territory attorneys gen- be rescinded. Criminal prosecution of illegal eral, all of the Commissioners at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without robocalling can be challenging. Federal Communications Commission objection, it is so ordered. Scammers are frequently based abroad and at the Federal Trade Commission, Mr. THUNE. Madam President, pret- and can quickly shut down shop before major industry associations, and lead- ty much every American has had to authorities have a chance to get to ing consumer groups endorse the legis- deal with illegal robocalls. How many them, but we need to find ways to hold lation and agree that the TRACED Act times have you answered the phone scammers criminally accountable. is an essential weapon in combating only to discover it is an automated When scammers are successful, they the rise of illegal, fraudulent robocalls. message saying that you have won a can destroy people’s lives, and they Senator THUNE and I are joined by contest that you never entered or ask- should face criminal prosecution for over 80 of our colleagues in support of ing you to provide personal informa- the damage they do. this bill. This is not a liberal or a con- tion like your bank account or Social servative issue; it is an ‘‘everyone’’ Security number? I am very pleased that the TRACED issue. It affects the elderly, the young, Illegal robocalls, I think we can all Act has attracted a tremendous the small business owner, and the stu- agree, are a major nuisance, and too amount of support from Members of dent. Our grandparents, our neighbors, often they are not just a nuisance. both parties. In fact, 84 Senators have our teachers, and our coworkers— Scammers use these calls to success- signed on as cosponsors of this bill. I today, no one is spared from this con- fully prey on vulnerable populations am especially grateful to Senator MAR- sumer protection pandemic. like elderly Americans who are some- KEY for partnering with me on this leg- Senator THUNE and I have worked to- times less technologically savvy. islation. I appreciate Chairman WICKER gether, but it would not have been pos- Scammers target the kind of personal and Ranking Member CANTWELL for sible without the great work of groups information that can be used to steal prioritizing this bill as they have as- like the National Consumer Law Cen- your money and your identity, and sumed the reins at the Commerce Com- ter, AARP, Consumer Reports, Con- when scammers are successful, the con- mittee. sumer Federation of America, Con- sequences for their victims can be dev- I am also very pleased that this bill sumer Action, the National Associa- astating. has attracted tremendous support from tion of Attorneys General, USTelecom, Well, there are laws and fines in State governments and industry and CTIA, NTCA, and so, so many more. place right now to prevent scam artists consumer groups. All 50 State attor- These groups joined the chorus of from preying on Americans through neys general support this bill, and it

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Under Commission pursuant to section 503 during the supported by all of the current Com- the previous order, the Senate will pro- year to enforce any law, regulation, or policy missioners at the Federal Trade Com- ceed to the consideration of S. 151. relating to a robocall or spoofed call; mission and the Federal Communica- The clerk will report the bill by title. ‘‘(3) the number of notices of apparent liabil- tions Commission. The senior assistant legislative clerk ity issued by the Commission pursuant to sec- I think we all know that the read as follows: tion 503 during the year to enforce any law, reg- TRACED Act will not prevent all ille- ulation, or policy relating to a robocall or gal robocalling. I think we can all A bill (S. 151) to deter criminal robocall spoofed call; and violations and improve enforcement of sec- agree it is a big step in the right direc- ‘‘(4) for each notice referred to in paragraph tion 227(b) of the Communications Act of (3)— tion. It will make life a lot more dif- 1934, and for other purposes. ficult for scam artists and help ensure ‘‘(A) the amount of the proposed forfeiture Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to penalty involved; that more scammers face punishment consider the bill, which had been re- ‘‘(B) the person to whom the notice was for their crimes. I am excited the full ported from the Committee on Com- issued; and Senate is voting on this bill today, and merce, Science, and Transportation, ‘‘(C) the status of the proceeding.’’. I hope that the House will quickly take (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by with an amendment to strike all after it up so that we can get this legislation this section shall not affect any action or pro- the enacting clause and insert in lieu to the President’s desk. ceeding commenced before and pending on the Before I close, I would be remiss if I thereof the following: date of enactment of this Act. didn’t quickly thank several staff SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (c) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Federal members whose tireless efforts helped This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telephone Communications Commission shall prescribe reg- Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and De- ulations to implement the amendments made by get us here today. In my office, I recog- terrence Act’’ or the ‘‘TRACED Act’’. this section not later than 270 days after the nize and thank Alex Sachtjen and Nick SEC. 2. FORFEITURE. date of enactment of this Act. Rossi. I am thankful for their dedica- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 227 of the Commu- SEC. 3. CALL AUTHENTICATION. tion and expertise. I thank Dan Ball nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) is amend- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: and Crystal Tully, who serve on Chair- ed— (1) STIR/SHAKEN AUTHENTICATION FRAME- man WICKER’s team at the Commerce (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the WORK.—The term ‘‘STIR/SHAKEN authentica- Committee, Daniel Greene on Senator following: tion framework’’ means the secure telephone MARKEY’s staff, and John Branscome ‘‘(4) CIVIL FORFEITURE.— identity revisited and signature-based handling and Shawn Bone on Ranking Member ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person that is deter- of asserted information using tokens standards mined by the Commission, in accordance with proposed by the information and communica- CANTWELL’s staff. This truly was a paragraph (3) or (4) of section 503(b), to have tions technology industry. team effort. I am glad that we have an violated any provision of this subsection shall be (2) VOICE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘voice serv- opportunity to do something that in a liable to the United States for a forfeiture pen- ice’’— very big bipartisan way will start put- alty pursuant to section 503(b)(1). The amount (A) means any service that is interconnected ting steps forward that will help pre- of the forfeiture penalty determined under this with the public switched telephone network and vent something that has become a subparagraph shall be determined in accordance that furnishes voice communications to an end scourge in the lives of so many Ameri- with subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section user using resources from the North American cans. 503(b)(2). Numbering Plan or any successor to the North I yield the floor. ‘‘(B) VIOLATION WITH INTENT.—Any person American Numbering Plan adopted by the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that is determined by the Commission, in ac- mission under section 251(e)(1) of the Commu- cordance with paragraph (3) or (4) of section nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1)); and ator from Massachusetts. 503(b), to have violated this subsection with the (B) includes— Mr. MARKEY. Thank you, Madam intent to cause such violation shall be liable to (i) transmissions from a telephone facsimile President. the United States for a forfeiture penalty. The machine, computer, or other device to a tele- Again, I want to thank the Senator amount of the forfeiture penalty determined phone facsimile machine; and from South Dakota for his great lead- under this subparagraph shall be equal to an (ii) without limitation, any service that en- ership on this legislation. I think it is amount determined in accordance with subpara- ables real-time, two-way voice communications, a start. It is a revolution in the tele- graphs (A) through (F) of section 503(b)(2) plus including any service that requires internet pro- communications industry that we are an additional penalty not to exceed $10,000. tocol-compatible customer premises equipment going to be voting on here today. ‘‘(C) RECOVERY.—Any forfeiture penalty de- (commonly known as ‘‘CPE’’) and permits out- I want to thank you so much for your termined under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be bound calling, whether or not the service is one- great leadership. recoverable under section 504(a). way or two-way voice over internet protocol. ‘‘(D) PROCEDURE.—No forfeiture liability shall (b) AUTHENTICATION FRAMEWORK.— Once again, I thank Senator WICKER be determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and Senator CANTWELL for helping to against any person unless such person receives and (3), not later than 18 months after the date bring this out here to let the American the notice required by paragraph (3) or (4) of of enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu- people know we are going to take ac- section 503(b). nications Commission shall require a provider of tion to stop this plague from affecting ‘‘(E) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—No forfeiture voice service to implement the STIR/SHAKEN their families. penalty shall be determined or imposed against authentication framework in the internet pro- Thank you so much. any person— tocol networks of the voice service provider. Mr. THUNE. I appreciate the com- ‘‘(i) under subparagraph (A) if the violation (2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Federal Commu- ments from the Senator from Massa- charged occurred more than 1 year prior to the nications Commission shall not take the action chusetts and also his great work on date of issuance of the required notice or notice described in paragraph (1) if the Commission de- of apparent liability; and termines that a provider of voice service, not this. It has been a team effort and a ‘‘(ii) under subparagraph (B) if the violation later than 12 months after the date of enactment great partnership. He and I—although charged occurred more than 3 years prior to the of this Act— in many cases we represent different date of issuance of the required notice or notice (A) has adopted the STIR/SHAKEN authen- parts of the country, we all represent of apparent liability. tication framework for calls on the internet pro- constituents who care deeply about ‘‘(F) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith- tocol networks of the voice service provider; this issue and want to see their Con- standing any law to the contrary, the Commis- (B) has agreed voluntarily to participate with gress do something about it. sion may not determine or impose a forfeiture other providers of voice service in the STIR/ I want to thank the chairman and penalty on a person under both subparagraphs SHAKEN authentication framework; the ranking member of the committee. (A) and (B) based on the same conduct.’’; and (C) has begun to implement the STIR/SHAK- Madam President, I yield the floor. (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the EN authentication framework; and following: (D) will be capable of fully implementing the f ‘‘(h) TCPA ENFORCEMENT REPORT.—The Com- STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework not LEGISLATIVE SESSION mission shall submit an annual report to Con- later than 18 months after the date of enactment gress regarding the enforcement during the pre- of this Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ceding year of laws, regulations, and policies re- (3) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than the previous order, the Senate will pro- lating to robocalls and spoofed calls, which re- 12 months after the date of enactment of this ceed to legislative session. port shall include— Act, the Federal Communications Commission

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(A) an analysis of the extent to which pro- a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or (c) MEMBERS.—The interagency working viders of a voice service have implemented the text messages from a caller using an group shall be composed of such representatives STIR/SHAKEN authentication framework, in- unauthenticated number. of Federal departments and agencies as the At- cluding whether the availability of necessary (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In promulgating rules torney General considers appropriate, such as— equipment and equipment upgrades has im- under subsection (a), the Federal Communica- (1) the Department of Commerce; pacted such implementation; and tions Commission shall consider— (2) the Department of State; (B) an assessment of the efficacy of the STIR/ (1) the Government Accountability Office re- (3) the Department of Homeland Security; SHAKEN authentication framework, as being port on combating the fraudulent provision of (4) the Federal Communications Commission; implemented under this section, in addressing misleading or inaccurate caller identification re- (5) the Federal Trade Commission; and all aspects of call authentication. quired by section 503(c) of division P of the Con- (6) the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- (4) REVIEW AND REVISION OR REPLACEMENT.— solidated Appropriations Act 2018 (Public Law tion. Not later than 3 years after the date of enact- 115–141); (d) NON-FEDERAL STAKEHOLDERS.—In car- ment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, (2) the best means of ensuring that a sub- rying out the study under subsection (a), the the Federal Communications Commission, after scriber or provider has the ability to block calls interagency working group shall consult with public notice and an opportunity for comment, from a caller using an unauthenticated North such non-Federal stakeholders as the Attorney shall— American Numbering Plan number; General determines have the relevant expertise, (A) assess the efficacy of the call authentica- (3) the impact on the privacy of a subscriber including the National Association of Attorneys tion framework implemented under this section; from unauthenticated calls; General. (B) based on the assessment under subpara- (4) the effectiveness in verifying the accuracy (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 graph (A), revise or replace the call authentica- of caller identification information; and days after the date of enactment of this Act, the tion framework under this section if the Com- (5) the availability and cost of providing pro- interagency working group shall submit to the mission determines it is in the public interest to tection from the unwanted calls or text messages Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- do so; and described in subsection (a). tation of the Senate and the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce of the House of Representa- (C) submit to the Committee on Commerce, SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP. tives a report on the findings of the study under Science, and Transportation of the Senate and (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in subsection (a), including— the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the consultation with the Chairman of the Federal (1) any recommendations regarding the pre- House of Representatives a report on the find- Communications Commission, shall convene an vention and prosecution of such violations; and ings of the assessment under subparagraph (A) interagency working group to study Government (2) a description of what progress, if any, rel- and on any actions to revise or replace the call prosecution of violations of section 227(b) of the evant Federal departments and agencies have authentication framework under subparagraph Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)). made in implementing the recommendations (B). (b) DUTIES.—In carrying out the study under under paragraph (1). (5) EXTENSION OF IMPLEMENTATION DEAD- subsection (a), the interagency working group LINE.—The Federal Communications Commission shall— SEC. 6. ACCESS TO NUMBER RESOURCES. may extend any deadline for the implementation (1) determine whether, and if so how, any (a) IN GENERAL.— of a call authentication framework required Federal laws, including regulations, policies, (1) EXAMINATION OF FCC POLICIES.—Not later under this section by 12 months or such further and practices, or budgetary or jurisdictional than 180 days after the date of enactment of this amount of time as the Commission determines constraints inhibit the prosecution of such vio- Act, the Federal Communications Commission necessary if the Commission determines that lations; shall commence a proceeding to determine purchasing or upgrading equipment to support (2) identify existing and potential Federal whether Federal Communications Commission call authentication, or lack of availability of policies and programs that encourage and im- policies regarding access to number resources, such equipment, would constitute a substantial prove coordination among Federal departments including number resources for toll free and hardship in meeting such deadline for a pro- and agencies and States, and between States, in non-toll free telephone numbers, could be modi- vider or category of providers of voice service. the prevention and prosecution of such viola- fied, including by establishing registration and (c) SAFE HARBOR AND OTHER REGULATIONS.— tions; compliance obligations, to help reduce access to (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communica- (3) identify existing and potential inter- numbers by potential perpetrators of violations tions Commission shall promulgate rules— national policies and programs that encourage of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of (A) establishing when a provider of voice serv- and improve coordination between countries in 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227(b)). ice may block a voice call based, in whole or in the prevention and prosecution of such viola- (2) REGULATIONS.—If the Federal Communica- part, on information provided by the call au- tions; and tions Commission determines under paragraph thentication framework under subsection (b); (4) consider— (1) that modifying the policies described in that (B) establishing a safe harbor for a provider of (A) the benefit and potential sources of addi- paragraph could help achieve the goal described voice service from liability for unintended or in- tional resources for the Federal prevention and in that paragraph, the Commission shall pre- advertent blocking of calls or for the unintended prosecution of criminal violations of that sec- scribe regulations to implement those policy or inadvertent misidentification of the level of tion; modifications. trust for individual calls based, in whole or in (B) whether to establish memoranda of under- (b) AUTHORITY.—Any person who knowingly, part, on information provided by the call au- standing regarding the prevention and prosecu- through an employee, agent, officer, or other- thentication framework under subsection (b); tion of such violations between— wise, directly or indirectly, by or through any and (i) the States; means or device whatsoever, is a party to ob- (C) establishing a process to permit a calling (ii) the States and the Federal Government; taining number resources, including number re- party adversely affected by the information pro- and sources for toll free and non-toll free telephone vided by the call authentication framework (iii) the Federal Government and a foreign numbers, from a common carrier regulated under subsection (b) to verify the authenticity government; under title II of the Communications Act of 1934 of the calling party’s calls. (C) whether to establish a process to allow (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), in violation of a regulation prescribed under subsection (a) of this sec- (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the safe States to request Federal subpoenas from the harbor under paragraph (1), the Federal Com- Federal Communications Commission; tion, shall, notwithstanding section 503(b)(5) of munications Commission shall consider limiting (D) whether extending civil enforcement au- the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. the liability of a provider of voice service based thority to the States would assist in the success- 503(b)(5)), be subject to a forfeiture penalty on the extent to which the provider of voice ful prevention and prosecution of such viola- under section 503 of that Act. A forfeiture pen- service— tions; alty under this subsection shall be in addition to (A) blocks or identifies calls based, in whole or (E) whether increased forfeiture and imprison- any other penalty provided for by law. in part, on the information provided by the call ment penalties are appropriate, such as extend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under authentication framework under subsection (b); ing imprisonment for such a violation to a term the previous order, the committee-re- (B) implemented procedures based, in whole or longer than 2 years; ported substitute amendment is agreed in part, on the information provided by the call (F) whether regulation of any entity that en- to. authentication framework under subsection (b); ters into a business arrangement with a common The committee-reported amendment and carrier regulated under title II of the Commu- in the nature of a substitute was (C) used reasonable care. nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) for (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this the specific purpose of carrying, routing, or agreed to. section shall preclude the Federal Communica- transmitting a call that constitutes such a viola- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tions Commission from initiating a rulemaking tion would assist in the successful prevention clerk will read the title of the bill for pursuant to its existing statutory authority. and prosecution of such violations; and the third time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:48 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.008 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3077 The bill was ordered to be engrossed MEMORIAL DAY Just last week, we said farewell to for a third reading and was read the Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, this is another member of the Greatest Gen- third time. the weekend before Memorial Day, and eration, 100-year-old Bill Hayes. Colo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill we will be honoring the brave men and nel Hayes was one of the last living having been read the third time, the women who have served our Nation and Pearl Harbor veterans and spent nearly question is, Shall the bill, as amended, who gave their lives to protect the very four decades serving in the U.S. Army. pass? freedoms that we enjoy today. While we honor those who served in Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I Ronald Reagan said: the past, we also celebrate those serv- ask for the yeas and nays. Freedom is never more than one genera- ing now and the young men and women The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a tion away from extinction. We didn’t pass it who one day will put on a uniform. sufficient second? to our children in the bloodstream. It must In just a few days, I will have the There appears to be a sufficient sec- be fought for, protected, and handed on for privilege of speaking to young Texans ond. them to do the same. who will be attending one of our coun- The clerk will call the roll. Our Nation is incredibly fortunate try’s five prestigious military service The senior assistant legislative clerk and grateful to have had no shortage of academies. I hold the sendoff each year called the roll. those who are ready to lead that fight. in Texas to meet the next generation of Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Throughout our history, brave men and our military leaders and to thank them are necessarily absent: the Senator women have answered the call to serve for their willingness to serve our country in uniform. from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE) and the our country. Whether they answered Today, in advance of this holiday Senator from South Dakota (Mr. the call nearly 250 years ago to fight weekend, I would like to say thank you ROUNDS). for our independence or in recent years to the men and women stationed across The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. to combat the global threat of ter- my State and the veterans who call YOUNG). Are there any other Senators rorism, all of them are our heroes. I have always had tremendous admi- Texas home. in the Chamber desiring to vote? ration for our servicemembers—some- On behalf of a grateful nation, thank The result was announced—yeas 97, thing instilled in me from an early age you to all the brave men and women nays 1, as follows: because of my dad’s military service. who lost their lives while fighting for [Rollcall Vote No. 127 Leg.] He was a B–17 pilot in the Army Air our freedoms. We will never forget your YEAS—97 Corps and flew with the Hell’s Angels service or your sacrifice. Alexander Gardner Portman in the 303rd Bomb Group out of the 8th DISASTER RELIEF Baldwin Gillibrand Reed Air Force in World War II. On his 26th Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, on an- Barrasso Graham Risch other matter, we were all hoping that Bennet Grassley Roberts mission over Germany, after leaving Blackburn Harris Romney the base in Molesworth, England, and the Senate would soon be able to vote Blumenthal Hassan Rosen flying over the English Channel to Ger- on a disaster aid bill that would send Blunt Hawley Rubio many, he was shot down and captured funds to States throughout the South- Booker Heinrich Sanders Boozman Hirono as a prisoner of war. By the grace of east and Midwest that continue to bat- Sasse Braun Hoeven tle with the impacts of severe weather. Schatz God, he survived the Nazi prison camp Brown Hyde-Smith Schumer where he was interned for the last 4 When a hurricane, tornado, wildfire, Burr Isakson or whatever the case may be, hits your Cantwell Johnson Scott (FL) months of the war. Capito Jones Scott (SC) My dad went on to serve in the Air State, securing funds to help with re- Cardin Kaine Shaheen Force for 31 years and retired as what lief and recovery becomes priority No. Carper Kennedy Shelby we affectionately called a full-bird 1. I know because after Texas was hit Casey King Sinema by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, I worked Cassidy Klobuchar Smith colonel. Both during and after his serv- Collins Lankford Stabenow ice, he was an unabashed patriot and with the entire bipartisan Texas dele- Coons Leahy Sullivan demonstrated every day to us, his chil- gation to secure funding that would Cornyn Lee Tester dren and family, what it meant to self- help both with the immediate after- Cortez Masto Manchin Thune lessly serve your country. math and long-term recovery and re- Cotton Markey Tillis Cramer McConnell Toomey While my dad made it home after the building efforts. Crapo McSally Udall war, many of his friends and comrades We received tremendous support from Cruz Menendez Van Hollen did not. Like the great soldiers before our colleagues here in Congress, as well Daines Merkley Warner Duckworth Moran them, and many after, they laid down as President Trump, in making sure Warren Durbin Murkowski their lives in service to our country that Texas communities had the fund- Whitehouse Enzi Murphy Wicker and the values we embrace as a nation. ing and resources they needed. Our Ernst Murray This Memorial Day, we remember the State has made a great deal of progress Feinstein Perdue Wyden Fischer Peters Young fallen and thank them for the ultimate since Hurricane Harvey hit, and most sacrifice to preserve our way of life. We Texans have returned to some sense of NAYS—1 mourn their loss and celebrate the normalcy, but the recovery process is Paul great gift they have bestowed upon us not over. NOT VOTING—2 and the freedoms they protected. In February of last year, Congress Inhofe Rounds Since last Memorial Day, we have appropriated more than $28 billion in lost some incredible servicemembers community development block grants The bill (S. 151), as amended, was who call Texas home. In December, we for disaster recovery, with roughly $12 passed. said good-bye to Richard Overton, billion intended specifically for mitiga- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under American’s oldest World War II vet- tion purposes. About $4 billion of that the previous order, the motion to re- eran. At the ripe old age of 112, he had was designated for Texas to fund consider is considered made and laid a lot of wisdom to share, including a projects that will improve resiliency upon the table. few unlikely tips for living a long life, and help us prepare for future storms. The Senator from Texas. like enjoying a little bit of whiskey in But as Texans who continue to recover your morning coffee and smoking ci- from Hurricane Harvey have learned, f gars. getting a disaster relief bill passed in In April, we mourned the loss of Congress and signed by the President MORNING BUSINESS Richard Cole, the 103-year-old World doesn’t mean the check is in the mail. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask War II veteran who was part of the It has now been 15 months since that unanimous consent that the Senate be Doolittle Raiders. He and his brothers bill was signed, and Texans haven’t in a period of morning business, with in arms carried out a strike on fac- seen a penny of it. Despite numerous Senators permitted to speak therein tories and military installations in attempts to get the funding untangled for up to 10 minutes each. Tokyo, against enormous odds, pro- from the redtape at the Office of Man- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without viding a desperately needed morale agement and Budget, we are still wait- objection, it is so ordered. boost after the attack on Pearl Harbor. ing.

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We are in a dark and dan- we saw last week in Alabama was only I recently introduced a bill that gerous time in this country with the the most extreme and restrictive of a would ensure that the Office of Man- passage of laws in Alabama and Mis- line of actions—demagogic and draco- agement and Budget wouldn’t stand be- souri, Kentucky and Ohio, and in other nian actions—in our State legislatures tween communities impacted by dis- States around the country, where the around the country. But they have cre- aster and vital funding appropriated rights of women are under assault. ated fear, and they have created dis- and approved by Congress. Once signed But let me say to the men of Amer- parate effect, so that women are appre- into law, it would establish a ‘‘shot ica, those rights are as important to hensive and anxious. And they should clock’’ requiring the Office of Manage- you, and that assault on rights is as be. ment and Budget to release funds ap- critical to you as they are to the They are angry, and that is abso- propriated by Congress within 90 days. women of America. Women’s lutely right. We all should be angry. This change would apply not only to healthcare is under attack. Women’s We all have a responsibility to stand up this particular block of funding but to reproductive rights are under assault, and fight back, because these laws can- any funds appropriated to the States and that means that all rights and all not stand in our country. which are being withheld by the Office healthcare are gravely threatened. All We will fight them in the courts. We of Management and Budget. of our rights are under attack. That is will fight them in the statehouses, and With hurricane season just about a the reason today I am introducing the we will fight them here in the Senate week away, there could not be a more Women’s Health Protection Act with and in the House, as we are doing with critical time to act. my great colleague and friend Senator the Women’s Health Protection Act. It is important for us to come to- BALDWIN of Wisconsin and, in the These radical and unconstitutional gether in a bipartisan agreement that House of Representatives, CHU, extreme measures, which simply tell a can pass the Senate and the House and FRANKEL, and FUDGE, who led this ef- woman when she can become pregnant, get the President’s signature. I hope fort there. We have actually reintro- involve the Government controlling that those who are negotiating this duced it. It has been a longstanding ef- her body, which is against the funda- disaster relief bill, including this shot fort of mine and theirs, and my own mental guarantee of our Constitution clock provision, will continue to nego- commitment to this cause dates from in the right to be let alone from unwar- tiate in good faith so we can reach a my law clerkship to Harry Blackmun ranted and illegal Government inter- compromise and reach a result soon. on the U.S. Supreme Court, the year ference. Communities across our country after he wrote the majority opinion in We have had enough of the dangerous need this money for disaster recovery Roe v. Wade. and deadly attacks on women. We have and mitigation, and they are simply I am proud to be a man standing for had it with the meddling politicians tired of waiting for Congress to act. I women’s healthcare because women’s who are getting between women and am hopeful that any agreement will in- healthcare rights are human rights, their own personal healthcare deci- clude this shot clock provision so we and the men of America need to hear sions, interfering with women’s rights can finally get the roughly $4 billion in loud and clear that their stake in this to consult their doctors, their families, disaster mitigation funding untangled fight is as big as anyone’s, because this their counselors, and their faith lead- from Washington redtape and get it to fight and this debate and this war on ers. We have had it with contemptible the Texans who desperately need it. women’s healthcare endanger and im- assaults on women’s freedom and fu- I yield the floor. peril all of our rights in America. tures. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The Women’s Health Protection Act When I worked for Justice Harry ator from Connecticut protects a woman’s constitutional Blackmun, I remember we thought at f right to access an abortion. It is a the time: All done. All settled. No more right that is absolutely central to her issues with a woman’s right to repro- MEMORIAL DAY economic well-being, her mental and ductive rights. Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I physical health, and her freedom—no Roe v. Wade was the decisive opinion am very proud to be in this Chamber. I matter where she lives, no matter what of the U.S. Supreme Court, the law of am always enormously grateful to be her ZIP code is, no matter what her in- the land, then and thereafter. in this body, but especially so at the come, race, or religion is. And it is true Here we are, decades later, still fight- beginning of this Memorial Day week- of men, as well, that regardless of ing this needless and senseless battle end, when we celebrate the patriotism where we live or who we think we are, for a woman’s right to privacy and and dedication of our brave men and those rights are critical to our lives freedom, because there are groups and women in uniform—patriots who serve too. individuals in this country who want our country in so many different ways, The Women’s Health Protection Act to defy the U.S. Constitution. Roe v. as teachers and firefighters and po- is designed to protect the healthcare Wade was correctly decided. The U.S. lice—and the values that bring us to- providers—some of the real heroes of Supreme Court has reaffirmed it in its gether always as Americans. What we women’s healthcare, who are delivering progeny. share is a dedication to the rule of law, the best care they can, the care their Nominees to the courts coming be- basic rights, which are the reason that patients want and need—from absurd fore the Judiciary Committee have re- our forbearers and this generation have and medically unnecessary require- fused to answer my question about fought in parts of the world whose ments. These so-called protections for whether it was correctly decided, but names we can barely pronounce. women that States have enacted relat- the fact of the matter is, it was, it will We celebrate those values and the ing to the width of hallways in clinics be, and it will remain. But the courage rule of law in our Constitution on this or admitting privileges or waiting peri- and strength of women still to assert day, as we do every day this weekend, ods are a pretext. They are a disguise, their rights, of providers who give as every weekend, because they guar- a ruse to restrict women’s rights to them the care they need, of clinic ac- antee the rights that enable us to healthcare. cess escorts who every day put their march in parades when we wish, gather Under the Women’s Health Protec- well-being on the line, of the groups with our families, worship, and speak tion Act, no State—none—can restrict like the Center for Reproductive as we please. women’s healthcare by judging the Rights and Planned Parenthood, which They guarantee also the rights to width of hallways or doctors’ privileges advocate tirelessly, and of the heroes privacy that are at the core of our Con- or any of those supposed protections, who keep up the fight and the flame stitution—the right to be let alone which are really pretexts. And those should inspire us in this Chamber to from governmental interference; the pushing unconstitutional restrictions say: Enough is enough. Let’s pass the rights that literally ignited the passion will no longer be able to disguise their Women’s Health Protection Act so

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Countries like China, I yield the floor. law of war in good faith; and (2) refuse India, and Germany have taken a keen I suggest the absence of a quorum. to comply with clearly illegal orders to interest in what happens in the far The PRESIDING OFFICER. The commit violations of the law of war.’’ north. clerk will call the roll. By virtue of their oath and training, I have had many colleagues ask me: The bill clerk proceeded to call the members of the U.S. military are ac- Why should a Senator from, say, the roll. countable for their individual and col- State of Indiana care about the Arctic? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lective actions through the Uniform I guess my rhetorical answer would ator from Maine. Code of Military Justice. be this: Well, why should China care Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask The U.S. Government is also obli- about the Arctic? Why should Japan, unanimous consent that the order for gated to implement and enforce the Germany, and India care about the the quorum call be rescinded. law of war as required by our Nation’s Arctic? If they are paying attention to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without own domestic laws, policies, regula- it, shouldn’t we, as an Arctic nation objection, it is so ordered. tions, orders, and by the multiple trea- that actually has territory in the Arc- (The remarks of Senator COLLINS and ty obligations we have with other tic, be interested and focused on this as Senator SMITH pertaining to the sub- countries. well? mission of S. 1657 are printed in today’s U.S. military members who are in- To be fair, we have made some good progress this year. I appreciate the ad- RECORD under ‘‘Submitted Resolu- vestigated and convicted of violating ministration working with us. I appre- tions.’’) the law of war, through the prescribed ciate my colleagues here in the Con- Ms. SMITH. I yield the floor. Department of Defense investigative gress who worked with us to ensure The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and judicial procedures, have violated that we were able to advance appro- ator from Maryland. international and domestic laws and priations for the first polar security f have failed to uphold their oath and cutter. This is significant news for the professional ethics. Whether it was My PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS American Arctic. People have heard Lai during Vietnam or Abu Ghraib in Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, media me say that we have about 11⁄2 ice- Iraq, we have seen how the horrific breakers in the United States right outlets have begun reporting that acts committed by a small group of President Trump is looking into grant- now. We have the Polar Star, which rogue actors can strategically diminish breaks ice down in Antarctica, meeting ing pardons to certain military per- America’s global standing, moral lead- sonnel who have been convicted of our obligations there. We have the ership, and strengthen our enemies. Polar Sea, which is tied up in Wash- committing war crimes in both Iraq We Americans combat extremism, and Afghanistan. If these reports are ington State and will probably never tyranny, and hate to preserve our way see service again. We have a medium- true, I find this to be most troubling. of life. Under no circumstance is adapt- I have an article here that appeared strength icebreaker, the Healey, which ing to the behaviors of our worst adver- does a fair amount of research work. CNN that says: saries ever justified—ever. If we will- The idea of pardons of accused service- But for us, as an Arctic nation, it is fully allow our institutions or the indi- important to have a fleet of ice- members who have not yet gone to trial and viduals within them to deviate from been convicted that is raising the most con- breakers. cern from some military law experts. the laws and standards of conduct that That is what we, as an Arctic nation, underpin our great Nation, then we The United States’ global influence is must be working toward, so a contract lose our way, and the world loses its due, in large part, to its reputation for for the design and construction of the champion of righteousness and inter- upholding human rights and adhering first polar-class icebreaker to be built nationally recognized norms and val- to international humanitarian law and in the United States in the past 40 ues. the law of armed conflict, otherwise years was awarded just last month. As I do not believe anyone in this Cham- a nation, we haven’t seen work on an known as the law of war. As Stephen ber disagrees with the laws and values Preston, a former general counsel of icebreaker in four decades now. of this country. The matter at hand is A total of $20 million is also being the Department of Defense, wrote in whether we will hold people account- provided for long lead time materials the Department of Defense’s Law of able who violate those laws and fail to for a second polar security cutter. War Manual: act on behalf of America with honor. Hopefully, we will be talking about The law of war is part of who we are . . . To me, the right answer is very clear: more than just one polar security cut- the laws of war have shaped the U.S. Armed The United States will not willfully Forces as much as they have shaped any ter and we will one day have what this other armed force in the world . . . The law commit or condone war crimes, and we country, as an Arctic nation, should of war is a part of our military heritage, and must bring those who do commit them have, and that is a fleet. obeying it is the right thing to do . . . the to justice regardless of citizenship, af- But the Arctic is about more than self-control needed to refrain from violations filiation, or background. That is what just icebreakers. It is about the people of law of war under the stresses of combat is we stand for as a nation. Those are our who live there. It is about the environ- the same good order and discipline necessary values, and that is America’s leader- ment. It is about its location on the to operate cohesively and victoriously in ship. globe. The Arctic is a living and battle. Even in the fog of war—especially in breathing place. I think some people, Five interdependent principles serve the fog of war—we must endeavor to in their mind’s eye, view the Arctic as as the foundation of the law of war: act with the moral clarity that distin- a frozen wasteland, or perhaps it is a military necessity, humanity, propor- guishes the United States of America snow globe that just kind of sits up on tionality, distinction, and honor. These as a shining city upon a hill. a shelf and you don’t touch it. But it is principles are pillars of America’s With that, I yield the floor. not. It is home to some 4 million people moral standing in the world that allow The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- in the Arctic region. It is not highly our military to be the most lethal ator from Alaska. populated, but there are people living, fighting force against our adversaries f working, raising their families, sub- but also the most respected and re- sisting, and engaging in commerce. It vered by citizens of the world. THE ARCTIC is an important place. The principles of the law of war are Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I It is a good thing when officials at aligned with the constitutional values have asked for a few moments on the the highest levels get together to dis- that our Founding Fathers set forth floor today to speak about an issue I cuss the issues within the Arctic. That

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It was joint statement recognized the diver- al communities, which certainly boost only the second time in the council’s sity of the inhabitants of the region their economy, but think about the im- 30-plus-year history that all of the and the rights of the Arctic indigenous pact when you have 1,000 people who eight Ministers were gathered to- people. It also reaffirmed the commit- may want to disembark into a commu- gether. I was pleased to be a part of the ment to sustainable development and nity that doesn’t have the infrastruc- U.S. delegation that was led by our the protection of the Arctic environ- ture. It dwarfs the local population and Secretary of State, Secretary Pompeo. ment. impacts the existing infrastructure This was actually the fifth Arctic In addition to that very short state- there. Council Ministerial Meeting that I ment, there was a statement by the Then, of course, whether we like it or have attended going back to 2011, when chair of the ministerial meeting—the not, national security interests are the ministerial was held in Nuuk, Foreign Minister of Finland—that en- now at the forefront of many of the dis- Greenland. At that point in time, it compassed what would have been in a cussions about the High North. Sec- was then-Secretary of State Clinton. declaration had one been signed and retary Pompeo—again, his words were That marked the first time the U.S. noted many of the areas of agreement pretty direct. He said: Secretary of State attended such a amongst all the Arctic nations. These The region has become an arena for power meeting. So 2011—it wasn’t too many were items such as the importance of and for competition. And the eight Arctic States must adapt to this new future. years ago that the United States had a the role of scientific research, along Secretary of State attend. with traditional and local knowledge, He also said that the Arctic Council The Arctic Council includes the eight the significance of the Arctic Environ- no longer has the luxury to focus ex- Arctic nations. The eight Arctic na- ment Ministers’ Meeting, the Arctic clusively on scientific collaboration, tions are Canada, United States, Rus- Climate Change Update 2019 report, the cultural matters, and environmental sia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, outcomes from the Arctic Resilience research. He suggests that there is a and Greenland. It also includes six per- Forum, the convening of the Second new age of strategic engagement in the Arctic. manent participant groups within the Arctic Science Ministerial. It encour- I don’t disagree with the Secretary Arctic Council that represent the in- ages further work in adapting to cli- that military and national security digenous populations within the re- mate change impacts, such as perma- issues are much, much, much more gion. Four of those partially reside in frost thaw, and responding to weather prevalent now than they were only 10 Alaska, and those are the Aleut Inter- extremes, including the increased risk years ago, and it kind of begs the ques- national Association, the Arctic of wildfires. tion as to whether the Arctic Council Athabaskan Council, the Gwich’in Looking at the Foreign Minister’s should expand its portfolio and take on Council International, and the Inuit statement, it was clear that there were these issues. That was the discussion I Circumpolar Council. While only the many areas and many provisions on participated in later that day in Hel- Arctic nations have voting rights, the which there was cooperation and agree- sinki at the Munich Security Con- permanent participants have a seat at ment within the Arctic Council and ference that was focused on Arctic se- the table, and they provide valuable many areas of agreement on environ- curity. input into the council’s discussions and mental issues as well. When the Arctic Council was estab- deliberations. I think we really saw the Another topic reported in the news lished in 1996, military and national se- impact of the permanent participants was comments by Secretary Pompeo curity interests were specifically ex- at this most recent ministerial. the day before the ministerial that cluded from Council activities. They The council also has 38 observers, in- were pretty direct. They were pretty chose to focus on economic develop- cluding 13 non-Arctic nations—this directed and were directed to Russian ment and resilience, the environment, goes back to China, as I mentioned ear- and Chinese activity in the Arctic. The research, the cultures, and left off of lier—13 intergovernmental and inter- Secretary’s remarks pointed to a re- the mission requirements, if you will, parliamentary groups, and 12 non- ality, plain and simple. They pointed the issues of national security and governmental entities. The number of to a growing reality that today’s Arc- military interest. I think that is prob- observers and the number of pending tic is not the Arctic we have known in ably why we have been able to see such applications to be observers has grown generations past. cooperation and collaboration coming considerably in the past several years. We all still want—I certainly want, out of the Arctic Council for these Again, it just goes to demonstrate the as one who works hard on Arctic issues many years. rest of the world’s interest in the Arc- every day—we want those buzz words Yet, as was mentioned by the For- tic. that are synonymous with the region eign Minister from Finland in a follow- Much of what we have seen reported to continue to apply today and well on discussion about the ministerial, it after the ministerial that was held in into the future, words like ‘‘coopera- is not as if we can just place a ‘‘Do Not Rovaniemi focused not on what hap- tion,’’ ‘‘collaboration,’’ and calling the Disturb’’ sign on the Arctic—we as Arc- pened but on what didn’t happen at the Arctic the ‘‘zone of peace.’’ tic nations. It has changed. It is chang- ministerial, which was that, for the Greater accessibility to the region ing. Investment is happening. The ac- first time, there was not a signed min- and its resources, as we are seeing the tivity is already occurring. So whether isterial declaration. ice that is receding from the shore— we are ready for it, whether we want it, I was not part of any of the Minister- with greater opportunities for commer- whether we want to put out that ‘‘Do level discussions that went on either cial transit, you have greater accessi- Not Disturb’’ sign or not, it is hap- prior to their convening in Rovaniemi bility—is also bringing increased inter- pening. or directly prior to the day of the min- national awareness. You have seen not Russia is modernizing, and they are isterial itself, but the crux of the im- only a level of interest, but you have expanding their security posture in the passe there was language regarding cli- seen a level of investment activity and region. Some say it is in a provocative mate change and how much of the dec- clearly competing interests that are manner; we can argue about that. But laration would actually reference it. presenting. it is certainly a manner that suggests This has all been reported very wide- Some of this is great news. Fiber that they recognize the value of the rely in the media, but what has not been optic cable and satellite coverage are gion to their national interests, as well reported nearly as broadly are the bringing a level of connectivity to as the growing non-Arctic nation at- areas of agreement that were high- small, remote, and isolated commu- tention and access to the region. lighted at the ministerial. All eight na- nities, which is something the commu- China is also quite interested. During tions signed a joint ministerial state- nities embrace. With these advance- the same week as the Arctic Council

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Go Boilers. the geography can say that this is not lead whenever and wherever possible, I suggest the absence of a quorum. an Arctic nation, not even a near-Arc- but this is not an Alaska-specific issue. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tic nation, but from scientific research This is not just Alaska. This is all of us clerk will call the roll. to economic interest in the Arctic’s as a country. We also need that rec- The senior assistant legislative clerk natural resources, China has made it ognition at the Federal level. proceeded to call the roll. very clear that it has no intention of I encourage Members of this Chamber Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for reducing its interests in a Polar Silk to recognize the importance of the Arc- the quorum call be rescinded. Road. tic, to pay greater attention to what is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without What Secretary Pompeo made very happening there, to make the region a objection, it is so ordered. clear is, look, if there is going to be in- priority in our policymaking efforts, vestment in the region, we all need to and to help ensure that America, which f be operating by the same rules, and the is an Arctic nation by virtue of Alas- TRIBUTE TO MARY NAYLOR ka—that we, as an Arctic nation, catch rules require transparency—trans- Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise, ac- parency when it comes to investment up to all of the others that are looking with great interest, whether making companied by an amazing public serv- in the region, regardless of who is mak- ant who is completing 29 years and 10 ing it. I would add to that notion that investments or truly making an im- pression on the Arctic. months of working in the U.S. Senate— those who live in the region should Mary Naylor, my legislative director. benefit from any investment in the I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- She is angry with me right now for Arctic, as they are the ones who bear ator from Indiana. tricking her into this and walking into the greatest risk in any economic ac- the Chamber and seeing my whole f tivity, whether it is on the shore or in staff, but I wanted to just say a word to the waters. RECOGNIZING PURDUE UNIVER- honor her. We recognize there are plenty of op- SITY’S ALL-AMERICAN MARCH- When I came to the Senate—elected portunities in the Arctic, as we are see- ING BAND. in 2012 and sworn in in January 2013— ing the impacts of climate change and Mr. BRAUN. Mr. President, I rise obviously, hiring a legislative director what that means to an area that is be- today to celebrate the talent and was a very, very important challenge coming more exposed, but with those steadfast dedication of Purdue Univer- that I was dealing with, and I had a opportunities come very real chal- sity’s All-American Marching Band, number of people who wanted to do the lenges, and we have to address those as which will be performing for the 100th job. There was a wonderful Senate well. That includes environmental ef- time at the 103rd Running of the Indy staffer who was about to leave the Hill fects that come with climate change as 500. to see if there was life after the Senate. we see a reduced sea ice cover and the Every year, the ‘‘Greatest Spectacle She wasn’t sure whether there was but need to develop rules of the road to in Racing’’ attracts hundreds of thou- was really excited to see that. Yet, as provide transparency for the growing sands of fans to our State’s capital. tough a negotiator as she was, she let amount of investment in the Far North Throughout the last century, Purdue me persuade her to stay for one more by both Arctic and non-Arctic actors University’s marching band has be- term after she had wanted to leave to alike. come an indispensable part of the an- do other things. She did a remarkable One of the underreported events of nual festivities with their highly an- job for me in my first term and has the Rovaniemi Ministerial was the ticipated performance of traditional done a remarkable job now into my signing of a memorandum of under- Indy 500 songs and other popular hits. second term in the Senate. She has standing between the Arctic Council I commend the efforts and hard work been my legislative director since my and the Arctic Economic Council. This put forth by the band’s nearly 300 first day in the body, but as I pointed new agreement will provide a frame- members. Their dedication in rehearsal out, she is now nearly 30 years into work to enhance responsible economic is sure to pay off when they take to the serving this institution. development and build partnerships for famed Indy Motor Speedway this Sun- Let me tell you some things about issues of common interest and capacity day, welcoming spectators from around Mary. building of Arctic inhabitants. Perhaps the world with familiar favorites, in- She is from Fargo, ND. She came to this is the first step in developing a cluding the now customary perform- the Senate in 1989, which was right framework for transparent Arctic in- ance of the classic ‘‘Back Home Again after she graduated with honors—Phi vestment and a new age of strategic en- in Indiana.’’ Beta Kappa—from Northwestern. She gagement in the Arctic. I especially commend the Purdue first became a legislative assistant for I was very honored to attend both the University marching band directors, the late Senator Paul Simon in 1991. Arctic Council Ministerial in Finland, past and present, whose work make Then she eventually became the deputy as well as the Arctic Circle Assembly this tradition possible. This year, the chief of staff to Senator Kent Conrad of in Shanghai. I continue to believe it is band will be led by the acclaimed Hoo- her home State. For most of her career critical for us—for those in the admin- sier, Jay Gephart, professor of music, in the Senate, she worked with Senator istration, for us here in Congress—to and Al Wright, chair director of bands Conrad. When Senator Conrad became actively engage in the Arctic. We have and orchestras at Purdue University. I the Budget chairman in 2001, she be- a lot at stake here. The region has a am sure that under his direction, the came the Democratic staff director for lot at stake, and we need to establish All-American band will do Indiana the committee, and she remained in sound policy that will take advantage proud. that position for 12 years until she be- of all of our opportunities and address I also recognize Purdue University’s came my legislative director in 2013. our challenges while ensuring that we first marching band director, the late Some highlights of her tenure with are working to the benefit of the local Paul Spotts Emrick, who initially Budget include 10 budget resolutions, residents. forged the relationship between the the Simpson-Bowles Commission, I think it is so important to reinforce University and the speedway. He di- walking us back from a fiscal cliff in that we cannot assume that if we are rected Purdue’s first performance at 2011, and a C–SPAN debut—oh, my not stepping it up in the Arctic, that the famed 500-mile race in 1919, 100 gosh, a C–SPAN debut—in March 2008 means nobody else is. That is abso- years ago. when she testified before the Budget lutely and positively not the case. I applaud Purdue University’s march- Committee on the fiscal year 2009 budg- There is a level of engagement and ing band for each year dedicating et.

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We want to just thank Mary come kids. tales of the high stakes parliamentary Naylor for her great service and com- So it is clear that that is the way maneuvering she undertook to make mend her. this body should go. I understand who sure the reconciliation component of I yield the floor. has the votes. I understand that the the ACA complied with the Byrd rule. I suggest the absence of a quorum. President of the United States—where One of the things that Mary does in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the White House looks like a retreat my office that my staff loves is the clerk will call the roll. for Wall Street executives—the Presi- parliamentary minute. At the end of The senior assistant legislative clerk dent of the United States can always every week, after I have gone back to proceeded to call the roll. jam another tax cut for billionaires Richmond, she will do a parliamentary Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask through this body. minute and put an interesting problem unanimous consent that the order for But let’s do the right thing and actu- or challenge on the table from the past the quorum call be rescinded. ally put our focus on working families. and walk my legislative staff through The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- how we should deal with it. BRAUN). Without objection, it is so or- In 2011, the ‘‘Washingtonian’’ named dered. ator from Maine. Mary one of the 100 most powerful f f women in DC, and the ‘‘National Jour- TAX REFORM S. 151 nal’’ named her among the top 14 Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, there Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, earlier women on the Hill. today, the Senate overwhelmingly ap- Mary has helped me out in so many was an article in the paper today telling us something that surprises nobody proved the Telephone Robocall Abuse ways. She has learned more about air- Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence craft carrier refueling than she ever in this Chamber, really, on either side, surveying the tax packages, the pro- Act, known as the TRACED Act, au- thought possible and has helped me thored by our colleagues Senators overcome now two bouts of the decom- posals from Democrats and Repub- licans, and making the contrast, and it THUNE and MARKEY. missioning of aircraft. I am pleased to have been a cospon- said the Democratic tax packages are All of my staff understands that sor of this bill to help protect con- significantly better for the middle Mary has really been kind of the brains sumers from fraudulent, aggravating, class than the Republican tax package. of the operation. She is in a league of and incessant robocalls. her own. Every single bill of mine that We know what happened 2-plus years The TRACED Act makes a number of has passed has her fingerprints on it, ago when the Finance Committee, in important changes to our laws that and I guess I am getting up to—I don’t the middle of the night, kept writing will make it easier to fight illegal know—over 40 or 50 bills. She comes up new language and biasing it towards robocalls. with the ideas. She makes my ideas a the wealthiest people in the county. Most important, the TRACED Act re- lot better. She builds supports for our We know that the Trump tax bill, quires telecommunications carriers to proposals. She tells me when my ideas voted for by the majority, opposed by implement what is known as SHAKEN/ are bad, and she is almost always all of us because over 75 percent of the STIR technology to verify whether right—not always right. She is almost benefits, over time, went to the richest caller IDs that appear on incoming always right. She helps me on my com- 1 percent. Contrast that with our calls are authentic. mittees and floor strategy. She re- Working Families Tax Relief Act, When fully implemented, this tech- cruits, trains, and advises all of the which focuses on middle-class and nology will be a major advance against amazing policy staffers I have working working-class taxpayers, focuses on the the illegal spoofing of calls that have with me and all who have worked with earned income tax credit and the child resulted in successful scams. me over the years. tax credit under the theory that, if you Combating illegal robocalls has long That is what Mary has done for me cut taxes for the rich, which Repub- been a focus of the Senate’s Special and for the people of Virginia for 6 licans always do, that the money trick- Committee on Aging, which I chair, years. That is what she has done for les down, but it doesn’t trickle down. and on which the Presiding Officer the Senate for the United States for They say it is going to trickle down serves. now 30 years. She is a policy whiz. She and help the middle class. Well, it real- Over the past 6 years, the Special is a dogged go-getter, and I emphasize ly never does. Committee on Aging has held 22 hear- ‘‘dogged.’’ That is a character reference I heard President Trump promise a ings to examine scams that specifically if you know Mary’s love of dogs. She is group of us in the White House that ev- target older Americans. Scams that we a walking parliamentary encyclopedia, erybody would get a $4,000 raise and have highlighted include the IRS im- and her dedication has helped me to several thousand dollars in tax cuts for poster scam, the Jamaican lottery achieve much more than I would have middle-class families—it just didn’t scam, computer tech support schemes, imagined as a Senator. happen. grandparent scams, elder financial ex- I recognize Mary to say, like so many The way you grow the economy is ploitation, identity theft, and the noto- in the offices in this building, her per- you focus on the middle class, you cut rious drug mule scam. sistent service to Senator Conrad, to taxes for the middle class, put money The number and the kind of these Senator Simon, to me, to the Budget in their pocket, they spend it in local scams are endless in their variety. The Committee, to the Senate more broad- communities. You cut taxes for the criminals are ruthless and relentless, ly, and to the country have really rich, it goes to a Swiss bank account or and they will continue to come up with made a difference in an awful lot of wherever it goes. new ways to defraud Americans, par- people’s lives. So the newspaper today said what ev- ticularly our seniors. Anybody leaving, it is always bitter- erybody already knows, that the best These scams are often initiated by sweet. I think that she is now going to way to grow the economy, the best way robocallers who use caller ID spoofing find there is life after the Senate, and to help this country, the best way to to perpetrate their schemes. Many of she has a cool next opportunity that help the middle class is—surprise—cut us remember back in 2003 when the Do she can pursue. taxes for the middle class. That is what Not Call Registry was created. At that Whenever one of my staffers goes on the Working Families Tax Relief Act point, what we were able to do was reg- to pursue a new cool opportunity, I am does. It helps working class kids. ister our phone numbers and block really happy for them, and yet it is The Trump tax bill pretended to cut those unwanted, illegal robocalls. For- hard to imagine what it will be like taxes through the child tax credit. For tunately, back then, telecommuni- walking into the office every day and the child tax credit, it actually left 26 cations equipment could not easily be

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One of the bills I talked about yester- over internet protocol technology has Last year, the Federal Trade Com- day was the need for bipartisan support changed all that to the point where the mission logged an incredible 3.8 billion for trying to do something about the Do Not Call Registry has become vir- complaints about illegal robocalls. spam, fraudulent robocalls the Amer- tually useless for most Americans. Now This year, industry sources estimate ican people are getting, about which criminals can use VoIP to hide their that nearly half of all mobile phone Senator COLLINS just spoke so elo- identities while generating millions of calls are fraudulent—nearly half. So quently. I said there would be bipar- robocalls from anywhere in the world this is a problem that deserves our at- tisan support. I believed it. I believe it at practically no cost. tention. The American people are tired even more today. I am very proud of We heard in the Aging Committee of having scammers ring their phones the Senate because we just passed a some heart-wrenching stories of con- off the hook—or their cell phones—and bill. Do you know how many people sumers who have been ripped off be- they want these calls stopped. We have voted against it? One. One ‘‘no’’ vote. cause of the combination of the to do all we can to give the regulators See what happens when Senators are robocall and the disguising of the iden- the important tools to help fight these allowed to be Senators? tity of the caller. illegal robocalls. There are other efforts that we can For example, in 2015, we heard from I am very pleased that we have taken work on together. The cost of prescrip- the Auburn, ME, Police Department an important step today and that the tion drugs—I spoke about that yester- about a woman who lost $7,400 because Federal Communications Commission day. I don’t want to go into it more she got one of these calls, and it was is also acting to increase the protec- today. followed by another call that appeared tions for consumers. We should be able I will give you another one, and I to be the Auburn Police Department. to rely on the veracity of our caller ID know this is controversial, but I think That is what appeared on her caller ID. identifications. That is why we have it is less controversial than people re- Yet, of course, it was nothing of the caller ID. But the spoofers have man- alize—net neutrality, the importance sort. But that was sufficient to make aged to defeat the purpose of caller ID, of people being able to access the Inter- her think she really did have to pay including being able to pretend to be net freely without being blocked or what turned out to be $7,400 of her re- the Department of Treasury, the Au- without their speeds being throttled or tirement savings, which she could ill burn Police Department, and other law without their being censored. afford to lose. enforcement agencies. No wonder peo- That is a very controversial issue In 2017, we heard from an 81-year-old ple pick up the phone when they see around here, but I still believe we share veteran from Portland, ME, Phillip the Department of Treasury, the Au- more in common than we don’t on that Hatch, who was a victim of the IRS im- burn Police Department, or the IRS is issue. I talk with my colleagues all the poster scam. In these scams, what hap- calling, but, in fact, that is not who is time. I say: We need to pass a bill. Do pens is the robocaller pretends to be an calling; it is a relentless criminal who you know why? Because the business- IRS agent. He or she will tell the per- is trying to steal money from the con- men and the businesswomen and the son who answers the phone that the sumer. consumers need some predictability in consumer owes thousands of dollars in It is my hope that this important this area. What happens now is, if we back taxes and penalties and that if consumer protection bill, which builds have a Democratic President who gets they are not paid immediately, they on all of the 22 hearings our Aging control of the FCC, they pass one set of will either be arrested or a lien will be Committee has held, will become law net neutrality rules, and then if we put on their home. They manage to shortly and provide relief to American have a Republican President who gets panic people of all ages—particularly consumers. control of the FCC, they pass a dif- our seniors—into paying money they Thank you, Mr. President. ferent set of net neutrality rules. The do not owe to the IRS. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- business community and the con- Everyone should be aware that if you ator from Louisiana. sumers are like ping pong balls. There really do owe back taxes to the IRS, Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, yes- is no predictability. There is no cer- you will get a letter from the IRS. You terday I stood on the floor of our es- tainty. You can’t plan. So everybody won’t be called up and threatened. But teemed Senate, and I said: The Senate says: We need to pass a bill. Well, I am that, unfortunately, is what these con needs to do more. The Senate needs to going to say it too. We need to pass a artists, these ruthless criminals, do. do more. bill, but the only way to pass a bill is Well, Mr. Hatch was induced to pay I was very careful—and I want to re- to pass a bill. And I think that is an some $8,000 when he got a second call affirm today—I was very careful not to area where we can work. that appeared to be from the Portland say we are not doing anything. I talked Another area—I understand how hard Police Department telling him that if about our important work on con- it is to fix our healthcare delivery sys- he did not pay up immediately, there firming judges. I think we are putting tem, but we ought to at least try. Our was a warrant for his arrest—again, some very fine men and women on the efforts in the last Congress to repeal completely bogus. Mr. Hatch did not Federal bench, who are going to make and replace the Affordable Care Act did owe back taxes, much less penalties, our country safer and better. I was also not work. We could not pass the bill. I but it was the spoofing of the call that very careful to talk about the fact that do not know a single person, honestly, made it look like it was from the Port- after a logjam had been created on the a fairminded person who thinks the Af- land Police Department in this case— appointments for the President’s ad- fordable Care Act is working. But there the Auburn Police Department in the ministration, we were finally able to are things we can do in the meantime previous case I described—that caused break that logjam. We have started while we are trying to reach an agree- him to lose a substantial amount of confirming some new advisers for the ment on health insurance and the money. His situation would have been President. healthcare delivery system that looks even worse if his son had not inter- I am very proud of the good work like somebody designed the two things vened. He would have lost even more. this body has done, but I did make the on purpose. There are things we can do This is a problem that is getting point that we need to do more. I talked together in the meantime. worse every day. Oddly enough, lately about the fact that, in my judgment, I think there is bipartisan support on my cell phones, I have been receiv- there are many issues—if we think for the idea that if you have health in- ing robocalls that are in Chinese, about them—on which my Democratic surance and you go to the emergency which is really bizarre. I don’t know friends and my Republican colleagues room—and you picked an emergency whether they are targeting a Chinese- have more in common than we don’t, room at a hospital that is under your American population in some part of but we can’t determine whether that is policy—and you go and you pay your the Washington, DC, area, but that is accurate unless we vote, unless we $500 deductible, a month later, you

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King Rosen Udall There being no objection, the Senate Klobuchar Rubio Van Hollen They say: Oh, that doctor, that radi- proceeded to consider the bill. Lankford Sanders Warner ologist—not to pick on radiologists— Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Leahy Sasse Warren that radiologist wasn’t covered by your consent that the Shelby-Leahy sub- Manchin Schatz Whitehouse plan. Markey Schumer Wicker stitute amendment at the desk be McConnell Scott (FL) Wyden Well, how am I supposed to know? agreed to; that Senator SHELBY or his Menendez Scott (SC) Young We can address that. I guarantee you designee be recognized to make a mo- NAYS—9 that there is bipartisan support to do tion to waive any budget points of something about that. We might not Barrasso Crapo Paul order; further, that if the motion to Blackburn Lee Risch agree on the details, but that is why, waive is agreed to, the bill, as amend- Braun McSally Romney you know, God created the Senate ed, be read a third time and the Senate NOT VOTING—7 floor. You come down here, you debate, vote on passage with no intervening ac- you discuss, and you offer amend- Alexander Enzi Toomey tion or debate. Capito Moran ments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Durbin Rounds There are other examples. Let me say objection? I am cutting this short because we are The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Without objection, it is so ordered. vote the yeas are 84, the nays are 9. about to have another vote on a dis- The amendment (No. 250) in the na- aster bill. Thank you. Thank you, Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- ture of a substitute was agreed to. sen and sworn having voted in the af- United States Senate. Thank you, (The amendment is printed in today’s President Trump, for meeting us in the firmative, the motion is agreed to. RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. The middle. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I am not clairvoyant, but I feel really clerk will read the title of the bill for ator from Texas. the third time. good about its passing—not good for Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, pursu- the Senate as an institution, although The amendment was ordered to be ant to section 904 of the Congressional engrossed and the bill to be read a I am proud of us today, but good for Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver pro- our farmers and our people in so many third time. visions of the applicable budget resolu- The bill was read the third time. States who have been hurt by natural tions, I move to waive all applicable disasters—wildfires and hurricanes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill sections of the act and applicable budg- having been read the third time, the Puerto Rico was hit with two hurri- et resolutions for purposes of H.R. 2157, canes right in a row. We are going to question is, Shall the bill pass? as amended, and I ask for the yeas and Mr. CORNYN. I ask for the yeas and do something about that today. I am nays. happy for the Senate, but I am even nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a happier for the American people. sufficient second? I am going to say it again. We have sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient sec- more in common—our Democratic col- There appears to be a sufficient second. leagues and our Republican col- ond. The clerk will call the roll. leagues—than we don’t on certain The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. issues, and I think we would surprise The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. THUNE. The following Senators ourselves in what we could achieve if called the roll. are necessarily absent: the Senator we just try. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the Mr. President, I suggest the absence are necessarily absent: the Senator Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP- of a quorum. from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the ITO), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP- ENZI), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. clerk will call the roll. ITO), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. The legislative clerk proceeded to MORAN), the Senator from South Da- ENZI), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. call the roll. kota (Mr. ROUNDS), and the Senator MORAN), the Senator from South Da- from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY). Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I kota (Mr. ROUNDS), and the Senator ask unanimous consent that the order Further, if present and voting, the from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY). for the quorum call be rescinded. Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- Further, if present and voting, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea’’ and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- objection, it is so ordered. Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP- ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea’’ and the ITO) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ f Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP- Mr. SCHUMER. I announce that the ITO) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS Senator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) is Mr. SCHUMER. I announce that the ACT, 2019 necessarily absent. Senator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there necessarily absent. move to proceed to Calendar No. 91, any other Senators in the Chamber de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there H.R. 2157. siring to vote? any other Senators in the Chamber de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 84, siring to vote? clerk will report the motion. nays 9, as follows: The result was announced—yeas 85, The legislative clerk read as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 128 Leg.] nays 8, as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 91, H.R. YEAS—84 [Rollcall Vote No. 129 Leg.] 2157, a bill making supplemental appropria- Baldwin Casey Ernst YEAS—85 tions for the fiscal year ending September 30, Bennet Cassidy Feinstein Baldwin Cantwell Cotton Blumenthal Collins 2019, and for other purposes. Fischer Barrasso Cardin Cramer Blunt Coons Gardner Bennet Carper Cruz Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Booker Cornyn Gillibrand Blumenthal Casey Daines consent that the motion to proceed be Boozman Cortez Masto Graham Blunt Cassidy Duckworth Brown Cotton agreed to. Grassley Booker Collins Ernst Burr Cramer The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Harris Boozman Coons Feinstein Cantwell Cruz Hassan Brown Cornyn Fischer objection? Cardin Daines Hawley Burr Cortez Masto Gardner Without objection, it is so ordered. Carper Duckworth Heinrich

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Hirono Murray Tester Hoeven Perdue disaster aid, but I am pleased to report I said on a personal basis earlier that Thune Hyde-Smith Peters Tillis that the bill provides much needed as- I remember when Tropical Storm Irene Inhofe Portman sistance to these Americans, including Isakson Reed Udall hit Vermont and how totally discour- Johnson Roberts Van Hollen $605 million for the Nutrition Assist- aged I was by the damage. Yet, within Jones Rosen Warner ance Program, and $304 million in com- hours, I had texts and emails from Sen- Kaine Rubio Warren munity development block grants to ators in this body—Republicans and Kennedy Sanders Whitehouse King Sasse Wicker help the island meet the FEMA match Democrats alike. They said: When we Klobuchar Schatz Wyden requirements. were hit by a tornado, by flooding, by Lankford Schumer Young One thing that we learned when an earthquake—whatever it might Leahy Scott (FL) Tropical Storm Irene struck Vermont have been—Vermont stood with us, and NAYS—8 is that you have rebuild better than we will stand with Vermont. Blackburn Lee Risch you were so you are stronger when you That is what we are as the United Braun McSally Romney face the next storm. We have included States of America. The Senate did Crapo Paul language that requires FEMA to re- what it should do today. The Senate NOT VOTING—7 build the island stronger and better acted as the conscience of the Nation. Alexander Enzi Toomey than it was before to help mitigate the We stood together to help all Ameri- Capito Moran damage of a future storm. We did this cans. Durbin Rounds in certain areas in Vermont, and it There being no objection, the mate- The bill (H.R. 2157), as amended, was made all the difference in the world. rial was ordered to be printed in the passed. This supplemental will unlock bil- RECORD, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lions of dollars that Congress had pre- LIST SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD BY APPRO- ator from Vermont. viously appropriated for Puerto Rico PRIATIONS COMMITTEE VICE CHAIRMAN Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I thank and other communities across the LEAHY OF STAFF FOR H.R. 2157, THE SUPPLE- my colleagues on both sides of the aisle country that the Trump administra- MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT for their votes. Even though the final tion has held back in the Treasury. Charles E. Kieffer, Chanda Betourney, Jess vote might be 5 months late, today is a We reached this agreement because Berry, Jay Tilton, Hannah Chauvin, Dianne good day for the Congress, for the Sen- the Republicans and the Democrats Nellor, Jean Toal Eisen, Erik Raven, Doug ate, for the American people, and for came together across the aisle. It is a Clapp, Ellen Murray, Scott Nance, Chip Wal- the Nation. strong bipartisan agreement. It reflects gren, Drenan Dudley, Reeves Hart, Rachael I have said from the beginning—a po- that we are one Nation in times of need Taylor, Alex Keenan, Jason McMahon, Tim Rieser, Dabney Hegg, Christina Monroe, sition I have taken in all of my decades and that all Americans can count on Catie Finley, Shannon Hines, Jonathan in the Senate—that any disaster sup- each other. I was happy to see the Graffeo, David Adkins, Carlisle Clarke, Ham- plemental that passes this Chamber strong support from the Senators here, ilton Bloom, Brian Potts, Tyler Owens, An- cannot pick and choose which Amer- but our work is not yet done. drew Newton, Adam Telle, Erny Lesofski, ican citizens to help in their time of Now we have to address the humani- Laura Friedel, Sarah Boliek, Patrick Magnu- need. We are all Americans. The Amer- tarian crisis at our southern border. son, Paul Grove, Clare Doherty. ican community bands together to sup- We have to help those who are fleeing Mr. LEAHY. I yield the floor. port one another when disaster strikes, from violence and persecution in their I suggest the absence of a quorum. regardless of where we are from, what own countries. The President has re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The our politics are, or what our beliefs quested $4.5 billion. Some of this clerk will call the roll. are. That is the American way, and it money is badly needed. There is no dis- The senior assistant legislative clerk is the role of the Congress to make pute about that, and I will support the proceeded to call the roll. sure that it is done. part that is badly needed. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I I am glad to stand on the Senate Everyone in this Chamber knows ask unanimous consent that the order floor today, and I am glad to be here these are difficult issues that are often for the quorum call be rescinded. with my dear friend, the senior Senator made more difficult given the Presi- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. from Alabama and the chairman of the dent’s rhetoric and extreme policies. SCOTT of Florida). Without objection, Appropriations Committee, Senator Difficult issues take time. Let’s lower it is so ordered. SHELBY, to support what is a bipar- the rhetoric, and let’s do as we have f tisan, bicameral disaster supplemental done here—work together. We have appropriations bill. been working day and night to strike a DISASTER RELIEF Think of what we have done. This bill compromise on the President’s request. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, all will provide long overdue aid to the We are close, but we are not there yet. week, Chairman SHELBY and a number people of California, Georgia, Florida, Even as of late, late last night, we were of our colleagues worked tirelessly to Nebraska, Iowa, North Carolina, South still working on that. When we return, get a supplemental funding agreement Carolina, Hawaii, Texas, Missouri, Ala- I hope we can negotiate a bipartisan for disaster relief over the finish line. bama, and Puerto Rico just to name a agreement to provide additional hu- He has prepared one thoughtful, good- few. Some of these people—they are all manitarian assistance. faith compromise after another. American citizens—have been trying to To reach this agreement today, many In fact, this has been going on for put their lives back together for nearly of the Senators—and I mentioned, of months now: compromise offer after 2 years—since August of 2017. course, Senator SHELBY, my friend, as compromise offer from Republicans— It provides $19.1 billion to help com- chairman—and I, as vice chairman, constant engagement and good-faith munities in these States and Terri- worked together. So did many others, work. So I am pleased that, today, all tories to rebuild stronger than they but none of us could do it without the of this hard work has at long last paid were before. It includes more than $2.4 dedicated staff that was involved. I off. Thanks to the efforts from a num- billion in community development could go home at 9 o’clock and 10 ber of our colleagues and thanks to the block grants, more than $1.6 billion for o’clock at night, but they were still leadership of President Trump and his the Federal Highway Administration there. I am talking about both the administration—and, I might add, the to rebuild roads and bridges, and more Democratic staff and the Republican occupant of the Chair, who has been ex- than $3 billion to support our Nation’s staff. So I asked my Appropriations tremely persistent in this effort over farmers who lost their crops and live- chief of staff, Chuck Kieffer, to give me the last weeks and months—the Senate stock in the storms. It also provides a list. has now passed a compromise solution

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So the Senate’s bipartisan Chairman SHELBY, Senator LEAHY, and The senior assistant legislative clerk vote is a big step toward making law colleagues of ours, including Senators read as follows: and actually delivering the relief that PERDUE, ISAKSON, RICK SCOTT, RUBIO, CLOTURE MOTION communities across our Nation sorely ERNST, THUNE, BLUNT, SASSE, and oth- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- need. ers have brought us to this point with ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the I am sorry that our House Demo- their tireless work on this subject. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby cratic colleagues blocked commonsense I am grateful to the President for his move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- efforts to include funding in this legis- leadership and focus on getting an out- nation of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to lation for the ongoing humanitarian come. I am glad we passed this legisla- be Commissioner of Social Security for the crisis down on the southern border. De- tion and sent it to the House. I urge term expiring January 19, 2025. (Reappoint- spite days of negotiations, House our colleagues over in the House to ment) Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve Democrats insisted that we could not support it. Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, provide more funding for our over- f Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger whelmed agencies, which are running SETTING FORTH THE CONGRES- F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard on fumes, without including other poi- Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John SIONAL BUDGET FOR THE son-pill policy riders. As a result, to- Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT day’s agreement omits those needed re- Rounds, John Cornyn. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 sources. f This wasn’t money for the wall or Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I LEGISLATIVE SESSION even law enforcement. It was money so move to proceed to Calendar No. 78, S. that the Federal Government can con- 1332. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I tinue to house, feed, and care for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to proceed to legislative session. men, women, and children showing up clerk will report the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The along our southern border—money for The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. agencies that are currently, literally, read as follows: The motion was agreed to. Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 78, S. running on fumes. f This is money that is so 1332, a bill to set forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for EXECUTIVE SESSION uncontroversial—so uncontroversial— fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appro- that even the New York Times pub- priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 lished an editorial titled, ‘‘Congress, through 2029. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Give Trump His Border Money.’’ CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Even the New York Times blasted Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to the ‘‘political gamesmanship [that] send a cloture motion to the desk for consider Calendar No. 224. threatens to hold up desperately need- the motion to proceed. ed resources.’’ That is what they called The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The it—political gamesmanship. clerk will report the motion. question is on agreeing to the motion. Well, I am sorry to say their political The senior assistant legislative clerk The motion is agreed to. gamesmanship did hold up these re- read as follows: The clerk will report the nomination. The senior assistant legislative clerk sources. Apparently, our House Demo- CLOTURE MOTION cratic colleagues heard ‘‘President We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- read the nomination of David Trump’’ and the word ‘‘border’’ in the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an As- same sentence and decided they pre- Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby sistant Secretary of State (Near East- ferred no action at all to the sensible move to bring to a close debate on the mo- ern Affairs). compromise that even the New York tion to proceed to Calendar No. 78 S. 1332, a CLOTURE MOTION bill to set forth the congressional budget for Times had called for. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I It is too bad that partisan spite has the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budg- send a cloture motion to the desk. infected even such blindingly obvious etary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2029. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- priorities as the humanitarian efforts Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Johnny ture motion having been presented on our own southern border. I am sorry Isakson, Jerry Moran, Mike Crapo, under rule XXII, the Chair directs the that our Democratic friends have be- Roger F. Wicker, Steve Daines, Roy clerk to read the motion. come so committed to ‘‘the resistance’’ Blunt, Richard C. Shelby, Richard The senior assistant legislative clerk that they are now to the left of the Burr, Mike Lee, James Lankford, John read as follows: Cornyn, James E. Risch, David Perdue, New York Times editorial board. CLOTURE MOTION Tim Scott, Rand Paul. Nevertheless, we should celebrate the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- f progress we are making today. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Senate passage of this legislation EXECUTIVE SESSION Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby marks a huge step forward for commu- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- nities across the United States that nation of David Schenker, of New Jersey, to have gone far too long without receiv- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs). ing this Federal assistance to help Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve them get back on their feet. move to proceed to executive session to Finally, the millions of Americans Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, consider Calendar No. 157. Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger who have grappled with nature’s worst The PRESIDING OFFICER. The F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard are closer to receiving the supple- question is on agreeing to the motion. Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John mental aid they urgently need for the The motion is agreed to. Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike western communities that are still The clerk will report the nomination. Rounds, John Cornyn. sorting through the ashes of last year’s The senior assistant legislative clerk f record-breaking wildfires; our coastal read the nomination of Andrew M. states in the Southeast and Puerto Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner LEGISLATIVE SESSION Rico, where hurricane damage punched of Social Security for the term expir- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I holes in homes, businesses, and critical ing January 19, 2025. (Reappointment) move to proceed to legislative session. infrastructure; the Deep South commu- CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nities victimized by tornadoes; and for Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I question is on agreeing to the motion. those still grappling with the flood- send a cloture motion to the desk. The motion is agreed to.

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Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, States Court of Federal Claims for a The motion is agreed to. Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger term of fifteen years. F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard The clerk will report the nomination. CLOTURE MOTION Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John The senior assistant legislative clerk Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I read the nomination of Heath P. Rounds, John Cornyn. send a cloture motion to the desk. Tarbert, of Maryland, to be Chairman f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- of the Commodity Futures Trading ture motion having been presented Commission. LEGISLATIVE SESSION under rule XXII, the Chair directs the CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I clerk to read the motion. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session. The senior assistant legislative clerk send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- question is on agreeing to the motion. CLOTURE MOTION ture motion having been presented The motion was agreed to. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the f ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the clerk to read the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The senior assistant legislative clerk EXECUTIVE SESSION move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- read as follows: nation of Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Claims for a term of fifteen years. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Mitch McConnell, Roy Blunt, Joni Ernst, ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to Steve Daines, Roger F. Wicker, John Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Thune, Thom Tillis, John Kennedy, move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- consider Calendar No. 198. John Boozman, Pat Roberts, Mike nation of Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Rounds, John Cornyn, Richard Burr, be Chairman of the Commodity Futures question is on agreeing to the motion. John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Rick Trading Commission. The motion was agreed to. Scott. Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, clerk will report the nomination. Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger LEGISLATIVE SESSION F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard The senior assistant legislative clerk Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John read the nomination of Susan Combs, Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary to legislative session. Rounds, John Cornyn. of the Interior. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f CLOTURE MOTION question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- EXECUTIVE SESSION move to proceed to legislative session. ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The under rule XXII, the Chair directs the question is on agreeing to the motion. clerk to read the motion. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The motion was agreed to. The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I f read as follows: move to proceed to executive session to EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOTURE MOTION consider Calendar No. 40. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the question is on agreeing to the motion. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The motion was agreed to. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to proceed to executive session to nation of Susan Combs, of Texas, to be an clerk will report the nomination. Assistant Secretary of the Interior. The senior assistant legislative clerk consider Calendar No. 163. Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, read the nomination of Rossie David question is on agreeing to the motion. Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger Alston, Jr., of Virginia, to be United The motion is agreed to. F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard States District Judge for the Eastern The clerk will report the nomination. Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John District of Virginia. The senior assistant legislative clerk Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike CLOTURE MOTION read the nomination of Heath P. Rounds, John Cornyn. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Tarbert, of Maryland, to be a Commis- f send a cloture motion to the desk. sioner of the Commodity Futures Trad- LEGISLATIVE SESSION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- ing Commission for a term expiring ture motion having been presented April 13, 2024. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I under rule XXII, the Chair directs the move to proceed to legislative session. CLOTURE MOTION clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. send a cloture motion to the desk. read as follows: The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- CLOTURE MOTION f ture motion having been presented We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the EXECUTIVE SESSION ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the clerk to read the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby The senior assistant legislative clerk move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- read as follows: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nation of Rossie David Alston, Jr., of Vir- ginia, to be United States District Judge for CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the Eastern District of Virginia. We, the undersigned Senators, in ac- move to proceed to executive session to Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve cordance with the provisions of rule consider Calendar No. 39. Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott,

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Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger IN THE ARMY The following named officer for appoint- F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard The following named Army National Guard ment in the United States Army to the grade Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John of the United States officer for appointment indicated while assigned to a position of im- Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- portance and responsibility under title 10, Rounds, John Cornyn. cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 U.S.C., section 601: f and 12211: To be lieutenant general To be brigadier general Maj. Gen. Robert P. White LEGISLATIVE SESSION Col. Edward S. Smith IN THE NAVY Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed IN THE MARINE CORPS The following named officer for appoint- to legislative session. The following named officers for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ment in the United States Marine Corps to indicated while assigned to a position of im- question is on agreeing to the motion. the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., portance and responsibility under title 10, The motion was agreed to. section 624: U.S.C., section 601: f To be brigadier general To be vice admiral Col. Marcus B. Annibale Vice Adm. William R. Merz EXECUTIVE SESSION Col. Melvin G. Carter The following named officer for appoint- Col. Robert C. Fulford ment in the United States Navy to the grade Col. Joseph A. Matos, III indicated while assigned to a position of im- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Col. Jason L. Morris portance and responsibility under title 10, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Col. Thomas B. Savage U.S.C., section 601: move to proceed to executive session to Col. Daniel L. Shipley To be vice admiral Col. James B. Wellons consider Calendar No. 56. Col. Brian N. Wolford Rear Adm. Ross A. Myers The PRESIDING OFFICER. The IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE ARMY question is on agreeing to the motion. The following named officer for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- The motion was agreed to. ment in the United States Army to the grade ment in the United States Marine Corps to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The indicated while assigned to a position of im- the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- clerk will report the nomination. portance and responsibility under title 10, tion of importance and responsibility under The senior assistant legislative clerk U.S.C., section 601: title 10, U.S.C., section 601: read the nomination of Richard A. To be lieutenant general To be lieutenant general Hertling, of Maryland, to be a Judge of Maj. Gen. Duane A. Gamble Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith the United States Court of Federal IN THE NAVY IN THE AIR FORCE Claims for a term of fifteen years. The following named officer for appoint- The following named officer for appoint- CLOTURE MOTION ment in the United States Navy to the grade ment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, of importance and responsibility under title send a cloture motion to the desk. 10, U.S.C., section 601: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- U.S.C., section 601: To be general ture motion having been presented To be vice admiral under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Rear Adm. Scott D. Conn Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. clerk to read the motion. IN THE ARMY The following named officer for appointment in the United States Air Force to the The senior assistant legislative clerk The following named officer for appoint- grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section ment as Chief of Staff of the Army and ap- read as follows: 624: CLOTURE MOTION pointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a position To be brigadier general We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- of importance and responsibility under title Col. David A. Harris, Jr. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 7033: Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby IN THE NAVY move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- To be general The following named officer for appoint- nation of Richard A. Hertling, of Maryland, Gen. James C. McConville ment as Chief of Naval Operations and ap- to be a Judge of the United States Court of IN THE AIR FORCE pointment in the United States Navy to the Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years. The following named Air National Guard of grade indicated while assigned to a position Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Steve the United States officer for appointment in of importance and responsibility under title Daines, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade in- 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 8033: Lindsey Graham, John Boozman, Roger dicated while assigned to a position of im- To be admiral F. Wicker, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Richard portance and responsibility under title 10, Adm. William F. Moran Burr, Mike Crapo, David Perdue, John U.S.C., section 601: The following named officer for appoint- Thune, Tom Cotton, Rick Scott, Mike To be lieutenant general ment as Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Rounds, John Cornyn. Maj. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville appointment in the United States Navy to f The following named officer for appoint- the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ment in the United States Air Force to the tion of importance and responsibility under grade indicated while assigned to a position title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 8035: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I of importance and responsibility under title To be admiral ask unanimous consent that the Sen- 10, U.S.C., section 601: Vice Adm. Robert P. Burke ate proceed to the consideration of Cal- To be lieutenant general IN THE MARINE CORPS endar Nos. 247 through 251 and 253 Maj. Gen. Eric T. Fick The following named officer for appoint- through 286 and all of the nominations IN THE ARMY ment in the United States Marine Corps to on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; The following named officer for appointment as Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and tion of importance and responsibility under that the nominations be confirmed; appointment in the United States Army to title 10, U.S.C., section 601: that the motions to reconsider be con- the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- To be lieutenant general sidered made and laid upon the table tion of importance and responsibility under Lt. Gen. Herman S. Clardy, III with no intervening action or debate; title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 7034: IN THE ARMY that no further motions be in order; To be general The following named officers for appoint- that any statements related to the Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Martin ment in the United States Army to the grade nominations be printed in the RECORD; The following named officer for appoint- indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: and that the President be immediately ment in the United States Army to the grade To be major general notified of the Senate’s action. indicated while assigned to a position of im- Brig. Gen. Peter B. Andrysiak, Jr. portance and responsibility under title 10, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Brig. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga U.S.C., section 601: objection, it is so ordered. Brig. Gen. John W. Brennan, Jr. The nominations considered and con- To be lieutenant general Brig. Gen. Miguel A. Correa firmed are as follows: Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson Brig. Gen. Clement S. Coward, Jr.

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Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Donahoe cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 IN THE MARINE CORPS Brig. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue and 12211: The following named officer for appoint- Brig. Gen. Scott L. Efflandt To be brigadier general ment in the United States Marine Corps to Brig. Gen. Michael R. Fenzel Col. Nicole M. Balliet the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Brig. Gen. David J. Francis Col. James A. Benson tion of importance and responsibility under Brig. Gen. Bradley T. Gericke Col. Brian D. Bobo title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Brig. Gen. Neil S. Hersey Col. Rodney C. Boyd To be lieutenant general Brig. Gen. Lonnie G. Hibbard Col. Andre J. Chevalier Brig. Gen. Diana M. Holland Lt. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow Col. Michael N. Cleveland Brig. Gen. Omar J. Jones, IV The following named officer for appoint- Col. Amy F. Cook Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Maranian ment in the United States Marine Corps to Col. Timothy D. Covington Brig. Gen. Matthew W. McFarlane the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Col. Ronald A. Cupples Brig. Gen. Christopher O. Mohan tion of importance and responsibility under Col. Jamie J. Dailey Brig. Gen. Laura A. Potter title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Col. Ronnie B. Delfin Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Pugh To be lieutenant general Col. Thomas C. Friloux Brig. Gen. Robert A. Rasch, Jr. Col. Kevin A. Fujimoto Lt. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault Brig. Gen. John B. Richardson, IV Col. Doyle Gillis, Jr. The following named officer for appoint- Brig. Gen. Kenneth T. Royar Col. Charles D. Hausman ment in the United States Marine Corps to Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Smith Col. Cindy H. Haygood the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Todd, III Col. Lynn M. Heng tion of importance and responsibility under Brig. Gen. Kevin Vereen Col. Larry L. Henry title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Brig. Gen. Robert F. Whittle, Jr. Col. Scott W. Hiipakka Brig. Gen. David Wilson To be lieutenant general Col. Christine L. Hoffmann Lt. Gen. George W. Smith, Jr. IN THE AIR FORCE Col. Bryan M. Howay The following named officer for appoint- The following named Air National Guard of Col. Jack A. James ment in the United States Marine Corps to th United States officer for appointment in Col. Nick Johnson the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade in- Col. Robert J. Larkin tion of importance and responsibility under dicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 Col. John A. Leblanc title 10, U.S.C., section 601: and 12212: Col. David A. Lopina To be brigadier general Col. Corwin J. Lusk To be lieutenant general Col. Tracy D. Smith Col. Roger D. Lyles Lt. Gen. Robert F. Hedelund Col. Thomas H. Mancino IN THE ARMY The following named Air National Guard of Col. Timothy S. Mclaughlin th United States officer for appointment in The following named officers for appoint- Col. Alberto L. Miranda ment in the Reserve of the Army to the the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade in- Col. Jennifer R. Mitchell dicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sec- Col. Jesse M. Morehouse tion 12203: and 12212: Col. Alan B. Naugher To be brigadier general Col. John T. Oakley To be major general Col. Frank W. Roy Col. Douglas A. Paul Brig. Gen. Rodney L. Faulk Brig. Gen. Deborah L. Kotulich IN THE ARMY Col. John A. Pelleriti Col. John J. Perkins Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco The following named officer for appoint- Col. Dean A. Preston Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Mosser ment in the United States Army to the grade Col. Stephen L. Rhoades Brig. Gen. John H. Phillips indicated while assigned to a position of im- Col. Christopher S. Sandison Brig. Gen. Joe D. Robinson portance and responsibility under title 10, Col. Stephen E. Schemenauer Brig. Gen. Alberto C. Rosende U.S.C., section 601: Col. Matthew D. Smith Brig. Gen. Richard C. Staats, Jr. To be lieutenant general Col. Wallace E. Steinbrecher Brig. Gen. Kevin C. Wulfhorst Maj. Gen. Leopoldo A. Quintas, Jr. Col. Robin B. Stilwell To be brigadier general The following named Army National Guard Col. Craig W. Strong Col. Timothy E. Brennan of the United States officer for appointment Col. Blair E. Tinkham Col. Cary J. Cowan, Jr. in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- Col. Michael A. Tougher, III Col. Christopher J. Dziubek cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 Col. Michael E. Wegscheider Col. Jeffrey M. Farris and 12211: Col. Brian F. Wertzler Col. Robert E. Guidry Col. Richard A. Wholey To be major general Col. Michelle A. Link Col. Richard D. Wilson Col. Laurence S. Linton Brig. Gen. Kenneth A. Nava Col. John J. Wojcik Col. Pamela L. McGaha The following named Army National Guard Col. James A. Zollar Col. Steven B. McLaughlin of the United States officers for appointment The following named Army National Guard Col. Joseph A. Papenfus in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- of the United States officers for appointment Col. Joseph A. Ricciardi cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- Col. Patricia R. Wallace and 12211: cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 Col. David P. Warshaw To be major general and 12211: Col. Stuart E. Werner Brig. Gen. Francis J. Evon, Jr. To be brigadier general Col. Wanda N. Williams Brig. Gen. David J. Mikolaities Col. Bradley J. Cox IN THE AIR FORCE The following Army National Guard of the Col. Carl C. Danberg The following named officer for appoint- United States officer for appointment in the Col. Daniel H. Dent ment in the United States Air Force to the Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated Col. Ralph R. Robovsky grade indicated while assigned to a position under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and Col. Adam C. Volant of importance and responsibility under title 12211: The following Army National Guard of the 10, U.S.C., section 601: To be major general United States officers for appointment in the To be lieutenant general Brig. Gen. Mark J. Schindler Reserve of the Army to the grades indicated Maj. Gen. David S. Nahom The following named officers for appoint- under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 12211: ment in the United States Air Force to the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sec- To be brigadier general grade indicated while assigned to a position tion 12203: Col. Andrew C. Diefenthaler of importance and responsibility under title To be major general Col. James M. Jones 10 U.S.C., section 601: To be lieutenant general Brig. Gen. John F. Hussey IN THE NAVY Brig. Gen. Andrew J. Juknelis The following named officer for appoint- Lt. Gen. Marshall B. Webb To be brigadier general ment in the United States Navy to the grade IN THE ARMY Col. Jan C. Norris indicated while assigned to a position of im- The following named officers for appoint- Col. Michael K. Pyle portance and responsibility under title 10, ment in the United States Army to the grade U.S.C., section 601: indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 624: The following named Army National Guard of the United States officers for appointment To be vice admiral To be brigadier general in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- Rear Adm. Sean S. Buck Col. Jack M. Davis

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Broadwater PN575 ARMY nominations (4) beginning WURTH, which nominations were received NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S JOHN E. CALLIHAN, II, and ending JEF- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- DESK FREY F. RYAN, which nominations were re- sional Record of April 29, 2019. IN THE AIR FORCE ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN675 ARMY nominations (5) beginning FREDERICK W. ALF, III, and ending MI- PN568 AIR FORCE nomination of Chris- Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. CHAEL D. LEWIS, which nominations were topher B. Athearn, which was received by PN576 ARMY nomination of Boguslaw A. received by the Senate and appeared in the the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Augustyn, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of Congressional Record of April 29, 2019. sional Record of April 4, 2019. PN697 ARMY nominations (23) beginning PN620 AIR FORCE nominations (3) begin- April 4, 2019. TIMOTHY S. ADAMS, and ending DENNIS ning ERIKA O. BERNARDO, and ending PN577 ARMY nominations (154) beginning R. TURNER, which nominations were re- CAROLE M.Y. VILLAMARIA, which nomi- JAMES R. ACHENBACH, and ending KEITH ceived by the Senate and appeared in the nations were received by the Senate and ap- B. WEBER, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Congressional Record of April 30, 2019. peared in the Congressional Record of April PN698 ARMY nominations (44) beginning 11, 2019. sional Record of April 4, 2019. PN578 ARMY nominations (50) beginning CAROL A. ANDERSON, and ending ABDUL PN621 AIR FORCE nominations (5) begin- R. WILLIS, which nominations were received ning COREY T. BEALS, and ending CHRIS- KEITH A. ARCHIBALD, and ending FRANK L. WITSBERGER, which nominations were by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- TOPHER R. WILLIAMS, which nominations sional Record of April 30, 2019. were received by the Senate and appeared in received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. PN699 ARMY nominations (7) beginning the Congressional Record of April 11, 2019. THOMAS A. BRYANT, and ending ARTHUR PN622 AIR FORCE nomination of Daniel PN579 ARMY nominations (210) beginning TIMOTHY B. ALEXANDER, and ending F. YEAGER, which nominations were re- W. Schlieder, which was received by the Sen- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ate and appeared in the Congressional WING Y. YU, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 30, 2019. Record of April 11, 2019. PN700 ARMY nominations (8) beginning PN623 AIR FORCE nominations (43) begin- Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. PN624 ARMY nomination of Christopher L. JEREMY J. BEARSS, and ending ning DEBORAH J. ANGELES, and ending MICHELLE THOMPSON, which nominations KERI L. YOUNG, which nominations were Metzger, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of were received by the Senate and appeared in received by the Senate and appeared in the the Congressional Record of April 30, 2019. Congressional Record of April 11, 2019. April 11, 2019. PN625 ARMY nomination of Jonathan W. PN710 ARMY nomination of Rebecca A. PN649 AIR FORCE nomination of Douglas Brawner, which was received by the Senate P. Wickert, which was received by the Sen- Anderson, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of and appeared in the Congressional Record of ate and appeared in the Congressional May 2, 2019. Record of April 29, 2019. April 11, 2019. IN THE MARINE CORPS PN650 AIR FORCE nomination of Richard PN656 ARMY nomination of Brian J. Reed, T. Cooney, Jr., which was received by the which was received by the Senate and ap- PN629 MARINE CORPS nominations (29) Senate and appeared in the Congressional peared in the Congressional Record of April beginning LESLIE S. ALBERS, and ending Record of April 29, 2019. 29, 2019. SEAN E. ZUKOWSKY, which nominations PN652 AIR FORCE nominations (2) begin- PN657 ARMY nomination of Thomas J. were received by the Senate and appeared in ning TAMMIE A. CANADA, and ending Wargo, which was received by the Senate and the Congressional Record of April 11, 2019. DOUGLAS N. SCHNEEKLOTH, which nomi- appeared in the Congressional Record of IN THE NAVY nations were received by the Senate and ap- April 29, 2019. PN315 NAVY nomination of Steven J. PN658 ARMY nomination of Terrence peared in the Congressional Record of April Debich, which was received by the Senate Sommers, which was received by the Senate 29, 2019. and appeared in the Congressional Record of and appeared in the Congressional Record of PN654 AIR FORCE nominations (52) begin- January 24, 2019. ning ALEXANDER A. ADELEYE, and ending April 29, 2019. PN316 NAVY nomination of Neil Partain, PN660 ARMY nomination of David M. DESBAH R. YAZZIE, which nominations which was received by the Senate and ap- Rozelle, which was received by the Senate were received by the Senate and appeared in peared in the Congressional Record of Janu- and appeared in the Congressional Record of the Congressional Record of April 29, 2019. ary 24, 2019. PN655 AIR FORCE nominations (4) begin- April 29, 2019. PN406 NAVY nomination of Robert G. Gra- PN661 ARMY nomination of Tony L. ning LEO J. BURKARDT, and ending DAVID ham, which was received by the Senate and Dedmond, Jr., which was received by the M. MAURER, which nominations were re- appeared in the Congressional Record of Feb- Senate and appeared in the Congressional ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ruary 12, 2019. Record of April 29, 2019. Congressional Record of April 29, 2019. PN407 NAVY nomination of Laura C. PN662 ARMY nomination of Ray G. PN694 AIR FORCE nominations (3) begin- Gilstrap, which was received by the Senate McCulloch, II, which was received by the ning MICHAEL R. CABRAL, and ending RAY and appeared in the Congressional Record of Senate and appeared in the Congressional A. ZUNIGA, which nominations were re- February 12, 2019. Record of April 29, 2019. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN440 NAVY nomination of Micheal K. PN665 ARMY nomination of Cory J. Cous- Congressional Record of April 29, 2019. Wagner, which was received by the Senate ins, which was received by the Senate and PN709 AIR FORCE nomination of Tann S. and appeared in the Congressional Record of appeared in the Congressional Record of Jones, which was received by the Senate and February 25, 2019. April 29, 2019. appeared in the Congressional Record of May PN441 NAVY nomination of Jason T. PN666 ARMY nomination of Damon L. Au- 2, 2019. Stepp, which was received by the Senate and gustine, which was received by the Senate appeared in the Congressional Record of Feb- IN THE ARMY and appeared in the Congressional Record of ruary 25, 2019. PN569 ARMY nomination of Theodore W. April 29, 2019. PN442 NAVY nomination of Stephen C. Kleisner, which was received by the Senate PN667 ARMY nomination of Paul J. Plew, which was received by the Senate and and appeared in the Congressional Record of Stambaugh, which was received by the Sen- appeared in the Congressional Record of Feb- April 4, 2019. ate and appeared in the Congressional ruary 25, 2019. PN570 ARMY nomination of Robert W. Record of April 29, 2019. PN443 NAVY nomination of Michael D. Hughes, which was received by the Senate PN668 ARMY nomination of Brenton D. Krisman, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of Griffith, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 25, 2019. PN571 ARMY nomination of Larry R. Jor- April 29, 2019. PN444 NAVY nomination of Michael J. dan, Jr., which was received by the Senate PN669 ARMY nomination of Andrew E. Cirivello, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of Radbill, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. and appeared in the Congressional Record of February 25, 2019. PN572 ARMY nomination of Kontrina S. April 29, 2019. PN445 NAVY nomination of Zachary J. Park, which was received by the Senate and PN672 ARMY nominations (2) beginning Conley, which was received by the Senate appeared in the Congressional Record of RICHARD ELIAS, and ending WILLIAM A. and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. WATTS, which nominations were received by February 25, 2019. PN573 ARMY nomination of Marcus L. Jor- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN488 NAVY nomination of Brentone E. dan, which was received by the Senate and sional Record of April 29, 2019. Helbig, which was received by the Senate

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JENSEN, and ending VENITA M. years. immediately notified of the Senate’s SIMPSON, which nominations were received Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to action; that no further motions be in by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- consider the nominations en bloc. order; and that any statements relat- sional Record of April 4, 2019. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous ing to the nomination be printed in the PN582 NAVY nomination of Marissa A. consent that the Senate vote on the RECORD. Mayor, which was received by the Senate nominations en bloc with no inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 4, 2019. vening action or debate; that if con- objection, it is so ordered. PN583 NAVY nomination of Adam C. Han- firmed, the motions to reconsider be f considered made and laid upon the cock, which was received by the Senate and EXECUTIVE CALENDAR appeared in the Congressional Record of table en bloc; that the President be im- April 4, 2019. mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I PN584 NAVY nomination of John J. East- tion; that no further motions be in ask unanimous consent that the Sen- man, which was received by the Senate and order; and that any statements related ate proceed to the en bloc consider- appeared in the Congressional Record of to the nominations be printed in the ation of the following nominations: Ex- April 4, 2019. RECORD. ecutive Calendar Nos. 177, 220, 289, 290, PN626 NAVY nomination of Terence B. 291, 179, 218, and all nominations on the McAdoo, which was received by the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and appeared in the Congressional Record of objection, it is so ordered. Secretary’s Desk in the Foreign Serv- April 11, 2019. The question is, Will the Senate ad- ice. PN627 NAVY nomination of Donald A. vise and consent to the Bailey, Bunn, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Sinitiere, which was received by the Senate Gartner, Downing, Brown, and East objection, it is so ordered. and appeared in the Congressional Record of nominations en bloc? The clerk will report the nomina- April 11, 2019. The nominations were confirmed en tions en bloc. PN628 NAVY nominations (45) beginning bloc. The bill clerk read the nominations ROBERT H. BATTLE, and ending KEITH E. of Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia, WILBER, which nominations were received f a Career Member of the Senior Foreign by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR sional Record of April 11, 2019. Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to PN689 NAVY nomination of Riley A. Walls, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I be Ambassador Extraordinary and which was received by the Senate and ap- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Plenipotentiary of the United States of peared in the Congressional Record of April ate proceed to the consideration of the America to the Republic of Ecuador; 29, 2019. following nominations: Executive Cal- Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, a Career PN690 NAVY nomination of Benjamin D. endar Nos. 112 and 124. Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Adams, which was received by the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Am- and appeared in the Congressional Record of bassador Extraordinary and Pleni- April 29, 2019. objection, it is so ordered. PN691 NAVY nomination of Jessica M. Mil- The clerk will report the nomina- potentiary of the United States of ler, which was received by the Senate and tions en bloc. America to the Republic of North Mac- appeared in the Congressional Record of The bill clerk read the nominations edonia; Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan, April 29, 2019. of William Bookless, of California, to a Career Member of the Senior Foreign PN692 NAVY nomination of Frank R. be Principal Deputy Administrator, Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to Bittner, which was received by the Senate National Nuclear Security Administra- be Ambassador Extraordinary and and appeared in the Congressional Record of tion, and Christopher Fall, of Virginia, Plenipotentiary of the United States of April 29, 2019. America to the Slovak Republic; John PN693 NAVY nomination of David M. to be Director of the Office of Science, Groves, which was received by the Senate Department of Energy. Jefferson Daigle, of Louisiana, a Career and appeared in the Congressional Record of Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to Member of the Senior Foreign Service, April 29, 2019. consider the nominations en bloc. Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Am- f Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous bassador Extraordinary and Pleni- consent that the Senate vote on the potentiary of the United States of EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nominations with no intervening ac- America to the Republic of Cabo Verde; Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I tion or debate; that if confirmed, the Matthew S. Klimow, of New York, a ask unanimous consent that the Sen- motions to reconsider be considered Career Member of the Senior Executive ate proceed to the en bloc consider- made and laid upon the table; that the Service, to be Ambassador Extraor- ation of the following nominations: Ex- President be immediately notified of dinary and Plenipotentiary of the ecutive Calendar Nos. 226, 227, 228, 235, the Senate’s action; that no further United States of America to 236, and 237. motions be in order; and that any Turkmenistan; Jeffrey Ross Gunter, of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without statements relating to the nominations California, to be Ambassador Extraor- objection, it is so ordered. be printed in the RECORD. dinary and Plenipotentiary of the The clerk will report the nomina- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without United States of America to the Repub- tions en bloc. objection, it is so ordered. lic of Iceland; James S. Gilmore, of The bill clerk read the nominations The question is, Will the Senate ad- Virginia, to be U.S. Representative to of Michael G. Bailey, of Arizona, to be vise and consent to the Bookless and the Organization for Security and Co- United States Attorney for the District Fall nominations en bloc? operation in Europe, with the rank of of Arizona for the term of four years; The nominations were confirmed en Ambassador; PN519 FOREIGN SERV- Brent R. Bunn, of Idaho, to be United bloc. ICE nominations (7) beginning Kenneth States Marshal for the District of f H. Merten, and ending Kevin M. Idaho for the term of four years; Eric Whitaker, which nominations were re- S. Gartner, of Pennsylvania, to be UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- ceived by the Senate and appeared in United States Marshal for the Eastern MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of March District of Pennsylvania for the term Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 25, 2019; PN604 FOREIGN SERVICE of four years; Timothy J. Downing, of further ask unanimous consent that at nomination of Lisa Anne Rigoli, which Oklahoma, to be United States Attor- a time to be determined by the major- was received by the Senate and ap- ney for the Western District of Okla- ity leader, in consultation with the peared in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD of homa for the term of four years; Wil- Democratic leader, the Senate proceed April 10, 2019; and PN607 FOREIGN liam Travis Brown, Jr., of Louisiana, to executive session and the consider- SERVICE nominations (5) beginning

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PERRY consent that the Senate vote on the Originally founded by Napoleon Bo- nominations en bloc with no inter- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, naparte in 1802, the National Order of vening action or debate; that if con- today it is my high honor to pay trib- the Legion of Honor is bestowed only firmed, the motions to reconsider be ute to a genuine Kentucky hero. As a on those who render the highest levels considered made and laid upon the member of the greatest generation, of service to the French Republic and table en bloc; that the President be im- Alvin H. Perry of Wilmore, KY, per- her people. Receiving the honor, Alvin mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- sonifies the greatest values of our Na- joins a distinguished membership that tion; that no further motions be in tion. In the Second World War, he includes Secretary of State Colin Pow- order; and that any statements relat- fought with the Allied forces of free- ell, General George C. Patton, and ing to the nominations be printed in dom to defeat one of the greatest evils First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. the RECORD. the world has ever known. In doing so, Our Nation’s veterans deserve our ut- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Alvin earned the lasting admiration of most respect and gratitude, and I am objection, it is so ordered. his countrymen and the gratitude of grateful for the chance to honor this The question is, Will the Senate ad- the free world. particular hero. So, it is my sincere vise and consent to the Fitzpatrick, To commemorate the 75th anniver- privilege to congratulate Alvin for re- Byrnes, Brink, Daigle, Klimow, Gunter, sary of D-day, the largest amphibious ceiving this impressive distinction. and Gilmore nominations and all nomi- invasion in world history, the French Through his service and sacrifice, he nations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Republic will express its thanks and re- has made us all quite proud. I ask my Foreign Service en bloc? spect to Alvin in a special way. At a Senate colleagues to join me, the peo- The nominations were confirmed en ceremony in Wilmore, the Consul Gen- ple of Kentucky, and the French Re- bloc. eral of France responsible for Ken- public in thanking Alvin Perry for his tucky Guillaume Lacroix will present f service to the cause of human freedom. Alvin, now 95, with his nation’s highest f EXECUTIVE CALENDAR distinction: the Legion of Honor Medal. VOTE EXPLANATION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The American and French people ask unanimous consent that the Sen- share a unique bond of friendship. As Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I was ate proceed to the en bloc consider- our consequential ally during the War necessarily absent from votes number ation of the following nominations: Ex- of Independence, our two countries 128 and number 129 due to the birth of ecutive Calendar Nos. 187 and 215. stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the pur- my granddaughter, Josephine Emily The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without suit of liberty and equality. Years Durbin. Had I been present, I would objection, it is so ordered. later, millions of American soldiers have voted yea to waive the Budget The clerk will report the nomina- would fight in France to defend those Act with respect to the emergency tions en bloc. same principles. More than 100,000 of spending to help the States and Terri- The bill clerk read the nominations them would make the ultimate sac- tories impacted by storms and other of John Barsa, of Florida, to be an As- rifice there, and tens of thousands of natural disasters. I would have voted sistant Administrator of the United our heroic fallen rest in French soil yea on passage of H.R. 2157, as amended States Agency for International Devel- forevermore. by the Shelby-Leahy substitute amend- opment and Richard C. Parker, of There is perhaps no better display of ment, as well. North Carolina, to be an Assistant Ad- this brotherhood among nations than f the events during Operation Overlord. ministrator of the United States Agen- NDAA cy for International Development. On the beaches of Normandy and across Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to the French countryside, American Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, Demo- consider the nominations en bloc. forces once more came to the defense crats continue to propose thoughtful, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I of our friends and our shared ideals. It effective solutions to the humanitarian ask unanimous consent that the Sen- was during the Battle of Normandy crisis at our southern border. ate vote on the nominations en bloc that PFC Alvin Perry and his 331st In- In February, after the President fi- with no intervening action or debate; fantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Divi- nally ended his government shutdown, that if confirmed, the motions to re- sion, took their first steps onto the Eu- I helped write an omnibus appropria- consider be considered made and laid ropean continent fighting for the lib- tions bill that included $564 million for upon the table en bloc; that the Presi- eration of France. inspection equipment at ports of entry dent be immediately notified of the During the battle, Alvin was wound- to detect lethal narcotics and $414 mil- Senate’s action; that no further mo- ed, struck with a bullet in his shoulder. lion for humanitarian assistance at the tions be in order; and that any state- He was unable to receive proper med- border. ments relating to the nominations be ical attention and, along with other Last week, I and a number of my col- printed in the RECORD. members of his unit, was later cap- leagues are reintroducing a comprehen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tured by the enemy. Alvin spent the sive bill to address the root causes of objection, it is so ordered. following 10 months as a prisoner of the humanitarian crisis coming out of The question is, Will the Senate ad- war near Munich, where he endured the Northern Triangle. Our bill cracks vise and consent to the Barsa and brutal conditions and forced labor in a down on cartels and traffickers, pro- Parker nominations en bloc? Nazi camp. He struggled each day, rely- vides for in-country processing so that The nominations were confirmed en ing upon aid parcels for survival. But refugees can seek protection without bloc. through all his hardships, Alvin never making a dangerous northbound jour- faltered or resigned to defeat. At long ney, expands third-country resettle- f last, it was the sight of an Allied tank ment in the region, and eliminates im- LEGISLATIVE SESSION that finally meant liberation for this migration court backlogs. brave soldier. It also marked the end of I note with regret that the President his wartime service. Like his father and his political appointees in the De- MORNING BUSINESS and brother who also served in uni- partment of Defense have other prior- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I form, Alvin bravely defended our de- ities. They continue to take from our ask unanimous consent that the Sen- mocracy and our American way of life. military and ignore our military’s

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather has spent much of his legal career liti- When Mexico said no, the President Wilson published an op-ed highlighting gating against reproductive rights and told the military they would have to the impact of several natural disasters access to contraceptives. pay for it. On February 15, President on Air Force bases. In October 2018, Utah district court nominee Howard Trump announced that he would go Hurricane Michael inflicted $4.7 billion Nielson wrote a memo for the Justice around Congress and build the wall of damage on Tyndall Air Force Base Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, with $6.1 billion that Congress gave to in Florida. In March 2019, a historic arguing that the Geneva Conventions, our military. After the announcement, flood inundated Offutt Air Force base which prohibit torture, do not apply to the President was asked if he had con- in Nebraska, submerging dozens of civilians captured abroad. sulted his military advisers first. He buildings. The Senate continues to DC district nominee Carl Nichols has said that they told him some of the work on an emergency supplemental to advanced extreme views of Executive tradeoffs, but, ‘‘It didn’t sound too im- make a down payment on repairs at power, including arguing that Presi- portant to me.’’ these bases, as well as at Camp dents and Presidential aides have abso- In March, Acting Secretary Lejeune, but in the meantime, this $1.5 lute immunity from congressional Shanahan took the first step: taking $1 billion could have jump started repairs process. billion appropriated by Congress for months ago. Once again, the wall came I opposed these extreme nominees, military pay and pensions to use for first, and the military came last. and I regret that the Senate’s advice the wall. DOD told us that they had In each case, the Pentagon didn’t ask and consent process has become an ex- more money than they needed because me to approve these transfers as it nor- ercise in Republican rubberstamping. mally does. As vice chair of the De- the Army missed their recruiting This institution can and should do bet- fense Appropriations Subcommittee, I goals. ter. At a hearing that same week, Sec- have different priorities, the ones I retary of the Army Mark Esper admit- have mentioned, and so they went f around me and the rest of Congress. ted that the Army hadn’t budgeted for ALBERTO CURAMIL paying the salaries of the troops on the Also still to come is the $3.6 billion border, and they were short $350 mil- from cancelling important military Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President I want to lion. Why didn’t Acting Secretary of construction projects. The damage con- bring to the Senate’s attention the Defense Shanahan take this $1 billion tinues to pile up. These harmful deci- story and the example of Alberto of extra funds and give some to the sions will continue until my Repub- Curamil, an environmental activist Army? His notification to Congress lican colleagues side with our military who is a member of the indigenous laid it out in disappointing detail. He over a campaign pledge. I hope they Mapuche people in Chile’s Araucania labeled the wall a ‘‘higher priority.’’ think long and hard about which one of region. The Mapuche are Chile’s largest It is incredible that these are the pri- those is more important. indigenous group, and since the 1800s orities of the President and Acting Sec- f they have struggled to protect their retary Shanahan: wall first, military NOMINATIONS culture, territory, rivers, forests, and natural resources against encroach- last. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, once ment and destruction by settlers and Then on May 10, Acting Secretary again, our Republican colleagues are energy companies that have often Shanahan did it again, but he took $1.5 spending another week rubberstamping acted with impunity and the backing of billion from the military this time. President Trump’s extreme nominees. The Washington Post headline the next Daniel Collins, nominated to a Cali- the government. Mr. Curamil has dedi- day said it all: ‘‘Pentagon will pull fornia Ninth Circuit seat, received a cated his life to this cause. It is the ex- money from ballistic missile and sur- vote over the objection of both of Cali- istential struggle of indigenous people veillance plane programs to fund bor- fornia’s Senators. in scores of countries as the insatiable der wall.’’ Before this year, a judicial nominee global demand for energy, arable land, Once again, the Pentagon claimed had never been confirmed over the ob- water, timber, oil, gas, and minerals that the funds were extra, that the jection of both home State Senators. threatens their ancestral lands and Pentagon couldn’t spend this missile Mr. Collins’s confirmation marked the way of life. defense money and surveillance money sixth time it has happened this year. Several years ago, during a prolonged this year for various reasons. Once This Republican Senate has effec- drought in Chile, the Ministry of En- again, the ‘‘higher priority’’ was the tively killed the blue slip for circuit ergy announced a plan for two large wall. court nominations. This is a precedent hydroelectric projects in Araucania, But the Army isn’t the only one in that could come back to haunt each of without consulting the Mapuche people need. Each military service is blinking our States. My Republican colleagues who live there. The projects would re- red. Last month, in a leaked memo, the who are voting repeatedly to override portedly divert more than 500 million head of the Marine Corps, General home State Senators’ objections may gallons of water for power generation, Neller, said that the President’s deci- come to regret those votes someday. severely limiting water flow and dam- sion was contributing to ‘‘unacceptable I opposed the Collins nomination. I aging the ecosystem of the Cautin risk to Marine Corps combat readiness agree with Senators Feinstein and Har- River on which many of the Mapuche and solvency.’’ ris that Collins has ‘‘a history of tak- people depend for survival. General Neller noted that the ma- ing strong litigation positions for no Mr. Curamil, who has three children, rines had already pulled out of three reason other than attempting to over- lives on the outskirts of the town of military exercises and were cutting turn precedent and push legal bound- Curacautin. He is a farmer who raises back on combat equipment mainte- aries.’’ animals. His wife teaches the Mapuche nance because there wasn’t enough I am particularly troubled by his ex- language. Fearing what the harm to money to go around. He noted that tensive representation of the tobacco the river would mean for his people, he Hurricanes Florence and Michael last industry and his inadequate recusal organized Mapuche and non-Mapuche, year had done $3.6 billion in damage to commitment when it comes to matters environmental organizations, lawyers, Camp Lejeune and other Marine Corps involving his former tobacco industry and academics to try to stop the property. He said that marines were clients. projects. In public protests and in living in ‘‘compromised housing,’’ with The district court nominees sched- court, they argued that the govern- another hurricane season starting up uled for votes this week also have a ment had ignored Chilean law which

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Francisco and Washington who cheered Should not these issues be handled bet- But that was not the end of it. when his daughter, Belen Curamil, re- ter? Is it acceptable for the Chilean On August 14, 2018, Mr. Curamil was ceived the prize on his behalf, the Chil- Government to label these largely de- arrested by Chile’s national police and ean people should recognize Mr. fenseless, mostly impoverished people imprisoned. He has been charged with Curamil for his courageous defense of as ‘‘terrorists,’’ for trying to protect assault during a bank robbery in which Chile’s natural environment and di- their territory and way of life? Should a guard was injured and hostages verse cultural heritage. not the Chilean Government act as a taken. An anonymous witness report- We should also be concerned that Mr. convener of a dialogue that recognizes Curamil ’s arrest takes place against a edly said that one of the robbers looked the legitimate rights of its indigenous backdrop of escalating violence be- like a Mapuche, and they arrested Mr. population, that ensures they are con- tween the national police and Mapuche Curamil. There have been no judicial sulted in a timely and meaningful way, activists. At the heart of the dispute is proceedings, and Mr. Curamil remains as the law requires, about decisions land ownership and lack of consulta- in pretrial detention. that affect them, and that their views Mr. Curamil and his family say that tion on legislation or investment projects that directly affect the are properly reflected in those deci- he is a victim of retaliation for his en- sions? Is that not the government’s re- vironmental activism, that he was at- Mapuche. Timber is Chile’s second- largest export commodity, worth bil- sponsibility? To listen to its citizens tending a meeting in a different town lions of dollars annually, and the polit- who have traditionally been ignored at the time of the robbery, and that ical elite is deeply invested in the in- and whose way of life is threatened and multiple people can attest to his pres- dustry. Mapuche activists are engaged to find creative, sustainable solutions? ence there. At the time of his arrest, in a campaign against the timber in- I join others in congratulating his house was ransacked by police and dustry and its defenders in the govern- Alberto Curamil for setting an example left in a shambles. ment. In response, prosecutors are at a time when the natural environ- In November 2018, another Mapuche, using an anti-terrorism law originally ment is under siege due to human de- Camilo Catrillanca, age 24, died after introduced by the military dictatorship velopment; recklessness, and greed. We being shot in the back by police. He of Augusto Pinochet to stifle political see the consequences on every con- was a member of the Mapuche Terri- dissent. The law allows for indefinite tinent—tropical forests cut down for torial Alliance, a grassroots organiza- pretrial detention, investigations being oil palm plantations, coral reefs de- tion that seeks to reintegrate the kept secret for up to 6 months, and evi- stroyed, rivers polluted, dammed and Mapuche people through reclaiming dence admitted in oral hearings from diverted, fish populations depleted, and their language, territory, and rights anonymous witnesses, as in Mr. other wildlife species facing extinction. that were fractured and repeatedly vio- Curamil ’s case. Earlier this month, a UN assessment lated during the past two centuries. This situation is aptly described by of the world’s biodiversity compiled by I mention these events to put in con- Global Witness in its 2017 report, De- 145 experts from 50 countries over 3 text the recent announcement that fenders of the Earth: years, reported that ‘‘the health of eco- Alberto Curamil was selected as one of It is increasingly clear that, globally, gov- systems on which we and all other spe- the 2019 winners of the Goldman Envi- ernments and business are failing in their cies depend is deteriorating more rap- ronmental Prize. The prize honors duty to protect activists at risk . . . Iron- idly than ever. We are eroding the very grassroots environmental activists ically, it is the activists themselves who are foundations of our economies, liveli- from around the world, singling out in- painted as criminals, facing trumped-up hoods, food security, health and qual- criminal charges and aggressive civil cases dividuals for their extraordinary and ity of life worldwide.’’ sustained efforts to protect the natural brought by governments and companies seeking to silence them. This criminaliza- This is true in Chile as it is in vir- environment, often at great personal tion is used to intimidate defenders, tarnish tually every country. Complacency is risk. their reputations and lock them into costly not an answer, and I hope the Chilean Not only did Mr. Curamil lead a suc- legal battles. Government will recognize that people cessful challenge to the unlawful deci- Chile’s police have intervened vio- like Alberto Curamil should be listened sion by the Chilean Ministry of Energy, lently on the side of private companies, to and supported, not threatened and he is being subjected to what many intimidating Mapuche communities. jailed. suspect is a flagrant and vindictive The UN Special Rapporteur on the f abuse of the judicial process of the type Rights of Indigenous Peoples warned VOTE EXPLANATION that we have come to expect in coun- that the government and police are in- tries with authoritarian governments creasingly targeting activists who are Ms. HARRIS. Mr. President, I was like Russia but not democracies like campaigning to protect their land from necessarily absent but, had I been Chile. mining, logging, and dams. The Inter- present on May 16, 2019, would have If the Chilean authorities have cred- American Court of Human Rights has voted no on rollcall vote No. 116, the ible evidence to support the charge condemned the Chilean Government confirmation of Jeffrey A. Rosen, to be against Mr. Curamil, they should for applying anti-terrorism laws Deputy Attorney General. produce it in a public trial and provide against Mapuche leaders. Mr. President, I was necessarily ab- him with the opportunity to defend According to Amnesty International, sent but, had I been present, would himself. Instead, nearly 10 months ‘‘Although violence against defenders have voted no on rollcall vote No. 123, since his arrest, he languishes in jail is a constant in the region, little is the confirmation of Howard C. Nielson, while his wife and children are alone known about what is happening in Jr., of Utah, to be United States Dis- fending for themselves. Chile, especially in relation to the his- trict Judge for the District of Utah. The attempts to intimidate and si- torical context of criminalization and Mr. President, I was necessarily ab- lence Mr. Curamil and the threats to stigmatization of the Mapuche and sent but, had I been present, would his people and the natural environment their leaders. The Chilean authorities have voted no on rollcall vote No. 124, are not unique. This is happening to in- have an obligation to guarantee condi- the confirmation of Stephen R. Clark, digenous people all over the world, and tions that enable human rights defend- Sr., of Missouri, to be United States each year the prestigious Goldman En- ers to carry out their work and to es- District Judge for the Eastern District vironmental Prize helps to call atten- tablish protection mechanisms for en- of Missouri. tion to those like Mr. Curamil who vironmental defenders and Indigenous Mr. President, I was necessarily ab- have risked their lives on behalf of leaders who face constant criminaliza- sent but, had I been present, would their communities, wildlife species, tion and stigmatization.’’ have voted no on rollcall vote No. 125,

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$ in millions 2019

Current Allocation: Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 716,000 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 620,577 General Purpose Outlays ...... 1,356,400 Adjustments: Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 2,693 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 16,428 General Purpose Outlays ...... 5,364 Revised Allocation: Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 718,693 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 637,005 General Purpose Outlays ...... 1,361,764 Program Integ- Memorandum: Detail of Adjustments Made Above Regular OCO rity Disaster Relief Emergency Total

Revised Security Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 0 0 0 0 2,693 2,693 Revised Nonsecurity Category Discretionary Budget Authority ...... 0 0 0 0 16,428 16,428 General Purpose Outlays ...... 0 0 0 0 5,364 5,364

ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, services, and other related elements of logis- Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. tics and program support. 19–32 concerning the Navy’s proposed Let- (iv) Military Department: Navy (CN–P– 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Govern- AMP). requires that Congress receive prior no- ment of Canada for defense articles and serv- (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: CN–P–APR. tification of certain proposed arms ices estimated to cost $387 million. After this (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- sales as defined by that statute. Upon letter is delivered to your office, we plan to fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. such notification, the Congress has 30 issue a news release to notify the public of (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained calendar days during which the sale this proposed sale. in the Defense Article or Defense Services may be reviewed. The provision stipu- Sincerely, Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- CHARLES W. HOOPER, (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: tion of proposed sales shall be sent to Lieutenant General, USA, Director. MAY 16, 2019. Enclosures. the chairman of the Senate Foreign * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms Relations Committee. TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–32 Export Control Act. In keeping with the committee’s in- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of POLICY JUSTIFICATION tention to see that relevant informa- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Canada—MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes Arms Export Control Act, as amended tion is available to the full Senate, I The Government of Canada has requested (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of ask unanimous consent to have printed to buy four hundred twenty-five (425) MK 54 Canada. in the RECORD the notifications which (ii) Total Estimated Value: lightweight torpedo conversion kits. Also in- have been received. If the cover letter Major Defense Equipment * $288 million. cluded are torpedo containers, Recoverable references a classified annex, then such Other $99 million. Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP) with con- annex is available to all Senators in Total $387 million. tainers, Fleet Exercise Section (FES) and the office of the Foreign Relations (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- fuel tanks, air launch accessories for fixed tities of Articles or Services under Consider- wing, torpedo spare parts, training, publica- Committee, room SD–423. tions, support and test equipment, U.S. Gov- There being no objection, the mate- ation for Purchase: Major Defense Equipment (MDE): ernment and contractor engineering, tech- rial was ordered to be printed in the Four hundred twenty-five (425) MK 54 nical, and logistics support services, and RECORD, as follows: Lightweight Torpedo Conversion Kits. other related elements of logistics and pro- DEFENSE SECURITY Non-MDE: Also included are torpedo con- gram support. The total estimated program COOPERATION AGENCY, tainers, Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes cost is $387 million. Arlington, VA. (REXTORP) with containers, Fleet Exercise This proposed sale will support the foreign Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, Section (FES) and fuel tanks, air launch ac- policy and national security objectives of Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, cessories for fixed wing, torpedo spare parts, the United States by helping to improve the U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. training, publications, support and test military capability of Canada, a NATO ally DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- equipment, U.S. Government and contractor that is an important force for ensuring polit- porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of engineering, technical, and logistics support ical stability and economic progress and a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:57 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.033 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3096 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 contributor to military, peacekeeping and requires that Congress receive prior no- The Government of Japan has requested to humanitarian operations around the world. tification of certain proposed arms buy one hundred sixty (160) AIM–l20C–7 Ad- Canada intends to upgrade its current in- sales as defined by that statute. Upon vanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles ventory of MK 46 torpedoes to the MK 54 such notification, the Congress has 30 (AMRAAM), and one (1) AIM–120C–7 with the purchase of these kits. The MK 54 AMRAAM guidance section. Also included torpedo is designed to be easily upgraded calendar days during which the sale are containers, weapon support and support from the existing MK 46 torpedo. Canada may be reviewed. The provision stipu- equipment, spare and repair parts, U.S. Gov- plans to utilize MK 54 Lightweight Tor- lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- ernment and contractor engineering, tech- pedoes on its Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax tion of proposed sales shall be sent to nical and logistical support services, and class ships, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s the chairman of the Senate Foreign other related elements of logistical and pro- CP–140 Aurora Aircraft, and the CH–148 Mari- Relations Committee. gram support. The total estimated program time Helicopters. Canada will have no dif- In keeping with the committee’s in- cost is $317 million. ficulty absorbing this equipment into its This proposed sale will support the foreign armed forces. tention to see that relevant information is available to the full Senate, I policy and national security of the United The proposed sale of this equipment and States by improving the security of a major support will not alter the basic military bal- ask unanimous consent to have printed ally that is a force for political stability and ance in the region. in the RECORD the notifications which economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region. The principal contractor for the MK 54 have been received. If the cover letter It is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Torpedo is Raytheon Integrated Defense Sys- references a classified annex, then such Japan in developing and maintaining a tems, Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The Gov- strong and effective self-defense capability. ernment of Canada is expected to negotiate annex is available to all Senators in an offset agreement with Raytheon, in ac- the office of the Foreign Relations The proposed sale of these missiles will cordance with Canada’s Industrial and Tech- Committee, room SD–423. provide Japan a critical air defense capa- nological Benefits (ITB) Policy, before sign- There being no objection, the mate- bility to assist in defending the Japanese ing the Letter of Offer and Acceptance rial was ordered to be printed in the homeland and U.S. personnel stationed there. Japan will have no difficulty absorb- (LOA). RECORD, as follows: Implementation of this proposed sale will ing these additional missiles into its armed not require the assignment of additional U.S. DEFENSE SECURITY forces. Government or contractor representatives to COOPERATION AGENCY, The proposed sale of this equipment and Canada. However, it is anticipated that engi- Arlington, VA. support does not alter the basic military bal- neering and technical support services pro- Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, ance in the region. vided by the U.S. Government may be re- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, The prime contractor is Raytheon Missile quired on an interim basis for training and U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Systems, Tucson, Arizona. There are no technical assistance. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- known offset arrangements proposed in con- There will be no adverse impact on U.S. deporting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of nection with this potential sale. Any offset fense readiness as a result of this proposed the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, agreement will be defined in negotiations be- sale. we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. tween the Purchaser and the prime con- 19–31, concerning the Air Force’s proposed TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–32 tractor. Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Gov- Inplementation of this sale will not require Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of ernment of Japan for defense articles and Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the the assignment of U.S. Government or con- services estimated to cost $317 million. After tractor representatives in Japan. Arms Export Control Act this letter is delivered to your office, we plan Annex Item No. vii There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- to issue a news release to notify the public of fense readiness as a result of this proposed (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: this proposed sale. sale. 1. The MK 54 Torpedo is a conventional Sincerely, TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–31 torpedo that can be launched from surface CHARLES W. HOPPER, ships, and rotary and fixed wing aircraft. Lieutenant General, USA, Director. Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of The MK 54 is an upgrade to the MK 46 Tor- Enclosures. Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the pedo. The upgrade to the MK 54 entails re- TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–31 Arms Export Control Act placement of the torpedo’s sonar and guid- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Annex Item No. vii ance and control systems with modern tech- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(l) of the nology. The new guidance and control sys- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Arms Export Control Act, as amended tem uses a mixture of commercial-off-the- 1. The proposed sale will involve the re- shelf and custom-built electronics. The war- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of lease of sensitive technology to the Govern- head, fuel tank and propulsion system from Japan. ment of Japan related to the AIM–120C–7 Ad- the MK 46 torpedo are re-used in the MK 54 (ii) Total Estimated Value: vance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile configuration with minor modifications. Major Defense Equipment* $302 million. (AMRAAM). The AIM–120C–7 AMRAAM is a Other $15 million. radar guided missile featuring digital tech- There is no sensitive technology in the MK Total $317 million. 54 or its support and test equipment. The as- nology and micro-miniature solidstate elec- (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- tronics. AMRAAM capabilities include look- sembled MK 54 torpedo and several of its in- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- dividual components are classified CON- down/shoot-down, multiple launches against ation for Purchase: multiple targets, resistance to electronic FIDENTIAL. The MK 54 operational software Major Defense Equipment (MDE): is classified as SECRET. Canada has not re- One hundred sixty (160) AIM–120C–7 Ad- countermeasures, and interception of high quested nor will it be provided with the vanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles flying, low flying, and maneuvering targets. source code for the MK 54 operational soft- (AMRAAM). The AMRAAM All Up Round is classified ware. One (1) AIM–120C–7 AMRAAM Guidance CONFIDENTIAL. The major components and 2. If a technologically advanced adversary Section. subsystems are classified from UNCLASSI- were to obtain knowledge of the specific Non-MDE: Also included are containers, FIED to CONFIDENTIAL, and technology hardware and software elements, the infor- weapon support and support equipment, data and other documentation are classified mation could be used to develop counter- spare and repair parts, U.S. Government and up to SECRET. measures or equivalent systems which might contractor engineering, technical and 2. If a technologically advanced adversary reduce weapon system effectiveness or be logistical support services, and other related obtained knowledge of the specific hardware used in the development of a system with elements of logistical and program support. or software in the proposed sale, the infor- similar or advanced capabilities. (iv) Military Department: Air Force (JA– mation could be used to develop counter- 3. A determination has been made that D–YCM). measures which might reduce weapons sys- Canada can provide substantially the same (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: JA–D–YAO, tem effectiveness or be used in the develop- degree of protection for the technology being JA–D–YAK, JA–D–YAI, JA–D–YAH. ment of a system with similar or advanced released as the U.S. Government. This sale (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- capabilities. supports the U.S. foreign policy and national fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. 3. The sensitive technology being released security objectives as outlined in the Policy (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained under this notification is subject to the secu- Justification. in the Defense Article or Defense Services rity criteria established in National Disclo- 4. All defense articles and services listed in Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. sure Policy (NDP–1) for the Government of this transmittal have been authorized for re- (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: Japan. This sale is necessary in furtherance lease and export to Canada. May 16, 2019. of the U.S. foreign policy and national secu- f * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms rity objectives outlined in the Policy Jus- Export Control Act. ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION tification. POLICY JUSTIFICATION 4. All defense articles and services listed in Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section Japan—AIM–l20C–7 Advanced Medium- this transmittal have been authorized for re- 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) lease and export to Japan.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.041 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3097 ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION POLICY JUSTIFICATION ernment. This sale supports the U.S. foreign Korea—SM–2 Block IIIB policy and national security objectives as Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section outlined in the Policy Justification. 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested 4. All defense articles and services listed in requires that Congress receive prior no- to buy up to ninety-four (94) rounds of SM– this transmittal have been authorized for re- tification of certain proposed arms 2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles and twelve lease and export to the Republic of Korea. (12) MK 97 MOD 0 Guidance Sections for SM– sales as defined by that statute. Upon 2 Block IIIB. Also included is technical as- f such notification, the Congress has 30 sistance: training and training equipment; MEMORIAL DAY calendar days during which the sale publication and technical data; and related may be reviewed. The provision stipu- logistics support, and other related elements Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, on this lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- of logistics and program support. The total Memorial Day, I join all Americans in tion of proposed sales shall be sent to estimated program cost is $313.9 million. recognizing the brave men and women the chairman of the Senate Foreign This proposed sale will support the foreign in uniform who have made the ulti- policy and national security objectives of Relations Committee. mate sacrifice while serving our coun- the United States by meeting the legitimate try. Freedom is not free; it costs the In keeping with the committee’s insecurity and defense needs of one of the clos- tention to see that relevant informa- blood shed by America’s sons and est allies in the INDOPACOM Theater. The daughters, who unselfishly served their tion is available to the full Senate, I Republic of Korea is one of the major polit- ask unanimous consent to have printed ical and economic powers in East Asia and country and laid down their lives for its protection. The impact of their sac- in the RECORD the notifications which the Western Pacific and a key partner of the have been received. If the cover letter United States in ensuring peace and stability rifice is enduring, forever felt by the references a classified annex, then such in that region. parents, spouses, children, friends, and The ROK Navy intends to use the SM–2 loved ones they left behind. annex is available to all Senators in Block IIIB to supplement it existing inven- Army CPT Brian Bunting, known by the office of the Foreign Relations tory. The proposed sale will provide a defen- all his friends as Bubba, grew up in Po- Committee, room SD–423. sive capability while enhancing interoper- tomac, MD. He was a distinguished There being no objection, the mate- ability with U.S. and other allied forces. The athlete and scholar during his 6 years rial was ordered to be printed in the Republic of Korea will have no difficulty ab- at the Bullis School, and chose to at- RECORD, as follows: sorbing these additional missiles into its armed forces. tend the U.S. Military Academy. DEFENSE SECURITY The proposed sale of this equipment and Shortly after the September 11 ter- COOPERATION AGENCY, rorist attacks, Brian graduated in 2002 Arlington, VA. support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, and was commissioned as an Army offi- The prime contractor will be the Raytheon Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, cer. Brian was known for his infectious Missile Systems Company, Tucson, Arizona. U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. laughter and humor and eventually There are no known offset agreements pro- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- married Nicole Pascal Bunting in 2006; posed in connection with this potential sale. porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of Nikki had known Brian since the sixth the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the Purchaser and the grade. Shortly after Nicole gave birth we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. to their infant son, Connor, Brian 19–26 concerning the Navy’s proposed Let- prime contractor. ter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Repub- Implementation of the proposed sale will would answer the call of duty when ac- lic of Korea for defense articles and services not require the assignment of any additional tivated by the Individual Ready Re- estimated to cost $313.9 million. After this U.S. Government or contractor representa- serve to deploy to Afghanistan with letter is delivered to your office, we plan to tives to the ROK. However, U.S. Government the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat issue a news release to notify the public of or contractor personnel in-country visits Team. During his deployment, he re- will be required on a temporary basis in con- this proposed sale. turned home for leave and was able to Sincerely, junction with program technical oversight and support requirements. spend a short period with his wife and CHARLES W. HOOPER, There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- son, Connor. A few days after his re- Lieutenant General, USA, Director. Enclosures. fense readiness as a result of this proposed turn to Afghanistan, Brian was killed sale. by a roadside bomb in Kandahar on TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–26 TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–26 February 24, 2009. At the age of 29, not Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of only did Brian leave behind his wife Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Arms Export Control Act, as amended Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Nikki and infant son Connor, but he Arms Export Control Act also left behind another son, Cooper, (i) Prospective Purchaser: Republic of Korea. Annex Item No. vii who would be born months after (ii) Total Estimated Value: (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Brian’s death. Major Defense Equipment * $292.4 million. 1. The SM–2 Block IIIB Standard Missile I remember the sacrifice of Balti- Other $21.5 million. consists of a Guidance Unit, Dual Thrust more native SGT Damion G. Campbell. Total $313.9 million. Rocket Motor, Steering Control Unit, and The Forest Park High School faculty (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- Telemeter with omni-directional antenna. described Damion as being ‘‘very mild- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- The proposed sale will result in the transfer tempered and sophisticated,’’ as some- of sensitive technology and information as ation for Purchase: one who served as a leader and role Major Defense Equipment (MDE): well as classified and unclassified defense Up to ninety-four (94) Rounds of SM–2 equipment and technical data. The hardware model for younger students. Damion’s Block IIIB Standard Missiles. and installed software is classified SECRET. mother, Donna Robinson, described Twelve (12) MK 97 MOD 0 Guidance Sec- Training documentation is classified CON- him as an ‘‘outgoing, fun-loving and tions for SM–2 Block IIIB. FIDENTIAL. Shipboard operational/tactical joyful person’’ who was passionate Non-MDE: Also included is technical as- employment is generally CONFIDENTIAL, about the Army. Sergeant Campbell sistance; training and training equipment; but includes some SECRET data. The all-up was a 23-year-old Army medic serving publication and technical data; and related round Standard Missiles are classified CON- in Afghanistan and was killed in action FIDENTIAL. Certain operating frequencies logistics support, and other related elements on August 26, 2005, when a bomb ex- of logistics and program support. and performance characteristics are classi- (iv) Military Department: Navy (KS–P– fied SECRET. ploded near his vehicle during a patrol AMO and KS–P–AMR) 2. If a technologically advanced adversary in the Khayr Kot district. We remem- (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KS–P–AHU, were to obtain knowledge of the specific ber him today for his ultimate sacrifice KS–P–AJA, KS–P–AJX, KS–P–ALM hardware and software elements, the infor- and thank him for his service and pas- (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- mation could be used to develop counter- sion for America. fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. measures that might reduce weapon system Like Sergeant Campbell, Army SPL (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained effectiveness or be used in the development Toccara Green of Rosedale, MD, also in the Defense Article or Defense Services of a system with similar or advanced capa- excelled at Forest Park High School, Proposed to be Sold: See Annex Attached. bilities. (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: 3. A determination has been made that the where she spent all 4 years in the Jun- May 16, 2019. recipient government can provide substan- ior ROTC program. She graduated from * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms tially the same degree of protection for the high school in 2000 and attended Nor- Export Control Act. technology being released as the U.S. Gov- folk State University in Virginia,

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Pei, on an Army supply truck during con- Asian Pacific American Heritage who passed away on May 16, 2019, at the voy operations, a critical role to pro- Month. In 1992, congressional passage venerable age of 102. Beginning with tect the convoy and thwart enemy at- of a final resolution permanently des- the Mesa Laboratory for the National tacks. She once told her family ‘‘her ignated the month of May as Asian Pa- Center for Atmospheric Research in ideal situation was to go out fighting cific American Heritage Month. Colorado, Pei built a distinguished ca- for our country.’’ Toccara had an op- Since the beginning, the choice of the reer over several decades as an eager portunity to return home to Baltimore first several days and, later, the month and ground-breaking artist. In addition on leave during her deployment. Less of May served to honor the memory of to these buildings, Pei would also de- than a week after redeploying to Iraq, the arrival of the first Japanese to the sign the John F. Kennedy Presidential Specialist Green was killed at the age United States on May 7, 1843, as well as Library and Museum in Massachusetts, of 23 by a roadside bomb and became the completion of the Transcontinental the Dallas City Hall, and countless Maryland’s first woman soldier killed Railroad on May 10, 1869. other projects here and abroad, such as in combat in Iraq. The Census Bureau estimates that the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France. Across Maryland and across the there are more than 20 million Asian Throughout their history, Asian country, there are countless others Americans and Pacific Islanders cur- Americans and Pacific Islanders have like Captain Bunting, Sergeant Camp- rently residing in the United States, been and continue to be leaders. In- bell, Specialist Green, and their fami- and by many accounts, they represent deed, one of the best demonstrations of lies who have made the ultimate sac- one of the fastest growing minority this is the pivotal role Asian Ameri- rifice throughout the history of this groups. Almost 7 percent of Maryland- cans and Pacific Islanders played in the country. Their sense of duty, honor, ers, more than 400,000 people, identify Civil Rights era. Contemporaneous and country defined their character as Asian American and Pacific Is- with the movements of the 1950s and and were reflective of their actions. lander. Particularly in the counties 1960s, numerous Asian American and They not only represent the best of surrounding Washington DC, Maryland Pacific Islander activists and organiza- who we are as a nation, they are exam- has increasingly become home to com- tions advocated for the equality of all ples of who we all should aspire to be. munities of Chinese, Taiwanese, Ko- races and social and economic justice. Freedom isn’t free. The incredible rean, Filipino, Vietnamese, and Indian In 1969, it was Yuji Ichioka who first courage and actions of those who have Americans. Over the years, they have coined the term ‘‘Asian American’’ and fallen have enabled our freedom and contributed substantially to making later taught the first course on Asian way of life to continue and at such a Maryland a thriving State recognized American Studies at the University of profound price. This weekend, I will for its leadership in business, edu- California, Los Angeles, in addition to pray for the families in Maryland, and cation, culture, and many other fields. founding the major advocacy group, across the United States, who have lost Asian Pacific Americans have been and the Asian American Political Alliance. loved ones defending our freedom. I always will be an integral part of our Larry Itliong was a major figure in the will also pray for the safe return of our community. American labor movement when he brave men and women currently serv- Archeological evidence indicates that helped organize agricultural workers in ing abroad. Let us never forget their humans first began to settle in the Pa- the western United States to form the service, and may we forever honor cific Islands, including those of Hawaii, Agricultural Workers Organizing Com- their sacrifice. Samoa, and Guam, which would later mittee, which would later merge with f become part of the United States, Cesar Chavez’s organization to create thousands of years ago. In what was the United Farm Workers. ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN one of the first crossings of the Pacific Asian Americans and Pacific Island- HERITAGE MONTH Ocean from Asia to the Americas, Fili- ers have committed themselves to Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, each pinos were aboard a Spanish galleon serving their communities and the year during the month of May, Asian that landed in California in 1587. In the United States. For centuries, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month calls 17th century, the British East India Americans and Pacific Islanders have us to celebrate and reflect on the rich Company brought the first South Asian participated in almost every war the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Indians to the country as indentured United States has fought. Although Islanders. These communities draw servants. In time, the Colonies and, often serving in segregated units, these from an incredibly diverse range of cul- later, the United States would see con- men and women enthusiastically tures, languages, and religions that all tinued influxes of immigrants from fought for what had long been their come together to make the United Asia and the Pacific, in addition to the country, serving as early as the War of States a more vibrant nation. Whether arrival of the first men and women 1812. In recent years, Asian American as natives or as immigrants, Asian coming from China, Korea, and Japan and Pacific Islander soldiers and sup- Americans and Pacific Islanders have in the 19th century. Many came as con- port personnel have proved essential in long played a pivotal role in the his- tract labor for plantations, factories, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Their tory of the United States since even be- and, famously, the California Gold sacrifices have been great; we should fore its founding. Rush and the Transcontinental Rail- never forget them. For that reason, the Congress first recognized the con- road. In the 20th century, immigration President of the United States has tributions of Asian Americans and Pa- reforms coincided with the Cold War awarded the Medal of Honor to numer- cific Islanders with the introduction of and a new wave of globalization to spur ous brave Asian American and Pacific a resolution in 1977 by Representatives an unprecedented boom in arrivals Islander warriors. Frank Horton of New York and Nor- from these countries and elsewhere in Many also have gone on to serve as man Mineta of California and, later, the region. As these populations con- dedicated public servants. Asian Amer- Senators Daniel Inouye and Spark tinue to grow, it is crucial to recognize icans and Pacific Islanders have held Matsunaga, both of Hawaii. This reso- that Asian Pacific Americans have elected offices at the local, State, and lution proclaimed the first 10 days of been in the United States for centuries. national levels for over a century. May as Asian Pacific American Herit- Their stories are a testament to how Leaders such as Senator Hiram Fong age Week. It took Representative Hor- our Nation is one of immigrants that is and Senator Daniel Akaka made his- ton’s reintroduction of a modified reso- made stronger, not weaker, through its tory when they became the first Asian lution in 1978 for Congress to pass it diversity. American and Native Hawaiian, respec- and for President Jimmy Carter to sign Today, many of the iconic buildings tively, to serve in the U.S. Senate. I it. Presidents would then go on to issue we take for granted originate in the was honored to serve alongside Senator

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:25 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.032 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3099 Daniel Inouye, who became the highest and performers who have captured our serving his community as a sponsor for ranking Asian-American politician in emotions and introduced us to innova- those facing addiction. Even now, he our Nation’s history when he became tive concepts. In short, Asian Ameri- calls from his hospital bed to encour- the President pro tempore of the Sen- cans and Pacific Islanders represent an age sobriety and offer support to those ate. Beyond elected office, Asian Amer- essential pillar of the United States. who still turn to him for help. icans and Pacific Islanders constitute Their story in this country reaches To honor Tom O’Loughlin, I had a an indispensable portion of the civil back to its very founding, and it will U.S. flag flown over the U.S. Capitol. I service at all levels of government. only continue to shine on for the entire pray his health returns, and I ask we There, too, they have clearly dem- world to see, for they are, above all, all offer prayers of gratitude for Tom onstrated the commitment they have Americans. and the other World War II veterans to their community. f across our country, for they truly are In addition to the many contribu- heroes here among us. TRIBUTE TO THOMAS O’LOUGHLIN tions made by individuals, Asian Amer- f icans and Pacific Islanders have also Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, imprinted onto our society the marks each Memorial Day we, as Americans, TRIBUTE TO SHIRLEY of distinctive cultures. Though perhaps take time to honor the heroes who ABRAHAMSON taken for granted today, many ubiq- gave their lives in service to our coun- Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today uitous aspects of American life and try, from those who died in the cre- I wish to recognize the remarkable ca- identity ultimately derive from the ation of this great Nation to those who reer and legacy of Justice Shirley men and women who brought pieces of today risk their lives in the most dan- Abrahamson as she retires from the their home countries with them when gerous corners of the world. Wisconsin Supreme Court. Justice they came to the United States. From As we approach this Memorial Day, I Abrahamson has a long and distin- philosophy to religion and entertain- want to take a moment to honor the guished career upholding the law on ment to cuisine, Asian and Pacific Is- heroes still among us who served in the Wisconsin’s highest court. Her unparal- lander cultures have helped influence Second World War. There are fewer leled commitment to justice has pro- and form the American way of life as than half a million of these veterans moted a fair and impartial judicial sys- we know it today. still living, and we lose more than 300 tem while greatly contributing to the As minorities, many Asian Ameri- every day. promotion of equal rights in Wisconsin. cans and Pacific Islanders have en- These men and women of the World Justice Abraham’s exceptional career dured persistent forms of systemic rac- War II era are truly heroes here among had modest beginnings in New York ism that still have yet to be eradi- us. In the great battle between good City. Her parents were Polish immi- cated. Historically, countless individ- and evil, these heroes advanced over grants who started a grocery store in uals were denied the same rights as rough terrain against bombs and bul- Manhattan. Her passion for the law other Americans and were even ex- lets and tanks. started at the tender age of 6, when she cluded from citizenship. Laws barred Today, their battle is against the un- decided she wanted to become a lawyer. many from working in certain fields relenting march of time and the ines- She was a dedicated student, earning and codified school segregation and capable effects of aging. For these vet- honors in high school and college. prohibitions on property and business erans, whose valor many of us only Justice Abrahamson graduated ownership. Immigration itself became know from history books or movies, we magna cum laude with bachelor’s de- a target of exclusionary policies that still have the opportunity and sacred gree from New York University in 1953. prohibited immigrants of certain duty to express our gratitude, so we She earned a law degree with high dis- ethnicities from coming to the United honor them as we aspire to be greater tinction from Indiana University in States. Widespread xenophobia, cap- than we are. If we desire to serve more 1956 and a doctor of law in American tured best by the ‘‘Yellow Peril,’’ dehu- than ourselves, we must honor them. legal history from the University of manized entire communities and in- On this Memorial Day, I take time to Wisconsin Law School in 1962. Before stilled prejudice in the hearts of many draw special attention to one of these her appointment to the Wisconsin Su- Americans. This discrimination heroes, who is now hospitalized in Mis- preme Court, Justice Abrahamson reached a peak when President Roo- sissippi. practiced law in the private sector for sevelt ordered the incarceration of over Ninety-four years ago, Thomas 14 years and was a distinguished pro- 100,000 Japanese Americans in intern- O’Loughlin was born in an Irish-Catho- fessor at the University of Wisconsin ment camps as war began with the Em- lic community in New Jersey. When his Law School. pire of Japan in World War II. country called him to war, Tom re- In 1976, Shirley Abrahamson broke Although we have made much sponded and made his first trip to Mis- the glass ceiling in Wisconsin’s judicial progress in recent decades, we still face sissippi, courtesy of the U.S. Army, for system by becoming the first female persistent issues of xenophobia, under- training at Camp Shelby. He deployed justice on the Wisconsin Supreme representation, and discrimination. Op- to the European Theater where, in Jan- Court. She again made history in 1996 portunities such as Asian Pacific uary 1944, he was captured by the Axis when she became the first woman to American Heritage Month allow us to forces and held as prisoner of war for serve as chief justice. After winning educate all Americans and spread the more than a year before liberation. four elections and serving a total of 42 stories and perspectives unique to this Following the war, Tom served as a years, Justice Abrahamson is now the community. We must do all that we guard during the Nuremberg Trials of longest serving supreme court justice can to bridge the divide by supporting Nazi war criminals. One of the pris- in State history. policies and ideas of acceptance and oners in his charge was Deputy Fuhrer Though her career is punctuated by equality. There is still much work to Rudolf Hess. countless achievements and distinc- be done, but with the effort of all of Following the Nuremberg Trials, tions, Justice Abrahamson’s path to our community acting together, I be- Tom continued serving his country in success was anything but easy. Despite lieve we can reach our goal. the Armed Forces, once again serving a multitude of academic distinctions Asian Americans and Pacific Island- in combat with the 811th Engineer and an unprecedented affinity for the ers represent more than just a demo- Aviation Battalion assigned to the law, Justice Abrahamson was met with graphic category. They are our neigh- Fifth Air Force in Korea. He returned a demoralizing wave of sexism when bors and coworkers, our friends and to civilian life in 1952, eventually mak- she entered the legal profession in the family. They are small business owners ing his way back to Mississippi. Keep- 1950s. The dean of the Indiana Univer- and entrepreneurs who have helped ing his Jersey accent and Irish sparkle, sity Law School traditionally placed transform our economy for the better. Tom made Mississippi his home and the top student from each graduating They are prize-winning scientists and married Rachel Pitts, a Southern belle. class at the largest law firm in Indian- researchers who have made countless They settled down in Laurel, MS, and apolis; yet after graduating first in her discoveries that have advanced our like many members of the Greatest class from the university in 1956, the knowledge. They are creative artists Generation, Tom dedicated himself to dean told Justice Abrahamson he could

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This type of discrimination was not ond stint as mayor, Soglin accom- On June 3, 1927, formal incorporation an anomaly. Justice Abrahamson was plished one of his crowning achieve- papers were filed with the Rock County denied jobs, clients, and even social ments, breaking through a 70-year de- Registrar. club memberships on the basis of her bate to build the Monona Terrace Con- The first church at the current loca- gender. Undaunted by this prejudice, vention Center that Frank Lloyd tion was built in 1924 for $5,500. The ed- Justice Abrahamson took a stand Wright designed for Madison’s Lake ifice of the present church was built in against gender inequality and refused Monona’s shoreline. He is also credited 1960 after the first building was de- to back down from those who stood in with invigorating Madison’s economy stroyed by fire in 1958. Today, Emman- the way of a woman’s path to success and rebuilding its declining downtown. uel Baptist church proudly offers wor- in the legal field. Her greatest legacy is Through his more than two decades ship and educational programs for its the trail she blazed for countless young of investment in infrastructure, the members and provides community out- women, who can see themselves in a arts, and recreation, Paul Soglin has reach programs through its Family courtroom or on a judicial bench be- helped build a welcoming and flour- Life Center. Two of its most successful cause of the barriers she fearlessly ishing city that appears often on lists endeavors, a food pantry and a free hot broke through. She will go down in his- of the Nation’s most livable cities. lunch program, began under the leader- tory as one of Wisconsin’s most influ- Throughout this growth, he has also ship of the late Rev. Dr. Floyd Prude, ential and powerful women, and she fought to ensure that Madison’s re- Jr., who served as senior pastor for 36 used every bit of that influence and sources and assets are available to all years, the longest in the church’s his- power in the pursuit of justice for all city residents, regardless of their eco- tory. Wisconsinites. nomic standing. Now, 102 years after its founding, Justice Abrahamson is a true Amer- In addition to Paul Soglin’s remark- Emmanuel Baptist Church provides a ican hero. From her incomparable ten- able public service, I feel fortunate to spiritual refuge for its 350 members ure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court to know him as a lifelong family friend. under the steady hand of Minister Rod- her efforts as a pioneer for gender From my earliest memories of Paul ney Hayes. It stands as a beacon of equality, Justice Abrahamson has lived teaching me how to throw a Frisbee to hope that has withstood the dev- a life devoted to service and justice for his generous moving reflections at my astating impacts of racism and perse- all. mother’s memorial service, Paul cution. Under the devoted guidance of f Soglin has provided me with encour- its spiritual leaders, may it continue to TRIBUTE TO PAUL SOGLIN agement and inspiration. be a shining asset to the community Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today As he begins his next chapter after 22 for the next 102 years. I wish to recognize the exceptional ca- years of service, he leaves with the f reer and legacy of Madison, WI’s long- knowledge that he has left an indelible mark on the city he loves and that his TRIBUTE TO THE ALEXANDER est serving Mayor, Paul Soglin. Mayor FAMILY Soglin spent his many years in office legacy will endure. Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, it is my as driving force behind Madison’s ex- f honor today to pay tribute to five na- traordinary economic success and high 102ND ANNIVERSARY OF tive Utahns who are brothers and vet- quality of life. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH Paul Soglin was raised in the Hyde erans of World War II and Korea: Wil- Park neighborhood of Chicago, where Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today liam, Gail, George, Jack, and Bert he excelled academically at Highland I wish to recognize the 102nd anniver- Alexander. Park High School. He graduated with sary of Emmanuel Baptist Church in These five brothers answered the call honors from University of Wisconsin— Beloit, WI. Emmanuel Baptist Church to defend our freedom and the freedoms Madison in 1966 and from the UW-Madi- was established on April 15, 1917, and of others from foreign invaders. Nazi son Law School in 1972. has been a pillar of the community for Germany, Imperial Japan, and the Soglin gained national notoriety on the last 102 years. North Koreans believed it their right campus as an activist for social and po- The church was founded during the to attack and forcefully restrict the litical change. He frequently protested peak of the Great Northward Migra- freedoms of their neighbors, but these American military involvement in the tion, when more than 6 million African brothers recognized that our freedom Vietnam war and demonstrated against Americans migrated from the rural as American citizens is inextricably Dow Chemical Company for its role in South to the industrial cities of the linked to the freedom of our friends manufacturing napalm and Agent Or- North and Midwest. Many northern and allies. Remaining safely protected ange for use in Vietnam. Beaten by po- manufacturing plants sought African- in Northern Utah was not an option for lice during the protests, Soglin became American migrants from the South to the Alexander brothers; they answered a respected voice on campus. During help replace white workers fighting in the call to take up arms and defend this trying time in our Nation’s past, World War I. Beloit became a favored freedom’s cause. Soglin demonstrated his enduring com- destination for many migrants thanks One brother, SGT Gail Alexander, mitment to peace and civil rights. in part to a young African-American was killed in action exactly 75 years Soglin won election to the Madison named John McCord from Pontotoc, ago tomorrow, May 24, 1944, during the City Council in 1968, representing the MS, who helped the Fairbanks Morse Anzio campaign to retake Rome, Italy. city’s student wards. Four years later, manufacturing company in Beloit re- The Anzio campaign and then Oper- he accomplished one of the biggest up- cruit Black labor from the southern ation Neptune—or D-day, as it came to sets in Madison history by defeating town. be known—marked an important turn- two-term incumbent William Dyke, be- African Americans were eager to es- ing point in World War II, with the Al- coming the youngest mayor in the cape the Jim Crow laws of the South lies beginning to liberate and retake city’s history. During his first term as and seek an improved quality of life for German-occupied Europe, restoring mayor, he established Madison’s Civic their families. As they settled in an un- freedom to the French and Italians and Center to showcase the city’s growing familiar part of the country, they subsequently to the rest of Europe. arts scene. He made tremendous im- sought solace in their faith and estab- Prior to his death, Gail received a provements to the city’s public transit lished the Second Emmanuel Baptist Purple Heart and Silver Star citation system and transformed State Street Church, now Emmanuel Baptist for Gallantry when on February 4, 1944, into an iconic pedestrian mall, one of Church. The church held its first serv- after sustaining a gunshot injury to his Madison’s defining landmarks. ice at Kent Hall on State Street on hand, he singlehandedly took out a

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He made it to the sionate service. of the code all Wyomingites live by. machine gun position, knocking it out Healthcare is essential to the vital- Cody is nicknamed the Rodeo Capitol with grenades, allowing his company to ity, even the survival, of rural commu- of the World. Rodeo in Cody began over come out from under cover. nities. In a recent interview, Dr. Medd 100 years ago with William Frederick In the official military report of the said that, after he graduated from the ‘‘Buffalo Bill’’ Cody and his Wild West incident, Gail’s commanding officer University of Rochester Medical Show. The Wild West Show was never said, ‘‘Sergeant Alexander’s fearless ac- School, he had a wide choice of places formally held in Cody but the tryouts tion under direct machine gun fire for to practice. He decided to practice in a for the show were held right behind the twenty minutes, enabled our company place where he could make a real dif- Irma Hotel. In 1913, Buffalo Bill closed to obtain the objective . . . and pre- ference, and he certainly has. His role his Wild West Show. He hosted one last vented any further casualties to our in starting the Maine Track program parade and rodeo in Cody for the prince own men.’’ through Maine Medical Center and the of Monaco. Gail’s brothers William, George, and Tufts University School of Medicine to In 1917, Buffalo Bill passed away and Jack all returned home after serving in recruit young physicians to rural prac- with that ended a fascinating chapter various capacities more than 2 years tice will make a difference for genera- in the story of the American Wild each all throughout the European the- tions to come. West. In 1919, Clarence Williams led the ater. The youngest brother, Bert Alex- When a new medical center opened in effort to establish a rodeo celebration ander, who just passed away on April 2 Norway 3 years ago, it was named in in Cody to commemorate Buffalo Bill of this year at the age of 87, was too Dr. Medd’s honor as a tribute to his and the Old West he personified. Every young to serve in World War II but still many contributions to his community. summer since 1919, people from all over answered the call to defend liberty Just as important is the gratitude the come to watch cowboys compete in the when he embarked for service in Korea. people throughout the Oxford Hills re- Cody Stampede Rodeo, as well as the So today I, along with the entire U.S. gion have for his outstanding atten- rodeos held every night from June to Senate, honor these five brothers, their tiveness to their health and well-being. Labor Day. Gold Star mother, and their families, I offer Dr. William Medd my congratu- For its centennial year, the Cody both living and deceased. We remember lations upon his retirement and best Stampede Board is being inducted into their tremendous service and sacrifice, wishes for the years to come. the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Hall of and we express our profound gratitude f Fame. This is a great accomplishment for their sacrifice in defending freedom for the town and the Stampede. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CODY for us and for America’s allies. Caroline Lockhart was the founder STAMPEDE RODEO f and first president of the Cody Stam- Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, this year, pede Board. Caroline was considered a AVIATION MAINTENANCE the Cody Stampede Rodeo is cele- liberated, independent women ahead of TECHNICIAN DAY brating its 100th anniversary. This is a her time. She was described as someone Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, in milestone for the Stampede, for Cody, ‘‘with a spirit as wild as the West.’’ 1902, a little known machinist by the and for Wyoming. One hundred years of Last November, she was inducted into name of Charles Edward Taylor began the Cody Stampede Rodeo represents the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. As we ap- working for Orville and Wilbur Wright 100 years of us living life the cowboy proach the 100th anniversary of the at the Wright Cycle Company in Day- way. The cowboy and the rodeo is an 19th Amendment, which granted ton, OH. Over the course of 6 weeks, integral part of our culture, and this women the right to vote across the using only a metal lathe, drill press, 100th anniversary is a chance to cele- country, it is important to recognize and hand tools, Mr. Taylor built a 12- brate this long standing history. Wyoming’s history of women leaders, horsepower engine that was used to The rodeo has long been a part of Wy- like Caroline. Caroline Lockhart is a power the Wright brothers’ first suc- oming history. Wyoming is often re- great example of the trailblazer nature cessful aircraft in 1903. ferred to as the Cowboy State as a ref- of our great State. Today, Charles Taylor’s May 24th erence to its cowboy culture. At the As a trailblazer State, women in Wy- birthday is observed as Aviation Main- heart of cowboy culture lies the rodeo. oming were voting long before the 19th tenance Technician Day to recognize We hold rodeos all over the State in al- Amendment was passed. Wyoming is the thousands of men and women who most every single town. coming up on the 150th anniversary of follow in Mr. Taylor’s footsteps and Rodeo is in some ways the West’s am- women’s suffrage. In December 1869, fulfill a critical safety role in the U.S. bassador to the world. With our buck- Wyoming’s territorial legislature be- aviation industry. Whether maintaining horse license plate and visitors’ came the first government in the world ing military, commercial, general avia- conceptions of the Wild West, cowboys to grant women the right to vote. tion, private, space, or experimental and rodeo are what they see and expect Called the Equality State, we have the aircraft, aviation maintenance techni- to see first. Through the efforts of all distinction of having the first woman cians use their specialized knowledge who participate, the sport of rodeo con- to serve as Governor and the first and skillset to ensure that all aircraft tinues to grow. It is a part of western woman to vote in the world. Rodeo ex- are safe and reliable. tradition that can be shared and en- emplifies the nature of the Equality I want to thank aviation mainte- joyed by visitors and residents alike. State through its history of inclusion nance technicians across Illinois and The rodeo is a part of our livelihood and acceptance. throughout the Nation for their hard that is unique to the Cowboy State and There are many great sports, but work and dedication. Their expertise the West. The relationship between the there are probably none as demanding and integrity ensures the U.S. aviation rodeo and the West is much like the re- or difficult as Rodeo. That is why it system will remain the safest and most lationship between a cowboy and his continues to grow in popularity and reliable in the world. horse. Few pairings have produced a participation. It requires a tremendous f more perfect partnership and the image combination of athletic ability, con- of a cowboy and his horse remains an centration, and dedication from its TRIBUTE TO DR. WILLIAM MEDD American icon. When one imagines a participants. It takes a lot of courage Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, access cowboy, he is rarely without his horse to face the challenges of the sport and to quality healthcare is the foundation companion. give it your very best. of any community. Throughout his The American cowboy represents the Rodeo also does a lot to build char- long and distinguished career at Ste- greatest parts of the American West: acter and increase the self-confidence

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(The messages received today are Financial Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Com- The hard work of those who compete printed at the end of the Senate mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the in rodeos represents the ‘‘can do’’ spirit proceedings.) report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revision of Fee Schedules, Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year of the West. It is great to see the entire f community come together year after 2019’’ ((RIN3150–AJ99) (NRC–2017–0032)) re- year as volunteers, participants, and MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ceived in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Committee on fans for the Cody Stampede Rodeo. At 10:18 a.m., a message from the Environment and Public Works. Again, I congratulate Cody on their House of Representatives, delivered by EC–1364. A communication from the Regu- 100th anniversary of the Cody Stam- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare pede Rodeo and wish the best for announced that the House has passed the and Medicaid Services, Department of other 100 years of doing things the following bill, in which it requests the Health and Human Services, transmitting, Cowboy way. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled concurrence of the Senate: ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Modern- f H.R. 1500. An act to require the Consumer izing Part D and Medicare Advantage to ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Financial Protection Bureau to meet its Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out of Pocket statutory purpose, and for other purposes. Expenses’’ (RIN0938–AT92) received in the Of- The message further announced that fice of the President of the Senate on May 22, the House has agreed to the following 2019; to the Committee on Finance. TRIBUTE TO WOODS EASTLAND EC–1365. A communication from the Assist- concurrent resolutions, without ∑ Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- am pleased to commend Woods East- amendment: ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to land of Indianola, MS, for his service S. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution au- law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Congress on and contributions while serving as the thorizing the printing of a commemorative Public Law 108–235: United States Support document in memory of the late President of for Taiwan’s Participation as an Observer at 83rd president of Delta Council. the United States, George Herbert Walker the 72nd World Health Assembly and in the Founded in 1935, Delta Council is a Bush. Work of the World Health Organization’’; to widely respected economic develop- S. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution au- the Committee on Foreign Relations. ment organization representing busi- thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in EC–1366. A communication from the Assist- ness, professional, and agricultural the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- leaders in the Delta region of Mis- celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to I. law, a report relative to Data Mining Activ- sissippi. I commend the Delta Council ity in the Department of State for calendar for its continuing role in improving the f year 2018; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- quality of life in this unique part of our MEASURES REFERRED tions. Country. EC–1367. A communication from the Assist- Woods Eastland’s tenure as Delta The following bill was read the first ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- Council president began in June 2018. and the second times by unanimous ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Under Mr. Eastland’s leadership, the consent, and referred as indicated: law, a report relative to the status of the Government of Cuba’s compliance with the H.R. 1500. An act to require the Consumer Delta region has benefitted from his United States-Cuba September 1994 ‘‘Joint Financial Protection Bureau to meet its extensive experience in farm policy, Communique,’’ and on the treatment of per- water resource issues, and economic statutory purpose, and for other purposes; to sons returned to Cuba in accordance with the and community development, among the Committee on Banking, Housing, and United States-Cuba May 1995 ‘‘Joint State- Urban Affairs. other major issues that Delta Council ment,’’ and the United States-Cuba January addresses. f 2017 ‘‘Joint Statement’’; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Eastland graduated from Vander- MEASURES DISCHARGED EC–1368. A communication from the Prin- bilt University and earned a juris doc- cipal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Of- torate from the University of Mis- The following bill was discharged from the Committee on Energy and fice of Legislative Affairs, Department of sissippi. A Navy veteran, Eastland Justice, transmitting, a report relative to began farming following his military Natural Resources, and referred to the the views of the Department on H.R. 9, the service. He was also CEO of StaplCotn Committee on Indian Affairs: ‘‘Climate Action Now Act’’; to the Com- for over 24 years, where he led the larg- S. 886. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public mittee on Foreign Relations. EC–1369. A communication from the Assist- est cotton marketing firm in the Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund per- ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative United States, headquartered in Green- manent. Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- wood, MS. Upon his retirement, he be- ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a came Chairman of the Board for an- f fiscal year 2020 estimate for the Volunteers other 8 years. In addition to Delta EXECUTIVE AND OTHER at Federally Supported Health Centers As- sistant Act; to the Committee on Health, Council, Eastland serves his church, COMMUNICATIONS community, and Delta region through Education, Labor, and Pensions. The following communications were EC–1370. A communication from the Assist- numerous leadership roles. laid before the Senate, together with ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative I am pleased to offer congratulations accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- to Woods Eastland and to share this ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a uments, and were referred as indicated: appreciation with his wife Lynn, their fiscal year 2020 estimate for the Free Clinic two children, and grandchildren, at the EC–1361. A communication from the Assist- Program; to the Committee on Health, Edu- time of the 84th annual meeting of the ant Director, Senior Executive Management cation, Labor, and Pensions. ∑ Office, Department of Defense, transmitting, EC–1371. A communication from the Dep- membership of Delta Council in June. pursuant to law, four (4) reports relative to uty Assistant General Counsel for Regu- f vacancies in the Department of Defense, re- latory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty ceived in the Office of the President of the MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Committee on the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Benefits Pay- Messages from the President of the Armed Services. able in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; United States were communicated to EC–1362. A communication from the Assist- Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits’’ the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his ant Secretary for Export Administration, (29 CFR Part 4022) received in the Office of secretaries. Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to the Committee on Health, Education, f to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Addi- Labor, and Pensions. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED tion of Certain Entities to the Entity List, EC–1372. A communication from the Dis- Revision of an Entry on the Entity List, and trict of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, pur- As in executive session the Presiding Removal of an Entity from the Entity List’’ suant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Certifi- Officer laid before the Senate messages (RIN0694–AH72) received in the Office of the cation of Fiscal Year 2019 Total Local Source

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A communication from the Fed- 2017’’ (RIN0648–BH10) received in the Office of ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, eral Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Com- the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Commission’s Semiannual Report of the In- and Transportation. Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2017 and spector General for the period from October EC–1383. A communication from the Dep- 2018 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish’’ 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019; to the Com- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory (RIN0648–XE904) received in the Office of the mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to mental Affairs. ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–1374. A communication from the Dep- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Transportation. uty Archivist of the United States, National ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Indi- EC–1391. A communication from the Dep- Archives and Records Administration, trans- vidual Bluefin Quota Program; Inseason uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Transfers; Correction’’ (RIN0648–BG09) re- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- entitled ‘‘Electronic Records Management’’ ceived in the Office of the President of the ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, ((RIN3095–AB98) (36 CFR 1236)) received in Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Committee on pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Office of the President Pro Tempore of Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone the Senate; to the Committee on Homeland EC–1384. A communication from the Dep- Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Security and Governmental Affairs. uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory EC–1375. A communication from the Solic- 2017 and 2018 Harvest Specifications for Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Groundfish’’ (RIN0648–XE989) received in the itor General, Department of Justice, trans- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Office of the President of the Senate on May pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 22, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, the decision not to appeal the orders of the ‘‘Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjust- United States District Court for the Western Science, and Transportation. ments to the 2017 Northern Albacore Tuna EC–1392. A communication from the Acting District of Washington holding that a De- Quota, 2017 North and South Atlantic Sword- partment of Defense (DoD) policy affecting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regu- fish Quotas, and 2017 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna latory Programs, National Marine Fisheries military service by certain former aliens is Reserve Category Quota’’ (RIN0648–XF480) unconstitutional; to the Committee on the Service, Department of Commerce, transmit- received in the Office of the President of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Judiciary. Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Committee on EC–1376. A communication from the Assist- titled ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative EC–1385. A communication from the Dep- Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- Coast Groundfish Fishery; Widow Rockfish uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Reallocation in the Individual Fishing Quota Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the Department’s activities under the Civil Fishery’’ (RIN0648–BF12) received in the Of- ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act dur- fice of the President of the Senate on May 22, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ing fiscal year 2018; to the Committee on the 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, ‘‘Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016 Annual Catch Judiciary. Science, and Transportation. Limits and Accountability Measures’’ EC–1377. A communication from the Assist- EC–1393. A communication from the Dep- (RIN0648–XE587) received in the Office of the ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Law ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Transportation. EC–1386. A communication from the Dep- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Act: Report to Congress’’; to the Committee ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fish- on the Judiciary. uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- eries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast EC–1378. A communication from the Assist- Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Whiting; Pacific ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- Amendment 21–3; Trawl Rationalization Pro- ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Law ‘‘Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017 Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures’’ gram’’ (RIN0648–BG98) received in the Office Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness of the President of the Senate on May 22, Programs: Eleven Case Studies’’; to the Com- (RIN0648–XF186) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, mittee on the Judiciary. Science, and Transportation. EC–1379. A communication from the Chair- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and EC–1394. A communication from the Dep- man of the Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation. uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Transportation Board, Department of Trans- EC–1387. A communication from the Dep- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- portation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Water Carrier Tar- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled iff Filing Procedures’’ ((RIN2140–AB43) ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, (Docket No. EP 743)) received in the Office of pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; ‘‘Pacific Island Fisheries; 2016–17 Annual Pelagic Species Fisheries; Amendment to to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; Regulations Implementing the Coastal Pe- and Transportation. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish’’ lagic Species Fishery Management Plan; EC–1380. A communication from the Attor- (RIN0648–XE809) received in the Office of the Change to Pacific Mackerel Management ney Adviser, Federal Railroad Administra- President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to Cycle From Annual to Biennial’’ (RIN0648– tion, Department of Transportation, trans- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and BF96) received in the Office of the President mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Transportation. of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Com- entitled ‘‘Moving the Federal Railroad Ad- EC–1388. A communication from the Dep- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ministration (FRA) Civil Penalties Sched- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory tation. ules and Guidelines from the Code of Federal Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- EC–1395. A communication from the Dep- Regulations (CFR) to the FRA Website’’ ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory (RIN2130–AC63) received in the Office of the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to ‘‘Pacific Island Fisheries; 2017–18 Annual ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Catch Limit and Accountability Measures; pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Transportation. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep 7 Bottomfish’’ ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, EC–1381. A communication from the Dep- (RIN0648–XF335) received in the Office of the and South Atlantic; Shrimp Fishery of the uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to Gulf of Mexico; Amendment 17B’’ (RIN0648– Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and BG82) received in the Office of the President ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Transportation. of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Com- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–1389. A communication from the Acting mittee on Commerce, Science, and ‘‘Standardized Bycatch Reporting Method- Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, Transportation. ology’’ (RIN0648–BF51) received in the Office Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- EC–1396. A communication from the Dep- of the President of the Senate on May 22, suant to law, the report of a rule entitled uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, ‘‘Pacific Island Pelagic Fisheries; 2017 U.S. Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- Science, and Transportation. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, EC–1382. A communication from the Dep- Limits for the Territory of American pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Samoa’’ (RIN0648–XF156) received in the Of- ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico,

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A communication from the Dep- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled KING, and Ms. COLLINS): uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fish- S. 1628. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- eries of the Northeastern United States; enue Code of 1986 to extend the employer ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Disapproval credit for paid family and medical leave, and pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled of Northeast Fishery Sector IX Operational for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Plan’’ (RIN0648–XF138) received in the Office nance. and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pe- of the President of the Senate on May 22, By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. lagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico and At- 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. MARKEY): lantic Region; Framework Amendment 4’’ Science, and Transportation. S. 1629. A bill to regulate certain pay-to- (RIN0648–BG43) received in the Office of the EC–1405. A communication from the Dep- win microtransactions and sales of loot President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory boxes in interactive digital entertainment the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- products, and for other purposes; to the Com- Transportation. ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–1398. A communication from the Dep- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled tation. uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation By Mr. MENENDEZ: S. 1630. A bill to amend the Securities and Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, of the Northeastern United States; North- authorization before a public company may pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled east Groundfish Fishery; Fishing Year 2017; make certain political expenditures, and for ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Emergency Removal of Southern Window- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- States; Mid-Atlantic Unmanaged Forage pane Accountability Measures’’ (RIN0648– ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Omnibus Amendment’’ (RIN0648–BG42) re- BH11) received in the Office of the President By Mr. KENNEDY: ceived in the Office of the President of the of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Com- Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Committee on S. 1631. A bill to establish criminal pen- mittee on Commerce, Science, and alties for aliens who fail to depart before the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Transportation. EC–1399. A communication from the Dep- expiration of their visas; to the Committee uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory f on the Judiciary. By Mr. KENNEDY: Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, S. 1632. A bill to terminate the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program; to the Committee pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled The following reports of committees on the Judiciary. ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United were submitted: By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. COR- States; Golden Tilefish Fishery; 2018 and By Mr. SHELBY, from the Committee on NYN, and Mr. BARRASSO): Projected 2019–2020 Specifications’’ (RIN0648– Appropriations: S. 1633. A bill to amend the National Labor XF571) received in the Office of the President Special Report entitled ‘‘Further Revised Relations Act to permit employers to pay of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Com- Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget To- higher wages to their employees; to the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- tals for Fiscal Year 2019’’ (Rept. No. 116–42). mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and tation. By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on Pensions. EC–1400. A communication from the Dep- Foreign Relations, without amendment and By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory with an amended preamble: CARDIN, Mr. COTTON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- S. Res. 135. A resolution expressing the YOUNG, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for HAWLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCOTT pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled the acts of heroism and valor by the mem- of Florida, Mr. MANCHIN, Mrs. BLACK- ‘‘Revisions to Framework Adjustment 56 to bers of the United States Armed Forces who BURN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. CORNYN, the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Manage- participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious Mr. JONES, and Mr. ROMNEY): ment Plan’’ (RIN0648–XF710) received in the landing at Normandy, France, and com- S. 1634. A bill to impose sanctions with re- Office of the President of the Senate on May mending those individuals for leadership and spect to the People’s Republic of China in re- 22, 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, bravery in an operation that helped bring an lation to activities in the South China Sea Science, and Transportation. end to World War II. and the East China Sea, and for other pur- EC–1401. A communication from the Acting f poses; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regu- tions. latory Programs, National Marine Fisheries EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. COR- Service, Department of Commerce, transmit- COMMITTEE NYN): ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- S. 1635. A bill to designate the community- titled ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United The following executive reports of based outpatient clinic of the Department of States; Black Sea Bass Fishery; Revised 2017 nominations were submitted: Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the and Projected 2018 Specifications’’ (RIN0648– By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on ‘‘Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clin- XF300) received in the Office of the President Finance. ic’’; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. of the Senate on May 22, 2019; to the Com- *David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Ms. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security SMITH, and Mr. CASSIDY): tation. S. 1636. A bill to amend the Federal Food, EC–1402. A communication from the Dep- for a term expiring January 19, 2025. *Emin Toro, of Virginia, to be a Judge of Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory scope of new chemical exclusivity; to the Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, Pensions. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled *Nomination was reported with rec- By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United ommendation that it be confirmed sub- CARDIN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. States; Monkfish; Framework Adjustment ject to the nominee’s commitment to MURRAY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MERKLEY, 10’’ (RIN0648–BG48) received in the Office of respond to requests to appear and tes- and Mr. BROWN): the President of the Senate on May 22, 2019; tify before any duly constituted com- S. 1637. A bill to amend the Department of to the Committee on Commerce, Science, mittee of the Senate. Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to re- and Transportation. affirm the authority of the Under Secretary EC–1403. A communication from the Dep- f of Agriculture for Research, Education, and uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Economics, and for other purposes; to the Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, JOINT RESOLUTIONS Forestry. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United tions were introduced, read the first ISAKSON): States; Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea S. 1638. A bill to amend the Public Health Bass Fisheries; 2018 and Projected 2019 Scup and second times by unanimous con- Service Act to increase the maximum limit Specifications and Announcement of Final sent, and referred as indicated: on the number of special masters allowed in 2018 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. the United States Court of Federal Claims, Specifications’’ (RIN0648–XF669) received in BROWN, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Office of the President of the Senate on CASEY): Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.050 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3105 By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. ily-to-family health information centers, By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): and for other purposes; to the Committee on REED): S. 1639. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Finance. S. 1659. A bill to amend the Public Health enue Code of 1986 to revise the treatment of By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Service Act to provide for the participation partnership interests received in connection TESTER, and Mrs. MURRAY): of pediatric subspecialists in the National with the performance of services, and for S. 1648. A bill to reinstate and compensate Health Service Corps program, and for other other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- family caregivers who were improperly re- purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- nance. moved from the family caregiver program of cation, Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and the Department of Veterans Affairs or whose By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Mr. MORAN): benefits were reduced and to ensure all vet- BROWN, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. HASSAN, S. 1640. A bill to require compliant flame eran caregivers receive the support and as- and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): mitigation devices to be used on portable sistance to which they are eligible in a fair S. 1660. A bill to provide greater support fuel containers for flammable liquid fuels, and consistent manner, and for other pur- for grandfamilies and older caretaker rel- and for other purposes; to the Committee on poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- atives; to the Committee on Finance. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. fairs. By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. SHA- MORAN, Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. BROWN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. LEAHY, HEEN, and Mr. LEAHY): CRAMER): Ms. WARREN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SAND- S. 1661. A bill to provide for the establish- S. 1641. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MERKLEY, ment of the United States Employee Owner- enue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross in- and Mr. SCHATZ): ship Bank, and for other purposes; to the come interest received on certain loans se- S. 1649. A bill to restore protections for So- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban cured by agricultural real property; to the cial Security, Railroad retirement, and Affairs. Committee on Finance. Black Lung benefits from administrative off- By Mr. MERKLEY: By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. set; to the Committee on Finance. S. 1662. A bill to establish an annual fee ap- BLUMENTHAL): By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. JONES, plicable to opioid manufacturers; to the S. 1642. A bill to increase the recruitment Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and and retention of school-based mental health and Mr. BROWN): S. 1650. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Pensions. services providers by low-income local edu- By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. cational agencies; to the Committee on cation Act of 1965 to provide formula grants CARDIN, Mr. KAINE, and Mr. VAN HOL- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. to States to improve higher education oppor- LEN): By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. tunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes; to the Com- S. 1663. A bill to reauthorize funding to the CRAPO, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. RISCH): Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au- S. 1643. A bill to amend title 36, United mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and States Code, to grant a Federal charter to Pensions. thority contingent on improvements to the the Forest and Refuge County Foundation, By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. governance and operations of the Transit to provide for the establishment of the Nat- PORTMAN, and Mr. CARDIN): Authority; to the Committee on Banking, ural Resources Permanent Fund, and for S. 1651. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Housing, and Urban Affairs. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy enue Code of 1986 to include foster care tran- By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, and Natural Resources. sition youth as members of targeted groups Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. GARDNER): By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. KEN- for purposes of the work opportunity credit; S. 1664. A bill to require reporting on pre- NEDY, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, to the Committee on Finance. scription drug expenditures under group Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CASSIDY, By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. BLUNT, health plans and on prescription drug price Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SASSE, Ms. changes, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. RISCH, Ms. WARREN, mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. Mr. INHOFE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. Pensions. PERDUE, Mr. RISCH, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. ROUNDS, By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mrs. APITO ING OUNDS WICKER, and Mr. CORNYN): and Mr. TESTER): C , Mr. K , Mr. R , Mr. S. 1644. A bill to ensure that State and S. 1652. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- BENNET, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. WYDEN, local law enforcement may cooperate with enue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. TESTER, Mr. RISCH, Federal officials to protect our communities adoption tax credit; to the Committee on Fi- Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. DAINES): from violent criminals and suspected terror- nance. S. 1665. A bill to modify the procedures for ists who are illegally present in the United By Mr. SULLIVAN: issuing special recreation permits for certain States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 1653. A bill to amend section 3063 of title public land units, and for other purposes; to By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, 18, United States Code, and for other pur- the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Environment and sources. BROWN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MERKLEY, Public Works. By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BENNET, Mr. By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. ISAK- GILLIBRAND, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. SHA- MARKEY, Ms. WARREN, Mr. CARDIN, SON, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PORTMAN, HEEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. CASSIDY): LEAHY, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): KLOBUCHAR, Mr. TESTER, Ms. ROSEN, S. 1654. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 1666. A bill to establish an Employee Mr. COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mrs. enue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add Ownership and Participation Initiative, and SHAHEEN, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. HIRONO, additional vaccines to the list of taxable vac- for other purposes; to the Committee on Ms. HASSAN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. KING, cines; to the Committee on Finance. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ms. SMITH, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for PETERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, WARREN): himself, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. S. 1655. A bill to provide for the carriage of Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. VAN certain television broadcast stations, and for DAINES, Ms. ERNST, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. HOLLEN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. CANTWELL, other purposes; to the Committee on Com- KING, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. JONES, Mr. Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. UDALL, merce, Science, and Transportation. WYDEN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. CORTEZ Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. KAINE, Mr. DURBIN, By Mr. MANCHIN: MASTO, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. and Ms. SINEMA): S. 1656. A bill to modify the transition pe- BLUMENTHAL): S. 1645. A bill to protect a woman’s ability riod between care and services provided S. 1667. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- to determine whether and when to bear a under the Veterans Choice Program and care enue Code of 1986 to treat certain scholar- child or end a pregnancy, and to protect a and services provided under the Veterans ships as earned income for purposes of the health care provider’s ability to provide re- Community Care Program, and for other kiddie tax; to the Committee on Finance. productive health care services, including purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- By Mr. TESTER: abortion services; to the Committee on the fairs. S. 1668. A bill to clarify that participants Judiciary. By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. in the National Health Service Corps Loan By Mr. RUBIO: SMITH, and Mr. KING): Repayment Program may be assigned to S. 1646. A bill to designate the community- S. 1657. A bill to provide assistance to com- serve in pediatric inpatient mental health based outpatient clinic of the Department of bat the escalating burden of Lyme disease facilities; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Veterans Affairs in St. Augustine, Florida, and other tick and vector-borne diseases and cation, Labor, and Pensions. as the ‘‘Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Vet- disorders; to the Committee on Health, Edu- By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. erans Affairs Clinic’’ ; to the Committee on cation, Labor, and Pensions. WYDEN, Mr. RISCH, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. Veterans’ Affairs. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. BRAUN, and Ms. SINEMA): By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and GARDNER, and Mr. COONS): S. 1669. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Mr. MENENDEZ): S. 1658. A bill to provide for oversight of Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term S. 1647. A bill to amend title V of the So- North Korea policy, and for other purposes; natural cheese; to the Committee on Health, cial Security Act to extend funding for fam- to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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A bill to require the Director of the the preservation and protection of the Apollo term care facilities; to the Committee on Office of Personnel Management to create a 11 landing site, and for other purposes; to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. classification that more accurately reflects Committee on Commerce, Science, and By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. the vital role of wildland firefighters; to the Transportation. CASEY): Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- By Mr. LEE: S. 1671. A bill to amend the Older Ameri- ernmental Affairs. S. 1695. A bill to amend the Wilderness Act cans Act of 1965 to direct resources that pro- By Mr. DAINES: to allow local Federal officials to determine mote multigenerational collaboration, and S. 1683. A bill to correct problems per- the manner in which nonmotorized uses may for other purposes; to the Committee on taining to human resources for career and be permitted in wilderness areas, and for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. volunteer personnel engaged in wildland fire other purposes; to the Committee on Energy By Mr. JONES (for himself and Ms. and structure fire; to the Committee on and Natural Resources. MCSALLY): Homeland Security and Governmental Af- S. 1672. A bill to amend the Older Ameri- fairs. f cans Act of 1965 to authorize the National By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SHELBY): Resource Center on Women and Retirement SENATE RESOLUTIONS Planning, and for other purposes; to the S. 1684. A bill to prevent prisoners who Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and have been convicted of terrorism related of- The following concurrent resolutions Pensions. fenses from being eligible for early release, and Senate resolutions were read, and By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on referred (or acted upon), as indicated: MENENDEZ): the Judiciary. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. S. 1673. A bill to extend the authority for By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. CAS- SCHATZ, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BOOKER, the establishment of a commemorative work SIDY, Mr. COONS, and Ms. SINEMA): Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, in honor of Gold Star Families, and for other S. 1685. A bill to require the Secretary of Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Energy to establish a program for the re- GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Natural Resources. search, development, and demonstration of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. By Mr. MANCHIN: commercially viable technologies for the ROSEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. S. 1674. A bill to amend the Older Ameri- capture of carbon dioxide produced during STABENOW, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. cans Act of 1965 to establish a competitive the generation of natural gas-generated WARREN, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. KAINE): grant program to enable States to purchase, power; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- S. Res. 219. A resolution honoring the life customize, or repair vehicles with hot and ural Resources. and legacy of Patsy Takemoto Mink, the cold food storage for delivering meals to By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. first woman of color to serve in Congress; to older individuals through the Congregate KLOBUCHAR): S. 1686. A bill to amend the Federal Fund- the Committee on the Judiciary. Nutrition Program or the Home-Delivered ing Accountability and Transparency Act of By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. Nutrition Program; to the Committee on 2006 to require full disclosure for entities re- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. BALD- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ceiving Federal funding; to the Committee WIN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- BLACKBURN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MORAN, RUBIO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. fairs. Mr. COONS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. BENNET, KENNEDY): By Mrs. HYDE–SMITH (for herself, Mr. S. 1675. A bill to impose requirements on Mr. INHOFE, Mr. TESTER, Mr. CRAPO, WICKER, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. COTTON): Mr. CASEY, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HAS- the payment of compensation to professional S. 1687. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- persons employed in voluntary cases com- SAN, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. enue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for COLLINS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. HYDE- menced under title III of PROMESA; to the certain casualty losses of uncut timber; to Committee on Energy and Natural Re- SMITH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. the Committee on Finance. DUCKWORTH, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. sources. By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. LEAHY, CASEY): Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. MENEN- BLUNT): S. 1688. A bill to amend the Public Health S. 1676. A bill to improve the under- DEZ, Mr. REED, and Mr. BOOKER): Service Act to provide for the full disclosure S. Res. 220. A resolution designating the standing of, and promote access to treat- of billing and service information to pa- ment for, chronic kidney disease, and for month of June 2019 as ‘‘National Post-Trau- tients; to the Committee on Health, Edu- matic Stress Awareness Month’’ and June 27, other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- cation, Labor, and Pensions. nance. 2019, as ‘‘National Post-Traumatic Stress By Mr. BOOKER: Awareness Day’’; to the Committee on the By Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Ms. S. 1689. A bill to permit States to transfer Judiciary. CORTEZ MASTO): certain funds from the clean water revolving By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. S. 1677. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- fund of a State to the drinking water revolv- MARKEY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MENENDEZ, enue Code of 1986 to provide authority to ing fund of the State in certain cir- Mr. TOOMEY, and Mr. RUBIO): postpone certain deadlines by reason of cumstances, and for other purposes; to the S. Res. 221. A resolution recognizing the State declared disasters or emergencies; to Committee on Environment and Public 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square the Committee on Finance. Works. massacre and condemning the intensifying By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. repression and human rights violations by COONS, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. CORNYN): MANCHIN): S. 1678. A bill to express United States sup- S. 1690. A bill to improve United States the Chinese Communist Party and the use of port for Taiwan’s diplomatic alliances missile defense, and for other purposes; to surveillance by Chinese authorities, and for around the world; to the Committee on For- the Committee on Armed Services. other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign eign Relations. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Relations. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. WYDEN): By Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. ERNST, REED, and Mr. SULLIVAN): S. 1691. A bill to provide mandatory fund- Ms. HARRIS, Mr. WICKER, Ms. STABE- S. 1679. A bill to require the Secretary of ing to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry NOW, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. Defense to carry out the Direct Air Capture out hazardous fuels reduction projects on PERDUE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. TOOMEY, and Blue Carbon Removal Technology Pro- National Forest System land, and for other Mr. BROWN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and CASEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. ROUNDS, mittee on Armed Services. Natural Resources. Mr. TILLIS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. KLO- By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and BUCHAR, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. ROMNEY, BLACKBURN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR): Ms. COLLINS): Mr. BURR, Mr. JONES, Mrs. BLACK- S. 1680. A bill to amend title 10, United S. 1692. A bill to provide grants to support BURN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. States Code, to enhance recordkeeping with continuing education in election administra- HIRONO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SCOTT respect to exposure by members of the tion or cybersecurity for election officials of South Carolina, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. Armed Forces to certain occupational and and employees; to the Committee on Rules FEINSTEIN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mrs. FISCH- environmental hazards while deployed over- and Administration. ER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. seas, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. KENNEDY: KENNEDY, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CRAPO, mittee on Armed Services. S. 1693. A bill to reauthorize the National Mr. DAINES, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BLUNT, By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. HAS- Flood Insurance Program; considered and Mr. THUNE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DURBIN, SAN): passed. Mr. LANKFORD, and Mr. UDALL): S. 1681. A bill to educate health care pro- By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. S. Res. 222. A resolution recognizing Vision viders and the public on biosimilar biological CRUZ): To Learn as a national leader in improving

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A resolution expressing support Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the for the designation of May 17, 2019, as ‘‘DIPG extend the railroad track maintenance name of the Senator from Mississippi Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day’’ to credit, and for other purposes. (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- raise awareness of and encourage research on S. 239 sponsor of S. 569, a bill to direct the diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general; considered and At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the Secretary of Transportation to issue agreed to. name of the Senator from Wyoming regulations relating to commercial By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. (Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of motor vehicle drivers under the age of MERKLEY): S. 239, a bill to require the Secretary of 21, and for other purposes. S. Res. 224. A resolution supporting the the Treasury to mint coins in recogni- S. 578 goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to tion of Christa McAuliffe. At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2019; S. 362 considered and agreed to. the name of the Senator from North By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. COL- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Carolina (Mr. BURR) was added as a co- LINS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, names of the Senator from Alabama sponsor of S. 578, a bill to amend title Mr. COONS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BOOKER, (Mr. JONES), the Senator from Con- II of the Social Security Act to elimi- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. necticut (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator nate the five-month waiting period for KING, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. from South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) and disability insurance benefits under CASEY, Ms. HARRIS, and Ms. WARREN): the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. such title for individuals with S. Res. 225. A resolution supporting the HYDE-SMITH) were added as cosponsors goals of International Myalgic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn- of S. 362, a bill to amend the Internal S. 622 drome Awareness Day; considered and agreed Revenue Code of 1986 to reform tax- At the request of Mr. JONES, the to. ation of alcoholic beverages. names of the Senator from New York By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. S. 457 (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Texas STABENOW, Mr. JONES, Mr. TILLIS, At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the (Mr. CRUZ) and the Senator from Con- Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. KING, Mr. SULLIVAN, names of the Senator from Oklahoma necticut (Mr. MURPHY) were added as Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator from CRAPO, Mr. KAINE, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. cosponsors of S. 622, a bill to amend SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. Utah (Mr. ROMNEY) and the Senator title 10, United States Code, to repeal BLUMENTHAL, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. from Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) were the requirement for reduction of sur- PETERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. added as cosponsors of S. 457, a bill to vivor annuities under the Survivor CASEY, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, require that $1 coins issued during 2019 Benefit Plan by veterans’ dependency Ms. HASSAN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. ENZI, honor President George H.W. Bush and and indemnity compensation, and for and Mr. YOUNG): to direct the Secretary of the Treasury other purposes. S. Res. 226. A resolution recognizing Na- to issue bullion coins during 2019 in tional Foster Care Month as an opportunity S. 633 to raise awareness about the challenges of honor of Barbara Bush. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the children in the foster care system, and en- S. 460 name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. couraging Congress to implement policy to At the request of Mr. WARNER, the ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. improve the lives of children in the foster name of the Senator from South Caro- 633, a bill to award a Congressional care system; considered and agreed to. lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- Gold Medal to the members of the f sor of S. 460, a bill to amend the Inter- Women’s Army Corps who were as- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS nal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di- exclusion for employer-provided edu- rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six S. 91 cation assistance to employer pay- Triple Eight’’. At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the ments of student loans. names of the Senator from Indiana S. 640 S. 479 (Mr. YOUNG) and the Senator from Cali- At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were added as name of the Senator from North Da- cosponsors of S. 91, a bill to amend name of the Senator from Maryland kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- title 38, United States Code, to author- (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 640, a bill to amend title ize per diem payments under com- sponsor of S. 479, a bill to revise sec- XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- prehensive service programs for home- tion 48 of title 18, United States Code, quire pharmacy-negotiated price con- less veterans to furnish care to depend- and for other purposes. cessions to be included in negotiated ents of homeless veterans, and for S. 546 prices at the point-of-sale under part D other purposes. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, of the Medicare program, and for other S. 133 the name of the Senator from Nevada purposes. At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the (Ms. ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor S. 689 name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. of S. 546, a bill to extend authorization At the request of Mr. TESTER, the HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. for the September 11th Victim Com- name of the Senator from New Mexico 133, a bill to award a Congressional pensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor Gold Medal, collectively, to the United year 2090, and for other purposes. of S. 689, a bill to amend the Animal States merchant mariners of World S. 551 Health Protection Act to support State War II, in recognition of their dedi- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the and Tribal efforts to develop and im- cated and vital service during World name of the Senator from Colorado plement management strategies to ad- War II. (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor dress chronic wasting disease among S. 178 of S. 551, a bill to amend title XVIII of deer, elk, and moose populations, to At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the the Social Security Act to require support research regarding the causes name of the Senator from West Vir- manufacturers of certain single-dose of chronic wasting disease and methods ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- vial drugs payable under part B of the to control the further spread of the dis- sponsor of S. 178, a bill to condemn Medicare program to provide rebates ease, and for other purposes. gross human rights violations of ethnic with respect to amounts of such drugs S. 726 Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and call- discarded, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the ing for an end to arbitrary detention, S. 559 name of the Senator from Rhode Island torture, and harassment of these com- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- munities inside and outside China. name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. sponsor of S. 726, a bill to amend the

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Armed Forces during World War I to names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. S. 872 determine if such members should be COLLINS), the Senator from Virginia At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the awarded the Medal of Honor, to author- (Mr. KAINE) and the Senator from names of the Senator from Maryland ize the award of the Medal of Honor Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were added as (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator based on the results of the review, and cosponsors of S. 727, a bill to combat from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN) were added for other purposes. international extremism by addressing as cosponsors of S. 872, a bill to require S. 1235 global fragility and violence and stabi- the Secretary of the Treasury to rede- At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, lizing conflict-affected areas, and for sign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to the names of the Senator from Ohio other purposes. include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from Utah S. 762 and for other purposes. (Mr. ROMNEY), the Senator from Wyo- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the S. 1032 ming (Mr. ENZI), the Senator from Illi- names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the nois (Mr. DURBIN) and the Senator from SULLIVAN) and the Senator from New name of the Senator from New Mexico Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor added as cosponsors of S. 1235, a bill to as cosponsors of S. 762, a bill to provide of S. 1032, a bill to amend the Internal require the Secretary of the Treasury for funding from the Airport and Air- Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the def- to mint coins in commemoration of way Trust Fund for all Federal Avia- inition of income for purposes of deter- ratification of the 19th Amendment to tion Administration activities in the mining the tax-exempt status of cer- the Constitution of the United States, event of a Government shutdown, and tain corporations. giving women in the United States the for other purposes. S. 1081 right to vote. At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the S. 1263 S. 778 names of the Senator from Vermont At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the (Mr. SANDERS) and the Senator from the name of the Senator from Kansas name of the Senator from Massachu- Alabama (Mr. JONES) were added as co- (Mr. MORAN) was added as a cosponsor setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a cosponsors of S. 1081, a bill to amend title of S. 1263, a bill to require the Sec- sponsor of S. 778, a bill to direct the 54, United States Code, to provide per- retary of Veterans Affairs to establish Secretary of Commerce, acting through manent, dedicated funding for the Land an interagency task force on the use of the Administrator of the National Oce- and Water Conservation Fund, and for public lands to provide medical treat- anic and Atmospheric Administration, other purposes. ment and therapy to veterans through to conduct coastal community vulner- outdoor recreation. ability assessments related to ocean S. 1083 acidification, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the S. 1350 name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the S. 846 (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Oklahoma At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the sponsor of S. 1083, a bill to address the (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Arkan- names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. fundamental injustice, cruelty, bru- sas (Mr. BOOZMAN) and the Senator CORTEZ MASTO) and the Senator from tality, and inhumanity of slavery in from Mississippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) Wisconsin (Mr. JOHNSON) were added as the United States and the 13 American were added as cosponsors of S. 1350, a cosponsors of S. 846, a bill to amend colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to bill to amend the Public Health Serv- title 49, United States Code, to limit establish a commission to study and ice Act to limit the liability of health certain rolling stock procurements, consider a national apology and pro- care professionals who volunteer to and for other purposes. posal for reparations for the institu- provide health care services in response S. 851 tion of slavery, its subsequent de jure to a disaster. At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the and de facto racial and economic dis- S. 1370 name of the Senator from New Hamp- crimination against African-Ameri- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, his name shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- cans, and the impact of these forces on was added as a cosponsor of S. 1370, a sponsor of S. 851, a bill to direct the living African-Americans, to make rec- bill to amend the Internal Revenue Secretary of Labor to issue an occupa- ommendations to the Congress on ap- Code of 1986 to treat certain military tional safety and health standard that propriate remedies, and for other pur- survivor benefits as earned income for requires covered employers within the poses. purposes of the kiddie tax. health care and social service indus- S. 1126 At the request of Mr. JONES, the tries to develop and implement a com- At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the name of the Senator from Delaware prehensive workplace violence preven- names of the Senator from North Caro- (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor tion plan, and for other purposes. lina (Mr. TILLIS) and the Senator from of S. 1370, supra. S. 864 New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were S. 1394 At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, added as cosponsors of S. 1126, a bill to At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the the name of the Senator from Maine provide better care for Americans liv- name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Ms. COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor ing with Alzheimer’s disease and re- (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of of S. 864, a bill to provide for further lated dementias and their caregivers, S. 1394, a bill to provide collective bar- comprehensive research at the Na- while accelerating progress toward pre- gaining rights for public safety officers tional Institute of Neurological Dis- vention strategies, disease modifying employed by States or their political orders and Stroke on unruptured treatments, and, ultimately, a cure. subdivisions. intracranial aneurysms. S. 1201 S. 1409 S. 867 At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the name of the Senator from Delaware name of the Senator from Montana name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- of S. 1201, a bill to amend the fossil en- of S. 1409, a bill to enhance the ability sponsor of S. 867, a bill to protect stu- ergy research and development provi- of the Office of the National Ombuds- dents of institutions of higher edu- sions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 man to assist small businesses in meet- cation and the taxpayer investment in to enhance fossil fuel technology, and ing regulatory requirements and de- institutions of higher education by im- for other purposes. velop outreach initiatives to promote proving oversight and accountability of S. 1218 awareness of the services the Office of institutions of higher education, par- At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, the National Ombudsman provides, and ticularly for-profit colleges, improving the name of the Senator from Virginia for other purposes.

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Res. 1, a joint resolution pro- CRAPO, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr. purposes. posing an amendment to the Constitu- RISCH): S. 1449 tion of the United States relative to S. 1643. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the limiting the number of terms that a name of the Senator from Connecticut Member of Congress may serve. charter to the Forest and Refuge Coun- ty Foundation, to provide for the es- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- S. RES. 99 tablishment of the Natural Resources sponsor of S. 1449, a bill to amend the At the request of Mr. PETERS, the Permanent Fund, and for other pur- Controlled Substances Act to require names of the Senator from New Jersey poses; to the Committee on Energy and warning labels for prescription opioids, (Mr. MENENDEZ) and the Senator from Natural Resources. and for other purposes. Illinois (Mr. DURBIN) were added as co- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today S. 1518 sponsors of S. Res. 99, a resolution ex- Senator CRAPO of Idaho, Senator At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the pressing the sense of the Senate that MERKLEY of Oregon, Senator RISCH of name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Congress should take all appropriate Idaho, and I are introducing the Forest ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S. measures to ensure that the United Management for Rural Stability Act. 1518, a bill to improve the process by States Postal Service remains an inde- This legislation replaces the Secure which environmental documents are pendent establishment of the Federal Rural Schools and Community Self-De- prepared and permits and applications Government and is not subject to pri- termination Act (SRS) to provide rev- are processed and regulated by Federal vatization. enue sharing with and compensation to departments and agencies, and for S. RES. 135 over 700 rural forested counties in the other purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the over 40 States that host America’s S. 1520 name of the Senator from South Caro- treasured, public forested lands and At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- wildlife refuges. name of the Senator from North Da- sor of S. Res. 135, a resolution express- In 2000, then-Senator Larry Craig, kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- ing the gratitude and appreciation of also of Idaho, and I, had signed into sponsor of S. 1520, a bill to reauthorize the Senate for the acts of heroism and law SRS: a 6-year long safety-net pro- the National Flood Insurance Program. valor by the members of the United gram to stabilize county budgets fol- States Armed Forces who participated lowing years of depleted revenue shar- S. 1531 in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing ing payments from the U.S. Forest At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the at Normandy, France, and commending Service (USFS) and the Oregon and names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. those individuals for leadership and California Grant Lands managed by the ROSEN), the Senator from Minnesota bravery in an operation that helped U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Ms. SMITH), the Senator from South bring an end to World War II. (BLM). Over its lifetime, SRS has been Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator S. RES. 212 a success, providing more than $6.8 bil- from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN), the Senator At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the lion nationwide for rural roads, from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) and schools, and healthy forest projects. the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT), the Senator from Massachu- SRS also provided the basis for the be- HYDE-SMITH) were added as cosponsors setts (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator from ginning of, and the now growing proof S. 1531, a bill to amend the Public pensity for, the USFS and the BLM to Health Service Act to provide protec- New York (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the Senator collaborate with local people and inter- tions for health insurance consumers ests on the management of these public from surprise billing. from Virginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY), the lands, and for local folks and counties S. 1533 Senator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the to collaborate together and with the At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. USFS and BLM, in return. name of the Senator from North Da- BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from New Despite its many successes, the con- kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from tinuation of SRS is in jeopardy. The sponsor of S. 1533, a bill to reauthorize Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator from program expired in fiscal year 2016. the National Flood Insurance Program. Congress passed a two-year extension Rhode Island (Mr. REED) and the Sen- of the program, but after its expira- S. 1539 ator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were added At the request of Mr. PETERS, the as cosponsors of S. Res. 212, a resolution. And this was not the first time names of the Senator from New York tion celebrating the 100th anniversary nor the last time Congress allowed it (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Senator of the passage and ratification of the to expire—SRS is expired right now, from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as 19th Amendment, providing for wom- though Senator CRAPO and I are attempting, in these last moments of the cosponsors of S. 1539, a bill to amend en’s suffrage, to the Constitution of the 115th Congress, to reauthorize it again the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to United States. provide funding to secure nonprofit fa- for at least a year, perhaps two. S. RES. 214 This stop and start existence of this cilities from terrorist attacks, and for At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the other purposes. program hits at the heart of any at- name of the Senator from Minnesota tempts at collaboration. And it cer- S. 1547 (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor tainly undermines any attempts for a At the request of Mr. COTTON, the of S. Res. 214, a resolution recognizing county to budget. Our rural counties name of the Senator from Louisiana the history and contributions of Mus- should not continue to suffer neither (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- lims of the United States. this uncertainty, nor the market based sor of S. 1547, a bill to amend title 18, S. RES. 218 uncertainty that comes with simply re- United States Code, relating to sen- At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the lying on revenue sharing and forest tencing of armed career criminals. name of the Senator from New York management for support. S. 1623 (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- That is why Senator CRAPO and I pro- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the sor of S. Res. 218, a resolution recog- pose an SRS modernization, funding name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. nizing the significance of Asian/Pacific certainty while supporting active for- ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of American Heritage Month as an impor- est management. The Forest Manage- S. 1623, a bill to amend the Internal tant time to celebrate the significant ment for Rural Stability Act estab- Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for dis- contributions of Asian Americans and lishes a permanent endowment fund,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.056 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3110 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 the Natural Resources Permanent Street Journal recently highlighted Since the inception of the Social Security Fund, to provide stable, reliable, in- the issue with an article titled, ‘‘Over program in 1935, the Social Security Act pro- creasing payments to counties, in per- 60, and Crushed by Student Loan vided strong protections against loss of re- petuity, removing them from the va- Debt.’’ We need to take action to retirement income through the garnishment or store the strong protections to Social attachment of Social Security benefits for garies of Congress or the market. the purpose of recovering debts owed by re- Under this legislation, Congress char- Security and other benefit programs. tirees. For decades the law provided near ters a fiduciary corporation, the Forest We now realize what a profound ef- iron-clad protection against impoverishment and Refuge County Foundation, to fect the loss of these protections has in old age due to debt collection. manage the endowed fund. The cor- had on retirees and individuals with Unfortunately, in 1996 the Congress re- poration will be independent from any disabilities, who often live on fixed in- versed course by authorizing the garnish- instrumentality of the U.S. govern- comes. More and more seniors and peo- ment of Social Security and other earned ment, including Congress, to ensure ple with disabilities are having their benefits for the purpose of collecting debts Social Security and other lifeline bene- owed by seniors to the federal government. the principle balance is held in per- Figuring prominently in this matter is the petuity and is separate from annual ap- fits taken away to pay Federal debts. For example, according to recent data recovery of student loan debts from seniors propriations. The corporation will be who are living on their all-too-modest overseen by a board of directors re- from the U.S. Bureau of Fiscal Service, monthly Social Security benefits. sponsible for a transparent governance over 167,000 Americans had their bene- With student loan debt becoming an in- structure. The principle of the fund fits garnished for student loan debt. creasingly serious problem in this country, will be invested to earn interest. To Those 167,000 had nearly $200 million we agree with you that now is the time to grow the fund, in addition to the in- garnished from their earned benefits. act. The Congress must restore the historic This is just the tip of the iceberg as protections that once were provided by So- vestment income, the USFS, BLM, and more Americans start receiving bene- cial Security against the spectacle of impov- the Fish and Wildlife Service will de- fits. Between 2008 and 2018, the number erishment in old age so that the federal gov- posit their annual revenue sharing re- of individuals whose Social Security ernment can collect debts that all too often ceipts into the fund. The interest the were incurred years, even decades ago. benefits were offset to pay student fund generates will constitute the pay- For these reasons, the National Committee loans debt increased by 133 percent, endorses your bill, the ‘‘Protection of Social ments to the counties, distributed an- from about 72,000 to 169,000. Over that nually using the existing SRS formula. Security Benefits Restoration Act,’’ and same period, the amount collected urges other members of the United States Initial payments to counties will be from Social Security benefits Senate to cosponsor this vitally important equal what counties received for Fiscal ballooned from almost $63 million to measure. We thank you for your leadership Year 2017 SRS payments. nearly $200 million, a 217 percent in- on this matter and look forward to working The Forest Management for Rural crease. with you to enact this bill. Stability Act continues Congress’s Social Security plays a critical role Sincerely, commitment to fostering economic in keeping seniors and people with dis- MAX RICHTMAN, growth in rural counties by continuing abilities out of poverty. In Oregon President and CEO, National Committee Forest Service Resource Advisory Com- alone, Social Security cuts the poverty mittees. In addition, the bill gives to Preserve Social rate of the elderly from about 35 per- Security and Medi- county governments greater flexibility cent to 5 percent. However, despite So- care. in how these funds are spent for eco- cial Security’s critical role in the safe- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask nomic development and rural jobs. ty net, close to 1 out of every 10 seniors unanimous consent that the text of the Passing the Forest Management for over age 65 and 1 in 5 disabled workers bill be printed in the RECORD. Rural Stability Act will update SRS still live in poverty and that is simply There being no objection, the text of for 2018 and beyond—looking forward unacceptable. the bill was ordered to be printed in for our forested counties, rather than I, along with Senators BROWN, WHITE- the RECORD, as follows: backward to last century efforts. HOUSE, LEAHY, WARREN, HIRANO, SAND- S. 1649 This bill updates an already success- ERS, GILLIBRAND, MERKLEY, and SCHATZ ful program that deserves action. I are reintroducing the Protection of So- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- urge my colleagues to support this im- cial Security Benefits Restoration Act. resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, portant bill. The bill would restore the strong pro- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tections in the law that prevented the By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protection government from taking earned bene- of Social Security Benefits Restoration BROWN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. fits to pay Federal non-tax debts, and Act’’. LEAHY, Ms. WARREN, Ms. help ensure beneficiaries will be able to SEC. 2. PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY, RAIL- HIRONO, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. maintain a basic standard of living. ROAD RETIREMENT, AND BLACK GILLIBRAND, Mr. MERKLEY, and The bill is supported by AARP, the Na- LUNG BENEFITS FROM ADMINISTRA- Mr. SCHATZ): tional Committee to Preserve Social TIVE OFFSET. S. 1649. A bill to restore protections Security and Medicare, National Asso- (a) PROHIBITION ON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHORITY.— for Social Security, Railroad retire- ciation of Disability Representatives, ment, and Black Lung benefits from (1) ASSIGNMENT UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY AFL-CIO, National Organization of So- ACT.—Section 207 of the Social Security Act administrative offset; to the Com- cial Security Claimants’ Representa- (42 U.S.C. 407) is amended by adding at the mittee on Finance. tives, Social Security Works, National end the following new subsection: Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, Social Organization for Women, Justice in ‘‘(d) Subparagraphs (A), (C), and (D) of sec- Security provides vital benefits to mil- Aging, American Federation of Teach- tion 3716(c)(3) of title 31, United States Code, lions of Americans who work and pay ers, Alliance for Retired Americans, as such subparagraphs were in effect on the into the system with each paycheck. Economic Policy Institute. date before the date of enactment of the Pro- Because Social Security is funda- I ask Unanimous Consent that a let- tection of Social Security Benefits Restora- mental to workers’ retirement secu- tion Act, shall be null and void and of no ef- ter from the National Committee to fect.’’. rity, the law protected benefits from Preserve Social Security and Medicare (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— creditors. The only exceptions were un- endorsing our bill be printed in the (A) Section 14(a) of the Railroad Retire- paid Federal taxes, child support or ali- RECORD. ment Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231m(a)) is mony payments, and court-ordered vic- MAY 15, 2019. amended by adding at the end the following: tim restitution. These protections en- Hon. RON WYDEN, ‘‘. The provisions of section 207(d) of the So- sured that the social safety net pro- Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, cial Security Act shall apply with respect to grams would be there for basic needs. DC. this title to the same extent as they apply in That protection was weakened over 20 DEAR SENATOR WYDEN: On behalf of the the case of title II of such Act.’’. millions of members and supporters of the (B) Section 2(e) of the Railroad Unemploy- years ago when the law was changed. National Committee to Preserve Social Se- ment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(e)) is Now, more and more seniors face cuts curity and Medicare, I write to endorse your amended by adding at the end the following: in their Social Security benefits be- bill the ‘‘Protection of Social Security Bene- ‘‘The provisions of section 207(d) of the So- cause of student loan debts. The Wall fits Restoration Act.’’ cial Security Act shall apply with respect to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.061 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3111 this title to the same extent as they apply in with multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, LivLyme Foundation, the Northeast the case of title II of such Act.’’ and other diseases. Once she finally re- Regional Center for Excellence in Vec- (b) REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AU- ceived the proper diagnosis and treat- tor-Borne Diseases, the National Asso- THORITY.— ciation of County and City Health Offi- (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section ment, Paula founded Midcoast Lyme 3716(c) of title 31, United States Code, is Disease Support & Education, a non- cials, and the Entomological Society of amended— profit that raises public awareness America. (A) by striking ‘‘(3)(A)(i) Notwithstanding’’ about Lyme disease. I urge all of our colleagues to support and all that follows through ‘‘any overpay- She told me: this important legislation. ment under such program).’’; This has been a 10-year crusade for me There being no objection, the mate- (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); with the first 5 years fighting for my life and rial was ordered to be printed in the and the latter, fighting on behalf of others. RECORD, as follows: (C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as In addition to the physical and emo- MAY 22, 2019. paragraph (3). Re: Stakeholder Support for Bill on Vector- (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph tional toll that Lyme disease takes, it Borne Disease Management. (5) of such section is amended by striking is also expensive. Paula is still paying ‘‘the Commissioner of Social Security and’’. off more than $250,000 worth of medical Hon. SUSAN COLLINS, (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments bills that she has incurred. Medical Dirksen Senate Office Building, made by this section shall apply to any col- costs of Lyme disease are estimated at Washington, DC. DEAR SENATOR COLLINS: On behalf of the lection by administrative offset occurring on $1.3 billion per year. When accounting or after the date of enactment of this Act of Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied or- a claim arising before, on, or after the date for indirect medical costs, including ganizations, we the undersigned write to ar- of enactment of this Act. the loss of work, the annual cost bal- ticulate our support for the objectives of loons to $75 billion per year. ‘‘Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. A correct and early diagnosis can re- Act’’ or the ‘‘TICK Act,’’ which aims to com- SMITH, and Mr. KING): duce costs, as well as improve the prog- bat the escalating burden of VBD. The Vec- S. 1657. A bill to provide assistance to nosis, but we have a long way to go. tor-Borne Disease Network is a new stake- combat the escalating burden of Lyme holder group of non-profit organizations led When HIV became a public health cri- by the Entomological Society of America disease and other tick and vector-borne sis, fortunately, a gold standard for (ESA) that aims to reduce human and ani- diseases and disorders; to the Com- identification and treatment was de- mal suffering caused by arthropod disease mittee on Health, Education, Labor, veloped within 10 years. Lyme disease, vectors. and Pensions. by contrast, was identified more than Illnesses such as Lyme disease, Zika virus, Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise 40 years ago; yet there still is no gold Malaria, and West Nile virus are transmitted today with my colleague from Min- standard treatment, and existing pre- by vector organisms, primarily blood-feeding insects or arthropods. Vectors ingest disease- nesota, Senator TINA SMITH, to intro- vention, education, and diagnostic ef- duce the TICK Act. This stands for causing germs when biting an infected forts have proven to be inadequate. human or animal and later inject them into Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout The TICK Act would apply a three- a new host during a subsequent bite. Act. I would also like to recognize my pronged approach to addressing Lyme Between 2004 and 2016, reported human dis- colleague from Maine, Senator KING, and other tick and vector-borne disease cases in the U.S. resulting from bites who is joining us as an original cospon- eases. First, it would establish an of- from arthropods—primarily ticks and mos- sor. fice of oversight and coordination of quitoes—tripled, according to the U.S. Cen- Our bipartisan legislation would pro- ters for Disease Control and Prevention vector-borne diseases at the Depart- (CDC). Meanwhile, nine new germs spread by vide local communities and States ment of Health and Human Services. with the resources needed to help pre- ticks and mosquitoes were discovered or in- This office would develop a national troduced in that same timeframe. Disease vent, detect early, and treat Lyme and strategy to prevent and treat Lyme vectors also pose significant threats to both other tick-borne diseases. and other tick-borne diseases. It would livestock and companion animals. The un- Tick-borne diseases like Lyme have expand research and improve testing, derlying causes for these trends are varying become a major public health concern, treatment affordability, and public and complex, and so are the potential solu- with the incidence exploding over the tions. awareness. The office would also co- past 15 years. The number of Ameri- Due to all the challenges mentioned above, ordinate with key Federal agencies, in- cans with tick-borne diseases has been and the growing threat to American health rising at an alarming rate. In 2003, cluding the CDC, the Department of and security posed by vector-borne disease Defense, USDA, and EPA to protect (VBD), the Vector-Borne Disease Network is Lyme disease infected approximately pleased to see new legislation that aims to 30,000 Americans. Last year there were Americans from these diseases. Second, our bill would reauthorize establish an Office of Oversight and Coordi- an estimated 450,000 cases—a stag- the Regional Centers for Excellence in nation for VBD within the Department of gering 1,400-percent increase. Health and Human Services to promote In Maine, last year alone, there were Vector-Borne Disease, which Congress interagency coordination; develop and main- 2,000 new cases of Lyme disease. That established in 2017 in response to the tain a national plan for responding to VBD; is a sharp increase from the 752 cases in Zika outbreak. Since then, tick-borne reauthorize the CDC Regional Centers of Ex- 2010. diseases have accounted for three out cellence in VBD for five years; and authorize Other tick-borne diseases are also on of four vector-borne diseases in our a cooperative agreement through CDC to the rise. Anaplasmosis, for example, country, and these centers have been support state health department efforts to effective in leading the scientific re- improve management, surveillance, diag- has more than tripled. nosis, and education. Far too many Americans with Lyme sponse. The Collins-Smith bill would On behalf of this coalition of stakeholders disease experience a complex diag- reauthorize these centers for another 5 invested in the mission to reduce the public- nostic odyssey that takes months or years at $10 million per year. health and economic risks posed by ticks and even years. One of my constituents, Finally, our bill would establish CDC mosquitoes, we thank you for your commit- Paula Jackson Jones, from grants, which would be awarded to ment to this critical issue. Damariscotta, ME, shared with me her State health departments to improve Sincerely, data collection and analysis, support Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. harrowing tale that took 2 years, Johns County (FL); Associated Executives of scores of tests, and 23 different physi- early detection and diagnosis, improve Mosquito Control Work in New Jersey; cians before she finally received the treatment and heighten public aware- Drexel University, College of Medicine; En- correct diagnosis that she had Lyme ness. The TICK Act takes a comprehen- tomological Society of America; Colorado disease. Her journey started one after- sive approach to address tick-borne dis- Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association; noon 10 years ago after raking leaves in eases. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, her backyard. A week later, unusual Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- University of Wisconsin-Madison; Hudson symptoms began to appear: anxiety at- sent to have printed in the RECORD at Valley Lyme Disease Association; Lyme As- the conclusion of my remarks letters of sociation of Greater Kansas City, Inc.; Mid- tacks, pain, muscle spasms, and fa- west Center of Excellence for Vector Borne tigue. These symptoms became debili- support signed by more than 2 dozen Disease; National Association of Vector- tating. organizations supporting our bill, in- Borne Disease Control Officials; New Jersey Before receiving the correct diag- cluding the Midcoast Lyme Disease and Mosquito Control Association; North Fork nosis, Paula was diagnosed incorrectly Support Education organization, the Deer Management Alliance;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.075 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3112 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 Northeast Regional Center for Excellence Sen Collins, your support is so greatly a long winter, Minnesotans have be- in Vector Borne Diseases; Pacific Southwest needed as funding is crucial to our work here come more at risk of contracting Lyme Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Dis- on the ground as well as on the hill. You see, disease and other vector-borne illness. eases; School of Veterinary Medicine at UW- when people are personally touched by some- A vector-borne illness means an ill- Madison; Southeastern Regional Center of thing, they fight and they fight hard to ness that is carried by an insect, like Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases; Univer- make changes. We will not stop fighting sity of Miami Miller School of Medicine; until the status quo changes. Until the new ticks. Unfortunately, the number of University of Rhode Island Center for Vec- science is embraced and patients are treated Lyme disease cases in Minnesota is on tor-Borne Disease; University of Rhode Is- with fairness and equality, irregardless of the rise. Over the past 10 years, the land TickEncounter Resource Center; US the disease that they may have. We will number of reported cases has increased Biologic; Western Gulf Center of Excellence fight to protect the doctors who put their ca- by nearly a third. for Vector-borne Disease. reers on the line each and every day to save Our bill, the TICK Act, aims to re- their patients. duce the number of cases by estab- LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE TICK ACT—MAY When a cancer doctor thinks outside the lishing an interagency office of over- 21, 2019 box and heals their patient, they are deemed sight and coordination to target, pre- Please pass along my sincere gratitude to a hero. When a Lyme provider does it, they vent, and treat Lyme disease and other Senator Collins for taking on this fight on are brought up under medical scrutiny and our behalf. This has been a 10-year crusade disciplined beyond belief. vector-borne illnesses. In our legisla- for me with the first 5 years fighting for my The governing body that exists and con- tion, we made sure to enable collabora- life and the latter, fighting on behalf of oth- trols all things to do with disease (IDSA) tion between universities and public ers. wrote in their guidelines a foot note that health agencies, and it is important we Bit by a tick in Oct 2009 while outside reads as follows: train and equip our public health first doing fall clean up with my husband, I was These guidelines were developed and issued responders in how best to prevent and misdiagnosed for the next 2.5 years by 23 doc- on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society treat vector-borne illnesses. tors and specialist from panic attacks to of America. The TICK Act is supported by a coali- chronic fatigue to fibromyalgia. When a scan It is important to realize that guidelines tion of researchers, as Senator COLLINS revealed lesions on my brain appeared and cannot always account for individual vari- my neurological symptoms intensified, I was ation among patients. They are not intended just said, also frontline medical profes- tested and diagnosed with MS. When my to supplant physician judgment with respect sionals and government officials from symptoms became even more severe and I to particular patients or special clinical sit- across the country, so I urge my col- was not responding to treatment, I was re- uations. The Infectious Diseases Society of leagues to listen to the professionals evaluated and my diagnosis changed to Par- America considers adherence to these guide- on the ground fighting vector-borne kinson’s. When I began to have trouble swal- lines to be voluntary, with the ultimate de- diseases and quickly take up and pass lowing and using my arms and legs was a termination regarding their application to this bill. daily challenged, my medical providers be made by the physician in the light of each May is Lyme disease awareness wanted me tested for ALS. I knew that was patient’s individual circumstances. month. We must be aware of and pre- a death sentence for me and it was at this In 2013, ILADS introduced another set of point I knew that I needed to fight. This was diagnostic and treatment options and after pare for future vector-borne disease when I spoke out for the first time and advo- passing a rigorous qualifying process, it was outbreaks, and this bill will be an im- cated for myself. introduced into the National Guidelines portant first step. Thanks to my sister in law who kept press- Clearinghouse but ignored by IDSA and dis- So I want to thank Senator COLLINS, ing me to be checked for Lyme disease, even missed by mainstream medicine. my colleague on the HELP Committee, though I had 4 negative tests, I demanded to In 2015 advocates, patients and medical for her leadership on this important see a provider who knew about Lyme. My providers were forced to pushed through a issue. I am glad we are able to work to- primary refused to give me a referral be- bill of protection [Maine Public law LD422] gether on this bill. cause that was not what they thought I had. to protect those knowledgeable about tick- The intern gave me a scrap of paper with the borne disease who choose to do just that— By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and name of someone he knew saw Lyme pa- focus on the individual circumstances of Mr. REED): tients and that doctor, number 24, saved my each patient and treat accordingly life. S. 1659. A bill to amend the Public Sen Collins, Lyme and tick-borne disease Health Service Act to provide for the Shortly thereafter, with bloodwork and ad- is not a cookie cutter disease and a cookie ditional tests, I was diagnosed with late cutter approach has failed time and time participation of pediatric subspecial- stage neurological Lyme, Babesia, again. With your bill, a strong push and ists in the National Health Service Bartonella, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever more funding will help with provider and pa- Corps program, and for other purposes; and Erlichiosis. tient education and access to better diag- to the Committee on Health, Edu- These medical providers who knew more nostic and treatment services. cation, Labor, and Pensions. about Lyme and tick-borne disease not only Thank You so much, Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am saved my life but gave my life back to me. Paula Jackson Jones, President and Co- Today, I am in full remission going on 5 pleased to be joining Senator BLUNT in Founder, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & years. introducing the Ensuring Children’s Education, Co-Chair of Access to Care Serv- In April of 2014, I co-founded and became ices and Patient Support, subcommittee of Access to Specialty Care Act. President of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support the HHS Federal Tick-borne Disease Work- According to the American Associa- & Education (MLDSE), a charitable non- ing, Group; Maine partner of the National tion of Child and Adolescent Psychi- profit 501c3 organization that travels state- Lyme Disease Association; Member of Maine atry, there are currently only 8,300 wide, hosting year-round free educational CDC Vector-Borne Workgroup; Active in child and adolescent psychiatrists and prevention talks and event. We advocate Maine’s Lyme Legislation movement. for changes at state and federal levels and (CAPs) in the United States—many of provide support to those in Maine afflicted Ms. SMITH. Mr. President, I thank whom are not practicing full time—far by tick-borne disease by connecting them to Senator COLLINS for her leadership on short of the estimated need of over medical providers and financial assistance this issue. I am very happy to have a 30,000 CAPs. On average, patients wait programs. We are the Maine partner of the chance to work with her on this. almost two months to see a CAP, a national Lyme Disease Association, mem- Today, my colleague Senator COL- startling concern given that the inci- bers of Maine’s CDC Vector-borne Work LINS and I are introducing a bill to help dence rates of mental illness and be- Group and active in Maine’s Lyme legisla- fight Lyme disease, so we are intro- havioral disorders among children in tion. In 2018, I wore a federal hat as the co- ducing this bill today here in the Sen- chair to the HHS Tick-borne Disease Work- the United States continue to grow. ing Group’s Access to Care Services and Pa- ate as many Minnesotans and Mainers Fifty percent of all lifetime cases of tient Support subcommittee. I honored to get ready to head out to our beautiful mental illness begin at age 14; seventy- have been selected for that role as it defines national parks, lakes, and coastline to five percent by age 24. who I am these days, sitting in the trenches go fishing, hiking, and all of the things The National Health Service Corps alongside patients and their families and that we love, love, love to do. Loan Repayment Program (NHSCLRP) connecting them with whatever services In Minnesota, we have more than was created by Congress over forty they need as they journey back towards 10,000 lakes and a lot of space for out- years ago to help recruit and place health and wellness. I am not a victim but a door activities, and we also have a trained individuals in underserved survivor and one who advocates for those who cannot advocate for themselves. growing tick population due to warmer communities to provide needed health This is a fulltime job for and one that I do summer months. With so many lakes care services. Licensed health care pro- on a voluntary basis without pay. and our excitement to get outside after viders may earn up to $50,000 toward

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Accepted par- SENATE RESOLUTION 219—HON- International Environmental and Scientific ORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY Affairs; ticipants may serve as primary care Whereas, in 2003, Patsy Takemoto Mink medical, dental, or mental/behavioral OF PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK, THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR TO was inducted into the National Women’s Hall health clinicians. of Fame; SERVE IN CONGRESS NHSCLRP provides critical relief to Whereas, on November 24, 2014, Patsy physicians who have completed pediat- Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. SCHATZ, Takemoto Mink was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the high- rics or psychiatry residency training Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. CANT- WELL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. est civilian honor of the United States; programs; however, pediatric sub- Whereas November 3, 2019, marks the 55th DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. specialists, such as child and adoles- anniversary of the election of Representative cent psychiatrists, are effectively GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mink to the House of Representatives; and barred from participating due to the Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. Whereas Patsy Takemoto Mink was a extra training these physicians are re- ROSEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. trailblazer who not only pioneered the way quired to take after completing their STABENOW, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WAR- for women and minorities, but also embodied residency. This extra training, which REN, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. KAINE) sub- the true definition of leadership as a ‘‘na- mitted the following resolution; which tional legislator’’: Now, therefore be it often results in increased student debt, Resolved, That the Senate— typically consists of a fellowship that was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: (1) acknowledges the 55th anniversary of takes place in the two-year window of the election to the House of Representatives eligibility for NHSCLRP. The creation S. RES. 219 of Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first woman of of NHSCLRP preceded the expansion of Whereas Patsy Takemoto Mink was born color in Congress; many pediatric subspecialties, not tak- in Paia, Hawaii, to Japanese-American par- (2) pays tribute to the service and dedi- ing into account the extra years of ents, Suematsu and Mitama Tateyama cated work of Representative Mink— training required for these physicians. Takemoto; (A) to improve the lives of women and mi- Whereas Patsy Takemoto Mink overcame norities; The Ensuring Children’s Access to gender discrimination to become the first (B) to advance justice and equality; and Specialty Care Act would correct this Japanese-American woman to practice law (C) to promote the rights of all individuals loophole and allow pediatric sub- in Hawaii; in the United States, particularly in edu- specialists practicing in underserved Whereas Patsy Takemoto Mink devoted cation, the workforce, and democratic proc- areas to benefit from the NHSCLRP. her life to public service; esses; and Whereas Patsy Takemoto Mink served in— By so doing, this bill would increase (3) recognizes the extraordinary work and (1) the Hawaii territorial House from 1956 legacy of Representative Mink, which has in- access to specialty care for children to 1958; spired and empowered many to devote their and improve mental health parity for (2) the Hawaii territorial Senate from 1958 lives to public service. children. to 1959; Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I rise (3) the Hawaii State Senate from 1962 to today, during Asian Pacific American Providers across the spectrum of care 1964; and support this bipartisan legislation in- (4) the Honolulu City Council from 1983 to Heritage month, in remembrance of cluding: the American Association of 1987; Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the Whereas Representative Mink became the Representative Mink was elected 55 American Academy of Pediatrics, the first Asian-American woman and the first years ago to represent Hawaii’s second Arthritis Foundation, Children’s Hos- woman of color to be elected to Congress in congressional district. In 2006, I had pital Association, March of Dimes, and 1964; the privilege of filling the seat that my the National Alliance on Mental Ill- Whereas Representative Mink served 12 friend, Representative Mink, honorably terms as a Member of Congress; held for 24 years. ness. I look forward to working with Whereas Representative Mink fought these and other stakeholders as well as throughout her life for fundamental rights Patsy Mink was a trailblazer, whose Senator BLUNT and our colleagues to and equity for women, children, Asian Amer- career embodied a series of firsts. She pass the Ensuring Children’s Access to icans, and other minority and was the first woman of color, and first Specialty Care Act in order to help en- disenfranchised groups; Asian American woman elected to Con- sure children have greater access to Whereas Representative Mink— gress in 1964. She became the first the health care they need. (1) introduced the first childcare bill; and Asian American woman to practice law (2) co-authored and championed the land- in Hawaii and the first Asian American mark title IX of the Education Amendments By Mr. KENNEDY: of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to promote woman elected to the Hawaii territorial legislature. No matter how many S. 1693. A bill to reauthorize the Na- equal access and equal treatment for women times she was excluded from tradition- tional Flood Insurance Program; con- and girls in educational settings; ally male spheres, Representative sidered and passed. Whereas Representative Mink maintained a national focus on issues affecting Asian Mink persevered and took risks. She S. 1693 Pacific Americans, notably educating people overcame gender and racial discrimina- of the United States about the internment of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tion and pursued a career during which Japanese Americans during World War II; she fought the injustice that she had resentatives of the United States of America in Whereas Representative Mink was a com- Congress assembled, mitted advocate for many progressive endured. She devoted nearly 50 years of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. causes, including— her life to be a champion for those who (1) ending gender and racial discrimina- had no one to stand up and speak for This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National tion; them. Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of (2) promoting social and economic justice; 2019’’. Representative Mink maintained a (3) improving access to high-quality edu- national focus on issues facing the SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD cation and affordable child care; Asian Pacific American community. INSURANCE PROGRAM. (4) protecting civil liberties; and (5) ensuring government accountability; Twenty-five years ago, she helped (a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the Na- Whereas Representative Mink was the first found the Congressional Asian Pacific tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. American Caucus. She also worked 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, Democratic woman to deliver a State of the 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘June 14, 2019’’. Union response in 1970; with members of Hawaii’s congres- Whereas Representative Mink was a co- sional delegation to educate Americans (b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Section 1319 of founder and chair of the Congressional Asian about the internment of Japanese the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 Pacific American Caucus; U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, Americans during World War II. Whereas Representative Mink served as Representative Mink fought through- 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘June 14, 2019’’. the Secretary of the House Democratic Cau- (c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—If this cus; out her life for the principles of equity, Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the amend- Whereas Representative Mink served as fairness, and integrity. She was a lead- ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall the co-chair of the Democratic Women’s er on women’s rights, social and eco- take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019. Caucus; nomic justice, health care, child care,

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Mink and Lou- mittee on the Judiciary: States annually; ise M. Slaughter Gender Equity in Edu- S. RES. 220 Whereas the diagnosis now known as PTSD cation Act. Title IX provides women Whereas the brave men and women of the was first defined by the American Psy- and girls equal access to higher edu- Armed Forces, who proudly serve the United chiatric Association in 1980 to commonly and cation and protection from sexual har- States, risk their lives to protect the free- more accurately understand and treat vet- assment, and prohibits gender discrimi- dom of the people of the United States and erans who had endured severe traumatic combat stress; nation in all educational activities, no- deserve the investment of every possible resource to ensure their lasting physical, men- Whereas the word ‘‘disorder’’ perpetuates tably in athletics. Representative Mink the stigma associated with combat stress; often said, ‘‘It is easy enough to vote tal, and emotional well-being; Whereas more than 2,770,000 members of and right and be consistently with the ma- the Armed Forces have deployed overseas Whereas the designation of a National jority. But it is more often more im- since the events of September 11, 2001, and Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and portant to be ahead of the majority.’’ I have served in places such as Afghanistan a National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness know our country can remain forward- and Iraq; Day will raise public awareness about issues thinking by ensuring that young Whereas the current generation of men and related to post-traumatic stress, reduce the associated stigma, and help ensure that women and minorities are given equal women in the Armed Forces has sustained a high rate of operational deployments, with those individuals suffering from the invisible opportunity. wounds of war receive proper treatment: Representative Mink was one of only many members of the Armed Forces serving overseas multiple times, placing those mem- Now, therefore, be it eleven women to serve in the House of bers at high risk of experiencing combat Resolved, That the Senate— Representatives in 1964, and she be- stress; (1) designates June 2019 as ‘‘National Post- came one of the longest-serving women Whereas, when left untreated, exposure to Traumatic Stress Awareness Month’’ and in Congress. She shattered the glass traumatic combat stress can lead to post- June 27, 2019, as ‘‘National Post-Traumatic ceiling during a time when women were traumatic stress, sometimes referred to as Stress Awareness Day’’; not seen as leaders, especially not in post-traumatic stress disorder (in this pre- (2) supports the efforts of the Secretary of Congress. Representative Mink con- amble referred to as ‘‘PTSD’’) or post-trau- Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De- tinues to be an inspiration to many, matic stress injury; fense, as well as the entire medical commu- Whereas men and women of the Armed and her legacy lives on in schools, uni- nity, to educate members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served before Sep- Forces, veterans, the families of members of versities, and here, in Congress. Last tember 11, 2001, remain at risk for post-trau- the Armed Forces and veterans, and the pub- year, a record number of women ran for matic stress; lic about the causes, symptoms, and treat- public office and were elected. With 102 Whereas the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ment of post-traumatic stress; women elected to serve in the House of reports that approximately— (3) supports efforts by the Secretary of Representatives and 25 women in the (1) 11 to 20 percent of veterans who served Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De- Senate, the 116th Congress is the most in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation En- fense to foster cultural change around the diverse yet. Patsy would have been de- during Freedom have PTSD in a given year; issue of post-traumatic stress, understanding (2) 12 percent of veterans who served in the lighted. that personal interactions can save lives and Persian Gulf War have PTSD in a given year; advance treatment; In 2007, upon my election to the U.S. and (4) welcomes the efforts of the National House, I was proud to cast my first (3) 30 percent of veterans who served in the Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of vote in support of NANCY PELOSI for Vietnam era have had PTSD in their life- the Department of Veterans Affairs and local speaker and did so in memory of Patsy times; Vet Centers (as defined in section 1712A(h) of Mink. Earlier, Speaker PELOSI told me Whereas many combat stress injuries re- title 38, United States Code) to provide as- that Representative Mink was the first main unreported, undiagnosed, and un- sistance to veterans who are suffering from person to tell her that ‘‘one day, you’re treated due to a lack of awareness about the effects of post-traumatic stress; post-traumatic stress and the persistent going to be speaker.’’ Patsy would have (5) encourages officers of the Armed Forces stigma associated with mental health condi- to support appropriate treatment of men and loved to have been there to see her tions; women of the Armed Forces who suffer from words come true for her friend, NANCY. Whereas exposure to trauma during service post-traumatic stress; The last time I saw Patsy was when in the Armed Forces can lead to post-trau- (6) recognizes the impact of post-traumatic both of us were in the Kailua 4th of matic stress; stress on the spouses and families of mem- July parade in 2002. She asked me to Whereas post-traumatic stress signifi- bers of the Armed Forces and veterans; and have lunch with her. I have a picture of cantly increases the risk of anxiety, depres- (7) respectfully requests that the Secretary us from that day and it is a poignant sion, suicide, homelessness, and drug- and al- of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolu- reminder of my friend Patsy and her cohol-related disorders and deaths, espe- tion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and cially if left untreated; the Secretary of Defense. attitude of never giving up and perse- Whereas public perceptions of post-trau- vering because our work is not done. matic stress or other mental health dis- f She is a continuing inspiration to me. orders create unique challenges for veterans I yield the floor. seeking employment; f Whereas the Department of Defense, the SENATE RESOLUTION 221—RECOG- Department of Veterans Affairs, and vet- NIZING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY SENATE RESOLUTION 220—DESIG- erans service organizations, as well as the OF THE TIANANMEN SQUARE NATING THE MONTH OF JUNE larger medical community, both private and MASSACRE AND CONDEMNING 2019 AS ‘‘NATIONAL POST-TRAU- public, have made significant advances in THE INTENSIFYING REPRESSION the identification, prevention, diagnosis, and MATIC STRESS AWARENESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLA- MONTH’’ AND JUNE 27, 2019, AS treatment of post-traumatic stress and the symptoms of post-traumatic stress, but TIONS BY THE CHINESE COM- ‘‘NATIONAL POST-TRAUMATIC MUNIST PARTY AND THE USE OF STRESS AWARENESS DAY’’ many challenges remain; Whereas increased understanding of post- SURVEILLANCE BY CHINESE AU- Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. traumatic stress can help eliminate the stig- THORITIES, AND FOR OTHER BLUMENTHAL, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. BALDWIN, ma attached to this mental health issue; PURPOSES Mr. CRAMER, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. BLACK- Whereas additional efforts are needed to BURN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. find further ways to eliminate the stigma as- Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. sociated with post-traumatic stress, includ- COONS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. BENNET, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. ing— TOOMEY, and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the INHOFE, Mr. TESTER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. (1) an examination of how post-traumatic CASEY, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. stress is discussed in the United States; and following resolution; which was re- HOEVEN, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. COLLINS, (2) a recognition that post-traumatic stress ferred to the Committee on Foreign Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mrs. is a common injury that is treatable; Relations:

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S. RES. 221 (3) the internment of 800,000 to possibly People’s Republic of China in 1949 to main- Whereas the United States was founded on more than 2,000,000 Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, tain tight political and social control; the principle that all persons are endowed and other Muslims in internment camps in Whereas the ability of the Government of with certain unalienable rights; Xinjiang; the People’s Republic of China to monitor its Whereas the Universal Declaration of Whereas the 2018 Department of State an- citizens and otherwise violate their funda- Human Rights, adopted by the United Na- nual Country Report on Human Rights Prac- mental rights and liberties has been acceler- tions General Assembly in Paris on Decem- tices for the People’s Republic of China de- ated by the proliferation of closed-circuit se- ber 10, 1948, enshrined the rights of freedom tailed the continued violations of funda- curity cameras, the adoption of new tech- of expression, assembly, and association; mental freedoms, including the freedoms of nologies such as facial recognition, and the Whereas, after the death on April 15, 1989, speech, the press, religion, association, and use of big data and artificial intelligence; of former General Secretary of the Chinese assembly, by the Government of the People’s Whereas the Chinese Communist Party has Communist Party Hu Yaobang, who was Republic of China; turned Xinjiang into a testing ground for compelled to resign in 1987 for expressing Whereas Congress has passed numerous these intrusive, Orwellian surveillance meas- support of students demanding political re- measures articulating the longstanding and ures; form, thousands of people gathered to mourn bipartisan commitment to support for Whereas the Government of the People’s him and demonstrate peacefully in Beijing; human rights in China, including— Republic of China is promoting a state-controlled model of Internet governance that is Whereas, throughout April and May 1989, (1) the sanctions imposed in response to used to justify government repression of ex- peaceful demonstrations continued in the Tiananmen Square massacre under sec- pression online; Tiananmen Square and in an estimated 400 tion 902 of the Foreign Relations Authoriza- Whereas Chinese companies are exporting other cities across China, with total numbers tion Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public surveillance technologies to other countries of demonstrators reaching into the millions; Law 101–246; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note); (2) the United States-Hong Kong Policy with poor human rights records, and the Whereas, on May 9, 1989, prompted by dis- Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–383; 22 U.S.C. 5701 Government of the People’s Republic of content over censorship of the coverage of et seq.); China is providing training to officials in protests, more than 1,000 Chinese journalists (3) the International Religious Freedom these countries; and signed a petition calling for freedom of the Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292; 22 U.S.C. 6401 Whereas, despite this long and intensifying press; et seq.); record of oppression by the Government of Whereas, by May 18, 1989, an estimated (4) the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (di- the People’s Republic of China, selfless Chi- 1,000,000 Chinese citizens from all walks of vision B of Public Law 106–286; 22 U.S.C. 6901 nese human rights defenders continue their life, including students, teachers, workers, et seq.); work and advocacy because, in the words of writers and other individuals, gathered (5) the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (subtitle Liu Xiaobo, there is ‘‘no force that can put peacefully in Tiananmen Square to call for B of title VI of Public Law 107–228; 22 U.S.C. an end to the human quest for freedom, and political and economic reforms; 6901 note); China will in the end become a nation ruled Whereas several Chinese individuals in po- (6) the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congres- by law, where human rights reign supreme’’: sitions of authority, including the presidents sional Gold Medal Act (Public Law 109–287; 31 Now, therefore, be it of 8 Chinese universities and the central U.S.C. 5111 note); Resolved, That the Senate— committees of the Communist Youth League (7) the North Korean Human Rights Act of (1) expresses its deepest sympathy with the of China, called for the Government of the 2004 (Public Law 108–333; 22 U.S.C. 7801 et family, friends, colleagues, and classmates of People’s Republic of China to accept the de- seq.); the victims of the Tiananmen Square mas- mands of the Tiananmen Square protestors; (8) the North Korean Human Rights Reau- sacre; Whereas Chinese students abroad, includ- thorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–346); (2) condemns the use of violence as a ing in the United States, organized rallies in (9) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights means to repress the legitimate aspirations support of the Tiananmen Square dem- Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of of the Chinese people to speak and associate onstrations; Public Law 114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note); freely, including to petition the government Whereas, on May 20, 1989, the Government (10) the North Korean Human Rights Reau- and challenge the policies and ideology of of the People’s Republic of China declared thorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–198); the Chinese Communist Party; martial law in Beijing and deployed troops of and (3) calls on the Government of the People’s (11) the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of the People’s Liberation Army within the Republic of China to invite full and inde- 2018 (Public Law 115–330); city; pendent investigations into the Tiananmen Whereas, on December 31, 2018, President Whereas, on June 4, 1989, troops of the Peo- Square massacre by the United Nations High Donald J. Trump signed into law the Asia ple’s Liberation Army, at the behest of Chi- Commissioner for Human Rights; nese Communist Party leadership, attacked Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public (4) calls on the Government of the People’s Tiananmen Square to repress demonstrators, Law 115–409), which condemned the ‘‘forced Republic of China to release all political crushing defenseless protestors with tanks disappearances, extralegal detentions, prisoners, including prisoners held because of and firing on them indiscriminately, killing invasive and omnipresent surveillance, and their participation in the Tiananmen Square hundreds or possibly thousands of individ- lack of due process in judicial proceedings’’ protest or actions pursuing reforms called uals; in China and authorized funding to promote for by the individuals gathered in Whereas troops of the People’s Liberation democracy, human rights, and the rule of Tiananmen Square; Army also suppressed protests in other cities law in China; (5) calls on the Government of the People’s in China; Whereas the full, complete, and timely im- Republic of China to refrain from intimi- Whereas protestors braved the brutal re- plementation of all relevant laws of the dating protest participants who fled China pression ordered by the Government of the United States that address democracy, and allow them to return to China without People’s Republic of China, including by fac- human rights, and the rule of law in China, fear of detention or other repercussions; ing down a column of tanks sent to intimi- including the Asia Reassurance Initiative (6) calls on the Government of the People’s date unarmed civilians; Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409), is critical to Republic of China to cease its current repres- Whereas the Government of the People’s demonstrating the unwavering support of sion of the Chinese people, including of law- Republic of China dishonestly portrayed the the United States for the fundamental rights yers and activists who stand up for the individuals gathered as rioters; and freedoms of the Chinese people and to rights of their fellow citizens; Whereas, in 2019, the Government of the providing full support for human rights de- (7) urges the Government of the People’s People’s Republic of China censors any men- fenders in China; Republic of China to cease the use of emerg- tion of Tiananmen Square and imprisons its Whereas the Chinese Communist Party has ing technologies as tools of oppression; own citizens who attempt to discuss passed and implemented sweeping laws that (8) calls on the United States Government Tiananmen Square; provide the Government of the People’s Re- and Members of Congress to mark the 30th Whereas, in recent years, Chinese Com- public of China with broad authority to sup- anniversary of the Tiananmen Square pro- munist Party leadership, especially under press the legitimate freedoms and activities tests, including by— President Xi Jinping, has tightened its con- of Chinese citizens, civil society, and inter- (A) meeting with participants of the trol over the lives of Chinese citizens and national entities operating inside China, in- Tiananmen Square protests who now live suppressed beliefs and activities it views as cluding— outside of China; (1) the 2014 Counterespionage Law; threatening to its rule, including through— (2) the 2015 National Security Law; (B) meeting with others outside of China (1) the ‘‘709 Crackdown’’, in which the Gov- (3) the 2015 Counterterrorism Law; who have been blacklisted by the Govern- ernment of the People’s Republic of China, (4) the 2016 Charity Law; ment of the People’s Republic of China as a on July 9, 2015, detained and imprisoned hun- (5) the 2017 Law of the People’s Republic of result of their peaceful protest activities; dreds of lawyers working to uphold the rule China on Administration of Activities of (C) supporting calls for accountability for of law; Overseas Nongovernmental Organizations in the officials who ordered the Tiananmen (2) the imprisonment of Chinese dissident the Mainland of China; and Square massacre; and Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and (6) the 2017 Cybersecurity Law; (D) supporting individuals who continue to outspoken advocate for political reform, Whereas the Chinese Communist Party has call for reforms in China to further the free- until his death in 2017; and used surveillance since the founding of the dom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:28 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.083 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3116 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 of the press, freedom to petition the govern- myopia or hyperopia, a basic educational ultimate goal that no child in the United ment, and freedom of religion; and hurdle impacting over 2,000,000 students na- States go to school without the glasses need- (9) calls on the international community tionwide that can be solved by providing stu- ed for that child to see clearly; to cooperate in addressing the Government dents with a basic vision exam and a pair of Whereas Vision To Learn is a public-pri- of the People’s Republic of China’s continued prescription glasses; vate partnership combining funding from persecution of its own citizens, including the Whereas the innovative mobile vision clin- community and corporate foundations and use of intrusive mass surveillance. ic model developed by Vision To Learn deliv- private donors, reimbursement from Med- f ers basic eye care to students at school, icaid and the Children’s Health Insurance where the students are every day, thereby Program, and State and local matching SENATE RESOLUTION 222—RECOG- bypassing common hurdles preventing chil- funds to support a sustainable program that NIZING VISION TO LEARN AS A dren from seeing an eye doctor, such as— will help students for years to come; NATIONAL LEADER IN IMPROV- (1) the inability of a parent or guardian to Whereas Vision To Learn has dem- ING ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION take time off of work; onstrated that the program model developed EYEGLASSES FOR STUDENTS IN (2) a lack of transportation; and used by Vision To Learn represents a re- (3) a shortage of eye care providers accept- LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, alistic, affordable pathway to eliminating ing Medicaid; and lack of glasses as an educational barrier to THEREBY HELPING THOSE STU- (4) a misunderstanding of the cost or neces- students nationwide; DENTS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, sity of eye care; Whereas Vision To Learn has collaborated AND FOR PROVIDING VISION Whereas Vision To Learn has dem- with partners in the eye-health and edu- EXAMS TO 200,000 STUDENTS onstrated the ability of mobile vision clinics cation sectors who have greatly aided Vision SINCE ITS FOUNDING to provide access to care for students in both To Learn in reaching the milestone of help- urban and rural communities; ing 200,000 students, including— Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. ERNST, Whereas, by reaching students who have (1) Rotary International Clubs; Ms. HARRIS, Mr. WICKER, Ms. STABE- never visited an eye doctor and providing (2) The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Insti- NOW, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CARPER, Mr. those students with a first pair of glasses, tute; PERDUE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. TOOMEY, Vision To Learn introduces students and (3) the Essilor Vision Foundation; Mr. BROWN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. parents to the need for ongoing eye care, (4) Warby Parker; making it more likely that those students (5) Helen Keller International ChildSight; CASEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. and parents will seek out regular exams from (6) the University of California, Los Ange- TILLIS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, a local optometrist or ophthalmologist; les, Stein Eye Institute; Ms. SINEMA, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. BURR, Whereas the program developed by Vision (7) Project Vision Hawai‘i; Mr. JONES, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. KAINE, To Learn identifies thousands of students (8) Western University College of Optom- Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. VAN HOL- with more serious eye conditions and refers etry; LEN, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Ms. those students to local eye doctors for fol- (9) Prevent Blindness Northern California; (10) Classic Optical Laboratories; COLLINS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. ROBERTS, low-up exams, in many cases intervening be- (11) Capital Optical; Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. fore students experience permanent vision loss; (12) Klauer Optical; MERKLEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. BOOKER, (13) the California School Nurses Organiza- Whereas, in an effort to quantify the im- Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DAINES, Mr. ISAKSON, tion; pact of Vision To Learn on the ability of stu- (14) Hawaii Keiki: Healthy & Ready to Mr. BLUNT, Mr. THUNE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. dents to access optometric care, the perform- Learn; DURBIN, Mr. LANKFORD, and Mr. UDALL) ance of students in school, and the behavior submitted the following resolution; (15) Conexus; of students in the classroom, the program (16) the Baltimore City Health Depart- which was considered and agreed to: developed by Vision To Learn has been stud- ment; S. RES. 222 ied by health and educational researchers (17) the Detroit Health Department; at— (18) the Kent County Health Department; Whereas, on March 27, 2012, Vision To (1) the University of California, Los Ange- Learn was founded by Austin and Virginia (19) the California Teachers Association; les, Mattel Children’s Hospital (referred to in and Beutner in Los Angeles, California, to ad- this preamble as ‘‘UCLA Mattel Children’s dress the problem of students in low-income (20) school nurses throughout the areas Hospital’’); served by Vision To Learn; communities lacking the glasses needed for (2) the California Health and Human Serv- those students to succeed in school and in Whereas Vision To Learn has been recog- ices Agency, Department of Health Care nized as a leader in the field— life; Services; and Whereas Vision To Learn began with a sin- (1) by the Campaign For Grade-Level Read- (3) The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Insti- ing, which named Vision To Learn a ‘‘Pace- gle mobile vision clinic, staffed with an eye tute; doctor and an optician— setter Program’’ in 2014; Whereas the study carried out by UCLA (2) by the White House Initiative on Edu- (1) visiting Napa Street Elementary, a Los Mattel Children’s Hospital found that— Angeles Unified School District campus in cational Excellence for Hispanics, which (1) after receiving glasses, students ‘‘were named Vision To Learn a ‘‘Bright Spot in Northridge, California; and able to pay better attention in class, were (2) providing 5 students with vision exams Hispanic Education’’ in 2015; more engaged, and were more willing to (3) by the California Teachers Association, and prescription eyeglasses free of charge; complete their schoolwork, all of which con- which presented the ‘‘State Gold Award’’ to Whereas Vision To Learn operates 25 mo- tributed to better overall school perform- Vision To Learn in 2013; bile vision clinics, which have provided vi- ance’’; and (4) in letters of commendation from— sion exams to 200,000 students in 13 States, (2) ‘‘Serving students in school rather than (A) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; including— referring them to an outside optometrist in- (B) Representative Maxine Waters; and (1) California; creased both access to and use of glasses by (C) the Ronald Reagan Library; and (2) Delaware; both making it easier for families to obtain (5) in newspaper op-eds by— (3) Georgia; glasses and changing the school culture to (A) Senator Chris Coons; (4) Hawaii; decrease the stigma associated with wearing (B) Delaware Governor Jack Markell; (5) Iowa; glasses.’’; (C) Richmond, Virginia, Mayor Levar (6) Louisiana; Whereas Vision To Learn seeks to make Stoney; (7) Maryland; the experience of getting glasses fun for chil- (D) Long Beach, California, Mayor Rob- (8) Michigan; dren— ert Garcia; (9) Mississippi; (1) by partnering with sports teams, such (E) Detroit, Michigan, Mayor Mike (10) New Jersey; as— Duggan; (11) North Carolina; (A) the Los Angeles Dodgers; (F) Wilmington, Delaware, Mayor Mi- (12) Pennsylvania; and (B) the Los Angeles Clippers; chael Purzycki; and (13) Virginia; (C) the Golden State Warriors; (G) former Mississippi Governor Haley Whereas Vision To Learn has leveraged (D) the Atlanta Hawks; Barbour; partnerships with State Medicaid programs (E) the Detroit Pistons; Whereas, according to the American Opto- and other organizations, including the (F) the San Jose Sharks; and metric Association, uncorrected vision con- United Way of Iowa, Prevent Blindness Iowa, (G) the Baltimore Ravens; and ditions affect 1 in every 4 children, yet only and the Longwood Foundation in Delaware, (2) by having professional athletes partici- 39 percent of students referred to an eye to increase program stability and further ex- pate in events at schools where children get exam through a routine vision screening ac- pand access to vision services; glasses; tually end up seeing an eye doctor, and this Whereas Vision To Learn is leading an ef- Whereas the service level of Vision To discrepancy is far worse in high-poverty fort by educators and eye care professionals Learn has grown an average of 50 percent communities of color; and to raise awareness of the inability of some every year, bringing critical vision services Whereas addressing the basic eye care students to see clearly due to correctable to thousands of additional children, with the needs of students is an often overlooked but

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.083 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3117 critical strategy to improve the educational SENATE RESOLUTION 224—SUP- appropriate recognition, ceremonies, activi- attainment of those students: Now, there- PORTING THE GOALS AND ties, and programs to demonstrate the im- fore, be it IDEALS OF NATIONAL NURSES portance of nurses to the everyday lives of Resolved, That the Senate— WEEK, TO BE OBSERVED FROM patients. (1) congratulates Vision To Learn on help- MAY 6 THROUGH MAY 12, 2019 f ing 200,000 students; SENATE RESOLUTION 225—SUP- (2) recognizes Vision To Learn as a na- Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. tional leader in providing school-based vi- MERKLEY) submitted the following res- PORTING THE GOALS OF INTER- sion care and commends the strides the orga- olution; which was considered and NATIONAL MYALGIC nization has made in that effort; and agreed to: ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC (3) supports the mission of Vision To Learn S. RES. 224 FATIGUE SYNDROME AWARE- to ensure that no child goes without the Whereas, beginning in 1991, National NESS DAY glasses needed for that child to succeed in Nurses Week is celebrated annually from Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. COL- school and in life. May 6, also known as ‘‘National Recognition LINS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Day for Nurses’’, through May 12, the birth- Mr. COONS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BOOKER, f day of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. Whereas National Nurses Week is a time of KING, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. SENATE RESOLUTION 223—EX- year to reflect on the important contribu- CASEY, Ms. HARRIS, and Ms. WARREN) PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE tions that nurses make to provide safe, high- submitted the following resolution; DESIGNATION OF MAY 17, 2019, quality health care; which was considered and agreed to: AS ‘‘DIPG PEDIATRIC BRAIN Whereas nurses are known to be patient S. RES. 225 CANCER AWARENESS DAY’’ TO advocates, acting to protect the lives of individuals under their care; Whereas the National Academy of Medi- RAISE AWARENESS OF AND EN- cine (referred to in this preamble as COURAGE RESEARCH ON DIF- Whereas nurses represent the largest single component of the health care professions, ‘‘NAM’’), formerly known as the Institute of FUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE with an estimated population of 4,000,000 reg- Medicine, has found Myalgic GLIOMA TUMORS AND PEDI- istered nurses in the United States; Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn- ATRIC CANCERS IN GENERAL Whereas nurses are leading in the delivery drome (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘ME/ of quality care in a transformed health care CFS’’) to be ‘‘a serious, chronic, complex, Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. REED, system that improves patient outcomes and and systemic disease that frequently and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and Mr. CASEY) sub- safety; dramatically limits the activities of affected mitted the following resolution; which Whereas the Future of Nursing report of patients’’; was considered and agreed to: the Institute of Medicine has called for the Whereas between 836,000 and 2,500,000 indi- nursing profession to meet the call for lead- viduals of all ages, races, and sexes in the S. RES. 223 ership in a team-based delivery model; United States are believed to be afflicted Whereas diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma Whereas, when nurse staffing levels in- with ME/CFS, with millions more afflicted (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘DIPG’’) tu- crease, the risk of patient complications and by ME/CFS worldwide, and the vast majority mors regularly affect 200 to 400 children in lengthy hospital stays decreases, resulting in of individuals with ME/CFS are undiagnosed the United States each year; cost savings; or misdiagnosed; Whereas brain tumors are the leading Whereas nurses are experienced research- Whereas ME/CFS is approximately 4 times cause of cancer-related death among chil- ers, and the work of nurses encompasses a more prevalent in women than in men; dren; wide scope of scientific inquiry, including Whereas ME/CFS is a chronic disease with Whereas, during childhood, DIPG tumors clinical research, health systems and out- no known cure and leaves 1⁄4 of individuals are— comes research, and nursing education re- with ME/CFS housebound or bedbound for (1) the second most common type of malig- search; extended periods of time; nant brain tumor; and Whereas nurses provide care that is sen- Whereas 50 to 75 percent of individuals sitive to the regional and community cus- with ME/CFS cannot work or attend school; (2) the leading cause of pediatric brain can- toms of individuals needing care; Whereas medical expenses and lost produc- cer deaths; Whereas nurses are well-positioned to pro- tivity related to ME/CFS cost the economy Whereas, with respect to a child who is divide leadership to eliminate health care dis- of the United States an estimated agnosed with a DIPG tumor and receives parities that exist in the United States; $17,000,000,000 to $24,000,000,000 annually; treatment for a DIPG tumor, the median Whereas nurses are the cornerstone of the Whereas the cause of ME/CFS is unknown, amount of time that the child survives after public health infrastructure, promoting there is no diagnostic test for ME/CFS, and diagnosis is only 9 months; healthy lifestyles and educating commu- there is no treatment for ME/CFS that is ap- Whereas, with respect to an individual who nities on disease prevention and health pro- proved by the Food and Drug Administra- is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor, the rate of motion; tion; survival 5 years after diagnosis is approxi- Whereas nurses help inform, educate, and Whereas NAM has noted a ‘‘paucity of re- mately 2 percent; work closely with legislators to improve— search’’ on ME/CFS and that ‘‘more research Whereas the average age at which a child (1) the education, retention, recruitment, is essential’’; is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor is between 5 and practice of all nurses; and Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and 9 years, resulting in a life expectancy ap- (2) the health and safety of the patients for and Prevention has called ME/CFS ‘‘Amer- proximately 70 years shorter than the aver- whom the nurses care; ica’s Hidden Health Crisis’’; age life expectancy in the United States; and Whereas there is a need— Whereas individuals with ME/CFS struggle (1) to strengthen nursing workforce devel- Whereas the prognosis for children diag- to find doctors to care for them, and ME/CFS nosed with DIPG tumors has not improved opment programs at all levels, including the is included in less than 1⁄3 of medical school over the past 40 years: Now, therefore, be it number of doctorally prepared faculty members; and curricula; Resolved, That the Senate— (2) to provide education to the nurse re- Whereas, in recognition of the dearth of re- (1) supports— search scientists who can develop new nurs- search on ME/CFS and the profound impact (A) designating May 17, 2019, as ‘‘DIPG Pe- ing care models to improve the health status that the disease has on individuals with ME/ diatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day’’; and of the diverse population of the United CFS and their loved ones and caretakers, the (B) efforts— States; National Institutes of Health (referred to in (i) to better understand diffuse intrinsic Whereas nurses touch the lives of the peo- this preamble as the ‘‘NIH’’) is ‘‘committed pontine glioma tumors; ple of the United States through every stage to unraveling the underlying biologic (ii) to develop effective treatments for dif- of life; and cause(s) of ME/CFS as swiftly as possible, fuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors; and Whereas nursing has been voted the most and promoting research that will inform the (iii) to provide comprehensive care for chil- honest and ethical profession in the United development of effective strategies for treat- dren with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma States: Now, therefore, be it ment and prevention of this devastating con- tumors and their families; and Resolved, That the Senate— dition’’; (2) encourages all individuals in the United (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- Whereas, in 2017, 11 Institutes at the NIH States to become more informed about— tional Nurses Week, as founded by the Amer- and the Office of the Director of the NIH con- (A) diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tu- ican Nurses Association; tributed more than $7,000,000 in grants to as- mors; (2) recognizes the significant contributions sist in establishing Collaborative Research (B) pediatric brain cancer in general; and of nurses to the health care system in the Centers and a Data Management Coordi- (C) challenges relating to research on pedi- United States; and nating Center to improve the coordination of atric cancers and ways to advance such re- (3) encourages the people of the United ME/CFS research and help accelerate under- search. States to observe National Nurses Week with standing of ME/CFS; and

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and their placements, are more likely to be (1) supports the designation of National (B) promoting awareness among health placed with their siblings, and demonstrate Foster Care Month; professionals and the public about Myalgic fewer behavioral problems; (2) recognizes National Foster Care Month Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn- Whereas some relative caregivers receive as an opportunity to raise awareness about drome; and less financial assistance and support services the challenges that children face in the fos- (3) recognizes the continued importance than do foster caregivers; ter care system; of— Whereas an increased emphasis on preven- (3) encourages Congress to implement pol- (A) health care professionals and medical tion and reunification services is necessary icy to improve the lives of children in the researchers who care for individuals with to reduce the number of children that are foster care system; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue forced to remain in the foster care system; (4) acknowledges the unique needs of chil- Syndrome; and Whereas almost 20,000 youth ‘‘aged out’’ of dren in the foster care system; (B) those who work to discover the cause foster care in 2017 without a legal permanent (5) recognizes foster youth throughout the of, and develop and improve diagnosis of, connection to an adult or family; United States for their ongoing tenacity, treatments for, and a cure for, Myalgic Whereas children who age out of foster courage, and resilience while facing life chal- Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn- care lack the security and support of a bio- lenges; drome. logical or adoptive family and frequently (6) acknowledges the exceptional alumni of f struggle to secure affordable housing, obtain the foster care system who serve as advo- health insurance, pursue higher education, cates and role models for youth who remain SENATE RESOLUTION 226—RECOG- and acquire adequate employment; in care; NIZING NATIONAL FOSTER CARE Whereas foster care is intended to be a (7) honors the commitment and dedication MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO temporary placement, but children remain of the individuals who work tirelessly to pro- RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE in the foster care system for an average of 20 vide assistance and services to children in CHALLENGES OF CHILDREN IN months; the foster care system; Whereas 35 percent of children in foster (8) supports the designation of May 31, 2019, THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND care experience more than 2 placements as National Foster Parent Appreciation Day; ENCOURAGING CONGRESS TO IM- while in care, which often leads to disruption (9) recognizes National Foster Parent Ap- PLEMENT POLICY TO IMPROVE of routines and the need to change schools preciation Day as an opportunity to recog- and move away from siblings, extended fami- THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE nize the efforts of foster parents to provide lies, and familiar surroundings; FOSTER CARE SYSTEM safe and loving care for children in need and Whereas youth in foster care are much raise awareness about the increasing need Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. more likely to face educational instability for foster parents to serve in their commu- STABENOW, Mr. JONES, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. with 34 percent of foster youth experiencing nities; and CASSIDY, Mr. KING, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 5 or more school changes by the age of 18; (10) reaffirms the need to continue working BLUNT, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. Whereas children entering foster care often to improve the outcomes of all children in KAINE, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. SCOTT of South confront the widespread misperception that children in foster care are disruptive, unruly, the foster care system through parts B and E Carolina, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. ROB- of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 ERTS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. and dangerous, even though placement in foster care is based on the actions of a par- U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and other programs de- BROWN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. ent or guardian, not the child; signed to— KLOBUCHAR, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. BAR- Whereas 30 percent of children in foster (A) support vulnerable families; RASSO, Mr. ENZI, and Mr. YOUNG) sub- care are taking at least 1 anti-psychotic (B) invest in prevention and reunification mitted the following resolution; which medication, and 34 percent of these children services; was considered and agreed to: are not receiving adequate treatment plan- (C) promote adoption in cases where reunification is not in the best interests of the S. RES. 226 ning or medication monitoring; child; Whereas National Foster Care Month was Whereas, due to heavy caseloads and limited resources, the average turnover rate for (D) adequately serve those children established more than 20 years ago to— brought into the foster care system; and (1) bring foster care issues to the forefront; a child welfare worker is 30 percent; (E) facilitate the successful transition into (2) highlight the importance of perma- Whereas States, localities, and commu- nency for every child; and nities should be encouraged to invest re- adulthood for children that ‘‘age out’’ of the (3) recognize the essential role that foster sources in preventative and reunification foster care system. parents, social workers, and advocates have services and postpermanency programs to f in the lives of children in foster care ensure that more children in foster care are throughout the United States; provided with safe, loving, and permanent AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND Whereas all children deserve a safe, loving, placements; PROPOSED and permanent home; Whereas, in 2018, Congress passed the Fam- SA 250. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. SHELBY Whereas the primary goal of the foster ily First Prevention Services Act, which pro- (for himself and Mr. LEAHY)) proposed an care system is to ensure the safety and well- vided new investments in prevention and amendment to the bill H.R. 2157, making being of children while working to provide a family reunification services to help more supplemental appropriations for the fiscal safe, loving, and permanent home for each families stay together and ensure more chil- year ending September 30, 2019, and for other child; dren are in safe, loving, and permanent purposes. Whereas there are approximately 443,000 homes; children living in foster care; Whereas Federal legislation over the past 3 f Whereas there were approximately 269,690 decades, including the Adoption Assistance AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND youth that entered the foster care system in and Child Welfare Act of 1980 (Public Law 96– PROPOSED 2017, while over 69,000 youth were eligible 272), the Adoption and Safe Families Act of and awaiting adoption at the end of 2017; 1997 (Public Law 105–89), the Fostering Con- SA 250. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. Whereas the number of children living in nections to Success and Increasing Adop- SHELBY (for himself and Mr. LEAHY)) foster care and entering foster care has in- tions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–351), the proposed an amendment to the bill creased dramatically in recent years; Child and Family Services Improvement and H.R. 2157, making supplemental appro- Whereas over 96,000 children entered foster Innovation Act (Public Law 112–34), and the priations for the fiscal year ending care in 2017 due to parental drug abuse; Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strength- Whereas children of color are more likely ening Families Act (Public Law 113–183) pro- September 30, 2019, and for other pur- to stay in the foster care system for longer vided new investments and services to im- poses. periods of time and are less likely to be re- prove the outcomes of children in the foster Strike all after the enacting clause and in- united with their biological families; care system; sert the following: Whereas foster parents are the front-line Whereas May 2019 is an appropriate month The following sums in this Act are appro- caregivers for children who cannot safely re- to designate as National Foster Care Month priated, out of any money in the Treasury

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.093 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3119 not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal this heading, as determined by the Sec- ignated by the Congress as being for an year ending September 30, 2019, and for other retary, shall be required to purchase crop in- emergency requirement pursuant to section purposes, namely: surance where crop insurance is available for 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and TITLE I the next two available crop years, excluding Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE tree insurance policies, and producers receiv- GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE ing payments under this heading shall be re- AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS SEC. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise quired to purchase coverage under NAP made available, out of the funds made avail- PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING where crop insurance is not available in the able under section 18 of the Food and Nutri- OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY next two available crop years, as determined tion Act of 2008, $25,200,000 shall be available For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of by the Secretary: Provided further, That, not for the Secretary to provide a grant to the the Secretary’’, $3,005,442,000, which shall re- later than 120 days after the end of fiscal Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- main available until December 31, 2020, for year 2019, the Secretary shall submit a re- lands for disaster nutrition assistance in re- necessary expenses related to losses of crops port to the Congress specifying the type, sponse to the Presidentially declared major (including milk, on-farm stored commod- amount, and method of such assistance by disasters and emergencies: Provided, That ities, crops prevented from planting in 2019, state and territory: Provided further, That funds made available to the Commonwealth and harvested adulterated wine grapes), such amount is designated by the Congress of the Northern Mariana Islands under this trees, bushes, and vines, as a consequence of as being for an emergency requirement pur- section shall remain available for obligation Hurricanes Michael and Florence, other hur- suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- by the Commonwealth until September 30, ricanes, floods, tornadoes, typhoons, vol- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 2020: Provided further, That such amount is canic activity, snowstorms, and wildfires oc- Act of 1985. designated by the Congress as being for an curring in calendar years 2018 and 2019 under FARM SERVICE AGENCY emergency requirement pursuant to section such terms and conditions as determined by EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emer- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. may provide assistance for such losses in the gency Forest Restoration Program’’, for nec- SEC. 102. For purposes of administering form of block grants to eligible states and essary expenses related to the consequences title I of subdivision 1 of division B of the Bi- territories and such assistance may include of Hurricanes Michael and Florence and partisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– compensation to producers, as determined by wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018, tor- 123), losses to agricultural producers result- the Secretary, for forest restoration and nadoes and floods occurring in calendar year ing from hurricanes shall also include losses poultry and livestock losses: Provided further, 2019, and other natural disasters, $480,000,000, incurred from Tropical Storm Cindy, losses That of the amounts provided under this to remain available until expended: Provided, of peach and blueberry crops in calendar heading, tree assistance payments may be That such amount is designated by the Con- year 2017 due to extreme cold, and blueberry made under section 1501(e) of the Agricul- gress as being for an emergency requirement productivity losses in calendar year 2018 due tural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) to eligible pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- to extreme cold and hurricane damage in orchardists or nursery tree growers (as de- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control calendar year 2017: Provided, That the fined in such section) of pecan trees with a Act of 1985. amounts provided by this section are des- tree mortality rate that exceeds 7.5 percent ignated by the Congress as being for an EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM (adjusted for normal mortality) and is less emergency requirement pursuant to section than 15 percent (adjusted for normal mor- For an additional amount for the ‘‘Emer- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and tality), to be available until expended, for gency Conservation Program’’, for necessary Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro- losses incurred during the period beginning expenses related to the consequences of Hur- vided further, That amounts repurposed January 1, 2018, and ending December 31, ricanes Michael and Florence and wildfires under this section that were previously des- 2018: Provided further, That in the case of pro- occurring in calendar year 2018, tornadoes ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- ducers impacted by volcanic activity that re- and floods occurring in calendar year 2019, quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget sulted in the loss of crop land, or access to and other natural disasters, $558,000,000, to and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 crop land, the Secretary shall consider all remain available until expended: Provided, are designated by the Congress as an emer- measures available, as appropriate, to bring That such amount is designated by the Con- gency requirement pursuant to section replacement land into production: Provided gress as being for an emergency requirement 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and further, That of the amounts provided under pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. this heading, not more than $7,000,000 shall anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control SEC. 103. (a)(1) Except as provided in para- be available to make payments to agricul- Act of 1985. graph (2), a person or legal entity is not eli- tural producers whose Whole Farm Revenue NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE gible to receive a payment under the Market Protection indemnity payments were re- WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION Facilitation Program established pursuant duced following 2018 crop year losses due to OPERATIONS to the Commodity Credit Corporation Char- assistance received through state-legislated For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed ter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) if the average agriculture disaster assistance programs: and Flood Prevention Operations’’, for nec- adjusted gross income of such person or legal Provided further, That the total amount of essary expenses for the Emergency Water- entity is greater than $900,000. payments received under this heading and shed Protection Program related to the con- (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a per- applicable policies of crop insurance under sequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor- son or legal entity if at least 75 percent of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 ence and wildfires occurring in calendar year the adjusted gross income of such person or et seq.) or the Noninsured Crop Disaster As- 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in cal- legal entity is derived from farming, ranch- sistance Program (NAP) under section 196 of endar year 2019, and other natural disasters, ing, or forestry related activities. the Federal Agriculture Improvement and $435,000,000, to remain available until ex- (b) In this section, the term ‘‘average ad- Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) shall not pended: Provided, That such amount is des- justed gross income’’ has the meaning given exceed 90 percent of the loss as determined ignated by the Congress as being for an the term defined in section 760.1502 of title 7 by the Secretary: Provided further, That the emergency requirement pursuant to section Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect total amount of payments received under 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and July 18, 2018). this heading for producers who did not ob- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (c) The amount provided by this section is tain a policy or plan of insurance for an in- designated by the Congress as being for an RURAL DEVELOPMENT surable commodity for the applicable crop emergency requirement pursuant to section year under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) for the crop incurring the ACCOUNT Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. losses or did not file the required paperwork For an additional amount for the cost of SEC. 104. In addition to other amounts and pay the service fee by the applicable grants for rural community facilities pro- made available by section 309 of division A of State filing deadline for a noninsurable com- grams as authorized by section 306 and de- the Additional Supplemental Appropriations modity for the applicable crop year under scribed in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consoli- for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 NAP for the crop incurring the losses shall dated Farm and Rural Development Act, for (Public Law 115–72; 131 Stat. 1229), there is not exceed 70 percent of the loss as deter- necessary expenses related to the con- appropriated to the Secretary, out of any mined by the Secretary: Provided further, sequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor- moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appro- That in the case of a crop under this heading ence and wildfires occurring in calendar year priated, for the fiscal year ending September for which the Federal Crop Insurance Cor- 2018, tornadoes and floods occurring in cal- 30, 2019, $600,000,000 to provide a grant to the poration offers a revenue insurance policy endar year 2019, and other natural disasters, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for disaster under section 508 of the Federal Crop Insur- $150,000,000, to remain available until ex- nutrition assistance in response to a major ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508), the Secretary shall pended: Provided, That sections 381E–H and disaster or emergency designated by the use the greater of the projected price or the 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De- President under the Robert T. Stafford Dis- harvest price for such crop to determine the velopment Act are not applicable to the aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act expected value of such crop: Provided further, funds made available under this heading: (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That the That producers receiving payments under Provided further, That such amount is des- funds made available to the Commonwealth

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Stafford Disaster cluding those declared by the Secretary to be available: Provided further, That such Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 a direct result of Hurricanes Florence and amount is designated by the Congress as U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $600,000,000, to remain Michael and Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut: being for an emergency requirement pursu- available until expended: Provided, That such Provided further, That such amount is des- ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced amount is designated by the Congress as ignated by the Congress as being for an Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act being for an emergency requirement pursu- emergency requirement pursuant to section of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and SEC. 105. There is hereby appropriated Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. $5,000,000, to remain available until Sep- of 1985: Provided further, That within the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE tember 30, 2020, for the Secretary of Agri- amount appropriated, up to 2 percent of UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE culture to conduct an independent study, in- funds may be transferred to the ‘‘Salaries SALARIES AND EXPENSES cluding a survey of participants, to compare and Expenses’’ account for administration the impact of the additional benefits pro- and oversight activities: Provided further, For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries vided by section 309 of Public Law 115–72 to That within the amount appropriated, and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related the food insecurity, health status, and well- $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence being of low-income residents in Puerto Rico of Inspector General’’ account for carrying and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, $1,336,000: without such additional benefits: Provided, out investigations and audits related to the Provided, That such amount is designated by That such amount is designated by the Con- funding provided under this heading. the Congress as being for an emergency re- gress as being for an emergency requirement quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- ADMINISTRATION anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control icit Control Act of 1985. OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES Act of 1985. FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations, SEC. 106. In addition to amounts otherwise BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES Research, and Facilities’’ for necessary ex- made available, out of the funds made avail- For an additional amount for ‘‘Buildings penses related to the consequences of Hurri- able under section 18 of the Food and Nutri- and Facilities’’ for necessary expenses re- canes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Yutu, tion Act of 2008, $18,000,000 shall be available lated to the consequences of Hurricanes and of wildfires, $120,570,000, to remain avail- for the Secretary to provide a grant to Florence and Michael and Typhoon Yutu, able until September 30, 2020, as follows: American Samoa for disaster nutrition as- $28,400,000, to remain available until ex- (1) $3,000,000 for repair and replacement of sistance in response to the presidentially de- pended: Provided, That such amount is des- observing assets, real property, and equip- clared major disasters and emergencies: Pro- ignated by the Congress as being for an ment; vided, That funds made available to the terri- emergency requirement pursuant to section (2) $11,000,000 for marine debris assessment tory under this section shall remain avail- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and and removal; able for obligation by the territory until Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (3) $31,570,000 for mapping, charting, and September 30, 2020: Provided further, That RELATED AGENCIES such amount is designated by the Congress geodesy services; LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION as being for an emergency requirement pur- (4) $25,000,000 to improve: (a) hurricane in- PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- tensity forecasting, including through de- CORPORATION anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ployment of unmanned ocean observing plat- Act of 1985. forms and enhanced data assimilation; (b) For an additional amount for ‘‘Payment to SEC. 107. Beginning not later than the 2020 flood prediction, forecasting, and mitigation the Legal Services Corporation’’ to carry out reinsurance year, the Federal Crop Insurance capabilities; and (c) wildfire prediction, de- the purposes of the Legal Services Corpora- Corporation shall offer coverage under the tection, and forecasting; and tion Act by providing for necessary expenses wholefarm revenue protection insurance pol- (5) $50,000,000 for Title IX Fund grants as related to the consequences of Hurricanes icy (or a successor policy or plan of insur- authorized under section 906(c) of division O Florence, Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu ance) for hemp (as defined in section 297A of of Public Law 114–113: and Mangkhut, calendar year 2018 wildfires, the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 Provided, That such amount is designated by volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes, and U.S.C. 1639o)): Provided, That such amount is the Congress as being for an emergency re- calendar year 2019 tornadoes and floods, designated by the Congress as being for an quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount is emergency requirement pursuant to section of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- designated by the Congress as being for an 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and icit Control Act of 1985: Provided further, emergency requirement pursuant to section Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Administration shall submit a spending plan SEC. 108. Notwithstanding any other provi- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro- sion of law, any rural community impacted to the Committees on Appropriations of the vided further, That none of the funds appro- by major declared disaster DR–4407 may have House of Representatives and the Senate for priated in this Act to the Legal Services Cor- the governor in the affected state, or the funding provided under subsection (4) of this poration shall be expended for any purpose governor’s designee, certify the area’s popu- heading within 45 days after the date of en- prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any lation as a rural area with respect to eligi- actment of this Act. of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, bility for loans, grants, and technical assist- PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119, and all ance under rural development programs For an additional amount for ‘‘Procure- funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal funded by the Department of Agriculture ment, Acquisition and Construction’’, Services Corporation shall be subject to the until data from the 2020 United States Cen- $25,000,000, to remain available until Sep- same terms and conditions set forth in such sus is available: Provided, That such amount tember 30, 2021, for improvements to oper- sections, except that all references in sec- is designated by the Congress as being for an ational and research weather supercom- tions 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be emergency requirement pursuant to section puting infrastructure and satellite ground deemed to refer instead to 2018 and 2019, re- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and services used for hurricane intensity and spectively, and except that sections 501 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. track prediction; flood prediction, fore- 503 of Public Law 104–134 (referenced by Pub- lic Law 105–119) shall not apply to the TITLE II casting, and mitigation; and wildfire prediction, detection, and forecasting: Provided, amount made available under this heading: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE That such amount is designated by the Con- Provided further, That, for the purposes of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION gress as being for an emergency requirement this Act, the Legal Services Corporation ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- shall be considered an agency of the United PROGRAMS anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control States Government. (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Na- TITLE III Pursuant to section 703 of the Public tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Works and Economic Development Act (42 tion shall submit a spending plan to the OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS U.S.C. 3233), for an additional amount for Committees on Appropriations of the House For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation ‘‘Economic Development Assistance Pro- of Representatives and the Senate within 45 and Maintenance, Marine Corps’’, grams’’ for necessary expenses related to days after the date of enactment of this Act. $381,000,000, for necessary expenses related to flood mitigation, disaster relief, long-term FISHERY DISASTER ASSISTANCE the consequences of Hurricanes Michael and recovery, and restoration of infrastructure For an additional amount for ‘‘Fishery Florence: Provided, That such amount is des- in areas that received a major disaster des- Disaster Assistance’’ for necessary expenses ignated by the Congress as being for an ignation as a result of Hurricanes Florence, associated with the mitigation of fishery dis- emergency requirement pursuant to section Michael, and Lane, Typhoons Yutu and asters, $150,000,000, to remain available until 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Mangkhut, and of wildfires, volcanic erup- expended: Provided, That funds shall be used Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

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OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE than ongoing construction projects shall be pare for flood, hurricane and other natural For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation financed in accordance with the provisions of disasters and support emergency operations, and Maintenance, Air Force’’, $670,000,000, for section 103(k) of Public Law 99–662 over a pe- repairs, and other activities in response to necessary expenses related to the con- riod of 30 years from the date of completion such disasters, as authorized by law, sequences of Hurricanes Michael and Flor- of the project or separable element: Provided $1,000,000,000, to remain available until ex- ence and floods occurring in calendar year further, That up to $25,000,000 of the funds pended: Provided, That funding utilized for 2019: Provided, That such amount is des- made available under this heading shall be authorized shore protection projects shall re- ignated by the Congress as being for an used for continuing authorities projects to store such projects to the full project profile emergency requirement pursuant to section reduce the risk of flooding and storm dam- at full Federal expense: Provided further, 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and age: Provided further, That any projects using That such amount is designated by the Con- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. funds appropriated under this heading shall gress as being for an emergency requirement be initiated only after non-Federal interests pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE have entered into binding agreements with anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control SEC. 301. Notwithstanding any other provi- the Secretary requiring, where applicable, Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assist- sion of law, funds made available under each the non-Federal interests to pay 100 percent ant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works heading in this title shall only be used for of the operation, maintenance, repair, re- shall provide a monthly report to the Com- the purposes specifically described under placement, and rehabilitation costs of the mittees on Appropriations of the House of that heading. project and to hold and save the United Representatives and the Senate detailing the TITLE IV States free from damages due to the con- allocation and obligation of these funds, be- CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL struction or operation and maintenance of ginning not later than 60 days after the date DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY the project, except for damages due to the of enactment of this Act. fault or negligence of the United States or DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INVESTIGATIONS its contractors: Provided further, That such CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT For an additional amount for ‘‘Investiga- amount is designated by the Congress as tions’’ for necessary expenses related to the being for an emergency requirement pursu- CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT completion, or initiation and completion, of ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced For an additional amount for ‘‘Central flood and storm damage reduction, including Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act Utah Project Completion Account’’, $350,000, shore protection, studies which are currently of 1985: Provided further, That the Assistant to be deposited into the Utah Reclamation authorized or which are authorized after the Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall Mitigation and Conservation Account for use date of enactment of this Act, to reduce risk provide a monthly report directly to the by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and from future floods and hurricanes, at full Committees on Appropriations of the House Conservation Commission, to remain avail- Federal expense, $35,000,000, to remain avail- of Representatives and the Senate detailing able until expended, for expenses necessary able until expended, for high priority studies the allocation and obligation of these funds, in carrying out fire remediation activities of projects in States and insular areas that beginning not later than 60 days after the related to wildfires in 2018: Provided, That were impacted by Hurricanes Florence and date of enactment of this Act. such amount is designated by the Congress Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES as being for an emergency requirement pur- Yutu, and Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- For an additional amount for ‘‘Mississippi That such amount is designated by the Con- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control River and Tributaries’’ for necessary ex- gress as being for an emergency requirement Act of 1985. penses to address emergency situations at pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assist- and repair damages to Corps of Engineers WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES ant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works projects, caused by natural disasters, For an additional amount for ‘‘Water and shall provide a monthly report directly to $575,000,000, to remain available until ex- Related Resources’’, $15,500,000, to remain the Committees on Appropriations of the pended: Provided, That such amount is des- available until expended, for fire remedi- House and the Senate detailing the alloca- ignated by the Congress as being for an ation and suppression emergency assistance tion and obligation of these funds, including emergency requirement pursuant to section related to wildfires in 2017 and 2018: Provided, new studies selected to be initiated using 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and That such amount is designated by the Con- funds provided under this heading, beginning Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro- gress as being for an emergency requirement not later than 60 days after the date of en- vided further, That the Assistant Secretary of pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- actment of this Act. the Army for Civil Works shall provide a anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control monthly report directly to the Committees Act of 1985. CONSTRUCTION on Appropriations of the House of Represent- TITLE V For an additional amount for ‘‘Construc- atives and the Senate detailing the allocation’’ for necessary expenses, $740,000,000, to tion and obligation of these funds, beginning GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION remain available until expended, to con- not later than 60 days after the date of en- REAL PROPERTY ACTIVITIES struct flood and storm damage reduction, in- actment of this Act. FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND cluding shore protection, projects which are OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE currently authorized or which are authorized For an additional amount, to be deposited after the date of enactment of this Act, and For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation in the Federal Buildings Fund, $91,200,000, to flood and storm damage reduction, including and Maintenance’’ for necessary expenses to remain available until expended, for nec- shore protection, projects which have signed dredge Federal navigation projects in re- essary expenses related to the consequences Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment sponse to, and repair damages to Corps of of Hurricane Florence for repair and alter- of this Act or which are studied using funds Engineers Federal projects caused by, nat- ation of buildings under the custody and con- provided under the heading ‘‘Investigations’’ ural disasters, $908,000,000, to remain avail- trol of the Administrator of General Serv- if the Secretary determines such projects to able until expended, of which such sums as ices, and real property management and re- be technically feasible, economically justi- are necessary to cover the Federal share of lated activities not otherwise provided for: fied, and environmentally acceptable, in eligible operation and maintenance costs for Provided, That such amount may be used to States and insular areas that were impacted coastal harbors and channels, and for inland reimburse the Fund for obligations incurred by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Ty- harbors shall be derived from the Harbor for this purpose prior to the date of the en- phoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided, That actment of this Act: Provided further, That Tropical Storm Gita: Provided, That projects such amount is designated by the Congress such amount is designated by the Congress receiving funds provided under the first pro- as being for an emergency requirement pur- as being for an emergency requirement pur- viso in ‘‘Title IV—Corps of Engineers— suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- Civil—Department of the Army—Construc- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control tion’’ in Public Law 115–123 shall not be eligi- Act of 1985: Provided further, That the Assist- Act of 1985. ble for funding provided under this heading: ant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works TITLE VI shall provide a monthly report directly to Provided further, That for projects receiving DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY funds provided under this heading, the provi- the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate de- SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND sions of Section 902 of the Water Resources INVESTIGATIONS Development Act of 1986 shall not apply to tailing the allocation and obligation of these COAST GUARD these funds: Provided further, That the com- funds, beginning not later than 60 days after pletion of ongoing construction projects re- the date of enactment of this Act. OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT ceiving funds provided under this heading FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations shall be at full Federal expense with respect For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Con- and Support’’ for necessary expenses related to such funds: Provided further, That using trol and Coastal Emergencies’’, as authorized to the consequences of Hurricanes Michael, funds provided under this heading, the non- by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (33 Florence, and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, Federal cash contribution for projects other U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses to pre- and Typhoon Mangkhut, $48,977,000; of which

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Staf- For an additional amount for ‘‘Science and environmental compliance and restoration: ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist- Technology’’ for necessary expenses related Provided, That such amount is designated by ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided fur- to improving preparedness of the water sec- the Congress as being for an emergency re- ther, That individual grants shall not be sub- tor, $600,000, to remain available until ex- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) ject to a non-Federal matching requirement: pended: Provided, That such amount is des- of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an icit Control Act of 1985. ignated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and IMPROVEMENTS 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. For an additional amount for ‘‘Procure- LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST CONSTRUCTION ment, Construction, and Improvements’’ for FUND PROGRAM necessary expenses related to the con- For an additional amount for ‘‘Construc- For an additional amount for ‘‘Leaking sequences of Hurricanes Michael, Florence, tion’’ for necessary expenses related to the Underground Storage Tank Fund’’ for nec- and Lane, Tropical Storm Gordon, and Ty- consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi- essary expenses related to the consequences phoon Mangkhut, $476,755,000, to remain chael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, and of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, cal- available until September 30, 2023: Provided, calendar year 2018 wildfires, earthquakes, endar year 2018 earthquakes, and Typhoon That such amount is designated by the Con- and volcanic eruptions, $78,000,000, to remain Yutu, $1,500,000, to remain available until ex- gress as being for an emergency requirement available until expended: Provided, That such pended: Provided, That such amount is des- pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- amount is designated by the Congress as ignated by the Congress as being for an anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control being for an emergency requirement pursu- emergency requirement pursuant to section Act of 1985. ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. of 1985. SEC. 601. In implementing section 20601 of STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS Public Law 115–123, the Administrator shall UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY For additional amounts for ‘‘State and include the costs associated with addressing SURVEYS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND RESEARCH Tribal Assistance Grants’’ for necessary ex- pre-disaster condition, undamaged compo- penses related to the consequences of Hurri- nents, codes and standards, and industry For an additional amount for ‘‘Surveys, In- canes Florence and Michael and calendar standards in the cost of repair when calcu- vestigations, and Research’’ for necessary year 2018 earthquakes for the hazardous lating the percentage in section 206.226(f) of expenses related to the consequences of Hur- waste financial assistance grants program, title 44, Code of Federal Regulations: Pro- ricanes Florence and Michael, and calendar $1,500,000, to remain available until ex- vided, That amounts repurposed under this year 2018 wildfires, earthquake damage asso- pended; for necessary expenses related to the section that were previously designated by ciated with emergency declaration EM–3410, consequences of Typhoon Yutu for the haz- the Congress, respectively, as an emergency and in those areas impacted by a major dis- ardous waste financial assistance grants pro- requirement or as being for disaster relief aster declared pursuant to the Robert T. gram and for other solid waste management pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emer- Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- activities, $56,000,000, to remain available gency Deficit Control Act are designated by sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with re- until expended, provided that none of these the Congress as being for an emergency respect to calendar year 2018 wildfires or vol- funds shall be subject to section 3011(b) of quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) canic eruptions, $98,500,000, to remain avail- the Solid Waste Disposal Act; and for grants of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- able until expended: Provided, That of this under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollu- icit Control Act of 1985 or as being for dis- amount, $72,310,000 is for costs related to the tion Control Act, $5,000,000, to remain avail- aster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of repair and replacement of equipment and fa- able until expended, to address impacts of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit cilities damaged by disasters in 2018: Pro- Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, Ty- Control Act of 1985. vided further, That, not later than 90 days phoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 wildfires, SEC. 602. Notwithstanding any other provi- after enactment of this Act, the Survey shall sion of law, funds made available under each submit a report to the Committees on Appro- notwithstanding subsections (b), (e), and (f), heading in this title shall only be used for priations that describes the potential op- of such section: Provided, That such amounts the purposes specifically described under tions to replace the facility damaged by the are designated by the Congress as being for that heading. 2018 volcano disaster along with cost esti- an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- mates and a description of how the Survey tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget TITLE VII will provide direct access for monitoring vol- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR canic activity and the potential threat to at- For an additional amount for ‘‘State and UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE risk communities: Provided further, That Tribal Assistance Grants’’, $349,400,000 to re- CONSTRUCTION such amount is designated by the Congress main available until expended, of which For an additional amount for ‘‘Construc- as being for an emergency requirement pur- $53,300,000 shall be for capitalization grants tion’’ for necessary expenses related to the suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds consequences of Hurricanes Florence, Lane, anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution and Michael, and flooding associated with Act of 1985. Control Act, and of which $296,100,000 shall be for capitalization grants under section 1452 major declared disaster DR–4365, and cal- DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided, endar year 2018 earthquakes, $82,400,000, to INSULAR AFFAIRS remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding section 604(a) of the ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES That of this amount $50,000,000 shall be used Federal Water Pollution Control Act and to restore and rebuild national wildlife ref- For an additional amount for ‘‘Technical section 1452(a)(1)(D) of the Safe Drinking uges and increase the resiliency and capacity Assistance’’ for financial management ex- Water Act, funds appropriated herein shall of coastal habitat and infrastructure to penses related to the consequences of Ty- be provided to States or Territories in EPA withstand storms and reduce the amount of phoon Yutu, $2,000,000, to remain available Regions 4, 9, and 10 in amounts determined damage caused by such storms: Provided fur- until expended: Provided, That such amount by the Administrator for wastewater treat- ther, That such amount is designated by the is designated by the Congress as being for an ment works and drinking water facilities im- Congress as being for an emergency require- emergency requirement pursuant to section pacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Typhoon Yutu, and calendar year 2018 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. wildfires and earthquakes: Provided further, That notwithstanding the requirements of Control Act of 1985. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL section 603(i) of the Federal Water Pollution NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES Control Act and section 1452(d) of the Safe HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries Drinking Water Act, for the funds appro- For an additional amount for the ‘‘Historic and Expenses’’ for necessary expenses related priated herein, each State shall use not less Preservation Fund’’ for necessary expenses to the consequences of major disasters de- than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent related to the consequences of Hurricanes clared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford of the amount of its capitalization grants to Florence and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu, Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance provide additional subsidization to eligible $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep- Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) in 2018, $1,000,000, recipients in the form of forgiveness of prin- tember 30, 2022, including costs to States and to remain available until expended: Provided, cipal, negative interest loans or grants or territories necessary to complete compliance That such amount is designated by the Con- any combination of these: Provided further, activities required by section 306108 of title gress as being for an emergency requirement That the Administrator shall retain 54, United States Code (formerly section 106 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- $10,400,000 of the funds appropriated herein of the National Historic Preservation Act) anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control for grants for drinking water facilities and and costs needed to administer the program: Act of 1985. waste water treatment plants impacted by

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For an additional amount for ‘‘Payments eral Water Pollution Control Act or any eli- to States for the Child Care and Develop- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN gible facilities under section 1452 of the Safe ment Block Grant’’, $30,000,000, to remain SERVICES Drinking Water Act, and for other eligible available through September 30, 2021, for tasks at such treatment works or facilities NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH necessary expenses directly related to the necessary to further such purposes: Provided consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi- further, That the Administrator of the Envi- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL chael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon ronmental Protection Agency may retain up HEALTH SCIENCES Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occur- to $1,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein For an additional amount for ‘‘National In- ring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and for management and oversight: Provided fur- stitute of Environmental Health Sciences’’ floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in ther, That such amount is designated by the for necessary expenses in carrying out ac- those areas for which a major disaster or Congress as being for an emergency require- tivities set forth in section 311(a) of the Com- emergency has been declared under section ment pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of prehensive Environmental Response, Com- 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 Control Act of 1985. U.S.C. 9660(a)) and section 126(g) of the U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That the Sec- retary shall allocate such funds based on as- RELATED AGENCIES Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization sessed need notwithstanding sections 658J DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Act of 1986 related to the consequences of major disasters declared pursuant to the and 658O of the Child Care and Development FOREST SERVICE Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- Block Grant Act of 1990: Provided further, FOREST AND RANGELAND RESEARCH gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) That such funds may be used for costs of ren- For an additional amount for ‘‘Forest and in 2018, $1,000,000, to remain available until ovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care Rangeland Research’’ for necessary expenses expended: Provided, That such amount is des- facilities without regard to section 658F(b) or related to the consequences of Hurricanes ignated by the Congress as being for an 658G of such Act and with amounts allocated Florence and Michael, and the calendar year emergency requirement pursuant to section for such purposes excluded from the calcula- 2018 wildfires, $1,000,000, to remain available 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and tion of percentages under subsection until expended for the forest inventory and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 658E(c)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That analysis program: Provided, That such notwithstanding section 658J(c) of such Act, GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE amount is designated by the Congress as funds allotted to a State and used for ren- ovating, repairing, or rebuilding child care being for an emergency requirement pursu- SEC. 701. Not later than 45 days after the ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced date of enactment of this Act, the agencies facilities may be obligated by the State in Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act receiving funds appropriated by this title that fiscal year or the succeeding three fiscal of 1985. shall provide a detailed operating plan of an- years: Provided further, That Federal interest ticipated uses of funds made available in this provisions will not apply to the renovation STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY or rebuilding of privately-owned family child For an additional amount for ‘‘State and title by State and Territory, and by program, project, and activity, to the Commit- care homes, and the Secretary shall develop Private Forestry’’ for necessary expenses re- parameters on the use of funds for family lated to the consequences of Hurricanes tees on Appropriations: Provided, That no such funds shall be obligated before the oper- child care homes: Provided further, That the Florence and Michael, and the calendar year Secretary shall not retain Federal interest 2018 wildfires, $12,000,000, to remain available ating plans are provided to the Committees: Provided further, That such plans shall be up- after a period of 10 years in any facility ren- until expended: Provided, That such amount ovated, repaired, or rebuilt with funds appro- is designated by the Congress as being for an dated, including obligations to date, and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations priated under this paragraph: Provided fur- emergency requirement pursuant to section ther, That funds appropriated in this para- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and every 60 days until all such funds are expended. graph shall not be available for costs that Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TITLE VIII Management Agency, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided fur- For an additional amount for ‘‘National DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Forest System’’ for necessary expenses re- ther, That obligations incurred for the pur- lated to the consequences of Hurricanes EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION poses provided herein prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be charged to funds Florence and Michael, and the calendar year TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 2018 wildfires, $84,960,000, to remain available appropriated under this heading: Provided until expended: Provided, That of this (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency re- amount $21,000,000 shall be used for haz- For an additional amount for ‘‘Training quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) ardous fuels management activities: Provided and Employment Services’’, $50,000,000, for of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- further, That such amount is designated by the dislocated workers assistance national icit Control Act of 1985. the Congress as being for an emergency re- reserve for necessary expenses directly requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) lated to the consequences of Hurricanes CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, For an additional amount for ‘‘Children icit Control Act of 1985. Super Typhoon Yutu, wildfires and earth- and Families Services Programs’’, $90,000,000, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE quakes occurring in calendar year 2018, and to remain available through September 30, For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Im- tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar 2021, for necessary expenses directly related provement and Maintenance’’ for necessary year 2019 (referred to under this heading as to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence expenses related to the consequences of Hur- ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), to remain and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Ty- ricanes Florence and Michael, and the cal- available through September 30, 2020: Pro- phoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes endar year 2018 wildfires, $36,040,000, to re- vided, That the Secretary of Labor may occurring in calendar year 2018 and torna- main available until expended: Provided, transfer up to $1,000,000 of such funds to any does and floods occurring in calendar year That such amount is designated by the Con- other Department of Labor account for re- 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster gress as being for an emergency requirement construction and recovery needs, including or emergency has been declared under sec- pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- worker protection activities: Provided fur- tion 401 or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control ther, That these sums may be used to replace aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Act of 1985. grant funds previously obligated to the im- (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191): Provided, That pacted areas: Provided further, That of the $55,000,000 shall be for Head Start programs, WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT amount provided, up to $500,000, to remain including making payments under the Head (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) available until expended, shall be transferred Start Act: Provided further, That none of For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland to ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ for over- funds provided in the previous proviso shall Fire Management’’, $720,271,000, to remain sight of activities responding to such covered be included in the calculation of the ‘‘base available through September 30, 2022, for ur- disaster or emergency: Provided further, That grant’’ in subsequent fiscal years, as such gent wildland fire suppression operations: such amount is designated by the Congress term is defined in sections 640(a)(7)(A), Provided, That such funds shall be solely as being for an emergency requirement pur- 641A(h)(1)(B), or 645(d)(3) of the Head Start available to be transferred to and merged suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- Act: Provided further, That funds provided in with other appropriations accounts from anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control the second previous proviso are not subject which funds were previously transferred for Act of 1985. to the allocation requirements of section

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.099 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 640(a) of the Head Start Act: Provided further, ments for behavioral health treatment, (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter pre- That $5,000,000 shall be for payments to treatment of substance use disorders, crisis ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and States, territories, and tribes for activities counseling, and other related helplines, and inserting ‘‘and (F)’’; authorized under subpart 1 of part B of title for other similar programs to provide sup- (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as IV of the Social Security Act, with such port to individuals impacted by a covered subparagraph (F); funds allocated based on assessed need not- disaster or emergency: Provided further, That (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D), the withstanding section 423 of such Act and of the amount provided, up to $1,000,000, to following: paid without regard to percentage limita- remain available until expended, shall be ‘‘(E) Subject to subparagraph (F), for the tions in subsections (a) or (e) in section 424 transferred to ‘‘Office of the Secretary—Of- period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending of such Act: Provided further, That $25,000,000 fice of Inspector General’’ for oversight of September 30, 2019, the amount of the in- shall be for payments to States, territories, activities responding to such covered disas- crease otherwise provided under subpara- and tribes authorized under the Community ters or emergencies: Provided further, That graph (A) for the Northern Mariana Islands Services Block Grant Act, with such funds such amount is designated by the Congress shall be further increased by $36,000,000.’’; allocated based on assessed need notwith- as being for an emergency requirement pur- and standing sections 674(b), 675A, and 675B of suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- (5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by such Act: Provided further, That notwith- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control paragraph (3) of this section)— standing section 676(b)(8) of the Community Act of 1985. (A) by striking ‘‘title XIX, during’’ and in- Services Block Grant Act, each State, terri- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION serting ‘‘title XIX— tory, or tribe may allocate funds to eligible HURRICANE EDUCATION RECOVERY ‘‘(i) during’’; entities based on assessed need: Provided fur- (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) (B) by striking ‘‘and (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘, ther, That funds appropriated in this para- (D), and (E)’’; graph shall not be available for costs that For an additional amount for ‘‘Hurricane Education Recovery’’ for necessary expenses (C) by striking ‘‘and the Virgin Islands’’ are reimbursed by the Federal Emergency each place it appears and inserting ‘‘, the Management Agency, under a contract for related to the consequences of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Is- insurance, or by self-insurance: Provided fur- lands’’; ther, That up to $5,000,000, to remain avail- Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions occurring in (D) by striking the period at the end and able until expended, shall be available for inserting ‘‘; and’’; and Federal administrative expenses: Provided calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those (E) by adding at the end the following: further, That obligations incurred for the ‘‘(ii) for the period beginning January 1, purposes provided herein prior to the date of areas for which a major disaster or emergency has been declared under section 401 or 2019, and ending September 30, 2019, with re- enactment of this Act may be charged to spect to payments to Guam and American funds appropriated under this heading: Pro- 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Samoa from the additional funds provided vided further, That such amount is des- under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ignated by the Congress as being for an 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), increase the Federal medical assistance per- emergency requirement pursuant to section centage or other rate that would otherwise 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and $165,000,000, to remain available through Sep- tember 30, 2020, for assisting in meeting the apply to such payments to 100 percent.’’; and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. educational needs of individuals affected by (6) by adding at the end the following: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY a covered disaster or emergency: Provided, ‘‘(G) Not later than September 30, 2019, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES That such assistance may be provided Guam and American Samoa shall each sub- EMERGENCY FUND through any of the programs authorized mit a plan to the Secretary outlining the (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) under this heading in title VIII of subdivi- steps each such territory shall take to col- For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public sion 1 of division B of Public Law 115–123 (as lect and report reliable data to the Trans- Health and Social Services Emergency amended by Public Law 115–141), as deter- formed Medicaid Statistical Information Fund’’, $201,000,000, to remain available mined by the Secretary of Education, and System (T–MSIS) (or a successor system).’’. through September 30, 2020, for necessary ex- subject to the terms and conditions that ap- (b) The amounts provided by the amend- penses directly related to the consequences plied to those programs, except that ref- ments made by subsection (a) are designated of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Ty- erences to dates and school years in Public by the Congress as being for an emergency phoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and Law 115–123 shall be deemed to be the cor- requirement pursuant to section wildfires and earthquakes occurring in cal- responding dates and school years for the 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and endar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods oc- covered disaster or emergency: Provided fur- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. curring in calendar year 2019 in those areas ther, That the Secretary of Education may TITLE IX for which a major disaster or emergency has determine the amounts to be used for each LEGISLATIVE BRANCH been declared under section 401 or 501 of the such program and shall notify the Commit- GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE tees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- SALARIES AND EXPENSES gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) resentatives and the Senate of these amounts not later than 7 days prior to obli- For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered and Expenses’’, $10,000,000, to remain avail- disaster or emergency’’), including activities gation: Provided further, That $2,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading, to able until expended, for audits and investiga- authorized under section 319(a) of the Public tions related to Hurricanes Florence, Lane, Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as remain available until expended, shall be transferred to the Office of the Inspector and Michael, Typhoons Yutu and Mangkhut, the ‘‘PHS Act’’): Provided, That of the the calendar year 2018 wildfires, earth- amount provided, $80,000,000 shall be trans- General of the Department of Education for oversight of activities supported with funds quakes, and volcano eruptions, and other dis- ferred to ‘‘Health Resources and Services Ad- asters declared pursuant to the Robert T. ministration—Primary Health Care’’ for ex- appropriated under this heading, and up to $1,000,000 of the funds made available under Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- penses directly related to a covered disaster sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, or emergency for disaster response and re- this heading shall be for program administration: Provided further, That such amount That, not later than 90 days after the date of covery, for the Health Centers Program enactment of this Act, the Government Ac- under section 330 of the PHS Act, including is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section countability Office shall submit to the Com- alteration, renovation, construction, equip- mittees on Appropriations of the House of ment, and other capital improvement costs 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Representatives and the Senate a spend plan as necessary to meet the needs of areas af- specifying funding estimates for audits and GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE fected by a covered disaster or emergency: investigations of any such declared disasters Provided further, That the time limitation in SEC. 801. Not later than 30 days after enact- occurring in 2018 and identifying funding es- section 330(e)(3) of the PHS Act shall not ment of this Act, the Secretaries of Labor, timates or carryover balances, if any, that apply to funds made available under the pre- Health and Human Services, and Education may be available for audits and investiga- ceding proviso: Provided further, That of the shall provide a detailed spend plan of antici- tions of any other such declared disasters: amount provided, not less than $20,000,000 pated uses of funds made available in this Provided further, That such amount is des- shall be transferred to ‘‘Centers for Disease title, including estimated personnel and ad- ignated by the Congress as being for an Control and Prevention—CDC-Wide Activi- ministrative costs, to the Committees on Ap- emergency requirement pursuant to section ties and Program Support’’ for response, re- propriations: Provided, That such plans shall 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and covery, mitigation, and other expenses di- be updated and submitted to the Committees Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. rectly related to a covered disaster or emer- on Appropriations every 60 days until all TITLE X gency: Provided further, That of the amount funds are expended or expire. provided, not less than $100,000,000 shall be SEC. 802. (a) Section 1108(g)(5) of the Social DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE transferred to ‘‘Substance Abuse and Mental Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(g)(5)) is amend- MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, NAVY AND MARINE Health Services Administration—Health ed— CORPS Surveillance and Program Support’’ for (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and For an additional amount for ‘‘Military grants, contracts, and cooperative agree- (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E), and (F)’’; Construction, Navy and Marine Corps’’,

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$600,000,000, to remain available until Sep- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION tember 30, 2023, for planning and design, and VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROGRAM construction expenses related to the con- MEDICAL FACILITIES For an additional amount for the Emer- sequences of Hurricanes Florence and Mi- gency Relief Program as authorized under (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) chael on Navy and Marine Corps installa- section 125 of title 23, United States Code, tions: Provided, That none of the funds shall For an additional amount for ‘‘Medical Fa- $1,650,000,000, to remain available until ex- be available for obligation until the Commit- cilities’’, $3,000,000, to remain available until pended: Provided, That such amount is des- tees on Appropriations of the House of Rep- September 30, 2023, for necessary expenses re- ignated by the Congress as being for an resentatives and the Senate receive a master lated to the consequences of Hurricanes emergency requirement pursuant to section plan for the installations: Provided further, Florence and Michael and Typhoons 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and That, not later than 60 days after enactment Mangkhut and Yutu: Provided, That the Sec- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, or his retary of Veterans Affairs, upon determina- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN designee, shall submit to the Committees on tion that such action is necessary to address DEVELOPMENT needs as a result of the consequences of Hur- Appropriations of the House of Representa- COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ricanes Florence and Michael and Typhoons tives and the Senate a detailed expenditure COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND plan for funds provided under this heading: Mangkhut and Yutu, may transfer such funds to any discretionary account of the (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) Provided further, That such funds may be ob- Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided fur- ligated or expended for planning and design For an additional amount for ‘‘Community ther, That before a transfer may take place, and military construction projects not oth- Development Fund’’, $2,431,000,000, to remain the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall sub- available until expended, for necessary ex- erwise authorized by law: Provided further, mit notice thereof to the Committees on Ap- penses for activities authorized under title I That such amount is designated by the Con- propriations of the House of Representatives of the Housing and Community Development gress as being for an emergency requirement and the Senate: Provided further, That none Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- of these funds shall be available for obliga- disaster relief, long-term recovery, restora- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control tion until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs tion of infrastructure and housing, economic Act of 1985. submits to the Committees on Appropria- revitalization, and mitigation in the most tions of the House of Representatives and MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE impacted and distressed areas resulting from the Senate a detailed expenditure plan for a major disaster that occurred in 2018 or 2019 For an additional amount for ‘‘Military funds provided under this heading: Provided (except as otherwise provided under this Construction, Air Force’’, $1,000,000,000, to further, That such amount is designated by heading) pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford remain available until September 30, 2023, for the Congress as being for an emergency re- Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance planning and design, and construction ex- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That penses related to the consequences of Hurri- of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- funds shall be awarded directly to the State, cane Michael and floods occurring in cal- icit Control Act of 1985. unit of general local government, or Indian endar year 2019: Provided, That none of the GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE tribe (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development funds shall be available for obligation until SEC. 1001. Notwithstanding any other pro- Act of 1974) at the discretion of the Sec- the Committees on Appropriations of the vision of law, funds made available under retary: Provided further, That of the amounts House of Representatives and the Senate re- each heading within the ‘‘Department of De- made available under this heading ceive a basing plan and future mission re- fense’’ in this title shall only be used for the $431,000,000 shall be allocated to meet unmet quirements for installations significantly purposes specifically described under that infrastructure needs for grantees that re- damaged by Hurricane Michael: Provided fur- heading. ceived allocations for disasters that occurred ther, That, not later than 60 days after enact- TITLE XI in 2017 under this heading of division B of ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Public Law 115–56 and title XI of subdivision Force, or his designee, shall submit to the 1 of division B of Public Law 115–123, of Committees on Appropriations of the House FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION which $331,442,114 shall be allocated to those of Representatives and the Senate a detailed PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY RELIEF grantees affected by Hurricane Maria: Pro- expenditure plan for funds provided under PROGRAM vided further, That of the amounts provided this heading: Provided further, That such For an additional amount for the ‘‘Public in the previous proviso, the Secretary’s de- funds may be obligated or expended for plan- Transportation Emergency Relief Program’’ termination of unmet needs for infrastruc- ning and design and military construction as authorized under section 5324 of title 49, ture shall not take into account mitigation- projects not otherwise authorized by law: United States Code, $10,542,000 to remain specific allocations: Provided further, That Provided further, That such amount is des- available until expended, for transit systems any amounts allocated pursuant to the pre- ignated by the Congress as being for an affected by major declared disasters occur- vious two provisos to any such grantee shall emergency requirement pursuant to section ring in calendar year 2018: Provided, That not not be available for draw down and expendi- 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and more than three-quarters of 1 percent of the ture by a grantee that has entered into alter- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. funds for public transportation emergency native procedures under section 428 of the relief shall be available for administrative Stafford Act as of the date of enactment of MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ARMY NATIONAL expenses and ongoing program management this Act until such grantee has reached a GUARD oversight as authorized under sections 5334 final agreement on all fixed cost estimates For an additional amount for ‘‘Military and 5338(f)(2) of such title and shall be in ad- within the timeline provided by the Federal Construction, Army National Guard’’, dition to any other appropriations for such Emergency Management Agency: Provided $42,400,000, to remain available until Sep- purpose: Provided further, That such amount further, That prior to making any grant of is designated by the Congress as being for an tember 30, 2023, for necessary expenses re- funds provided in the previous three pro- emergency requirement pursuant to section lated to the consequences of Hurricanes visos, the Secretary must receive from the 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and grantee information that allows the Sec- Florence and Michael: Provided, That none of Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. retary to certify that such grantee has in the funds shall be available for obligation place proficient financial controls and pro- until the Committees on Appropriations of FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION curement processes and has established ade- the House of Representatives and the Senate OPERATIONS quate procedures to prevent any duplication receive form 1391 for each specific request: (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND) of benefits as defined by section 312 of the Provided further, That, not later than 60 days Of the amounts made available for ‘‘Fed- Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- after enactment of this Act, the Director of eral Aviation Administration—Operations’’ gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to en- the Army National Guard, or his designee, in division B of the Bipartisan Budget Act of sure timely expenditure of funds, to main- shall submit to the Committees on Appro- 2018 (Public Law 115–123), up to $18,000,000 tain comprehensive websites regarding all priations of the House of Representatives shall also be available for necessary expenses disaster recovery activities assisted with and the Senate a detailed expenditure plan related to the consequences of major de- these funds, and to detect and prevent waste, for funds provided under this heading: Pro- clared disasters occurring in calendar year fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, vided further, That such funds may be obli- 2018: Provided, That amounts repurposed That of the amounts made available under gated or expended for planning and design under this heading that were previously des- this heading in Public Law 115–123 and trans- and military construction projects not oth- ignated by the Congress as an emergency referred to the Office of Inspector General, no erwise authorized by law: Provided further, quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget less than $6,000,000 shall be for necessary That such amount is designated by the Con- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 costs of overseeing and auditing funds made gress as being for an emergency requirement are designated by the Congress as an emer- available to grantees affected by Hurricane pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Bal- gency requirement pursuant to section Maria, including a review of grant expendi- anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and ture rates: Provided further, That any funds Act of 1985. Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. made available under this heading and under

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.099 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 the same heading in Public Law 115–254 that That a State, unit of general local govern- $2,500,000 shall be transferred, in aggregate, remain available, after the funds under such ment, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 per- to ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Devel- headings have been allocated for necessary cent of its allocation for administrative opment—Program Office Salaries and Ex- expenses for activities authorized under such costs: Provided further, That the first proviso penses—Community Planning and Develop- headings, shall be allocated to grantees, for under this heading in the Supplemental Ap- ment’’ for necessary costs, including infor- mitigation activities in the most impacted propriations for Disaster Relief Require- mation technology costs, of administering and distressed areas resulting from a major ments Act, 2018 (division I of Public Law 115– and overseeing the obligation and expendi- disaster that occurred in 2018: Provided fur- 254) is amended by striking ‘‘State or unit of ture of amounts under this heading: Provided ther, That such allocations shall be made in general local government’’ and inserting further, That the amount specified in the pre- the same proportion that the amount of ‘‘State, unit of general local government, or ceding proviso shall be combined with funds funds each grantee received under this Act Indian tribe (as such term is defined in sec- appropriated under the same heading and for and the same heading in division I of Public tion 102 of the Housing and Community De- the same purpose in Public Law 115–254 and Law 115–254 bears to the amount of all funds velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Pro- the aggregate of such amounts shall be avail- provided to all grantees that received alloca- vided further, That the sixth proviso under able for any of the same such purposes speci- tions for disasters that occurred in 2018: Pro- this heading in the Supplemental Appropria- fied under this heading or the same heading vided further, That of the amounts made tions for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, in Public Law 115–254 without limitation: available under the text preceding the first 2018 (division I of Public Law 115–254) is Provided further, That such amount is des- proviso under this heading and under the amended by striking ‘‘State or subdivision ignated by the Congress as being for an same heading in Public Law 115–254, the Sec- thereof’’ and inserting ‘‘State, unit of gen- emergency requirement pursuant to section retary shall allocate to all such grantees an eral local government, or Indian tribe (as 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and aggregate amount not less than 33 percent of such term is defined in section 102 of the Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Pro- the sum of such amounts of funds within 120 Housing and Community Development Act of vided further, That amounts repurposed days after the enactment of this Act based 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302))’’: Provided further, That under this heading that were previously des- on the best available data, and shall allocate in administering the funds under this head- ignated by the Congress as an emergency reno less than 100 percent of such funds by no ing, the Secretary of Housing and Urban De- quirement pursuant to the Balanced Budget later than 180 days after the enactment of velopment may waive, or specify alternative and Emergency Deficit Control Act are des- this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary requirements for, any provision of any stat- ignated by the Congress as an emergency re- shall not prohibit the use of funds made ute or regulation that the Secretary admin- quirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) available under this heading and the same isters in connection with the obligation by of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- heading in Public Law 115–254 for non-Fed- the Secretary or the use by the recipient of icit Control Act of 1985. eral share as authorized by section 105(a)(9) these funds (except for requirements related GENERAL PROVISION—THIS TITLE of the Housing and Community Development to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(9)): Provided fur- standards, and the environment), if the Sec- SEC. 1101. (a) Amounts previously made ther, That of the amounts made available retary finds that good cause exists for the available for activities authorized under under this heading, grantees may establish waiver or alternative requirement and such title I of the Housing and Community Devel- grant programs to assist small businesses for waiver or alternative requirement would not opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) re- working capital purposes to aid in recovery: be inconsistent with the overall purpose of lated to disaster relief, long-term recovery, Provided further, That as a condition of mak- title I of the Housing and Community Devel- restoration of infrastructure and housing, ing any grant, the Secretary shall certify in opment Act of 1974: Provided further, That, economic revitalization, and mitigation in advance that such grantee has in place pro- notwithstanding the preceding proviso, re- the most impacted and distressed areas re- ficient financial controls and procurement cipients of funds provided under this heading sulting from a major disaster, including processes and has established adequate pro- that use such funds to supplement Federal funds provided under section 145 of division C cedures to prevent any duplication of bene- assistance provided under section 402, 403, of Public Law 114–223, section 192 of division fits as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert T. C of Public Law 114–223 (as added by section Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- 101(3) of division A of Public Law 114–254), sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure time- sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may section 421 of division K of Public Law 115–31, ly expenditure of funds, to maintain com- adopt, without review or public comment, and any mitigation funding provided under prehensive websites regarding all disaster re- any environmental review, approval, or per- the heading ‘‘Department of Housing and covery activities assisted with these funds, mit performed by a Federal agency, and such Urban Development—Community Planning and to detect and prevent waste, fraud, and adoption shall satisfy the responsibilities of and Development—Community Development abuse of funds: Provided further, That with the recipient with respect to such environ- Fund’’ of Public Law 115–123, that were allo- respect to any such duplication of benefits, mental review, approval or permit: Provided cated in response to Hurricane Matthew, the Secretary shall act in accordance with further, That, notwithstanding section may be used interchangeably and without section 1210 of Public Law 115–254 (132 Stat. 104(g)(2) of the Housing and Community De- limitation for the same activities in the 3442) and section 312 of the Robert T. Staf- velopment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), most impacted and distressed areas related ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist- the Secretary may, upon receipt of a request to Hurricane Florence. In addition, any ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided further, for release of funds and certification, imme- funds provided under the heading ‘‘Depart- That the Secretary shall require grantees to diately approve the release of funds for an ment of Housing and Urban Development— maintain on a public website information activity or project assisted under this head- Community Planning and Development— containing common reporting criteria estab- ing if the recipient has adopted an environ- Community Development Fund’’ in this Act lished by the Department that permits indi- mental review, approval or permit under the or in division I of Public Law 115–254 that are viduals and entities awaiting assistance and preceding proviso or the activity or project allocated in response to Hurricane Florence the general public to see how all grant funds is categorically excluded from review under may be used interchangeably and without are used, including copies of all relevant pro- the National Environmental Policy Act of limitation for the same activities in the curement documents, grantee administrative 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.): Provided further, most impacted and distressed areas related contracts and details of ongoing procure- That the Secretary shall publish via notice to Hurricane Matthew. Until HUD publishes ment processes, as determined by the Sec- in the Federal Register any waiver, or alter- the Federal Register Notice implementing retary: Provided further, That prior to the ob- native requirement, to any statute or regula- this provision, grantees may submit for HUD ligation of funds a grantee shall submit a tion that the Secretary administers pursu- approval revised plans for the use of funds plan to the Secretary for approval detailing ant to title I of the Housing and Community related to Hurricane Matthew that expand the proposed use of all funds, including cri- Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days the eligible beneficiaries of existing pro- teria for eligibility and how the use of these before the effective date of such waiver or al- grams contained in such previously approved funds will address long-term recovery and ternative requirement: Provided further, That plans to include those impacted by Hurri- restoration of infrastructure and housing, of the amounts made available under this cane Florence. Approval of any such revised economic revitalization, and mitigation in heading, up to $5,000,000 shall be made avail- plans shall include the execution of revised the most impacted and distressed areas: Pro- able for capacity building and technical as- grant terms and conditions as necessary. vided further, That such funds may not be sistance, including assistance on contracting Once the implementing Notice is published, used for activities reimbursed by, or for and procurement processes, to support any additional action plan revisions shall which funds have been made available by, States, units of general local government, or follow the requirements contained therein. the Federal Emergency Management Agency Indian tribes (and their subrecipients) that (b) Amounts made available for adminis- or the Army Corps of Engineers, in excess of receive allocations pursuant to this heading, trative costs for activities authorized under the authorized amount of the project or its received disaster recovery allocations under title I of the Housing and Community Devel- components: Provided further, That funds al- the same heading in Public Law 115–254, or opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) relocated under this heading shall not be con- may receive similar allocations for disaster lated to disaster relief, long-term recovery, sidered relevant to the non-disaster formula recovery in future appropriations Acts: Pro- restoration of infrastructure and housing, allocations made pursuant to section 106 of vided further, That of the amounts made economic revitalization, and mitigation in the Housing and Community Development available under this heading and under the the most impacted and distressed areas Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, same heading in Public Law 115–254, up to under this Act or any future Act, and

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No part of any appropriation ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop- rity and Governmental Affairs is au- ment—Community Planning and Develop- contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year thorized to meet during the session of ment—Community Development Fund’’ of the Senate on Thursday, May 23, 2019, division B of Public Law 115–56, Public Law unless expressly so provided herein. 115–123, and Public Law 115–254, shall be SEC. 1203. Unless otherwise provided for by at 9:15 a.m., to conduct a hearing. available for eligible administrative costs of this Act, the additional amounts appro- the grantee related to any disaster relief priated by this Act to appropriations ac- f funding identified in this subsection without counts shall be available under the authori- regard to the particular disaster appropria- ties and conditions applicable to such appro- tion from which such funds originated. priations accounts for fiscal year 2019. NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK (c) The additional uses pursuant to this SEC. 1204. Each amount designated in this Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I section for amounts that were previously Act by the Congress as being for an emer- ask unanimous consent that the Com- designated by the Congress, respectively, as gency requirement pursuant to section an emergency requirement or as being for 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and mittee on the Judiciary be discharged disaster relief pursuant to the Balanced Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall from further consideration and the Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act be available (or rescinded or transferred, if Senate proceed to the consideration of are designated by the Congress as being for applicable) only if the President subse- S. Res. 213. an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- quently so designates all such amounts and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget transmits such designations to the Congress. objection, it is so ordered. and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or SEC. 1205. For purposes of this Act, the con- The clerk will report the resolution as being for disaster relief pursuant to sec- sequences or impacts of any hurricane shall by title. tion 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and include damages caused by the storm at any Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. time during the entirety of its duration as a The senior assistant legislative clerk SEC. 1102. Of all amounts made available cyclone, as defined by the National Hurri- read as follows: for mitigation activities under the heading cane Center. A resolution (S. Res. 213) designating the ‘‘Department of Housing and Urban Develop- SEC. 1206. Any amount appropriated by this week of May 19 through May 25, 2019, as ‘‘Na- ment—Community Development Fund’’ in Act, designated by the Congress as an emer- tional Public Works Week.’’ Public Law 115–123, the Secretary shall pub- gency requirement pursuant to section There being no objection, the Senate lish in the Federal Register the allocations 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and to all eligible grantees, and the necessary ad- proceeded to consider the resolution. Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and ministrative requirements applicable to such subsequently so designated by the President, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I allocations within 90 days after enactment of and transferred pursuant to transfer authori- ask unanimous consent that the reso- this Act: ties provided by this Act shall retain such lution be agreed to, the preamble be (1) For any plans or amendments address- designation. agreed to, and that the motions to re- ing the use of any funds provided under Pub- SEC. 1207. (a) Section 1309(a) of the Na- lic Law 115–123 and received by the Secretary consider be considered made and laid tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. prior to December 22, 2018, the Secretary upon the table. 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, shall review pending amendments within 15 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. days of enactment of this Act and pending objection, it is so ordered. (b) Section 1319 of the National Flood In- plans within 30 days of enactment of this surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4026) is amend- The resolution (S. Res. 213) was Act; ed by striking ‘‘May 31, 2019’’ and inserting agreed to. (2) After the date of enactment of this Act, ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. The preamble was agreed to. the Secretary may not apply the statutory (c) If this Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, (The resolution, with its preamble, is waiver or alternative requirement authority the amendments made by subsections (a) and provided by Public Law 115–123 to extend or printed in the RECORD of May 16, 2019, (b) shall take effect as if enacted on May 31, otherwise alter existing statutory and regu- under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) 2019. latory provisions governing the timeline for This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Additional review of required grantee plans: f Provided, That any amounts allocated pursu- Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster ant to this section to any such grantee shall Relief Act, 2019’’. not be available for draw down and expendi- f RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY ture by a grantee that has entered into alter- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I native procedures under section 428 of the ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Stafford Act as of the date of enactment of MEET ate now proceed to the en bloc consid- this Act until such grantee has reached a Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 3 eration of the following Senate Resolu- final agreement on all fixed cost estimates requests for committees to meet during within the timeline provided by the Federal tions, which were submitted earlier today’s session of the Senate. They Emergency Management Agency: Provided today: S. Res. 222, S. Res. 223, S. Res. have the approval of the Majority and further, That prior to making any grant of 224, S. Res. 225, and S. Res. 226. Minority leaders. funds allocated pursuant to this section, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Secretary must receive from the grantee in- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph objection, it is so ordered. formation that allows the Secretary to cer- 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- There being no objection, the Senate tify that such grantee has in place proficient ate, the following committees are au- proceeded to consider the resolutions financial controls and procurement processes thorized to meet during today’s session en bloc. and has established adequate procedures to of the Senate: prevent any duplication of benefits as de- Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- fined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ther debate on the resolutions. Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance The Committee on Foreign Relations The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there Act (42 U.S.C. 5155), to ensure timely expend- is authorized to meet during the ses- is no further debate, the question is on iture of funds, to maintain comprehensive sion of the Senate on Thursday, May adoption of the resolutions en bloc. websites regarding all disaster recovery ac- 23, 2019, at 9:45 a.m., to conduct a hear- tivities assisted with these funds, and to de- The resolutions were agreed to. tect and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of ing. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I funds: Provided further, That amounts COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ask unanimous consent that the pre- repurposed under this heading that were pre- The Committee on Finance is author- ambles be agreed to and that the mo- viously designated by the Congress as an ized to meet during the session of the tions to reconsider be considered made emergency requirement pursuant to the Bal- Senate on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at and laid upon the table, all en bloc. anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are designated by the Congress as time to be determined, to conduct a The preambles were agreed to. an emergency requirement pursuant to sec- hearing on the following nominations: (The resolutions, with their pre- tion 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. to be Deputy Commissioner of Social under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.099 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 RECOGNIZING THE RICH HISTORY, The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there NOMINATIONS HERITAGE, AND STRATEGIC IM- is no further debate on the bill, the bill Executive nominations received by PORTANCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF having been read the third time, the the Senate: THE MARSHALL ISLANDS question is, Shall the bill pass? FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION The bill (S. 1693) was passed as fol- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I LAJUANA S. WILCHER, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE A MEMBER ask unanimous consent that the En- lows: OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERAL AGRI- S. 1693 CULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, VICE CHESTER ergy and Natural Resources Committee JOHN CULVER. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- be discharged from further consider- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ation and the Senate now proceed to S. resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, BRIAN CALLANAN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE GENERAL Con. Res. 3. COUNSEL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. VICE BRENT JAMES MCINTOSH. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National BRENT JAMES MCINTOSH, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE AN clerk will report the concurrent resolu- UNDER SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, VICE DAVID tion by title. Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of MALPASS, RESIGNED. 2019’’. The senior assistant legislative clerk DEPARTMENT OF STATE SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FLOOD read as follows: INSURANCE PROGRAM. ERIN ELIZABETH MCKEE, OF CALIFORNIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) (a) FINANCING.—Section 1309(a) of the Na- MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- recognizing the rich history, heritage, and tional Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES strategic importance of the Republic of the OF AMERICA TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA 4016(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, NEW GUINEA, AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITH- Marshall Islands and the Marshallese popu- 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘June 14, 2019’’. OUT ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EX- lation residing in the United States. (b) PROGRAM EXPIRATION.—Section 1319 of TRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND There being no objection, the com- the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY mittee was discharged and the Senate U.S.C. 4026) is amended by striking ‘‘May 31, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC proceeded to consider the concurrent 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘June 14, 2019’’. OF VANUATU. resolution. (c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—If this HARRY S TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Act is enacted after May 31, 2019, the amend- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I STEPHEN R. BOUGH, OF MISSOURI, TO BE A MEMBER OF ments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN ask unanimous consent that the reso- take effect as if enacted on May 31, 2019. SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING DE- CEMBER 10, 2021, VICE ROGER L. HUNT, TERM EXPIRED. lution be agreed to, the preamble be Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous agreed to, and the motions to recon- consent that the motion to reconsider THE JUDICIARY sider be considered made and laid upon be considered made and laid upon the ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- the table. BIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR table. COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without OF FIFTEEN YEARS, VICE LEE F. SATTERFIELD, TERM EXPIRED. objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (S. Con. IN THE AIR FORCE Res. 3) was agreed to. f THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- The preamble was agreed to. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE (The concurrent resolution, with its ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019, AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION preamble, is printed in the RECORD of THROUGH MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019 601: February 13, 2019, under ‘‘Submitted Mr. MCCONNELL. Now, Mr. Presi- To be lieutenant general Resolutions.’’) dent, I ask unanimous consent that MAJ. GEN. MARY F. O’BRIEN when the Senate completes its business THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE f UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- today, it adjourn to convene for pro SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED DISCHARGE AND REFERRAL—S. 886 forma sessions only, with no business UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I being conducted on the following dates To be brigadier general ask unanimous consent that the Com- and times and that following each pro COL. ARTHUR P. WUNDER mittee on Energy and Natural Re- forma session, the Senate adjourn for IN THE ARMY sources be discharged from further con- the next pro forma session: Friday, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT sideration of S. 886 and the bill be re- May 24 at 9:45 a.m.; Tuesday, May 28 at TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ferred to the Committee on Indian Af- AS A CHAPLAIN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 11:30 a.m.; Friday, May 31 at 10:30 a.m. AND 7064: fairs. I further ask unanimous consent that To be brigadier general The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without when the Senate adjourns on Friday COL. WILLIAM GREEN, JR. objection, it is so ordered. May 31, it next convene at 3 p.m., Mon- NAVY f day, June 3; that following the prayer THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE and pledge, the morning hour be IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED PROGRAM EXTENSION ACT OF 2019 deemed expired, the Journal of pro- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND ceedings be approved to date, the time RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I for the two leaders be reserved for their To be vice admiral ask unanimous consent that the Sen- use later in the day, morning business VICE ADM. PHILLIP G. SAWYER ate proceed to the immediate consider- be closed, and the Senate resume con- IN THE AIR FORCE ation of S. 1693, introduced earlier sideration of the motion to proceed to THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR APPOINT- today. Calendar No. 78, S. 1332; finally, that MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR The PRESIDING OFFICER. The FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: notwithstanding the provisions of rule clerk will report the bill by title. To be major XXII, the cloture motions filed during The senior assistant legislative clerk HASSAN N. BATAYNEH today’s session ripen at 5:30 p.m., Mon- read as follows: ASAD U. QAMAR day, June 3. IN THE ARMY A bill (S. 1693) to reauthorize the National The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Flood Insurance Program. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT objection, it is so ordered. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY There being no objection, the Senate UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: proceeded to consider the bill. f To be lieutenant colonel Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:45 A.M. MICHAEL J. BALLARD consent that the bill be considered read BRUCE E. CHOJNACKI TOMORROW LUIS A. ETIENNE a third time. JOHANNA M. FRANCO The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if JUSTIN B. GORKOWSKI there is no further business to come be- BRENT A. HAMILTON objection, it is so ordered. JASON M. HARLAN The bill was ordered to be engrossed fore the Senate, I ask that it stand ad- DANIEL D. HICKEY journed under the previous order. FRANCISCO J. JAUME for a third reading and was read the MATTHEW P. KENT third time. There being no objection, the Senate, BENJAMIN H. KLIMKOWSKI Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- at 6:34 p.m., adjourned until Friday, TERRELL C. LAWSON MARK S. LEMANSKI ther debate on the bill. May 24, 2019, at 9:45 a.m. TARA A. MAHONEY

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MARK B. MCCOOL THOMAS CHAE ANDREW J. HOEPRICH KURT J. MCDOWELL NICHOLAS B. CHALLEN BRUCE L. HOFFMAN, JR. KYLE V. MOSES BENJAMIN T. CHANNELS TIMOTHY D. HOGAN THOMAS M. NELSON DAVID T. CHAPMAN WILLIAM L. HOLBROOK JULIANNA M. RODRIGUEZ JIMMY T. CHEN DOUGLAS N. HOLT JEREMY R. SCHUNKE LUKE T. CHIVERS JASON C. HONEYCUTT STEVEN R. SIMMONS, JR. PEARL H. CHRISTENSEN CLIFFORD T. HOWARD GAETANO M. SNOW JOSHUA T. CHRISTY ANTHONY T. HOWELL CHARLES E. STEARNS THOMAS R. CHURCH BRODIE K. HOYER MICHAEL B. STOKES JONATHAN M. CINTRON RONALD J. HUDAK NAKIA J. SUMMERS JOSEPH A. CLARK RHIAN A. HUDSON KEVIN R. TANQUARY CHARLES W. CLAYPOOL MICHAEL B. HULTQUIST JASON G. THOMAS ARIS J. COMEAUX JOSHUA A. HUNTER MICHAEL B. TOWNER CHARLES W. COMFORT, JR. MICHAEL T. HUTCHINSON BRIAN J. WHITE BRANDON J. COOK TREVIS C. ISENBERG CHRISTOPHER A. WILEY KENNETH D. A. COOK CHRISTOPHER A. IZQUIERDO CHRISTOPHER A. WILSON MICHAEL D. COOKEY MARK A. JACKSON D013844 JAMES A. COPP VINCENT L. JACKSON D015102 BRIAN L. CORBIN MATTHEW L. JAMISON WILLIAM B. CORDELL ERIC L. JENSEN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES L. COVINGTON GRANT E. JERRY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY KEVIN E. CRONIN ANDREW C. JOHANNES UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RONALD S. CROWTHER JOHN K. JOHANNES To be major DAVID M. CULVER DAVID R. JONES RUSSELL O. CUMMINGS RICHARD M. JONES, JR. ANDRE L. THOMAS WILLIAM T. CUNNINGHAM RUSSELL A. JONES THE FOLLOWING OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE EDWARD M. CUSTER KEVIN C. KAHRE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY UNDER ROBERT C. CUTHBERTSON JACOB M. KALDOR TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: PAUL A. CUTTS DANIEL M. KANE KEVIN E. DAGON KEVIN P. KANE To be major TODD A. DANA JOHN A. KARCHER CLAY E. DANIELS SEAN H. KARRELS D013839 NICHOLAS S. DAUGHERTY ERIK W. KARSTENSEN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DAMASIO DAVILA VINCE M. KASTER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MATTHEW J. DAY KEITH C. KATZENBERGER MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- CASEY A. DEAN CHRISTINE L. KAY TIONS 624 AND 7064: TIMOTHY J. DECKER II EMIL J. KESSELRING TIMOTHY W. DECKER MICHEAL D. KIESER To be major RENE M. DELAFUENTE EDWARD M. KIM CHRISTOPHER B. NETTLES JONPAUL E. DEPREO SAMUEL KIM TIFFANY L. DILLS AARON B. KING THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN S. DODSON ROBERT M. KINNEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MICHAEL G. DOLAN DANIEL J. KINSELLA UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MATTHIAS W. DREHER KYLE W. KIRBY To be lieutenant colonel DEREK G. DROUIN BRIAN M. KITCHING ANTHONY G. DUNAT ANDREW M. KLIPPEL EDWARD C. ADAMS ADAM G. DUVALL JARROD K. KNOWLDEN RANDALL J. ADAMS FRANK R. DUVERGER III RICHARD L. KNOX NATHAN T. ADKINS CHRISTOPHER R. EIDMAN RICHARD P. KOCH ANTHONY B. AGUILAR GREGORY R. ELDRIDGE JOSEPH A. KOPCHA JASON M. ALEXANDER ALAN J. ENKE JUSTIN R. KOPER WALTER T. ALLARD VINCENT P. ENRIQUEZ RYAN C. KORTZE JASON D. ALLEN PETER M. ERICKSON ERIC M. KUENKE MARTIN D. ANDERS PHILLIP J. EWELL KLINT E. KUHLMAN JON C. ANDERSON JONATHAN P. EWING BRIAN A. KUNIHIRO KARO M. ANDERSON ANTHONY B. FALCON THOMAS A. LAINIS LUCAS R. ANDERSON BRYAN G. FANNING THOMAS J. LAKE NICHOLAS K. ANDERSON KITE S. FAULKNER SETH E. LANGSTON RICHARD S. ANDERSON SCOTT T. FEATHERS ORRETT D. O. LAWRENCE GRAYSON F. ANGUS JERALD M. FERGUSON DANIEL R. LEARD ALEX A. AQUINO DANIEL P. FERRITER MARK M. LEE BAUDELIO ARIAS, JR. ROBERT A. FERRYMAN ALPHONSE J. LEMAIRE ADAM W. ARMSTRONG MICHAEL FILANOWSKI TIMOTHY J. LEONE MICHAEL C. ARNONE CANDACE N. FISHER EDWARD B. LESCHER STEWART D. BAILEY BRENDAN D. FITZGERALD ISAAC E. LEWELLEN MICAH I. BAKER MICHAEL E. FITZGERALD IV ANDREW R. LEWIS MARIUS B. BALAS ARECIA B. FLENAUGH LAWRENCE J. LEWIS CRYSTAL B. BATEY RUFINO B. FLORES MICHAEL E. LOCONSOLO JAMES A. BATTLE BRIAN G. FORESTER ETHAN LOEFFERT AARON B. BATY DAVID P. FORSHA SCOTT D. LORENZEN CHRISTOPHER O. BEAL LANCE J. FOUNTAIN GRADY D. LOWE STEVEN W. BEARD MATTHEW M. FOX STEPHEN M. LUCAS HERBERT F. BECK NICK S. FRANCOIS RUDI H. LUSA BONNIE L. BELOBRAJDIC ANTHONY E. FREUDE IAN A. MACNAB TRAVIS BETZ JEREMIAH L. FURNIA ROBERT T. MAGILL CHARLES G. BIES ANTHONY FUSCELLARO JOHN F. MAGLIOCCA AARON L. BILLINGSLEY RYAN J. GAINEY DENNIS J. MAHER JAMES C. BITHORN BRETT A. GAMBACORTA CHRISTOPHER T. MAJORS JOSEPH C. BLACK ASHLEY R. GARDINER DYLAN W. MALCOMB STEPHAN R. BOLTON THOMAS N. GARNER JAMES R. MALLICOAT ROBERT E. BONHAM THOMAS M. GARVEY SCOTT B. MANSON JEFFREY P. BOTTRELL BRADLEY C. GATES BRETT A. MARDIS MATTHEW J. BOWMAN MARK J. GEISLER II ANDREW W. MARSH STEPHEN R. BOZOVICH KRISTOPHER T. GILLETT ANTOINE W. MARTIN NANSHANTA M. BRADFORD IAN M. GINTY ARI M. MARTYN TARA K. BRADLEY JARRAD D. GLASENAPP RAYMOND A. MASZAROSE ROBERT M. BRANDSTETTER JONATHAN B. GODWIN ANDREW L. MCCOLLUM JOSEPH O. BREEDLOVE CHAD M. GOSNEY NATHAN E. MCCORMACK RAMON BRIGANTTI NICHOLAS P. GRAHAM ADAM S. MCCOY JIM A. BROCKINGTON CHRISTOPHER M. GREEN BRENDAN J. MCEVOY CLINTON W. BROWN GREGORY S. GREEN SEAN L. MCEWEN CODY H. BROWN ROBERT H. GREGORY PAUL L. MCKINNEY WILLIAM E. BROWN EDMUND A. GUY STEPHEN R. MCKINNEY MACKLAND H. BROWNELL TIMOTHY A. HAEBERLE JAMES K. MCKITTRICK LARRY B. BRUEGGEMEYER CHARLES W. HALL ODELLE J. MEANS DAVID A. BRUNAIS MICHAEL A. HAMILTON BRETT M. MEDSKER STEPHEN W. BRUNK JASON R. HANSON BRIAN J. MEISTER MARK A. BUCK JASON L. HARMON RICHARD M. MENDENHALL JOHN L. BURBANK ANDREW J. HARRIS BRIAN M. MERKL JEFFERSON D. BURGES TIMOTHY R. HARRIS JOSEPH R. MICKLEY MEGAN T. BURKE MICHAEL L. HARRISON BRIAN R. MILETICH NATHANAEL O. BURNORE JASON A. HARTLEY BRADLEY C. MILLER JAMEKELA M. BURNS DANIEL R. HAYES IVAN D. MILLER THOMAS W. BURNS EMORY J. HAYES JOSEPH J. MILLER PAUL S. BUTTON PAUL C. HAYNSWORTH TRENT D. MILLER JOHN W. CAHILL ROBERT D. HEFFNER EDWIN L. MINGES BRIAN L. CALDWELL WILLIAM S. HEFRON BRIAN A. MONTGOMERY DAVID R. CAMPBELL ANTHONY F. HEISLER MATHEW W. MOORE NATASHA N. CAMPBELL DAVID D. HENDERSON NIKOLAI J. MOORE DANIEL B. CANNON BRAD R. HENRY CHARLES MOORES YOVANA CARDENAS PHILIP G. HENSEL JOHN A. MORGAN THOMAS F. CARROLL MICHAEL J. HERBEK GEORGE M. J. MORRIS CORY J. CARTER ROBERTO HERRERA AARON E. MORRISON ADAM V. CARUSO BROCKTON L. HERSHBERGER CHRISTOPHER W. MUELLER BILLY B. CASIDAY JOSHUA L. HILL JEREMY A. MULLER MAX E. CAYLOR DANIEL G. HODERMARSKY JUSTIN V. MULLINS JESUS CEJA, JR. MATTHEW A. HODGES DAVID MUN

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PATRICK M. MURPHY DANIELLE C. TAYLOR DONALD P. CARTER JASON A. MURRAY MICHAEL J. TAYLOR MARY C. CASSIDY MATTHEW E. MYERS PATRICK J. TAYLOR ALBERTO CASTRO RICKY J. MYERS EMILIANO TELLADO ANDREW D. CHAFFEE JONATHAN C. NADLER JAMES D. TEMPLIN TIMYIAN CHEUNG BENJAMIN J. NAGY JACOB M. TEPLESKY NORMAN R. CHRISTIE WILLIAM S. NANCE JAMES L. THOMASSON YOUNG H. CHUN CULLY D. NEAL MICHAEL A. THURMAN KEDRIC M. CLARK RUSTIN H. NECESSARY ANDREW R. TILL DOMINICK G. CLEMENTE, JR. ERIC NELSON EMERITO M. TIOTUICO ADAM T. CLEMENTS BILL T. NGUYEN MATTHEW W. TODD JASON C. COAD ANDREW D. NILSON MARK D. TOMOLA JAMES V. COLLADO TIMOTHY E. NIX JUSTIN R. TOOLE ROBERT N. COLLIER JERAMY R. NORLAND CHRISTOPHER B. TREUTING CHRISTOPHER A. COLLINS DANA NORRIS JEFFREY A. UHERKA CHRISTOPHER M. COLLINS ALEKSANDAR G. NULL CLINTON B. UNDERWOOD JUSTIN E. COLLINS JEREMIAH J. OLIGARIO JAMES M. UPSON JOHN M. COMSTOCK MICHAEL S. OMODT COLIN E. VANCE JOSHUA S. CONARY WILLIAM R. ORKINS ROBIN W. VANDEUSEN JEREMY C. CONNER JOSEPH E. ORR, JR. PETER C. VANGJEL JEREMY A. COOPER DAVID J. ORZECH IAN S. VANGORDEN CASEY J. CORCORAN ADRIAN B. OUTLAW SHAWN J. VANTASSELL AVON D. CORNELIUS ERIC I. PALICIA STEVEN A. VEVES STEPHEN P. CORPUS JEREMY L. PANKRATZ JONATHAN A. VILLASENOR LUCAS P. COTTRELL AARON G. PARKS THOMAS C. VISEL MATTHEW S. CROSBY PATTRIC R. PATTERSON PATRICK D. VOGT WILLIAM R. CROSS BRUCE J. PAULEY ELIZABETH N. WALGREN AMANDA C. CURRENT SAM M. PEARSON III CHARLES E. WALKER JONATHAN P. CURTIS DANIEL J. PECHA CHARLES R. WALKER DEREK A. DALY JAMES B. PENCE WAYNE J. WALKER DONALD J. DANGLER JOHN R. PENDON JOHN P. WANJA CHAD S. DANIELS KRISTOPHER S. PERRIN KEVIN M. WARD BOBBY E. DAVIS, JR. ZACHARY J. PETERSON LLOYD E. WARREN MARK A. DAVIS WESLEY P. PIERCE II CHRISTOPHER L. WATKINS STEVEN A. DAVIS BRIAN W. PILCH JAMES F. WATTS ROBERT A. DAY ROBIN R. PINCKNEY ROBERT D. WEBB DOMINICK L. DEFEDE MARCUS B. PINTO STEVEN J. WEBER PAUL N. DELEON GREGORY R. POLK AARON M. DICKSON LAURA R. WEIMER JAMES B. POLK DAVID S. DIETZ JOSEPH Z. WELLS SHAWN P. POLONKEY HARRY L. DINGLE WADE W. WELSH JOHN A. POORE CHRISTOPHER W. DISTIFENO KEVIN C. WHITE MICHAEL T. POPE JAMIE D. DOBSON GAGE L. WIENTJES STONEY L. PORTIS PAUL D. DOLEZAL DANIEL M. WILLIAMS GORDON E. POWERS TIMOTHY M. DOLL DENNIS R. WILLIAMS JOSHUA D. POWERS ANDREW X. DOWNEY FREDERICK D. WILLIAMS TYRONE B. POWERS JEFFREY G. DUPREE BRITTANY Y. WOODS JOSEPH L. PRESUTTO MICHAEL A. DUVAL JEFFREY S. WRIGHT JEREMY D. PRINCE PAUL D. EGGIE ANDREW K. YANG KURT A. PRYOR LINDSEY M. ELDER D010907 JOSHUA A. PUSILLO PAUL A. ESCOBAR D012373 GEORGE T. RABB MAI L. E. ESKELUND D012625 STEVEN M. RACHAMIM CHRISTINA A. FANITZI D012738 JUENE M. RADER LEMAR A. FARHAD D012760 JOSEPH A. REAGAN JAY G. FIGURSKI D013274 ROBERT S. REECE JUSTIN L. FINCHAM D013800 MARCUS D. REEDER NATHAN K. FINNEY D013849 DEREK M. REEVES SHAWN M. FITZGERALD D013930 RICHARD D. REVEL IAN W. FLEISCHMANN D014335 SHAUN A. REYNOLDS CHARLES M. FLORES D014817 BRYAN H. RHEE MATTHEW E. FONTAINE D014831 ANDREW M. RHODES MICHAEL M. FORESTER D014832 JOHN R. RHODES JACOB P. FOUTZ D014870 DONALD J. RIDDLE WALTER J. FRAZIER, JR. D014893 GEORGE R. RIGGIN WILLIAM P. FREDERICK D014923 BENJAMIN R. RITTER CHRISTOPHER M. FRISBIE D014924 CRISTIAN A. ROBBINS WILLIAM P. FROST D014925 JOSHUA D. ROBERTS MAXWELL E. FULDAUER D015072 PAUL E. ROBERTS JOSHUA W. FULLER G010558 ELPIDIO RODRIGUEZ BRADFORD L. GADDY DAVID F. ROMAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COLIN J. GANDY ADAM T. ROPELEWSKI TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DARA L. GARNTO JACOB E. ROPER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JOSEPH GARWACKI MARK V. ROSS To be lieutenant colonel JIMMY F. GASTON III CHARLES O. ROUZER AUDREY S. GBONEYLEON JOSEPH M. SAHL CHARLES M. ABEYAWARDENA TRENT D. GEISLER ALEXANDER D. SAMMS JOHN C. ACOSTA JASON J. GENARD YAJAIRA SANTIAGO BRADY C. ADAMS MATTHEW L. GETTINGS STEVEN M. SANTUCCI ELIZABETH A. AGAPIOS JOSHUA L. GLENDENING TIMOTHY E. SARTORI MELISSA J. ALBAUGH LYHOMAR GONZALEZ MOSEPH A. J. SAUDA RONALD ALCALA MICHAEL D. GORE BRIAN T. SCHAPKER BRADLEY K. ALLBRITTEN RANDALL T. GRAHAM RYAN J. SCHLOESSER HUMBERTO A. ALVAREZ DAVID W. GRAMLING RANDY M. SCHULTZ DARIUS D. ANANIA WILLIAM C. GRAVES AARON T. SCHWENGLER ANN S. ANDERSON LEE P. GRAY ANDREW L. SERGENT RICHARD H. ANDERSON CHRISTOPHER R. GREEN PHILLIP J. SERPICO TODD A. ANDERSON NEAL R. GREEN ANDREW F. SHAFFER TOBIAS S. APTICAR CHRISTIAN M. GREGOIRE CHRISTOPHER J. SHEPHERD DALLEN R. ARNY BRENDA L. GRUSING GREGORY P. SHIPPER CHARLES T. AUSTIN REGINALD GUILLET JASON T. SHUFF GINA M. AVILES ZACHARY L. HADFIELD PAUL D. SIPE MARK N. AWAD RICHARD E. HAGNER SEAN R. SKRMETTA MARK J. BALBONI LUCAS J. HARAVITCH ERIC S. SLATER MATTHEW J. BARBOUR KENNETH D. HARDY KATHERINE J. SLINGERLAND NOLAN J. BARCO NANCY K. HARRIS LUCAS D. SLINKER AMANDA M. BARNETT MARCUS A. HARRISON JENNIFER L. SMITH JAMES P. BARNHART SETH R. HARTMANN KEVIN G. SMITH AARON D. BEAM JAMES H. HARVEY MARY M. SMITH RICHARD D. I. BECKER SIMEON M. HARVEY ERIC Y. SOLER NICOLE A. BELL ROBBY A. HAUGH BRENNAN M. SPEAKES BRET H. BELLIZIO ADAM C. HAUPT ALLEN W. SPENCE BENJAMIN K. BENNETT JUSTIN E. HAWTHORNE ANDREW J. SPRING CHRISTOPHER J. BLANK AUSTIN T. HAYES NATHAN A. STAHL JENNIFER J. BOCANEGRA JESSICA F. HEGENBART DAVID J. STALKER ROBERT H. BOTSFORD IV PATRICK R. HEIM SCOTT J. STEPHENS CATHERINE G. BOYLSTON JONATHAN M. HEIST LARRY STEWARD PATRICK M. BRADLEY WILLIAM L. HEITZMAN BOB J. STONE CHRISTOPHER J. BRAUNSTEIN RUSSELL W. HENNESSEY MATTHEW W. STPIERRE JAMES M. BROGAN DEAN K. HERMAN MATTHEW A. STRAND THOMAS V. BROOKS IV SHAWN R. HERRICK JOSHUA M. STURGILL DAVID C. BROWN NATHAN L. HICKS PATRICK J. SULLIVAN ALICIA E. BRYANT DANIEL A. HILL DANIEL D. SUNDBERG WILLIAM N. BURGOS, JR. LANCE C. HILL JUSTIN J. SWANSON DAVID W. BUTLER MATTHEW R. HINZE BENJAMIN M. SYMONETTE FELIX K. CANETE BENJAMIN T. HOFFER JOSE E. TADURAN ENRIQUE T. CANIZALESPYLES DAVID H. HOYT TRAVIS W. TALLMAN JACOB W. CAPPS GEORGE W. HUGHBANKS BARTON L. TATE KENNETH W. CAREL AMANDA HUGHES

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DAVID M. HUNTER JOCOLBY W. PHILLIPS D013416 MATTHEW J. HUNTER JACOB C. PIERCE D014097 RUDDIE E. IBANEZ ANDREW B. POKORA D014356 KEVIN T. IKE BENJAMIN POLANCO, JR. D014441 ERIK M. ILIFF MICHAEL A. POWELL D014525 BRIAN JAMES NEIL S. PRAKASH D014715 TIMOTHY L. JENKINS LUIS E. PRECIADO D014809 MICHAEL T. JESSEE JASON W. PYSKA D014820 EVAN D. JOHNSON JASON A. QUASH D014822 SETH A. JOHNSTON CASEY L. RAMIREZ D014853 TERRY L. JOINER MICHAEL A. RANADO D014865 RYAN D. JONES ANDREW C. REED D015012 STUART W. JONES JASON G. REED D015194 JASON E. KALOW KETTY N. REED G001019 JOSEPH M. KAMINSKI CHRISTOPHER P. REILLY G001454 ALEX F. KATAUSKAS CORY S. REITER G010006 GERALD L. KELLER JESUS REYES G010092 SEAN K. KENEALLY DAVE C. RICHARDS G010107 PHILLIP J. KERBER HEATHER J. RICHARDS G010121 BRETT T. KETCHUM BRADLEY R. RITZEL G010172 EZRA Y. KIM OMAR M. ROBERTOCAEZ G010191 JAMES H. KIM MINERVA A. RODRIGUEZ G010279 JAMES E. KING KENNETH W. ROEDL G010334 KRAIG M. KLINE GUILLERMO ROJAS, JR. G010347 DUSTIN M. KNAUS PETE ROONGSANG G010449 WESLEY N. KNIGHT MATTHEW T. ROSEN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DONALD D. KOBAN BRYAN A. RUCKNAGEL WILLIAM L. KOCH BRADLEY D. RUDY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DEREK J. KOCHER RAMON A. RUIZ, JR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JARED K. KOELLING MORGAN R. RUST To be lieutenant colonel DANIEL KULL ALPHIE G. SACHNIK MICHAEL C. KURTTI DAVID SALAZAR JOHN R. ABELLA AARON J. KUYKENDALL KYLE SALTZMAN TIMOTHY M. ADAIR STEVE S. KWON PEDRO R. SANABRIA BRIAN J. ADKINS DANIEL S. LACARIA IREKA R. SANDERS JACOB W. ALFORD CLAUDE A. LAMBERT KELLY J. SANDERS DESHAUNDA R. ALLEN JOSEPH A. LAVALLERIVERA GREGORY E. SANDIFER MICAH E. ALLEN ASHLEY B. LEA ERASMO SANDOVAL XAVIER C. ALLEN LUCAS J. LEASE STEPHEN J. SAPOL JORGE A. APONTE CHRISTOPHER S. Y. LEE KEEFE A. SAVIN MIGUEL A. AQUINO FAITH E. LEE KALE D. SAWYER JAIME L. ARIZMENDIAROCHO JOY C. LEHNERT KEVIN P. SCHIEMAN NATHANIEL J. ARNOLD RONALD C. LENKER ROBERT W. SCHMOR MICHAEL E. ASHTON JARROD L. LESLIE BRIAN T. SCHNEIDER CODY M. AUTREY WAYNE S. LETT BENJAMIN A. SCHNELLER FREDERICK J. BABAUTA WILLIAM C. LEWIS, JR. ROSS J. SCHUCHARD CHRISTOPHER M. BALDWIN CHRISTY A. R. LICKLIDER DAVID V. SCHULZ TIMOTHY J. BALLAS JENNIFER D. LILES JASON D. SCHWAB EMERSON F. BAMBA MARCUS E. LOPEZ BLAKE E. SCHWARTZ JEANICE A. BARCINAS JAMES C. MACHADO OCTAVIA R. SCOTT JONATHAN BARRETO BLAKE N. MACK LEWIS F. SEAU AARON J. BECKER JEFFREY N. MACKINNON GEORGE A. SEILER JEFFREY M. BELCOURT BRANDY L. MALONE MICHAEL S. SENFT NOEL P. BERGERON KELLY L. MARKIN SHIRWEN C. SEPARA DAVID H. BERGMANN JAE C. MARQUIS ZACHARIAH SEPULVEDA DALE E. BERRY JONATHAN MARTINEZ NICHOLAS J. SHALLCROSS LILLIAN A. BERRY CHRISTOPHER P. MATTHEW JESSE L. SHAW, JR. TRAVIS W. BLASCHKE KEVIN W. MATTHEWS CHRISTOPHER T. SHERBERT ANGELA C. BORDEN DANIEL P. MAYEDA JASON S. SHIN JEREMY M. BOURQUE JOHN J. MCALLISTER JARROD S. SHINGLETON BROOKS D. BOYD CHRISTOPHER B. MCCARVER JEREMY J. SIMMERMAN ARTHUR G. BRONG MATTHEW W. MCCRAY ORLANDO C. SIMS CURTIS E. BROOKER JASON J. MCCUNE DANIEL M. SINGLETON CHRISTOPHER A. BROWN IRVIN M. MCLAUGHLIN JOSEPH A. SMITH DAVID L. BROWN RHONDA L. MCRAE JOSHUA J. SMITH JONATHAN L. BROWN DEREK W. MEHRTENS MICHAEL SMITH MORRIS BROWN, JR. MARTIN J. MEINERS JUNG S. SOH TONI N. BROWN SEAN P. MICHAELSON PATRICK S. SOUTHERLAND LEE M. BRUNER III RENEE M. MICHEL DARRELL V. STEPTER MIA P. BRUNER EDWARD MIKKELSEN, JR. WARREN B. STEWART CORRIS L. BULLOCK ERIC A. MILLER ADAM M. STINE ALICIA M. BURROWS JASON C. MILLER PETER K. SULEWSKI KEVIN D. CAESAR MATTHEW O. MILLER KELLY K. SUNDERLAND JOE D. CALDWELL, JR. PATRICK G. MILLER KENNETH S. TAKEHANA STEVEN E. CAMACHO EDWARD J. MINOR TRACY B. TAWIAH TAMIKO M. CAMPBELL MARISA P. MORAND BRYAN T. TAYLOR ANDREW S. CARPENTER BENJAMIN T. MOREHEAD THOMAS W. TAYLOR II BRAD A. CATON GEORGE D. MORRISON SEANNERY J. TENNIMON FRANK A. CENKNER CARDY MOTEN III JOSHUA F. THOMAS BRANDON M. CHAPMAN CHRISTOPHER L. MUGG PAUL A. THOMAS SEAN M. CHERMER PATRICK R. MUGG KAI J. THOMPSON THOMAS A. CHO CHRISTOPHER U. MUNAR PAUL W. TOMLINSON II DAVID M. CHUDY JUAN P. MURILLO FELIX TORRES ANTONIO C. COFFEY KEVIN C. MURNYACK FELIX G. TORRES TORRANCE L. CONNER JASON P. MURPHY NADIA L. TRAYLORMOSS BRICE A. COOPER BRIAN S. MURRAY SERGIO R. TREJO, JR. CORBIN E. COPELAND JACOB T. NAYLOR ADAM C. TUMBLIN ERIK A. CORCORAN ADAM K. NESTOR JENNIFER M. TUREK TRAVIS E. COREY SEAN P. NEWCOMB AARON S. TURNER AMY M. CORY BRAD A. NEWNUM TIMOTHY D. TYNER REBECCA J. COZAD DAT T. NGUYEN BRYAN M. VADEN MIRANDA R. CRAIG VINH Q. NGUYEN JENNIFER E. VALDIVIA JASON P. CRIST BENJAMIN P. NICHOLAS STEPHAN A. VARGA CASSANDRA S. CROSBY EDWARD F. NORRIS JOHN R. VOS KIMBERLY M. CULVER EMILY A. NORTON ALEXANDER M. VUKCEVIC CHRISTEE S. CUTTINO DONALD J. NUNEMAKER MATTHEW P. WALTER REBECCA A. DANGELO ROBERTO NUNEZ ROMELL WARD CLAUDIA I. DANIEL GERALD M. ODOWD JAMES R. WARREN DAWN M. DANIELS PAUL C. OGWO RICHARD M. WATT JONATHAN A. DANIELS HEATHER E. OKEMU SCOTT J. WEEMAN GREGORY L. DARDEN JASON M. ONEAL MICHAEL J. WEISMAN JUSTIN L. DARNELL EGAN L. OREILLY CHRISTOPHER M. WELLS BRIAN D. DAVIS MARK F. ORLANDI SHAIN R. WERTHER MARCUS D. DAVIS ISMAEL ORTIZRIVERA BRENT S. WILLIAMS OCTAVIA L. DAVIS CHAD A. OTT DONYEL L. WILLIAMS RYAN C. DAVIS JEREMIAH S. OWOH JASON P. WILSON SCOTT M. DAVIS JASON A. PARDEE KENTRELL R. WILSON CARTER G. DEEKENS RUSSEL T. PARHAM JUSTINE R. WONG JOHN D. DEGIULIO AARON M. PARKER ADAM C. WOODBURY DAVID W. DENNETT BRIAN E. PATTON ERIK J. WRIGHT JOSEPH F. DENNING, JR. ALLIE M. S. PAYNE VICTOR M. YINH JERRY A. DEQUASIE JARED G. PECK PHILIP T. ZAPIEN LATIKA S. DIXON ALEXANDRO N. PEDRAZA MICHAEL D. ZIBERT CHARMAINE R. DOUCETTE STUART H. PEEBLES NIKOLAUS J. ZIEGLER DENNY D. DRESCH NEIL E. PENTTILA MATTHEW A. ZIMMERMAN EARL L. ELAM WINSTON A. PERRY DANIEL N. ZISA NKECHUKWUKU U. ENWEFA EDWARD T. PESKIE D011553 LARRY L. EPPS, JR.

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RAMIREZSCOTT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TAWOFIK M. GHAZAL WILLIE R. RAMSEY NAQUAVA E. GLENN KALIN M. REARDON To be lieutenant commander MICHAEL G. GOODKNIGHT PATRICK J. REARDON MARK S. JAVATE CHRISTOPHER J. GORDON MARK C. REED LESLIE A. GRAYHAM MICHAEL J. RIGNEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MARIA M. C. GREGORY MATTHEW C. RIVERA TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY SCOTT M. GUM STEVEN C. ROBINSON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NATHAN L. HADLOCK TANGELA V. ROBINSON To be lieutenant commander KRIS B. HALEY DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, JR. JEREON W. HALL JEREMY J. ROGERS CHANDLER W. JONES MICHAEL A. HALLINAN CHRISTOPHER J. RONALD THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DENNIS L. HAN JACQUELINE G. ROQUETA TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY KEVIN M. HARPER BENJAMIN ROSARIOCAMACHO UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER G. HARRIS SUN RYU CHARLES J. HASELBY AMY A. SAAL To be lieutenant commander JOSHUA L. HEADLEY JEFFREY L. SACKS PADRAIC T. HEILIGER RODRICK C. SALTER JUSTIN R. TAYLOR CHAD M. HENDERSON DAVID A. SANCHEZ THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER M. HILL ADIA H. SANDERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY PAUL E. HOLT, JR. RAUL SANDOVAL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JUSTIN T. HORSFALL MICHELLE P. SANTAYANA GREGORY HOWARD, JR. SCOTT A. SCHMIDT To be commander DANIEL L. HOWSER RALPH E. SCHNEIDER IV KRISTINE N. BENCH JANAY L. HURLEY JOHN B. SCHULKE, JR. DOMINIC F. DIMAGGIO MATTHEW J. HURLEY JEREMY D. SCOTT KYLE B. FRANKLIN BRYAN C. HUTCHERSON ALAN W. SHOLES, JR. MARK A. HEBERT JESSE J. IGLESIAS JOHN D. SHORT MARIO M. IGLESIAS CARTER L. JOHNSTON JAIME L. SIMMONS COLLEEN M. MCDONALD EDDIE L. IIAMS BRADLEY C. SINES CHRISTIAN D. INCREMONA CHRISTOPHER M. MORRIS DENNIS I. SLATTERY MICHAEL J. PAPA EUGENE IRBY TROY L. SMART ALLAN S. JACKMAN JEFFREY R. PORTELL CRYSTAL V. SMITH COLIN L. THORNTON LARRY JACKSON, JR. JOEL D. SMITH MATTHEW P. JACOBS CHRISTOPHER K. TUGGLE KELLEY A. SMITH DAVID A. ZIEMBA LATOYA M. JAMES STANTON W. SMITH RAPHAEL A. JIMENEZRAMIREZ II JOSHUA D. SOUTHWORTH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JASON L. JOHNSON AMANDA K. STAMBACH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MELISSA E. JOHNSON NICOLE R. STARR UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NAOMI S. JOHNSON MICHAEL R. STOCK To be commander SHANNON I. JOHNSON RICHARD J. STRAVITSCH TAMMY D. JOHNSON VIRGINIA A. SUPANICK DIEGO F. ALVARADO RACHEL J. JOSHUA CAMILLA M. SWAIN DANIEL ARANDA STACY L. KING MATTHEW A. SWEENEY JOSHUA A. CHISHOLM VALERIE KNIGHT JUAN TALAMANTES, JR. RICHARD J. COILLOT JOSEPH D. KOMANETZ DWAYNE M. TERRY WILLIAM F. CUNNINGHAM BONNIE S. KOVATCH BENJAMIN M. TERWILLIGER DANIEL R. FORD KELLI J. KULHANEK MUHAREM TERZIC CURTIS J. GOBERT, JR. JOHN D. LAMKIN RANDY L. TESTER BEATA I. GONZALES JOHN M. LANCASTER, JR. GRANT T. THIMSEN RACHAEL A. GOSNELL MELINDA LATTING CHRISTOPHER D. THOMAS MATTHEW C. HAMM CLEOPATRA W. LAWSON JERMON D. TILLMAN STEPHANIE C. LASTINGER ALBERT J. LEE QUETABALA L. TOBIN CHESTER LEE III KATHERINE A. LEIDENBERG KEITH O. TONEY JENNIFER C. LIPSCOMB DENNIS M. LEUNG ORLANDO L. TORRES KIMBERLY T. MANUEL JAHREN D. LILJENQUIST ROBERT J. TREMBLAY DANIEL M. MARZLUFF JONATHAN H. LINDSLEY DANIEL T. TROST WENDY S. NG BLAKE L. LITTLE CHRISTOPHER J. URYNOWICZ MICHAEL F. NUNZIATO JASON M. LOGAN MIKLOS S. VAJDA SAINATH P. PANJETI HANS J. LOKODI PLOURDE VALLON STEPHEN D. RITTERMANN EDGAR A. LOPEZ PATRICK S. VANKIRK FRANCISCO RIVERA ARLENE C. LOVELL IAN J. VARGAS ROBERT J. STORER MIREYA K. LUMPKIN MELODY L. VARNER ANDREW H. TAM JOSHUA H. LUNSFORD FRANCISCO J. VAZQUEZ LEAH M. TUNNELL JOEL M. MACHAK ANGEL G. VEGA JERRY Y. TZENG JAMAAL A. MACK HELEN M. WALLACE JARED M. WILHELM CHRISTOPHER G. MANGANARO ELIZABETH A. WALSH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT THOMAS J. MARBURY CARLOS G. WANDEMBERGH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY HARRY MARS ASHLEY L. WATSON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ROBERT P. MASSEY LATASHA WATSON CHRISTOPHER J. MASSON CAREY E. WAY To be commander JOHN V. MAUNTEL JOHN D. WEISSENBORN ANTHONY J. FALVO IV ERIC S. MCCALL ALLEN S. WELLMAN ASHLEY A. HOCKYCKO MICHAEL R. MCCARTY BRANDY L. WEST RICHLYN C. IVEY AARON M. MCCULLOUGH ROBERT J. WEST AARON V. KAKIEL CHRISTOPHER Q. MCKINDRA AMBER R. WHITE JESSICA L. MCNULTY PAUL D. MEDLEY CHANDRIA R. WHITE NICOLE R. SCHWEGMAN MEGAN C. MEINHOLZ CORNELIUS D. WILBERT WILLIAM B. TISDALE NICHOLAS J. MILLER ADRIAN J. WILLIAMS BRIAN T. WIERZBICKI MATTHEW W. MISKOWSKI BRIAN M. WILLIAMS JEANNETTE M. MOLINA DAVID C. WILLIAMS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SCOTT R. MONTOYA DION E. WILLIAMS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JODIE M. MOOREBARBIN NICHOLAS I. WILLIAMS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SCOTTY T. MORI BENJAMIN E. WILSON To be commander CARL M. MOSES RICHARD S. WILT, JR. PATRICIA C. MURPHY MARK J. WINKER BECKY L. BUJAKI SHANE L. MURPHY MATTHEW P. WOOLSEY MICHAEL A. FREAS ANTHONY P. NEWMAN NIKOLITSA WOOTEN WILFRED H. JUDD III CHRISTIAN S. NEWTON JAMES E. WORD MARK T. LOGAN TYLER D. OLSEN ANDREW P. YOUNG JASON T. MARTINSON HADIYA E. ONEAL D013350 JARED M. MAULDIN TIMOTHY N. PAGE D014691 ALEJANDRO PALOMINO THERESA B. PALMORE D014810 JOSEPH E. STIERWALT MATTHEW P. PANEPINTO IN THE NAVY JOSEPH D. TINDELL NICHOLAS P. PANEPINTO NICHOLAS T. WALKER MICHELLE L. PARLETTE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT KATRINA M. PATTON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JEAN P. PAUL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEREMY C. PAUL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AARON D. PEARSALL To be captain To be commander RYAN D. PERUSICH DWAYNE A. PETERSON MEGER D. CHAPPELL ALBERT E. ARNOLD IV ERIX S. PHILLIPS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHAD M. BERMAN JON T. PHILLIPS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BRADLEY W. FAIRFAX LANELLE PICKETT, JR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RICARDO A. FERRA

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BRIAN C. FREDRICK PETRONILO S. GOMEZ JEFFREY P. WILCOX DAVID T. HURST JOEL C. GORNY JERRY L. WOODS LUCAS R. KORAN GEORGE GROVNER III BILLY W. YOUNG JUSTIN M. LETWINSKY ROGER D. HORNE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW M. MCCLURE JACK L. HURLEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JASON M. PETTITT ELOUISE M. HURST UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MARLIN R. SMITH III FORREST B. JAMES III MARK T. SUMMERLIN TERRENCE U. JONES To be commander JOHN L. THIESSEN CRAIG T. JOYCE ERNESTO R. VILLALBA ROBERT G. KNAPP BRIELLE L. ADAMOVICH JASON C. VINING EMMERICH V. LANGHAM KITAN BAE JAMES F. WRIGHTSON, JR. CRAIG H. MACDONALD KEVIN R. BARRETT JASON J. BECKER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARCUS J. MACHART GREGORY P. MARTIN WILLIAM B. CAMPBELL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY EREN D. CATALOGLU UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RICHARD MARTINEZ CHRISTOPHER A. MAY MATTHEW O. CAYLOR To be commander BRIAN T. MUTSCH NICHOLAS A. COLE TRAVIS L. SCOTT MATTHEW G. DALTON BRIAN J. BANAZWSKI BRADLEY W. SLAUGHTER, JR. NEIL R. FLANDERS NATHAN V. BEACH ARTHUR G. STEWART II KEITH A. GEHRKE TABITHA A. BOOTHSEAY GREGORY L. TINER ELIAS J. GEORGE JAMES J. COLGARY, JR. JERIAHMI L. L. TINSLEY DONNA R. GILBERT JONATHAN S. CONNELLY JOE M. TOWLES MATTHEW E. HAGSTETTE YEVTTE A. DAVIS CHRISTOPHER VERDELL JULIA M. HUBERTZ LARIE A. DIXON WALTER J. ZAPF III ADAM T. HUMPHREY JASON W. DOWNS EDGAR W. JATHO III JASON A. FLANAGAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER D. JOHNSON WENDELL R. HOLMES TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JOSHUA D. KHOURY CLAY I. JOHNSON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MIRANDA C. LABASH JOSE M. LAMBERTY To be commander PETER B. MANZOLI VIDAL C. LOZADA DANIEL E. MELEASON SCOTT C. MILLHOUSE MATE W. AERANDIR NEIL A. MYERS BRANDON R. MONAGHAN WILLARD E. BALL NATHANIEL D. RIGHTSELL JARROD M. OZEREKO CURTIS A. BELING, JR. BRIAN M. SALTER MICHAEL A. SAMMATARO CHARLES F. BELL III MICHAEL C. SCHAEFER JUSTIN K. STEPANCHICK RONALD BETANCOURT DAVID T. SPALDING SPENCER V. TALLEY MATTHEW B. BIELIK PHILIP J. STARCOVIC ERIC J. THURKINS, JR. NICOLAS T. BOGAARD JOSHUA C. STONEHOUSE CHRISTOPHER A. TILLEY CHRISTOPHER R. BOLTON ROBERT W. THOMPSON DAVID K. TIREY MICHAEL J. BONACORSA TONY V. H. TRAN GILBERT P. VIERA III JOSEPH C. BYROM JULIEANNE K. WILKENING JAMES W. WALDREP JUSTIN K. CONROY DAVID T. WRIGHT JOHNATHAN C. WALKER STEPHEN D. CURTAS CHELSEY L. ZWICKER WILLIAM M. WALKER NEIL J. CURTIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT EVAN B. WILLIAMS EDWARD M. DAVID TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER A. DUMAS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ERICA F. GOODWIN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: WILLIAM L. V. GRENOBLE To be commander CHRISTOPHER D. GUSTAFSON To be commander ANDREW S. HAMILTON JOHN I. ACTKINSON FRANK C. KOVACS IAN P. ADAMS SHANE L. BEAVERS HENRY D. LANGE BRANDON S. ALAMO WILLIAM M. CORLEY JOSE L. LEPESUASTEGUI NICHOLAS E. ALFANO STEPHANIE K. HAYES ROBERT A. MADDEN JOHN R. ALLEN BRADLEY P. HENDERSON HEATHER D. MADERIA TRAVIS S. AMERINE LESLIE A. HUFFMAN TROY M. MCCORMICK ROBERT W. ANDERSON IV JEREMY N. HYLER PHILLIP P. MENARD VII GIEORAG M. ANDREWS JEANINE A. LANG CHRISTOPHER M. MICHALSKI KEVIN C. ANTONUCCI ROBERT V. LIBERATO BRIAN C. MOORE AARON S. ARKY ROBERT A. LINN MATTHEW D. MYERS SERGIO A. ARMAS, JR. KAITLIN M. MCLEOD KRISTENE C. NEWBERRY ALYSSA B. Y. ARMSTRONG ENDIA T. MENDEZ JOSEPH L. PRUCE COREY D. BARKSDALE DANIEL A. NELSON DIMITRI D. RANDALL DAVID H. BARNHILL MICHAEL J. PYNE AMANDA B. RICHARDS JESSICA M. BARRIENTOS STEVEN J. RANCOURT SCOTT E. RIFFLE CHARLES S. BARRS III ALICIA M. SALERNO PAUL S. ROGERS JOHN G. BARRY PATRICK M. SALUKE JOSEPH R. RUCK CHAD D. BARTKUS NICOLE A. SERRANO ADAM D. SEILER JEREMY D. BARTOWITZ LACEY M. SIZEMORE JAMES M. A. SPALL MATTHEW E. BAYER DAMON R. SUMERALL DAVID J. TEBBE DAVID R. BEAM JOHN J. WILLIAMS EMMANUEL M. THOMANN JOHN M. BEAR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JEFFREY T. VANAK CLAYTON C. BEAS IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY FRANK A. WARNER JAMES R. BEATY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: KHALIA S. WARNERBUTLER JOHN P. BECKER To be lieutenant commander GEOFFREY J. WEBER MATTHEW A. BECKER DREW J. WHITTING MICHAEL J. BEER LEVI DESJARLAIS ROLLIE J. WICKS BRIAN J. BERG ANTHONY R. MURPHY JONATHAN M. WIENS AARON G. BERGER DANIEL J. BERRY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SHANE A. WINKER REBECCA L. YOUNG MASON W. BERRY IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY DYLAN C. BEYER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN L. BIRKELBACH To be lieutenant commander TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ZACHARY A. BITTNER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: GARTH J. BLAKELY MEERA CHEERHARAN To be commander CHRISTOPHER H. BLAND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BRIAN K. BLASCHKE IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY HANNAH L. BEALON SHANE R. BOBBE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: NATHAN A. BOEGER NIKOLAUS J. BOCHETTE ROBERT A. BUCKLES THOMAS R. BOCK To be lieutenant commander ANTHONY C. CAGLE DUSTIN L. BOEDING NATHAN W. CONGER ROBERT H. BOWER SELINA D. BANDY JOHN M. CONNALLY MATTHEW D. BOYCE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER S. DIAS MARSHALL T. BOYD TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JONATHAN S. DURHAM EDWARD H. BOYDSTON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ANTHONY E. ELLIS RICHARD T. BRANNEN To be commander JOEL P. ELY JEREMY D. BRAUN AARON J. GALL DOUGLAS A. BRAYTON ROBERT W. BOASE CALVIN B. GATES WALTER R. BRINKLEY, JR. FRANK T. BORREGO JOHNNIE L. GREEN, JR. MATTHEW P. BROUILLARD ADAM G. BORSMAN ROBERT C. GRIFFITH LUKE A. BROWN CHRISTOPHER D. BRECKENRIDGE ANTHEUS D. HEBERT NATHAN J. BROWNE PHILIP J. CAREY JAMES T. HERZOG AMANDA G. BROWNING EDWIN R. CATUBIG CORY S. HICKS ADAM L. BRYAN REZA A. CHEGINI SCOTT T. HODGKINSON GRANT T. BRYAN MELISSA B. CHOPE CLIFTON E. JACKSON III JOSEPH BUBULKA ROBERT S. COLLETT MATTHEW T. JOHNSON RALPH T. BUCKLES SHAWN T. COLLINS RICHARD J. MASCOLO WILLIAM W. BUHL III HERIBERTO CRUZ, JR. RANDALL L. MCATEE IAN M. BURGESS JOHN M. DIAZ GREGORY C. MORRISON GABRIEL D. BURGI WILLIAM D. DOUGHER SHAWN T. NEWMAN CHRISTIANA M. BURGOS JEREMY D. ELMER CARLOS R. PESQUERA ADAM R. BUSH MICHAEL J. FELDHUES ELAINE D. REID KYLE F. CALTON OSCAR S. FLORES RYAN A. RIPPEON ALBERT F. CALUAG THOMAS M. FOEGELLE, JR. PETER J. SILVA, JR. DAVID A. CAMP JAMES W. FOSTER CARLTON B. SUMMERVILLE TIMOTHY L. CAMPBELL ANTHONY B. FRIES ANTHONY O. THOMAS DAVID B. CANNADY PAUL K. GITZEN EDWARD M. VALDEZ BENJAMIN R. CANTU

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AIDAN CARRIGG KYLE R. HICKMAN DAXTON H. MOORE WILLIAM J. CARROLL DAVID P. HICKS JAMES J. MOORE GRANT F. CARTER JAMES M. HIGGINS, JR. JOSHUA J. MOORE PAUL M. CASE MARC W. HINES PHILLIP J. MOORE MATTHEW E. CHANG QUINCY W. HOCHARD MICHAEL G. MORAN II JAMES M. CHARAPICH JOSHUA J. HODGE DOUGLAS M. MOREA NATHANIEL J. CHASE ROBERT H. HODGES, JR. MARCUS V. MORELAND MICHAEL R. CHESNUT NICHOLAS A. HOFFMANN JOHN D. MORRIS IV LORI E. CHESTANG MATTHEW P. HOLLADAY BRIAN M. MOWRY JEFFREY T. CHEWNING DANIEL K. HOLLINGSHEAD SCOTTY L. MURPHY SCOTT F. CHIRGWIN JOHN E. HOLTHAUS KARL N. MURRAY CLINTON J. CHRISTOFK RODNEY B. HOOKS JAMES C. MUSE EARNEST F. CLARK, JR. GARETT T. HOUSTON BRAD W. MUSKOPF MICHAEL R. CLEES MICHAEL J. HUBER SHAWN M. NAVINSKEY CHRISTOPHER W. CLEVENGER JONATHAN A. HULECKI JASON A. NERIO JASON E. COATES JERALD T. HUMPHREY III JONATHAN D. NEW ADAM COHEN CHRISTINA L. HUMPHRIES JUSTIN A. NIXON MATTHEW D. COLLINSWORTH JAMES P. HUNT DAVIN C. OBRIEN RANDY S. CONANT DREW A. HUSTON KYLE N. ODONOHOE BRIAN X. CONLAN LUKE J. HUSTON DAVID A. OECHSLEIN JASON A. CONLEY KENJI IGAWA RYAN J. OGDEN ERIN N. CONNOR LUKE H. I. IM CHRISTIAN L. OLSEN CHRISTOPHER T. COOK PATRICK J. IMHOFF DANIEL L. OSBOURN JOHN M. COOMBS ELY O. INFANTE MATTHEW J. OSTRYE SEAN N. COOPER ISAIABENETTE E. INFANTE KENNETH C. PACKARD WILLIAM R. COOPER KENNETH C. INGLE WALTER J. PAK PETER E. CORNETT CAMERON A. INGRAM PATRICIA A. PALMER WILLIAM G. COULTER ROBERT B. INMAN GARRETT T. PANKOW BENJAMEN L. COVERT ROBERT D. IRELAND DANIEL PEEL KELLY N. CRAFT BRIAN M. IRISH JOHN C. PERKINS ANDREW C. CROUSE JUSTIN E. IVANCIC CAROLYN K. PETERSON KARI A. CUMMINS MATTHEW J. IWANCZUK KORY S. PETERSON GABRIELLE D. CUNNINGHAM DILLON C. JACKSON MATTHEW C. PIASECKI RYAN S. DAHLMAN ALLEN W. JACOB CHRISTOPHER L. PICKEN VIDAL DEJESUS JOEL W. JACOBS RYAN D. PIERCE MATTHEW N. DELGADO CARL D. JAPPERT RYAN Z. PINEDA CHRISTOPHER M. DESCOVICH BRETT J. JASIONOWSKI JEFFREY R. PINKERTON GREGORY L. DESCOVICH ALEXA F. JENKINS NICHOLAS R. PINKSTON BROOKE H. DESROCHERS JOSEPH G. JINDRICH ANDREW W. PITTMAN MATTHEW T. DIEDERICH BRETT P. JOHNSON ANTHONY M. PIUNNO III GRAIG T. DIEFENDERFER KEITH A. JOHNSON MARK K. POBLETE THOMAS E. DIGAN, JR. LAUREN M. JOHNSON CHRISTOPHER P. POLSON MICHAEL F. DIMMITT PHILLIP C. JOLLEY JOSEPH W. POPE EMIL D. DINNOCENZO BRANDON K. JONES DANA R. POTAK PHILLIP S. DIPAOLO KEVIN A. JONES JARED D. POWELL THOMAS T. DIXON JOHN W. KEEFE TRAVIS B. POWELL DANIEL B. DOLAN MATTHEW T. KEEFE EDMUND J. POYNTON MATTHEW S. DOMINICK CHRISTOPHER J. KEEN KIRK T. PRESCOTT JAMES J. DONCHEZ CHRISTOPHER J. KEITHLEY JOSEPH F. PRESTON KEVIN M. DORE LUKE E. KELVINGTON REGINALD N. PRESTON RICHARD A. DORSEY II KEVIN J. KENNEDY JOHN E. PRITCHETT SEAN W. DOUGHERTY WESLEY G. KENNERLY CHRISTOPHER W. PUTRE CODY A. DOWD JAMES H. KEPPER IV NICHOLAS R. QUIHUIS RYAN R. DOWNING SAMEER KHANNA ROBERT T. RAGON PATRICK M. DURNIN JOSHUA C. KING TREVIS L. RAINEY LUCAS R. EDWARDS LUCIAN D. KINS JEFFREY W. RANSOM CARL A. ELLSWORTH, JR. IAN J. KIRSCHKE JOSEPH F. REARDON JORDAN D. ENETE LEANDRA N. KISSINGER JUSTIN D. REEVES ERIC M. ETHERTON REED A. KITCHEN CURTIS A. REISS THOMAS C. FALCONER RYAN J. KLAMPER JEREMY B. REYNARD CHARLES R. FARLOW III KEITH F. KLOSTERMAN ERIK S. REYNOLDS BILLIE J. FARRELL ERIC J. KNEPPER JASON M. RICHTER MICHAEL R. FELBER BRYAN J. KNICK WILLIAM M. RIETVELD JESS B. FELDON MICHAEL A. KNICKERBOCKER MATTHEW F. RIGLER JACOB D. FERRARI DOMINIC J. KRAMER MICHAEL P. RILEY LEE R. FIKE KEVIN P. KREUTZ NICHOLAS A. ROA SEAN D. FINNER BRYAN W. KRONCKE DOUGLAS A. ROBB WILLIAM F. FITZKEE DANIEL L. KURATKO DUSTIN W. ROBBINS KELLY J. FITZPATRICK ANDREW A. LAMSON TAD J. ROBBINS PETER C. FLYNN AARON J. LEE JAMES A. ROBERTS MARSHALL H. FOARD CLIFTON G. LENNON JOHN N. ROBERTS WARREN H. FOGLER TIMOTHY A. LEONARDI THOMAS M. ROBERTS JOSEPH M. FOSTER JACOB A. LERNER JEREMY D. ROBERTSON TIMOTHY A. FOX RANDALL J. LESLIE MARY H. ROBINSON ALEXANDER J. FRANZ TROY A. LEVERON CHRISTOPHER W. ROBISON DANIEL R. FREE CHRISTOPHER J. LEWIS MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ BRYAN M. GALLANT JAMES J. LIGHT ERIC K. ROLFS ROWDY A. GARCIA SCOTT D. LIPPINCOTT NIKOLAS G. RONGERS JONATHAN R. GARNER BRYAN R. LITTIN CHRISTOPHER W. ROSE NOMER I. GATCHALIAN CARNE M. LIVINGSTON RICHARD C. ROSENBUSCH KENT A. GEBICKE SEAN J. LOCKE ADRIENNE L. ROSETI MATTHEW L. GEER ALFRED W. LONG, JR. BRIAN A. ROSS BENJAMIN C. GEIB JUNIOR C. LORAH JOHN H. ROSS RYAN M. GERO CORRY W. LOUGEE SAMUEL J. ROTH GRAHAM C. GILL ROBERT A. LOW THADDEUS RUSINEK AMY E. GIRALDI JOHN J. LOWERY CRAIG T. RYAN BENJAMIN J. GLASER MICHAEL R. LUEBKERT SETH D. SAALFELD CARL R. GLASS RALPH P. LUFKIN JONATHAN L. SABURN JOHN M. GLEASON KATIE J. LUNSER JOSEPH H. SANDOVAL DEREK M. GOEBEL MICHAEL J. LYNCH MATTHEW H. SASS ANDRE M. GOMEZ JACOB E. MAGAN GRAHAM C. SCARBRO ANGELA D. GONZALES KERRY M. MAJOR BLADE A. SCHALLENBERGER JOSHUA P. GOODIN ZUBIN J. MAJOR ZACHARY P. SCHEETZ JUSTIN R. GROVER LUDWIG MANN III TIMOTHY R. SCHEIDLER LEIF E. GUNDERSON RYAN B. MANN DAVID M. SCHERR ERIK H. GUSTAFSON JEFFREY D. MARGALUS NATHAN D. SCHILLING JOHN W. GUSTINE BENJAMIN L. MARTINEZ JOSEPH R. SCHIPPERT SOPHIA M. HABERMAN JOEL P. MARTINEZ RORY J. SCHNEIDER DOUGLAS G. HAGENBUCH JORDAN A. MAYO NICHOLAS J. SCHNETTLER JAMES A. HALL JARED B. MCCALEB ERIC M. SCHWAB STEVEN A. HALLE KEVIN K. MCCLELLAN JONATHAN P. SCOBO ERIK L. HALVORSON JOHN P. MCCRAY VANCE D. SCOTT JOSEPH S. HAMILTON CHRISTOPHER J. MCDONALD ANDREW C. SERFASS JEREMY M. HANSLER CHRIS S. MCELROY MATTHEW S. SHAW BRANDON C. HARDIN PATRICK F. MCINERNEY JOHNATHAN E. SHEATER JUSTIN R. HARDY KYLE S. MCVAY JASON D. SHELL DANIEL W. HARKINS, JR. CHRISTOPHER J. MERGEN ANTONIA K. SHEY KEVIN M. HARRINGTON CHRISTOPHER C. MEYER MICHAEL J. SIEDSMA CLARENCE S. I. HARRIS DAVID S. MICELI MICHAEL J. SIMMONS STEFANIE J. HASEMAN JUSTIN L. MIDDLEBROOK STEPHANIE M. SIMONI KARL HASSENFRATZ ADAM S. MILLER RICHARD W. SKINNELL CHRISTOPHER S. HATHAWAY BRANDON J. MILLER JARED L. SLABICKI JOHN E. D. HEDRICK MICHAEL J. MILLER GABRIEL M. SLATER CONOR L. HEELY TRAVIS W. MILLER RICHARD D. SLYE BENJAMIN N. HERRING SAMUEL C. MILLS GLENN J. SMITH GRIFFIN HETRICK MATTHEW C. MOESER JOHANNES SMITH LAWRENCE HEYWORTH IV DOMENICO MONACO JONATHAN D. SMITH

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.022 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE May 23, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3135 JUSTIN B. SMITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF To be lieutenant general JOSEPH P. SNELGROVE ICELAND. JOSEPH W. SNYDER MAJ. GEN. ERIC T. FICK PARINA SOMNHOT UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL JAVED P. SONDHI DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARMY DIRK C. SONNENBERG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CRYSTAL L. SOUCHEK JOHN BARSA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT AD- MINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR AS VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY AND APPOINT- CHRISTOPHER J. SPEICHER MENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE IN- JASON W. SPRAY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. DICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- JOSHUA C. STARR RICHARD C. PARKER, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., PHILLIP A. STASO ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES SECTIONS 601 AND 7034: CHARLES E. STEELE II AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. JAMES A. STEELE DEPARTMENT OF STATE To be general ADAM M. STEIN STEVEN L. STEINMETZ JAMES S. GILMORE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE U.S. REP- LT. GEN. JOSEPH M. MARTIN EMILY C. STELLPFLUG RESENTATIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL STENGEL AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE, WITH THE RANK OF AM- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JONATHAN R. STEPHENS BASSADOR. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND GABRIEL T. STEVENS KATE MARIE BYRNES, OF FLORIDA, A CAREER MEMBER RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: WILLIAM C. STEWART OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER– MARK P. STINES COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND To be lieutenant general ROBERT P. STOCHEL PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LT. GEN. LAURA J. RICHARDSON JEFFREY C. STORER TO THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. NATHAN C. STUHLMACHER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DOUGLAS B. STUHLMAN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED MICHAEL C. SULLIVAN WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MICHAEL G. BAILEY, OF ARIZONA, TO BE UNITED DENNIS A. SZPARA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA FOR THAD D. TASSO THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. To be lieutenant general DAVID L. TAYLOR BRENT R. BUNN, OF IDAHO, TO BE UNITED STATES MARK A. TEDROW MARSHAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO FOR THE TERM MAJ. GEN. ROBERT P. WHITE DAVID R. TERRY OF FOUR YEARS. MICHAEL R. THERIOT IN THE NAVY ERIC S. GARTNER, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED MATTHEW C. THIEN STATES MARSHAL FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ANDREW M. THOM PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED BRADLEY R. THOMPSON TIMOTHY J. DOWNING, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE UNITED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MATTHEW G. THOMPSON STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: JAMES D. THORNTON OKLAHOMA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. GALEN M. THORP WILLIAM TRAVIS BROWN, JR., OF LOUISIANA, TO BE To be vice admiral FRANCISCO TOBIO, JR. UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT DILLON J. TOLMIE VICE ADM. WILLIAM R. MERZ OF LOUISIANA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. NEIL J. TOOHEY, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL BLAINE EAST, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE DALE R. TOURTELOTTE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT SAMUEL K. TRAIN WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. ARTURO TREJO RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: MICHAEL Q. TREMEL IN THE ARMY BRIAN TRUONG To be vice admiral THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF TERRY L. TURNER II REAR ADM. ROSS A. MYERS MICHAEL G. TYREE THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN TODD P. URKOWITZ THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE MARINE CORPS GREGORY M. VALDEZ UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW R. VANCE To be brigadier general IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE CHRISTOPHER W. VANLOENEN INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- GREGORY T. VASILOFF COL. EDWARD S. SMITH TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., JOSLYN M. VENEY SECTION 601: FRANK P. VERDUCCI III IN THE MARINE CORPS DANIEL J. VIRGETS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be lieutenant general DAVID J. VITOLLO IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE LT. GEN. ERIC M. SMITH CHRISTOPHER M. VONDERHEIDE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SHAWN M. VRABEL IN THE AIR FORCE CHAD C. WALKER To be brigadier general DESMOND K. WALKER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT COL. MARCUS B. ANNIBALE JAMES A. WALKER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- COL. MELVIN G. CARTER KRISTOPHER WALKER CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE COL. ROBERT C. FULFORD ADAM P. WALTERS AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION COL. JOSEPH A. MATOS III MATTHEW W. WALTERS 601: BRYAN T. WALTHERS COL. JASON L. MORRIS HUNTER D. WASHBURN COL. THOMAS B. SAVAGE To be general CHRISTOPHER F. WASKEY COL. DANIEL L. SHIPLEY LT. GEN. ARNOLD W. BUNCH, JR. GEORGE B. WATKINS COL. JAMES B. WELLONS JAMES N. WATTS COL. BRIAN N. WOLFORD THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JASON J. WEHMEYER IN THE ARMY IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- BENJAMIN R. WEISS CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JOSHUA D. WEISS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be brigadier general ANDREW P. WHALEY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED KATHLEEN R. WHITMAN WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND COL. DAVID A. HARRIS, JR. VES W. WHITTEMORE RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: IN THE NAVY STEPHEN V. WILLIAMS To be lieutenant general MICHAEL J. WILLIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL K. WINTERS MAJ. GEN. DUANE A. GAMBLE AS CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND APPOINTMENT IN MATTHEW W. WOLF THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE NAVY ANDREW C. WOOD WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MATTHEW D. WOODS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 DAVID A. WRIGHT AND 8033: DAVID J. WRIGLEY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED KARI E. YAKUBISIN WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND To be admiral MARK E. YEDLOWSKI RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: CHRISTOPHER P. YOST To be vice admiral ADM. WILLIAM F. MORAN THOMAS J. YOUNG, JR. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TIMOTHY C. YUHAS REAR ADM. SCOTT D. CONN AS VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AND APPOINT- JOHN M. ZAHODNE MENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDI- IN THE ARMY PETER J. ZETTEL CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE KENNETH W. ZILKA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS GEORGE S. ZINTAK AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY AND APPOINTMENT IN 601 AND 8035: f THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be admiral WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 VICE ADM. ROBERT P. BURKE CONFIRMATIONS AND 7033: IN THE MARINE CORPS Executive nominations confirmed by To be general the Senate May 23, 2019: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT GEN. JAMES C. MCCONVILLE IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- IN THE AIR FORCE TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., WILLIAM BOOKLESS, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE PRINCIPAL THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE SECTION 601: DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU- UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- RITY ADMINISTRATION. To be lieutenant general SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED CHRISTOPHER FALL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. LT. GEN. HERMAN S. CLARDY III RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN THE ARMY To be lieutenant general MICHAEL J. FITZPATRICK, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MAJ. GEN. MARC H. SASSEVILLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- To be major general OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE JEFFREY ROSS GUNTER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AM- AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION BRIG. GEN. PETER B. ANDRYSIAK, JR. BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF 601: BRIG. GEN. JONATHAN P. BRAGA

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:37 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A23MY6.024 S23MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S3136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 23, 2019 BRIG. GEN. JOHN W. BRENNAN, JR. COL. JACK A. JAMES To be brigadier general BRIG. GEN. MIGUEL A. CORREA COL. NICK JOHNSON BRIG. GEN. CLEMENT S. COWARD, JR. COL. ROBERT J. LARKIN COL. TIMOTHY E. BRENNAN BRIG. GEN. PATRICK J. DONAHOE COL. JOHN A. LEBLANC COL. CARY J. COWAN, JR. BRIG. GEN. CHRISTOPHER T. DONAHUE COL. DAVID A. LOPINA COL. CHRISTOPHER J. DZIUBEK BRIG. GEN. SCOTT L. EFFLANDT COL. CORWIN J. LUSK COL. JEFFREY M. FARRIS BRIG. GEN. MICHAEL R. FENZEL COL. ROGER D. LYLES COL. ROBERT E. GUIDRY BRIG. GEN. DAVID J. FRANCIS COL. THOMAS H. MANCINO COL. MICHELLE A. LINK BRIG. GEN. BRADLEY T. GERICKE COL. TIMOTHY S. MCLAUGHLIN COL. LAURENCE S. LINTON BRIG. GEN. NEIL S. HERSEY COL. ALBERTO L. MIRANDA COL. PAMELA L. MCGAHA BRIG. GEN. LONNIE G. HIBBARD COL. JENNIFER R. MITCHELL COL. STEVEN B. MCLAUGHLIN BRIG. GEN. DIANA M. HOLLAND COL. JESSE M. MOREHOUSE COL. JOSEPH A. PAPENFUS BRIG. GEN. OMAR J. JONES IV COL. ALAN B. NAUGHER COL. JOSEPH A. RICCIARDI BRIG. GEN. STEPHEN J. MARANIAN COL. JOHN T. OAKLEY COL. PATRICIA R. WALLACE BRIG. GEN. MATTHEW W. MCFARLANE COL. DOUGLAS A. PAUL COL. DAVID P. WARSHAW BRIG. GEN. CHRISTOPHER O. MOHAN COL. JOHN A. PELLERITI COL. STUART E. WERNER BRIG. GEN. LAURA A. POTTER COL. JOHN J. PERKINS COL. WANDA N. WILLIAMS BRIG. GEN. THOMAS A. PUGH COL. DEAN A. PRESTON IN THE AIR FORCE BRIG. GEN. ROBERT A. RASCH, JR. COL. STEPHEN L. RHOADES BRIG. GEN. JOHN B. RICHARDSON IV COL. CHRISTOPHER S. SANDISON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BRIG. GEN. KENNETH T. ROYAR COL. STEPHEN E. SCHEMENAUER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- BRIG. GEN. STEPHEN G. SMITH COL. MATTHEW D. SMITH CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE BRIG. GEN. THOMAS H. TODD III COL. WALLACE E. STEINBRECHER AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION BRIG. GEN. KEVIN VEREEN COL. ROBIN B. STILWELL 601: BRIG. GEN. ROBERT F. WHITTLE, JR. COL. CRAIG W. STRONG BRIG. GEN. DAVID WILSON COL. BLAIR E. TINKHAM To be lieutenant general COL. MICHAEL A. TOUGHER III MAJ. GEN. DAVID S. NAHOM IN THE AIR FORCE COL. MICHAEL E. WEGSCHEIDER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE COL. BRIAN F. WERTZLER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- COL. RICHARD A. WHOLEY CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED COL. RICHARD D. WILSON AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10 U.S.C., SECTION UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: COL. JOHN J. WOJCIK COL. JAMES A. ZOLLAR 601: To be brigadier general THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF To be lieutenant general COL. TRACY D. SMITH THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED LT. GEN. MARSHALL B. WEBB THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: IN THE ARMY UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be brigadier general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED COL. BRADLEY J. COX UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be brigadier general COL. CARL C. DANBERG COL. DANIEL H. DENT To be brigadier general COL. FRANK W. ROY COL. RALPH R. ROBOVSKY IN THE ARMY COL. ADAM C. VOLANT COL. JACK M. DAVIS COL. PAULA C. LODI THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT COL. MARK W. THOMPSON UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDICATED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be lieutenant general To be brigadier general To be major general COL. ANDREW C. DIEFENTHALER MAJ. GEN. LEOPOLDO A. QUINTAS, JR. BRIG. GEN. JEFFERY D. BROADWATER COL. JAMES M. JONES THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN IN THE NAVY THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED BRIDGET A. BRINK, OF MICHIGAN, A CAREER MEMBER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER– IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND To be major general PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: BRIG. GEN. KENNETH A. NAVA TO THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC. To be vice admiral JOHN JEFFERSON DAIGLE, OF LOUISIANA, A CAREER THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN REAR ADM. SEAN S. BUCK MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE. To be major general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW S. KLIMOW, OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEM- IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE BER OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE, TO BE AMBAS- BRIG. GEN. FRANCIS J. EVON, JR. INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- SADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF BRIG. GEN. DAVID J. MIKOLAITIES TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO TURKMENISTAN. THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE SECTION 601: IN THE AIR FORCE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER To be lieutenant general AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF CHRISTOPHER B. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: LT. GEN. JOHN J. BROADMEADOW ATHEARN, TO BE COLONEL. AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ERIKA O. To be major general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BERNARDO AND ENDING WITH CAROLE M. Y. IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE BRIG. GEN. MARK J. SCHINDLER VILLAMARIA, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., RECORD ON APRIL 11, 2019. IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDI- SECTION 601: AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH COREY T. CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be lieutenant general BEALS AND ENDING WITH CHRISTOPHER R. WILLIAMS, To be major general WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE LT. GEN. BRIAN D. BEAUDREAULT AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON BRIG. GEN. JOHN F. HUSSEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT APRIL 11, 2019. BRIG. GEN. ANDREW J. JUKNELIS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF DANIEL W. SCHLIEDER, TO To be brigadier general INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- BE MAJOR. TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DEBORAH COL. JAN C. NORRIS SECTION 601: J. ANGELES AND ENDING WITH KERI L. YOUNG, WHICH COL. MICHAEL K. PYLE NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- To be lieutenant general PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 11, THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF 2019. THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN LT. GEN. GEORGE W. SMITH, JR. AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF DOUGLAS P. WICKERT, TO THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BE COLONEL. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF RICHARD T. COONEY, JR., To be brigadier general INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- TO BE COLONEL. TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH TAMMIE A. COL. NICOLE M. BALLIET SECTION 601: CANADA AND ENDING WITH DOUGLAS N. SCHNEEKLOTH, COL. JAMES A. BENSON WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE COL. BRIAN D. BOBO To be lieutenant general AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON COL. RODNEY C. BOYD LT. GEN. ROBERT F. HEDELUND APRIL 29, 2019. COL. ANDRE J. CHEVALIER AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ALEX- COL. MICHAEL N. CLEVELAND IN THE ARMY ANDER A. ADELEYE AND ENDING WITH DESBAH R. COL. AMY F. COOK YAZZIE, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE COL. TIMOTHY D. COVINGTON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL COL. RONALD A. CUPPLES IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADES INDI- RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2019. COL. JAMIE J. DAILEY CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH LEO J. COL. RONNIE B. DELFIN To be major general BURKARDT AND ENDING WITH DAVID M. MAURER, WHICH COL. THOMAS C. FRILOUX NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- COL. KEVIN A. FUJIMOTO BRIG. GEN. RODNEY L. FAULK PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, COL. DOYLE GILLIS, JR. BRIG. GEN. DEBORAH L. KOTULICH 2019. COL. CHARLES D. HAUSMAN BRIG. GEN. FREDERICK R. MAIOCCO AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MICHAEL R. COL. CINDY H. HAYGOOD BRIG. GEN. GREGORY J. MOSSER CABRAL AND ENDING WITH RAY A. ZUNIGA, WHICH NOMI- COL. LYNN M. HENG BRIG. GEN. JOHN H. PHILLIPS NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- COL. LARRY L. HENRY BRIG. GEN. JOE D. ROBINSON PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, COL. SCOTT W. HIIPAKKA BRIG. GEN. ALBERTO C. ROSENDE 2019. COL. CHRISTINE L. HOFFMANN BRIG. GEN. RICHARD C. STAATS, JR. AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF TANN S. JONES, TO BE COL. BRYAN M. HOWAY BRIG. GEN. KEVIN C. WULFHORST MAJOR.

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IN THE ARMY TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NAVY NOMINATION OF ZACHARY J. CONLEY, TO BE IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2019. COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF THEODORE W. KLEISNER, TO BE ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MARLON G. NAVY NOMINATION OF BRENTONE E. HELBIG, TO BE COLONEL. BURNS AND ENDING WITH MICHAEL F. WOOD, WHICH COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF ROBERT W. HUGHES, TO BE NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NAVY NOMINATION OF PATRICK H. O’MAHONEY, TO BE COLONEL. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, CAPTAIN. ARMY NOMINATION OF LARRY R. JORDAN, JR., TO BE 2019. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GUY W. JENSEN COLONEL. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH PAUL R. BARBO AND ENDING WITH VENITA M. SIMPSON, WHICH NOMINA- ARMY NOMINATION OF KONTRINA S. PARK, TO BE AND ENDING WITH MARK A. WURTH, WHICH NOMINA- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED MAJOR. TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 4, 2019. ARMY NOMINATION OF MARCUS L. JORDAN, TO BE IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, 2019. NAVY NOMINATION OF MARISSA A. MAYOR, TO BE LIEUTENANT COLONEL. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH FREDERICK W. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ROBERT M. HUD- ALF III AND ENDING WITH MICHAEL D. LEWIS, WHICH NAVY NOMINATION OF ADAM C. HANCOCK, TO BE CAP- SON AND ENDING WITH JAMES D. SIZEMORE, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- TAIN. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 29, NAVY NOMINATION OF JOHN J. EASTMAN, TO BE COM- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 4, 2019. MANDER. 2019. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH TIMOTHY S. NAVY NOMINATION OF TERENCE B. MCADOO, TO BE ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOHN E. ADAMS AND ENDING WITH DENNIS R. TURNER, WHICH LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. CALLIHAN II AND ENDING WITH JEFFREY F. RYAN, NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NAVY NOMINATION OF DONALD A. SINITIERE, TO BE WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON 2019. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ROBERT H. BAT- APRIL 4, 2019. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CAROL A. AN- TLE AND ENDING WITH KEITH E. WILBER, WHICH NOMI- ARMY NOMINATION OF BOGUSLAW A. AUGUSTYN, TO DERSON AND ENDING WITH ABDUL R. WILLIS, WHICH NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- BE COLONEL. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 11, ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES R. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, 2019. ACHENBACH AND ENDING WITH KEITH B. WEBER, WHICH 2019. NAVY NOMINATION OF RILEY A. WALLS, TO BE LIEU- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH THOMAS A. BRY- TENANT COMMANDER. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 4, ANT AND ENDING WITH ARTHUR F. YEAGER, WHICH NAVY NOMINATION OF BENJAMIN D. ADAMS, TO BE 2019. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH KEITH A. ARCHI- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 30, NAVY NOMINATION OF JESSICA M. MILLER, TO BE BALD AND ENDING WITH FRANK L. WITSBERGER, WHICH 2019. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JEREMY J. NAVY NOMINATION OF FRANK R. BITTNER, TO BE LIEU- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 4, BEARSS AND ENDING WITH MICHELLE THOMPSON, TENANT COMMANDER. 2019. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE NAVY NOMINATION OF DAVID M. GROVES, TO BE LIEU- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH TIMOTHY B. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON TENANT COMMANDER. ALEXANDER AND ENDING WITH WING Y. YU, WHICH APRIL 30, 2019. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATION OF REBECCA A. BRAWNER, TO BE FOREIGN SERVICE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 4, MAJOR. 2019. FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ARMY NOMINATION OF CHRISTOPHER L. METZGER, TO IN THE MARINE CORPS KENNETH H. MERTEN AND ENDING WITH KEVIN M. BE MAJOR. WHITAKER, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY ARMY NOMINATION OF JONATHAN W. ANDERSON, TO BE MARINE CORPS NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH LESLIE THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL MAJOR. S. ALBERS AND ENDING WITH SEAN E. ZUKOWSKY, WHICH RECORD ON MARCH 25, 2019. ARMY NOMINATION OF BRIAN J. REED, TO BE COLONEL. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF LISA ANNE RIGOLI. ARMY NOMINATION OF THOMAS J. WARGO, TO BE COLO- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 11, FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NEL. 2019. TIMOTHY RYAN HARRISON AND ENDING WITH RACHEL LYNNE VANDERBERG, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- ARMY NOMINATION OF TERRENCE SOMMERS, TO BE IN THE NAVY COLONEL. CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- ARMY NOMINATION OF DAVID M. ROZELLE, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF STEVEN J. DEBICH, TO BE COM- GRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 10, 2019. COLONEL. MANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF TONY L. DEDMOND, JR., TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF NEIL PARTAIN, TO BE COM- f COLONEL. MANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF RAY G. MCCULLOCH II, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF ROBERT G. GRAHAM, TO BE WITHDRAWAL LIEUTENANT COLONEL. LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF CORY J. COUSINS, TO BE LIEU- NAVY NOMINATION OF LAURA C. GILSTRAP, TO BE Executive Message transmitted by TENANT COLONEL. COMMANDER. ARMY NOMINATION OF DAMON L. AUGUSTINE, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF MICHEAL K. WAGNER, TO BE the President to the Senate on May 23, LIEUTENANT COLONEL. CAPTAIN. 2019 withdrawing from further Senate ARMY NOMINATION OF PAUL J. STAMBAUGH, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF JASON T. STEPP, TO BE CAP- LIEUTENANT COLONEL. TAIN. consideration the following nomina- ARMY NOMINATION OF BRENTON D. GRIFFITH, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF STEPHEN C. PLEW, TO BE CAP- tion: LIEUTENANT COLONEL. TAIN. ARMY NOMINATION OF ANDREW E. RADBILL, TO BE NAVY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL D. KRISMAN, TO BE SCOTT A. MUGNO, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE AN AS- MAJOR. CAPTAIN. SISTANT SECRETARY OF LABOR, VICE DAVID MORRIS MI- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH RICHARD ELIAS NAVY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL J. CIRIVELLO, TO BE CHAELS, WHICH WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON JANUARY AND ENDING WITH WILLIAM A. WATTS, WHICH NOMINA- COMMANDER. 16, 2019.

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RECOGNIZING PH 79 FOR BEING One hundred years ago on May 21st, the he gives our youth. He helps them gain con- AWARDED THE JAMES BEARD House passed HJR 1 proposing an amend- fidence in their abilities and develop their lead- FOUNDATION AWARD ment to the Constitution extending the right to ership skills.’’ vote to women. It took just over a year to ratify A member of the Montana Farm Bureau SPEECH OF this amendment, forever enshrining women’s Federation, Sarge served as membership di- HON. HARLEY ROUDA right to vote in our Constitution. rector, and he served as vice president of the OF CALIFORNIA At the forefront of this effort was a diverse Cascade County Farm Bureau. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES group of women. From their first official call for For the past five years, Sarge has helped Wednesday, May 22, 2019 equality at the Seneca Falls Convention, promote and host the Stand Down in Great across multiple generations, from farms and Falls. The event is a benefits fair for Montana Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, today I’d like villages throughout our nation, women orga- veterans and active-duty members of the mili- to recognize Ph 79 for receiving the James nized, educated, and demanded enfranchise- tary. Organizations at the event provide serv- Beard Foundation Award in the America’s ment. Through this brave and enduring move- ices, including clothing, health care services, Classics category. These awards are also ment, women received the vote. and other resources and benefits. known as the ‘‘Oscars of the Food World’’, It is in tribute to the fearlessly bold women Sarge also contributes his time and talents and the America’s Classics category rewards, who championed equality in our nation that I to Montana Special Olympics. A past presi- ‘‘quality food that reflects the character of their stand before you today, and ask for your sup- dent of the Great Falls chapter, Sarge regu- communit[y]’’. Ph 79, founded by Liu Trn port of H.R. 473 to establish the first outdoor larly hosts events and fundraisers for the orga- and Th Trn, is in California’s 48th Congres- statue dedicated to the Suffrage movement in nization. Jim and Sue, his wife of 35 years, sional District in Garden Grove and was one Washington, D.C. also sponsor the Exceptional Rodeo for the of the original businesses that comprised what I want to ensure that my daughter and every group. In 2018, the organization recognized would become Little Saigon. girl growing up alongside her feel represented Jim as its Media Personality of the Year. Founded in 1982 as one of the first ph res- and are assured of the fundamental role they Madam Speaker, for selflessly dedicating taurants in Southern California, Ph 79, with play in our society. Passing H.R. 473 and es- his time and talents to Montana’s civic organi- its cozy and modest atmosphere, belies the tablishing this monument is a critical way to zations, from our agricultural and veterans nondescript corner of Garden Grove it sits on. guarantee just that, and to inspire the next groups to Montana Special Olympics, I recog- The restaurant introduced Americans to that generation to continue advocating for justice nize Jim Sargent for his spirit of Montana. eponymous broth soup of Vietnamese cuisine, and equality for one another and for all who f served with meatballs, tenderloin, or tripe and will follow them. I urge your support for H.R. seasoned with bean sprouts, lime, mint 473. QUIET COMMUNITIES ACT OF 2019 leaves, and pepper. But, of course, the res- f taurant continues to garner acclaim for its sig- HON. GRACE MENG nature oxtail soup. RECOGNIZING JIM SARGENT OF OF NEW YORK Just as the restaurant introduced Americans GREAT FALLS to some of the best examples of Vietnamese IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cuisine, Ph 79, if only during a meal, recon- HON. GREG GIANFORTE Thursday, May 23, 2019 nected Orange County’s Vietnamese-Amer- OF MONTANA Ms. MENG. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ican refugee community to their homeland—in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES recognize the millions of Americans who suffer cluding those who came seeking asylum in the from noise pollution caused by aircrafts. Noise days and years following the Vietnam War and Thursday, May 23, 2019 from aircraft is a constant source of torment, the children and grandchildren of those refu- Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise even if you don’t live right near an airport, but gees. Those memories are reflected in the today to honor Jim Sargent of Great Falls, a under a regular flight path. Chronic exposure restaurant’s name, which commemorates the strong, reliable advocate for Montana’s agri- to excessive noise can lead to sleep depriva- year that the Trns arrived in the United cultural and veterans organizations as well as tion, task interruptions, among other negative States. Their story is a testament to entrepre- Montana Special Olympics. As a media and consequences which result in untold costs on neurship, hard work, and the strength of the public relations professional, Sarge has volun- society in diminished work productivity. Vietnamese-American community. teered countless hours to promote outreach That is why today, I introduced the ‘‘Quiet With the Trn family continuing to prepare and fundraising efforts for these and other Communities Act of 2019’’. This bill would re- the food and work the restaurant, Ph 79 re- civic groups. establish the Office of Noise Abatement and mains a fixture in Little Saigon and has played ‘‘Sarge,’’ as he is known to his friends and Control (ONAC) in the U.S. Environmental a crucial role in pioneering Vietnamese cuisine radio listeners, grew up on a farm near Ches- Protection Agency. Noise abatement programs in California’s 48th District and across South- ter, in northcentral Montana. He began his across the country currently lie dormant. While ern California. Their James Beard Foundation media career 28 years ago covering agri- the EPA retains the authority to study noise Award in the America’s Classics category is culture news and sporting events. Sarge says effects and make recommendations to mitigate richly deserved, and I give to them my warm- the strength of Montana’s close-knit commu- these effects and limit environmental exposure est congratulations and best wishes for contin- nities grounds his connection to ag and civic to noise, it is unable to practically do so with- ued success. organizations. out a functioning ONAC. f In his service to Montana’s agricultural orga- As population growth and air traffic continue THE WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTEN- nizations, Sarge is closely involved with the to increase, noise pollution is likely to become NIAL AND THE EVERY WORD WE Montana FFA Association and Montana 4-H, an even greater problem in the future. Cur- UTTER STATUE helping promote and host events for both rently, the Federal Aviation Administration groups. He also helped launch the Electric (FAA) is tasked with air transport-related noise HON. JOE NEGUSE City FFA chapter. Both organizations have concerns. It is responsible for developing flight recognized Sarge with distinguished service paths and regulating the airline industry, but OF COLORADO awards. the FAA neither has the resources nor the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Jim has always jumped in with both feet mission priorities to adequately address intol- Thursday, May 23, 2019 where ever we needed him,’’ said Jim Rose, erable levels of noise. Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, this week state advisor for Montana FFA. ‘‘He’s invalu- Madam Speaker, it is time to allow the EPA we honored the 100th anniversary of the able as a promoter, but I think his biggest con- the resources it requires to resume its role in House passage of the 19th Amendment. tribution is in the support and encouragement combating noise pollution and include flight

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He later went on OF CALIFORNIA fectiveness. to Harvard University, where he worked on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to literary magazine ‘‘The Advocate’’ and eventu- support this critical legislation—so that Con- ally graduated magna cum laude in 1971. He Thursday, May 23, 2019 gress does its part to help alleviate the avia- would then go on to earn his Master of Philos- Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today tion noise issues that impacts the health and ophy from Balliol College in Oxford, and a to honor the University of California, Los An- welfare of Americans across our nation. Master’s in Journalism from Columbia Univer- geles upon its centennial anniversary. f sity Graduate School of Journalism. Established in 1919, UCLA is geographically Robert joined The New York Times in 1981. the smallest of the UC campuses, yet the larg- INTRODUCTION OF THE MEDICARE It was here that he was able to communicate est student body. Nearly one third of current IVIG ENHANCEMENT ACT the complexity of issues such as health care undergraduates are first-generation students with remarkable clarity. It was his meticulous, and more than 35% of current undergraduates HON. GEORGE HOLDING exacting reporting that most recently helped receive Pell Grants. Notably, UCLA is the OF NORTH CAROLINA keep the American public informed and en- most applied to university for undergraduate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gaged on the failed Republican ‘‘repeal-and- education and the highest ranked public university in the country, according to the U.S. Thursday, May 23, 2019 replace’’ efforts in 2017. Robert made it his life’s duty to ensure the American people fully News and World Report in 2019. UCLA’s Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, I rise today understood the intricacies of Washington. graduates have gone on to achieve great suc- to recognize the month of May as GBS/CIDP Over his 40 years with the New York Times, cess and merit in a variety of professional Awareness Month. I encourage my colleagues he helped produce or support more than 6,700 fields, including 13 MacArthur Fellows, 3 Pul- to join me in supporting those impacted by New York Times articles. itzer Prize winners, and 38 Academy Award CIDP and a related disorder, MMN, by co- Many a member or press secretary can re- winners. Impressively, UCLA has also pro- sponsoring H.R. 2905, the Medicare IVIG En- count stories of picking up the phone and duced 14 Nobel Prize winners, including Ralph hancement Act. hearing Robert’s distinctive voice on the other J. Bunche, the first person of color to receive Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating end of the line late at night or early in the a Nobel Peace Prize. Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare and debili- morning, working to glean one more insight or It is no surprise to learn that UCLA is a vital tating autoimmune disorder that affects the pe- critical piece of information for his next article. contributor to the California economy, contrib- ripheral nerves. Multifocal Motor Neuropathy His follow up questions on both the politics uting $11 billion annually, including $4 billion (MMN) is a related rare disorder in which and substance showed he keenly understood in the Los Angeles area. During the 2016– one’s nerves are attacked by their own im- the currents swirling well below the surface. 2017 school year alone, 251 patents were mune system. Both conditions have a dev- While Robert Pear will be missed by all who issued to UCLA and 24 startup companies astating impact on quality of life and require had the pleasure to get to know him, he will launched using technologies developed at intensive care. be remembered for his critical work, his per- UCLA. UCLA’s athletic programs are among While CIDP and MMN patients may eventu- sistence, and his lifelong commitment to public the best in the nation, with UCLA Bruins hav- ally develop resistance to common treatments service and the American people. ing won 261 Olympic medals, 133 of which and therapies, intravenous immune globulin were gold. (IVIG) therapy, a form of plasma therapy, has f UCLA is a wonderful resource to the Los proven to be a safer and more effective alter- Angeles region, California, and the nation as a native for treatment. IN HONOR OF STAFF SERGEANT whole, providing an outstanding education to Please join me in supporting the Medicare ROBERT STANTON students from a variety of backgrounds. IVIG Enhancement Act, which would provide It is my pleasure to honor UCLA for marking CIDP and MMN patients the opportunity to re- HON. DAVID LOEBSACK 100 years of exceptional achievement. I ask ceive IVIG therapy in their homes, which will all members to join me in commending their improve quality of life for patients and care- OF IOWA accomplishments. givers alike. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f f Thursday, May 23, 2019 HONORING JUDGE WILEY DANIEL IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROBERT Mr. LOEBSACK. Madam Speaker, I rise PEAR today to honor the life and service of SSgt. HON. JOE NEGUSE Robert Stanton of Davenport, Iowa. On De- OF COLORADO cember 11, 1942, at just 18 years of age, HON. RICHARD E. NEAL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS Robert enlisted in the United States Marine Thursday, May 23, 2019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Corps and went on to serve as a Gunner in Marine Scout Bomber Squad 142. On March Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, today I offer Thursday, May 23, 2019 24, 1945, while flying over the Philippines, en- you my heartfelt condolences to the Daniel Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, today I rise to gine trouble caused a forced landing on Panay family on the loss of their father and husband recognize the life and service of Robert Pear, Island. SSgt. Stanton was taken as a prisoner Judge Wiley Daniel. Judge Daniel was a chief a longtime reporter for the New York Times, of war by Japanese forces and killed soon judge for the U.S. District Court of Colorado and someone who has been critical to the after. SSgt. Stanton left behind his loving fam- and was my home state’s first African-Amer- conversation around health care for more 40 ily, including his father, Bryan Jennings Stan- ican federal judge. years. Robert Pear was a fixture in the Halls ton, and mother, Harriett Elizabeth Conley. Judge Daniel was not only an incredible of Congress with his unassuming style, quiet As a military parent, I am honored to recog- legal mind, but also a role model for aspiring voice and insightful questions. Robert spent nize the bravery of a fellow Iowan who an- attorneys. I was lucky enough to try several countless hours in the Ways and Means Com- swered the call to serve at just 18 and trag- cases in Judge Daniel’s court, and found him mittee room reporting on health care debates ically died as a prisoner of war. Before serving to be tough and fair-minded, always pushing of our generation—the Clinton Health Care his country in World War II, Robert Stanton the attorneys before him to present the best legislation, Medicare Part D and the Affordable was an amateur boxer known for his knockout and most sound case that we could put for- Care Act. Robert’s knowledge and expertise punch. A fighter to the end, SSgt. Stanton ward. He made each of us better at our craft. were unrivaled. His ability to take complex made the ultimate sacrifice for his nation. For Being a ‘‘first’’ for any community is difficult issues and present them in a clear and con- his sacrifice, and the sacrifice of all the men and brave, but if the work stops at getting cise manner was a testament to his under- and women who have served in the United through the door, then it does not leave a true standing of the policy but also what the Amer- States Armed Forces, we must never forget legacy. Judge Daniel was the first through but ican people needed to know. their service and remain eternally grateful. then spent so much of his energy ensuring

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It is for these reasons and more that Following his retirement from active duty, condolences to the family of this pioneer of UCLA was ranked this year as the number MSG Bettine continued his service to others our legal system and inspiration to our entire one public university in the country by U.S. as the JrROTC instructor at Premontre High nation. News and World Report. School in Green Bay, WI where he taught for f The influence of UCLA and its impact on over 20 years. Affectionately known as California is wide-reaching and expansive. ‘‘Sarge,’’ MSG Bettine strived to instill the val- IN HONOR OF THE VA ANN ARBOR Even in my district, two hours away from ues and lessons he learned during his time in HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR Westwood, thousands of constituents call the military to his students. MSG Bettine took THEIR EXEMPLARY SERVICE UCLA their alma mater. UCLA’s influence in an active interest in his students’ futures, and my district cannot be overstated. For many often followed their careers through the Armed HON. DEBBIE DINGELL students who are unfamiliar with the chal- Forces. It was not unusual for him and his stu- OF MICHIGAN lenges of applying for college, UCLA provides dents to stay in touch years after their gradua- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mentorship and a tangible path to higher edu- tion. Thursday, May 23, 2019 cation, actively organizing workshops and MSG Bettine joined the Knights of Colum- Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise school visits to guide them. UCLA does not bus in his late 20s, and he was ultimately hon- today to recognize the VA Ann Arbor limit itself to just educating the next generation ored for over 60 years of service. In line with Healthcare System for their critical work proof leaders; it has tracked groundwater loss in his character and values, he joined the viding medical services to our nation’s vet- my district and throughout the Central Valley, Knights of Columbus to serve his community erans. Their continued excellence in patient- demonstrating the need to expand our current beyond his service in the military. He was a centered healthcare is worthy of commenda- water storage and infrastructure. As many Fourth Degree Knight and served as District tion. people know, UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Deputy, Programs Coordinator, and District Since its foundation in 1953, the VA Ann Center provides world-class care for countless Marshall. Arbor Healthcare System has provided essen- individuals, but it also directs clinical trials Words cannot justly thank MSG Bettine for tial healthcare services to veterans throughout back home in my district—ensuring that the his many years of service to our country. My Michigan and northwestern Ohio. The main residents of the 23rd District receive cutting- sincerest condolences go to his family. campus operates as a referral center for com- edge treatment and care. On behalf of Califor- plex specialty care and boasts state-of-the-art nia’s 23rd District, I am proud to congratulate f facilities and several satellite outpatient clinics. UCLA on 100 years of great accomplishments. BIRTHDAY OF DR. IRENE HUSTON Beyond the medical care it offers, VAAAHS is f a major research center, participating in over IN RECOGNITION OF THE LIFE, HON. MARK DeSAULNIER 400 active studies in basic science, health LEGACY, AND SERVICE OF MAS- OF CALIFORNIA services, and rehabilitation. TER SERGEANT DONALD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System CHARLES BETTINE stands as a role model in providing exemplary Thursday, May 23, 2019 healthcare to our nation’s veterans. Their work Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I rise has had a profound impact on Michigan and HON. MIKE GALLAGHER OF WISCONSIN today to recognize the service of a long-time Ohio by ensuring access to preventive and ac- community leader, Dr. Irene Huston. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tive treatment. We thank VAAAHS and its staff In her early years, Irene and her family for their continued dedication to providing Thursday, May 23, 2019 moved from Mississippi to the Bay Area in the high-quality medical services to veterans, sup- Mr. GALLAGHER. Madam Speaker, I rise ‘‘Second Great Migration’’ to escape racist porting clinical research, and promoting edu- today to honor the life, legacy, and service of labor and housing practices. Irene attended cation on public health programs. We also Master Sergeant Donald Charles Bettine. Contra Costa College before earning a Bach- congratulate the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare MSG Bettine passed away on Monday, April elor’s Degree from International Seminary in System as they begin construction of a new 29, 2019 at the age of 89. He was born in Plymouth, Florida. Today, Dr. Huston holds veteran welcome center. Once finished, this Green Bay on August 12, 1929 to Charles and graduate degrees from Phoenix University, new structure will expand the available capac- Elva Bettine. Antioch Christian University, and Elbon-Solu- ity of the medical center and expedite critical After graduating from Central Catholic High tions College of Ministry, as well as an hon- care for its visitors. School in 1947, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. orary degree from the National Theological Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Upon completion of basic training, MSG Seminary of the Commonwealth University. me in honoring the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Bettine went to Japan where he was an in- Although her interests and successes cast a System for their exemplary work in healthcare structor in the Eight Army Ordinance School. wide net—she has served as a lecturer at San access, education, and research. Their efforts After a brief return to the U.S., he was de- Jose State University, opened her own cloth- have been instrumental in ensuring care for ployed to Korea to serve in the Korean War. ing boutique, and authored several books and the brave servicemen and women that protect As a part of the 3rd Infantry, he participated in a play—her focus has always been the our country. the evacuation of Hungnam in 1950. MSG church. f Bettine charged enemy snipers in a frontal at- Dr. Huston has been in the ministry for 50 CELEBRATING THE 100 YEAR tack, allowing his platoon to advance forward. years, and has devoted the majority of this ANNIVERSARY OF UCLA For this display of bravery, he earned his time to supporting women and families. She is Bronze Star with the ‘‘V’’ for Valor. Dubbed internationally ordained and has ministered HON. KEVIN McCARTHY the ‘‘Christmas Miracle,’’ the incredible evacu- around the world, including in India, Nigeria, ation resulted in the rescue of nearly 200,000 England, and Israel. Additionally, at home in OF CALIFORNIA troops and civilian refugees. California, she worked with the West Contra IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES After his service in the Korean War, MSG Costa Unified School District’s adult education Thursday, May 23, 2019 Bettine was stationed near Moscow, Idaho program. Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I rise where he met the love of his life, Evelyn Sum- Irene has founded a number of faith-based today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ner. They were married on December 19, service organizations, including Irene’s Wom- University of California, Los Angeles, which 1953, and shortly after relocated to Germany, en’s Faith Foundation, and she continues her has distinguished itself as one of the finest in- where he was stationed for 4 years. Following efforts today to motivate and empower young stitutions of higher learning in the State of his time in Germany, he was stationed in sev- women and serve her community. California and across the country. eral places across the U.S., and was later Please join me in wishing Dr. Irene Huston In the past 100 years, 14 Nobel Prize win- sent to Korea for a second time where he was a happy 81st birthday, and in thanking her for ners, 13 MacArthur Fellows, 9 National Medal stationed in Seoul. During his time in Seoul, a life of service and dedication.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:19 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K23MY8.003 E23MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E662 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2019 HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY States Army. He served as a medical corps- ty. This ability is something I have witnessed OF JEFFREY MCDONALD OF CAR- man. His assignments took him to locations in throughout my years as a co-Chair of the Con- MEL, INDIANA the United States, France and Germany. He gressional Fire Services Caucus. served for 4 years and was honorably dis- Seventy-two years have passed since the HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS charged in February of 1946. 1947 conference, and during that time, the Mr. Michler returned home and married number of victims dying in fires has decreased OF INDIANA Jean Vogt. Following his service in the Army, to approximately 3,000 each year. This isn’t a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he took over the family business, Michler’s, coincidence. But the fire service leaders as- Thursday, May 23, 2019 which was started by his grandfather Carl sembled in Key West this month didn’t see Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, Michler in 1900. He continued that very suc- this as an achievement; instead, they recog- I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Jef- cessful business for many years. His son, nized that more work needs to be done. frey McDonald, an enterprising entrepreneur, John, and later his grandson, Robin, kept the The strength of our nation has always been youth mentor, and community leader. Born in business growing and thriving. the indomitable spirit of our citizens. The fire Woodland, California on April 5, 1967, to Alan Mr. Michler and his fellow veterans are true service personifies that spirit. I commend the and Mary McDonald, Jeffrey would come to heroes. As members of the ‘‘Greatest Genera- Harry S. Truman Foundation and the National Indiana and graduate from Indiana University, tion’’, they willingly served to protect and de- Fallen Firefighters Foundations for bringing to- earning a Bachelor of Science in Business fend the freedoms that we enjoy today. I am gether our nation’s leading fire officials. And I and Marketing. Jeffrey was known throughout humbled to honor the service of Mr. Karl W. pledge my continued support for the more his community for his selfless leadership in Michler and to celebrate his upcoming 99th than one million firefighters across the nation business and his desire to help those in need birthday before the United States Congress. who are prepared to respond to the next call of guidance to reach their full potential. f for help and to the family members who lose As longtime lauded business leaders in their loved ones in the line of duty. God bless all of RECOGNIZING PRESIDENT HARRY them. community, Jeffrey and his wife Shelli McDon- S. TRUMAN’S LEGACY IN FIRE ald started their e-commerce pet food and PREVENTION, FIRE SAFETY, AND f treat supply business, Raw Paws Pet Food, in HISTORIC PRESERVATION 2014. Their mission in business was not only HONORING JOANN GAMA to provide a profitable living for themselves and their employees, but to create products HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. HON. VICENTE GONZALEZ OF NEW JERSEY that better served the health of pets through OF TEXAS proper nutrition and diet. Sourcing their prod- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ucts from responsible and ethical farms they Thursday, May 23, 2019 have become leaders in their industry. Thursday, May 23, 2019 Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, between Beyond his many successes in the business May 5 and 7 of this year, national leaders rep- Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. Madam Speaker, world, Jeffrey’s impact was also felt through- resenting every facet of the fire service gath- I rise today to honor JoAnn Gama, an educa- out his community through his participation ered together in Key West, Florida for three tor, innovator, and leader. and exemplary leadership in philanthropic or- days of discussions on the future of fire pre- JoAnn Gama was born and raised on the ganizations. Jeffrey served on the boards of vention, public education, and fire service north side of Houston, Texas. In 1997, she many community groups including The United challenges in general. They attended the joined Teach For America, committing two Way, The Indianapolis Zoo, and The Young event at the invitation of the Harry S. Truman years to teaching in public schools in under- Presidents’ Organization (YPO). Jeffrey’s com- Foundation. Each year, the Truman Founda- served communities. After moving to the Rio munity engagement allowed him to pursue his tion conducts an annual symposium at the Grande Valley, JoAnn enrolled at the Univer- passions of animal welfare and the empower- Truman Little White House to reflect on the sity of Texas-Pan American, now known as ment of women. His remarkable talent for con- legacy of our nation’s 33rd President. The the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, necting with people ensured that his vital work theme of the 2019 symposium was, ‘‘Truman’s and eamed her master’s degree in Edu- with these organizations made a lasting im- Legacy Towards Fire Prevention, Fire Safety, cational Leadership. pact on Central Indiana, not to be forgotten. and Historic Preservation.’’ In 1947, President In 1998, JoAnn co-founded the IDEA Acad- His achievements show us the immense in- Truman convened a conference on fire pre- emy within the Donna Independent School fluence one person can have within their com- vention following a series of devastating fires District with fellow Teach For America corps munity and inspire us to aim higher. Jeffrey that captured the attention of the nation. Hun- member, Tom Torkelson. After one year as a had the unique ability to see the best in every dreds of representatives from government, ‘‘school within a school,’’ JoAnn and Tom ap- one of life’s situations. His caring and genuine business, non-government organizations, and plied for a state charter. Nearly 20 years ago, nature put those around him at ease, and his the fire service attended the Washington con- in August of 2000, they opened the IDEA zest for life was infectious to those in his pres- ference. In his remarks to the attendees, Tru- Academy Charter School with 150 students, ence. man stated, ‘‘Safety from fire should not be a grades 4 through 8. On behalf of Indiana’s Fifth Congressional topic for discussion during only one or two JoAnn is the co-founder and chief of District, I extend my deepest condolences to weeks of the year. It is definitely a year-round schools, and led many efforts to replicate the Jeffrey’s wife Shelli, and numerous friends and public responsibility.’’ Seventy-two years later, original school. Currently, IDEA Public Schools relatives who mourn his loss. President Truman’s words inspired the assem- educate nearly 45,000 students in 79 schools f bly of prominent fire service leaders to meet in across five regions—the Rio Grande Valley, Key West. San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and Southern IN HONOR OF KARL W. MICHLER The Truman Foundation asked the National Louisiana. In 2017, U.S. News & World Report Fallen Firefighters Foundation to serve as a ranked IDEA Donna, IDEA Quest, and IDEA HON. ANDY BARR co-facilitator of the recent program. By every Frontier in the top 1 percent of all public high OF KENTUCKY account, both organizations did an exemplary schools in the United States and the top 40 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES job in conducting the event. Presentations by best public charter schools in the nation. notable fire service leaders addressed a broad Madam Speaker, JoAnn Gama has worked Thursday, May 23, 2019 range of issues that span the important work tirelessly to give countless students the tools Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to in fire prevention. For example, on the third they need to succeed. She is a pillar of our honor the life of a special man, Mr. Karl day, the National Fallen Firefighters Founda- community and an example to us all. It is an Michler of Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Michler is tion conducted a forum to identify key areas honor to represent a selfless, committed indi- part of a special group of heroes that served for advancing fire prevention in our nation. vidual like her who has forever changed and our nation during World War II. Mr. Michler Watching the recent success in Florida, I re- strengthened the foundation of education in celebrates his 99th birthday on June 5. main so impressed by the ability of the na- South Texas. I wish JoAnn, her husband Mr. Michler enlisted in the service at the age tional fire organizations to work together to ad- Juan, and her children Gaeland and Jimena of 22. He was a proud member of the United dress the needs of firefighters and public safe- the best in their future endeavors.

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Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 222. be flown over our Nation’s Capitol to recog- Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, f nize the community service and accomplish- I ask for the House’s attention to recognize ments of Laveda Brown. the 100th birthday of Tommie Louise Caudle. RECOGNIZING LAVEDA BROWN I urge all Americans to continue praying for our country, for our veterans, for our military Ms. Caudle was born on June 5, 1919 to HON. BILL FLORES men and women who protect us, and for our J.H. Caudle and Sallie White Caudle in first responders who keep us safe at home. Sylacauga, Alabama. She graduated from OF TEXAS Sylacauga High School in 1937 and started IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f working at Southern Bell Telephone as a tele- Thursday, May 23, 2019 IN HONOR OF REVEREND FRAN phone operator at age 16. HAYES FOR HER EXEMPLARY Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I rise today SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY OF She attended Judson College her freshman to recognize Laveda Brown of Waco, Texas, DEARBORN year during which she was a member of Bap- who is retiring as the president of the Cen-Tex tist Young People’s Union. She also attended African American Chamber of Commerce. the University of Alabama. Ms. Caudle worked Laveda comes from a strong business back- HON. DEBBIE DINGELL for South Central Bell until she retired in 1974. ground and knows the value of hard work. OF MICHIGAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, please join me in wishing Prior to joining the chamber, Laveda worked Ms. Caudle a happy 100th birthday. as a Procurement Specialist/Business Consult- Thursday, May 23, 2019 ant at McLennan Community College Small Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise f Business Center and the Caruth Small Busi- today to recognize Reverend Fran Hayes for ness Development Center at Abilene Christian her tireless work in service of the residents of WELCOMING CHAPLAIN THOMAS E. University. Dearborn, Michigan. She has been an instru- FUSSELL, JR. Her successful history of business developmental member of the community as the head ment made her a compelling choice to lead of the Dearborn Area Interfaith Network. the Cen-Tex African American Chamber of Reverend Fran Hayes has served the Dear- HON. BILL POSEY Commerce. Laveda’s many years of experi- born community for 22 years as the pastor of OF FLORIDA ence in minority business certification, pur- Littlefield Presbyterian Church. A graduate of chasing, economic development, and govern- Princeton Theological Seminary, Reverend IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment contracting has helped her provide many Hayes dedicated her career to celebrating di- Thursday, May 23, 2019 small businesses with the tools to succeed. versity of faith and culture. As the head of the When Laveda assumed leadership of the Dearborn Area Interfaith Network; she has Mr. POSEY. Madam Speaker, it is my honor Chamber in 2007, its membership hovered made a concerted effort to celebrate the vi- to recognize today’s guest chaplain, Chaplain around 30 members and numbers were dwin- brant, diverse community of Dearborn by Thomas E. Fussell, Jr., and welcome him to dling quickly. Thanks to her efforts, member- building deep relationships between Christians the United States House of Representatives. ship is now above 250 members and their fi- and Muslims. Under her leadership, the Chaplain Fussell, a major in the United nancial support has expanded dramatically. church has engaged in deliberate efforts to States Air Force, is currently assigned to the Some of her biggest contributions, however, educate parishioners in Islamic scripture 45th Space Wing, stationed at Patrick Air go beyond numbers. Under Laveda’s direction, through interfaith programs and activities. Force Base in Brevard County, Florida. The the chamber opened Esther’s Closet, an initia- Reverend Hayes’ work represents a cele- duties of the 45th Space Wing—including sup- tive to assist unemployed women by providing bration of creed and culture. A staunch advo- porting the Department of Defense (DOD), the interview and workplace clothing at no cost. cate for diversity, Reverend Hayes leaves a National Aeronautics and Space Administra- Additionally, Esther’s Closet assists with re- legacy of inclusivity and justice through her tion (NASA), and commercial manned and un- sume writing, interview skills, job performance, continued efforts to transcend barriers of faith manned space programs at Patrick Air Force and financial management. Since its grand and culture. We thank Reverend Hayes for her Base—are critical to the success of space pro- opening in 2016, Esther’s Closet has helped commitment to embracing people of all faiths grams operating out of Cape Canaveral. more than 400 individuals and provided more and cultures and we congratulate her on her than 5,000 outfits. retirement. Her dedicated leadership will be As Deputy Wing Chaplain to the 45th Space missed, but we wish her good health and Wing, Chaplain Fussell advises commanders In addition to her chamber duties, Laveda has been a member of many organizations in- every happiness in her retirement years. and first sergeants, ensures the free exercise Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join of religion, and provides spiritual care, moral cluding the Waco Education Alliance, the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative, me in honoring Reverend Fran Hayes for her and ethical advice, and pastoral care and exemplary service to Dearborn. Her work cele- counseling to all military personnel and their the City of Waco Policy Academy, and the Junior League Advisory Committee. She also brating diversity of faith is worthy of com- families. Along with other chaplains serving in mendation. the Space Command, he is part of the spiritual served on the boards of the City of Waco Pub- f backbone of American operations in space. lic Improvement and Development, the Texas Partnership for Out of School Time, and the COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNI- Chaplain Fussell received his Master of Di- YMCA of Central Texas. She was also the vinity degree from Asbury Theological Semi- VERSARY OF THE LAFAYETTE Vice President of the Texas Association of Af- CHURCH OF CHRIST nary in 2000. In 2004, he was ordained as an rican American Chambers of Commerce. elder in the South Georgia Conference and, in She is a person of great courage, faith, in- 2005, he commissioned as a chaplain. sight and wisdom who has a very unselfish HON. JOHN W. ROSE OF TENNESSEE In light of his many years of service, I am and loving spirit. She has dedicated her life to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES thankful that Chaplain Fussell could be with us sharing her wealth of knowledge and experi- today and offer a prayer in anticipation of Me- ence to enlightening and motivating those Thursday, May 23, 2019 morial Day. May the Lord bless all the brave around her to do their best. Laveda has a way Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee. Madam men and women in uniform who have given of getting others to see the big picture and to Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Lafay- their lives to protect our great nation, the overcome their differences in order to work to- ette Church of Christ in honor of their 150th United States of America. gether for the common good of all. Her great- anniversary on June 19, 2019.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:19 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23MY8.009 E23MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2019 A longstanding pillar in the Macon County ties to home care workers; allows long-time, 1955, after he graduated with a Master’s in community, the Lafayette Church of Christ is part-time workers to participate in a 401(k) Fisheries Biology. They relocated to the widely known for its heart for service, love for plan; and much more. farm in Bay City to create a life closer to Also included in the SECURE Act is a provi- their shared ideal for raising a family. Mark others, and commitment to Christian prin- was born in 1954 and William (Bill) in 1957. ciples. The congregation was founded by sion that I introduced with my colleagues ear- Don and Phyllis combined their unique re- Isaac T. Reneau on June 19, 1869. Upon its lier this month. It will deliver an urgently-need- search skills in animal science and genetics founding, members met in various locations ed fix for Gold Star military families who saw to create innovative data management prac- throughout Macon County. On January 11, a drastic tax hike as a result of the Republican tices that produced among the finest natural 1874, the congregation held its first worship tax bill. black mink in the world for over 45 years. During that time they were active leaders in service in their first building on the town The SECURE Act goes a long way in ensuring that Americans get the economic security the Ninth American mink industry: Phyllis square in Lafayette. In 1963, a new building served as chair of the National Mink Farm- was constructed at 212 Church Street in La- they deserve, and I urge my colleagues to er’s Research Foundation and was in demand fayette, which is where the congregation con- vote ‘‘yes.’’ as a renowned speaker; Don was on the board tinues to meet. Today, that building is now f of the Great Lakes Mink Association during part of a 9.5-acre campus that also includes a years of the famous ‘‘What Becomes A Leg- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY end Most’’ Richard Avalon ad campaign. new auditorium, Fellowship Hall, and Refuge OF PHYLLIS WATT WUSTENBERG Phyllis served her community and state building for youth activities. However, the con- with a gifted ability to see possibilities and gregation’s most enduring legacy will be its HON. KURT SCHRADER respect history. She believed that people’s commitment to spreading the Gospel through- lives can be improved, young and old, with a OF OREGON out its community. free book, a trip to a museum, a walk in a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Lafayette Church of Christ has a rich nature center, or a scholarship for higher heritage of upstanding families and strong be- Thursday, May 23, 2019 education. Near to her heart was the Watt Brothers Scholarship Trust, where she lievers. In efforts to care for their neighbors, Mr. SCHRADER. Madam Speaker, I rise served as chair for over 30 years, that annu- the congregation offers a food pantry, utility today to honor the life and legacy of Phyllis ally gifts about $100,000 to Tillamook County bill assistance, furniture for those in need, and Watt Wustenberg a constituent of mine from graduates. She was a dedicated founder of eager volunteers ready to answer the call of Bay City, Oregon who recently passed away the Bay City Planning Commission, those in their community. Following the dev- at the age of 92. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum and astating tornado that hit Lafayette in 2008, it is Phyllis was a remarkable woman and be- Kilchis Point Reserve boards, serving until well remembered that the members of the loved member of the community who leaves her last day. She sat on the Tillamook Coun- behind an incredible legacy of a life that was ty Extension Committee and Tillamook congregation eagerly coordinated response County Library Board. In 1994 Phyllis was crews to those needing assistance and their dedicated to service. The Tillamook County appointed to the Oregon State Board of fellowship hall served as a resource distribu- area won’t be the same without her. Today I Higher Education and served until it was dis- tion center for the community. would like to include in the RECORD Phyllis’ banded in 2004. She was the Board’s rep- The Lafayette Church of Christ is faithfully obituary and extend my sincere condolences resentative to the Center for Applied Agri- led by Elders Bobby Bransford and Barry to Phyllis’ family and the people of Tillamook cultural Research Board during that period Doss, along with Pulpit Minister Jeny Mercer County. and was a tireless advocate for Oregon State OBITUARY FOR PHYLLIS WATT WUSTENBERG University Cascades to ensure four-year uni- and Youth Minister Cameron Miller. Today, the versity education was available to the east- Phyllis Wustenberg, age 92, passed away Lafayette Church of Christ is comprised of 250 ern half of the state. Former Vice Chancellor peacefully on May 7, 2019 while seated at the members and routinely hosts local chapters of for Academic Affairs Shirley Clark reflected desk of her home in Bay City, OR. There the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and with great admiration that, ‘‘Phyllis were messages on the answering machine, changed the world and made friends along American Red Cross blood drives. The con- minutes and notes from recent nonprofit the way.’’ gregation faithfully follows God’s Biblical com- board and public commission meetings, and mands and seeks to be Christ’s church in its Phyllis did indeed bestow her deepest love treasured memories from five generations of upon family and close friends. She nutured community. The congregation is anchored in her Oregon family within arm’s reach. Phyl- her sons through Willamette University and knowing that God gave His only begotten Son lis Watt Wustenberg—pioneer, matriarch, Oregon State Veterinary College and was so that through baptism, we might live. I pray scholar, mink rancher, gardener, civic lead- deeply proud that they each accomplished that this group of Christians may continue er, philanthropist, sorority sister, and great distinguished careers and raised close-knit under our Father’s protection in preaching, grandmother—was busy living right to the families with core values that mirrored her last moment. It was a life well lived, dedi- own. Her home was a destination for large teaching, and sharing the great story of Christ. cated to the betterment of her family, com- To my House colleagues today, I hope you gatherings of family, annual OSU Delta munity, and state she loved so dearly. Delta Delta Sorority picnics, international will join me in congratulating the Lafayette She was born July 25, 1927 in Vancouver, guests, drop-by visitors, and the occasional Church of Christ on 150 years of service to WA to Robert, son of settler, farmer, logger elected official seeking advice. She is sur- the community and unwavering faith. I am and lumber mill owner Robert Watt, and vived by: son, Dr. Mark Wustenberg (Judy), confident their impact on Macon County will Jean Morris Watt, who he met in Haines, AK. Bay City, OR; Dr. William Wustenberg continue for generations to come. The Watt family journey from Scotland and (Wendy), Farmington, MN; four grand- contributions as pioneers in the coastal re- f children—Dr. Ben Wustenberg (Dr. Leticia), gion are documented in the 1974 book, Five Carlton, OR and their children Tristan and SUPPORTING THE SECURE ACT Watt Brothers. Phyllis attended Bay City Emma; Liam Wustenberg (Jennifer), Forest school with siblings Barbara, Joan and Rob- Grove, OR and their son Everett; Russell ert. She graduated in 1945 in a class of nine, Wustenberg, living in Toronto, CA; and HON. TERRI A. SEWELL received her B.S. from Oregon State Univer- Lauren Wustenberg, South Royalton, VT; OF ALABAMA sity in 1949 and was one of the first women to her sisters Barbara and Joan; beloved neph- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES achieve a Master’s in Fisheries Management ews and nieces and extended family by birth in 1951. Phyllis was on faculty at OSU from and marriage here in the United States and Thursday, May 23, 2019 1951 to 1953, where her work was described in abroad. She is preceded in death by her hus- Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Madam Speaker, Fur Animal Research where, in 200, editor band, Don, both parents and her brother Rob- I rise today in support of the Setting Every J.E. Oldfield remembers: ‘‘I moved from ert. U.B.C. to Oregon State University in 1949 and Mark recalls that his mother said, ‘‘Heav- Community Up for Retirement Enhancement found a mink research program in the De- en is our memories carried forward in the Act—The SECURE Act. partment of Fisheries and Wildlife (then lives of those we love and hold dear.’’ The Almost 60 percent of Americans do not ‘‘Fish and Game’’) which was ably directed public is invited to join the family at have any retirement account assets. That by Phyllis Watt (now Wustenberg). If I need- Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 2nd means they haven’t put away a single dollar ed any encouragement to continue my inter- St. Tillamook, OR 97141, Sunday June 9, 2019 for retirement. Not one. est with mink, Phyllis certainly supplied it. from 2–5 p.m. Memorials are requested in The SECURE Act includes many provisions Raised on a mink ranch at Bay City, Oregon, lieu of flowers to honor Phyllis’ lifelong to expand opportunities for Alabamians to in- she combined her knowledge of the industry dedication to the good works of the Watt and its needs with her research abilities to Brothers Scholarship Trust, c/o Simpson & crease their retirement savings. form an effective program which she oper- Roesener, LLP, 2216 4th St. Tillamook, OR The bill: makes it easier for small busi- ated with great good humor.’’ 97141 and the Tillamook County Pioneer Mu- nesses to offer retirement plans to their em- She met and married Donald Wustenberg seum, c/o Gary Albright, 2106 2nd St. ployees; provides retirement benefit opportuni- of Chico, CA in 1953 while at OSU, and in Tillamook, OR 97141.

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GEORGE HOLDING her dedicated efforts will be available online Jusseaume’s clear vision and unwavering OF NORTH CAROLINA at http://www.tcpm.org later this week. commitment to students has shaped Walsh IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The public is invited to celebrate the life University into one of our nation’s finest aca- Thursday, May 23, 2019 of Phyllis Watt Wustenberg on Sunday June demic institutions, attracting the best and 9 from 2–5 p.m. at the Tillamook County Pio- Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, I rise today brightest. I congratulate and thank President neer Museum, 2106 2nd St., Tillamook, OR to honor the Cape Fear Christian Academy Jusseaume for living out the passion and prin- 97141. Women’s Softball team for winning the North ciple of the university’s mission statement and Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Asso- f wish him and his family all the best. ciation 1A state championship. Led by coach PERSONAL EXPLANATION Sterling Holmes and assistant coach Craig f Autry, the CFCA softball team has officially HON. VICKY HARTZLER INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL won seven state titles. OF MISSOURI VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION As a 4th seed road team, the Cape Fear IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT Christian Academy Eagles had an impressive record in the Final Four. In their first game of Thursday, May 23, 2019 OF 2019 the weekend, the Eagles challenged the No. 1 Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, on seed Lawrence Academy and beat them with Wednesday, May 22, 2019, I was unable to HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON a score of 7–2. Both their batting and fielding vote on roll call no. 222. If I had been present, was remarkable in their later game against OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA I would have voted Yea. No. 2 seed Ridgecroft School, which they won f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with 11 points against Ridgecroft’s zero. The Thursday, May 23, 2019 final score for the state title was 9–6 against PERSONAL EXPLANATION Pungo Christian Academy. Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, today, I in- I am very proud of the Eagles on this major HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO troduce the National Vaccine Injury Com- accomplishment. Madam Speaker, please join OF OREGON pensation Program Improvement Act of 2019. me in congratulating Aubree Bass, Kristen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This bill would further encourage the develop- Bass, Leah Brannon, Natalia Brocious, ment of important vaccines by doubling the McKenzie Burris, Gabbi Chiodo, Rebekah Thursday, May 23, 2019 maximum number of special masters the Ennis, Shelby Hodges, Harmony Horne, Jada Mr. DEFAZIO. Madam Speaker, on May 20, Court of Federal Claims can assign to vaccine Horne, Rhyleigh Horne, Trinity Olive, Paige 2019, my vote on Roll Call vote 219 was inad- cases. I am pleased to be introducing this in Jeffries, Anslee McLamb, Claire Parker, vertently not recorded. If it had been, I would conjunction with Senator BOB CASEY, who is Meghan Taylor, and Averi Williams, as well as have voted Yes. introducing a companion bill in the Senate. their coaches, families, fans, and Cape Fear f Vaccines are a vitally important component faculty who supported them on their road to of our public health system. The National Vac- victory. HONORING WALSH UNIVERSITY’S cine Injury Compensation Program (‘‘Pro- f PRESIDENT RICHARD gram’’) was created by Congress in 1988 so JUSSEAUME RETIREMENT CONGRATULATING HIGH SCHOOL that individuals and families of individuals in- GRADUATES ENLSITING IN OUR jured by childhood vaccines could receive fi- ARMED FORCES HON. ANTHONY GONZALEZ nancial compensation. This ‘‘no-fault’’ system OF OHIO caps the amount of compensation allowed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES under the Program for vaccine-related injuries, HON. BRIAN J. MAST OF FLORIDA Thursday, May 23, 2019 thus meeting the dual goals of encouraging further development of vaccines and compen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I sating anyone injured by them. Thursday, May 23, 2019 rise to pay tribute to President Richard The Program was also designed to accel- Mr. MAST. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Jusseaume, who is retiring this year after 18 erate the compensation process so plaintiffs commend and congratulate recent high school years of leadership at Walsh University. Ohio’s would not have to undergo a full trial before graduates from Palm Beach County who have second longest serving president of a four- receiving damages that could potentially be made the decision to enlist in our Armed year private university, President Jusseaume used to address their injuries. However, as the Forces. I would like to thank them for volun- has ushered in unprecedented growth in al- number of vaccines covered under the Pro- teering to serve our country. They include: most every facet of the university’s operations. gram has increased, so, too, has the number Scott Carroll, Aspen Draeger, Gopal In total, he has spent five decades at Walsh of cases brought before the court and the spe- Harpalani, Tyler Huntoon, Ryan Keip, Michael University in various roles including student, cial masters. The number of petitions filed has Mee, Jaslyn Senger, Patrick Tierney, Devinity Dean of Students, Board of Directors member, increased from 24 in fiscal year 1988 to 1,120 Salon, Deiontae Shannon, Andrew Hogan, and President. in fiscal year 2016. Abigail Dasilva, Jaime Bustillo, John Dowd, Through the tireless work and effort of Casey George, Peter Kanelidis, Stephen President Jusseaume, Walsh University has Congress capped the number of special Manley, Andres Moreno, Ashton Skinner, cemented its status as a leading academic in- masters at eight when it first authorized the Brandon Suh, and Skylar Thompson. stitution. During his tenure, full-time under- Program, and has not increased the number graduate enrollment has increased by more since, despite the increase in covered vac- f than 60 percent, the university has more than cines and petitions filed. To meet the demand HONORING THE LIFE OF NATIVO doubled its number of undergraduate majors caused by the increased number of these LOPEZ and launched its first doctorate programs, and complex cases, my bill would increase the the number of buildings on Walsh’s North maximum number of special masters allowed to 16. Moreover, the court may reduce the HON. J. LUIS CORREA Canton campus has more than doubled from OF CALIFORNIA 11 to 27 buildings. number of special masters should the number IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES What happens at a university is richer than of cases drop, as this is a statutory ceiling, not passing on intellectual knowledge. Classrooms a floor. Thursday, May 23, 2019 shape our habits, thoughts, and practice, thus This is an important measure to ensure Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I rise today developing the future citizens of our liberal so- compensation when necessary and further im- to honor the memory of Nativo Lopez, a long- ciety. President Jusseaume has steadfastly portant medical development. I urge my col- time voice for the Mexican American commu- dedicated himself to developing students into leagues to support this bill. nity in Southern California and a champion of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:19 May 24, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A23MY8.016 E23MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E666 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2019 immigrant rights. Mr. Lopez passed away on time of 4.28 minutes. Impressively, Ms. Brown EQUALITY ACT Sunday, May 20th. won a second gold medal in the 3,200-meter Mr. Lopez grew up in Los Angeles County run. SPEECH OF in a family that had lived in the United States In the high jump competition, Mr. Stowers HON. DAVID B. McKINLEY for six generations. He studied Spanish lit- reached a remarkable 6 feet and 10 inches to OF WEST VIRGINIA erature at California State University, claim the gold medal. Persevering through in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dominguez Hills. clement weather, he rose to the challenge—a Friday, May 17, 2019 Nativo Lopez was best known for changing testament to his hard work and diligent prepa- the political landscape in Orange County. His ration. Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, let me be determination and ability to organize volun- I commend Guyer High School track and clear: I oppose discrimination in all forms, and teers, workers, people who had never been field coaches Jonathan Ponsonby, Megan agree that individuals should have protections active in politics, led the start of the Orange Hardesty, and Aaron Roberts for their leader- against discrimination on the basis of sexual County blue wave. Nativo began advocating ship and dedication. It is a privilege to rep- orientation and gender. Unfortunately, H.R. 5, and organizing at an early age. At the age of resent Guyer High School in the U.S. House the Equality Act, is a radical overreach that 13, he joined picket lines to protest funding of Representatives. I am pleased to recognize goes beyond the scope of discrimination and cuts at a community center in East Los Ange- the achievements of Brynn Brown and Eli would harm doctors, families, women, religious les. As an 18-year-old at Excelsior High Stowers, and I wish them continued success groups, and many others. School, he and his brothers led a walkout of in their athletic and academic endeavors. The Equality Act fails to include conscience more than 200 Mexican American students to protections for doctors who have a moral or raise awareness for educational reform. f religious objection to the services they will be As a young professional, Mr. Lopez was a required to provide under the legislation. This court interpreter in Los Angeles County. Mr. IN RECOGNITION OF ALINA T. bill would force doctors to forego their exper- Lopez founded a Santa Ana chapter of HUDAK’S 35 YEARS OF SERVICE tise and provide gender-affirming therapies, Hermandad Mexican National, a group that TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY even if it goes against their best medical provides services to and protects the needs judgement. It could also force doctors and and rights of Spanish-speaking immigrants. nurses to perform abortion-related services, Nativo Lopez led Hermandad Mexicana for HON. DONNA E. SHALALA regardless of their religious or moral objec- more than 30 years. His passion for ensuring OF FLORIDA tions. that immigrant workers and their families, with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This legislation also harms protections for or without documents, were treated with dig- women’s sports provided by Title IX. Women Thursday, May 23, 2019 nity and respect often sparked controversy, are already beginning to lose sporting com- but his commitment to the cause never Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I rise in petitions and scholarships to their biologically wavered. honor of my friend, Alina Hudak, Deputy male competitors who identify as females. In 1985, his name made national news Mayor of Miami-Dade County, and her 35 These women have worked hard for their when he helped more than 500 Santa Ana years of public service to the greater Miami achievements and deserve the chance to families stage a successful rent strike. Mr. community. compete on a level playing field. Lopez won a seat on the Santa Ana Unified Alina began her career in the Miami-Dade Most importantly, the Equality Act would School District Board of Trustees in 1997. One County government as a management trainee prevent parents from making health care of his most influential efforts was his creation in 1984. In 1993, she became the first His- choices that impact their own children and of Assembly Bill 60, allowing unauthorized im- panic woman appointed to the position of As- could even lead to parents losing custody of migrants to apply for driver’s licenses. Mr. sistant County Manager. In 1996, she was their children. In some states, like Ohio, this is Lopez was soon recognized as the undisputed tapped for the position of Director of the Gen- already happening. A judge recently removed champion of immigrant rights in Southern Cali- eral Services Administration. In 1998, she re- a biological girl from her parents custody after fornia. joined the County Manager’s Office, and she they did not allow her to take testosterone Unfortunately, his life was cut short by can- took over the post of County Manager in 2011. supplements to help her transition to a male. cer. Nativo Lopez leaves behind a legacy in She currently serves as Deputy Mayor of The federal government should not play a role fighting for civil rights, immigration rights, edu- Miami-Dade County as well as Director of the in these important decisions. cational access, and community empowerment Solid Waste Management Department. This legislation does not serve as a con- through civic engagement. Alina has worked with nearly every depart- structive path forward to addressing the issue Madam Speaker, Mr. Lopez is truly a legend ment of Miami-Dade’s extensive administra- of discrimination in our country. That is why I in the history of Latino leaders in Orange tion, and she possesses an unrivaled knowl- voted against the Equality Act. It is yet another County and Los Angeles. His dedication and edge of the County. Throughout her career, example of a messaging bill that will not be passion to serving the Hispanic community are she has overseen an impressive portfolio of taken up in the Senate and therefore, will truly unmatched. I ask my colleagues to join departments, including the nationally recog- never be signed into law. Isn’t it time that Con- me in celebrating the life of Nativo Lopez and nized Police and Fire Rescue, Animal Serv- gress finally put American families ahead of his lifelong dedication to serving our commu- ices, Elections, Transit, Public Works, the Citi- divisive, partisan politics? nity. zen’s Independent Transportation Trust, and f f the Public Health Trust. She spearheaded the SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP IN RECOGNITION OF BRYNN County’s Haitian Relief Efforted, the United FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCE- BROWN AND ELI STOWERS Way campaign, the Making Strides Against MENT ACT Breast Cancer campaign, and has acted as li- aison for numerous county tournaments and HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS events. HON. DEBBIE DINGELL OF TEXAS OF MICHIGAN Alina continues to give to the Miami-Dade IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community. She is an active alumna of the Thursday, May 23, 2019 University of Miami, where she earned a bach- Thursday, May 23, 2019 Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, today I elor’s degree in Business Administration and a Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise rise to congratulate Guyer High School sopho- master’s degree in Public Administration. She today in strong support of H.R. 1994, the Set- mores Brynn Brown and Eli Stowers, who re- is also deeply involved in the American Soci- ting Every Community Up for Retirement En- cently won gold medals at the 2019 UIL Texas ety for Public Administration and the Inter- hancement (SECURE) Act. State Track and Field meet. national Women’s Forum. After a lifetime of work, all Americans The students’ victories are well-earned. Fol- We have all witnessed Alina’s extraordinary should have access to retirement savings that lowing her regional meet, Ms. Brown was a skill and dedication to Miami-Dade County. will meet their needs and allow for each Amer- self-proclaimed underdog. At the beginning of She has served with grace and heart, and I ican to spend these years with friends, family, her mile run, Ms. Brown was seeded fourth in look forward to seeing the impact she will con- and doing what makes them happy. The SE- a competitive array of runners. Despite these tinue to make on our community for years to CURE Act includes numerous provisions to circumstances, she finished first with a mile come. expand the opportunities for Americans to

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Jerome Danage, Sr. and It is long past time for the federal govern- saving for retirement for all Americans. all the members of the church’s congregation ment to provide the necessary legislation to I support the SECURE Act and voted in on this joyous occasion, and I wish them address the troubling uptick in veteran sui- favor of the bill. Unfortunately, due to an error many more years full of growth, prosperity and cides and help improve suicide prevention and in the voting process my ‘‘Yea’’ vote was not service to our community. mental health resources at the at VA. officially recorded when the full House consid- f To truly address this issue, we need to ered this bill on the floor. make sure that the VA and veterans aid orga- f IN SUPPORT OF H.R. 2898 THE nizations have the tools needed to serve every ‘‘BUDDY CHECK WEEK ACT’’ HONORING THE 165TH ANNIVER- veteran that walks through their doors. SARY OF PROVIDENCE UNITED It is critically important that we provide train- CHURCH OF CHRIST IN CHESA- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE ing on the signs that a veteran may be in cri- PEAKE, VIRGINIA OF TEXAS sis and the needed make it easier to get them IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the help that they need. Thursday, May 23, 2019 I believe this bill is a step in the right direc- HON. ROBERT C. ‘‘BOBBY’’ SCOTT tion toward making sure that happens. OF VIRGINIA Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, yes- Madam Speaker, it is unconscionable that a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES terday, I introduced H.R. 2898, the ‘‘Buddy veteran will commit suicide every hour. Thursday, May 23, 2019 Check Week Act of 2019,’’ which provides The fact that veterans make up just 20 per- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I support and training to organize outreach cent of the male population, yet veterans rise today to honor Providence United Church events and educate veterans on how to con- make up close to 32 percent of all male sui- of Christ in Chesapeake, Virginia on its 165th duct peer wellness checks and recognize cides is shocking and must spur our action. anniversary. signs of problems in fellow veterans that indi- It does not have to be this way, Madam Providence Church began as an informal cate suicide risks. Speaker, and we can do something about it, group of slaves and freed blacks coming to- The Buddy Check Week Act directs the starting with the passage of H.R. 2898, the gether to worship. In the beginning, they gath- Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation ‘‘Buddy Check Week Act.’’ ered for worship in parishioners’ homes and in with veterans, non-profits that serve veterans, f public spaces. This time together was impor- mental health experts, and members of the tant for African-Americans because it provided Armed Forces, to develop and implement col- CONGRATULATING THE CHRISTUS spiritual support and a sense of community. laborative education opportunities for veterans SANTA ROSA HEALTH SYSTEM In 1854, Providence Church was officially to learn how to conduct wellness checks. organized by Reverend Scott. Under his lead- A wellness check involves contacting vet- HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO ership, the congregation met every Sunday erans who may be demonstrating signs of OF TEXAS and grew in size. As the number of parish- having difficulty and making sure they receive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES visits to see how they are doing and provide ioners increased, the church was able to pur- Thursday, May 23, 2019 chase property on Railroad Road and build a support for any needs. church. The church was built in 1872 and was The VA will provide online or in-person Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Madam Speaker, I located in the city of South Norfolk, Virginia. training to individuals, as well as provide op- rise today to congratulate the CHRISTUS South Norfolk later became Chesapeake, Vir- portunities for Veterans Service Organizations Santa Rosa Health System on its 150th anni- ginia in 1963. (VSOs) to learn how to: train individuals to versary year serving the health care needs of Providence Church was renamed Provi- conduct peer wellness checks, transfer phone San Antonio and South Texas. Three Catholic dence United Church of Christ in 1957 when calls to the Veterans Crisis Line, and be resil- Sisters left their families and native country of they joined the United Church of Christ family. ient when handling a veteran in crisis. France 150 years ago in 1869, and traveled to Twenty years after joining the denomination The bill inspired by the American Legion’s San Antonio, Texas to answer a call to care and more than 100 years after the church’s ‘‘Buddy Check National Week of Calling,’’ held for victims of a deadly cholera outbreak. This founding, Providence United Church of Christ March 11–16, 2019. marked the beginnings of the Congregation of expanded again in 1978. They were fortunate The American Legion unveiled this new ini- the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in to build another addition in the form of an edu- tiative to connect past and present veterans San Antonio and the Santa Rosa Infirmary, cational wing in 2003. Today many of their and ensure that they receive the care they which still serves the community today. A cen- ministries take place in this new space. need. tury and a half later, the infirmary, now known Over the last 165 years, Providence United A Buddy Check Week will provide the time, as CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System and Church of Christ has continued to be a leader space, and resources needed to help these The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, has in the Hampton Roads community. The church veterans through personal interaction and grown and expanded to meet the new health serves the community through several min- kindness. care needs of diverse populations throughout istries including the Christian Education Min- This legislation will amplify the work of the the south Texas region. istry, Senior Citizens Ministry and the American Legion and support efforts to con- From those three founding Sisters, a net- Foodbank Ministry. Annual events include va- duct outreach to veterans across the nation. work of hospitals and clinics has grown cation bible schools, Kwanza celebrations, Madam Speaker, veteran suicide is a perva- around the world, employing thousands of community confitmation classes, youth revivals sive and critical issue, threatening the lives of health care professionals who are still re- and senior citizen celebrations. A unique fea- many of our bravest and most patriotic Ameri- sponding with compassion and love to Bishop ture of the church is that its congregation is di- cans. Dubuis’ call 150 years ago. vided into 12 tribes. These tribes provide a Although, the VA has screening protocols In 2019, we celebrate the Congregation’s way for Providence United Church of Christ to designed to aid veterans and stage suicide Sesquicentennial in CHRISTUS Health loca- reach different parts of the community. interventions, some 6,000 veterans a year tions throughout Texas, Mexico, South Amer- It is impossible to commemorate the 165th tropically fall through the cracks of this sys- ica and the United States. And during this anniversary of Providence United Church of tem, finding themselves without the necessary celebration, we remember the first ministry, Christ without recognizing its former pastors aid and resources that were promised to them where it all began—CHRISTUS Santa Rosa. who helped build and grow this historic by the VA and commit suicide. CHRISTUS Health is now one of the top ten church—Reverends Scott, J. Jones, A. Harris, Many Suicide Prevention Coordinators and Catholic health systems in the United States G.T. Hall, A.B. Jones, J.J. Faulk, J.R. Alston, offices specializing in veterans affairs report and a leading provider of uncompensated care R.R. Briggs, Ben E. Cox, V. Chambers, Clifton being overworked and unable to keep up with among not-for-profit health care systems. Thomas, Dr. Isaac McDonald, Dr. Samuel their many responsibilities. I congratulate CHRISTUS Santa Rosa on its Varner, Dr. Alexander Jamison, Sr. and cur- On average, about 20 veterans die every 150th anniversary and recognize its significant rently Dr. A. Jerome Danage, Sr. day by suicide, and since 2017, 25 veterans contribution to the state of Texas as a leader

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STEVE CHABOT physical therapists, and age-appropriate ac- sociates and volunteers who have helped their OF OHIO cessibility furnishings. communities through the years with a commit- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I am proud to represent organizations that are doing great things for those in need. ment to the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa mission Thursday, May 23, 2019 of ‘‘extending the healing ministry of Jesus JESPY House is a model for advancing inde- Christ.’’ Mr. CHABOT. Madam Speaker, I rise today pendence among adults with intellectual and as a Co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijani developmental disabilities. I ask that my col- f Caucus, to honor the Republic of Azerbaijan leagues join me in honoring them. as it celebrates its 101st Republic Day on May f IN RECOGNITION OF THE 28, 2019. This important milestone marks the FITZPATRICK FAMILY AND THE very first time a parliamentary democratic re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION RED LION INN public was established in any predominantly Muslim country. HON. RICHARD HUDSON Unfortunately, Azerbaijan’s independence OF NORTH CAROLINA HON. RICHARD E. NEAL was short-lived, as it was soon occupied by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS the Soviets. Many Azerbaijanis lost their lives Thursday, May 23, 2019 in 1920, trying to keep their independence IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HUDSON. Madam Speaker, I was un- alive and after years of living under Soviet rule avoidably detained. Had I been present, I Thursday, May 23, 2019 re-gained their independence in 1991. would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 222, Since regaining its independence, Azer- 223, 224, and 225; NAY on Roll Call No. 226; Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I would like to baijan has become a key ally to the United take this opportunity to recognize and con- YEA on Roll Call No. 227; and NAY on Roll States in a strategically important region. It is Call No. 228. gratulate the Fitzpatrick Family on their 50th a secular state with a predominantly Muslim anniversary as owners of the iconic Red Lion population that has been home to vibrant f Inn in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Red Christian and Jewish communities for over a IN HONOR OF REVEREND DOCTOR Lion Inn has been a cultural and historic insti- millennium. EMMETT SCOTT ANITON, JR. tution of western Massachusetts for more than Azerbaijan continues to offer critical support two centuries and has continued on as such in for NATO operations in Afghanistan, particu- HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. the modern era thanks to the Fitzpatrick Fam- larly by enabling supplies to reach Coalition ily. Our community has benefited immeas- OF GEORGIA forces. Azerbaijan also provides vital support IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES urably as a result, and we are incredibly grate- to U.S. nonproliferation efforts in a very tough Thursday, May 23, 2019 ful. neighborhood. The Town of Stockbridge was founded in In addition to supporting U.S. security inter- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I 1734 and became a popular resort destination ests in the region, Azerbaijan plays an impor- rise today to honor an outstanding Man of during the Gilded Age. It also became home tant role in contributing to the energy security God, a devoted spiritual leader, and dear to one of America’s greatest 18th century ho- of our European allies and Israel. It is very re- friend of longstanding, Rev. Dr. Emmett S. tels, the Red Lion Inn, which first opened in markable that roughly 40% of Israel’s oil is Aniton, Jr., who will be celebrating his 40th 1773. The World Wars of the 20th century, provided by Azerbaijan. anniversary as the distinguished pastor of however, as well as the Great Depression, I believe the U.S. should stand with Azer- Friendship Baptist Church in Columbus, Geor- took a toll on the region and the Red Lion Inn baijan and work with them to strengthen their gia on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 6:30pm. with it. But 1969 would prove to be a monu- independence as our proven partner is sub- Emmett Scott Aniton, Jr. was born on March mental year for Stockbridge and the rest of the jected to substantial pressure from Russia and 8, 1940, in Oneonta, Alabama to the union of Berkshires. As new attractions reenergized the Iran. Mr. Emmett Scott Aniton, Sr. and Mrs. Estella area, the grand reopening of the Red Lion Inn It is my pleasure to encourage my col- Aniton Woods. He attended Southside High took place on account of Senator Jack leagues to join me in honoring Azerbaijan on School in Etowah County, Alabama, where he Fitzpatrick and his wife, Jane. The Fitzpatricks its 101st Republic Day and celebrate the ro- graduated in 1959, before earning his Bach- did more than just save the Red Lion Inn from bust U.S.-Azerbaijan partnership. elor of Theology degree from Selma University in 1964. He entered the United States Army being razed. They renovated it and preserved f most of the art, antiques, furniture, and— and completed a tour of duty in Qui Nho’n, HONORING JESPY HOUSE AND THE thus—charm that are essential to the Inn’s Vietnam, and returned home to Alabama MICHAEL OCH HOUSE character and allure. They also continued to where he matriculated at Alabama A&M Uni- grow their impact on the community by helping versity, earning Bachelor of Arts degree in So- local projects thrive and injecting a fresh HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, JR. ciology in 1971. After responding to God’s call to preach the sense of prosperity to the Berkshires. Still fur- OF NEW JERSEY Gospel of Jesus Christ, Rev. Aniton pastored ther, they have prided themselves on pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Ala- viding high quality service and hospitality to all Thursday, May 23, 2019 bama from 1966 to March of 1979. For more of their guests and making them feel right at Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to than 12 years, Rev. Aniton was the shepherd home in the heart of the Berkshires. celebrate a nonprofit organization that helps at First Baptist where he ministered to the Once again, Madam Speaker, the 50th year serve the intellectually and developmentally needs of his flock christening babies, bap- of Fitzpatrick Family ownership of the Red disabled community in my district. For the past tizing believers, performing marriages, and Lion Inn is certainly worthy of celebration and forty years, JESPY House has been a vital consoling bereaved families, while developing recognition. It is a testament to the vibrancy part of South Orange, New Jersey. and honing his skills as a church administrator and cultural substance of Stockbridge and the JESPY House has provided housing, job and inspiring preacher. Berkshires. Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick’s bounti- training, and life skills to hundreds of disabled Then in November of 1978, the congrega- ful legacy lives on through the Fitzpatrick people during its long history as a public serv- tion of Friendship Baptist Church called and Trust, the Red Lion Inn, and—most impor- ice organization. In two weeks, JESPY House the Holy Spirit sent Rev. Aniton to Columbus, tantly—the new generation of family members. will host the grand opening of its newest ex- Georgia. His pastoral duties began in April of I wish the Fitzpatrick Family, including of pansion—the Michael Och House, a Center 1979 and he has faithfully and effectively course Jack and Jane’s daughter Nancy, and for Aging at JESPY. served for over 40 years. Under Reverend Nancy’s stepdaughter Sarah Eustis, who is the The Och House is part of JESPY’s ‘‘Aging Aniton’s dynamic and spirit-filled leadership, third-generation owner and operator of the Inn, in Place’’ program, which provides for people the Friendship Baptist Church has experi- all the best in their future endeavors and at with intellectual or developmental disabilities to enced tremendous growth—spiritually, numeri- the 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner to be hosted live in a client-centered, community-based set- cally, and in its physical facilities. But most im- on May 29. ting during their senior years. portantly, under his leadership, Friendship has

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Aniton essary step to uphold the rule of law, preserve the Committee on the Judiciary to reach a par- did not stop at Friendship Baptist Church. His the strength of our democracy, and affirm the ticular result or make a particular rec- impact has been felt in the larger community rightful place of the Congress as a co-equal ommendation; rather, the resolution charges and beyond. He has served on the boards of branch of government with the constitutional the Committee with undertaking a comprehen- the Pastoral Institute, the Liberty Theatre, the duty to check and hold accountable a way- sive investigation following the evidence where Metro Columbus Urban League, and the ward head of the Executive Branch. it leads and reporting its conclusions and rec- Fourth Street Towers. He has been President This resolution is both necessary and timely. ommendations to the full House. of the Mount Calvary Congress of Christian Last week, hours before the House Judici- Madam Speaker, the time has come to re- Education and the Muscogee County Clergy ary Committee was to vote to hold Attorney assert proper oversight in our system of gov- Association; instructor for the General Mis- General Bill Barr in contempt of congress, the ernment. sionary Baptist Convention of Georgia Con- President indicated that he intended to assert During the first two years of this administra- gress of Christian Education and the American executive privilege to deny Congress and the tion, House Republicans shirked their over- Baptist Theological Seminary (off-campus). He American people the Mueller Report. sight responsibilities. received the NAACP Religious Affairs Award, Yesterday, the White House Counsel indi- This new House majority, propelled by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Lifetime Achieve- cated that it believes that the House Judiciary largest class of women and the most diverse ment Award, the PUHL (Peace, Unity, Hon- Committee’s inquiry was an improper exercise class in history, will do its job to ensure the esty, and Leadership) Award; and in May of of its oversight powers and was instead in- preservation of this government of the people, 2011, received an Honorary Doctorate of Di- tended to ‘‘harass’’ the President. by the people, and for the people. vinity Degree from St. Thomas Christian Col- The White House Counsel, in mistaken be- f lege in Jacksonville, Florida. lief that the Mueller Investigation was the final HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY Reverend Aniton has achieved much in his word into investigations concerning this Presi- OF GOLF LEGEND, ALICE DYE life, but none of it would have been possible dent, stated that Congress was not permitted without the Grace of God and the love and the ‘‘an unauthorized do-over of exhaustive law enforcement investigations conducted by the HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS support of his late wife, Mrs. Dorothy Rigby OF INDIANA Department of Justice.’’ Aniton; his children, Minister Rhonda Aniton IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bell, Emmett Scott Aniton Ill, and Keisha The White House position is clearly wrong Aniton Simmons; his grandchildren and other on history, on the law, and on the Constitution, Thursday, May 23, 2019 family members. He is an outstanding mentor, but more that than, it is reckless and desta- Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, a strong leader, and a faithful servant of God. bilizing. I rise today to honor the life and legacy of On a personal note, I have been blessed by It disregards or misapprehends the nature, Alice Holliday Dye, an Indiana golf legend and Rev. Aniton’s sage counsel and enduring structure, and purpose of the system of gov- accomplished amateur champion. Known as friendship over the four decades I have known ernment devised by the Framers that served the ‘‘First Lady’’ of golf course architecture, him and I am proud to call him my friend. us well for nearly 250 years. Alice and her husband, Pete, co-designed Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join It contemplates branches of government su- some of the country’s most high-profile cham- my wife, Vivian, and me, along with the perior to others and represents an indiffer- pionship golf courses, including Crooked Stick 730,000 residents of Georgia’s Second Con- ence, belligerence and disrespect towards Ar- Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. The people of gressional District, in congratulating Rev. Dr. ticle I of the Constitution unseen in American Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District are for- Emmett S. Aniton, Jr. for 40 outstanding years history. ever grateful for Alice’s significant contribu- of leadership at Friendship Baptist Church, for Congressional requests for documents have tions to the City of Carmel, Hamilton County, over 50 remarkable years of ministry, and for been ignored, subpoenas have been flouted, the state of Indiana, and the nation. a lifetime of selfless service to God, the witnesses refuse to appear for congressional Alice was born on February 19, 1927, in In- church, and to humankind. To God be the oversight hearings, norms shattered. dianapolis, Indiana, where she won the Indi- glory for the things He has done through His This is intolerable and why, in consultation ana State Junior championship at the age of humble servant, Rev. Dr. Emmett S. Aniton, with and by working with my colleagues, I 15. She graduated from Shortridge High Jr. have introduced H. Res. 396, a resolution au- School and graduated with honors from Rol- f thorizing and directing the Committee on the lins College in Florida, where she was captain Judiciary to investigate whether sufficient of the women’s golf team and a member of INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION grounds exist for the House of Representa- the men’s team. Following her graduation, she FOR AUTHORIZING AND DIRECT- tives to exercise the power vested by Article 1, worked as a life insurance saleswoman, be- ING THE COMMITTEE ON THE JU- Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution in re- coming one of the few women in the business DICIARY TO INVESTIGATE spect to acts of misconduct by Donald John at the time, eventually earning a spot in the WHETHER SUFFICIENT GROUNDS Trump, President of the United States. Women’s Quarter Million Dollar Roundtable. EXIST FOR THE HOUSE OF REP- This is a significant measure because it A trailblazer, Alice was a female pioneer in RESENTATIVES TO EXERCISE invoives not just the standing committees but the golfing community. Alice’s passion for golf THE POWER VESTED BY ARTI- the whole House of Representatives, the body began at a young age, spending time at the CLE 1, SECTION 2, CLAUSE 5 OF that is vested by the Constitution with the Woodstock Club in Indianapolis. It was there THE CONSTITUTION IN RESPECT ‘‘sole power of impeachment.’’ she fell in love with the beautiful fairways and TO ACTS OF MISCONDUCT BY Madam Speaker, if approved by the House, the game itself. Later, Alice went on to have DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESI- H. Res. 396 gives the Committee on Judiciary a standout career in golf, winning over 50 DENT OF THE UNITED STATES a broad and affirmative mandate by the body amateur championships during her lifetime in- that is vested with the sole power conveyed cluding nine State Championships in Indiana, HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE by Article 1, Section 2, Clause 5 to investigate the Woman’s North and South, the Women’s OF TEXAS the areas of possible misconduct listed in the Eastern, the National Ladies Club Champion- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Resolving clause. ship, two USGA Senior and two Canadian Since 1900, responsibility for conducting in- Senior Tournaments, as well as five Women’s Thursday, May 23, 2019 vestigations of the type envisioned by the res- Western Senior Tournaments, National Ladies Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise olution has been delegated by the House to Club Championship, and played on the 1970 to announce to the House that I have intro- the Committee on the Judiciary. Curtis Cup Team. Alice also won a gold medal duced H. Res. 396, a resolution authorizing Nothing in the resolution preempts or fore- in golf at the Senior Olympics. and directing the Committee on the Judiciary closes any other Committee of the House from Collaborating with her husband, Pete Dye, to investigate whether sufficient grounds exist exercising its oversight authority and adoption she co-designed Crooked Stick Golf Club in for the House of Representatives to exercise of the resolution will convey to the Administra- Carmel, Indiana, where she and Pete had a the power vested by Article 1, Section 2, tion, the public, and relevant witnesses the se- home on the 18th hole. Alice and Pete also

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Through her success on the greens and King Memorial College Scholarship Fund, an graduating cum laude from the University of the remarkable course designs, Alice was reorganization that pays tribute to two American Wisconsin, Stevens Point, and later obtained lentlessly dedicated to ensuring that women heroes while helping provide students access her Master’s degree and Doctorate in Busi- players were not forgotten and is credited as to educational opportunities. ness Administration, with an emphasis in Or- the champion for the two tee system that Please join me in honoring Frank Bryant, ganizational Leadership. After all those years made formidable courses more playable for whose devotion to public service had a pro- in the cold Midwest, Jinny wanted warmer women. found impact on his community. weather, eventually bringing her to the com- Alice’s work is a true testament to her out- f munity of Ridgecrest. She taught at the Sierra standing career and selfless contributions. Sands Unified School District, educating future Alice served the sport by becoming the first IN RECOGNITION OF THE TRADI- generations and inspiring them to become the woman president of the American Society of TION OF BREAKFAST ON THE next leaders of our community. In 1993, she Golf Course Architects in 1997 and the first FARM IN BROWN COUNTY started as a Case Manager for DART, and woman to serve as an independent director of through her hard work as an industrious the PGA of America in 1999. She was hon- HON. MIKE GALLAGHER champion for people with disabilities, she was ored with numerous awards and accolades, in- OF WISCONSIN deservedly appointed CEO in 2003. cluding being inducted into the Indiana Golf IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES As an executive, Jinny continued to dedi- Hall of Fame in 1976 and was voted PGA’s cate her energy to serving our local commu- Thursday, May 23, 2019 First Lady of Golf in 2004. nity, managing and guiding the development In her personal life, Alice was known as a Mr. GALLAGHER. Madam Speaker, I rise of DART’s mission and facilities, all while si- loving mother. She truly loved the sport and today to recognize the tradition of Breakfast multaneously advocating for people with dis- the fairways became one of her favorite on the Farm in Brown County. abilities. DART has managed and operated a places to go with her family and close friends. Breakfast on the Farm is an iconic Wis- thrift store, providing an opportunity for em- Born and raised in Indianapolis, she worked to consin tradition that provides the community ployment for many people with disabilities in bring affordable junior golf programs to youth an opportunity to see first-hand how a dairy Ridgecrest. Because of the generosity in our of all backgrounds through the establishment farm operates, and to learn about the signifi- community, DART recently had to open a of The First Tee of Indiana. Children of all cant role the dairy industry plays in Wiscon- new, bigger location that allowed for more ages can practice their swings on four 9-hole sin’s economy. Community members meet space in the shop and greater work experi- courses, named in their honor, at the Pete & dairy farmers, explore the barns and equip- ence. Alice Dye Golf Experience, part of the Sports ment, and enjoy a delicious meal prepared on Jinny’s presence in our community has Legend Experience at the Children’s Museum the farm. been prolific; she serves on multiple boards of Indianapolis. Over the years, Alice’s pas- In 1997, Dennis and Mary Zirbel moved and volunteers her time for many local organi- sion for golf has inspired countless individuals from Collins, WI, to establish DenMar Acres, zations, including the Rotary Club of China and her leadership as the First Lady of golf ar- their dairy farm in Greenleaf, WI. Their sons Lake, Girl Scouts USA, and Ridgecrest Mayor chitecture has left a remarkable legacy. Jeremy, Jeff, and Jesse are partners on the Peggy Breeden’s Special Committee on the Alice will be forever missed by her family, farm where the family milks 950 cows and Handicapped for the City of Ridgecrest. Jinny friends, colleagues, and the entire golf com- manages 1,900 acres. Always pursuing inno- is a true believer in the power of education munity. On behalf of Indiana’s Fifth Congres- vative practices, DenMar Acres implements and has lent her expertise to others in Kern sional District, I extend my deepest condo- advanced technologies such as the Juno robot County through her work with the Autism Task lences to Alice’s husband, Pete, her son, Feed Pushers, to help increase yields and im- Force in Kern County and the Kern Commu- Perry, and his wife, Ann, her son, P.B., and prove efficiency on their farm. I am grateful to nity College District Adult Education Consor- his wife, Jean, her two grandchildren, her two DenMar Acres for hosting the 2019 Brown tium. For her service and dedication to people great grandchildren, and to her entire ex- County Breakfast on the Farm. with disabilities, she has received many tended family and the friends who mourn her Brown County Dairy Promotion has been or- awards, including Rotarian of the Year in loss. ganizing Breakfast on the Farm since 2001, 2014, 2015, and 2016. f recruiting farm hosts, sponsors, and volun- On behalf of the constituents of the 23rd RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND teers to support this terrific event. To continue Congressional District of California, I applaud SERVICE OF FRANK BRYANT the promotion of agriculture throughout the Jinny for her over 40 years of dedication, hard year, all proceeds of Breakfast on the Farm work, and service to educating and advocating HON. MARK DeSAULNIER are donated to provide free educational pro- on behalf of people with disabilities. I wish her grams to students studying agriculture in well as she embarks on the next chapter in OF CALIFORNIA Brown County. her life. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Madam Speaker, I urge all members of this f Thursday, May 23, 2019 body to join me in commending the efforts of Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I rise Breakfast on the Farm to educate the commu- IN HONOR OF CHIEF ROBERT today to recognize the life and service of long- nity through this time-honored tradition. Thank PFANNES FOR HIS EXEMPLARY time Walnut Creek resident, Mr. Frank Bryant. you to the Zirbels, Brown County Dairy Pro- SERVICE Frank was born on April 24, 1936 in Elko, motion, and the countless sponsors and volun- Nevada to parents Howard and Charlotte Bry- teers for their continued support of Wiscon- HON. DEBBIE DINGELL ant. After his family moved to California, Frank sin’s dairy industry. OF MICHIGAN attended San Jose State University before set- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tling in Walnut Creek with his wife Susan. Thursday, May 23, 2019 Frank and Susan resided in Walnut Creek for RECOGNITION FOR VIRGINIA over 50 years. Throughout this time, Frank DEANGELIS, PH.D. Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise was deeply committed to serving the East Bay today to recognize Police Chief Robert community. HON. KEVIN McCARTHY Pfannes for his dedicated service to the city of An architect by trade, Frank designed sev- OF CALIFORNIA Ann Arbor. His exceptional work ensuring the eral commercial and residential buildings IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES safety of his community is worthy of com- throughout Walnut Creek. A strong partner mendation. Thursday, May 23, 2019 with the City of Walnut Creek, Frank designed A graduate of Madonna University and the a community theater and renovated an East Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I rise Eastern Michigan University School of Police Bay landmark, the Borges Ranch House. today to honor Dr. Virginia DeAngelis for her Staff and Command, Chief Robert Pfannes Frank also used his architectural expertise life of work and service to our community. committed his career to protecting the commu- in his positions on the Walnut Creek Design Jinny is stepping down as the Chief Executive nity. Initially serving in the Detroit and Garden

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed S. 151, TRACED Act, as amended. Senate passed H.R. 2157, Supplemental Appropriations Act, as amended. Senate voted in the affirmative, pursuant to section 904 of Chamber Action the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiv- Routine Proceedings, pages S3065–S3137 er provisions of applicable budget resolutions, Senate Measures Introduced: Sixty-nine bills and eight agreed to the motion to waive all applicable sections resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. of the Act and applicable budget resolutions with re- 1627–1695, and S. Res. 219–226. Pages S3104–07 spect to the bill, as amended. Page S3084 Measures Reported: National Public Works Week: Committee on the Special Report entitled ‘‘Further Revised Alloca- Judiciary was discharged from further consideration tion to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal of S. Res. 213, designating the week of May 19 Year 2019’’. (S. Rept. No. 116–42) through May 25, 2019, as ‘‘National Public Works S. Res. 135, expressing the gratitude and appre- Week’’, and the resolution was then agreed to. ciation of the Senate for the acts of heroism and Page S3127 valor by the members of the United States Armed Vision To Learn: Senate agreed to S. Res. 222, Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, am- recognizing Vision To Learn as a national leader in phibious landing at Normandy, France, and com- improving access to prescription eyeglasses for stu- mending those individuals for leadership and bravery dents in low-income communities, thereby helping in an operation that helped bring an end to World those students succeed in school, and for providing War II, and with an amended preamble. Page S3104 vision exams to 200,000 students since its founding. Measures Passed: Pages S3116–17 TRACED Act: By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: 127), Senate passed S. 151, to deter criminal robocall Senate agreed to S. Res. 223, expressing support for violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) the designation of May 17, 2019, as ‘‘DIPG Pedi- of the Communications Act of 1934, after agreeing atric Brain Cancer Awareness Day’’ to raise awareness to the committee amendment in the nature of a sub- of and encourage research on diffuse intrinsic pontine stitute. Pages S3075–77 glioma tumors and pediatric cancers in general. Supplemental Appropriations Act: By 85 yeas to Page S3117 8 nays (Vote No. 129), Senate passed H.R. 2157, National Nurses Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 224, supporting the goals and ideals of National year ending September 30, 2019, after agreeing to Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through the motion to proceed, and the following amend- May 12, 2019. Page S3117 ment proposed thereto: Pages S3084–85 International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chron- Adopted: ic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: Senate agreed McConnell (for Shelby/Leahy) Amendment No. to S. Res. 225, supporting the goals of International 250, in the nature of a substitute. Page S3084 Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syn- During consideration of this measure today, Senate drome Awareness Day. Pages S3117–18 also took the following action: By 84 yeas to 9 nays (Vote No. 128), three-fifths National Foster Care Month: Senate agreed to S. of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having Res. 226, recognizing National Foster Care Month as D592

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Res. 3, recognizing A motion was entered to close further debate on the rich history, heritage, and strategic importance the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Marshallese population residing in the United States, Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S3128 of S. 1332, to set forth the congressional budget for National Flood Insurance Program: Senate the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 passed S. 1693, to reauthorize the National Flood and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2029. Page S3086 Insurance Program. Page S3128 Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Congressional Budget—Agreement: Senate began ate took the following action: consideration of the motion to proceed to consider- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- ation of S. 1332, to set forth the congressional budg- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3086 et for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary Schenker Nomination—Cloture: Senate began levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2029. Page S3086 consideration of the nomination of David Schenker, A motion was entered to close further debate on of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of State the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, (Near Eastern Affairs). Page S3086 and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII A motion was entered to close further debate on of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, May sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 23, 2019, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition on Monday, June 3, 2019. Page S3086 of the nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- to be Commissioner of Social Security. Page S3086 viding that at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- June 3, 2019, Senate resume consideration of the ate took the following action: motion to proceed to consideration of the bill; and Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- that notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXII, tive Session. Page S3086 the cloture motions filed during the session of Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Thursday, May 23, 2019 ripen at 5:30 p.m. on tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3086 Monday, June 3, 2019. Page S3128 Tarbert Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act— sideration of the nomination of Heath P. Tarbert, of Referral: A unanimous-consent agreement was Maryland, to be Chairman of the Commodity Fu- reached providing that the Committee on Energy tures Trading Commission. Page S3087 and Natural Resources be discharged from further A motion was entered to close further debate on consideration of S. 886, to amend the Omnibus Pub- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- lic Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Rec- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the lamation Water Settlements Fund permanent, and Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition the bill be referred to the Committee on Indian Af- of the nomination of David Schenker, of New Jersey, fairs. Page S3128 to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs). Page S3087 Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that the Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma ses- ate took the following action: sions only, with no business being conducted on the Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- following dates and times, and that following each tive Session. Page S3086 pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- pro forma session: Friday, May 24, 2019, at 9:45 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3087 a.m.; Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 11:30 a.m.; Friday, Tarbert Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- May 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.; and that when the sideration of the nomination of Heath P. Tarbert, of

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Page S3087 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3087 ate took the following action: Hertling Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- sideration of the nomination of Richard A. Hertling, tive Session. Page S3087 of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Court of Federal Claims. Page S3088 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3087 A motion was entered to close further debate on Combs Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- sideration of the nomination of Susan Combs, of sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition Page S3087 of the nomination of Rossie David Alston, Jr., of A motion was entered to close further debate on Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- Eastern District of Virginia. Page S3088 sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition ate took the following action: of the nomination of Heath P. Tarbert, of Maryland, Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures tive Session. Page S3088 Trading Commission. Page S3087 Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3088 ate took the following action: Baranwal Nomination—Agreement: A unani- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- mous-consent agreement was reached providing that tive Session. Page S3087 at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- in consultation with the Democratic Leader, Senate tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3087 begin consideration of the nomination of Rita Holte Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consid- Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Sec- eration of the nomination of Ryan T. Holte, of Ohio, retary of Energy (Nuclear Energy); and that Senate to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal vote on confirmation of the nomination, with no in- Claims. Page S3087 tervening action or debate, and that no further mo- A motion was entered to close further debate on tions be in order. the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the lowing nominations: Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition William Bookless, of California, to be Principal of the nomination of Susan Combs, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security an Assistant Secretary of the Interior. Page S3087 Administration. Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of the ate took the following action: Office of Science, Department of Energy. Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- Richard C. Parker, of North Carolina, to be an tive Session. Page S3087 Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- for International Development. tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S3087 John Barsa, of Florida, to be an Assistant Admin- Alston Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- istrator of the United States Agency for International sideration of the nomination of Rossie David Alston, Development. Jr., of Virginia, to be United States District Judge Michael J. Fitzpatrick, of Virginia, to be Ambas- for the Eastern District of Virginia. Page S3087 sador to the Republic of Ecuador. A motion was entered to close further debate on James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Rep- the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- resentative to the Organization for Security and Co- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the operation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE nity’’. Testimony was heard from Kari Bingen, Prin- Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agri- cipal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intel- culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Admin- ligence, Department of Defense; Rita Sampson, Chief istration, and Related Agencies held a markup on of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria- Harry Coker, Executive Director, National Security tions Bill, FY 2020. The Agriculture, Rural Devel- Agency. opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Re- CREATING A CLIMATE RESILIENT lated Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2020 was AMERICA forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Creating a Climate Resilient SUMMER DRIVING DANGERS: EXPLORING America’’. Testimony was heard from Keith Hodges, WAYS TO PROTECT DRIVERS AND THEIR State Delegate, 98th District, Virginia; and public FAMILIES witnesses. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held a hearing BUSINESS MEETING entitled ‘‘Summer Driving Dangers: Exploring Ways Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full to Protect Drivers and their Families’’. Testimony Committee held a business meeting to consider pro- was heard from public witnesses. posed recommendations on transparency. The pro- THE INSULAR AREAS MEDICAID CLIFF posed recommendations on transparency were ordered reported. Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Insular Areas Medicaid Cliff’’. Testimony was heard from Esther L. Muna, Joint Meetings Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of the No joint committee meetings were held. Northern Mariana Islands Healthcare Corporation; Helen C. Sablan, Director, Commonwealth of the f Northern Mariana Islands State Medicaid Agency; COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, Maria Theresa Arcangel, Chief Administrator, Guam MAY 24, 2019 Division of Public Welfare; Michal S.A. Rhymer- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Browne, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services; Sandra King Young, Senate Medicaid Director, American Samoa Government; No meetings/hearings scheduled. and Angela Avila´, Executive Director, Puerto Rico State Health Insurance Administration. House MISSION IMPERATIVE: DIVERSITY AND No hearings are scheduled. INCLUSION IN THE INTELLIGENCE Joint Meetings COMMUNITY Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to re- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Com- ceive a briefing with the House Committee on Financial mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Mission Imperative: Services on trade-based money laundering, 9:30 a.m., Diversity and Inclusion in the Intelligence Commu- 2360, Rayburn Building.

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Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma ses- session. sion at 11 a.m.

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HOUSE Gianforte, Greg, Mont., E659 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Gonzalez, Anthony, Ohio, E665 E665 Barr, Andy, Ky., E662 Gonzalez, Vicente, Tex., E662 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E662 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E668 Hartzler, Vicky, Mo., E665 Payne, Donald M., Jr., N.J., E668 Brooks, Susan W., Ind., E662, E669 Holding, George, N.C., E660, E665 Posey, Bill, Fla., E663 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E666 Hudson, Richard, N.C., E668 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E663 Castro, Joaquin, Tex., E667 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E667, E669 Rose, John W., Tenn., E663 Chabot, Steve, Ohio, E668 Loebsack, David, Iowa, E660 Rouda, Harley, Calif. E659 Correa, J. Luis, Calif., E665 Mast, Brian J., Fla., E665 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E660 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E665 McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E661, E670 Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E664 DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E661, E670 McKinley, David B., W.Va., E666 Scott, Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’, Va., E667 Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E661, E663, E666, E670 Meng, Grace, N.Y., E659 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E664 Flores, Bill, Tex., E663 Neal, Richard E., Mass., E660, E668 Shalala, Donna E., Fla., E666 Gallagher, Mike, Wisc., E661, E670 Neguse, Joe, Colo., E659, E660 Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E663

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