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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 No. 151—Book III House of Representatives FAREWELL ADDRESS constituents, and friends. I am thank- I have often wondered what it would (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given ful tonight that some of them are in be like to cast my last vote. Today I the gallery: my wife, Libby; son, Jim; permission to address the House for 1 have done that, and I wonder no longer. daughter, Ann; son, John; Betsy and minute and to revise and extend his re- In a minute, I will walk off the floor Trey. I also have some staffers who marks.) for the last time as a Member of Con- stayed up late to be here: Chris, Mary, gress. I look forward to the next chap- Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I Alexandra, Brianna, and Natalie. I ter in my life and the great things that have had the privilege of serving in thank them for hanging in here with public office for 30 years, 22 of which me. lie ahead for our beloved country. have been in the United States Con- Madam Speaker, in the words of the Once more, I thank God, my family, gress. I have met many wonderful peo- great philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who my staff, friends, and constituents. It ple, cast some tough votes, and made in his masterpiece ‘‘Sartor Resartus’’ truly has been an honor of a lifetime. some difficult decisions. It has been an said this: And now I end with this, that state- honor, a challenge, a great responsi- Sic vos non vobis. Thus we labor, but ment that thousands of Members be- bility, and I have enjoyed it im- not for ourselves. mensely. That is what I have tried to do as a fore me have used: For this I thank the Lord, my family, Member of Congress, and tried to make Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- my extended family, staff, supporters, a difference doing it. ance of my time.

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I was elected when cell phones Don’t ever confuse your knowledge of an lenge, a great responsibility, and I have en- were rare. I leave with virtually every staffer issue as being superior to your constituents’ joyed it immensely. For this I thank the Lord, having a smart phone which can do the func- knowledge of life and experience. You must my family, extended family, staff, supporters, tions of what rooms full of computers could never tire of hearing his perspective. constituents, and friends. not accomplish years ago. 2. Always be accessible for there is truly The job of serving in Congress is misunder- I have participated in a number of high visi- wisdom on the street ‘‘Pressing the flesh’’ is stood, maligned, and widely criticized but pub- bility, tough votes from impeachment to the not just being in parades, it’s talking and lis- lic service is a noble calling if one remembers use of force in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Con- tening to people. Do not let any well-intended the key words ‘‘public’’ and ‘‘servant’’ he will tract with America, Obamacare, censuing, bail- friend, staffer, or volunteer get between you be appreciated. ‘‘Public’’ meaning you are ac- outs, and many cliff-hanger appropriations bills and a constituent who wants to take you to cessible, you are seen, approachable, and like the one we’ve debated today. task. Hear him out. available. ‘‘Servant’’ meaning you have not I served in Congress on September 11, 3. Engage with Members of Congress from forgotten for whom you work and have not for- 2001, when the world changed. I joined the all parties, philosophies, and geographic re- gotten your job is to help those who you rep- masses as we exited the buildings, not real- gions. Never pass up an opportunity to work resent. In the words of the great philosopher izing who the enemy was or the extent of the with anyone who wants to make the world and Thomas Carlyle stated in his masterpiece attacks. In our first chaotic briefing, we were America a better place. I did not always agree Sartor Resartus, ‘‘sic vos non vobis.’’ Thus we told that 5 planes were involved and the fifth with my Ranking Members but we always had labor but not for ourselves. had crashed in Kentucky. Later that day when the highest degree of respect. I thank JIM Members of Congress have a lifestyle of air- we returned to the Capitol steps to sing ‘‘God MORAN, SAM FARR, and ROSA DELAURO. ports, car rides, motel rooms, cell phones, Bless America,’’ I have never known a more 4. Respect the institution. Anyone can go laptops, and logistical houses of cards. Sepa- unified moment as an American citizen. back home, feign indignation and with a sigh ration from family is routine. One cannot serve In the sensitivities that followed, we evacu- denounce Congress. Yet as a Member, you without a supportive spouse and family struc- ated two other times for false alarms and once can either be part of the problem or part of the ture as well as a hardworking and dedicated left our offices for weeks because of an an- solution. Choose wisely. thrax attack. Today we are much safer be- staff. All must join together as a team. I have 5. Be active—attend committee meetings, cause of the invaluable training that takes had great family support from Libby, Betsy read testimonies and ask questions. Speak place at the Federal Law Enforcement Train- and Trey, John, Ann, and Jim. My parents and and participate on the House floor. Do one ing Center in Brunswick. minute speeches, special orders, and preside all our staff has been there throughout my ten- We have been able to move legislation of in the chair if you’re given the privilege. Run ure. great importance to Georgia and the nation. I have often described congressional service for leadership and caucus positions. Return From the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, as a three part job. press calls and say yes to interviews. If you’re the pond building program for our farmers, the First there is Washington, D.C. work—com- a Democrat, go on with Sean Hannity. If Sidney Lanier Bridge, expanding access to mittee hearings, legislation, debates, voting, you’re a Republican, don’t be afraid to spar Cumberland Island National Seashore, the fifth interest groups, constituents, and dozens of with Chris Matthews or Bill Maher. Whoever runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport others seeking your ear, favor, vote, attention, you are, return Stephen Colbert’s call. These and the Southeast Poultry Lab in Athens to and attendance. The time passes quickly in will give you a full experience and make you better training, equipment, and facilities for our a stronger Member. the frenzy of the U.S. Capitol. troops, expanding E-Verify, getting planes Second there are the home state demands. 6. It’s in America’s interest for you to know back in the air after September 11th, welfare Primarily casework—fixing the problems peo- what is happening in the world. Visit our reform and making Congress, agriculture, nu- ple have with federal agencies. Helping the troops in the faraway and hostile countries in trition, health, education, and labor programs people who have been spun off of life’s merry- which they are preserving our freedom. more efficient, we made a difference across a 7. Control your time and schedule. Your first go-round. For them we are their advocate— number of fronts. sometimes the first choice and sometimes that At home, we sent the best and brightest to priority is family. That includes birthdays, anni- of last resort. Here again I have been blessed the military academies, attended rosebud versaries, graduations, and much more. Don’t with a patient and sympathetic staff team as plantings at Fort Stewart for soldiers who paid ever let your ambition get in the way of a we work through thousands of VA claims, So- the ultimate sacrifice, opened four VA clinics, school play. cial Security issues, passport emergencies, bolstered the research and education at col- 8. Keep your mind in order and also your and all sorts of things from a goat in the post leges and universities all across Georgia, body and spirit. There are many Bible studies office to a nuclear bomb off the shores of helped communities adversely impacted by in Washington. Join one even before you get Tybee Island. shifts in our military’s footprint, and expedited your committee assignments! Join the gym. Another part of home state work is plant assistance for areas ravaged by wildfires and The fellowship alone is worth it. Should you tours, school visits, civic club speeches. From floods. play on one of the sports teams, you can raise the coastal beaches to the Vidalia onion fields, Through it all, we have stuck to the prin- thousands upon thousands for charity. I would the military bases to the Okefenokee Swamp, ciples on which I launched my first campaign: not trade my experiences on the baseball and we have enjoyed our visits to the 41 South- limited government, personal responsibility, football teams for anything I’ve done in Con- east Georgia counties that have been a part of the right to life, and an unabiding belief in the gress. Georgia’s First Congressional District during American Dream. I maintained a 100-percent To sum it up, I will say this: as a teenager, my time in office. pro-small business and 100-percent pro-life I wanted a motorcycle. As I was trying to talk Finally, the third part of serving in Congress voting record, an A+ from the NRA, the sup- my parents into it a man gave me some good is good old American politics. The campaign port of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and advice. He said motorcycles are all safer when trail has elements of the above plus much, a 96-percent lifetime rating with the American you respect the bike. On the other hand, if you much more. No one is elected accidentally or Conservative Union. decide you are better than the bike, that’s reluctantly. To earn the right to represent To my successor, Buddy Carter, and the when you will have a wreck. To new Members 710,000 people, one must fully engage, shake 114th Congress, I have lots of advice but will of Congress, I say simply ‘‘those who fare the all the hands, eat all the barbecue, and be do my utmost to not give it unless asked! worst are those who think they are better than sure your opponent has not made you look However, I promise to be around for Mr. Car- their constituents.’’ too bad on TV! It is spirited, emotional, and ter the way former First District Congressmen Let me conclude by thanking everyone who not for everyone, yet each year thousands of Lindsay Thomas and Bo Ginn have been has been on the team with me. We had a citizens run for office at the federal, state, and there for me. great run, some wonderful experiences, some local level. I salute each of them for stepping Until I do retire I do have some unsolicited fun moments and helped a lot of people along forward and trying to make a difference. advice: the way. During my time in Congress, I have seen 1. Remember we are a republic not a de- Serving in Congress had always been a many changes. The rise and demise of the fax mocracy. You are not sent to Washington to dream of mine. When I was in elementary

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They can’t be family.’ She you. in the House. won the contest but it was a life changing ex- In this, my last message on the floor f ercise. I became interested in knowing people of Congress, I want to remind all of you and making friends. That along with my moth- that we are here to serve the people, COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITU- er’s activism in the Clarke County Republican not special interests. If I have made TIONS AND FOSTERING ECO- Party started this journey. I first ran for class any impact on any of you, I hope it is NOMIC GROWTH president in the 7th grade. I lost to Susan this: the job of a Member of Congress is Mrs. WAGNER. Madam Speaker, I Sims but the hook was set. to protect our rights, not take them ask unanimous consent to take from I’ve often wondered what it would be like to away. the Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 3329) cast my last vote. Today I’ve done that. I won- I want to thank each and every Mem- to enhance the ability of community der no longer. In a minute, I will walk off the ber of the House of Representatives for financial institutions to foster eco- floor for the last time as a Member of Con- their support and their work. I would nomic growth and serve their commu- gress. I look forward to the next chapter of my like to ask them to strive valiantly nities, boost small businesses, increase life and the great things that lie ahead for our and dare greatly, and offer this last individual savings, and for other pur- beloved country. Once more, I thank God, my this small piece of advice: Merry poses, with the Senate amendment family, my staff, friends and constituents. It Christmas to all, and to all a good thereto, and concur in the Senate has been the honor of a lifetime. night. So now I end with the statement that thou- amendment. f sands of Members before me have used: The Clerk read the title of the bill. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of FAREWELL ADDRESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the Senate amend- my time. (Mr. TIERNEY asked and was given ment. f permission to address the House for 1 The Clerk read as follows: minute and to revise and extend his re- CONGRATULATING BILL LOCKYER Senate amendment: ON HIS RETIREMENT marks.) Mr. TIERNEY. Madam Speaker, I Strike all after the enacting clause and in- (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked rise on this particular occasion to sert the following: and was given permission to address thank my family, my friends, my col- SECTION 1. CHANGES REQUIRED TO SMALL BANK the House for 1 minute and to revise HOLDING COMPANY POLICY STATE- leagues, and the voters of the Sixth MENT ON ASSESSMENT OF FINAN- and extend his remarks.) Congressional District of Massachu- CIAL AND MANAGERIAL FACTORS. Mr. SWALWELL of California. setts for giving me the unbelievably (a) IN GENERAL.—Before the end of the 6- Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize wonderful opportunity to represent month period beginning on the date of the en- California State Treasurer Bill that district here in this venerable actment of this Act, the Board of Governors of Lockyer, who will be retiring in Janu- body, the House of Representatives. the Federal Reserve System (hereafter in this ary after over 45 years of service. Act referred to as the ‘‘Board’’) shall publish in Bill is an Oakland native and long- I have been privileged to witness his- the Federal Register proposed revisions to the time resident of Hayward, California, tory and to participate in its making. Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement in the 15th Congressional District. He My focus has always been on social jus- on Assessment of Financial and Managerial served as California State treasurer for tice and opportunity for all. I know Factors (12 C.F.R. part 225 appendix C) that provide that the policy shall apply to bank the past 8 years, and prior to that he that we have worked assiduously to try to make that happen every day that I holding companies and savings and loan hold- served as California’s attorney general, ing companies which have pro forma consoli- which I appreciated as a former pros- have served here. I am also appreciative of the fan- dated assets of less than $1,000,000,000 and ecutor, especially the work he did on that— tastic staff who have worked with me behalf of sexual assault victims. He (1) are not engaged in significant nonbanking also served 25 years in the State legis- over the years, who have done so much activities either directly or through a nonbank lature and 4 years as Senate pro tem. to make sure that the work we did re- subsidiary; He is known as a strong policymaker flected those values, and worked every (2) do not conduct significant off-balance day to make sure the constituents of sheet activities (including securitization and and a well-respected leader. asset management or administration) either di- As treasurer, he served under two the Sixth District were well served. I also want to say that the delegation rectly or through a nonbank subsidiary; and Governors and effectively managed (3) do not have a material amount of debt or California’s budget through the reces- from Massachusetts deserves particular recognition on that. I am always appre- equity securities outstanding (other than trust sion. He kept the economy growing preferred securities) that are registered with the through tough economic times, while ciative of their support. And having Securities and Exchange Commission. maintaining key investments and ex- served with the unbelievable legend, (b) EXCLUSIONS.—The Board may exclude any panding California’s 529 college savings Senator Edward Kennedy, for years bank holding company or savings and loan program and expanding investments in was a particular privilege. holding company, regardless of asset size, from the policy statement under subsection (a) if the renewable energy. Madam Speaker, from making col- lege more affordable and accessible to Board determines that such action is warranted His leadership will be missed, but he for supervisory purposes. leaves an incredible legacy for others making sure that people had the oppor- SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. to follow. Again, I want to thank Bill tunity in the workforce to get the (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C) of section Lockyer for his remarkable career of skills they needed to perform and have a job that paid them well enough to 171(b)(5) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform public service and wish him; his wife, and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. Nadia; and their children the best as he support their family, to making sure 5371(b)(5)) is amended to read as follows: moves on to his next step in public we had oversight in foreign affairs and ‘‘(C) any bank holding company or savings service. to making sure when people are con- and loan holding company having less than tracting on contingent operations that $1,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets that f they take care not to have waste, complies with the requirements of the Small FAREWELL ADDRESS fraud, and abuse in the work that is Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on (Mr. BENTIVOLIO asked and was done; from watching the taxpayers’ Assessment of Financial and Managerial Fac- dollars to making sure that people in tors of the Board of Governors (12 C.F.R. part given permission to address the House 225 appendix C), as the requirements of such for 1 minute and to revise and extend this country got a fair shake and that Policy Statement are amended pursuant to sec- his remarks.) somebody stood up not just for the tion 1 of an Act entitled ‘To enhance the ability Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Madam Speaker, banks and not just for the large cor- of community financial institutions to foster over the last 2 years, I have had an op- porations but for every single family in economic growth and serve their communities,

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Yes, there were some positive aspects permission to address the House for 1 Act pursuant to subparagraph (C) of section minute and to revise and extend her re- 171(b)(5) (as such subparagraph was in effect on to the appropriations bill—the $5 bil- the day before the date of enactment of this lion in funding for Ebola treatment and marks.) Ms. GABBARD. Madam Speaker, Act), and any small savings and loan holding the $2.2 billion for the rural develop- there are two kinds of people serving company that would have been excepted from ment account which will help my con- here in Congress—those who are here the provisions of section 171 pursuant to sub- stituents in Jacinto City, helping them paragraph (C) (as such subparagraph was in ef- to serve the interests of the American rebuild a burned-down police station, fect on the day before the date of enactment of people, and those who are here to serve which I hope to work on, and yes, the this Act) if it had been a small bank holding the interests of the big banks and Wall company, shall be excepted from the provisions $18.1 billion for NASA, $363.7 million Street speculators. of section 171 until the effective date of the more than in 2014. The big banks that forced the Amer- Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement But I believe that out of good con- ican people to bail them out in 2008 are issued by the Board as required by section 1 of science, I would not want to stand in even bigger today than they were be- this Act. support of again going backwards in al- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. fore. This bill that passed today sets lowing banks to be engaged in deriva- the American taxpayer up to bail them For the purposes of this Act: tives and having American taxpayers (a) BANK HOLDING COMPANY.—The term out yet again. ‘‘bank holding company’’ has the same meaning pay for their actions. I believe in op- The passage of this bill brings us ever as in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company portunities and banks and investment, closer to the precipice of an economic Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841). but not the derivative work that disaster that will make the 2008 melt- (b) SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANY.— causes them to be able to have the tax- down seem like a picnic. The term ‘‘savings and loan holding company’’ payers pay for their mistakes. f has the same meaning as in section 10(a) of the Finally, I believe there is too much Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a(a)). money in campaigns and politics; and FAREWELL Ms. WAGNER (during the reading). now in this bill that will be signed by (Mr. RAHALL asked and was given Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- the President, $300,000 will be allowed permission to address the House for 1 sent that the reading of the amend- to be given by one individual as op- minute and to revise and extend his re- ment be dispensed with. posed to the $97,000. Get money out of marks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. politics. Let’s get back to legislating Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, in FOXX). Is there objection to the request for the people, and we can all join to- good times and bad, one constant re- of the gentlewoman from Missouri? gether united for good legislation. mains here on Capitol Hill. The Con- There was no objection. gress of the United States continues to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there f attract some of the brightest minds objection to the original request of the TRIBUTE TO ROBERT KOEHNEN and most eager spirits our country’s gentlewoman from Missouri? (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given There was no objection. colleges and universities can produce. permission to address the House for 1 A motion to reconsider was laid on They are our staff. minute.) the table. I want to acknowledge and express Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, I my deep gratitude to my staff mem- f rise tonight in sadness to acknowledge bers, especially Kent Keyser, my CONGRATULATING ARNE AND the loss of a dear friend from Ord Bend, former chief of staff and now senior ESTHER LARSEN California, Robert Koehnen. policy adviser, and Jim Zoia, my chief (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and Bob is a guy who loved life and loved counsel, both of whom have been by my was given permission to address the sharing it with his family and his side every step of the way. They are House for 1 minute and to revise and friends. He could be happiest out in one outstanding and dedicated individuals extend his remarks.) of his orchards or at his apiary forming who deserve the highest praise for their Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Madam new queen bees in their little queen selfless sacrifice and service in behalf Speaker, I rise to honor my constitu- cages, or on the back of a Harley-Da- of the people of southern West Vir- ents Arne and Esther Larsen of Hebron, vidson or under the hood of a Dodge or ginia. Through the years, many too nu- Nebraska, who will celebrate their 80th Ford hot rod. He loved sharing that merous to mention have served on my wedding anniversary on December 23 of with everybody. staff and then have moved on, putting this year. Fifty years of marriage is re- He was a humble man, but he was a the lessons they learned serving on my ferred to as the golden anniversary, real innovator, with harvesting equip- staff to work for our State and Nation. and 60 years as the diamond anniver- ment, orchard practices, and bee- In addition to Kent and Jim, those sary. However, there is no such ref- keeping practices that really put him serving on my Washington staff in- erence for an 80-year anniversary be- at the cutting edge, even the humble clude: David McMaster, chief of staff; cause this accomplishment is so rare man he was. You could see how humble Kate Denman, deputy chief of staff; and unique. he was in some of the things he said. Diane Luensmann, communications di- Much has changed since 1934. A One of the funny ones was that he rector; Andy Mollohan and Rachel stamp cost 3 cents, and Franklin Roo- didn’t want to have a big birthday or Meyer, legislative assistants; Carol sevelt was in his first term as Presi- big event on a weekend because, as he Wallace, projects director; Josh Suth- dent when Arne and Esther were mar- would say it, ‘‘I don’t want to screw up erland, legislative correspondent; and ried. In all this time, the Larsens’ mar- a guy’s weekend.’’ Indeed, in that hu- Megan Price, staff assistant. riage has endured, a testament to their mility, his family held his memorial In my West Virginia offices: Kelly love, faith, and commitment to each service yesterday, on Wednesday at Dyke, my district director; and other. noon, maybe so it wouldn’t screw up a Debrina Workman, Debbie Stevens, I ask my colleagues to join me in guy’s weekend. Teri Booth, and Kim McMillion rep- honoring Arne and Esther Larsen on Bob was a great man, a pillar of the resent over a century of service and ex- this remarkable occasion and con- community, a pillar in agriculture. He perience to their fellow West Vir- gratulate them on 80 years of marriage. will be severely missed by his wife, ginians. They are joined by Greg Crist, f Yvonne; his sons, Kalin and Kamron; my district representative, and Larone brother, Bill; sister, Cleone; and a Alexander, who serves on my staff FUNDING THE NATION whole bunch of family and a whole through the House Wounded Warrior (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was bunch of friends who call him family, Program. given permission to address the House call him a dear friend. Those working on my Transportation for 1 minute.) God bless him. and Infrastructure Committee staff

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I have met Madam Speaker, in concluding this member, have worked together to say with kings, queens, emirs, presidents, chapter of my life, I offer my special that we will not stand for Putin’s ag- prime ministers, militia chiefs, war- heartfelt thanks to you, each of you in gression. lords, you name it, in this region, this body, my colleagues, for all the ex- I think this is a very, very important many times even when not in sync periences, for representing the im- thing to do, very important bill to with our official U.S. policy. I have mense diversity of our country, and for pass. long advocated for Palestinian justice, a lifetime of lessons through the many With that, I withdraw my reservation human rights, dignity, and relief. trials and tribulations that you have of objection. Madam Speaker, I do leave this body shared and taught me. I truly have had The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there with a great sense of pride and a great the high honor of serving with dedi- objection to the request of the gen- sense of accomplishment in what we cated public servants and their staffs tleman from Pennsylvania? who will ensure this country remains have been able to do together for the Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, re- forever the best in the world. people of West Virginia. serving the right to object, though I Thank you and God bless this House I do appreciate my colleagues taking don’t intend to object, I would like to a moment to reflect with me on what of Representatives, and God bless our country. stand this evening and say, as cochair truly has been a remarkable personal of the Ukranian Caucus, along with my f journey, a distinct honor, and a true dear colleagues, JIM GERLACH of Penn- privilege to serve the people. From ele- UKRAINE FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT sylvania, and the ranking member of vator operator, mail carrier, assistant OF 2014 the full committee, Congressman ELIOT to the Democratic Whip Robert Byrd in ENGEL of New York, I stand in strong the Democratic cloakroom in the other Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- support of H.R. 5859, a measure that al- body through those Watergate years, mittees on Foreign Affairs, Financial lows America to shine the hope of lib- all through my 38 years in this august Services, Oversight and Government erty to the distant land of Ukraine, a body, it has been both exciting and Reform, and the Judiciary be dis- measure that we hope to send to the frustrating, full of fast-paced days and charged from further consideration of President’s desk very soon, and we long, drawn-out nights, such as we the bill (H.R. 5859) to impose sanctions need to move it tonight. have just been through this evening. It with respect to the Russian Federa- It is clear that Russia is actively fo- has been full of sometimes tears, some- tion, to provide additional assistance menting upheaval and propagandizing times laughter, and, indeed, it has been to Ukraine, and for other purposes, and in the West about its illegal invasion. an experience that I have truly appre- ask for its immediate consideration in It is an invasion, plain and simple, of a ciated and have loved every minute of the House. sovereign nation. The Kremlin’s de- it. The Clerk read the title of the bill. signs don’t stop with Ukraine, and we I want to say in conclusion that I The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. see substantial pressure being placed thank, first and foremost, of course, WAGNER). Is there objection to the re- on our NATO allies and other European God. I thank my family for their sup- quest of the gentleman from Pennsyl- friends. Liberty cannot bow to Putin’s port. This very day, as I speak, is a vania? aggression. 10th anniversary of my dear wife, Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, reserv- Six months ago, when Russia invaded Melinda, and I, and we celebrate this ing the right to object, although I Ukraine, 4,000 more Ukrainian lives anniversary knowing that it has been a don’t intend to object, this is a very were existing and have been taken. great ride in this institution. My late important measure. We need to send Just according to the U.N. 1,000 addi- father stood behind me all the way. My this measure to the President’s desk, tional lives have been lost since the 89-year-old mother, now living in my and we need to do so tonight. I am de- cease-fire that was negotiated in Sep- hometown of Beckley, and my brother lighted that we are doing so. tember, and approximately 13 lives per Ed and my sisters Vickie and Tanya It is clear that Russia is not only fo- day are being lost. have always been there for me. My menting separatism in Ukraine, it is three children, Rebecca and her hus- Since the cold war, a vision has actively supporting the uprising and emerged of a Europe whole, free, and at band, Michael; Nick III and Laura; and sending troops to back it up. This is an Suzanne Nicole have always been be- peace, and that reality is within reach. invasion, plain and simple. Putin’s reckless aggression cannot hind my career. And all three of my I am concerned that the Kremlin’s grandchildren, Madison Kaylee, Nick stand. The United States cannot let designs don’t stop with Ukraine. Putin the hope of liberty die, surely, in a land Joe IV, and Ellianna, that is what it is is already putting substantial pressure all about, as we all know in this body, where its people have historically suf- on our NATO allies and our European fered more than any other place on making this place a better place for friends. We must not bow to his aggres- our children and our grandchildren to Earth. The ravages of World War II sion. still sting their memory and ours, and live in. If we don’t act now, where will we be motivate our actions here tonight. My heartfelt thanks go out to the in 6 months? Where will we be in 2 By approving H.R. 5859, America good people in West Virginia. I have years? Where will we be in a decade? been most proud to fight for our coura- Since the Cold War, a vision has sends a clear signal to the world that geous coal miners, and I am very happy emerged of a Europe whole, free, and at we are the standard bearer of liberty at to see just this week that those war no- peace. That reality is within reach. home and abroad. I am very pleased to tices issued by the coal companies ear- Putin’s aggression puts that future in join my colleagues this evening. lier this year will, fortunately, not be dire jeopardy. We cannot let that hope I thank the chairman and ranking honored in most cases, and, fortu- die. member of the Senate Foreign Rela- nately, these coal miners will be able We need to let President Putin know tions Committee for sending the House to keep holding their jobs. loudly and clearly we will not stand for this bill. I have been deeply proud to fight for his blatant disregard of international With that, I withdraw my reservation our courageous coal miners. I have law, we will not abandon our friends, of objection. been deeply humble to serve and stand and, as the United States, we remain The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there up for our American heroes, our vet- the world’s champion of freedom, de- objection to the request of the gen- erans. West Virginia is a proud and pa- mocracy, and the dignity of all people. tleman from California? triotic State. I thank our working men Madam Speaker, I would like to com- There was no objection. and women, the backbone of our coun- mend the chairman and ranking mem- The text of the bill is as follows:

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(b) SANCTIONS RELATED TO THE ENERGY (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as It is the policy of the United States to fur- SECTOR.— the ‘‘Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014’’. ther assist the Government of Ukraine in re- (1) DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- storing its sovereignty and territorial integ- OIL PROJECTS.—Except as provided in sub- tents for this Act is as follows: rity to deter the Government of the Russian section (d), on and after the date that is 45 Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Federation from further destabilizing and in- days after the date of the enactment of this Sec. 2. Definitions. vading Ukraine and other independent coun- Act, the President may impose 3 or more of Sec. 3. Statement of policy regarding tries in Central and Eastern Europe, the the sanctions described in subsection (c) Ukraine. Caucasus, and Central Asia. That policy with respect to a foreign person if the Presi- Sec. 4. Sanctions relating to the defense and shall be carried into effect, among other dent determines that the foreign person energy sectors of the Russian things, through a comprehensive effort, in knowingly makes a significant investment Federation. coordination with allies and partners of the in a special Russian crude oil project. Sec. 5. Sanctions on Russian and other for- United States where appropriate, that in- (2) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXTENSION OF LI- eign financial institutions. cludes economic sanctions, diplomacy, as- CENSING LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN EQUIP- Sec. 6. Increased military assistance for the sistance for the people of Ukraine, and the MENT.—The President, through the Bureau of Government of Ukraine. provision of military capabilities to the Gov- Industry and Security of the Department of Sec. 7. Expanded nonmilitary assistance for ernment of Ukraine that will enhance the Commerce or the Office of Foreign Assets Ukraine. ability of that Government to defend itself Control of the Department of the Treasury, Sec. 8. Expanded broadcasting in countries and to restore its sovereignty and territorial as appropriate, may impose additional li- of the former Soviet Union. integrity in the face of unlawful actions by censing requirements for or other restric- Sec. 9. Support for Russian democracy and the Government of the Russian Federation. tions on the export or reexport of items for civil society organizations. SEC. 4. SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE use in the energy sector of the Russian Fed- Sec. 10. Report on non-compliance by the AND ENERGY SECTORS OF THE RUS- eration, including equipment used for ter- Russian Federation of its obli- SIAN FEDERATION. tiary oil recovery. gations under the INF Treaty. (a) SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE (3) CONTINGENT SANCTION RELATING TO Sec. 11. Rule of construction. SECTOR.— GAZPROM.—If the President determines that SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (1) ROSOBORONEXPORT.—Except as provided Gazprom is withholding significant natural In this Act: in subsection (d), not later than 30 days after gas supplies from member countries of the (1) ACCOUNT; CORRESPONDENT ACCOUNT; PAY- the date of the enactment of this Act, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or fur- ABLE-THROUGH ACCOUNT.—The terms ‘‘ac- President shall impose 3 or more of the sanc- ther withholds significant natural gas sup- count’’, ‘‘correspondent account’’, and ‘‘pay- tions described in subsection (c) with respect plies from countries such as Ukraine, Geor- able-through account’’ have the meanings to Rosoboronexport. gia, or Moldova, the President shall, not given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, (2) RUSSIAN PRODUCERS, TRANSFERORS, OR later than 45 days after making that deter- United States Code. BROKERS OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.—Except as mination, impose the sanction described in (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- provided in subsection (d), on and after the subsection (c)(7) and at least one additional TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional date that is 45 days after the date of the en- sanction described in subsection (c) with re- committees’’ means— actment of this Act, the President shall im- spect to Gazprom. (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations pose 3 or more of the sanctions described in (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions and the Committee on Banking, Housing, subsection (c) with respect to a foreign per- the President may impose with respect to a and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and son the President determines— foreign person under subsection (a) or (b) are (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and (A) is an entity— the following: the Committee on Financial Services of the (i) owned or controlled by the Government (1) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE.—The House of Representatives. of the Russian Federation or owned or con- President may direct the Export-Import (3) DEFENSE ARTICLE; DEFENSE SERVICE; trolled by nationals of the Russian Federa- Bank of the United States not to approve the TRAINING.—The terms ‘‘defense article’’, ‘‘de- tion; and issuance of any guarantee, insurance, exten- fense service’’, and ‘‘training’’ have the (ii) that— sion of credit, or participation in the exten- meanings given those terms in section 47 of (I) knowingly manufactures or sells de- sion of credit in connection with the export the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). fense articles transferred into Syria or into of any goods or services to the foreign per- (4) FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi- the territory of a specified country without son. nancial institution’’ means a financial insti- the consent of the internationally recognized (2) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—The President tution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), government of that country; may prohibit the head of any executive agen- (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of (II) transfers defense articles into Syria or cy (as defined in section 133 of title 41, section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States into the territory of a specified country United States Code) from entering into any Code. without the consent of the internationally contract for the procurement of any goods or (5) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.—The recognized government of that country; or services from the foreign person. term ‘‘foreign financial institution’’ has the (III) brokers or otherwise assists in the (3) ARMS EXPORT PROHIBITION.—The Presi- meaning given that term in section 561.308 of transfer of defense articles into Syria or into dent may prohibit the exportation or provi- title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any the territory of a specified country without sion by sale, lease or loan, grant, or other corresponding similar regulation or ruling). the consent of the internationally recognized means, directly or indirectly, of any defense (6) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign government of that country; or article or defense service to the foreign per- person’’ means any individual or entity that (B) knowingly, on or after the date of the son and the issuance of any license or other is not a United States citizen, a permanent enactment of this Act, assists, sponsors, or approval to the foreign person under section resident alien, or an entity organized under provides financial, material, or technological 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. the laws of the United States or any jurisdic- support for, or goods or services to or in sup- 2778). tion within the United States. port of, an entity described in subparagraph (4) DUAL-USE EXPORT PROHIBITION.—The (7) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, (A) with respect to an activity described in President may prohibit the issuance of any with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a clause (ii) of that subparagraph. license and suspend any license for the trans- result, means that a person has actual (3) SPECIFIED COUNTRY DEFINED.— fer to the foreign person of any item the ex- knowledge, or should have known, of the (A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the port of which is controlled under the Export conduct, the circumstance, or the result. term ‘‘specified country’’ means— Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. (8) RUSSIAN PERSON.—The term ‘‘Russian (i) Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova; and 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pursuant to the person’’ means— (ii) any other country designated by the International Emergency Economic Powers (A) an individual who is a citizen or na- President as a country of significant concern Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) or the Export Ad- tional of the Russian Federation; or for purposes of this subsection, such as Po- ministration Regulations under subchapter C (B) an entity organized under the laws of land, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and the of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal the Russian Federation. Central Asia republics. Regulations. (9) SPECIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL PROJECT.— (B) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—The President (5) PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—The Presi- The term ‘‘special Russian crude oil project’’ shall notify the appropriate congressional dent may, pursuant to such regulations as means a project intended to extract crude oil committees in writing not later than 15 days the President may prescribe, prohibit any from— before— person from— (A) the exclusive economic zone of the Rus- (i) designating a country as a country of (A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, sian Federation in waters more than 500 feet significant concern under subparagraph transferring, withdrawing, transporting, or deep; (A)(ii); or exporting any property that is subject to the

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(b) SANCTIONS RELATED TO THE ENERGY (B) dealing in or exercising any right, (I) the foreign person to which the sanc- SECTOR.— power, or privilege with respect to such prop- tions would otherwise be applied is a sole (1) DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL RUSSIAN CRUDE erty; or source supplier of the defense articles or OIL PROJECTS.—Except as provided in sub- (C) conducting any transaction involving services; section (d), on and after the date that is 45 such property. (II) the defense articles or services are es- days after the date of the enactment of this (6) BANKING TRANSACTIONS.—The President sential; Act, the President may impose 3 or more of may, pursuant to such regulations as the (III) alternative sources are not readily or the sanctions described in subsection (c) President may prescribe, prohibit any trans- reasonably available; and with respect to a foreign person if the Presi- fers of credit or payments between financial (IV) the national interests of the United dent determines that the foreign person institutions or by, through, or to any finan- States would be adversely affected by the ap- knowingly makes a significant investment cial institution, to the extent that such plication or maintenance of such sanctions; in a special Russian crude oil project. transfers or payments are subject to the ju- or risdiction of the United States and involve (2) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXTENSION OF LI- (ii) if the President determines in writing any interest of the foreign person. CENSING LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN EQUIP- that— (7) PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENT IN EQUITY MENT.—The President, through the Bureau of (I) such articles or services are essential to OR DEBT OF SANCTIONED PERSON.—The Presi- Industry and Security of the Department of the national security under defense co- dent may, pursuant to such regulations as Commerce or the Office of Foreign Assets production agreements; and the President may prescribe, prohibit any Control of the Department of the Treasury, (II) the national interests of the United United States person from transacting in, as appropriate, may impose additional li- States would be adversely affected by the ap- providing financing for, or otherwise dealing censing requirements for or other restric- plication or maintenance of such sanctions; in— (B) in the case of procurement, to eligible tions on the export or reexport of items for (A) debt— use in the energy sector of the Russian Fed- products, as defined in section 308(4) of the (i) of longer than 30 days’ maturity of a Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. eration, including equipment used for ter- foreign person with respect to which sanc- tiary oil recovery. 2518(4)), of any foreign country or instrumen- tions are imposed under subsection (a) or of tality designated under section 301(b)(1) of (3) CONTINGENT SANCTION RELATING TO longer than 90 days’ maturity of a foreign that Act (19 U.S.C. 2511(b)(1)); GAZPROM.—If the President determines that person with respect to which sanctions are Gazprom is withholding significant natural (C) to products, technology, or services imposed under subsection (b); and provided under contracts, subcontracts, or gas supplies from member countries of the (ii) issued on or after the date on which North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or fur- other business agreements (including ancil- such sanctions are imposed with respect to lary or incidental contracts for goods, or for ther withholds significant natural gas sup- the foreign person; or services or funding (including necessary fi- plies from countries such as Ukraine, Geor- (B) equity of the foreign person issued on nancial services) associated with such goods, gia, or Moldova, the President shall, not or after that date. as necessary to give effect to such contracts, later than 45 days after making that deter- (8) EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES AND subcontracts, or other business agreements) mination, impose the sanction described in REVOCATION OF VISA OR OTHER DOCUMENTA- entered into before the date on which the subsection (c)(7) and at least one additional TION.—In the case of a foreign person who is President publishes in the Federal Register sanction described in subsection (c) with re- an individual, the President may direct the the name of the foreign person with respect spect to Gazprom. Secretary of State to deny a visa to, and the to which the sanctions are to be imposed; Secretary of Homeland Security to exclude (c) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.—The sanctions (D) to— from the United States, the foreign person, the President may impose with respect to a (i) spare parts that are essential to United subject to regulatory exceptions to permit States products or production; foreign person under subsection (a) or (b) are the United States to comply with the Agree- (ii) component parts, but not finished prod- the following: ment regarding the Headquarters of the ucts, essential to United States products or (1) EXPORT-IMPORT BANK ASSISTANCE.—The United Nations, signed at Lake Success June production; or President may direct the Export-Import 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, Bank of the United States not to approve the 1947, between the United Nations and the (iii) routine servicing and maintenance of issuance of any guarantee, insurance, exten- United States, or other applicable inter- United States products, to the extent that sion of credit, or participation in the exten- national obligations. alternative sources are not readily or reason- ably available; sion of credit in connection with the export (9) SANCTIONS ON PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFI- (E) to information and technology essen- of any goods or services to the foreign per- CERS.—In the case of a foreign person that is son. an entity, the President may impose on the tial to United States products or production; (2) PROCUREMENT SANCTION.—The President principal executive officer or officers of the or may prohibit the head of any executive agen- foreign person, or on individuals performing (F) to food, medicine, medical devices, or cy (as defined in section 133 of title 41, similar functions and with similar authori- agricultural commodities (as those terms are United States Code) from entering into any ties as such officer or officers, any of the defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive contract for the procurement of any goods or sanctions described in this subsection appli- Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divest- services from the foreign person. cable to individuals. ment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8511)). (3) ARMS EXPORT PROHIBITION.—The Presi- (d) EXCEPTIONS.— (e) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— dent may prohibit the exportation or provi- (1) IMPORTATION OF GOODS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive sion by sale, lease or loan, grant, or other (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to block the application of sanctions under subsection means, directly or indirectly, of any defense and prohibit all transactions in all property (a) or (b) with respect to a foreign person if article or defense service to the foreign per- and interests in property under subsection the President— son and the issuance of any license or other (c)(5) shall not include the authority to im- (A) determines that the waiver is in the approval to the foreign person under section pose sanctions on the importation of goods. national security interest of the United 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the States; and 2778). term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given that (B) submits to the appropriate congres- (4) DUAL-USE EXPORT PROHIBITION.—The term in section 16 of the Export Administra- sional committees a report on the deter- President may prohibit the issuance of any tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2415) (as con- mination and the reasons for the determina- license and suspend any license for the trans- tinued in effect pursuant to the Inter- tion. fer to the foreign person of any item the ex- national Emergency Economic Powers Act (2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required port of which is controlled under the Export (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)). by paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in un- Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. (2) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS.—The President classified form, but may include a classified 2401 et seq.) (as in effect pursuant to the shall not be required to apply or maintain annex. International Emergency Economic Powers the sanctions under subsection (a) or (b)— (f) TRANSACTION-SPECIFIC NATIONAL SECU- Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)) or the Export Ad- (A) in the case of procurement of defense RITY WAIVER.— ministration Regulations under subchapter C articles or defense services under existing (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal contracts, subcontracts, or other business the application of sanctions under subsection Regulations. agreements, including ancillary or inci- (a) or (b) with respect to a specific trans- (5) PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.—The Presi- dental contracts for goods, or for services or action if the President— dent may, pursuant to such regulations as funding (including necessary financial serv- (A) determines that the transaction is in the President may prescribe, prohibit any ices) associated with such goods, as nec- the national security interest of the United person from— essary to give effect to such contracts, sub- States; and (A) acquiring, holding, withholding, using, contracts, or other business agreements, and (B) submits to the appropriate congres- transferring, withdrawing, transporting, or the exercise of options for production quan- sional committees a detailed report on the exporting any property that is subject to the tities to satisfy requirements essential to determination and the specific reasons for jurisdiction of the United States and with re- the national security of the United States— the determination that a waiver with respect spect to which the foreign person has any in- (i) if the President determines in writing to the transaction is necessary and appro- terest; that— priate.

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(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required tions under this section with respect to a cure such articles, services, and training by paragraph (1)(B) shall be submitted in un- foreign financial institution if the Presi- from the United States Government or other classified form, but may include a classified dent— appropriate sources. annex. (1) determines that the waiver is in the na- (e) PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS.—It is the (g) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— tional security interest of the United States; sense of Congress that the Government of (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may and Ukraine should take all appropriate steps to exercise all authorities provided under sec- (2) submits to the appropriate congres- protect civilians. tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer- sional committees a report on the deter- SEC. 7. EXPANDED NONMILITARY ASSISTANCE gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 mination and the reasons for the determina- FOR UKRAINE. and 1704) to carry out the purposes of this tion. (a) ASSISTANCE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED section. (e) IMPLEMENTATION; PENALTIES.— PEOPLE IN UKRAINE.— (2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for (1) IMPLEMENTATION.—The President may (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the exercise all authorities provided under sec- after the date of the enactment of this Act, International Emergency Economic Powers tions 203 and 205 of the International Emer- the Secretary of State shall submit a plan, Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 including actions by the United States Gov- that violates, attempts to violate, or con- and 1704) to carry out the purposes of this ernment, other governments, and inter- spires to violate, or causes a violation of, section. national organizations, to meet the need for subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or an (2) PENALTIES.—The penalties provided for protection of and assistance for internally order or regulation prescribed under either in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the displaced persons in Ukraine, to— such subsection, to the same extent that International Emergency Economic Powers (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, such penalties apply to a person that com- Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person the Committee on Appropriations, and the mits an unlawful act described in section that violates, attempts to violate, or con- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 206(a) of the International Emergency Eco- spires to violate, or causes a violation of, of the Senate; and nomic Powers Act. subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or an (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the (h) TERMINATION.— order or regulation prescribed under either Committee on Appropriations, and the Com- (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in such subsection, to the same extent that mittee on Energy and Commerce of the paragraph (2), this section, and sanctions im- such penalties apply to a person that com- House of Representatives. posed under this section, shall terminate on mits an unlawful act described in section (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para- the date on which the President submits to 206(a) of the International Emergency Eco- graph (1) should include, as appropriate, ac- the appropriate congressional committees a nomic Powers Act. tivities in support of— certification that the Government of the (f) TERMINATION.—This section, and sanc- (A) helping to establish a functional and Russian Federation has ceased ordering, con- tions imposed under this section, shall ter- adequately resourced central registration trolling, or otherwise directing, supporting, minate on the date on which the President system in Ukraine that can ensure coordina- or financing, significant acts intended to un- submits to the appropriate congressional tion of efforts to provide assistance to inter- dermine the peace, security, stability, sov- committees the certification described in nally displaced persons in different regions; ereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine, section 4(h). (B) encouraging adoption of legislation in including through an agreement between the SEC. 6. INCREASED MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR Ukraine that protects internally displaced appropriate parties. THE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE. persons from discrimination based on their (2) APPLICABILITY WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA.— (a) IN GENERAL.—The President is author- status and provides simplified procedures for The termination date under paragraph (1) ized to provide defense articles, defense serv- obtaining the new residency registration or shall not apply with respect to the provi- ices, and training to the Government of other official documentation that is a pre- sions of subsection (a) relating to the trans- Ukraine for the purpose of countering offen- requisite to receiving appropriate social pay- fer of defense articles into Syria or sanctions sive weapons and reestablishing the sov- ments under the laws of Ukraine, such as imposed pursuant to such provisions. ereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, pensions and disability, child, and unemploy- SEC. 5. SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN AND OTHER FOR- including anti-tank and anti-armor weapons, ment benefits; and EIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. crew weapons and ammunition, counter-ar- (C) helping to ensure that information is (a) FACILITATION OF CERTAIN DEFENSE- AND tillery radars to identify and target artillery available to internally displaced persons ENERGY-RELATED TRANSACTIONS.—The Presi- batteries, fire control, range finder, and opti- about— dent may impose the sanction described in cal and guidance and control equipment, tac- (i) government agencies and independent subsection (c) with respect to a foreign fi- tical troop-operated surveillance drones, and groups that can provide assistance to such nancial institution that the President deter- secure command and communications equip- persons in various regions; and mines knowingly engages, on or after the ment, pursuant to the provisions of the Arms (ii) evacuation assistance available to per- date of the enactment of this Act, in signifi- Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), sons seeking to flee armed conflict areas. cant transactions involving activities de- the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. (3) ASSISTANCE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL OR- scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B) of sec- 2151 et seq.), and other relevant provisions of GANIZATIONS.—The President shall instruct tion 4(a)(2) or paragraph (1) or (3) of section law. the United States permanent representative 4(b) for persons with respect to which sanc- (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 or executive director, as the case may be, to tions are imposed under section 4. days after the date of the enactment of this (b) FACILITATION OF FINANCIAL TRANS- the relevant United Nations voluntary agen- Act, the President shall submit a report de- ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF SPECIALLY DES- cies, including the United Nations High Com- tailing the anticipated defense articles, de- IGNATED NATIONALS.—The President may im- missioner for Refugees and the United Na- fense services, and training to be provided pose the sanction described in subsection (c) tions Office for the Coordination of Humani- pursuant to this section and a timeline for with respect to a foreign financial institu- tarian Affairs, and other appropriate inter- tion if the President determines that the for- the provision of such defense articles, de- national organizations, to use the voice and eign financial institution has, on or after the fense services, and training, to— vote of the United States to support appro- date that is 180 days after the date of the en- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, priate assistance for internally displaced actment of this Act, knowingly facilitated a the Committee on Appropriations, and the persons in Ukraine. significant financial transaction on behalf of Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; (b) ASSISTANCE TO THE DEFENSE SECTOR OF any Russian person included on the list of and UKRAINE.—The Secretary of State and the specially designated nationals and blocked (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of Defense should assist entities in persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Committee on Appropriations, and the Com- the defense sector of Ukraine to reorient ex- Assets Control of the Department of the mittee on Armed Services of the House of ports away from customers in the Russian Treasury, pursuant to— Representatives. Federation and to find appropriate alter- (1) this Act; (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— native markets for those entities in the de- (2) Executive Order 13660 (79 Fed. Reg. (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be fense sector of Ukraine that have already 13,493), 13661 (79 Fed. Reg. 15,535), or 13662 (79 appropriated to the Secretary of State significantly reduced exports to and coopera- Fed. Reg. 16,169); or $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $125,000,000 for tion with entities in the defense sector of the (3) any other executive order addressing fiscal year 2016, and $125,000,000 for fiscal Russian Federation. the crisis in Ukraine. year 2017 to carry out activities under this (c) ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS THE ENERGY (c) SANCTION DESCRIBED.—The sanction de- section. CRISIS IN UKRAINE.— scribed in this subsection is, with respect to (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts (1) EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE.— a foreign financial institution, a prohibition authorized to be appropriated pursuant to (A) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of on the opening, and a prohibition or the im- paragraph (1) shall remain available for obli- State and the Secretary of Energy, in col- position of strict conditions on the main- gation and expenditure through the end of laboration with the Administrator of the taining, in the United States of a cor- fiscal year 2018. United States Agency for International De- respondent account or a payable-through ac- (d) AUTHORITY FOR THE USE OF FUNDS.—The velopment and the Administrator of the Fed- count by the foreign financial institution. funds made available pursuant to subsection eral Emergency Management Agency, shall (d) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The (c) for provision of defense articles, defense work with officials of the Government of President may waive the application of sanc- services, and training may be used to pro- Ukraine to develop a short-term emergency

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(C) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary of (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and (B) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by sub- State, the Administrator of the United the Committee on Appropriations of the paragraph (A) should include strategies to States Agency for International Develop- House of Representatives. address heating fuel and electricity short- ment, and the Secretary of Energy should, (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ages in Ukraine, including, as appropriate— during fiscal years 2015 through 2018, work There are authorized to be appropriated to (i) the acquisition of short-term, emer- with other donors, including multilateral the Secretary of State $20,000,000 for fiscal gency fuel supplies; agencies and nongovernmental organiza- year 2016 to carry out this subsection. (ii) the repair or replacement of infrastruc- tions, to prioritize, to the extent practicable (4) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any as- ture that could impede the transmission of and as appropriate, the provision of assist- sistance provided pursuant to this subsection electricity or transportation of fuel; ance from such donors to help Ukraine to shall be conducted in as transparent of a (iii) the prioritization of the transpor- improve energy efficiency, increase energy manner as possible, consistent with the na- tation of fuel supplies to the areas where supplies produced in Ukraine, and reduce re- ture and goals of this subsection. The Presi- such supplies are needed most; liance on energy imports from the Russian dent shall provide a briefing on the activities (iv) streamlining emergency communica- Federation, including natural gas. funded by this subsection at the request of tions throughout national, regional, and (D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— the committees specified in paragraph (2). local governments to manage the potential There are authorized to be appropriated SEC. 8. EXPANDED BROADCASTING IN COUN- energy crisis resulting from heating fuel and $50,000,000 in the aggregate for fiscal years TRIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET electricity shortages; 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities UNION. (v) forming a crisis management team under this paragraph. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days within the Government of Ukraine to specifi- (3) SUPPORT FROM THE OVERSEAS PRIVATE after the date of the enactment of this Act, cally address the potential crisis, including INVESTMENT CORPORATION.—The Overseas the Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of ensuring coordination of the team’s efforts Private Investment Corporation shall— Governors shall submit to Congress a plan, with the efforts of outside governmental and (A) prioritize, to the extent practicable, including a cost estimate, for immediately nongovernmental entities providing assist- support for investments to help increase en- and substantially increasing, and maintain- ance to address the potential crisis; and ergy efficiency, develop domestic oil and ing through fiscal year 2017, the quantity of (vi) developing a public outreach strategy natural gas reserves, improve and repair Russian-language broadcasting into the to facilitate preparation by the population electricity infrastructure, and develop re- countries of the former Soviet Union funded and communication with the population in newable and other sources of energy in by the United States in order to counter the event of a crisis. Ukraine; and Russian Federation propaganda. (C) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of State, (B) implement procedures for expedited re- (b) PRIORITIZATION OF BROADCASTING INTO the Secretary of Energy, and the Adminis- view and, as appropriate, approval, of appli- UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND MOLDOVA.—The plan trator of the United States Agency for Inter- cations by eligible investors (as defined in required by subsection (a) shall prioritize national Development are authorized to pro- section 238 of the Foreign Assistance Act of broadcasting into Ukraine, Georgia, and vide assistance in support of, and to invest in 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2198)) for loans, loan guaran- Moldova by the Voice of America and Radio short-term solutions for, enabling Ukraine tees, and insurance for such investments. Free Europe/Radio Liberty. (c) ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES.—In developing to secure the energy safety of the people of (4) SUPPORT BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP AND the plan required by subsection (a), the Ukraine during 2014 and 2015, including THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND Chairman shall consider— through— DEVELOPMENT.—The President shall, to the (i) procurement and transport of emer- extent practicable and as appropriate, direct (1) near-term increases in Russian-lan- guage broadcasting for countries of the gency fuel supplies, including reverse pipe- the United States Executive Directors of the former Soviet Union (other than the coun- line flows from Europe; World Bank Group and the European Bank tries specified in subsection (b)), including (ii) provision of technical assistance for for Reconstruction and Development to use Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia; and crisis planning, crisis response, and public the voice, vote, and influence of the United (2) increases in broadcasting in other crit- outreach; States to encourage the World Bank Group ical languages, including Ukrainian and Ro- (iii) repair of infrastructure to enable the and the European Bank for Reconstruction manian languages. transport of fuel supplies; and Development and other international fi- (d) BROADCASTING DEFINED.—In this sec- (iv) repair of power generating or power nancial institutions— tion, the term ‘‘broadcasting’’ means the dis- transmission equipment or facilities; (A) to invest in, and increase their efforts tribution of media content via radio broad- (v) procurement and installation of com- to promote investment in, projects to im- casting, television broadcasting, and Inter- pressors or other appropriate equipment to prove energy efficiency, improve and repair net-based platforms, among other platforms. enhance short-term natural gas production; electricity infrastructure, develop domestic (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (vi) procurement of mobile electricity gen- oil and natural gas reserves, and develop re- (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be eration units; newable and other sources of energy in (vii) conversion of natural gas heating fa- appropriated to the Broadcasting Board of Ukraine; and cilities to run on other fuels, including alter- Governors $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years (B) to stimulate private investment in native energy sources; and 2016 through 2018 to carry out activities such projects. (viii) provision of emergency weatheriza- under this section. tion and winterization materials and sup- (d) ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts plies. UKRAINE.— authorized to be appropriated pursuant to (2) REDUCTION OF UKRAINE’S RELIANCE ON (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State paragraph (1) shall supplement and not sup- ENERGY IMPORTS.— and the Administrator of the United States plant other amounts made available for ac- (A) PLANS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agency for International Development shall, tivities described in this section. State, in collaboration with the Secretary of directly or through nongovernmental or SEC. 9. SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY AND Energy and the Administrator of the United international organizations, such as the Or- CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS. States Agency for International Develop- ganization for Security and Co-operation in (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State ment, shall work with officials of the Gov- Europe, the National Endowment for Democ- shall, directly or through nongovernmental ernment of Ukraine to develop medium- and racy, and related organizations— or international organizations, such as the long-term plans to increase energy produc- (A) strengthen the organizational and Organization for Security and Co-operation tion and efficiency to increase energy secu- operational capacity of democratic civil so- in Europe, the National Endowment for De- rity by helping Ukraine reduce its depend- ciety in Ukraine; mocracy, and related organizations— ence on natural gas imported from the Rus- (B) support the efforts of independent (1) improve democratic governance, trans- sian Federation. media outlets to broadcast, distribute, and parency, accountability, rule of law, and (B) ELEMENTS.—The medium- and long- share information in all regions of Ukraine; anti-corruption efforts in the Russian Fed- term plans required by subparagraph (A) (C) counter corruption and improve trans- eration; should include strategies, as appropriate, parency and accountability of institutions (2) strengthen democratic institutions and to— that are part of the Government of Ukraine; political and civil society organizations in (i) improve corporate governance and and the Russian Federation; unbundling of state-owned oil and gas sector (D) provide support for democratic orga- (3) expand uncensored Internet access in firms; nizing and election monitoring in Ukraine. the Russian Federation; and (ii) increase production from natural gas (2) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 (4) expand free and unfettered access to fields and from other sources, including re- days after the date of the enactment of this independent media of all kinds in the Rus- newable energy; Act, the President shall submit a strategy to sian Federation, including through increas- (iii) license new oil and gas blocks trans- carry out the activities described in para- ing United States Government-supported parently and competitively; graph (1) to— broadcasting activities, and assist with the

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There are authorized to be appropriated to often inspectors need the accesses for, and Pursuant to section 314(a) of the Congres- the Secretary of State $20,000,000 for each of how much the verification regime would sional Budget Act of 1974, I hereby submit fiscal years 2016 through 2018 to carry out cost. for printing in the Congressional Record re- the activities set forth in subsection (a). (2) FORM.—The report required under para- visions to the aggregates and allocations set (c) STRATEGY REQUIREMENT.—Not later graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified forth in the Statement of Committee Alloca- than 60 days after the date of the enactment form but may contain a classified annex. tions, Aggregates, and Other Budgetary Lev- of this Act, the President shall submit a (d) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The commit- els for Fiscal Year 2015 published in the Con- strategy to carry out the activities set forth tees specified in this subsection are— gressional Record on April 29, 2014, as ad- in subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, justed, pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations the Committee on Armed Services, and the Act of 2013, Public Law 113–67. These revi- and the Committee on Appropriations of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Sen- sions are provided for bills, joint resolutions, Senate; and ate; and and amendments thereto or conference re- (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the ports thereon, considered by the House sub- the Committee on Appropriations of the Committee on Armed Services, and the Per- sequent to this filing, as applicable. For fis- House of Representatives. manent Select Committee on Intelligence of cal year 2015, aggregate levels of budget au- (d) TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS.—Any as- the House of Representatives. thority and outlays and the allocation to the sistance provided pursuant to this section SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Committee on Appropriations, included in shall be conducted in as transparent of a Nothing in this Act or an amendment the levels of the budget resolution found in manner as possible, consistent with the na- made by this Act shall be construed as an the Statement published in the Congres- ture and goals of this section. The President authorization for the use of military force. sional Record on April 29, 2014, are revised. shall provide a briefing on the activities Associated tables are attached. funded by this section at the request of the The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read the The provisions of H. Con. Res. 25 (113th committees specified in subsection (c). Congress) have been deemed to be in force by SEC. 10. REPORT ON NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE third time, and passed, and a motion to section 115 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of RUSSIAN FEDERATION OF ITS OBLI- reconsider was laid on the table. 2013. This revision represents an adjustment GATIONS UNDER THE INF TREATY. f for purposes of enforcing sections 302 and 311 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. For lowing findings: PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY the purposes of the Congressional Budget (1) The Russian Federation is in violation MATERIAL Act of 1974, these revised aggregates and al- of its obligations under the Treaty between locations are to be considered as aggregates the United States of America and the Union REVISIONS TO THE AGGREGATES AND ALLOCA- and allocations included in the concurrent of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimi- TIONS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET RESO- resolution on the budget, pursuant to the nation of Their Intermediate-Range and LUTION Statement published in the Congressional Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Wash- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Record on April 29, 2014, as adjusted. ington December 8, 1987, and entered into COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, Sincerely, force June 1, 1988 (commonly referred to as Washington, DC, December 11, 2014. PAUL D. RYAN OF WISCONSIN, the ‘‘Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces MR. RYAN OF WISCONSIN. Mr. Speaker, the Chairman. Treaty’’ or ‘‘INF Treaty’’). Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 revised the Attachment. (2) This behavior poses a threat to the statutory spending limits for fiscal year 2015 United States, its deployed forces, and its al- base discretionary appropriations in the lies. amount of $521,272 million for defense pro- BUDGET AGGREGATES (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of grams and $492,356 million for non-defense [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] Congress that— programs. The levels of the concurrent reso- (1) the President should hold the Russian lution on the budget for fiscal year 2015 for Fiscal Year Federation accountable for being in viola- the House were published in the Congres- 2015 2015–2024 tion of its obligations under the INF Treaty; sional Record on April 29, 2014. These levels set the base discretionary 302(a) allocation Current Aggregates: and Budget Authority ...... 3,031,744 1 (2) the President should demand the Rus- to the Committee on Appropriations at Outlays ...... 3,026,369 1 sian Federation completely and verifiably $1,013,628 million, which is the sum of the fis- Revenues ...... 2,535,978 31,202,135 cal year 2015 defense and non-defense base Adjustment for H.R. 83, the Consolidated and eliminate the military systems that con- Further Appropriations Act, 2015: stitute the violation of its obligations under discretionary spending limits in statute. Budget Authority ...... 1,484 1 the INF Treaty. Section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Outlays ...... 1,277 1 (c) REPORT.— Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 Revenues ...... 0 0 Revised Aggregates: (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days (BBEDCA) allows for adjustments to the Budget Authority ...... 3,033,228 1 after the date of the enactment of this Act, base discretionary spending limits for cer- Outlays ...... 3,027,646 1 and every 90 days thereafter, the President tain purposes including overseas contin- Revenues ...... 2,535,978 31,206,399 shall submit to the committees specified in gencies, disaster relief, and program integ- subsection (d) a report that includes the fol- rity initiatives. On June 17, 2014, I issued an ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE lowing elements: adjustment to the aggregates and allocations COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (A) A description of the status of the Presi- of the House concurrent resolution on the [In millions of dollars] dent’s efforts, in cooperation with United budget in the amount of $6,438 million in ad- States allies, to hold the Russian Federation ditional budget authority to accommodate 2015 accountable for being in violation of its obli- disaster relief funding contained in H.R. 4903, gations under the INF Treaty and obtain the the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, Base Discretionary Action: BA ...... 1,020,066 complete and verifiable elimination of its 2015. OT ...... 1,142,784 military systems that constitute the viola- H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Con- Adjustment for Program Integrity: tion of its obligations under the INF Treaty. tinuing Appropriations Act, 2015, contains BA ...... 1,484 OT ...... 1,277 (B) The President’s assessment as to $1,484 million in budget authority for pro- Global War on Terrorism: whether it remains in the national security gram integrity initiatives, which is within BA ...... 85,357 interests of the United States to remain a the allowable limits for this purpose as es- OT ...... 39,981 Total Discretionary Action: party to the INF Treaty, and other related tablished in section 251(b)(2)(B) and (C) of BA ...... 1,106,907 treaties and agreements, while the Russian BBEDCA. Program integrity funding pro- OT ...... 1,184,042 Federation is in violation of its obligations vides for agency activities to increase effi- Current Law Mandatory: BA ...... 868,410 under the INF Treaty. ciency and reduce fraud in federal programs. OT ...... 861,637 (C) Notification of any deployment by the CBO estimates such funding reduces manda- Russian Federation of a ground launched tory spending by more than the amount of f ballistic or cruise missile system with a discretionary funding provided. Accordingly, range of between 500 and 5,500 kilometers. I am submitting this adjustment to the fis- ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED (D) A plan developed by the Secretary of cal year 2015 House concurrent resolution on Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, State, in consultation with the Director of the budget for an additional $1,484 million in reported and found truly enrolled bills National Intelligence and the Defense Threat budget authority to accommodate the pro- Reduction Agency (DTRA), to verify that the gram integrity funding included in H.R. 83. of the House of the following titles, Russian Federation has fully and completely After making this adjustment, H.R. 83 is which were thereupon signed by the dismantled any ground launched cruise mis- within the fiscal year 2015 statutory spend- Speaker:

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SW 250 Street in Princeton, Florida, as the ‘‘Corporal Christian A. Guzman Rivera Post tation Security Administration) to establish f an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, Office Building.’’ and for other purposes. SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED H.R. 2678. To designate the facility of the H.R. 1281. An act to amend the Public The Speaker announced his signature United States Postal Service located at 10360 Health Service Act to reauthorize programs Southwest 186th Street in Miami, Florida, as under part A of the title XI of such Act. to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles: the ‘‘Larcenia J. Bullard Post Office Build- H.R. 1447. An act to encourage States to re- ing.’’ port to the Attorney General certain infor- S. 1000. An act to require the Director of mation regarding the deaths of individuals in the Office of Management and Budget to pre- H.R. 3534. To designate the facility of the the custody of law enforcement agencies, and pare a crosscut budget for restoration activi- United States Postal Service located at 113 for other purposes. ties in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and West Michigan Avenue in Jackson, Michi- H.R. 2719. An act to require the Transpor- for other purposes. gan, as the ‘‘Officer James Bonneau Memo- tation Security Administration to imple- S. 1683. An act to provide for the transfer rial Post Office.’’ ment best practices and improve trans- of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, H.R. 4939. To designate the facility of the parency with regard to technology acquisi- and for other purposes. United States Postal Service located at 2551 tion programs, and for other purposes. S. 1691. An act to amend title 5, United Galena Avenue in Simi Valley, California, as H.R. 2952. An act to require the Secretary States Code, to improve the security of the the ‘‘Neil Havens Post Office’’ of Homeland Security to assess the cyberse- United States border and to provide for re- H.R. 2112. To designate the facility of the curity workforce of the Department of forms and rates of pay for border patrol United States Postal Service located at 787 Homeland Security and develop a com- agents. State Route 17M in Monroe, New York, as prehensive workforce strategy, and for other S. 2142. An Act to impose targeted sanc- the ‘‘National Clandestine Service of the purposes. tions on persons responsible for violations of Central Intelligence Agency NCS Officer H.R. 3044. An act to approve the transfer of human rights of antigovernment protesters Gregg David Wenzel Memorial Post Office.’’ Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mis- in Venezuela, to strengthen civil society in H.R. 2223. To designate the facility of the sissippi. Venezuela, and for other purposes. United States Postal Service located at 220 H.R. 3374. An act to provide for the use of S. 2270. An act to clarify the application of Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the savings promotion raffle products by finan- certain leverage and risk-based requirements ‘‘Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Build- cial institutions to encourage savings, and under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform ing.’’ for other purposes. and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 3468. An act to amend the Federal S. 2444. An act to authorize appropriations H.R. 78. To designate the facility of the Credit Union Act to extend insurance cov- for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2015, and United States Postal Service located at 4110 erage to amounts held in a member account for other purposes. Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the on behalf of another person, and for other S. 2519. An act to codify an existing oper- ‘‘George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Post Office purposes. ations center for cybersecurity. Building.’’ H.R. 4007. An act to recodify and reauthor- S. 2521. An act to amend chapter 35 of title H.R. 1707. To designate the facility of the ize the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 44, United States Code, to provide for reform United States Postal Service located at 302 Standards Program. to Federal information security. East Green Street in Champaign, Illinois, as H.R. 4193. An act to amend title 5, United S. 2651. An act to repeal certain mandates the ‘‘James R. Burgess Jr. Post Office Build- States Code, to change the default invest- of the Department of Homeland Security Of- ing.’’ ment fund under the Thrift Savings Plan, fice of Inspector General. H.R. 5739. To amend the Social Security and for other purposes. S. 2759. An act to release the City of St. Act to provide for the termination of social H.R. 4199. An act to name the Department Clair, Missouri, from all restrictions, condi- security benefits for individuals who partici- of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, tions, and limitations on the use, encum- pated in Nazi persecution, and for other pur- Texas, as the ‘‘Doris Miller Department of brance, conveyance, and closure of the St. poses. Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’. Clair Regional Airport. H.R. 4681. An act to authorize appropria- H.J. Res. 105. Conferring honorary citizen- tions for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for intel- f ship of the United States on Bernardo de ligence and intelligence-related activities of BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION Galvez y Madrid, Viscount of Galveston and Count of Galvez. the United States Government, the Commu- PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT nity Management Account, and the Central H.R. 2366. To require the Secretary of the Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ability System, and for other purposes. reported that on December 10, 2014, she the centennial of World War I.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 No. 151—Book III Senate PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIRE- did on flood insurance, on this issue be nice; it is another to stand here and FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RE- that was so critical to the State of say: I am going to make this happen SPONDERS ACT OF 2014—Contin- Louisiana and very important to my because it is important to my constitu- ued State of Oregon and to our other ents and important to our Nation. I States but particularly Louisiana. She TRIBUTES TO MARY LANDRIEU have seen MARY LANDRIEU do that on was determined. Every time I was on issue after issue, and certainly for all Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I will the floor, she would say: JEFF, have who came in with my class 6 years ago, just say a couple words before I turn it you done this and JEFF, have you done it has been a wonderful education on over to the Chair and to my colleague that. She would grab someone else, and from West Virginia. how to make maximum use and effec- she would say: And now we have to do tiveness from this privilege of serving When I think of MARY LANDRIEU, I this. That is how legislation gets done. in the Senate. think of the most tenacious person in Senator LANDRIEU really drives the Senate standing here, holding things through the Senate. It is one Thank you for everything you have court, fighting for her cause, fighting thing to be here and express your ideas done, MARY LANDRIEU. It is an honor to for her values, fighting for her State. I in kind of a social manner—well, serve with you, and we are going to think particularly of the hard work she wouldn’t this be nice or wouldn’t that miss you greatly.

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We come from a similar wonderful person who has graced the mala. background—rural States. We come Halls in this tremendous body for 18 How can we forget the meeting with from the same culture—hard-working years who will not be replaced in this the Russians when they started to use people who basically don’t ask for an Senate and this body. Again, the people these poor little children as pawns in a awful lot and give a lot more back. of Louisiana should be extremely proud political game? MARY stood up to Both of us come from large Catholic to have someone who is a fighter, who them. As a result, as many of us know, families, and we have an awful lot in gave every drop she had of public serv- she has now been banned from the common. We and our spouses have ice for her State and never forgot country of Russia. I don’t think every- bonded, and we have done things to- where she come from. So with that, body knows that the reason she was gether. That was the way I heard the that is a tremendous tribute in itself. banned was because she was fighting place used to work, that you build rela- I say to my dear friend, thank you for these kids who were waiting to be tionships and there is camaraderie and for your service on behalf of the great adopted. Many of the parents are in my you share dinners at people’s homes. It State of Louisiana. Thank you for all State, and they actually have siblings is such a different atmosphere when the important work you have done for and they are trying to adopt the other that happens because you really do our country. God bless you, and I love sibling. That is a very sad story and forge a bond that is so much missing in you. MARY stood up for them. In the words The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this body. of her dad, Putin didn’t like it, and so ator from Minnesota. Let me say one other thing. The MARY was banned. I guess that is not Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, you great losers in this whole election proc- where she is going on vacation after we can see that MARY LANDRIEU has a lot ess we just had were the great people of of friends on both sides of the aisle, and are done here. Louisiana. They lost a champion. They The other thing about MARY I will that is because MARY has stood up and never forget—how kind and sweet and lost a fighter. That is what Senator been a mentor to so many of us. She fun she is for her friends in the Sen- MERKLEY said. There is nobody who taught us how to fight for our own ate—is the time when we had a bet on said: I think you ought to be careful States because that is what she has about that because I think MARY is in- done every day for Louisiana. the Saints-Vikings game in the play- terested. We knew there could be prob- I was thinking about our States ear- offs. We bet some food from our States. lems. lier. MARY mentioned in her talk about If anybody remembers that amazing With that being said, the best thing how Minnesota is at the top of the Mis- playoff game, the Vikings lost, and I to do is to go talk to MARY on this sub- sissippi and Louisiana is at the bottom had to wear a Drew Brees jersey and ject or issue, and we would work and how hard we fought for river issues walk over to MARY’s office with a pot through it. How do we compromise and and barges and locks and dams. We will of gumbo, which is really hard to bring everybody together? And MARY actually have success at the end of the make. When I got to her office, all of would say: We will work through it. year with the ABLE Act, which is real- her New Orleans press was there, and Coming from an energy State and ly important for other reasons, but we when she tried that gumbo, she said, MARY having an energy State and the are going to finally start the funding this is Minnesota gumbo. This gumbo two of us being Democrats, on our side for lock and dam improvements, and just needs something special. She got sometimes our individual caucus is not that kind of work would not have hap- out an enormous bottle of hot sauce as large as we would like for it to be— pened without MARY and the work and from her desk drawer—as only a Lou- let’s put it that way—but we talk an support she has provided with the isiana Senator would have—and awful lot about how we are moving an RIVER Act. So a river doesn’t divide dumped it in my Minnesota gumbo. energy policy. As MARY said, we need it us, it unites us, and MARY is a uniter That is the spice that MARY has added all in this country. We should be to- and brings people together on so many to all of our lives. tally energy independent. We shouldn’t issues. What we have learned from her we be looking to other countries and buy- She said before that she was going to will never forget. As I said, she is a role ing their products and giving them the put some things on the RECORD about model for so many of us on how to resources to be used against us, and we adoption, but I thought I would take fight for our States. don’t have to do that. We can do it in the opportunity to fill people in. We see it in the eyes of those little a sensible and balanced way with the First of all, MARY established the adopted children and the great success economy and the environment. MARY Congressional Coalition on Adoption we are starting to see on the coast be- has always had the economy and envi- Institute. If you have not gone to some cause of all the recovery you brought ronment first and foremost. That type of the events where she literally brings to your State. We know you will never of balance is hard to find, and it is defi- the angels—people who have adopted be forgotten and we want you to keep nitely hard to find in Washington. children in the most dire cir- fighting. So I just want her to know that there cumstances—to Washington to cele- Thank you, MARY. is nobody who is going to miss MARY brate these adoptions and talk about The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- LANDRIEU more than I, being in this the policy changes that need to be ator from New Jersey. body, going shoulder to shoulder with made. Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, I can’t her and trying to bring an even keel to Anyone who has adopted one of the leave the floor without speaking to this whole process. foster kids or brought them into an of- MARY. MARY has been such an incred- MARY, I feel for the people of Lou- fice and adopted them—the reason you ible inspiration to me. I have been in isiana. I truly do. I am hoping some- can do that is because MARY LANDRIEU the Senate now for 13 months, and I body can come along and have the started that program so that foster have had a number of conversations same spirit and fight that you have, children, who otherwise would not have with her, but the best way to teach but no one is going to be able to re- the connections and wherewithal to be somebody is to show somebody. place you and what you have been able able to get a job for the summer, Senator LANDRIEU is prodigiously to do and what you have been able to spring, or fall in Washington, DC, persuasive, tirelessly tenacious, dog- make us aware of. would be able to work, and then she gedly determined. Just to watch Sen- My little State was involved in help- has all of these kids to her house every ator LANDRIEU is to watch what every ing Katrina, helping the State of Lou- single year. American should hope for in a Sen- isiana. The State of West Virginia MARY doesn’t just fight for adopted ator—someone who is unyielding in came immediately. When that hap- kids at home, she fights for them all their work and service to them.

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MARY stood up with ‘‘Hi, darlin’, I just want to check ing here, you will have an impact. for them. MARY stood up for people in in with you and see how you are doing, I could tell, as we were shaking her community who were from every and congratulations.’’ Then she said, hands here, it was amazing to watch different background and from every ‘‘One moment, someone is at my door.’’ you, you never stop. You were already different race. MARY stood up to them She came back and said, ‘‘The extermi- talking to each person about the work in a way that is a model to my State. nator is here,’’ and that is classic they need to be doing. When I shook I heard my senior Senator mention Lindy Boggs. your hand, you were talking about you by name about how essential you What was so real about her—and I fisheries. I am like, MARY, just relax. were when my State had its back can see it in MARY’s style—and that is But you are already working it, and against the wall and crushed by a she is real. The work MARY has done— that is what is so unique about you. superstorm. When there were battles to and I didn’t know it until I came to the You will not be in this body, but you get my State’s funding, and MARY had Senate—for foster kids and adoption is will be in this body because of the way no skin in that game, my senior Sen- remarkable. AMY KLOBUCHAR went into you do your work. It is not about being ator mentioned you as a champion for great detail about that, and it shows in this office, it is about caring about New Jersey and that is what blows me that it is not always about the policy Louisiana, and as I said, I saw it just in away about you. and fights on the floor here, but there this last moment here. It is unbeliev- I yearn for a government that has is so much that individuals do outside able. You will never give up on the peo- moral courage, more than we have this Chamber. What MARY has done ple of Louisiana because you care so now, people who will risk popularity outside of the Chamber is to use this deeply. for purpose and will risk substance for position to make a difference for young It has been an honor to know you. some kind of celebrity. Senator LAN- people, and that is powerful. As MARY The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- DRIEU has done things against her po- has said, we fight over policies and ator from Indiana. litical interests, but that were for the issues, but every one of those young Mr. COATS. I wish to make some re- people. That is why I have a great deal people has been touched in some way. I marks about the Senator from Lou- of reverence for you and why I travel guarantee—and I am sure you have isiana. I had the pleasure of serving as down to your State. seen it over the years where someone ranking member of the Homeland Se- Now the Senator knows this because might come up to you and say, I don’t curity Appropriations Committee, and I must have said it hundreds of times know if you remember me, and then MARY LANDRIEU was the chairman. I when I was down in Louisiana, that they tell you the story of how you met wasn’t sure about what to expect when that is my ancestral State. I will end them when they were a foster kid and I joined that committee. I knew of by saying this: My grandaddy was born just getting adopted or when you were MARY’s passion and her persuasion, in Monroe. He was born poor. As my at one of the ceremonies or one of the which is given in a gentle but effective family likes to say, he was so poor he events they were at. Those are the way. She reaches out. I thought, she is couldn’t afford to be poor, he was po, things I will remember about you. going to convince me out of just about P-O. He was born to a single mama. He The tenacity that people talked everything. I will not be able to hold was born Black at a time of immense about—there is no question about it. I my own with her, but she was so gra- segregation, when people who walked was glad when I got on the Appropria- cious in terms of working together the hallways of power couldn’t give a tions Committee because I thought, fi- with me as we worked through some damn about him. He taught me love for nally, I will be on there with someone very tough issues. your State, and more importantly, the who will chew it up with me, and I just She was a knowledgeable and effec- urgency to stand up and fight for those had to hang on to your coattails when tive leader. She couldn’t ask enough people that most folks won’t fight for. you were fighting on issues. questions, couldn’t gain enough infor- I am telling you right now, my When we sat in on those leadership mation, making wise decisions, given grandaddy died during my first big meetings on Tuesday morning, I was the limitations that we had relative to election, but if he knew you, he would always thankful when you came in. appropriations and given the process be so proud of your service. You were right across from me. I don’t that, unfortunately, was not the way Thank you from the bottom of my know if they all figured it out—maybe, the Appropriations Committee should heart. again, as I said, it is a little bit of con- go forward. Nevertheless, working to- I yield the floor. fession—we had our signals, or maybe gether on that and on a whole number The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- eye contact, and then we went to work. of issues turned out to be a very pleas- ator from Alaska. You were really incredible. ant experience because of the nature of Mr. BEGICH. I wish to echo all the When you were in caucus—and many the leader of the committee and their comments people said today, but I have people don’t see those, except as Mem- willingness to work together. to be honest. When I was elected, I was bers—you were always passionate You get to learn something about scared of MARY. People said very po- about what was important to Lou- someone when you spend 3 days trek- litely that you should check with isiana. You never forgot what was im- king along the southern border on the MARY to see if she has an issue with portant to Louisiana. immigration issue. We climbed into something. I was terrified of what peo- People made the comment that you tunnels, driving along fences, talking ple told me she would do if I was not on are tenacious. I would say that any to Border Patrol agents, looking at the her side. time something did move in the Con- enormous channels that exist relative If you remember, when I came in, we gress, you were a part of it in some to that border and our Border Patrol doubled the oil and gas caucus in the way. When we were trying to figure out people and immigration control people. Democratic caucus by me just joining, how to fix the health care bill, you Both of us were right there in blue and so we had an immediate connec- were right there. You didn’t hesitate. jeans and tennis shoes in hot weather, tion, which was unique in itself. Our You knew it was a hot potato, but it and learning firsthand the challenges connection was not just that, but also, was also something that we knew we this country faces relative to dealing as MARY mentioned, her mentor, Lindy had to make better, not just for people with immigration. Boggs, and our family knows the but for decades to come. You were not Her passion for children and her Boggses very well. afraid of that even though you said you State has been talked about. I think I can still remember a call I got when knew it could cost you your election the word that best describes MARY is I won my mayor’s race in 2003 from because you knew generationally it passion. She has passion for the en- this woman in Louisiana. My staff would have an impact. gagement in anything that she engages

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I officers love to take small contracts MARY has been banned from Russia. I know life holds for you and Frank a and make them into big ones because it was banned because I took significant number of extraordinarily exciting ad- is less headache for them but less op- exception to the Russian takeover of ditional chapters. I hope I have the op- portunity for small businesses. MARY Crimea and its activities in Ukraine. I portunity to be a part of those chapters LANDRIEU stopped that practice and was surprised by that. MARY was and to be subject to that gentle persua- put a spotlight on it. It was an incred- banned for an unnecessary reason, and sion on whatever issue comes to mind ible experience for me because it that was trying to help Russian chil- as you go forward. showed me that each of us can make a dren who were trying to find adoptive I know I speak for so many of our difference. parents. Obviously she was successful, colleagues when I say we all have a lot I knew what I was trying to do. One and obviously she was as relentless of unique characteristics, but with of the issues I got involved with was to there as she was on all the other issues MARY LANDRIEU they broke the mold. raise the surety bond issues and I because Russia saw that as a threat. I yield the floor to my good friend didn’t see much chance of getting it Here is someone reaching out for all the Senator from Maryland. done and MARY gave me the oppor- the right reasons and doing something The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tunity to get it done. She coached me for all the right reasons—passion for ator from Maryland. on how to get it done, and that is now children and finding them a home. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, one of a permanent law of the land. She made us all relevant on the com- I wish MARY the very best going for- the truly nice things about serving in ward in her next chapter of life. I can the Senate is the people we meet. mittee, individually and collectively. We have a great legacy to help small testify to you from personal experience Myrna and I consider Frank and MARY businesses in this country, thanks to that there is life after Congress, and it to be our friends. She is an incredible the leadership of Senator LANDRIEU. can be a pleasant life. Knowing you, person and has given incredible service. To the people of Louisiana, they I am sorry the people of Louisiana you will be engaged in something very could not have had a stronger advo- could not see MARY in our caucuses as significant—whether for your State or cate, a stronger friend, a person who she fought on different issues for the your country. Your life of service, and accomplished more for that State dur- people of Louisiana and what she did as your family’s life of service, is well rec- ing some extremely challenging times. an advocate on behalf of people who ognized. So I wish the Senator from To the people of this country and the Louisiana the very best as she goes for- otherwise would not have had their work MARY LANDRIEU did on the Appro- voices heard. She did it in a very effec- ward. It has been a pleasure working priations Committee for our national tive way. with her. security and standing up for and pro- I heard some of the conversations The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MAR- tecting and defending our own country, KEY). The Senator from Virginia. about what happened with Katrina and the record of Senator LANDRIEU is in- Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I wish the people of New Orleans. MARY LAN- credible. To those who are voiceless to follow the comments of my friend, DRIEU brought us down to Louisiana for but had MARY LANDRIEU to speak for us to see firsthand. It was incredible the Senator from Indiana, although I them, the disadvantaged; to small busi- do think the RECORD should be cor- for me, not to just see the physical dev- nesses—and the list goes on and on and rected. I would say to my colleague I astation, but thanks to MARY LAN- on—this is one incredible legislator. have also dealt with the Senator from DRIEU, we saw the people. We saw the She is a model to many of us. I thank Louisiana a number of times on a num- spirit in the people, but we saw people her so much for her service and her ber of issues, and I have thought of lots who needed help. It is that type of emo- commitment to public life. It will al- of words to describe her style, but tional involvement that MARY gives to ways be an inspiration to me, the fact ‘‘gentle’’ would not be one to come to every cause she believes in. that I was given the honor to serve mind. So I want the Senator from Lou- with you in the Senate of the United I know this is a day to pay tribute, so isiana to know how much I deeply re- States. I wish to echo some of the comments of spect your model of public service and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the Senator from Indiana. the people you stood up for. WALSH). The Senator from Massachu- I first met part of the Landrieu fam- Senator LANDRIEU spoke about the setts. ily when I had a chance to meet adoption issue. She got into it because Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I rise MARY’s dad when he was serving as the she has such a big family. I think I got to add my words of admiration for this Secretary of HUD and I was a young into it because of her. She is pretty great person, for this great legislator. staff person. MARY talks a lot about persuasive. We all feel better because Just to tell a brief story, it was back in her family. Her family was kind of that. Senator LANDRIEU is the one 2006, in a lameduck session just like enough to host me a variety of times who really led us in those efforts. What this. The Democrats had won and were when I was in Louisiana. She has a an incredible legacy. about to take over the Senate. The great family, a great tradition. I want to speak a minute about small Democrats had just won and were So many folks have spoken about business issues. Senator LANDRIEU about to take over the House—a dif- specific issues regarding MARY’s serv- chaired that committee during a par- ferent passage in time. But throughout ice in the Senate. I am not going to ticularly important time. I want to re- all of 2006, even in the minority, MARY talk about her focus on issues and the late a couple of stories to my col- LANDRIEU was moving a bill to open up relentlessness she brings, but I wish to leagues. There are many times I was in a vast new area in the Gulf of Mexico acknowledge her generosity and heart the Democratic caucus and we would for drilling for oil and natural gas. and spirit. She and Frank would al- be talking about an issue and Senator I was over in the House. I was from ways open their home for whatever LANDRIEU would stand and say, Well, Massachusetts. I did not want this bill cause. Again, I heard the comments how about small businesses? Under her to pass. I wanted to actually save it for about her enormous heart and commit- leadership we brought some major ini- 2007 when the Democrats were in con- ment for adoption. I think about so tiatives to the floor to help small busi- trol. We could pass it in an energy bill many events that we go to, but those nesses because of MARY LANDRIEU and by the end of 2007, which would have Angels of Adoption events at her house her ability to put together a common- included this provision. MARY passed it touched all of us in a way that is not sense package. She understood small through the Senate—bipartisan, as often the case. I also can acknowledge businesses are the growth engine of usual. If we look up bipartisan, if we now that she has a great love for the America. That is how jobs are created Google it, MARY’s picture actually Commonwealth of Virginia and has and that is where innovation takes comes up.

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There is nothing more pre- her riding outfit. done on this legislation. As we just cious in a State such as New Mexico MARY said: I want to introduce you heard from the tribute to her service than our water. Those are major tribu- to Congressman MARKEY. over the last few minutes, as the Pre- taries of the Rio Grande. The snowmelt I said to her daughter: Well, you have siding Officer said in his comments, if from Lobo Peak, seen here, and from to add a few additional words because you Google ‘‘bipartisan,’’ there will be Gold Hill provide critical irrigation your mother just defeated me quite a picture of MARY LANDRIEU. I think water to local acequia associations badly just last week and passed a big this title sort of embodies that. We owe that carry on centuries-old agricul- bill for Louisiana, for whom your great gratitude to Chairman LANDRIEU tural traditions. mother always calls her people, the and to Ranking Member MURKOWSKI for For millennia now, these mountains, people of Louisiana. the incredible negotiation and work rivers, and wildlife have supported New There isn’t anybody who understands they have put into this package. Mexico’s traditional communities. The better the spirit of legislating, about We stand on the cusp of passing one first evidence of human habitation here protecting your home State and re- of the most significant pieces of public stretches back 11,000 years. Nearby specting those who are maybe not in land legislation since the omnibus bill Taos Pueblo has been continuously in- agreement with you but are not your of 2009. I stand here to speak on behalf habited for more than 1,000 years. enemy but somebody whom you try to of this well-balanced package which is Spanish settlers first came to the area work with. absolutely critical for jobs across the After the BP spill in the Gulf of Mex- in the 16th century. Hispanic families Western United States and particularly ico I was the lead Democrat in the have relied on these mountains and House on the Natural Resources Com- from the perspective of my home State their bounty for their way of life ever mittee with jurisdiction over that, and of New Mexico. since. I want to say that absolutely none of Today Columbine Hondo is a central MARY again was outraged that such this would be possible were it not for damage could be done to her fishermen, attraction to visitors to Taos County, the years of effort and support from to her tourism industry, to her people where outdoor recreation and tourism the local communities that helped to in Louisiana. She worked hard to make drive the local economy and contribute craft this legislation. Thanks to their sure billions of dollars would ulti- to a 68,000-job-strong public land recre- work, New Mexico’s critical public mately go back into the gulf to ensure ation industry in our State. land-based economic engine will con- that her fishermen, her tourism indus- In addition to finally designating tinue to grow and the energy, tourism, try, and her people were protected. Columbine Hondo as a full-fledged wil- Then, after having served in the and sporting and recreation sectors. derness area, this package would also House for 37 years, I arrived in the Sen- New wilderness and National Park expand the Wheeler Peak Wilderness ate with a great concern that a bill I Service units will continue to make by approximately 650 additional acres had been working on in Massachusetts, New Mexico an unmatched destination while modifying a boundary in order to which was the dramatic rise in the in- for world travelers as well as to the create a loop trail accessible by moun- surance rates for homeowners and busi- local families who have known for cen- tain bikes along the Lost Lake Trail nesses right along the coastline of Mas- turies that New Mexico truly is the from Taos Ski Valley, to the East Fork sachusetts, and I had to introduce leg- land of enchantment. Trail, to Red River. islation not only to work on the issue, I wish to start by talking a little bit This proposal has broad community about a place that is located in the support, including Taos Pueblo, many but when I arrived in the Senate, MARY Carson National Forest in northern local government leaders, hunters, LANDRIEU was already here, already working on that bill, all ready to pro- New Mexico. fishermen, business owners, land grant This is a picture of Lobo Peak, which tect her homeowners, her small busi- heirs, ranchers, acequia parcientes, is part of this area called Columbine ness people from outrageous increases conservationists, mountain bikers, vet- Hondo. Lobo Peak is 12,000 feet and in insurance rates that would have ba- erans, and literally the list could go on change. It is quite a spectacular view— sically made their homes unaffordable. and on. Throughout my career, all I can tell the kind of view most people associate In October, on my birthday—I could my colleagues is one constant is this with Montana or Colorado or Wyoming. not have asked for a better birthday great, legendary legislator, somebody The Sangre de Cristo mountains in gift—I was able to join the Columbine who embodies all the best of what this northern New Mexico are unmatched or Hondo Wilderness Coalition as well as institution stands for. I just want to could match any of those mountain regional stakeholders and local elected let her know how proud I have been to ranges in States found farther north in officials for a hike into the area to be able to serve with her here and how the Rockies. highlight the conservation and water Columbine Hondo has been managed proud I am to be able to tell a story of initiatives they support. Local resi- as a wilderness study area since 1980. It the time when she just beat me flat-out dents discussed why they support per- is an area that is cherished by all who because that is just how she plays. She manently protecting Columbine Hondo know it and is a key attraction for the plays it for her State every time, and and what the area means to them and local tourism and outdoor recreation no waiting if it is Louisiana. I know all their livelihoods and their lives. economy. the people of Louisiana know that Esther Garcia, an acequia commis- When I was a young outfitter guide about her. sioner and the former mayor of Questa, So congratulations on your great ca- and the executive director of the Cot- expressed her support well when she reer. tonwood Gulch Foundation, Columbine said: I yield the floor. Hondo was one of the spectacular des- Columbine Hondo is very important to all Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I sug- tinations where our students of us. To preserve this beautiful wilderness gest the absence of a quorum. backpacked and slept under the stars area, we preserve our hunting, our pinon The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and learned to navigate in the picking, our herb gathering. clerk will call the roll. backcountry. This area has some of the I thank all of the residents of Taos The bill clerk proceeded to call the best elk, mule deer, and bighorn sheep County who have worked hard for dec- roll. habitat in New Mexico. People come ades—literally decades—to make this Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, I ask from across the Nation to experience a wilderness area a reality. unanimous consent that the order for true wilderness elk hunt in its aspen Also included in this public land the quorum call be rescinded. and fir forests. package is a provision to transition the

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Together they decided this proposal possible. I thank Senator home to farmers, ranchers, working that a national preserve, managed by TOM UDALL and former Senator Jeff families, small business owners, and to the Park Service, with a mandate for Bingaman for their leadership on this bold sports men and women who ex- hunting and fishing to remain central issue. plore until they are too exhausted to to the management of the area, was We all literally stand on the shoul- take another step. the best way to ensure expanded public ders of giants in this community effort, Our lands are famous worldwide, access while preserving the incredible as it was Senator Clinton P. Anderson from Glacier National Park and Yel- landscape for future generations. of New Mexico who helped pass the Wil- lowstone National Park to wild and As you can see from this photo, derness Act and who first proposed Na- scenic rivers such as the North Fork of Valles Caldera is often called New tional Park Service management of the the Flathead River. We attract the best Mexico’s Yellowstone for a reason. It is Valles Caldera in the early 1960s. explorers, the best hunters and anglers, literally an area that was created as a Additionally, as the son of a Navy and all those who simply want to get collapsed supervolcano, where cinder sailor who literally saw the last of the away from it all. cones rise up out of the high-elevation aboveground atom bomb explosions and But our outdoors just aren’t for out- grassland and where the cinder cones the first of the hydrogen bomb explo- of-staters. Montanans deeply value our and the mountains that encircle this sions firsthand, I am especially pleased land. Many Montanans remember their collapsed crater are covered in Doug- to see that the Manhattan Project Na- first hunting trip. Many recall where las-fir and fir and aspen forests. It is a tional Historical Park Act, which was they landed their first trout. I remem- spectacular landscape. The Caldera is introduced by Senator MARIA CANT- ber riding horses with my father in the home to crystal-clear trout streams WELL, is also included in this title. It Bear Paw Mountains. and some of the best elk habitat in the will establish three different edu- Montanans come with a lot of opin- country. cational sites—one in Los Alamos, NM, ions, but one issue that unites us is Since this area was transitioned to one at Oak Ridge in Tennessee, and one taking care of our public lands and public ownership, the preserve has been at Hanford in Washington. Los Alamos, keeping our public lands in public managed by a board of trustees charged NM, has made incredible contributions hands. We want to make sure our kids with generating enough revenue from to our Nation’s nuclear history. These and grandkids can hike in the Bob Mar- user fees and other sources to make the parks will conserve historic sites and shall Wilderness, that they can catch preserve financially self-sustaining— artifacts that played a key role in the their first fish in the clean waters of literally the same model used for the dawn of the nuclear era, while telling the Madison River, and that our out- Presidio in San Francisco, but, as you the story of the creation of the world’s door traditions remain strong for gen- can see, this is not San Francisco. This first atomic bomb and exploring its erations to come. management regime has led to dras- consequences for our society and our As a Senator from Montana, it is my tically limited public access, with rel- world. responsibility to make sure we pre- atively high entrance and permit fees, Finally, I would like to mention the serve these treasured places, that we blocking many New Mexicans and provision in this package that will ben- responsibly use our lands to advance other Americans out of this public efit New Mexico’s energy economy. It the interests of our State and of our land. By shifting to Park Service man- is one that I know Senator LANDRIEU country. That is why I am proud to agement, we can open the Valles was very supportive and excited about. support the Montana lands bills that Caldera to the public while conserving It is a bill that I cosponsored, but it will probably be voted on tomorrow. the incredible, really one-of-a-kind was authored by my colleague Senator These bills are a product of years of unique resources that are found here. TOM UDALL, who championed this ef- negotiations. Ranchers and conserva- As someone who has been lucky fort to ensure that the Bureau of Land tionists started working on the Rocky enough to draw an elk tag in the Management has the staff it needs to Mountain Front Heritage Act before I Caldera, expanding hunting opportuni- streamline the oil and gas drilling per- became Senator. These bills are a prod- ties for the public is one of the primary mit process, while at the same time uct of compromise led by folks on the reasons I am supporting this proposal. strengthening the review system that ground—the folks who live and breathe The preserve model ensures that hunt- helps them meet important environ- Montana’s outdoors every day—and ing and fishing remain a central activ- mental and safety standards. these bills are a product of Montana’s ity for the public to enjoy. National Thousands of jobs and a sizable por- congressional delegation working to- Park Service management will help tion of our State’s economy are sup- gether to move Montana forward. balance expanded public access with ported in New Mexico by the oil and We all know Congress fails to agree conserving both the natural and the in- gas industry. Increasing cooperation on much these days. Gridlock and road- credible cultural resources that are among Federal agencies and business is blocks are common. Few people are found in this area. an important way to boost job cre- willing to compromise, but when you Park Service management will also ation, while at the same time expand- give a little, you get a lot. That is how help bring more visitors and will raise ing domestic energy production. Montana’s lands bills became a part of the national profile of the preserve for Like other Americans who value our this legislation. visitors from outside New Mexico. The shared lands as assets to be utilized, to These bills have been vetted on the increase in visitors at the preserve is be enjoyed, and to be passed along to ground by Montana ranchers such as expected to bring more than 200 jobs future generations, these are all things Dusty Crary, Karl Rappold, and many and $8 million in wages to the local worth fighting for. I am committed to others. They have been approved by communities in the region. That is carry on my State’s rich conservation committees and negotiated for many great news for places such as Los Ala- history, and this legislation makes an years. They not only deliver on our mos, Espanola, and Jemez Springs. enormous contribution to that ever- promises to Montana’s ranchers but We have seen elsewhere how pro- evolving story. also to the outdoors men and women, tecting public lands spurs economic de- I yield the floor to my colleague the business owners, and Native American velopment. According to Headwaters Senator from Montana. tribes. They are Montana-made bills. Economics, rural counties with pro- Mr. TESTER. I thank the Senator Take the Rocky Mountain Front Her- tected Federal lands such as national from New Mexico for his comments on itage Act for example. This bill pro- parks and preserves saw a 345-percent the land portion of the national defense tects public access along the Rocky increase in jobs over the last four dec- authorization. I very much appreciate Mountain Front for hunters, anglers,

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It is bound by snow- the Rocky Mountain Front and the designates 208,000 Front acres as a con- capped mountains, ringed by awe-in- North Fork are living legacies to Mon- servation management area, adds an- spiring valleys, and bisected by beau- tana’s greatness. other 67,000 acres to the Bob Marshall tiful blue-green waters that are home There are many reasons to preserve Wilderness, and supports a noxious to some of the Nation’s best white- these places, but the best I have heard weed management plan. water rafting. comes from Gene Sentz, who hails from At the same time, it allows for con- Its Canadian cousin across the border Choteau, MT. Gene wrote a book about tinued grazing access for Montana is already protected. Thanks to this the Rocky Mountain Front. In it he ranchers, follows BLM recommenda- bill, the American side of the water- quoted another Montanan who said: tions on approximately 14,000 acres of shed will be protected from oil and gas ‘‘Some places on Earth should be left wilderness study areas, and requires development forever. alone, even if solid gold lies beneath it new assessments of oil and gas poten- Preserving the North Fork is not them.’’ tial in two others. only good for the wildlife or the hiker I couldn’t agree more. Montana is Some will question the details of this who enjoys it, it is also good for our home to sky-touching mountains and bill and others in the package, but economy and our nearby communities. beautiful plains that roll on as far as Montanans know how to responsibly That is why this bipartisan bill is the eye can see. It is home to many manage our lands. We know what irre- supported by the local chamber of com- hard-working men and women and to sponsible development looks like. merce and by the mayor of nearby Native Americans with deep connec- More than 100 years ago mining cor- Whitefish, who said this bill’s passage tions to the land. porations pillaged our lands in their ‘‘means permanent protection of our But it is the last best place because search for copper, silver, and other community’s water supply,’’ and we all we are all of these things and because minerals. Not only did they turn our know how important water is. we are willing to work together to pre- mountains inside out and pollute our These two measures are not the only serve and strengthen them. waters, they ignored workers’ rights bills that will benefit Montana in this I am very proud of this historic and bought influence over Montana’s lands package. agreement, and today I am particularly elected leaders. My Cabin Fee Act provides economic proud to be a Montanan. In response, Montana passed legisla- certainty for folks who have seen their I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- tion to limit corporate influence in fees skyrocket on Forest Service cab- sence of a quorum. elections in 1912. We followed that in ins. Many of these cabins pass from The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the 1970s with one of the most progres- generation to generation, and this bill clerk will call the roll. sive State constitutions to date, en- makes sure family cabins can be en- The legislative clerk proceeded to shrining protections for a clean and joyed by those who cherish them. call the roll. healthy environment into law. This package also does right by our Ms. HEITKAMP. I ask unanimous A fellow by the name of Max Baucus Native American friends. The Northern consent that the order for the quorum got his first taste of politics during Cheyenne Lands Act restores the call be rescinded. that Constitutional Convention, the tribe’s mineral rights to 5,000 acres The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without same Max Baucus who worked on and within its boundaries, strengthening objection, it is so ordered. introduced the Rocky Mountain Front the tribe’s control over its lands, re- VIETNAM VETERANS Heritage Act in 2011. Passing this land sources, and trust funds. Ms. HEITKAMP. Mr. President, I was bill helps fulfill Max’s legacy in Mon- It corrects an error that was made by struck by the last two great speakers, tana and honors the hard work of his the Federal Government more than 100 Senator HEINRICH and Senator TESTER, staff and the bill’s many supporters. years ago. That, in and of itself, makes showing us amazing pictures of the Before Max introduced this bill, he it a worthy endeavor. beauty of the Western part of our won- received a letter from a rancher along But there are other areas where we derful country. I thought, well, those the Front. Ben Pierce was his name. can work together. Just as these bills are really beautiful pictures—not quite Ben told Max he wanted to see the are Montana-made solutions, we can— as beautiful as North Dakota, but we Front remain a place with both well- and I believe we will—come together will acknowledge that these are areas managed working ranches and vibrant over Montana-made solutions to better that will open your soul, open your wildlife values. manage our forests. eyes, and make it possible for you to Ben supported the bill because he For decades folks in Montana have see the beauty that is this great coun- knew that preserving the ranching cul- argued over our lands, battled over ac- try and the resilience of the people who ture was critical to Montana’s econ- cess, and we have fought over resource settled in the areas of the West. omy and our way of life, but he also development. We have sued and It made me think—and I think, more supported the bill because he knows we countersued over logging, but in Mon- importantly, understand—that all of must preserve Montana’s most special tana we haven’t had a new wilderness what we are in this country is only pos- places. designation in 31 years. Why? Because sible because men and women, for cen- That is because Montana’s outdoor we haven’t been able to compromise, turies, have stepped up to serve our treasures are not only symbols of our but now we have. It means progress for country and to serve our country in the heritage, they are also incredible eco- Montana. Armed Forces. nomic drivers. Montana’s outdoor This agreement is bipartisan, and I I rise to talk about an issue that economy, thanks to places such as Gla- was proud to work with Senator WALSH hasn’t gotten a lot of attention in this cier and Yellowstone, creates or sus- and Senator-elect DAINES to bring it to country, this quiet thing that is going tains some 64,000 jobs and contributes reality. I hope we can find more ways on in the VFW halls, the AMVETS, the nearly $6 billion to the State’s econ- to compromise over lands issues and DAVs, and the American Legion halls omy every year. That is impressive in other legislation moving forward be- in my State. a State of just 1 million people. cause, after all, it is the future that I am talking about not only that From outdoor stores to park cafes, matters most. Whether this body is de- kind of sacrifice but recognizing and Montana’s economy thrives when Mon- bating immigration reform or an edu- moving to a special recognition this tana’s outdoors are preserved and ac- cation system, how to rebuild infra- year. So I want to talk about North cessible. Preservation and access are structure, we must always look to the Dakotans because we are all extraor- also the cornerstones of the North future. dinarily proud of our States, but we

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The Vietnam war It is time, I think, to take a pause, as time in the Senate to meet as many of represents a difficult time in our Na- the President did in this proclamation. my State veterans as I can. I want to tion’s history. By taking time to thank And to understand the basis of this, it hear their stories and I want to learn our Vietnam vets and honor their serv- was required by a bill similar to the about the challenges of their everyday ice, our Nation makes another great one we are debating today—NDAA—to lives and what we need to do to fulfill attempt to bind up the unhealed begin this commemoration. It was a our obligation and our sacred trust to wounds left behind. mandate from this Congress—not this live up to the commitments we made, In North Dakota, there have already particular Congress, but from the U.S. as they lived up to the commitments been a number of veterans events re- Congress—to begin to have this cere- they made to serve our country and to lated to the 50th anniversary of Viet- mony. protect our freedoms on the battle- nam. I am sure such events are hap- I was struck by the fact that when fields around the world. pening in many other States. In fact, our veterans have lost their lives in Through these trips I have met a lot there is a Web site—if you want to Iraq and Afghanistan, most of us have of wonderful veterans—World War II check it out—where you can look at pictures in our offices. We have a post- veterans and their proud stories of what is happening in every State er or some kind of commemoration in their service in the Pacific and Europe. across the Union honoring Vietnam our office of that sacrifice. Yet we have I have met Korean war veterans with veterans in ceremonies being prepared never seen that kind of commemora- memories of what is often referred to and mainly driven by veterans groups. tion or that kind of depiction for our as the forgotten war. It may be forgot- Hopefully—and one of the purposes in Vietnam veterans. So along with the ten by others, but it is not forgotten by coming here is to urge my colleagues AMVETS in the great city of Bis- me or the people in my great State of to participate in those events—to par- marck, which has done tons of research North Dakota. ticipate as they do every day in saying in collecting pictures and collecting Then there are our newest veterans, thank you to our Iraqi war vets and images of the 198 veterans, the 198 serv- with new challenges, from the conflicts our Afghanistan war vets—participate icemen from North Dakota who lost in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the overall in any event that you can to say thank their lives in Vietnam, I thought it an war against terror. These young vet- you to our Vietnam veterans and to the appropriate commemoration for my of- erans, men and women, face difficult families of those people in your State fice to have something that we walk by challenges, and I think many different who lost their loved ones in service to every day and, therefore, say to the challenges than perhaps their counter- their country. families of all these young men who parts from previous service relation- For myself, I plan to host an event to are on this poster that every day we ships. But I think they are helping honor all Vietnam veterans throughout honor their sacrifice, we honor your change the way our Nation sees our North Dakota next year. Through this loss, and we honor the fact that we will veterans. effort I hope to help make our Nation never know what these 198 young men All of these veterans, without a remember and never forget the needs of could have been had they survived this doubt, deserve a place of honor in our our Vietnam veterans. The Congress war. We don’t know if they could have society. All of them served and deserve needs to make policy decisions so the been standing here giving a speech in- our thanks for their service and their VA can meet the needs of the next gen- stead of me. We don’t know if they sacrifice. Together, they have pro- eration of veterans, but we can’t forget would have been mayors of our small tected our freedoms and allowed our the unique needs of our Vietnam era towns or the industrial leaders who in- Nation to flourish. But today—today— veterans. vented a product as lucrative and as in- I want to talk and focus on America’s I have spent hours talking to Viet- novative as the Bobcat, which origi- Vietnam veterans—North Dakota’s nam veterans who tell me repeatedly: nated in North Dakota. It was invented Vietnam veterans. When I got out of the service, the last in North Dakota and it is manufac- We are in the midst—and I am not thing I wanted to do was go to the VA. tured in North Dakota. We will never sure a lot of people know this—of a re- And there are a lot of reasons for that. know. membrance of the 50-year anniversary In the 1970s, the VA wasn’t a place But one thing we do know—the one of the Vietnam war. On May 25, 2012, where people thought they could go for thing we do know—about all of these President Obama issued a proclama- quality health care, where they men is they lost their lives and sac- tion. I have the proclamation here. thought they could go for help. They rificed to the greatest extent that one This proclamation was issued to honor wanted to forget that part of their can sacrifice in honor and service of our Vietnam vets—those brave service- service. So a lot of those unseen this country, and they deserve to have men who gave their lives—and their wounds of servicemen from the Viet- this period of remembrance. They de- families. It is to honor all the veterans’ nam war went unhealed, and it mani- serve to have a recognition, and their service, but particularly to recognize fests itself in a high rate of homeless- families deserve to have the United those who lost their lives. I want to ness, a high rate of poverty, a high rate States of America pause—pause for a quote from this proclamation: of substance abuse, and a high rate of period of time to say thank you—thank As a grateful Nation, we honor more than despair. you from a grateful nation. 58,000 patriots—their names etched in black We are seeing now that our Vietnam So posters like this will be in every granite— veterans—in both those who have lived one of my offices across North Dakota That monument is not too far from incredibly fruitful lives and are now and certainly here in the Nation’s Cap- this symbol of American democracy, aging into the system—coming back to itol. I know for States such as that of our Nation’s Capitol. our VAs across the country, coming the Presiding Officer’s State of Massa- chusetts, just looking at the numbers, —who sacrificed all they had and all they back to our community-based outreach would ever know. We draw inspiration from clinics, coming back to our VA hos- it is probably not possible to have a the heroes who suffered unspeakably as pris- pitals, and for the first time asking for photographic image of every Vietnam oners of war, yet who returned home with access to service. They are finding they veteran or every person who served in their heads held high. We pledge to keep do not always see the level of service Vietnam and who, unfortunately, lost faith with those who were wounded and still they are entitled to. their life, but it is possible to have carry the scars of war, seen and unseen. I recently worked to restore and pro- their name. It is possible to have a This special period of honoring our vide the appropriate paperwork so a place of remembrance where they can Vietnam veterans runs through 2025, Vietnam veteran who had clearly be honored during this time period since our involvement in the war earned a Purple Heart actually re- mandated by this body and approved

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(5) It is necessary to recognize the substantive representation, deceit, interference with con- So I intend, over the next year, to causes of action for aiding and abetting and tract rights, or any claim for emotional distress conspiracy liability under the Anti-Terrorism or derivative injury suffered as a result of an come and talk a little bit about the Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.). event or injury to another person that occurs lives of each one of these young men, (6) The decision of the United States Court of outside of the United States; or’’; and to talk about the challenges of Viet- Appeals for the District of Columbia in (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- nam veterans, to talk about what it is Halberstam v. Welch, 705 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. lowing: we need to do today to make up for 1983), which has been widely recognized as the ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of subsection past sins of this country in not recog- leading case regarding Federal civil aiding and (a)(5)— abetting and conspiracy liability, including by ‘‘(1) the terms ‘aircraft sabotage’, nizing this service. I challenge the ‘extrajudicial killing’, ‘hostage taking’, and other Members of this body to do the the Supreme Court of the United States, pro- vides the proper legal framework for how such ‘material support or resources’ have the mean- ings given those terms in section 1605A(h); and same thing during this period of re- liability should function in the context of the ‘‘(2) the term ‘terrorism’ means international membrance and recognition and honor, Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5201 et and to think about not just the past terrorism and domestic terrorism, as those terms seq.). are defined in section 2331 of title 18.’’. but to think about the future; think (7) The United Nations Security Council de- SEC. 4. AIDING AND ABETTING LIABILITY FOR about the amazing sacrifice of 198 clared in Resolution 1373, adopted on September CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING TER- North Dakotans who gave their lives in 28, 2001, that all countries have an affirmative RORIST ACTS. service to our State and in service to obligation to ‘‘[r]efrain from providing any form (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2333 of title 18, our country and for the betterment of of support, active or passive, to entities or per- United States Code, is amended by adding at the sons involved in terrorist acts,’’ and to ‘‘[e]nsure all humankind. end the following: that any person who participates in the financ- ‘‘(d) LIABILITY.—In an action under sub- With that, Mr. President, the chal- ing, planning, preparation or perpetration of section (a) for an injury arising from an act of lenge is issued. terrorist acts or in supporting terrorist acts is international terrorism committed, planned, or I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- brought to justice’’. authorized by an organization that had been sence of a quorum. (8) Consistent with these declarations, no designated as a foreign terrorist organization The PRESIDING OFFICER. The country has the discretion to engage knowingly under section 219 of the Immigration and Na- clerk will call the roll. in the financing or sponsorship of terrorism, tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189), as of the date on The legislative clerk proceeded to whether directly or indirectly. which such act of international terrorism was call the roll. (9) Persons, entities, or countries that know- committed, planned, or authorized, or that was ingly or recklessly contribute material support so designated as a result of such act of inter- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I or resources, directly or indirectly, to persons or national terrorism, liability may be asserted as ask unanimous consent that the order organizations that pose a significant risk of to any person or entity that aided, abetted, or for the quorum call be rescinded. committing acts of terrorism that threaten the conspired with the person who committed such The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. security of nationals of the United States or the an act of international terrorism. HEITKAMP). Without objection, it is so national security, foreign policy, or economy of ‘‘(e) NON-APPLICABILITY OF LAW OF PRE- ordered. the United States, necessarily direct their con- CLUSION.—Any civil action or claim that seeks duct at the United States, and should reason- recovery under this chapter for conduct that f ably anticipate being brought to court in the was the basis of a civil action or claim pre- JUSTICE AGAINST SPONSORS OF United States to answer for such activities. viously dismissed for lack of subject matter ju- TERRORISM ACT (10) The United States has a vital interest in risdiction for failure to meet the requirements providing persons and entities injured as a re- for an exception under section 1605(a) of title 28 Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I sult of terrorist attacks committed within the is not subject to dismissal under the law of pre- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- United States with full access to the court sys- clusion.’’. ate proceed to the consideration of Cal- tem in order to pursue civil claims against per- (b) EFFECT ON FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNI- endar No. 560, S. 1535. sons, entities, or countries that have knowingly TIES ACT.—Nothing in the amendments made by The PRESIDING OFFICER. The or recklessly provided material support or re- this section affects immunity of a foreign state, sources, directly or indirectly, to the persons or as that term is defined in section 1603 of title 28, clerk will report the bill by title. United States Code, from jurisdiction under The bill clerk read as follows: organizations responsible for their injuries. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to other law. A bill (S. 1535) to deter terrorism, provide provide civil litigants with the broadest possible SEC. 5. PERSONAL JURISDICTION FOR CIVIL AC- justice for victims, and for other purposes. basis, consistent with the Constitution of the TIONS REGARDING TERRORIST ACTS. There being no objection, the Senate United States, to seek relief against persons, en- Section 2334 of title 18, United States Code, is tities, and foreign countries, wherever acting proceeded to consider the bill, which amended by inserting at the end the following: and wherever they may be found, that have pro- had been reported from the Committee ‘‘(e) PERSONAL JURISDICTION.—The district on the Judiciary, with an amendment vided material support, directly or indirectly, to courts shall have personal jurisdiction, to the to strike all after the enacting clause foreign organizations or persons that engage in maximum extent permissible under the 5th terrorist activities against the United States. and insert in lieu thereof the following: Amendment to the Constitution of the United SEC. 3. FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. S. 1535 States, over any person who commits or aids Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, and abets an act of international terrorism or SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. is amended— otherwise sponsors such act or the person who This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice Against (1) by amending paragraph (5) to read as fol- committed such act, for acts of international ter- Sponsors of Terrorism Act’’. lows: rorism in which any national of the United SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. ‘‘(5) not otherwise encompassed in paragraph States suffers injury in his or her person, prop- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: (2), in which money damages are sought against erty, or business by reason of such an act in vio- (1) International terrorism is a serious and a foreign state arising out of physical injury or lation of section 2333.’’. deadly problem that threatens the vital interests death, or damage to or loss of property, occur- SEC. 6. LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS of the United States. ring in the United States and caused by the IN CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING TER- (2) The Constitution confers upon Congress tortious act or omission of that foreign state or RORIST ACTS. the power to punish crimes against the law of of any official or employee of that foreign state Section 2337 of title 18, United States Code, is nations and therefore Congress may by law im- while acting within the scope of the office or amended to read as follows: pose penalties on those who provide material employment of the official or employee (regard- ‘‘§ 2337. Suits against Government officials support to foreign organizations engaged in ter- less of where the underlying tortious act or ‘‘No action may be maintained under section rorist activity, and allow for victims of inter- omission occurs), including any statutory or 2333 against— national terrorism to recover damages from common law tort claim arising out of an act of ‘‘(1) the United States; those who have harmed them. extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, hostage ‘‘(2) an agency of the United States; or (3) International terrorism affects the inter- taking, terrorism, or the provision of material ‘‘(3) an officer or employee of the United state and foreign commerce of the United States support or resources for such an act, or any States or any agency of the United States acting by harming international trade and market sta- claim for contribution or indemnity relating to a within the official capacity of the officer or em- bility, and limiting international travel by claim arising out of such an act, except this ployee or under color of legal authority.’’. United States citizens as well as foreign visitors paragraph shall not apply to— SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. to the United States. ‘‘(A) any claim based upon the exercise or per- If any provision of this Act or any amendment (4) Some foreign terrorist organizations, act- formance of, or the failure to exercise or per- made by this Act, or the application of a provi- ing through affiliated groups or individuals, form, a discretionary function, regardless of sion or amendment to any person or cir- raise significant funds outside of the United whether the discretion is abused; or cumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder

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EFFECTIVE DATE. knowingly or recklessly contribute material ‘‘(d) LIABILITY.—In an action under sub- The amendments made by this Act shall apply support or resources, directly or indirectly, section (a) for an injury arising from an act to any civil action— to persons or organizations that pose a sig- of international terrorism committed, (1) pending on, or commenced on or after, the nificant risk of committing acts of terrorism planned, or authorized by an organization date of enactment of this Act; and that threaten the security of nationals of the that had been designated as a foreign ter- (2) arising out of an injury to a person, prop- United States or the national security, for- rorist organization under section 219 of the erty, or business on or after September 11, 2001. eign policy, or economy of the United States, Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. necessarily direct their conduct at the Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous con- 1189), as of the date on which such act of United States, and should reasonably antici- sent that the committee-reported sub- international terrorism was committed, pate being brought to court in the United stitute be considered; that a Schumer planned, or authorized, or that was so des- States to answer for such activities. ignated as a result of such act of inter- amendment, which is at the desk, be (10) The United States has a vital interest national terrorism, liability may be asserted agreed to; the committee substitute, as in providing persons and entities injured as a as to any person who aided, abetted, or con- amended, be agreed to; the bill, as result of terrorist attacks committed within spired with the person who committed such amended, be read a third time and the United States with full access to the an act of international terrorism.’’. court system in order to pursue civil claims passed; and the motion to reconsider be (b) EFFECT ON FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNI- against persons, entities, or countries that considered made and laid upon the TIES ACT.—Nothing in the amendments made table. have knowingly or recklessly provided mate- by this section affects immunity of a foreign The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there rial support or resources, directly or indi- state, as that term is defined in section 1603 objection? rectly, to the persons or organizations re- of title 28, United States Code, from jurisdic- Without objection, it is so ordered. sponsible for their injuries. tion under other law. The amendment (No. 4096) was agreed (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to SEC. 5. PERSONAL JURISDICTION FOR CIVIL AC- to, as follows: provide civil litigants with the broadest pos- TIONS REGARDING TERRORIST sible basis, consistent with the Constitution ACTS. (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) of the United States, to seek relief against Section 2334 of title 18, United States Code, In lieu of the matter proposed to be in- persons, entities, and foreign countries, is amended by inserting at the end the fol- serted, insert the following: wherever acting and wherever they may be lowing: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. found, that have provided material support, ‘‘(e) PERSONAL JURISDICTION.—The district This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Justice directly or indirectly, to foreign organiza- courts shall have personal jurisdiction, to Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act’’. tions or persons that engage in terrorist ac- the maximum extent permissible under the SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. tivities against the United States. 5th Amendment to the Constitution of the (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- United States, over any person who commits SEC. 3. FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY. lowing: or aids and abets an act of international ter- (1) International terrorism is a serious and Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States rorism or otherwise sponsors such act or the deadly problem that threatens the vital in- Code, is amended— person who committed such act, for acts of terests of the United States. (1) by amending paragraph (5) to read as international terrorism in which any na- (2) The Constitution confers upon Congress follows: tional of the United States suffers injury in the power to punish crimes against the law ‘‘(5) not otherwise encompassed in para- his or her person, property, or business by of nations and therefore Congress may by graph (2), in which money damages are reason of such an act in violation of section law impose penalties on those who provide sought against a foreign state arising out of 2333.’’. material support to foreign organizations en- physical injury or death, or damage to or SEC. 6. LIABILITY FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS gaged in terrorist activity, and allow for vic- loss of property, occurring in the United IN CIVIL ACTIONS REGARDING TER- tims of international terrorism to recover States and caused by the tortious act or RORIST ACTS. damages from those who have harmed them. omission of that foreign state or of any offi- Section 2337 of title 18, United States Code, (3) International terrorism affects the cial or employee of that foreign state while is amended to read as follows: interstate and foreign commerce of the acting within the scope of the office or em- ‘‘§ 2337. Suits against Government officials United States by harming international ployment of the official or employee (regard- ‘‘No action may be maintained under sec- trade and market stability, and limiting less of where the underlying tortious act or tion 2333 against— international travel by United States citi- omission occurs), including any statutory or ‘‘(1) the United States; zens as well as foreign visitors to the United common law tort claim arising out of an act ‘‘(2) an agency of the United States; or States. of extrajudicial killing, aircraft sabotage, ‘‘(3) an officer or employee of the United (4) Some foreign terrorist organizations, hostage taking, terrorism, or the provision States or any agency of the United States acting through affiliated groups or individ- of material support or resources for such an acting within the official capacity of the of- uals, raise significant funds outside of the act, or any claim for contribution or indem- ficer or employee or under color of legal au- United States for conduct directed and tar- nity relating to a claim arising out of such thority.’’. geted at the United States. an act, except this paragraph shall not apply SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY. (5) It is necessary to recognize the sub- to— If any provision of this Act or any amend- stantive causes of action for aiding and abet- ‘‘(A) any claim based upon the exercise or ment made by this Act, or the application of ting and conspiracy liability under the Anti- performance of, or the failure to exercise or a provision or amendment to any person or Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.). perform, a discretionary function, regardless circumstance, is held to be invalid, the re- (6) The decision of the United States Court of whether the discretion is abused; or mainder of this Act and the amendments of Appeals for the District of Columbia in ‘‘(B) any claim arising out of malicious made by this Act, and the application of the Halberstam v. Welch, 705 F.2d 472 (D.C. Cir. prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, provisions and amendments to any other per- 1983), which has been widely recognized as misrepresentation, deceit, interference with son not similarly situated or to other cir- the leading case regarding Federal civil aid- contract rights, or any claim for emotional cumstances, shall not be affected by the ing and abetting and conspiracy liability, in- distress or derivative injury suffered as a re- holding. cluding by the Supreme Court of the United sult of an event or injury to another person SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. States, provides the proper legal framework that occurs outside of the United States; or’’; The amendments made by this Act shall for how such liability should function in the and apply to any civil action— context of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- (1) pending on, or commenced on or after, U.S.C. 5201 et seq.). lowing: the date of enactment of this Act; and (7) The United Nations Security Council ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of sub- (2) arising out of an injury to a person, declared in Resolution 1373, adopted on Sep- section (a)(5)— property, or business on or after September tember 28, 2001, that all countries have an af- ‘‘(1) the terms ‘aircraft sabotage’, 11, 2001. firmative obligation to ‘‘[r]efrain from pro- ‘extrajudicial killing’, ‘hostage taking’, and The committee-reported amend in viding any form of support, active or passive, ‘material support or resources’ have the the nature of a substitute, as amended, to entities or persons involved in terrorist meanings given those terms in section acts,’’ and to ‘‘[e]nsure that any person who 1605A(h); and was agreed to. participates in the financing, planning, prep- ‘‘(2) the term ‘terrorism’ means inter- The bill (S. 1535), as amended, was or- aration or perpetration of terrorist acts or in national terrorism and domestic terrorism, dered to be engrossed for a third read- supporting terrorist acts is brought to jus- as those terms are defined in section 2331 of ing, was read the third time, and tice’’. title 18.’’. passed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11DE6.013 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6659 Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I didn’t just lose a husband, she lost a fa- can be held accountable under the rise today on a very important bipar- ther to a young son of 7, a daughter of Anti-Terrorism Act. tisan bill that has just been approved 4, and a newborn baby boy. She lost a Cognizant of that ideal balance I just by this body unanimously, the Justice loving father and her best friend. mentioned, we have extended legal pro- Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or But Terry Strada is strong. She is a tections for victims and expanded li- JASTA. profile in courage, and she seeks what ability in a very focused way. I thank my cosponsor and partner in we all would be compelled to seek if we In response to concerns from the this and many other issues, I am happy suffered such loss at the hands of hate business community as well as Mem- to say, Senator CORNYN, the Senator and evil. She seeks justice. bers of Congress, we have made sub- from Texas; and I thank Chairman Terry and her three children have stantial changes to the bill so that LEAHY, our chairman of the Judiciary championed this bill for over a decade those who are liable under the changes Committee. Under his leadership, it now. I thank them and all the other to the Foreign Sovereign Immunity has twice been passed by the Senate families for their tireless advocacy and Act are only the really bad actors. Judiciary Committee. patience. We have worked hard so this bipar- I feel so strongly about this bill be- Of course, no amount of compensa- tisan bill enhances the original aim of cause it would allow the victims of 9/11 tion will ever repair the broken hearts the Foreign Service Immunity Act: to to pursue some small measure of jus- of a family who lost a loved one to create a uniform and predictable tice by giving them a legal avenue to mindless hate. But right now these means for protecting the immunity of hold foreign sponsors of terrorism ac- families are being denied the ability to sovereign states with limited excep- countable for their actions. This bill, hold accountable foreign sponsors of tions that are consistent with our own quite simply, does right by the 9/11 vic- terrorism because of a major loophole national, as well as international, tims. in our legal system. norms. We New Yorkers can never forget the The courts in New York have dis- JASTA is a long overdue fix—a re- terrible day 13 years ago when terror- missed the 9/11 victims’ claims against sponsible fix—to a law that has ex- ists attacked our city and murdered certain foreign entities alleged to have tended too large a shield to foreign ac- more than 2,700 of our friends, neigh- helped fund the 9/11 attacks. The courts tors who finance and enable terrorism bors, and relatives. We were shocked are following what I believe is a non- on a massive scale. The victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks have suf- and our hearts were broken. The whole sensical reading of the Foreign Sov- fered such pain—physical pain and Nation mourned with us. ereign Immunities Act. But for the But I am proud to say that New sake of these families, I want to make heartache—but they will not be denied York—and America—came back clear, without a shadow of a doubt, justice. The Justice Against Sponsors of Ter- stronger after that horrific attack. I that every entity, including foreign rorism Act will take measured steps am also proud to say that Congress and states, will be held accountable if they toward making sure these bad actors Presidents Bush and Obama have been are found to be sponsors of heinous are held accountable and that victims there to help New York heal, but never acts such as 9/11. can pursue justice where justice is to Our bipartisan legislation that Sen- forget. be had. I look forward to working with From the first days after 9/11, it has ator CORNYN and I are so proud to sup- my colleagues to see that it becomes always been the families of those we port closes that loophole and amends law. lost who have been at the vanguard of the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act I know Senator CORNYN will want to advocacy. The families have accom- to allow victims and their families to say a few words, but first I wish to plished so much along the way in terms sue foreign states and financial part- enter into a colloquy with my friend of remembrance, and justice and ners of terrorism. from Texas because it is important to change in national security policies. I Terrorists need an unfathomable underscore one point: The purpose of so salute them, not only those who amount of hate in them—but they also the Justice Against Sponsors of Ter- worked with me on this legislation but need a great deal of money and mate- rorism Act is to hold foreign sponsors all the families who have worked on so rial support—to carry out attacks such of terrorism that target the United many bills. as what occurred on 9/11. And, unfortu- States accountable in Federal courts. When something so evil and so ter- nately, some countries provide that One thing that has come up in our rible befalls you—when you lose a lifeblood with no legal repercussions. discussions of this bill is whether the loved one through an abject act of evil, For countries to aid the evil of ter- bill’s provisions would extend civil li- such as was committed on 9/11/2001—the rorism and walk away scot-free while ability under the Anti-Terrorism Act natural reaction is to curse the dark, families suffer silently every day with to situations where someone has been to say: Why me? Why was this so un- the loss of loved ones is wrong, it is un- forced to make payments or provide just? But the Bible tells us that it is fair, and it is unjust. It adds insult to aid to a foreign terrorist organization the great part of humanity, almost an unimaginable injury to these fami- under genuine duress or, for example, saint-like, to light a candle, to try and lies. as ransom payments for the release of rectify the injustice that you can never JASTA, our bill, hopefully to become someone taken hostage. This type of undo for the loved one you lost but law soon, will finally help the victims conduct is outside the scope of tradi- might undo for others. of 9/11 pursue justice by allowing them tional aiding and abetting liability, These families—and I know them to sue countries that fund terrorist and our bill does not seek to change well. I have cried with them, worked groups such as Al Qaeda. The Foreign that. with them, and struggled with them— Sovereign Immunity Act has been I recognize Senator CORNYN. have all lit candles. They are amazing. amended, and amended again, in its The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- They are saint-like. And there are so relatively short life, in order to con- publican whip. many families and loved ones who have tinue to strike the proper balance be- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I stepped up and petitioned for help after tween our interests abroad and the thank the senior Senator from New 9/11. As I said, it would be easy for rights of our citizens to obtain redress York, my friend, Senator SCHUMER, for them to sit and curse the dark, but when they are a victim of wrongdoing, working on this bipartisan legislation. they have instead chosen to light that no matter who the perpetrator is. It is a good example of the kinds of candle and shine a way forward—not Specifically, our bill brings the For- things we can do working together. back. The bill I hope the Senate will eign Sovereign Immunity Act closer to Even though he and I come from dif- pass today helps victims of terrorism that balance by ensuring that victims ferent parts of the country and dif- seek justice, one of our most cherished of terror inside the United States re- ferent political parties, he has been a American values. ceive the same protections of victims good partner on a number of things Let me tell you about Ms. Terry of terror outside the United States; that we have worked on together, and I Strada, who is seeking justice for her that liability clearly exists for aiders am hoping we are setting in place some husband Tom. Tom lost his life in the and abettors of terrorism; and that for- good habits that will continue on in north tower on September 11. Terry eign states that commit terrorist acts the next Congress.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.146 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6660 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 11, 2014 I agree with Senator SCHUMER that complished this through the swap The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- JASTA is a good example of the kind of push-out rule. The swap push-out rule, ator from New Jersey. good work we can do together to solve which is section 716 of Dodd-Frank, Mr. BOOKER. I really appreciate the problems facing our Nation. This bill makes federally insured institutions words of Senator SCHATZ, which are passed out of the Senate Judiciary move their swap trades into a separate spot-on. People are so frustrated right Committee without opposition because uninsured entity that does not have ac- now with Congress, and it does not of the careful work we were able to do cess to the Federal Reserve discount take a Ph.D. in political science to fig- to ensure the bill accomplished its window or other fed assistance. These ure out why common Americans of all goals while addressing concerns about trades are incredibly complex and backgrounds are frustrated with Con- unintended consequences. risky, and there is no public policy jus- gress. It is because people are frus- So I appreciate our work together tification for the government to effec- trated with business as usual here in and look forward to continuing both tively subsidize them. the Senate and the House. In this case, for the duration of the 113th Congress Before we even passed section 716, the as Senator SCHATZ points to, here we and the 114th Congress. biggest financial institutions were able are at the end of the 113th Congress Mr. SCHUMER. I thank Senator COR- to water it down. They wanted exemp- facing a $1 trillion spending bill—a bill NYN for his good work. tions for swaps for ‘‘hedging purposes’’ with funding that is critical to our na- I yield the floor. which could be interpreted to mean a tional defense. It is critical to the Mr. SCHATZ. I suggest the absence wide range of activity. But that was health and well-being of Americans. It of a quorum. not enough. Now they want to do away is critical to the strength of our com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The with section 716 by making the exemp- munity. clerk will call the roll. tions so broad that the rule becomes I know the sincerity and passion with The legislative clerk proceeded to meaningless. which Senate and House negotiators call the roll. Let’s be very clear. This change pri- have been working to get this done. Mr. SCHATZ. I ask unanimous con- marily benefits the five biggest finan- They have been focusing on making sent that the order for the quorum call cial firms in the country. They account sure the American public has those be rescinded. for well over 90 percent of swap trans- critical services that we need. I give The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without actions. These activities net them over tribute to many of the leadership in objection, it is so ordered. $4 billion in profits. Before the crisis, this body for working on it. Senate f swaps brought in over $7 billion. One of leaders should get credit, also—BAR- these firms actually wrote the lan- BARA MIKULSKI for holding the line on PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIRE- guage in the House bill. These financial so many critical priorities, for putting FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RE- institutions and their lobbyists know in this trillion dollar spending plan SPONDERS ACT OF 2014—Contin- what they are doing, and they are some very important items that should ued doing just fine. They know that when arouse the gratitude of many people. DODD-FRANK something as important as funding of They also stood up against, fought, and Mr. SCHATZ. The House is now con- the government is on the line, they can prevented from getting into this some sidering the funding bill for fiscal year convince Republicans to slip their pri- very extreme proposals. But to the 2015, and the risks of not passing it are orities into a must-pass bill at the last many people watching this unfold in extremely high. But tucked into this hour. But again, this is just the begin- New Jersey, in Hawaii, and across this must-pass bill is yet another attempt ning. Make no mistake about it. This country, what they are also seeing, un- by Republicans in the House of Rep- portends much worse things when it fortunately, is a bill passed with poli- resentatives to gut Dodd-Frank. What comes to the Republicans taking over cies pushed by very connected special is really scary about this is that this is the majority in the Senate and the interests—special interests with armies just the beginning. We can expect 114th Congress. of high paid lobbyists looking out for much more of this in the 114th Con- This is a big problem because we their own protection. There are special gress. have been down this path before. We interests with armies of high-paid lob- Dodd-Frank was designed to reduce know where it leads. We let risk build byists looking out for their own protec- the systemic risks that large banks in our financial system before, and the tions and looking to roll back common- posed to our financial system. It was fallout was disastrous for our economy sense protections for people who can- meant to prevent another taxpayer and the well-being of working families. not hire those high-priced lobbyists or bailout of these massive institutions It is on us to hold back against special make donations to political candidates that were and continue to be too big to interests. We have a responsibility to and elected officials. fail. By chipping away at Dodd-Frank protect the public from this attempt to This omnibus—this CRromnibus, as we are once again letting special inter- roll back Dodd-Frank. We cannot take it is called—is a jagged, bitter pill for ests prevail over the safety of the fi- our eye off the ball. We have to con- anyone to swallow. nancial system and protection for con- tinue to guard against systemic risks I will start with the provision that sumers. in our financial system, and we have to Senator SCHATZ mentioned, the provi- There were many roots of the finan- put a stop to the practice of holding sion that is rolling back aspects of cial crisis, but economists agree that the government hostage over the pet Dodd-Frank. Risky transactions in- the unregulated and pervasive trading issues of special interest groups. volving asset-backed derivatives were of derivatives was a major contributing The House is in a recess subject to at the heart of a 2008 fiscal crisis. factor. We permitted financial institu- the call of the Chair, and they are try- Economists at the Federal Reserve tions to gamble and regulators looked ing to round up votes for the omnibus Bank of Dallas estimated that the fi- the other way. When these financial in- spending bill which contains this provi- nancial crisis cost the United States stitutions made bad bets and nearly sion. But they have another option. between $6 and $14 trillion. This took down the financial system, we had They can strip this provision. If they amounts to $50,000 to $120,000 for every to bail them out on the taxpayers’ find that they don’t have sufficient U.S. household or the equivalent of 40 dime. Working families who are strug- votes, they don’t have to pass a 3- to 90 percent of 1 year’s economic out- gling in a slow economic recovery are month continuing resolution. They can put. It was cataclysmic. still paying the price. simply remove this provision from the I don’t need economists to describe So one of the goals of Dodd-Frank omnibus bill which was negotiated in the pain that Americans felt. I saw it was to get the banks to go back to good faith with both parties in both myself. I felt it as a mayor of a big city doing the normal business of banks—to chambers. Remove this provision, and I in America—Newark, NJ—New Jersey’s collect deposits and extend credit. That have no doubt we will have a resound- largest city. When the Nation goes means no longer allowing banks to le- ing bipartisan supermajority in both through a recession, rural and urban verage FDIC-insured deposits and their Chambers. We should remove section areas, vulnerable populations, people access to the Federal Reserve for spec- 716, and pass the omnibus properly. living at the margins go through a cat- ulative trade. In part, Dodd-Frank ac- Madam President, I yield the floor. aclysmic depression. Many Americans,

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The limitation reduces maximum sion in this omnibus, undermining the Now, Dodd-Frank—this Wall Street time during which a driver may drive up to democratic will of the District of Co- protection act—was passed to enhance an average of 70 hours in 7 days, a decrease lumbia—these great Americans— consumer protection and increase safe- from the 82-hour average allowed under the should be taken out. guards against risky activities so we, 2003 rule . . . Working long daily and weekly My list of concerns in this bill could as a country, do not go through this hours on a continuing basis is associated go on. I could continue. We should be again. Dodd-Frank is not perfect. I am with chronic fatigue, a high risk of crashes, having a discussion and debate on the first to admit there are ways to and a number of serious chronic health con- issues of this magnitude. ditions. change it and improve it and imple- Take, for example, the rules on pen- ment its provisions, frankly, that still These right here are commonsense sions that will slash benefits for thou- have yet to be fully implemented. rules put in place to protect Americans sands of retirees. Make no mistake. We Changes to financial regulations who are driving to and from work with need to address the state of multi-em- should be done through a much more their families or to church to protect ployer pension plans, and we need to transparent process and in the public them against these heavy, irregular ve- discuss the tough choices that have to eye. We should openly debate these hicles barrelling down the highway be made, but this is not the way to do issues on the floor of the House and the that might now have an overfatigued it—not business as usual with no dis- Senate. It should not be done like this driver. cussion and no debate. was, behind closed doors and definitely These regulations were put in place This bill also includes provisions that through what they call a must-pass to try to limit those drivers from roll back protections for wildlife and omnibus bill. This is wrong. straining human endurance, but now endangered species. This is not how we Here we are in the last moments on they are being suspended within this should do this—business as usual with an omnibus spending bill with a provi- omnibus bill. no discussion and no debate it. sion which goes to the heart of pro- These rules are based on years of There are provisions that keep the tecting American taxpayers from the sound scientific study, and I am out- USDA from addressing an array of risky, reckless schemes that helped to raged that despite the efforts of my fraudulent, deceptive, anticompetitive, launch the crisis in the first place. colleagues and the safety community, and retaliatory practices which will This provision is literally called the the provisions to suspend these safety now undermine important protections Prohibition Against the Federal Gov- rules were included in this omnibus for farmers against unfair practices. ernment Bailouts of Swap Entities, bill. This is not the way to do it—business which ensures taxpayer dollars will not Each year nearly 4,000 Americans are as usual, no discussion, no debate. be used for the more risky Wall Street killed in truck accidents, and over When people wonder how Washington speculation and gambling. It looks to 100,000 Americans are injured on our does things in such a manner that is make sure that Americans are on the highways in truck accidents. These skewed in favor of the connected, hook for the risky gambling of a few drivers who drive trucks are hard- skewed in favor of high-priced lobby- people seeking to make extraordinary working men and women, and they ists, and skewed in favor special inter- gains. have, unfortunately, been pushed to ests, when they see how the common I am outraged. I am frustrated that tread on the limits of human endur- good and common sense gets under- we are not on the floor debating this, ance. mined, this is how it happens. This is and, instead, are having this put into a The number of fatalities caused by how it happens. bill that everyone says must pass. truck accidents has risen 16 percent I have been in this body for a little There are arguments on both sides since 2009, and the number of people in- over 12 months, and the way we are that we should be having. If the provi- jured in these crashes has increased 40 doing this is offensive. The American sions of Dodd-Frank come up, we percent. At a time when accidents are people deserve better. We should do should discuss them. The public should on such a savage rise, we are in no po- better. see it and know about it. sition to be crippling existing safety I object to so much being put in this I will not condemn the entire finan- measures designed to keep our roads that deserves to be on this floor, dis- cial services industry, and, indeed, we safe. For the sake of our Nation’s secu- cussed and debated in the light of the need in this country a robust network rity and the untold anguish and loss public. This is no way to run the of financial institutions that support that comes from these highway acci- globe’s greatest democracy. the vibrant economic activity in the dents, this provision should be taken I yield the floor. United States. However, we must en- out of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sure that the necessary and important There is more in this omnibus, and I ator from Maryland. protections that shield taxpayers and feel compelled to mention another ob- TRIBUTE TO KELLY MCKELLOGG SWAINE our economy from the failures of 2008 jectionable thing. The very idea of tax- Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I ask remain in place. ation without representation and self- that my colleagues join me in thanking I rebuke the slick and secretive ways determination is at the core of our my State Department foreign policy that this has been done, and I will echo democratic ideals as a nation. Yet, de- fellow, Kelly McKellogg Swain, for her the concerns of people all over New spite this, Washington, DC, with a pop- exemplary service to the Senate and to Jersey that this kind of business as ulation larger than two of our States, wish her well as she returns to the usual must end. sees the constant undermining of this State Department as her fellowship in But there are other concerns that very principle. I believe it is an offense my office comes to an end. should be out in the public eye. Take, to Americans of all States, to Ameri- I think the Presiding Officer would for example, truck safety. There is this cans in the District of Columbia, and agree with me that, the fellows pro- ‘‘hours of service’’ language which pro- to all those who believe in our cher- gram we have here in the Senate is so tects America’s highways, but now the ished ideals that this is done so. valuable. We get people who are real language that protects us has been When the District of Columbia votes, experts in their areas from the State changed and altered in this bill. It was just as in Colorado, Washington, Or- Department who serve in our office and inserted through the appropriations egon, and Alaska, to change marijuana can advise us and work with us and process. This language suspends the ad- laws—when Washington, DC, is grap- give us the expertise we need in order ministration’s rules designed to pre- pling with the devastating impact of to make the right policy. vent driver fatigue. the drug war and sees the pain and the I think it also helps the State De- I will read from the rule that is now challenges and the struggles involved partment because they will have an in- being suspended under the omnibus. It therein, when the people of the District dividual on their staff who will have a states: come together and decide to try a dif- better working understanding as to

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All that hap- Senate Finance Committee, voted to member of my staff, advising us on so pened when my staff person went on report her nomination out of the com- many important issues that we have to maternity leave, and Kelly stepped mittee in September. At that time I be- deal with, and she has really stepped in right in and took on the responsibil- lieved she had the necessary qualifica- to be a valuable member of my staff. ities and helped our office meet our re- tions for the job and saw no reason to The uncertain working hours has sponsibilities. This summer was a par- oppose her nomination. I have to say I placed a strain on her family, and I ticularly busy and challenging time liked her personally, but as I said, thank her very much for being willing around the world, and not surprisingly since that time, new facts have come to entertain these long hours. Kelly rose to the occasion. to light that are extremely dis- I wish to take this opportunity to This fall I had a chance to get to concerting. thank her husband Brian and son Fin- know Kelly even better when I went to Just days before Ms. Colvin appeared ley for sharing her with the Senate. the United Nations General Assembly before the Finance Committee, we be- Kelly has been a key member of my in my capacity as the United Nations came aware of allegations concerning foreign policy and national security delegate. I represented the Senate potential waste and mismanagement at team over the last year. Before she along with Senator JOHNSON at the 69th the SSA, as well as allegations regard- joined my office, she was the Deputy session of the United Nations General ing the possible coverup of that waste Director in the Office of Public Affairs Assembly. Kelly not only accompanied and mismanagement. Several sources, in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific me for the trip and prepared me for all including the House Ways and Means Affairs at the U.S. Department of of my high-level meetings, but she also Subcommittee on Social Security and State. became a trusted adviser. As I told my the House Oversight and Government She brought her expertise in matters colleagues just a little while ago, as I Reform Committee, and individual pertaining to East Asia and the Pa- walked through the halls of the United whistleblowers reported that SSA had, cific, and her expertise and counsel has Nations, my ego was a little bit af- over a 6-year period, burned through been critical to me. Over the last 2 fected because more people knew Kelly $300 million in a failed attempt to de- years, I have chaired the East Asian than knew me, but that was all right. velop and implement the Disability and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of She was incredibly important to me in Case Processing System or DCPS. the Senate Foreign Relations Com- carrying out my responsibilities in the These sources derived their informa- mittee. U.S. delegation to the United Nations. tion from a report issued in June by a This has been a particularly busy While Kelly came to the Senate with a private contractor commissioned by year, as President Obama has moved background in East Asia and Pacific SSA. This report was subsequently pro- forward on his policy to rebalance matters, she has demonstrated to me vided to Congress by SSA whistle- Asia, recognizing that Asia is critically and to the Senate, too, that her foreign blowers. important to the United States for our policy extends far beyond that region. According to the report, mismanage- security interests, our economic inter- My staff and I will miss Kelly’s calm ment and poor planning at the SSA ests, and our environmental interests. demeanor, sense of humor, and extraor- stalled the development of the DCPS. Kelly has been an extremely important dinary work ethic. She has been a tre- This, in turn, resulted in the substan- part of our team, working on the East mendous asset not just to my office but tial waste of taxpayer dollars. Asian and Pacific Affairs Sub- to the Foreign Relations Committee Once again, the amount was, I am in- committee in carrying out that respon- and the entire Senate. I urge my col- formed, roughly $300 million. These al- sibility during this past year. leagues to join me in thanking Kelly legations were just breaking when Ms. Kelly’s hard work enabled us to hold for her long service to our Nation. We Colvin appeared before the Finance five subcommittee hearings ranging are fortunate to have such people de- Committee, but I did mention them from ‘‘Economic Engagement in the vote their life to public service. It has during the hearing. Asia Pacific’’ to ‘‘Combating Force been incredibly helpful to us in the Needless to say, as we have learned Labor and Modern Day Slavery in East Senate and I know she is going to go more details about the failure sur- Asia and the Pacific.’’ In addition to back to the State Department and con- rounding the DCPS, the picture has developing and executing my sub- tinue to serve her country. I thank her. only gotten even cloudier. At a min- committee agenda, she ensured that I I yield the floor and suggest the ab- imum, these allegations call into ques- was up-to-date on the latest regional sence of a quorum. tion the quality of SSA’s overall man- developments and more than ade- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The agement and the leadership skills of quately prepared for office visits with clerk will call the roll. those managing the agency. It cer- foreign officials on my trips to the re- The assistant legislative clerk pro- tainly calls into question their com- gion. So she gave me the expertise I ceeded to call the roll. mitment to preventing waste and pre- needed. Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ask serving SSA’s already scarce resources. During this past year, we have had unanimous consent that the order for Sadly, it gets worse. On July 23, 2014, significant challenges in East Asia. We the quorum call be rescinded. the House Committee on Oversight and have had maritime security issues in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Government Reform sent a letter to volving China and Vietnam. We have objection, it is so ordered. Ms. Colvin that raised even more issues had the current crisis in Hong Kong. NOMINATION OF CAROLYN COLVIN about the failures of SSA, partially We have had North Korea and the prob- Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I wish under Ms. Colvin’s leadership as Acting lems it has created. We have had the to take a few minutes to speak about Commissioner, including possible ac- relationship between two of our close the nomination of Carolyn Colvin to be tions by agency officials designed to allies that have been strained—Japan the Commissioner of the Social Secu- intentionally mislead Congress and the and the Republic of Korea. In each of rity Administration. IG’s office about the deficiencies and these instances, Kelly gave me the type In recent weeks a number of dis- the development of the DCPS. Indeed, of help I needed so the Senate was turbing facts have come to light about the allegation is that Congress may properly exercising its functions on Ms. Colvin and her tenure as the Act- have been intentionally misled so as to foreign policy. ing Social Security Commissioner. facilitate approval of Ms. Colvin’s nom- Kelly’s outstanding work does not These revelations, coupled with the ination to be the next Social Security stop there. When my permanent for- fact that there is an ongoing investiga- Administration Commissioner. eign policy adviser went on maternity tion of the conduct of people in her im- Subsequently, on November 18, 2014, leave this summer, Kelly stepped into mediate office, raise serious questions a press release from the House Ways

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In fact, there are 128 community In the absence of those kinds of op- ing.’’ hospitals in Kansas, and I have visited portunities for health care, our com- In addition, whistleblowers have in- each and every one of them once and, munities—certainly across my State formed the Senate Finance Committee in many instances, two or three times. and across the country—especially in that the ongoing IG investigation has In fact, last weekend while I was home rural America begin to disappear, the centered on high-level officials at the in Kansas, I visited my hometown hos- point being that in the absence of ac- SSA, including members of Ms. pital, Mercy, in Manhattan, KS. cess to health care, the ability to keep Colvin’s immediate office, and that al- It is a very useful exercise. I would a community together to encourage leged criminal conduct may extend to encourage my colleagues to spend time senior citizens to remain at home in irregularities in the award of contracts with health care providers. In the case their hometowns and for us to be able for the DCPS project. This is a serious of hospitals, it gives you the oppor- to recruit and encourage young fami- problem. I do not know how the Senate tunity to visit with hospital adminis- lies to move to our communities is not can with good conscience vote to con- trators, the CEOs, the opportunity to going to happen, is not going to be firm anyone with this type of ongoing visit with the nurses, patients, with available, unless we have access to investigation going on around their im- physicians, and get a feel for what is health care. In the discussions I have with those mediate office. It may very well turn going on in the delivery of health care health care providers, the doctors, the out that Ms. Colvin did nothing wrong, in your State. I certainly know how nurses, the CEOs, the administrators of but we need to know for sure. valuable that is to me. This is a very important position. One of the interests I have in serving the hospital—including the patients— they continued to remind me that what That is why I, along with all of the Re- in Congress is a belief that the way we is going on in our Nation’s Capitol, in publican members of the Senate Fi- live our lives at home in Kansas is Congress, and certainly in the adminis- nance Committee, sent a letter to Ms. something very special, and it is some- tration, are barriers, are burdens to the Colvin last week asking for more de- thing that is worth trying to make cer- chances of that hospital and those tails about the DCPS and her office’s tain is around for many years to health care providers continuing to be conduct. She has since responded come—in fact, for generations to come. in business. claiming that she is not responsible for One of my early conclusions, in look- ing at public policy and looking at the Every visit involves the raising of any mismanagement of the DCPS concerns to me. Often it is: What you project and that she committed no future of the communities of Kansas are doing about this, Senator MORAN? criminal conduct. As I said, that may and the people who live there, is the access to health care, to affordable What are you doing to reduce the Fed- very well be the case. I hope it is. But eral regulatory burden that our hos- the specter of an ongoing investigation health care, is critical. It is a compo- nent in which many communities will pital faces? Are you working to make still hangs over her nomination; there- certain we are able to provide the not continue to exist if there is not ac- fore, I do not believe the Senate should health care our local residents need? cess to hospital care, a physician, a proceed toward confirming her until Last month I introduced legislation this matter is resolved. I want to be hometown pharmacy—all the things that was bipartisan, a resolution that fair to her, but this is an important that make up the opportunity for unanimously passed the Senate. It rec- problem that needs to be resolved. someone to be cared for in every aspect ognized the importance of access to I want to make one thing clear: This of their lives related to their health. I hospitals and other health care pro- is about more than just mismanage- know this from my own circumstance, viders, particularly in rural areas of ment of funds or bureaucratic incom- my hometown of Plainville with a pop- our country. It indicated how special petence; this is about an ongoing inves- ulation of about 2,000. they were and how important they tigation of people in Ms. Colvin’s direct My parents called Plainville home were to the success and survival of the office for contract issues and allega- into their nineties. My parents are no communities in our country. tions that they purposefully misled longer living, but I know well before The point I would make about that Congress in order to move her nomina- the time in which they passed, my sis- resolution is it passed unanimously. tion through. ter and I would have had a conversa- While the importance of rural pro- Once again, this is not partisan. I tion with my parents talking about: viders is overwhelmingly acknowl- supported Ms. Colvin’s nomination in Mom, Dad, I am sorry, but you need to edged, as evidenced by the unanimous committee and continue to believe she move, and you need to move where you passage of that resolution, the Afford- has the right credentials and experi- can have adequate health care. You able Care Act and unnecessarily bur- ence for this important job. Of course, need to move where there is a good densome Federal regulations fail to if these allegations prove to be true, hospital and a set of physicians who demonstrate that we follow through on my assessment of her qualifications will care for you. that understanding of the importance will most certainly change. But because that exists in my home- of hometown health care. Put simply, with this investigation— town and continues to exist in my Among the regulatory concerns I which may very well have a criminal hometown, those kinds of conversa- hear about in those hospital visits, se- element to it—still ongoing, I cannot tions are not necessary. Wherever the rious flaws with what is called RAC, support moving forward on Carolyn place that you are telling your parents the Medicare Recovery Audit Con- Colvin’s nomination. I hope this mat- they have to move to access health tractor Program, is it is causing many ter can be resolved quickly and clean- care—wherever that place is—and it problems for hospitals and providers ly, but until such time, I plan to vote may be a very desirable place, but it is across Kansas. against confirming her as the next So- not home. My parents would have lived Our hospitals and health care pro- cial Security Commissioner unless we someplace in which they had not lived viders have been required to divert sig- resolve these matters beforehand. all of their lives, would not have been nificant resources away from caring for I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- surrounded by the people they know patients, their mission to appeal incor- sence of a quorum. and who knew them—particularly as rect audit decisions that are almost al- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. WAR- they lived, my dad, until the age of 98. ways ultimately overturned through an NER). The clerk will call the roll. They would not have had the people appeals process. This broken RAC Pro- The bill clerk proceeded to call the who checked in on them, made sure gram places a tremendous burden on roll. they were doing OK each and every the providers, and it has created a 2- Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask day, gave them the opportunity to con- year appeal in backlogs within the De- unanimous consent that the order for tinue to live at home, the people who partment of Health and Human Serv- the quorum call be rescinded. would have given them a hug and a pat, ices. This program diverts the re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and the pharmacist who said to my sources hospitals are devoting to car- objection, it is so ordered. dad: Ray, you probably need to have ing for patients, to going through the

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But the other aspect of patients, one that doesn’t have hun- afford and what we cannot afford. that is often the hospital’s money is dreds of patients each day, can still be Further, I would say the Affordable tied up for 2 years, held by CMS, the reimbursed at a rate in which they can Care Act forced States to adopt—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid almost make ends meet, that they can original act as passed by Congress—an Services, while it is adjudicated. cover their costs but still rarely is expansion of Medicaid. The U.S. Su- Again, the overwhelming number of there any profit or extra revenue gen- preme Court, in its 2012 ruling, indi- cases is decided ultimately in favor of erated from that so-called cost-based cated that Medicaid expansion was op- the hospital, but it is certainly divert- reimbursement. tional, not mandatory under the Con- ing resources and increasing costs. Cutting reimbursements to the hos- stitution. So that portion of the Af- I met with Secretary Burwell at pitals, removing them from the critical fordable Care Act was determined to be Health and Human Services to discuss access program, I have little doubt but unconstitutional. what is an urgent need to improve the that it would eliminate many, if not States are now faced with the dif- Medicare RAC Program. I have re- most, of those hospitals currently in ficult decision that involves Medicaid quested from HHS a timeline and ob- that critical access hospital program. and long-term costs associated with po- jectives, measurable objectives, to ad- There would be no place else for them tential expansions, and hospitals face dress the RAC problems and the ap- to go, no other category within Medi- tremendous uncertainty about how peals backlog that is in existence now. care that would allow them to survive. they will care for an increased number Another concern in addition to the I believe the number now is 88 of Kan- of patients while they are already ab- RAC audits is the Federal Govern- sas’s 128 hospitals are those critical ac- sorbing the Affordable Care Act’s Medi- ment’s inflexible supervision rules. cess hospitals. care cuts. So States are struggling to CMS passed a rule that was delayed but The other topics of conversation that figure out what to do about expansion now ultimately put in place. It requires arise in those conversations in visiting of Medicaid. that many pretty routine services that with health care providers at a hos- Hospitals are suffering from the con- occur in a hospital—that includes pital—the physician, the nurses, the sequence of not having additional Med- things such as a drug infusion or blood physical therapists, the CEO of the icaid dollars. That is on top of the cuts infusions, cardiac and pulmonary reha- hospital, the trustees, the board of di- that occur as a result of changes in bilitation—that they require super- rectors of the hospital—is the Afford- Medicare. Really, in most hospitals vision. That is just not an option in able Care Act. across my State, two components are many rural hospital health care set- Again, we symbolically say we care a so important: Medicaid and Medicare tings. There is a lack of understanding lot about rural health care providers, cover a significant portion of the num- and a lack of common sense as to what but the reality is the Affordable Care ber of patients that are admitted to a a small hospital in a small town faces Act is creating significant problems, hospital, and in many instances there when CMS puts this regulation in challenges, for the survival of hos- are not many private pay patients who place. They make it difficult for those pitals, particularly the smallest hos- have their own health insurance to add hospitals to continue to provide those pitals in my State and across the coun- additional revenue to the hospital’s necessary services. try. revenue stream. Fortunately, we have had some suc- The Kansas Hospital Association This scenario of Medicare and Med- cess in addressing this issue. Congress projects that the Affordable Care Act icaid both creating problems, being passed legislation that prevents the will cost Kansas health care providers squeezed from both programs, presents Federal Government from enforcing approximately $1.3 billion in Medicare significant problems for rural hos- that regulation through the near fu- funding over the next 10 years. These pitals. Again, those reimbursements— ture. I have introduced original legisla- Affordable Care Act cuts include reduc- Medicare and Medicaid—make up tion to make that change, that regu- tions to hospitals’ Medicare reimburse- about 60 percent of those hospitals’ latory prohibition, permanent. I will ments and a payment called dispropor- revenues. reintroduce that legislation in January tionate share that the hospital receives The Affordable Care Act also put hos- in the new Congress as we try to cap- in order to cover the high level of unin- pitals in the difficult position of hav- italize upon the temporary success we sured patients. ing to balance increasing regulatory have had in fighting back this regula- These cuts are taking place on top of burden with reduced revenues. So in tion from CMS to make it permanent what Congress and the President addition to the Medicare-Medicaid so that when the temporary prohibi- agreed to under sequestration—a 2-per- pressure, there is also the problem of tion expires that we will have the op- cent across-the-board cut—that many, increasing costs associated with more portunity to keep them from reintro- if not all, of our providers are now re- and more regulations emanating from ducing that provision. ceiving. So what was supposed to be the Department of Health and Human I will say that hospital administra- cost-based reimbursement, which near- Services and other places across the tors and employees, when I have a con- ly never covered the cost, is being re- Federal Government at the same time versation with them, the discussion duced by another 2 percent as a result the reimbursement rates are declining. typically involves serious and strong of sequestration. Again, this is some- So increased cost, reduced revenue— opposition to a number of proposals thing this Congress—and if not this again, a significant problem. that come from the Obama administra- Congress, the new Congress that begins In 2011, the average Medicare margin tion each year. in January—needs to deal with, the for hospitals in Kansas was a nega- One of those is to change the number issue of sequestration. tive—not enough to cover the cost—4.9 of miles that you must be apart from For this and for other reasons seques- percent. These losses have to be offset another hospital in order to qualify to tration is a significant problem. While somewhere, and that often results in a be a critical access hospital. It is a pro- I certainly support the reduced spend- reduction in staffing. It sometimes gram under Medicare and Medicaid ing aspects—what the goal was of se- means a reduction of services. The end Services that allows for a reimburse- questration—the idea that we would do result is a hospital that is not always ment that is more based upon cost across-the-board cuts is irresponsible. able to meet the needs of their citi- than otherwise would be the case. We ought to be establishing the prior- zens—their patients. Also the administration has contin- ities—the things Congress, on behalf of In many instances it is the hospital ued to propose a 1-percent reduction in the American people, thinks are the that may be among the largest em- the funding for those critical access most important and beneficial to the ployer in a county or community in hospitals. American people, the things that are our State. In addition to reduced staff- Those are pretty much life-and-blood allowed for under our Constitution. ing, an inability to buy equipment, and issues for community hospitals across Those are the things we ought to be reducing certain specialty programs of- Kansas and around the country. That funding, as compared to taking a step fered at the hospital, we are also seeing

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.156 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6665 a significant depletion in their cash re- and not just for the patient, not for the something good can come from a new serves and a freeze on capital expendi- policyholder but for the hospital that Congress; that we can establish our tures. This circumstance is just not is now left holding the bag because so New Year’s resolutions and we can sustainable, and so we are seeing hos- many of their patients can’t pay the begin working, and I certainly make pitals close. copayments or the deductibles. the offer to my colleagues throughout Since about 1990, the number of rural When the Affordable Care Act passed, the Senate—all 99 of my colleagues—to hospitals across the country has re- the President’s own Medicare Chief Ac- be someone who wants to be problem mained stable at around 2,000, but last tuary noted that the cuts would cause solving, oriented toward finding solu- year 15 rural hospitals closed. We have as many as 15 percent of hospitals, tions, and working together to make to be concerned there are more to fol- skilled nursing facilities, and home sure those health care providers that low. This is an alarming trend. These health agencies to be unprofitable by are so important to our lives, our safe- hospitals play a vital role in health 2019. While that point in time may ty, to our health, are around for a long care to those rural communities. It can have seemed a long time away, 2019 is time to come and that the commu- determine whether a community has a now just about 5 years away. If nities that depend upon those hos- future—whether individuals and fami- ObamaCare remains in place, the esti- pitals—those 128 hospitals in my home lies will decide to live there. The loss mated percentage of unprofitable pro- State—have a viable future. of a hospital has huge ripple effects and viders is projected to increase, reach- We have to get the regulatory envi- it harms patients. Their primary pur- ing roughly 25 percent in 2030 and 40 ronment under control, we have to re- pose is to save lives and improve health percent in 2050. So by 2030 25 percent of solve the problems created by the Af- care, but it is also a tremendous loss to the hospitals, health care providers, fordable Care Act, and we need to make will be unprofitable, and by 2050 40 per- the community itself. certain that health care is an oppor- cent—nearly half—of the health care I outlined problems that I believed tunity for people who live in places providers will be unprofitable. would occur for hospitals with the pas- across my State to still have the op- sage of ObamaCare long before the law Again, in particularly rural commu- nities, if you can’t make it on the reve- portunity to see the hometown physi- became law. I also would say it doesn’t nues that come from patients, from cian, to have a prescription filled by mean I don’t believe there aren’t sig- providing health care to individuals, the hometown pharmacist, and to nificant improvements to be made to often the option is to increase taxes— make certain those hometown hospital our health care delivery system, but I property taxes, sales tax—or something doors remain open for today and for fu- think the reality is that the Affordable to keep your hospital doors open. That ture generations of communities across Care Act causes more problems—sig- ought not be the consequence of legis- my State. nificantly more problems—than those lation passed by Congress—to require I appreciate the opportunity to ad- it solves. taxes to be raised for a Federal pro- dress the Senate this afternoon, and I Many Kansas hospitals struggle to gram called Medicare because it is fail- suggest the absence of a quorum. meet the needs of the aging population ing to meet the needs of American citi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in their States and the Affordable Care zens, our patients. These providers, our clerk will call the roll. Act cuts are an exacerbation of their hospitals, just simply can’t sustain in The legislative clerk proceeded to circumstance. Again, the Affordable the circumstance they find themselves call the roll. Care Act had the promise of: If you like Mr. KING. I ask unanimous consent in. The Affordable Care Act has put us your plan, you can keep it. If you like on a path that I think is dangerous for that the order for the quorum call be your health insurance plan, you can individuals, for businesses, and now for rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without keep it. If you like your physician, you the health care providers themselves. can keep him or her. That didn’t turn In addition to the bad debt experi- objection, it is so ordered. out to be true. ence, many of the new health care f In fact, if you liked your policy, you plans have limited or restrictive pro- CYBERSECURITY ACT were probably not able to keep it, and vider networks, so that a local hospital Mr. KING. Mr. President, I ask unan- that something else now—that replace- may be eliminated from their network. imous consent that the Senate proceed ment policy—often involves increased This means that while under their pre- to the immediate consideration of Cal- copayments and deductibles. That cer- vious insurance policy they could see a endar No. 490, S. 1353. tainly is a problem for the policyholder hometown physician or be admitted to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and his or her family. It is a problem their hometown hospital, because of clerk will report the bill by title. for the business and their employees. these network restrictions they must The legislative clerk read as follows: But we may have forgotten it is a huge go someplace out of town to access problem for the health care provider. health care. This again is a terrible A bill (S. 1353) to provide for an ongoing, Almost every hospital I have visited, voluntary public-private partnership to im- consequence for the individual, for the prove cybersecurity, and to strengthen cy- now that the Affordable Care Act is patient, but also something that drives being implemented, will tell me about bersecurity research and development, work- revenues away from the hometown pro- force development and education, and public the increasing amount of unpaid hos- vider, much to the detriment of every- awareness and preparedness, and for other pital bills—the amount of money that body who would want to make certain purposes. is owed that is attempting to be recov- that provider, that doctor, remains in There being no objection, the Senate ered. The reason that occurs is because the community and that the hospital proceeded to consider the bill, which the copayments and deductibles are so doors remain open. had been reported from the Committee significantly higher that patients don’t There is lots of evidence that the on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- have the ability to pay a $5,000 copay- problems we are facing are real. They tation, with an amendment to strike ment or even a $1,000 copayment. So demand attention. Access to affordable all after the enacting clause and insert the hospital’s bad debt is increasing be- health care is something that still de- in lieu thereof the following: cause patients don’t have the necessary serves our attention. I look forward to S. 1353 amount of money to pay for their por- trying to make certain we have that tion of what their health care insur- opportunity. Again, that is nothing SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as ance policy now requires of them. that is going to happen in the next few Again, this comes from a law that the ‘‘Cybersecurity Act of 2013’’. days, but we have a responsibility to (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- was described to us as going to increase see that the things that are reducing tents of this Act is as follows: the affordability and the availability of the access to affordable health care are Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. health care. I guess what I would point addressed. The efforts that resulted Sec. 2. Definitions. out is, in the circumstance we are now from the Affordable Care Act are exac- Sec. 3. No regulatory authority. in, the policies are so expensive, so erbating the problem, not solving the TITLE I—PUBLIC-PRIVATE much more costly both in premiums problem. COLLABORATION ON CYBERSECURITY and copayments and deductibles, that I look at elections as like a new year. Sec. 101. Public-private collaboration on cyber- the affordability is a problem again There is this optimism that maybe security.

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Computer and network security re- proach, including information security measures Transportation of the Senate; search centers. and controls, that may be voluntarily adopted (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce by owners and operators of critical infrastruc- of the House of Representatives; and TITLE III—EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE ture to help them identify, assess, and manage (C) the Committee on Science, Space, and DEVELOPMENT cyber risks; Technology of the House of Representatives. Sec. 301. Cybersecurity competitions and chal- ‘‘(iv) include methodologies— TITLE II—CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH lenges. ‘‘(I) to identify and mitigate impacts of the cy- AND DEVELOPMENT Sec. 302. Federal cyber scholarship-for-service bersecurity measures or controls on business program. confidentiality; and SEC. 201. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Sec. 303. Study and analysis of education, ac- ‘‘(II) to protect individual privacy and civil creditation, training, and certifi- liberties; (a) FUNDAMENTAL CYBERSECURITY RE- cation of information infrastruc- ‘‘(v) incorporate voluntary consensus stand- SEARCH.— ture and cybersecurity profes- ards and industry best practices; (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of sionals. ‘‘(vi) align with voluntary international Science and Technology Policy, in coordination standards to the fullest extent possible; with the head of any relevant Federal agency, TITLE IV—CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS shall build upon programs and plans in effect as AND PREPAREDNESS ‘‘(vii) prevent duplication of regulatory proc- esses and prevent conflict with or superseding of of the date of enactment of this Act to develop Sec. 401. National cybersecurity awareness and regulatory requirements, mandatory standards, a Federal cybersecurity research and develop- preparedness campaign. and related processes; and ment plan to meet objectives in cybersecurity, SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. ‘‘(viii) include such other similar and con- such as— In this Act: sistent elements as the Director considers nec- (A) how to design and build complex software- (1) CYBERSECURITY MISSION.—The term ‘‘cy- essary; and intensive systems that are secure and reliable bersecurity mission’’ means activities that en- ‘‘(B) shall not prescribe or otherwise require— when first deployed; compass the full range of threat reduction, vul- ‘‘(i) the use of specific solutions; (B) how to test and verify that software and nerability reduction, deterrence, international ‘‘(ii) the use of specific information or commu- hardware, whether developed locally or ob- engagement, incident response, resiliency, and nications technology products or services; or tained from a third party, is free of significant recovery policies and activities, including com- ‘‘(iii) that information or communications known security flaws; puter network operations, information assur- technology products or services be designed, de- (C) how to test and verify that software and ance, law enforcement, diplomacy, military, and veloped, or manufactured in a particular man- hardware obtained from a third party correctly intelligence missions as such activities relate to ner. implements stated functionality, and only that the security and stability of cyberspace. ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Information shared with or functionality; (2) INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term provided to the Institute for the purpose of the (D) how to guarantee the privacy of an indi- ‘‘information infrastructure’’ means the under- activities described under subsection (c)(15) vidual, including that individual’s identity, in- lying framework that information systems and shall not be used by any Federal, State, tribal, formation, and lawful transactions when stored assets rely on to process, transmit, receive, or or local department or agency to regulate the in distributed systems or transmitted over net- store information electronically, including pro- activity of any entity. works; grammable electronic devices, communications ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: (E) how to build new protocols to enable the networks, and industrial or supervisory control ‘‘(A) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term Internet to have robust security as one of the systems and any associated hardware, software, ‘critical infrastructure’ has the meaning given key capabilities of the Internet; or data. the term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT (F) how to determine the origin of a message (3) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘infor- Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). transmitted over the Internet; mation system’’ has the meaning given that term ‘‘(B) SECTOR-SPECIFIC AGENCY.—The term ‘sec- (G) how to support privacy in conjunction in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. tor-specific agency’ means the Federal depart- with improved security; SEC. 3. NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY. ment or agency responsible for providing institu- (H) how to address the growing problem of in- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to con- tional knowledge and specialized expertise as sider threats; (I) how improved consumer education and fer any regulatory authority on any Federal, well as leading, facilitating, or supporting the digital literacy initiatives can address human State, tribal, or local department or agency. security and resilience programs and associated activities of its designated critical infrastructure factors that contribute to cybersecurity; TITLE I—PUBLIC-PRIVATE sector in the all-hazards environment.’’. (J) how to protect information processed, COLLABORATION ON CYBERSECURITY (c) STUDY AND REPORT.— transmitted, or stored using cloud computing or SEC. 101. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION ON (1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the transmitted through wireless services; and CYBERSECURITY. United States shall conduct a study that as- (K) any additional objectives the Director of (a) CYBERSECURITY.—Section 2(c) of the Na- sesses— the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in tional Institute of Standards and Technology (A) the progress made by the Director of the coordination with the head of any relevant Fed- Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)) is amended— National Institute of Standards and Technology eral agency and with input from stakeholders, (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through in facilitating the development of standards and including appropriate national laboratories, in- (22) as paragraphs (16) through (23), respec- procedures to reduce cyber risks to critical infra- dustry, and academia, determines appropriate. tively; and structure in accordance with section 2(c)(15) of (2) REQUIREMENTS.— (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol- the National Institute of Standards and Tech- (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal cybersecurity lowing: nology Act, as added by this section; research and development plan shall identify ‘‘(15) on an ongoing basis, facilitate and sup- (B) the extent to which the Director’s facilita- and prioritize near-term, mid-term, and long- port the development of a voluntary, industry- tion efforts are consistent with the directive in term research in computer and information led set of standards, guidelines, best practices, such section that the development of such science and engineering to meet the objectives methodologies, procedures, and processes to re- standards and procedures be voluntary and led under paragraph (1), including research in the duce cyber risks to critical infrastructure (as de- by industry representatives; areas described in section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber fined under subsection (e));’’. (C) the extent to which sectors of critical in- Security Research and Development Act (15 (b) SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS.—Section 2 of the frastructure (as defined in section 1016(e) of the U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)). National Institute of Standards and Technology USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))) (B) PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS.—In developing, Act (15 U.S.C. 272) is amended by adding at the have adopted a voluntary, industry-led set of implementing, and updating the Federal cyber- end the following: standards, guidelines, best practices, methodolo- security research and development plan, the Di- ‘‘(e) CYBER RISKS.— gies, procedures, and processes to reduce cyber rector of the Office of Science and Technology ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the activi- risks to critical infrastructure in accordance Policy shall work in close cooperation with in- ties under subsection (c)(15), the Director— with such section 2(c)(15); dustry, academia, and other interested stake- ‘‘(A) shall— (D) the reasons behind the decisions of sectors holders to ensure, to the extent possible, that ‘‘(i) coordinate closely and continuously with of critical infrastructure (as defined in subpara- Federal cybersecurity research and development relevant private sector personnel and entities, graph (C)) to adopt or to not adopt the vol- is not duplicative of private sector efforts. critical infrastructure owners and operators, untary standards described in subparagraph (3) TRIENNIAL UPDATES.— sector coordinating councils, Information Shar- (C); and (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal cybersecurity ing and Analysis Centers, and other relevant in- (E) the extent to which such voluntary stand- research and development plan shall be updated dustry organizations, and incorporate industry ards have proved successful in protecting crit- triennially. expertise; ical infrastructure from cyber threats. (B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of ‘‘(ii) consult with the heads of agencies with (2) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the the Office of Science and Technology Policy national security responsibilities, sector-specific date of the enactment of this Act, and every 2 shall submit the plan, not later than 1 year agencies, State and local governments, the gov- years thereafter for the following 6 years, the after the date of enactment of this Act, and

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CYBERSECURITY COMPETITIONS AND The Director of the National Science Founda- CHALLENGES. tion shall support research that— ‘‘(J) secure fundamental protocols that are in- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Commerce, (1) develops, evaluates, disseminates, and in- tegral to inter-network communications and Director of the National Science Foundation, tegrates new cybersecurity practices and con- data exchange; and Secretary of Homeland Security, in con- cepts into the core curriculum of computer ‘‘(K) secure software engineering and soft- sultation with the Director of the Office of Per- science programs and of other programs where ware assurance, including— sonnel Management, shall— graduates of such programs have a substantial ‘‘(i) programming languages and systems that include fundamental security features; (1) support competitions and challenges under probability of developing software after gradua- section 105 of the America COMPETES Reau- tion, including new practices and concepts re- ‘‘(ii) portable or reusable code that remains se- cure when deployed in various environments; thorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 3989) or any lating to secure coding education and improve- other provision of law, as appropriate— ment programs; and ‘‘(iii) verification and validation technologies to ensure that requirements and specifications (A) to identify, develop, and recruit talented (2) develops new models for professional devel- individuals to perform duties relating to the se- opment of faculty in cybersecurity education, have been implemented; and ‘‘(iv) models for comparison and metrics to as- curity of information infrastructure in Federal, including secure coding development. State, and local government agencies, and the (c) CYBERSECURITY MODELING AND TEST sure that required standards have been met; ‘‘(L) holistic system security that— private sector; or BEDS.— ‘‘(i) addresses the building of secure systems (B) to stimulate innovation in basic and ap- (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the from trusted and untrusted components; plied cybersecurity research, technology devel- date of enactment of this Act, the Director the ‘‘(ii) proactively reduces vulnerabilities; opment, and prototype demonstration that has National Science Foundation, in coordination ‘‘(iii) addresses insider threats; and the potential for application to the information with the Director of the Office of Science and ‘‘(iv) supports privacy in conjunction with im- technology activities of the Federal Government; Technology Policy, shall conduct a review of cy- proved security; and bersecurity test beds in existence on the date of ‘‘(M) monitoring and detection; (2) ensure the effective operation of the com- enactment of this Act to inform the grants under ‘‘(N) mitigation and rapid recovery methods; petitions and challenges under this section. paragraph (2). The review shall include an as- ‘‘(O) security of wireless networks and mobile (b) PARTICIPATION.—Participants in the com- sessment of whether a sufficient number of cy- devices; and petitions and challenges under subsection (a)(1) bersecurity test beds are available to meet the ‘‘(P) security of cloud infrastructure and serv- may include— research needs under the Federal cybersecurity ices.’’. (1) students enrolled in grades 9 through 12; research and development plan. (f) RESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE OF CYBERSECU- (2) students enrolled in a postsecondary pro- (2) ADDITIONAL CYBERSECURITY MODELING AND RITY.—The head of each agency and department gram of study leading to a baccalaureate degree TEST BEDS.— identified under section 101(a)(3)(B) of the at an institution of higher education; (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the Na- High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (15 (3) students enrolled in a postbaccalaureate tional Science Foundation, after the review U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)(B)), through existing programs program of study at an institution of higher under paragraph (1), determines that the re- and activities, shall support research that will education; search needs under the Federal cybersecurity re- lead to the development of a scientific founda- (4) institutions of higher education and re- search and development plan require the estab- tion for the field of cybersecurity, including re- search institutions; lishment of additional cybersecurity test beds, search that increases understanding of the un- (5) veterans; and the Director of the National Science Founda- derlying principles of securing complex (6) other groups or individuals that the Sec- tion, in coordination with the Secretary of Com- networked systems, enables repeatable experi- retary of Commerce, Director of the National merce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, mentation, and creates quantifiable security Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland may award grants to institutions of higher edu- metrics. Security determine appropriate. cation or research and development non-profit SEC. 202. COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY (c) AFFILIATION AND COOPERATIVE AGREE- institutions to establish cybersecurity test beds. RESEARCH CENTERS. MENTS.—Competitions and challenges under this (B) REQUIREMENT.—The cybersecurity test Section 4(b) of the Cyber Security Research section may be carried out through affiliation beds under subparagraph (A) shall be suffi- and Development Act (15 U.S.C. 7403(b)) is and cooperative agreements with— ciently large in order to model the scale and amended— (1) Federal agencies; complexity of real-time cyber attacks and de- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the research (2) regional, State, or school programs sup- fenses on real world networks and environ- areas’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘improving porting the development of cyber professionals; ments. the security and resiliency of information infra- (3) State, local, and tribal governments; or (C) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Director of structure, reducing cyber vulnerabilities, and (4) other private sector organizations. the National Science Foundation, in coordina- anticipating and mitigating consequences of (d) AREAS OF SKILL.—Competitions and chal- tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, by con- lenges under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be de- Secretary of Homeland Security, shall evaluate ducting research in the areas’’; signed to identify, develop, and recruit excep- the effectiveness of any grants awarded under (2) by striking ‘‘the center’’ in paragraph tional talent relating to— this subsection in meeting the objectives of the (4)(D) and inserting ‘‘the Center’’; and (1) ethical hacking; Federal cybersecurity research and development (3) in paragraph (5)— (2) penetration testing; plan under subsection (a) no later than 2 years (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara- (3) vulnerability assessment; after the review under paragraph (1) of this sub- graph (C); (4) continuity of system operations; section, and periodically thereafter. (B) by striking the period at the end of sub- (5) security in design; (d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER RESEARCH INI- paragraph (D) and inserting a semicolon; and (6) cyber forensics; TIATIVES.—In accordance with the responsibil- (C) by adding at the end the following: (7) offensive and defensive cyber operations; ities under section 101 of the High-Performance ‘‘(E) the demonstrated capability of the appli- and Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511), the Di- cant to conduct high performance computation (8) other areas the Secretary of Commerce, Di- rector the Office of Science and Technology Pol- integral to complex computer and network secu- rector of the National Science Foundation, and icy shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, rity research, through on-site or off-site com- Secretary of Homeland Security consider nec- Federal research and development activities puting; essary to fulfill the cybersecurity mission. under this section with other ongoing research ‘‘(F) the applicant’s affiliation with private (e) TOPICS.—In selecting topics for competi- and development security-related initiatives, in- sector entities involved with industrial research tions and challenges under subsection (a)(1), the cluding research being conducted by— described in subsection (a)(1); Secretary of Commerce, Director of the National (1) the National Science Foundation; ‘‘(G) the capability of the applicant to con- Science Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland (2) the National Institute of Standards and duct research in a secure environment; Security— Technology; ‘‘(H) the applicant’s affiliation with existing (1) shall consult widely both within and out- (3) the Department of Homeland Security; research programs of the Federal Government; side the Federal Government; and (4) other Federal agencies; ‘‘(I) the applicant’s experience managing pub- (2) may empanel advisory committees. (5) other Federal and private research labora- lic-private partnerships to transition new tech- (f) INTERNSHIPS.—The Director of the Office of tories, research entities, and universities; nologies into a commercial setting or the govern- Personnel Management may support, as appro- (6) institutions of higher education; ment user community; priate, internships or other work experience in (7) relevant nonprofit organizations; and ‘‘(J) the capability of the applicant to conduct the Federal Government to the winners of the (8) international partners of the United interdisciplinary cybersecurity research, basic competitions and challenges under this section. States. and applied, such as in law, economics, or be- SEC. 302. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR- (e) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COMPUTER havioral sciences; and SERVICE PROGRAM. AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH GRANT ‘‘(K) the capability of the applicant to con- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National AREAS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber Security duct research in areas such as systems security, Science Foundation, in coordination with the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 6333 E:\CR\FM\A11DE6.015 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6668 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 11, 2014 Director of the Office of Personnel Management under this section and on hiring and retaining (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’), in and Secretary of Homeland Security, shall con- those individuals in the public sector workforce. consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, tinue a Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service SEC. 303. STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION, shall continue to coordinate a national cyberse- program to recruit and train the next generation ACCREDITATION, TRAINING, AND curity awareness and preparedness campaign, of information technology professionals, indus- CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION such as— trial control system security professionals, and INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBERSECU- (1) a campaign to increase public awareness of security managers to meet the needs of the cy- RITY PROFESSIONALS. cybersecurity, cyber safety, and cyber ethics, in- bersecurity mission for Federal, State, local, and (a) STUDY.—The Director of the National cluding the use of the Internet, social media, en- tribal governments. Science Foundation, the Director of the Office tertainment, and other media to reach the pub- (b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND COMPO- of Personnel Management, and the Secretary of lic; NENTS.—The Federal Cyber Scholarship-for- Homeland Security shall undertake to enter into (2) a campaign to increase the understanding Service program shall— appropriate arrangements with the National of State and local governments, institutions of (1) provide scholarships to students who are Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehen- higher education, and private sector entities enrolled in programs of study at institutions of sive study of government, academic, and pri- of— higher education leading to degrees or special- vate-sector education, accreditation, training, (A) the benefits of ensuring effective risk man- ized program certifications in the cybersecurity and certification programs for the development agement of the information infrastructure field; of professionals in information infrastructure versus the costs of failure to do so; and (2) provide the scholarship recipients with and cybersecurity. The agreement shall require (B) the methods to mitigate and remediate summer internship opportunities or other mean- the National Academy of Sciences to consult vulnerabilities; ingful temporary appointments in the Federal with sector coordinating councils and relevant (3) support for formal cybersecurity education information technology workforce; and governmental agencies, regulatory entities, and programs at all education levels to prepare (3) provide a procedure by which the National nongovernmental organizations in the course of skilled cybersecurity and computer science Science Foundation or a Federal agency, con- the study. workers for the private sector and Federal, sistent with regulations of the Office of Per- (b) SCOPE.—The study shall include— State, and local government; and sonnel Management, may request and fund se- (1) an evaluation of the body of knowledge (4) initiatives to evaluate and forecast future curity clearances for scholarship recipients, in- and various skills that specific categories of pro- cybersecurity workforce needs of the Federal cluding providing for clearances during intern- fessionals in information infrastructure and cy- government and develop strategies for recruit- ships or other temporary appointments and after bersecurity should possess in order to secure in- ment, training, and retention. receipt of their degrees. formation systems; (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the au- (c) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.—Each scholarship (2) an assessment of whether existing govern- thority described in subsection (a), the Director, under subsection (b) shall be in an amount that ment, academic, and private-sector education, in consultation with appropriate Federal agen- covers the student’s tuition and fees at the insti- accreditation, training, and certification pro- cies, shall leverage existing programs designed tution under subsection (b)(1) and provides the grams provide the body of knowledge and var- to inform the public of safety and security of student with an additional stipend. ious skills described in paragraph (1); products or services, including self-certifications (d) SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS.—Each scholar- (3) an evaluation of— and independently verified assessments regard- ship recipient, as a condition of receiving a (A) the state of cybersecurity education at in- ing the quantification and valuation of informa- scholarship under the program, shall enter into stitutions of higher education in the United tion security risk. an agreement under which the recipient agrees States; (c) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Director, in co- to work in the cybersecurity mission of a Fed- (B) the extent of professional development op- operation with relevant Federal agencies and eral, State, local, or tribal agency for a period portunities for faculty in cybersecurity prin- other stakeholders, shall build upon programs equal to the length of the scholarship following ciples and practices; and plans in effect as of the date of enactment receipt of the student’s degree. (C) the extent of the partnerships and collabo- of this Act to develop and implement a strategic (e) HIRING AUTHORITY.— rative cybersecurity curriculum development ac- plan to guide Federal programs and activities in (1) APPOINTMENT IN EXCEPTED SERVICE.—Not- tivities that leverage industry and government support of the national cybersecurity awareness withstanding any provision of chapter 33 of title needs, resources, and tools; and preparedness campaign under subsection 5, United States Code, governing appointments (D) the proposed metrics to assess progress to- (a). in the competitive service, an agency shall ap- ward improving cybersecurity education; and (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the point in the excepted service an individual who (E) the descriptions of the content of cyberse- date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years has completed the academic program for which curity courses in undergraduate computer thereafter, the Director shall transmit the stra- a scholarship was awarded. science curriculum; tegic plan under subsection (c) to the Committee (4) an analysis of any barriers to the Federal (2) NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION.—Except as on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of provided in paragraph (4), upon fulfillment of Government recruiting and hiring cybersecurity the Senate and the Committee on Science, the service term, an employee appointed under talent, including barriers relating to compensa- Space, and Technology of the House of Rep- paragraph (1) may be converted noncompeti- tion, the hiring process, job classification, and resentatives. hiring flexibility; and tively to term, career-conditional or career ap- IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF S. 1353 (5) an analysis of the sources and availability pointment. of cybersecurity talent, a comparison of the Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. (3) TIMING OF CONVERSION.—An agency may President, I ask consent to engage in a noncompetitively convert a term employee ap- skills and expertise sought by the Federal Gov- pointed under paragraph (2) to a career-condi- ernment and the private sector, an examination colloquy with Senator ROCKEFELLER, tional or career appointment before the term ap- of the current and future capacity of United Chairman of the Senate Commerce pointment expires. States institutions of higher education, includ- Committee, regarding important as- ing community colleges, to provide current and (4) AUTHORITY TO DECLINE CONVERSION.—An pects of S. 1353, the Cybersecurity En- agency may decline to make the noncompetitive future cybersecurity professionals, through edu- hancement Act of 2014. cation and training activities, with those skills conversion or appointment under paragraph (2) Yesterday I held a hearing on the im- for cause. sought by the Federal Government, State and local entities, and the private sector. portance of improving information (f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a sharing between agencies on cyber se- scholarship under this section, an individual (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the shall— date of enactment of this Act, the National curity. As I said yesterday, law en- (1) be a citizen or lawful permanent resident Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Presi- forcement, the intelligence commu- of the United States; dent and Congress a report on the results of the nity, Treasury, and financial regu- (2) demonstrate a commitment to a career in study. The report shall include— lators each may have different mis- improving the security of information infra- (1) findings regarding the state of information sions, but in addressing cyber security structure; and infrastructure and cybersecurity education, ac- creditation, training, and certification pro- concerns they all must be united in (3) have demonstrated a high level of pro- what some call a ‘‘whole government’’ ficiency in mathematics, engineering, or com- grams, including specific areas of deficiency and puter sciences. demonstrable progress; and approach. Cyber security is one of the (g) REPAYMENT.—If a scholarship recipient (2) recommendations for further research and most important issues facing the finan- does not meet the terms of the program under the improvement of information infrastructure cial system and I hope next Congress this section, the recipient shall refund the schol- and cybersecurity education, accreditation, can work together to pass a com- arship payments in accordance with rules estab- training, and certification programs. prehensive cyber security bill. I thank lished by the Director of the National Science TITLE IV—CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS my colleague, the Senator from West Foundation, in coordination with the Director AND PREPAREDNESS Virginia, for his work on this impor- of the Office of Personnel Management and Sec- SEC. 401. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARE- tant matter and for strengthening the retary of Homeland Security. NESS AND PREPAREDNESS CAM- (h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Director PAIGN. public-private collaboration on cyber of the National Science Foundation shall evalu- (a) NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS AND security with this bill. ate and report periodically to Congress on the PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN.—The Director of the However, I would like to ensure that success of recruiting individuals for scholarships National Institute of Standards and Technology the language in this bill does not have

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Without Consumer Financial Protection Bu- It is not a regulatory agency, nor is it objection, it is so ordered. reau, the agency that was created in a national or homeland security agen- TRIBUTE TO DEPARTING SENATORS 2010 to police areas of the financial cy. NIST’s unique role is to bring to- TOM COBURN market that previously were not regu- gether knowledgeable players from Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I lated at the federal level, as well as the government and industry and to build would like to make some remarks prudential regulators. A provision in S. consensus around common technical about Senator COBURN. 1353 states that information shared standards. NIST has no authority to re- TOM COBURN is one of the more re- with the National Institute of Stand- quire any private entity to follow markable Senators who have served in ards and Technology (known as NIST), standards it develops. The cybersecu- this body—certainly since I have been may not be used by a government agen- rity standards development process es- here. He is a man with absolute cour- cy to regulate the activity of any enti- tablished in Title I is therefore not a age, conviction, and dedication to ty. However, other existing statutes rulemaking process. It in no way im- make this country better. He didn’t and regulations provide government poses new or duplicative regulations on come here to go through the job and go agencies with the authority to require entities that are subject to the author- through the motions; he came here to entities they regulate to provide them ity of financial regulatory agencies, invest his great skills and his great in- with information. and it in no way disturbs or diminishes tellectual ability and to pour his drive Moreover, a regulatory agency may agencies’ authority to exercise their and effort into making America a bet- discover such information on its own, important oversight duties. ter place. It is very special. It is un- through the entity, or through other It is not intended to prohibit an usual. I have not seen anything like it, sources. For example, a bank regu- agency from taking a regulatory ac- as I said, since I have been here. latory agency may discover tion, such as an action to require an in- I always had great reluctance to dis- cyberthreat information during a rou- dividual entity to protect against fu- agree or oppose anything Tom offered. tine examination of a bank and, might ture cyber threats, if the agency inde- They were not always perfect, but basi- want to exercise its existing legal au- pendently obtains such information cally I opposed them so seldom because thority to require the bank to adjust pursuant to other statutory or regu- I agreed with him time and time again. its systems to protect against future latory authority—even if an entity has I always hated to vote no because I cyberthreats. I seek clarification from shared this information with NIST. knew he had studied the issue, under- the Senator from West Virginia with Nothing in this bill is intended to mod- stood it, and was doing what he be- respect to the provision in the proposed ify, limit, or otherwise affect the au- lieved was right. legislation. thority of the federal financial regu- His whole philosophy and approach Can my colleague from West Virginia lators under any other provision of to government, had it been more effec- confirm that this provision is not in- law. tively followed by other Members of tended to prohibit an agency from tak- Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. I this body, would have led us to a better ing regulatory action, if the agency thank the Senator from West Virginia country. To support what he said, I independently obtains such informa- for his work on this important matter think in a way, was supporting high tion pursuant to other statutory or and for working with me to clarify the ideals for America. regulatory authority, even if a regu- scope of this bill. I want to say I am going to miss him. lated entity has shared this informa- Mr. KING. I ask unanimous consent People have no idea how many times tion with NIST? he has stopped or altered bad legisla- Mr. ROCKEFELLER. I thank Senator that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to, the Rockefeller-Thune tion to make it better and less prob- JOHNSON for his interest and support substitute be agreed to, the bill, as lematic and more principled. He be- for this legislation and for his shared lieves that ours is a constitutionally interest in strengthening cyber secu- amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be limited government. He didn’t just be- rity. I also thank my colleague from lieve that, he acted on it and has acted South Dakota for drawing attention to considered made and laid upon the table. on it consistently. the potential impact of this provision I understand, and I have no doubt of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on financial regulatory authorities this—we don’t need to run a test—but I objection, it is so ordered. under the Banking Committee’s juris- understand and have no doubt that he The committee-reported amendment diction, including those of the Con- has offered more amendments since I in the nature of a substitute was sumer Financial Protection Bureau have been in the Senate than any other agreed to. and the prudential regulators. I would Senator. They have been amendments like to assure the Senator that the The amendment (No. 4097) in the na- to stop waste, fraud, and abuse, to consensus-based voluntary process for ture of a substitute was agreed to. make the government more efficient, developing cyber security standards es- (The amendment is printed in today’s leaner, to consolidate multiple pro- tablished in Title I of this bill is not in- RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) grams that should be consolidated for tended to alter or limit financial regu- The bill (S. 1353), as amended, was or- efficiency. latory agencies’ regulatory authority dered to be engrossed for a third read- He has worked across the aisle on a in any way. Title I, particularly new ing, was read the third time, and host of issues. He has sought bipartisan section (e)(2) of the National Institute passed. support for matters that are small and of Standards and Technology Act, en- Mr. KING. I suggest the absence of a large. It is remarkable. I have to say courages private entities to participate quorum. that we are going to lose someone who in NIST’s standards development proc- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The is of great value. He would easily have ess, but is in no way a ‘‘safe harbor’’ clerk will call the roll. been reelected had he run again. for participants who are subject to the The legislative clerk proceeded to I remember him saying one time— jurisdiction of financial regulatory call the roll. and this is his philosophy—if you want agencies. An entity that participates in Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- to be reelected, don’t worry about the standards development process es- sent that the order for the quorum call being reelected, just do the right thing, tablished in Title I is still fully subject be rescinded. and you won’t have any difficulties. He to the regulations, supervision, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without never had any difficulties in his elec- other requirements of its financial reg- objection, it is so ordered. tion, because people trusted him. They

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They trusted that he was not erans’ Affairs Committee and we had shuffling, the falling through the seduced, bought out, compromised by testimony related to suicide preven- cracks, this mother’s testimony about the powers that be in Washington, DC, tion, suicide among our veterans, a few the death of her son indicated that it is and he remained true to those who sent weeks back, and it is so clear in Kansas not just about bureaucracy, it is not him here. and across the country that many vet- just about paperwork, it is not just I would say this: Part of the strength erans and their families deserve some- about a culture. Those circumstances he has—as a matter of fact, maybe the thing much more than we are able to contributed to the death of a human greatest part of his strength he has is provide—than we are providing now— being. In this case it contributed to the his faith. He is intelligent, sophisti- and this legislation which will help in death of one who served our country cated, knowledgeable, a scientist, a that regard deserves swift passage by nobly. doctor, but a man of simple Christian the U.S. Senate. So we can bemoan the bureaucracy, faith which impacts his life as much as This bill, the Clay Hunt Suicide Pre- but we need to remember that it is anybody in this body. He understands vention Act, would be instrumental in that circumstance that causes the loss the true meaning of life, and he gives developing a VA system capable of of- of life. Suicide is something that needs himself to others in a most remarkable fering first-class, first-rate mental to be addressed. We need to have a con- way. health care services as well as utilizing certed effort, and legislation that is Thank you and colleagues for the op- the expertise of outside organizations now pending before the Senate that portunity for me to share these re- to provide support for those struggling needs to be passed before this Senate marks. We are going to miss our friend with the invisible wounds of service. concludes is one step we can take to TOM COBURN, who is going to object to The legislation would require third make certain there are less cir- those bills that require a lot of effort parties to conduct an annual evalua- cumstances in which a soldier or a vet- to make them better or stop some that tion of suicide prevention programs eran commits suicide. are so bad they cannot be passed. A lot within the Department of Veterans Af- I cannot imagine the heartache, the of us are going to have to pick up the fairs and within the Department of De- difficulty, the challenge, that comes slack. fense. It would also provide for a new from a mom who comes to DC to tes- Maybe TOM would say, ‘‘What are you Web site that would offer veterans in- tify about the suicide death of her son. doing down here, JEFF, wasting time formation regarding available mental I don’t know how to put myself in that talking about me when you ought to be health care services, and it would cre- position, but I know it has to be a tre- studying this bill and finding some of ate a joint pilot loan repayment pro- mendously difficult, traumatic experi- the bogus spending that is in it? You gram for VA psychiatrists. There is a ence. The reason she must do that is should be spending your time fixing tremendous shortage of VA profes- because she wants to make certain it.’’ sionals that this would help alleviate, that other sons of other parents of But every now and then I think we and it will improve the exchange of other mothers have a different experi- should stop and recognize an extraor- training, best practices, and other re- ence than the one she, her family, and dinary life and an extraordinary Sen- sources among the VA veterans service her son, experienced. ator. It is clear we have a problem. It is I wanted to share these remarks. organizations and not-for-profit mental I thank the Chair and yield the floor health organizations to enhance the co- critical that the VA follow through on and suggest the absence of a quorum. operation of their efforts in suicide its commitment and its responsibilities The PRESIDING OFFICER. The prevention. to our Nation’s veterans. It is critical clerk will call the roll. During that Veterans’ Affairs Com- that they must follow through to those The legislative clerk proceeded to mittee hearing on November 19, last veterans who are just returning home, call the roll. month, we were honored to hear Clay’s those who have been home a long time, Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask story from his mom, Susan Selke. and to their families who need to have unanimous consent that the order for Susan shared her son’s story of reliving the love and support and care of the the quorum call be rescinded. the traumatic experiences of war and VA and the American people. We have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without his disappointment when the VA failed to keep working to find solutions to objection, it is so ordered. to offer him the care he needed to treat the issues of mental health our service CLAY HUNT SAV ACT his stress disorder. men and women and veterans now face, Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, Mr. Clay In fact, it was one of the most com- and we must hold the VA accountable Hunt is a marine veteran who com- pelling—again, I have served on the for their responsibilities when it comes mitted suicide in March of 2011 at the Veterans’ Affairs Committee since I to providing for the needs of those vet- age of 28. Clay enlisted in the Marine came to Congress, and this mother’s erans. And that care and treatment Corps in May of 2005 and deployed to testimony was one of the most impor- must be provided in a timely, high the Al Anbar Province near Fallujah in tant pieces of information I have heard quality, and in a specialized way that January of 2007. He was shot in the from a witness during the committee meets the needs of each individual vet- wrist by a sniper’s bullet that barely hearing. What she indicated was that eran and their family. missed his head, and it earned him the in her belief—and she indicated that My presence on the Senate floor this Purple Heart. she believed her son thought this as evening is to highlight the importance Clay recuperated at Twentynine well—that it was the VA bureaucracy, of the message of the Clay Hunt Sui- Palms, CA, and then graduated from the inability, the unwillingness, the cide Prevention Act, to pay honor and Marine Corps scout sniper school in falling through the cracks, the culture tribute to Clay Hunt and to his family, March of 2008, and he was redeployed in that we have heard described in the De- and to the hundreds of individuals and southern Afghanistan a few weeks partment of Veterans Affairs that was families across the country who have later. His unit returned to the United the straw that broke the camel’s back faced similar circumstances, and call States in late October 2008 and he was and that caused her son to commit sui- us to the point that we recognize that honorably discharged from the marines cide. steps taken today can make certain in April 2009. We have ranted, we have raved, we there are no more Clay Hunts, no more After he returned home, Clay suf- highlighted, we pointed out, we have mothers who face the circumstance of fered from post-traumatic stress dis- discussed the VA and its problems, its the loss of their son, and that America order, PTSD. He struggled for many bureaucracy, its culture, its failure of lives up to its commitment to those we years and he struggled with inadequate leadership, its service to the VA as have called to duty. care from his local VA hospital before compared to its service to veterans I urge my colleagues to make certain taking his own life. many times over many years. We often that this legislation passes the U.S. The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention bemoan bureaucracy among all Federal Senate before we recess for this holiday Act passed the House of Representa- agencies, but it is especially important period.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.162 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6671 Mr. President, thank you for the op- Every Member knows him. Every Mem- Committee together for a number of portunity to speak this evening. I yield ber likes him. Every Member respects years. We were very active. I was the floor, and I suggest the absence of him. I truly share that view. And on Ranking Member and he was Chairman a quorum. matters particularly related to na- of the Armed Services Subcommittee The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tional security, intelligence issues, and on Strategic Forces, dealing with mis- clerk will call the roll. terrorism, I consistently want to know sile defense, which Alaska was deeply The assistant legislative clerk pro- what SAXBY has to say about it. involved with as a state. ceeded to call the roll. He has done a whole lot of things in MARK was an expert on those issues. Mr. SESSIONS. I ask unanimous con- this Senate. He has been a participant We dealt with nuclear issues and outer sent that the order for the quorum call and a contributor on many issues. He space and satellite issues. That was a be rescinded. worked really hard to try to create a particularly good time together. I be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without bipartisan solution to our debt crisis. lieve every committee—every decision objection, it is so ordered. That didn’t quite develop, but it was a we reached—was a bipartisan decision TRIBUTE TO DEPARTING SENATORS positive part of the discussion this Sen- that came out of committee. We sup- JAY ROCKEFELLER ate went through. ported the Subcommittee report that Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish What I really want to say is that as was made a part of the Armed Services to share a few remarks as we mark the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Sen- bill and then became law. For the most end of the long tenure of Senator JAY ate Intelligence Committee, and hav- part I think not too many changes ROCKEFELLER and his service to his ing been a longtime Member of the were made in it. country and to the Senate. He has House Intelligence Committee, and I think a lot of people may not appre- served in the Senate for 30 years. He here in the Senate, he has become the ciate that Senators do get along. We do served two terms as Governor of West go-to person with regard to the sen- work together on issues important to Virginia, and served as Secretary of sitive issues relating to the security of the country, such as space and military State, and in the House of Delegates. our country. I consistently have looked space necessities that are so valuable He came to the State of West Vir- to him because I trust his judgment, to our men and women as they are in ginia as a young VISTA volunteer. I trust his integrity, and trust his wis- harm’s way, to be able to produce a have heard him tell the story about dom to help sort through all the polit- missile defense system that ensures that, how he really wanted to partici- ical news articles and debates and hot that this country is not vulnerable to pate and reach out and help others. He issues, and to distill down to the bot- attack by a missile from an adversary. came to West Virginia as a young man tom of what is important, what we That system is up, standing, and op- and stayed. He worked with people in a should be focused on, and what the erating today. It was great to work small mining community. His heart right thing is for America. with MARK in establishing it. He is a was right to try to be helpful. He came Truly, he has been a remarkable Sen- delightful person to work with, always from a prestigious family, but he want- ator. We are going to miss SAXBY. I am with a positive attitude. I know he will ed to help others. going to miss SAXBY, as so many of us be successful in whatever future en- He has been a remarkable Member of will. He is the son of an Episcopalian deavors he undertakes. He was mayor the Senate for now 30 years. He has a minister. He is a man of faith. of Anchorage. Anybody who has been a brilliant mind, capable of grasping all He has a delightful wife, Julianne. mayor has learned some things and has sorts of thoughts, but he also has the My wife is a good judge of character had to deal with constituents face-to- ability to delight in little things. One and she thinks Julianne hung the face. He loved actually meeting his of those is sports. He has a tremendous Moon, and that is so true. They are a constituents and talking with them. capacity to have in that brain of his great family and great partners. I wish MARK every success in his fu- sports trivia. He likes the Atlanta SAXBY has given so much to the Sen- ture endeavors and would like to ex- Braves. He knows Southeastern Con- ate. Georgia has produced some great press my appreciation to him for the ference football. I have been pleased to Senators, particularly Senators known courtesies he has shown me and the ef- be able to chat with him on occasion for their commitment to national secu- fort we made together to improve the on the floor. rity and the defense of America: Rich- defense of the United States. It just goes to show a lot of times ard Russell, for whom the Russell Sen- I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- people don’t realize that we get along ate Office Building is named; Sam sence of a quorum. pretty well in this body personally. We Nunn, who was so long a leader in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The may disagree on issues, but we care Congress with regard to national de- clerk will call the roll. about one another. JAY ROCKEFELLER fense. The assistant legislative clerk pro- has always been nice to me. He has al- SAXBY CHAMBLISS is in that category. ceeded to call the roll. ways been a friend. He has always been That is the kind of Senator he has Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I courteous. He has always been collegial been—from defending America to help- ask unanimous consent that the order to me, and I have appreciated that over ing his colleagues sift through difficult for the quorum call be rescinded. the years. So I wish to thank him for issues and make good, wise decisions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without his service to his country, his commit- It has been a great pleasure for me to objection, it is so ordered. ment to others, and I wish him God- serve with him. I wish him every suc- HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATIONS speed in his further endeavors. cess in his future endeavors and look Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I thank the Chair, I yield the floor forward to seeing him back in this area at this time of year, Thanksgiving and and suggest the absence of a quorum. many times. the holidays that are upcoming, a lot The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- of Americans are on our roads. A lot of clerk will call the roll. sence of a quorum. us know that Americans are on the The assistant legislative clerk pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The roads because my colleagues and I ceeded to call the roll. clerk will call the roll. travel using the highways of our States Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask The assistant legislative clerk pro- so frequently. unanimous consent that the order for ceeded to call the roll. We know as parents, as family mem- the quorum call be rescinded. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask bers, that in the back of our minds The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the order for when a son or daughter is driving, objection, it is so ordered. the quorum call be rescinded. there is a tiny bit of apprehension and SAXBY CHAMBLISS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without anxiety about safety. It is safety not Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish objection, it is so ordered. only concerning people on our roads to share a few thoughts about the serv- MARK BEGICH but also on our railways. As a member ice in the Senate of our good friend and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I of the commerce committee, where the colleague SAXBY CHAMBLISS. would also just say that we will be los- Presiding Officer served, I know he has SAXBY is one of the best liked and ing a good friend, MARK BEGICH. MARK young children and he probably has the most respected Senators in this body. and I served on the Armed Services same apprehensions and anxieties that

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The omnibus funding measure, soon They are also supported by consumer That is why in late July my sub- to be under debate, has many good pro- and public health groups and safety committee held a hearing on truck visions, but it also has a provision that groups such as Advocates for Highway safety and this issue featured promi- is antithetical and deeply destructive and Auto Safety, Citizens for Reliable nently. We gave everyone a chance to to the principle of road safety because and Safe Highways, the Consumer Fed- testify, to debate all points of view. it affects truck drivers who are on the eration of America, the American Pub- Until then, the only discussion was in roads for long periods of time. I am re- lic Health Association, the John Lind- the context of appropriations and ferring to section 133 of division K, one say Foundation, the Truck Safety Coa- spending bills, not in the context of paragraph. I am here to talk about it, lition, KidsAndCars.org, the Trauma real policy. to ask that my colleagues oppose it. If Foundation, and Public Citizen. These The hearing I held highlighted some there is any way to strip it from the are the preeminent public and safety real issues. First, with these changes, bill, I urge that it be done. It is a provi- consumer advocacy groups in this drivers will be able to drive nearly 80 sion that is virtually incomprehensible country. They all support these rules. hours a week. In other words, if this to the average American on the roads Tragically and unfortunately, there provision is adopted, if the rules are or in their homes as to what it means are organizations representing victims rolled back, drivers will be able to and what its ramifications are and such as Parents Against Tired Truck- drive nearly 80 hours a week and hun- what its consequences may be to their ers and Roadsafe America which also dreds more a year. safety and the safety of others in their have been inspired to support these It is more likely that trucking com- families on the road. rules. I say tragically and unfortu- panies will push their drivers to drive The fact is that nearly 4,000 people nately, because none of us welcome the the maximum limit, which is about who are killed each year in truck fact that there are victims of crashes twice the average American workweek. crashes and the nearly 100,000 each resulting from tired truckers. Most re- That is exactly what the rules are de- year who are injured show the toll of gretful are the truckers themselves, signed to prevent, truck drivers being fatigue and weariness of our truck which is why they are supporting these forced to work too many hours, getting drivers. rules. But the families and loved ones exhausted, and then endangering them- According to NHTSA, truck crash in- of victims of these crashes support the selves and other drivers on the road. juries in fact increased by 40 percent rules, and even many trucking compa- All we are trying to do with the rules between 2009 to 2012. We all have seen nies like those represented by the is take tired truckers off the roads— the consequences of fatigue on the Trucking Alliance support these rules. not tell them when they must sleep or roads when we drive—the truck driver The fact is there is good reason for what they must do while they are off who may pull his rig in front of us or the rules and there is good reason to the roads. It is about taking tired slide over into our side of the road, not strip the bill of a provision that ne- trucker drivers off the road. The because he is not well trained, experi- gates, in effect, undercuts, and evis- changes in the omnibus would enable enced, able. In fact, the vast majority cerates these rules, section 133 of Divi- drivers to drive nearly 80 hours a week of truck drivers are experienced and sion K. There is good reason. The 2005 and hundreds more hours a year and able and well trained and extraor- study conducted by the Federal Motor would really impede truck drivers’ dinarily prudent in the way they drive. Carrier Safety Administration dem- resting, which they should be doing in- But fatigue is an enemy to them as it onstrated that before the current rules stead of driving more. is to all of us who drive. Many of the were implemented, 65 percent of driv- The rules implemented by the Fed- headlines we have seen recently have ers reported feeling drowsy while driv- eral Motor Carrier Safety Administra- concerned hours of service regulations ing and 48 percent admitted to falling tion were the result of compromise. To governing truck drivers, as many truck asleep while driving at some point the roll them back further undermines crashes involve tired truck drivers. previous year. that compromise. If anything, we There are rules that have been enacted But under the current rules, the Fed- ought to be instituting greater safe- by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety eral Motor Carrier Safety Administra- guards. Administration, rules that have been tion says that it will save 19 lives, pre- If there is factfinding that justifies implemented to curb the number of fa- vent about 1,400 crashes, 560 injuries stronger precaution and protection, we tigued truck drivers on our roads, im- each year, see an estimated $280 mil- welcome that study. But in the mean- plemented after years of rulemaking lion in savings from fewer large truck time, allow the rules to work and pro- and analysis and study and even litiga- crashes, and see $470 million in savings tect drivers, truck drivers and other tion. They are fact-based rules. They from improved driver health. drivers on the road. Americans are in are supported by science. They are These are dry, abstract statistics, favor of these rules. They are in favor rules that move American roads and but they measure compelling losses in of truck safety. drivers in the right direction, truly, human lives and in dollars. Polling data released in October literally on the right path. Unfortunately, the folks who want to shows why so many Americans are con- I am not the only one who supports stop these rules have found a home in cerned about allowing drivers to be on these rules. They are supported by the the omnibus appropriations bill that the roads while they are fatigued. Secretary of Transportation. Secretary may be coming over from the House Americans simply don’t want these Foxx is to be commended for his stead- later today. In addition, while the rules large trucks, which in many respects fast, strong, courageous defense of are blocked, the language in the House operate like missiles zooming down the these rules. His integrity and intellect bill would also require that this issue road. A missile out of control can do in support of these rules I greatly ap- be studied further. huge, humongous, enduring damage to preciate. But he is not alone any more The rules have been studied a lot. If life and limb and to the futures of peo- than I am alone. The folks who are there is a need for further study, fine. ple whose lives may be transformed by most adamant and passionate about it I am completely on board with study a fatal or serious crash. are the truck drivers themselves. and factfinding. But in the meantime, Let’s make sure we have a real con- The Teamsters and the United Trans- let’s keep the rules as they are, as pre- versation about this issue in the com- portation Union, they have inspired me scribed by the Federal Motor Carrier merce committee. Let’s make sure we to be as passionate and steadfast as I Safety Administration. They are in the do the factfinding and have the rules in am on these rules. They are not alone business of safety. They have said place while that factfinding takes either. Law enforcement, the Inter- these rules are necessary. Let’s keep place. Let’s make sure that Americans national Association of Chiefs of Po- the rules implemented, but we can are protected against weary and tired

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Iran has seen January, and February. unanimous consent that the order for how North Korea, because it has a nu- But every day, every season, these the quorum call be rescinded. clear weapon, has been able to be im- rules deserve to be in place. That is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without mune to international pressures, up to why this provision, which would roll objection, it is so ordered. a certain point. Then Iran looks to Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I wish to back those rules—making changes en- Libya and it looks to Iraq and it says: speak on the bill we are on—the Na- dangering the lives of ordinary Ameri- Look what happens to people who don’t tional Defense Authorization Act—by cans on the road—is so antithetical to have nuclear weapons. So I am con- safety and such an anathema to the taking a look at the condition of the world today. This is an important time vinced the Supreme Leader wants that values of saving and preserving life and nuclear capability. Whether he will increasing the safety of our drivers on to do it, as we enter the end of this year and begin to look forward to the ever actually build the weapon—it may the road. not be something they have decided I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- new year. We should take a moment to take a snapshot of the world and the yet, but the ability to build that weap- sence of a quorum. on—I have no doubt that is what they The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. DON- threats that exist around us and the complexities in the world because I want. NELLY). The clerk will call the roll. I have no doubt—and I believe the ad- The assistant legislative clerk pro- think they are directly on point as to ministration knows this to be true— ceeded to call the roll. what our military capabilities are Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I going to need to be in the 21st century. that they have gone into these negotia- ask unanimous consent that the order I note that the tendencies have often tions with a very clear objective; that for the quorum call be rescinded. been on a number of occasions, even in is, we want you, negotiator, to get rid The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without my lifetime, where we have tried to of as many sanctions as possible with- objection, it is so ordered. take, for lack of a better term, what is out agreeing to any irreversible conces- CLAY HUNT SAV ACT known as a peace dividend—the end of sions. Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I the Cold War, for example, and then It is an interesting plan because their wish to inform my colleagues, although again after the events of 9/11—it is the idea is to get rid of the sanctions, the hour is late, that the Clay Hunt idea that somehow the threats around thinking they will do what they need bill, H.R. 5059, has been cleared on the the world and the challenges we face to do in the short term—whatever that Democratic side and I hope we will have somehow ebbed and it is time to may be, as long as they are not irre- have unanimous consent to move it to- nation build at home. I am always in versible—and at some point in the fu- morrow in the session that we have on favor of nation building at home. The ture they will restart the weapons pro- Friday. problem is that today, now, in the 21st gram. It is going to be easier for Iran This bill is of tremendous importance century more than ever, there is no to restart the weapons program than it to not only me as a member of the Vet- such thing as a remote problem. There is going to be for the United States and erans’ Affairs Committee and my col- is no such thing as any issue that is of the nations of the world to reimpose leagues—many of them including, I be- major importance abroad that doesn’t sanctions. So I think they have figured lieve, Senator MCCAIN, who introduced somehow impact us here at home. This that out, and that is what their man- an updated and improved version of the has always been true, but it has never date has been. But even that has its Suicide Prevention for American Vet- been more true than it is today because limits because when we look to these erans Act, but also to the families who of the global nature of our economy. negotiators—and there is a history of have been affected, I want to say in As we look around the world—and I this, when we look to these nego- particular to Susan Selke, who testi- want to take a brief moment to go over tiators—there have been times in the fied before the Veterans’ Affairs Com- some of the parts of the world—we past when Iranian negotiators might mittee—and I was there for her testi- start to see what the need for Amer- have agreed to something at the table, mony, speaking on behalf of herself and ican leadership is and the need for a but then they have to come back and her husband, Richard, as the mother of strong national defense capability on pull the offer because when they take Clay Hunt, a marine combat victim the part of the United States and how it to the Supreme Leader, he says no. who died by suicide in March of 2011 at important it is in this new global econ- We have to understand that the Su- the age of 28. omy. preme Leader is an isolated individual. I am not going to speak at length Let’s begin by looking at the Middle This is not a person who travels the about the reasons of why we need more East, the most troubled region of the world or interacts with other national assistance and support to prevent more world, and that has been true for a very leaders of other nations. This is a per- wonderful young men and women like long time. We begin by talking about son who is an ideologue, a religious fa- Clay Hunt, who served and sacrificed the negotiations that are going on with natic. And I don’t care what the nego- for our Nation, the kind of resources Iran. Look, I would hope—we all do, I tiators agree to or what the President and support that are necessary to pre- think—to wake up one day to the news of Iran agrees to, ultimately it is the vent them from becoming victims at that Iran has decided to walk away Supreme Leader’s decision. I hate to this time of tragic circumstances. from sponsoring terrorism, that Iran say this, but they are not going to We owe it to Susan Selke, Clay has walked away from its desire to agree to any sort of deal that is good Hunt’s mom, and all the families who blow up Israel, that Iran has rejected for the national security of the United lose loved ones to suicide, to do better, the human rights violations it commits States. I believe that to be true, and we to do more, and do it now. against its own people, and that they need to be prepared for that. The reforms and programs directed have abandoned their nuclear ambi- I hope one of the first items we take by this legislation hopefully will en- tions. We would all love to see that up in this Chamber in the new year, in able the VA to better serve and treat happen. That is the ideal outcome. It is the new Congress, will be a bill to re- veterans suffering from the hidden or also, frankly, the least likely. quire congressional authorization for invisible injuries of war, and the men- The truth is, while we shouldn’t root any deal, and I think we should also tal health and other conditions that against the negotiations that are going consider putting in place sanctions for ought to be addressed to save young on with Iran, we shouldn’t be naive the day when that deal fails. men and women such as Clay Hunt. enough to believe they have a serious In the meantime, as we talk about I will seek to move this bill tomor- chance at success, and I say this for a those negotiations that are going on— row by unanimous consent, and I hope couple of very different but simple rea- and Iran has already acquired a conces- my colleagues will enable me to do so. sons. sion on the part of the West that they

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They are convincing jority of people—Palestinians—who be- deeply embedded and aligned with Shia young, radicalized individuals—includ- lieve it is morally right to kill Israelis, militias in Iraq who pose a danger to ing here in the United States—that to kill Jews. I am not saying that I be- the United States—and I will touch they are the preeminent jihadist group lieve all Palestinians think that, but it more upon that in a moment—and they on the planet, that they are the most bears noting what that poll found. It still have plans to one day destroy successful jihadist group on the planet, should not surprise us when the edu- Israel. So we should not be naive about that they will inevitably succeed, and cational institutions of the Palestinian the situation with Iran, and I hope in that they are an unsurmountable force. Authority—not to mention what is the new year more clarity will come to They are convincing people to abandon being taught in Gaza—teaches people that. other groups and join them. They are that not only is it right, it is heroic to The second issue that directly touch- convincing donors to stop giving kill Jews and to be an anti-Semite. es upon our national security is the money to other groups and give to Then they are being pressured, in- conflict between Iraq and Syria with them. We don’t know what this is cluding by this administration—Israel regard to ISIL and the speed by which going to develop into, but we can fore- is—to enter into a peace agreement they have spread throughout two coun- see in the very near future where other with these individuals, with those so- tries. Their goals are very simple. The groups begin to align themselves with called leaders. How can you enter into goal of ISIL is to establish an Islamic them just to remain relevant. a peace agreement with people who caliphate that stretches from Europe— By the way, as a side note, there is want to destroy you? How could you literally from Spain all the way an additional danger to ISIL’s spread, possibly enter into a peace agreement through the Middle East, into India and that is that the other jihadist with an organization that wants to and Afghanistan, and in through north groups in the world, who are now losing eradicate you? What are you going to Africa. That is their very clear goal. donors and losing recruits, are now negotiate—the terms of your destruc- They have said so. That is their plan, feeling an urgency to go out and carry tion? and it began in Syria, and it is spread- out some spectacular attack, such as I don’t know of any nation on Earth ing to Iraq. They made some pretty im- here in the homeland against American that wants peace more than Israel pressive gains before they started get- interests or air travel somewhere. They does. What do they have to gain from ting hit from the air. But even with now have an interest in carrying out a this constant conflict? How can you that, they are the best funded and the spectacular attack because they need have peace with an organization, with best armed terrorist organization in to do something to reattract donors a group that is committed to their de- modern history. and reattract members. struction? We already are beginning to see the But back to my original point. The Instead of saying: Israel, your No. 1 spread of ISIL. One place to keep an danger is that these new groups, in problem right now is—we know what it eye on is Libya. They control an entire order to remain relevant and not lose is—the threat of an Iranian nuclear province in Libya. An affiliate of their fighters, may decide they are weapon, this administration and some theirs, a group who has pledged alle- going to pledge their allegiance to political leaders even in this Chamber giance to them, now controls an entire ISIL. The host of groups already ex- believe we should be pressuring them province in Libya, and here is what is ploring that are dangerous—the that their No. 1 objective should be en- dangerous about that. For a group such Taliban in Afghanistan, the Taliban in tering into some sort of peace agree- as this to prosper and grow, they need Pakistan, the Haqqani Network that is ment with an organization that wants an ungoverned space. They need a piece in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to destroy them, that in some quarters of territory where no one is shooting at there are other groups in north Africa won’t even recognize their right to them, where no one is protesting their as well that at least nominally have exist, an organization that harbors in- presence and they have no one to fight pledged some level of allegiance and dividuals who deny that Jews were ever against them. That is why al Qaeda support for what ISIL is doing. We need present on the Temple Mount in Jeru- was able to grow so fast in Afghani- to keep an eye on this threat because a salem, which is absurd. Of course, I stan—because the Taliban gave them year ago, if I had stood on this floor would just encourage them to do a lit- that ungoverned space. That is why and said we need to take ISIL seri- tle archeological research to confirm ISIL was able to grow so quickly out of ously, no one would have known what I the longstanding Jewish presence in Syria and into Iraq—because they were was talking about. That is how quickly the region. able to carve out an ungoverned space this threat has spread, and we have no Suffice it to say that Israel is our where the Syrian Government wasn’t. idea what it can morph into in the next strongest ally in the region. It is every- In Libya they have no one to fight. few years, not to mention the next few thing we wish the Middle East was—a There is no functional government months. prosperous, free enterprise economy, a right now. There are no rival rebel There is one additional point I wish stable democracy with a vibrant polit- groups to shoot at them. And they are to make. The city of Mosul has a uni- ical process, and a loyal friend to the going to use that ungoverned space to versity with a significant research ca- United States in international forums. grow their capability. In fact, it would pability, and one thing for us to be I wish there were more countries in the not surprise me, unfortunately, if in a very cautious about is that ISIL is not world like that. We should do every- few months, maybe a year, the hub of using that university and its research thing we can to support Israel and stop ISIL’s activities is located largely in capabilities to develop rockets or, God putting pressure on them because that province of Libya and beyond. forbid, chemical weapons or even a every time we put pressure on them on By the way, ISIL’s presence isn’t just dirty bomb. That is something to keep these things, we create daylight be- a threat to Iraq and Syria; their imme- an eye on in the months and weeks to tween the United States and Israel, we diate threat as well is to the Kingdom come. That is another example of the imperil their security, and we encour- of Jordan, a critical U.S. ally. And if complex national security threats our age their enemies to become even more they are a threat to Jordan, they are a Nation faces. aggressive. threat to Israel and, ultimately, to Our ally Israel—their struggles and The last point I will make about Saudi Arabia. They are a threat to their challenges are well documented. Israel: Let there be no doubt that there Turkey already. They are a threat to It begins with Iran. We have talked is a global effort to delegitimize their Lebanon, and, as I said, they are about the fact that single greatest right to exist as a Jewish state. It has present in north Africa as we speak. threat facing Israel today is the pros- infiltrated throughout Europe, and we This is a very dangerous development, pect of a nuclear Iran and what it are starting to see it rear its ugly head and it must be dealt with seriously. would mean to Israel’s security in the in academia here in the United States.

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I think a reinvigoration of a half ago, Mitt Romney, the former to understand. As Ukraine turned west- NATO is critical. That is why it is so Governor of Massachusetts, the Repub- ward, Russia said that was unaccept- important that we focus on our defense lican Presidential nominee, said that able; they invaded Crimea and took it, capability. Russia was our most serious geo- and they are now engaged openly in a But that is Putin telling everyone political threat in the short term. He conflict with Ukraine that is, by the around him: Don’t worry about these was universally mocked by elitists and way, an outrageous one. sanctions. They are going to be gone in the press, even by some here in Wash- First of all, Russian troops have en- a while. We will get through this. ington—many here in Washington. It tered Ukrainian territory. Maybe they Interestingly, to give some insight turns out he was right, as were many of were disguised as something else, but into Putin, the inner circle around us who were saying the same thing. Russian troops have made incursions him, the elites who are closest to him, The truth is that Vladimir Putin into Ukraine territory and carried out they are being shielded from the im- many years ago concluded that the combat operations against the Ukrain- pact of these sanctions to a certain United States was a threat to Russia, ian Armed Forces. point. In fact, one of the people, Igor many years ago concluded that he The Russians are supplying the Sechin, who was specifically sanc- wanted Russia to be reestablished as a Ukrainians with weapons and armored tioned by the sanctions that were world power and that the only way he vehicles. passed here and in Europe—he actually could achieve that was by confronting They will claim: No; these armored convinced Putin to indict an energy the United States and being seen as a vehicles are armored vehicles we rival of his, take his property and his counterbalance to the United States on seized, and they are clever about the assets, and give it to Igor Sechin as armored vehicles they supply them the global stage, and we see that in compensation. That is how cynical this with. They are only supplying them place after place. In international fo- has become. with armored vehicles that look like rums, when it comes to Syria, on issue So the elites that surround and are the ones the Ukrainians already have after issue Russia is against us because closest to Putin, they are being pro- in their current stockpiles. But they Putin believes it gives them relevancy tected by the impact of the sanctions. are arming, equipping, and training on the global stage. Everybody else is paying a terrible Ukrainian separatists, and their goal is But there is a second issue and do not price, not the least of which are the to achieve one of two things: take this lightly. We don’t spend all people. Their first objective, plan A, is to day obsessed about Russia. We don’t I also think there is clear evidence force Ukraine, because of the pressure that Putin is increasingly isolated in spend all night thinking the Russians they are putting on them through terms of whom he listens to, whom he are going to invade us. But they do. these separatists, because of the eco- takes advice from, and whom he There are leaders in the Russian Gov- nomic levers they hold on a very frag- consults with, and it is going to have a ernment who believe the United States ile Ukrainian economy through energy wants to get into a military conflict and exports and so forth—their first devastating impact on Russia. Next with them, and they increasingly be- objective is to force Ukraine into a fed- year their economy is predicted to con- lieve that now more than ever. We can eration system of government; basi- tract. Yet despite this—just to give a see it in the military moves they are cally, a system of government that true indication of where Russia is making. These are not just provo- gives those eastern provinces and areas headed and to give insight as to where cations. This is an all-out change to more autonomy because that would we should be headed—contraction of their defense posturing, to their de- keep the country sufficiently divided their economy, despite the collapse of fense theory, a defense theory that is so it can never turn toward Europe and oil prices which has been devastating increasingly looking like a Cold War the West. to their economy, Putin just an- one, a defense theory that is increas- If that doesn’t work, however, then nounced budget cuts throughout every ingly looking like they need to have plan B that they are perfectly com- part of their government except for the ability to prevent a U.S. first fortable with is to freeze the status one—the one part of the budget they strike or to somehow be able to react quo, to basically freeze the current are holding harmless—military spend- to a U.S. first strike. conflict as the status quo for the long ing. I hope that gives some insight as I know for us it sounds absurd that term. After the next 15 or 20 years, to where they are heading. the United States would ever launch a there will be armed and trained sepa- My last point on Russia is they are nuclear attack against Russia. But ratists, supported by Russia, carrying increasingly present in the Western there are Russian leaders at very high out combat operations against the Hemisphere. They are actively seeking levels that believe that is plausible, Ukrainian Government in the eastern lease agreements in Nicaragua, Ven- and we are seeing it rear its head in parts of the country. ezuela, and Cuba to be able to have every part of the world. Not a day goes Plan A is the federation; plan B is to naval assets and aircraft stationed in by that there is not a report of a Rus- freeze the status of the current con- our own backyard, in the Western sian intrusion here or a submarine ap- flict. That is the reality we are facing. Hemisphere. pearing somewhere or an airplane— What is interesting is here is what Let’s talk about Asia for a moment, Russian bombers that have been inter- Russia is banking on. They are banking another place that poses some very sig- cepted by NATO or even the United on the sanctions which have been im- nificant national security and military States. These are not just provo- posed will not be sustained; that even- implications for the United States. cations. They are muscle flexing. tually, after a couple of years, Europe I talked about North Korea earlier. I This is a change in their defense the- will say: OK. It is time to accept what think it bears repeating. North Korea ory, and it is a very dangerous change, has happened and move on and that doesn’t have a government. It is a na- not to mention the fact that I believe sanctions will be lifted. In fact, that is tion or is a territory governed by a evidence now exists that Russia is in what Putin is probably telling his criminal syndicate run by an insane violation of multiple treaties they inner circle and the people around him: and erratic leader—but an insane and have signed with the United States, Don’t worry. We are going to get erratic leader with nuclear weapons, an and there needs to be consequences for through this. These sanctions will insane and erratic leader who is devel- that. eventually be lifted off of us, and ev- oping long-range missile capabilities, Then, of course, as part of that strat- erything will be back to normal. and an insane and erratic leader that egy they believe they need strategic But those sanctions are hurting right may end up overestimating his mili- depth, which means they need all the now. I would hope those sanctions tary capabilities, miscalculating, and

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China. We will do whatever you want an ally of the United States. They vote First of all, we cannot ignore their ag- and cave. That is their plan and they against this country in every inter- gressive territorial claims against both are carrying it out. national forum they can. They actively the Philippines and Japan. Interest- They have also shown their true col- undermine U.S. national security in- ingly, they picked on the Philippines ors in Hong Kong. When the agreement terests. They are serial human rights first, a nation that doesn’t have much was signed to turn Hong Kong over violators at home, and we passed a bill of a military to speak of. This is the from the United Kingdom to the Chi- that is going to sanction the human first nation they have gotten into a nese, one of the things that was impor- rights violators. The President has in- sort of conflict with, but they have tant in that agreement was autonomy; dicated he is going to sign it, and I them also with Japan and with Viet- that Hong Kong couldn’t have its own think they are going to have a real im- nam, and they have been pretty aggres- foreign policy, but it could have its pact. sive about it. To understand that, we own domestic system of government But Venezuela is headed for catas- have to understand a little bit about autonomous from the Chinese system. trophe. This is a rich country, by the history. But now things have changed. Now way, headed toward economic catas- For thousands of years, China was the Chinese basically want to have trophe. Basic goods such as toothpaste the dominant nation in that region. veto power over who can run for office and toilet paper are unavailable in For them, the last 200 years is an aber- and who can lead Hong Kong. In fact, Venezuela. The Venezuelan economy ration, and their increasing assertive- the criteria they have established is: today resembles the Cuban economy. ness is an indication that they believe You have to love the nation. But I will By the way, there is no embargo it is time to go back to normal, which translate what that means: You have against Venezuela. It just shows social- is their dominance of the region. Their to love the Chinese Communist Party ism doesn’t work. They have run out of dominance, by the way, doesn’t mean and do what they want you to do. So things to give away. they are going to invade these coun- this is an important development that It is not a democracy. Venezuela is tries and take them over. They are not we need to keep an eye on. no longer a democracy. They have going to invade the Philippines. They Beyond that, going back to military something called the National Elec- are not going to invade Japan. affairs for a moment—because we are toral Commission, and they are ac- What they believe is that all these on the NDAA—just look at what China tively, as we speak, trying to replace countries should be tributary stakes, is doing in its military expenditures: people not loyal to the government on that all these countries should fold un- dramatic increases in military expendi- that commission with people loyal to derneath China’s leadership, that all tures, the true nature of which we the governing party. these countries should recognize China don’t know because China doesn’t pass The second thing I predict you are is big and they are small, and they a budget like ours for public knowl- going to see is that the current Presi- should listen to China’s directives and edge. We know what they have spent, dent of Venezuela, Maduro, is going to orders. but we don’t know how much more move up the elections to July or June So we see the silk road initiative. We they have spent than what they have of this year because he knows the see them trying to come up with an al- declared. But we can tell you they are longer this crisis goes on, the less and ternative to the other global institu- developing anti-access/anti-area denial less popular the government party is tions that have served the world so weapons, anti-access weapons. They going to be. So I predict that the Ven- well since the end of World War II. have tested supersonic missiles fired ezuelan elections are going to be They want to displace the United off their ships designed to penetrate moved up, but I also predict financial States and the global order that ex- U.S. missile defense. disaster. isted since the end of World War II Here is why they develop these: They In fact, here is a curious thing that with their own order, run by China to want us to know that if we were to we received calls about in the last few China’s advantages, and that begins somehow encroach upon these terri- days. Venezuela is now begging the with territorial claims. tories, if there was a conflict in Asia Petrocaribe nations, the Mercosur na- The next time you have a chance to and the United States responded mili- tions, and the Alba nations to buy Ven- see in some Chinese passports, they tarily, the Chinese can destroy one of ezuelan products. In fact, they are have a map that indicates the nine- our aircraft carriers. The Chinese could going to the Petrocaribe nations and dash line. The nine-dash line is what destroy one of our expensive naval ca- saying: Instead of paying us back in they think the world looks like in pabilities. That is what they want to cash, you can pay us by buying our terms of territories. If we look at what be able to prove to us. What they hope products. that means, they basically believe the the calculation will be is that the There is going to be a financial dis- entire South China Sea is their terri- United States goes: Look. If one day aster in Venezuela. The price of oil and tory. That is why they have made these China invades Taiwan, there is nothing its collapse is not helping them. aggressive moves against these islands. we can do about it because we are not What I predict is not just financial Let me tell you how the strategy going to lose two aircraft carriers over disaster but severe depression, and I works. a conflict. predict that in the year 2015 we are They send fishermen to these areas So that is why they are investing so going to see severe human rights viola- to fish or others to exploit resources. much in these denial capabilities. tions, severe repression on the part of The other countries send out their They are also investing in space war- the Maduro Government and every- coast guard to defend it. They send out fare, the ability to blow up our sat- thing that goes with it, all the impact their coast guard or navy to push back. ellites because they know how depend- that it is going to have on the region. They basically show you: Even if you ent American national security is on It is something we need to be beginning wanted to fight against us, there is having technological advantage. So to think about because that will lead nothing you can do about it. China is racing to militarize space. It to mass migration into Colombia and Eventually what they want these na- is a very serious threat to keep an eye into the United States. That is going tions to conclude is: There is no point on. to lead to instability in the region that in fighting China because we can’t win. A couple more points on the mili- could potentially lead to armed con- The United States is not going to come tary. I will close by talking about the flict between the professional armed to our defense. So we might as well cut Western Hemisphere. The Western services of Venezuela and the Cuban a deal with them and accept their Hemisphere poses its own set of chal- agents who now for all intents and pur- dominance. lenges as outlined earlier. poses run the Cuban Government.

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But they committed no crime. He did nothing Medicare, and then when they are don’t tell us what the strategy is. What wrong. He is a hostage in a Cuban pris- about to get caught, they go back to is the strategy behind all these things? on, a hostage the Cubans are holding Cuba with all that money. There are The strategy should be clear. because they want to exchange him for numerous Medicare fugitives in Cuba. We are in favor of a world that is free five Cuban spies convicted in the It is hard to believe that they came and a world that is prosperous, where courts of the United States. Alan Gross here and were able to mount such oper- more people than ever live in a pros- is not a spy. All he wanted to do was ations so quickly without assistance perous middle class so they can buy the help a small Jewish community in from somebody. things we sell and invent and innovate Cuba, and for that he was jailed. It is Now we see signals from the White and make and the services we offer. We outrageous. It shows the true nature of House that we are going to invite want there to be peace and prosperity this government. Cuba—that we are open to them being throughout the world, and we believe We shouldn’t be surprised. They still invited to the Summit of the Amer- the best system for that is an inter- detain as a matter of course innocent icas—the Summit of the Americas is a national order that respects human people who disagree. Every Sunday forum for democracy, not for 20th-cen- rights and democracy and freedom and they beat up and harass the Ladies in tury relics such as the Cuban Govern- the dignity of every individual. That is White, which is a group of mothers who ment. And now there is talk of unilat- our overlying aim, and of course the se- have sons in jail or fathers who have eral policy changes. I want us to curity of the United States is deeply been killed or husbands who have been change policy toward Cuba, but the tied to all of this. killed or jailed, who every Sunday first step that has to happen is from In each region of the world, we would march and dress in white to protest the the Cuban Government. They have to have a strategy—a strategy that, be- government, and every Sunday the change first. cause it is backed up by strong na- government thugs come after them. It Let me tell you what would happen if tional defense, tells our partners in is shameful that the people know this we lifted the embargo on Cuba tomor- Asia that we are here for the long haul. and look the other way, but that is the row. What would happen is what is hap- And not only are we here to pivot to reality that is happening every single pening now with China. We passed a Asia, we have something to pivot with day in Cuba. It is still going on. It is bill today out of Foreign Relations on through our military capability that the most repressive government in the the issue of Hong Kong, and I am get- tells NATO: You still do have a pur- Western Hemisphere and one of the ting phone calls in my office from pose, and that purpose is to ensure the most repressive governments in the American companies that do business territorial integrity of the nations of world. in China that are saying: Hey, why Europe; a military strategy that tells They are also a violator of inter- don’t you guys drop that? What they our partners in the Middle East: We national agreements. We know for a are really saying is: Hey, why don’t stand with you, and we will do what we fact that a ship going through the Pan- you guys drop that? It is bad for the need to do to defeat radical jihadists ama Canal from Cuba to North Korea deal we have going with the Chinese. and prevent Iran from having a nuclear That is the same thing that will hap- was carrying equipment and material weapon. So that is important. pen. If we lift the embargo, American in violation of the U.N. sanctions on The second thing is that we have to companies will become invested in North Korea. The U.N., which is not an spend money on these things. The se- whatever deal the regime gives them, easy place to get to condemn Cuba, quester cuts to the military are and they will come to DC and lobby on found the exact same thing. And our unsustainable. At a time when the behalf of the interests of that regime response to that has been nothing—ab- world has gotten more complicated, without any interest of the freedom solutely nothing. The Cuban Govern- where the threats that this Nation and liberty of the Cuban people. faces have gotten more complicated ment assisted North Korea in evading I will fight with all the marrow in and more difficult to deal with than U.N. sanctions, and we have done noth- my bones against any sort of unilateral ing about it. change in U.S. policy toward Cuba. ever before, we are severely cutting On the contrary, we have people who From a military perspective, Cuba is back our military spending in an are saying: Let’s lift the embargo and not a benign country, although they unsustainable way. In fact, no one be- normalize relations—which leads me to don’t have the military they once had. lieved that the budget cuts we are fac- a point directly related to this, which In fact, there have been open source re- ing in the military now were realistic is the nomination of Tony Blinken that ports that Cuba is looking to restart, or sane, for that matter. That is why is before this Senate. I would use every with Russian cooperation, an intel- they put them in that bill I voted procedural method available to me to ligence-gathering station in the city of against—because they thought these ensure that this Senate will have to Lourdes in Cuba whose sole purpose is budget cuts were so bad, they would take as long as possible to confirm to collect intelligence against the force them to actually do something him, and I will tell you why. On three United States, particularly Southern about the debt. They underestimated separate occasions I asked Mr. Blinken: Command in South Florida. So as we the willingness of this Congress to do Is your government going to ignore look at the NDAA, that is something to bad things, because those cuts are here U.S. law and unilaterally change policy keep in mind. to stay, and we have the smallest Air toward Cuba? And he would not answer I would close with four points that Force and Navy at least since the end my question. So until I get a clear an- we should think about as we get into of World War II, while our potential ad- swer on that, I intend to hold his nomi- the new year and we debate this bill on versaries are ramping up military nation as long as the rules allow me to. national security and national defense. spending and their military capabili- I would like to make one more point The first is this: We should stop con- ties. about Cuba. In addition to being the fusing tactics with strategy. We had a My third point is directly related to ally to every tyrant on the planet— debate today in the Foreign Relations national defense and national security. from Assad, to Iran, to Qadhafi before Committee about authorizing the use We cannot continue to try to erode our he fell and died—by the way, Cuba is of military force. Everyone wants to intelligence-gathering capabilities. The the home of a significant number of debate tactics: Should it be 3 years or threats we face around the world are Medicare fugitives, people who have 1 year? Should we have ground troops real and they are significant. They are come to the United States and stolen or no ground troops? Should we define threats from nation states such as Rus- money from Medicare. That is a sub- the geography of where it is and where sia and China. They are threats from ject for another day, but Medicare it isn’t? rogue states such as Iran and North

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When you talk about national de- we can to expedite things around here. against our infrastructure. fense, it is not just about bombs and But if we are going to do this tomor- These threats are real, and I hope the bullets. row, we need cooperation from every- day will never come, but if it does and Let me close with a story I picked up one. As I indicated, we had a number of if another major attack occurs here in earlier this year when I traveled to things we had to do. We had to keep the homeland—perhaps one even worse Asia. I went to the Philippines, an area the government functioning. We are than 9/11—the first question people are badly hit by the storm last year. This going to do that tonight. We are going going to ask will be, Why didn’t we area was devastated. These people were to do a short-term extension, as I have know about it and why weren’t we able already poor to begin with, and the ty- indicated, until we finish this bill. I to stop it? And the answer cannot be phoon made things even worse. think the extension will be for 2 days. because we took apart our intelligence- I got to speak to some of the people. That means we have to finish this bill gathering capabilities, because we took I asked them: When did you finally in the next 2 days. down our ability to identify these know there was hope? Was it when the We have to finish the defense bill threats, and we took them down be- humanitarian aid groups showed up or that is now before the body. That time cause of conspiracy theories, because when the U.N. got here? When was it runs out tomorrow afternoon. No one we have people running around telling that you finally thought that there is can stop us from the time running out people that all their phone calls are hope here? tomorrow afternoon. We hope to be being listened to, that all their cell A gentleman turned to me and said: able to expedite that. There are con- phone calls are being tracked. That is Do you know when I knew there was versations going on now to make that false. That is categorically and pat- actually some hope? When I woke up so we can finish that sometime early ently false. That is not true. Yet we one morning and looked to the horizon tomorrow afternoon. are prepared to dismantle our ability and there was a U.S. aircraft carrier. I want to take this time, though, to to acquire information that could pre- That is when I started to believe that spread on the RECORD my admiration vent those sorts of attacks. maybe we are going to make it, maybe for the work done by Senator BARBARA By the way, these are intelligence ca- things are going to be OK. MIKULSKI, the chairwoman of the Sen- pabilities that also give us a strategic That aircraft carrier didn’t stay long, ate Appropriations Committee. This advantage over potential adversaries but it stayed long enough to make a good woman came to the Senate when and intelligence-gathering abilities difference in those early days after I came. We came together. I was fortu- that also inform our diplomacy. Yet that storm, and it stayed long enough nate to be on that Appropriations Com- there are people advocating taking to give people hope. It is the same air- mittee as a freshman. That was really that apart. In fact, just today we had craft carrier they saw off the coast of a big deal for this young Senator. Se- someone come to the floor of the Sen- Haiti after the terrible earthquake. It niority-wise, there was always one per- ate and divulge classified information is the same aircraft carrier they saw son ahead of me, and that was BARBARA on the floor of the Senate. Unprece- off the coast of Japan after they had a MIKULSKI. She has done a remarkably dented, outrageous, irresponsible, and nuclear accident. That is also Amer- good job as a Senator. I have said many unacceptable. ica’s military power. That is also what times, when we came to the Senate to- Last but not least, we have to truly we have done with our national defense gether, she was it. There was no other believe with all our hearts that the capabilities. woman here. Look at what she has world is a safer and better place when We have not been perfect, but Amer- done as the matriarch of this body. Ev- America is the strongest military ica has been a source for good in the erybody looks up to her—men and power in the world. No nation is per- world. No nation in the history of man- women. She is someone who is admired fect. Ours never has claimed to be. But kind has ever done more good for the by everyone. Her taking over this Ap- I know of no nation that has used its planet and for the people of this Earth propriations Committee was something power more benevolently than we have. than we have, and we should be proud she had wanted to do for a long time. It is Americans who have sent their of that. Now is not the time to dis- She has done such a good job. sons and daughters abroad to fight for mantle that capability. The world She is proud of the committee. She is the freedom and liberty of other peo- needs a strong America today and now trying to reestablish the committee to ple. It is America that has gone abroad more than it ever has. what it used to be. We as legislators to fight against communism and rad- With that, I yield the floor and sug- have to recognize we have three sepa- ical Islam and nazism and Imperial gest the absence of a quorum. rate branches of government. In terms Japan and other threats to human dig- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. of the Constitution they are supposed nity and the survival of mankind, and BALDWIN). The clerk will call the roll. to be equal. We have had a lot of our we did so without taking a single inch The legislative clerk proceeded to power taken from us by the executive of territory. We didn’t turn Iraq into call the roll. branch of government. BARBARA MI- the 51st State. We didn’t turn Afghani- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask KULSKI is trying to reestablish that so stan into a U.S. territory. unanimous consent that the order for we have three separate, equal branches This is a nation that, after we de- the quorum call be rescinded. of government. feated Japan and Germany in World The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without What took place in the House today, War II, helped to rebuild those coun- objection, it is so ordered. a few minutes ago, will help her estab- tries. Today they are among our ORDER OF BUSINESS lish the Appropriations Committee for strongest allies. This is the country Mr. REID. Madam President, we are what it should be. We have an obliga- that, even after a ceasefire in the Ko- going to pass, sometime tonight, before tion as legislators to have congression- rean war, still stands so many years 12 o’clock, a resolution that will ensure ally directed spending. That is in the later on the frontlines of South Korea that the government does not shut Constitution. All the decisions as to protecting her freedom and territorial down. The House passed the omnibus. where the money goes should not be integrity to a point where South It was by a nice margin—not over- made down at 16th and Pennsylvania Korea—a nation that just two decades whelmingly, but a nice margin. As a re- Avenue. ago was a beneficiary of global aid—is sult of that, we will take up the long- So the bill that she and Congressman now a donor; a country that has gone term spending bill tomorrow. ROGERS worked on is not a perfect bill. from having an economy smaller than Senators who want to debate this But as the Presiding Officer knows as a North Korea’s to now having one of the legislation will have that opportunity. legislator, there are no perfect bills. top 10 economies in the world. This is The Senate will vote on the long-term There are some people who are upset the Nation that did that. funding bill as soon as possible. In the about items in this bill. To be candid

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With the It would have been—when I say ‘‘short We also have a Samaritan set of superb help of Senators ALEXANDER and term’’ I mean 3 months and do it all money to deal—that is my word—with HARKIN, we passed it. over and over again, threatening the the Samaritan communities who were But we also wanted to reform our government to shut down, especially willing to take the Ebola patients, care quality standards, regulation without about the same time we have to raise for them, treat them, and make sure strangulation. We now know that we the debt ceiling again. So I want to end there was security for them and their are going to have fire and safety in- by saying this would never ever have surrounding communities. Millions of spection facilities, better training for happened but for BARBARA MIKULSKI. dollars were spent, whether it was in providers, and background checks to Tomorrow should be a very inter- Nebraska, whether it was in Georgia at make sure our vulnerable populations esting day. With a little bit of good for- Emory. are protected. But for everything that tune, we could complete the spending My own home State is home to the we ask, we put in $75 million to be able bill for the country for the fiscal year National Institutes of Health, where a to deal with this. I think that is pretty that is fast upon us. We could finish patient flew in to a small rural airport. impressive. the defense bill and then look to do the They were ready to accept and provide The other issue we worked out was tax extenders and completing the work the security down route 270 to get how we worked out the college afford- on TRIA, whatever that may be. them to the beds at NIH. Those com- ability. In this program that we passed, From that point forward we would munities need to be recognized. We do we will increase the maximum Pell work on nominations. We could be out that. grant by $100 for a total maximum of of here fairly quickly. But everyone is We have money in the bill for na- $58,530, $100 more. That means you will going to have to work together to get tional security, but we also have be able to buy a book, you will be able this done. money for veterans. Oh, we love our to pay that lab fee if you want to be a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- veterans. We love to sing songs, we nurse or an inhalation therapist, a sur- ator from Maryland. love to wear yellow ribbons, we love to gical tech, and so on. But we also re- OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL go to concerts. We even love to vote for formed the Pell grants, so any student Ms. MIKULSKI. I rise to speak on the an authorizing bill. I did it. But with- who simultaneously is working on a omnibus spending bill for fiscal year out money in the Federal checkbook, it GED and a college degree would be eli- 2015. is a hollow opportunity. gible for Pell grants. I wish to thank the Democratic lead- So guess what. Your Appropriations As part of the listening tours that er, the majority leader, for his kind Committee, on a bipartisan basis, said Senator CARDIN and I had, we found out words. But it is not only about his kind we are going to do something that was that there were many people who at a words about me, it has been his advo- never done before. We are going to put certain point in life dropped out of cacy to make sure that as we look at in the money not only to meet what we school. They made a particular choice the need for funding for the entire gov- said we would do—to reform health that they now are trying to com- ernment that there would be no gov- care. No more wait lists, no more back- pensate for. So they are working on ernment shutdown and no government logs. No more them being a victim of their GED, making great progress. on autopilot. Just a few minutes ago, the House of the dysfunctional Congress if there is a They have to show that, but simulta- Representatives did their part. They shutdown or a gridlock. neously they are eligible for that Pell passed the omnibus spending bill, pass- We then did something. We, working grant so they don’t lose time. We have ing it 219 to 206. It was well debated with the veterans service organizations been able to do that. and the vote speaks for itself. It now and the authorizing committee, by There are other aspects related to comes to the Senate, and I am here to- Senator SANDERS, we have advanced college affordability, but we also want- night to kick off that debate. appropriations. So even if there is a ed to focus on safety issues. We have For hours after hours after hours in shutdown or delay, our veterans will be money now for the 149 air traffic con- the past several days, I have heard taken care of. trol facilities in rural communities. what is wrong with this bill. I don’t There is more money in there for re- Those 149 air traffic controllers—we dispute my colleagues’ analysis, I will search. There is more money in there have the Maryland 5: Salisbury, Eas- debate it, but now we have to start for care. There is an extra $40 million ton, Frederick, Hagerstown, and Balti- talking about what are the good as- to add to the close to $2 billion to deal more County. I know the Presiding Of- pects of this bill and why we did this with the backlog. These numbers are ficer has them in Wisconsin. That is bill in the first place. Tonight I want mind-numbing, but the results are not. taken care of. to remind people what we are doing. We have that money and we also in- We also wanted to look at other First, we are funding the entire U.S. creased the DOD defense money for areas of safety such as food safety. Government’s discretionary spending. medical research for prosthetic de- Thanks to what we have done in this We have $550 billion in the bill for na- vices, for stunning achievements such bill, we have funded the FDA so they tional defense, to stand for America, to as in my own Johns Hopkins where can meet the new food safety standards make sure our troops have the best they did a limb transplant. Working we are concerned about. weapons, the best support, and the best with Department of Defense dollars, I am also particularly happy and medical treatment—$550 billion, for our gifted and talent surgeon was able proud of what we did for women. I more money for peacekeeping, for to take a veteran and reinstitute won’t go into all the discussions on money to fight ISIL, to refuel an air- limbs, muscle, and nerve endings. ObamaCare, the usual provocative craft carrier. We did our job. You will This enables them to also come up topic such as funding for abortion and hear more about that. with a technique to prevent the rejec- very special circumstances. Yes, we We wanted to also fight Ebola, which tion that often comes with transplants. will talk about that tomorrow. had the American people near panic It is stunning. That man will be able to Do you know what I am happy about? this summer. We said we have a plan, have the use of his arms because of this What we did for victims of violence. working with the administration, and type of work that we do here and what This legislation has $430 million for the some of the best scientists and think- we do to help him will be able to help Violence Against Women Act. It is at ers in our own country, and brave and hundreds, and one day we will be able an all-time high. Again, taking what gallant people such as Doctors Without to help thousands. the authorizers wanted—but they all Borders over there. While they make That is what we do in appropriations. do conference calls in their home the cover of Time magazine, they are We take good intentions and make State. We actually put money into the now going to make the Federal check- them as big dreams as possible. We are Federal checkbook. book in the United States of America. very proud of that. We also paid special attention to the We have $5.4 billion to deal with The other item we are proud of is on situation of what happens to rape vic- Ebola, a huge sum of money to fight it a bipartisan basis we passed the child tims. Very often—and I know you talk

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But what we did. home countries, the State Department when they turn to the system, they I had to summarize here. I was pre- must be consulted on the content, often find that the very forensics that pared to read them all night, but I methodology, and intended bene- are needed to go after the perpetrator know we are anxious to bring this ficiaries, and the training is not suffi- are either stuck in a crime lab some- evening to a close. But I wanted to cient for meeting the accountability where in a backlog or, even worse, sit- open the debate today to talk about requirement for purposes of the excep- ting in a police locker instead of being how we tried to govern on a bipartisan tion in the law. tested. So they wait days, weeks, basis. Some in the Pentagon have suggested months, and even years. We have reached across the aisle and that the Leahy law has impeded their We have gotten into this, thanks to we have reached across the Capitol ability to engage with foreign security our Vice President, JOE BIDEN, who was dome. The House has done its job. Now forces. Not only do the facts prove oth- the originator of the Violence Against I hope we do our job and that within erwise, that is the same discredited Women Act. He asked the Justice De- the next 24 hours we pass the omnibus claim of those who have argued that partment to go to police departments spending bill and show that we can the CIA’s torture of prisoners was legal and say where is this evidence and why govern, that we will not have a govern- and made us safer. isn’t it being processed? ment shutdown, we will not have gov- The United States may have the They found there were over 400,000 ernment on autopilot, and we will be most powerful military, but that power sexual assault kits sitting in police able to fund our responsibilities, pro- is immeasurably weakened if we fail to lockers instead of getting tested. Can tect America, and really prepare Amer- uphold the values and principles this you imagine? Four hundred thousand. ica for both today and the rest of the Nation was founded on: due process, re- spect for the rule of law, and respect Thanks again to the advocates, the 21st century. best ideas come from the people—I I look forward to working with my for the laws of war. We should learn from history. When think somebody is calling me now colleagues. we abandon those values and principles about it. I yield the floor. What we have now is we have added a Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, once and support or associate ourselves with $40 million grant program, again a bi- again, the Senate has an opportunity foreign forces who commit atrocities, partisan effort, to go work with local to consider the National Defense Au- we pay a heavy price. This defense authorization also in- police departments to bring down— thorization Act. This bill is named for cludes a provision I authored with Sen- where we already know where they the two retiring chairmen of the Sen- ator LINDSEY GRAHAM to establish a have gotten underway with existing ate and House Armed Services Com- funds, they are finding that some of commission on the future of the army. mittees, Senator CARL LEVIN and Con- these predators have been serial rap- The President’s fiscal year 2015 budget gressman BUCK MCKEON. CARL LEVIN ists. Some of their cases go back 5, 10, proposal reflected many tough choices has been a fierce defender of Michigan, 15 years because of the DNA things we about the future size and shape of each strong advocate for the men and can do. We can do this. We are going to of the services. It also included deci- women of our armed services, and a change it. sions about the U.S. Army that would There are other issues I can talk friend. When the Senate passes this irreversibly change the nature of that about, droughts, forest fires, all of bill, and the President signs it into branch. Most dramatically, the pro- these kinds of things. I will talk about law, it will be a fitting tribute to Sen- posal included a plan to eliminate the them more tomorrow, but I just want- ator LEVIN’s storied legacy of public Nation’s reserve of Apache helicopters ed to show the American people to- service. by consolidating all of them within the night, as we kick off this debate, while This compromise—a comprehensive active component. Such a move raises we focus on three items—and I don’t authorization of the Nation’s military serious questions about the ability to minimize their importance, I don’t arm—is far from perfect. No bill is. But sustain long-term operations or be minimize the value to debate them. I this authorization provides support and ready for unexpected contingencies. As want people to know what is in this resources for the men and women who cochairs of the Senate National Guard bill. serve in the Armed Forces, who defend Caucus, Senator GRAHAM and I, with When we had to deal with the omni- our Nation, and whose families sac- the support of 47 other Senators, pro- bus, we had to deal with $1 trillion be- rifice so much in the name of public posed legislation to minimize the budg- cause we were stiff-armed, and also we service. The bill prepares our country etary impact of these decisions by pro- couldn’t bring up the bills one at a to face future challenges, and promotes viding for additional review while al- time, so we have to bring all but the the goals and values that have become lowing tough, but noncontroversial Homeland Security up now. a hallmark of our national defense. changes to go forward. I am grateful to We faced 98 riders, some of which Of primary importance to me, this Senator LEVIN and our partners in the were highly controversial. We did the defense authorization bill protects the House for supporting its inclusion in best we could with them, and I will Leahy law, the requirements by which this broader bill. have more to say about those tomor- we vet the individuals and units of for- This authorization bill will provide row. eign security forces we train and equip. important support to the men and But while everybody talks about one While one component of the Leahy law, women of our Armed Forces and their item or this item, I wanted to talk traditionally incorporated annually in families. While I do not support some about some of these items. I really the Department of State and Foreign of the included changes to benefits, hope we pass this omnibus bill, because Operations appropriations bill as it re- those that are part of this final bill are when we do, our country will be safer lates to the activities of the State De- far less severe than originally pro- because of threats over there. We will partment, was made permanent in 2012 posed. With the Military Compensation be safer because of threats at home. as section 620M of the Foreign Assist- and Retirement Commission soon to But I believe the biggest threats we ance Act, this Defense authorization report, I hope we can finally put an end face are gridlock, deadlock, and the bill makes the component of the law as to what has become an annual effort by way we paralyze ourselves by making it relates to Defense Department ac- the Department of Defense to draw the perfect the enemy of the good. No tivities permanent law. back benefits already earned by our piece of legislation is perfect. I will be This provision permits human rights servicemembers. There should be no the first to say that in this bill. training, which is narrowly defined, for bait and switch. By the way, people might say: Boy, individuals who are members of units Unrelated to defense policy, I am this is a big bill, Senator MIKULSKI. It of foreign security forces that have grateful that this legislation includes

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This designation that make this Nation a beacon of civil Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask of the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Riv- and human rights around the globe. unanimous consent that the joint reso- ers is the capstone of more than 7 years Madam President, I am grateful that lution be read three times and the Sen- of work, including intense study and the fiscal year 15 National Defense Au- ate proceed to vote on passage of the planning by the local communities thorization Act includes an important joint resolution. that want to protect the natural, cul- designation for Vermont. The National The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tural, and recreational qualities of Wild and Scenic Rivers system recog- objection, it is so ordered. these rivers. nizes and preserves rivers with remark- The joint resolution was ordered to a This defense authorization bill is not able scenic and recreational value. third reading, and was read the third perfect; politics as much as policy With the passage of this legislation, time. makes that the case. I am disappointed Vermont will join 40 other States with The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there that this authorization fails to build on designated National Wild and Scenic further debate? important progress made last year to Rivers. Designation of the Upper If not, the joint resolution having streamline the transfer of detainees Missisquoi and Trout Rivers is the cap- been read the third time, the question from Guantanamo Bay and move closer stone of more than 7 years of work, in- is, Shall the joint resolution pass? to finally shuttering the detention fa- cluding intense study and planning by The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) cility there. This compromise bill will the local communities who want to was passed. maintain the status quo by continuing protect the natural, cultural and rec- Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent to prohibit the transfer of detainees to reational qualities of these rivers. that the motion to consider be consid- the United States for detention or This has not been a Federal-led ini- ered made and laid upon the table. trial. I am disappointed that a provi- tiative; instead it was an occasion for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sion contained in the Senate Armed Vermont citizens to work together. objection, it is so ordered. Services Committee version of the au- The communities along the rivers con- f tacted me in 2006 to request the initial thorization that would have provided PROTECTING VOLUNTEER FIRE- exceptions to this prohibition was re- Federal study for this designation. The decision to move ahead was made by FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY RE- moved during negotiations. However, I SPONDERS ACT OF 2014—Contin- am pleased that the bill does not con- local communities that agreed to spe- cific goals and priorities for these two ued tain the statutory ban on detainee rivers. This designation was put to a ORDER OF PROCEDURE transfers to Yemen that also was con- vote at the communities’ town meet- tained in the Senate bill. Mr. REID. Madam President, I now As long as the detention facility at ings and was approved by every town ask unanimous consent that at noon on Guantanamo remains open, it serves as that is included in the legislation. Friday, December 12, tomorrow, all National Wild and Scenic status for a recruitment tool for terrorists, and postcloture time on the motion to con- these rivers will help the local commu- tarnishes America’s historic role as a cur in the House amendment to the nities promote recreational use, while champion of human rights. The prison Senate amendment to H.R. 3979 be con- also protecting the rights and values of facility at Guantanamo remains a tre- sidered expired; that it be in order, not- landowners who make their homes and mendous waste of taxpayer dollars— withstanding cloture having been in- livings on the banks of these rivers. I costing this country billions of dollars voked, for Senator COBURN to offer a am proud that this process has been at a time when budgets are tight and motion to refer the House message; driven by the impacted communities, that money is needed elsewhere. Clos- that there be 3 hours of debate, 1 hour working to ensure that the Upper ing Guantanamo is the morally respon- each for Senators COBURN and REID, or Missisquoi and Trout Rivers will for- sible thing to do; my commitment on their designees, and 30 minutes each ever be enjoyed by fishermen, hunters, that has not wavered. for Senators MURKOWSKI and INHOFE, or With regard to some of the provisions and paddlers and that water quality their designees, prior to a vote in rela- included in this bill that relate to com- will be protected. The benefits will ex- tion to the motion to refer; that the batting the so-called Islamic State of tend downstream as far as Lake Cham- Coburn motion to refer be subject to a Iraq and Syria (ISIS), I expect the De- plain and beyond. 60-affirmative vote threshold; that if Ms. MIKULSKI. I suggest the absence partment of Defense to abide by the the Coburn motion to refer is not of a quorum. agreed to, Senator COBURN be recog- Leahy law. These terrorists pose a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The threat to the United States and to our nized for the purposes of making a mo- clerk will call the roll. tion; that following disposition of the partners; they must be stopped and The bill clerk proceeded to call the Coburn motion, the pending motion to brought to justice. But we cannot ig- roll. nore our own laws or permit the United Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent concur with a further amendment be States to be implicated, either directly that the order for the quorum call be withdrawn; that the Senate proceed to or indirectly, in gross violations of rescinded. vote on the motion to concur; that no human rights when we support either The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without motions other than the Coburn mo- governments or irregular forces in the objection, it is so ordered. tions, motions to waive or motions to table be in order; that the vote on the fight against ISIS. f There have been multiple reports motion to concur be subject to a 60-af- that some in the Iraqi Army and the MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING firmative vote threshold; finally, that militias they fight alongside engage in APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL if the motion to concur is agreed to, reprehensible conduct similar to the YEAR 2015 the Senate proceed to the consider- barbaric crimes of ISIS. As a matter of Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask ation of the following concurrent reso- law and policy, we must condemn this. unanimous consent that the Senate lutions en bloc: H. Con. Res. 121, to cor- I cannot—and will not—support any ef- proceed to the consideration of H.J. rect the enrollment of H.R. 3979, pro- fort to weaken the application of the Res. 130, the short-term, 2-day con- viding a new title to the bill; and H. Leahy law to the Iraqi Army or to any tinuing resolution, which was received Con. Res. 123, to correct the enrollment entity it is aligned with. from the House and is now at the desk. of H.R. 3979; that the concurrent reso- As in every defense authorization The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lutions be agreed to and the motion to bill, there are things in here that I sup- clerk will report the joint resolution reconsider be considered made and laid port and things I wish were not in here. by title. upon the table.

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I ask unanimous consent You can see Nancy’s love of this Sen- the end of this session. that following disposition of the House ate and its history in the exquisitely message with respect to H.R. 3979, the For the last 7 years, Nancy has served as the Secretary of the United restored Old Senate Chamber, whose Senate proceed to executive session to renovation occurred on Nancy’s watch. consider Calendar Nos. 697, 632, 1055, States Senate. All told, she has worked for the Senate for 26 years. You can see her love of the Senate in 542, 637, 1051, 1057, 791, 1102; that there the ongoing restoration of the Capitol’s be 2 minutes for debate equally divided For those who may not know, the Secretary of the Senate is this body’s magnificent Brumidi Corridors, a between the two leaders or their des- project that Nancy has championed. ignees prior to each vote; that upon the top appointed position. It is like being use or yielding back of time the Senate CEO of a large corporation. The Sec- You can see Nancy Erickson’s rev- proceed to vote with no intervening ac- retary oversees two dozen depart- erence for the U.S. Senate in a massive tion or debate on the nominations in ments—from payroll and printing to portrait of one of the giants of Senate the order listed; that any rollcall the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Nancy history, former Kentucky Senator Erickson is the 32nd person—and the votes, following the first in the series, Henry Clay. That painting, measuring sixth woman—to hold that position. be 10 minutes in length; that if any 11 by 7 feet, was discovered a few years Nancy is a consummate professional nomination is confirmed, the motion to ago in a storage room in New York who has won the respect of Senators on reconsider be considered made and laid State. The paint was peeling, and there both sides of the aisle. She is upon the table with no intervening ac- were holes in the canvas created when unfailingly cheerful and unflappable. a high school had used it as a basket- tion or debate; that no further motions Nancy Erickson loves the United be in order to the nomination; that any ball backboard. Nancy spearheaded the States Senate even more than she loves effort to procure and restore that lost statements related to the nomination the Green Bay Packers—and that is be printed in the RECORD; that the masterpiece. Today, the painting of the saying a lot. Nancy got the political Senate’s ‘‘Great Compromiser’’ hangs President be immediately notified of bug early. As a fifth grader in Brandon, the Senate’s action and the Senate just off the Senate floor—a reminder to SD, she campaigned door-to-door for all of us of the noble art of principled then resume legislative session. South Dakota Senator George McGov- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without compromise. We thank you, Nancy, for ern in his 1972 Presidential campaign. that reminder and for your many years objection, it is so ordered. She moved to Washington, DC, after Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask of service to this Senate and to Amer- college to work for the Government ica. unanimous consent that the order for Accountability Office, which was then the quorum call be rescinded. known as the General Accounting Of- I also want to take a moment to ac- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. WAR- fice. After 2 years of desperate home- knowledge Sheila Dwyer, who has REN). Without objection, it is so or- sickness, she was ready to pack her served as Assistant Secretary of the dered. bags and head back to South Dakota Senate since 2007. Majority Leader f when she got a better offer. HARRY REID, who paid tribute to Sheila MORNING BUSINESS A young South Dakota congressman on the Senate floor yesterday, ap- with a bright future offered her a job as pointed her to this post. Sheila has Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask his scheduler. His name was Tom done an outstanding job overseeing the unanimous consent that the Senate Daschle. Over the next 16 years Tom departments within the Office of the proceed to a period of morning busi- Daschle moved from serving as a House Secretary and assisting in the day-to- ness, with Senators permitted to speak Member to Senator to Senate majority day legislative, financial, and adminis- therein for up to 10 minutes each. leader. Nancy moved up the ladder, trative operations of the Senate. Sheila The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without too, eventually becoming Senator never forgets the little touches, or as objection, it is so ordered. Daschle’s deputy chief of staff. When any Democratic Senator can tell you, f Senator Daschle left the Senate in 2005, the meals that make the U.S. Senate TRIBUTE TO JOHN WALSH Senator REID immediately snapped an enjoyable place to work. Nancy up to serve as his representative Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I Sheila first came to Washington, DC, to the Senate Sergeant at Arms. Two in 1980 as a House page for Speaker Tip want to take a few moments to thank years later Senator REID became ma- a Senator who will be leaving at the O’Neil. Immediately after graduating jority leader and asked Nancy to serve from Suffolk University in Boston, she end of this term: Senator JOHN WALSH as the Secretary of the Senate. Nancy returned to DC and was hired to work of Montana. calls being Secretary of the Senate her in New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s Though only in the Senate a brief ‘‘pinch me job.’’ time, Senator WALSH brought his Over the course of her 26-year Senate Washington office. She went on to wealth of experience to the work here career, there have been traumatic mo- work for Senators Charles Robb and and fought the good fight. Serving 33 ments. On the morning of September Daniel Patrick Moynihan. years in the Montana Army National 11, 2001, Nancy was at her desk in the Sheila was responsible for logistics of Guard, he brought his bravery and Capitol when Capitol Police rushed in not one—but two—Democratic national courage into the Senate. JOHN WALSH and ordered that the building be evacu- conventions. The first was in 1992 in supported the Paycheck Fairness Act ated immediately, fearful that the Cap- New York City. Then at the 1996 con- and was one of the original cosponsors itol was under terrorist attack. vention in Chicago, I chaired the Illi- of the Bring Jobs Home Act. He lived One month later Nancy was one of 28 nois Delegation as a candidate for the up to the values he was fighting for in people in the Senate who were exposed U.S. Senate, and Sheila Dwyer once the military by standing for workers to anthrax when a letter carrying the again kept the logistics for the event here. deadly bacteria was opened in Senator moving smoothly. I thank him for his service and Daschle’s office. Experts estimated It has been an honor to work with friendship and wish him the best in all that the affected staffers were exposed Sheila for all these years, and I wish his future endeavors. to between 1,000 and 3,000 times the le- her the best as she begins a new chap- thal dose of anthrax. Fortunately, with f ter in her life. expert medical assistance, no one in TRIBUTE TO NANCY ERICKSON the Senate was seriously injured in the To Nancy and to Sheila, thank you AND SHEILA DWYER anthrax attack. for sharing so much of your time and Mr. DURBIN. Madam President I To walk back into the Capitol the talent with this Senate. We will miss would like to take a moment to thank day after 9/11 took courage. To keep you both.

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Senator HAGAN’s legislation— prepare to depart the Senate, I would has been a strong voice for North Caro- which she has pressed every Congress— like to take a few minutes to express lina’s families, first during her decade would have helped States integrate fi- my deep appreciation to Brian Ahlberg, in the North Carolina State Senate and nancial literacy into middle-and high my chief of staff for the last decade. Of during her service here in the United school curriculums. That is the kind of course, every Senator knows that the States Senate. Over the last two years, commonsense legislation Senator title ‘‘chief of staff’’ encompasses a I have been consistently impressed HAGAN is known for and Congress vast range of roles and responsibil- with Senator HAGAN’s compassion for should be passing. and advocacy on behalf of her constitu- Senator HAGAN has been an out- ities—counselor, confidant, kibitzer, ents and her willingness to forge the standing public servant for the people trouble-shooter, day-to-day manager, tough, bipartisan compromises that of North Carolina. Although I am sad- strategic planner, and, in Brian’s case, our country needs. dened to see such a well-respected fe- trusted friend. Brian has excelled in all KAY actually first came to the Sen- male colleague depart from the Senate, of these critical roles, and I am very ate in the 1970s as an intern in the Cap- I know Kay will continue to be a cham- grateful to him. itol, where she operated the elevator pion for North Carolina’s families in Knute Rockne was fond of saying: ‘‘I’ve found that prayers work best that continues to carry Senators to the years ahead, and I wish her all the when you have big players.’’ As Sen- and from the Chamber. After finishing best. her college education and pursuing her ators, we know that it is not enough to f be on the side of the angels; we have law degree, KAY became an attorney for North Carolina National Bank and AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS got to have big players. For me, that eventually became a vice president in OF THE FAA MODERNIZATION means big intellect, big work ethic, big the estates and trust division. AND REFORM ACT heart. And those are qualities that Senator HAGAN’s business and bank- Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I join Brian Ahlberg possesses in superabun- ing experience has been a tremendous my colleague Senator INHOFE in the dance. Brian originally joined my staff in asset during her time as a member of passage of S. 2614. This legislation cor- 2003 as legislative director, after a dec- the banking committee, where we serve rects a glitch in the law that was doing ade of service in that role and others together. Senator HAGAN’s under- great harm to 100,000 American Air- for my great friend Senator Paul standing of the housing finance system lines employees, including approxi- Wellstone. In short order, I promoted and commitment to affordable housing mately 10,000 employees working out of him to chief of staff, and he has served was invaluable as she and I worked to- or residing in Ohio. Ninety-five percent in that role with enormous skill and gether with a bipartisan group of com- of these workers were unionized. professionalism ever since. mittee members to draft and advance We are talking about pilots, flight at- Staff directors on committees have legislation reforming the system to tendants, mechanics, ramp workers, the challenge of managing large staffs. make sure the American taxpayer is and dispatchers, all unionized. Part of As chief of staff, Brian has had what is protected and made whole. During the the collective bargaining agreement arguably an even bigger challenge: debate Senator HAGAN used her expert was a defined benefit pension plan. managing me. He has done so with knowledge of the industry to craft a These are plans where you earn bene- great loyalty, intelligence, tact, and commonsense, bipartisan solution. Our fits through your hard work, and those consistently good judgment. He is the proposal makes sure taxpayers are benefits provide you with annuitized proverbial calm amidst every storm. never left holding the bill again, while income for life. When my Irish is up, Brian’s Nor- preserving the 30-year mortgage and When American Airlines went bank- wegian cool serves as a calming coun- supporting affordable housing—a huge rupt, these workers all received a sin- terweight. He has never hesitated to accomplishment. gle lump sum payment. For pilots, speak up when he thinks I am wrong or Senator HAGAN comes from a family these payments were as much as misguided—an invaluable service. He and a State with a rich military his- $162,000, but the average payment was has done a great job of allowing me, as tory. Her father and brother both $120,000. For other workers, these pay- Senator, to get into just enough trou- served in the Navy, and her husband, outs were much, much less. ble to be effective in my own job. Chip, is a Navy Vietnam veteran. She Now, $162,000 may sound like a lot of It has been said, perhaps only half has diligently supported and honored money, and it is a lot. But not when it jokingly, that Senators are a constitu- servicemembers and veterans as a is meant to take the place of your en- tional impediment to the smooth func- member of the Armed Services Com- tire pension for what could easily be a tioning of staff. I long ago learned to mittee. She visited North Carolina 20- or 30-year retirement. What we have get out of Brian’s way and let him troops in the Middle East to better un- done in the past for employees at manage my far-flung operation. We derstand their mission and needs, and United, Delta, Northwest, and US Air- call ourselves Team Harkin—staffers she helped found the Military Family ways is allow them to roll this entire on my Health, Education, Labor, and Caucus to raise awareness of the dif- amount over into an Individual Retire- Pensions Committee, on my Appropria- ficulties faced by those with loved ones ment Account or IRA. tions Subcommittee on Labor, Health abroad. In conjunction with her work It is important to understand what and Human Services, Education and on the small business committee, she this is. When you roll over, you gen- Related Agencies, and on my personal introduced legislation to reduce vet- erally do not pay tax on it until you staff, both in Washington and back in eran unemployment by providing em- withdraw it from the new plan. The as- Iowa. Brian is the impresario who ployers a work opportunity tax credit sets in the account continue to grow skillfully coordinates their work as a for hiring a member of the National tax deferred. Deferred is the operative single, collaborative team, skillfully Guard. word. resolving conflicts and keeping people As a member of the Health, Edu- This does not mean that the employ- focused on the mission at hand. I be- cation, Labor, and Pensions Committee ees do not pay taxes. It means they lieve that Brian’s skill in this role is a and Chair of the Subcommittee on will pay them as they make with- major reason for Team Harkin’s re- Children and Families, Senator HAGAN drawals to finance their own retire- markable legislative productivity over has consistently fought to make sure ment. This bill is needed to give the the last decade. America’s children have the education, American Airlines’ employees that Brian has a great way of keeping my tools, and resources to build a better same opportunity. It is a simple fix, staff and me focused on what is truly tomorrow. In fact, Senator HAGAN’s and it is the least we can do for work- important and strategic, avoiding de- first bill was on a subject very dear to ers who work hard and play by the tours and sidetracks. In meetings and

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He helps me to hire sea- Derek originally came to work for his approach is to empower those soned professionals, and then he em- me in 2003, during my tenure as chair around him, to support them in every powers them to do what they do best, of the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- way, but to give them plenty of room giving them confidence that he will be trition, and Forestry, where he was the to do what they do best. there to back them up when the going lead staffer in our efforts to address He sees the professionals on the gets tough. His authoritative but soft- the childhood obesity epidemic by im- HELP Committee as people first, and spoken, even-tempered approach seems proving the nutritional content of as staffers second. If there is an illness, to bring out the best in people around foods available in schools. Derek’s goal a pregnancy, or some other challenging him. and mine, simply put, was to get junk circumstance, Derek will move heaven Brian’s focus is always on the task, food out of our schools and to get and earth to give the staffer the sup- not his ego. Washington is to self-pro- healthy foods in. Our efforts came to port he or she needs. motion what Iowa is to corn and soy- fruition with passage of the Healthy, Derek is attentive to his colleagues’ beans; but self-promotion is the oppo- Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, which re- family needs because, in his own life, site of Brian’s style. He is always quick formed the school lunch program and family comes first. Inevitably, Derek’s to spread the credit around, especially established national nutrition stand- wife Sun and his son Philip have paid a if that is what it takes to strengthen ards for all foods sold in schools, in- price because of Derek’s long hours at the team or seal the deal. cluding foods sold in vending machines, work, and for that I owe them a debt of The questions you can always count school snack bars, and a` la carte cafe- gratitude. on Brian to ask are: ‘‘How does this teria lines. On behalf of my Senate colleagues, help people in Iowa?’’ and ‘‘How does In addition, in the 2008 farm bill, and in particular on behalf of members this give a hand up to people who truly Derek was instrumental in dramati- and staff on the HELP Committee, I need it and deserve it?’’ cally expanding a program I created in thank Derek for his dedicated service Over the years, Brian Ahlberg has be- the 2002 farm bill to provide fresh to the people of the United States. I come a consummate Washington play- produce free of charge to students in wish him much happiness and success er. But he remains a Midwesterner elementary schools that have a high in the years ahead. through and through, a passionate pro- proportion of children from low-income f gressive like his early mentor Paul families. Also in that 2008 farm bill, he TRIBUTE TO ZACHARY Wellstone, with a passion for fairness spearheaded important reforms to the SCHECHTER-STEINBERG and justice, a determination to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance life better for ordinary working Ameri- Program, formerly known as the food Mr. HARKIN. Madam President. I cans. stamp program. wish to pay tribute and to extend my Finally, I want to note that Brian In 2010, Derek moved to my personal thanks to one of my smartest and most has always been wonderfully attentive office as legislative director, where he passionate staff members Zachary to my staff members’ family needs, proved himself to be a gifted par- Schechter Steinberg. A native of Iowa doing everything possible to accommo- liamentary strategist and where he City, IA, Zach started with the office date them in times of sickness, be- combined equal measures of humor and as an intern in the summer of 2007. He reavement, or emergency. Certainly, commitment to progressive policy to became an official staff member imme- family comes first in Brian’s own life. successfully advance my agenda. It is diately upon his graduation from Wes- On that score, I realize that Brian’s my hope that his weekly email summa- leyan University in 2008. Just 6 years wife Jodi and sons Anders and Lucas tions of the Senate floor activity live later he serves as the Economic Policy have sacrificed because of his long on in posterity. Adviser for the Senate Committee on hours at work, and for that I owe them Early this year I tapped him to lead Health, Education, Labor and Pensions a debt of gratitude. the staff of the HELP Committee. and my most trusted advisor on tax, Brian Ahlberg is my colleague, my The ‘‘P’’ in the HELP Committee ab- budget and banking issues. Zach is per- confidant, my trusted friend. He is also breviation stands for ‘‘pensions.’’ But haps the strongest and most knowl- a wonderful public servant. I will al- we also like to think it stands for ‘‘peo- edgeable staff voice in the Senate on ways be grateful to him for the per- ple.’’ Traditionally, the HELP Com- effectively preserving Social Security sonal sacrifices he has made to help me mittee has been a powerhouse of pro- and on the critical importance of main- advance my agenda here in the Senate. gressive legislation—legislation to give taining and strengthening the Social Likewise, I will always be grateful to people a hand up, provide a ladder of Security Disability Insurance program. him for his extraordinary service to opportunity, and expand access to Zach has the ability to quickly de- the people of Iowa and, more broadly, health care and a secure retirement. velop a full understanding of very com- the people of the United States. I wish Under Derek’s skilled leadership, the plicated issues and to work with other Brian and his family much happiness committee has been true to that great staff to forge policy solutions. This is and success in the years ahead. progressive tradition. He has played a perhaps best illustrated with his work f critical role in passing important bi- on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform partisan legislation to meet the every- and Consumer Protection Act. Al- TRIBUTE TO DEREK MILLER day needs of working Americans. In- though newly promoted to legislative Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, as I deed, amidst a Senate too often mired assistant, when I was appointed to the prepare to relinquish the gavel as chair in partisanship, I thank Derek for help- conference committee to resolve dif- of the Committee on Health, Edu- ing our committee to chart a very dif- ferences between the House and Senate cation, Labor, and Pensions, I would ferent course—a course of bipartisan- bills, he advised me on many narrow like to take a few minutes to express ship and accomplishment. In this 113th convoluted issues. He not only per- my deep gratitude to our staff director, Congress, the HELP Committee has formed well, but won the respect of Derek Miller, for his sterling service in passed a remarkable 23 bills signed into many of the committee’s professional one of the Senate’s most demanding law by the President, distinguishing staff for his ideas. Zach also under- staff positions. our Committee as the Senate’s most stands that passage of provisions into Knute Rockne was fond of saying: productive. law is but one step, and has remained a ‘‘I’ve found that prayers work best But beyond legislative accomplish- stalwart advocate of successful imple- when you have big players.’’ Successful ments, I want to pay tribute to Derek’s mentation of the bill. committee chairs in the Senate have excellence as a manager, as not just As many of you here in the Senate the same approach. We know that it is staff director but a true staff leader. know last year saw the retirement of not enough to be on the side of the an- Derek’s colleagues respect that he has Richard Bender, my longest serving

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I am also quite certain that Zach an opportunity to teach the first ses- onstrated that security interests can is the only staff member during Rich- sions at a new International Law En- be safeguarded while allowing officers ard’s 35 year tenure that he would have forcement Academy in Budapest. to unionize. This was a great step for- felt comfortable leaving in charge. In the late 1990s, John got involved ward for officers’ labor rights, and has That is because not only does Zach with the FBI’s efforts to fight white- provided a constructive way to handle possess a keen intelligence, a work collar crime. In Indianapolis, he cre- officers’ concerns. ethic second to none and an innate ated task forces fighting fraud and pub- Appointed from outside the organiza- ability to translate arcane tax and lic corruption, and was promoted to tion, John quickly earned the respect budget data into understandable Assistant Special Agent in Charge at of TSA employees, who then supported prose—but he has the heart of a true the Boston Field Office. When Egypt him in reforming outdated policies. progressive. Zach cares deeply about Air Flight 990 crashed off the coast of When TSA moved away from its one- the people of Iowa, about the future of Rhode Island, John investigated this size-fits-all approach, his workforce the middle class in this country and aviation attack that would serve as a overcame many challenges to imple- about making sure that every Amer- prelude to his post-9/11 roles. ment a more complex risk-based secu- ican has a fair shot at economic secu- When our Nation was attacked on rity process. Without the support John rity. September 11, 2001, John had just been earned from TSA employees, that shift It has been a pleasure to watch Zach assigned to the Inspections Division at would not have been possible. We will grow personally and professionally FBI Headquarters though he was always want better security and more over the past 6 years—as he trans- quickly reassigned to help build FBI’s convenience for less cost, and John has formed from a headstrong intern to one Counterterrorism Division. He rose done better than anyone yet at strik- of the most skilled and able staffers in steadily through the ranks, eventually ing the right balance. the Senate, from a new college grad- serving as the FBI’s Deputy Director John Pistole has long shone as a bea- con of integrity in government service. uate to a senior advisor newly married for more than 5 years. John’s exem- Today it gives me great pleasure to to Sarah this past summer. plary service in that role, combined This week I am concluding my 40 with his experience in counterterror- commend him—and thank him—for his years in public office. It has been an ism and excellent management of and enormous contributions to improving the Nation’s security. I am grateful for amazing ride. One of the things that care for the FBI workforce, culminated his service to this country and it is an makes it easier to say goodbye is that in 2010 when he was nominated to be honor to call him a friend. I wish John I am leaving behind talented people the TSA Administrator. and his family the best as he embarks like Zach from whom I know I can ex- John assumed the leadership of TSA on a new chapter in his distinguished pect great things in the future. at a time when the agency had been career. f without a confirmed administrator for a year and a half. During this time, the f TRIBUTE TO JOHN S. PISTOLE agency had been grappling with the TRIBUTE TO DANIELLE HANSON Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Madam Presi- fallout from the Christmas Day attack Mr. THUNE. Madam President, today dent, it is my great privilege to recog- of 2009, and had become a political and I recognize Danielle Hanson, a legisla- nize the distinguished career of John S. media punching bag. TSA needed a tive aide in my Washington, DC, office, Pistole, on the occasion of his retire- strong leader to take on the formidable for the hard work she has done for me, ment as the Administrator of the task of improving the agency’s stature. my staff, and the State of South Da- Transportation Security Administra- TSA needed to be effective in its duty kota. tion. He has been a dedicated public to protect our Nation, while also find- Danielle is a native of Rapid City, servant and leader for the past 31 ing a way to respond to the public out- SD, and is a graduate of Benedictine years. Next year, John will take on an cry over onerous and invasive search College. Upon graduation from Bene- exciting new leadership role when he procedures. TSA needed to deal with dictine, Dani moved from Atchison, returns to his alma mater, Anderson dissatisfaction within its own ranks, NE, to Washington, DC, to become a University, as its president. while navigating a tough fiscal envi- member of my personal office staff. In I am privileged to have worked with ronment. We were fortunate when John her 21⁄2 years on my staff, Dani has John and received his counsel on im- accepted the President’s nomination worked as a staff assistant, legislative portant issues like addressing the ter- and was confirmed by the Senate correspondent, and legislative aide. rorist threats facing our Nation in the unanimously to this important role. I extend my sincere appreciation to post-9/11 era, and helping to guide the Under John’s exceptional leadership, Dani for her hard work and dedication FBI and TSA to successfully meet the the TSA has maintained a compelling and wish her continued success in the challenges brought on by those threats. track record in preventing terrorist at- years to come. Throughout his career, John has tacks against our Nation’s transpor- f taken on many of the most challenging tation networks. The agency has taken roles in law enforcement. He’s fought a more risk-based approach to security TRIBUTE TO DEVEN SCOTT against organized crime in the FBI and so as to lessen the burden on the aver- Mr. THUNE. Madam President, today led frontline counterterrorism efforts age American traveler. Many people I recognize Deven Scott, the deputy as head of the TSA. However, for a per- point to the TSA’s successful PreCheck scheduler in my Washington, DC, of- son who has had to maintain a tough program, which I signed up for last fice, for the hard work she has done for exterior in these roles, John has re- week, as an example of John’s great me, my staff, and the State of South mained thoughtful, compassionate, and work. PreCheck is popular because it Dakota. courteous—important traits which he makes airport security more conven- Deven is a native of Aberdeen, SD, demonstrated in his appearances before ient and predictable, while freeing up and is a graduate of the University of the Commerce Committee. TSA resources so the agency can be South Dakota. Upon graduation from After earning his law degree at Indi- more focused on high-risk areas. USD, Deven moved from Vermillion, ana University in 1981 and spending 2 While John was improving both SD, to Washington, DC, to become a years in private law practice, John de- TSA’s effectiveness and the security member of my personal office staff. In cided to enter public service by joining experience for the traveling public, he her 11⁄2 years on my staff, Deven has the FBI. John rose through the ranks was simultaneously focusing on im- worked as a staff assistant, legislative as a special agent in Minneapolis and proving the TSA workforce. By exem- correspondent, and deputy scheduler. New York. He worked hard—first be- plifying the traits he expected of his of- I extend my sincere appreciation to coming a supervisor at FBI Head- ficers, and by taking the time to meet Deven for her hard work and dedication

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Madam President, I resources system was instituted under self-esteem, self-control, confidence, wish to recognize Mr. William ‘‘Bill’’ one of nine congressionally authorized and fitness through studying the key Lovelady, Jr., for his 34 years of service science and technology laboratory per- elements of martial arts. Sun Woo in the U.S. Army. Bill has worked on sonnel management demonstration Park even brought taekwondo to the behalf of our Nation as a civil servant, projects. Bill applied his leadership and University of New Hampshire, founding rising to chief counsel for the U.S. legal experience to identifying the dis- a taekwondo club there in 1995. Army Engineer Research and Develop- tinctions between the features of the On June 16, 2000, Sun Woo Park ment Center, or ERDC. Throughout his project and the basic Federal personnel proudly became a U.S. citizen. True career, he has displayed leadership, system. His advice was critical to im- citizenship means serving your coun- professionalism, initiative, and dedica- plementation strategies and problem- try, your community, and your fellow tion. His accomplishments will have a solving during the transition. citizens, and Sun Woo Park has done significant and lasting impact on the Bill is the coauthor of the ‘‘Research just that. Corps of Engineers’ laboratory commu- & Development Partnering Handbook,’’ He is a founding member and the cur- nity, the Army, and our Nation. Today, a comprehensive guide that collected rent president of the Korean American in recognition of his retirement, I offer all R&D partnering authorities, pursu- Society of New Hampshire. Every year thanks and congratulations. ant to the Technology Transfer Act. He since 1987, he has organized an event to Prior to Bill’s 22 years as counsel to has assisted in the negotiation and res- honor the brave service and sacrifice of the ERDC and Waterways Experiment olution of complicated legal issues in- New Hampshire’s Korean War veterans. Station, he served as assistant division volving the licensing of ERDC-devel- He has even been honored by the Presi- counsel to the Lower Mississippi Val- oped technologies. He also has played a dent of the Republic of Korea, Noh Moo ley Division and Corps of Engineers. He key role in supporting ERDC’s labora- Hyun, for his service on behalf of Ko- also worked for the Vicksburg District tories with the drafting and negoti- rean war veterans. of the Corps as a trial attorney. In ating of domestic and international Sun Woo Park has also been quietly these capacities, Bill played an instru- patent licenses, cooperative research helping his local community in many mental role in the successful execution and development agreements, edu- other ways. He is held numerous fund- of the command’s missions, particu- cation and interagency partnership raisers in support of the Saint Charles larly regarding research and develop- agreements, and service agreements. Children’s Home in Rochester, NH, as ment. In fact, he is acknowledged as These instruments have seen ERDC well as many other local schools and the Corps’ leading legal authority in partner with State and local govern- nonprofits. this mission area. ments, other Federal agencies, col- I am pleased to join the citizens of Bill’s accomplishments do not end leges, universities, and private compa- New Hampshire and all of grand master there. He has been recognized by chief nies. Sun Woo Park’s students in wishing counsels as an example for other legal Since the early 1990s, Bill has also him all the best in his future endeav- managers in the command, including provided legal advice and assistance for ors. We thank him for his many years his selection as a charter member of the Department of Defense’s High Per- of teaching and service to the State of the Chief Counsel’s Managing Partners formance Supercomputing Moderniza- New Hampshire.∑ Group, board of directors. This group, tion Plan. He was essential to the es- comprised of senior Corps attorneys, is tablishment of DOD’s first High Per- f responsible for recommendations to formance Computing Resource Center improve the delivery of legal services. and recently addressed issues involving TRIBUTE TO GARY FROST Bill’s exceptional legal advice, acumen, access to DOD’s high performance ∑ and sound judgment were no doubt of supercomputing facilities. Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, immense value to this group. In short, Bill has been vital to the today I wish to recognize an out- Bill has also served as an advisor to Engineer Research and Development standing New Hampshire citizen, Mr. the ERDC Installation Planning Board, Center management team and its suc- Gary Frost. Gary will retire at the end ERDC Program Budget Advisory Com- cess. His friendly, outgoing personality of this year after serving as the CEO of mittee, ERDC-Vicksburg Site Partner- only adds to his professionalism. On a the Boys and Girls Club of Manchester ship Council, ERDC Special Recogni- personal note, I would add that he has for 26 years. tion Committee, and ERDC Senior been a close friend of mine for over Gary grew up in Keene and graduated Anti-Terrorism Steering Committee. four decades and his wife Dianne has from the University of New Hampshire. He is a member of the Federal Labora- been a lifelong friend. I wish them both He has devoted his life to improving tory Consortium Legal Support Sub- the best in this new chapter of their the lives of children and New Hamp- committee and an active participant in lives. shire citizens in need. In his 37-year the Department of Defense, DOD, Tech- tenure at the Boys and Girls Club of nology Transfer Integrated Project f Manchester, it has become a safe and Team. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS welcoming place for Manchester’s In 1999, Bill worked tirelessly in the youth to study, play and find a hot reorganization of the Corps’ labora- meal. tories to establish the ERDC. He helped RECOGNIZING SUN WOO PARK When Gary first joined the organiza- develop plans, worked to implement ∑ Ms. AYOTTE. Madam President, tion, the club was housed in one build- them, and solved numerous leadership, today I wish to recognize Portsmouth ing on the corner of Union and Lowell administrative, labor-management, resident grand master Sun Woo Park— Streets in Manchester. One of his and legal challenges. In reviewing all an exceptional New Hampshire citizen greatest accomplishments was spear- aspects of the reorganization plans, he who has devoted his life to teaching heading the $7.2 million dollar capital ensured that R&D leadership was ad- martial arts and serving his commu- campaign to renovate and expand the vised of potential legal concerns and nity. Union Street Club House so that the solutions through the process. More- Sun Woo Park immigrated to the organization could serve more chil- over, he effectively assumed leadership United States from Korea in 1985. dren. Today, under Gary’s capable lead- over the geographically dispersed and Shortly after settling in Portsmouth, ership and steady hand, the Boys and formerly independent legal assets of he opened Park’s Taekwondo School, a Girls Club now extends across an entire the Corps’ laboratory system. Because world-class taekwondo training center. city block and serves over 600 children of the legal team’s substantial con- In fact, Park’s is one of the only a day.

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Those who knew him likened him to a Ph.D-level knowledge of sponsors’ re- He was an integral member of the com- real-life history book, reciting stories quirements and problems; its devel- mittee that brought the Verizon Wire- from 80 or 90 years ago as if they had oping capability; its broad corporate less Arena to Manchester, an impor- happened the day before. On any day of knowledge and quick response capa- tant addition to the city’s cultural of- the week, he could catalogue the many bility; independence and objectivity; ferings. He’s also been a longtime evolutions the greater Scranton region freedom from conflicts of interest; and member of the Manchester Rotary went through with perfect detail. lower costs. Their demonstrated ability Club. As founder and president of the First to provide efficient, cost effective solu- I hope Gary enjoys retirement at his National Bank of Jermyn, Leo presided tions to pressing research and develop- camp on Newfound Lake and spending over significant growth in the bank’s ment problems established MERC as time with his wife Dotti and his two assets, while always offering oppor- the preferred source of real solutions to daughters, Abby and Kara. I join the tunity to the small business owners real problems City of Manchester and residents and people of Lackawanna County. He Over the last few years, however, the across the Granite State in thanking was a banker who bet on people and Air Force and the Robins Air Force Gary for his service and wishing him usually won for all concerned. Leo was Base Small Business Office have em- all the best for a long, happy and ful- ahead of his time in many ways, in- phasized increasing the percentage of filling retirement.∑ cluding promoting women in an era small business contract awards; an ini- f when such a practice was far from com- tiative not without merit for sure. monplace. From the vocational schools However, their interpretation and ap- TRIBUTE TO FRANK BIGGER he helped establish, to the numerous plication of the Federal Acquisition ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam President, I art and cultural organizations he and Regulations, or FAR, has resulted in wish to honor Frank Bigger, who will his wife supported throughout the re- MERC essentially being barred from retire as the Pocahontas Mayor after 4 gion, Leo Moskovitz’s love and compas- providing contracted services the likes years of public service to the citizens sion for his community and its people of which they have provided with un- of Arkansas in this elected position. endured for over a century, and will matched efficiency and significant sav- Frank was inspired to run for city continue to shine for many years to ings for the Air Force for almost 30 mayor at 67, the first political office he come.∑ years. has held. Frank ran on the platform of FAR EXCEPTION THREE Since nonprofit research organiza- economic prosperity and job creation. ∑ Mr. CHAMBLISS. Madam President, tions by definition cannot be small In that light, he fought hard alongside the Mercer Engineering Research Cen- businesses, they are excluded by law the Chamber of Commerce and the ter, or MERC, is the nonprofit, re- from competing for small business set- Intermodal Authority to bring a Poul- search and applied engineering arm of asides. However, the FAR offers seven try, Egg Company, PECO, processing Mercer University, a private university equal and independent statutory au- facility to the county. This created founded in 1833 and located in a state- thorities the U.S. government can more than 1,000 local jobs and led to of-the-art research facility in Warner apply which authorize, under certain improved infrastructure to accommo- Robins, GA; just a short drive from conditions, contracting without pro- date the business. Robins Air Force Base. For over 175 viding for full and open competition. Frank helped the community over- years, the University has served Geor- Senior Air Force leadership at Rob- come the worst flooding residents re- gia as a highly respected educational ins Air Force Base have long supported member. Highways, bridges and busi- institution. the use of those exceptions, specifi- nesses were closed because of several In 1984, the School of Engineering cally, the so-called ‘‘Exception Three’’ feet of water from a levee breach of the was established at the Macon, GA, which allowed for contacting without Black River. Under Frank’s leadership, campus with the charter class begin- providing for full and open competition Pocahontas recovered. ning studies in 1985. Two years later, ‘‘when it is necessary to award the con- Before serving as mayor, Frank grad- MERC was established under the tract to a particular source or sources uated from Arkansas State University School of Engineering to provide lo- in order to establish or maintain an es- and served on the Black River Tech- cally available engineering and sci- sential engineering, research, or devel- nical College board of trustees. In 1996, entific services with critical special- opment capability to be provided by an he retired as president from what is ized skills to the Warner Robins Air educational or other nonprofit institu- now Pinnacle Frame and Accent, and Logistics Center, while simultaneously tion or a federally funded research and has also worked as a part-time bank providing a workload support-base to development center.’’ owner and has owned local cattle the Mercer School of Engineering in its That application of the FAR allowed farms. development of high-technology skills Robins AFB to maintain the essential My staff and I have enjoyed working in the Middle Georgia area. engineering capabilities of MERC to with Mayor Bigger on the projects im- MERC has a highly qualified profes- augment their own because under FAR portant to Pocahontas. I am truly sional staff, complex tools and test Exception Three, MERC received sole grateful for his years of honorable serv- equipment, and extensive technical ca- source contracts when their expertise, ice and dedication to the community.∑ pability in the fields of aircraft struc- flexibility and lower costs demanded it. f tural analysis and design, flight test In recent years, however, the Small instrumentation, reverse engineering Business Office at Robins Air Force REMEMBERING LEO MOSKOVITZ and prototyping, laboratory structural Base has approved the use of only one ∑ Mr. CASEY. Madam President, testing, electronic warfare software al- of the FAR exceptions, that being when Jermyn and Northeastern Pennsyl- gorithm development, web deployed ap- ‘‘only one responsible source and no vania lost a long-treasured member of plications with integrated database ac- other supplies or services will satisfy the community when Leo Moskovitz cess, industrial engineering and logis- agency requirements.’’ passed away on November 24 at the age tics. This application of the FAR, or of 109. Although he lived for well over MERC also employs engineering in- misapplication if you will, makes it a century, his death feels premature to terns providing an avenue for students virtually impossible for the Robins Air his family and his community. His wife to get real world, Air Force-related ex- Force Base to award certain contracts of 45 years, Ann, described him as one perience, and today they are the larg- to any entity other than small busi- of a kind, a fantastic man in every est source of entry-level engineers for nesses. It translates to higher costs sense of the word. His contributions to Robins Air Force Base while also pro- and greater inefficiencies. Robins Air

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By de- Force to ensure local commands apply house.’’ manding more awards go to small busi- the FAR as written so as to guarantee Judy Trott, former dean of students at Ole nesses, the government also suffers a our men and women in uniform have Miss, said Mobley ‘‘was always generous loss of intellectual property, IP, since exactly what they need, when they with her time when it came to Ole Miss.’’ MERC transfers ownership of all said need it, and at a price that is in keep- ‘‘She would come back and oversee the property back to the U.S. Government, ing with our responsibilities as stew- Miss University pageant—the one she won to send her to Miss America—and the Parade of while small businesses can retain IP ards of the American tax dollar.∑ for future revenue. Beauties, another pageant that we still You would be hard pressed to find f hold,’’ she said. REMEMBERING MARY ANN Trott wasn’t surprised Mobley went on to any bigger supporter of small busi- become a popular film and TV actress. nesses in the Senate than myself. How- MOBLEY ‘‘Mary Ann was groomed for it,’’ she said. ever, when it comes to ensuring our ∑ Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, ‘‘She had great talent, a great voice. Her men and women fighting overseas for my State has lost one of our finest citi- mother would often come to pageants up our freedom have what they need to zens. Mary Ann Mobley, a friend to here with her, and she was outgoing and bub- get the job done, there are only three many and one of our best known Mis- bly. I guess that’s where Mary Ann got her personality. things I care about: cost, schedule, and sissippians, passed away Tuesday. performance. Our men and women in ‘‘I remember after one of the pageants tak- Mary Ann was the first young woman ing Mary Ann and her mother down to the uniform deserve that. from Mississippi to be crowned Miss In this era of defense spending aus- Holka, a place you could get cake and coffee. America, an accomplishment that was We were in there for three hours that night. terity, the Air Force can ill afford the a source of great pride to my State. I It wasn’t just the students talking to Mary unintended consequences of precluding got to know Mary Ann at the Univer- Ann, it was Mary Ann talking to the stu- entities that supply vital complex en- sity of Mississippi, where she was real- dents. She was interested in them, wanted to gineering solutions, along with the ly a superstar and a fine actress. Inci- know their plans, their goals. She was ex- added benefit of cross pollination of tremely warm and outgoing. It was easy to dentally, we were cast in a University educational experience between gov- love her.’’ Players production of ‘‘Tiger at the ernment employees, both civilian and Hometown friends, saddened by her death, Gates’’ at Ole Miss. She made Mis- military, and the best in the academic quietly reminisced Wednesday. sissippians proud of her success as an Mobley not only battled breast cancer in engineering community, from receiv- entertainer in Hollywood and a person recent years but suffered carpal tunnel syn- ing business simply to meet a set-aside who kept our State close to her heart drome in both hands and arms. Emails be- quota. came shorter as every letter of every word This issue is about ensuring Robins throughout her career. I ask unanimous consent that a De- required effort. Air Force Base maintains essential en- Phone calls to check on the people of her gineering capabilities to supplement cember 11, 2014, article from the Clar- hometown also became shorter, but no more their own and their ability to swiftly ion-Ledger newspaper titled ‘‘Mary infrequent. If the conversation ever turned and inexpensively select the most ca- Ann Mobley ‘never forgot her roots’ ’’ toward her own problems, Mobley would pable organization to provide the best be printed in the RECORD. laugh and find a way to quickly change the product or service at the best value to There being no objection, the mate- subject. Some of the memories stirred laughter. the government. The Small Business rial was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Such as the time Mobley was to perform at Office at Warner Robins, in their at- Brandon High School but the family car tempt to carry out the Air Forces’ [From the Clarion-Ledger, Dec. 11, 2014] wouldn’t crank. Her mother saddled a horse broader goal of increasing small busi- MARY ANN MOBLEY ‘NEVER FORGOT HER for the 5–mile ride, and she and Mary Ann nesses participation, is jeopardizing ROOTS’ made it there in time. the very survival of institutions pro- (By Billy Watkins) And the night Brandon folks danced in the vided for and protected by the FAR. They danced in the streets of Brandon the street, the celebration spread to the capital By selectively applying the FAR ex- night one of their own, Mary Ann Mobley, city. A few town residents decided it would ceptions, the Air Force is ignoring the was crowned the 1959 Miss America. be a good idea to take the volunteer fire de- ‘‘That’s not just a saying, that’s a fact,’’ partment’s truck and drive it up and down intent of the acquisition regulations. It Jackson’s Capitol Street with the siren is certain to destroy these few vital said Waymon Tigrett, 70, who grew up with Mobley and has owned Brandon Discount blaring. Jackson police eventually tired of educational links between academic in- the racket and impounded the truck. stitutions and government engineers Drugs the past 46 years. ‘‘They put a jukebox out by the statue in the middle of Main Mobley also became a filmmaker, pro- that need that level of expertise. More Street, ran an extension cord out to it and ducing documentaries in Cambodia, Ethi- importantly, by ignoring FAR Excep- that thing blared music all night. People opia, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, tion Three, the government is limiting danced and carried on for hours. It was a Zimbabwe and the Sudan. its ability to pursue the best solutions true celebration. Mobley’s husband of 45 years, TV person- at the best price. We can ill-afford such ‘‘You have to remember, Brandon was only ality Gary Collins, died in 2012. The couple about 2,000 people back then. It was a small, had one daughter, Clancy Collins-White. consequences in this period of eco- Collins-White phoned friends Tuesday in isolated town. And all of a sudden, a girl we nomic austerity, simply in the name of Brandon to tell them of Mobley’s death. all know is on television and winning Miss fostering the growth of small busi- Three other Mississippians have won the America. That was a huge deal back then. nesses. Miss America crown: Lynda Lee Mead of And still is to us.’’ I was encouraged in September when Natchez, 1960; Cheryl Prewitt of Ackerman, Mobley, Mississippi’s first Miss America, 1980; and Susan Akin of Meridian, 1986.∑ the Air Force took a step in the right died Tuesday after a long battle with breast direction with their approval of a Jus- cancer. She was 77. f tification and Approval, J&A, for the Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Christ RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL use of other than full and open com- United Methodist Church in Jackson. Visita- FINALS RODEO petition for an engineering, research tion will be Sunday from 4–6 p.m. at Park- and development contract in support of way Funeral Home in Ridgeland. ∑ Mr. HELLER. Madam President, technologies and methodologies appli- Mobley won the crown in September 1958, today I wish to recognize the annual cable to aging aircraft and support the same year she graduated from the Uni- National Finals Rodeo, which takes equipment. The contract will maintain versity of Mississippi. place at the Thomas & Mack Center on ‘‘She never forgot her roots, where she the campus of the University of Ne- essential engineering, research, and de- came from,’’ said Tigrett, who lived four velopment capabilities at Robins AFB houses down from Mobley on what is known vada, Las Vegas. The National Finals through support provided by MERC. now as Mary Ann Drive. ‘‘Rankin County Rodeo has been held in Las Vegas for I am hopeful this recent development used to own Rankin General Hospital, and the past 30 years of the event’s 55 year is indicative of a new way of doing we had a big benefit every year, Affair of the history. Often noted as the foremost

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He created the tasks and so much more with out- The National Finals Rodeo was es- Nevada college savings plans, and was standing acumen, keen judgment, and, tablished in 1958 by the Professional responsible for the successful rollout I might add, with one eye always to- Rodeo Cowboys Association in order to and administration of the Governor wards the future. In fact, it is no exag- determine the world champions in var- Guinn Millennium Scholarship. Under geration to say that Tom, perhaps ious events from bull riding to tie- his leadership, Nevada saw its first up- more than anyone else across the down roping. First held in Dallas in grade in credit ratings in nearly 30 State, played a pivotal role in ushering 1959, the National Finals Rodeo was years. Maine’s public utilities into the 21st held in many different cities until 1984, After serving 8 years as treasurer, he century. when Las Vegas became its permanent sought the lieutenant governorship in A generation of Maine’s young minds home. An integral part of the Las 2006 and won by a sizeable margin. Dur- can thank Tom for laying the ground- Vegas community for 30 years, the Na- ing Lieutenant Governor Krolicki’s work that hastened their journey into tional Finals Rodeo has brought more two terms of service, he has ably fo- the digital age. Tom recognized early than 170,000 fans annually to see some cused on advancing the Silver State’s on that the Internet was quickly evolv- of our Nation’s toughest cowboys and tourism industry all over the Nation ing into a more dynamic and powerful cowgirls compete in 10 days of competi- and around the globe. Lieutenant Gov- tool that, when placed in the hands of tion. This event has become a yearly ernor Krolicki has served as chairman our students and our communities, tradition not only for Nevadans, but of the Reno Tahoe Winter Games Coali- could become a catalyst for digital for people across the nation and the tion since 2006, and is actively fighting learning, a driver of economic growth, world. As rodeo lovers and horse enthu- for northern Nevada to host the 2026 and an architect of intra-personal con- siasts, my wife Lynne and I were Olympic Games. This year, my wife nections that were no longer limited by thrilled to attend this year’s event. Lynne and I were honored to partici- geographic constraints. With that im- The National Finals Rodeo offers Ne- pate in Nevada’s 150th anniversary mense potential in mind, he worked vadans and rodeo goers nationwide a celebrations. As chairman of the Ne- tirelessly to implement the Federal E- place to truly experience the gritty, vada Sesquicentennial Commission Rate program, which delivered Internet energetic entertainment the Wild West that successfully carried out over 500 access to schools and libraries across is best known for. In one of the hardest events, Lieutenant Governor Krolicki the State—and with that newfound hit regions during the recession, this has once more shown his dedication to Internet access, he delivered new and event plays an integral role in Ne- the State of Nevada. unprecedented opportunities to people vada’s tourism economy. Tourism con- As a devoted husband and proud fa- all across Maine, an achievement so tinues to be a prominent economic ther to three girls, Lieutenant Gov- fundamental and so critical to our driver within the Silver State, and I ernor Krolicki stands as a shining ex- daily lives that it simply cannot be un- am thrilled to learn this event will be ample of someone who has dedicated derstated. As high energy prices across Maine a part of the Las Vegas community his life to serving his community. I am continued to weigh heavily on the through 2024. grateful for his dedication and commit- pockets and minds of people across the I ask my colleagues to join me and ment to the people of the State of Ne- State, Tom endeavored mightily to de- all Nevadans in recognizing the Na- vada. He exemplifies the highest stand- regulate Maine’s electric industry to tional Finals Rodeo, a special event ards of leadership and community serv- lower energy prices, and most recently, that has proudly called Las Vegas ice and should be proud of his long and he lead the charge to expand natural home for the past 30 years, and I would meaningful career. Today, I ask that gas capacity throughout the region. like to offer the best of luck to all who all of my colleagues join me in thank- ∑ In conclusion, I should point out that are participating in this year’s events. ing Lieutenant Governor Krolicki for I often to refer to Tom as ‘‘SMIM’’— f his service to the Silver State and I the Smartest Maine in Maine. He pos- offer my deepest appreciation for all TRIBUTE TO BRIAN KROLICKI sesses a vast knowledge of law and pub- that he has done to make Nevada an ∑ Mr. HELLER: Madam President, I lic policy that is matched by very few even better place. I offer my best wish- and that has helped inform and shape wish to congratulate Lieutenant Gov- es for many successful and fulfilling ernor Brian Krolicki, of Stateline, for Maine’s telecommunications and en- years to come.∑ ergy framework for nearly a decade. In- his decades of service to the State of f deed, one would be hard-pressed to find Nevada. After most recently serving as an individual with a deeper under- Nevada’s lieutenant governor for 8 TRIBUTE TO MR. THOMAS WELCH standing of our State’s public utilities years, he will be retiring on January 5, ∑ Mr. KING. Madam President, I wish infrastructure. But perhaps more im- 2015. It gives me great pleasure to con- to honor the career of a dear friend and portant is his genuine ability to teach gratulate my friend and colleague on former colleague, Mr. Thomas Welch, and share that knowledge with others. his 24 years of hard work and dedica- who is set to retire this year as Chair- These characteristics not only make tion to the Silver State. man of the Maine Public Utilities Com- Tom a remarkable public servant, but While serving as Nevada’s Secretary mission. Tom’s tremendous 35-year ca- a valued role model as well. of State, I came to know Lieutenant reer bridged both the public and pri- I, of course, am saddened to see Tom Governor Krolicki not only as a trust- vate sectors and has always been de- enter retirement because his departure ed colleague, but also as a dear friend. fined by a steadfast dedication to serv- will be a loss for Maine—but, I, along While attending Stanford University, ice and, of course, an unwavering love with the people of Maine, am forever Lieutenant Governor Krolicki fell in for the State of Maine. grateful for his many years of service love with Lake Tahoe, NV. After earn- As Governor, I had the privilege of on behalf of our state. ing a bachelor’s degree in political calling on Tom to lead the Maine Pub- Tom, congratulations and thank you. science, he moved to Nevada. While lic Utilities Commission, also known I hope your retirement is as restful and maintaining his Silver State residence, as the MPUC, and that is the same po- relaxing as it is well-deserved.∑ he went on to become an investment sition that he was again nominated for f banker in New York City and San and currently holds under Governor Francisco. Lieutenant Governor Paul LePage. TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE GRANT- Krolicki’s public service career began Serving as Chairman of the MPUC is, DAVIS in 1990 when he was tapped to serve as at times, a thankless job, but it is also ∑ Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I chief deputy treasurer to then-State one of monumental importance. Tom’s am honored to recognize Ms. Katherine treasurer Bob Seale. His many years of job is central to keeping the lights on, Grant-Davis on the occasion of her re- financial experience made him an ideal the water flowing, the heat coming, tirement from the New Jersey Primary

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La ership, New Jersey’s FQHC’s have ∑ Mr. RISCH. Madam President, mil- Plaza represents the best aspects of grown in both size and capability while lions of American businesses have American entrepreneurship and is a modeling high standards of care for all found their start in the living rooms, credit to both Idaho and the Nation.∑ ages and income levels. She represents backyards, and garages of aspiring en- the best of what NJPCA has accom- trepreneurs. Harnessing individual cre- f plished in addressing the primary care ativity and work ethic, a talent can TRIBUTE TO CARTER ADAMS needs of our friends and neighbors, and grow into a lasting enterprise. I wish ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today we owe her a debt of gratitude. to honor La Plaza, a restaurant from While New Jersey is home to 20 com- I recognize Carter Adams, a 2014 sum- my home State of Idaho, whose hard mer intern in my Washington, DC of- munity health centers operating 121 work and dedication to quality has sites throughout the State, this robust fice, for all of the hard work he has seen growth and prosperity while en- done for me, my staff, and the people of network would not be possible without hancing the local community. Kathy’s tremendous contributions. the State of Florida. Founded in 2003, La Plaza offers Carter is a junior at the University of Under her leadership, FQHCs in New unique and traditional Mexican fare, Jersey have come to represent quality, Central Florida, currently majoring in including an assortment of moles made political science. He is a dedicated and comprehensive, and most importantly, with chocolate and dried peppers, to accessible care for more than 495,000 diligent worker who has been devoted diners and visitors in southern Idaho. to getting the most out of his intern- patients. Guadalupe ‘‘Lupe’’ Loza and her hus- In addition to these and many more ship experience. band, Chon, originally from Aguas- I would like to extend my sincere accomplishments during her tenure at calientes, Mexico, never planned to the NJPCA, Kathy has also honorably thanks and appreciation to Carter for own a restaurant until their infant son all the fine work he has done and wish served under two New Jersey Gov- required long-term hospitalization and ernors within the State’s Department him continued success in the years to they needed to fund his medical bills. come.∑ of Health and Senior Services. As a self-taught chef, Lupe Loza start- Throughout her career, Kathy has dem- ed making tamales and empanadas in f onstrated an innate ability to get the her kitchen and selling the food di- TRIBUTE TO MADELINE AHERN job done without losing sight of the rectly to local dairy workers and ob- need to ensure the well-being of all. ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today servers on local soccer fields. As her Whether working to develop new phar- I recognize Madeline Ahern, a 2014 fans multiplied, and driven by the phi- maceutical funding initiatives, direct- spring intern in my Washington, DC, losophy that ‘‘farmers can dig the dirt ing the New Jersey WIC Program, or office for all of the hard work she has and plant the seeds, but they can’t helping to implement Title XX fund- done for me, my staff, and the people of make the plants grow,’’ Lupe Loza ing, her dedication and commitment the State of Florida. took a leap of faith and opened the res- has earned her the respect and admira- Madeline is currently a rising senior taurant in a converted two-car garage, tion of her peers and colleagues. at the Madeira School in McLean, VA. where customers sat at folding tables In 2012, I was honored to recognize She is a dedicated and diligent worker Kathy’s efforts with the Evangelina and ate off paper plates. Today, La Plaza operates out of a who has been devoted to getting the Menendez Trailblazer Award, an honor most out of her internship experience. bestowed upon the strong women of 1,992 square foot space on Buhl’s Main Street, located on the old Oregon Trail I extend my sincere thanks and ap- New Jersey who distinguish themselves preciation to Madeline for all the fine in our communities each and every in the western half of Twin Falls Coun- ty. The Lozas are dedicated to creating work she has done and wish her contin- day. I am not alone in recognizing and ued success in the years to come.∑ honoring Kathy for the work she had and serving authentic Mexican cuisine done, as she has received commenda- and making costumers feel like they f tions from the National Association of are eating at home with family. It is TRIBUTE TO NATALIE BARRERO not surprising that after 11 years, La Community Health Centers, the NJ Biz ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today Power 50 in Health Care, and NJ Cit- Plaza has received overwhelming praise from its diners and the larger I recognize Natalie Barrero, a 2013 fall izen Action, among others. intern in my Washington, DC, office for While the Affordable Care Act community. The from-scratch food and all of the hard work she has done for brought the importance of access to ‘‘grandmother’s house’’ feel have made me, my staff, and the people of the high quality, accessible and affordable La Plaza a local staple and traveler’s care to the forefront of the national destination. The small, yet diverse State of Florida. conversation, it was an issue Kathy menu is updated frequently, accommo- Natalie is a graduate of the Catholic had already been working on for years. dating customer feedback, requests, University of America, having majored Her insight and counsel during the de- and favorites. From carne asada tacos in international business. She is a dedi- bate on health reform, as well as her to bacon-wrapped cheesy jalapeno cated and diligent worker who has been constant vigilance on the law’s imple- bites, customers drive many miles out devoted to getting the most out of her mentation, has proven invaluable to of their way to sample La Plaza’s au- internship experience. me and of immeasurable benefit to thentic Mexican cuisine. The res- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- FQHCs and their patients, not only in taurant has also expanded to cater at preciation to Natalie for all the fine New Jersey but throughout the coun- local venues, including the annual work she has done and wish her contin- ∑ try. With our health care system evolv- Cinco de Mayo celebration for the ued success in the years to come. ing to focus on wellness, prevention Latinos Unidos at the College of South- f and access to primary care, Kathy’s ern Idaho. The Lozas dedication to ex- TRIBUTE TO MOISES BENHABIB work building New Jersey’s network of cellence has earned La Plaza a five-star community health centers into a na- rating on Yelp, the second-highest ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today tionally-recognized model ensures com- rated restaurant in Buhl on Trip Advi- I recognize Moises Benhabib, a 2014 munities in New Jersey will flourish sor, and a 90 percent customer satisfac- spring intern in my Washington, DC, well into the future. tion rate on Urban Spoon. office for all of the hard work he has I congratulate Kathy on her retire- Over the past 11 years, La Plaza has done for me, my staff, and the people of ment and would like to once again rec- doubled in size, and the homemade ran- the State of Florida.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.054 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6691 Moises is a graduate of the Univer- me, my staff, and the people of the intern in my Washington, DC office, for sity of Tampa where he majored in gov- State of Florida. all of the hard work she has done for ernment and world affairs. He is a dedi- John is a graduate of the George me, my staff, and the people of the cated and diligent worker who has been Washington University where he ma- State of Florida. devoted to getting the most out of his jored in international affairs. He is a Abbie is a junior at Cornell Univer- internship experience. dedicated and diligent worker who has sity, currently majoring in industrial I extend my sincere thanks and ap- been devoted to getting the most out of and labor relations. She is a dedicated preciation to Moises for all the fine his internship experience. and diligent worker who has been de- work he has done and wish him contin- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- voted to getting the most out of her in- ued success in the years to come.∑ preciation to him for all the fine work ternship experience. I would like to extend my sincere f he has done and wish him continued success in the years to come.∑ thanks and appreciation to Abbie for TRIBUTE TO BARR BENYAMIN f all the fine work she has done and wish ∑ her continued success in the years to Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO ALYSON CUERVO I recognize Barr Benyamin, a 2014 come.∑ spring intern in my Washington, DC, ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f I recognize Alyson Cuervo, a 2013 fall office for all of the hard work he has TRIBUTE TO AMELIA GARCIA done for me, my staff, and the people of intern in my Washington, DC, office for ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today the State of Florida. all of the hard work she has done for I recognize Amelia Garcia, a 2014 sum- Barr is a graduate of the University me, my staff, and the people of the mer intern in my Washington, DC of- of Southern California in Los Angeles, State of Florida. fice, for all of the hard work she has CA, having majored in political science Alyson is a rising junior at the done for me, my staff, and the people of and business administration. He is a George Washington University in the State of Florida. dedicated and diligent worker who has Washington, DC. Currently, Alyson is majoring in international affairs. She Amelia is a sophomore at the Univer- been devoted to getting the most out of sity of Virginia, currently majoring in his internship experience. is a dedicated and diligent worker who has been devoted to getting the most commerce. She is a dedicated and dili- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- gent worker who has been devoted to preciation to Barr for all the fine work out of her internship experience. I extend my sincere thanks and ap- getting the most out of her internship he has done and wish him continued experience. success in the years to come.∑ preciation to Alyson for all the fine work she has done and wish her contin- I would like to extend my sincere f ued success in the years to come.∑ thanks and appreciation to Amelia for all the fine work she has done and wish TRIBUTE TO MAT BOWERS f her continued success in the years to ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO JOEL DENNIS come.∑ I recognize Mat Bowers, a 2014 summer ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f intern in my Washington, DC office, for I recognize Joel Dennis, a 2014 summer all of the hard work he has done for TRIBUTE TO EMERSON GEORGE intern in my Washington, DC office, for me, my staff, and the people of the ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today all of the hard work he has done for State of Florida. I recognize Emerson George, a 2014 me, my staff, and the people of the Mat is a senior at Cornell University, summer intern in my Washington, DC State of Florida. currently majoring in biology with a office, for all of the hard work he has Joel is a graduate of the University concentration in animal physiology. He done for me, my staff, and the people of of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, hav- is a dedicated and diligent worker who the State of Florida. ing majored in history and political has been devoted to getting the most Emerson is a senior at the University science. He is a dedicated and diligent out of his internship experience. of Mississippi, currently majoring in worker who has been devoted to get- I would like to extend my sincere political science and business. He is a ting the most out of his internship ex- thanks and appreciation to Mat for all dedicated and diligent worker who has perience. the fine work he has done and wish him been devoted to getting the most out of I would like to extend my sincere continued success in the years to his internship experience. thanks and appreciation to Joel for all come.∑ I would like to extend my sincere the fine work he has done and wish him thanks and appreciation to Emerson f continued success in the years to for all the fine work he has done and ∑ TRIBUTE TO KATIE BULLEK come. wish him continued success in the ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f years to come.∑ I recognize Katie Bullek, a 2014 spring TRIBUTE TO RACHEL EILERS f intern in my Washington, DC office, for ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO CORINNE HUSTON all of the hard work she has done for I recognize Rachel Eilers, a 2014 sum- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today me, my staff, and the people of the mer intern in my Washington, DC of- I recognize Corinne Huston, a 2013 fall State of Florida. fice, for all of the hard work she has intern in my Washington, DC office, for Katie is a rising senior at the College done for me, my staff, and the people of all of the hard work she has done for the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Cur- the State of Florida. me, my staff, and the people of the rently, Katie is majoring in economics Rachel is a student at Auburn Uni- State of Florida. and political science. She is a dedi- versity, currently majoring in political Corinne is a graduate of the Univer- cated and diligent worker who has been science and communication. She is a sity of South Florida in political devoted to getting the most out of her dedicated and diligent worker who has science. She is a dedicated and diligent internship experience. been devoted to getting the most out of worker who has been devoted to get- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- her internship experience. ting the most out of her internship ex- preciation to Katie for all the fine I would like to extend my sincere perience. work she has done and wish her contin- thanks and appreciation to Rachel for I extend my sincere thanks and ap- ∑ ued success in the years to come. all the fine work she has done and wish preciation to Corinne for all the fine f her continued success in the years to work she has done and wish her contin- come.∑ ued success in the years to come.∑ TRIBUTE TO JOHN BURKE f f ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today I recognize John Burke, a 2014 spring TRIBUTE TO ABBIE FREY TRIBUTE TO HELENA JOO intern in my Washington, DC, office for ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today all of the hard work he has done for I recognize Abbie Frey, a 2014 summer I recognize Helena Joo, a 2014 summer

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She is a dedicated and diligent Caleb is a sophomore at Abilene Nicolas is a rising senior at the worker who has been devoted to get- Christian University, currently major- George Washington University in ting the most out of her internship ex- ing in political science and sociology. Washington, DC. Currently, he is ma- perience. He is a dedicated and diligent worker joring in political science and inter- I would like to extend my sincere who has been devoted to getting the national affairs. Nicolas is a dedicated thanks and appreciation to Helena for most out of his internship experience. and diligent worker who has been de- all the fine work she has done and wish I would like to extend my sincere voted to getting the most out of his in- her continued success in the years to thanks and appreciation to Caleb for ternship experience. ∑ come. all the fine work he has done and wish I would like to extend my sincere f him continued success in the years to thanks and appreciation to Nicolas for come.∑ all the fine work he has done and wish TRIBUTE TO VANESSA MICHAUD f him continued success in the years to ∑ ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO PATRICK O’BRYANT come. I recognize Vanessa Michaud, a 2014 ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f summer intern in my Washington, DC I recognize Patrick O’Bryant, a 2014 in- TRIBUTE TO OLIVIA PEREZ-CUBAS office, for all of the hard work she has tern in my Tallahassee, FL, office for done for me, my staff, and the people of ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today all of the hard work he has done for the State of Florida. I recognize Olivia Perez-Cubas, a 2013 me, my staff, and the people of the Vanessa is a senior at the University fall intern in my Washington, DC, of- State of Florida. of Miami, currently majoring in inter- fice for all of the hard work she has Patrick is a senior at Florida State national finance and marketing. She is done for me, my staff, and the people of University, where he is majoring in ap- a dedicated and diligent worker who the State of Florida. plied economics and political science. has been devoted to getting the most Olivia is a graduate of Florida State He is a dedicated and diligent worker out of her internship experience. University, having majored in political who has been devoted to getting the I would like to extend my sincere science and communications. Cur- most out of his internship experience. thanks and appreciation to Vanessa for rently, she is studying for a master’s I would like to extend my sincere all the fine work she has done and wish degree in journalism at Georgetown thanks and appreciation to Patrick for her continued success in the years to University. Olivia is a dedicated and all the fine work he has done and wish come.∑ diligent worker who has been devoted him continued success in the years to to getting the most out of her intern- ∑ f come. ship experience. f TRIBUTE TO WONGANI MTIKA I extend my sincere thanks and ap- TRIBUTE TO BRIAN O’CONNER preciation to Olivia for all the fine ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today work she has done and wish her contin- I recognize Wongani Mtika, a 2014 sum- ued success in the years to come.∑ mer intern in my Washington, DC of- I recognize Brian O’Connor, a 2014 sum- fice, for all of the hard work she has mer intern in my Washington, DC of- f done for me, my staff, and the people of fice, for all of the hard work he has TRIBUTE TO TYSON PETERSON done for me, my staff, and the people of the State of Florida. ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today Wongani is a sophomore at the Uni- the State of Florida. Brian is a junior at Saint Anselm I recognize Tyson Peterson, a 2014 sum- versity of Nebraska-Lincoln, currently mer intern in my Washington, DC of- majoring in nutrition pre-med. She is a College, currently majoring in political science. He is a dedicated and diligent fice, for all of the hard work he has dedicated and diligent worker who has done for me, my staff, and the people of been devoted to getting the most out of worker who has been devoted to get- ting the most out of his internship ex- the State of Florida. her internship experience. Tyson is a senior at the University of I would like to extend my sincere perience. I would like to extend my sincere North Florida, currently majoring in thanks and appreciation to Wongani political science. He is a dedicated and for all the fine work she has done and thanks and appreciation to Brian for all the fine work he has done and wish diligent worker who has been devoted wish her continued success in the years to getting the most out of his intern- to come.∑ him continued success in the years to come.∑ ship experience. f I would like to extend my sincere f thanks and appreciation to Tyson for TRIBUTE TO STEPHANIE NAVARRO TRIBUTE TO GRAZIELLA PASTOR all the fine work he has done and wish ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today him continued success in the years to I recognize Stephanie Navarro, a 2014 I recognize Graziella Pastor, a 2014 come.∑ summer intern in my Washington, DC summer intern in my Washington, DC f office, for all of the hard work she has office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the people of done for me, my staff, and the people of TRIBUTE TO BETHANY POULOS the State of Florida. the State of Florida. ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today Stephanie is a student at University Graziella is a freshman at New York I recognize Bethany Poulos, a 2014 sum- of Central Florida, currently majoring University, currently majoring in busi- mer intern in my Washington, DC of- in physics. She is a dedicated and dili- ness and political economics. She is a fice, for all of the hard work she has gent worker who has been devoted to dedicated and diligent worker who has done for me, my staff, and the people of getting the most out of her internship been devoted to getting the most out of the State of Florida. experience. her internship experience. Bethany is a graduate of Liberty Uni- I would like to extend my sincere I would like to extend my sincere versity, having majored in inter- thanks and appreciation to Stephanie thanks and appreciation to Graziella national relations. She is a dedicated for all the fine work she has done and for all the fine work she has done and and diligent worker who has been de- wish her continued success in the years wish her continued success in the years voted to getting the most out of her in- to come.∑ to come.∑ ternship experience.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.120 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6693 I would like to extend my sincere I would like to extend my sincere been devoted to getting the most out of thanks and appreciation to Bethany for thanks and appreciation to Peter for her internship experience. all the fine work she has done and wish all the fine work he has done and wish I would like to extend my sincere her continued success in the years to him continued success in the years to thanks and appreciation to Jackie for come.∑ come.∑ all the fine work she has done and wish f f her continued success in the years to come.∑ TRIBUTE TO JAIRO RIVERA TRIBUTE TO RACHAEL ANN f ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today SOLOWAY I recognize Jairo Rivera, a 2013 fall in- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO COURTNEY VEATCH tern in my Washington, DC, office for I recognize Rachael Ann Soloway, a ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today all of the hard work he has done for 2014 summer intern in my Washington, I recognize Courtney Veatch, a 2014 me, my staff, and the people of the DC office, for all of the hard work she summer intern in my Washington, DC State of Florida. has done for me, my staff, and the peo- office, for all of the hard work she has Jairo is a graduate of Florida Inter- ple of the State of Florida. done for me, my staff, and the people of national University, having majored in Rachael is a senior at the University the State of Florida. political science. Jairo is a dedicated of South Florida, currently majoring in Courtney is a graduate of the Univer- and diligent worker who has been de- communications. She is a dedicated sity of North Florida, having majored voted to getting the most out of his in- and diligent worker who has been de- in English and history. She is a dedi- ternship experience. voted to getting the most out of her in- cated and diligent worker who has been I extend my sincere thanks and ap- ternship experience. devoted to getting the most out of her preciation to Jairo for all the fine work I would like to extend my sincere internship experience. he has done and wish him continued thanks and appreciation to Rachael for I would like to extend my sincere success in the years to come.∑ all the fine work she has done and wish thanks and appreciation to Courtney f her continued success in the years to for all the fine work she has done and ∑ TRIBUTE TO JONATHAN RIVERAS come. wish her continued success in the years to come.∑ ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f f I recognize Jonathan Riveras, a 2014 TRIBUTE TO CHELSIE SUMNER summer intern in my Washington, DC ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today TRIBUTE TO FRANCISCO VELEZ office, for all of the hard work he has I recognize Chelsie Sumner, a 2013 fall ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today done for me, my staff, and the people of intern in my Washington, DC, office for I recognize Francisco Velez, a 2014 sum- the State of Florida. all of the hard work she has done for mer intern in my Washington, DC of- Jonathan is a junior at Florida Inter- me, my staff, and the people of the fice, for all of the hard work he has national University, currently major- State of Florida. done for me, my staff, and the people of ing in political science. He is a dedi- Chelsie is a graduate of Davidson Col- the State of Florida. cated and diligent worker who has been lege, having majored in English. She is Francisco is a senior at the Univer- devoted to getting the most out of his a dedicated and diligent worker who sity of Florida, currently majoring in internship experience. has been devoted to getting the most political science. He is a dedicated and I would like to extend my sincere out of her internship experience. diligent worker who has been devoted thanks and appreciation to Jonathan I extend my sincere thanks and ap- to getting the most out of his intern- for all the fine work he has done and preciation to Chelsie for all the fine ship experience. wish him continued success in the work she has done and wish her contin- I would like to extend my sincere years to come.∑ ued success in the years to come.∑ thanks and appreciation to Francisco f f for all the fine work he has done and TRIBUTE TO DOUGAL ROBINSON wish him continued success in the TRIBUTE TO ARI TEPLER ∑ ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today years to come. I recognize Dougal Robinson, a 2014 ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today f I recognize Ari Tepler, a 2014 summer spring intern in my Washington, DC, TRIBUTE TO SEVERIN WALSTAD office for all of the hard work he has intern in my Washington, DC office, for done for me, my staff, and the people of all of the hard work he has done for ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today the State of Florida. me, my staff, and the people of the I recognize Severin Walstad, a 2013 fall Dougal is a graduate of Sydney Uni- State of Florida. intern in my Washington, DC, office for versity, where he majored in govern- Ari is a freshman at Yeshiva Univer- all of the hard work he has done for ment and international relations. He is sity, currently majoring in political me, my staff, and the people of the a dedicated and diligent worker who science. He is a dedicated and diligent State of Florida. has been devoted to getting the most worker who has been devoted to get- Severin is a graduate of the Univer- out of his internship experience. ting the most out of his internship ex- sity of Florida, having majored in pub- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- perience. lic relations. Severin is a dedicated and preciation to Dougal for all the fine I would like to extend my sincere diligent worker who has been devoted work he has done and wish him contin- thanks and appreciation to Ari for all to getting the most out of his intern- ued success in the years to come.∑ the fine work he has done and wish him ship experience. continued success in the years to I extend my sincere thanks and ap- f come.∑ preciation to Severin for all the fine TRIBUTE TO PETER SCATURRO f work he has done and wish him contin- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today ued success in the years to come.∑ TRIBUTE TO JACKIE VARAS I recognize Peter Scaturro, a 2014 sum- f mer intern in my Washington, DC of- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today fice, for all of the hard work he has I recognize Jackie Varas, a 2014 sum- TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL ZINGALI done for me, my staff, and the people of mer intern in my Washington, DC of- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, today the State of Florida. fice, for all of the hard work she has I recognize Michael Zingali, a 2014 Peter is a junior at University of Vir- done for me, my staff, and the people of spring intern in my Washington, DC, ginia, currently majoring in political the State of Florida. office for all of the hard work he has science. He is a dedicated and diligent Jackie is a senior at the University done for me, my staff, and the people of worker who has been devoted to get- of Florida, currently majoring in eco- the State of Florida. ting the most out of his internship ex- nomics and political science. She is a Michael is a rising junior at the perience. dedicated and diligent worker who has Catholic University of America in

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11DE6.126 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6694 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 11, 2014 Washington, DC. Currently, Michael is To be brigadier general States Army under title 10, U.S.C., section majoring in business management. He Col. Lawrence F. Thoms 624: is a dedicated and diligent worker who IN THE NAVY To be major general has been devoted to getting the most The following named officer for appoint- Brig. Gen. Darsie D. Rogers, Jr. out of his internship experience. ment in the United States Navy to the grade The following named officer for appoint- I extend my sincere thanks and ap- indicated while assigned to a position of im- ment in the United States Army to the grade preciation to Michael for all the fine portance and responsibility under title 10, indicated while assigned to a position of im- work he has done and wish him contin- U.S.C., section 601: portance and responsibility under title 10, ued success in the years to come.∑ To be admiral U.S.C., section 601: Adm. Harry B. Harris, Jr. To be lieutenant general f IN THE AIR FORCE Maj. Gen. Frederick S. Rudesheim EXECUTIVE SESSION The following Air National Guard of the The following named officer for appoint- United States officer for appointment in the ment in the Reserve of the Army to the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section EXECUTIVE CALENDAR cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 12203: Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask and 12212: To be brigadier general unanimous consent that the Senate To be brigadier general Col. Stephen J. Hager proceed to executive session to con- Col. Shelley R. Campbell The following named officer for appoint- sider the following nominations: Cal- The following named officer for appoint- ment in the Reserve of the Army to the endar Nos. 1112 through and including ment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 1137, and all nominations placed on the grade indicated while assigned to a position 12203: Secretary’s desk in the Air Force, of importance and responsibility under title To be brigadier general Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; that 10, U.S.C., section 601: Col. Eugene J. LeBoeuf the nominations be confirmed en bloc; To be lieutenant general The following Army National Guard of the the motions to reconsider be consid- Maj. Gen. Mark C. Nowland United States officer for appointment in the ered made and laid upon the table with IN THE ARMY Reserve of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and no intervening action or debate; that The following Army National Guard of the United States officers for appointment in the 12211: no further motions be in order to any To be major general of the nominations; that the President Reserve of the Army in the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 and Brig. Gen. John C. Harris be immediately notified of the Senate’s 12211: action and the Senate then resume leg- The following named officer for appoint- To be brigadier general ment in the Reserve of the Army to the islative session. Colonel Michael G. Amundson grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Colonel Charles K. Aris 12203: objection, it is so ordered. Colonel Tommy H. Baker To be major general The nominations considered and con- Colonel Joe G. Barnard, Jr. Brig. Gen. Lewis G. Irwin firmed en bloc are as follows: Colonel Brian B. Barrontine The following named officer for appoint- IN THE ARMY Colonel Barry K. Beach ment in the United States Army to the grade The following named officer for appoint- Colonel Michael R. Berry indicated while assigned to a position of im- ment in the Reserve of the Army to the Colonel Thomas H. Blackstock, Jr. portance and responsibility under title 10, grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section Colonel William B. Blaylock, II U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Daniel J. Bochicchio 12203: To be lieutenant general Colonel Christopher P. Callahan To be major general Colonel Lloyd P. Caviness, Jr. Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock Brig. Gen. Margaret C. Wilmoth Colonel Fred M. Chesbro The following named officer for appoint- IN THE MARINE CORPS Colonel David L.G. Collins ment in the United States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of im- The following named officer for appoint- Colonel James D. Craig portance and responsibility under title 10, ment in the United States Marine Corps to Colonel Thomas G. Croymans U.S.C., section 601: the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- Colonel Zachary F. Doser tion of importance and responsibility under Colonel Gordon L. Ellis To be lieutenant general title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Colonel William J. Freidel Maj. Gen. Anthony R. Ierardi Colonel Daniel J. Fuhr IN THE MARINE CORPS To be lieutenant general Colonel Troy D. Galloway Maj. Gen. James B. Laster Colonel Jeffrey L. Gaylord The following named officer for appoint- ment in the United States Marine Corps to IN THE NAVY Colonel David E. Graetz Colonel Matthew J. Hearon the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- The following named officer for appoint- tion of importance and responsibility under ment in the United States Navy to the grade Colonel William J. Hersh Colonel Thomas F. Heslin, Jr. title 10, U.S.C., section 601: indicated while assigned to a position of im- To be lieutenant general portance and responsibility under title 10, Colonel Michael T. Heston U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Mark C. Jackson Maj. Gen. Vincent R. Stewart Colonel Bert S. Kozen To be vice admiral IN THE AIR FORCE Colonel Christopher F. Lawson The following named officer for appoint- Rear Adm. James G. Foggo, III Colonel Tim C. Lawson ment in the United States Air Force to the IN THE AIR FORCE Colonel Collier H. Lipple grade indicated while assigned to a position The following named officer for appoint- Colonel Joane K. Mathews of importance and responsibility under title ment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the Colonel Kenneth L. McCreary 10, U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Anthony V. Mohatt grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section To be lieutenant general 12203: Colonel Adrian B. Nettles Colonel Tracy R. Norris Lt. Gen. Andrew E. Busch To be major general Colonel Stephen B. Owens IN THE ARMY Brig. Gen. Derek P. Rydholm Colonel Lawrence R. Powell The following named officer for appoint- IN THE ARMY Colonel John M. Prine ment to the grade indicated in the United The following named officer for appoint- Colonel Helen E. Rogers States Army under title 10, U.S.C., section ment in the United States Army to the grade Colonel Paul D. Rogers 624: indicated while assigned to a position of im- Colonel Robert A. Sparing To be major general Colonel Mark C. Strong portance and responsibility under title 10, Brig. Gen. Richard D. Clarke, Jr. U.S.C., section 601: Colonel Brian R. Trenda Colonel Bryan A. Tutko The following named officer for appoint- To be lieutenant general Colonel William J. Walker ment in the United States Army to the grade Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche Colonel Steven H. Warnstadt indicated while assigned to a position of im- The following named officer for appoint- Colonel Ronald A. Westfall portance and responsibility under title 10, ment in the Reserve of the Army to the Colonel Clifford W. Wilkins U.S.C., section 601: grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section The following named officer for appoint- To be lieutenant general 12203: ment to the grade indicated in the United Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland, Jr.

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The following named officer for appoint- STACEY ELIZABETH ZAIKOSKI, which PN2049–1 ARMY nominations (11) begin- ment in the Reserve of the Army to the nominations were received by the Senate and ning BRIAN R. COLEMAN, and ending ROB- grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section appeared in the Congressional Record of De- ERT W. THOMPSON, JR., which nomina- 12203: cember 3, 2014. tions were received by the Senate and ap- To be brigadier general PN2201 AIR FORCE nominations (137) be- peared in the Congressional Record of Sep- Col. David W. Ling ginning JOSE C. AGUIRRE, and ending tember 17, 2014. SANDY K. YIP, which nominations were re- PN2050 ARMY nominations (12) beginning IN THE NAVY ceived by the Senate and appeared in the VANCE J. ARGO, and ending GREGORY W. The following named officer for appoint- Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. TEISAN, which nominations were received ment in the United States Navy to the grade PN2202 AIR FORCE nominations (10) begin- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- indicated while assigned to a position of im- ning JASON D. EITUTIS, and ending BRIAN sional Record of September 17, 2014. portance and responsibility under title 10, K. WYRICK, which nominations were re- PN2051 ARMY nominations (7) beginning U.S.C., section 601: ceived by the Senate and appeared in the SCOTT A. ARCAND, and ending WILLIAM To be vice admiral Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. D. WEAVER, which nominations were re- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Rear Adm. Troy M. Shoemaker PN2203 AIR FORCE nominations (12) begin- ning SARAHANN BEAL, and ending CAROL Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. The following named officer for appoint- C. WALTERS, which nominations were re- PN2052–1 ARMY nominations (2) beginning ment in the United States Navy to the grade ceived by the Senate and appeared in the DAWN M. FLYNN, and ending SANDRA J. indicated while assigned to a position of im- Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. HETZEL, which nominations were received portance and responsibility under title 10, PN2208 AIR FORCE nominations (43) begin- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- U.S.C., section 601: ning DAVID P. ABBOTT, and ending KEVIN sional Record of September 17, 2014. PN2053–1 ARMY nominations (7) beginning To be admiral D. UNDERWOOD, which nominations were SCOTT B. BYERS, and ending CHARLENE Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift received by the Senate and appeared in the A. WEINGARTEN, which nominations were Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. IN THE AIR FORCE received by the Senate and appeared in the PN2209 AIR FORCE nominations (159) be- PN1712–2 AIR FORCE nominations (2) be- Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. ginning MOHAMMED H. ALJALLAD, and ginning TAFT OWEN AUJERO, and ending PN2054–1 ARMY nominations (28) begin- ending ANITA M. YATES, which nomina- JEFFERY LYNN RICHARD, which nomina- ning DONNA K. AYERS, and ending MARY tions were received by the Senate and ap- tions were received by the Senate and ap- E. WOODARD, which nominations were re- peared in the Congressional Record of De- peared in the Congressional Record of May ceived by the Senate and appeared in the cember 3, 2014. 15, 2014. Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. PN1952 AIR FORCE nominations (1193) be- IN THE ARMY PN2055–1 ARMY nominations (42) begin- ginning PETER BRIAN ABERCROMBIE, II, PN1674–2 ARMY nomination of ning FELIX J. E. ANDUJAR, and ending and ending JASON C. ZUMWALT, which KIMBERELY DEROUENSLAVEN, which was TERENCE R. WOODS, which nominations nominations were received by the Senate and received by the Senate and appeared in the were received by the Senate and appeared in appeared in the Congressional Record of July Congressional Record of May 7, 2014. the Congressional Record of September 17, 31, 2014. PN1927 ARMY nomination of Barry C. 2014. PN2031 AIR FORCE nominations (5) begin- Busby, which was received by the Senate and PN2056–1 ARMY nominations (26) begin- ning GEORGE W. CLIFFORD, III, and ending appeared in the Congressional Record of July ning BRYAN D. BROWN, and ending NICH- YOUNG J. JUN, which nominations were re- 22, 2014. OLAS D. YOUNG, which nominations were ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN2032–1 ARMY nominations (142) begin- received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of September 15, 2014. ning LAMAR D. ADAMS, and ending G001317, Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. PN2147 AIR FORCE nominations (105) be- which nominations were received by the Sen- PN2057 ARMY nominations (5) beginning ginning TRAVIS K. ACHESON, and ending ate and appeared in the Congressional ANTHONY J. LABADIA, and ending JO- PAUL C. ZURKOWSKI, which nominations Record of September 15, 2014. SEPH F. TOMMASINO, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in PN2033–1 ARMY nominations (102) begin- were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 13, ning ERIC C. ANDERSON, and ending the Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. D011466, which nominations were received by 2014. PN2148 AIR FORCE nomination of Jennifer the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN2058–1 ARMY nominations (3) beginning C. Alexander, which was received by the Sen- sional Record of September 15, 2014. MARTA E. ACHA, and ending RICORD W. ate and appeared in the Congressional PN2034 ARMY nominations (18) beginning TORGERSON, which nominations were re- Record of November 13, 2014. RANDY L. BRANDT, and ending KENNETH ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN2149 AIR FORCE nomination of Joyce P. R. WILLIAMS, JR., which nominations were Congressional Record of September 17, 2014. PN2059 ARMY nominations (7) beginning Fiedler, which was received by the Senate received by the Senate and appeared in the ZENAIDA M. COFIE, and ending TODD L. and appeared in the Congressional Record of Congressional Record of September 15, 2014. STEWART, which nominations were received November 13, 2014. PN2036–1 ARMY nominations (234) begin- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN2194 AIR FORCE nominations (24) begin- ning MICHAEL D. ACORD, and ending sional Record of September 17, 2014. ning ROBERT B.0. ALLEN, and ending D006516, which nominations were received by PN2150 ARMY nomination of Joseph T. KEITH M. VOLLENWEIDER, which nomina- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Morris, which was received by the Senate tions were received by the Senate and ap- sional Record of September 15, 2014. and appeared in the Congressional Record of peared in the Congressional Record of De- PN2037 ARMY nomination of Darrell R. V. November 13, 2014. cember 3, 2014. Tran, which was received by the Senate and PN2151 ARMY nomination of Richard T. PN2195 AIR FORCE nominations (57) begin- appeared in the Congressional Record of Sep- Knowlton, which was received by the Senate ning RICHARD Y. BAIRD, and ending JE- tember 15, 2014. and appeared in the Congressional Record of ROME L VINLUAN, which nominations were PN2038 ARMY nominations (5) beginning November 13, 2014. received by the Senate and appeared in the GEORGE W. MASON, III, and ending ALVIN PN2152 ARMY nominations (14) beginning Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. D. WILSON, which nominations were re- ROBERT A. BORCHERDING, and ending PN2196 AIR FORCE nominations (2) begin- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the DEAN L. WHITFORD, which nominations ning RICHARD M. BURGON, and ending Congressional Record of September 15, 2014. were received by the Senate and appeared in JOSHUA N. SCOTT, which nominations were PN2039 ARMY nominations (5) beginning the Congressional Record of November 13, received by the Senate and appeared in the JOHN W. BOZICEVIC, and ending JAMES E. 2014. Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. SCALF, which nominations were received by PN2153 ARMY nomination of Steven E. PN2197 AIR FORCE nomination of Allyson the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Baker, which was received by the Senate and M. Yamaki, which was received by the Sen- sional Record of September 15, 2014. appeared in the Congressional Record of No- ate and appeared in the Congressional PN2046 ARMY nomination of Patrick M. vember 13, 2014. Record of December 3, 2014. McGrath, which was received by the Senate PN2154 ARMY nomination of Arun PN2198 AIR FORCE nominations (66) begin- and appeared in the Congressional Record of Sharma, which was received by the Senate ning AARON J. AGIRRE, and ending GREG- September 17, 2014. and appeared in the Congressional Record of ORY S. ZILINSKI, which nominations were PN2047 ARMY nominations (3) beginning November 13, 2014. received by the Senate and appeared in the PEGGY E. D. MCGILL, and ending ELENA PN2155 ARMY nomination of James M. Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. M. SCARBROUGH, which nominations were Brumit, which was received by the Senate

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11DE6.045 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 11, 2014 and appeared in the Congressional Record of R. YOURK, which nominations were received A bill (H.R. 3096) to designate the building November 13, 2014. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- occupied by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- PN2156 ARMY nominations (24) beginning sional Record of December 3, 2014. tion located at 801 Follin Lane, Vienna, Vir- SAMUEL AGOSTOSANTIAGO, and ending PN2215 ARMY nominations (84) beginning ginia, as the ‘‘Michael D. Resnick Terrorist JOHN R. WILT, which nominations were re- KATHARINE M. E. ADAMS, and ending Screening Center.’’ ceived by the Senate and appeared in the HANS P. ZELLER, which nominations were There being no objection, the Senate Congressional Record of November 13, 2014. received by the Senate and appeared in the proceeded to consider the bill. PN2157 ARMY nominations (12) beginning Congressional Record of December 3, 2014. Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous con- EDWIN B. BALES, and ending RYAN M. PN2216 ARMY nominations (48) beginning ZIPF, which nominations were received by ROBERT J. ABBOTT, and ending D011857, sent that the bill be read three times the Senate and appeared in the Congres- which nominations were received by the Sen- and passed and the motion to recon- sional Record of November 13, 2014. ate and appeared in the Congressional sider be considered made and laid upon PN2158 ARMY nominations (2) beginning Record of December 3, 2014. the table with no intervening action or PAUL P. MCBRIDE, and ending PAUL E. IN THE MARINE CORPS debate. REYNOLDS, JR., which nominations were The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without received by the Senate and appeared in the PN2042 MARINE CORPS nomination of Timothy E. Robertson, which was received objection, it is so ordered. Congressional Record of November 13, 2014. The bill (H.R. 3096) was ordered to a PN2159 ARMY nomination of John E. At- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- wood, which was received by the Senate and sional Record of September 15, 2014. third reading, was read the third time, appeared in the Congressional Record of No- PN2174 MARINE CORPS nomination of and passed. vember 13, 2014. Christopher E. Hall, which was received by f PN2160 ARMY nominations (3) beginning the Senate and appeared in the Congres- DANIEL H. ALDANA, and ending DAVID R. sional Record of November 13, 2014. DESIGNER ANABOLIC STEROID NAVORSKA, which nominations were re- IN THE NAVY CONTROL ACT OF 2014 ceived by the Senate and appeared in the PN2040 NAVY nomination of Angela M. Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask Congressional Record of November 13, 2014. Rowell, which was received by the Senate unanimous consent that the Com- PN2161 ARMY nomination of Eric Graham, and appeared in the Congressional Record of mittee on the Judiciary be discharged which was received by the Senate and ap- September 15, 2014. from further consideration of H.R. 4771, peared in the Congressional Record of No- PN2041 NAVY nomination of Gregory L. and the Senate proceed to its imme- vember 13, 2014. Koontz, which was received by the Senate PN2162–1 ARMY nominations (2) beginning diate consideration. and appeared in the Congressional Record of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SUSAN DAVIS, and ending MATTHEW G. September 15, 2014. STLAURENT, which nominations were re- PN2168 NAVY nomination of Timothy S. objection, it is so ordered. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Roush, which was received by the Senate and The clerk will report the bill by title. Congressional Record of November 13, 2014. appeared in the Congressional Record of No- The assistant legislative clerk read PN2163 ARMY nominations (3) beginning vember 13, 2014. as follows: SHELLEY P. HONNOLD, and ending NEAL PN2169 NAVY nomination of Kimberly M. A bill (H.R. 4771) to amend the Controlled E. WOOLLEN, which nominations were re- Freitas, which was received by the Senate Substances Act to more effectively regulate ceived by the Senate and appeared in the and appeared in the Congressional Record of anabolic steroids. Congressional Record of November 13, 2014. November 13, 2014. PN2164–1 ARMY nominations (19) begin- There being no objection, the Senate PN2170 NAVY nomination of Adam B. proceeded to consider the bill. ning SUSAN J. ARGUETA, and ending Yost, which was received by the Senate and JASON S. WINDSOR, which nominations Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous con- appeared in the Congressional Record of No- sent that the bill be read a third time were received by the Senate and appeared in vember 13, 2014. the Congressional Record of November 13, PN2171 NAVY nomination of Charles S. and passed, and the motion to recon- 2014. Eisenberg, which was received by the Senate sider be considered made and laid upon PN2165–1 ARMY nominations (37) begin- and appeared in the Congressional Record of the table. ning JOHN R. BAILEY, and ending D004653, November 13, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without which nominations were received by the Sen- PN2172 NAVY nomination of Jack W.L. objection, it is so ordered. ate and appeared in the Congressional Tsao, which was received by the Senate and The bill (H.R. 4771) was ordered to a Record of November 13, 2014. appeared in the Congressional Record of No- PN2166 ARMY nominations (2) beginning third reading, was read the third time, vember 13, 2014. GARY L. GROSS, and ending CRAIG D. and passed. PN2173 NAVY nomination of James M. SHRIVER, which nominations were received Ross, which was received by the Senate and f by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- appeared in the Congressional Record of No- sional Record of November 13, 2014. AMENDING THE ENERGY POLICY vember 13, 2014. PN2167 ARMY nominations (6) beginning AND CONSERVATION ACT PN2183 NAVY nomination of Lakeeva B. MELISSA R. BEAUMAN, and ending MI- Gunderson, which was received by the Sen- Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask CHAEL W. STEPHENS, which nominations ate and appeared in the Congressional unanimous consent that the energy were received by the Senate and appeared in Record of November 17, 2014. committee be discharged from further the Congressional Record of November 13, PN2184 NAVY nominations (38) beginning 2014. consideration of H.R. 5057 and the Sen- TRAVIS S. ANDERSON, and ending JULIAN PN2182 ARMY nomination of Richard M. ate proceed to its consideration. G. WILSON III, which nominations were re- Hester, which was received by the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ceived by the Senate and appeared in the and appeared in the Congressional Record of objection, it is so ordered. Congressional Record of November 17, 2014. November 17, 2014. The clerk will report the bill by title. PN2190 ARMY nomination of Jay E. f The assistant legislative clerk read Clasing, which was received by the Senate as follows: LEGISLATIVE SESSION and appeared in the Congressional Record of A bill (H.R. 5057) to amend the Energy Pol- November 19, 2014. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- icy and Conservation Act to permit exemp- PN2211–1 ARMY nominations (32) begin- ate will now resume legislative session. tions for external power supplies from cer- ning SCOTT J. ANDERSON, and ending tain efficiency standards, and for other pur- STEFANIA V. WILCOX, which nominations poses. were received by the Senate and appeared in MICHAEL D. RESNICK TERRORIST the Congressional Record of December 3, SCREENING CENTER There being no objection, the Senate 2014. proceeded to consider the bill. PN2212–1 ARMY nominations (65) begin- Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous con- ning RACHEL R. ANTHONY, and ending unanimous consent that the EPW Com- sent that the bill be read a third time D011532, which nominations were received by mittee be discharged from further con- and passed and the motion to recon- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sideration of H.R. 3096, and the Senate sider be considered made and laid upon sional Record of December 3, 2014. proceed to its immediate consider- the table with no intervening action or PN2213 ARMY nominations (186) beginning ation. debate. NADINE M. ALONZO, and ending D012299, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without which nominations were received by the Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ate and appeared in the Congressional objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. Record of December 3, 2014. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill (H.R. 5057) was ordered to a PN2214–1 ARMY nominations (144) begin- The assistant legislative clerk read third reading, was read the third time, ning MARK ACOPAN, and ending TIMOTHY as follows: and passed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Dec 13, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11DE6.047 S11DEPT3 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE December 11, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6697 FORECLOSURE RELIEF AND EX- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. The bill (S. 2983) was ordered to be TENSION FOR SERVICEMEMBERS This Act may be cited as the ‘‘United engrossed for a third reading, was read ACT OF 2014 States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization the third time, and passed, as follows: Act’’. S. 2983 Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask SEC. 2. PROHIBIT PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING unanimous consent that the Senate METHODS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in proceed to the consideration of S. 3008, Section 701 of title VII of the Office of Na- Congress assembled, which was introduced earlier today. tional Drug Control Policy Reauthorization The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2001) is amended— SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. clerk will report the bill by title. (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph This Act may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Mer- The assistant legislative clerk read (4); and chant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2014’’. as follows: (2) in subsection (b)— SEC. 2. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MER- A bill (S. 3008) to extend temporarily the (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and be recognized worldwide as the independent na- CHANT MARINE ACADEMY. extended period of protection for members of (a) GIFT TO THE MERCHANT MARINE ACAD- tional anti-doping organization for the uniformed services relating to mortgages, EMY.—The Maritime Administrator may ac- United States’’ after ‘‘Committee’’; mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for cept a gift of money from the Foundation (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘, or per- other purposes. under section 51315 of title 46, United States formance-enhancing genetic modifications There being no objection, the Senate Code, for the purpose of renovating Melville accomplished through gene-doping’’ and in- Hall on the campus of the United States proceeded to consider the bill. serting ‘‘or prohibited performance-enhanc- Merchant Marine Academy. Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I fur- ing methods adopted by the Agency’’; (b) COVERED GIFTS.—A gift described in ther ask unanimous consent that the (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, or per- this subsection is a gift under subsection (a) bill be read three times and passed and formance-enhancing genetic modifications that the Maritime Administrator determines the motion to reconsider be considered accomplished through gene-doping’’ and in- exceeds the sum of— serting ‘‘or prohibited performance-enhanc- made and laid upon the table with no (1) the minimum amount that is sufficient ing methods adopted by the Agency’’; intervening action or debate. to ensure the renovation of Melville Hall in (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without accordance with the capital improvement prevention of use of performance-enhancing objection, it is so ordered. plan of the United States Merchant Marine drugs, or performance-enhancing genetic The bill (S. 3008) was ordered to be Academy that was in effect on the date of modifications accomplished through gene- engrossed for a third reading, was read enactment of this Act; and doping by United States amateur athletes; the third time, and passed, as follows: (2) 25 percent of the amount described in and’’ and inserting ‘‘, and the prevention of paragraph (1). S. 3008 use by United States amateur athletes of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (c) OPERATION CONTRACTS.—Subject to sub- performance-enhancing drugs or prohibited section (d), in the case that the Maritime resentatives of the United States of America in performance-enhancing methods adopted by Congress assembled, Administrator accepts a gift of money de- the Agency.’’; and scribed in subsection (b), the Maritime Ad- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (E) by striking paragraph (5). ministrator may enter into a contract with This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Foreclosure SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Relief and Extension for Servicemembers the Foundation for the operation of Melville Section 703 of title VII of the Office of Na- Act of 2014’’. Hall to make available facilities for, among tional Drug Control Policy Reauthorization other possible uses, official academy func- SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF EXTENDED Act of 2006 (21 U.S.C. 2003) is amended to read PERIOD OF PROTECTIONS FOR MEM- tions, third-party catering functions, and in- BERS OF UNIFORMED SERVICES RE- as follows: dustry events and conferences. LATING TO MORTGAGES, MORTGAGE ‘‘SEC. 703. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (d) CONTRACT TERMS.—The contract de- FORECLOSURE, AND EVICTION. ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated scribed in subsection (c) shall be for such pe- Section 710(d) of the Honoring America’s to the United States Anti-Doping Agency— riod and on such terms as the Maritime Ad- Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Fami- ‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2014, $11,300,000; ministrator considers appropriate, including lies Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–154; 126 Stat. ‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2015, $11,700,000; a provision, mutually agreeable to the Mari- 1208) is amended— ‘‘(3) for fiscal year 2016, $12,300,000; time Administrator and the Foundation, (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘December ‘‘(4) for fiscal year 2017, $12,900,000; that— 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2015’’; ‘‘(5) for fiscal year 2018, $13,500,000; (1) requires the Foundation— and ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2019, $14,100,000; and (A) at the expense solely of the Foundation (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘January ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2020, $14,800,000.’’. through the term of the contract to main- 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2016’’. tain Melville Hall in a condition that is as f good as or better than the condition Melville f U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY Hall was in on the later of— UNITED STATES ANTI-DOPING IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2014 (i) the date that the renovation of Melville AGENCY REAUTHORIZATION ACT Hall was completed; or Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask (ii) the date that the Foundation accepted Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee Melville Hall after it was tendered to the unanimous consent that the Senate on commerce be discharged from fur- Foundation by the Maritime Administrator; proceed to the immediate consider- ther consideration of S. 2983 and the and ation of Calendar No. 608, S. 2338. Senate proceed to its immediate con- (B) to deposit all proceeds from the oper- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ation of Melville Hall, after expenses nec- clerk will report the bill by title. sideration. essary for the operation and maintenance of The assistant legislative clerk read The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Melville Hall, into the account of the Regi- as follows: objection, it is so ordered. mental Affairs Non-Appropriated Fund In- A bill (S. 2338) to reauthorize the United The clerk will report the bill by title. strumentality or successor entity, to be used States Anti-Doping Agency, and for other The assistant legislative clerk read solely for the morale and welfare of the ca- purposes. as follows: dets of the United States Merchant Marine Academy; and A bill (S. 2983) to allow for a contract for There being no objection, the Senate (2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as operation of Melville Hall of United States proceeded to consider the bill. lodging or an office by any person for more Merchant Marine Academy after gift by Mr. PRYOR. I ask unanimous con- than 4 days in any calendar year other United States Merchant Marine Academy sent that the bill be read a third time than— Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc., and passed and the motion to recon- (A) by the United States; or for renovation of such hall and for other pur- (B) for the administration and operation of sider be considered made and laid upon poses. the table. Melville Hall. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There being no objection, the Senate (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: objection, it is so ordered. proceeded to consider the bill. (1) CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘contract’’ in- The bill (S. 2338) was ordered to be Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask cludes any modification, extension, or re- engrossed for a third reading, was read unanimous consent that the bill be newal of the contract. (2) FOUNDATION.—In this section, the term the third time, and passed, as follows: read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered ‘‘Foundation’’ means the United States Mer- S. 2338 chant Marine Academy Alumni Association Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- made and laid upon the table. and Foundation, Inc. resentatives of the United States of America in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (f) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in Congress assembled, objection, it is so ordered. this section may be construed under section

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HIGHLIGHTS House agreed to the Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. Senate S. Res. 597, commemorating and supporting the Chamber Action goals of World AIDS day. Routine Proceedings, pages S6583–S6697 S. 2922, to reinstate reporting requirements re- Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolu- lated to United States-Hong Kong relations, with an tion were introduced, as follows: S. 2998–3008, and amendment. S. Res. 599. Pages S6626–27 S. Con. Res. 38, expressing the sense of Congress Measures Reported: that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to Special Report entitled ‘‘Fighting Fraud: Lessons his family, with an amendment in the nature of a Learned from the Senate Aging Committee’s Con- substitute. Page S6626 sumer Hotline’’. (S. Rept. No. 113–305) Measures Passed: Special Report entitled ‘‘Medicare Part D Pre- Ukraine Freedom Support Act: Senate passed S. scription Drug Benefit: Increasing Use and Access of 2828, to impose sanctions with respect to the Rus- Affordable Prescription Drugs’’. (S. Rept. No. sian Federation, to provide additional assistance to 113–306) Ukraine, after withdrawing the committee amend- S. 1784, to improve timber management on Or- ments, and agreeing to the following amendment egon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon proposed thereto: Pages S6602–07 Road grant land, with an amendment in the nature Durbin (for Menendez/Corker) Amendment No. of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113–307) 4092, in the nature of a substitute. Page S6607 S. 1463, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of Transfer of Yellow Creek Port Properties: Com- 1981 to prohibit importation, exportation, transpor- tation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and purchase in mittee on Environment and Public Works was dis- interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner sub- charged from further consideration of H.R. 3044, to stantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, of approve the transfer of Yellow Creek Port properties any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. (S. in Iuka, Mississippi, and the bill was then passed. Rept. No. 113–308) Page S6607 H.R. 4573, to protect children from exploitation, Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act: especially sex trafficking in tourism, by providing Committee on Environment and Public Works was advance notice of intended travel by registered child- discharged from further consideration of S. 2785, to sex offenders outside the United States to the gov- direct the Administrator of the Environmental Pro- ernment of the country of destination, requesting tection Agency to publish a health advisory and sub- foreign governments to notify the United States mit reports with respect to microcystins in drinking when a known child-sex offender is seeking to enter water, and the bill was then passed. Page S6607 the United States. Community Financial Institutions: Committee S. Res. 595, recognizing Nobel Laureates Kailash on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was dis- Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai for their efforts to charged from further consideration of H.R. 3329, to end the financial exploitation of children and to en- enhance the ability of community financial institu- sure the right of all children to an education, with tions to foster economic growth and serve their com- an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with munities, boost small businesses, increase individual an amended preamble. D1115

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Pages S6607–08 Natural Resources was discharged from further con- Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act: sideration of H.R. 5057, to amend the Energy Policy Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Conservation Act to permit exemptions for ex- was discharged from further consideration of H.R. ternal power supplies from certain efficiency stand- 3468, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to ex- ards, and the bill was then passed. Page S6696 tend insurance coverage to amounts held in a mem- Mortgages, Mortgage Foreclosure, and Eviction: ber account on behalf of another person, and the bill Senate passed S. 3008, to extend temporarily the ex- was then passed. Page S6608 tended period of protection for members of uni- Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act: formed services relating to mortgages, mortgage Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was foreclosure, and eviction. Page S6696 discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2640, United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthoriza- to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust tion Act: Senate passed S. 2338, to reauthorize the the Crooked River boundary, to provide water cer- United States Anti-Doping Agency. Pages S6696–97 tainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6621–22 Academy: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Merkley Amendment No. 4094, in the nature of Transportation was discharged from further consider- a substitute. Page S6622 ation of S. 2983, to allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall of United States Merchant Marine Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: Sen- Academy after gift by United States Merchant Ma- ate passed S. 1535, to deter terrorism, provide jus- rine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, tice for victims, after agreeing to the committee Inc., for renovation of such hall, and the bill was amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the then passed. Page S6697 following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6656–59 100-Year Anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sis- Schumer/Cornyn Amendment No. 4096, in the ters Southeastern Pennsylvania: Senate agreed to S. nature of substitute. Page S6657 Res. 599, recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania. Cybersecurity Act: Senate passed S. 1353, to pro- Page S6697 vide for an ongoing, voluntary public-private part- nership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen House Messages: cybersecurity research and development, workforce Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon Na- development and education, and public awareness tional Defense Authorization Act—Agreement: and preparedness, after agreeing to the committee Senate continued consideration of the amendment of amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the the House of Representatives to the amendment of following amendment proposed thereto: the Senate to H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Pages S6665–69 Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency King (for Rockefeller/Thune) Amendment No. services volunteers are not taken into account as em- 4097, in the nature of a substitute. Page S6669 ployees under the shared responsibility requirements Continuing Resolution: Senate passed H.J. Res. contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable 130, making further continuing appropriations for Care Act, taking action on the following motions fiscal year 2015. Page S6681 and amendments proposed thereto: Pages S6649–56, S6659–65, S6669–81 Michael D. Resnick Terrorist Screening Center: Pending: Committee on Environment and Public Works was Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3096, House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill. to designate the building occupied by the Federal Page S6585 Bureau of Investigation located at 801 Follin Lane, Reid motion to concur in the amendment of the Vienna, Virginia, as the ‘‘Michael D. Resnick Ter- House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, rorist Screening Center’’, and the bill was then with Reid Amendment No. 3984 (to the amend- passed. Page S6696 ment of the House to the amendment of the Senate Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act: Com- to the bill), to change the enactment date. mittee on the Judiciary was discharged from further Page S6585

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Page S6681 also took the following action: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- By 85 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 322), three-fifths viding for further consideration of the motion to of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having concur in the amendment of the House to the voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion amendment of the Senate to the bill, at approxi- to close further debate on the motion to concur in mately 10 a.m., on Friday, December 12, 2014. the amendment of the House to the amendment of Page S6646 the Senate to the bill. Page S6590 Appointments: Reid motion to refer the message of the House on the bill to the Committee on Armed Services, with National Committee on Vital and Health Sta- instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3986, to change tistics: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Ma- the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked jority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public on the motion to concur in the amendment of the Law 104–191, the reappointment of the following House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill. individual to the National Committee on Vital and Pages S6585, S6590 Health Statistics: Dr. Raj Chanderraj of Nevada for Reid Amendment No. 3987 (to (the instructions) a term of four years. Page S6698 Amendment No. 3986), of a perfecting nature, fell Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review when Reid motion to refer the message of the House Board: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Ma- on the bill to the Committee on Armed Services, jority Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Public with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3986 fell. Law 107–12, the appointment of the following indi- Pages S6585, S6590 vidual to serve as a member of the Public Safety Of- Reid Amendment No. 3988 (to Amendment No. ficer Medal of Valor Review Board: Michael Haley 3987), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid of Nevada vice Al Gillespie of Nevada. Page S6698 Amendment No. 3987 (to (the instructions) Amend- ment No. 3986), of a perfecting nature fell. Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimous- Pages S6585, S6590 consent agreement was reached providing that from A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached Thursday, December 11, 2014, through Friday, De- providing that at 12 noon, on Friday, December 12, cember 12, 2014, Senator Pryor be authorized to 2014, all post-cloture time on the motion to concur sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. in the House amendment to the Senate amendment Page S6645 to the bill be considered expired; that it be in order, Nominations—Agreement: A unanimous-consent- notwithstanding cloture having been invoked for time agreement was reached providing that fol- Senator Coburn to offer a motion to refer the House lowing disposition of the House Message with re- Message; that there be three hours of debate, one spect to H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue hour each for Senators Coburn and Reid, or their Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services vol- designees, and 30 minutes each for Senators Mur- unteers are not taken into account as employees kowski and Inhofe, or their designees, prior to a vote under the shared responsibility requirements con- on or in relation to the motion to refer; that the tained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Coburn motion to refer be subject to a 60-affirma- Act, Senate begin consideration of the nominations tive vote threshold; that if the Coburn motion to of Mark Gilbert, of Florida, to be Ambassador to refer is not agreed to, Senator Coburn be recognized New Zealand, and to serve concurrently and without for the purposes of making a motion; that following additional compensation as Ambassador to the Inde- disposition of the Coburn motion, the pending mo- pendent State of Samoa; Robert C. Barber, of Massa- tion to concur with a further amendment be with- chusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ice- drawn; that the Senate vote on the motion to concur; land; David Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Co- that no motions other than the Coburn motions, mo- lumbia, to be Ambassador at Large for International tions to waive or motions to table be in order; that Religious Freedom; Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, the vote on the motion to concur be subject to a 60- to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau; Arnold affirmative vote threshold; that if the motion to con- A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General of the cur is agreed to, Senate begin consideration of the Foreign Service; Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, to following concurrent resolutions, en bloc: H. Con. be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi; Donald Res. 21, providing for a correction in the enrollment L. Heflin, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Re- of the bill H.R. 3979; and H. Con. Res. 123, direct- public of Cabo Verde; Michael W. Kempner, of New ing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Jersey, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of

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tivities report for the 113th Congress and a hearing Committee Meetings entitled ‘‘Evaluating Federal and Community Efforts THE ENERGY POLICY AND to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness’’. The second an- CONSERVATION ACT OF 1975: ARE WE nual activities report for the 113th Congress was POSITIONING AMERICA FOR SUCCESS IN adopted. Testimony was heard from Lisa Pape, Exec- AN ERA OF ENERGY ABUNDANCE? utive Director, Homeless Programs, Veterans Health Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Jen- Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ‘‘The En- nifer Ho, Senior Advisor on Housing and Services to ergy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975: Are We the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Positioning America for Success in an Era of Energy Development; Keith Kelly, Assistant Secretary of Abundance?’’. Testimony was heard from Adam Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, Sieminski, Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Department of Labor; and public witnesses. Administration; and public witnesses. THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY Joint Meetings Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Sub- No joint committee meetings were held. committee on Energy held a hearing entitled ‘‘The f Future of Nuclear Energy’’. Testimony was heard from Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Office of Nu- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, clear Energy, Department of Energy; and public wit- DECEMBER 12, 2014 nesses. (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) BUSINESS MEETING; EVALUATING Senate FEDERAL AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO No meetings/hearings scheduled. ELIMINATE VETERAN HOMELESSNESS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a House business meeting to approve the second annual ac- No hearings are scheduled.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Friday, December 12 3 p.m., Friday, December 12

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma ses- of the motion to concur in the amendment of the House sion at 3 p.m. to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act, post-cloture. If all debate time is used, there will be up to four roll call votes on or in relation to H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authoriza- tion Act, and confirmation of the nomination of David Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, at approximately 3 p.m.

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