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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 No. 119 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was During the early stages, Mr. Marshall able energy for its consumer-owners. called to order by the Speaker pro tem- worked in St. Louis, Memphis, as well This includes the Lodi Energy Center, pore (Mr. BOST). as the FBI headquarters, where he a fast-start, combined-cycle natural f worked on multiple task forces and su- gas project. pervised a public corruption squad. The NCPA’s commitments to innova- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO In 2008, Mr. Marshall was promoted tion and clean power have made sig- TEMPORE to FBI leadership as Assistant Special nificant contributions to their Cali- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Agent in Charge of the Dallas division, fornia member communities, resulting fore the House the following commu- where he managed the white-collar in low electric rates and CO2-free gen- nication from the Speaker: crime and intelligence programs. After eration. WASHINGTON, DC, Dallas, he was promoted to the Inspec- I ask my colleagues to join me in July 16, 2018. tion Division, where he led inspections congratulating the NCPA and its mem- I hereby appoint the Honorable MIKE BOST of local field offices, as well as shoot- bers on 50 years of service, achieve- to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. ing incident review teams. Mr. Mar- ment, and success. PAUL D. RYAN, shall was then appointed Special Agent f Speaker of the House of Representatives. in Charge in Louisville. PASS A FARM BILL f Recently, Mr. Marshall served as the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Deputy Assistant Director of the Cyber Division, where he supported the mis- Chair recognizes the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sion to identify and defeat cyber Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes. ant to the order of the House of Janu- threats targeting U.S. interests. Prior Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, 6 ary 8, 2018, the Chair will now recog- to the FBI, Mr. Marshall worked for years ago, farmers and ranchers across nize Members from lists submitted by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Kansas faced drought conditions that the majority and minority leaders for Little Rock, Arkansas. crippled crops, dried ponds, and forced morning-hour debate. We thank Mr. Marshall and his fa- livestock owners to abandon pastures. The Chair will alternate recognition ther, Brian, for their combined 54 years In the years since, rain has fallen and between the parties. All time shall be of public service to the American peo- conditions returned to normal, but equally allocated between the parties, ple and their service to the FBI, and all drought conditions have once again and in no event shall debate continue their fellow agents at the Bureau. struck Kansas, leaving many counties beyond 1:50 p.m. Each Member, other f across my district dry and worried. than the majority and minority leaders Ranchers in the Flint Hills of Kansas and the minority whip, shall be limited RECOGNITION OF NORTHERN CALI- are finding themselves short of water to 5 minutes. FORNIA POWER AGENCY’S 50TH and grass for their cattle, while farm- ANNIVERSARY f ers in central Kansas watch corn and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The soybean plants shrivel under the unre- RECOGNIZING HOWARD MARSHALL Chair recognizes the gentleman from lenting heat. Some counties are nearly The SPEAKER pro tempore. The California (Mr. MCNERNEY) for 5 min- 15 inches behind normal rainfall totals, Chair recognizes the gentleman from utes. with many under extreme drought dec- Arkansas (Mr. HILL) for 5 minutes. Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise laration. Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in today to congratulate the Northern All of this on top of low commodity honor of Mr. Howard Marshall, former California Power Agency, which is prices and market uncertainty strains Deputy Assistant Director at the Fed- celebrating 50 years of service this operating budgets and pushes farmer eral Bureau of Investigation. year. suicide rates to more than double that Mr. Marshall recently concluded a 21- Back in 1968, a group of municipal of the general population. That is year career with the FBI, this after electric utilities, including the city of right, Mr. Speaker, our farmer suicide growing up in a household where his fa- Lodi in my district, joined together to rates are more than double that of the ther, Brian, a resident of my district, form the NCPA. The NCPA continues general population. was a special agent for 33 years. The to harness the power of clean energy Unfortunately, the impacts do not Marshall family is visiting us in Wash- today. stop at the farm gate. When production ington, D.C., in the historic Capitol For 50 years, NCPA has utilized new agriculture suffers, so do the commu- today. technologies to provide clean, renew- nities our producers call home and the

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They showed World War II, as well as the American Chair has examined the Journal of the me their vacant pastures and dry servicemen and insular guardsmen who last day’s proceedings and announces ponds, and admitted this drought was died defending the island during the to the House his approval thereof. one of the worst their family has ever war and those who liberated Guam in Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- endured. They are not alone, as I hear the summer of 1944. nal stands approved. stories of farmers and ranchers all Ms. Sgambelluri is just one of thou- across the district struggling to find sands who lived out that dark chapter f solutions and options for their crops in American history. I thank her for PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and cattle. her friendship and for representing the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the While I cannot deliver the rain many thousands of war victims and survivors gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. of us pray for, I can help to bring a at this year’s wreath laying ceremony WILSON) come forward and lead the level of certainty and support to my at Arlington National Cemetery. House in the Pledge of Allegiance. farmers and ranchers through final Guam’s greatest generation, our Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led passage of the 2018 farm bill. I have manamko, or elders, who endured the the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: worked hard, alongside my Agriculture war and survived have much to teach Committee colleagues, to write and I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the us. With the Occupation of Guam Re- United States of America, and to the Repub- pass legislation that continues crop in- membrance Act, and the addition of all lic for which it stands, one nation under God, surance and conservation programs war claimants to the memorial wall, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. that help producers operate their farms future generations will see the names f and ranches more efficiently. of all those who sacrificed dearly for Farmers never want a handout, but Guam and our future. KAVANAUGH THE RIGHT CHOICE in trying times like these, it is essen- The victims and survivors of the oc- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina tial that we support those who put food cupation of Guam are in my prayers asked and was given permission to ad- on our table with a safety net that we today, and I hope that all my col- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- can all count on. I will continue to do leagues here in Congress will join me in vise and extend his remarks.) all I can to support my farmers and honoring the sacrifices of these very Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. ranchers, and I ask that my colleagues great Americans. Speaker, The Post and Courier of say a prayer for rain and for the men God bless Guam and God bless the Charleston, South Carolina, has pro- and women who feed us all. United States of America. vided a thoughtful editorial supporting f The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the confirmation of Judge Brett 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF Chair would remind Members that the Kavanaugh. LIBERATION OF GUAM rules do not allow for references to oc- The editorial reinforces that ‘‘Brett cupants of the gallery. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kavanaugh is a highly qualified Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from f ‘originalist’ who will help return the Supreme Court to its proper function Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) for 5 minutes. RECESS in American society. The Senate Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- today in recognition of the 74th anni- should quickly confirm him.’’ ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ‘‘Judge Kavanaugh . . . fits President versary of the liberation of Guam dur- declares the House in recess until 2 ing World War II. Donald Trump’s promise to appoint p.m. today. judges known to adhere to the original This morning, I just came from Ar- Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 10 lington National Cemetery, where Ms. language of the Constitution and its minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- amendments, and to closely follow the Irene Sgambelluri, a survivor of the oc- cess. cupation of Guam, joined me and Con- law as laid down by Congress.’’ f gressman SABLAN in laying a memorial ‘‘As a Federal judge, Mr. Kavanaugh wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown. b 1400 appears to have taken the . . . view Mr. Speaker, Ms. Sgambelluri is a that Congress is the preeminent policy- AFTER RECESS dear friend of mine who happens to be making body of the Federal govern- in the audience today in the gallery. I The recess having expired, the House ment except where the Constitution was honored to host her here in our Na- was called to order by the Speaker pro gives policymaking powers to the exec- tion’s Capital for this solemn anniver- tempore (Mr. MITCHELL) at 2 p.m. utive; that Congress, the executive branch and the judiciary are all bound sary. f The Chamorro people of Guam en- by the Constitution . . . and that dured 32 months of occupation and war- PRAYER judges and the President are further time atrocities, with thousands of our The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick bound by the permissible decisions of island’s finest murdered, brutalized, J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Congress.’’ and forced into concentration camps. Merciful God, we give You thanks for ‘‘It would be a welcome change to see Mr. Speaker, Ms. Sgambelluri’s father giving us another day. the court allow the political branches was taken by the Japanese, and she Bless the Members of this people’s of government to decide most political was later forced into a concentration House with wisdom and the courage to questions rather than the court.’’ camp for the remainder of the war. address the pressing difficulties of our In conclusion, God bless our troops Today, I introduced the Occupation time. As they continue the work of this and we will never forget September the of Guam Remembrance Act in recogni- assembly, guide them to grow in under- 11th in the global war on terrorism. tion of the atrocities endured by the standing in attaining solutions to our f Chamorro people of Guam during World Nation’s needs. War II. We must never, ever forget the Continue to bless as well those SUPPORT FOR OUR NATIONAL sacrifices made by our island’s charged with protecting and serving PARKS manamko—the elders—during the war. our country. They, too, need wisdom (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- My Occupation of Guam Remem- and insight into the pressure points of mission to address the House for 1 brance Act will ensure that all those insecurity among our citizens. Lord, minute.) victims and survivors who submitted have mercy. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, our Nation’s for war claims will have their names May all that is done this day be for national parks are a cherished part of inscribed on the memorial wall at the Your greater honor and glory. our country’s legacy, and it is critical

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:51 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.003 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6199 that they be preserved for generations SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MES- (3) FEDERAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this sub- to come. SAGES AND OTHER RECORDS. section, the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the Unfortunately, the National Park (a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRESERVATION OF meaning given that term in section 2901 of ELECTRONIC MESSAGES.—Chapter 29 of title title 44, United States Code. Service is facing an insurmountable 44, United States Code, is amended by adding backlog of deferred maintenance that (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of at the end the following new section: sections at the beginning of chapter 29 of is growing more urgent as decades-old ‘‘§ 2912. Preservation of electronic messages title 44, United States Code, is amended by agency structures reach the end of and other records adding after the item relating to section 2911 their anticipated lifespans. This is im- ‘‘(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archi- the following new item: pacting some of our most beloved vist shall promulgate regulations governing ‘‘2912. Preservation of electronic mes- parks. Federal agency preservation of electronic sages and other records.’’. The Blue Ridge Parkway in North messages that are determined to be records. (e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2901 of title 44, Carolina and Virginia is the country’s Such regulations shall, at a minimum— United States Code, is amended— second most visited National Park, ‘‘(1) require the electronic capture, man- (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para- supporting approximately 15,600 jobs agement, and preservation of such electronic graph (14); and and is a huge economic asset to nearby records in accordance with the records dis- (2) by striking paragraph (15) and inserting rural communities. Deferred mainte- position requirements of chapter 33; the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(2) require that such electronic records nance has resulted in the unfortunate ‘‘(15) the term ‘electronic messages’ means are readily accessible for retrieval through electronic mail and other electronic mes- deterioration of its amenities and ac- electronic searches; and saging systems that are used for purposes of cessibility. ‘‘(3) include timelines for Federal agency communicating between individuals; and The National Park Service Legacy implementation of the regulations that en- ‘‘(16) the term ‘electronic records manage- Act would establish a National Park sure compliance as expeditiously as prac- ment system’ means software designed to Service Legacy Restoration Fund di- ticable. manage electronic records, including by— rectly aimed at addressing the agency’s ‘‘(b) ENSURING COMPLIANCE.—The Archivist ‘‘(A) categorizing and locating records; backlog and fixing the issues facing the shall promulgate regulations that— ‘‘(B) ensuring that records are retained as Blue Ridge Parkway. As a proud co- ‘‘(1) establish mandatory minimum func- long as necessary; tional requirements for electronic records sponsor of this innovative legislation, I ‘‘(C) identifying records that are due for management systems to ensure compliance disposition; and encourage its vote and final passage in with the requirements in paragraphs (1) and ‘‘(D) ensuring the storage, retrieval, and the House this Congress. (2) of subsection (a); and disposition of records.’’. f ‘‘(2) establish a process to ensure that the SEC. 3. PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS. electronic records management system of (a) ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO RECESS each Federal agency meets the functional re- PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS.— quirements established under paragraph (1). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2206 of title 44, ‘‘(c) COVERAGE OF OTHER ELECTRONIC ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair United States Code, is amended— RECORDS.—To the extent practicable, the declares the House in recess until ap- (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para- regulations promulgated under subsections graph (3); proximately 3 p.m. today. (a) and (b) shall also include requirements (B) by striking the period at the end of Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 4 min- for the capture, management, and preserva- paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. tion of other electronic records. (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.— f ‘‘(5) provisions for establishing standards Each Federal agency shall comply with the necessary for the economical and efficient b 1501 regulations promulgated under subsections management of electronic Presidential (a) and (b). AFTER RECESS records during the President’s term of office, ‘‘(e) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.— including— The recess having expired, the House The Archivist shall periodically review and, ‘‘(A) records management controls nec- was called to order by the Speaker pro as necessary, amend the regulations promul- essary for the capture, management, and tempore (Mr. CURTIS) at 3 o’clock and 1 gated under subsections (a) and (b).’’. preservation of electronic messages; minute p.m. (b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.— ‘‘(B) records management controls nec- (1) PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MES- f essary to ensure that electronic messages SAGES.—Not later than 120 days after the are readily accessible for retrieval through ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER date of the enactment of this Act, the Archi- electronic searches; and PRO TEMPORE vist shall promulgate the regulations re- ‘‘(C) a process to ensure the electronic quired under section 2912(a) of title 44, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- records management system to be used by United States Code, as added by subsection ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair the President for the purposes of complying (a). will postpone further proceedings with the requirements in subparagraphs (A) (2) ENSURING COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 2 and (B).’’. today on motions to suspend the rules years after the date of the enactment of this (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2201 of title 44, on which a recorded vote or the yeas Act, the Archivist shall promulgate the reg- United States Code, is amended by adding at and nays are ordered, or votes objected ulations required under section 2912(b) of the end the following new paragraphs: title 44, United States Code, as added by sub- to under clause 6 of rule XX. ‘‘(6) The term ‘electronic messages’ has the section (a). The House will resume proceedings meaning given that term under section (c) REPORTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGU- on postponed questions at a later time. 2901(15). LATIONS.— f ‘‘(7) The term ‘electronic records manage- (1) AGENCY REPORT TO ARCHIVIST.—Not ment system’ has the meaning given that later than one year after the date of the en- ELECTRONIC MESSAGE term under section 2901(16).’’. actment of this Act, the head of each Federal PRESERVATION ACT OF 2017 (b) CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT’S MANAGE- agency shall submit to the Archivist a report MENT OF PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS.— Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move on the agency’s compliance with the regula- (1) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Chapter 22 of to suspend the rules and pass the bill tions promulgated under section 2912 of title title 44, United States Code, is amended by (H.R. 1376) to amend title 44, United 44, United States Code, as added by sub- adding at the end the following new section: States Code, to require preservation of section (a), and shall make the report pub- certain electronic records by Federal licly available on the website of the agency. ‘‘§ 2210. Certification of the President’s man- agencies, to require a certification and (2) ARCHIVIST REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not agement of Presidential records reports relating to Presidential later than 90 days after receipt of all reports ‘‘(a) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—The Archivist records, and for other purposes. required by paragraph (1), the Archivist shall shall annually certify whether the electronic submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu- records management controls established by The Clerk read the title of the bill. rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate the President meet requirements under sec- The text of the bill is as follows: and the Committee on Oversight and Govern- tions 2203(a) and 2206(5). H.R. 1376 ment Reform of the House of Representa- ‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Archivist Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tives a report on Federal agency compliance shall report annually to the Committee on resentatives of the United States of America in with the regulations promulgated under sec- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Congress assembled, tion 2912(a) of title 44, United States Code, as fairs of the Senate and the Committee on SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. added by subsection (a), and shall make the Oversight and Government Reform of the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electronic report publicly available on the website of House of Representatives on the status of Message Preservation Act of 2017’’. the agency. the certification.’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:51 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.005 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of their records, where possible, and out very nicely exactly and eloquently sections at the beginning of chapter 22 of closes gaps in current law. what this bill is all about. It is very title 44, United States Code, is amended by H.R. 1376 also requires electronic important that we modernize all of our adding at the end the following new item: Presidential records be held to the systems in the Federal Government, ‘‘2210. Certification of the President’s same archival standards as those of ex- and recordkeeping is so important. management of Presidential ecutive agencies. We see it, particularly in our com- records.’’. I would like to thank the gentleman mittee, the Oversight and Government (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 2203(g) from Maryland for his work on this im- Reform Committee, because we are of title 44, United States Code, is amended by portant issue this Congress and in the adding at the end the following new para- constantly trying to get records and graph: previous Congress. requesting records and occasionally ‘‘(5) One year following the conclusion of a I encourage my colleagues to support subpoenaing records. So this is a way, President’s term of office, or if a President the bill, and I reserve the balance of I believe, to make that whole process serves consecutive terms one year following my time. more effective, efficient, and trans- the conclusion of the last term, the Archi- Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield parent. vist shall submit to the Committee on Home- myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance land Security and Governmental Affairs of Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the the Senate and the Committee on Oversight of my time. Electronic Message Preservation Act of Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge and Government Reform of the House of Rep- 2017, and I want to thank Mr. GOWDY, adoption of the bill, and I yield back resentatives a report on— our chairman, for getting this bill to the balance of my time. ‘‘(A) the volume and format of electronic the floor as he has today. Presidential records deposited into that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I introduced this bill with the goal of President’s Presidential archival depository; question is on the motion offered by modernizing the Federal and Presi- and the gentleman from North Carolina ‘‘(B) whether the electronic records man- dential Records Acts. This bill would require the Archivist of the United (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend agement controls of that President met the the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1376. requirements under sections 2203(a) and States to issue regulations mandating The question was taken; and (two- 2206(5).’’. that all Federal agencies manage and (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments preserve their email records electroni- thirds being in the affirmative) the made by this section shall take effect one cally. This bill would help ensure that rules were suspended and the bill was year after the date of the enactment of this email records from Federal agencies passed. Act. and the White House are preserved. A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- According to an October 2017 report the table. ant to the rule, the gentleman from from the National Archives and f North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the Records Administration, approxi- GOOD ACCOUNTING OBLIGATION IN gentleman from Maryland (Mr. CUM- mately 46 percent of agencies continue GOVERNMENT ACT MINGS) each will control 20 minutes. to print and file paper copies of email Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move The Chair recognizes the gentleman messages. These records are more like- to suspend the rules and pass the bill from North Carolina. ly to get lost and are harder for agen- (H.R. 5415) to require agencies to sub- GENERAL LEAVE cies to retrieve during record searches mit reports on outstanding rec- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask under the Freedom of Information Act. unanimous consent that all Members This bill would put into statute what ommendations in the annual budget may have 5 legislative days in which to agencies are already required to do justification submitted to Congress, as revise and extend their remarks and in- under a directive issued by the Archi- amended. clude extraneous material on the bill vist and the Director of the Office of The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: under consideration. Management and Budget. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there In 2016, the National Archives issued H.R. 5415 objection to the request of the gen- a document for agency records officers Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tleman from North Carolina? titled: ‘‘Why Agencies Need to Move resentatives of the United States of America in There was no objection. Toward Electronic Recordkeeping.’’ Congress assembled, Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield The document identified a number of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Good Ac- myself such time as I may consume. reasons, including long-term cost sav- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. counting Obligation in Government Act’’ or ings, information security, and more the ‘‘GAO–IG Act’’. 1376, the Electronic Message Preserva- efficient and effective implementation SEC. 2. REPORTS ON OUTSTANDING GOVERN- tion Act of 2017, introduced by the gen- of the Freedom of Information Act. MENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE tleman from Maryland (Mr. CUMMINGS), This bill also would require the Ar- AND INSPECTOR GENERAL REC- the ranking member of the Committee chivist to establish standards for the OMMENDATIONS. on Oversight and Government Reform. preservation and management of email (a) REQUIRED REPORTS.—In the annual budget justification submitted to Congress, The Electronic Message Preservation records that are Presidential records Act of 2017 will ensure the Federal Gov- as submitted with the budget of the Presi- and to certify annually that the White dent under section 1105 of title 31, United ernment continues to take the nec- House has records management con- States Code, the head of each agency shall essary steps to modernize its record- trols in place that meet those stand- include the following: keeping. ards. (1) A report listing each public rec- Despite the significant shift to elec- Under this bill, the Archivist must ommendation of the Government Account- tronic communications over the last report 1 year after a President leaves ability Office that is designated by the Gov- two decades, many Federal agencies office on whether the controls used by ernment Accountability Office as ‘‘open’’ or are just now moving away from a the President met the required stand- ‘‘closed, unimplemented’’ as of the date on print-to-file method of electronic which the annual budget justification is sub- ards. This legislation would provide ac- mitted. record preservation. Using paper to countability to encourage every Presi- (2) A report listing each public rec- preserve electronic records is ineffi- dent to have the controls in place that ommendation for corrective action from the cient, difficult to manage, difficult to are necessary to preserve emails and Office of Inspector General of the agency for search, and risks loss of the records. other electronic records. which no final action has been taken as of Paper-based systems can also increase This bill has been passed by the the date on which the annual budget jus- the cost to the taxpayer. House with bipartisan support several tification is submitted. At the end of 2016, the Office of Man- times before. I urge my colleagues to (3) A report on the implementation status agement and Budget began requiring support the bill again today, and I hope of each public recommendation described in agencies to preserve records electroni- paragraphs (1) and (2), which shall include that the Senate will act on the bill and the following: cally if they were created electroni- send it to the President’s desk before (A) With respect to a public recommenda- cally. This bill codifies that require- the end of the year. tion that is designated by the Government ment. This bill ensures agencies will Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman Accountability Office as ‘‘open’’ or ‘‘closed, continue to electronically manage from North Carolina and I have laid unimplemented’’—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:51 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.004 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6201 (i) that the agency has decided not to im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield plement, a detailed justification for the deci- ant to the rule, the gentleman from myself such time as I may consume. sion; or North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to (ii) that the agency has decided to adopt, a gentleman from Maryland (Mr. CUM- thank Mr. WALKER for introducing this timeline for full implementation. (B) With respect to a public recommenda- MINGS) each will control 20 minutes. well-thought-out bill and very impor- tion for corrective action from the Office of The Chair recognizes the gentleman tant bill. Inspector General of the agency— from North Carolina. I support this bill, which would in- (i) for which the agency has taken action GENERAL LEAVE crease the transparency and account- not recommended and considers closed, an Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask ability of Federal agencies. The bill explanation of the reason why the agency unanimous consent that all Members would require agencies to include in took different action with respect to each may have 5 legislative days in which to their budget justifications to Congress audit report to which the public rec- revise and extend their remarks and in- a summary of the recommendations ommendation for corrective action pertains; clude extraneous material on the bill and made by GAO or the agency’s inspector (ii) for which no final action has been under consideration. general. Agencies would also be re- taken, an explanation of the reasons why no The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there quired to explain what steps they are final action was taken with respect to each objection to the request of the gen- taking to address these recommenda- audit report to which the public rec- tleman from North Carolina? tions or, if they disagree with them, ommendation for corrective action pertains. There was no objection. why they disagree. (C) With respect to an outstanding Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield GAO and inspectors general provide unimplemented public recommendation from myself such time as I may consume. critical oversight of the executive the Office of Inspector General of the agency Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support branch. Knowing what agencies are that the agency has decided to adopt, a of my bill, H.R. 5415, the GAO-IG Act. timeline for implementation. The Government Accountability Of- doing or not doing to address GAO and (4) An explanation for any discrepancy be- fice and inspectors general are two of IG recommendations will assist Con- tween— the best sources for recommendations gress in conducting its constitutional (A) the most recent semiannual report sub- to improve the operations of the Fed- oversight role. This is, indeed, a com- mitted by the Inspector General of the agen- monsense measure that I strongly sup- cy and the report submitted under para- eral Government. Their efforts help fight waste, fraud, and abuse; promote port. I just want to urge the House to graphs (2) and (3); and pass this bill. (B) any report submitted by the Govern- economy, efficiency, and effectiveness ment Accountability Office relating to pub- within the executive branch; and save One of the things that has concerned lic recommendations that are designated by taxpayer dollars. many of us in the Congress is the issue the Government Accountability Office as GAO and inspector general audits of accountability. Accountability is so ‘‘open’’ or ‘‘closed, unimplemented’’ and any and investigations often end with cor- very, very important. report submitted under paragraph (1) and (2). rective recommendations to the agency We all have a tremendous amount of (b) ADDITIONAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR reviewed. As of May 2018, the GAO has respect for the inspectors general and CERTAIN AGENCIES.—The head of a covered issued more than 1,500 products with for GAO. Over and over again, they agency shall include in the annual budget make recommendations, and the ques- justification described in subsection (a) a about 4,800 open recommendations. written response to each recommendation Since 2014, IGs have issued over 8,900 tion becomes: Whatever happens to designated by the Comptroller in the annual reports, with approximately 40,300 those recommendations? Are they priority recommendation letter sent to such total recommendations. During that placed on a shelf and never to be seen head as high priority for attention by that same time period, IGs identified over again, or are they put into place? After head. $99 billion in potential savings through all, the American people are spending a (c) COPIES OF SUBMISSIONS.—The head of their audits, investigations, and rec- lot of money with regard to the re- each agency or covered agency, as applica- ommendations. search and the investigations con- ble, shall provide a copy of the information But all of these recommendations are ducted by the IG and the research con- submitted under subsections (a) and (b) to only as valuable as the agency’s com- the Comptroller General and the Inspector ducted by the GAO. General of the agency. mitment to implement them. I intro- And so, Mr. Speaker, we are very sup- (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in duced the GAO-IG Act to ensure every portive of this legislation. this bill may be construed to affect an au- agency evaluates and implements rec- I yield back the balance of my time. thority provided to an Inspector General of ommendations by GAO and the inspec- b 1515 an agency under the Inspector General Act tor general. The bill requires agencies of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), including the author- to include the unresolved GAO and IG Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge ity of such Inspector General to identify recommendations within their annual adoption of the bill, and I yield back each recommendation on which final action budget justification to Congress. the balance of my time. has not been taken. Agencies must also report on the im- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: plementation status of each rec- question is on the motion offered by (1) AGENCY.—the term ‘‘agency’’ means— (A) a designated Federal entity, as defined ommendation and why they are not the gentleman from North Carolina in section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General fully implemented. This creates a for- (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); and mal process in which agencies must the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5415, as (B) an establishment, as defined in section take stock of their open and amended. 12(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 unimplemented recommendations each The question was taken; and (two- U.S.C. App.). year. This increased transparency will thirds being in the affirmative) the (2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered encourage each agency to work with rules were suspended and the bill, as agency’’ means the following: amended, was passed. (A) Each agency described in section 901(b) GAO and its inspector general to iden- of title 31, United States Code. tify and implement high-priority open A motion to reconsider was laid on (B) The Internal Revenue Service. recommendations. the table. (C) The Securities and the Security and I would like to thank Representa- f Exchange Commission. tives PALMER, DUNCAN, BISHOP, and EXTENDING VIRGIN ISLANDS OF (D) Any additional agency determined by FITZPATRICK for their cosponsorship of the Comptroller General. this legislation. I would also like to THE UNITED STATES CENTEN- NIAL COMMISSION ACT (3) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—The term ‘‘semi- thank Chairman GOWDY and Ranking annual report’’ means the semiannual report Member CUMMINGS of the Committee Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move submitted to Congress by each Inspector to suspend the rules and pass the bill General under section 5 of the Inspector Gen- on Oversight and Government Reform eral Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). for their support. The bill passed out of (H.R. 4446) to amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Com- SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. the committee unanimously by voice No additional funds are authorized to carry vote earlier this year. mission Act to extend the expiration out the requirements of this Act. Such re- I urge my colleagues to support this date of the Commission, and for other quirements shall be carried out using important legislation, and I reserve the purposes, as amended. amounts otherwise authorized. balance of my time. The Clerk read the title of the bill.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:51 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.005 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 The text of the bill is as follows: sions and events on its relations with The question was taken; and (two- H.R. 4446 the territory. thirds being in the affirmative) the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Since its creation, the Commission rules were suspended and the bill, as resentatives of the United States of America in has seen the appointments of Senators amended, was passed. Congress assembled, LISA MURKOWSKI, BILL NELSON, and A motion to reconsider was laid on SEC. 1. AMENDMENT. MARCO RUBIO, Representatives TOM the table. The Virgin Islands of the United States Cen- MACARTHUR and MIA LOVE, and Assist- f tennial Commission Act (Public Law 114–224) is ant Secretary for Insular Areas Doug- amended— las Domenech. WAYNE K. CURRY POST OFFICE (1) in section 7(b), by striking ‘‘January 31, The Commission expires September BUILDING 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2019’’; and 30, 2018, without the extension of such Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move (2) in section 10, by striking ‘‘September 30, to suspend the rules and pass the bill 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2019’’. time. The Commission has been formed to (H.R. 4890) to designate the facility of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- plan, develop, and carry out such ac- the United States Postal Service lo- ant to the rule, the gentleman from tivities as the Commission considers cated at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the fitting and proper to commemorate the Marlboro, Maryland, as the ‘‘Wayne K. gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands 100th anniversary of the Virgin Islands Curry Post Office Building’’. (Ms. PLASKETT) each will control 20 of the United States becoming part of The Clerk read the title of the bill. minutes. the United States. The Commission The text of the bill is as follows: The Chair recognizes the gentleman also will provide advice and assistance H.R. 4890 from North Carolina. to the Federal, State, and local govern- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- GENERAL LEAVE mental agencies, as well as civic resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask groups, to carry out activities to com- Congress assembled, unanimous consent that all Members memorate this milestone in the move- SECTION 1. WAYNE K. CURRY POST OFFICE may have 5 legislative days in which to ment of the Virgin Islands in its rela- BUILDING. revise and extend their remarks and in- tionship with the United States. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the clude extraneous material on the bill Passage of this bill would allow the United States Postal Service located at 9801 under consideration. Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Commission additional time to accom- shall be known and designated as the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there plish its mission to study specific ‘‘Wayne K. Curry Post Office Building’’. objection to the request of the gen- issues related to the Virgin Islands of (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, tleman from North Carolina? the United States by extending the map, regulation, document, paper, or other There was no objection. final report termination deadlines by a record of the United States to the facility re- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield year to January 31, 2019, and Sep- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to myself such time as I may consume. tember 30, 2019, respectively. be a reference to the ‘‘Wayne K. Curry Post Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support In June, the Centennial Commission Office Building’’. of H.R. 4446, introduced by the gentle- met and selected a chair and interim The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- woman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. executive director. We are currently in ant to the rule, the gentleman from PLASKETT). the process of collaborating with the North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the H.R. 4446 would extend the Virgin Is- National Museum of African American gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands lands Centennial Commission by a pe- History and Culture on public pro- (Ms. PLASKETT) each will control 20 riod of 1 year. grams as well as hearings here and in minutes. Congress established the Virgin Is- the Virgin Islands. The Commission is The Chair recognizes the gentleman lands of the United States Centennial also in the process of engaging stake- from North Carolina. Commission to commemorate the 100th holders to become involved in devel- GENERAL LEAVE anniversary of the transfer of the Vir- oping future projects to meet its goals Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask gin Islands from Denmark to the and objectives. unanimous consent that all Members United States. The Commission was de- Last September, as we all know, the may have 5 legislative days in which to layed in convening. As a result, no Virgin Islands faced catastrophic dam- revise and extend their remarks and in- events have been planned or carried age from two unprecedented back-to- clude extraneous material on the bill out, and there is no final report avail- back Category 5 hurricanes. The recov- under consideration. able detailing the Commission’s rec- ering American citizens residing on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ommended activities. islands would benefit greatly from con- objection to the request of the gen- This bill extends the life of the Com- tinued congressional recognition, as tleman from North Carolina? mission by 1 year to give it more time well as the work of the Commission not There was no objection. to plan events celebrating this impor- only in commemorating our past, but, Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield tant moment in American history. The more importantly, talking about our myself such time as I may consume. bill also delays the deadline for sub- future and our continued relationship Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. mitting the final report by 1 year. with the country. 4890, a bill to name the post office at Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to This Commission has received na- 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, support this bill, and I reserve the bal- tional and international support, and Maryland, after Wayne K. Curry. ance of my time. an extended lifespan of the Commission Mr. Curry was born in Brooklyn in Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield would allow it to better benefit from 1951, but grew up in Cheverly, Mary- myself such time as I may consume. this support and further examine the land. After graduating from Western Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on my often inadequate relationship between Maryland College, now McDaniel Col- bill, H.R. 4446, to extend the Virgin Is- the territory and the rest of the United lege, Curry began working for Prince lands Centennial Commission. States. George’s County while earning his law Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to degree at night. In 1944, Wayne Curry GOWDY and Ranking Member CUM- support H.R. 4446, and I yield back the ran and was elected to the position of MINGS, House leadership, and staff for balance of my time. county executive. their work to bring this bill to the Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge Curry passed away from lung cancer House floor. adoption of the bill, and I yield back on July 2, 2014, at the age of 63. The Virgin Islands of the United the balance of my time. He was a dedicated public servant, States Centennial Commission Act was The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and we honor him today by naming a signed into law in 2016 to commemo- question is on the motion offered by post office after him in the county in rate the 100th anniversary of the Vir- the gentleman from North Carolina which he served. gin Islands of the United States becom- (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- ing an unincorporated territory of the the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4446, as leagues to support this bill, and I re- United States and to facilitate discus- amended. serve the balance of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.011 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6203 Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield ty executive in 1994. Running as the un- Mr. Curry was a graduate of Western Mary- myself such time as I may consume. derdog, he ultimately prevailed. He land College and of the University of Maryland Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my made history when he became the first Law School in Baltimore. He worked for many colleagues in consideration of H.R. 4890 African American to serve in the coun- years in commercial real estate and then to designate the facility of the United ty’s highest elected office. eventually led the Prince George’s Chamber States Postal Service located at 9801 He brought a renewed vitality to the of Commerce. Early in his career, he served Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, Mary- office and focused his administration as an aide to former County Executive Win- land, as the Wayne K. Curry Post Of- on the economic empowerment of his field M. Kelly. fice Building. constituents. Mr. Curry was elected the County Executive Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he The transformation of Prince of Prince George’s County in 1994—one of may consume to the gentleman from George’s County reflected Wayne Cur- the first African Americans to be elected to Maryland (Mr. BROWN) to tell us more ry’s own life from a sleepy southern lead a county in the nation—and was re-elect- about Mr. Curry. hollow that was rural and all White to ed in 1998. As County Executive, he was a Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Mr. Speak- a large African American majority and fierce advocate for Prince George’s County er, I thank my colleague from the Vir- increasingly cosmopolitan. and for its residents, and fought to increase gin Islands for yielding time. County Executive Curry presided funding for public schools, to ensure that eco- Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank over a period of unprecedented popu- nomic development in the county benefited all the committee for its consideration in lation growth, development, and mod- residents, and to ensure that minority contrac- support of H.R. 4890 as well as thank all ernization of Prince George’s County tors had a fair chance to compete for govern- the members of the Maryland delega- and making it the national standard of ment-funded contracts. tion for their steadfast support. African American success in local gov- The Washington Post wrote that Mr. Curry Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. ernance. Under Wayne’s leadership, was ‘‘A champion of black affluence’’ who ‘‘be- 4890, which designates the post office at Prince George’s County became the lieved that economic power was the last mile- first county in our history where edu- 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, stone of the civil rights struggle.’’ cation and income levels rose as it Maryland, in Maryland’s Fourth Con- We are blessed to have the memory and transitioned from majority White to gressional District the Wayne K. Curry example of Wayne Curry to help lead us as Post Office in honor of our late county majority African American. His business-friendly approach led we continue to fight to reach that last mile- executive. stone and achieve the equality of economic Wayne Keith Curry was born in Prince George’s County through a se- vere financial crisis, the end of court- opportunity that is essential to making the Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in a American dream a reality for minorities across racially segregated neighborhood in mandated bussing, the construction of 26 new schools and a new stadium for this nation. Cheverly, Maryland. His family was I urge all Members to support H.R. 4890 among the first non-White families to the Washington Redskins. He saw the county go from a deficit and again thank Congressman BROWN for his integrate the community in the early of $108 million to enjoying a $120 mil- work on this measure. 1950s. He and his older brother were the lion surplus, protecting the county’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The first African American students to in- AAA bond rating. question is on the motion offered by tegrate Cheverly Tuxedo Elementary County Executive Wayne K. Curry the gentleman from North Carolina School and then Bladensburg High passed away on July 2, 2014, at the age (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend School. of 63 after losing his battle to lung can- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4890. Wayne began his career in public cer. He is survived by his wife, Sheila The question was taken; and (two- service in the administration of Prince Curry; his son, Julian Curry; and thirds being in the affirmative) the George’s County Executive Winfield daughter, Taylor Curry. rules were suspended and the bill was Kelly, Jr., from 1975 to 1978. Through Wayne Curry never sought to make passed. his vision, devotion, and tireless work history, but simply to serve the com- A motion to reconsider was laid on ethic to make a better Prince George’s munity and the people and to better the table. County, he quickly rose through the their lives. He was always about the fu- f ranks of county government. ture and getting it right. He went on to serve in various roles, MAJOR ROBERT ODELL OWENS Wayne K. Curry will live on through POST OFFICE including community affairs assistant, his historical impact on the people administrative assistant to the coun- that I represent, and this bill will Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move ty’s chief administrative officer, and honor the vision, contribution, and leg- to suspend the rules and pass the bill senior assistant to the executive. acy of the iconic Wayne K. Curry and (H.R. 5238) to designate the facility of Mr. Curry commuted nightly to Bal- will be a daily remainder in the heart the United States Postal Service lo- timore, eventually graduating with of the county he cared so deeply about. cated at 1234 Saint Johns Place in honors from the University of Mary- Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Major land Law School, receiving his juris no further speakers at this time. Robert Odell Owens Post Office’’. doctorate in 1980. I urge passage of H.R. 4890, and I The Clerk read the title of the bill. From 1980 until 1983, Wayne worked yield back the balance of my time. The text of the bill is as follows: as counsel for a large real estate devel- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge H.R. 5238 opment company in Prince George’s adoption of the bill, and I yield back Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- County, and later decided to start his the balance of my time. resentatives of the United States of America in own law practice in 1984. During this Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Congress assembled, time, he served as general counsel for in strong support of H.R. 4890, a bill to des- SECTION 1. MAJOR ROBERT ODELL OWENS POST Dimensions Health Corporation, among ignate the facility of the United States Postal OFFICE. other high-profile clients. Service located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Although he was a partner at a lucra- Marlboro, Maryland, as the ‘‘Wayne K. Curry United States Postal Service located at 1234 tive law firm, public service had a Post Office Building.’’ I thank my colleague Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York, strong grasp on his heart. He served as shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Major from Maryland, Congressman ANTHONY Robert Odell Owens Post Office’’. chairman of the United Way Campaign BROWN, for his leadership in introducing this (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, of Prince George’s County, president of bill, which I am proud to co-sponsor. map, regulation, document, paper, or other the Prince George’s County Chamber of Wayne Curry was an exceptional leader record of the United States to the facility re- Commerce, chairman of the School Su- whose vision and commitment led to many of ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to perintendent’s Advisory Committee on the groundbreaking developments that have be a reference to the ‘‘Major Robert Odell Black Male Achievement, and chair- helped make Prince George’s County such a Owens Post Office’’. man of the Prince George’s County vibrant and dynamic county today. He was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Substance Abuse Advisory Board. also a trailblazer committed to opening the ant to the rule, the gentleman from When the opportunity presented doors of opportunity for African Americans in North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the itself, he ran for Prince George’s Coun- business and government. gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.014 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 (Ms. PLASKETT) each will control 20 Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recogni- and Information Services, as well as a minutes. tion of a former colleague, a recipient of the American Library As- The Chair recognizes the gentleman groundbreaking legislator, who is cred- sociation’s highest honor: honorary from North Carolina. ited and lauded for being a forerunner membership. GENERAL LEAVE of the progressive political movement Fittingly nicknamed the Librarian in Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask in Brooklyn, New York, my prede- Congress, Mr. Owens was dedicated to unanimous consent that all Members cessor, the Honorable Major Robert helping communities of color receive may have 5 legislative days in which to Odell Owens. access to information resources revise and extend their remarks and in- Congressman Owens served in this through local public libraries. clude extraneous material on the bill body from 1983 to 2007, and he served in Mr. Owens was a pillar within the under consideration. both Brooklyn’s 12th and 11th Congres- United States Congress as an advocate The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there sional Districts of New York. Congress- for Americans with disabilities, social objection to the request of the gen- man Owens still brings to memory for justice reform, library funding, edu- tleman from North Carolina? many the fond recollections of his cation reform, as well as development There was no objection. groundbreaking legislative accomplish- in public schools and libraries to en- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield ments as a senior, longstanding mem- sure that underserved communities did myself such time as I may consume. ber of the Education and the Workforce not lack access to information and edu- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Committee, and a member of the Con- cation resources. of H.R. 5238, a bill to name the post of- gressional Black Caucus. As a young public servant myself, I fice at 1234 Saint Johns Place in Brook- Mr. Owens spent 8 years in the New was inspired by Mr. Owens’ work with lyn, New York, after Major Robert York State Senate before he was elect- the disabilities activists who often vis- Odell Owens. ed to serve in Brooklyn, New York’s ited his office and eventually provided Major Owens led a life of public serv- 12th Congressional District, a seat pre- testimony before Mr. Owens’ House ice, beginning as a librarian at the viously held by the Honorable Shirley Subcommittee on Select Education Brooklyn Public Library. At around Chisholm, his predecessor. where he fought to pass the Americans the same time, Owens became a mem- Mr. Owens then went on to serve his with Disabilities Act, the ADA. ber of the Brooklyn chapter of the Con- community for over two decades. Today, Brooklynites benefit from gress of Racial Equality, where he Through his committee work and work public library resource initiatives be- worked to fight racism and discrimina- with the Congressional Black Caucus’ cause of his advocacy for funding. The tion in New York City. Education Brain Trust, Major Owens ADA still stands as a law to prevent From 1975 to 1982, Owens served as became known as the Education Con- discrimination against Americans with New York State senator. In 1982, Owens gressman, but he was also deemed with disabilities, as it guarantees to create won election to the U.S. House of Rep- another moniker, the Rapping Rep, due equal opportunity for the special needs resentatives, where he went on to serve to his ability to intertwine his political community. To this day, my colleagues and I 24 years as a representative to the citi- perspective into rhythmic poetry. zens of New York City. Mr. Owens will always be remem- work to protect this law at all costs, In Congress, Owens fought passion- bered for the legislative victories he thanks to Congressman Owens’ dedica- ately for many causes, including edu- achieved on the Hill, and his spectac- tion to ensure that this law was en- cation policy. He was active in the ular fight, particularly for the Ameri- acted. I am so proud to be his suc- Congressional Black Caucus Education cans with Disabilities Act of 1990, for cessor. H.R. 5238 would designate the facility Brain Trust, promoting reading, which he is credited with its passage. of the United States Postal Service lo- science, and math education. His accomplishments in Congress are cated at 1234 Saint Johns Place in This bill would honor Congressman vast, and many are stemmed from his Brooklyn, New York, the Major Robert Owens’ service by naming a post office lifelong passion for education, commu- Odell Owens Post Office. in Brooklyn in his name. nity development, and equality. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Congressman Owens will always be Owens’ passion for education began remembered in the district that he rep- support this bill, and I reserve the bal- during his career in librarianship ance of my time. resented, and I am extremely pleased where he served as the community in- that the House will consider this bill in b 1530 formation librarian at the Brooklyn honor of his rich legacy and contribu- Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield Public Library for a decade. tions to our great Chamber. myself such time as I may consume. His friends and fellow activists in the As I continue the distinct honor of Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my Brooklyn community note that Mr. representing the Ninth Congressional colleagues in consideration of H.R. Owens was known to place collections District of New York, I look forward to 5238, to designate the facility of the from the Brooklyn Public Library in commemorating the life, memory, and United States Postal Service located at local stores, restaurants, laundromats, integrity of our former House col- 1234 Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, and more because his passion lay with- league, Congressman Major Robert New York, as the Major Robert Odell in sharing knowledge and resources to Odell Owens, my trailblazing prede- Owens Post Office. those who may not have immediate ac- cessor. This is particularly important to me, cess to it. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- as Congressman Owens was my Con- Mr. Owens was one of the founders of woman for yielding me the time. gressman as a child growing up, and the New York Social Responsibilities Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have Saint Johns Place was the street on Roundtable which was an organization no further speakers. I urge passage of which my mother lived when she came that is now a part of the New York Li- H.R. 5238, and I yield back the balance from the Virgin Islands to live in New brary Association. Their mission is to of my time. York City. create a central position for libraries Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she and librarians in the battle for civil adoption of the bill, and I yield back may consume to the gentlewoman from rights, social justice, peace, and ever- the balance of my time. New York (Ms. CLARKE), and from that improved public access to education The SPEAKER pro tempore. The great place called Brooklyn, to tell us and information. question is on the motion offered by more about Congressman Owens. Congressman Owens’ dynamic pas- the gentleman from North Carolina Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. sions for public education, information (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman sharing, equality, and civil rights be- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5238. from the U.S. Virgin Islands and quasi- came driving forces for him to run for The question was taken; and (two- Brooklynite for yielding me this time. Congress as a former head of the Con- thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my gress of Racial Equality. rules were suspended and the bill was colleagues’ support for H.R. 5238, the His legacy in Brooklyn led him to be- passed. Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office come a continued featured speaker at A motion to reconsider was laid on designation. the White House Conference on Library the table.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.017 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6205 STANLEY MICHELS POST OFFICE ESPAILLAT), to tell us more about Stan- ing this post office after Stanley BUILDING ley E. Michels. Michels is a fitting tribute to honor his Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move Mr. ESPAILLAT. Mr. Speaker, I memory and all of his contributions to to suspend the rules and pass the bill thank Congresswoman STACEY New York City. (S. 2692) to designate the facility of the PLASKETT for yielding me time as well Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have United States Postal Service located at as Ranking Member ELIJAH CUMMINGS sponsored this bill, and I look forward 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, and TREY GOWDY for their support in to celebrating Stanley Michels’ legacy as the ‘‘Stanley Michels Post Office bringing this bill to the floor. next month. Building’’. I have a special acknowledgement Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have The Clerk read the title of the bill. and thank you to Senator KIRSTEN no further speakers at this time. I urge The text of the bill is as follows: GILLIBRAND, who introduced the Senate passage of S. 2692, and I yield back the S. 2692 version of my bill which is before us balance of my time. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- today. I rise in strong support of S. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge resentatives of the United States of America in 2692, to designate the facility of the adoption of the bill, and I yield back Congress assembled, United States Postal Service located at the balance of my time. SECTION 1. STANLEY MICHELS POST OFFICE 4558 Broadway in Manhattan as the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The BUILDING. Stanley Michels Post Office Building. question is on the motion offered by (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Stanley Michels was a great public United States Postal Service located at 4558 the gentleman from North Carolina Broadway in New York, New York, shall be servant. He was a loving family man (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend known and designated as the ‘‘Stanley and he was from my neighborhood of the rules and pass the bill, S. 2692. Michels Post Office Building’’. Washington Heights. He served on the The question was taken; and (two- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, New York City Council from 1978 to thirds being in the affirmative) the map, regulation, document, paper, or other 2001, representing Council District 6, rules were suspended and the bill was record of the United States to the facility re- and always did so with distinction and passed. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to with integrity. A motion to reconsider was laid on be a reference to the ‘‘Stanley Michels Post As the chairman of the New York Office Building’’. the table. City Council’s Committee on Environ- f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- mental Protection from 1992 through ant to the rule, the gentleman from 2001, Stanley was best known for his CORPORAL JEFFERY ALLEN North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the activism on environmental issues, par- WILLIAMS POST OFFICE BUILDING gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands ticularly water quality, and also he Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move (Ms. PLASKETT) each will control 20 was a strong advocate of tenants’ to suspend the rules and pass the bill minutes. rights. The Chair recognizes the gentleman (H.R. 4407) to designate the facility of He was a very strong supporter of from North Carolina. the United States Postal Service lo- New York City parks. They called him cated at 3s101 Rockwell Street in GENERAL LEAVE the King of the Parks in New York City Warrenville, Illinois, as the ‘‘Corporal Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask and he injected millions of dollars into Jeffery Allen Williams Post Office unanimous consent that all Members the park system across the City of New Building.’’ have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- York, but, particularly, in northern The Clerk read the title of the bill. tend their remarks and include extra- Manhattan: Fort Tryon Park, Inwood The text of the bill is as follows: neous material on the bill under con- Hill Park, Highbridge Park, Bennett H.R. 4407 sideration. Park, and Isham Park. All of these The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- parks in the long, narrow neck of objection to the request of the gen- resentatives of the United States of America in northern Manhattan received tremen- tleman from North Carolina? Congress assembled, There was no objection. dous funding from Stanley Michels. SECTION 1. CORPORAL JEFFERY ALLEN WIL- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield In many ways, Stanley was ahead of LIAMS POST OFFICE BUILDING. myself such time as I may consume. his time. In 1987, he was a prime spon- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support sor of the Clean Indoor Air Act, which United States Postal Service located at 3s101 was New York City’s first law regu- Rockwell Street in Warrenville, Illinois, of S. 2692, a bill to name the post office shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Cor- at 4558 Broadway in New York, New lating smoking in public places. He was also the visionary behind the Child- poral Jeffery Allen Williams Post Office York, after Stanley E. Michels. Building’’. Stanley Michels was a lawyer and hood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act of (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, politician from Washington Heights 1982, legislation that is still relevant map, regulation, document, paper, or other who was a New York councilman from today in New York City and New York record of the United States to the facility re- 1978 to 2001. He was active in environ- State. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to mental protection and public health, He played a significant role in ex- be a reference to the ‘‘Corporal Jeffery Allen having sponsored New York City’s first panding the city’s recycling program Williams Post Office Building’’. law regulating smoking in public and in advocating for a memorandum The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- places. of understanding among the city, the ant to the rule, the gentleman from Michels also sponsored one of the State, and upstate communities to pro- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the first city laws to prevent childhood tect the city’s watershed in the Cats- gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands lead poisoning, and he played a signifi- kill Mountains. (Ms. PLASKETT) each will control 20 cant role in expanding the city’s recy- After years of public service and a minutes. cling program. Stanley Michels was a long fight against cancer, Stanley The Chair recognizes the gentleman dedicated public servant. passed away in 2008, but his legacy will from North Carolina. not be forgotten. It is my honor to see Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to b 1545 support this bill, and I reserve the bal- a post office named in his honor. ance of my time. Stanley Michels and his family GENERAL LEAVE Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield poured their hearts into making New Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask myself such time as I may consume. York City a better place for all of us to unanimous consent that all Members Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my live in. This included: his wife, Molly may have 5 legislative days in which to colleagues in consideration of S. 2692, Michels; his sister, Ellen Grant; his revise and extend their remarks and in- to designate the facility of the United son, Jeffrey; and his two daughters, clude extraneous material on the bill States Postal Service located at 4558 Karen and Shari Michels—who is now a under consideration. Broadway in New York as the Stanley New York City civil court judge—and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Michels Post Office Building. three grandchildren. objection to the request of the gen- I yield such time as he may consume Stanley Michels left a tremendous tleman from North Carolina? to the gentleman from New York (Mr. legacy and he made a difference. Nam- There was no objection.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:43 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.019 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I want Jeff’s frequent and favorite errand was myself such time as I may consume. to thank my friend and colleague, Mr. running to the Warrenville Post Office Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support WALKER, for yielding. for his mother. Over time, he came to of H.R. 4407, introduced by the gen- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor know employees by name and they tleman from Illinois (Mr. HULTGREN). and in memory of Corporal Jeffery him, and he became friends with most H.R. 4407 would name the post office Allen Williams from my district in of them. Jeff would go out of his way on Rockwell Street in Warrenville, Illi- Warrenville, Illinois. to brighten everyone’s day there. He nois, in honor of the life and service of Jeff will be remembered by his fellow would often get lost in conversation, Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams. servicemen and women as a dedicated, causing him to arrive home late. His Corporal Williams was born in 1985 tough, and disciplined medic who al- mother came to realize that if Jeff and graduated from Wheaton ways put others before himself and was wasn’t home, he likely was at the post Warrenville South High School in 2003. committed to his medical mission and office, making friends and engaging Shortly after graduating, Williams fellow soldiers. with all who crossed his path. joined the Army and trained to become Upon graduation from Wheaton Therefore, it is entirely appropriate, a medical specialist, dedicating his ca- Warrenville South High School, Jeff in honor of Jeff’s service to our Nation, reer and life to help his fellow soldiers. began his military training in 2003 at that I am introducing this legislation, Williams was deployed to Iraq in 2005, Fort Benning, Georgia. He continued H.R. 4407, to name the facility of the where he was assigned as a medic in his training at Fort Sam Houston, United States Postal Service located at then-Colonel H.R. McMaster’s personal Texas, graduating as a 91 Whiskey 3s101 Rockwell Street in Warrenville, security detachment. Tragically, Cor- medical specialist and basic emergency Illinois, as the Corporal Jeffery Allen poral Williams was killed in action in medical technician. In January 2004, Williams Post Office Building. Iraq in September 2005. Jeff was assigned to Fort Carson, Colo- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to He is remembered by his troop as a rado, with Medical Troop, Support join me in honoring the memory of dedicated, tough, and disciplined medic Squadron of the Third Armored Cav- Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams by who always put others before himself. alry Regiment. supporting my legislation to name a His decorations include the Purple Jeff deployed to Iraq in February 2005 post office facility in his hometown Heart, the Bronze Star, and the Army with the ambulance platoon and was after this remarkable young man, so Commendation Medal. assigned as a medic for the regimental We thank Corporal Williams for his that his service and sacrifice and his commander’s personal security detach- service and sacrifice. impression on his community may be Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ment. During his tour, Jeff recognized long remembered. support this bill to honor him. I look the dire need for qualified medics and Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I have forward to hearing more about Cor- decided to reenlist in order to further no further speakers. I urge passage of poral Williams from the sponsor of this serve his fellow soldiers and his coun- H.R. 4407, and I yield back the balance try. bill, Mr. HULTGREN, in a few minutes, of my time. When his service would eventually and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield end, Jeff intended to continue his col- adoption of this bill, and I yield back myself such time as I may consume. lege education and become a physi- the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my cian’s assistant after his return from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The colleagues in consideration of H.R. 4407 Iraq. Tragically, while serving in Tal question is on the motion offered by to designate the facility of the United Afar, Iraq, Jeff was killed in action on the gentleman from North Carolina States Postal Service at 3s101 Rockwell September 5, 2005. (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Street in Warrenville, Illinois, as the During his all too brief but distin- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4407. Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams Post guished military career, Jeff received The question was taken; and (two- Office Building. various awards and decorations, includ- thirds being in the affirmative) the Corporal Jeffery Allen Williams ing the Bronze Star Medal, Purple rules were suspended and the bill was began his military career in 2003, com- Heart, Army Commendation Medal, passed. pleting his basic training at Fort Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on A motion to reconsider was laid on Benning, Georgia, and qualifying as a Terrorism Service Medal, National De- the table. 91W specialist and basic medical tech- fense Service Medal, and the Army f Service Ribbon. Jeff was also awarded nician. He was deployed to Iraq in Feb- GEORGE SAKATO POST OFFICE ruary 2005 and was tragically killed in the Combat Medic Badge. action on September 5 of that year While Jeff is remembered by his Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move while serving as a medic for the regi- Army colleagues as a dedicated and to suspend the rules and pass the bill mental commander’s personal security selfless soldier, he was that and much (S. 931) to designate the facility of the detachment. more to his family and friends at home. United States Postal Service located at Corporal Williams’ awards include Those in the Warrenville community 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, the Purple Heart, the Global War on described Jeff as ‘‘the gregarious glue Colorado, as the ‘‘George Sakato Post Terrorism Service Medal, and the that connected our social networks to- Office’’. Bronze Star, as well as the Combat gether.’’ The Clerk read the title of the bill. Medic Badge. Jeff’s sense of humor was magnetic, The text of the bill is as follows: Corporal Williams was well loved in and his ability to connect with people S. 931 his community and held a special re- and care about others was incredible. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- gard for the post office, having spent He befriended pretty much everyone in resentatives of the United States of America in many days in his youth becoming his class of 700 at Wheaton Warrenville Congress assembled, friends with the office staff. South High School. Jeff had a special SECTION 1. GEORGE SAKATO POST OFFICE. Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill affection for new students and was (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the to name the post office in Warrenville, their first friend, making a point to sit United States Postal Service located at 4910 Illinois, in memory of Corporal Wil- with them at lunch and including them Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the liams and the ultimate sacrifice he in his group of friends. ‘‘George Sakato Post Office’’. made to his community and this coun- Everyone who knew Jeff loved him, (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, try. and there were few people in the map, regulation, document, paper, or other Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. Warrenville community who did not record of the United States to the facility re- 4407, and I reserve the balance of my know Jeff. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to time. Jeff and his younger brother were be a reference to the ‘‘George Sakato Post Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 raised by their mother. As the older Office’’. minutes to the gentleman from Illinois brother, Jeff took on many of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (Mr. HULTGREN), who is the sponsor of household responsibilities, which in- ant to the rule, the gentleman from this bill. cluded running errands for his mother. North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the

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Mr. Speaker, I ask geously leading his fellow soldiers to tleman from North Carolina? unanimous consent that all Members overtake the enemy in France after his There was no objection. may have 5 legislative days in which to platoon leader was killed. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield revise and extend their remarks and in- In the year 2000, Private Sakato was myself such time as I may consume. clude extraneous material on the bill awarded, as we heard, the Medal of Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support under consideration. Honor along with 21 other Asian Amer- of H.R. 2979, a bill to name the post of- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ican World War II veterans. fice at 390 West 5th Street in San objection to the request of the gen- Private Sakato worked for the Bernardino in honor of Jack H. Brown. tleman from North Carolina? United States post office in Denver for Jack Brown was born in San There was no objection. more than two decades and passed Bernardino, California, in 1938. He Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield away at the age of 94 in 2015. served in the Navy’s Pacific Fleet dur- myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of S. ing the Vietnam era. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 931 to commemorate Private Sakato’s After returning home, Brown took a of S. 931, introduced by the senior Sen- service and to honor the contributions job at Stater Bros. Markets, a popular ator from Colorado, Senator CORY he and so many other Japanese Ameri- local grocery store. He would go on to GARDNER. S. 931 would name the post cans have made to this Nation. found Stater Brothers Charities, along office at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Mr. Speaker, I have no further speak- with the Boys and Girls Club in San Denver, Colorado, in honor of Private ers, I urge passage of this bill, and I Bernardino and Children’s Fund of San George T. Sakato. yield back the balance of my time. Bernardino County. Born in Colton, California, Sakato Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge Jack did a great deal for his commu- joined the U.S. Army in 1944. Sakato adoption of the bill, and I yield back nity, and it is fitting that we would served in the Army’s 442nd Regimental the balance of my time. name now a post office in his home- Combat Team during World War II. On The SPEAKER pro tempore. The town in his honor. October 29, 1944, Sakato showed ex- question is on the motion offered by Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to traordinary heroism, charging a hill on the gentleman from North Carolina support the bill, and I reserve the bal- the front line in France, winning con- (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend ance of my time. trol of the site and assuming control of the rules and pass the bill, S. 931. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield his platoon after his platoon leader was The question was taken; and (two- myself such time as I may consume. killed in action. thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my In recognition of his heroism, Con- rules were suspended and the bill was colleagues in consideration of H.R. gress awarded him Nation’s highest passed. 2979, a bill to designate the facility of A motion to reconsider was laid on award for military valor, the Medal of the United States Postal Service lo- the table. Honor. cated at 390 West 5th Street in San After returning home, Sakato contin- f Bernardino, California, as the Jack H. ued 27 years of his life to work at the JACK H. BROWN POST OFFICE Brown Post Office Building. Stockyards Station Post Office. BUILDING Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Today and through this bill, we cele- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move California (Mr. AGUILAR) so that he brate Private Sakato’s life and service to suspend the rules and pass the bill may tell us more about the honorable to his Nation. (H.R. 2979) to designate the facility of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to veteran from San Bernardino, Cali- the United States Postal Service lo- support this bill honoring his life and fornia, Jack Brown. cated at 390 West 5th Street in San service, and I reserve the balance of my Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank Bernardino, California, as the ‘‘Jack H. time. my colleague for yielding. Brown Post Office Building’’. Many communities have larger-than- Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, I yield The Clerk read the title of the bill. myself such time as I may consume. The text of the bill is as follows: life figures, people who dedicate them- Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my selves to the service of others and H.R. 2979 colleagues in consideration of S. 931 to change countless lives for the better, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- designate the facility of the United resentatives of the United States of America in leaders who touch so many lives that States Postal Service located at 4910 Congress assembled, their legacies outlive them. For my Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colo- SECTION 1. JACK H. BROWN POST OFFICE BUILD- community in southern California’s In- rado, as the George Sakato Post Office. ING. land Empire, that figure was Jack H. Born in California in 1921, George (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Brown. Sakato overcame discrimination to be- United States Postal Service located at 390 Jack was the executive chairman of come an American hero. Classified as West 5th Street in San Bernardino, Cali- Stater Bros. Markets, one of the Inland an ‘‘enemy alien’’ because of his Japa- fornia, shall be known and designated as the Empire’s largest employers. But he will ‘‘Jack H. Brown Post Office Building’’. nese heritage, Mr. Sakato was rejected (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, be remembered for far more than his by the Army Air Forces when he tried map, regulation, document, paper, or other successes as a local community mem- to enlist shortly after the attack on record of the United States to the facility re- ber than as a business leader. Pearl Harbor. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Jack poured himself into our commu- Mr. Sakato did not quit though, say- be a reference to the ‘‘Jack H. Brown Post nity using his time and resources to ing decades later, in 2009: ‘‘What do you Office Building’’. make the Inland Empire a better place, mean ‘enemy alien’? I am an Amer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- especially for children. He helped es- ican.’’ ant to the rule, the gentleman from tablish the Boys and Girls Club of San Mr. Sakato continued trying to en- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the Bernardino to give the children of our list until he was finally accepted by gentleman from the Maryland (Mr. community a safe place to learn, live, the Army Ground Forces in 1944 and SARBANES) each will control 20 min- and grow. sent to fight in Europe, and we are glad utes. He served as the founding chairman that he did. There, he exemplified hard The Chair recognizes the gentleman for the Children’s Fund of San work and selflessness, serving with the from North Carolina. Bernardino County, a nonprofit organi- 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit GENERAL LEAVE zation that has provided assistance to of Japanese Americans that would be- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask more than 1.4 million children in our come the most highly decorated com- unanimous consent that all Members region since its inception in 1986.

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Pursu- devout young man, always willing to that Jack Brown would be there for the ant to the rule, the gentleman from help, always willing to lend a hand. community and for the brave first re- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the Trevor was indeed a man of strong sponders who ensured that loss of life gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- convictions who wanted to serve our didn’t continue to grow. BANES) each will control 20 minutes. country. Just months after the 9/11 at- The Chair recognizes the gentleman b 1600 tacks on our country, Trevor enlisted from North Carolina. in the U.S. Army on May 1, 2002. When we lost Jack Brown in late GENERAL LEAVE After basic training, he was trained 2016, we lost a constant presence in our Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask as a petroleum supply specialist. He community. That is why I offered this unanimous consent that all Members was assigned to the Army’s 24th Quar- bill to designate the U.S. Post Office at may have 5 legislative days in which to termaster Supply Company at Fort 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino revise and extend their remarks and in- Lewis, Washington, where he had a key as the Jack H. Brown Post Office clude extraneous material on the bill role in multiple training operations. Building. While I can never truly repay under consideration. According to Lieutenant Colonel John Jack for all that he did for our commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Pratt, commander of the 24th Quarter- nity, I am hopeful that honoring his objection to the request of the gen- master Supply Company, Trevor was name in this way will restore that con- tleman from North Carolina? dedicated to his fellow soldiers. stant presence and remind the Inland There was no objection. In November 2003, Trevor’s company Empire of the contributions of this Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield was scheduled to deploy to Iraq, but truly great man. myself such time as I may conclude. Trevor was assigned to move to South Jack and I had a great relationship. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Korea instead. He, of course, requested Although he liked to tell me that I was of H.R. 4946, a bill to name the post of- he deploy and serve alongside his fel- his mayor in Redlands, Jack was sure fice at 1075 North Tustin Street in Or- low servicemembers in Iraq. Trevor to remind everyone that San ange, California, in honor of U.S. Army was granted his request and continued Bernardino was his hometown. I am Specialist Trevor Win’E. proud that this bill will memorialize Trevor Win’E was born in 1981, in Or- to serve with his company, with his co- his name at the center of the home- ange, California. Specialist Win’E en- workers in Iraq. town that he loved so much. listed in the Army shortly after the 9/ In Tikrit, Iraq, Trevor was in the Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to 11 terrorist attacks to train as a petro- lead truck of a convoy, serving as a pass this bill. leum supply specialist. turret gunner. Unfortunately, the con- Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I have In 2003, he was set to deploy to South voy was attacked by multiple impro- no further speakers at this time. I urge Korea but requested to, instead, deploy vised explosive devices and Trevor suf- the passage of H.R. 2979, and I yield with his unit to Iraq, a request the fered severe injuries. The following back the balance of my time. Army granted. One year later, he was day, on May 1, 2004, 2 years to the date Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge killed when his convoy encountered an of his enlistment, Trevor died. He was adoption of the bill, and I yield back IED attack in Tikrit, Iraq, causing 22 years young. the balance of my time. fatal injuries. Trevor was proud of his military The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Today, we honor Specialist Trevor service and wanted to serve in a capac- BACON). The question is on the motion Win’E’s bravery and sacrifice for our ity critical to the operations of a fight- offered by the gentleman from North Nation with a small but lasting symbol ing force. He answered the call of duty Carolina (Mr. WALKER) that the House of our gratefulness and respect. after our Nation was attacked. Naming suspend the rules and pass the bill, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to the post office after Trevor is a fitting H.R. 2979. support this bill, and I reserve the bal- tribute to his service and sacrifice to The question was taken; and (two- ance of my time. our great country. thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to rules were suspended and the bill was myself such time as I may consume. support H.R. 4946. passed. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, actu- A motion to reconsider was laid on colleagues in consideration of H.R. ally, I have no further speakers. I want the table. 4946, to designate the facility of the to thank the gentleman for his power- f United States Postal Service located at ful words about a life well and honor- 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, SPECIALIST TREVOR A. WIN’E ably lived. California, as the Specialist Trevor A. POST OFFICE Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. Win’E Post Office. 4946, and I yield back the balance of my Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he time. to suspend the rules and pass the bill may consume to the gentleman from Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge (H.R. 4946) to designate the facility of California (Mr. CORREA) to tell us more adoption of the bill, and I yield back the United States Postal Service lo- about Trevor Anthony Win’E. the balance of my time. cated at 1075 North Tustin Street in Or- Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I am hon- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ange, California, as the ‘‘Specialist ored to rise today in support of H.R. question is on the motion offered by Trevor A. Win’E Post Office’’. 4946. the gentleman from North Carolina The Clerk read the title of the bill. Freedom is not free. All gave some, (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend The text of the bill is as follows: and many made the ultimate sacrifice the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4946. H.R. 4946 for our country and for our freedom. The question was taken. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Army Specialist Trevor Anthony resentatives of the United States of America in Win’E, one of my constituents, made The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Congress assembled, the ultimate sacrifice. I am privileged opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being SECTION 1. SPECIALIST TREVOR A. WIN’E POST today to introduce this bill to name in the affirmative, the ayes have it. OFFICE. the United States Post Office at 1075 Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, on that I (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the North Tustin Street in Orange, Cali- demand the yeas and nays. United States Postal Service located at 1075 fornia, after Army Specialist Trevor The yeas and nays were ordered. North Tustin Street in Orange, California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Spe- Anthony Win’E. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- cialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office’’. Trevor was born on September 24, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 1981, the youngest of three children, to ceedings on this motion will be post- map, regulation, document, paper, or other Rick and Deborah Win’E. He attended poned.

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Mr. Speaker, I yield West Van Giesen Street in West Rich- to suspend the rules and pass the bill myself such time as I may consume. land, Washington, as the Sergeant (H.R. 5504) to designate the facility of Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Build- the United States Postal Service lo- colleagues in consideration of H.R. ing. cated at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in 5504, to designate the facility of the Dietrich and his fellow servicemem- West Richland, Washington, as the United States Postal Service located at bers gave the ultimate sacrifice, and I ‘‘Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West hope to honor his memory, as well as Office Building’’. Richland, Washington, as the Sergeant the memory of the 15 other men and The Clerk read the title of the bill. Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Build- women killed in the crash, with this The text of the bill is as follows: ing. dedication to their service. H.R. 5504 A graduate of Columbia Basin Col- Dietrich’s strong ties to his family, lege, Dietrich Schmieman joined the friends, and hometown continue to be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America Marine Corps in 2009. Following a de- evident. An avid skydiver, Dietrich’s in Congress assembled, ployment to Okinawa, Japan, as a mili- death inspired his parents, childhood SECTION 1. SERGEANT DIETRICH SCHMIEMAN tary parachutist and diver, Dietrich friends, and fellow marines to complete POST OFFICE BUILDING. was promoted to sergeant and selected a memorial skydive over central Wash- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the for Marine Corps Special Operations ington. He had a tattoo symbolizing his United States Postal Service located at 4801 School. love of the Pacific Northwest and re- West Van Giesen Street in West Richland, You heard that he tragically lost his quested that his ashes be spread on Washington, shall be known and designated life in a cargo plane crash in July, but Mount Rainier, where his Marine as the ‘‘Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building’’. before that, he would complete a sec- brothers-in-arms will hike this August (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, ond overseas deployment and attain his in his honor. map, regulation, document, paper, or other goal of serving as a critical skills oper- We recently observed the 1-year anni- record of the United States to the facility re- ator. versary of the devastating plane crash, ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Sergeant Schmieman received 14 and I know that the designation of this be a reference to the ‘‘Sergeant Dietrich awards and decorations during his serv- post office will mean a lot to Dietrich’s Schmieman Post Office Building’’. ice and continues to be deeply missed family and to our community, serving The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- by his Marine team, who plans to climb as a local memorial and a reminder of ant to the rule, the gentleman from his beloved Mount Rainier in his honor the sacrifice he and his fellow service- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the this summer. members gave to preserve the freedoms gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of that are the cornerstone of our Nation. BANES) each will control 20 minutes. H.R. 5504, and I reserve the balance of I encourage my colleagues to join me The Chair recognizes the gentleman my time. in supporting this legislation to name from North Carolina. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 this building, which will be visited GENERAL LEAVE minutes to the gentleman from Wash- often by friends and family, after a Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask ington (Mr. NEWHOUSE), the sponsor of courageous young man whose life and unanimous consent that all Members this bill. service deserve this honor. may have 5 legislative days in which to Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I want Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I have revise and extend their remarks and in- to thank my colleague from North no further speakers. I urge the passage clude extraneous material on the bill Carolina for yielding. of H.R. 5504 in memory of Sergeant under consideration. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in Schmieman, an American hero, and I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there support of legislation that will com- yield back the balance of my time. objection to the request of the gen- memorate the life and service of a Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge tleman from North Carolina? young man from central Washington adoption of the bill, and I yield back There was no objection. who died serving his country just over the balance of my time. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield a year ago, on July 10, 2017. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The myself such time as I may consume. Marine Sergeant Dietrich question is on the motion offered by Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Schmieman grew up in Richland, Wash- the gentleman from North Carolina of H.R. 5504, a bill introduced by the ington, with his parents, Eric and (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend gentleman from Washington (Mr. Susan, and his two brothers, Aaron and the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5504. NEWHOUSE) to name a post office in Hans. He attended Christ the King The question was taken; and (two- West Richland, Washington, in honor Catholic School, Hanford High School, thirds being in the affirmative) the of Marine Sergeant Dietrich and Columbia Basin College, where he rules were suspended and the bill was Schmieman. met friends who would remain close to passed. Marine Sergeant Dietrich him throughout his entire life. A motion to reconsider was laid on Schmieman grew up in Richland, Wash- In 2010, with a world of opportunity the table. ington. After graduating high school in ahead of him, he chose to dedicate his f life to service and enlist in the United 2009, Schmieman enlisted in the Marine b 1615 Corps, eventually attending the Special States Marine Corps. It was his goal to Operations School. serve within Special Operations Com- CREATING ADVANCED STREAM- Sergeant Schmieman completed two mand. LINED ELECTRONIC SERVICES overseas deployments. He received Throughout his service, he received FOR CONSTITUENTS ACT OF 2018 multiple honors during his service, in- 14 awards and decorations, including Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move cluding two Marine Corps Achievement several Achievement Medals, Good to suspend the rules and pass the bill Medals and a Navy Meritorious Unit Conduct Medals, and the Global War on (H.R. 3076) to amend section 552a of Commendation. He also achieved his Terrorism Service Medal. He had com- title 5, United States Code (commonly goal of serving as a critical skills oper- pleted two overseas deployments, serv- referred to as the Privacy Act) to re- ator in the 2nd Raider Battalion. ing our Nation during Operation En- quire agencies to accept electronic re- In July 2017, Sergeant Schmieman during Freedom. lease forms, and for other purposes, as was tragically killed in a cargo plane He achieved his goal, honorably serv- amended. crash over Mississippi. We thank him ing as a critical skills operator in the The Clerk read the title of the bill. for his service to our Nation, and I urge U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Raider Battalion The text of the bill is as follows: my colleagues to support this bill in at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, when H.R. 3076 his honor. he was tragically killed in a KC–130 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. Speaker, I look forward to hear- plane crash in Mississippi on July 10, resentatives of the United States of America in ing more about this bill from Congress- 2017. Congress assembled,

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The It is the sense of Congress that— agency shall track the consent form with the the form or obtains it in person from a (1) congressional offices provide crucial consent identifier. congressional office, signs it, and then services to constituents by acting as a liai- (3) CONGRESSIONAL ASSISTANCE FUNCTION.— mails, faxes, emails, or physically son between the constituents and the respec- (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, or a des- brings it back to the congressional of- tive agencies; ignee, shall ensure the operation of a func- fice. The congressional office then (2) this includes assisting constituents by tion that allows a congressional office to must send the consent form to the making inquiries and working toward resolu- provide a publicly available online link to agency from which the constituent tions on behalf of the constituent with the the portal described in paragraph (1), which shall auto-populate information about such needs help. respective agencies; and This process has unnecessary steps, (3) this process should be simplified congressional office, including an indication through the creation of electronic forms that of consent for such office to access a record leading to delays that frustrate our may be submitted under section 552a of title in accordance with section 552a(b) of title 5, constituents, many of whom need help 5, United States Code (commonly referred to United States Code, in the consent form quickly. as the Privacy Act), thus modernizing the accessed through the portal. H.R. 3076 helps to speed up the proc- process for constituents and improving ac- (B) NOTIFICATION OF CONSENT IDENTIFIER ess by allowing constituents to submit cess and efficiency of Government services REQUIRED.— The Director, or a designee, Privacy Act consent forms electroni- and agencies in order to expedite the resolu- shall ensure the function sends the consent cally directly to the agency or a cen- identifier to the congressional office when a tion of the problem for which constituents tral portal. H.R. 3076 instructs the Of- sought help. consent form is submitted to an agency fice of Management and Budget to SEC. 3. OMB GUIDANCE ON ELECTRONIC CON- through the portal as accessed through the SENT FORMS. function. issue guidance to Federal agencies to GENCY OMPLIANCE (a) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after (c) A C .—Each agency accept electronic consent. OMB’s guid- the date of the enactment of this Act, the shall comply with the guidance issued pursu- ance will maintain a role for congres- Director shall issue guidance that does the ant to subsection (a) not later than 1 year sional caseworkers to advocate on be- after the date on which such guidance is following: issued. half of constituents for a swift resolu- (1) Establishes— (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: tion. (A) standards for each agency to develop (1) AGENCY; INDIVIDUAL; RECORD.—The A swift resolution is especially im- an electronic identity proofing and authen- terms ‘‘agency’’, ‘‘individual’’, and ‘‘record’’ portant for those constituents in the tication process for allowing an individual to have the meanings given those terms in sec- wake of natural disasters, since vic- provide a prior written electronic consent tion 552a(a) of title 5, United States Code. form for the disclosure of the individual’s tims often need to reach out to mul- (2) CONSENT IDENTIFIER.—The term ‘‘con- record under section 552a(b) of title 5, United tiple Federal entities for relief. At a sent identifier’’ means a nonproprietary, time when many citizens need help States Code, or for individual access to a unique identification number. record under section 552a(d) of such title; or (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means from their government, allowing them (B) a method by which each agency can the Director of the Office of Management to communicate more easily with the electronically identity proof and authen- and Budget. government is the very least we can do. ticate an individual submitting an electronic SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank consent form through a central online por- No additional funds are authorized to carry Representatives GARRET GRAVES and tal. out the requirements of this Act. Such re- (2) Creates a template for an electronic JOE KENNEDY for introducing this bill quirements shall be carried out using to improve constituents’ experiences consent form that can be properly identity amounts otherwise authorized. proofed and authenticated in accordance when they are seeking help. with paragraph (1). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to (3) Requires each agency to accept the ant to the rule, the gentleman from support this practical solution, and I electronic consent form described in para- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the reserve the balance of my time. graph (2) that provides consent from any in- gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield dividual properly identity proofed and au- BANES) each will control 20 minutes. myself such time as I may consume. thenticated in accordance with paragraph (1) The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, the from the individual providing consent or an from North Carolina. entity other than the individual, including a CASES for Constituents Act, intro- GENERAL LEAVE duced by Representatives GARRET congressional office, on behalf of the indi- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask vidual for the purpose of authorizing the dis- GRAVES and JOE KENNEDY. closure of the individual’s record in accord- unanimous consent that all Members This bill, as you heard, would mod- ance with section 552a(b) or 552a(d) of title 5, may have 5 legislative days in which to ernize the way Federal agencies proc- United States Code. revise and extend their remarks and in- ess Privacy Act waivers and make it (4) Authorizes each agency to provide an clude extraneous material on the bill easier for Members of Congress to help online link to the consolidated online portal under consideration. constituents get assistance from Fed- described under subsection (b)(1). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there eral agents. We all know what this (b) PORTAL; CONSENT IDENTIFIER; CONGRES- objection to the request of the gen- means. It helps to speed up the process SIONAL FUNCTION.— tleman from North Carolina? (1) CONSOLIDATED ONLINE PORTAL.— There was no objection. of assisting your constituents, so it is a (A) OPERATION OF PORTAL.—The Director Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield very valuable improvement. (or a designee) shall operate (or designate myself such time as I may consume. A constituent has to provide an agen- the head of an agency to operate) a consoli- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. cy with written consent before a con- dated online portal that allows a member of 3076, the CASES for Constituents Act, gressional office can obtain informa- the public to submit an electronic consent tion from the agency on behalf of the form in accordance with the guidance issued introduced by the gentleman from Lou- pursuant to subsection (a) to any agency isiana (Mr. GRAVES). constituent. Some agencies, as we have from a single website. One of the most important services heard and know, have outdated policies (B) PRIVACY AND OTHER FEATURES.—The we can provide our constituents is help and still require these consent forms to portal shall include features to protect the in navigating the complicated bureauc- be mailed or faxed. Under the bill be- privacy of individuals using the portal and racy of Federal agencies. Whether it is fore us, the Office of Management and may include any additional functions the Di- a senior who needs help with a Social Budget would be required to establish rector finds will improve the implementa- Security office or a veteran whose ben- standards for Federal agencies to ac- tion of this section. efits are delayed, as Members of Con- cept electronic consent forms and for (C) USE OF EXISTING WEBSITE OR PORTAL.— The Director may use any existing website gress, we can often help constituents agencies to accept such forms. or portal to satisfy the requirements of this reach a real person and get better re- The bill also would require the OMB subsection, including the portal established sults from Federal agencies. to operate a consolidated online portal under section 552(m) of title 5, United States However, in order for us to assist that would allow individuals to submit Code. constituents while protecting their pri- electronic consent forms and to track

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:43 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.015 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6211 the status of their form. The bill would 20th century. It simply does the same vided input to us, helped us perfect this also allow congressional offices to pro- thing that private companies have fig- legislation and get it here today. I vide online links to the portal. ured out how to do for decades now, want to thank the bipartisan cospon- I appreciate very much the bipar- where we can access our banks online, sors and folks who helped us on this. tisan way in which this bill was devel- we can access our insurance online, Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption. oped. I want to thank the majority for where we can go online to buy gro- Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, obvi- their cooperation in making a number ceries and virtually any other good or ously this bill would work a very sub- of improvements to the bill; for exam- service that we need. We can even file stantial improvement on our con- ple, the substitute amendment would our own taxes with the Federal Gov- stituent services operations. I have no require OMB to include features to pro- ernment. further speakers. tect the privacy of individuals who use Yet the Privacy Act of 1974, as it is Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of the consolidated online portal required implemented today, requires, in order H.R. 3076, and I yield back the balance under the bill. for us to provide services to our con- of my time. Mr. Speaker, this is a good, bipar- stituents, which may be an emergency Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge tisan bill. I urge my colleagues to sup- situation, that they have to print out a adoption of the bill, and I yield back port it, and I reserve the balance of my form and mail it in, and that we then the balance of my time. time. have to take and mail it to an agency. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 That is ridiculous in 2018, and it is un- question is on the motion offered by minutes to the gentleman from Lou- acceptable. the gentleman from North Carolina isiana (Mr. GRAVES), the sponsor of this This bipartisan legislation addresses (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend bill. that. It allows for people to access the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3076, as Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. their own government, access govern- amended. Speaker, I want to thank the gen- ment services to address important The question was taken; and (two- tleman from North Carolina for work- things like, perhaps, accessing their thirds being in the affirmative) the ing with us on this, as well as many VA benefits; like, perhaps, fixing a rules were suspended and the bill, as staff and members from the Oversight wrong the IRS has caused; like, per- amended, was passed. and Government Reform Committee. haps, dislodging a permit or some other The title of the bill was amended so Mr. Speaker, can you imagine for a type of service the government is sup- as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the Direc- minute if you had a medical emergency posed to provide and has been sitting tor of the Office of Management and at your house and you had to mail a on, in some cases as we have dealt Budget to issue guidance on electronic form to the ambulance service to have with, for years. consent forms, and for other pur- them come address the heart attack Mr. Speaker, I want to tell you a poses.’’. victim or other type of medical emer- quick story. A motion to reconsider was laid on gency that is occurring at your house? In 2016, in August of that year, in my the table. How irrational is that? Obviously, it hometown of Baton Rouge in south f doesn’t make sense to do something Louisiana, we experienced a 1,000-year like that, to mail for something that flood. People were calling us by the SPC. STERLING WILLIAM WYATT may be an emergency. hundreds per day, calling and saying: I POST OFFICE BUILDING Mr. Speaker, can you imagine, even need help. I need help with FEMA, Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move in today’s time, with the strict de- SBA, and other government services. to suspend the rules and pass the bill mands we have for customer service, if We said: Yes, you bet. All you need to (H.R. 4960) to designate the facility of we actually had to truly mail order do is go to our website, print out this the United States Postal Service lo- forms to different online companies to form, and then mail it to us. cated at 511 East Walnut Street in Co- have them deliver something, to retail Mr. Speaker, I can’t say on the House lumbia, Missouri, as the ‘‘Spc. Sterling outlets to have them deliver some- floor some of the responses our office William Wyatt Post Office Building’’. thing, a product to our house? There received whenever they were telling us The Clerk read the title of the bill. would be no tolerance for that. about the 4 feet of water that their The text of the bill is as follows: In fact, Mr. Speaker, the government computers and printers and other H.R. 4960 right now, the government today, our equipment were under. It was a real Be it enacted by the Senate and House of own United States Government which aha moment. Representatives of the United States of America is here to serve our own Americans, How ridiculous is it that we sit here in Congress assembled, only has a customer service rating of and act like we are 80 years ago as a SECTION 1. SPC. STERLING WILLIAM WYATT about 70 percent. In fact, it is less than government? We can do better. POST OFFICE BUILDING. 70 percent. This simply brings us to current (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Well, that might have been a high technology, to allow constituents to United States Postal Service located at 511 watermark for my grades in school— reach out to our offices when we are East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Spc. maybe—Mr. Speaker, but that is abso- addressing urgent issues, like passport Sterling William Wyatt Post Office Build- lutely an unacceptable level. This is issues for folks stuck in other coun- ing’’. our government. These are our tax- tries, like Department of Defense (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, payers. issues where our own military men and map, regulation, document, paper, or other Why is it that private industry has women may be having problems in record of the United States to the facility re- been able to use technology to provide other countries, where our own citizens ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to better customer service, to provide aren’t getting the benefits that they be a reference to the ‘‘Spc. Sterling William faster services? It is because they care paid for or they earned. It gives us the Wyatt Post Office Building’’. about their customers and they care ability to quickly step in and address The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- about their business and there is an in- their issues, to intervene on their be- ant to the rule, the gentleman from centive for them to do so. They don’t half and get these issues resolved. North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the have a monopoly, like the Federal Gov- Mr. Speaker, I want to thank, espe- gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- ernment does, for many of the services cially, my friend JOE KENNEDY for BANES) each will control 20 minutes. that it offers, but that does not excuse working with us so closely on this bi- The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Federal Government from pro- partisan legislation, Congresswoman from North Carolina. viding better services. MIMI WALTERS, Congressman GENE GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, I had an opportunity to GREEN, Congressmen WILL HURD and Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask work very closely with Congressman KEVIN MCCARTHY through the Innova- unanimous consent that all Members JOE KENNEDY to help develop this legis- tion Initiative, Congressman MARK may have 5 legislative days in which to lation, and this is a solution to help MEADOWS, Delegate ELEANOR HOLMES revise and extend their remarks and in- bring the United States Government NORTON, Congresswoman BARBARA clude extraneous material on the bill into the 21st century, or perhaps the COMSTOCK, and many others who pro- under consideration.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:43 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.036 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there souri (Mrs. HARTZLER), the sponsor of his brothers and sisters in arms, for objection to the request of the gen- this bill. those who yearn to be free in a des- tleman from North Carolina? Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise perate land, and for all of us. We will There was no objection. today to ask support for H.R. 4960, forever be grateful. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield which would name the downtown Co- And, with the renaming of this post myself such time as I may consume. lumbia, Missouri, post office in mem- office in Columbia, Missouri, the Spe- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. ory of one of our Nation’s heroes, Spe- cialist Sterling William Wyatt Post Of- 4960, a bill introduced by the gentle- cialist Sterling William Wyatt, who fice Building, we will always remember woman from Missouri (Mrs. HARTZLER) proudly served in the United States and always be grateful. to name the post office at 511 East Wal- Army. I ask my colleagues to support this nut Street in Columbia, Missouri, in I want to thank the chairman and legislation to honor Specialist Wyatt’s honor of Specialist Sterling William the ranking member and so many of memory. Wyatt. my colleagues for your support of this Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I have Sterling Wyatt was born and raised legislation. no further speakers. I urge the passage in Columbia, Missouri. Even before he Sterling was born and raised in Co- of H.R. 4960 in honor of Specialist graduated high school, Wyatt had lumbia, Missouri, located in the heart Wyatt, and I yield back the balance of shown great service and achievement. of Missouri’s Fourth Congressional Dis- my time. He participated in the youth group and trict. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge operated the sound equipment for his Early on, Sterling showed his com- adoption of the bill, and I yield back church. He made the rank of Eagle mitment to service by being an active the balance of my time. Scout. He earned a black belt in tae participant in his youth group and in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The kwon do, and he received a certifi- his church. Through his service and question is on the motion offered by cation as a nurse attendant. hard work, he was quite an accom- the gentleman from North Carolina After graduating high school in 2009, plished young man. He earned the rank (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Wyatt continued his service, enlisting of Eagle Scout, a first degree black the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4960. in the United States Army, where he belt in tae kwon do, and a certification The question was taken. was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 2nd as a certified nurse attendant, all be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Infantry Division, and was ultimately fore graduating from high school in opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being deployed to Afghanistan. 2009. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. On July 11, 2012, when on patrol in Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, on that I Kandahar, Afghanistan, Wyatt’s vehi- b 1630 demand the yeas and nays. cle was attacked by an IED, and he was Soon after, he decided to continue his The yeas and nays were ordered. killed in action at age 21. lifestyle of service by joining the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Specialist Wyatt made the ultimate United States Army. He was assigned ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- sacrifice in his service of his nation. In to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry ceedings on this motion will be post- recognition of his heroism, Specialist Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat poned. Wyatt was awarded the Medal of Valor, Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Joint f the Bronze Star, and the National De- Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. HARMON KILLEBREW POST fense Service Medal, among others. We Tragically, Specialist Wyatt was OFFICE BUILDING commend him for his service and honor killed on July 11, 2012, while on patrol Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move him for his sacrifice. in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was only to suspend the rules and pass the bill Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman 21 years old. His vehicle was attacked (H.R. 3230) to designate the facility of HARTZLER for introducing the bill and with an enemy improvised explosive the United States Postal Service lo- look forward to hearing more about the device. His awards and decorations for cated at 915 Center Avenue in Payette, bill from her in the next few minutes. his service are many, including, but Idaho, as the ‘‘Harmon Killebrew Post Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of not limited to, the Medal of Valor and Office Building’’. my time. Bronze Star. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield The Clerk read the title of the bill. Specialist Wyatt’s dedication to serv- myself such time as I may consume. The text of the bill is as follows: ing his community and country were a Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my H.R. 3230 testament to his faith and his family, colleagues in consideration of H.R. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- 4960, to designate the facility of the especially his loving parents, Randy resentatives of the United States of America in United States Postal Service located at and Sherry Wyatt. Congress assembled, 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, It is fitting that we bring this bill SECTION 1. HARMON KILLEBREW POST OFFICE Missouri, as the Spc. Sterling William today for a vote before the United BUILDING. (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Wyatt Post Office Building. States House of Representatives, be- cause just a few days ago we solemnly United States Postal Service located at 915 Specialist Wyatt epitomized dedica- Center Avenue in Payette, Idaho, shall be tion and hard work, becoming an Eagle remembered the 6-year anniversary of his passing. known and designated as the ‘‘Harmon Kille- Scout, first degree black belt in tae brew Post Office Building’’. kwon do, and a certified nurse attend- As representatives of the people who (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, ant before his high school graduation. bravely serve our country, especially map, regulation, document, paper, or other He carried that spirit with him when those who pay the ultimate sacrifice, record of the United States to the facility re- he enlisted in the Army, joining the we owe it to their lives and memories ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to 20th Infantry Regiment. Specialist to never forget all that they have done be a reference to the ‘‘Harmon Killebrew Post Office Building’’. Wyatt deployed to Kandahar, Afghani- for us. stan, and gave his life on July 11, 2012, Although Sterling was taken from us The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- when his vehicle was hit by an IED. too soon, this bill will enshrine his ant to the rule, the gentleman from Just 21 years old, Specialist Wyatt was memory in our community for pos- North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the awarded the Medal of Valor and a terity so everyone can know this brave gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- Bronze Star. soldier and be reminded that freedom is BANES) each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill not free. The Chair recognizes the gentleman to remember the ultimate sacrifice And maybe, when others learn about from North Carolina. paid by Specialist Sterling William Sterling’s story and sacrifice, they, GENERAL LEAVE Wyatt. too, will put service above self and an- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of swer the call to serve, which is the no- unanimous consent that all Members H.R. 4960, and I reserve the balance of blest and most honorable action any- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- my time. one can take. Truly, greater love has tend their remarks and include extra- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 no one than this, to lay down one’s life neous material on the bill under con- minutes to the gentlewoman from Mis- for one’s friends. Sterling did this for sideration.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:43 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.039 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6213 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Idahoans take great pride in Harmon been with us the entire time,’’ said one objection to the request of the gen- Killebrew’s success, and rightfully so. player. The Pirates finally lost to a 25– tleman from North Carolina? Killebrew’s career began in 1954 when 1 Fruitland team, taking home the sec- There was no objection. Herman Welker, the U.S. Senator from ond-place trophy. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Idaho, tipped off the owner of the ‘‘He is still touching people,’’ said myself such time as I may consume. Washington Senators, Clark Griffith, Nita Killebrew, who worked with my Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. about the 17-year-old slugger. office on the bill and lives in Meridian. 3230, a bill introduced by the gen- Griffith sent a scout, who almost Killebrew’s legacy of generosity lives tleman from Idaho (Mr. LABRADOR), to didn’t get to see Killebrew play. After on, and it is appropriate to honor his name the post office at 915 Center Ave- a night of rain, groundkeepers burned legacy with the legislation we are con- nue in Payette, Idaho, in honor of Har- gasoline to make the field playable. sidering today. mon Killebrew. Killebrew did his part by hitting a ball I urge my colleagues to join me in Harmon Clayton Killebrew was born 435 feet into a Payette beet field. voting for H.R. 3230. Through this bill, in Payette, Idaho, in 1936. He began his Immediately signed as a $12,000 bonus we will recognize one of Idaho’s great- career playing major league baseball in baby, Killebrew debuted a few weeks est stars, and we will advance the leg- 1954. He played over 22 seasons with later. During his 22-year career with acy of one of America’s most chari- multiple teams, and when he retired in the Washington Senators, Minnesota table athletes. 1975, he had the fifth most home runs Twins, and Kansas City Royals, he hit Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I have in major league history. 573 home runs, more than all but four no further speakers. I urge the passage Killebrew was elected to the Baseball major league players at the time of his of H.R. 3230 to name the post office in Hall of Fame in 1984. In 1976, Killebrew retirement. Payette, Idaho, for Harmon Killebrew, cofounded the Danny Thompson Memo- He was the American league’s most and I yield back the balance of my rial, an annual golf tournament that valuable player in 1969, hitting 49 home time. raises money for cancer research. runs and driving in 140 runs. He played Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge Sadly, on March 17, 2011, at the age of in 13 All-Star games and was inducted adoption of the bill, and I yield back 74, Killebrew passed away. He left an into the Hall of Fame in 1984. the balance of my time. incredible legacy, one we continue to Killebrew built his strength lifting The SPEAKER pro tempore. The honor with this bill. 10-gallon milk cans on Idaho dairies question is on the motion offered by I thank the gentleman from Idaho and leveraged his work ethic into leg- the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. LABRADOR) for introducing this endary status. For fans across Amer- (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend bill and look forward to hearing more ica, Killebrew was beloved for remain- the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3230. from him about Killebrew in a few min- ing the down-to-Earth farm kid who The question was taken; and (two- utes. signed a major league contract before thirds being in the affirmative) the I urge my colleagues to support this turning 18. rules were suspended and the bill was bill, and I reserve the balance of my Twins teammate, Rich Reese, called passed. time. him ‘‘one of the classiest people I’ve Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield A motion to reconsider was laid on ever met in my life. . . . he treated myself such time as I may consume. the table. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my people with respect, even with the stat- f ure that he had.’’ colleagues in consideration of H.R. VETERANS PROVIDING 3230, to designate the facility of the Asked what he liked to do for fun, Killebrew once said, ‘‘Well, I like to HEALTHCARE TRANSITION IM- United States Postal Service located at PROVEMENT ACT 915 Center Avenue in Payette, Idaho, as wash dishes, I guess.’’ In the off season, Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I move the Harmon Killebrew Post Office he worked feeding cows, selling men’s to suspend the rules and pass the bill Building. clothing, and reading gas meters. A member of the Washington Sen- After retirement from baseball, he (S. 899) to amend title 38, United States ators, Minnesota Twins, and Kansas sold insurance, ran a car dealership, Code, to ensure that the requirements City Royals, Harmon Killebrew ex- and worked as a broadcaster. that new Federal employees who are celled in major league baseball for 22 In 1976, Killebrew helped found the veterans with service-connected dis- years. During that time, he notched an Danny Thompson Memorial Golf Tour- abilities are provided leave for pur- impressive 2,086 hits, played in 13 All- nament in Sun Valley, Idaho, now poses of undergoing medical treatment Star games, and tallied nine seasons called the Killebrew-Thompson Memo- for such disabilities apply to certain with over 100 RBIs. rial. The event benefits cancer re- employees of the Veterans Health Ad- In fact, I can remember as a kid root- search. ministration, and for other purposes, ing for the Orioles that we didn’t want The Harmon Killebrew Foundation, as amended. Harmon Killebrew coming up to the founded in 1998, with his wife, Nita, has The Clerk read the title of the bill. plate. built more than a dozen Miracle The text of the bill is as follows: Harmon retired in 1975 in fifth place League fields designed for kids with S. 899 for career home runs. He was inducted disabilities, including one named for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984. him in Payette. The baseball and foot- resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill ball fields at Payette High School are Congress assembled, to honor Harmon Killebrew’s accom- also named for Killebrew. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. plishments to the great American pas- Killebrew died of cancer in 2011 at This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans time. age 74 after entering into hospice care, Providing Healthcare Transition Improve- I urge the passage of H.R. 3230, and I a treatment he had advocated for for ment Act’’. reserve the balance of my time. years. At his memorial service, his wife SEC. 2. DISABLED VETERAN LEAVE FOR HEALTH- CARE PROFESSIONALS IN VETERANS Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 read a tribute from a fan: ‘‘Harmon is HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. minutes to the gentleman from Idaho an extraordinary, beautiful, loving, (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6329(d)(1) of title (Mr. LABRADOR), the sponsor of this compassionate human being, who also 5, United States Code, is amended to read as bill. happens to be a legendary baseball follows: Mr. LABRADOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise player.’’ ‘‘(1) the term ‘employee’ has the meaning today in support of H.R. 3230, a bill In the days after his death, his high given such term in section 2105, and in- that honors Idaho’s greatest athlete school team, the Payette Pirates, made cludes— and one of our great humanitarians. an improbable run for a State cham- ‘‘(A) an officer or employee of the United H.R. 3230 names the post office in pionship. Entering the district tour- States Postal Service or the Postal Regu- latory Commission; and Payette, Idaho, after Harmon Kille- nament with a losing record, the Pi- ‘‘(B) notwithstanding subsection (a) of sec- brew, a Hall of Fame baseball player rates won four straight to reach the tion 7421 of title 38, an individual occupying who later built an incredible legacy of State title game. The team wore HK a position listed in subsection (b) of such sec- charitable work. patches on their sleeves. ‘‘Harmon’s tion;’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.042 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6214 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 (b) APPLICABILITY.—With respect to a posi- sideration of this legislation, I am willing to nected disabilities with 104 hours of tion listed in section 7421(b) of title 38, waive this committee’s right to sequential sick leave during their first year of em- United States Code, the amendment made by referral. I do so with the understanding that ployment to take care of their medical subsection (a) shall apply to any individual by waiving consideration of the bills, the conditions. appointed to such a position on or after the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs does not date of enactment of this Act. waive any future jurisdictional claim over This is a very good bill that I urge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the subject matters contained in the bills my colleagues to support, and I reserve ant to the rule, the gentleman from which fall within its jurisdiction. I also re- the balance of my time. quest that you urge the Speaker to name North Carolina (Mr. WALKER) and the Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 members of this committee to any con- minutes to the gentleman from Ohio gentleman from Maryland (Mr. SAR- ference committee which is named to con- (Mr. STIVERS), the champion of this bill BANES) each will control 20 minutes. sider such provisions. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Please place this letter into the committee and the sponsor of its House com- from North Carolina. report on H.R. 2648 and into the Congres- panion. GENERAL LEAVE sional Record during consideration of this Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I ask legislation on the House floor. today in support of S. 899, the Veterans unanimous consent that all Members Sincerely, Providing Healthcare Transition Im- DAVID P. ROE, M.D., provement Act. have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Chairman. tend their remarks and include extra- I thank the gentleman from Cali- neous material on the bill under con- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- fornia (Mr. TAKANO), for helping me, sideration. MITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOV- being the lead Democrat on this. This The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ERNMENT REFORM, is bipartisan and bicameral legislation. objection to the request of the gen- Washington, DC, June 20, 2018. Senator HIRONO is the sponsor in the tleman from North Carolina? Hon. DAVID P. ROE, M.D., Senate. We are the sponsors in the There was no objection. Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I yield But, Mr. Speaker, it is great to have myself such time as I may consume. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On May 23, 2018, the Committee on Oversight and Government a veteran in the chair today. Mr. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. Reform ordered reported H.R. 2648, the Vet- Speaker, as a brigadier general in the 899, the Veterans Providing Healthcare erans Transition Improvement Act with an Ohio Army National Guard, I know Transition Improvement Act intro- amendment, by voice vote. The bill was re- firsthand the incredible sacrifices that duced by the junior Senator from Ha- ferred primarily to the Committee on Vet- our veterans have made in the service waii. erans’ Affairs with an additional referral to of our country. We owe it to them to S. 899 is the Senate version of H.R. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- provide them time when they come 2648 introduced by the gentleman from ment Reform. Based on our previous con- sultation, we intend to request S. 899—the home to deal with the things they need Ohio (Mr. STIVERS). In 2015, Congress to work on, their medical and other enacted the Wounded Warriors Federal Senate companion to H.R. 2648—be scheduled for floor consideration. conditions. Leave Act. The Wounded Warriors Fed- To expedite floor consideration, I ask that In 2015, the Wounded Warriors Fed- eral Leave Act provides 104 hours of you forego further consideration of H.R. 2648. eral Leave Act was signed into law, paid sick leave to newly employed vet- This in no way affects your jurisdiction over which was great. It gave sick leave to erans with a service-connected dis- the subject matter of the bill, and it will not people that are newly hired Federal serve as precedent for future referrals. In ad- ability rating of 30 percent or more. employees, rather than waiting on that The sick leave is used to attend med- dition, should a conference on the bill be leave to accrue, if they had a disability ical treatment related to the service- necessary, I would support your request to rating, a service-connected disability connected disability and must be used have the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs represented on the conference committee. rating of 30 percent of more. Unfortu- within 12 months of beginning employ- Finally, I would be pleased to include this nately, that bill did not extend those ment. The law, however, did not explic- letter and any response in the bill report benefits to title 38 employees. itly apply to veterans hired into cer- filed by the Committee on Oversight and tain medical occupations at the De- Government Reform on H.R. 2648, as well as partment of Veterans Affairs. in the Congressional Record during floor b 1645 When the VA has applied the provi- consideration of S. 899, to memorialize our Those are VA employees, like physi- understanding. sions of the act to these occupations, cians, physician assistants, registered this bill would ensure new veterans Thank you for your consideration of my request. nurses, chiropractors, podiatrists, op- hired in these positions continue to re- Sincerely, tometrists, and dentists. They are ceive paid sick leave to treat their TREY GOWDY. healthcare providers themselves. It is service-connected disability. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I yield no small number of employees. In fact, Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank myself such time as I may consume. as we sit here, there are over 14,000 va- the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. STIVERS) I want to thank Representatives cancies in title 38 jobs. That means up for sponsoring the House version of STIVERS and TAKANO for their sponsor- to 14,000 people can benefit from this this bill and for his dedication to car- ship of this much needed bipartisan bill. ing for our Nation’s veterans. I would bill, which would expand, as you heard, Again, it is bipartisan. It is a simple also like to thank Chairman DAVID ROE coverage of Representative STEPHEN change that allows these title 38 vet- and his staff at the House Committee LYNCH’s Wounded Warriors Federal eran employees to get leave to deal on Veterans’ Affairs for working with Leave Act to newly hired healthcare with their wounded warrior conditions us to bring this bill to the floor. rather than waiting for that leave to I urge my colleagues to support the veterans at the Veterans Health Ad- accrue over time. It is a bipartisan bill. bill, and I reserve the balance of my ministration. I thank Mr. TAKANO for that. time. Approximately one-third of VA’s new hires are veterans. It is no surprise A lot of veteran organizations have HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, that veterans who leave military serv- supported it: the National Association COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC, June 19, 2018. ice want to continue to serve this of VA Physicians and Dentists, the Hon. TREY GOWDY, country and the American people. We Nurses Organization of Veterans Af- Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Govern- are grateful that these brave men and fairs, the American Legion, the VFW, ment Reform, Washington, DC. women, many of whom are wounded Paralyzed Veterans of America, Dis- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: I am writing to you themselves, choose to devote their ci- abled American Veterans, Association concerning H.R. 2648, the ‘‘Veterans Transi- vilian careers to taking care of their of the United States Navy, American tion Improvement Act,’’ and its Senate com- fellow wounded warriors. Federation of Government Employees, panion, S. 899. There are provisions in the legislation that fall within the jurisdiction The bill would provide newly hired National Federation of Federal Em- of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. doctors, nurses, physician assistants, ployees, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans In the interest of permitting your com- dentists, optometrists, and chiroprac- of America, AMVETS, and the Federal mittee to proceed expeditiously to floor con- tors at the VHA who have service-con- Managers Association.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.011 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6215 I thank the House Oversight and Gov- should not be one of them. This is why free-spirited independence and linking people ernment Reform Committee, the gen- I urge my colleagues to stand with our across the United States. During this period, the tleman from North Carolina, the gen- veterans and support this legislation. tourist industry along Route 66 grew tremen- tleman from Maryland, and the chair- Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I have no dously, giving rise to countless tourist courts, motels, service stations, garages, and diners. man from South Carolina for their additional speakers, and I reserve the (5) Since June 27, 1985, when Route 66 was de- hard work on this. I also want to thank balance of my time. commissioned as a Federal highway, the popu- the Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I urge larity and mythical stature of Route 66 has the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. the passage of S. 899, and I yield back grown domestically and internationally, as the ROE) for their expertise as they worked the balance of my time. road has experienced a rebirth of interest and through this bill. I thank the sponsors Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, I urge support. of the Senate legislation, and I thank adoption of the bill, and I yield back (6) The year 2026 will be the centennial anni- versary of Route 66, and a commission should be Representative TAKANO for joining me the balance of my time. established to study and recommend to Congress in this important effort. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. activities that are fitting and proper to celebrate Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida). The ques- that anniversary in a manner that appro- support this commonsense, bipartisan tion is on the motion offered by the priately honors America’s Mother Road. legislation. gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. SARBANES. Mr. Speaker, I am WALKER) that the House suspend the There is established a commission to be known pleased to yield 5 minutes to the gen- rules and pass the bill, S. 899, as as the Route 66 Centennial Commission (referred tleman from California (Mr. TAKANO), amended. to in this Act as the ‘‘Commission’’). one of the sponsors of this very, very The question was taken; and (two- SEC. 4. DUTIES. important bill. The Commission shall have the following du- thirds being in the affirmative) the ties: Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I thank rules were suspended and the bill, as (1) To study activities that may be carried out the gentleman for yielding. amended, was passed. by the Federal Government to determine wheth- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The title of the bill was amended so er the activities are fitting and proper to honor of S. 899, the Veterans Providing as to read: ‘‘An Act to amend title 5, Route 66 on the occasion of its centennial anni- Healthcare Transition Improvement United States Code, to ensure that the versary, including any of the activities described Act, which extends paid sick leave ben- requirements that new Federal employ- under section 8(b)(2)(B). (2) To recommend to Congress the activities efits for veteran employees with serv- ees who are veterans with service-con- ice-connected disabilities in their first the Commission considers most fitting and prop- nected disabilities are provided leave er to honor Route 66 on such occasion, to be year of work at the Department of Vet- for purposes of undergoing medical carried out by the Department of Transpor- erans Affairs. treatment for such disabilities apply to tation and any other entity or entities within As the lead Democrat on this bill, I certain employees of the Veterans the Federal Government that the Commission thank my colleague Representative Health Administration.’’. considers most appropriate to carry out such ac- STEVE STIVERS from Ohio for his bipar- A motion to reconsider was laid on tivities. (3) To plan and host, in cooperation with tisan leadership on this issue. And let the table. me hasten to add, I do enjoy the work such partners, a conference on the U.S. Num- f bered Highway System, and assist in the activi- that we do together as founders and co- ties of such a conference. chairs of the bipartisan Congressional ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL SEC. 5. MEMBERSHIP. Maker Caucus, bringing to the atten- COMMISSION ACT (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commis- tion of the Congress advanced manu- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. sion shall be composed of 19 members appointed facturing technologies. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules as follows: But back to the issue at hand. and pass the bill (H.R. 66) to establish (1) Three members, each of whom shall be a Mr. Speaker, I also thank Senator qualified citizen described in subsection (b), ap- the Route 66 Centennial Commission, pointed by the President. MAZIE HIRONO for taking the lead on to direct the Secretary of Transpor- this important issue in the Senate. (2) Two members, each of whom shall be a tation to prepare a plan on the preser- qualified citizen described in subsection (b), ap- Veterans who choose to provide their vation needs of Route 66, and for other pointed by the President on the recommendation medical skills and expertise to serve purposes, as amended. of the Secretary of Transportation. other veterans at the Department of The Clerk read the title of the bill. (3) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- Veterans Affairs should not have to izen described in subsection (b), appointed by The text of the bill is as follows: take a leave of absence to receive the the President on the recommendation of the care that they need. By improving the H.R. 66 Governor of Illinois. Wounded Warrior Federal Leave Act to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (4) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- izen described in subsection (b), appointed by extend benefits to wounded warriors resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, the President on the recommendation of the working at the VA, we will help vet- Governor of Missouri. erans who need to take time off to get SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Route 66 Cen- (5) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- their own medical care. tennial Commission Act’’. izen described in subsection (b), appointed by This will also help in hiring and re- the President on the recommendation of the SEC. 2. FINDINGS. cruiting what are known as title 38 em- Governor of Kansas. Congress makes the following findings: (6) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- ployees at the VA. This group of em- (1) Route 66 was the Nation’s first all-paved ployees includes physicians, physician izen described in subsection (b), appointed by highway under the U.S. Highway System con- the President on the recommendation of the assistants, registered nurses, chiro- necting the Midwest to California and has Governor of Oklahoma. practors, podiatrists, optometrists, and played a major role in the history of the United (7) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- dentists. States. izen described in subsection (b), appointed by According to 2018 data from the Vet- (2) Route 66 was the symbol of opportunity to the President on the recommendation of the erans Health Administration, there are hundreds of thousands of people seeking escape Governor of Texas. over 14,000 title 38 vacancies nation- from the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, serving as a (8) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- ‘‘road to opportunity’’ in the West and pro- wide. We must make it a priority to fill izen described in subsection (b), appointed by viding employment during the Great Depression, the President on the recommendation of the these vacancies to ensure that the VA as thousands were put to work on road crews to Governor of New Mexico. is well staffed and capable of providing pave the road. (9) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- veterans with the services that they (3) Route 66 was invaluable in transporting izen described in subsection (b), appointed by need. Extending benefits to title 38 em- troops, equipment, and supplies across the coun- the President on the recommendation of the ployees at the VA can help with the re- try to the West, where the government estab- Governor of Arizona. cruitment and hiring of veterans who lished multiple industries and armed force bases (10) One member, who shall be a qualified cit- want to continue helping other vet- during World War II. Upon the conclusion of izen described in subsection (b), appointed by the war in 1945, Route 66 was a key route taken the President on the recommendation of the erans. by thousands of troops as they returned home. Governor of California. Veterans working at the VA already (4) Route 66 symbolized the Nation’s positive (11) Three members, each of whom shall be a make incredible sacrifices to help their outlook during the postwar economic recovery qualified citizen described in subsection (b), ap- fellow veterans. Their paychecks in the 1950s and 1960s, serving as an icon of pointed by the President on the recommendation

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The Chair recognizes the gentleman pointed by the President on the recommendation (d) MAILS.—The Commission may use the of the majority leader of the Senate, in con- United States mails in the same manner and from Illinois. sultation with the minority leader of the Senate. under the same conditions as other departments GENERAL LEAVE (b) QUALIFIED CITIZEN.—A qualified citizen and agencies of the United States. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. described in this subsection is a private citizen (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.— Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that of the United States with— Upon the request of the Commission, the Admin- all Members may have 5 legislative (1) a demonstrated dedication to educating istrator of General Services shall provide to the days in which to revise and extend others about the importance of historical figures Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the admin- and events; and istrative support services necessary for the Com- their remarks and include extraneous (2) substantial knowledge and appreciation of mission to carry out its responsibilities under material on H.R. 66, as amended. Route 66. this Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there (c) TIME OF APPOINTMENT.—Each initial ap- SEC. 8. REPORTS. objection to the request of the gen- pointment of a member of the Commission shall (a) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Commission may tleman from Illinois? be made before the expiration of the 120-day pe- submit to Congress such interim reports as the There was no objection. riod beginning on the date of the enactment of Commission considers to be appropriate. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. this Act. (b) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.— Speaker, I yield myself such time as I (d) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If a (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after may consume. member of the Commission was appointed to the the date of enactment of this Act, the Commis- Commission as a Member of Congress, and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support sion shall submit to the President and Congress of H.R. 66, the Route 66 Centennial ceases to be a Member of Congress, that member a report incorporating specific recommendations may continue to serve on the Commission for not for the commemoration of the centennial of Commission Act. longer than the 30-day period beginning on the Route 66 and related events. I thank my colleague, Representative date that member ceases to be a Member of Con- (2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report under GRACE NAPOLITANO, for sponsoring this gress. paragraph (1)— legislation with me, and I also thank (e) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed (A) shall include recommendations for the al- Chairman SHUSTER and Ranking Mem- for the life of the Commission. location of financial and administrative respon- ber DEFAZIO for helping shepherd this (f) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission sibility among the public and private authorities shall not affect the powers of the Commission bill to the floor, along with Highways and organizations recommended for participa- and Transit Subcommittee chairman, but shall be filled in the manner in which the tion by the Commission; and original appointment was made. (B) may recommend activities such as— Mr. GRAVES. (g) BASIC PAY.—Members shall serve on the (i) the production, publication, and distribu- I am proud to have Route 66 run Commission without pay. tion of books, pamphlets, films, electronic publi- through the middle of my district, and (h) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall re- cations, and other educational materials focus- I believe it is important that we cele- ceive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu ing on the history and impact of Route 66 on the brate the history of Route 66. of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 United States and the world; In 1926, Route 66 became our Nation’s and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (ii) bibliographical and documentary projects, first all-paved highway under the U.S. (i) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commis- publications, and electronic resources; sion shall constitute a quorum but a lesser num- highway system, connecting Chicago, (iii) conferences, convocations, lectures, semi- Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. ber may hold hearings. nars, and other programs; (j) CHAIR.—The President, in consultation (iv) the development of programs by and for li- Early on, the road was used by hun- with the Secretary of Transportation, shall des- braries, museums, parks, and historic sites, in- dreds of thousands of Americans seek- ignate one member of the Commission as Chair. cluding national traveling exhibitions; ing to escape the Dust Bowl and pro- (k) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at (v) ceremonies and celebrations commemo- vided critical employment opportuni- the call of the Chair. rating specific events; ties for road crews paving the road dur- SEC. 6. DIRECTOR AND STAFF. (vi) the production, distribution, and perform- ing the Great Depression. (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission may appoint ance of artistic works, and of programs and ac- During World War II, the highway and fix the pay of a Director and such addi- tivities, focusing on the national and inter- transported troops, equipment, and tional personnel as the Commission considers to national significance of Route 66; and be appropriate. (vii) the issuance of commemorative coins, supplies to military bases across our (b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE medals, certificates of recognition, and postage country and was used after the war by LAWS.— stamps. thousands of troops returning home to (1) DIRECTOR.—The Director of the Commis- (c) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall their families. sion may be appointed without regard to the submit to the President and Congress a final re- By the 1950s, Route 66 began to see a provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov- port not later than 90 days before the termi- rise in tourism and became the true erning appointments in the competitive service, nation of the Commission provided in section 10. symbol of American freedom and inde- and may be paid without regard to the provi- SEC. 9. PLAN ON PRESERVATION NEEDS OF pendence that we all know today. sions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap- ROUTE 66. ter 53 of that title relating to classification and In April of last year, I went on an ex- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor- tended tour of Illinois’ stretch of the General Schedule pay rates. tation, in consultation with the Governors re- (2) STAFF.—The staff of the Commission shall ferred to in section 5(a), shall prepare a plan on highway with my colleague Represent- be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, the preservation needs of Route 66. ative DARIN LAHOOD and also many United States Code, governing appointments in (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 State and local leaders. I had the op- the competitive service, and shall be paid in ac- years after the date of enactment of this Act, portunity to see the economic impact cordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on that the Mother Road brings to Illi- subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating Transportation and Infrastructure of the House nois. It supports many jobs and key to classification and General Schedule pay of Representatives, the Committee on Environ- rates. economic activity in small towns, and ment and Public Works of the Senate, and the it helps to generate important revenue SEC. 7. POWERS. President a report containing the plan prepared to support those small rural commu- (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Commission under subsection (a). nities. may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, SEC. 10. TERMINATION. hold such hearings, sit and act at such times The Commission shall terminate not later than For example, travelers along Route and places, take such testimony, and receive June 30, 2027. 66 in Illinois can see a giant pink ele- such evidence as the Commission considers to be SEC. 11. CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING. phant statue and other larger-than-life appropriate. No additional funds are authorized to carry sculptures at the Pink Elephant An- (b) POWERS OF MEMBERS AND AGENTS.—Any out the requirements of this Act. Such require- tique Mall in Livingston, Illinois. member or agent of the Commission may, if au- ments may be carried out using amounts other- Mr. Speaker, as a matter of fact, my thorized by the Commission, take any action wise authorized or made available for the De- family and I were coming back to my that the Commission is authorized to take by partment of Transportation, except for amounts this Act. hometown of Taylorville yesterday, authorized from the Highway Trust Fund. (c) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis- and we stopped and had a great lunch sion may secure directly from any department or The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- at the Twistee Treat, which is attached agency of the United States information nec- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- to the Pink Elephant Antique Mall. So

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Since the early decades of the ably shouldn’t have eaten, but it was network of partners in states, territories, 20th Century, Route 66 has reflected and been and the District of Columbia, the National an integral part of American history. really, really good, and topped it off, of Trust works to save America’s historic course, with Twistee Treat’s famous Hundreds of thousands of people used places and advocates for historic preserva- Route 66 to escape the Dust Bowl of the ice cream. tion as a fundamental value in programs and 1930s, and many found employment along its You can also, if you are traveling policies at all levels of government. path. The road also transported troops, Route 66, stop and see a movie at the H.R. 66, ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT equipment, and other military supplies Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, Illi- We appreciate Representative Rodney across the country during WWII, and was nois. That originally opened in 1909. Or Davis’ leadership on this legislation to cre- used by thousands of troops as they returned stop for an all-day breakfast at Jungle ate a Route 66 Centennial Commission that home. In the 1950s and 1960s, Route 66 saw Jim’s Cafe, a quintessential roadside recognizes and honors Route 66 on its centen- the rise of American tourism and became diner in Springfield, Illinois. nial anniversary. Historic Route 66 stretches home to countless tourist attractions, mo- approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, IL tels, diners, and other businesses along its Those are just a few of the thousands path. Today, Route 66 remains an iconic of local businesses along Route 66 to Los Angeles, CA, passing through eight states and more than 300 communities. This symbol of American freedom and of the U.S. whose livelihoods depend upon the his- vital transportation corridor between the as a mobile society. toric highway. Midwest and southern California has endured H.R. 66 will create a commission to rec- You don’t even have to be in a car to as a symbol of freedom and mobility while ommend activities for the commemoration ride along Route 66. The Illinois Route epitomizing a new optimism that pervaded of the 100th anniversary of Route 66. The bill 66 Trail is a system of off-road paths the nation’s economic recovery following also requires USDOT to develop a plan on for bikes, hikers, or anyone else look- World War II. the preservation needs of the road, and di- ing to see the Mother Road in a dif- Route 66 was found by the National Park rects USDOT to host a conference on the ferent way. Service (NPS) to be nationally significant in U.S. Numbered Highway System. its 1995 Route 66 Special Resource Study, The Rt. 66 Road Ahead Partnership be- The centennial of this great highway which determined that Route 66 met the eli- will be an international celebration, lieves in the preservation, promotion, and gibility requirements for a National Historic development of Route 66, and is committed and the State of Illinois will be ready Trail. Numerous buildings along Route 66 are to helping ensure the road’s 100th Anniver- to welcome travelers from around the listed on the National Register of Historic sary is planned and celebrated in a manner world who want to experience the his- Places (NRHP), and a 2012 Multiple Property that recognizes its historic significance. For tory and magic of this scenic byway. Documentation Form (MPDF) establishing this reason, we strongly support H.R. 66. This bill, Mr. Speaker, will create a the road’s national significance was recently Sincerely, 19-member commission to recommend approved by the Keeper of the National Reg- WILLIAM M. THOMAS, ister. Route 66 has been designated a Na- Chairman. activities to honor the 100th anniver- tional Scenic Byway in four states, including sary of the Mother Road in the year one segment that has been designated an All- NATIONAL HISTORIC 2026. American Road—the highest designation of- ROUTE 66 FEDERATION, It also directs the U.S. Department fered by the Federal Highway Administra- of Transportation to develop a plan to tion (FHWA). Lake Arrowhead, CA, February 10, 2018. ensure the first all-paved U.S. highway Route 66 is internationally recognized as THE ROUTE 66 ROAD AHEAD PARTNERSHIP: connecting the Midwest to my col- representing America’s love of the auto- This is to let you know, the National His- mobile and open road. As a Dustbowl migra- toric Route 66 Federation supports H.R. 66, league’s, Mrs. NAPOLITANO’s, district in tion route, a World War II strategic military which will establish a Route 66 100th Anni- California will be preserved for many route, and a vacation travel route, it has versary Commission at the Federal level. years to come. In doing this, the Sec- been celebrated in music, literature, tele- This legislation will help ensure activities retary of Transportation will work vision, movies, and popular lore. The Na- that are fitting and proper to celebrate this with the Governors of the eight States tional Trust has been supportive of Route 66 milestone are planned and carried out in a that this historic highway passes preservation efforts for many years, includ- way that appropriately honors America’s through to develop a comprehensive ing it in our signature National Treasures Mother Road. preservation plan. program, participating in symposiums, pro- 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the es- H.R. 66 is endorsed by the National viding strategic assistance, and including tablishment of the U.S. Numbered Highway Trust for Historic Preservation; the Route 66 on the 2018 list of America’s 11 Most System and Route 66. The road was our na- Endangered Historic Places. tion’s first all-paved highway connecting the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership; the When Congress passed the Route 66 Cor- Midwest, starting in Illinois, and ending in National Historic Route 66 Federation; ridor Preservation Program in 1999, a pro- California. Since the early decades of the Auto Club Enterprises, also known as gram administered by the National Park 20th Century, Route 66 has reflected and been AAA; and the Route 66 Alliance. Service (NPS), Route 66 was described as a an integral part of American history. Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD symbol of the American people’s heritage of Hundreds of thousands of people used their letters of support of the bill. travel and their legacy of seeking a better Route 66 to escape the Dust Bowl of the life. We applaud Representative Rodney NATIONAL TRUST FOR 1930s, and many found employment along its Davis and the over 40 cosponsors of H.R. 66 HISTORIC PRESERVATION, corridor. The road also transported troops, for their commitment to recognizing the na- July 16, 2018. equipment, and other military supplies tional significance of Route 66. DEAR MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REP- across the country during the Second World Thank you again for the opportunity to RESENTATIVES: We appreciate this oppor- War, and was traveled by thousands of troops present the National Trust’s perspectives on tunity to present the National Trust for His- as they returned home. this legislation, and we look forward to toric Preservation’s perspective on H.R. 66, In the 1950s and 1960s, Route 66 saw the rise working with Congress to ensure H.R. 66 is the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act, of American tourism and became home to enacted into law this year. which is scheduled for House floor consider- countless tourist attractions, motels, diners Sincerely, ation today. The National Trust enthusiasti- and other businesses along its path. Today, PAM BOWMAN, cally endorses this legislation and looks for- Route 66 remains an iconic symbol of Amer- Director of Public Lands Policy. ward to its enactment this year. ican freedom and of the U.S. as a mobile so- ciety. INTERESTS OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR THE RT. 66 ROAD AHEAD PARTNERSHIP, HISTORIC PRESERVATION March 7, 2018. H.R. 66 will create a commission to rec- The National Trust for Historic Preserva- CONGRESSMAN DAVIS: The Rt. 66 Road ommend activities for the commemoration tion is a privately-funded charitable, edu- Ahead Partnership supports H.R. 66, which of the 100th anniversary of Route 66. The bill cational, and nonprofit organization char- will establish a Rt. 66 100th Anniversary also requires USDOT to develop a plan on tered by Congress in 1949 to ‘‘facilitate pub- Commission at the Federal level. This legis- the preservation needs of the road, and di- lic participation in historic preservation’’ lation will help ensure activities that are fit- rects USDOT to host a conference on the and to further the purposes of federal his- ting and proper to celebrate this milestone U.S. Numbered Highway System. toric preservation laws. The intent of Con- are planned and carried out in a way that ap- For 24 years, The National Historic Route gress was for the National Trust ‘‘to mobi- propriately honors America’s Mother Road. 66 Federation has been dedicated to the pres- lize and coordinate public interest, partici- 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the es- ervation and promotion of Route 66, and is pation, and resources in the preservation and tablishment of the U.S. Numbered Highway committed to helping ensure the road’s 100th interpretation of sites and buildings.’’ With System and Route 66. The road was our na- Anniversary is planned and celebrated in a

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And Tulsa celebrates this legacy since the Father Fair this year, which is a very popular AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF of Route 66, Cyrus Avery, led the effort to fair, is Route 66, with memorabilia and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, have Route 66 pass through Oklahoma, spe- Route 66 movie-themed nights. Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 2017. cifically Tulsa, where East meets West! States and local governments across Subject: H.R. 66—Route 66 Centennial Com- Hundreds of thousands of people used the country are reinvesting in Route 66 mission Act. Route 66 to escape the Dust Bowl of the as an icon of American history and cul- HON. RODNEY DAVIS, 1930s, and many found employment along its ture. The Federal Government should House of Representatives, path. The road also transported troops, be involved in this effort as well. Washington, DC. equipment, and other military supplies H.R. 66 creates a national commis- THE HONORABLE CONGRESSMAN DAVIS: Auto across the country during the Second World War, and was used by thousands of troops as sion to recommend activities to com- Club Enterprises (AAA) applauds your lead- memorate the 100th anniversary of ership for introducing H.R. 66, which would they returned home. In the 1950s and 1960s, form a commission tasked with celebrating Route 66 saw the rise of American tourism Route 66 in 2026. Route 66’s centennial and direct that a pres- and became home to countless tourist at- The bill will also direct the Depart- ervation plan for the Route be prepared. tractions, motels, diners, and other busi- ment of Transportation, as was pointed Auto Club Enterprises represents the inter- nesses along its path. Today, Route 66 re- out, to develop a plan on the preserva- ests of our AAA members and motorists in mains an iconic symbol of American freedom tion needs of this iconic Route 66. The five of the eight states represented in this and of the U.S. as a mobile society. Department is required to consult with proposal (California, New Mexico, Texas, H.R. 66 will create a commission to rec- eight States through which Route 66 Missouri and southern Illinois). Further- ommend activities for the commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Route 66. The bill travels, which include California, Ari- more, the largest motor club within ACE, zona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, the Automobile Club of Southern California also requires USDOT to develop a plan on (ACSC), played a central role in the survey the preservation needs of the road, and di- Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. and signposting of the original highway that rects USDOT to host a conference on the Mr. Speaker, Route 66 is a significant became Route 66: the National Old Trails U.S. Numbered Highway System. part of America’s past, but it also con- Road, created in 1914–1915. ACSC published The Route 66 Alliance is dedicated to the tinues to provide transportation, eco- the first maps of the route and its signs guid- preservation and promotion of Route 66, and nomic, and community benefits to our ed travelers for the first decade of the road’s is committed to helping ensure the road’s society today. We must continue to im- existence [both illustrations attached]. 100th Anniversary is planned and celebrated prove this historic road so that many in a manner that recognizes its historic sig- We are keenly aware of the strong histor- more generations can, in the words of ical connection between Route 66 and major nificance. For this reason, we strongly sup- trends in our nation’s history and travel and port H.R. 66. Chuck Berry, get their kicks on Route the history of the Southwest. Best regards, 66. Route 66 was one of our nation’s first all- KEN BUSBY, Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to paved highways connecting the Midwest to Executive Director & CEO. support Route 66, and I yield back the California, and has played a major role in Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. balance of my time. the history of the United States. It offered Speaker, throughout its history, Route b 1700 opportunity to hundreds of thousands of peo- 66 has become more than just a way to ple seeking escape from the Dust Bowl in the Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. get from point A to point B. It has 1930s, and its construction created jobs for Speaker, again, I want to thank my evolved into a symbol of American thousands during the Great Depression. colleague Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and also independence and prosperity. I am Route 66 represented America’s great opti- my colleague Mr. LAHOOD, for going on proud to help continue the legacy of mism and enthusiasm during the postwar the Route 66 tour and passing legisla- economic recovery. In this era, the tourism Route 66, and I urge my colleagues to tion through the Natural Resources industry along Route 66 grew tremendously; vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 66. Committee when he was a member of giving rise to countless tourist courts, mo- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of that committee to ensure that this tels, service stations, garages, and diners. my time. Because of its resonance within American Mother Road gets the recognition that Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I history and culture, Route 66 has been the it deserves when it turns 100 years old. subject of memorable productions in all yield myself such time as I may con- I will tell you, you talk about eco- media, from popular music to television to sume. nomic impacts, this road has a tremen- movies. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong dous impact in rural America and cen- For all these reasons—its historical and support of H.R. 66, the Route 66 Centen- cultural significance and its connection with tral Illinois. When I pulled into the nial Commission Act. Pink Elephant Antique Mall yesterday, our own history, Auto Club Enterprises sup- Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, ports the passage of H.R. 66. it was tough to find a parking spot on Congressman RODNEY DAVIS, for intro- We look forward to working with you and a Sunday in Livingston, Illinois, when ducing this legislation with me; and I other stakeholders in support of passing H.R. that town has 850 people who reside thank Chairman SHUSTER and Chair- 66 and to our continued partnership after its there. This is a big deal. passage to successfully implement its provi- man GRAVES and Ranking Member Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Will the gen- sions. DEFAZIO and Ranking Member NORTON tleman yield? Sincerely, for their support in moving this bill Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. I HAMID BAHADORI, along through the committee. yield to the gentlewoman from Cali- Manager, Transportation Policy Route 66, as was pointed out, runs and Programs. fornia. east to west through my district as Mrs. NAPOLITANO. My commu- Foothill Boulevard and Huntington THE ROUTE 66 ALLIANCE, nities, as of now, are very excited Tulsa, OK, February 8, 2018. Drive in the cities of La Verne, San about this bill and the celebration of Re H.R. 66. Dimas, Azusa, Duarte, and Monrovia. the 100th birthday. THE ROUTE 66 ROAD AHEAD PARTNERSHIP: Our local restaurants, shops, and busi- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. On behalf of the Route 66 Alliance, I am nesses, like so many others dotting the Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I pleased to provide this letter of support for interstate from the heartland to the yield back the balance of my time. H.R. 66, which will establish a Route 66 100th West Coast, provide rest breaks for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Anniversary Commission at the Federal travelers, allowing them to sample the question is on the motion offered by level. This legislation will help ensure ac- local flavors of our communities that the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROD- tivities that are fitting and proper to cele- are proud to be connected by the iconic brate this milestone are planned and carried NEY DAVIS) that the House suspend the out in a manner that appropriately honors road. Other cities are doing this as rules and pass the bill, H.R. 66, as America’s Mother Road. well. amended. 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the es- The city of Duarte celebrates every The question was taken; and (two- tablishment of the U.S. Numbered Highway year in September with a parade of thirds being in the affirmative) the

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It helps look at the rev- Speaker, I move to suspend the rules tleman from Louisiana? enue streams that are available today, and pass the bill (H.R. 3906) to establish There was no objection. whether they are Federal, whether centers of excellence for innovative Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. they are State, whether they are local stormwater control infrastructure, and Speaker, I yield myself such time as I funds, or perhaps even private or not- for other purposes, as amended. may consume. for-profit, looking at the different reg- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank ulatory structures that are out there, The text of the bill is as follows: the chairman of the Transportation looking at opportunities for us to H.R. 3906 and Infrastructure Committee, BILL achieve this bipartisan goal of reducing Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- SHUSTER; the ranking member, Con- pollutants, of helping reduce trash, of resentatives of the United States of America in gressman DEFAZIO; and my good friend helping reduce the dead zone and other Congress assembled, the ranking member of the sub- adverse outcomes as a result of SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. committee, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, for their stormwater runoff from heavy rains. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Innovative work in progressing this bipartisan leg- Again, I want to point out that this Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018’’. islation. SEC. 2. STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND- is bipartisan legislation, that this Mr. Speaker, as we know, with the passed the Transportation and Infra- ING TASK FORCE. additional development that is occur- (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days structure Committee unanimously, ring in this country, with the addi- after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad- that my good friend from California tional water and stormwater systems ministrator of the Environmental Protection Mrs. NAPOLITANO worked with us on Agency shall establish a stormwater infrastruc- that are being built, heavy rains end up changes in the committee. I thank, ture funding task force composed of representa- transiting or transferring pollutants, again, the gentleman from Washington tives of Federal, State, and local governments heavy metals, trash, bacteria, and (Mr. HECK) and Mr. KATKO for working and private (including nonprofit) entities to many other things into our water sys- conduct a study on, and develop recommenda- together on something that is an im- tem. portant issue, for coming up with a bi- tions to improve, the availability of public and Mr. Speaker, I represent south Lou- partisan solution, and looking forward private sources of funding for the construction, isiana. The watershed that I represent rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance to ensuring that this passes the House drains from Montana to two Canadian of stormwater infrastructure to meet the require- and passes the Senate as well to where provinces to New York. It is one of the ments of the Federal Water Pollution Control we can get it to the President’s desk. largest watersheds in the world. Of Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out sub- course, all of that stormwater runoff section (a), the task force shall— ends up coming down right through my my time. (1) identify existing Federal, State, and local home State and contributes to one of Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, I public sources and private sources of funding the largest dead zones in the Nation— yield myself such time as I may con- for stormwater infrastructure; and sume, because I rise in support of H.R. (2) consider— in fact, the largest dead zone in the Na- tion—which is not very compatible 3906, the Innovative Stormwater Infra- (A) how funding for stormwater infrastructure structure Act of 2018. from such sources has been made available, and with us having some of the top com- utilized, in each State to address stormwater in- mercial and recreational fishing and This bipartisan bill, as was pointed frastructure needs identified pursuant to section one of the largest or most productive out, was introduced by our colleague 516(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control estuaries in the United States. from Washington, Congressman HECK, Act (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)); So I want to thank Mr. HECK for in- aimed at addressing one of the ongoing (B) how the source of funding affects the af- troducing this legislation, for working concerns facing our communities, an fordability of the infrastructure (as determined with Congressman KATKO in putting unfunded mandate—very unfunded: based on the considerations used to assess the how to address and pay for controlling financial capability of municipalities under the this together in a bipartisan manner. integrated planning guidelines described in the What this legislation does is it recog- ongoing sources of stormwater that Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Waste- nizes that stormwater runoff does actu- empty into our local water bodies. water Planning Approach Framework, issued by ally transfer, or does contribute to pol- According to EPA, runoff from ur- the Environmental Protection Agency on June 5, lutants, in our waterways, and it recog- banized areas is a leading source of 2012, and dated May, 2012), including consider- nizes that this is a problem. But it also water quality impairments on local ation of the costs associated with financing the recognizes that it is a problem that water bodies. In urban and suburban infrastructure; and areas, buildings and pavement cover (C) whether such sources of funding are suffi- needs to be solved by local, by State, cient to support capital expenditures and long- and by Federal agencies, by Federal of- much of the land and prevent rain and term operation and maintenance costs necessary ficials. snowmelt from soaking into the to meet the stormwater infrastructure needs of So this legislation creates a new task ground. Instead, these developed areas municipalities. force to look at innovative financing, rely on storm drains to carry large (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after to look at new funding streams, to look amounts of water runoff from roofs and the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis- at how we can do a better job inte- paved areas to nearby waterways, and trator shall submit to Congress a report that de- grating the various funding streams to with it, as was pointed out again, high scribes the results of the study conducted, and levels of pollution, such as oil, dirt, the recommendations developed, under sub- actually achieve this objective that we section (a). all share on a bipartisan basis to help chemicals, and lawn fertilizers released (d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term reduce the amount of pollutants and directly into local streams and rivers. ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given that term in sec- trash and other things that get into Congress needs to do more to help tion 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control our waterways. This is an important communities come into compliance Act (33 U.S.C. 1362). step forward. with the goals of the Clean Water Act, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. Speaker, in a previous life, I the unfunded mandate. We need to en- ant to the rule, the gentleman from managed a large infrastructure pro- courage the development of new tech- Louisiana (Mr. GRAVES) and the gentle- gram where we built tens of billions of nologies and practices for addressing woman from California (Mrs. NAPOLI- dollars of infrastructure. One of the stormwater runoff. We need to encour- TANO) each will control 20 minutes. first things I realized is how important age the implementation of cost-effec- The Chair recognizes the gentleman it was for us to look at all the funding tive, low-impact development and na- from Louisiana. streams that are available, and the ture-based infrastructure alternatives.

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It will bankrupt them if they ply put, this bill is about addressing not enough by a long shot. the single largest source of water pol- have to follow the letter of the law. b 1715 Mr. Speaker, while H.R. 3906, as in- lution in America, which is stormwater troduced, would have addressed some of runoff. State and local governments are these challenges, the bill was modified It is a nationwide issue from D.C., to stretched thin, and that is why we need by the Committee on Transportation Los Angeles, to Milwaukee, to Lou- the Federal Government to step up and and Infrastructure. This modification isiana. But it is also one that is acute- do its partnership role in this. removed the authorization of a new ly felt in my home State of Wash- Back in my State, we estimate that EPA stormwater grant program and re- ington, because there, it really does the stormwater problem could be placed it with a new study on how ex- rain a lot. When that rain falls, the solved with $19 billion in investment isting sources of Federal, State, local, rain runs off the roofs. The rain runs between now and 2036; and, frankly, al- and private funds are being used to ad- down the streets. The rain runs into most all of that is in the Puget Sound dress local stormwater challenges. the storm drainage system. Along the region, 98 percent. As amended, H.R. 3906 would direct way, it picks up all sorts of nasty, That is a lot of money and that is the EPA administration to partner toxic stuff that has been alluded to ear- why H.R. 3906 is an important first step with Federal, State, and local agencies lier, stuff like fertilizers, metals, oils, to help the experts and the stake- and stakeholders in the creation of a and pesticides. That stuff, all that bad holders come together and come up new stormwater infrastructure funding stuff, runs into our lakes and our rivers with innovative ways not to be duplica- task force. This new task force will and, ultimately, in my region of the tive and to think outside the box. look at funding and affordability issues country, into Puget Sound, which is Mr. Speaker, I conclude by thanking related to the construction, rehabilita- the largest estuary, by water volume, Chairman SHUSTER; Ranking Member tion, operation and maintenance of the in the United States. DEFAZIO; along with Subcommittee stormwater infrastructure necessary to It has been estimated by scientists Chairman GRAVES; Ranking Member that stormwater accounts for up to 80 meet the goals of the Clean Water Act. NAPOLITANO; my colleague and my The task force will be required to in- percent of all water pollution. Gone are friend from New York, Congressman ventory the available public and pri- the days of the easy-fix solutions of KATKO; and their staffs for their work vate sources of funding for stormwater point-source pollution, where we could on this bill. I appreciate their help to just pass a law saying: You can’t do infrastructure and to assess how the bring greater attention to the problem that anymore. Figure it out. use of these sources of funding might of stormwater runoff. This is a lot more difficult. It is a lot But let’s be clear: We have to do affect the affordability of the infra- more decentralized. It is a lot more structure to a municipality, which more; we have to do a lot more. I look pervasive. Frankly, it is no less harm- forward to continuing to work with the sometimes is floundering. ful. While there may be several financing committee to increase the Federal And it hurts not just our environ- Government’s partnership role in tack- options available to communities to ment. Let’s be clear, this hurts our ling this urgent threat, which, again, is address local stormwater challenges, businesses as well, especially those the number one cause of water pollu- the actual cost of these options to a that depend on clean water. community may vary greatly. In our State, we have a robust shell- tion in America. For example, it is far cheaper for a fish industry that employs thousands Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the community to obtain a Federal grant of people. Stormwater can kill a salm- bill. for water infrastructure than a loan, on in a matter of hours. We actually Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. but it may also be more affordable for have time-lapse films from underwater Speaker, I reserve the balance of my a community to borrow from the Clean showing this, and it is not very much time. Water State Revolving Fund than to time that has elapsed. This isn’t some- Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Mr. Speaker, borrow the same amount from the pri- thing where they ingest the metal, and just one last word, I think this is a vate market. So the question is not then months or years later they die. very important bill. We have been deal- simply about whether funding is avail- You can literally watch them die as ing with the stormwater issue for at able to the community, but is that the stormwater hits the water. least 7 years in my area, and because it funding also affordable to the commu- And they are fundamental. Salmon is an unfunded mandate, the cities are nity. are fundamental to the economy and crying out for help. I think the two I expect that the results of the task the culture of the Pacific Northwest cases set forth by my colleagues point force will show how the Federal Gov- and especially to the Native people, out the need for Federal help. ernment needs to be an active player in who have depended on them since time Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to financing affordable stormwater infra- immemorial. vote for this bill, and I yield back the structure. Perhaps this information Salmon support, in fact, in our re- balance of my time. will guide future Congresses to take a gion of the country, a $30 billion a year Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. greater role in financing our water in- economy. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of frastructure challenges. Salmon are also the prey of choice of my time. Mr. Speaker, while I am disappointed our beloved southern resident orcas, Mr. Speaker, Congressman HECK re- that this legislation does not provide which we are precariously close to los- cently brought up the shellfish indus- additional Federal resources so des- ing altogether. Frankly, we can’t save try. Just this week, the Louisiana Oys- perately needed to address our local the orcas if we don’t save the salmon, ter Task Force is coming to town. We water infrastructure challenges, the and we can’t save the salmon if we are going to be meeting with them, bill is a very good first step in further don’t save Puget Sound, and we can’t talking to them about this and a num- refining the scope of the stormwater save Puget Sound if we don’t deal with ber of other priority issues because challenges facing our Nation. stormwater runoff. their industry has been impacted by I am pleased to support the bill, and Every region has its own story. The water quality and many other chal- I heartily urge all my colleagues to gentleman from Louisiana told his lenges. join me in supporting it. most eloquently, and I thank him, Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of about how stormwater is punishing our this legislation helps to make sure that my time. waterways and, along with it, our way all of the various levels of government, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. of life and our economy. together with our nongovernment part- Speaker, I reserve the balance of my That is why State and local govern- ners in the private sector and the not- time. ments are implementing green for-profit organizations that are out

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Pursu- Business and Professional Women, fort to help ensure clean water not just ant to the rule, the gentleman from among other awards. now, but for generations to come; that Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) and the Her colleagues reported that she had we are using better technology; that gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) a reputation for running an orderly and we are using better mechanisms, such each will control 20 minutes. efficient courtroom, and she treated as vegetative plantings and buffers and The Chair recognizes the gentleman celebrity trials the same way she treat- other things, to ensure that we are not from Pennsylvania. ed mundane 2-day civil cases. polluting our waters but that we are GENERAL LEAVE Judge Robinson certainly served with cleaning them; that we have safe Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I ask distinction during her time on the Fed- drinking water; that we have safe, pro- unanimous consent that all Members eral bench. She was deeply respected ductive ecosystems for generations to may have 5 legislative days in which to by the Amarillo legal community, and come. revise and extend their remarks and in- I am pleased to support this legislation Mr. Speaker, I again want to thank clude extraneous material on H.R. 5772. which aptly names the facility in her Congressman HECK, Congressman The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there honor. KATKO, my friend Congresswoman objection to the request of the gen- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of NAPOLITANO, and many others who tleman from Pennsylvania? my time. were involved in this legislation. This There was no objection. Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield is going to help us to ensure that the Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas various funding streams that are out myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. THORNBERRY). there, that we are using them in a com- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5772 would des- Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I plementary manner, not in a stovepipe ignate the J. Marvin Jones Federal appreciate the gentleman from Penn- manner. Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, sylvania yielding and the support of Mr. Speaker, I again urge my col- Texas, as the J. Marvin Jones Federal the gentleman from Pennsylvania and leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 3906, as Building and Mary Lou Robinson the gentlewoman from Nevada for this amended, and I yield back the balance United States Courthouse. legislation. of my time. Judge Robinson was a legal pioneer, Mr. Speaker, I introduced this legis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The paving the way for women in what was lation with a near unanimous request question is on the motion offered by once a male-dominated profession. of the legal community and the broad- the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. In 1973, Judge Robinson was ap- er leadership in the Texas Panhandle. GRAVES) that the House suspend the pointed justice of the Seventh Court of Since 1980, the Federal building and rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3906, as Appeals in Amarillo, Texas, making courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, has amended. her the first female appellate judge in been known as the J. Marvin Jones The question was taken; and (two- Texas. Four years later, she was ap- Federal Building. Judge Jones led a re- thirds being in the affirmative) the pointed to chief justice of the same markable life. He served in this House rules were suspended and the bill, as court. Five years later, President Car- from 1917 to 1940, including as chair of amended, was passed. ter appointed Robinson to a Federal the Committee on Agriculture. He was The title of the bill was amended so judgeship as the second woman to serve then appointed to the court of claims, as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the Admin- as a United States district judge in took a leave of absence to serve in the istrator of the Environmental Protec- Texas. Roosevelt administration during World tion Agency to establish a stormwater For over 60 years, Judge Robinson War II, and went back to the court of infrastructure funding task force, and was a pioneer, a scholar, and, above all, claims, where he was the chief judge for other purposes.’’ a judge of fairness and integrity. I sup- there from 1947 until his retirement in A motion to reconsider was laid on port naming this Federal building and 1964. the table. courthouse after her. As I said, it was a remarkable life, f Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to but there is another remarkable life support this bill, and I reserve the bal- that has made a lasting impact on the J. MARVIN JONES FEDERAL ance of my time. cause of justice in the Northern Dis- BUILDING AND MARY LOU ROB- Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- trict of Texas, and it has also been an INSON UNITED STATES COURT- self such time as I may consume. inspirational life. HOUSE Mr. Speaker, I join the chairman in Judge Mary Lou Robinson has served Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I move supporting H.R. 5772, which designates as a judge, as Members have heard, for to suspend the rules and pass the bill the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building more than 60 years, more than 35 years (H.R. 5772) to designate the J. Marvin and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as of which has been as a Federal district Jones Federal Building and Courthouse the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building judge in the Northern District of in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘J. Marvin and Mary Lou Robinson United States Texas. Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Courthouse. She is a pioneer: Robinson United States Courthouse’’. The new designation is a well-de- She attended and graduated law The Clerk read the title of the bill. served honor for Judge Mary Lou Rob- school at the University of Texas at a The text of the bill is as follows: inson. You have heard some description time when very few women applied or H.R. 5772 of her outstanding career. Let me add a were admitted to the law school at all. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- few more points. When she went into private practice resentatives of the United States of America in She has served as a judge in Ama- in Amarillo, she was one of two female Congress assembled, rillo, Texas, for more than 63 years, attorneys practicing there. SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. with 35 years on the Federal judiciary. In 1955, Judge Robinson became the The J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and When she took senior status as a Fed- first woman in Amarillo history to Courthouse located at 205 SE 5th Ave., Ama- eral judge in 2016, she became the long- serve as a judge higher than the justice rillo, Texas, shall be known and designated est serving Federal judge in both the of the peace level and was the first Pot- as the ‘‘J. Marvin Jones Federal Building Northern District of Texas and the en- ter County court at law judge. Up until and Mary Lou Robinson United States tire Fifth Circuit. that time in Texas, women could not Courthouse’’. Judge Robinson received numerous serve on juries. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. awards throughout her career for both She was elected State district court Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the her legal and her public service to the judge in 1960. United States to the Federal building and community. She was named one of the As you have heard, in 1973, she be- United States courthouse referred to in sec- 100 Legal Legends by Texas Lawyer, came an associate justice of the Sev- tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 2016 Jurist of the Year by the Texas enth State Court of Appeals, making

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Mr. Wheeler also served as president bench, again being only the second The question was taken; and (two- of the Mechanics & Farmers Bank woman to serve as a U.S. district judge thirds being in the affirmative) the where he was able to continue his work in Texas. rules were suspended and the bill was on civil rights issues, making possible Then, day in and day out, for nearly passed. the purchase of homes, the acquisition 40 years, Judge Robinson presided over A motion to reconsider was laid on of Federal loans, and a relaxation of ra- Federal and criminal cases with fair- the table. cial barriers in North Carolina. ness and with high expectations fitting Mr. Speaker, I think it is fitting to the American legal system. She took f name the courthouse in Durham after senior judge status in 2016. JOHN HERVEY WHEELER UNITED him. I urge my colleagues to support As Members have heard, she has been STATES COURTHOUSE this bill, and I reserve the balance of honored repeatedly, such as the Sandra Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I move my time. Day O’Connor Award for Professional Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- to suspend the rules and pass the bill Excellence from the Texas Center for self such time as I may consume. (H.R. 3460) to designate the United Legal Ethics and the Texas Lawyer Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in support of States courthouse located at 323 East magazine’s one of 100 Legal Legends in H.R. 3460. This is the bill, as you heard, Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North the State. that would name the United States But I will say, Mr. Speaker, that Carolina, as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler Federal courthouse located in down- Judge Mary Lou Robinson’s influence United States Courthouse’’, as amend- town Durham, North Carolina, as the extends even further than the trail- ed. John Hervey Wheeler United States blazing and remarkable longevity that The Clerk read the title of the bill. Courthouse. her legal career would indicate. The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. Wheeler was a prominent com- Throughout it all, Judge Robinson H.R. 3460 munity leader. He was a bank president has upheld the highest standards of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- and he was a civil rights lawyer who legal ethics and professionalism, being resentatives of the United States of America in helped transform the city of Durham a role model not only for those in the Congress assembled, over his long and impressive career. legal system, but for men and women SECTION 1. JOHN HERVEY WHEELER UNITED Clearly, it is appropriate to name this throughout the region. STATES COURTHOUSE. courthouse after him. She is fair, but she is tough. And here (a) DESIGNATION.—The United States court- I yield such time as he may consume house located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in to the gentleman from North Carolina I can speak from a bit of personal expe- Durham, North Carolina, shall be known and rience that no lawyer wanted to go un- designated as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler United (Mr. BUTTERFIELD) who brought us this prepared into her courtroom. With her States Courthouse’’ during the period in which legislation and can speak more person- razor-sharp intellect and knowledge of the facility is used as a Federal courthouse. ally about the qualities of Mr. Wheeler. the law, she was always well prepared (b) REFERENCES.—During the period in which Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, let and probably knew more about the law the facility referred to in subsection (a) is used me first thank the gentlewoman from of the case than the lawyers arguing it. as a Federal courthouse, any reference in a law, Nevada (Ms. TITUS) for her friendship, No one ever doubted that all sides of map, regulation, document, paper, or other leadership, and for yielding me the record of the United States to the United States the case would get a fair hearing. time this afternoon. I also thank the courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. At the same time, those who know deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Hervey her off the bench know her to have a Wheeler United States Courthouse’’. BARLETTA) as well. great sense of humor, compassion, and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- of my bill, H.R. 3460, that seeks to a warm human touch. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5772 would add name the United States courthouse lo- Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) and the Judge Mary Lou Robinson’s name to cated at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) the Federal building and courthouse in Durham, North Carolina, as the John each will control 20 minutes. Amarillo, Texas, so that it would be Hervey Wheeler United States Court- The Chair recognizes the gentleman known as the J. Marvin Jones Federal house. from Pennsylvania. Building and Mary Lou Robinson This bill, Mr. Speaker, has the sup- United States Courthouse. b 1730 port from my friends in the North Marvin Jones served in all three Carolina congressional delegation and GENERAL LEAVE branches of our Federal Government. the entire Durham community. It was Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I ask Judge Robinson has served in the judi- favorably reported out of the Transpor- unanimous consent that all Members cial branch of the State and Federal tation and Infrastructure Committee have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Government for more than 60 years. several days ago. tend their remarks and include extra- This designation honors each of them John Hervey Wheeler, Mr. Speaker, neous materials on H.R. 3460, as in a way that is fitting to each of was a prominent African American amended. them. bank president, civil rights lawyer, po- Adding Judge Robinson’s name to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there litical activist, civic leader, educator, that of Marvin Jones will not only objection to the request of the gen- statesman, and philanthropist. He was honor the careers of two remarkable tleman from Pennsylvania? a family friend as well. individuals, it will help inspire all of us There was no objection. Mr. Wheeler was born on the campus to reach toward their high standards of Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield of Kittrell College in Vance County, integrity, professionalism, and service myself such time as I may consume. North Carolina, on New Year’s Day in to our Nation. H.R. 3460 would designate the United 1908, as the second child to the former Mr. Speaker, I again thank the gen- States courthouse located in Durham, Margaret Hervey and John Leonidas tleman from Pennsylvania for yielding. North Carolina, as the John Hervey Wheeler. Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I say again Wheeler United States Courthouse. After the Wheeler family relocated to that we are most impressed by the two Mr. Wheeler played a pivotal role in Atlanta, Georgia, John Wheeler at- people whose names are on this Federal the civil rights movement. John tended high school at Morehouse Acad- building, and I urge my colleagues to Wheeler was a respected civil rights emy from 1921 to 1925, and then matric- support the designation. leader in Durham, North Carolina, suc- ulated to Morehouse College from 1925 Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance cessfully litigating school segregation to 1929, where he graduated summa of my time. cases in the 1940s. cum laude in June of 1929. Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield In 1961, President Kennedy appointed After graduation, Mr. Wheeler moved back the balance of my time. Mr. Wheeler to the United States Equal to Durham where he began his career

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At the age of 44, he was the solidated schools were constructed. fully urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ youngest African American bank presi- Thousands of African American chil- on H.R. 3460, to direct that the United dent in the country. dren in Wilson County benefited by ob- States courthouse be named in his As president, Mr. Wheeler saw the taining a high school education. honor. bank grow from operating branches in Mr. Wheeler ultimately filed several Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I thank my two cities, Durham and Raleigh, to school desegregation lawsuits before colleague, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, for shar- also having a branch in Charlotte. Dur- the end of the decade. In 1956, he and ing with us that amazing life story. ing his tenure the bank’s assets grew several other Durham attorneys, in- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to from $5 million to $41 million. cluding future CORE chairman, Floyd support passage of this bill, and I yield John Wheeler, Mr. Speaker, was in- B. McKissick, Sr., won the U.S. Su- back the balance of my time. strumental in making loans to hun- preme Court case of Frasier v. Board of Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield dreds of families in North Carolina, en- Trustees of the University of North back the balance of my time. abling them to purchase their homes. Carolina, which led to the first three The SPEAKER pro tempore. The He made loans to churches and busi- African American undergraduates to question is on the motion offered by nesses, loans they otherwise would not gain admission to our State’s flagship the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. have been able to obtain because of dis- institution. BARLETTA) that the House suspend the criminatory lending practices. In 1961, President Kennedy appointed rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3460, as John Wheeler was eager to become a John Wheeler to the President’s Com- amended. The question was taken; and (two- lawyer. He enrolled in law school at mittee on Equal Employment Oppor- thirds being in the affirmative) the the North Carolina College for Negroes, tunity. In 1963, Mr. Wheeler became an rules were suspended and the bill, as now North Carolina Central Univer- incorporator of the North Carolina amended, was passed. sity, where in 1947 he was among the Fund, an ambitious antipoverty agency A motion to reconsider was laid on first law school graduates. established by then-Governor Terry the table. John Wheeler became a thoughtful Sanford to help eradicate poverty. Mr. activist through his involvement Wheeler joined the organization’s f known as the Durham Committee on board, and his bank became the reposi- GEORGE P. KAZEN FEDERAL Negro Affairs, a community-based civil tory for its accounts. BUILDING AND UNITED STATES In 1964, then-Governor Terry Sanford and political organization founded in COURTHOUSE named John Wheeler as a delegate to Durham in 1935. Mr. Wheeler began the Democratic Party’s national con- Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I move serving as chairman in 1957, a position vention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. to suspend the rules and pass the bill he held until 1978. The organization Mr. Wheeler was the first African (S. 2734) to designate the Federal build- continues today as the Durham Com- American in North Carolina to be a ing and United States courthouse lo- mittee on the Affairs of Black People. convention delegate. cated at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, During my entire time in Durham, That same year, Mr. Wheeler became Texas, as the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Mr. Speaker, as a student at North the first African American President of Building and United States Court- Carolina Central University, John the Southern Regional Council, a civil house’’. Wheeler was a titan of a community rights organization founded in 1944 and The Clerk read the title of the bill. leader, well respected, and effective. On based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1967, John The text of the bill is as follows: many occasions, he personally coun- Wheeler received an honorary doc- S. 2734 seled me by providing advice that I re- torate from Morehouse College for his Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- call to this day. tireless leadership as a member of the resentatives of the United States of America in It was through the Durham Com- school’s board of trustees. He had pre- Congress assembled, mittee on Negro Affairs that Attorney SECTION 1. GEORGE P. KAZEN FEDERAL BUILD- viously received honorary doctorates ING AND UNITED STATES COURT- Wheeler and Attorney M. Hugh Thomp- from Shaw University in Raleigh, son and Attorney Oliver Hill of Rich- HOUSE. Johnson C. Smith University in Char- (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal building mond, Virginia, challenged several lotte, and Tuskegee University in and United States courthouse located at 1300 North Carolina school boards by alleg- Tuskegee, Alabama. Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, shall be ing they were failing to provide equal In 1970, Mr. Wheeler was awarded an known and designated as the ‘‘George P. funding to African American schools. honorary doctorate from Duke Univer- Kazen Federal Building and United States It was a constitutional challenge. sity, and that same year received the Courthouse’’. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, In the case of Blue v. Durham Public Frank Porter Graham civil liberties School District filed on May 18, 1949, map, regulation, document, paper, or other award for his defense of freedom for all record of the United States to the Federal Wheeler, Thompson, and Hill were suc- North Carolinians. building and United States courthouse re- cessful in proving that the Durham In 1971, North Carolina Central Uni- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Public School District was violating versity, my alma mater, also honored be a reference to the ‘‘George P. Kazen Fed- the 14th Amendment of the United him with an honorary doctorate de- eral Building and United States Court- States Constitution. gree. On January 4, 1976, Morehouse house’’. The court entered its order and I College formally dedicated the John H. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- have a copy with me today, Mr. Speak- Wheeler Hall as the school’s social ant to the rule, the gentleman from er. I will simply read one sentence: sciences and business administration Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) and the The net result of what has been done building. gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) leaves Negro school children at many dis- On December 25, Christmas Day, in each will control 20 minutes. advantages which must be overcome. 1935, Mr. Wheeler married the former The Chair recognizes the gentleman The court ordered equal funding for Selena Lucille Warren, the daughter of from Pennsylvania. the schools on January 26, 1951, in the Julia McCauley and Dr. Stanford L. GENERAL LEAVE very building we are naming today. Warren, a cofounder and one-time Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I ask Incidentally, Mr. Speaker, the State president of the Mechanics & Farmers unanimous consent that all Members courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, is Bank. They had two children, Julia have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- named for his cocounsel, Oliver Hill. In Taylor and Warren Hervey Wheeler. tend their remarks and include extra- my home county of Wilson, also in 1949, Mr. Wheeler passed away 40 years ago neous material on S. 2734. Black residents employed Attorney on July 6, 1978, at the age of 70. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Wheeler to represent them in a similar Mr. Speaker, in closing, John Hervey objection to the request of the gen- lawsuit because the Wilson County Wheeler gave so much of himself to his tleman from Pennsylvania?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:55 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K16JY7.061 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6224 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 There was no objection. School of Law in 1961. Shortly after plain why it is even more important for Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield graduation, he served a term as a brief us to name this building for Judge myself such time as I may consume. attorney for the Texas Supreme Court Kazen. Mr. Speaker, S. 2734 would designate and entered the United States Air Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the Federal building and the United Force as a JAG officer, where he was of my time. States courthouse located in Laredo, awarded the Air Force Commendation Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Texas, as the George P. Kazen Federal Medal also. back the balance of my time. Building and United States Court- Judge Kazen would return back to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The house. the city of Laredo in 1965, where he question is on the motion offered by Judge Kazen was appointed to the practiced law until he was appointed the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. United States District Court for the by President Jimmy Carter to become BARLETTA) that the House suspend the Southern District of Texas by Presi- a United States district judge in 1979 rules and pass the bill, S. 2734. dent Carter in 1979. He served as chief for the Southern District of Texas. The question was taken; and (two- judge from 1996 to 2003, and assumed During his many years of service in thirds being in the affirmative) the senior status in 2009. In March of this the courtroom, he was known as an rules were suspended and the bill was year, he retired from the bench. honest, humble, and dedicated indi- passed. Prior to his appointment as a Federal vidual. A motion to reconsider was laid on judge, Judge Kazen was in private prac- He was also among the most re- the table. tice for 14 years. Earlier in his career, spected judges in the State and in the f he served in the United States Air country, and consistently ruled with PROMOTING FLOOD RISK Force as a captain and judge advocate. class and fairness, all while still mak- MITIGATION ACT ing time to serve numerous civic orga- In addition, Judge Kazen has been an Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I move nizations throughout south Texas. adjunct professor of law at St. Mary’s to suspend the rules and pass the bill Judge Kazen recently retired after al- University School of Law and served as (H.R 5846) to require the Comptroller most 40 years of service on the bench. judge on the Foreign Intelligence Sur- General of the United States to con- I am pleased to have this opportunity veillance Court. duct a study regarding the buyout to honor him and say that this is an Given Judge Kazen’s service, I think practices of the Federal Emergency outstanding individual and a very it is more than fit to name this Federal Management Agency, and for other noble individual. Dedicating this Fed- building and courthouse after him. purposes, as amended. eral building and courthouse would Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to The Clerk read the title of the bill. support this bill, and I reserve the bal- serve as a reminder to all of us of this The text of the bill is as follows: ance of my time. great man of character who served his H.R. 5846 community and his country for so Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- self such time as I may consume. many years. resentatives of the United States of America in Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise in support of Also, I want to convey my legislative Congress assembled, S. 2734 which designates the Federal intent for this bill that the central SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. building and United States courthouse jury assembly room on the first floor of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting located in Laredo, Texas, as the George this courthouse be known as the Flood Risk Mitigation Act’’. P. Kazen Federal Building and United Marcel C. Notzon II Jury Room. SEC. 2. GAO STUDY REGARDING BUYOUT PRAC- States Courthouse. Judge Notzon was born on August 24, TICES. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— I would like to commend Congress- 1935, in Laredo. His love for the law and (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad- man CUELLAR, our colleague from justice spanned a legal career over 39 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage- Texas, who introduced the House com- years, with almost a quarter century ment Agency; panion to this bill, H.R. 5280, that also on the bench as the United States mag- (2) the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con- has bipartisan support. istrate judge for the Southern District gress’’ means— of Texas. Judge Kazen, the man whom (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he Urban Affairs of the Senate; may consume to the gentleman from this building will be named after, (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Texas (Mr. CUELLAR), to share with us would call Judge Notzon the ‘‘heart of Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the impressive story of Judge Kazen’s the courthouse.’’ (C) the Committee on Financial Services of the legal and public career. Judge Notzon, who just recently House of Representatives; and Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I first of passed away, will be most remembered (D) the Committee on Transportation and In- as a portrait of a beloved and compas- frastructure of the House of Representatives; all want to thank the gentlewoman (3) the terms ‘‘buyout practice’’ and ‘‘buyout from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) for the great sionate public servant and for a full life program’’ mean a practice or program, as appli- leadership that she has provided in the he served in accordance with the rule cable, under which the Administrator provides committee and in the House also. of law. assistance to State and local governments so I also want to thank my friend from In particular, I want to thank Sen- that those entities may acquire flood-damaged Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) for his ator JOHN CORNYN and Senator CRUZ properties committed to open space use in per- leadership and for the great service for helping to bring this bill to the petuity in accordance with section 404(b)(2) of that he has provided the country here floor in the Senate and successfully the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- passing the Senate, and all my Texas gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)(2)); in the U.S. Congress. (4) the term ‘‘eligible property owner’’ means This particular bill means a lot to colleagues, all 36 Members from Texas a policyholder under the National Flood Insur- my district. I also want to thank, be- in the House, for also supporting this ance Program with a household income that is fore I forget, the members of the piece of legislation that would honor not more than 120 percent of the mean house- Transportation and Infrastructure George P. Kazen throughout this hold income for the community in which the pri- Committee for unanimous support of earned gesture. mary residence of the policyholder is located; (5) the term ‘‘National Flood Insurance Pro- this particular bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the House to show their support for gram’’ means the program established under the Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 2734, a bill which would designate the this bill to name the Federal court- 4001 et seq.); Federal courthouse located in my dis- house located at 1300 Victoria Street in (6) the term ‘‘repetitive loss structure’’ has the trict at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Laredo, Texas, as the George P. Kazen meaning given the term in section 1370(a) of the Texas, as the George P. Kazen Building Federal Building and United States National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. and United States Courthouse. Courthouse. 4121(a)); and I want to thank Ms. TITUS and Mr. (7) the term ‘‘severe repetitive loss structure’’ has the meaning given the term in section b 1745 BARLETTA for their work and their sup- Judge Kazen was born in Laredo, 1366(h) of the National Flood Insurance Act of port, and their staff also, and the com- 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c(h)). Texas, on February 29—a leap year—in mittee. (b) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen- 1940. He received his law degree with Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I thank our eral of the United States shall conduct a study honors from the University of Texas colleague Mr. CUELLAR for helping ex- to assess—

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State and local governments. ducted, provide, which shall— This bill was brought to us by my (c) CONSIDERATIONS AND ANALYSIS.—The (A) take into account the differences between colleague from Oregon (Mr. BLU- study conducted under subsection (b) shall con- inland and coastal areas; and MENAUER). sider and analyze the following: (B) include— The bill requires the Government Ac- (1) To the extent possible, current (as of the (i) examples in which ecosystem restoration countability Office to conduct a study date on which the study is conducted) and fu- and other nature-based approaches have en- of the efficacy of buyouts of flood- ture trends with respect to repetitive loss struc- hanced the reduction of flood risk; and tures and severe repetitive loss structures that (ii) recommendations for best practices. prone property acquired by the Federal are insured under the National Flood Insurance (6) To the extent possible, an assessment of Emergency Management Agency and Program, including, with respect to both inland how the Administrator may use buyout pro- examine ways to streamline funding to and coastal areas— grams to reduce future flood disaster recovery provide more timely assistance to a (A) changes in flood risk, flood frequency, costs that are attributable to future projections larger number of State and local gov- and flood magnitude since the inception of the of flood risk as a result of sea level rise, popu- ernments. National Flood Insurance Program; and lation changes, subsidence, and other factors. One only needs to look at last year’s (B) projections for changes in flood risk, flood (7) A cost-benefit analysis of mitigation and frequency, and flood magnitude by 2025, 2050, buy-out projects and programs, including an as- hurricane season to see the devastating and 2075. sessment of opportunities and challenges for impacts of these intense storms that (2) To the extent possible, buyout practices (as leveraging different Federal resources and fund- were caused by climate change and of the date on which the study is conducted), ing to maximize the value of Federal investment what they did to our communities. Un- including— in disaster mitigation. fortunately for many residents, the (A) the availability of funding sources for (d) REPORT.— damage and destruction caused by Hur- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after buyout programs through various grant pro- ricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria were grams; the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- (B) the total number of properties acquired troller General of the United States shall submit not occurring for the first time but for though buyout programs; to the appropriate committees of Congress and a second or third time. These homes (C) the average length of time for a State or the Administrator a report that sets forth the have been flooded and then had to be local government to acquire a flood-damaged analysis, conclusions, and recommendations re- repaired with Federal assistance. property under a buyout program, with that pe- sulting from the study conducted under sub- In order to stop this endless repairing riod beginning on the date on which the State section (b). and rebuilding of homes in floodplain or local government, as applicable, begins par- (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under areas, we must find ways to encourage ticipating in the buyout program; paragraph (1) shall detail the feasibility of the (D) an estimate of the number of flood-dam- Administrator establishing, and the processes re- more homeowners to agree to having aged properties that could be acquired from will- quired for the Administrator to establish, an al- their homes bought out, as well as ing property owners under buyout programs ternative buyout program, such as the pilot pro- ways to encourage State and local gov- with the full cooperation of State and local gov- gram described in subsection (c)(4)(A). ernments to purchase more of these ernments; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- properties. (E) the socioeconomic status of recipients of ant to the rule, the gentleman from The bill before you requires the GAO buyouts under buyout programs; and Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) and the to assess the feasibility of a pilot pro- (F) examples of successful buyout programs, gram that, in exchange for a credit on including best practices employed. gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) (3) Administrative, financial, or temporal con- each will control 20 minutes. their flood insurance premiums, prop- straints that may impede the timely acquisition The Chair recognizes the gentleman erty owners would be able to agree, be- of properties under a buyout program, includ- from Pennsylvania. fore a flood occurs, to have their resi- ing— GENERAL LEAVE dence bought out if their residence is (A) a lack of communication or cooperation Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I ask later substantially damaged by flood. between the Administrator and the State and unanimous consent that all Members The study would also examine the role local governments that purchase properties that nonprofit organizations could play under a buyout program; may have 5 legislative days in which to (B) pressures to redevelop a property after ac- revise and extend their remarks and in- in making buyouts more readily avail- quiring a property through a buyout program; clude extraneous materials on H.R. able and more efficient. and 5846, as amended. We must stop the cycle of destroy, (C) a lack of adequate funding. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there rebuild, destroy, rebuild. This study is (4) Potential options, methods, and strategies objection to the request of the gen- a good first step to assess the benefits to address the constraints identified under para- tleman from Pennsylvania? of buyouts and the feasibility of poten- graph (3), including evaluating the feasibility tial solutions. of— There was no objection. (A) a pilot program under which— Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he (i) an eligible property owner may agree, be- myself such time as I may consume. may consume to the gentleman from fore a flood event occurs, to have the primary Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5846, as amended, Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO), who is the rank- single-family residence of the eligible property the Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation ing member of the Committee on owner purchased after the residence has been Act, requires the Government Account- Transportation and Infrastructure, to substantially damaged by a flood; ability Office to conduct a study and further discuss this. (ii) the Administrator may provide— (I) financial assistance to State and local gov- issue a report to Congress regarding Mr. DEFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank ernments that are willing to participate in the the flood buyout practices of the Fed- the ranking member and the gentle- program to purchase and acquire the properties eral Emergency Management Agency. woman from Nevada from the com- of owners that have incurred substantial dam- The removal of homes and buildings mittee of jurisdiction on this issue. age from a flood event; and that have been repeatedly flooded to During the markup of the National (II) a premium credit as an incentive to eligi- avoid future disaster damages and Flood Insurance Program, a number of ble property owners to agree to participate in losses is a critical mitigation tech- us suggested that perhaps there is a the program; way to help this bankrupt program (iii) properties that are acquired— nique. (I) shall be maintained as open space in ac- These mitigation measures not only save substantial funds. Right now, the cordance with section 404(b)(2) of the Robert T. save lives but also reduce disaster costs program is $20 billion in debt, and we Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist- by minimizing the risk of future dam- have a temporary extension from the ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c(b)(2)); and age from disasters. Studies have shown March omnibus that expires in July. (II) may be used for non-structural mitigation, that for every $1 invested in mitiga- The issue is that 2 percent of the conservation, and recreational purposes; and tion, there is a potential savings of $4 properties in America have accounted (iv) not fewer than 5 and not more than 10 State and local governments shall participate; to $8, because of damages avoided. for 24 percent of the spending by the and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to National Flood Insurance Program. (B) the role that nonprofit organizations support this bill, and I reserve the bal- More than 30,000 of them have flooded could play in making buyouts more readily ance of my time. five times each and been rebuilt by the

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The piling up debt and raising the insur- But the corollary to that is: If it is question is on the motion offered by ance premiums for everybody else on broken, fix it. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. the program who presents way less What we have just heard are any BARLETTA) that the House suspend the risk. number of different conversations rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5846, as So we decided that a way to go would about the degree to which the buyout amended. be to provide a significant incentive to program is not just a little bit broken The question was taken; and (two- these people, and the incentive would but a whole lot broken. thirds being in the affirmative) the be that they would have an agreed- First off, just at an individual level, rules were suspended and the bill, as upon contract with FEMA to purchase it captures people in a hamster wheel amended, was passed. their property at preflood market that they can never get out of. If you A motion to reconsider was laid on value, and they would also get a dis- look at the average buyout time, it is the table. count on their Federal flood insurance. about 5 years. In that 5-year time pe- f So they get the discount on the insur- riod, people are stuck there waiting and waiting and waiting as their house, REINSTATING AND EXTENDING ance and have entered into an agree- DEADLINE FOR CONSTRUCTION ment to sell the property to FEMA at in many cases, refloods. I have been to Shadowmoss in the OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT the full market price. FEMA would re- West Ashley section of Charleston. I re- INVOLVING GIBSON DAM move the structures, and it would be member going in there after a flood. turned into open space that would con- Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to Those people who had a second story tinue to flood repeatedly, but we suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. had carried stuff up to the second 490) to reinstate and extend the dead- wouldn’t have to pay anything to re- story. Those who didn’t were just deal- line for commencement of construction build it. ing with the flooding as it occurred on We proposed that. The House Repub- of a hydroelectric project involving the the first floor. But they had been re- Gibson Dam. licans said, oh, they thought it would peatedly flooded. The Clerk read the title of the bill. be too expensive. We don’t know if it So at an individual level, this makes The text of the bill is as follows: would be too expensive. It is 2 percent sense for the remedy that it offers an S. 490 and 24 percent of the costs. I don’t individual, so they are not stuck in a Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- think it is going to be more expensive. house that is repeatedly flooding, as resentatives of the United States of America in I think it is going to save a heck of a they are trapped in dealing with that. Congress assembled, lot of money. It makes sense based on what Mother SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF So this bill would have the GAO, the Nature is telling us. TIME FOR FEDERAL ENERGY REGU- Government Accountability Office, My colleague from Nevada mentioned LATORY COMMISSION PROJECT IN- study this proposal and set up a pilot VOLVING GIBSON DAM. this notion of climate change. I don’t (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the time program to see if, indeed, it would fa- know exactly what is going on, but I period specified in section 13 of the Federal cilitate cost savings and avoid the re- know that in Charleston, South Caro- Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would other- peated rebuilding of flood-prone struc- lina, if you compare the 1950s with the wise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory tures and have willing takers on the present day, there is 10 times more Commission project numbered 12478–003, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (re- other side. flooding in what they call king tides, The other real incentive is that, if ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Commis- and it has become regular. Something sion’’) may, at the request of the licensee for someone has finally tired of it the fifth is going on out there that says this the project, and after reasonable notice, in time their house was flooded and they buyout program needs to be adjusted, accordance with the good faith, due dili- want out, that process now takes 2 to 5 and it needs to be adjusted now. gence, and public interest requirements of, years and involves a whole lot of nego- The final point I would make is that and the procedures of the Commission under, tiations over value, preflood value, and this makes, as has been registered thus that section, extend the time period during all that sort of thing. Here you get an far, a whole lot of sense for the tax- which the licensee is required to commence agreed-upon preflood value; you get a construction of the project for not more than payer, because if you look at the num- 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date of discount on your flood insurance; and bers, again, 30,000 homes in America the expiration of the extension originally you just walk away. FEMA will take have been flooded five or more times issued by the Commission. care of the rest, the removal of the rub- with substantial consequence to the (b) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.— ble and turning that into open space. taxpayer. We are talking about $5.5 bil- (1) IN GENERAL.—If the period required for So I think this would be one thing we lion being spent by the taxpayer in re- the commencement of construction of the need to do to help the Federal Flood building and repairing. Destroy and re- project described in subsection (a) has ex- pired prior to the date of enactment of this Insurance Program, which is critical. pair is the term my colleague from Ne- Thirty-four thousand people in my Act, the Commission may reinstate the li- vada used. The destroy-and-repair, de- cense effective as of that date of expiration. State have it. I have had Federal insur- stroy-and-repair cycle is destructive (2) EXTENSION.—If the Commission rein- ance; I don’t have it anymore. But this for the taxpayer. states the license under paragraph (1), the is a critical program for many, many It is for that reason that everybody first extension authorized under subsection people who are only very, very occa- from the State floodplain managers to (a) shall take effect on the date of that expi- sionally going to be flooded, but they the National Association of Realtors to ration. can’t get a mortgage unless they have the Nature Conservancy has supported The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- flood insurance. this measure. I cannot endorse it ant to the rule, the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, I recommend this bill enough, and I thank the gentleman for Michigan (Mr. UPTON) and the gen- strongly to my colleagues. his work on it. tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I, once each will control 20 minutes. 3 minutes to the gentleman from South again, urge passage of this legislation The Chair recognizes the gentleman Carolina (Mr. SANFORD). and all the bills that we have brought from Michigan. Mr. SANFORD. Mr. Speaker, I thank before you today from this sub- GENERAL LEAVE the gentleman for his work on this bill. committee. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- I thank the gentlewoman from Nevada I want to thank our chairman, Mr. imous consent that all Members may for her work on this bill. It is a bipar- BARLETTA, for working with us across have 5 legislative days in which to re- tisan bill because it makes common- the aisle on these bipartisan bills. vise and extend their remarks and in- sense. So whether it is DEFAZIO or BLU- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance sert extraneous material in the RECORD MENAUER or DUFFY—go down the list of of my time. on the bill.

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Finally, the turbine will ‘‘(1) DRUGS SUBJECT TO A FINAL MONOGRAPH; Mr. Speaker, this bill, S. 490, author- be built in such a way that helps the CATEGORY I DRUGS SUBJECT TO A TENTATIVE izes the Federal Energy Regulatory environment and enhances fish and FINAL MONOGRAPH.—A drug is deemed to be gen- Commission, FERC, upon request, to wildlife opportunities. By granting an erally recognized as safe and effective within extend by 6 years the time period dur- extension of this permit, we are giving the meaning of section 201(p)(1), not a new drug ing which construction must com- a community in Montana a chance to under section 201(p), and not subject to section mence on a hydroelectric project in- 503(b)(1), if— create jobs and a benefit to the envi- ‘‘(A) the drug is— volving the Gibson Dam, which is lo- ronment. cated on the Sun River in Montana. ‘‘(i) in conformity with the requirements for Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the nonprescription use of a final monograph issued Additionally, FERC may reinstate the bill. under part 330 of title 21, Code of Federal Regu- construction license if it is expired. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- lations (except as provided in paragraph (2)), This bill passed the Senate by unani- self the balance of my time. the general requirements for nonprescription mous consent back on June 28, and I Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct drugs, and requirements under subsections (b), would urge my colleagues to join me in the record. We were going to take this (c), and (k); and supporting this legislation so that we ‘‘(ii) except as permitted by an order issued up and pass it like that, but the Senate under subsection (b) or, in the case of a minor can send it to the President’s desk. acted first, which is why we are taking I would also note that when the Sen- change in the drug, in conformity with an order up the Senate bill. It does have bipar- ate passed this bill, they also passed issued under subsection (c), in a dosage form tisan support. five other House bills extending con- that, immediately prior to the date of the enact- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to ment of this section, has been used to a material struction licenses for hydro projects in vote for it, and I yield back the balance extent and for a material time within the mean- North Carolina, New York, Virginia, of my time. ing of section 201(p)(2); or and West Virginia. These now have be- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. ‘‘(B) the drug is— come law. So this is the last one. ‘‘(i) classified in category I for safety and ef- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Speaker, I have no further speakers, fectiveness under a tentative final monograph my time. and I yield back the balance of my that is the most recently applicable proposal or Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. time. determination issued under part 330 of title 21, Speaker, I yield myself such time as I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Code of Federal Regulations; ‘‘(ii) in conformity with the proposed require- may consume. question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. ments for nonprescription use of such tentative Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. final monograph, any applicable subsequent de- 490. This bipartisan legislation, spon- UPTON) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 490. termination by the Secretary, the general re- sored by Senators STEVE DAINES, JON quirements for nonprescription drugs, and re- TESTER, and JIM RISCH, would reinstate The question was taken; and (two- quirements under subsections (b), (c), and (k); and extend the deadline for the con- thirds being in the affirmative) the and struction of a hydroelectric project on rules were suspended and the bill was ‘‘(iii) except as permitted by an order issued the Gibson Dam in Augusta, Montana. passed. under subsection (b) or, in the case of a minor change in the drug, in conformity with an order Congressman GIANFORTE of Montana A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. issued under subsection (c), in a dosage form introduced companion legislation last that, immediately prior to the date of the enact- f year. ment of this section, has been used to a material The Federal Energy Regulatory Com- OVER-THE-COUNTER MONOGRAPH extent and for a material time within the mean- mission licensed the project in 2014, but SAFETY, INNOVATION, AND RE- ing of section 201(p)(2). the developer was unable to commence FORM ACT OF 2018 ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF SUNSCREEN DRUGS.—With construction before the statutory dead- respect to sunscreen drugs subject to this sec- lines passed. Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I move to tion, the applicable requirements shall be the re- S. 490 is substantially similar to leg- suspend the rules and pass the bill quirements specified in part 352 of title 21, Code islation that, during the previous Con- (H.R. 5333) to amend the Federal Food, of Federal Regulations, as published on May 21, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the 1999, beginning on page 27687 of volume 64 of gress, was reported unanimously by the the Federal Register, except that the applicable Energy and Commerce Committee and regulatory framework with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that are requirements governing effectiveness and label- passed the House with 410 votes. I know ing shall be those specified in section 201.327 of of no objections to the bill on this side marketed without an approved new title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, subject to of the aisle, and I ask my colleagues to drug application, and for other pur- the requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (k). join me in voting in support of S. 490. poses, as amended. ‘‘(3) CATEGORY III DRUGS SUBJECT TO A TEN- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of The Clerk read the title of the bill. TATIVE FINAL MONOGRAPH; CATEGORY I DRUGS my time. The text of the bill is as follows: SUBJECT TO PROPOSED MONOGRAPH OR ADVANCE Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 H.R. 5333 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING.—A drug that is not described in paragraphs (1), (2), or (4) is Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- minutes to the gentleman from Mon- not required to be the subject of an application resentatives of the United States of America in tana (Mr. GIANFORTE). I would note approved under section 505, and is not subject to Congress assembled, that he was the sponsor of the House section 503(b)(1), if— companion bill. This is a Senate bill SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(A) the drug is— that we are taking up, but, obviously, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Over-the- ‘‘(i) classified in category III for safety or ef- he has great interest in it. Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and fectiveness in the preamble of a proposed rule I would note that we passed it with Reform Act of 2018’’. establishing a tentative final monograph that is strong bipartisan support through the TITLE I—OTC DRUG REVIEW the most recently applicable proposal or deter- mination for such drug issued under part 330 of Energy Subcommittee of the Energy SEC. 101. REGULATION OF CERTAIN NON- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT ARE title 21, Code of Federal Regulations; and Commerce Committee. MARKETED WITHOUT AN APPROVED ‘‘(ii) in conformity with— Mr. GIANFORTE. Mr. Speaker, the NEW DRUG APPLICATION. ‘‘(I) the conditions of use, including indica- Bureau of Reclamation built the origi- (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter V of the Federal tion and dosage strength, if any, described for nal Gibson Dam on the Sun River be- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by in- such category III drug in such preamble or in tween 1926 and 1929. The dam has serting after section 505F of such Act (21 U.S.C. an applicable subsequent proposed rule; served to capture spring snowmelt for 355g) the following: ‘‘(II) the proposed requirements for drugs clas- irrigation and to prevent flooding in ‘‘SEC. 505G. REGULATION OF CERTAIN NON- sified in such tentative final monograph in cat- egory I in the most recently proposed rule estab- the region. This bill would extend the PRESCRIPTION DRUGS THAT ARE MARKETED WITHOUT AN APPROVED lishing requirements related to such tentative FERC license to build a 15-megawatt NEW DRUG APPLICATION. final monograph and in any final rule estab- turbine at the base of the existing Gib- ‘‘(a) NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS MARKETED lishing requirements that are applicable to the son Dam. WITHOUT AN APPROVED APPLICATION.—Non- drug; and

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‘‘(III) the general requirements for non- ‘‘(C) STANDARD.—The Secretary shall find ‘‘(3) HEARINGS; JUDICIAL REVIEW.— prescription drugs and requirements under sub- that a drug is not generally recognized as safe ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Only a person who partici- sections (b) or (k); and and effective within the meaning of section pated in each stage of formal dispute resolution ‘‘(iii) in a dosage form that, immediately prior 201(p)(1) if— under subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(iv) of to the date of the enactment of this section, was ‘‘(i) the evidence shows that the drug is not an administrative order with respect to a drug not required to have satisfied the requirements generally recognized as safe and effective within may request a hearing concerning a final ad- of section 330.14 of title 21, Code of Federal Reg- the meaning of section 201(p)(1); or ministrative order issued under such paragraph ulations (as in effect at that time), in order for ‘‘(ii) the evidence is inadequate to show that with respect to such drug. Such person must such drug to be lawfully marketed without an the drug is generally recognized as safe and ef- submit a request for a hearing, which shall be application approved under section 505; or fective within the meaning of section 201(p)(1). based solely on information in the administra- ‘‘(B) the drug is— ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS INITIATED BY tive record, to the Secretary not later than 30 ‘‘(i) classified in category I for safety and ef- THE SECRETARY.— calendar days after receiving notice of the final fectiveness under a proposed monograph or ad- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In issuing an administra- decision of the formal dispute resolution proce- vance notice of proposed rulemaking that is the tive order under paragraph (1) upon the Sec- dure. most recently applicable proposal or determina- retary’s initiative, the Secretary shall— ‘‘(B) NO HEARING REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO tion for such drug issued under part 330 of title ‘‘(i) make reasonable efforts to notify infor- ORDERS RELATING TO CERTAIN DRUGS.— 21, Code of Federal Regulations; mally, not later than 2 business days before the ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not be ‘‘(ii) in conformity with the requirements for issuance of the proposed order, the sponsors of required to provide notice and an opportunity nonprescription use of such proposed mono- drugs who have a listing in effect under section for a hearing pursuant to paragraph (2)(A)(iv) graph or advance notice of proposed rule- 510(j) for the drugs or combination of drugs that if the final administrative order involved relates making, any applicable subsequent determina- will be subject to the administrative order; to a drug— tion by the Secretary, the general requirements ‘‘(ii) after any such reasonable efforts of noti- ‘‘(I) that is described in subsection (a)(3)(A); for nonprescription drugs, and requirements fication— and under subsections (b) or (k); and ‘‘(I) issue a proposed administrative order by ‘‘(II) with respect to which no human or non- ‘‘(iii) in a dosage form that, immediately prior publishing it on the website of the Food and human data studies relevant to the safety or ef- to the date of the enactment of this section, has Drug Administration and include in such order fectiveness of such drug have been submitted to been used to a material extent and for a mate- the reasons for the issuance of such order; and the administrative record since the issuance of ‘‘(II) publish a notice of availability of such rial time within the meaning of section 201(p)(2). the most recent tentative final monograph relat- ‘‘(4) CATEGORY II DRUGS DEEMED NEW proposed order in the Federal Register; ‘‘(iii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), ing to such drug. DRUGS.—A drug that is classified in category II ‘‘(ii) HUMAN DATA STUDIES AND NON-HUMAN provide for a public comment period with respect for safety or effectiveness under a tentative DATA DEFINED.—In this subparagraph: to such proposed order of not less than 45 cal- final monograph or that is subject to a deter- ‘‘(I) The term ‘human data studies’ means mination to be not safe or effective in a pro- endar days; and ‘‘(iv) if, after completion of the proceedings clinical trials of safety or effectiveness (includ- posed rule that is the most recently applicable ing actual use studies), pharmacokinetics stud- proposal issued under part 330 of title 21, Code specified in clauses (i) through (iii), the Sec- retary determines that it is appropriate to issue ies, or bioavailability studies. of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to be a ‘‘(II) The term ‘non-human data’ means data a final administrative order— new drug within the meaning of section 201(p), from testing other than with human subjects misbranded under section 502(ee), and subject to ‘‘(I) issue the final administrative order, to- gether with a detailed statement of reasons, which provides information concerning safety or the requirement for an approved new drug ap- effectiveness. plication under section 505 beginning on the day which order shall not take effect until the time for requesting judicial review under paragraph ‘‘(C) HEARING PROCEDURES.— that is 180 calendar days after the date of the ‘‘(i) DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR HEARING.—If the enactment of this section, unless, before such (3)(D)(ii) has expired; ‘‘(II) publish a notice of such final adminis- Secretary determines that information submitted day, the Secretary determines that it is in the trative order in the Federal Register; in a request for a hearing under subparagraph interest of public health to extend the period ‘‘(III) afford requestors of drugs that will be (A) with respect to a final administrative order during which the drug may be marketed without subject to such order the opportunity for formal issued under paragraph (2)(A)(iv), does not such an approved new drug application. dispute resolution up to the level of the Director identify the existence of a genuine and substan- ‘‘(5) DRUGS NOT GRASE DEEMED NEW DRUGS.— of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Re- tial question of material fact, the Secretary may A drug that the Secretary has determined not to search, which initially must be requested within deny such request. In making such a determina- be generally recognized as safe and effective 45 calendar days of the issuance of the order, tion, the Secretary may consider only informa- within the meaning of section 201(p)(1) under a and, for subsequent levels of appeal, within 30 tion and data that are based on relevant and re- final determination issued under part 330 of title calendar days of the prior decision; and liable scientific principles and methodologies. 21, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed ‘‘(IV) except with respect to drugs described in ‘‘(ii) SINGLE HEARING FOR MULTIPLE RELATED to be a new drug within the meaning of section paragraph (3)(B), upon completion of the formal REQUESTS.—If more than one request for a hear- 201(p), misbranded under section 502(ee), and dispute resolution procedure, inform the persons ing is submitted with respect to the same admin- subject to the requirement for an approved new which sought such dispute resolution of their istrative order under subparagraph (A), the Sec- drug application under section 505. right to request a hearing. retary may direct that a single hearing be con- ‘‘(6) OTHER DRUGS DEEMED NEW DRUGS.—Ex- ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—When issuing an adminis- ducted in which all persons whose hearing re- cept as provided in subsection (m), a drug is trative order under paragraph (1) on the Sec- quests were granted may participate. deemed to be a new drug within the meaning of retary’s initiative proposing to determine that a ‘‘(iii) PRESIDING OFFICER.—The presiding offi- section 201(p) and misbranded under section drug described in subsection (a)(3) is not gen- cer of a hearing requested under subparagraph 502(ee) if the drug— erally recognized as safe and effective within (A) shall— ‘‘(A) is not subject to section 503(b)(1); and the meaning of section 201(p)(1), the Secretary ‘‘(I) be designated by the Secretary; ‘‘(B) is not described in paragraphs (1), (2), shall follow the procedures in subparagraph ‘‘(II) not be an employee of the Center for (3), (4), or (5), or subsection (b)(1)(B). (A), except that— Drug Evaluation and Research; and ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS.— ‘‘(III) not have been previously involved in ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(i) the proposed order shall include notice the development of the administrative order in- ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary may, on of— volved or proceedings relating to that adminis- the initiative of the Secretary or at the request ‘‘(I) the general categories of data the Sec- trative order. of one or more requestors, issue administrative retary has determined necessary to establish ‘‘(iv) RIGHTS OF PARTIES TO HEARING.—The orders determining whether there are conditions that the drug is generally recognized as safe parties to a hearing requested under subpara- under which specific drugs, classes of such and effective within the meaning of section graph (A) shall have the right to present testi- drugs, or combinations of such drugs are deter- 201(p)(1); and mony, including testimony of expert witnesses, mined to be— ‘‘(II) the format for submissions by interested ‘‘(i) not subject to section 503(b)(1); and persons; and to cross-examine witnesses presented by ‘‘(ii) generally recognized as safe and effective ‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall provide for a public other parties. Where appropriate, the presiding within the meaning of section 201(p)(1). comment period of no less than 180 calendar officer may require that cross-examination by ‘‘(B) EFFECT.—A drug or combination of drugs days with respect to such proposed order, except parties representing substantially the same in- shall be deemed to not require approval under when the Secretary determines, for good cause, terests be consolidated to promote efficiency and section 505 if such drug or combination of that a shorter period is in the interests of public avoid duplication. drugs— health; and ‘‘(v) FINAL DECISION.— ‘‘(i) is determined by the Secretary to meet the ‘‘(iii) any person who submits data in such ‘‘(I) At the conclusion of a hearing requested conditions specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of sub- comment period shall include a certification under subparagraph (A), the presiding officer of paragraph (A); that the person has submitted all evidence cre- the hearing shall issue a decision containing ‘‘(ii) is marketed in conformity with an admin- ated, obtained, or received by that person that findings of fact and conclusions of law. The de- istrative order under this subsection; is both within the categories of data identified cision of the presiding officer shall be final. ‘‘(iii) meets the general requirements for non- in the proposed order and relevant to a deter- ‘‘(II) The final decision may not take effect prescription drugs; and mination as to whether the drug is generally until the period under subparagraph (D)(ii) for ‘‘(iv) meets the requirements under subsections recognized as safe and effective within the submitting a request for judicial review of such (c) and (k). meaning of section 201(p)(1). decision expires.

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‘‘(D) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FINAL ADMINISTRA- ‘‘(D) FINAL ORDER.—After the completion of ‘‘(II) determining whether a change to a con- TIVE ORDER.— the proceedings in subparagraph (A) or (B), the dition of use of a drug is generally recognized as ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The procedures described in Secretary shall— safe and effective within the meaning of section section 505(h) shall apply with respect to judi- ‘‘(i) issue a final order in accordance with 201(p)(1), exempt from section 503(b)(1), and not cial review of final administrative orders issued paragraph (1); required to be the subject of an approved appli- under this subsection in the same manner and to ‘‘(ii) publish a notice of availability of such cation under section 505, if, absent such a the same extent as such section applies to an final administrative order in the Federal Reg- changed condition of use, such drug is— order described in such section except that the ister; and ‘‘(aa) generally recognized as safe and effec- judicial review shall be taken by filing in an ap- ‘‘(iii) afford sponsors of such drugs that will tive within the meaning of section 201(p)(1) in propriate district court of the United States in be subject to such an order the opportunity for accordance with subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or an lieu of the appellate courts specified in such sec- formal dispute resolution up to the level of the order under this subsection; or tion. Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and ‘‘(bb) subject to subsection (a)(3), but only if ‘‘(ii) PERIOD TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR JUDI- Research, which must initially be within 45 cal- such requestor initiates such request in conjunc- CIAL REVIEW.—A person eligible to request a endar days of the issuance of the order, and for tion with a request for the Secretary to deter- hearing under this paragraph and seeking judi- subsequent levels of appeal, within 30 calendar mine whether such drug is generally recognized cial review of a final administrative order issued days of the prior decision. as safe and effective within the meaning of sec- under this subsection shall file such request for ‘‘(E) HEARINGS.—A sponsor of a drug subject tion 201(p)(1), which is filed by the Secretary judicial review not later than 60 calendar days to a final order issued under subparagraph (D) under subparagraph (A)(ii). after the latest of— and that participated in each stage of formal ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary is not re- ‘‘(I) the date on which notice of such order is dispute resolution under clause (iii) of such sub- quired to complete review of a request for a published; paragraph may request a hearing on such order. change described in clause (i)(II) if the Sec- ‘‘(II) the date on which a hearing with respect The provisions of subparagraphs (A), (B), and retary determines that there is an inadequate to such order is denied under subparagraph (B) (C) of paragraph (3), other than paragraph basis to find the drug is generally recognized as or (C)(i); (3)(C)(v)(II), shall apply with respect to a hear- safe and effective within the meaning of section ‘‘(III) the date on which a final decision is ing on such order in the same manner and to 201(p)(1) under paragraph (1) and issues a final made following a hearing under subparagraph the same extent as such provisions apply with order announcing that determination. (C)(v); or respect to a hearing on an administrative order ‘‘(iii) WITHDRAWAL.—The requestor may with- ‘‘(IV) if no hearing is requested, the date on issued under paragraph (2)(A)(iv). draw a request under this paragraph, according which the time for requesting a hearing expires. ‘‘(F) TIMING.— to the procedures set forth pursuant to sub- ‘‘(4) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE WITH RESPECT TO ‘‘(i) FINAL ORDER AND HEARING.—The Sec- section (d)(2)(B). Notwithstanding any other ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS INITIATED BY THE SEC- retary shall— provision of this section, if such request is with- RETARY.— ‘‘(I) not later than 6 months after the date on drawn, the Secretary may cease proceedings ‘‘(A) IMMINENT HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC which the comment period closes under subpara- under this subparagraph. HEALTH.— graph (A) or (B), issue a final order in accord- ‘‘(C) EXCLUSIVITY.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a determina- ance with paragraph (1); and ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A final administrative order tion by the Secretary that a drug, class of drugs, ‘‘(II) not later than 12 months after the date issued in response to a request under this sec- or combination of drugs subject to this section on which such final order is issued, complete tion shall have the effect of authorizing solely poses an imminent hazard to the public health, any hearing under subparagraph (E). the order requestor (or the licensees, assignees, the Secretary, after first making reasonable ef- ‘‘(ii) DISPUTE RESOLUTION REQUEST.—The Sec- or successors in interest of such requestor with forts to notify, not later than 48 hours before retary shall specify in an interim final order respect to the subject of such order), for a period issuance of such order under this subparagraph, issued under subparagraph (A) or (B) such of 18 months following the effective date of such sponsors who have a listing in effect under sec- shorter periods for requesting dispute resolution final order, to market drugs— tion 510(j) for such drug or combination of under subparagraph (D)(iii) as are necessary to ‘‘(I) incorporating changes described in clause drugs— meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (ii); ‘‘(I) may issue an interim final administrative ‘‘(G) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A final order issued ‘‘(II) beginning on the date the requestor (or order for such drug, class of drugs, or combina- pursuant to subparagraph (F) shall be subject to any such licensees, assignees, or successors in tion of drugs under paragraph (1), together with judicial review in accordance with paragraph interest) may lawfully market such drugs pursu- a detailed statement of the reasons for such (3)(D). ant to the order; and order; ‘‘(5) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER INITIATED AT THE ‘‘(III) subject to the limitations under clause ‘‘(II) shall publish in the Federal Register a REQUEST OF A REQUESTOR.— (iv). notice of availability of any such order; and ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In issuing an administra- ‘‘(ii) CHANGES DESCRIBED.—A change de- ‘‘(III) shall provide for a public comment pe- tive order under paragraph (1) at the request of scribed in this clause is a change subject to an riod of at least 45 calendar days with respect to a requestor with respect to certain drugs, classes order specified in clause (i), which— such interim final order. of drugs, or combinations of drugs— ‘‘(I) provides for a drug to contain an active ‘‘(ii) NONDELEGATION.—The Secretary may not ‘‘(i) the Secretary shall, after receiving a re- ingredient (including any ester or salt of the ac- delegate the authority to issue an interim final quest under this subparagraph, determine tive ingredient) not previously incorporated in a administrative order under this subparagraph. whether the request is sufficiently complete and drug described in clause (iii); or ‘‘(B) SAFETY LABELING CHANGES.— formatted to permit a substantive review; ‘‘(II) provides for a change in the conditions ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a determina- ‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that the re- of use of a drug, for which new human data tion by the Secretary that a change in the label- quest is sufficiently complete and formatted to studies conducted or sponsored by the requestor ing of a drug, class of drugs, or combination of permit a substantive review, the Secretary (or for which the requestor has an exclusive drugs subject to this section is reasonably ex- shall— right of reference) were essential to the issuance pected to mitigate a significant or unreasonable ‘‘(I) file the request; and of such order. ‘‘(II) initiate proceedings with respect to risk of a serious adverse event associated with ‘‘(iii) DRUGS DESCRIBED.—The drugs described use of the drug, the Secretary may— issuing an administrative order in accordance in this clause are drugs— ‘‘(I) make reasonable efforts to notify infor- with paragraphs (2) and (3); and ‘‘(I) specified in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or mally, not later than 48 hours before the ‘‘(iii) except as provided in paragraph (6), if (a)(3); issuance of the interim final order, the sponsors the Secretary determines that a request does not ‘‘(II) subject to a final order issued under this of drugs who have a listing in effect under sec- meet the requirements for filing or is not suffi- section; tion 510(j) for such drug or combination of ciently complete and formatted to permit a sub- ‘‘(III) subject to a final sunscreen order (as drugs; stantive review, the requestor may demand that defined in section 586(2)(A)); or ‘‘(II) after reasonable efforts of notification, the request be filed over protest, and the Sec- ‘‘(IV) described in subsection (m)(1), other issue an interim final administrative order in retary shall initiate proceedings to review the than drugs subject to an active enforcement ac- accordance with paragraph (1) to require such request in accordance with paragraph (2)(A). tion under chapter III of this Act. change, together with a detailed statement of ‘‘(B) REQUEST TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS.— ‘‘(iv) LIMITATIONS ON EXCLUSIVITY.— the reasons for such order; ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A requestor seeking an ad- ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Only one period of exclu- ‘‘(III) publish in the Federal Register a notice ministrative order under paragraph (1) with re- sivity shall be granted, under each order de- of availability of such order; and spect to certain drugs, classes of drugs, or com- scribed in clause (i), with respect to changes (to ‘‘(IV) provide for a public comment period of binations of drugs, shall submit to the Secretary the drug subject to such order) which are ei- at least 45 calendar days with respect to such a request to initiate proceedings for such order ther— interim final order. in the form and manner as specified by the Sec- ‘‘(aa) changes described in clause (ii)(I), relat- ‘‘(ii) CONTENT OF ORDER.—An interim final retary. Such requestor may submit a request ing to active ingredients; or order issued under this subparagraph with re- under this subparagraph for the issuance of an ‘‘(bb) changes described in clause (ii)(II), re- spect to the labeling of a drug may provide for administrative order— lating to conditions of use. new warnings and other information required ‘‘(I) determining whether a drug is generally ‘‘(II) NO EXCLUSIVITY ALLOWED.—No exclu- for safe use of the drug. recognized as safe and effective within the sivity shall apply to changes to a drug which ‘‘(C) EFFECTIVE DATE.—An order under sub- meaning of section 201(p)(1), exempt from sec- are— paragraph (A) or (B) shall take effect on a date tion 503(b)(1), and not required to be the subject ‘‘(aa) the subject of a Tier 2 OTC monograph specified by the Secretary. of an approved application under section 505; or order request (as defined in section 744N);

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FOR FILING A GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS SAFE for use by children, requirements to reduce risk ‘‘(v) NEW HUMAN DATA STUDIES DEFINED.—In AND EFFECTIVE REQUEST.— of harm from unsupervised ingestion, and other this subparagraph, the term ‘new human data ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In response to a request appropriate requirements. This paragraph does studies’ means clinical trials of safety or effec- under this section that a drug described in sub- not authorize the Food and Drug Administra- tiveness (including actual use studies), phar- paragraph (B) be generally recognized as safe tion to require standards or testing procedures macokinetics studies, or bioavailability studies, and effective, the Secretary— as described in part 1700 of title 16, Code of Fed- the results of which— ‘‘(i) may file such request, if the request in- eral Regulations. ‘‘(I) have not been relied on by the Secretary cludes information specified under subpara- ‘‘(8) FINAL AND TENTATIVE FINAL MONOGRAPHS to support— graph (C) with respect to safe nonprescription FOR CATEGORY I DRUGS DEEMED FINAL ADMINIS- ‘‘(aa) a proposed or final determination that a marketing and use of such drug; or TRATIVE ORDERS.— drug described in subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of ‘‘(ii) if the request fails to include information ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A final monograph or ten- clause (iii) is generally recognized as safe and specified under subparagraph (C), shall refuse tative final monograph described in subpara- effective within the meaning of section 201(p)(1); to file such request and require that non- graph (B) shall be deemed to be a final adminis- or prescription marketing of the drug be pursuant trative order under this subsection and may be ‘‘(bb) approval of a drug that was approved to a new drug application as described in sub- amended, revoked, or otherwise modified in ac- under section 505; and paragraph (D). cordance with the procedures of this subsection. ‘‘(II) do not duplicate the results of another ‘‘(B) DRUG DESCRIBED.—A drug described in ‘‘(B) MONOGRAPHS DESCRIBED.—For purposes study that was relied on by the Secretary to this subparagraph is a nonprescription drug of subparagraph (A), a final monograph or ten- support— which contains an active ingredient not pre- tative final monograph is described in this sub- ‘‘(aa) a proposed or final determination that a viously incorporated in a drug— paragraph if it— drug described in subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of ‘‘(i) specified in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or ‘‘(i) establishes conditions of use for a drug clause (iii) is generally recognized as safe and (a)(3); described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection ‘‘(ii) subject to a final order under this sec- effective within the meaning of section 201(p)(1); (a); and tion; or or ‘‘(ii) represents the most recently promulgated ‘‘(iii) subject to a final sunscreen order (as de- ‘‘(bb) approval of a drug that was approved version of such conditions, including as modi- fined in section 586(2)(A)). under section 505. ‘‘(C) INFORMATION DEMONSTRATING PRIMA fied, in whole or in part, by any proposed or ‘‘(vi) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A final order subject FACIE SAFE NONPRESCRIPTION MARKETING AND final rule. to clause (i) shall take effect on the date when ‘‘(C) DEEMED ORDERS INCLUDE HARMONIZING USE.—Information specified in this subpara- the order requestor (or the licensees, assignees, graph, with respect to a request described in TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—The deemed estab- or successors in interest of such requestor with subparagraph (A)(i), is— lishment of a final administrative order under respect to such order) submits updated drug list- ‘‘(i) information sufficient for a prima facie subparagraph (A) shall be construed to include ing information under subsection (e) with re- demonstration that the drug subject to such re- any technical amendments to such order as the spect to the change which is permitted under quest has a verifiable history of being marketed Secretary determines necessary to ensure that such order. and safely used by consumers in the United such order is appropriately harmonized, in ‘‘(vii) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 4 years States as a nonprescription drug under com- terms of terminology or cross-references, with after the date of enactment of the Over-the- parable conditions of use; the applicable provisions of this Act (and regu- Counter Monograph, Safety, Innovation, and ‘‘(ii) if the drug has not been previously mar- lations thereunder) and any other orders issued Reform Act of 2018, the Comptroller General of keted in the United States as a nonprescription under this section. the United States shall submit a study to the drug, information sufficient for a prima facie ‘‘(c) PROCEDURE FOR MINOR CHANGES.— Committee on Energy and Commerce of the demonstration that the drug was marketed and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Minor changes in the dos- House of Representatives and the Committee on safely used under comparable conditions of mar- age form of a drug that is described in para- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the keting and use in a country listed in section graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) or the subject Senate addressing the effectiveness and overall 802(b)(1)(A) or designated by the Secretary in of an order issued under subsection (b) may be impact of exclusivity under this section, includ- accordance with section 802(b)(1)(B)— made by a requestor without the issuance of an ing its impact on consumer access. Such study ‘‘(I) for such period of time as needed to pro- order under subsection (b) if— shall include— vide reasonable assurances concerning the safe ‘‘(A) the requestor maintains such information ‘‘(I) the number of nonprescription drug prod- nonprescription use of the drug; and as is necessary to demonstrate that the change— ucts that were granted exclusivity and the indi- ‘‘(II) during such time was subject to suffi- ‘‘(i) will not affect the safety or effectiveness cation for which the nonprescription drug prod- cient monitoring by a regulatory body consid- of the drug; and ucts were determined to be generally recognized ered acceptable by the Secretary for such moni- ‘‘(ii) will not materially affect the extent of as safe and effective; toring purposes, including for adverse events as- absorption or other exposure to the active ingre- ‘‘(II) whether the exclusivity for such drug sociated with nonprescription use of the drug; dient in comparison to a suitable reference prod- products was granted for— or uct; and ‘‘(aa) a new active ingredient (including any ‘‘(iii) if the Secretary determines that informa- ‘‘(B) the change is in conformity with the re- ester or salt of the active ingredient); or tion described in clauses (i) or (ii) is not needed quirements of an applicable administrative order ‘‘(bb) changes in the conditions of use of a to provide a prima facie demonstration that the issued by the Secretary under paragraph (3). drug, for which new human data studies con- drug can be safely marketed and used as a non- ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— ducted or sponsored by the requestor were essen- prescription drug, such other information the ‘‘(A) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—A sponsor shall tial; Secretary determines is sufficient for such pur- submit records requested by the Secretary relat- ‘‘(III) whether, and to what extent, the exclu- poses. ing to such a minor change under section sivity impacted the requestor’s or sponsor’s deci- ‘‘(D) MARKETING PURSUANT TO NEW DRUG AP- 704(a)(4), within 15 business days of receiving sion to develop the drug product; PLICATION.—In the case of a request described in such a request, or such longer period as the Sec- ‘‘(IV) an analysis of the implementation of the subparagraph (A)(ii), the drug subject to such retary may provide. exclusivity provision in this subparagraph, in- request may be re-submitted for filing only if— ‘‘(B) INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION.—If the Sec- cluding— ‘‘(i) the drug is marketed as a nonprescription retary determines that the information con- ‘‘(aa) the resources used by the Food and drug, under conditions of use comparable to the tained in such records is not sufficient to dem- Drug Administration; conditions specified in the request, for such pe- onstrate that the change does not affect the ‘‘(bb) the impact of such provision on innova- riod of time as the Secretary determines appro- safety or effectiveness of the drug or materially tion, as well as research and development in the priate (not to exceed five consecutive years) pur- affect the extent of absorption or other exposure nonprescription drug market; suant to an application approved under section to the active ingredient, the Secretary— ‘‘(cc) the impact of such provision on competi- 505; and ‘‘(i) may so inform the sponsor of the drug in tion in the nonprescription drug market; ‘‘(ii) during such time period, one million re- writing; and ‘‘(dd) the impact of such provision on con- tail packages of the drug, or an equivalent ‘‘(ii) provide the sponsor of the drug with a sumer access to nonprescription drug products; quantity as determined by the Secretary, were reasonable opportunity to provide additional in- ‘‘(ee) the impact of such provision on the distributed for retail sale, as determined in such formation. prices of nonprescription drug products; and manner as the Secretary finds appropriate. ‘‘(C) FAILURE TO SUBMIT SUFFICIENT INFORMA- ‘‘(ff) whether the administrative orders initi- ‘‘(E) RULE OF APPLICATION.—Except in the TION.—If the sponsor fails to provide such addi- ated by requestors under this section have been case of a request involving a drug described in tional information within the prescribed time, or sufficient to encourage the development of non- section 586(9), as in effect on January 1, 2017, if if the Secretary determines that such additional prescription drug products that would likely not the Secretary refuses to file a request under this information does not demonstrate that the be otherwise developed, or developed in as time- paragraph, the requestor may not file such re- change does not affect the safety or effective- ly a manner; and quest over protest under paragraph (5)(A)(iii). ness of the drug or materially affect the extent ‘‘(V) whether the administrative orders initi- ‘‘(7) PACKAGING.—An administrative order of absorption or other exposure to the active in- ated by requestors under this section have been issued under paragraph (2), (4)(A), or (5) may gredient, the drug as modified is a new drug

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Notwithstanding sub- ‘‘(3) DETERMINING WHETHER A CHANGE WILL safe and effective that may be relied upon for chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States AFFECT SAFETY OR EFFECTIVENESS.— purposes of an application under section Code, any such withdrawal or technical ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 505(b)(2), so that the applicant shall be required changes shall be made without public notice and one or more administrative orders specifying re- to submit for purposes of such application only comment and shall be effective upon publication quirements for determining whether a minor information needed to support any modification through notice in the Federal Register (or upon change made by a sponsor pursuant to this sub- of the drug that is not covered by such deter- such date as specified in such notice). section will affect the safety or effectiveness of mination under this section. ‘‘(l) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall issue a drug or materially affect the extent of absorp- ‘‘(g) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE guidance that specifies— tion or other exposure to an active ingredient in ORDERS.—The Secretary shall establish, main- ‘‘(1) the procedures and principles for formal the drug in comparison to a suitable reference tain, update (as determined necessary by the meetings between the Secretary and sponsors or product, together with guidance for applying Secretary but no less frequently than annually), requestors for drugs subject to this section; those orders to specific dosage forms. and make publicly available, with respect to or- ‘‘(2) the format and content of data submis- ‘‘(B) STANDARD PRACTICES.—The orders and ders issued under this section— sions to the Secretary under this section; ‘‘(3) the format of electronic submissions to guidance issued by the Secretary under sub- ‘‘(1) a repository of each final order and in- the Secretary under this section; paragraph (A) shall take into account relevant terim final order in effect, including the com- ‘‘(4) consolidated proceedings and the proce- public standards and standard practices for plete text of the order; and dures for such proceedings where appropriate; evaluating the quality of drugs, and may take ‘‘(2) a listing of all orders proposed and under and into account the special needs of populations, development under subsection (b)(2), includ- ‘‘(5) for minor changes in drugs, recommenda- including children. ing— tions on how to comply with the requirements in ‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION SUB- ‘‘(A) a brief description of each such order; orders issued under subsection (c)(3). MITTED TO THE SECRETARY.— and ‘‘(m) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), ‘‘(B) the Secretary’s expectations, if resources ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall not affect any information, including reports of testing permit, for issuance of proposed orders over a the treatment or status of a nonprescription conducted on the drug or drugs involved, that is three-year period. drug— submitted by a requestor in connection with pro- ‘‘(h) DEVELOPMENT ADVICE TO SPONSORS OR ‘‘(A) that is marketed without an application ceedings on an order under this section (includ- REQUESTORS.—The Secretary shall establish approved under section 505 as of the date of the ing any minor change under subsection (c)) and procedures under which sponsors or requestors enactment of this section; is a trade secret or confidential information sub- may meet with appropriate officials of the Food ‘‘(B) that is not subject to an order issued ject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States and Drug Administration to obtain advice on under this section; and Code, or section 1905 of title 18, United States the studies and other information necessary to ‘‘(C) to which paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), or Code, shall not be disclosed to the public unless support submissions under this section and (5) of subsection (a) do not apply. the requestor consents to that disclosure. other matters relevant to the regulation of non- ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF PRODUCTS PREVIOUSLY ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— prescription drugs and the development of new FOUND TO BE SUBJECT TO TIME AND EXTENT RE- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- nonprescription drugs under this section. QUIREMENTS.— paragraph (B), the Secretary shall— ‘‘(i) PARTICIPATION OF MULTIPLE SPONSORS OR ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a drug ‘‘(i) make any information submitted by a re- REQUESTORS.—The Secretary shall establish described in subparagraph (B) may only be law- questor in support of a request under subsection procedures to facilitate efficient participation by fully marketed, without an application ap- (b)(5)(A) available to the public not later than multiple sponsors or requestors in proceedings proved under section 505, pursuant to an order the date on which the proposed order is issued; under this section, including provision for joint issued under this section. and meetings with multiple sponsors or requestors or ‘‘(B) A drug described in this subparagraph is ‘‘(ii) make any information submitted by any with organizations nominated by sponsors or re- a drug which, prior to the date of the enactment other person with respect to an order requested questors to represent their interests in a pro- of this section, the Secretary had determined in (or initiated by the Secretary) under subsection ceeding. a proposed or final rule to be ineligible for re- (b), available to the public upon such submis- ‘‘(j) ELECTRONIC FORMAT.—All submissions view under the OTC drug review (as such sion. under this section shall be in electronic format. phrase ‘OTC drug review’ was used in section ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS ON PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— ‘‘(k) EFFECT ON EXISTING REGULATIONS GOV- 330.14 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Information described in subparagraph (A) shall ERNING NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.— as in effect on the day before the date of the en- not be made public if— ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS OF GENERAL APPLICABILITY actment of this section). ‘‘(i) the information pertains to pharma- TO NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.—Except as pro- ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF AUTHORITY.— ceutical quality information, unless such infor- vided in this subsection, nothing in this section ‘‘(A) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be con- mation is necessary to establish standards under supersedes regulations establishing general re- strued to preclude or limit the applicability of which a drug is generally recognized as safe and quirements for nonprescription drugs, including any other provision of this Act. effective within the meaning of section 201(p)(1); regulations of general applicability contained in ‘‘(B) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be con- ‘‘(ii) the information is submitted in a re- parts 201, 250, and 330 of title 21, Code of Fed- strued to prohibit the Secretary from issuing an questor-initiated request, but the requestor eral Regulations, or any successor regulations. order under this section finding a drug to be not withdraws such request, in accordance with The Secretary shall establish or modify such generally recognized as safe and effective within withdrawal procedures established by the Sec- regulations by means of rulemaking in accord- the meaning of section 201(p)(1), as the Sec- retary, before the Secretary issues the proposed ance with section 553 of title 5, United States retary determines appropriate. ‘‘(n) INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUGS.—A drug is order; Code. not subject to this section if an exemption for in- ‘‘(iii) the Secretary requests and obtains the ‘‘(2) REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING REQUIRE- vestigational use under section 505(i) is in effect information under subsection (c) and such in- MENTS FOR SPECIFIC NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS.— formation is not submitted in relation to an ‘‘(A) The provisions of section 310.545 of title for such drug. ‘‘(o) INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUC- order under subsection (b); or 21, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on TION ACT.—Chapter 35 of title 44, United States ‘‘(iv) the information is of the type contained the day before the date of the enactment of this Code, shall not apply to collections of informa- in raw datasets. section, shall be deemed to be a final order tion made under this section. ‘‘(e) UPDATES TO DRUG LISTING INFORMA- under subsection (b). ‘‘(p) INAPPLICABILITY OF NOTICE AND COM- TION.—A sponsor who makes a change to a drug ‘‘(B) Regulations in effect on the day before MENT RULEMAKING AND OTHER REQUIRE- subject to this section shall submit updated drug the date of the enactment of this section, estab- MENTS.—The requirements of subsection (b) listing information for the drug in accordance lishing requirements for specific nonprescription shall apply with respect to orders issued under with section 510(j) within 30 calendar days of drugs marketed pursuant to this section (includ- this section instead of the requirements of sub- the date when the drug is first commercially ing such requirements in parts 201 and 250 of chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States marketed, except that a sponsor who was the title 21, Code of Federal Regulations), shall be Code. order requestor with respect to an order subject deemed to be final orders under subsection (b), ‘‘(q) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: to subsection (b)(5)(C) (or a licensee, assignee, only as they apply to drugs— ‘‘(1) The term ‘nonprescription drug’ refers to or successor in interest of such requestor) shall ‘‘(i) subject to paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of a drug not subject to the requirements of section submit updated drug listing information on or subsection (a); or 503(b)(1). before the date when the drug is first commer- ‘‘(ii) otherwise subject to an order under this ‘‘(2) The term ‘sponsor’ refers to any person cially marketed. section. marketing, manufacturing, or processing a drug ‘‘(f) APPROVALS UNDER SECTION 505.—The ‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL OF REGULATIONS.—The Sec- that— provisions of this section shall not be construed retary shall withdraw regulations establishing ‘‘(A) is listed pursuant to section 510(j); and to preclude a person from seeking or maintain- final monographs and the procedures governing ‘‘(B) is or will be subject to an administrative ing the approval of a drug under sections the over-the-counter drug review under part 330 order of the Food and Drug Administration. 505(b)(1), 505(b)(2), and 505(j). A determination and other relevant parts of title 21, Code of Fed- ‘‘(3) The term ‘requestor’ refers to any person under this section that a drug is not subject to eral Regulations (as in effect on the day before or group of persons marketing, manufacturing, section 503(b)(1), is generally recognized as safe the date of the enactment of this section), or processing, or developing a drug.’’.

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SEC. 102. MISBRANDING. ‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO ORDERS UNDER SECTION tions under which nonprescription drugs con- Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 505G.—A final sunscreen order shall be deemed to taining antitussive, expectorant, nasal decon- Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by add- be a final order under section 505G.’’. gestant, or antihistamine active ingredients (or ing at the end the following: (2) MEETINGS.—Paragraph (7) of section combinations thereof) are generally recognized ‘‘(ee) If it is a nonprescription drug that is 586C(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic as safe and effective, as specified in part 341 of subject to section 505G, is not the subject of an Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–3(b)) is amended— title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef- application approved under section 505, and (A) by striking ‘‘A sponsor may request’’ and fect immediately prior to the date of enactment does not comply with the requirements under inserting the following: of this Act), and included in an order deemed to section 505G. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A sponsor may request’’; be established under section 505G(b) of the Fed- ‘‘(ff) If it is a drug and it was manufactured, and eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by prepared, propagated, compounded, or processed (B) by adding at the end the following: section 101 of this Act. in a facility for which fees have not been paid ‘‘(B) CONFIDENTIAL MEETINGS.—A sponsor (c) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The require- as required by section 744O.’’. may request one or more confidential meetings ment under subsection (a) shall terminate as of with respect to a proposed sunscreen order, in- SEC. 103. DRUGS EXCLUDED FROM THE OVER- the date of a letter submitted by the Secretary of THE-COUNTER DRUG REVIEW. cluding a letter deemed to be a proposed sun- Health and Human Services pursuant to such screen order under paragraph (3), to discuss (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act (or the subsection in which the Secretary indicates that amendments made by this Act) shall apply to matters involving confidential commercial infor- the Food and Drug Administration has com- any nonprescription drug which was excluded mation or trade secrets. The Secretary shall con- pleted its evaluation and revised, in a final by the Food and Drug Administration from the vene a confidential meeting with such sponsor order, as applicable, the cough and cold mono- Over-the-Counter Drug Review in accordance in a reasonable time period. If a sponsor re- graph as described in subsection (a)(2). quests more than one confidential meeting for with the statement set out at page 9466 of vol- TITLE II—USER FEES the same proposed sunscreen order, the Sec- ume 37 of the Federal Register, published on SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. May 11, 1972. retary may refuse to grant an additional con- fidential meeting request if the Secretary deter- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this the ‘‘Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act section shall be construed to preclude or limit mines that such additional confidential meeting of 2018’’. the applicability of any other provision of the is not reasonably necessary for the sponsor to advance its proposed sunscreen order, or if the (b) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the fees Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 authorized by the amendments made in this title U.S.C. 301 et seq.). request for a confidential meeting fails to in- clude sufficient information upon which to base will be dedicated to OTC monograph drug ac- SEC. 104. TREATMENT OF SUNSCREEN INNOVA- a substantive discussion. The Secretary shall tivities, as set forth in the goals identified for TION ACT. publish a post-meeting summary of each con- purposes of part 10 of subchapter C of chapter (a) REVIEW OF NONPRESCRIPTION SUNSCREEN fidential meeting under this subparagraph that VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ACTIVE INGREDIENTS.— does not disclose confidential commercial infor- Act, in the letters from the Secretary of Health (1) APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 505G FOR PEND- mation or trade secrets.’’. and Human Services to the Chairman of the ING SUBMISSIONS.— (3) SUNSET PROVISION.—Subchapter I of chap- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and (A) IN GENERAL.—A sponsor of a nonprescrip- ter V of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Pensions of the Senate and the Chairman of the tion sunscreen active ingredient or combination Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff et seq.) is amended by add- Committee on Energy and Commerce of the of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients ing at the end the following: House of Representatives, as set forth in the that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is Congressional Record. subject to a proposed sunscreen order under sec- ‘‘SEC. 586H. SUNSET. ‘‘This subchapter shall cease to be effective at SEC. 202. FEES RELATING TO OVER-THE- tion 586C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- COUNTER DRUGS. metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–3) may elect, by the end of fiscal year 2022.’’. (4) TREATMENT OF FINAL SUNSCREEN ORDER.— Subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal means of giving written notification to the Sec- The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379f et retary of Health and Human Services within 180 amended by striking section 586E of such Act (21 seq.) is amended by inserting after part 9 the calendar days of the enactment of this Act, to U.S.C. 360fff–5). following: transition into the review of such ingredient or (c) TREATMENT OF NON-SUNSCREEN TIME AND combination of ingredients pursuant to the proc- ‘‘PART 10—FEES RELATING TO OVER-THE- EXTENT APPLICATIONS.— ess set out in section 505G of the Federal Food, COUNTER DRUGS (1) IN GENERAL.—Any application described in ‘‘SEC. 744N. DEFINITIONS. Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 101 section 586F of the Federal Food, Drug, and of this Act. Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–6) that was sub- ‘‘In this part: (B) ELECTION EXERCISED.—Upon receipt by mitted to the Secretary of Health and Human ‘‘(1) The term ‘affiliate’ means a business enti- the Secretary of Health and Human Services of Services pursuant to section 330.14 of title 21, ty that has a relationship with a second busi- a timely notification under subparagraph (A)— Code of Federal Regulations, as such provisions ness entity if, directly or indirectly— (i) the proposed sunscreen order involved is were in effect immediately prior to the date of ‘‘(A) one business entity controls, or has the deemed to be a request for an order under sub- enactment date of this Act, shall be extin- power to control, the other business entity; or section (b) of section 505G of the Federal Food, guished as of such date of enactment, subject to ‘‘(B) a third party controls, or has power to Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 101 paragraph (2). control, both of the business entities. of this Act; and (2) ORDER REQUEST.—Nothing in paragraph ‘‘(2) The term ‘contract manufacturing orga- (ii) such order is deemed to have been accept- (1) precludes the submission of an order request nization facility’ means an OTC monograph ed for filing under subsection (b)(6)(A)(i) of such under section 505G(b) of the Federal Food, drug facility where neither the owner of such section 505G. Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 101 manufacturing facility nor any affiliate of such (C) ELECTION NOT EXERCISED.—A sponsor of a of this Act, with respect to a drug that was the owner or facility sells the OTC monograph drug nonprescription sunscreen active ingredient or subject of an application extinguished under produced at such facility directly to whole- combination of nonprescription sunscreen active paragraph (1). salers, retailers, or consumers in the United ingredients described in subparagraph (A) that States. SEC. 105. ANNUAL UPDATE TO CONGRESS ON AP- does not elect for such ingredient or combina- PROPRIATE PEDIATRIC INDICATION ‘‘(3) The term ‘costs of resources allocated for tion of ingredients to be reviewed under section FOR CERTAIN OTC COUGH AND OTC monograph drug activities’ means the ex- 505G of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic COLD DRUGS. penses in connection with OTC monograph drug Act, as added by section 101 of this Act, shall (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), the activities for— continue to have such ingredient or combination Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, ‘‘(A) officers and employees of the Food and of ingredients reviewed in accordance with sec- beginning not later than one year after the date Drug Administration, contractors of the Food tion 586C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- of enactment of this Act, annually submit to the and Drug Administration, advisory committees, metic Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–3) and may not sub- Committee on Energy and Commerce of the and costs related to such officers, employees, sequently elect to transition into the review of House of Representatives and the Committee on and committees and costs related to contracts such ingredient or combination of ingredients Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the with such contractors; pursuant to the process set out in section 505G Senate a letter describing the progress of the ‘‘(B) management of information, and the ac- of such Act, as added by section 101 of this Act. Food and Drug Administration— quisition, maintenance, and repair of computer (2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms (1) in evaluating the cough and cold mono- resources; ‘‘sponsor’’, ‘‘nonprescription’’, ‘‘sunscreen ac- graph described in subsection (b) with respect to ‘‘(C) leasing, maintenance, renovation, and tive ingredient’’, and ‘‘proposed sunscreen children under age 6; and repair of facilities and acquisition, mainte- order’’ have the meanings given to those terms (2) as appropriate, revising such cough and nance, and repair of fixtures, furniture, sci- in section 586 of the Federal Food, Drug, and cold monograph to address such children entific equipment, and other necessary materials Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff). through the order process under section 505G(b) and supplies; and (b) AMENDMENTS TO SUNSCREEN PROVISIONS.— of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as ‘‘(D) collecting fees under section 744O and (1) FINAL SUNSCREEN ORDERS.—Paragraph (3) added by section 101 of this Act. accounting for resources allocated for OTC of section 586C(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, (b) COUGH AND COLD MONOGRAPH DE- monograph drug activities. and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360fff–3(e)) is SCRIBED.—The cough and cold monograph de- ‘‘(4) The term ‘FDA establishment identifier’ is amended to read as follows: scribed in this subsection consists of the condi- the unique number automatically generated by

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The amount of such fee shall be— with OTC monograph drugs and inspection of ‘‘(II) at one geographic location or address en- ‘‘(i) for a Tier 1 OTC monograph order re- facilities associated with such products, includ- gaged in manufacturing or processing the fin- quest, $500,000, adjusted for inflation for the fis- ing the following activities: ished dosage form of an OTC monograph drug; cal year (as determined under subsection ‘‘(A) The activities necessary for review and ‘‘(ii) includes a finished dosage form manufac- (c)(1)(B)); and evaluation of OTC monographs and OTC mono- turer facility in a contractual relationship with ‘‘(ii) for a Tier 2 OTC monograph order re- graph order requests, including— the sponsor of one or more OTC monograph quest, $100,000 adjusted for inflation for the fis- ‘‘(i) orders proposing or finalizing applicable drugs to manufacture or process such drugs; cal year (as determined under subsection conditions of use for OTC monograph drugs; and (c)(1)(B)). ‘‘(ii) orders affecting status regarding general ‘‘(iii) does not include a business or other en- ‘‘(B) DUE DATE.—The OTC monograph order recognition of safety and effectiveness of an tity whose only manufacturing or processing ac- request fees required under subparagraph (A) OTC monograph ingredient or combination of tivities are one or more of the following: produc- shall be due on the date of submission of the ingredients under specified conditions of use; tion of clinical research supplies, or testing. OTC monograph order request. ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN SAFETY ‘‘(iii) all OTC monograph drug development ‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), CHANGES.—A person who is named as the re- and review activities, including intraagency col- separate buildings or locations within close questor in an OTC monograph order shall not be laboration; proximity are considered to be at one geographic ‘‘(iv) regulation and policy development ac- location or address if the activities conducted in subject to a fee under subparagraph (A) if the tivities related to OTC monograph drugs; such buildings or locations are— Secretary finds that the OTC monograph order ‘‘(v) development of product standards for ‘‘(i) closely related to the same business enter- request seeks to change the drug facts labeling products subject to review and evaluation; prise; of an OTC monograph drug in a way that ‘‘(vi) meetings referred to in section 505G(i); ‘‘(ii) under the supervision of the same local would add to or strengthen— ‘‘(i) a contraindication, warning, or pre- ‘‘(vii) review of labeling prior to issuance of management; and caution; orders related to OTC monograph drugs or con- ‘‘(iii) under a single FDA establishment iden- ‘‘(ii) a statement about risk associated with ditions of use; and tifier and capable of being inspected by the misuse or abuse; or ‘‘(viii) regulatory science activities related to Food and Drug Administration during a single ‘‘(iii) an instruction about dosage and admin- OTC monograph drugs. inspection. istration that is intended to increase the safe ‘‘(C) If a business or other entity would meet ‘‘(B) Inspections related to OTC monograph use of the OTC monograph drug. drugs. criteria specified in subparagraph (A), but for ‘‘(D) REFUND OF FEE IF ORDER REQUEST IS RE- ‘‘(C) Monitoring of clinical and other research being under multiple management, the business CATEGORIZED AS A TIER 2 OTC MONOGRAPH ORDER conducted in connection with OTC monograph or other entity is deemed to constitute multiple REQUEST.—If the Secretary determines that an drugs. facilities, one per management entity, for pur- OTC monograph request initially characterized ‘‘(D) Safety activities with respect to OTC poses of this paragraph. as Tier 1 shall be re-characterized as a Tier 2 monograph drugs, including— ‘‘(11) The term ‘OTC monograph drug meet- OTC monograph order request, and the re- ‘‘(i) collecting, developing, and reviewing ing’ means any meeting regarding the content of questor has paid a Tier 1 fee in accordance with safety information on OTC monograph drugs, a proposed OTC monograph order request. subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall refund including adverse event reports; ‘‘(12) The term ‘person’ includes an affiliate of the requestor the difference between the Tier 1 ‘‘(ii) developing and using improved adverse a person. and Tier 2 fees determined under subparagraphs ‘‘(13) The terms ‘requestor’ and ‘sponsor’ have event data-collection systems, including infor- (A)(i) and (A)(ii), respectively. mation technology systems; and the meanings given such terms in section 505G. ‘‘(E) REFUND OF FEE IF ORDER REQUEST RE- ‘‘(iii) developing and using improved analyt- ‘‘SEC. 744O. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE OTC FUSED FOR FILING OR WITHDRAWN BEFORE FIL- MONOGRAPH FEES. ical tools to assess potential safety risks, includ- ING.—The Secretary shall refund 75 percent of ing access to external databases. ‘‘(a) TYPES OF FEES.—Beginning with fiscal the fee paid under subparagraph (B) for any ‘‘(E) Other activities necessary for implemen- year 2019, the Secretary shall assess and collect order request which is refused for filing or was tation of section 505G. fees in accordance with this section as follows: withdrawn before being accepted or refused for ‘‘(7) The term ‘OTC monograph order request’ ‘‘(1) FACILITY FEE.— filing. means a request for an order submitted under ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each person that owns a ‘‘(F) FEES FOR ORDER REQUESTS PREVIOUSLY section 505G(b)(5). facility identified as an OTC monograph drug REFUSED FOR FILING OR WITHDRAWN BEFORE FIL- ‘‘(8) The term ‘Tier 1 OTC monograph order facility on December 31 of the fiscal year or at ING.—An OTC monograph order request that request’ means any OTC monograph order re- any time during the preceding 12-month period was submitted but was refused for filing, or was quest not determined to be a Tier 2 OTC mono- shall be assessed an annual fee for each such withdrawn before being accepted or refused for graph order request. facility as determined under subsection (c). filing, shall be subject to the full fee under sub- ‘‘(9)(A) The term ‘Tier 2 OTC monograph ‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— paragraph (A) upon being resubmitted or filed order request’ means, subject to subparagraph ‘‘(i) A fee shall not be assessed under subpara- over protest. (B), an OTC monograph order request for— graph (A) if the identified OTC monograph drug ‘‘(G) REFUND OF FEE IF ORDER REQUEST WITH- ‘‘(i) the reordering of existing information in facility has ceased all activities related to OTC DRAWN.—If an order request is withdrawn after the drug facts label of an OTC monograph drug; monograph drugs prior to the date specified in the order request was filed, the Secretary may ‘‘(ii) the addition of information to the other subparagraph (D)(ii) and has updated its reg- refund the fee or a portion of the fee if no sub- information section of the drug facts label of an istration to reflect such change under the re- stantial work was performed on the order re- OTC monograph drug, as limited by section quirements for drug establishment registration quest after the application was filed. The Sec- 201.66(c)(7) of title 21, Code of Federal Regula- set forth in section 510. retary shall have the sole discretion to refund a tions (or any successor regulations); ‘‘(ii) The amount of the fee for a contract fee or a portion of the fee under this subpara- ‘‘(iii) modification to the directions for use manufacturing organization facility shall be graph. A determination by the Secretary con- section of the drug facts label of an OTC mono- equal to 2⁄3 the amount of the fee for an OTC cerning a refund under this subparagraph shall graph drug, if such changes conform to changes monograph drug facility that is not a contract not be reviewable. made pursuant to section 505G(c)(3)(A); manufacturing organization facility. ‘‘(3) REFUNDS.— ‘‘(iv) the standardization of the concentration ‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The amount of fees estab- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Other than refunds pro- or dose of a specific finalized ingredient within lished under subparagraph (A) shall be estab- vided in subparagraphs (D) through (G) of a particular finalized monograph; lished under subsection (c). paragraph (2), the Secretary shall not refund ‘‘(v) a change to ingredient nomenclature to ‘‘(D) DUE DATE.— any fee paid under paragraph (1) except as pro- align with nomenclature of a standards-setting ‘‘(i) FOR FIRST PROGRAM YEAR.—For fiscal vided in subparagraph (B). organization; or year 2019, the facility fees required under sub- ‘‘(B) DISPUTES CONCERNING FEES.—To qualify ‘‘(vi) addition of an interchangeable term in paragraph (A) shall be due 45 calendar days for the return of a fee claimed to have been paid accordance with section 330.1 of title 21, Code of after publication of the Federal Register notice in error under paragraph (1) or (2), a person Federal Regulations (or any successor regula- provided for under subsection (c)(4)(A). shall submit to the Secretary a written request tions). ‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—For each fis- justifying such return within 180 calendar days ‘‘(B) The Secretary may, based on program cal year after fiscal year 2019, the facility fees after such fee was paid. implementation experience or other factors required under subparagraph (A) shall be due ‘‘(4) NOTICE.—Within the timeframe specified found appropriate by the Secretary, charac- on the later of— in subsection (c), the Secretary shall publish in terize any OTC monograph order request as a ‘‘(I) the first business day of June of such the Federal Register the amount of the fees Tier 2 OTC monograph order request (including year; or under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year.

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‘‘(b) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.— consumers (Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD– ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Failure to pay the fee ‘‘(1) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—For fiscal year 2019, VA–WV; Not Seasonally Adjusted; All items; under subsection (a)(1) within 20 calendar days fees under subsection (a)(1) shall be established Annual Index) for the first 3 years of the pre- of the due date as specified in subparagraph (D) to generate a total facility fee revenue amount ceding 4 years of available data multiplied by of such subsection shall result in the following: equal to the sum of— the proportion of all costs other than personnel ‘‘(i) The Secretary shall place the facility on ‘‘(A) the annual base revenue for fiscal year compensation and benefits costs to total costs of a publicly available arrears list. 2019 (as determined under paragraph (3); OTC monograph drug activities for the first 3 ‘‘(ii) All OTC monograph drugs manufactured ‘‘(B) the dollar amount equal to the operating years of the preceding 4 fiscal years. in such a facility or containing an ingredient reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if appli- ‘‘(2) OPERATING RESERVE ADJUSTMENT.— manufactured in such a facility shall be deemed cable (as determined under subsection (c)(2)); ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2019 and misbranded under section 502(a). and subsequent fiscal years, for purposes of sub- ‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF PENALTIES.—The pen- ‘‘(C) additional direct cost adjustments (as de- sections (b)(1)(B) and (b)(2)(C), the Secretary alties under this paragraph shall apply until termined under subsection (c)(3)). may, in addition to adjustments under para- the fee established by subsection (a)(1) is paid. ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—For each of graph (1), further increase the fee revenue and ‘‘(2) ORDER REQUESTS.—An OTC monograph the fiscal years 2020 through 2023, fees under fees if such an adjustment is necessary to pro- order request submitted by a person subject to subsection (a)(1) shall be established to generate vide operating reserves of carryover user fees for fees under subsection (a) shall be considered in- a total facility fee revenue amount equal to the OTC monograph drug activities for not more complete and shall not be accepted for filing by sum of— than the number of weeks specified in subpara- the Secretary until all fees owed by such person ‘‘(A) the annual base revenue for the fiscal graph (B). under this section have been paid. year (as determined under paragraph (3)); ‘‘(B) NUMBER OF WEEKS.—The number of ‘‘(3) MEETINGS.—A person subject to fees ‘‘(B) the dollar amount equal to the inflation weeks specified in this subparagraph is— under this section shall be considered ineligible adjustment for the fiscal year (as determined ‘‘(i) 3 weeks for fiscal year 2019; for OTC monograph drug meetings until all under subsection (c)(1)); ‘‘(ii) 7 weeks for fiscal year 2020; such fees owed by such person have been paid. ‘‘(C) the dollar amount equal to the operating ‘‘(iii) 10 weeks for fiscal year 2021; ‘‘(f) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— reserve adjustment for the fiscal year, if appli- ‘‘(iv) 10 weeks for fiscal year 2022; and ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Fees authorized under sub- cable (as determined under subsection (c)(2)); ‘‘(v) 10 weeks for fiscal year 2023. section (a) shall be collected and available for ‘‘(D) additional direct cost adjustments (as de- ‘‘(C) DECREASE.—If the Secretary has carry- obligation only to the extent and in the amount termined under subsection (c)(3)); and over balances for such process in excess of 10 provided in advance in appropriations Acts. ‘‘(E) additional dollar amounts for each fiscal weeks of the operating reserves referred to in Such fees are authorized to remain available year as follows: subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall decrease until expended. Such sums as may be necessary ‘‘(i) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. the fee revenue and fees referred to in such sub- may be transferred from the Food and Drug Ad- ‘‘(ii) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. ministration salaries and expenses appropria- ‘‘(iii) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. paragraph to provide for not more than 10 tion account without fiscal year limitation to ‘‘(iv) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. weeks of such operating reserves. such appropriation account for salaries and ex- ‘‘(3) ANNUAL BASE REVENUE.—For purposes of ‘‘(D) RATIONALE FOR ADJUSTMENT.—If an ad- paragraphs (1)(A) and (2)(A), the dollar amount justment under this paragraph is made, the ra- penses with such fiscal year limitation. The of the annual base revenue for a fiscal year tionale for the amount of the increase or de- sums transferred shall be available solely for shall be— crease (as applicable) in fee revenue and fees OTC monograph drug activities. ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2019, $8,000,000; and shall be contained in the annual Federal Reg- ‘‘(2) COLLECTIONS AND APPROPRIATION ACTS.— ‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2020 through 2023, the ister notice under paragraph (4) establishing fee ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph dollar amount of the total revenue amount es- revenue and fees for the fiscal year involved. (C), the fees authorized by this section shall be tablished under this subsection for the previous ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL DIRECT COST ADJUSTMENT.— collected and available in each fiscal year in an fiscal year, not including any adjustments made The Secretary shall, in addition to adjustments amount not to exceed the amount specified in under subsection (c)(2) or (c)(3). under paragraphs (1) and (2), further increase appropriation Acts, or otherwise made available ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS; ANNUAL FEE SETTING.— the fee revenue and fees for purposes of sub- for obligation, for such fiscal year. ‘‘(1) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— section (b)(2)(D) by an amount equal to— ‘‘(B) USE OF FEES AND LIMITATION.—The fees ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection ‘‘(A) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; authorized by this section shall be available to (b)(2)(B), the dollar amount of the inflation ad- ‘‘(B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; defray increases in the costs of the resources al- justment to the annual base revenue for fiscal ‘‘(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; located for OTC monograph drug activities (in- year 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year shall ‘‘(D) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and cluding increases in such costs for an additional be equal to the product of— ‘‘(E) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. number of full-time equivalent positions in the ‘‘(i) such annual base revenue for the fiscal ‘‘(4) ANNUAL FEE SETTING.— Department of Health and Human Services to be year under subsection (b)(2); and ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—The Secretary shall, engaged in such activities), only if the Secretary ‘‘(ii) the inflation adjustment percentage not later than January 31, 2019— allocates for such purpose an amount for such under subparagraph (C). ‘‘(i) establish OTC monograph drug facility fiscal year (excluding amounts from fees col- ‘‘(B) OTC MONOGRAPH ORDER REQUEST FEES.— fees for fiscal year 2019 under subsection (a), lected under this section) no less than For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the dollar based on the revenue amount for such year $12,000,000, multiplied by the adjustment factor amount of the inflation adjustment to the fee for under subsection (b) and the adjustments pro- applicable to the fiscal year involved under sub- OTC monograph order requests for fiscal year vided under this subsection; and section (c)(1). 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year shall be ‘‘(ii) publish fee revenue, facility fees, and ‘‘(C) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary shall be equal to the product of— OTC monograph order requests in the Federal considered to have met the requirements of sub- ‘‘(i) the applicable fee under subsection (a)(2) Register. paragraph (B) in any fiscal year if the costs for the preceding fiscal year; and ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—The Sec- funded by appropriations and allocated for OTC ‘‘(ii) the inflation adjustment percentage retary shall, not later than January 31 of each monograph drug activities are not more than 15 under subparagraph (C). fiscal year that begins after September 30, 2019, percent below the level specified in such sub- ‘‘(C) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT PERCENTAGE.— establish for each such fiscal year, based on the paragraph. The inflation adjustment percentage under this revenue amounts under subsection (b) and the ‘‘(D) PROVISION FOR EARLY PAYMENTS IN SUB- subparagraph for a fiscal year is equal to— adjustments provided under this subsection— SEQUENT YEARS.—Payment of fees authorized ‘‘(i) for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the ‘‘(i) OTC monograph drug facility fees under under this section for a fiscal year (after fiscal average annual percent change that occurred in subsection (a)(1); year 2019), prior to the due date for such fees, the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers ‘‘(ii) OTC monograph order request fees under may be accepted by the Secretary in accordance (Washington-Baltimore, DC–MD–VA–WV; Not subsection (a)(2); and with authority provided in advance in a prior Seasonally Adjusted; All items; Annual Index) ‘‘(iii) publish such fee revenue amounts, facil- year appropriations Act. for the first 3 years of the preceding 4 years of ity fees, and OTC monograph order request fees ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— available data; and in the Federal Register. For each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, ‘‘(ii) for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the ‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION OF FACILITIES.—Each there is authorized to be appropriated for fees sum of— person that owns an OTC monograph drug fa- under this section an amount equal to the total ‘‘(I) the average annual percent change in the cility shall submit to the Secretary the informa- amount of fees assessed for such fiscal year cost, per full-time equivalent position of the tion required under this subsection each year. under this section. Food and Drug Administration, of all personnel Such information shall, for each fiscal year— ‘‘(g) COLLECTION OF UNPAID FEES.—In any compensation and benefits paid with respect to ‘‘(1) be submitted as part of the requirements case where the Secretary does not receive pay- such positions for the first 3 years of the pre- for drug establishment registration set forth in ment of a fee assessed under subsection (a) ceding 4 fiscal years, multiplied by the propor- section 510; and within 30 calendar days after it is due, such fee tion of personnel compensation and benefits ‘‘(2) include for each such facility, at a min- shall be treated as a claim of the United States costs to total costs of OTC monograph drug ac- imum, identification of the facility’s business Government subject to subchapter II of chapter tivities for the first 3 years of the preceding 4 operation as that of an OTC monograph drug 37 of title 31, United States Code. fiscal years; and facility. ‘‘(h) CONSTRUCTION.—This section may not be ‘‘(II) the average annual percent change that ‘‘(e) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY FEES.— construed to require that the number of full-time occurred in the Consumer Price Index for urban ‘‘(1) OTC MONOGRAPH DRUG FACILITY FEE.— equivalent positions in the Department of

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REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING RE- QUIREMENTS. have 5 legislative days in which to re- nually. ‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE REPORT.—Beginning with vise and extend their remarks and in- Our bill would improve regulatory fiscal year 2019, and not later than 120 calendar sert extraneous material in the RECORD certainty for manufacturers and, over days after the end of each fiscal year thereafter on the bill. time, we would see additional invest- for which fees are collected under this part, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment in research and development, Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Com- objection to the request of the gen- leading to new, innovative OTC medi- mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of tleman from Ohio? cines that will continue to save Ameri- Representatives and the Committee on Health, There was no objection. cans and our healthcare system money. Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- I thank my colleagues, FDA, and report concerning the progress of the Food and self such time as I may consume. stakeholders for working so closely Drug Administration in achieving the goals Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support identified in the letters described in section with me over the last 2 years to ensure 201(b) of the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safe- of H.R. 5333, the Over-the-Counter that this modernization effort appro- ty, Innovation, and Reform Act of 2018 during Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Re- priately addresses and resolves this such fiscal year and the future plans of the form Act. complex issue. Food and Drug Administration for meeting such Over-the-counter medications are I strongly urge my colleagues to sup- goals. widely used to treat common ailments port passage of H.R. 5333 to modernize ‘‘(b) FISCAL REPORT.—Not later than 120 cal- such as colds, headaches, and seasonal the broken monograph system, endar days after the end of fiscal year 2019 and allergies. In fact, more than 240 million strengthen consumer protection, spur each subsequent fiscal year for which fees are Americans use OTC products every innovation, and increase consumer collected under this part, the Secretary shall year and trust these affordable rem- prepare and submit to the Committee on Energy choice. and Commerce of the House of Representatives edies to get well and stay well. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of and the Committee on Health, Education, Despite the success and high utiliza- my time. Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on tion of these medicines, the Food and Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. the implementation of the authority for such Drug Administration’s regulatory Speaker, I yield myself such time as I fees during such fiscal year and the use, by the framework for oversight of OTC prod- may consume. Food and Drug Administration, of the fees col- ucts, also called the monograph sys- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support lected for such fiscal year. tem, is outdated and incomplete. The of H.R. 5333, the Over-the-Counter ‘‘(c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary system was created more than 45 years Monograph, Safety, Innovation and Re- shall make the reports required under sub- ago, yet movement on unfinished items form Act. sections (a) and (b) available to the public on has ground to a halt due to the cum- I am a proud original cosponsor of the Internet website of the Food and Drug Ad- this legislation that will strengthen ministration. bersome notice and comment rule- ‘‘(d) REAUTHORIZATION.— making process. I will give an example the Food and Drug Administration’s ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION.—In developing rec- that was pointed out in committee ability to oversee the over-the-counter ommendations to present to the Congress with that the FDA brought out. drug market and establish a user fee respect to the goals described in subsection (a), The FDA advanced notice proposed program for this market for the first and plans for meeting the goals, for OTC mono- rulemaking for this one started on De- time. graph drug activities for the first 5 fiscal years cember 4, 1979. Through a process of 20 H.R. 5333 is legislation that enjoys bi- after fiscal year 2023, and for the reauthoriza- different procedures they went partisan support and would reform the tion of this part for such fiscal years, the Sec- through, they got to November 19, 1997, current monograph system that is re- retary shall consult with— lied upon by industry to legally market ‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Commerce almost 18 years later, and what do they of the House of Representatives; do? They reopen the administrative over-the-counter drugs in response to ‘‘(B) the Committee on Health, Education, records to consider new data. It is tak- concerns raised by both the FDA and Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; ing too long. That is what this bill the industry that the current system is ‘‘(C) scientific and academic experts; would remedy. outdated and burdensome. ‘‘(D) health care professionals; The lack of modernization makes it Under current law, the safety and ef- ‘‘(E) representatives of patient and consumer impossible for manufacturers to ad- fectiveness of over-the-counter drugs is advocacy groups; and established through conformance with ‘‘(F) the regulated industry. dress safety concerns and offers little ‘‘(2) PUBLIC REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— incentive to develop new products. a monograph. Monographs serve as a After negotiations with the regulated industry, H.R. 5333, which I introduced with type of rule book outlining the condi- the Secretary shall— the Health Subcommittee chairman, tions of use for a particular drug ingre- ‘‘(A) present the recommendations developed the gentleman from Texas (Mr. BUR- dient, including the dosage form, pa- under paragraph (1) to the congressional com- GESS); the Health Subcommittee vice tient population, labeling and warn- mittees specified in such paragraph; chairman, the gentleman from Ken- ings, and other requirements. This rule ‘‘(B) publish such recommendations in the tucky (Mr. GUTHRIE); the Health Sub- book is established currently through a Federal Register; ‘‘(C) provide for a period of 30 calendar days committee ranking member, the gen- three-phase rulemaking process and is for the public to provide written comments on tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN), very resource and time intensive. such recommendations; the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. This process has made it difficult for ‘‘(D) hold a meeting at which the public may DEGETTE); and the gentlewoman from the FDA to finalize, revise, or update present its views on such recommendations; and Michigan (Mrs. DINGELL) would provide monographs to reflect innovations, ‘‘(E) after consideration of such public views meaningful and long overdue reform to changes in science, or to respond to and comments, revise such recommendations as FDA’s monograph system. safety issues. necessary. The necessary reforms would create a We also have heard from the industry ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— Not later than January 15, 2023, the Secretary more flexible framework that accounts that the current process inadvertently shall transmit to the Congress the revised rec- for advances in science, permits timely discourages innovation, as it is not ommendations under paragraph (2), a summary updates to safety information and label nimble enough to respond to evolving of the views and comments received under such changes, and creates a workable proc- science and technology. paragraph, and any changes made to the rec- ess for completing unfinished mono- The legislation we are considering ommendations in response to such views and graphs. today would address these concerns by comments.’’. By updating the current burdensome transitioning the monograph system The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- process, Congress would also create a from rulemaking to administrative ant to the rule, the gentleman from pathway to market for new and innova- order, create a procedure for the FDA Ohio (Mr. LATTA) and the gentleman tive products that greatly benefit our to respond to the needs for safety label from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) each will constituents and reduce strain on our changes, and establish an innovation control 20 minutes. healthcare system. pathway.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.035 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6236 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 These reforms can only be successful tion of the over-the-counter regulation. update a monograph, which is problem- if it is also accompanied by stable and Congress worked with these groups to atic for many different reasons. Not reliable funding that more appro- turn these discussions into legislation only does it make it harder for innova- priately represents the growth and that we are considering this afternoon. tive products to come to market, but it science of the over-the-counter indus- This bill would make the over-the- also makes it nearly impossible for the try. counter regulatory framework more FDA to amend existing monographs if Today, the over-the-counter mono- science based and responsive to public they see safety concerns in certain graph program oversees more than health concerns. It would encourage products. 100,000 products with a staff of about 30 the development of more innovative We need to make sure FDA has the people and a budget of just over $8 mil- products and would provide resources ability to act quickly if they see unsafe lion. The user fees provided in this bill to the Food and Drug Administration products in the market, and our legis- would help the FDA transition the to bolster the agency’s ability to re- lation makes it easier for the agency to monograph program from rulemaking view over-the-counter applications and do so. This is why the bill has the sup- to administrative order, provide for ad- regulate this sector in a consistent port of industry groups and consumer ditional staff capacity, and enable the manner. groups. FDA to respond to innovation and safe- Quite simply, it is a meaningful bill Mr. Speaker, I know that there has ty changes in the current market. for each American. been much discussion about the exclu- I want to thank my colleague from I want to thank our Energy and Com- sivity provisions of this legislation. It merce Committee Members, Represent- Ohio, Congressman BOB LATTA, for in- has been debated in committee, and we troducing this legislation and for work- atives LATTA from Ohio, DIANA compromised with 18 months of exclu- ing with me and other members of our DEGETTE from Colorado, BRETT GUTH- sivity. I will be the first to admit it is committee. I would like to thank the RIE from Kentucky, DEBBIE DINGELL not perfect, but, on balance, the public original cosponsors of the bill, Rep- from Michigan, as well as Ranking health benefits of this bill outweigh Member GREEN, my colleague from resentative DIANA DEGETTE, Represent- any concerns about exclusivity. Texas, for their leadership in this legis- ative DEBBIE DINGELL, Chairman MIKE Americans deserve to have the most lation. innovative products on the market BURGESS, and Representative BRETT I also want to recognize the hard available to them, while ensuring the GUTHRIE for their dedication and hard work and the dedication of committee FDA has the resources they need to work on this important issue. staff on this legislation, particularly protect public health. I am proud to I ask all my colleagues to join me in Warren Burke and Michelle Vanek of say that this legislation accomplishes supporting the Over-the-Counter Mono- the Office of Legislative Counsel; both these goals. graph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Danielle Steele, with our majority I, too, want to thank my colleagues, Act. staff; and Kim Trzeciak, with the com- BOB LATTA, DIANA DEGETTE, BRETT Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of mittee’s Democratic staff. I urge my GUTHRIE, GENE GREEN, Dr. BURGESS, my time. colleagues to support the passage of Chairman WALDEN, and Ranking Mem- Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield this bill. such time as he may consume to the Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. ber PALLONE for all their hard work on gentleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- this legislation. Their staffs worked the chairman of the Health Sub- tlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. DIN- tirelessly as well on this, and I want to committee on Energy and Commerce. GELL). thank all of them for their efforts. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I thank Passage of this bill represents an- today to speak in support of this im- the gentleman from Texas for yielding other step towards getting our legisla- portant, bipartisan bill to modernize to me. tion signed into law this year. I urge the regulation of over-the-counter Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. my colleagues to support H.R. 5333. medicines. 5333, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 An over-the-counter product is one Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act of minutes to the gentleman from Geor- that the Food and Drug Administra- 2018, and I want to thank Chairman gia (Mr. CARTER), my friend and col- tion has found to be safe and effective WALDEN and Ranking Member PALLONE league. for direct consumer use. To date, con- for bringing this important bill to the Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- sumers have access to over 300,000 of floor. er, I would like to thank my colleagues these nonprescription items. We are all The monograph system for regu- for introducing this critical legisla- familiar with these products, from lating over-the-counter drugs is bro- tion. cough and cold medicines to anti- ken, plain and simple. Mr. Speaker, 60 As it stands, the OTC monograph sys- perspirants, antacids, and sunscreens. percent of all medicines sold in the tem is slow and outdated, leading to Our pharmacy aisles and medicine United States are over the counter, yet new changes being stuck in the pipe- cabinets are filled with over-the- the FDA only has 18 full-time employ- line for years with no light at the end counter products that American con- ees overseeing the market. It doesn’t of the tunnel. As a pharmacist, I know sumers rely on each and every day. work for patients; it doesn’t work for how important it is to my patients These products do not need pre- companies; and it doesn’t work for the that they have access to new uses and market approval but are required to be FDA. applications. consistent with monographs estab- Companies cannot bring new, innova- Regardless of the application needed lished by the Food and Drug Adminis- tive products to market and the FDA under a monograph, today’s legislation tration. Making a simple change to ex- cannot act quickly when they are faced puts in place changes that will help isting monographs requires a time-con- with a safety risk. This is not reflec- those who I have spent my life assist- suming and resource-intensive rule- tive of how our healthcare system ing: the patient. making process that can, in fact, take should be run, and it is putting pa- This legislation establishes a mecha- years to effectuate even if the change tients at risk. nism for safety label changes, giving is to enhance the safety of a product. Our legislation helps bring the agen- these new efforts an outlet through This creates undue delay in potential cy into the 21st century by creating a which to get changes for the public benefits seen by consumers and is an user fee program at FDA for OTC drugs quickly available and on shelves. inefficient use of public resources. and by making it easier to bring a new, This critical legislation will shorten innovative product to the market. market exclusivity by 6 months for b 1815 From past experience, we know that certain new over-the-counter products Fortunately, the Food and Drug Ad- user fee programs have been very suc- approved without a new drug applica- ministration, patient and consumer cessful at FDA, and this bill extends tion and will also bolster the staffing groups, and the regulated industry all that successful model to the OTC capability at the FDA overseeing the agreed that reform is necessary and space. OTC drug industry. have spent the past several years en- Today, the FDA has to go through Over-the-counter drug innovation has gaged in discussions about moderniza- the cumbersome rulemaking process to faced challenges for years, and, with

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD18\JULY\H16JY8.REC H16JY8 July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6237 this legislation, we finally have an op- Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, once again, Sec. 306. Food additives intended for use in portunity to open up these channels I just want to thank all the members animal food. that will help everyone. for all their hard work on this. Espe- (b) REFERENCES IN ACT.—Except as other- I voted for this legislation through wise specified, amendments made by this Act cially, I want to thank the gentleman to a section or other provision of law are the subcommittee and through full from Oregon, the chairman of the full amendments to such section or other provi- committee and am proud to offer my committee, for his work on this piece sion of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic full support to pass this legislation. of legislation. Also, I want to thank Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. the staff. TITLE I—FEES RELATING TO ANIMAL Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the DRUGS tlewoman from Colorado (Ms. bill. SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. DEGETTE), my colleague and a member The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited of our committee. SMITH of Nebraska). The question is on as the ‘‘Animal Drug User Fee Amendments Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, today the motion offered by the gentleman of 2018’’. we have an opportunity to make long- (b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees from Ohio (Mr. LATTA) that the House authorized by the amendments made in this overdue reforms to the way that the suspend the rules and pass the bill, title will be dedicated toward expediting the FDA reviews over-the-counter medi- H.R. 5333, as amended. animal drug development process and the re- cines. These medicines play a critical The question was taken; and (two- view of new and supplemental animal drug role in treating Americans’ ailments thirds being in the affirmative) the applications and investigational animal drug and in helping us stay healthy. In fact, rules were suspended and the bill, as submissions as set forth in the goals identi- fied for purposes of part 4 of subchapter C of almost 7 in 10 parents report giving amended, was passed. their kids OTC medicine to help treat chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and A motion to reconsider was laid on Cosmetic Act, in the letters from the Sec- sudden medical symptoms. Similarly, the table. retary of Health and Human Services to the 81 percent of adults use these drugs as f Chairman of the Committee on Energy and a first response to treat a minor ail- Commerce of the House of Representatives ment. ANIMAL DRUG AND ANIMAL GE- and the Chairman of the Committee on Think about it. Despite the wide- NERIC DRUG USER FEE AMEND- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of spread use of over-the-counter medi- MENTS OF 2018 the Senate as set forth in the Congressional cines, the FDA is currently forced to Record. Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I move to SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. use a cumbersome and laborious mono- suspend the rules and pass the bill graph pathway to approve them. This Section 739 (21 U.S.C. 379j–11) is amended— (H.R. 5554) to amend the Federal Food, (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as antiquated, 40-year-old OTC review sys- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize follows: tem has not kept pace with new med- user fee programs relating to new ani- ‘‘(1)(A) The term ‘animal drug application’ ical advances and the rapid expansion mal drugs and generic new animal means— of this market, which now comprises drugs, as amended. ‘‘(i) an application for approval of any new over 300,000 drugs. As a result, the cur- animal drug submitted under section The Clerk read the title of the bill. 512(b)(1); or rent monograph review system fails to The text of the bill is as follows: respond to the OTC safety issues in a ‘‘(ii) an application for conditional ap- H.R. 5554 timely and effective way, which can proval of a new animal drug submitted under section 571. pose serious healthcare risks for chil- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(B) Such term does not include either a dren and families. Congress assembled, new animal drug application submitted Between 2004 and 2005, for example, under section 512(b)(2) or a supplemental ani- the Centers for Disease Control and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Animal mal drug application.’’; and Prevention reported 1,500 cases of chil- Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee (2) in paragraph (8), by adding at the end dren under the age of 2 visiting emer- Amendments of 2018’’. the following: ‘‘(I) The activities necessary for implemen- gency rooms due to serious side effects SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES IN or overdoses associated with over-the- ACT. tation of the United States and European Union Good Manufacturing Practice Mutual counter cough and cold products. (a) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- Inspection Agreement with respect to animal Since the CDC made this startling tents for this Act is as follows: drug products subject to review, including finding, the FDA has been trying to re- Sec. 1. Short title. implementation activities prior to and fol- vise the cough and cold monograph sys- Sec. 2. Table of contents; references in Act. lowing product approval.’’. tem to warn parents about the risks TITLE I—FEES RELATING TO ANIMAL SEC. 103. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE ANI- that these common drugs can pose to DRUGS MAL DRUG FEES. children, but the FDA can’t do it be- Sec. 101. Short title; finding. (a) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Section 740(b) cause they have been hamstrung due to Sec. 102. Definitions. (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(b)) is amended— the burdensome process it must under- Sec. 103. Authority to assess and use animal (1) in paragraph (1)— go to revise these monographs. drug fees. (A) in subparagraph (A)— The Over-the-Counter Monograph Sec. 104. Reauthorization; reporting require- (i) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act ments. Sec. 105. Savings clause. (ii) by striking ‘‘$23,600,000’’ and inserting would streamline the FDA’s review of Sec. 106. Effective date. ‘‘$30,331,240’’; and over-the-counter drugs and provide it Sec. 107. Sunset dates. (B) in subparagraph (B)— with new tools to protect children and TITLE II—FEES RELATING TO GENERIC (i) by striking ‘‘2015 through 2018’’ and in- warn parents about potentially dan- ANIMAL DRUGS serting ‘‘2020 through 2023’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘$21,600,000’’ and inserting gerous OTC drugs. Sec. 201. Short title; finding. ‘‘$29,931,240’’; and I want to add my thanks to the bipar- Sec. 202. Authority to assess and use generic (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre- tisan team that passed this bill, Rep- new animal drug fees. ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘deter- resentatives LATTA, BURGESS, GREEN, Sec. 203. Reauthorization; reporting require- mined’’ and inserting ‘‘established’’. ments. GUTHRIE, and DINGELL for all working (b) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— Sec. 204. Savings clause. together with me on this important (1) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section legislation, and, in addition, Ranking Sec. 205. Effective date. 740(c)(2) (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(2)) is amended— Sec. 206. Sunset dates. Member PALLONE, Chairman WALDEN, (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph the FDA, and the many stakeholders TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (A)— that have worked closely with us Sec. 301. Electronic submissions. (i) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2015’’ and throughout the process. Sec. 302. Index of legally marketed unap- inserting ‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2020’’; and Mr. Speaker, the bill is a rare triple proved new animal drugs for (ii) by inserting ‘‘multiplying such revenue minor species. amounts by’’ before ‘‘an amount’’; win for regulators, consumers, and in- Sec. 303. Misbranded drugs and devices. (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), dustry. I urge my colleagues’ support. Sec. 304. Conditional approval of new animal (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. drugs. spectively; Speaker, I have no other speakers, and Sec. 305. Guidance addressing investigation (C) by striking the flush text at the end; I yield back the balance of my time. designs. and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD18\JULY\H16JY8.REC H16JY8 H6238 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 (D) by adding at the end the following new section (a) shall not apply with respect to as adjusted or otherwise affected under sub- subparagraph: any person who is the named applicant or section (c).’’. ‘‘(B) COMPOUNDED BASIS.—The adjustment sponsor of an animal drug application, sup- SEC. 104. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING RE- made each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 plemental animal drug application, or inves- QUIREMENTS. under this paragraph shall be applied on a tigational animal drug submission if such Section 740A (21 U.S.C. 379j–13) is amend- compounded basis to the revenue amount application or submission involves the inten- ed— calculated under this paragraph for the most tional genomic alteration of an animal that (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and recent previous fiscal year.’’. is intended to produce a drug, device, or bio- inserting ‘‘2018’’; (2) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS.—Paragraph logical product subject to fees under section (2) by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it appears (3) of section 740(c) (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)) is 736, 738, 744B, or 744H.’’. in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting amended to read as follows: (d) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— ‘‘2019’’; and ‘‘(3) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS.— (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2020 and Section 740(g)(3) (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(g)(3)) is each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. subsequent fiscal years, after the fee revenue amended— SEC. 105. SAVINGS CLAUSE. amounts established under subsection (b) are (A) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ and in- Notwithstanding the amendments made by adjusted for inflation in accordance with serting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’; this title, part 4 of subchapter C of chapter paragraph (2), the fee revenue amounts shall (B) by striking ‘‘determined’’ and inserting VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic be further adjusted for such fiscal year to re- ‘‘established’’; and Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–11 et seq.), as in effect on flect changes in the workload of the Sec- (C) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and insert- the day before the date of enactment of this retary for the process for the review of ani- ing ‘‘paragraph (5)’’. title, shall continue to be in effect with re- mal drug applications, subject to subpara- (2) EXCESS COLLECTIONS.—Section 740(g) (21 spect to animal drug applications and sup- graphs (B) and (C). With respect to such ad- U.S.C. 379j–12(g)) is amended by striking plemental animal drug applications (as de- justment— paragraph (4) and inserting the following: fined in such part as of such day) that on or ‘‘(i) such adjustment shall be determined ‘‘(4) EXCESS COLLECTIONS.—If the sum total after October 1, 2013, but before October 1, by the Secretary based on a weighted aver- of fees collected under this section for a fis- 2018, were accepted by the Food and Drug Ad- age of the change in the total number of ani- ministration for filing with respect to assess- mal drug applications, supplemental animal cal year exceeds the amount of fees author- ized to be appropriated for such year under ing and collecting any fee required by such drug applications for which data with re- part for a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 2019. spect to safety or effectiveness are required, paragraph (3), the excess collections shall be SEC. 106. EFFECTIVE DATE. manufacturing supplemental animal drug credited to the appropriations account of the The amendments made by this title shall applications, investigational animal drug Food and Drug Administration as provided take effect on October 1, 2018, or the date of study submissions, and investigational ani- in paragraph (1). the enactment of this Act, whichever is mal drug protocol submissions submitted to ‘‘(5) RECOVERY OF COLLECTION SHORT- later, except that fees under part 4 of sub- the Secretary; and FALLS.— chapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, ‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall publish in the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by this Federal Register the fees resulting from such (B)— title, shall be assessed for animal drug appli- adjustment and the supporting methodolo- ‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2021, the amount of fees cations and supplemental animal drug appli- gies. otherwise authorized to be collected under cations received on or after October 1, 2018, ‘‘(B) REDUCTION OF WORKLOAD-BASED IN- this section shall be increased by the regardless of the date of the enactment of CREASE BY AMOUNT OF CERTAIN EXCESS COL- amount, if any, by which the amount col- this Act. LECTIONS.—For each of fiscal years 2021 lected under this section and appropriated through 2023, if application of the workload for fiscal year 2019 falls below the amount of SEC. 107. SUNSET DATES. adjustment under subparagraph (A) increases fees authorized for fiscal year 2019 under (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 740 of the Fed- the fee revenue amounts otherwise estab- paragraph (3); eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. lished for the fiscal year under subsection ‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2022, the amount of fees 379j–12) shall cease to be effective October 1, (b), as adjusted for inflation under paragraph otherwise authorized to be collected under 2023. (2), such fee revenue increase shall be re- this section shall be increased by the (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section duced by the amount of any excess collec- amount, if any, by which the amount col- 740A of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos- tions, as described in subsection (g)(4), for lected under this section and appropriated metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–13) shall cease to be the second preceding fiscal year, up to the for fiscal year 2020 falls below the amount of effective January 31, 2024. amount of such fee revenue increase. fees authorized for fiscal year 2020 under (c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective ‘‘(C) RULE OF APPLICATION.—Under no cir- paragraph (3); and October 1, 2018, subsections (a) and (b) of sec- cumstances shall the workload adjustments ‘‘(iii) for fiscal year 2023, the amount of tion 107 of the Animal Drug User Fee Amend- under this paragraph result in fee revenues fees otherwise authorized to be collected ments of 2013 (Public Law 113–14) are re- for a fiscal year that are less than the fee under this section shall be increased by the pealed. revenues for that fiscal year established cumulative amount, if any, by which the TITLE II—FEES RELATING TO GENERIC under subsection (b), as adjusted for infla- amount collected under this section and ap- ANIMAL DRUGS tion under paragraph (2).’’. propriated for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 (in- SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE; FINDING. (3) FINAL YEAR ADJUSTMENT.—Section cluding estimated collections for fiscal year (a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited 740(c)(4) (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(c)(4)) is amended— 2022) falls below the cumulative amount of as the ‘‘Animal Generic Drug User Fee (A) by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it appears fees authorized for such fiscal years under Amendments of 2018’’. and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and paragraph (3). (b) FINDING.—Congress finds that the fees (B) by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. ‘‘(B) REDUCTION OF SHORTFALL-BASED FEE authorized by the amendments made in this (c) EXEMPTIONS FROM FEES.—Section 740(d) INCREASE BY PRIOR YEAR EXCESS COLLEC- title will be dedicated toward expediting the (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(d)) is amended— TIONS.— generic new animal drug development proc- (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), the ess and the review of abbreviated applica- ‘‘; EXEMPTIONS FROM FEES’’ after ‘‘REDUC- Secretary shall, in such manner as the Sec- tions for generic new animal drugs, supple- TION’’; retary determines appropriate, reduce any mental abbreviated applications for generic (2) by striking the heading of paragraph (1) fee increase otherwise applicable for a fiscal new animal drugs, and investigational sub- and inserting ‘‘WAIVER OR REDUCTION’’; and year under subparagraph (A) by the amount missions for generic new animal drugs as set (3) by adding at the end the following: of any excess collections under this section forth in the goals identified for purposes of ‘‘(4) EXEMPTIONS FROM FEES.— for preceding fiscal years (after fiscal year part 5 of subchapter C of chapter VII of the ‘‘(A) CERTAIN LABELING SUPPLEMENTS TO 2018). Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, in ADD NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATION.—Fees ‘‘(ii) WORKLOAD-BASED FEE ACCOUNTING.—In the letters from the Secretary of Health and under this section shall not apply with re- applying clause (i), the Secretary shall ac- Human Services to the Chairman of the spect to any person who— count for the reduction of workload-based Committee on Energy and Commerce of the ‘‘(i) not later than September 30, 2023, sub- fee revenue increases by excess collections House of Representatives and the Chairman mits a supplemental animal drug application under subsection (c)(3)(B), in such manner as of the Committee on Health, Education, relating to a new animal drug application needed to provide that no portion of any ex- Labor and Pensions of the Senate as set approved under section 512, solely to add the cess collections described in clause (i) is ap- forth in the Congressional Record. new animal drug application number to the plied for purposes of reducing fee increases SEC. 202. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE GE- labeling of the drug in the manner specified under both such subsection (c)(3)(B) and this NERIC NEW ANIMAL DRUG FEES. in section 502(w)(3); and paragraph. (a) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.—Subsection (b) ‘‘(ii) otherwise would be subject to fees ‘‘(C) RULE OF APPLICATION.—Under no cir- of section 741 (21 U.S.C. 379j–21) is amended under this section solely on the basis of such cumstances shall adjustments under this to read as follows: supplemental application. paragraph result in fee revenues for a fiscal ‘‘(b) FEE REVENUE AMOUNTS.— ‘‘(B) CERTAIN ANIMAL DRUG APPLICATIONS.— year that are less than the fee revenues for ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections Fees under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of sub- that fiscal year established in subsection (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g), for each of fiscal years

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.032 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6239 2019 through 2023, the fees required under ‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall publish in the SEC. 204. SAVINGS CLAUSE. subsection (a) shall be established to gen- Federal Register the fees resulting from this Notwithstanding the amendments made by erate a total revenue amount of $18,336,340. adjustment and the supporting methodolo- this title, part 5 of subchapter C of chapter ‘‘(2) TYPES OF FEES.—Of the total revenue gies. VII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic amount established for a fiscal year under ‘‘(B) REDUCTION OF WORKLOAD-BASED IN- Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21 et seq.), as in effect on paragraph (1)— CREASE BY AMOUNT OF CERTAIN EXCESS COL- the day before the date of enactment of this ‘‘(A) 25 percent shall be derived from fees LECTIONS.—For each of fiscal years 2021 title, shall continue to be in effect with re- under subsection (a)(1) (relating to abbre- through 2023, if application of the workload spect to abbreviated applications for a ge- viated applications for a generic new animal adjustment under subparagraph (A) increases neric new animal drug and supplemental ab- drug); the fee revenue amounts otherwise estab- breviated applications for a generic new ani- ‘‘(B) 37.5 percent shall be derived from fees lished for the fiscal year under subsection mal drug (as defined in such part as of such under subsection (a)(2) (relating to generic (b), as adjusted for inflation under paragraph day) that on or after October 1, 2013, but be- new animal drug products); and (2), such fee revenue increase shall be re- fore October 1, 2018, were accepted by the ‘‘(C) 37.5 percent shall be derived from fees duced by the amount of any excess collec- Food and Drug Administration for filing under subsection (a)(3) (relating to generic tions, as described in subsection (g)(4), for with respect to assessing and collecting any new animal drug sponsors).’’. the second preceding fiscal year, up to the fee required by such part for a fiscal year (b) ANNUAL FEE SETTING; ADJUSTMENTS.— amount of such fee revenue increase. prior to fiscal year 2019. (1) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 741(c) ‘‘(C) RULE OF APPLICATION.—Under no cir- SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE. (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)) is amended— cumstances shall workload adjustments The amendments made by this title shall (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) under this paragraph result in fee revenues take effect on October 1, 2018, or the date of through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), re- for a fiscal year that are less than the fee the enactment of this Act, whichever is spectively; and revenues for that fiscal year established later, except that fees under part 5 of sub- (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- under subsection (b), as adjusted for infla- lowing: chapter C of chapter VII of the Federal Food, tion under paragraph (2).’’. Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by this ‘‘(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— (3) FINAL YEAR ADJUSTMENT.—Paragraph (4) title, shall be assessed for abbreviated appli- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2020 and of section 741(c) (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)), as re- subsequent fiscal years, the revenue amounts cations for a generic new animal drug and designated, is amended by— supplemental abbreviated applications for a established under subsection (b) shall be ad- (A) striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it appears justed by the Secretary by notice, published generic new animal drug received on or after and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and in the Federal Register, for a fiscal year, by October 1, 2018, regardless of the date of en- (B) striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’. multiplying such revenue amounts by an actment of this Act. (c) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION; EXEMPTION amount equal to the sum of— SEC. 206. SUNSET DATES. FROM FEES.—Subsection (d) of section 741 (21 ‘‘(i) one; (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 741 of the Fed- U.S.C. 379j–21) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(ii) the average annual percent change in eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. ‘‘(d) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION; EXEMPTION the cost, per full-time equivalent position of 379j–21) shall cease to be effective October 1, the Food and Drug Administration, of all FROM FEES.— 2023. ‘‘(1) FEE WAIVER OR REDUCTION.—The Sec- personnel compensation and benefits paid (b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 742 with respect to such positions for the first retary shall grant a waiver from or a reduc- of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act three of the preceding 4 fiscal years for tion of one or more fees assessed under sub- (21 U.S.C. 379j–22) shall cease to be effective which data are available, multiplied by the section (a) where the Secretary finds that January 31, 2024. average proportion of personnel compensa- the generic new animal drug is intended sole- (c) PREVIOUS SUNSET PROVISION.—Effective tion and benefits costs to total Food and ly to provide for a minor use or minor spe- October 1, 2018, subsections (a) and (b) of sec- Drug Administration costs for the first three cies indication. tion 206 of the Animal Generic Drug User Fee of the preceding 4 fiscal years for which data ‘‘(2) EXEMPTION FROM FEES.—Fees under Amendments of 2013 (Public Law 113–14) are are available; and this section shall not apply with respect to repealed. any person who— ‘‘(iii) the average annual percent change TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS that occurred in the Consumer Price Index ‘‘(A) not later than September 30, 2023, sub- for urban consumers (Washington-Baltimore, mits a supplemental abbreviated application SEC. 301. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS. DC–MD–VA–WV; not seasonally adjusted; all for a generic new animal drug approved (a) NEW ANIMAL DRUG APPLICATIONS AND items less food and energy; annual index) for under section 512, solely to add the applica- ABBREVIATED APPLICATIONS FOR A GENERIC the first three of the preceding 4 years for tion number to the labeling of the drug in NEW ANIMAL DRUG.—Section 512(b) (21 U.S.C. which data are available multiplied by the the manner specified in section 502(w)(3); and 360b(b)) is amended by adding at the end the average proportion of all costs other than ‘‘(B) otherwise would be subject to fees following: personnel compensation and benefits costs to under this section solely on the basis of such ‘‘(4) Beginning on October 1, 2018, all appli- total Food and Drug Administration costs supplemental abbreviated application.’’. cations or submissions pursuant to this sub- for the first three of the preceding 4 fiscal (d) CREDITING AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— section shall be submitted by electronic years for which data are available. Section 741(g) (21 U.S.C. 379j–21) is amended means in such format as the Secretary may ‘‘(B) COMPOUNDED BASIS.—The adjustment by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the require.’’. made each fiscal year after fiscal year 2020 following paragraphs: (b) CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF NEW ANIMAL under this paragraph shall be applied on a ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES.— compounded basis to the revenue amount For each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, Section 571(a) (21 U.S.C. 360ccc(a)) is amend- calculated under this paragraph for the most there is authorized to be appropriated for ed by adding at the end the following: recent previous fiscal year.’’. fees under this section an amount equal to ‘‘(4) Beginning on October 1, 2018, all appli- (2) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS.—Paragraph the total revenue amount established under cations or submissions pursuant to this sub- (3) of section 741(c) (21 U.S.C. 379j–21(c)), as subsection (b) for the fiscal year, as adjusted section shall be submitted by electronic redesignated, is amended to read as follows: or otherwise affected under subsection (c). means in such format as the Secretary may ‘‘(3) WORKLOAD ADJUSTMENTS.— ‘‘(4) EXCESS COLLECTIONS.—If the sum total require.’’. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2020 and of fees collected under this section for a fis- SEC. 302. INDEX OF LEGALLY MARKETED UNAP- subsequent fiscal years, after the fee revenue cal year exceeds the amount of fees author- PROVED NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR amounts established under subsection (b) are ized to be appropriated for such year under MINOR SPECIES. adjusted for inflation in accordance with paragraph (3), the excess collections shall be Effective on October 1, 2018, section 572(h) paragraph (2), the fee revenue amounts shall credited to the appropriations account of the (21 U.S.C. 360ccc–1(h)) is amended— be further adjusted for each such fiscal year Food and Drug Administration as provided (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as to reflect changes in the workload of the in paragraph (1).’’. follows: Secretary for the process for the review of SEC. 203. REAUTHORIZATION; REPORTING RE- ‘‘(1) ‘LEGAL STATUS—In order to be le- abbreviated applications for generic new ani- QUIREMENTS. gally marketed, a new animal drug intended mal drugs, subject to subparagraphs (B) and Section 742 (21 U.S.C. 379j–22) is amended— for a minor species must be Approved, Condi- (C). With respect to such adjustment— (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and tionally Approved, or Indexed by the Food ‘‘(i) this adjustment shall be determined by inserting ‘‘2018’’; and Drug Administration. THIS PRODUCT the Secretary based on a weighted average of (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Com- IS INDEXED—MIF #’ (followed by the appli- the change in the total number of abbre- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and cable minor species index file number and a viated applications for generic new animal Pensions’’ and inserting ‘‘the Committee on period) ‘Extra-label use is prohibited.’;’’; and drugs, manufacturing supplemental abbre- Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’’; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘other ani- viated applications for generic new animal (3) by striking ‘‘2014’’ each place it appears mals’’ and inserting ‘‘food-producing ani- drugs, investigational generic new animal in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting mals’’. drug study submissions, and investigational ‘‘2019’’; and SEC. 303. MISBRANDED DRUGS AND DEVICES. generic new animal drug protocol submis- (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2018’’ (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(w) (21 U.S.C. sions submitted to the Secretary; and each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 352(w)) is amended—

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.032 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6240 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 (1) in subparagraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ lation or guidance, determine under what (A) for each drug for which a conditional and inserting ‘‘;’’; conditions an intended use’’; and approval has been awarded since October 1, (2) in subparagraph (2), by striking the pe- (ii) by striking ‘‘shall not’’ and inserting 2018— riod and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and ‘‘may’’; and (i) whether the drug was granted condi- (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) by adding at the end the following new tional approval pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) ‘‘(3) for which an application has been ap- subsection: of section 571(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, proved under section 512 and the labeling of ‘‘(k) SUNSET.— Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by sub- such drug does not include the application ‘‘(1) The Secretary’s authority to grant section (a); number in the format: ‘Approved by FDA conditional approval of new animal drugs (ii) whether the drug was dual labeled dur- under (A)NADA # xxx–xxx’, except that this not intended for a minor use or minor spe- ing its conditional approval; subparagraph shall not apply to representa- cies pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) ter- (iii) the indications for which the drug was tive labeling required under section minates on October 1, 2028. granted conditional approval under section 514.1(b)(3)(v)(b) of title 21, Code of Federal ‘‘(2) The Secretary— 571 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc) and whether Regulations (or any successor regulation) for ‘‘(A) may not accept any new applications the drug was approved or not approved under animal feed bearing or containing a new ani- for such conditional approval pursuant to section 512 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360b); mal drug.’’. subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii) on or after such date; (iv) the number of years the drug was so (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 502(w)(3) of the and conditionally approved and a description of Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as ‘‘(B) may continue all activities under this the complexity of the investigation to dem- added by subsection (a), shall apply begin- section with respect to drugs that were con- onstrate the drug’s effectiveness; ning on September 30, 2023. ditionally approved pursuant to (a)(1)(A)(ii) (v) whether, and to what extent, the condi- SEC. 304. CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF NEW ANI- prior to such date. MAL DRUGS. ‘‘(3) The Secretary may, until October 1, tional approval pathway under such section (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 571 of the Federal 2032, accept applications for approval under 571 (21 U.S.C. 360ccc) impacted the sponsor’s Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 512 of drugs conditionally approved pursuant decision to develop the drug or seek approval 360ccc) is amended— to (a)(1)(A)(ii).’’. of the drug under section 512 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360b); (1) in the section heading, by striking (b) EXCEPTION FROM FEES IN CASE OF CER- ‘‘SPECIES’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIES AND CER- TAIN PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS (vi) whether, and to what extent, condi- TAIN NEW ANIMAL DRUGS’’; FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.—Section tional approval pursuant to clause (ii) of sec- (2) in subsection (a)— 740(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and tion 571(a)(1)(A) of such Act (21 U.S.C. (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12(a)(1)(C)) is 360b(a)(1)(A)) addressed a serious or life- follows: amended— threatening condition; and ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (3), (1) in the caption by striking ‘‘EXCEPTION’’ (vii) whether, and to what extent, condi- any person may file with the Secretary an and inserting ‘‘EXCEPTIONS’’; tional approval pursuant to clause (ii) of sec- application for conditional approval of— (2) by striking ‘‘If an animal drug’’ and in- tion 571(a)(1)(A) of such Act (21 U.S.C. ‘‘(i) a new animal drug intended for a serting the following: 360b(a)(1)(A)) addressed an unmet animal or minor use or a minor species; or ‘‘(i) If an animal drug’’; and human health need, and whether before such ‘‘(ii) a new animal drug not intended for a (3) by inserting after clause (i), as so des- conditional approval there were available minor use or minor species— ignated, the following new clause: therapies for the disease or condition in- ‘‘(I) that is intended to treat a serious or ‘‘(ii) Beginning with fiscal year 2019, in the volved; life-threatening disease or condition or ad- case of an animal drug application submitted (B) an analysis of the conditional approval dresses an unmet animal or human health by a person under section 512(b)(1), where program under section 571 of such Act (21 need; and such person (or their licensor, assignor, or U.S.C. 360ccc), including— ‘‘(II) for which the Secretary determines predecessor-in-interest) previously sub- (i) the resources used by the Food and Drug that a demonstration of effectiveness would mitted an application for conditional ap- Administration in reviewing applications for require a complex or particularly difficult proval under section 571 for the same product study or studies. conditional approval of drugs pursuant to ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall, not later than and paid the applicable fee under subpara- such program and renewal of such condi- September 30, 2019, issue guidance or regula- graph (A), the application under section tional approval, including the effects of the tions further clarifying the criteria specified 512(b)(1) shall not be subject to a fee under program on the Food and Drug Administra- in subparagraph (A)(ii). subparagraph (A) if submitted within the tion’s review of animal drugs for which con- ‘‘(C) An application under this paragraph timeframe specified in section 571(h).’’. ditional approval is not used; shall comply in all respects with the provi- (c) REPORT ON INCORPORATING VETERINARY (ii) whether any improvements to the pro- sions of section 512 except for subsections OVERSIGHT.—Not later than September 30, gram under section 512 of such Act (21 U.S.C. (a)(4), (b)(2), (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(1), (e), (h), 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human 360b) are necessary to incentivize the devel- and (n) of such section unless otherwise stat- Services, acting through the Commissioner opment of animal drugs that would likely ed in this section, and any additional provi- of Food and Drugs, shall submit a report to not otherwise be developed, or developed in sions of this section. the Committee on Energy and Commerce of as timely a manner, to address— ‘‘(D) New animal drugs for which condi- the House of Representatives and the Com- (I) serious or life-threatening conditions; tional approval is sought under this section mittee on Health, Education, Labor and Pen- and are subject to the same safety standards that sions of the Senate identifying how the Food (II) an unmet animal or human health would be applied to new animal drugs under and Drug Administration will incorporate need; and section 512(d) (including, for antimicrobial veterinary oversight for all approved medi- (iii) whether the conditional approval cally important antimicrobial drugs admin- new animal drugs, with respect to anti- pathway has resulted in a greater number of istered to animals that are not yet subject to microbial resistance).’’; and animal drugs approved under section 512 of veterinary oversight. Such report shall ad- (B) in paragraph (3)— such Act (21 U.S.C. 360b) for serious or life- dress requirements related to revisions of la- (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, or’’ threatening conditions or unmet animal or beling to reflect that medically important and inserting ‘‘; or’’; human health needs than would have other- antimicrobial drugs administered to animals (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), wise come to market under the practices and (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re- shall be subject to veterinary oversight. commitments of the Center for Veterinary spectively; (d) GAO STUDY OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL Medicine of the Food and Drug Administra- (iii) by striking ‘‘A person may not file’’ PROGRAMS.— tion as such practices and commitments ex- and inserting ‘‘(A) A person may not file’’; (1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the isted as of the day before the date of enact- and United States (referred to in this section as ment of this Act; and (iv) by adding at the end the following new the ‘‘Comptroller General’’) shall conduct a subparagraph: study on the effectiveness and overall im- (C) how the Center for Veterinary Medicine ‘‘(B) A person may not file an application pact of the conditional approval pathway of the Food and Drug Administration has under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if the application under section 571 of the Federal Food, Drug, utilized complex adaptive or other novel in- seeks conditional approval of a new animal and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc). vestigation designs, data from foreign coun- drug that contains an antimicrobial active (2) ISSUANCE OF REPORT.—Not later than tries, real-world evidence (including ongoing ingredient.’’; January 1, 2026, the Comptroller General surveillance activities, observational stud- (3) in subsection (f)— shall submit to the Committee on Health, ies, and registry data), biomarkers, or surro- (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre- Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate gate endpoints— ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘for and the Committee on Energy and Commerce (i) to support the approval of products the conditionally approved use’’ after of the House of Representatives a report con- under section 512 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360b), ‘‘shall’’; and taining the results of the study under para- including how many such products have been (B) in paragraph (2)— graph (1). approved since October 1, 2018; and (i) by striking ‘‘An intended use’’ and in- (3) CONTENTS OF REPORTS.—The report sub- (ii) to support the approval of products serting ‘‘The Secretary shall, through regu- mitted under paragraph (2) shall address— under section 512 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360b)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.032 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6241 that received conditional approval under sec- the Secretary shall provide the scientific ra- In the rural and agricultural commu- tion 571 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc), includ- tionale for such requirement.’’. nities across the country, including my ing how many such products have been ap- (b) ENSURING THE SAFETY OF PET FOOD.— home State of Oklahoma, ADUFA is proved since October 1, 2018. Section 1002(a) of the Food and Drug Admin- istration Amendments Act of 2007 (21 U.S.C. critical to farmers, ranchers, and all SEC. 305. GUIDANCE ADDRESSING INVESTIGA- American consumers. These animals TION DESIGNS. 2102(a)) is amended— (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of assisting (1) by striking paragraph (1); and are a major food source for our commu- sponsors in incorporating complex adaptive (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) nities and our families, so it is vitally and other novel investigation designs, data as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. important that we move quickly today from foreign countries, real world evidence (c) GUIDANCE ON PRE-PETITION CONSULTA- and reauthorize ADUFA. (including ongoing surveillance activities, TION PROCESS FOR ANIMAL FOOD ADDITIVES.— Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of observational studies, and registry data), (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the my time. biomarkers, and surrogate endpoints (re- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. ferred to in this section as ‘‘elements of in- Secretary of Health and Human Services (re- ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Sec- Speaker, I yield myself such time as I vestigations’’) into proposed clinical inves- may consume. tigation protocols and applications for new retary’’) shall publish draft guidance relat- animal drugs under sections 512 and 571 of ing to the voluntary pre-petition consulta- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act tion process for food additives intended for 5554, the Animal Drug and Animal Ge- (21 U.S.C. 360b; 360ccc), the Secretary of use in animal food. neric Drug User Fee Amendments of Health and Human Services (referred to in (2) CONTENTS.—The guidance under para- 2018. this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall issue graph (1) shall include— This bill reauthorizes the Food and (A) the recommended format to submit to guidance addressing the use of such elements Drug Administration’s animal drug and of investigations in the development and reg- the Food and Drug Administration existing data, including any applicable foreign data, animal generic drug user fee programs ulatory review of such new animal drugs. and ensures that the FDA continues to (b) CONTENTS.—The guidance under sub- for assessment prior to submission of a food section (a) shall address how the Secretary additive petition for animal food under sec- have the tools it needs to approve ani- will evaluate the elements of investigations tion 409(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and mal drugs to help our pets and live- proposed or submitted pursuant to section Cosmetic Act; stock live healthier lives. 512(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and (B) the manner and the number of days by Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD Cosmetic Act or to meet the commitment which the Food and Drug Administration in- the remainder of my statement. under section 571(a)(2)(F) of such Act, and tends to review and respond to such existing Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5554, data, including with respect to providing a how sponsors of such applications may ob- the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug tain feedback from the Secretary on tech- scientific rationale for any additional data request; User Fee Amendments of 2018. nical issues related to such investigations This bill reauthorizes the Food and Drug Ad- prior to the submission of an application to (C) circumstances under which the submis- the Secretary. sion of study protocols is recommended prior ministration’s Animal Drug and Animal Generic (c) MEETING.—Prior to issuing the guidance to submission of a food additive petition Drug User Fee Programs and ensures the under subsection (a), the Secretary shall under such section 409(b); FDA continues to have the tools it needs to consult with stakeholders, including rep- (D) the manner in which the Secretary in- approve animal drugs to help our pets and resentatives of regulated industry, consumer tends to inform the person submitting a livestock live healthier lives. study protocol for a food additive if the re- groups, academia, veterinarians, and food This legislation reauthorizes the FDA’s au- producers, through a public meeting to be view of such study protocol will take longer than 50 days; and thority to collect user fees from the animal held not later than 1 year after the date of drug and generic animal drug industries for enactment of this Act. (E) best practices for communication be- (d) TIMING.—The Secretary shall issue a tween the Food and Drug Administration additional five years and reflects bipartisan draft guidance under subsection (a) not later and industry on the development of pre-peti- agreement and recommendations negotiated than 1 year after the date of the public meet- tion submissions of study protocols and ex- between the FDA and the animal drug industry ing under subsection (c), and shall finalize isting data for food additives. with input from farmers and ranchers, veteri- such guidance not later than 1 year after the (3) FINAL GUIDANCE.—The guidance under narians, food and feed producers, and other paragraph (1) shall be finalized, withdrawn, date on which the public comment period on public health stakeholders. such draft guidance ends. or reissued not later than 1 year after the close of the comment period on the draft These critical user fee agreements have SEC. 306. FOOD ADDITIVES INTENDED FOR USE guidance. helped to accelerate the development of ani- IN ANIMAL FOOD. mal drugs, reduce application review times at (a) FOOD ADDITIVE PETITIONS FOR ANIMAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the FDA, and create a more predictable and FOOD.—Section 409 of the Federal Food, ant to the rule, the gentleman from Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348) is Oklahoma (Mr. MULLIN) and the gen- streamlined process for getting animal drugs amended by adding at the end the following: tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) to market. ‘‘(k) FOOD ADDITIVES INTENDED FOR USE IN each will control 20 minutes. It is critical that we pass H.R. 5554 today as ANIMAL FOOD.—(1) In taking action on a peti- The Chair recognizes the gentleman the current authorization for these programs tion under subsection (c) for, or for recogni- from Oklahoma. will expire on September 30th of this year. If tion of, a food additive intended for use in ADUFA and AGDUFA are not reauthorized by animal food, the Secretary shall review re- GENERAL LEAVE Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask the deadline, the FDA will lack the resources ports of investigations conducted in foreign and subject matter experts it needs to do this countries, provided by the petitioner. unanimous consent that all Members ‘‘(2) Not later than 12 months after the may have 5 legislative days in which to important work. date of enactment of the Animal Drug and revise and extend their remarks and in- This will be the fourth reauthorization of Animal Generic Drug Use Fee Amendments sert extraneous materials in the ADUFA and the third reauthorization of of 2018, the Secretary shall post on the inter- RECORD on the bill. AGDUFA. These user fee programs have net website of the Food and Drug Adminis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there proven to be highly successful and allow the tration— objection to the request of the gen- Center for Veterinary Medicine at FDA to meet ‘‘(A) the number of petitions for food addi- tleman from Oklahoma? and exceed its performance goals. tives intended for use in animal food filed The FDA’s gold standard for safety and effi- under subsection (b) that are pending; There was no objection. ‘‘(B) how long each such petition sub- Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield cacy extends beyond products just for hu- mitted under subsection (b) has been pend- myself such time as I may consume. mans, but also for animal drugs. Safe and ef- ing, including such petitions the Secretary Mr. Speaker, I am proud of this legis- fective animal medications, as approved by has extended under subsection (c)(2); and lation to reauthorize the Animal Drug FDA, protect our companion animals and keep ‘‘(C) the number of study protocols that User Fee Act, ADUFA, which will con- our food supply safe. Reauthorizing ADUFA have been pending review for over 50 days, tinue agreements between the FDA and and AGDUFA ensures this continues. and the number that have received an exten- the animal drug industry to pay user As a result of our bipartisan compromise, sion. fees that will help speed the approval this bill also creates a conditional approval ‘‘(3) In the case of a food additive petition intended for use in animal food, the Sec- of new drugs. pathway for certain new animal drugs that are retary shall provide information to the peti- Farmers, ranchers, families, and vet- intended to treat a serious or life-threatening tioner on the required contents of such peti- erinarians need ADUFA so they can disease or condition or address an unmet tion. If the Secretary requires additional keep their animals and pets safe and health need for which ongoing efficacy studies studies beyond what the petitioner proposed, healthy. are complex or particularly difficult. I am

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\RECORD18\JULY\H16JY8.REC H16JY8 H6242 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 pleased we have reached consensus on this of the great innovations that are oc- required to halt the programs. I urge my col- policy and that the provision includes a 10- curring in the human health sphere, leagues to support this important legislation. year sunset. and I want to ensure our four-footed The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Energy and Commerce Committee has friends also have access to the latest question is on the motion offered by worked in a strong bipartisan fashion to move and greatest medical innovations. That the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. this bill forward. I commend my colleagues, is why I am particularly pleased with MULLIN) that the House suspend the Rep. KURT SCHRADER and Rep. MARKWAYNE this bill and its language to expand rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5554, as MULLIN, for introducing this important legisla- conditional approval for animal drugs amended. tion and advancing it for floor consideration. with major uses in major species. The question was taken; and (two- I urge my colleagues to join me and vote in b 1830 thirds being in the affirmative) the support of the Animal Drug and Animal Ge- rules were suspended and the bill, as neric Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018. Conditional approval is a careful, de- amended, was passed. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of liberative process based on similar A motion to reconsider was laid on my time. pathways for drugs for minor uses and the table. Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minor species that was already estab- f minutes to the gentleman from Texas lished in 2004. (Mr. BURGESS), the chairman. Conditional approval is critical for REPORT ON H.R. 6385, DEPART- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I thank veterinary medicine since it is not MENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OP- the gentleman for yielding. cost-effective for drug companies to ERATIONS, AND RELATED PRO- Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in sup- pursue large, complete clinical trials, GRAMS APPROPRIATIONS BILL, port of this critical bill to reauthorize given the small population of intended 2019 the Animal Drug User Fee Act and the beneficiaries, without some initial in- terest and success under the condi- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, from the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act for Committee on Appropriations, sub- an additional 5 years. Among other tional approval program. Before being conditionally approved, mitted a privileged report (Rept. No. things, these user fees provide critical 115–829) on the bill (H.R. 6385) making resources to the Food and Drug Admin- drugs must demonstrate a reasonable expectation of effectiveness and meet appropriations for the Department of istration’s Center for Veterinary Medi- State, foreign operations, and related cine to ensure efficient and timely re- every other FDA standard for approval, including safety. They still need to get programs for the fiscal year ending view of animal drug applications, qual- September 30, 2019, and for other pur- ity assurance measures for animal feed, complete FDA approval within 5 years and must apply for annual renewal. poses, which was referred to the Union and surveillance of the safety and effi- Calendar and ordered to be printed. I thank Chairman WALDEN; Ranking cacy of animal drugs on the market. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- In addition to reauthorizing these Member PALLONE; Mr. GREEN; my col- ant to clause 1, rule XXI, all points of user fee programs, this legislation also league from North Carolina (Mr. HUD- order are reserved on the bill. includes new authority to facilitate SON), who worked very hard on the bill; greater innovation in the animal drug and certainly Mr. MULLIN for his part- f nership in leading this way. space. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Mr. Speaker, these user fee programs PRO TEMPORE must be reauthorized by September 30 support this important bill. to avoid a major disruption of the oper- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ations of the Center for Veterinary Speaker, I have no further speakers, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Medicine. The clock is ticking. The and I yield back the balance of my will resume on motions to suspend the agency must start sending pink slips to time. rules previously postponed. employees 60 calendar days before the Mr. MULLIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Votes will be taken in the following end of the fiscal year. That is the end my colleagues on both sides of the aisle order: of this month. for their bipartisan approach, and I H.R. 4946, by the yeas and nays; We are talking about real con- urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote from all my col- H.R. 4960, by the yeas and nays. sequences for animal health and for the leagues. The first electronic vote will be con- American people. House passage of this Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance ducted as a 15-minute vote. The second bill today is an important step, and I of my time. electronic vote will be conducted as a urge the Senate to do its work and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in 5-minute vote. promptly take up and pass this bill so support of H.R. 5554, the Animal Drug and f that President Trump can sign it into Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2018. law. I thank the gentleman for the rec- These user fee agreements are important to SPECIALIST TREVOR A. WIN’E ognition. millions of North Carolinians living with com- POST OFFICE Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. panion animals. They are also important to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- agricultural community. Some of you may not finished business is the vote on the mo- tleman from Oregon (Mr. SCHRADER), be aware that North Carolina is the second tion to suspend the rules and pass the our colleague from the Energy and largest pork producer, the second largest tur- bill (H.R. 4946) to designate the facility Commerce Committee. key producer, and the third largest poultry pro- of the United States Postal Service lo- Mr. SCHRADER. Mr. Speaker, H.R. ducer in the country. Our agricultural commu- cated at 1075 North Tustin Street in Or- 5554 is a bipartisan bill to reauthorize nity and family farms are essential to feeding ange, California, as the ‘‘Specialist the animal drug and animal generic our nation and they depend on medicines to Trevor A. Win’E Post Office’’, on which drug user fee programs, and I am proud keep animals healthy. the yeas and nays were ordered. to lead it with my colleague, Mr. I am pleased that the final legislation in- The Clerk read the title of the bill. MULLIN. cludes language that I have worked on with The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ADUFA and AGDUFA are crucial to my colleagues including Representatives HUD- question is on the motion offered by FDA’s work to review and approve ap- SON and SCHRADER to enable conditional ap- the gentleman from North Carolina plications for animal drugs. Over the proval of innovative veterinary drugs that have (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend past several years, animal drug user fee been demonstrated to be safe to use and the rules and pass the bill. programs have streamlined the ap- have a reasonable expectation of effective- The vote was taken by electronic de- proval process for pharmaceuticals and ness. The FDA already has this authority for vice, and there were—yeas 368, nays 0, eliminated the FDA’s application back- unmet medical needs in minor uses and minor not voting 60, as follows: log, reduced review times, and created species, and this expanded authority can help [Roll No. 329] a more predictable process. improve protections for animal and human YEAS—368 As a veterinarian from Oregon, I am health. Abraham Allen Arrington particularly grateful to see this bill This legislation must be passed before Con- Adams Amash Babin come to the floor. I am acutely aware gress adjourns for August or the FDA will be Aguilar Amodei Bacon

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:14 Jul 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD18\JULY\H16JY8.REC H16JY8 July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6243 Banks (IN) Eshoo Lewis (GA) Scott, Austin Swalwell (CA) Walker Bera Fitzpatrick Lowenthal Barletta Espaillat Lewis (MN) Scott, David Takano Walorski Bergman Fleischmann Lucas Barr Estes (KS) Lieu, Ted Sensenbrenner Taylor Walters, Mimi Beyer Flores Luja´ n, Ben Ray Barraga´ n Esty (CT) LoBiondo Serrano Tenney Waters, Maxine Biggs Fortenberry Lynch Bass Evans Lofgren Sessions Thompson (CA) Watson Coleman Bilirakis Foster MacArthur Beatty Faso Long Sewell (AL) Thompson (MS) Weber (TX) Bishop (MI) Foxx Maloney, Bera Ferguson Loudermilk Sherman Thompson (PA) Webster (FL) Bishop (UT) Frankel (FL) Carolyn B. Bergman Fitzpatrick Love Shimkus Thornberry Welch Blackburn Frelinghuysen Maloney, Sean Shuster Tipton Beyer Fleischmann Lowenthal Wenstrup Blum Fudge Marino Sinema Titus Biggs Flores Lucas Westerman Blumenauer Gabbard Marshall Bilirakis Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sires Tonko Blunt Rochester Gaetz Mast Williams Bishop (MI) Foster Lynch Smith (MO) Torres Bonamici Gallagher Matsui Wilson (FL) Bishop (UT) Foxx MacArthur Smith (NE) Turner Bost Gallego McCarthy Wilson (SC) Blackburn Frankel (FL) Maloney, Smith (NJ) Upton Boyle, Brendan Garamendi McCaul Wittman Blum Frelinghuysen Carolyn B. Smith (TX) Valadao F. Garrett McClintock Womack Blumenauer Fudge Maloney, Sean Smith (WA) Vargas Brady (TX) Gianforte McCollum Woodall Blunt Rochester Gabbard Marino Smucker Veasey Brat Gibbs McEachin Bonamici Gaetz Marshall Soto Vela Yoder Brooks (AL) Gohmert McGovern Bost Gallagher Mast Stefanik Vela´ zquez Yoho Brooks (IN) Gomez McHenry Boyle, Brendan Gallego Matsui Stewart Wagner Young (AK) Brown (MD) Gonzalez (TX) McKinley F. Garamendi McCarthy Stivers Walberg Young (IA) Brownley (CA) Goodlatte McMorris Brady (TX) Garrett McCaul Suozzi Walden Zeldin Buchanan Gosar Rodgers Brat Gianforte McClintock NOT VOTING—60 Buck Gottheimer McNerney Brooks (AL) Gibbs McCollum Bucshon Granger McSally Brooks (IN) Gohmert McEachin Aderholt Kelly (IL) Rice (NY) Budd Graves (GA) Meadows Brown (MD) Gomez McGovern Barton Kelly (PA) Richmond Burgess Graves (LA) Meng Brownley (CA) Gonzalez (TX) McHenry Bishop (GA) Kinzinger Roby Bustos Graves (MO) Messer Buchanan Goodlatte McKinley Black Lamb Roe (TN) Byrne Green, Al Mitchell Buck Gosar McMorris Brady (PA) Lawrence Rohrabacher Calvert Green, Gene Moolenaar Bucshon Gottheimer Rodgers Ca´ rdenas Lipinski Rooney, Thomas Capuano Griffith Mooney (WV) Budd Granger McNerney Cleaver Loebsack J. Carbajal Grothman Moulton Burgess Graves (GA) McSally Davis, Danny Lowey Rush Carson (IN) Guthrie Mullin DeSantis Luetkemeyer Bustos Graves (LA) Meadows Ryan (OH) Carter (GA) Handel Murphy (FL) Doyle, Michael Lujan Grisham, Butterfield Graves (MO) Meng Scott (VA) Carter (TX) Harper Nadler F. M. Byrne Green, Al Messer Shea-Porter Cartwright Harris Napolitano Duffy Marchant Calvert Green, Gene Mitchell Simpson Castor (FL) Hartzler Newhouse Capuano Griffith Moolenaar Ellison Massie Castro (TX) Hastings Noem Gowdy Meeks Speier Carbajal Grothman Mooney (WV) Trott Chabot Heck Nolan Carson (IN) Guthrie Moulton Grijalva Moore Cheney Hensarling Norcross ´ Tsongas Carter (GA) Handel Mullin Gutierrez Neal Chu, Judy Herrera Beutler Norman Visclosky Carter (TX) Harper Murphy (FL) Hanabusa O’Rourke Clark (MA) Hice, Jody B. Nunes Holding Palmer Walz Cartwright Harris Nadler Clarke (NY) Higgins (LA) O’Halleran Huizenga Pingree Wasserman Castor (FL) Hartzler Napolitano Clay Higgins (NY) Olson Jackson Lee Poe (TX) Schultz Castro (TX) Hastings Newhouse Cloud Hill Palazzo Johnson, Sam Reed Chabot Heck Noem Yarmuth Clyburn Himes Pallone Kaptur Renacci Cheney Hensarling Nolan Coffman Hollingsworth Palmer Chu, Judy Herrera Beutler Norcross Cohen Hoyer Panetta Cicilline Hice, Jody B. Norman b 1856 Cole Hudson Pascrell Clark (MA) Higgins (LA) Nunes Mr. PERLMUTTER changed his vote Collins (GA) Huffman Paulsen Clarke (NY) Higgins (NY) O’Halleran from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Collins (NY) Hultgren Payne Clay Hill Olson Comer Hunter Pearce Cloud Himes Palazzo So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Comstock Hurd Pelosi Clyburn Hollingsworth Pallone tive) the rules were suspended and the Conaway Issa Perlmutter Coffman Hoyer Panetta bill was passed. Connolly Jayapal Perry Cohen Hudson Pascrell Cook Jeffries Peters Cole Huffman Paulsen The result of the vote was announced Cooper Jenkins (WV) Peterson Collins (GA) Hultgren Payne as above recorded. Correa Johnson (GA) Pittenger Collins (NY) Hunter Pearce A motion to reconsider was laid on Costa Johnson (LA) Pocan Comer Hurd Pelosi the table. Costello (PA) Johnson (OH) Poliquin Comstock Issa Perlmutter Courtney Johnson, E. B. Polis Conaway Jayapal Perry f Cramer Jones Posey Connolly Jeffries Peters Crawford Jordan Price (NC) Cook Jenkins (KS) Peterson SPC. STERLING WILLIAM WYATT Crist Joyce (OH) Quigley Cooper Jenkins (WV) Pittenger Crowley Katko Raskin Correa Johnson (GA) Pocan POST OFFICE BUILDING Cuellar Keating Ratcliffe Costa Johnson (LA) Poliquin The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Culberson Kelly (MS) Reichert Costello (PA) Johnson (OH) Polis Cummings Kennedy Rice (SC) Courtney Johnson, E. B. Posey finished business is the vote on the mo- Curbelo (FL) Khanna Rogers (AL) Cramer Jones Price (NC) tion to suspend the rules and pass the Curtis Kihuen Rogers (KY) Crawford Jordan Quigley bill (H.R. 4960) to designate the facility Davidson Kildee Rokita Crist Joyce (OH) Raskin of the United States Postal Service lo- Davis (CA) Kilmer Rooney, Francis Crowley Katko Ratcliffe Davis, Rodney Kind Ros-Lehtinen Cuellar Keating Reichert cated at 511 East Walnut Street in Co- DeFazio King (IA) Rosen Culberson Kelly (MS) Rice (SC) lumbia, Missouri, as the ‘‘Spc. Sterling DeGette King (NY) Roskam Cummings Kennedy Rogers (AL) William Wyatt Post Office Building’’, Delaney Knight Ross Curbelo (FL) Khanna Rogers (KY) DeLauro Krishnamoorthi Rothfus Curtis Kihuen Rokita on which the yeas and nays were or- DelBene Kuster (NH) Rouzer Davidson Kildee Rooney, Francis dered. Demings Kustoff (TN) Roybal-Allard Davis (CA) Kilmer Ros-Lehtinen The Clerk read the title of the bill. Denham Labrador Royce (CA) Davis, Rodney Kind Rosen The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DeSaulnier LaHood Ruiz DeFazio King (IA) Roskam DesJarlais LaMalfa Ruppersberger DeGette King (NY) Ross question is on the motion offered by Deutch Lamborn Russell Delaney Knight Rothfus the gentleman from North Carolina Diaz-Balart Lance Rutherford DeLauro Krishnamoorthi Rouzer (Mr. WALKER) that the House suspend Dingell Langevin Sa´ nchez DelBene Kuster (NH) Roybal-Allard Doggett Larsen (WA) Sanford Demings Kustoff (TN) Royce (CA) the rules and pass the bill. Donovan Larson (CT) Sarbanes Denham Labrador Ruiz This is a 5-minute vote. Duffy Latta Scalise DeSaulnier LaHood Ruppersberger The vote was taken by electronic de- Duncan (SC) Lawson (FL) Schakowsky DesJarlais LaMalfa Russell vice, and there were—yeas 368, nays 0, Duncan (TN) Lee Schiff Deutch Lamborn Rutherford Dunn Lesko Schneider Diaz-Balart Lance Sa´ nchez not voting 60, as follows: Emmer Levin Schrader Dingell Langevin Sanford [Roll No. 330] Engel Lewis (GA) Schweikert Doggett Larsen (WA) Sarbanes Eshoo Lewis (MN) Scott, Austin Donovan Larson (CT) Scalise YEAS—368 Espaillat Lieu, Ted Scott, David Duncan (SC) Latta Schakowsky Abraham Amodei Barletta Estes (KS) LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Duncan (TN) Lawson (FL) Schiff Adams Arrington Barr Esty (CT) Lofgren Serrano Dunn Lee Schneider Aguilar Babin Barraga´ n Evans Long Sessions Emmer Lesko Schrader Allen Bacon Bass Faso Loudermilk Sewell (AL) Engel Levin Schweikert Amash Banks (IN) Beatty Ferguson Love Sherman

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:07 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.034 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H6244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 16, 2018 Shimkus Thompson (MS) Wasserman The CHLI Stephen Vermillion award to connect more educators with indus- Shuster Thompson (PA) Schultz Sinema Thornberry Waters, Maxine is much-deserved, and South Florida try stakeholders and close the skills Sires Tipton Watson Coleman has been well-served by having Maytee gap. Smith (MO) Titus Weber (TX) at the helm of our office. CTE is an important part of youth Smith (NE) Tonko Webster (FL) Felicidades, Doctora Sanz. skills development, not only in the Smith (NJ) Torres Welch Smith (TX) Turner Wenstrup f United States, but in nations around Smith (WA) Upton Westerman ALARMING SURGE OF HATE the world. Smucker Valadao Williams GROUP AFFILIATION Soto Vargas Wilson (FL) f Stefanik Veasey Wilson (SC) (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and Stewart Vela Wittman Stivers Vela´ zquez Womack was given permission to address the INDICTMENT OF 12 RUSSIAN MILI- Suozzi Wagner Woodall House for 1 minute.) TARY INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS Swalwell (CA) Walberg Yoder Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speak- Takano Walden Yoho er, there has been an alarming surge of (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given Taylor Walker Young (AK) permission to address the House for 1 Tenney Walorski Young (IA) hate group affiliation over the past Thompson (CA) Walters, Mimi Zeldin year. Even more alarming is the re- minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) NOT VOTING—60 ality that people who belong to these groups have been able to obtain secu- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, on Fri- Aderholt Jenkins (KS) Poe (TX) day, Special Counsel Robert Mueller Barton Johnson, Sam Reed rity clearances. The intersection of Bishop (GA) Kaptur Renacci hate groups and access to our country’s handed down the most significant Black Kelly (IL) Rice (NY) secrets is something that I did not ex- hacking indictment targeting a foreign Brady (PA) Kelly (PA) Richmond pect to exist, and I am determined to power in history. Director Mueller al- Butterfield Kinzinger Roby leges that 12 Russian military officers Ca´ rdenas Lamb Roe (TN) make sure that this does not continue. Cicilline Lawrence Rohrabacher Federal agencies should be required were responsible for breaking into po- Cleaver Lipinski Rooney, Thomas to report on how many clearance hold- litical organizations, stealing sensitive Davis, Danny Loebsack J. ers and applicants are associated with documents, and disseminating them to DeSantis Lowey Rush Doyle, Michael Luetkemeyer Ryan (OH) hate groups, and what is the status of undermine faith in American democ- F. Lujan Grisham, Scott (VA) their approval. The American people racy. Friday’s indictment will further Ellison M. Shea-Porter deserve to know if our government has shape the norms of responsible state Gowdy Marchant Simpson behavior in cyberspace, and dem- Grijalva Massie Speier decided that those who espouse a hate- Gutie´rrez Meeks Trott ful ideology have access to our Na- onstrates our commitment to holding Hanabusa Moore Tsongas tion’s secrets. malicious actors accountable. Holding Neal Visclosky I have introduced legislation to pro- Yet, today, Mr. Speaker, not 3 days Huizenga O’Rourke Walz Jackson Lee Pingree Yarmuth vide answers and to hopefully prohibit later, President Trump said he didn’t those associated with hate groups and see any reason to think that Russia b 1904 who possess hateful ideology from hav- carried out the election meddling. So (two-thirds being in the affirma- ing access to our most sensitive infor- Well, the President set it up as tive) the rules were suspended and the mation. whether you believe U.S. intelligence bill was passed. I urge my colleagues to consider this and law enforcement agencies or Rus- The result of the vote was announced legislation, and to, hopefully, see it on sia. However, this isn’t a matter of be- as above recorded. the House floor. lief, this is matter of fact; and the facts A motion to reconsider was laid on f say the Russian government hacked us. I hope that the President will finally the table. WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY acknowledge this, and I pray that my f (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania Republican colleagues will hold him HONORING MAYTEE SANZ asked and was given permission to ad- accountable if he doesn’t. And I thank dress the House for 1 minute and to re- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Director Mueller for his ongoing work. vise and extend his remarks.) given permission to address the House Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. f for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. Speaker, Sunday was World Youth her remarks.) Skills Day. The United Nations Gen- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I NATIONAL JUVENILE ARTHRITIS eral Assembly started this initiative to AWARENESS MONTH rise tonight to recognize my dear raise awareness about the importance friend and chief of staff, Maytee Sanz. of investing in youth skills develop- (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given This week, the Congressional His- ment. permission to address the House for 1 panic Leadership Institute, CHLI, will Young people are almost three times minute and to revise and extend his re- honor Maytee with the Stephen more likely to be unemployed than marks.) Vermillion Congressional Staff Appre- adults. Young people around the world Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, almost ciation Award. are exposed to lower-quality jobs, 820,000 Minnesotans live with arthritis Oftentimes—most of the time—Mem- greater labor market inequalities, and every day. When you think about ar- bers of Congress receive the praise for a longer school-to-work transition pe- thritis, you likely think of it affecting the excellent work of their staff. That riod. only folks in their older years. But has certainly been the case with That is why I am pleased the House many of those Minnesotans coping Maytee. Leading my staff, Maytee has unanimously approved my Strength- with arthritis are actually children. been instrumental in the effective ening Career and Technical Education Nationwide, 300,000 children suffer functioning of my office and keeping for the 21st Century Act last year, and from juvenile arthritis, which makes it our policy priorities on track and con- it has seen action in the Senate as harder to do all the things that are es- nected to the community. well. sential to being a kid: Running, play- Maytee started working with me Too often, we have seen students ing, enjoying the outdoors, and a since my early days in the Florida Leg- pushed down the college-for-all path- chance to be themselves. Families with islature, a long time ago, and rose from way that just doesn’t work for some children coping with this condition her role as my district aide to become students. CTE has established itself as face very unique challenges. my congressional chief of staff. Along a path that many students choose in We have made a lot of progress, Mr. the way, she earned both her master’s pursuit of industry certification and Speaker, in the fight against juvenile and bachelor’s degrees from NSU, Nova hands-on skills they can use right out arthritis, but there is still a lot of Southeastern University, in addition to of high school, in skill-based education work to be done. July is National Juve- finding time to mentor many young programs, or in college. nile Arthritis Awareness Month, an op- men and women who have come By modernizing the Federal invest- portunity to recognize, to refocus, and through our office. ment in CTE programs, we will be able redouble our efforts to find a cure.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:25 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY7.040 H16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6245 b 1915 HONORING THE LIFE OF DERRICK Americans must ask this obvious RUSSIANS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS ‘‘BO’’ TAYLOR question, and it is: Why does President (Mr. KIHUEN asked and was given Trump refuse to criticize Vladimir (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given Putin about anything? permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- It must be because Putin knows minute and to revise and extend his re- something about President Trump that marks.) marks.) Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, today I President Trump doesn’t want the rest Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, now that of us to know. If that is true, then the Manchurian President has come rise to remember the life of Derrick ‘‘Bo’’ Taylor, who attended the Route President Trump has put his own well- back from meeting with his holders in being and interests above those of the Helsinki, we need to look at what is 91 festival in Las Vegas on October 1. Bo was devoted to his two sons, Greg- Nation. going on here. ory and Kyle, and his girlfriend, Denise And that, Mr. Speaker, is the essence We were scolded today in another Cohen. of betrayal. His actions have betrayed country by the President of the United Bo worked for the California Depart- the confidence and the trust of the States telling us how: Well, Russia has ment of Corrections and Rehabilitation American people and could be called made mistakes. Well, we have made for 29 years, where he rose to the rank treasonous. mistakes, too. of lieutenant. Sadly, Trump’s supporters must look When has a President ever done that? Bo and Denise dated for several years at themselves and think whether or And all my colleagues do is sit over and attended the Route 91 festival to- not they were sold out by the dog whis- there and don’t say a word. gether, where, tragically, they both tle ‘‘Make America Great Again.’’ They Let this have been some other Presi- died. must now realize that the President dent, it would be holy water in here. Bo is remembered by his friends and has subjected himself to domination by He attacks women all the time— family as being very well liked and re- the leader of the international white NANCY PELOSI, MAXINE WATERS, ELIZA- spected, and a leader. He was dedicated nationalist movement, Vladimir Putin. BETH WARREN, Megyn Kelly, Hillary to everyone in his life and was known The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Clinton, you name it. But then stands as a true friend. bers are reminded to refrain from en- there next to the person that had ev- I would like to extend my condo- gaging in personalities toward the erything to do with our elections being lences to Bo Taylor’s family and President. rigged or held up, and he stands there friends. Please know that the city of f and says: Well, he said he didn’t do it. Las Vegas, the State of Nevada, and YUCCA MOUNTAIN What is going on here? Is there any the whole country grieve with you. backbone? (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given f The President of the United States permission to address the House for 1 doesn’t have a backbone. What did I see IN RECOGNITION OF LYNDA minute and to revise and extend his re- today? DuRANT marks.) It used to be being called a com- (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, the munist was the worst thing you could was given permission to address the USA has approximately 121 sites call someone. Now they are our House for 1 minute and to revise and around the country that are storing friends? extend his remarks.) nuclear waste in approximately 39 Wake up. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- States. They are in temporary facili- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. er, I rise today to recognize a con- ties, temporary storage that could be BANKS of Indiana). Members are re- stituent in my district, Mrs. Lynda subject to all sorts of problems, wheth- minded to refrain from engaging in DuRant, who saved her husband’s life er it be terrorist attack or other issues personalities toward the President. by bravely and correctly administering with nature. f CPR in an emergency situation. I had the chance recently to visit Yucca Mountain, the facility in Nevada TAX REFORM An educator in the Effingham County public school system, Mrs. DuRant that would be the repository for nu- (Mr. NORMAN asked and was given used her CPR training to save her hus- clear waste, if it could be approved and permission to address the House for 1 band John’s life when he suffered a sig- put in place. minute and to revise and extend his re- nificant cardiac event. The doctors said I was impressed with what I saw for marks.) later that her immediate and proper many key issues. Seismic activity is Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise use of CPR was crucial to his survival. very low in the area, if any. We have an today in recognition of the great news CPR has only a 10.6 percent success issue where it could be a very hardened that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act con- rate, because it is often performed in- site for attack. It would be very dif- tinues to deliver for the people and correctly. ficult to attack it. And the issues with small businesses of the Fifth District With early June being National CPR groundwater are nil, since groundwater of South Carolina. and AED Awareness Week, I encourage is so deep in the Nevada desert, well It has been almost 7 months since tax everyone to become certified in admin- below the areas proposed. reform, and our economy is booming. istering CPR. We need to do something about this People have a renewed hope and sense Like Mrs. DuRant, you never know situation with nuclear waste being of security in their futures again. when you will be called upon in an stored temporarily the way it is or Firsthand, I see small businesses in emergency to save a life. with moving forward with a project my district expanding and creating Thank you, Mrs. DuRant, for your like Yucca Mountain, which is the only more jobs. New hires are at the highest brave action and for reminding us of one approved in the United States cur- level in 17 years. Small-business opti- the importance of this critical skill. rently under the law. mism is the highest in decades. Con- f Mr. Speaker, further delay means sumer confidence is at its highest in 2 further peril for the way this stuff is decades. ESSENCE OF BETRAYAL being stored currently. We need to I have directly heard from families (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and move forward on this. who are seeing more hard-earned dol- was given permission to address the f lars remaining in their pockets. Be- House for 1 minute and to revise and cause of our pro-growth policies, our extend his remarks.) TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING economy, our families, and our busi- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given nesses in my district and across the er, today President Trump went to a permission to address the House for 1 Nation will have strong futures. foreign country and criticized his own minute.) Thanks to tax reform, South Caro- country, the United States of America, Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to linians and Americans are better off while bowing and scraping to a foreign condemn President Trump’s unpatri- now. dictator, Putin. otic performance and feckless

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Putin seeks every chance that we will have a discussion in our to undermine democratic institutions. country and in this historic Chamber We are going to talk about that to- He illegally invaded Ukraine and on trade policy. I am delighted that night, and I would like to start by gunned down and poisoned freedom two of my good colleagues have joined talking about that with my friend from fighters like Boris Nemtsov. me to carry on this discussion. Ohio. What is interesting is that this Our European allies are not our foes, A key tenet of international eco- strategy of getting at a more open Mr. President. They are our trusted nomic policy for the Trump adminis- China, ending a more mercantilistic friends. tration has been to improve U.S. bilat- trading policy with China has taken a How can President Trump ignore the eral and multilateral trade arrange- couple courses of action: one, the piercing sacrifice of bloodshed for lib- ments with an eye toward enforcing President has imposed section 301 erty by thousands, hundreds of thou- reciprocity with our trading partners under the Trade Act of 1974, going after sands of our countrymen and millions as it relates to tariff levels and the China’s intellectual property theft in of our allies? elimination of nontariff barriers. The the U.S., their ability to compel U.S. As one of America’s rich sons, he goal: to simply achieve more market companies or companies from the Eu- chose to dodge the draft when his num- access for American goods and services. ropean Union to give up their intellec- ber came up, and I haven’t been able to Mr. Trump recognized this, cam- tual property in order to do business in find any veteran from his family. paigned on free and fair trade, and rou- China, clearly a violation. And so the So I remind my colleagues of Patrick tinely emphasizes the importance of President has proposed a 301 investiga- Henry’s admonition: Give me liberty or reciprocity between trading partners. tion and tariffs related to that. give me death. He has stated that he prefers bilateral He has also imposed tariffs under the With our Constitution as our anchor, arrangements over multilateral ar- 1962 act for national security purposes this legislative branch, Article I, must rangements by indicating that he did across the board on steel and alu- rise to meet its constitutional obliga- not want to pursue the Transpacific minum—all countries, all products. tions to preserve liberty at all costs, Partnership or the Transatlantic Trade And that is very challenging, Mr. placing country over party. and Investment Partnership, one with Speaker, because, if the real issue is The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Asia partners and one with the EU. getting at China, the world’s largest bers are reminded to refrain from en- While it is true that bilateral trea- subsidizer and dumper of steel and alu- gaging in personalities toward the ties are easier to negotiate and ac- minum, this may not be the most suc- President. quire, select multilateral arrange- cessful strategy to accomplish. That could, in fact, be a distraction from our f ments can achieve broad geopolitical and geo-economic strategic objectives. ultimate objective in opening China. IN RECOGNITION OF DAN CARSON In the case of TPP, it could, poten- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given tially, significantly leverage the eco- from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON), my friend, permission to address the House for 1 nomic clout of China in Southeast Asia so that we can have his perspective on minute and to revise and extend her re- and obviously link longstanding free tariffs and trade and how we can im- marks.) trade partners across the transatlantic prove and be more successful in getting Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise region with the TTIP. the outcomes that we want. today to recognize Dan Carson from President Trump has also initiated Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, prior Norwich, New York, who started an the effort to improve the North Amer- to coming to Congress 2 years ago, I adaptive baseball program for individ- ican Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, spent 15 years building manufacturing uals with physical and intellectual among the United States, Mexico, and companies. I have been personally on challenges. Canada. He has called this agreement the receiving end of bad trade policy Seven years ago, Dan Carson started one of the worst ever, but has offered and bad trade practices. So, in 2016, the Baseball Buddies game at the Nor- concrete ways to improve it and mod- when President—then candidate, now wich Little League field behind the ernize it for current conditions in Mex- President—Trump talked about mak- middle school, and now it has grown ico, Canada, and the United States. No ing America great again by dealing into a huge community event. doubt, these are, in fact, significantly with bad trade deals and bad trade The program recently hosted its an- different than back in 1992 when the practices, frankly, he energized me and nual game, where about 25 past or NAFTA agreement was arranged. many other people in my industry, in present players from the Norwich Pur- This work continues in earnest, and I the manufacturing sector, and, indeed, ple Tornados were paired with special am pleased that the administration has all across the country because America needs students. For these kids, the made significant strides in improving has lived with bad consequences of bad game is about more than baseball. The NAFTA between Canada and Mexico trade deals. players and buddies form lifelong over the past year, something that I In fact, America has built its history friendships and learn valuable lessons think is very important in my home on trade. Truly, economic liberty is as from each other. State of Arkansas, where Mexico and much a part of America’s history as re- Most students with special needs do Canada are absolutely the largest trad- ligious liberty and other forms of lib- not have the opportunity to participate ing partners that our companies and erty. We were the world’s largest trad- in team sports in high school, but this farmers have in my home State. ing country. We are a great trading game is an exception. President Trump’s objectives of power in every way you can measure it. Mr. Speaker, please join me in thank- changing the mercantilistic trade poli- We do have trade deficits with some ing Dan for all his work that he has cies of China have proven more chal- countries, but we have to pay attention done to create a place where, regard- lenging. Tonight, we will talk about to the right metrics. less of ability, children can participate the President’s strategy, because we So when we talk about bad trade in the great American pastime. I know want the United States to have an op- practices and bad trade policies, we I speak for everyone when I say, ‘‘Play portunity in China. We want a more talk about, to use an analogy, watch- ball.’’ open China trading process. We want ing basketball. Think how the sport f more goods and services made in Amer- would change if there were no fouls ica sold in China. called and no one could shoot free TRADE POLICY But over the last 3 decades, China throws. These are the kinds of things The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under has developed into one of the world’s that happened with the WTO. Eventu- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- largest and fastest growing economies, ally, after, sometimes, years of filing a

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The trouble is country by restoring trade to its right in working with us to roll back regula- there is no consequence for this bad and proper place as a vibrant part of tion, have reasonable regulation in conduct. our economy. Exports drive our econ- place, and also once-in-a-lifetime tax So what I had hoped we would be omy, but imports can benefit our econ- reform that he was able to get passed, doing is we would be using our great omy. Trade is exactly that. along with this Congress, two accom- relationships around the world to unite Trade is something of value for both plishments that have jump-started our our allies, our best trading partners, parties. Both profit when trade is stagnant economy, and we are seeing frankly, people who are also the vic- there. A zero-sum understanding is not the results. tims of these bad trade practices and the right way to look at trade. We ben- However, I think we do ourselves a bad trade policies, to take action efit and so do others; and it is okay real disservice to the work that we against those bad practices so that we that they benefit, because then they have already done on this economy by can define what is a foul and what is are able to buy more from us in trade. engaging in a trade war. I think we go the effective free throw. What are the The practices that are in place today backwards in terms of the economic consequences? give us a chance to assess the progress, progress that we are making to get in I believe that the President’s goals and I think it is vital that we do that. a long-term trade war. are being poorly served by some of his It is vital that we keep this economy Mr. DAVIDSON referenced it a little, advisers and I hope that the President doing the great things that it has but it is frustrating and disappointing will change course, because what we under President Trump’s leadership, to see several staff members with the are doing has resulted in failure in under congressional leadership. President who are unelected and every type of war studied, from Sun We were told that the new normal unconfirmed who are trade protection- Tzu through World War II, through was a 1.5 percent growth rate, that we ists. They have the ear of the President more modern wars. couldn’t grow at the high rate. With when it comes to implementing trade When you multiply your enemies, regulatory relief and tax reform, our policy, and that is, again, frustrating. you are not winning, and we are doing economy is growing higher than 3 per- These protectionists are failing to take that with the practices that some of cent, and we certainly don’t want to do the time and recognize the long-term the administration is implementing, anything that would derail that mo- costs of the recent tariff actions and things that implement uniform tariffs, mentum. our current position as it comes to re- things that distort the very definition I am encouraged by Mr. HILL’s dia- negotiating NAFTA and other trade of a national security issue to call Ger- logue tonight, and I thank the gen- agreements on our economy. man luxury autos a national security tleman for the opportunity to speak. I I have said this many times before issue. know we have other colleagues who when I think back to the election. Our We have tools in the kit bag that would like to as well. could be very effective, tools like sanc- Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my President wasn’t elected by people on tions. When we engage in warfare, friend from Ohio. He is a valued mem- the East Coast or the West Coast. It when we engage with enemies of our ber of the House Financial Services was people in the Midwest, people from country that are strategic enemies, we Committee, and his decades of work in rural America, people from the South have sanctions in place against Russia, private business and in manufacturing who helped elect him. And, unfortu- sanctions in place against Iran, and is ideal for this discussion. He knows nately, these are the folks who are left sanctions in place against North Korea. about intermediate goods manufac- the worst off by these trade policies The beauty of sanctions is they can turing and how a lot of those parts are that are being put in place currently be targeted not just as a country or a made domestically, but some parts, by the administration. sector; they can be targeted to compa- critical parts, might be made abroad. As we move forward in this Congress, nies and even individuals. We can use Nonetheless, they allow us to create a we need to carefully examine how these things to restrict the flow, and competitive manufactured good here in much authority the legislative branch we can define what is illicit finance. the United States, employ Americans, has ceded over time to the executive We can use these tools that the world and then potentially sell that domesti- branch. I credit my colleague, WARREN uses already against bad actors and, cally or export it to, yet again, another DAVIDSON, for introducing a piece of frankly, some of the worst actors in country. I appreciate his manufac- legislation that I am a cosponsor of the world to unite our allies and to de- turing expertise. that would help take back a little of fine a better way for trade going for- We are also joined tonight by my that authority under our Constitution, ward. friend from Illinois, a distinguished to have more input from Congress on So we shouldn’t confuse this with a member of the House Ways and Means that. We need to talk more about that, critique of the objective. The objective Committee, DARIN LAHOOD, who comes managing our trade policies to deter- is, indeed, noble and necessary. Past from America’s heartland of agri- mine how best to restore our constitu- trade practices, past Presidential poli- culture and can speak to the issue of tional authority. Our other colleague, cies have left America on the short how do we achieve this outcome that Congressman GALLAGHER of Wisconsin, end. True, as Milton Friedman said: we want: more open markets, fairer has also introduced a piece of legisla- If countries want to subsidize the cost of a and reciprocal trade, but how do we do tion that also does the same thing. good, let them. They are just lowering the that in a way that minimizes the im- We have no choice or alternative cost for our consumers. pact on American consumers and our with the current world that we live in. But we can’t simply be a nation of agricultural producers. We live in a globalized world with sup- consumers. We need people to put cap- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman ply chains set and marketplaces and ital at risk in America to thrive, and from Illinois (Mr. LAHOOD), my friend. customers continuing to grow, but we for our great industries, whether it is Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I want to need to be engaged. Given that 95 per- agriculture or manufacturing or tech- thank my colleague, FRENCH HILL, for cent of the world’s customers live out- nology, for the intellectual property to organizing tonight’s Special Order on side of the United States, we tend to flourish here. We have the best mar- trade. I want to associate my thoughts forget that we represent about 4.5 per- kets for goods, services, intellectual tonight with the comments made by cent of the world’s population. property, capital, and we need to make Congressman DAVIDSON and also with There is no doubt that we produce sure that we defend that. Congressman FRENCH HILL. the best goods; we produce the best I applaud President Trump for being Mr. Speaker, I would just start off products; we have the best workers. passionate about putting America first and say that it is imperative that we, But you have got to have markets. You

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It was referenced that we have in common would give us in my district. When I think about Illi- earlier that TPP which, of course, is more leverage. nois, for example, global trade supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership, is going Let me just outline four key objec- over 1,700,000 jobs in Illinois. Ensuring on without us. tives I think of U.S. trade policy with that our manufacturers and farmers I look back at this administration. China that I believe would be shared by have access to markets around the There was a lot of talk when they came those two other groups that I men- world to sell their goods is vital to in about bilateral trade agreements. tioned, the European Union and Japan. their ability to remain competitive and We are 19 months into this administra- Ensure China fully complies with its our economic success. tion, and we don’t have one—not one— obligations as a member of the WTO, The district that I represent, Illinois’ bilateral trade agreement. There was a including the beneficial agreements on 18th Congressional District, spans cen- lot of talk about putting those in government procurement, information tral and west central Illinois. We are place. technology, environmental goods proud to be home to some of the Part of the reason we have not had agreement, and a trade and services world’s most respected manufacturers, that is they have run from us because agreement. These are things, Mr. including companies like John Deere, of our position and what we have asked Speaker, that we have worked on bilat- Caterpillar, and CNH. for in those bilateral trade agreements. erally and multilaterally since China We are also home to some of the The loss of marketplace due to tariffs entered the WTO in 2001, an admission world’s most fertile farmland. We have will be extremely hard to regain and I think now that many people question, the eighth largest district in the coun- may not be possible to regain at all. was China really ready to join the try in terms of corn and soybean pro- The administration’s go at it alone World Trade Organization in 2001? duction in the country. About 40 per- approach is clearly not as effective as That is number one. cent of the corn and soybeans grown in with working with our allies to nego- Number two, that we fully protect my district go somewhere else around tiate a solution to global oversupply U.S. intellectual property rights and the world. They get put on barges on and technology theft perpetrated by establish ways and means to cease gov- the Illinois and Mississippi River, go countries like China, and there is no ernment-directed cyber theft of U.S. down that river through New Orleans, doubt they have done that. The forced trade secrets and intellectual property through the Gulf, through the new technology transfers and the stealing both for commercial and national secu- Panama Canal, and go anywhere of our technology should be addressed. rity reasons. around the world. But there are better ways to do that in I am reminded that Ambassador Win- But when you put up tariffs and bar- a strategic and a precise way, ston Lord, the U.S. Ambassador to Bei- riers, you restrict those farmers from partnering with our allies to do that, jing in 1989, when he was briefing Presi- getting their goods all across the but we can’t do that going at it alone, dent Bush 41 in preparation of his first world. Unfortunately, these days, man- and we can’t do it premised on national foreign trip. President Bush’s first for- ufacturing and agriculture commu- security. eign trip in February of 1989 was to nities like mine across the country Lastly, let me just say that we have China where he had served as our rep- face uncertainty and dark days ahead. heard a lot about surpluses. We have resentative back in the 1970s. Ambas- That is because of our current trade heard a lot about trade deficits. It sador Lord wrote that memo to the policy. While I applaud the President’s in- seems like the administration is fix- President and said: You have got to talk about religious tent to go after bad actors in the global ated on trade deficits. I will tell you, in agriculture we have freedom, human rights. You have got marketplace, his approach and the re- a trade surplus with every country in to talk about Taiwan. You have got to sulting retaliation has put our Amer- the world. Think about the collateral talk about Tibet. And you have got to ican workers and products in jeopardy, damage that is going to be done to talk about theft of intellectual prop- with no end in sight. The administra- those farmers and those ag products by erty. tion’s reckless and frequent use of tar- engaging in a trade war. We do need to This was in February, 1989, Mr. iffs, some premised on national secu- address the trade deficit, but it is a Speaker, and we are still debating that rity, which I think is a fallacy, threat- complicated, nuanced issue that we issue today, unresolved. I would say en to spark an all-out trade war in this ought to address. that the European Union shares that country and around the world. We have already seen retaliation on There are lots of things we can do to view. Now, here is the amusing point. Am- American-made products from some of change that instead of the path we are bassador Lord and the State Depart- our closest allies like Canada, Mexico, heading down right now. At the end of the day, our farmers ment team, when they sent that memo and the EU. In addition, China, which want trade, not aid. In a free market to President Bush 41, said that it was consumes a third of the world’s soy- system, it shouldn’t be based on sub- in its eighth printing, and they were beans, has also followed suit. In Illinois, total State exports sidies or aid. So we need to, again, con- sorry that the author wasn’t getting threatened by new tariffs have reached tinue to work with this administration any royalties for it. Meaning, we have over $3.8 million. Instead of tariffs, on our proper oversight, taking back been talking about this since we estab- which are simply taxes passed on to some of our constitutional authority to lished diplomatic relations with China consumers, our approach to address un- make sure that we are getting the mes- back in 1979, and we have been fighting fair trading practices should be tar- sage across that we need to have free this intellectual property theft. geted to minimize collateral damage and open trade that is going to benefit Number three, seek changes in Chi- and should include specific and clear our farmers, our manufacturers, and na’s extensive industrial policies which end goals, which we have not seen. working people all across this country. protect domestic sectors and firms, Bottom line, we must pursue tar- Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my particularly China’s state-owned indus- geted trade enforcement policies that friend, Mr. LAHOOD from Illinois, for tries. China’s objective is for these minimize harm to American farmers, his expertise in agriculture and these state-owned enterprises to be global our rural communities, and our manu- markets. I think it is very important competitors compatible with other facturers. to have his example. trading partners, but they are not. I might react by saying the gen- They are state-owned. They are state- b 1945 tleman was talking about the power of subsidized. We know that our agriculture indus- working together. I was reflecting that Finally, fourth, promote changes to try is typically first and hardest hit by if we were working together to lever- industrial policies that provide open

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We have a uni- er, is what all of us agree on tonight, and the shelves had stock. form tariff policy that probably never and I think they would benefit the Eu- This is the idea of economic liberty. should have been implemented, that ropean Union as well. But I think my This has produced abundance wherever has got a chance for exclusions. We friends have made a good case that if it has been tried. Where the other have over 20,000 companies that want we were to partner with the E.U. and ideas, the redistribution that Mao tried exclusions right now. Commerce is with Japan, we would have a lot more every version of Marxist Communist doing them not sector by sector, but economic clout in delivering on that ideology that he could think of, and company by company; not commodity negotiating posture. they all failed. They produced scarcity, by commodity, but company by com- I would ask my friend from Ohio, poverty, and depravity. By engaging in pany. does he share that view? What are his the world, China transformed their There are only six people working on thoughts about what are alternative economy. That is something to respect. this massive task. Were there to be re- strategies maybe in the steel and alu- I think the President admires the way quired engagement, I believe there minum area? that they put China first. would have been a better plan in that Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman But the reality is in putting China collaborative approach, and perhaps a from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). first, they have engaged all the re- different course of action. Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, I sources of the country to where in 2014 I look forward to seeing other ways thank Mr. HILL. we saw that President Obama had to that you all might think that we could I want to agree with the importance take action against hackers. In fact, collaborate and make the great cause of bringing allies to the table to ad- they were indicted. But did President of making our trade agreements better dress those practices. Obama cut off all relations and trade and more productive. There are four, and there are several with China? He did not. He engaged in Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my others that we would probably agree diplomacy with China. friend from Ohio. on. In a way, I think the thing that our I think it is great that we engage It is quite clear that in Article I the President respects about China is they with Russia. Perhaps even Russia will Congress exclusively in an enumerated put China first. They have used all the see a market-oriented economy. They power has the power of regulating com- resources of their nation really since started out that way in the 1990s. But merce between foreign nations and, of 1989, since Deng Xiaoping transformed they also proved that deficits do mat- course, we know setting duties, levies, China’s economy to a more market-ori- ter. This is something that the whole and taxes as an Article I power. I think ented economy. West wrestles with, and it is another you make an important component, They are not a market-oriented econ- thing that we could unite in agreeing just like Congress partnered with the omy. That was one of the things they with. executive branch on how to rightsize committed to do as part of joining the I hope we can also get to ways we can certain overregulation in our economy World Trade Organization. They are a unite here, because, as Mr. LAHOOD from the previous administration or command-driven economy in many re- mentioned, the Global Trade Account- how Congress collaborated with the spects. They have made great progress ability Act is not an adversarial bill. It Treasury Department in designing tax since 1989 to being market oriented. doesn’t even go retroactive to the ac- reforms to make America more com- Frankly, since 2008, they have gone the tions that have occurred in the past. It petitive to have people bring business other way in some of their practices. does get Congress engaged. It gets Con- back to the U.S., not be double taxed If you look at the revolutionary idea, gress engaged because the same bene- on foreign earnings. In both of those though, the idea that lives can be fits of cooperation, the same benefits examples, as you note, we collaborated, changed by trade and capitalism, China of multiplying our allies instead of the executive branch and the legisla- under Deng Xiaoping, at the peak, they multiplying our enemies, could happen tive branch. were using communism with Com- here in Congress where we multiply the So I do think that also would munist principles, and he introduced to people working on the problem. strengthen the sequencing of our strat- them communism with Chinese prin- We want to join our President in tak- egy to get at the heart of what I think ciples, which was essentially cap- ing action against bad actors and in our key challenges are which revolve italism as long as we can stay in making our trade policy better than it around access into China. charge. has been even with the Canadians— I ask my friend, Mr. LAHOOD, does he It is a corrupt, subsidized form of they have bad trade practices that we have thoughts on this line of discus- capitalism, but at its peak, it was lift- can improve. Even with the Europeans; sion? ing 1 million Chinese people a month they have bad trade practices that we Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, I thank out of dollar-a-day poverty. can improve upon. Mr. HILL. Trade was a key part of this, inflows Great friends work through problems The gentleman laid out four different of foreign direct investment to reach and I feel like that is the reality that objectives which I think are very perti- this massive market. Today General we have with our friends. Here in Con- nent. The gentleman mentioned state- Motors sells more cars in China than gress, the President has great friends. I owned enterprises. I think about that they sell in the United States of Amer- would consider the three of us some of in China, and I think about how in ica. his great friends, not adversaries, in many ways they have cheated the sys- This is a better path than the one I the goal we are concerned, I think, tem and done things, but this is a prob- expected. When I graduated from high about the means of getting to that, and lem that has been going on for a long school in 1988, Mr. Gorbachev had not the Global Trade Accountability Act time. torn down the Berlin Wall. By the end would simply say that Congress works One of the requirements with any of 1989 when I was there, unfortunately with the President who leads the nego- trade agreement is you have to have bad things had happened in Tiananmen tiations similar to the REINS Act. enforcement. I don’t think we have had Square in China, but, thankfully, great Where Congress can come alongside proper enforcement like we need when things happened at the Berlin Wall. I and say we do it, what would that it comes to a number of these initia- was fortunate to be able to see people mean? Well, that would mean that the tives we have had over a series of 20, 25 there. I met a man who was from East President is more engaged. But it’s years. But enforcement is important. Germany in his first hours of freedom really the President’s advisors. Men That means law enforcement. It who said: Is it like this everywhere? like Peter Navarro, instead of refusing means getting the Department of Jus- We were in the Ku’damm district— to come talk to Ways and Means, tice involved holding bad actors ac- kind of like Times Square is in New would engage with our chairman, countable. But I think you have more

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I found an article that I wrote back in but we also have to find a way to have Are there things we ought to be 1996 as a private citizen about the Clin- the ideas and the intellectual property working on to change? ton administration’s China policy. initiate here. Of course. There are rules we should The paragraph on China and trade We can’t shut down all these in the change. We should engage on a number reads like this: name of national security. We cer- of these issues. We should hold a num- China, as a world power, for her part, must tainly don’t want to shut down the pro- ber of the bad actors accountable. But recognize that bilateral and multilateral duction of luxury automobiles. But we disengaging, putting up tariffs, and treaties are to be enforced. Lack of compli- might want to restrict the trade there. putting up barriers are the frustrating ance with international treaty obligations China is actually targeting our entre- parts to me because I have not seen must produce a known and delivered set of preneurs. We have some of the best what is the ultimate goal with this sanctions by the world community. China education in the world, and the world must clearly understand the consequences of comes here to become well-educated. strategy. noncompliance. What is the endgame? Over 50 percent of our graduate and How do we land this plane eventu- I would argue so strongly about the postgraduate students are not native- ally? gentleman’s point that have we—when born Americans. That is what is frustrating to me. I say ‘‘we,’’ I mean the United States, We allow, frankly, most of the world What I try to explain to my farmers in the past two decades, the European to come here to get educated. Unfortu- and my manufacturers in the district Union as an entity and others—have we nately, we don’t retain enough of that is: How does this all end? done a good job at enforcing those talent. So we send many of those peo- I have worked with the White House norms and those treaty provisions and ple out of here with those skills that on a number of issues and been a those basic tenets of being a WTO can be put to work in our marketplace. strong ally with them, but there is member aggressively and collectively But in the process, Chinese capital clearly a division in the White House. against China? I would argue we have a sometimes and, frankly, other foreign You have the protectionist wing and mixed record at best. But I think the nationals are getting into venture cap- you have the free-trader wing. gentleman makes a very good point ital. They are on our campuses. They about enforcement. are recruiting our talented people. b 2000 Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman They also are looking to buy our inno- There are many good people who from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). vative ideas for dual use, but some- have talked about the importance of Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, I think times only to advance their own tech- free trade—Secretary Perdue, Ambas- we have made great progress towards nology. sador Branstad to China, Secretary that end in uniting on trying to take a The challenge today is that China Mnuchin, Larry Kudlow—people who difference course of action. Just re- has had this mixed blend of aggressive support the free enterprise system, cently, we passed updated export con- behavior towards us. They have also support trade. Gary Cohn was in that trols and CFIUS regulation to try to seen the benefits of trade. They have group. give more tools to the kit bag. seen the benefits of the flow of goods, On the other side, you have the more Who is going to execute this? The ex- services, capital, and, in some cases, protectionist wing. Again, from them, ecutive branch. But the legislative people, and they have brought those to we have not seen how this all ends, giv- branch passed the law, the House, the bear to benefit their own economy. ing us some confidence this is going to Senate. We are working to get the final Today, nearly a third of initial public work out. That is the frustrating part, package to agree on language—not just offerings are taking place in China. again, for our constituency and my against China, but anybody who would This is a challenge. And I would say we farmers and manufacturers moving for- steal our intellectual property, any- are better off finding a way to compete ward. body who would take targeted action in the marketplace than as I thought I We have talked a lot about China and to harm our economy or put their citi- would as a soldier, which I never what they have engaged in and what zens in a position to do that harm—and thought I would go to China without they have done, whether, again, it is also try to strike the balance. body armor and a rucksack full of forced technology transfers. In a lot of Here is the thing. We can have per- ammo and night vision goggles and ways, what they do with American fect security for America’s intellectual whatnot. I would rather trade with companies that come over there or for- property by exporting zero of it, but we them. eign companies is a form of extortion: can’t do that. What we have to do is I hope we can stay on friendly terms Give us your technology, make us a find a balance that says: We want you with them. I hope we can get on friend- part of it, and then we will let you to innovate in the United States of ly terms with Russia, when it is pos- come into the country. America; we want the ideas to continue sible. As much as it depends on us, we Well, we ought to be stronger in to originate here; we want the capital should live at peace with everyone. going after them. There are mecha- to be invested here to create those But we do have to trade. We do have nisms and ways, and there are success great ideas; but we do want to have to enforce the rules. We do need law stories in doing that. But we pulled out some concern. and order. We have made many of these of TPP, and that is something the You mentioned the Clinton adminis- commitments, including commitments President ran on. tration. One of the first actions Bill in the WTO. We should insist that But what has happened since we Clinton took as President was to move China live up to their obligation and pulled out of TPP? All those other release authority for sensitive informa- become a market-oriented economy. countries have gravitated towards tion from the Department of Defense Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I am con- China, Southeast Asia. They have into the Department of Commerce. cerned about the steel and aluminum gravitated towards them without us. And what happened? tariffs across the board. I have raised So we are left out, being on our own. I Swiftly, Hughes worked with China that issue before I was joined by many don’t think that is good, long term, to be able to help send them launch ve- Members of the Congress on that issue when we need marketplaces and we hicles off of one rocket. One rocket because I felt like it came out of the need customers to engage with. went up into the air, multiple low- blue to Members of Congress engaged Being isolated is not the right ap- Earth orbit satellites went around, pre- in trade policy, whether on the House proach to take on this. We need to, cisely positioned in orbit around the Financial Services Committee or on again, engage the White House and par- Earth. The down side is that is the the House Ways and Means Committee, ticularly try to understand the path we exact same technology that can be and that it was sweeping in its nature.

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These are companies in Arkansas think you have seen anybody in the ad- minum. that use a steel rod that is not made in ministration from the military that So we either have to put tariffs on America, Mr. Speaker, and that is spun has come out to support this as a na- the secondary goods—so you can see into the steel belt that is sold to the tional security threat, because it is where this goes—and then they will put tire manufacturing industry. They are not, in my view. I think it is a faulty tariffs on the secondary goods, or we being hurt by this kind of across-the- premise to go forth on this. I think, have to find a way where we say it is a board steel and aluminum tariff. eventually, when it gets to the WTO, I national security issue for us to get If we are concerned about a good, don’t think it is going to stand up. this capability in the U.S. We want healthy aluminum industry for na- I think that, again, gets back to our that capability, but we have to go tional security purposes and a good, credibility in going about this. We have about it the other way. healthy steel industry for national se- got to be very careful when we put our I believe passionately that it is the curity purposes, then we ought to go prestige of the United States out there sanctions. As you alluded to your own after, directly, the world’s largest and rely on national security when you articles in the sixties, you have to take dumper of steel and aluminum, which can’t even find our own defense appa- sanctions action. is China and their state-owned enter- ratus and our security folks out there When you talk about how you deal prise sector with their subsidies, and who think this is a proper basis to do with transshipments, we already deal not sweep up everyone engaged in that this. with transshipments for national secu- intermediate goods manufacturing in So that concerns me, moving for- rity purposes. And it is targeted. America, not penalize our partners in ward, and I think, again, puts us in a The sanctions protocol offers a path Europe who share that concern with us, tough position, again, being more iso- forward. I hope we can engage on that. lated and not having other like-minded who could help us go after that. I hope we can pass the Global Trade allies to help us. Ambassador Lighthizer made a com- Accountability Act to provide a check, Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the ment. He said: Well, one of the key rea- and I hope that more of our colleagues gentleman from Ohio (Mr. DAVIDSON). sons for going across the board like Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, prior will engage in this sort of discussion. I that was the risk of transshipment to being here, I worked in the manufac- hope colleagues across the aisle can en- risk, in other words, violating the rules turing sector. I worked in metal stamp- gage in it, not necessarily to be an at- of origin, passing Chinese subsidized or ing. tack on our President or our policies, dumped steel through a third country One of the challenges, as Mr. HILL but as a gateway to support economic into the U.S., like Mexico, for example, highlighted, is the tariffs are only on liberty that has indeed made America or Canada, for example, just to name the commodity. Frankly, they are the land of opportunity. two possibilities. blunt force. They are all steel, all alu- b 2015 That got me thinking: Well, surely— minum. back on my friend from Illinois’ com- The reality is some grades of steel, Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate ment about enforcement—there is a some grades of aluminum are com- the time of my colleagues tonight on more elegant way to tackle what is modity. Beverage cans, for example, the floor. We have worked hard tonight really a regulatory issue, a trans- are a commodity. We make it in the to talk about how do we have a more shipment risk, rule of origin risk. Why U.S.; they make it in Canada. Every- constructive partnership between the don’t we see what others are doing? where they consume lots of beverages, executive branch and the legislative So I looked at Canada. Just in March there is a significant ability to produce branch like we do in designing eco- of this year, Mr. Speaker, the Cana- this grade of aluminum. nomic policy, tax policy, regulatory re- dians put in place a whole new regu- So the idea that we would target that form policy, like this excellent descrip- latory regime working with the Ameri- isn’t necessarily changing our market, tion that Mr. DAVIDSON gave of how we cans to block rules of origin changes or but where it is, there are things like created a modernized CFIUS approach transshipments of Chinese steel or alu- the grades of rod that your tire manu- for reviewing investments into the minum through Canada. And, likewise, facturers are or a similar rod for weld- United States. we have worked with the EU; and the ing wire. Welding wire is highly auto- We had full engagement with General OECD has their own steel committee mated. Mattis at the Pentagon, Secretary that works to, on a regular basis, block So we have got domestic welding Mnuchin at the Treasury Department, that kind of work. wire manufacturers who already Secretary Ross at the Commerce De- So I just wonder, if we had consulted weren’t the lowest cost provider. partment, and the White House, with and worked together, perhaps we could China, India, South Korea all heavily Senator CORNYN in the United States have taken a more sophisticated route subsidize their welding wire manufac- Senate, ANDY BARR, ROBERT PITTENGER at stopping steel and aluminum dump- turers. Having domestic welding wire here in the House working to create a ing that is damaging our American in- manufacturers probably is a national collaborative approach regarding how dustry. We do need a protective steel security issue. to have a great national security pol- and aluminum industry in this coun- We want the base rod to be made in icy for investment in the U.S. try, no doubt. the U.S. Some of those grades aren’t. I think we have all argued here to- We also have good friends like Can- But soon, if we don’t get exclusions to night that, with our Article I engage- ada, good allies who produce it, but our domestic welding wire manufactur- ment in the House Financial Services that is not to say that we don’t want to ers, we won’t have the manufacturer of Committee, the House Ways and Means have a vibrant industry here. welding wire either. Committee, we want to be a construc- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman Meanwhile, their cost for the steel tive partner on accomplishing the from Illinois (Mr. LAHOOD). has gone up by 25 percent or more be- President’s objective, which is fair and Mr. LAHOOD. Mr. Speaker, on the cause of the tariffs and they are losing reciprocal trade, first and foremost, national security issue and premising market share. They don’t have a year with China, and to finally break this much of this on national security, I or 2 to wait for the exclusions review. cycle we have talked about tonight of didn’t serve in the military, but na- They are losing business now. And the inadequacy, of holding them to ac- tional security is not something that size they are could kill their compa- count, making progress, enforcing should be used lightly. So when I saw nies. their rules of the road under WTO, all that being used by this administration, Some of these companies are big with a heart toward helping our con- I went to the experts and talked to peo- enough to just shift production off- sumers, having more choice, more free

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For nearly eight decades, African we are working closely with them as Mr. Speaker, we want to work suc- Americans have arduously, through well. cessfully with this administration on a generations of sacrifice and protest, We in the Congressional Black Cau- new and modern NAFTA and with a successfully fought to secure historic cus are not the only Members of Con- successful set of trading arrangements legal victories that have significantly gress opposed to this nomination, but with our friends in Europe and in Asia. bent the moral arc of the universe to- we represent those Americans who Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance wards justice. Republicans want to de- have been disproportionately depend- of my time. stroy a generation of progress for civil ent on a fair Supreme Court. African f rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, Americans have always been a minor- workers’ rights, and healthcare. ity group in our country. For that rea- HIGH STAKES ON THE HIGH Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination so- son, from slavery on to the days of dis- COURT: JUSTICE HANGING IN lidifies the Republican agenda to roll crimination in the 19th and 20th cen- THE BALANCE back major social legislative victories turies, the African American commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. that would impede our advancements nity has been particularly dependent ESTES of Kansas). Under the Speaker’s in social justice. With the nomination on the courts of the United States to announced policy of January 3, 2017, of Brett Kavanaugh, we are looking at protect them from unequal treatment the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. the most conservative Supreme Court by the majority. CLARKE) is recognized for 60 minutes as in over 75 years. Everything we hold We have had every reason to know the designee of the minority leader. dear as American ideals—our freedom, that, if we are in the hands of the par- GENERAL LEAVE our tolerance, our values and progress tisan majority, given 400 years of his- Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. in improving the human condition in tory, we have no protection. African Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that our Nation—are at risk. Americans are disproportionately de- all Members may have 5 legislative We know Brett Kavanaugh has a pendent on an objective Supreme days in which to revise and extend record of ruling against affordable Court. Now, that doesn’t mean a Su- their remarks and include any extra- healthcare and women’s rights, but preme Court of our choosing, but a Su- neous material on the subject of this what is even more troubling is how his preme Court that is open to all points Special Order. record on racial issues have flown of view and capable of seeing beyond The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there under the radar. partisanship. objection to the request of the gentle- We cannot consider a Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh is not that nomi- woman from New York? Justice without analyzing their views nee. We know so because he has per- There was no objection. on such issues as voting and workforce haps the longest record of opinions of Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. rights that will have an overwhelming names submitted to Republicans for re- Speaker, it is with great honor that I effect on the life and liberty of all peo- view. rise today to anchor this CBC Special ple of color. The D.C. circuit, which is the federal Order hour. I would like to thank our Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentle- Court of Appeals for the District of Co- Congressional Black Caucus chairman, woman from the District of Columbia, lumbia, which happens to be my dis- Representative CEDRIC RICHMOND of ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, the chair- trict, has been a circuit where Louisiana, for his leadership in this ef- woman of the judicial task force of the Kavanaugh has been very mindful of fort. Congressional Black Caucus, whom it the Supreme Court. I say that because For the next hour, we have an oppor- is now my honor and privilege to he has so often written in dissent from tunity to speak directly to the Amer- present and who has an extraordinary his own colleagues on a Republican ican people about issues of great im- record of legal acumen and has been an Court that it has been as if he were try- portance to the Congressional Black outspoken advocate for criminal jus- ing to write his way onto the Supreme Caucus and the 78 million constituents tice reform, social justice, and has been Court. we represent. Tonight’s Special Order scrutinizing judicial nominations so Remember Kavanaugh’s background. hour theme is High Stakes on the High that we can provide for the American He started his career as a political op- Court: Justice Hanging in the Balance. people an analysis of what we have to erative in the Bush administration, As one-fourth of the Democratic Cau- lose. and he has brought that extreme part- cus, we are emphatic in our opposition Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank nership, as a political operative, of Donald Trump’s USA Supreme Court my good friend from New York, and I straight into the D.C. circuit. nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. particularly thank her for her very co- We are not asking the Senate for a During the 2016 election, a then-can- gent remarks and wish to associate nominee of the kind we would have didate Trump, in his sole attempt to myself with those remarks in every chosen. That is not our demand. But appeal to African American voters, sense of the word; and I say so to the because this is the most partisan Con- asked: ‘‘What do you have to lose?’’ good lady from the State of New York gress since the Civil War, I believe we Well, it turns out, my fellow Ameri- as the leader of the CBC task force on are within our rights in asking for a cans, we have so much to lose. In fact, Federal court nominations, including Court that would be a stabilizing influ- we have lost already under Donald the Supreme Court nomination, where ence so the American people could see Trump. I have had the opportunity to look that not all is lost because there is an Every time Donald Trump and the deeply at the decisions of this nominee objective actor on the scene, and that congressional Republicans undermine now serving on the court of appeals, as actor is the Supreme Court of the and sabotage healthcare, Black and it turns out, for the District of Colum- United States. Brown folks lose. bia, Brett Kavanaugh. It is that Court which has protected When congressional Republicans and I think the gentlewoman’s remarks us, we who are African Americans, Donald Trump give their billionaire do- are telling in their understanding of from unequal treatment ever since nors and the wealthiest 1 percent of the extreme damage he would do—and Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Americans such a massive tax cut and I must add not only to African Ameri- That does not mean that African then raise taxes on low and middle cans, but to the rule of law as we have Americans have always won at the Su- class families, working class families, known it. preme Court level, but they have al- Black and Brown folks, lose. I rise to indicate that the Congres- ways had reason to believe that there When Donald Trump threatened tem- sional Black Caucus stands in strong was a court of last resort that would be porary protected status, TPS, Black opposition to the nomination of Judge open to them. and Brown folks lost. Brett Kavanaugh, and we will be doing We no longer would have that sense And with the recent announcement all we can to keep that nomination of openness to their views if Brett of Brett Kavanaugh as the President’s from proceeding to the floor of the Sen- Kavanaugh becomes the nominee put

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He is not enti- that he would not protect the long-held Judge Kavanaugh found, with the tled to a nominee whose opinions fly in holding of the courts that no American time running—remember, if abortions the face of the law for the last 75 years. can be arrested without probable cause, are to be performed, they are to be per- Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s long list of that he would not protect even the sep- formed, according to the Supreme opinions mark an extreme departure aration of powers, and that he would Court, as early as possible—found that from established American constitu- not uphold the rights of Americans to more time was needed because she tional and other law. We ask that qualify for affordable healthcare. needed a sponsor, something that the every effort be made to oppose a man All of those notions have a dispropor- Supreme Court has never required, in who would ignore established prece- tionate effect on African Americans, order for that abortion to occur. The dent, even precedent that his own con- though they affect every American in court overturned Judge Kavanaugh’s servative colleagues agree with, and the United States. opinion. Look how dangerous it would who, I believe, cannot uphold the law Remember, Judge Kavanaugh would have been. She could have gone past fairly to protect the rights of all Amer- be appointed to a Court that already the 12-week, the 15-week, the 20-week ican citizens. has a majority appointed by Repub- deadline, which the House has approved We believe that the first to feel the lican Presidents. Yet, while sitting on on occasion. effect of such a nominee would be the the D.C. court of appeals, he has distin- These are rights not to be tampered millions of Americans who are of Afri- guished himself by seeking to overturn with, but he has already tampered with can American ancestry whom the Con- long-existing precedent, even when them on the court of appeals. This gressional Black Caucus represents. members of that court, also appointed court, the Court of Appeals for the Dis- I thank my good friend, again, from by Republican Presidents, have dis- trict of Columbia—and I won’t go into New York, for permitting me to go on agreed with him. all the cases—has shown that he is an at length about some of the precedents Let me give an example in an area of executive-oriented justice. That is to I have discovered that I thought would criminal law. say, whatever the President wants, the be particularly troubling, not only to We now see African Americans in the President gets. This is the court that the African American community, but streets protesting overzealous law en- looks at most administrative law deci- to the American people. forcement because African American sions before they go anywhere else. Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. men have been shot and killed and peo- Kavanaugh tried to strike down the Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman ple go to the streets because, if you net neutrality rule. Now, that is con- from the District of Columbia for her can’t get justice to the courts, that is troversial here in Congress. But the scholarship, her legal acumen, and all they have. basis he used for the courts to do it, really providing a snapshot—because I the majority said—remember, this is a am sure there are many more troubling b 2030 majority which our Republican Presi- decisions that you have uncovered—but Yet, Judge Kavanaugh has suggested dent has appointed—the majority giving us this snapshot into the break- that it is appropriate for the probable noted that the dissent was, using their ing of norms that this nominee pre- cause standard to be more ‘‘flexible.’’ words, ‘‘misconceived’’ because sents to the American people. Why? Kavanaugh claimed a First Amend- It is really important that we do ev- Virtually no police have indeed been ment protection for large internet erything within our power to educate indicted, even given the evidence of Af- service providers never found by any and inform the public so that they can rican Americans shot down in the court, and certainly not the Supreme make an informed choice in terms of streets. Why do we need to narrow the Court but found to be, again, by his Re- how they would like to proceed in ap- ancient probable cause requirement? publican colleagues on the D.C. Circuit, pealing to the United States Congress, He has indicated that police searches to be ‘‘counterintuitive.’’ which has the authority for the nomi- without a warrant or individualized I cannot go through each and every nation process. At this time, again, I suspicion should be allowed. He has one of Judge Kavanaugh’s decisions would like to thank the gentlewoman. even praised narrowing the rights long here, but I must point to perhaps his Mr. Speaker, I yield now to the gen- ago afforded to all defendants against most extreme opinion. In a decision on tleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON), incriminatory statements against the Affordable Care Act, this is what a who is my classmate and a member of themselves. How deep does that go in jurist in the United States of America the Judiciary Committee. American constitutional law? How dan- said, and I quote: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- gerous would it be to have a justice ‘‘Under the Constitution, the Presi- er, I thank the gentlewoman from New who would question the right against dent may decline to enforce a statute York for the time today to address this self incrimination? that regulates private individuals when august body. Judge Kavanaugh’s extreme views the President deems the statute uncon- Let me first compliment the gentle- also show no respect for the funda- stitutional, even if a court has held or woman from Washington, D.C., Con- mental right of women to make deci- would hold the statute constitutional.’’ gresswoman ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, sions about their own bodies, even That is bold. It says that the Presi- a true legal scholar, a legal patriot, though, 45 years ago, the Supreme dent may choose to rise above the law and a fighter for justice throughout her Court itself established the right to and enforce a law even if found uncon- life. abortion. That is a controversial right stitutional. The Congress of the United Mr. Speaker, I want to issue this in our country, but it has withstood States should not be willing to go quote to you: ‘‘No President has ever the test of time. along with this. I cite a case on my consulted more widely or talked with Let me offer an indication from a re- side of an issue but surely you can see more people from more backgrounds to cent decision by Brett Kavanaugh, the implications for yours. seek input about a Supreme Court which his own court had to overturn, The President is supposed to make nomination.’’ that shows he has no respect for prece- sure to ‘‘take care that the laws are Mr. Speaker, those were the first dent. That is perhaps our chief issue faithfully executed.’’ To faithfully exe- words spoken by Supreme Court nomi- with this nominee. Precedent must be cute that law, you would have to en- nee Brett Kavanaugh, introduced to respected or else we are all open to force whatever the Congress or the the American people during President whatever Congress or the Court wants Courts had found. Trump’s prime-time reality show an- to do. Of course, most concerning for many nouncement this past Monday night. A young woman, immigrant, undocu- is his view of the special counsel where Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to voice mented, sought an abortion. As it turns he has opined that it may be unconsti- my deep concerns regarding the Presi- out, she had gone through the most tutional, and there is every reason to dent’s nomination of Judge Kavanaugh

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We recall the power of the task of protecting the rule of law with- search to replace retiring Justice An- courts to decide so much more than in- out fear or favor, and, unfortunately, thony Kennedy was one of the most dividual cases. We have seen its ability Judge Kavanaugh’s appointment is ill- far-reaching and thorough in the his- to change the course of history. When considered, ill-timed, and should not tory of the republic. one considers the U.S. Supreme Court’s move forward. The truth is, Mr. Speaker, that Presi- decision in the case of Plessy v. Fer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- dent Trump nominated Brett guson, we know firsthand that the U.S. bers are reminded to refrain from en- Kavanaugh from a preapproved list of Supreme Court can turn the American gaging in personalities toward the prospective right-wing ideologue nomi- Dream into the American nightmare. President. nees prepared by the extremist Herit- Without digressing, I must point out Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. age Foundation, in consultation with that to conclude that a sycophantic Speaker, I thank the gentleman from the cultish right-wing Federalist Soci- debut is where Judge Kavanaugh’s the Fourth District of Georgia for shar- ety, each of those nominees having problems begin and end would be dan- ing his analysis this evening. Indeed, been certified as having passed the gerously naive. The briefest of exami- he has raised some very important Federalist Society, Heritage Founda- nations of his record reveals numerous points that we need to consider and tion litmus test on overturning Roe v. positions contrary to the values held that I would like the American people Wade and striking down critical pro- by most Americans. to consider. tections in our current healthcare sys- He has opposed EPA protections, There is a McConnell rule. That rule tem. workers’ rights, consumer protections, held up the nomination of Merrick Gar- Just 10 days after Justice Kennedy and the right to choose. And his per- land for almost a year. The context announced his retirement, Judge sonal statements call to question his which that was done was that appar- Kavanaugh makes the absurd state- ability to be an independent check on ently there were going to be elections ment that no President has ever con- the President, such as his declarations down the road and the American people sulted more widely or talked with more that investigations of presidents should speak. people from more backgrounds to seek should be deferred while that president Well, here we are less than 5 months input about a Supreme Court nomina- is in office, and his opinion that a sit- out before there will be an election tion. ting president is immune from crimi- here in the United States of America. I We have come to expect knowing nal charges. think the people have an opportunity, false Trumpian statements from the These statements should be particu- and should use that opportunity President’s employees, his doctor, com- larly troubling for all Americans, as through their franchise, to register munications directors, his press secre- the Supreme Court may soon be called their concerns about this nomination taries, but not from a nominee for the upon to consider whether President process. branch of government designated to be Trump can be subpoenaed to appear be- Nearly 150 years ago, Black Ameri- a check on his administration. fore a Federal grand jury, or whether a cans were granted the right to vote. It In just a few words, Judge Kavanaugh sitting president can be indicted. Our will be another 100 years before people aligned himself with the likes of erst- democracy will need an unbiased and of color could freely vote in every while press secretary Sean Spicer, who State, county, and city in the United claimed that Trump’s inauguration principled Supreme Court functioning crowd was larger than Obama’s. He put at its finest, with due respect for the States of America. We have fought himself in the same league with the rule of law, when that time comes, and tooth and nail for the most sacred disgraced doctor who felt it necessary a justice who has prejudged, as Judge power in America—the power to vote— to tell the world the spurious claim Kavanaugh has, would jeopardize that and now that power is being challenged that the President was the healthiest responsibility. with the nomination of Brett To avoid any appearance of impro- human being in world history. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. That a distinguished Federal appel- priety, the Senate should not consider In 2012, Judge Kavanaugh wrote an late judge felt the need to debase him- a Supreme Court appointment from a opinion that upheld South Carolina’s self with obvious untruths just mo- president who is under the cloud of in- restrictive voter ID laws, despite know- ments after his nomination to the vestigation for conspiracy to violate ing they would disenfranchise voters highest court in the land was an- the law and the obstruction of that in- and disproportionately harm people of nounced should cause each and every vestigation. Judge Kavanaugh’s state- color. one of us to fear that a Justice ments clearly make him suspect, and Voter ID laws are another thinly Kavanaugh would willingly prostrate his confirmation would undermine the veiled attempt at preventing people of himself before a demanding President credibility of the Nation’s highest color from participating in elections. if called upon to do so. court and impugn that court’s ability Kavanaugh’s support of these laws Moreover, each and every one of us to protect public confidence in the rule show what side of history he is on. has good cause to believe that the nom- of law. This isn’t the only questionable deci- ination of Judge Kavanaugh is a bla- With this cloud hanging over Judge sion he has made regarding race rela- tant attempt by President Trump to Kavanaugh’s nomination, it is nec- tions. He has a long history of con- dominate the judiciary. essary that the Senate refrain and keep cerning decisions and writings. with its tradition and follow the In 1989, Kavanaugh published his first b 2045 McConnell rule. Elections are less than piece of legal writing challenging a Su- A President with the power and the 4 months away and we should allow the preme Court ruling that barred pros- predisposition to place his heavy hand American people to speak at the ballot ecutors from excluding jurists based on on the delicate scales of justice would box before the Senate is asked to con- race. Imagine that: 1989. inevitably lead our dear Nation to the firm a nominee for the highest court in Kavanaugh also wrote a brief for the precipice of a constitutional crisis. the land. The delay would help ensure Center for Equal Opportunity, a con- That is why it is of such concern to me that Justice Kennedy’s replacement is servative think tank that opposed af- that nominee Kavanaugh felt it nec- free from suspicion and bias and the in- firmative action and opposed the issue essary to flatter this insecure Presi- ability to appreciate balance of powers in a number of different court cases. dent during their prime time reality concerns. Kavanaugh is also a firm supporter of show at the White House last week. Judge Kavanaugh has gone beyond the NSA, and its surveilling techniques In Washington, we talk a lot about his clear proclivity for being an activ- that have been known to disproportion- the balance of powers, but at home, in ist judge out of line with the rest of the ately target people of color.

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In that regard, the ongoing struggle for civil supporting the already wealthy and The nature of the Court requires justices, rights cannot be subjugated as a priority of a powerful. not ideologues, and individuals who have in- nation seeking to bind the wounds of the slav- In 2000, Kavanaugh was on the legal tegrity and empathy. ery, the Civil War and its vestiges. team that helped stop the Florida re- This is why this task requires seriousness The next jurist will replace a Supreme Court count and secure the Bush Presidency. and solemnity, and not spectacle. justice who recognized the importance of af- Just last year, Kavanaugh wrote a Instead, this process resembled a circus: firmative action as a necessary means to help dissenting opinion concerning whether contenders were selected based on their abil- heal the scars of segregation and Jim Crow. a pregnant 17-year-old being held by ity to pass a litmus test of a narrow perspec- The next jurist will likely be required to fur- immigration authorities was allowed tive of conservativism which limits justice; a ther calibrate the balance of power between to leave their custody to obtain an group of judges, similar in background, train- labor unions and their employing entities. Given the importance of these and other abortion. ing and experience, curated by the hyper-con- We are not dealing with someone who servative Federalist Society; and, a heavily- issues, like voting rights, reproductive rights, the rights of the LGBTQ community, and is a mystery here. It is very clear promoted, prime time television announce- countless others, scholars of the Supreme where he stands in terms of turning ment, replete with different frontrunner can- Court and others who believe the Court is the back the hands of time. And, as my col- didates on different days. arbiter of fair justice are looking to this nomi- leagues have already stated, his opin- Given this reality, Americans are rightly con- nation and are looking for a jurist who will dis- ions have been so far to the right of cerned that the President’s jurist selection to one of this country’s three coequal branches pense justice which is not one-sided or tilts to even a Republican D.C. Circuit Court, the right, but rather fair justice. that it is alarming that at a time when of government is being outsourced to the whims of a narrow ideological and partisan or- As I stated before the nomination, I call we need justice at the Supreme Court upon the United States Senate to reject any level that is blind, that will advance ganization when, in actuality, a seat on the Supreme Court should be reserved for only nominee that is a well-documented ideologue humankind, this is the nominee, the and to nonetheless probatively, seriously, and nominee that was put forth by the Her- the most profound jurists in the nation. By great numbers, the American people deeply question whether and how this jurist itage Foundation, the nominee that is support reform in any number of areas. could damage rights of minorities, women, a part of the Federalist society: very In a time of mass incarceration and over- children, and society’s most vulnerable. telling. crowded prisons, a poll conducted earlier this When confronted with a replacement to the Well, let me just say this: In Texas, year by a Republican-leaning organization in- Supreme Court’s swing vote, this President the court ruled in agreement that that dicates that over three-quarters of the Amer- has chosen an ideologue and a foot soldier of teenager, who was seeking an abortion, ican people support significant criminal justice the Republican Party and the conservative was legally entitled to access it. reform. movement. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I will just Americans are also skeptical of comments Among other swing decisions, Justice Ken- say a few remarks. As a Black woman, made by this President, advocating for the nedy acted as the deciding vote in almost I know how critical the Supreme Court deprivation of due process rights for a variety every reproductive health case since his con- is to American liberty and freedom. It of individuals, from refugees seeking safety firmation, including casting the deciding vote to ensure abortion remained legal in Planned was the Supreme Court that ended seg- within our borders, to those already here, regation with Brown v. Board of Edu- Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. charged with crimes. The President has stated numerous times cation, ended the process of poll taxes Indeed, a poll commissioned by the that he will appoint someone who will reverse and voter suppression with Harper v. Bucknell Institute for Public Policy within the Roe v. Wade, and many anti-choice groups Virginia State Board of Elections, and last year reveals broad and deep support for have rallied behind Judge Kavanaugh’s nomi- has continued to stand up for American due process rights. justice when Donald Trump and our In a time when our political parties appear nation. In addition to women’s rights and health Congress could not. The legacy of this polarized, 67 percent of Democrats, 77 per- care, other paramount issues are on the line, great institution will crumble if we cent of Republicans and 67 percent of Inde- confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Su- such as voting rights and affirmative action. pendents support due process for individuals Bedrock civil rights principles such as Brown preme Court. who face serious criminal charges. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance v. Board of Education could be at stake. Last, the Supreme Court is also the tribunal To be sure, Brett Kavanaugh has very good of my time. that resolves major questions about the form credentials but an undistinguished record as a Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank and contours of our federal government, in- jurist on the United States Court of Appeals the Congressional Black Caucus and Con- cluding sensitive questions like ‘‘can a sitting for the District of Columbia Circuit. gresswoman YVETTE CLARKE for anchoring president pardon himself?’’ or ‘‘can a sitting But it is not his credentials or his pedigree this important Special Order. president be indicted?’’ that is worrisome. On the 150th Anniversary of the ratification In fact, for over the past year of this Presi- Rather, throughout his entire career—as a of the 14th Amendment, a landmark moment dent’s administration, the country has been deputy in the right-wing crusade against Presi- for progress and equality, the President an- forced to consider these questions as it dent Bill Clinton during the 1990s, as a polit- nounced his nominee to fill a seat on the high- learned that the Russians interfered with the ical operative fighting against the statewide re- est court in the land. 2016 presidential election and associates of count in Florida in 2000, paving the way for Unfortunately, however, the search for the the president may have abetted that endeavor. the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, next jurist to take a seat on the United States Recent polls indicate that, by clear margins, and as a conservative stalwart on the coun- Supreme Court resembled a circus and I am the American people do not believe the Presi- try’s most important federal appellate court— concerned that the person selected, Brett dent is above the law or that a president can Brett Kavanaugh has used his talents in the Kavanaugh, will be antagonistic and hostile to pardon himself. service of decidedly and uncompromisingly re- the progress that the 14th Amendment has It is vital that this extremely influential posi- actionary causes. helped achieve. tion is filled by someone who subscribes to I urge the United States Senate to reject As a senior member of the House Judiciary these core principles. this nomination and send this President a Committee, I am appalled by the manner in Brett Kavanaugh, however, has dem- message: select a nominee that will not politi- which the President is pursuing this solemn onstrated a long-standing record of troubling cize the Court and one who will protect the obligation and concerned by the choice this opinions, including the beliefs that: the presi- rights of minorities, women, children, and soci- process may yield. dent is above the law and should never be ety’s most vulnerable. The President has used the levers of his of- criminally indicted; the Affordable Care Act f fice to divide, rather than unite. should be dismantled; religious expression The Supreme Court is not just any court. trumps individuals’ right to health coverage for ISSUES OF THE DAY In our great Republic, it is the tribunal of last birth control; access to abortion should be di- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under resort and routinely resolves constitutional minished; and Obama-era environmental regu- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- questions of first impression. lations should be rolled back. uary 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the

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Actually, if he were to go choice in the election, but one of the stood, and asked for a declaration of to the Supreme Court, it appears pret- things I have noticed, if he loses on war after Pearl Harbor. He went on to ty clear he would try to help the Court something, he is going to come back join forces with a despicable man be slaves to the Constitution instead of and try to make the people who caused named Stalin, who killed millions upon their own shadows of penumbras that the unnecessary and inappropriate loss millions of people, and he didn’t hide it things need to be in the Constitution. wish they hadn’t forced that loss, like very well. Until it is amended, we have to go by in this situation, perhaps. what is there. If the scare tactics about slavery b 2100 I have heard ongoing, constant coming back—and I know we will be For those who knew how destructive claims that voters and votes will be de- hearing a lot of the Bork lines. We are Stalin had been, how truly evil he was, nied, and I would have to agree that already hearing some of the Bork lines it was quite a blow for people to see they will for all of those who attempt that were lies about Judge Bork. Some Franklin Roosevelt as President of the to vote illegally. That is what voter ID of those, since they worked to lie about United States, where we believe in is about. My understanding was, after Judge Bork, they may work to lie freedom, sit and smile and pal around voter ID went into place, Alabama, about Kavanaugh, so we will probably with one of the worst mass murderers Georgia, where I understood that sta- be hearing some of those resurrected. in the history of the world named Sta- tistics were kept, well, the numbers of But I can’t help but wonder if all lin, starving millions upon millions in voters went up dramatically for mi- these lies said about Kavanaugh were Ukraine. norities. It didn’t hurt minority vot- successful as they were about Bork, I mean, for heaven’s sake, in World ing. But what it certainly did do is en- wow, I just wonder about the next per- War II, they didn’t relieve Poland of sure better integrity in the outcome of son that President Trump might ap- oppression from Nazi Germany. They votes. point. I can hear people walking out of took over the oppression of Poland I recall hearing one night David this Chamber someday, saying maybe from Nazi Germany. Brinkley talking, I believe, to Tom it seemed pretty clear we should have There were some, one remarkable Brokaw, and he was encouraged to tell let Kavanaugh go through, because he about a story he heard Lyndon Johnson General named Patton, who understood really wasn’t as bad as we said he was. tell. He said, you know, back then, be- how dangerous the communist dictator But that will be an interesting time fore Watergate, reporters were close, was. But so many have been down the road. miseducated over the years, the last 40 big buddies with the President, and he I didn’t plan to talk about Judge would come down sometimes and sit in years. I saw the beginnings of it in the Kavanaugh, but he seems like a very the press room, plop his boots up on a 1970s when I was in school, how wonder- decent man. Wow, the attacks on a de- desk, scratching his belly, and having a ful socialism was, how wonderful com- cent family man, Catholic, caring man, beer, and told a story, in essence, of munism was. But that was just a very it is just amazing how far things have small minority, because most Ameri- when he ran for Congress. He was out in the cemetery with his come in America. cans understood—they had been prop- But I think it is important, with all campaign manager before the election, erly educated growing up—how great the screams about Russia, to under- our freedom is, how unusual it is, and late at night. They were writing down the names on the tombstones of people stand Russia and the former Soviet that it doesn’t last forever, that it Union were, indeed, a grave threat to takes constant defense. who would be voting in his election. They came to one that was just such a the United States. Again, the comment by Benjamin McCarthy was partially right. He Franklin, when asked: What you have mess, moss and all kinds of crud on the tombstone. The campaign manager went much too far, and he got very given us? He said: ‘‘A republic, madam, said, come on, Lyndon, let’s just move abusive, but there was a threat. He just if you can keep it,’’ because it doesn’t to the next one. He grabbed his cam- went too far, became too abusive, and endure forever. paign manager and said, no, sir. This we don’t need that. As I have met with people around the man has every bit as much a right to Let me parenthetically insert that world, from Togo, Nigeria, all across vote as anybody else in this cemetery. there is nothing abusive about ques- the Middle East and Asia, even the lit- Well, everybody laughed. Except if tioning a serial liar about how he be- tle Maldives islands, remote islands in you read about what happened in Duval came so good at serial lying. Infidelity the Philippines, all the way across to County during his election, you would is not particularly an issue, not rel- America, around the world, it is amaz- begin to think that perhaps was a first- evant, really. It is relevant to security ing how many people see America as hand, true story. clearances, certainly, because that can their only hope for having peace in this Whether humorous or not, there are make somebody vulnerable to being life. so many examples of fraudulent voting. turned by foreign intelligence. Franklin Roosevelt felt like the I know people keep saying, oh, gee, But for purposes of our hearings, like threat of Nazi Germany justified his there is no such thing. But that is gar- before the Judiciary Committee, credi- actions in joining forces with an evil, bage. There is plenty of fraud in votes bility is always relevant. When a per- terrorist dictator, a mass murderer in America. son has been a serial liar, that is rel- like Stalin. But he also joined forces Of course, as long as you can prevent evant in whatever context he became a with Winston Churchill, who also could people from having IDs like you have serial liar. see the rising threat of communism to have to get into the Department of There is an article by Steven Allen through Russia. But now, not so many Justice when Eric Holder was the At- dated June 23, 2018. see the threat anymore. torney General, when Loretta Lynch ‘‘Political leaders and journalists are Yes, the President is over there in was Attorney General—currently, you deeply concerned about Russian med- Helsinki today, talking to Vladimir couldn’t get into the Democratic Na- dling in U.S. elections. Took ‘em long Putin. In my conversation with him tional Convention without a proper enough. The Russians have been med- about over a year and a half ago, he government ID. dling in U.S. elections for at least 70 certainly understood the threat that Anyway, photo IDs are pretty rou- years. Russia is to us. tine. You have to have them to get ‘‘In 1948, the Progressive Party’’— But so is misinformation about what cigarettes, alcohol. You have to have there are some I know who are think- is real, what is true. And I was listen- them to do much of anything, to cash ing the Democratic Party should ing to some of my colleagues before a check. change their name to Progressive

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Wallace arguably threw the Moscow’s statements and actions have to stop the Russians from trying to election to President Truman by at- been aimed at defeating Ronald throw the election to the Obama cam- tacking him, undercutting Repub- Reagan.’ Methods included manipula- paign by harming the Republicans and licans’ claims that Truman was ‘soft’ tion of the peace movement, threat- helping the Occupy Wall Street move- on the Russians.’’ ening statements, and ‘direct appeals’ ment, but the Obama administration This is a quote from October 21, 1956: to voters including ‘mass demonstra- did nothing of the sort. ‘‘President Eisenhower today accused tions.’ Russian meddling was so fre- Back to the article, it says, ‘‘At least Soviet Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of quent that the West German chancellor since 2011, the Russians have funneled meddling in the American election commented, ‘One was used to this sort money to groups in the United States campaign,’’ the United Press reported. of thing.’ and Europe opposed to fracking, which Again, that is October 21, 1956. ‘‘As far as I can tell, the report ex- threatens Russia’s dominance in oil ‘‘Bulganin had suggested that Demo- posing Russian meddling received no and gas.’’ cratic nominee Adlai Stevenson was news coverage. And in fairness with regard to the more likely to get an agreement halt- ‘‘Political scientists Lawrence Russian funding efforts to stop the ing H-bomb tests. That, Eisenhower Caldwell and Robert Levgold pointed fracking that has made the United said, constituted ‘interference by a for- out that the Russians had begun to States the biggest oil producer, those eign nation in our internal affairs . . . focus on such tactics as looking for ‘ex- efforts weren’t entirely Russian. Yes, in the midst of a national election ploitable differences in the opposing our ability to produce more oil has di- campaign.’ camp’ and appealing to the people ‘over rectly harmed Russia, but it has also ‘‘Historian Bruce Dearstyne reported the heads of their government.’ hurt the Middle East. And you can find that the Russian Ambassador in 1960 ‘‘U.S. media during this time gave that there were programs and videos invited Stevenson’’—that is Adlai Ste- lots of exposure to Americans who by- funded by people in the Middle East to venson ‘‘to the Embassy, ‘plied’ him passed the government to commu- scare Americans to put them against with ‘drinks, caviar, and fruit,’ and of- nicate directly with the Russians. For fracking so that Russia and the Middle fered to back him if he would run for example, a 10-year-old girl from Maine, East could go back to being where President again. Stevenson rejected who wrote a pro-peace letter to Rus- most of the oil was coming from. the offer.’’ sian leader Yuri Andropov, was given Anyway, this article says, ‘‘To do That was the Russian Ambassador in her own Disney Channel program about this,’’ talking about opposing fracking, 1960, clearly attempting to interfere. politics, ‘Samantha Smith Goes to the Russians ‘‘use a network of front ‘‘Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Pre- Washington.’ organizations that include corpora- mier in 1960, bragged in his memoirs ‘‘Among those seeking to work with tions, law firms, and nonprofit groups, that, ‘By waiting to release the U–2 the Russians was U.S. Senator Edward with some of the money getting into pilot Gary Powers until after the Kennedy, Democrat from Massachu- the United States through Bermuda. American election, we kept Nixon from setts, brother of martyred President ‘‘Facing criticism from Republicans being able to claim that he could deal John F. Kennedy and Attorney General over his soft-on-Putin policies, Presi- with the Russians; our ploy made a dif- Robert F. Kennedy. According to a dent Obama sought during his 2012 re- ference of at least half a million votes, KGB memo,’’—of course, this has been election campaign, to avoid confronta- which gave Kennedy the edge he need- news years ago—‘‘Kennedy passed tion with the Russians.’’ ed.’’’ along a plan for countering President Of course, inserted parenthetically So you got Nikita Khrushchev brag- Reagan by creating pro-Russia news here, when he knew the Russians were ging that he got John F. Kennedy coverage and bringing Soviet officials helping his campaign and hurting Mitt elected. I am not saying that. I am just to the United States to ‘appeal directly Romney’s campaign, then, of course, reading what is historically available. to the American people.’ ’’ maybe that played into his decision ‘‘In 1968, under orders from Moscow, KGB Chief Viktor Chebrikov wrote, not to try to stop the Russians med- the Soviet U.S. Ambassador Anatoly ‘‘’The Senator underlined the impor- dling in the U.S. election. Dobrynin offered to secretly fund Hu- tance that this initiative should be ‘‘The Russians cooperated. In March bert Humphrey’s Presidential cam- seen as coming from the American 2012, Obama was heard on an open paign. The offer was made during a side.’ microphone telling Putin sidekick breakfast at Humphrey’s home. ‘‘In a 2015 article, Politifact’’ which I Dmitry Medvedev that he would ‘have Dobrynin wrote in his memoirs that can’t give a lot of credence to, ‘‘quoted more flexibility’ after the election but Humphrey declined the offer, saying, Ken Adelman, Reagan’s deputy U.N. ‘it’s important for him to give me ‘It was more than enough for him to ambassador, explaining that the space.’ Medvedev replied: ‘I will trans- have Moscow’s good wishes, which he Reagan Administration ignored the mit this information to Vladimir, and I highly appreciated.’’’ Kennedy overture because ‘We knew That was the 1960s Democratic Party stand with you.’’’ Senators were doing this sort of thing So maybe that had something to do hero Hubert Humphrey. ‘‘In 1976, Senator Henry ‘Scoop’ Jack- all the time.’ with the Obama administration not son, a strong anti-Communist, ran for ‘‘Russian meddling declined after the wanting to confront Russia about their President. The Russians sent forged Cold War, then resumed. meddling, because they were meddling ‘‘ ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests,’’— FBI letters to journalists claiming that on behalf of Obama. and this is important news—‘‘ ‘Occupy Jackson was a closeted homosexual.’’ In any event, the article says, ‘‘Time Of course, today, that would probably Wall Street’ protests, beginning in 2011, and time again, Russia meddled. It get him elected, but in 1976, not so were heavily supported by the Rus- was, ‘the experts’ said, something we helpful. sians, as noted in a report by U.S. in- were used to, something that happened telligence agencies: ‘RT’s, Russia all the time, no big deal. Then, one b 2115 Today, Editor in Chief . . . character- day, Democrats need an excuse for los- Also in 1976, the Russians had a spy ized RT’s coverage of the Occupy Wall ing an election. And everything among top Democratic Party activists, Street movement as ‘information war- changed.’’ who participated in a 3-hour strategy fare’ that is aimed at promoting pop- So an interesting article there by session with Governor Jerry Brown of ular dissatisfaction with the U.S. gov- Steven J. Allen, June 23. California and presidential candidate ernment. RT created a Facebook app to Mr. Speaker, it is rather tragic that Jimmy Carter. connect Occupy Wall Street protesters we had a hearing on Friday: I didn’t

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That is grams under the African Growth and Oppor- But it is certainly not a violation of something scripture also addresses: tunity Act and the Millennium Challenge the House rules—and I hope my col- Corporation, and for other purposes. ‘‘To whom much is given, of him much H.R. 3979. An Act to amend the Fish and leagues will understand—when a wit- will be required.’’ Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volun- ness is sitting there lying through his We have got to do better than this, teer services, community partnership, and teeth, it is permissible to call him ex- but there is nothing ever wrong with refuge education programs of the National actly what he is: a liar; in Strzok’s facing a liar and calling him a liar. Wildlife Refuge System, and for other pur- case, a serial liar. And the only thing worse than a se- poses. I saw it during his closed-door testi- rial liar at a hearing in the U.S. Cap- May 7, 2018: mony. Some of us talked about this itol is when the serial liar that has H.R. 4300. An Act to authorize Pacific His- guy, he looked so good, you know, he toric Parks to establish a commemorative damaged the country, hopefully not ir- display to honor members of the United looked like he could pass any poly- reparably, but damaged it badly, tries States Armed Forces who served in the Pa- graph test. And then I find out, well, to make himself a victim. cific Theater of World War II, and for other actually, he had a couple of deceptions We have had enough of that. Let’s Purposes. indicated along the way, but appar- get back to truth. May 22, 2018: ently he had people inside the FBI Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance H.R. 3210. An Act to require the Director of helping keep him in his top position as of my time. the National Background Investigations Bu- one of the top leaders. So apparently reau to submit a report on the backlog of f personnel security clearance investigations, he wasn’t quite as good at lying as I and for other purposes. thought he was. RECESS June 1, 2018: But we have got to get back to being The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- H.R. 3562. An Act to amend title 38, United seekers of truth and not deniers of the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair States Code, to authorize the Secretary of opportunity to find it. Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for ad- declares the House in recess subject to aptations of residences of veterans in reha- I mean, our whole civilization stands the call of the Chair. on the brink of an end when young peo- bilitation programs under chapter 31 of such Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 27 min- title, and for other purposes. ple today in such big numbers think utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. H.R. 4009. An Act to authorize the Board of these activities of socialism, progres- Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to f sivism, communism, that those are plan, design, and construct a central parking good, healthy things. b 2157 facility on National Zoological Park prop- There is only one way you can have erty in the District of Columbia. socialism or communism: you have got AFTER RECESS June 15, 2018: H.R. 3663. An Act to designate the medical to have dictatorial powers in the hands The recess having expired, the House of either a dictator or a committee and center of the Department of Veterans Affairs was called to order by the Speaker pro in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel there has got to be very little freedom. tempore (Mr. WOODALL) at 9 o’clock ‘‘Woody’’ Williams VA Medical Center. The government will let you have free- and 57 minutes p.m. H.R. 4910. An Act to amend title 38, United dom, and they will take it away, with States Code, to provide outer burial recep- every right to do that. f tacles for remains buried in National Parks, This is such an anomaly we have here REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- and for other purposes. in the United States. People around VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF June 18, 2018: the world, and I am not talking about H.R. 3249. An Act to authorize the Project H.R. 6147, DEPARTMENT OF THE Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for the talking heads in the media and Eu- INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND other purposes. rope, the EU, Britain, some of the RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- June 21, 2018: other places, I am talking about people TIONS ACT, 2019 H.R. 1900. An Act to designate the Veterans that live in these countries day to day Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as Mr. COLE, from the Committee on the National Veterans Memorial and Mu- all over the world, so many see us as Rules, submitted a privileged report their chance for some peace in this life. seum, and for other purposes. (Rept. No. 115–830) on the resolution (H. H.R. 2333. An Act to amend the Small Busi- Quoting before, but a man named Res. 996) providing for consideration of ness Investment Act of 1958 to increase the Ebenezer in Togo, Africa, said: You the bill (H.R. 6147) making appropria- amount of leverage made available to small know, our group here, we are Chris- tions for the Department of the Inte- business investment companies. tians. We know where we go when we H.R. 2772. An Act to amend title 38, United rior, environment, and related agencies die, but our only chance of having States Code, to provide for requirements re- for the fiscal year ending September 30, peace in this life is if America is lating to the reassignment of Department of 2019, and for other purposes, which was strong. Tell leaders in Washington, Veterans Affairs senior executive employees. referred to the House Calendar and or- H.R. 4743. An Act to amend the Small Busi- stop allowing America to get weaker dered to be printed. ness Act to strengthen the Office of Credit and weaker. Risk Management within the Small Business Trump wants to see this country get f Administration, and for other purposes. strong. Some of them said how, as a HOUSE BILLS APPROVED BY THE June 22, 2018: H.R. 1397. An Act to authorize, direct, fa- Christian, could you support a guy like PRESIDENT Trump, as he had been involved in infi- cilitate, and expedite the transfer of admin- delity in the past. I have people sling The President notified the Clerk of istrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, that my way. But the Bible addresses the House that on the following dates and for other purposes he had approved and signed bills of the H.R. 1719. An Act to authorize the Sec- such a thing. You know, it talks about: retary of the Interior to acquire approxi- When I was a child, I spoke as a child— following titles: mately 44 acres of land in Martinez, Cali- that was the Apostle Paul—but when I April 11, 2018: fornia, for inclusion in the John Muir Na- became an adult, I put aside childish H.R. 1865. An Act to amend the Commu- tional Historic Site, and for other purposes. things. nications Act of 1934 to clarify that section July 7, 2018: And when Donald J. Trump was a 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforce- H.R. 931. An Act to require the Secretary ment against providers and users of inter- Democrat and hung around Bill Clin- of Health and Human Services to develop a active computer services of Federal and voluntary registry to collect data on cancer ton, he talked like Bill Clinton, he State criminal and civil law relating to sex- incidence among firefighters. acted like Bill Clinton. So I forgive ual exploitation of children or sex traf- H.R. 2229. An Act to amend title 5, United him. ficking, and for other purposes. States Code, to provide permanent authority

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Jennifer A. Hemingway ...... 5/25 5/29 France ...... 2,657.00 ...... (3) ...... 2,657.00 5/29 5/30 England ...... 340.85 ...... (3) ...... 340.85 Committee total ...... 2,997.85 ...... (3) ...... 2,997.85 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. MS. JENNIFER A. HEMINGWAY, June 29, 2018.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO POLAND, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAY 24 AND MAY 31, 2018

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Mike Turner ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 10,457.00 ...... 11,780.00 Hon. Gerry Connolly ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 9,932.00 ...... 11,255.00 Hon. Rob Bishop ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 10,758.00 ...... 12,081.00 Hon. Susan Davis ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 2,808.00 ...... 4,131.00 Hon. Jim Sensenbrenner ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 11,013.00 ...... 12,336.00 Hon. Ted Poe ...... 5 /25 5 /28 Poland ...... 1,042.00 ...... 11,600.00 ...... 12,642.00 Hon. Rick Larsen ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 2,869.00 ...... 4,192.00 Hon. Linda Sa´nchez ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 9,710.00 ...... 11,033.00 Hon. Gonza´lez-Colo´n ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 9,858.00 ...... 11,181.00 Adam Howard ...... 5/24 5/29 Poland ...... 1,606.00 ...... 7,310.00 ...... 8,916.00 Ed Rice ...... 5/24 5/29 Poland ...... 1,606.00 ...... 10,115.00 ...... 11,721.00 Chad Gore ...... 5/25 5/29 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 3,284.00 ...... 4,607.00 Jason Steinbaum ...... 5/25 5/31 Poland ...... 1,323.00 ...... 3,208.00 ...... 4,531.00 Committee total ...... 17,484.00 ...... 94,183.00 ...... 111,667.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER, June 25, 2018.

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

HOUSE COMMITTEES Please Note: If there were no expenditures during the calendar quarter noted above, please check the box at right to so indicate and return. ◊ 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. Hon. ROB BISHOP, Chairman, July 9, 2018.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO BANGLADESH, SINGAPORE, AND BURMA, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAY 28 AND JUNE 4, 2018

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Luke Murry ...... 5/28 5/30 Bangladesh ...... 395.89 ...... 213.66 ...... 609.55 5/30 6/1 Burma ...... 574.00 ...... * 17,729.41 ...... 18,303.41 Jennifer Hendrixson-White ...... 5 /30 6 /1 Burma ...... 574.00 ...... * 15,643.01 ...... 16,217.01 Luke Murry ...... 6/1 6 /3 Singapore ...... 825.00 ...... 825.00 Jennifer Hendrixson-White ...... 6 /1 6/3 Singapore ...... 825.00 ...... 825.00 Daniel Silverberg ...... 5/31 6/3 Singapore ...... 1,102.00 ...... * 14,837.51 ...... 15,939.51 Wyndee Parker ...... 5/31 6/3 Singapore ...... 1,102.00 ...... * 14,251.01 ...... 15,353.01 Committee total ...... 5,397.89 ...... 62,674.60 ...... 68,072.49 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. * Transportation All-Inclusive MR. LUKE MURRY, July 2, 2018.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO SOUTH AFRICA, DJIBOUTI, AND KENYA, EXPENDED BETWEEN MAY 25 AND JUNE 3, 2018

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Brett Horton ...... 5 /26 5 /30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Bart Reising ...... 5/26 5/30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Mary Rosado ...... 5 /26 5 /30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Cole Rojewski ...... 5/26 5/30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Chad Carlough ...... 5/26 5/30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Zach Howell ...... 5/26 5/30 South Africa ...... 1,254.78 ...... 15,733.41 ...... Brett Horton ...... 5 /30 5 /31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Bart Reising ...... 5/31 5/31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Shuwanza Goff ...... 5/30 5/31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... 15,706.03 ...... Mary Rosado ...... 5 /30 5 /31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Cole Rojewski ...... 5/30 5/31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Chad Carlough ...... 5/30 5/31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Zach Howell ...... 5/30 5/31 Djibouti ...... 372.00 ...... Brett Horton ...... 5 /31 6 /2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Bart Reising ...... 5/31 6/2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Shuwanza Goff ...... 5/31 6/2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Mary Rosado ...... 5 /31 6 /2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Cole Rojewski ...... 5/31 6/2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Chad Carlough ...... 5/31 6/2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Zach Howell ...... 5/31 6/2 Kenya ...... 730.00 ...... Committee total ...... 15,242.68 ...... 110,106.49 ...... 125,349.17 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. h MR. J. BARTON REISING, June 27, 2018.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, [Docket No.: USCG-2018-0443] (RIN: 1625- 5606. A letter from the Management and ETC. AA09) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 Program Analyst, FAA, Department of U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ment’s final rule — Revocation of Class E communications were taken from the Transportation and Infrastructure. Airspace; Seven Springs, PA, and Amend- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 5604. A letter from the Management and ment of Class E Airspace; Somerset, PA 5601. A letter from the Chairman, Council Program Analyst, FAA, Department of [Docket No.: FAA-2017-0610; Airspace Docket of the District of Columbia, transmitting DC Transportation, transmitting the Depart- No.: 17-AEA-13] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received Act 22-398, ‘‘Student Fair Access to School ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class E July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Amendment Act of 2018’’, pursuant to Public Airspace; Altoona, PA [Docket No.: FAA- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the 2018-0129; Airspace Docket No.: 18-AEA-4] the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Committee on Oversight and Government (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, 2018, pursu- structure. Reform. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 5607. A letter from the Management and 5602. A letter from the Chairman, Council 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Program Analyst, FAA, Department of of the District of Columbia, transmitting DC on Transportation and Infrastructure. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Act 22-396, ‘‘Helicopter Landing Pad Amend- 5605. A letter from the Management and ment’s final rule — Revocation and Amend- ment Act of 2018’’, pursuant to Public Law Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ment of Class E Airspace; Phillipsburg, PA 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Transportation, transmitting the Depart- [Docket No.: FAA-2017-0755; Airspace Docket Committee on Oversight and Government ment’s final rule — Establishment of Class E No.: 17-AEA-11] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received Reform. Airspace, Pago Pago, American Samoa 5603. A letter from the Attorney, CG-LRA, [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0082; Airspace Docket July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland No.: 16-AWP-22] (RIN:2120-AA66) received Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Security, transmitting the Department’s July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); the Committee on Transportation and Infra- final rule — Drawbridge Operation Regula- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to structure. tion; Technical Amendment; Removal of ob- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 5608. A letter from the Management and solete drawbridge operating regulations structure. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of

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A letter from the Management and Airspace Docket No.: 18-AGL-2] (RIN: 2120- 2017-1238; Airspace Docket No.: 17-ASO-25] Program Analyst, FAA, Department of AA66) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, 2018, pursu- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee tives; Engine Alliance Turbofan Engines Transportation and Infrastructure. on Transportation and Infrastructure. [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0501; Product Identi- 5624. A letter from the Management and 5609. A letter from the Management and fier 2018-NE-19-AD; Amendment 39-19304; AD Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 2018-11-16] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 3, Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public ment’s final rule — Modification of Air Traf- ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class D Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the fic Service (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of Airspace and Class E Airspace, and Removal Committee on Transportation and Infra- Richmond, IN [Docket No.: FAA-2017-1144; of Class E Airspace; Binghamton, NY [Dock- structure. Airspace Docket No.: 16-AGL-30] (RIN: 2120- et No.: FAA-2017-1061; Airspace Docket No.: 5617. A letter from the Management and AA66) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 17-AEA-20] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, Program Analyst, FAA, Department of U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Transportation and Infrastructure. Committee on Transportation and Infra- tives; Pratt and Whitney Division Turbofan 5625. A letter from the Management and structure. Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2017-0817; Product Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 5610. A letter from the Management and Identifier 2017-NE-30-AD; Amendment 39- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 19314; AD 2018-13-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received ment’s final rule — IFR Altitudes; Miscella- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); neous Amendments [Docket No.: 31201; ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class B Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Amdt. No.: 540] received July 3, 2018, pursu- Airspace; San Francisco, CA [Docket No.: the Committee on Transportation and Infra- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- FAA-2017-0653; Airspace Docket No.: 17-AWA- structure. 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, 2018, pur- 5618. A letter from the Management and on Transportation and Infrastructure. suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 5626. A letter from the Management and 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of on Transportation and Infrastructure. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 5611. A letter from the Management and tives; the Boeing Company Airplanes [Dock- ment’s final rule — Updates to Rulemaking Program Analyst, FAA, Department of et No.: FAA-2017-0904; Product Identifier and Waiver Procedures and Expansion of the Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2017-NM-071-AD; Amendment 39-19310; AD Equivalent Level of Safety Option [Docket ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 2018-12-06] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 3, No.: FAA-2016-6761; Amdt. Nos.: 11-62, 404-6, tives; International Aero Engines Turbofan 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 405-6, 420-8, 431-6, 435-4, 437-2, 460-2] (RIN: 2120- Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0564; Product Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the AK76) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 Identifier 2018-NE-23-AD; Amendment 39- Committee on Transportation and Infra- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 19315; AD 2018-13-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received structure. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 5619. A letter from the Management and Transportation and Infrastructure. 5627. A letter from the Management and Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- structure. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- ment’s final rule — Modification to Re- 5612. A letter from the Management and tives; the Boeing Company Airplanes [Dock- stricted Area R-5601F and Establishment of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of et No.: FAA-2018-0507; Product Identifier Restricted Area R-5601J; Fort Sill, OK Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2018-NM-027-AD; Amendment 39-19308; AD [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0470; Airspace Docket ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 2018-12-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 3, No.: 18-ASW-2] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received tives; Honeywell International Inc. Turbo- 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); prop and Turboshaft Engines [Docket No.: Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to FAA-2016-9450; Product Identifier 2016-NE-25- Committee on Transportation and Infra- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- AD; Amendment 39-19317; AD 2018-13-05] (RIN: structure. structure. 2120-AA64) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5620. A letter from the Management and 5628. A letter from the Management and 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation and Infrastructure. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- ment’s final rule — Amendment and Re- 5613. A letter from the Management and tives; the Boeing Company Airplanes [Dock- moval of VOR Federal Airways in the Vicin- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of et No.: FAA-2018-0074; Product Identifier ity of Lansing, MI and Pontiac, MI [Docket Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2017-NM-148-AD; Amendment 39-19309; AD No.: FAA-2017-0724; Airspace Docket No.: 17- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 2018-12-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 3, AGL-1] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, 2018, tives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes [Docket 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law No.: FAA-2017-1247; Product Identifier 2017- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- NM-085-AD; Amendment 39-19316; AD 2018-13- Committee on Transportation and Infra- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received July 3, 2018, structure. ture. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 5621. A letter from the Management and 5629. A letter from the Management and 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ture. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- ment’s final rule — Regulatory Relief: Avia- 5614. A letter from the Management and tives; Airbus Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA- tion Training Devices; Pilot Certification, Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 2017-1020; Product Identifier 2017-NM-114-AD; Training, and Pilot Schools; and Other Pro- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Amendment 39-19306; AD 2018-12-02] (RIN: visions [Docket No.: FAA-2016-6142; Amdt. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- 2120-AA64) received July 3, 2018, pursuant to Nos.: 1-73, 60-6, 61-142, 63-41, 65-58, 91-351, 121- tives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 381, 135-140, 141-20] (RIN: 2120-AK28) received Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2017-1163; Prod- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); uct Identifier 2017-CE-041-AD; Amendment Transportation and Infrastructure. Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 39-19260; AD 2018-09-04] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- 5622. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, the Committee on Transportation and Infra- ceived July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transpor- structure. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 tation, transmitting the Department’s tem- 5630. A letter from the Management and Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- porary final rule — Safety Zone: San Fran- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of tation and Infrastructure. cisco Giants Fireworks Display, San Fran- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 5615. A letter from the Management and cisco Bay, San Francisco, CA [Docket No.: ment’s final rule — Amendment of Re- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of USCG-2018-0507] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received stricted Area R-2302; Flagstaff, AZ [Docket Transportation, transmitting the Depart- July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); No.: FAA-2018-0520; Airspace Docket No.: 18- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to AWP-9] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received July 3, tives; Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation the Committee on Transportation and Infra- 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2018-0104; Prod- structure. Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the uct Identifier 2017-CE-036-AD; Amendment 5623. A letter from the Management and Committee on Transportation and Infra- 39-19311; AD 2018-12-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) re- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of structure. ceived July 3, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 5631. A letter from the Management and 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ment’s final rule — Modification of Air Traf- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of

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A bill to tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, 2018, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public amend title 44, United States Code, to re- for a period to be subsequently determined Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the quire preservation of certain electronic by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Committee on Transportation and Infra- records by Federal agencies, to require a cer- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- structure. tification and reports relating to Presi- risdiction of the committee concerned. 5632. A letter from the Management and dential records, and for other purposes; By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for her- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of (Rept. 115–824). Referred to the Committee of self, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- the Whole House on the state of the Union. PALLONE): ment’s final rule — Standard Instrument Ap- Mr. GOWDY: Committee on Oversight and H.R. 6378. A bill to reauthorize certain pro- proach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums Government Reform. H.R. 2648. A bill to grams under the Public Health Service Act and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Mis- amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic cellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31198; that the requirements that new Federal em- Act with respect to public health security Amdt. No.: 3804] received July 3, 2018, pursu- ployees who are veterans with service-con- and all-hazards preparedness and response, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- nected disabilities are provided leave for pur- and for other purposes; to the Committee on 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee poses of undergoing medical treatment for Energy and Commerce, and in addition to on Transportation and Infrastructure. such disabilities apply to certain employees the Committees on the Judiciary, Veterans’ 5633. A letter from the Management and of the Veterans Health Administration, and Affairs, and Homeland Security, for a period Program Analyst, FAA, Department of for other purposes; with an amendment to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- (Rept. 115–825, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. er, in each case for consideration of such pro- ment’s final rule — Standard Instrument Ap- Mr. GOWDY: Committee on Oversight and visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the proach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums Government Reform. H.R. 3076. A bill to committee concerned. and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Mis- amend section 552a of title 5, United States By Mr. MACARTHUR (for himself and cellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31197; Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy Mr. SCALISE): H.R. 6379. A bill to extend the National Amdt. No.: 3803] received July 3, 2018, pursu- Act) to require agencies to accept electronic Flood Insurance Program until November 30, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- release forms, and for other purposes; with 2018; to the Committee on Financial Serv- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee amendments (Rept. 115–826). Referred to the ices. on Transportation and Infrastructure. Committee of the Whole House on the state By Mr. MCHENRY (for himself and Ms. of the Union. f MAXINE WATERS of California): Mr. WALDEN: Committee on Energy and H.R. 6380. A bill to amend the Securities REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Commerce. H.R. 5333. A bill to amend the Act of 1933 to subject crowdfunding vehicles PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to to the jurisdiction of the Securities and Ex- clarify the regulatory framework with re- change Commission, and for other purposes; Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of spect to certain nonprescription drugs that committees were delivered to the Clerk to the Committee on Financial Services. are marketed without an approved new drug By Ms. BORDALLO: for printing and reference to the proper application, and for other purposes; with an H.R. 6381. A bill to memorialize victims calendar, as follows: amendment (Rept. 115–827). Referred to the and survivors of the occupation of Guam, Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- Committee of the Whole House on the state provide for additional development at the tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3460. A bill to of the Union. War in the Pacific National Historical Park, designate the United States courthouse lo- Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- and for other purposes; to the Committee on cated at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Dur- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3906. A bill to Natural Resources. ham, North Carolina, as the ‘‘John Hervey establish centers of excellence for innovative By Ms. ADAMS: Wheeler United States Courthouse’’; with an stormwater control infrastructure, and for H.R. 6382. A bill to amend the Small Busi- amendment (Rept. 115–818). Referred to the other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 115– ness Act to require the Administrator of the House Calendar. 828, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Small Business Administration to report cer- Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- Whole House on the state of the Union. tain information to the Congress and to the tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5772. A bill to Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: Committee on President, and for other purposes; to the designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Build- Appropriations. H.R. 6385. A bill making ap- Committee on Small Business. ing and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as propriations for the Department of State, By Mr. WALZ: the ‘‘J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and foreign operations, and related programs for H.R. 6383. A bill to provide funds to enable Mary Lou Robinson United States Court- the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and counties to make competitive grants to house’’ (Rept. 115–819). Referred to the House for other purposes (Rept. 115–829). Referred qualified local units of government to ad- Calendar. to the Committee of the Whole House on the dress major community development and Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- state of the Union. public infrastructure challenges, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agri- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5846. A bill to Mr. COLE: Committee on Rules. House culture. require the Comptroller General of the Resolution 996. A resolution providing for By Mr. HUFFMAN: United States to conduct a study regarding consideration of the bill (H.R. 6147) making appropriations for the Department of the In- H.R. 6384. A bill to impose sanctions relat- the buyout practices of the Federal Emer- ing to persons operating the Nord Stream 2 gency Management Agency, and for other terior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and pipeline, and for other purposes; to the Com- purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 115–820). mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Referred to the Committee of the Whole for other purposes (Rept. 115–830). Referred to the House Calendar. the Committees on Financial Services, Over- House on the state of the Union. sight and Government Reform, the Judici- Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE ary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 66. A bill to Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the subsequently determined by the Speaker, in establish the Route 66 Centennial Commis- Committee on Science, Space, and each case for consideration of such provi- sion, to direct the Secretary of Transpor- Technology discharged from further sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the tation to prepare a plan on the preservation committee concerned. needs of Route 66, and for other purposes, consideration. H.R. 3906 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the By Mr. DUNN (for himself and Mr. with an amendment (Rept. 115–821). Referred LAWSON of Florida): to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. H.R. 6386. A bill to direct the Secretary of state of the Union. f Agriculture, in consultation with other ap- Mr. GOWDY: Committee on Oversight and propriate entities, to develop and carry out a Government Reform. H.R. 4446. A bill to PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS national science-based education campaign amend the Virgin Islands of the United Under clause 2 of rule XII, public to increase public awareness regarding the States Centennial Commission Act to extend bills and resolutions of the following use of technology in food and agriculture the expiration date of the Commission, and titles were introduced and severally re- production, and for other purposes; to the for other purposes; with an amendment Committee on Agriculture. (Rept. 115–822). Referred to the Committee of ferred, as follows: By Ms. JAYAPAL (for herself, Mr. the Whole House on the state of the Union. By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. KUSTER of Mr. GOWDY: Committee on Oversight and REICHERT, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. New Hampshire, Ms. WASSERMAN Government Reform. H.R. 5415. A bill to re- PEARCE): SCHULTZ, and Ms. MOORE): quire agencies to submit reports on out- H.R. 6377. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 6387. A bill to plan, develop, and make standing recommendations in the annual enue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retire- recommendations to increase access to sex- budget justification submitted to Congress; ment Income Security Act of 1974 to provide ual assault examinations for survivors by

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Res. 995. A resolution expressing the Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: sense of the House of Representatives that lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6388. A bill to amend title 5, United the Nation now faces a more complex and Article I, Section 8 of the United States States Code, to provide for the reduction of grave set of threats than at any time since Constitution the annuity for any Federal employee who is the end of World War II, and that the lack of By Mr. WALZ: convicted of a felony that resulted in, or full, on-time funding related to defense ac- H.R. 6383. would have resulted in, removal from the tivities puts servicemen and servicewomen Congress has the power to enact this legis- civil service, and for other purposes; to the at risk, harms national security, and aids lation pursuant to the following: Committee on Oversight and Government the adversaries of the United States; to the This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Reform. Committee on Armed Services. granted to Congress under Article I, Section By Mr. CHABOT: By Ms. NORTON: 8 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 6389. A bill to enact certain laws re- H. Res. 997. A resolution expressing support By Mr. HUFFMAN: lating to small business as title 57, United for dance as a form of valuable exercise and H.R. 6384. States Code, ‘‘Small Business’’; to the Com- of artistic expression, and for the designa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on the Judiciary. tion of July 28 as National Dance Day; to the lation pursuant to the following: By Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Mr. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 FITZPATRICK, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HAS- By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky: TINGS, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. LIPINSKI, WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GAL- H.R. 6385. Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. LAGHER, Ms. CHENEY, Mrs. HARTZLER, Congress has the power to enact this legis- PETERS): Mr. BYRNE, and Ms. MCSALLY): lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6390. A bill to direct the Adminis- H. Res. 998. A resolution expressing the The principal constitutional authority for trator of the Small Business Administration sense of the House of Representatives that this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- to study and identify best practices for clos- the United States Navy’s total readiness re- ticle I of the Constitution of the United ing the gender, race, and income gap in pat- mains in a perilous state due to high oper- States (the appropriation power), which enting rates for certain small business con- ational demands, increased deployment states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the cerns, and for other purposes; to the Com- lengths, shortened training periods, and de- Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- mittee on Small Business, and in addition to ferred maintenance all while the Navy is tions made by Law. . . .’’ In addition, clause the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period asked to ‘‘do more with less‘‘ as financial 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution to be subsequently determined by the Speak- support for critical areas waned in the era of (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- sequestration and without consistent Con- gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the gressional funding; to the Committee on Debts and provide for the common Defence committee concerned. Armed Services. and general Welfare of the United States. By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia (for . . .’’ Together, these specific constitutional f himself, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. provisions establish the congressional power MITCHELL): CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY of the purse, granting Congress the author- H.R. 6391. A bill to reauthorize and modify STATEMENT ity to appropriate funds, to determine their the authority of the Merit Systems Protec- purpose, amount, and period of availability, tion Board, and for other purposes; to the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of and to set forth terms and conditions gov- Committee on Oversight and Government the Rules of the House of Representa- erning their use. Reform, and in addition to the Committee on tives, the following statements are sub- By Mr. DUNN: Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse- mitted regarding the specific powers H.R. 6386. quently determined by the Speaker, in each granted to Congress in the Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- case for consideration of such provisions as tion to enact the accompanying bill or lation pursuant to the following: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 concerned. joint resolution. By Ms. JAYAPAL: By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. By Mr. PAULSEN: H.R. 6387. LANCE): H.R. 6377. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 6392. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: enue Code of 1986 to provide the work oppor- lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power tunity tax credit with respect to hiring vet- Article I, Section 8 granted to Congress under Article I of the erans who are receiving educational assist- To make all Laws which shall be necessary United States Constitution and its subse- ance under laws administered by the Sec- and proper for carrying into Execution the quent amendments, and further clarified and retary of Veterans Affairs or Defense; to the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- interpreted by the Supreme Court of the Committee on Ways and Means. ed by this Constitution in the Government of United States. By Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mr. ROD- the United States, or in any Department or By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: NEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. YOUNG of Officer thereof. H.R. 6388. Alaska, Mr. COOK, Mr. MAST, Mr. By Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: Congress has the power to enact this legis- FITZPATRICK, Mrs. MURPHY of Flor- H.R. 6378. lation pursuant to the following: ida, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RICHMOND, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, section 8 Mr. LOEBSACK): lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CHABOT: H. Res. 993. A resolution expressing the Article I, section 8, Clause 1 of the Con- H.R. 6389. sense of the House of Representatives that stitution of the United States. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress should take all appropriate meas- By Mr. MACARTHUR: lation pursuant to the following: ures to ensure that the United States Postal H.R. 6379. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Service remains an independent establish- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. COMSTOCK: ment of the Federal Government and is not lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 6390. subject to privatization; to the Committee Article I, section 8, clause 1 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- on Oversight and Government Reform. the general welfare of the United States); lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. and Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 CHENEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WILSON of the power to regulate interstate commerce). By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia: South Carolina, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. By Mr. MCHENRY: H.R. 6391. BYRNE, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. COOK, and H.R. 6380. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. ABRAHAM): Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 994. A resolution expressing the lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 sense of the House of Representatives that The Congress shall have Power To lay and To make all laws which shall be necessary the United States Marine Corps faces signifi- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, and proper for carrying into Execution the cant readiness challenges and that budgetary to pay the Debts and provide for the common foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- uncertainty impedes the Corps’ ability to Defence . . . of the United States; but all Du- ed by this Constitution in the Government of meet ongoing and unexpected national secu- ties, Imposts, and Excises shall be uniform the United States, or in any Department or rity threats, putting United States national throughout the United States. Officer thereof.

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By Ms. ROSEN: H.R. 3444: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 5871: Mr. TURNER, Mr. MOONEY of West H.R. 6392. H.R. 3592: Mrs. COMSTOCK. Virginia, and Mr. MCKINLEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3635: Mr. SMITH of Nebraska and Mr. H.R. 5899: Mr. MOOLENAAR and Mr. KHANNA. lation pursuant to the following: THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 5922: Ms. CLARKE of New York and Mr. U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, H.R. 3666: Mr. GOSAR. KHANNA. Clauses 1 and 18: H.R. 3671: Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 5955: Mr. BARR, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, The Congress shall have power to lay and H.R. 3940: Mr. WEBER of Texas. and Ms. KELLY of Illinois. collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to H.R. 3984: Miss RICE of New York. H.R. 5974: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. pay the debts and provide for the common H.R. 4082: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 6014: Mr. SIRES, Mr. KILMER, Miss RICE defense and general welfare of the United H.R. 4133: Mr. COFFMAN. of New York, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. RUTHER- States; but all duties, imposts and excises H.R. 4186: Miss RICE of New York and Ms. FORD, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NORCROSS, Mrs. shall be uniform throughout the United MENG. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. States; H.R. 4222: Mr. QUIGLEY. POLIS. To make all laws which shall be necessary H.R. 4229: Mr. LANGEVIN. H.R. 6016: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. and proper for carrying into execution the H.R. 4265: Mr. CURTIS. BROWN of Maryland, and Ms. KAPTUR. foregoing powers, and all other powers vest- H.R. 4271: Ms. DELAURO. H.R. 6018: Ms. STEFANIK and Ms. MCSALLY. ed by this Constitution in the government of H.R. 4328: Mr. KILMER. the United States, or in any department or H.R. 4454: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 6031: Mr. MOOLENAAR and Mr. OLSON. officer thereof. H.R. 4483: Mr. BIGGS. H.R. 6071: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. POCAN. f H.R. 4518: Mr. PETERS. H.R. 4556: Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. KUSTER of New H.R. 6079: Mr. FASO. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Hampshire, and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 6085: Mr. GALLEGO and Mrs. BEATTY. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 4603: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. H.R. 6105: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mrs. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 4647: Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. LESKO. LANCE, Mr. VELA, and Ms. LEE. H.R. 6108: Mr. KIND. tions, as follows: H.R. 4819: Ms. CLARKE of New York and Mr. H.R. 6131: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ and Ms. LOF- H.R. 184: Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. GAETZ. GREN. H.R. 380: Mr. GOHMERT. H.R. 4846: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 6138: Mr. LANCE. H.R. 846: Mr. BARR. H.R. 4881: Mr. GRIFFITH. H.R. 6159: Mr. KING of Iowa. H.R. 959: Ms. SPEIER, Ms. HERRERA OSS MMER H.R. 4886: Mr. R and Mr. E . H.R. 6178: Mr. BLUM and Mr. BABIN. BEUTLER, Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. RUTHERFORD. H.R. 4898: Ms. LOFGREN and Ms. SCHA- H.R. 6219: Mr. COOK. H.R. 1027: Miss RICE of New York. KOWSKY. H.R. 6220: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of H.R. 1201: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. FASO, and Mr. H.R. 4953: Miss RICE of New York and Mr. New York, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New SMITH of Texas. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico. York, Ms. LEE, and Mr. ESPAILLAT. H.R. 1270: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. H.R. 5014: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 6246: Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLAY, Mr. H.R. 1291: Mr. CASTRO of Texas. H.R. 5059: Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GONZALEZ USTOS HUFFMAN, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Ms. H.R. 1318: Mrs. B . of Texas, and Mr. BUDD. H.R. 1439: Mr. SMITH of Washington. TSONGAS, and Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia H.R. 5085: Ms. SPEIER. H.R. 1444: Mr. FERGUSON. H.R. 5129: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. O’ROURKE, H.R. 6263: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 1447: Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. KHANNA, Mr. AL GREEN of H.R. 6275: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1542: Mr. DELANEY. Texas, and Mr. CRAMER. H.R. 6278: Ms. TITUS and Mr. TED LIEU of H.R. 1676: Mr. WALDEN. H.R. 5161: Ms. WILSON of Florida and Mr. California. H.R. 1825: Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia and THOMPSON of Mississippi. H.R. 6288: Mr. PANETTA and Mr. SIRES. Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 5162: Mr. SERRANO and Ms. CLARKE of H.R. 6315: Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 1876: Mr. DONOVAN. New York. CORREA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. KHANNA. H.R. 1911: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 5191: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2151: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. KILDEE, H.R. 6318: Mr. NORMAN, Mr. JODY B. HICE of H.R. 5248: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. and Ms. MENG. Georgia, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and C ERNEY CHA H.R. 2215: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 5331: Mr. M N and Ms. S - Mr. BARLETTA. H.R. 2267: Mr. MCGOVERN. KOWSKY. H.R. 6320: Mr. MCHENRY. H.R. 2309: Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SOTO, and Ms. H.R. 5385: Mr. MITCHELL and Mr. WALDEN. H.R. 6330: Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. H.R. 5406: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 6332: Mr. PEARCE. ODNEY AVIS H.R. 2315: Mr. BUDD and Mr. SOTO. H.R. 5429: Mr. R D of Illinois. H.R. 6340: Ms. NORTON and Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 2358: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. H.R. 5476: Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mississippi. H.R. 5551: Ms. BONAMICI. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 6356: Mr. ARRINGTON and Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 5649: Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto H.R. 2388: Mr. ROSKAM. H.J. Res. 6: Mrs. LESKO. Rico, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. H.R. 2431: Mr. HOLDING. H.J. Res. 50: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 2584: Ms. FOXX and Mr. BEYER. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H. Con. Res. 72: Mr. REICHERT, Mr. H.R. 2587: Mr. MARINO. H.R. 5671: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. AL GREEN of CARBAJAL, and Mr. LAMALFA. H.R. 2635: Mr. THOMPSON of California. Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. Zeldin, H. Con. Res. 119: Mr. JENKINS of West Vir- H.R. 2871: Mr. LOUDERMILK. and Mr. LAMALFA. ginia, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, and Mr. H.R. 2913: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 5701: Mr. ROKITA. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 2976: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 5753: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2996: Mrs. LESKO. H.R. 5780: Mr. SOTO, Mr. SUOZZI, and Ms. H. Res. 319: Mr. LOUDERMILK. H.R. 3076: Mr. GUTHRIE. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H. Res. 757: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 3113: Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 5814: Ms. LOFGREN. H. Res. 763: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 3128: Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 5818: Miss RICE of New York. H. Res. 826: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 3132: Ms. CLARKE of New York and Mr. H.R. 5856: Mr. ALLEN and Mr. MOONEY of H. Res. 990: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. HUIZENGA, SOTO. West Virginia. Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 3415: Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Flor- H.R. 5864: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. BERGMAN. Michigan, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, and Mr. ida. H.R. 5870: Mr. FERGUSON. JENKINS of West Virginia.

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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018 No. 119 Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was Senator from the State of Wyoming, to per- end of this month. I say reconnect be- called to order by the Honorable JOHN form the duties of the Chair. cause I actually met Judge Kavanaugh BARRASSO, a Senator from the State of ORRIN G. HATCH, back in 2000, when, as attorney general Wyoming. President pro tempore. of Texas, I had the great privilege to Mr. BARRASSO thereupon assumed f represent my State in front of the U.S. the Chair as Acting President pro tem- Supreme Court in an oral argument. PRAYER pore. As part of my preparation for that The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f argument—something that is sort of like the Super Bowl for lawyers—I had fered the following prayer: RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Let us pray. a chance to practice that argument in Shepherd of Love, help our law- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- a moot court, as it is called, in front of makers to live in such magnanimity pore. Under the previous order, the three distinguished Supreme Court ad- and restraint that they will be salt and leadership time is reserved. vocates, including Brett Kavanaugh, light to their generation. May they f who at that time was a private lawyer. I am sure I benefitted from his help, as make the world more palatable as they CONCLUSION OF MORNING I did from the help of the other two. bring the illumination of Your Word to BUSINESS the problems they seek to solve. Guid- I have followed Judge Kavanaugh’s ed by Your love, lead them to live to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- career closely in the 18 years since I glorify Your Name. Lord, give them pore. Morning business is closed. met him. Of course, in the last 12 the wisdom to consistently strive to f years, he has served with distinction on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, live in conformity to Your Will. EXECUTIVE SESSION We praise You, mighty God, for You which some have called the second are slow to anger, abounding in love most powerful court in the Nation, and mercy. In accordance with Your EXECUTIVE CALENDAR since most of the controversial litiga- tion involving the Federal Government great love, continue to bless America. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. tends to come up through that appel- pore. Under the previous order, the late court from the district courts here f Senate will proceed to executive ses- in the District of Columbia. sion to consider the following nomina- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Based on what I know of Brett tion, which the clerk will report. Kavanaugh, I am pleased with the The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The legislative clerk read the nomi- nominee the President has chosen. of Allegiance, as follows: nation of Scott Stump, of Colorado, to After talking to him again, I look for- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the be Assistant Secretary for Career, ward to supporting his nomination and United States of America, and to the Repub- Technical, and Adult Education, De- doing everything I can to ensure his bi- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, partment of Education. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. partisan confirmation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- On the issue of bipartisanship, let me f pore. Under the previous order, the just point out that Justice Gorsuch time until 5:30 p.m. will be equally di- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING was confirmed by 54 votes, a bipartisan vided between the two leaders or their PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE vote of confirmation. I would expect, designees. based upon his similar qualifications in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Who yields time? many ways—outstanding academic clerk will please read a communication If no one yields time, the time will be record, outstanding experience, and to the Senate from the President pro charged equally to both sides. demonstrated ability on a circuit court tempore (Mr. HATCH). The Senator from Texas. of appeals—that I would think and ex- The legislative clerk read the fol- NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH pect that Justice Kavanaugh would get lowing letter: Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, last a bipartisan confirmation vote, much U.S. SENATE, week I had the chance to reconnect as Justice Gorsuch has. Obviously, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the they are two different individuals, but Washington, DC, July 16, 2018. To the Senate: President’s choice to be Associate Jus- in terms of their experience, education, Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, tice of the U.S. Supreme Court, suc- preparation, and judicial philosophy, I of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby ceeding Anthony Kennedy, who has an- think it would be difficult to explain appoint the Honorable JOHN BARRASSO, a nounced his retirement effective at the why one would vote for Justice

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Here in Washington, DC, in the echo have the benefit of 18 years of famili- After he was Staff Secretary at the chamber inside the beltway and with arity with the judge will want to do White House, he practiced law. Then, of all the special interest groups and the their homework, and that is exactly as course, he was confirmed to the Fed- mainstream media unfortunately many it should be. eral bench. His resume is really one times repeating these falsehoods over A bipartisan questionnaire has now that speaks for itself, but I want to ad- and over again, it is necessary for some gone out to the judge from the Judici- dress some of the character assassina- of us to stand up and say: This is bla- ary Committee. Senator FEINSTEIN, the tions that have already begun about tantly false. Democratic ranking member, and Sen- the judge because it is pretty trou- The women who know Judge ator GRASSLEY, the Republican chair- bling, knowing him as I have come to Kavanaugh best and worked alongside man, have sent a questionnaire, asking know him, to hear these accusations him in his chambers would take issue him to answer a litany of questions and descriptions, which I think are with Ms. PELOSI’s characterization. necessary for the Judiciary Committee pure fantasy. They are worse than A second line of conspiracy theories to prepare for the hearing, which I that. As I said, they are character as- regarding Judge Kavanaugh relates to hope will occur sometime in mid-Au- sassinations. They are conspiracy theo- Presidential power. Some have claimed gust or so. We know also that nominees ries. They are designed to cause good that Judge Kavanaugh believes that a for judicial office get a very extensive people to doubt this nominee, but there President cannot be indicted for a background check, and that will have is a good answer to each of them. crime and that that should be an auto- to be updated. I am sure that will take First comes one from House Minority matic disqualification for Supreme place as well. Leader PELOSI, who has no role whatso- Court consideration. Well, this arises Then, we all will have the chance to ever in the Supreme Court process. The out of a misreading and a misunder- meet with Judge Kavanaugh, as I did, Senate has the responsibility of pro- standing of a 2009 Minnesota Law Re- and to make our own personal assess- viding advice and consent. The House view article he wrote that explored a ment after asking questions and get- of Representatives is a virtual spec- gray area of the law and suggested that ting his answers to those questions. tator, like the rest of the American Congress consider legislation that Many people have now become famil- population. She called his nomination would defer civil lawsuits and criminal iar with the arc of his career: grad- ‘‘a clear and respectful assault on the charges until after the President leaves uating with honors from Yale College, fundamental rights of women.’’ It is an office. graduating Yale Law School, clerking outrageous statement. As people will remember, Judge for two appellate judges before clerk- NARAL Pro-Choice America, the na- Kavanaugh worked for a while for the ing for Justice Anthony Kennedy on tional abortion rights action league, independent counsel who was inves- the Supreme Court. From there he has claimed that any vote to confirm tigating then-President Clinton. He went on to work as the Staff Secretary him would be one that would ‘‘punish said he learned from that experience at the White House. women.’’ This same group also degen- that a President is busy doing so many I want to pause and talk about what erated into a middle-school mocking of things, it really makes sense not to the Staff Secretary at the White House his name. I am not sure what relevance provide immunity but, rather, to defer does. This is kind of an obscure but im- that has, but it shows, I believe, how litigation of those criminal indict- portant position. Basically, you are the desperate opponents of this nomination ments, should there be any, and civil last eyes on a document before the are. cases until after the President leaves President signs it. So what that means If you don’t have anything sub- office. He was quick to note that if the is there is a tremendous responsibility stantive to offer as criticism or if you President ever engaged in serious mis- to coordinate and to verify the accu- don’t have policy differences that you conduct, there was always the option racy of the contents of the documents want to debate, engage in name call- of impeachment, which is very dif- and that they reflect the policies that ing. That is all this is. ferent from a criminal case. It is one the President does indeed support be- A Yale Law professor, Amy Chua, where Congress expresses its view on fore it is presented to him for his sig- wrote last week in the Wall Street the suitability of an office holder to nature. Journal about how Judge Kavanaugh continue holding office, and that is al- I mention the Staff Secretary posi- had been a mentor to young female ways a last resort. tion because the last time Judge lawyers whom he has engaged with As one fact checker found, his posi- Kavanaugh was confirmed to the DC over his legal career. The professor tion is different from saying that Circuit Court of Appeals, there was no wrote that since he joined the Court of Presidents can’t ever be indicted. Pro- discussion about getting the volumi- Appeals for the DC Circuit in 2006, a fessors like Noah Feldman at Harvard nous copies of records that came across quarter of the judge’s law clerks, the Law have agreed. The Fact Checker his desk as Staff Secretary. No one par- most valued members of his staff, have from the Washington Post concluded ticularly thought that those were very been members of a minority group— by calling these claims ‘‘an extreme useful, and that is for understandable one or the other—and more than half, distortion’’ of Judge Kavanaugh’s reasons. He didn’t author those docu- 25 out of 48, have been women. Years views and I believe gave it two ments. He didn’t create them, but he ago, when I was a member of the Texas Pinocchios for being false and mis- was responsible for their verification Supreme Court, it seemed as though I leading. and authentication and to see that also had a similar proclivity to hire fe- A third and final line of bogus argu- they got to the President after having male clerks. ments I want to address this afternoon been reviewed as they should be. So as I asked one of them one day: Why is hinges on his views regarding the Af- for any excuse that we hear along this it you think I hired you to be my law fordable Care Act, sometimes called confirmation process that the thou- clerk? ObamaCare, with the senior Senator sands—maybe hundreds of thousands, She said: It is easy, Judge—women from Massachusetts saying that he is maybe millions—of documents that are smarter, and they work harder. ‘‘hostile to healthcare.’’ That is as pre- would have come across his desk as Perhaps that is what Judge posterous as saying he is hostile to Staff Secretary will have to all be pro- Kavanaugh discovered during his expe- women. Who is hostile to healthcare? duced before Senators can vote on his rience too. Well, that was also fact-checked by the confirmation, well, they didn’t do that These women, these former clerks, New York Times, which found hers and back when he was confirmed to the DC have spoken glowingly about Judge other claims to be highly exaggerated. Circuit Court of Appeals. I think it Kavanaugh’s mentorship and his per- The reality is that Judge Kavanaugh, makes no logical sense that documents sonal decency and support and encour- in his official capacity, has issued two

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Why not start freezing the bank job is to call balls and strikes, as an administration. Then-Director of the accounts of some of its highest leaders? umpire would, to decide whether some- CIA and now-Secretary of State Mike First, the United States, led by our thing is within the law or outside of Pompeo acknowledged the Russian in- President, has to see the enemy and the law. I believe he will continue to do terference. He stood by the intelligence the threat for what they are. Now, that when confirmed as a Justice on community’s assessments, and that going on 2 years into his administra- the Supreme Court. was a year and a half ago. He even said tion, the President is unwilling to I agree with the majority leader, he had every expectation that Russia stand up to Putin—man-to-man, eye- Senator MCCONNELL, who last week would continue to try to interfere in ball-to-eyeball—and to defend our said Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications our elections. country. are ‘‘so obvious, and his reputation so A few days ago, Dan Coats, who is the I yield the floor. excellent, that unhinged attacks are Director of the DNI, said: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER all that remains in the far left’s arse- The warning lights are blinking red again. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- nal.’’ I agree with him, but that doesn’t . . . The digital infrastructure that serves jority leader is recognized. this country is literally under attack. mean we won’t continue to hear these NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH unhinged, ridiculous charges against a Just this past Friday, the Justice De- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it good man. Judge Kavanaugh, by all ac- partment announced the indictment of has been less than a week since the counts, is a fair and thoughtful judge 12 Russian intelligence officers for President nominated Judge Brett who approaches each judicial decision hacking the Clinton campaign and the Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate with precise reasoning and careful DNC. This is just the latest in a series Justice of the Supreme Court. Already, analysis. That is why the conspiracy of indictments. praise has poured in for his legal abili- theories will not work. They are Today, though, the President, while ties, professional accomplishments, doomed to fail, and the cracks are al- standing right next to Vladimir Putin, and personal character. ready beginning to show. said that while the men and women of Some of the most interesting testi- As I said, the Judiciary Committee the U.S. intelligence community con- mony has come from the men and will conduct a thorough and timely cluded with high confidence that Putin women who may know better than any- hearing, and then we will follow with did, indeed, interfere in our elections, one how Judge Kavanaugh approaches an up-or-down vote in the committee President Trump said: his work—his law clerks. You can learn and then on the Senate floor this fall, [President Putin] said it’s not Russia. I a lot about a leader by asking the men prior to the time the Supreme Court’s don’t see any reason why it would be. and women who work for and with him. new term begins in October. The even- That is rather curious. Thirty-four of his past clerks sent an tual outcome from this process should Even worse, the President stood next open letter to Chairman GRASSLEY and be that Judge Kavanaugh will be easily to Putin and said the United States Senator FEINSTEIN last week. confirmed. That is what he and I be- was to blame for the Russian aggres- Their own political and legal views lieve the American people deserve. sion. Let me repeat that. The President are quite diverse: I suggest the absence of a quorum. stood next to Putin and said the United Our ranks include Republicans, Democrats, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- States was to blame for the Russian and Independents. But we are united in this: pore. The clerk will call the roll. aggression. This Senator believes our our admiration and fondness for Judge The legislative clerk proceeded to own intelligence community, not a Kavanaugh run deep. call the roll. former KGB spy and colonel who is They describe his commitment to Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask bent on undermining democracy and legal excellence: unanimous consent that the order for the rule of law around the world, is We never once saw him take a shortcut, the quorum call be rescinded. whom you ought to believe. treat a case as unimportant, or search for an The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. What does a spy do? In order to easy answer. Instead, in each case, large or DAINES). Without objection, it is so or- achieve a spy’s ends, the spy lies. That small, he masters every detail and rereads dered. is what and how Vladimir Putin was every precedent. TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT trained, and it is obvious he is no They also compliment the way Judge Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, almost friend of the United States. Kavanaugh conducts himself both in- everybody in the world knows by now There has been a lot of discussion side and outside the courtroom. They that the President met with Vladimir about Russia, and I know that, at call him ‘‘unfailingly warm and gra- Putin today. While nobody knows what times, it can be confusing to everyday cious, grounded, and kind.’’ They de- the two Presidents said in their private folks. Yet amidst all of the talk and scribe a ‘‘fundamental humility.’’ meeting, what they said afterward cer- the disinformation, it is critically im- A subset of those clerks wrote a sec- tainly should alarm all of us. portant that we don’t lose sight of the ond letter. It was from every one of President Trump refused, once again, threat to our democracy. That is what Judge Kavanaugh’s female clerks to accept the fact that Russia, at Russian interference in our elections whose current employments allowed Putin’s order, interfered in our elec- is. It is an attack on the very founda- them to sign it. tions. What the President said was tion of our democratic institutions. Of These 18 women explain: ‘‘We feel alarming, it was embarrassing, and it course, that is what Putin is trying to compelled to write separately to con- is unacceptable. We know Putin inter- do—invade our own democracy in order vey our uniformly positive experiences fered, and we know he will do it again to divide us; it is to undermine our own with the Judge as a boss on issues of in our upcoming elections. This is from faith in our own institutions, and to ul- gender and equality in the workplace.’’ the unanimous report of the intel- timately undermine American leader- ‘‘In our view,’’ they write, ‘‘the Judge ligence community of this country and ship in the world. has been one of the strongest advocates was reaffirmed earlier today by the Di- This should not be a partisan issue in in the Federal judiciary for women rector of National Intelligence, former America, in our domestic politics. I lawyers.’’ Senator Dan Coats, who was President hope we come together quickly, in a bi- They explain how Judge Kavanaugh Trump’s appointee. partisan way, to defend ourselves and seeks out the best and brightest, how In its January 2017 assessment, the to finally push back on Putin. I hope he goes above and beyond to advise and IC assessed that Russian President we insist that the White House en- mentor all of his clerks. Putin ordered an influence campaign in forces all of the economic sanctions Judge Kavanaugh’s hiring reflects, in the 2016 election, which was aimed at the Congress has already pushed their words, ‘‘rare gender parity.’’ Note

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Rather than taking the oppor- Court clerkships, thanks, in large part, economy in the world. In the past year, tunity to confront Putin and stand up to Judge Kavanaugh’s guidance and Floridians, alone, have created 182,000 in defense of the United States, rather support. new jobs. It is hard to argue with the than demanding that Putin hand over Here is how they conclude their let- facts, but it is even harder to argue the Russian intelligence agents who ter: with reports that come straight from were indicted last week, the President As you likely know by now, Judge hard-working Americans. took the word of the KGB over the Kavanaugh has two daughters, Margaret and Last month, during his visit to Du- brave, hard-working men and women of Liza. If they decide to follow in their dad’s— luth, MN, President Trump met with the CIA. It is amazing. When has a and grandmother’s—footsteps and become local workers and job creators to dis- President ever done something like lawyers, they will enter a legal profession cuss tax reform and economic growth that—believed our enemies instead of that is fairer and more equal because of in their communities, and he heard our own intelligence agents, who have Judge Kavanaugh. them loud and clear. Republican poli- worked so diligently and hard to keep We have also heard from Professor cies are working. us safe? Amy Chua, who has served on Yale Law Adam Morse, a production truck- Vladimir Putin’s goal for over a dec- School’s clerkship committee for most driver for U.S. Steel Minntac, told ade has been the weakening of Amer- of the last decade. During that time, 10 President Trump that ‘‘the tax plan is ican leadership and the erosion of vital Yale Law School graduates have working, and I’m seeing a difference in international alliances, such as NATO, clerked for Judge Kavanaugh, 8 of my paycheck.’’ that promote American values of de- whom are women. Ray Klosowski, Commissioner of the mocracy, freedom, and open markets. She emailed them to ask about their Duluth Seaway Port Authority, says He has labored for 10 years, and he experiences. As she explained in the that the past year has brought signifi- didn’t get very far, and now President Wall Street Journal, they lauded his cant steps forward for the port and the Trump is handing him the keys to the work ethic, his commitment to excel- jobs it supports. They added a first- city. lence, his humility, and his decency, ever intermodal freight area, which has President Putin could hardly have and ‘‘to a person they described his ex- allowed Duluth to process containers scripted a more successful foreign trip traordinary mentorship.’’ from the west coast and significantly for his interests than the one we have One woman said: expand shipping capabilities. There are just witnessed by President Trump. He’s been an incredible mentor to me de- millions of dollars in new contracts Now, because of President Trump’s in- spite the fact that I am a left-of-center and commitments to hire hundreds of explicable actions, Americans and citi- woman. He always takes into account my new workers at the port. Mr. Klosowski zens of the world from one end to the goals rather than giving me generic advice. summed it up, saying: other are scratching their heads, say- With respect to Judge Kavanaugh’s The customers . . . we’ve been used to—our ing: What is going on inside the Presi- approach to deciding cases, Professor old tried-and-true customers—have experi- enced expansion because of the new tax dent’s head? Because of the President’s Chua pointed out that he ‘‘actively almost inexplicable actions, a single, seeks out clerks from across the ideo- structure. . . . They’re coming to us with more business than we’ve [ever] seen in the ominous question hangs over the White logical spectrum who will question and past. House: What could possibly cause the disagree with him’’ because ‘‘he wants Our Democratic colleagues are still President to put the interests of Russia to hear other perspectives before decid- grasping for ways to put a negative over those of the United States? Mil- ing a case.’’ spin on all of this good news and the lions of Americans will continue to ‘‘Above all,’’ she observed, Judge Republican policies that are helping it wonder if the only possible explanation Kavanaugh ‘‘believes in the law and along. But all around the country, for this dangerous and inexplicable be- wants to figure out, without pre- Americans are trying to get their at- havior is the possibility—the very real judging, what it requires.’’ tention so that they can explain just possibility—that President Putin holds Again, we have already heard so how tax reform, regulatory reform, and damaging information over President many speak up to recommend this im- the rest of our policy agenda are help- Trump. pressive nominee. ing to improve their businesses and The questions of the moment—now In the weeks ahead, we will hear their lives. that our security has been put at risk more, including from Judge Kavanaugh I suggest the absence of a quorum. by the President—are these: Where are himself, when our colleagues on the Ju- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The our Republican colleagues? Where are diciary Committee conduct hearings on clerk will call the roll. the Republicans who cheered Reagan’s his nomination. Yet I wanted to call The bill clerk proceeded to call the famous challenge to Gorbachev to special attention today to the warm roll. ‘‘tear down this wall’’? Where are the words of those who have worked with Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Republicans who demanded a strong re- and for Judge Kavanaugh. They have unanimous consent that the order for sponse from President Obama when seen firsthand just how rigorously he the quorum call be rescinded. Putin annexed Crimea? Where are the approaches his work as a judge and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Republicans who surely know in their how graciously he shares his time and objection, it is so ordered. hearts that trusting Putin over Amer- his talent with others. Judge RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER ican intelligence, defense, and law en- Kavanaugh is certainly an impressive The Democratic leader is recognized. forcement diminishes the standing of nominee. TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT our great country? TAX REFORM Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, like Now is the time, if there ever were Mr. President, on another matter, any patriotic American—Democrat, one, for Republicans to stand up. If we fueled by American workers and job Republican, or Independent—I was ap- wait much longer, our global alliance creators and assisted by the pro-growth palled by the press conference that will fracture; the institutions America policies of this Republican govern- capped off the President’s trip to Eu- created in the ashes of World War II ment, our economy continues to surge rope this morning. President Trump will crumble; and our allies will con- ahead. hardly pressed President Putin on a sider abandoning us, maybe even em- Last week, we examined the Depart- single issue, saying that ‘‘both coun- bracing China, if the consequences— ment of Labor’s June jobs report, tries’’ are responsible for the state of economic and military—are dev- which indicated another month of re- relations between the United States astating for our country; and Putin’s markable growth—213,000 new jobs. On and Russia. Russia will emerge all the stronger for

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The sanctions against Russia. ibly troubling in and of itself, but I President—particularly this Presi- Second, join us in demanding that have little doubt that every one of dent—shouldn’t have that power ei- the President’s national security team those 25, in the eyes of the Federalist ther. immediately come to Congress and tes- Society and the Heritage Foundation, I yield the floor. tify. which put together the list, would do The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Third, end attacks by so many on the those two things that would so hurt ERNST). The Senator from Connecticut. hard right on the Department of Jus- America in my judgment. TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT tice, the FBI, and Special Counsel There is another troubling aspect of Mr. MURPHY. Madam President, in Mueller. These attacks are beyond the Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination: His my lifetime, no American President pale, but now that the President has views on Presidential power and wheth- has ever had a more disastrous over- done this with Putin, these attacks are er Presidents should be treated as seas trip than the one that was just dangerous to the future of the Repub- though they are above the law. Judge concluded by President Trump—5 days lic. Kavanaugh seems to take an almost of disaster after disaster, insult after The special counsel needs to finish monarchical view of Executive power. insult, capitulation after capitulation. his work. The President needs to sit for He has written that a sitting President Today, Donald Trump has America an interview with the special counsel, should not be subject to criminal or weaker in the world than at any time as previous Presidents have done and in recent memory. as Republicans demanded of President civil investigation or prosecution while in office. He has even written that a Let’s start with what just happened Clinton. today that has the whole world reeling. President doesn’t need to enforce a law The President has no problem break- To the shock and horror of the Amer- that the President ‘‘deems’’ unconsti- ing bread with a man who maliciously ican public, President Trump stood on tutional. It contradicts the well-settled attacked America during our elections, stage with Vladimir Putin and told the principle—something at the heart of but he can’t sit down with a man world that he believes Putin when our Constitution and what the Found- charged with investigating it—Special Putin insists that Russia did not try to ing Fathers in their greatness did back Counsel Mueller. Please. What is the interfere in the American elections in in 1789—that Presidents should not be President afraid of? What is he hiding Trump’s favor in 2016. that we don’t know? above the law. Despite what President Trump wants Now, those are dangerous beliefs at Fourth, our Republican colleagues us to believe these days, there are still must demand with us that the Presi- any time, but at this moment in time, some truths left in the world. Not ev- dent insist that the 12 indicted Rus- with this President, those beliefs are erything is political spin. Not every- sians be sent to the United States im- especially dangerous. Anyone who fol- thing in the world today is up for de- mediately to stand trial. lowed the President’s trip overseas and bate. Russia did attack our elections in Every one of these actions is impor- his summit today with President Putin 2016. They plan on attacking our elec- tant. Every one should be bipartisan. saw a reckless, self-centered President tions in 2018. In 2016, they did so with Every one of our Republican col- willing to bully allies and comfort ad- the explicit purpose of trying to elect leagues, no matter what their versaries, seemingly on a whim. 1 Donald Trump. All 100 Senators agree ideologies within the Republican Party President Trump’s first 1 ⁄2 years in on this. Every U.S. intelligence agency are, should choose country over office has been marked by numerous agrees on this. Every U.S. law enforce- party—what is good for America over examples of the President stretching ment agency in the country agrees on the politics of the moment. Let us Executive authority, testing the rule of this. Everyone working for Donald show strength and not fear when Presi- law, and the separation of powers. Trump in his national security cabinet Now, more than ever—and especially dent Trump shows weakness, as he has agrees on this. today. in light of today’s events—we need a Now, we actually have the specific I am asking Leader MCCONNELL and Supreme Court Justice who under- names of the specific Russian individ- Speaker RYAN, both friends, to make stands and respects the important uals who carried out these attacks. sure the four things we have asked for boundaries the Constitution and our They have been indicted by Donald are done. I am pleading with them, for system of government place on the Trump’s Department of Justice. There the sake of the country, to do so. Chief Executive. We don’t need a Jus- is simply no question, no debate over The President is doing grave harm to tice who is ideologically predisposed to whether the Russian Government en- the standing of the United States, to favor almost unchecked Executive gaged in a massive, willful, illegal cam- the strength of the United States, to power, especially with Donald Trump paign to push the 2016 election to Don- the security of the United States, and as President of the United States. ald Trump. It is a fact. to the economic robustness of the Judge Kavanaugh has clearly tipped President Trump, no doubt, doesn’t United States by kowtowing to Vladi- his hand that he prefers to give broad like this fact. First, because there is an mir Putin. The President will continue deference to the Executive. Perhaps investigation that is pending right now to do it if he is not checked, and the that is why Judge Kavanaugh was ulti- over the outstanding question of best check is our Republican col- mately selected from the list of 25. whether he knew it was happening and leagues, if they only have the decency, That all had been given the Good whether he and his campaign team co- the honor, and the courage to stand up Housekeeping Seal of Approval by the ordinated with the Russians to make at a time when the moment calls for it. Federalist Society, intent on repealing that happen. There is increasing evi- Some have—Senator MCCAIN, Senator Roe, and by the Heritage Foundation, dence that this might be the case, but GRAHAM, and Senator SASSE—but intent on rolling back government-in- we will have to wait for the Mueller re- where are the others? Where is Leader volved healthcare, whether it be ACA, port to know. MCCONNELL? protecting preexisting conditions, or Second, without the Russians’ help, The summit today was an insult to Medicaid. it is possible that Donald Trump might all Americans—Democrats, Repub- Special Counsel Mueller’s probe ap- not be President. We don’t know this, licans, and Independents. We have to pears to be discovering more and more but the slim margins where the Presi- stand up together and push back. evidence of President Putin’s inter- dent prevailed in certain States leave NOMINATION OF BRETT KAVANAUGH ference in our election and potential room to surmise that without Russia’s On a related matter, Mr. Prsident, I cooperation of American citizens in help, Donald Trump might not have wish to speak for a moment on Presi- that interference. Given that a Justice been elected President. dent Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh could one day be faced with Regardless of whether Trump coordi- Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. a ruling on the matter of whether a sit- nated with the Russians and regardless

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Our policy if Trump agrees with his staff, every Cabinet members may go on TV or should be the opposite—that if Britain Member of the Senate, and every law show up to hearings on Capitol Hill, and the EU want to reconcile, America enforcement and intelligence agency in and they may say all the right things will be there to assist. his government or Russia, he chose about the strength of the transatlantic Let’s bring it back to Vladimir Putin Russia. alliance and America’s rock-solid com- again because his top priority—his No. Let me say that again. When asked mitment to NATO. I have heard them 1 goal—is the dissolution of the Euro- whether the President of the United say it. I saw John Bolton say it on TV pean Union, which is his main political States believed his own government or this weekend. I watched Secretary and economic rival on the Eurasian Russia, our President said he believed Pompeo come to the Foreign Relations continent. The breakup of NATO is Russia. He took sides against American Committee and testify to such before right up there as well. His chief ally in national security interests, and we are Congress. the deconstruction of the EU and left with a question of why. We raise But the people who work for Presi- NATO today is the President of the that question because, frankly, the ex- dent Trump don’t set U.S. policy. The United States. pectations for this summit, this meet- President does, and the President has America is so much weaker today ing between the American President made it clear over and over that NATO than we were just 5 days ago, and that and the Russian leader, were very low. is temporarily functionally irrelevant. is saying a lot. Our Nation and the All President Trump had to do at that That sounds like a radical thing to world has never seen a more cata- press conference today was to offer say, but let’s just admit that it is true clysmic foreign trip than the one that some mild pushback—an acknowledg- for the time being. Trump has made it we just witnessed. ment of Russia’s interference in the crystal clear that if Russia ever perpet- This country can survive a lot. We election—and to stand up and, in mild uated a Ukraine-style attack on a are resilient. But President Trump is terms, offer America’s support for the NATO country, one that was in plain making this country a laughing stock. sovereignty of Ukraine. He didn’t do sight for everybody to see but that was We used to be a pillar of strength, an any of that. So we are left with this officially denied by the Kremlin—does example to be looked up to. Now we are question of why. that sound familiar? That is what hap- the butt of jokes. We are seen as Now I don’t know what Mueller pened in Ukraine—a clear Russian in- weak—a total pushover. All you need knows. I don’t know what Vladimir vasion but officially denied by the to do if you are a despot or an autocrat Putin knows. But Americans should be Kremlin. Does this sound familiar? The or an enemy of America is to get in the freaked out today that there is some 2016 attacks on American elections are room with the U.S. President, and he explanation that we don’t know for there for everyone to see, and they are will give you everything you want, why our President is so friendly to denied by the Kremlin. Trump has with no price to pay. Russian national security interests and made it clear that if Russia ever per- That is America in the world today, so hostile to our own. Of course, today, my colleagues, was petuated an attack like that against a and I couldn’t be sadder about it. I yield back. just the icing on the cake. We already NATO country, Trump would believe The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. have forgotten what happened on the Russia and not his own eyes, not his LANKFORD). The Senator from Wash- first 4 days of this trip. Shortly before own government. He has telegraphed to ington. the meeting with Putin, Trump an- Russia that if you simply deny the in- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I come nounced to the world that after several vasion or the attack, we will believe to the floor in support of the nomina- days of meetings and consultations you, not our own government, not our tion of Scott Stump, to be Assistant with our European partners, he could own intelligence and security agencies. Secretary of Education for Career, definitively say that Europe was an That is what he told us. Technical, and Adult Education. enemy of the United States. He called That is what would likely happen if As President Trump and Secretary the European Union a foe. That conclu- Europe was attacked. The Europeans DeVos continue to roll back protec- sion was bracketed by his comments know this. Why we are so much weaker tions for students and make it easier upon his arrival in Europe, when he an- today is because that message to the for predatory for-profit colleges to nounced that his meeting with Putin Europeans comes with a price. If the take advantage of our students, stu- was going to be a whole lot easier than Europeans don’t feel that we are going dents need someone at the Department his meetings were going to be with Eu- to get their back, having watched the rope. President mock and insult them over who will remain committed to putting Let’s be clear. First, Europe is our the course of the last 4 days, it is now them first no matter what Secretary most important friend and ally, and it in doubt as to whether they would DeVos tries to pressure him to do. has been that way for a very long time, come to our defense if we asked, as we Although most of the nominees and nothing has changed. In the last 70 did after the attacks on September 11. President Trump has picked for the De- years, when we have needed help in the None of our European partners will partment have pledged their allegiance world, the first place we turn to is Eu- say that. They are going to try to save to Secretary DeVos and her agenda, I rope. It shares our democratic values. face. They are going to try to be the believe Mr. Stump will be different. If They are our most important trading bigger party to this contest and say confirmed, Mr. Stump would be respon- partner. The post-World War II order that the strength of the alliance is as sible for advising Secretary DeVos on that has ushered in an order of relative strong as it ever has been. But it is not, career and technical education, adult global stability never before seen in and there are consequences—poten- education and literacy, and community the world is reliant on the continued tially serious ones for the United college education while overseeing over alliance of the United States and Eu- States. $2 billion in funding to provide our stu- rope. For as bad a shape as the President dents and workers with the education We have always had our grievances. left NATO, the EU is in no better con- and skills they need to compete and We may want them to spend a little bit dition today. It is in tatters in large get ahead in the 21st century. more money on defense. They may part because of a President who con- Mr. Stump’s resume shows he is a want us to shoulder a little bit more of tinues to cheerlead those who want to nominee who is qualified for this posi- the burden with respect to the world’s break apart the EU. There are people tion. He has served as the assistant refugee crisis and not leave it all up to who understand the genius of the Euro- provost for career and technical edu- them. But the alliance is just as impor- pean Union who are working hard to cation for the Colorado Community tant as it ever has been, and Europe is keep it together, and I am going to College System. He was elected by his just as important a partner as it ever cheerlead them, but President Trump peers to serve as the president of the has been. spent his time in Britain telling any- National Association of State Direc- Here is the other thing to make body who would listen, including the tors of Career Technical Education clear. Donald Trump’s intent is to press, that unless Britain carried out a Consortium. He also earned the support

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The ma- colleges ensure students have the edu- HAM), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. jority leader. HELLER), the Senator from Oklahoma cation and skills they need to advance f in their education and their careers in (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Georgia order to remain competitive in the 21st (Mr. ISAKSON), the Senator from Lou- LEGISLATIVE SESSION century. isiana (Mr. KENNEDY), the Senator from Finally, the Office of Career, Tech- Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN), the Senator nical, and Adult Education at the De- from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), and the Sen- MORNING BUSINESS ator from Alabama (Mr. SHELBY). partment of Education is responsible Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Further, if present and voting, the for implementing the Perkins Career ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) and Technical Education Act. It is a ate resume legislative session for a pe- critical law that gives students and would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the riod of morning business, with Sen- workers the education and skills they Senator from New York (Ms. GILLI- ators permitted to speak therein for up need to succeed, and it provides busi- BRAND), the Senator from Alabama to 10 minutes each. nesses with a high-quality talent pipe- (Mr. JONES), the Senator from Vermont The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without line of workers with in-demand skills (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator from Michi- objection, it is so ordered. to compete in a 21st century economy. (At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Last month, members of our HELP gan (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), and following statement was ordered to be Committee set partisan differences printed in the RECORD.) aside and passed the reauthorization of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. STABE- the Perkins CTE Act, which makes im- NOW) are necessarily absent. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there portant updates to support an edu- any other Senators in the Chamber de- VOTE EXPLANATION cation system that prepares students siring to vote? ∑ Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, due and workers for an economy and a The result was announced—yeas 85, to travel issues, I was unable to attend country that works for everyone. nays 0, as follows: today’s rollcall vote on the nomination In order to help students, workers, [Rollcall Vote No. 155 Ex.] of Scott Stump to be Assistant Sec- and businesses compete in a rapidly YEAS—85 retary for Career, Technical, and Adult changing global economy, it is criti- Education at the Department of Edu- cally important that we pass that reau- Alexander Feinstein Paul Baldwin Fischer Perdue cation. thorization, which would allow pro- Barrasso Flake Portman Had I been able to attend, I would grams to adapt to the unique needs of Bennet Gardner Reed have supported his nomination.∑ their communities and continue to pro- Blumenthal Grassley Risch Blunt Harris Roberts f vide students and workers with the Booker Hassan education and training that is nec- Rounds Brown Hatch Rubio TAX REFORM Burr Heinrich essary for them to get better jobs, earn Sanders Cantwell Heitkamp higher wages, and climb up the eco- Sasse Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as you Capito Hirono may know, I enthusiastically sup- nomic ladder. Cardin Hoeven Schatz As Members of Congress, we should Carper Hyde-Smith Schumer ported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that always be looking for ways to help Casey Johnson Scott passed the Senate and was signed into Cassidy Kaine Smith law 6 months ago. Over the past 6 make people’s lives better, which is Collins King Sullivan why I hope we can advance this long Coons Klobuchar Tester months, the law’s positive impact on overdue bill to the floor in a timely Corker Lankford Thune our country’s economy has not gone fashion. Cornyn Lee Tillis unnoticed. Companies, both large and Cortez Masto Manchin Toomey small, are distributing bonuses, raising If the Senate confirms Mr. Stump, I Cotton Markey Udall hope he will remain committed to put- Crapo McCaskill Van Hollen wages, and investing in their busi- ting students and workers first no mat- Cruz McConnell Warner nesses. While many observers recognize Daines Menendez Warren the positive ways in which the law is ter what pressure he gets. If he is able Donnelly Merkley to do that, I look forward to working Whitehouse increasing economic confidence and Duckworth Murkowski Wicker Durbin lowering rates for individual taxpayers, with him to help provide high-quality Murphy Wyden Enzi Murray education and to ensure that, above Young the benefits to small businesses are Ernst Nelson all, our focus is on students and their sometimes overlooked. As chairman of success. NOT VOTING—15 the Senate Committee on Small Busi- I yield the floor. Boozman Isakson Moran ness and Entrepreneurship, I strongly I suggest the absence of a quorum. Gillibrand Jones Peters supported the tax law because I be- Graham Kennedy Shaheen lieved it would reduce taxes for small The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Heller Leahy Shelby clerk will call the roll. Inhofe McCain Stabenow businesses responsible for employing The legislative clerk proceeded to The nomination was confirmed. millions of Americans, allowing small call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under business owners to invest in their busi- Mrs. ERNST. Mr. President, I ask the previous order, the motion to re- nesses and increase economic growth. I unanimous consent that the order for consider is considered made and laid recently began this series of speeches the quorum call be rescinded. upon the table and the President will to bring attention to the benefits this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without be immediately notified of the Senate’s law provides for small businesses. objection, it is so ordered. action. While many reports over the past 6 All time has expired. The Senator from Idaho. months focus on the new tax law’s im- The question is, Will the Senate ad- f pact on large corporations, I rise today vise and consent to the Stump nomina- to bring attention to how tax reform is tion? EXECUTIVE CALENDAR benefiting HBM Technology Partners, Mrs. ERNST. I ask for the yeas and Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask that a small business in Reno, NV. HEM nays. the Senate now proceed to Executive Technology Partners provides com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Calendar No. 601, as under the previous puter hardware, information tech- sufficient second? order. nology systems, and computer services

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G16JY6.010 S16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with SENATE S4964 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 16, 2018 to businesses throughout the Reno fortitude, and bravery. In 2005 the (The messages received today are area. HBM Technology Partners, incor- Honor Flight Program was formed to printed at the end of the Senate pro- porated by Harry Foote in 1929 as Har- honor veterans that served in World ceedings.) ry’s Business Machines, originally sold War II. Now, 13 years later, the pro- f typewriters and various office supplies. gram spans across our country and rec- After weathering the hard years of the ognizes veterans from every genera- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Great Depression and World War II, tion, who are able to travel to Wash- At 3:03 p.m., a message from the Harry’s son, Gordon, became active in ington, DC, free of charge. House of Representatives, delivered by the business after returning from serv- Please join me in honoring William Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- ing our country in the Armed Forces. Behrns, Leila Morrison, Gail Wares, nounced that the House has passed the In the early 1980s Gordon’s son, Gary, Melvin Cook, Eldred Cooley, Eugene following bills, in which it requests the continued the family tradition of work- Curry, Bead Dennison, James Dewey, concurrence of the Senate: ing in the business, and the company Tito Garcia Jr., Karl Gruber, Manuel H.R. 50. An act to provide for additional began selling electronics, computers, Jimenez, Donald Johnson, Myron safeguards with respect to imposing Federal and printers. During this time, the Kapperman, Roger Lindgren, Bobby mandates, and for other purposes. company also started providing spe- Lewis, John Mansfield, Thomas Ma- H.R. 3281. An act to authorize the Sec- cialty plastic-card printing machines thias Jr., Dale Mikkelson, Mary Miller, retary of the Interior to facilitate the trans- to customers in the gaming industry Robert Murphy, Howard Nornes, James fer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate Onorato, Wilbur Smith, Sigvard reclamation projects or facilities, and for and servicing Hewlett-Packard prod- other purposes. ucts. The company now sells several Stenlund, Bruce Abel, Gary Allen, Rus- H.R. 6237. An act to authorize appropria- different types of computer hardware sell Ayer, Roger Baker, John tions for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for intel- and software, cybersecurity products, Ballenski, Phillip Ballenski, Robert ligence and intelligence-related activities of data backup systems, and specialty Beckman, Delmar Benkendorf, Joseph the United States Government, the Commu- printers. I commend HBM Technologies Bicek, Ivan Birdsall, Roger Booker, nity Management Account, and the Central for their ability to continually evolve James Boyle, Ronnie Brown, Robert Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- to meet their customers’ needs and Buchanan, Ronald Byers, Wesley Car- ability System, and for other purposes. adapt as new technologies are intro- ter, Timothy Casseday, Everett Col- f duced. lins, David Cordova, John Cordova, MEASURES REFERRED Because of last year’s tax law, this Keith Cross, Terry Curry, Terry Dack, third generation family-owned small Scott Dallman, James Ehrlich, Rodney The following bills were read the first business recently distributed bonuses Enriques, Gary Evans, Brian Finkle, and the second times by unanimous to its seven employees. These bonuses Lewis Finch, Rudolph Gallegos, Pete consent, and referred as indicated: allow the workforce at HBM Tech- Gomez, Clayton Goss, Stanley Graffis, H.R. 50. An act to provide for additional nologies to have more financial free- John Haddick, Michael Hadwick, Wil- safeguards with respect to imposing Federal dom to provide for their families. Sto- liam Hamlin, Arthur Harris, Michelle mandates, and for other purposes; to the Herdengen, Charles Hill, Richard Hill, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ries like this exist all over the country. ernmental Affairs. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act opens the William Hilgenberg, Ronald Hoagland, H.R. 3281. An act to authorize the Sec- door for small businesses to invest in Robert Johnson, Ronald Klug, Terry retary of the Interior to facilitate the trans- their businesses, hire new workers, and Kramer, Lonnie Kruise, Darrel Kyger, fer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate increase wages. Additionally, the new Bertram Langeberg, Gerald Lauer, Jay reclamation projects or facilities, and for law increases small businesses’ con- Lee, James Lichty, Anthony Lucas, other purposes; to the Committee on Energy fidence and allows them to reward Thomas Mannix, Juan Martinez, Mo- and Natural Resources. their longtime employees, while also desto Martinez, James McDaniel, Ken- f lowering small businesses’ taxes and neth McDonald, Ronald McDuff, Phyl- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER encouraging new capital investment. I lis Minch, Alfred Montoya, Thomas COMMUNICATIONS congratulate HBM technologies on Moreno, Donald Morris, Stephen Mor- their hard work and look forward to ris, Dennis Moss, Joseph Muzy, Emery The following communications were watching their continued success. Patrick, Joseph Plummer, Steven laid before the Senate, together with f Prater, Benjamin Prieb, Ronald Rains, accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Donald Ratliff, Richard Regan, uments, and were referred as indicated: ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Fredrick Reiter, Thomas Robb, Bonnie EC–5943. A communication from the Acting Rohn, Fernando Romero Jr., Charles Assistant Secretary of Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, 21ST HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN Rossi, Janice Schilling, Dennis Seitz, William Sladek, Michael Smith, Ste- pursuant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Report COLORADO to Congress from the Chairman of the Na- phen Smith, Edward Snider Jr., John ∑ Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I tional Advisory Council on International Tallman, Bruce Tibboel, Gary Todd, Monetary and Financial Policies’’; to the stand here today to honor the distin- Gary Trippel, Billy Trobee, David guished veterans of the Northern Colo- Committees on Appropriations; and Foreign Valdez, Wesley Van Pelt, Louis Relations. rado Honor Flight who have made the Velasquez, Stuart Veltkamp, Paul Wal- EC–5944. A communication from the Assist- 21st trip to Washington, DC. Over 120 lace, Bryan Warwick, Tom Wasmer, ant Director, Senior Executive Management distinguished veterans from World War Robert Watters, Steven Wilson, John Office, Department of Defense, transmitting, II, the Korean war, and the Vietname Yost, and William Young.∑ pursuant to law, five (5) reports relative to war made the trip to visit our national vacancies in the Department of Defense, re- memorials that were built in their f ceived in the Office of the President of the honor. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Senate on July 12, 2018; to the Committee on Military service is an exceptional Armed Services. Messages from the President of the EC–5945. A communication from the Sec- duty to country. Few words can de- United States were communicated to retary of Energy, transmitting proposed leg- scribe the sacrifice that these men and the Senate by—Ms. Cuccia, one of his islation; to the Committee on Armed Serv- woman have made for our country. secretaries. ices. They have helped to preserve our f EC–5946. A communication from the Sanc- rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign of happiness. Without reservation or EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, fear, when our country has been threat- In executive session the Presiding Of- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ened, our veterans have stepped up and ficer laid before the Senate messages a rule entitled ‘‘Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 560) re- have answered our country’s call. from the President of the United ceived during adjournment of the Senate in Twice a year, veterans are able to States submitting sundry nominations the Office of the President of the Senate on travel to our Nation’s Capital, where which were referred to the Committee June 29, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, we get to recognize their selflessness, on Armed Services. Housing, and Urban Affairs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY6.015 S16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with SENATE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4965 EC–5947. A communication from the Asso- I of the U.S. Munitions List of semi-auto- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ciate General Counsel for Legislation and matic pistols, rifles, and bolt-action rifles Regulations, Office of Housing-Federal Hous- for commercial resale to Canada in the The following reports of committees ing Commissioner, Department of Housing amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal were submitted: and Urban Development, transmitting, pur- No. DDTC 18–007); to the Committee on For- By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee suant to law, the report of a rule entitled eign Relations. on Energy and Natural Resources, with an ‘‘Streamlining Inspection Requirements for EC–5954. A communication from the Assist- amendment: Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Sin- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- S. 1573. A bill to authorize the Secretary of gle-Family Mortgage Insurance: Removal of ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture the FHA Inspector Roster’’ (RIN2502–AJ03) law, a report containing information about a to place signage on Federal land along the received in the Office of the President of the proposed transaction that is necessary for trail known as the ‘‘American Discovery Senate on July 11, 2018; to the Committee on and within the scope of the 2013 Presidential Trail’’, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 115– Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. waiver of the prohibitions in sections 40 and 301). EC–5948. A communication from the Assist- 40A of the Arms Export Control Act relative By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- to Syria; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- on Energy and Natural Resources, without ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to tions. amendment: law, the semiannual report on the continued EC–5955. A communication from the Assist- S. 1645. A bill to authorize the Secretary of compliance of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- the Interior to conduct a special resource Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan with the 1974 ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Mary- Trade Act’s freedom of emigration provi- section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, land, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 115– sions, as required under the Jackson-Vanik the certification of a proposed license for the 302). Amendment; to the Committee on Finance. export of firearms, parts, and accessories By Ms. MURKOWSKI, from the Committee EC–5949. A communication from the Assist- abroad controlled under Category I of the on Energy and Natural Resources: ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- U.S. Munitions List of fully automatic Report to accompany S. 2857, a bill to des- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to 5.56mm carbines and commando rifles with ignate the Nordic Museum in Seattle, Wash- section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, accessories, operator’s manuals and training ington, as the ‘‘National Nordic Museum’’, the certification of a proposed license for the to Qatar in the amount of $1,000,000 or more and for other purposes (Rept. No. 115–303). export of defense articles, including tech- (Transmittal No. DDTC 17–092); to the Com- By Mr. ALEXANDER, from the Committee mittee on Foreign Relations. nical data, and defense services to Japan, on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, EC–5956. A communication from the Assist- France, and Switzerland to support the de- without amendment: ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of sign, development, manufacture, and final S. 3217. An original bill to reauthorize the delivery of completed Boeing 777–300ER New Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a certification regarding Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- Government Aircraft to Japan in the amount cation Act of 2006. of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) require- 18–004); to the Committee on Foreign Rela- ments of the Affordable Care Act; to the f tions. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Pensions. EC–5950. A communication from the Assist- JOINT RESOLUTIONS ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- EC–5957. A communication from the Assist- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to ant Secretary, Office of Special Education The following bills and joint resolu- section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, and Rehabilitative Services, Department of tions were introduced, read the first the certification of a proposed license for the Education, transmitting, pursuant to law, and second times by unanimous con- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Assistance to export of firearms, parts, and components sent, and referred as indicated: abroad controlled under Category I of the States for the Education of Children with By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. U.S. Munitions List of 7.62mm automatic Disabilities; Preschool Grants for Children with Disabilities’’ (RIN1820–AB77) received in HELLER): machine gun systems, barrels, spare parts, the Office of the President of the Senate on S. 3213. A bill to amend the Securities Act components, technical data, and basic oper- July 10, 2018; to the Committee on Health, of 1933 to subject crowdfunding vehicles to ator maintenance training to Saudi Arabia Education, Labor, and Pensions. the jurisdiction of the Securities and Ex- in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Trans- EC–5958. A communication from the Chair- change Commission, and for other purposes; mittal No. DDTC 17–109); to the Committee man of the Council of the District of Colum- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and on Foreign Relations. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–5951. A communication from the Assist- Urban Affairs. on D.C. Act 22–380, ‘‘Commission on the Arts ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. and Humanities Temporary Amendment Act ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LEE, and Mr. of 2018’’; to the Committee on Homeland Se- section 36(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, LEAHY): curity and Governmental Affairs. the certification of a proposed license for the S. 3214. A bill to amend the Sherman Act EC–5959. A communication from the Chair- to make oil-producing and exporting cartels manufacture abroad of significant military man of the Council of the District of Colum- equipment and the export of defense articles, illegal; to the Committee on the Judiciary. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report By Mr. VAN HOLLEN: including technical data, defense services to on D.C. Act 22–392, ‘‘Public Housing Credit- Israel to support the manufacture, design, S. 3215. A bill to amend title 49, United Building Pilot Program Amendment Act of States Code, to require the development of a development, fabrication, assembly, testing 2018’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- and repair of tail booms, tail cones, tail bus operations safety risk reduction pro- rity and Governmental Affairs. gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- rotor pylons stabilators and folding rotor EC–5960. A communication from the Chair- blade systems for H–60/S–70 helicopters in mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- man of the Council of the District of Colum- fairs. the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Trans- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. MUR- mittal No. DDTC 17–143); to the Committee on D.C. Act 22–395, ‘‘Green Finance Author- KOWSKI, and Mr. UDALL): on Foreign Relations. ity Establishment Act of 2018’’; to the Com- S. 3216. A bill to amend the Indian Civil EC–5952. A communication from the Assist- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- mental Affairs. ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to EC–5961. A communication from the Regu- of tribal courts to cover crimes involving section 36(c) and (d) of the Arms Export Con- lations Officer, Federal Highway Adminis- sexual violence, and for other purposes; to trol Act, the certification of a proposed li- tration, Department of Transportation, the Committee on Indian Affairs. cense for the manufacture of significant transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of By Mr. ALEXANDER: military equipment abroad and the export of a rule entitled ‘‘Addition to the National S. 3217. An original bill to reauthorize the defense articles, including technical data, Network’’ (RIN2125–AF82) received during Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu- and defense services to Norway to support adjournment of the Senate in the Office of cation Act of 2006; from the Committee on the design, development, assembly, engineer- the President of the Senate on July 3, 2018; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; ing, integration, and manufacturing of the to the Committee on Commerce, Science, placed on the calendar. Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile and Transportation. f EC–5962. A communication from the Fed- (AMRAAM) propulsion sections in the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and No. DDTC 17–119); to the Committee on For- Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department S. 259 eign Relations. of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to At the request of Mr. NELSON, the EC–5953. A communication from the Assist- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- ment of the Dahlonega Plateau Viticultural ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Area’’ (RIN1513–AC33) received in the Office CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, of the President of the Senate on July 11, 259, a bill to modify the prohibition on the certification of a proposed license for the 2018; to the Committee on Commerce, recognition by United States courts of export of firearms controlled under Category Science, and Transportation. certain rights relating to certain

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At the request of Mr. HATCH, the tal health counselor services under S. 2835 name of the Senator from North Caro- part B of the Medicare program, and At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- for other purposes. name of the Senator from Tennessee sponsor of S. 1121, a bill to establish a S. 1917 (Mr. ALEXANDER) was added as a co- postsecondary student data system. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the sponsor of S. 2835, a bill to require a S. 1158 name of the Senator from Tennessee study of the well-being of the news- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, his (Mr. ALEXANDER) was added as a co- print and publishing industry in the name was added as a cosponsor of S. sponsor of S. 1917, a bill to reform sen- United States, and for other purposes. 1158, a bill to help prevent acts of geno- tencing laws and correctional institu- S. 2843 cide and other atrocity crimes, which tions, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. NELSON, the threaten national and international se- S. 1958 name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. curity, by enhancing United States At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of Government capacities to prevent, name of the Senator from South Caro- S. 2843, a bill to amend title XVIII of mitigate, and respond to such crises. lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- the Social Security Act to provide for S. 1232 sor of S. 1958, a bill to amend the Inter- the distribution of additional residency At the request of Mr. KING, the name nal Revenue Code of 1986 to require positions to help combat the opioid cri- of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Internet-based, real-time responses to sis. ALEXANDER) was added as a cosponsor requests to verify taxpayer income for S. 2863 of S. 1232, a bill to amend the Federal legitimate business purposes, and for At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the Meat Inspection Act to exempt from other purposes. name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. inspection the slaughter of animals and S. 1990 KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. the preparation of carcasses conducted At the request of Mr. TESTER, the 2863, a bill to require the Secretary of at a custom slaughter facility, and for name of the Senator from New Jersey the Treasury to mint a coin in com- other purposes. (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor memoration of the opening of the Na- S. 1301 of S. 1990, a bill to amend title 38, tional Law Enforcement Museum in At the request of Mr. NELSON, the United States Code, to increase the the District of Columbia, and for other names of the Senator from Connecticut amounts payable by the Department of purposes. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Veterans Affairs for dependency and in- S. 2961 Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the Senator demnity compensation, to modify the At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the from New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the requirements for dependency and in- name of the Senator from Alabama Senator from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOL- demnity compensation for survivors of (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor LEN) and the Senator from Massachu- certain veterans rated totally disabled of S. 2961, a bill to reauthorize subtitle setts (Ms. WARREN) were added as co- at the time of death, and for other pur- A of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of sponsors of S. 1301, a bill to amend title poses. 1990. XVIII of the Social Security Act to S. 2358 S. 3084 provide for the distribution of addi- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the tional residency positions, and for name of the Senator from West Vir- name of the Senator from New York other purposes. ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- S. 1503 sponsor of S. 2358, a bill to require a sponsor of S. 3084, a bill to require the At the request of Ms. WARREN, the study on women and lung cancer, and Secretary of Homeland Security and name of the Senator from New Jersey for other purposes. the Secretary of Health and Human (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor S. 2497 Services to allow Members of Congress of S. 1503, a bill to require the Sec- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the to tour detention facilities that house retary of the Treasury to mint coins in name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. unaccompanied alien children. recognition of the 60th anniversary of BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 3112 the Naismith Memorial Basketball 2497, a bill to amend the Foreign As- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the Hall of Fame. sistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Ex- name of the Senator from Massachu- S. 1580 port Control Act to make improve- setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the ments to certain defense and security sponsor of S. 3112, a bill to provide name of the Senator from Maryland assistance provisions and to authorize standards for facilities at which aliens (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor the appropriations of funds to Israel, in the custody of the Department of of S. 1580, a bill to enhance the trans- and for other purposes. Homeland Security are detained, and parency, improve the coordination, and S. 2578 for other purposes. intensify the impact of assistance to At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the S. 3154 support access to primary and sec- names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the ondary education for displaced children CORTEZ MASTO) and the Senator from name of the Senator from New York

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:24 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY6.009 S16JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with SENATE July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4967 (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- (1) Major airlines and aerospace compa- sponsor of S. 3154, a bill to ensure sponsor of S. Res. 571, a resolution con- nies. Members of Congress have access to demning the ongoing illegal occupation (2) Nonprofit organizations within the Federal facilities in order to exercise of Crimea by the Russian Federation. aviation industry. (3) Aviation business associations. their Constitutional oversight respon- f (4) Engineering business associations. sibilities. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND (5) United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil S. 3192 PROPOSED Air Patrol. At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the (6) Institutions of higher education and name of the Senator from New York SA 3394. Ms. COLLINS submitted an aviation trade schools. amendment intended to be proposed by her (d) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize programs of shall be appointed to the Board for the dura- sponsor of S. 3192, a bill to amend the the Federal Aviation Administration, and for tion of the existence of the Board. Safe Drinking Water Act to update and other purposes; which was ordered to lie on (e) COMPENSATION.—Board members shall modernize the reporting requirements the table. serve without compensation. for contaminants, including lead, in SA 3395. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. (f) DUTIES.—Not later than 18 months after drinking water, and for other purposes. DUCKWORTH) submitted an amendment in- the date of enactment of this Act, the Board tended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. shall present a comprehensive plan for strat- S. 3194 4, supra; which was ordered to lie on the egies the Administration can take, which in- At the request of Ms. WARREN, the table. clude the following objectives: names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. (1) Identifying industry trends that di- f BROWN) and the Senator from Hawaii rectly or indirectly encourage or discourage (Ms. HIRONO) were added as cosponsors TEXT OF AMENDMENTS women from pursuing careers in aviation. of S. 3194, a bill to amend the Patient SA 3394. Ms. COLLINS submitted an (2) Coordinating the efforts of airline com- panies, nonprofit organizations, and aviation Protection and Affordable Care Act to amendment intended to be proposed by cap prescription drug cost-sharing, and and engineering associations to facilitate her to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize support for women pursuing careers in avia- for other purposes. programs of the Federal Aviation Ad- tion. S. 3198 ministration, and for other purposes; (3) Creating opportunities to expand exist- At the request of Mr. LEE, the name which was ordered to lie on the table; ing scholarship opportunities for women in of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. as follows: the aviation industry. TOOMEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the end of title V, add the following: (4) Enhancing aviation training, mentorship, education, and outreach pro- 3198, a bill to require annual reports on SEC. 5026. EVALUATION OF AIRPORT MASTER grams that are exclusive to women. PLANS. allied contributions to the common de- (g) REPORTS.— Section 47106 is amended by adding at the fense, and for other purposes. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years end the following: S. CON. RES. 7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the ‘‘(h) EVALUATION OF AIRPORT MASTER Board shall submit a report outlining the At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the PLANS.—When evaluating the master plan of comprehensive plan for strategies pursuant name of the Senator from Pennsyl- an airport for purposes of this subchapter, to subsection (f) to— the Secretary shall take into account— vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co- (A) the Committee on Transportation and ‘‘(1) the role the airport plays with respect sponsor of S. Con. Res. 7, a concurrent Infrastructure of the House of Representa- to medical emergencies and evacuations; and resolution expressing the sense of Con- tives; ‘‘(2) the role the airport plays in emer- gress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit (B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, gency or disaster preparedness in the com- and Transportation of the Senate; and societies have historically provided munity served by the airport.’’. and continue to provide critical bene- (C) the Administrator. fits to the people and communities of SA 3395. Ms. COLLINS (for herself (2) AVAILABILITY ONLINE.—The Adminis- the United States. trator shall make the report publicly avail- and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted an able online and in print. S. RES. 435 amendment intended to be proposed by (h) SUNSET.—The Board shall terminate At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the her to the bill H.R. 4, to reauthorize upon the submittal of the report pursuant to name of the Senator from New Jersey programs of the Federal Aviation Ad- subsection (g). (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor ministration, and for other purposes; f which was ordered to lie on the table; of S. Res. 435, a resolution expressing URGING THE GOVERNMENT OF as follows: the sense of the Senate that the 85th THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine At the end of title V, add the following: THE CONGO TO FULFILL ITS of 1932–1933, known as the Holodomor, SEC. 5026. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGREEMENT TO HOLD CREDIBLE WOMEN IN AVIATION. should serve as a reminder of repres- ELECTIONS sive Soviet policies against the people It is the sense of Congress that the avia- of Ukraine. tion industry should explore all opportuni- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ties, including pilot training, science, tech- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- S. RES. 525 nology, engineering, and mathematics edu- ate proceed to the immediate consider- At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the cation, and mentorship programs, to encour- ation of Calendar No. 436, S. Res. 386. name of the Senator from Pennsyl- age and support female students and aviators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to pursue a career in aviation. vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- clerk will report the resolution by sponsor of S. Res. 525, a resolution des- SEC. 5027. SUPPORTING WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE AVIATION FIELD. title. ignating September 2018 as National The senior assistant legislative clerk Democracy Month as a time to reflect (a) ADVISORY BOARD.—To encourage women and girls to enter the field of aviation, the read as follows: on the contributions of the system of Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- A resolution (S. Res. 386) urging the Gov- government of the United States to a ministration shall create and facilitate the ernment of the Democratic Republic of the more free and stable world. Women in Aviation Advisory Board (referred Congo to fulfill its agreement to hold cred- S. RES. 556 to in this section as the ‘‘Board’’), with the ible elections, comply with constitutional At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the objective of promoting organizations and limits on presidential terms, and fulfill its name of the Senator from Louisiana programs that are providing education, constitutional mandate for a democratic training, mentorship, outreach, and recruit- transition of power by taking concrete and (Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a cosponsor ment of women into the aviation industry. measurable steps towards holding elections of S. Res. 556, a resolution reaffirming (b) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall consist not later than December 2018 as outlined in the commitment of the United States of members whose diverse background and the existing election calendar, and allowing to hold the Ortega regime accountable expertise allows them to contribute balanced for freedom of expression and association. for acts of violence and human rights points of view and ideas regarding the strate- There being no objection, the Senate abuses perpetrated against the Nica- gies and objectives set forth in subsection (f). proceeded to consider the resolution, raguan people. (c) SELECTION.—Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the which had been reported from the Com- S. RES. 571 Administrator shall appoint members of the mittee on Foreign Relations, with an At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Board, including representatives from the amendment to strike all after the re- name of the Senator from Pennsyl- following: solving clause and insert the part

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a targeted, arrested, harassed, and violently at- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without strong commitment to the principles of democ- tacked by security forces: Now, therefore, be it objection, it is so ordered. racy and adherence to the rule of law; Resolved, The committee-reported amendment Whereas, in 2006, the Government of the DRC That the Senate— adopted a new constitution that limited the in the nature of a substitute was (1) expresses concern that the Government of agreed to. President to two consecutive five-year terms, the Democratic Republic of the Congo failed to Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I which for President Joseph Kabila expired on hold elections in 2016 as required by its Con- December 19, 2016; stitution and later failed to fulfill its political know of no further debate on the reso- Whereas President Kabila swore to uphold the commitment to hold elections in 2017; lution. constitution of the DRC as part of his oath of (2) expresses concern that the growing secu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there office; rity, humanitarian, and human rights crisis in further debate? Whereas the constitutionally required elec- the DRC is exacerbated by the lack of a duly Hearing none, the question is on tions have not yet taken place; elected leadership; Whereas citizens of the DRC have repeatedly adoption of the resolution, as amended. (3) recognizes that impunity and the lack of The resolution (S. Res. 386), as demanded that their constitutional right to elect effective rule of law undermine democracy, and a new President after two terms be upheld and that the arrest and detention of civil society ac- amended, was agreed to. that President Kabila must therefore step down; tivists and the harassment of political opponents Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Whereas, on December 31, 2016, the National close political space and repress peaceful dis- consent that the committee-reported Episcopal Conference of Congolese Bishops me- sent; amendment to the preamble be agreed diated a political agreement between the ruling (4) calls on the Government of the Democratic to, the preamble, as amended, be coalition and main opposition parties under Republic of the Congo to complete concrete steps agreed to, and the motions to recon- which President Kabila is prohibited from run- towards holding elections, including— ning for a third term, constitutional changes sider be considered made and laid upon (A) issuance of district-level voter registration the table. which would extend the President’s time in of- data; fice are prohibited, and elections were to be held (B) completion of legislation to enable redis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without before the end of 2017; tricting; objection, it is so ordered. Whereas, on March 31, 2017, the United Na- (C) fulfillment of the constitutionally required The committee-reported amendment tions Security Council adopted Resolution 2348, step of ‘‘calling the electorate’’; to the preamble in the nature of a sub- which called for a ‘‘swift implementation’’ of (D) publication of the final list of presidential stitute was agreed to. the December 2016 political agreement, including and parliamentary candidates; and ‘‘peaceful, credible, inclusive and timely elec- The preamble, as amended, was (E) holding presidential, parliamentary, and agreed to. tions no later than December 2017, leading to a provincial elections by December 23, 2018; peaceful transition of power’’; (5) calls on the opposition to take all steps f Whereas, on June 21, 2017, the United Nations possible within the DRC to support and promote ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 17, Security Council adopted Resolution 2360, immediate free, fair, and inclusive elections; which stressed ‘‘the importance of the DRC and (6) welcomes United States Government sanc- 2018 its national partners taking all necessary steps tions targeting several senior security officials Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I to accelerate preparations for the elections with- and other individuals responsible for human ask unanimous consent that when the out further delays’’; rights abuses, impeding democracy, and gross Whereas, on November 5, 2017, the Congolese Senate completes its business today, it corruption in the DRC; adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 17; electoral commission released a calendar that (7) encourages the careful vetting of all would delay elections until at least December 23, planned United States assistance to Congolese further, that following the prayer and 2018, while noting numerous ‘‘constraints’’ that state security forces to ensure that its impact pledge, the morning hour be deemed could impact respect of this calendar; and importance to United States national secu- expired, the Journal of proceedings be Whereas the failure to hold constitutionally rity objectives outweigh the potential damage to approved to date, the time for the two required elections has increased political uncer- United States interests that might result in leaders be reserved for their use later tainty, violence, and instability inside the DRC, working with the state security services of the in the day, and morning business be and the United Nations Under-Secretary Gen- DRC; eral for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency closed. I ask that following leader re- (8) notes the importance of continued unity marks, the Senate proceed to executive Relief Coordinator said that amid the political among the international community that untest- stalemate, ‘‘conflict is rapidly spreading across ed, un-piloted technology, such as electronic session and resume consideration of the country and in appalling ways, even in a voting machines, given their high cost, risk of the Blew nomination, under the pre- country blighted by violence and insecurity for failure, and potential for manipulation, should vious order, and that at 11:45 a.m. all decades’’; not be used if a credible election process is in- time be yielded back and the Senate Whereas, despite contributions in billions of tended to benefit all Congolese citizens; then vote on confirmation of the nomi- dollars in development, peacekeeping, humani- (9) calls on the Government of the Democratic nation with no intervening action or tarian, and diplomatic support from the United Republic of the Congo to cooperate with United States and the international community over the debate, and that if confirmed, the mo- States, Swedish, and United Nations officials to tion to reconsider be considered made past two decades, persistent insecurity has enable a credible and independent investigation plagued the DRC and a perpetual humanitarian of the killing of Michael Sharp and Zaida and laid upon the table and the Presi- crisis is devolving rapidly further as a result of Catala´ n, and to identify and bring to justice dent be immediately notified of the President Kabila’s continued effort to maintain those responsible for their murder; Senate’s action; further, that following the presidency; (10) calls on the Government of the Demo- disposition of the Blew nomination and Whereas the natural wealth of the DRC is mo- cratic Republic of the Congo to end political ar- notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture nopolized by a narrow few and enabled by en- rests and free political detainees, including motions filed on Thursday, July 12 demic corruption, regional proxy conflict, and youth activists, in support of a credible and in- ripen; finally, that following the clo- poor governance, which together have promoted clusive electoral environment; and insecurity and resulted in rates of internal dis- (11) urges the President of the United States, ture vote on the Quarles nomination, placement, disease, and mortality approaching in close coordination with regional and other the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 the highest in the world; international partners, to use appropriate p.m. to allow for the weekly conference Whereas political space in the DRC continues means— meetings. to be heavily restricted, as evidenced by arrests (A) to provide appropriate electoral assistance The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and detention of members of the political opposi- to support the organization of credible elections objection, it is so ordered. tion, democratic activists, and journalists, and in the DRC by December 23, 2018; and by restrictions on fundamental freedoms such as (B) to deter further electoral calendar slippage f speech and assembly, and Congolese state secu- and abuses against the people of Congo, includ- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT rity forces have repeatedly responded to peace- ing through the consideration of targeted sanc- ful protestors with violence including assaults tions against high-level DRC officials, including Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if on Catholic communities; close associates of President Joseph Kabila re- there is no further business to come be- Whereas American Michael Sharp and Swede sponsible for further delay of or impediment to fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- Zaida Catala´ n, members of the United Nations elections or otherwise maintaining President sent that it stand adjourned under the

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Mr. President, I come to undermine our democracy’’ remain the influential Russian-backed and Rus- the floor today to talk about what hap- opinion of the U.S. intelligence com- sian-originating social media accounts. pened in Helsinki today. munity. These questions are not actually Let’s not mince words. Today was a This isn’t a question of Republican gray—gray space war—but any Member terrible day for the American brand, versus Democrats. This is a question of of this body who does their homework, for the American people, and for all of patriotism versus deciding that you any Member of the House down the hall our allies. We did not negotiate from a want to be on the side of sowing dis- who does their homework, and lots of position of strength. We acted from a cord and doubt in America. the good and well-meaning people who position of weakness. As a result, one We shouldn’t sugarcoat this. Vladi- serve around the President who do of the world’s worst despots walked mir Putin is a despot, and he is propped their homework know these things to away today from Helsinki with a win. up by a band of oligarchs every bit as be true. These questions are not in dis- Vladmir Putin is walking away from corrupt as he is. Putin fakes democ- pute. Helsinki with an undeserved legit- racy while preventing free and fair Putin’s most daring performance to imacy. The United States took a loss elections. Putin funnels massive date, though, was deciding to take on today when we backed away from our amounts of Russian wealth from him- the most powerful country in the world longstanding commitment to prin- self to himself and his cronies and with an influence operation inside the cipled American leadership and, frank- keeps an iron grip on the press. United States. National political com- ly, basic reality. These matters are not matters of dis- mittees in 2016 saw their computer net- Today the press asked the President pute. It is not ‘‘on the one hand’’ or works breached and their data stolen. of the United States whom he believed ‘‘the other hand’’ or what some people Vladimir Putin isn’t obsessed with the on the subject of Russia’s information are saying. The Russian people know ups and downs of political life here in operation in the United States in 2016. who Vladimir Putin is. You can ask the the United States. He isn’t an agent of Did he believe in the men and women leaders of political opposition in that one party or the other—one candidate of the U.S. intelligence community or country who tried to get a free and fair or the other. Vladimir Putin is an did he believe in Vladimir Putin, a election. You can ask the human rights agent of chaos, and his objective is to member of the Russian intelligence activists or the international observers undermine trust. His objective is to community, a thug turned Russian des- who try to speak up against what he make Americans doubt ourselves and pot? has done or show up in my office to doubt whether U.S. leadership over the The choice here was between the peo- give firsthand accounts in certain situ- last 75 years has been a good or a bad ple who are risking their lives on be- ations in which Putin has intervened. thing and to doubt whether we should half of our freedom and people who go You can ask the journalists who tried keep our word to our allies. Vladimir around the world taking people’s lives to expose corruption in the country. Putin’s objective is to make us think to limit freedom. The President of the Do you know who these men and there is no difference between coun- United States—how did he answer? He women often end up being? They are tries on the global stage that believe in answered that he didn’t see ‘‘any rea- the men and women who just ran- human rights, that believe in free son’’ why Putin would have interfered domly, disproportionately happen to press, free religion, free assembly, and in the U.S. election. fall out of fifth story windows of office free speech versus those who don’t. Make no mistake. Putin has a rea- buildings in Moscow and St. Peters- Vladimir Putin’s goal is to breach a son. The reason is clear to all those burg, the people who just randomly moral equivalency that allows his who have been watching growing Rus- happen to show up in one-car accidents thugocracy to be no less ugly than sian authoritarianism in recent years. that either are never investigated or, what happens in our country, where Putin wants to weaken the U.S. Gov- when they are investigated, unfortu- people who often disagree decide to ernment. Putin wants to make the nately, there weren’t witnesses and argue by means of reason and persua- American people believe that our sys- there are never prosecutions. sion, not by violence. tem of government isn’t any different Vladimir Putin is working overtime His goals aren’t that hard to figure than his ‘‘thugocracy.’’ Putin wants to to make the Soviet Union great again. out. His enemy is trust and good faith. destroy NATO, which isn’t just an alli- Over the past decade, he has carried Vladimir Putin is trying to create mis- ance. It is, arguably, the most impor- out an aggressive, often brutal expan- trust in this country, and today the tant military alliance in two mil- sionist campaign. In 2008, he invaded President of the United States decided lennia. next-door Georgia. In 2014, he invaded to let Vladimir Putin off the hook and, Putin wants to undermine confidence Ukraine and annexed Crimea. Putin in so doing, he creates an incentive for in self-government, not only in this has provided military support to the Putin to ratchet up his campaigns of country but around the world. That is Assad regime in Syria. Russian troops misinformation. This should be a time why Putin, a Soviet-style dictator who are responsible for the deaths of thou- for all Americans to stand together thinks a lot more about American elec- sands of civilians. Under the guise of against what Putin is doing. It is a fun- tions than he ever thinks about his attacking the Islamic State, Russia damental part of the President’s job to sham elections, attacked us in 2016. It has targeted hospitals and schools and articulate basic truths. is why he is planning to attack us this many other civilian locations. While we are being clear about who fall in 2018. It is why there are ongoing Putin is currently flexing his muscle Vladimir Putin is, we should also be information operations against the across Europe, although his preference clear about who we, the American peo- United States and against our public at there is always for more subtle means ple, are. We are a nation that believes present, as everyone who goes into a than tanks and Kalashnikovs, if he can in human dignity. We believe this isn’t SCIF and reads their intelligence brief- get away with it. One, he has more just true of 320 million Americans; it is ing knows. It is why Putin is planning deniability and, two, it is cheaper. In true of 7.5 billion people across this to attack the U.S. 2020 election al- 2007, Estonia was hit with a wave of globe. We believe in free speech, free- ready. cyber attacks originating in Russia— dom of religion, freedom of the press, That is why the men and women of the beginning of a campaign of cyber freedom of assembly, and the right of the U.S. intelligence community warfare that has become one of Mr. protest—not because government gives unanimously and without any regard Putin’s primary tools. Not only in the us those rights but because God cre- to party understand that Putin waged Baltics and Ukraine but in Germany ated us with dignity.

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Vladimir Putin believes only that to advance a faith moral equivalency Remember, share buybacks and divi- might makes right. Americans don’t that plays right into the hands of dends juice stock prices. They do little believe that. We never have, and may Vladimir Putin’s bloody hands. Every- to increase long-term growth or to re- we never devolve to believing only one in this body should be disgusted by ward the workers who make a com- that. We are dedicated to the thesis what happened in Helsinki today. pany’s success possible. Going forward, that the dignity of every person is I yield the floor. the Fed also wants to make stress tests worth protecting. It is not the job of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- even easier. Apparently, haggling with the U.S. Government to be the police- ator from Ohio. the megabanks over the scores wasn’t men of every Nation on Earth, but it is f lenient enough. most clearly part of the job of the NOMINATION OF RANDAL Quarles has proposed letting bankers United States to articulate, on the QUARLES comment on the tests before they are global stage, things that are true of ev- administered. That is like letting the Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, it has eryone, everywhere. We are dedicated students write the exams, and the Fed been a good year to be a Wall Street to the idea that humans should flour- is considering dropping the qualitative banker. Barely a day goes by that ish. portion of the stress test altogether. doesn’t bring news of another con- Vladimir Putin is dedicated to the That is the part of the test that exam- sumer protection rollback, another un- opposite. He crushes men, women, and ines banks’ risk management proc- raveling of taxpayer protections, or an- children underfoot for the purposes of esses, data systems, and the fitness of other handout to Wall Street. The man keeping his hold on power. Americans its board of directors. do not stand with Vladimir Putin. at the center of many of these deci- I understand these board of directors Americans stand with the Russian sions is right now, on this floor, up for are all paid—I believe in every single champions of liberty and of free speech, nomination to a 14-year term as Gov- case of the eight largest banks—at freedom of religion, freedom of the ernor on the Board of the Federal Re- least $200,000 a year. The Fed plans press, freedom of assembly, and the serve. changes for the Volcker rule, the rule right of protest against tyrants like When Randy Quarles’ nomination to that stops big banks from taking big Vladimir Putin. serve as Vice Chair of Supervision at risks with Americans’ money. That We believe in peace through strength, the Fed—the first person ever to serve rule requires the banks make invest- and we believe in basic moral clarity. in that position—when it came before ments in the real economy, not casino- That is why, in the wake of the world’s the Senate last year, I urged my col- style trades using families’ checking two most destructive wars, Americans leagues to vote no. Quarles’ record wor- and savings accounts. created an international order. It is an ried many of us that he wasn’t inter- American-led international order. The ested in doing actual supervision. I said Lest you think only American banks international order embodies Amer- he seemed far too ready to swallow fi- are getting a handout, soon foreign ica’s fundamental values, and we push nancial industry talking points, once banks will be getting in on the action. back against the drift to Old World again, and relax the rules for Wall This spring, Mr. Quarles said the Fed authoritarianism in all of its forms— Street. wants to loosen the rules on foreign the very things Vladimir Putin lusts Since then, his record at the Federal megabanks. We are talking about after. Reserve his confirmed the worst fears Deutsche Bank, Santander, UBS, Cred- This world isn’t made for the elites, so many of us held. In just 10 months it Suisse, and Barclays. You have read but it is made for American interests under Mr. Quarles’ leadership, the Fed about those banks. In most cases, those to be articulated because we are the de has taken steps to systematically un- banks have broken our laws. These for- facto leader of the free world. That is ravel Wall Street reform. eign banks have broken our laws time why we have always negotiated from a Let’s look at what happened. Start and again. Yet we are going to loosen position of strength. with the stress test. The Fed allowed the rules on these foreign megabanks. Sadly, today, we negotiated from a the seven largest banks to redirect $96 The question I have with all these position of weakness. In previous billion that should have been used to weakening of protections for American years, many Americans, myself in- pay workers, to reduce fees for con- taxpayers and American consumers is, cluded, have spoken out against the sumers, and to protect taxpayers from What problem exactly is the Fed, under crazy idea that America could some- bailouts. Instead, they plowed that Mr. Quarles’ watch, trying to solve? how ‘‘lead from behind.’’ Today, Amer- money into share buybacks and divi- Banks increased their profits by 13 per- ica decided to simply give in. As I came dends that do what? Of course, they re- cent last year. That is before you ac- to the floor tonight, the President ward wealthy executives and the big- count for the windfall in the tax cut. tweeted that ‘‘in order to build a gest investors. Two banks, Goldman When you add in the tax benefits, it brighter future, we cannot exclusively Sachs and Morgan Stanley, had capital was a 28-percent increase in their prof- focus on the past.’’ Fair enough, but below the required amounts. Those its. The banking sector bought back $77 let’s talk about that future. What do banks failed the test, but they got billion worth of stock last year. The we want from it and at what cost? Is passing grades anyway because they CEOs of the six largest banks got an the cost of the future President Trump are Wall Street. The Fed reportedly average raise of 22 percent. So what ex- wants the sacrificing of American called them up and let them haggle actly is Mr. Quarles trying to fix? What moral leadership on the global stage? over the test results. Imagine this hap- is not going all the banks’ way day Is it walking away from the idea that pening in school—when you were at after day? The CEO of Wells Fargo got 7.5 billion people have been created school growing up in Oklahoma or I in a 36-percent raise, even as scandal after with dignity? Is it walking away from Ohio—to allow them to proceed after scandal mounted at the bank under his the idea that America fundamentally haggling over the test results. They al- watch. announces to the world that we believe lowed them to proceed with buybacks I don’t think these megabanks are everybody has the rights of free speech, and dividends that would drain the re- really the people who need Mr. Quarles’ press, religion, assembly, and protest quired capital. help. Maybe you ought to look else- not because a government might decide Under Quarles’ leadership, the Fed where. Maybe look at the tellers. The to condescend and grant you this wants to make funneling money back average teller in this country makes right? The government’s job is to serve into stock buybacks even easier. The $12.50 an hour. Wages for ordinary the people by preserving these rights Fed’s pending proposal on Big Bank Americans simply aren’t moving up.

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She won the Pulitzer Prize what they were going to do next. of a country that tramples on the because she has written about servers— During this time when Mr. Quarles rights of journalists, our President, servers in restaurants where some- served in the Bush administration, the President Trump, said: ‘‘Much of our times management skims their tips. Treasury Department’s foreclosure fil- news media is, indeed, the enemy of the She has written about single parents ings in Ohio doubled—from around people.’’ That is Soviet talk. That is who struggle every day and oftentimes 40,000 at the beginning of 2002 to 80,000 Putin kind of talk. That is KGB talk. get little help from anybody. She has by the end of 2006. Mr. Quarles just That has never been the talk of an written about workers and a system brushed off concerns about the growing American President. ‘‘Much of our that is so often rigged against them. troubles in the mortgage market. Fa- news media is, indeed, the enemy of the They work every bit as hard as we all mously, he said in those days, in 2006, people.’’ do here, but they get so little for it. that the future looked bright. His ac- Everybody in this body knows a lot She teaches at Kent State. She tions today suggest he ain’t learned a of reporters. Nobody in this body be- teaches millenials. She teaches young lot since. His amnesia and the collec- lieves that the media are enemies of men and women who are mostly work- tive amnesia of this body are just a lit- the people. Unfortunately, almost no- ing-class kids, most of whom will grad- tle too familiar in this town. We can’t body on this side of the aisle will stand uate with tens of thousands of dollars afford any more nominees who fail up to the President and say: No, Mr. in debt, which is something the Presi- American workers, who fail American President. No, FOX News. The media dent of the United States has never homeowners, or who fail American tax- are not enemies of the people; they are faced. They work part time and some payers. doing work that is essential to our de- of them full time. They struggle to get It always comes back to, whose side mocracy. through their classes. They want to be are you on? Are you going to fight for A journalist’s entire job is to ask reporters because they want to go out the little guy, whether she punches a tough questions to challenge powerful and comfort the afflicted and afflict time clock or whether he works in a interests. In church, we comfort the af- the comfortable because they care diner, or are you going to fight for the flicted. Journalists afflict the com- about truth and care about honesty. 1 percent? Are we here to serve Amer- fortable. We know that reporters put Again, they are as far as can be from ican workers in the middle class, or are their safety and sometimes their being enemies of the people. How we here to serve Wall Street? Randal lives—we see that—on the line, wheth- shameful it is the President of the Quarles has made it clear whose side he er when they are covering floods and United States says that. is on. I urge my colleagues to reject his hurricanes at home or when they are The job of the President of the nomination. transversing the globe to bring us war United States and the job of our polit- f zone stories. We depend on reporters in ical leaders is to set an example—to re- Ohio and around the world to bring us spect our democratic institutions, in- THE FREE PRESS the stories that have an impact on our cluding the press, and to bring Ameri- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, first, I day-to-day lives and to tell the stories cans together and not divide us. want to say how much I appreciate that might not otherwise be told. Yet, Please, Mr. President, won’t you do Senator SASSE’s words. I hope that too often today, we see reporters re- that? other people in his political party will stricted, vilified, and threatened—all I yield the floor. have the courage he has to stand up for doing their jobs. We can’t dismiss f and speak out on some of these things. these threats as just empty rhetoric. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. This week, the President of the Think of the anguish and the heart- TOMORROW United States went overseas. Instead of break and the terrible sight that hap- standing up to America’s enemies, the pened at the newsroom at the Capital The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under President of the United States went Gazette in Annapolis. We all know too the previous order, the Senate stands out of his way to attack the American well how dangerous a job it has become adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow, free press. to report the news. Just last Thursday, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:57 p.m., As Senator MCCAIN described today’s the Herald newspaper—the daily paper adjourned until Tuesday, July 17, 2018, press conference with Russian Presi- south of Columbus in Circleville, OH— at 10 a.m. dent Putin: ‘‘The President made a received an unmarked letter in the conscious choice to defend a tyrant mail. Inside, it threatened physical f against the fair questions of a free harm to all of the workers there. Think NOMINATIONS press and to grant Putin an about that—just for doing their jobs at Executive nominations received by uncontested platform to spew propa- a local newspaper in covering football the Senate: ganda and lies to the world.’’ games, in covering a business that IN THE ARMY Let me repeat that. Senator might have cheated a customer, or in THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MCCAIN—once a Republican nominee covering a politician who might have IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED for President of the United States and cut corners. In serving their commu- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND one of the most respected Senators of nity, these workers had their safety RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: To be general our lifetimes—said: ‘‘The President threatened. made a conscious choice to defend a ty- This is personal to me, and I apolo- LT. GEN. JOHN M. MURRAY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT rant against the fair questions of a free gize for making this personal. My wife, IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED press and to grant Putin an Connie Schultz, is a Pulitzer Prize win- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND uncontested platform to spew propa- ner from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: ganda and lies to the world.’’ She writes a weekly column for the To be lieutenant general We are talking about a man—Presi- Creators Syndicate in 150 newspapers. MAJ. GEN. JAMES F. PASQUARETTE dent Putin—who presides over a regime She is about as far from being an f in which journalists are killed. Accord- enemy of the people as anyone I know. CONFIRMATION ing to a 2016 PolitiFact article, Russia She was a working-class kid who Executive nomination confirmed by ranks 180 out of 199 countries for press grew up in Ashtabula, OH. Her dad car- the Senate July 16, 2018: freedom, behind, not ahead of, Iraq, ried a union card, which saved her life Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the because she had health care at the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Congo, and others. This is according to Cleveland clinic that other people SCOTT STUMP, OF COLORADO, TO BE ASSISTANT SEC- RETARY FOR CAREER, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDU- the international watchdog Freedom would have not been able to have bene- CATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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HONORING NICOLE FOLTZ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA- ton’s Garage in Columbus, Georgia until he TION 7(a) LOAN SUCCESS STO- opened Cooper’s Garage in Cusseta. He and RIES Estelle, who was Senior Clerk at the Post Of- HON. PAUL D. RYAN fice, began purchasing and building Cooper Rental Properties, a business which remains OF WISCONSIN HON. STEVE CHABOT OF OHIO in the family to this day. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He had set his sights on being elected IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sheriff of Chattahoochee County but initially Monday, July 16, 2018 Monday, July 16, 2018 suffered a loss. Never a quitter, he was elect- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, going Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, the Small Busi- ed Sheriff in 1973 and maintained a one-man back to our days at the Budget Committee, Ni- ness Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program office with the radio call number 651. He soon 1 cole Foltz has been with me for every big leg- doesn’t have a flashy name. But to millions of dubbed Estelle as 651 ⁄2 on the radio. With islative battle of this majority. She is a whip small businesses owners across the country it his family’s support, Sheriff Cooper was a smart lawyer with a deep understanding and can make or break their company. faithful servant to the people of Chattahoo- appreciation for the practices and precedents The program partners with financial institu- chee County for a remarkable 44 years, until of this institution. Nicole long ago earned my tions to provide loan guarantees that fund their his retirement in 2017. He earned the distinc- trust, but as a leader of the House floor staff, startup costs, equipment expenses, or any tion of being the second longest-serving Sher- iff in the state of Georgia. all the parliamentarians, and members—espe- other general business purpose. Sheriff Cooper was also actively involved in cially our presiding officers—have come to Not surprisingly, it is the agency’s most pop- the community. He served on the school know Nicole as an indispensable advisor. She ular program. That’s why I, along with my colleague Rank- board and City Council. He also volunteered is the linchpin of the legislative process, skill- ing Member VELA´ZQUEZ, introduced the Small his time and efforts to serving numerous other fully managing the flow of major legislation Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act civic organizations. Raised in a Christian from drafting to enrollment. When problems which the President signed into law last home, he joined Louvale Baptist Church at a arise, she is the fixer, getting us back on month: to make sure the program is protected young age. He was a faithful member of track. Through it all, she has been the picture and running effectively. Cusseta First Baptist Church. of Midwestern decency, which is what we will We have countless examples of small busi- Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ‘‘You miss most about her. On behalf of the whole nesses all across America being helped by the make your living by what you get; you make House, I thank Nicole for her years of faithful 7(a) Loan Program from small manufacturers, your life by what you give.’’ Not only did Sher- service, and wish her the best. to coffee shops, to garden centers, to gourmet iff Cooper make his living by watching over candy stores, to you name it, and they create the citizens of Chattahoochee County, but he f jobs for more and more Americans. I look for- also made his life by giving back to the Coun- ward to seeing how an improved 7(a) Loan ty in so many ways. We are all very grateful IN MEMORY OF MR. NATHANIEL Program helps small businesses not only sur- for his tireless advocacy in keeping our com- ‘NAT’ REED vive, but thrive across the nation. munity safe. A man of great integrity, his ef- f forts, his dedication, and his work ethic were unparalleled, and his heart for helping others HON. THOMAS J. ROONEY IN HONOR OF SHERIFF GLYNN utilizing these qualities made his life’s work OF FLORIDA COOPER truly special. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. me, my wife Vivian, and the more than Monday, July 16, 2018 OF GEORGIA 730,000 residents of Georgia’s Second Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gressional District paying tribute to Sheriff Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Glynn Cooper and his legacy of service to Monday, July 16, 2018 Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Na- Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, Georgia. He thaniel Reed of Jupiter, Florida, a Florida envi- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is loved the people of Chattahoochee County ronmental icon, who died on July 11, 2018 at with a heavy heart and solemn remembrance and dedicated his life and career to improving the age of 84. that I rise today to pay tribute to a great man, the quality of life for his fellow citizens. He will He loved nature and the Florida environ- an outstanding public servant, and a friend of truly be missed. ment and devoted most of his life for fighting longstanding, Chattahoochee County Sheriff f Glynn Cooper. Sadly, Sheriff Cooper passed for Florida’s national wonders like the Ever- HONORING LOUISA YOUNG DENSON glades. But my favorite memory will be hunt- away on Thursday, July 12, 2018. Funeral services will be held today, Monday, July 16, ing quail with Mr. Reed. 2018 at the Roscoe Robinson Recreation HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON As an aide to the Governor, he stopped the Center in Cusseta-Chattahoochee, Georgia. OF MISSISSIPPI construction of an airport in the Florida Ever- Glynn Cooper was born in Schley County, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES glades because the construction would have Georgia on April 15, 1934 to Wesley and meant devastation to the Everglades and Big Mozelle Cooper. He, along with his brothers, Monday, July 16, 2018 Cypress swamp. Fred, Leonard, and Drane, worked on farms in Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Mr. Reed appreciated wildlife and is also Stewart and Webster counties in Georgia. er, I rise to honor the life of Louisa Young one of the authors of the Endangered Species He met the love of his life, Estelle, at a Denson. Act, which protects many animals, including dance and they married on December 11, Louisa Young Denson lived a life devoted to several in Florida. He later ended up founding 1954. As a newlywed couple, they lived with public service. Ms. Denson was born on Sep- 1,000 friends of Florida to preserve special his parents until Sheriff Cooper could secure a tember 24, 1949 to Louisa Harvey-Young and places in our state. home in Cusseta, Georgia. They welcomed a Willie Young of Jackson, MS. She realized daughter, Glynda, on October 12, 1957. Es- early on the value of an education and a Nat Reed is an institution in the state of telle was Sheriff Cooper’s partner, supporter, foundational relationship with Christ. After ac- Florida and he was a wonderful mentor to me. and best friend until her passing in 1998. cepting Christ at an early age, she allowed her Our state lost a real leader and a friend to Growing up on a farm taught Sheriff Cooper belief in him to guide her in all walks of life. many and he will be greatly missed. to be a jack of all trades. He worked at Pres- Shortly after graduating from Lanier High

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She started her career in state Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- HONORING BETHESDA BAPTIST government at the Mississippi State Depart- er, I rise to honor the life of Ralph Paige, a CHURCH OF NEW ROCHELLE ment of Health in the 1990s and devoted more man who tirelessly fought for African-American than 40 years of service to the agency. During farmers. her tenure, Ms. Denson served in many posi- HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL Beginning in 1985, Ralph Paige, spear- tions throughout the agency and has been OF NEW YORK headed an advocacy organization for African- awarded two of the highest awards with the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American farmers, formally known as The Mississippi Public Health Association. In 2000, Monday, July 16, 2018 Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land As- she was awarded the Felix Underwood Award Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is with my great sistance Fund. This organization grew out of and in 2002 the Jon Vic Baily Award for out- pleasure to honor, and to celebrate the Be- the civil rights movement. As a known cham- standing public health and community service. thesda Baptist Church of New Rochelle on pion and advocate for black farmers, Mr. Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of their 130th anniversary. The Bethesda Baptist Paige helped organize black farmers and oth- Louisa Young Denson. As we continue our Church of New Rochelle is the oldest African- ers in the southeast into economic coopera- pursuit of improving the quality of life for all American Church in lower Westchester Coun- tives. He educated them on how best to retain Mississippians, let us do so by honoring a true ty, and they are a cornerstone of the New Ro- their land and later became their spokesman. change agent Ms. Louisa Young Denson. chelle community. His work to increase the awareness of the dif- f In May 1888, there were only a few African- ficulty for African-Americans to maintain own- American Baptists living in the village of New ership of land and receive financial support PERSONAL EXPLANATION Rochelle, and even though they were per- from local institutions is appreciated and ad- mitted to worship at the Salem Baptist Church, mired today. HON. DIANE BLACK the community strived to create a church for Mr. Paige wrote a 2010 column for The San OF TENNESSEE themselves. Jesses Owns, Israel King, William Marcos Daily Record, ‘‘When President Abra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fountain, Richard Painter, and others in the ham Lincoln created the United States Depart- village received help from Reverend Guy Pow- Monday, July 16, 2018 ment of Agriculture in 1862, he referred to it ell of Mt. Baptist Church, in Virginia, to raise as the People’s Department. The problem is Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I am not re- funds and find a location for the congregation that its services have never been available to corded for roll call votes on Thursday, July 12, to call their own. The community would soon all the people.’’ Blacks were disproportionately 2018 because I was unavoidably detained. find their building on North Avenue, and on denied loans, disaster relief, and other mone- Had I been present, I would have voted Aye July 5, 1888, the first sermon was delivered by tary aid for black farmers. Ralph Paige recog- on final passage for H.R. 6237, the Matthew Reverend Isaac Newton Phelps to 15 mem- nized that the loans black farmers did receive Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act bers at the Bethesda Baptist Church of New were often smaller and took longer to process for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 (Roll Call No. Rochelle’s first home. than those for white farmers. Instead of com- 326.) As a nation, we continue to face a grow- Throughout the long history of the Bethesda plaining, he worked to ensure that thousands ing number of threats that are becoming in- Baptist Church, each pastorate has estab- of farmers have land today. creasingly more complex and versatile in na- lished new programs to aid and serve the New Today, we mourn the death of Ralph Paige. ture. This legislation is paramount to our con- Rochelle community. Reverend Boddie was in- As a controversial figure, he managed to pro- tinued efforts to protect the American people strumental to finding the church’s permanent voke thought in all of those who he came in and keep our homeland safe from acts of ter- location, in 1918, on Lincoln Avenue. Rev- contact with either in person or through his rorism. erend Dr. Henderson instituted a sermonette work. As we continue to dismantle stereotypes f for children, and opened the church’s first of- and racism, let us do so by honoring the life fice. HONORING ZACH MARTINEZ and legacy of Ralph Paige. Reverend Dr. Long Sr., who was also the f first African-American on the New Rochelle HON. DANA ROHRABACHER Board of Education, began the youth ministry PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF CALIFORNIA at Bethesda Baptist Church. Reverend Wana- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES maker continued to expand the church’s out- HON. DIANE BLACK reach to New Rochelle’s youth by organizing Monday, July 16, 2018 OF TENNESSEE the Youth Fellowship. Reverend Thompson IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, today I was the next pastor who led the successful wish to honor the service to our country of an ‘‘Debt Free in ’73,’’ which eliminated all of the Monday, July 16, 2018 exemplary American, Zach Martinez. Born in church’s debt. The Youth Fellowship program Mrs. BLACK. Mr. Speaker, I am not re- East Los Angeles, Mr. Martinez entered the also became more active during his pastorate, corded for roll call vote No. 328 on Fridy July United States Navy in 1966, answering the which allowed for the group to attend cultural, 13, 2018 because I was unavoidably detained. call to duty as our country engaged in one of education, and religious conventions. After Had I been present, I would have voted Aye its most agonizing conflicts, the Vietnam war. Reverend Thompson, Reverend Dr. Allen Paul on final passage for H.R. 50 the Unfunded He answered by throwing himself fully into Weaver Jr. began his pastorate and has re- Mandates Information and Transparency Act. harm’s way for the freedom of the Vietnamese mained the Pastor for almost 4 decades. f people and fighting shoulder to shoulder with Reverend Weaver has not only grown the his brothers in arms. A mine explosion left him membership of the church, but ensured the PERSONAL EXPLANATION with shrapnel torn into his body and a steel core values of the Church: Exalting, Equip- ball bearing in his skull. He returned home, ping, Evangelizing, Encouraging, Edifying and HON. ADAM KINZINGER not only with a richly deserved Purple Heart, Exemplifying Christian Evangelism, Reclaiming OF ILLINOIS but with a determination to nurture the spiritual our Youth, Mission (both home and foreign), IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES health of his fellow veterans. He became a and Christian Education. certified chaplain offering free counseling to Mr. Speaker, Bethesda Baptist Church of Monday, July 16, 2018 those suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress New Rochelle has a long, and rich history of Mr. KINZINGER. Mr. Speaker, I was not Disorder. Even more: He rallied his fellow citi- serving the community. I want to congratulate present for votes on July 13, 2018, as I was zens to found and maintain grounds dedicated them on their 130th anniversary, and look for- tending to official business. Had I been to our heroic veterans in Huntington Beach, ward to their continued works over the coming present, I would have voted Nay on Roll Call called Patriot Point, where on this day a me- years. No. 327 and Yea on Roll Call No. 328.

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Through the re- in recognizing the historic contributions of Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, silient spirit that they have come to be known Derby & Miller to our community. I rise today to honor Chief William ‘‘Bill’’ for, veterans came together in unity to estab- f Goswick of Hercules, California for 40 years of lish the monumental institution known today as service to the Hercules Police Department in the VFW. HONORING THE MEMORY AND Hercules, California, including his seven years Over one hundred years later, the VFW is SERVICE OF CAL POLY POMONA as the Police Chief. now comprised of over 1.7 million members PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALIST Chief Goswick joined the Hercules Police spread across nearly 6,374 posts worldwide. MARK MANLAPAZ Department in 1978 as a reserve officer while Today, the VFW continues to change the lives he was in the U.S. Navy. After being hired as of veterans, military service members, and HON. NORMA J. TORRES a full-time police officer in 1980, Chief their families through their altruistic commit- OF CALIFORNIA Goswick rose through the ranks of the Her- ment to service and advocacy. Moreover, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cules Police Department, first as a patrol offi- through their advocacy efforts, the VFW has Monday, July 16, 2018 cer, and was assigned to the detective division been instrumental in moving veteran’s rights in 1983. Chief Goswick was promoted to Po- and issues to the forefront of American policy. Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, on Friday June lice Sergeant in 1985, Detective Sergeant in The VFW has stated its mission is to foster 29th, an altercation took place on the Cal Poly 1987, and Commander in 2008. In 2010, Chief camaraderie among United States veterans of Pomona campus in an area known as Cam- Goswick was promoted to Chief of Police and overseas conflicts, to serve our veterans, the pus South. It is with a heavy heart that I stand has served in that position ever since. Chief military and our communities, and to advocate here on the House floor to say that Mark Goswick has also served as the Assistant City on behalf of all veterans. In this regard, the Manlapaz, a dedicated public safety officer, Manager of Hercules since 2016. VFW has continuously kept its promise, ensur- lost his life in this horrific, senseless act of vio- In addition to his service in the Hercules Po- ing that the service the organization provides lence. lice Department, Chief Goswick is an active is a direct reflection of its core values. Just as Manlapaz, an immigrant from the Phil- member of our community. He is known as veterans and service members commit to put- ippines, served as part of the Cal Poly Po- ‘‘Chef Bill’’ in our community because he orga- ting the people of this country first, the VFW mona Campus Security team since 2006 and nizes and volunteers to cook at many local serves veterans, service members, and their as a park ranger for the City of Claremont for events. Some of the events that he has lent families in the same manner. three years. An only child, Manlapaz moved to his culinary talents to support include disaster This noble organization commemorates the the United States with his parents at the age relief in the Philippines, senior citizen groups, meritorious women, men, and families who of 13 and learned English by reading the dic- Parent Teacher Organizations, the Hercules have made monumental sacrifices and stood tionary. After his father’s passing two years Police Explorers and the Sea Scouts. Chief tall and valiant in the face of adversity. It is later, Manlapaz chose to attend Cal Poly Po- Goswick was a driving force in planning Her- truly an honor and a privilege to stand today mona to remain close to his mother. He cules’ Fourth of July celebration, and is on the and recognize their outstanding work. earned two degrees from the university, a committee to build a Veterans Memorial in Mr. Speaker, while a simple ‘‘thank you’’ bachelor’s in psychology in 2006 and a bach- Hercules. could never properly describe our appreciation elor’s in human resource management in Chief Goswick is a committed leader and for these American heroes, please join me in 2012. has been recognized by Hercules Rotary, the honoring and showing our gratitude, not only Throughout his life, Manlapaz touched so Exchange Club, West Contra Costa County for the VFW, but for those it serves. many people’s lives. In high school, he was School District, Boy Scouts of America, Her- f successful in convincing a friend not to commit cules City Council and Contra Costa County suicide. His passion for education led him to Supervisors. In 2001, Chief Goswick was RECOGNIZING THE HISTORY OF quietly provide funds for several of his cousins named the Police Officer of the Year. Chief THE DERBY & MILLER PUB- in the Philippines to attend college, children Goswick was born in Piermont, New York and LISHING COMPANY who his aunts and uncles referred to as his is married to Karen Goswick. They have one ‘scholar kids.’ And he was always willing to daughter, Amy. He is a grandfather to Jake, HON. JOHN KATKO lend a helping hand, regularly driving his el- Ally and Ashley. OF NEW YORK derly neighbor to buy groceries. Mr. Speaker, Chief Goswick is a life-long IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES His time spent as a Boy Scout and dedica- tion to serving others led Manlapaz to pursue police officer with a deep sense of duty and Monday, July 16, 2018 public service. It is therefore fitting and proper a career in law enforcement. Though he was that we honor Chief William Goswick here Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize not a sworn officer, the Cal Poly Police De- today. the historical marker recognition awarded this partment saw him as one of their own and his f summer to Derby & Miller by the City of Au- commitment to public service was evident. burn. For his selfless devotion to his family, IN RECOGNITION OF THE 119TH AN- Established in March of 1848 after James friends, and community, Mr. Speaker, I would NIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISH- C. Derby offered his then clerk Norman C. Mil- like to recognize Mark Manlapaz. We are eter- MENT OF THE VETERANS OF ler partnership, the two worked in conjunction nally grateful for his service and his memory FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED to plate, stereotype, bind, and emboss books will live on through the impact he has made in STATES for public consumption. Responsible for pub- others. May he rest in peace. lishing more than a hundred books, Derby & f HON. EMANUEL CLEAVER Miller proudly developed their business to be- PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF MISSOURI come the leading publisher of the 19th century IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Cayuga County. With books on topics ranging from law to Monday, July 16, 2018 HON. TERRI A. SEWELL culture, Derby & Miller’s publishing firm OF ALABAMA Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise worked tirelessly to bring authors’ words to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to recognize the 119th anniversary of life. Together, they served their community by the creation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars providing the public with books that taught val- Monday, July 16, 2018 of the United States (VFW) and celebrate their uable lessons and inspired great minds. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, dur- fervent service to veterans, service members, Notably, on July 15, 1848, Derby & Miller ing Roll Call votes held on July 13th of 2018, and their families. This year’s annual VFW published the critically acclaimed manuscript I was inescapably detained handling important convention will be held in Kansas City, Mis- ‘‘Twelve Years a Slave’’ by Solomon Northrup. matters related to my District and the State of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.010 E16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 16, 2018 Alabama. Had I been present, I would have Not only is treating MDR and XDR TB a TRIBUTE TO VENERABLE ELDER voted YES on the Democratic Motion to Re- grueling process for the patient, it also costs SI CHEN commit H.R. 50, and NO on final Passage of far more to treat than the ‘‘garden variety’’ of H.R. 50. the disease. One study by the Stop TB Part- HON. NYDIA M. VELA´ ZQUEZ f nership estimated that drug resistant TB could OF NEW YORK kill up to 2.5 million people annually and cost IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMEMORATING COMMISSIONER the global economy $16.7 trillion if left un- ROY CHARLES BROOKS Monday, July 16, 2018 checked. Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, it is with HON. MARC A. VEASEY The dangerous potential of a drug resistant much sadness that I rise today to honor the OF TEXAS TB outbreak is evident in the South African passing of the Venerable Elder Si Chen, a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mining sector, where exposure to silica dust, passionate spiritual leader and teacher. I offer crowded, poor living conditions and high HIV my sincerest condolences to his family and Monday, July 16, 2018 prevalence create an incubator for disease friends who will remember him as a tireless Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and heighten the risk of contracting TB. Fur- advocate for kindness, freedom and justice. join my fellow Texans in congratulating Tarrant ther complicating the problem, approximately Elder Si Chen was born in 1932 in Panxian, County Commissioner, Roy Charles Brooks, 40 percent of mine workers are migrants who China and came to the United States in 1971 for his tremendous leadership as the President frequently move across borders and don’t re- to spread Buddha-Dharma. He became the of the National Association of Counties. ceive consistent medical treatment from public abbot of the Mahayana Buddhist Temple of This month, Commissioner Brooks is com- health systems in the region that do not co- New York in 1974. Three years later, Elder Si pleting a very successful year representing the ordinate sufficiently. This further increases the Chen founded the Burmese-Chinese Buddhist 3,069 counties in America as the President of risk of MDR and XDR TB infections. Association at Wonderful Enlightenment Tem- the National Association of Counties. ple in Chinatown, New York, New York, which He has worked tirelessly this year to bring I am encouraged to see that the U.S. fund- continues to welcome everyone. his Presidential Initiative: ‘‘Serving the Under- ing for combatting TB increased to $261 mil- In 2000, he purchased 199 acres of land in served: Counties Addressing Poverty,’’ to light. lion in 2018, which is $20 million more than Thompson Ridge, New York and established His proposal pushed counties to look at the what was allocated in 2017 and more than the Guardian of Nation Temple to create a role they played in alleviating generational $82 million higher than the Administration’s re- space for Buddhist-American multicultural ex- poverty with a focus on early childhood devel- quest. This shows that my colleagues are tak- changes and spread Mahayana Buddhism. He opment. Under his leadership, counties now ing this threat seriously, and I commend them. brought together the Buddhist community of have some best practice solutions at their fin- But we must not stop there, or become New York through classes, summer camps, gertips that can be used to address important complacent. monastic retreats and spiritual trips to China, societal needs. Thailand, Myanmar and India. The WHO anticipates a $7.4 billion budget Today, members of New York’s Buddhist f shortfall for the Global Plan to End TB if the and Asian American community are inspired COMBATTING TUBERCULOSIS IN international community does not significantly and grateful for his service, wisdom and lead- SOUTHERN AFRICA increase funding. We must encourage our ership. international partners to step up to this chal- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH lenge, and take the opportunity of the U.N. in honoring the Venerable Elder Si Chen for a General Assembly High-Level Meeting on life of extraordinary leadership and advocacy OF NEW JERSEY Ending TB this September to do so; but even in New York City and globally. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more, we must explore more innovative and f Monday, July 16, 2018 holistic approaches to eliminating this disease. HONORING NAT DIBUDUO AND Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I We must work from a regional perspective and CELEBRATING 18 YEARS AS recently held a hearing addressing the per- increase coordination among health systems; PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR AL- sistent and too-often underestimated threat to we must pay special attention to the mines in LIED GRAPE GROWERS global public health posed by tuberculosis. South Africa; we must redouble our efforts to This brutal, contagious disease killed 1.7 mil- diagnose and treat every person infected with lion people in 2016, the most recent data TB; and we must pull out all the stops when HON. JIM COSTA available—making it the deadliest infectious it comes to preventing MDR and XDR TB in- OF CALIFORNIA disease in the world—killing more than both fections. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. We also must encourage to World Health Monday, July 16, 2018 TB is devastating for many people globally, Organization to stop being overly bureaucratic Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to but it impacts the people of Africa—especially when it comes to battling TB. There are bottle- honor my friend and colleague Nat DiBuduo southern Africa—disproportionately. necks in the WHO approval process for new as he retires from his position as president In 2016, 44 percent of all TB deaths oc- treatments and new diagnostic tests which and CEO of Allied Grape Growers after 18 curred in the Africa region—in spite of ac- need to be fixed. years of service to California wine grape grow- counting for only 25 percent of all new TB ers. Under his exemplary leadership, Allied I was eager to hear from our distinguished cases. Africans die at a rate of 72 per 100,000 and its members have demonstrated persever- witnesses, who helped us understand where infected, compared with 35 per 100,000 in ance in the face of economic hardship, we are in this fight against TB and what more Southeast Asia and 13 per 100,000 in the achieved prosperity through innovative think- we must do to eliminate it once and for all. Eastern Mediterranean region. Those infected ing, and shown integrity by holding their part- with HIV/AIDS are particularly vulnerable to ners to the highest possible standards. It is TB, and nearly three-quarters of those co-in- f both fitting and appropriate that we honor Nat fected with HIV and TB in 2016 lived in sub- PERSONAL EXPLANATION today as he closes the chapter on a remark- Saharan Africa. able tenure with Allied Grape Growers. Thankfully, most cases of TB are curable if After graduating from San Joaquin Memorial patients are diagnosed and adhere to a proper high school in 1968, Nat attended California treatment regimen. However, millions of newly HON. GWEN MOORE State University, Fresno and obtained a de- infected people go undiagnosed and without OF WISCONSIN gree in Plant Science and Business in 1973. treatment each year, and the global spread of Over the years, Nat has amassed experience IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Multiple Drug-Resistant (MDR) and Exten- within the industry by working in his family’s sively Drug-Resistant (XDR) TB, which Monday, July 16, 2018 winery, independent consultancy, and agricul- emerges when patients receive inappropriate tural property management. Nat’s passion for or incomplete treatment, poses an even great- Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I missed Roll agriculture led him to the wine grape industry. er and more costly threat. In 2016, roughly Call votes No. 327 and No. 328. I would have In 2000, he was named president and CEO of 490,000 people developed MDR-TB and an voted YEA on Roll Call 327 related to a mo- Allied Grape Growers, a 500-member mar- additional 110,000 new cases were resistant tion to recommit H.R. 50 and NO on Roll Call keting association made up of wine grape to the most effective treatment. 328 related to final passage of H.R. 50. growers across the country.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:15 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.014 E16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1017 Through coordinated efforts with his board, CELEBRATING NELLIE HUNTER ON facility and Youth and Senior Centers, wid- Nat directed strategic planning and develop- HER 100TH BIRTHDAY ening Central Avenue on the I–10 Freeway, ment to proactively respond to market chal- critical improvements to the Mission Boulevard lenges. With continual resilience against an HON. JACKIE WALORSKI and Hold Corridors, and ensuring future serv- unstable grape market in the early 2000s, Al- OF INDIANA ice to the Montclair Transcenter for the Gold lied was able to prevail with significant finan- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Line light rail service. cial leverage. By monitoring market changes For his remarkable accomplishments, it is Monday, July 16, 2018 my honor to recognize Mayor Paul M. Eaton and establishing strong communication among Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the House floor today. His decades of com- their growers and wineries, Nat successfully to honor Nellie Hunter, a great Hoosier who is mitment and contributions to the City of expanded membership and clientele and maxi- celebrating her l00th birthday. Montclair are worthy of commending and ad- mized the quality of harvests. Nellie was born on July 31, 1918, in Argos, miration. Given Nat’s outstanding dedication to the Indiana. A lifelong resident of northern Indi- f wine grape market and San Joaquin Valley’s ana, Nellie exemplifies the strong Hoosier val- HONORING THE 125TH ANNIVER- agriculture, it is difficult to determine how Al- ues we all cherish. She is compassionate, SARY OF SACRED HEART hardworking, and active in her community. lied Grape Growers would have fared amid CHURCH economic tumult without his guidance. Nat and Nellie has built a meaningful life for her family his team’s care and concern established Allied filled with strength, love, and generosity. Be- HON. JOHN SHIMKUS as a visionary organization within California’s cause of Nellie’s longstanding dedication to OF ILLINOIS wine and agricultural industry. her church, devotion to her family, and love of country, northern Indiana is a better place to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join live. Monday, July 16, 2018 me in recognition of my friend Nat DiBuduo’s Nellie is a shining example of what it means Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- in honor of his remarkable career in Califor- to achieve the American Dream. She has a nize Sacred Heart Church of Effingham, Illi- nia’s agricultural industry. He is someone who true passion for learning and for giving others nois, on the occasion of its 125th anniversary. has been an inspiration, not only through his the opportunity to grow and succeed. Having Sacred Heart Church was first started when professional achievements, but also through earned her GED at age 81 and received the a few German immigrant families first came the relentless and spirited attitude he adopts Adult Student of the Year award from the together for worship. The Masses were given against adversity. Nat will leave a robust foun- State of Indiana, she is an incredible inspira- originally in German but on January 1, 1892, dation for Allied to continue to build on. I wish tion and a role model to us all. Her story re- Sacred Heart Church and School were offi- Nat and his wife Marilyn the very best as they minds us to never give up on our dreams. It cially established, and since they have given enter this new phase of their life. I ask that is an honor to help celebrate Nellie’s positive Masses in English. you join me in wishing Nat and his family con- contributions to the world. What started with nine families has since tinued happiness and prosperity. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Indiana’s 2nd Dis- grown to a congregation of over 900 families, trict I want to thank Nellie for the joy she giving Sacred Heart Church a strong presence f brings to our lives and offer my congratula- in Effingham. Over the years, generations of tions and best wishes on this occasion. I wish worshipers have called Sacred Heart home. CONGRATULATING KEITH TYO ON her many more years of continued health and The church’s theme, ‘‘Grounded in Faith, Fo- HIS RETIREMENT FROM SUNY happiness. cused on the Future’’ reflects the proud herit- PLATTSBURGH f age of the parish and the many local and international activities congregants are in- RECOGNIZING MAYOR PAUL M. volved in. Whether by providing an education EATON OF THE CITY OF to its children, giving back through its commu- HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK MONTCLAIR nity-based services, or extending Sacred OF NEW YORK Heart’s ministry to South America, Sacred IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. NORMA J. TORRES Heart Church has been a focal point for the OF CALIFORNIA religious and spiritual needs of Effingham. Monday, July 16, 2018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The celebratory year is themed ‘‘Faith and Family,’’ and Sacred Heart Parish began its Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Monday, July 16, 2018 125th anniversary last year with a Mass cele- congratulate Keith Tyo on retiring from his role Mrs. TORRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to brated by Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki, fol- as Chief of Staff to the President of State Uni- honor my constituent, Mayor Paul M. Eaton of lowed by a Halloween parade and themed ac- versity of New York at Plattsburgh. the City of Montclair. After 48 years of dedi- tivities. Keith Tyo began his career at SUNY Platts- cated public service to the Inland Empire, Paul Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge an burgh in 1995 as Director of Public Relations, is finally retiring and will be sorely missed. important milestone for Sacred Heart Church, Paul’s passion for the Montclair community where his outstanding work led to his pro- and I wish it, and its pastor, the Reverend began in 1965 when he and his wife, Ginger, motion to Executive Assistant to President Michal Rosa, the very best as they celebrate moved to the Inland Empire. The two began John Ettling in 2004. As Executive Assistant, the church’s 125th anniversary. their service at Bethany Baptist church and f Keith was responsible for government rela- the Ontario-Montclair School District volun- tions and special projects for the President. teering with elementary students. In 1970, SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS His understanding of the campus community Paul began his career in public service as a Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, and government relations was evident, and in founding, appointed member of Montclair’s agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 2015 President Ettling made him his Chief of Community Action Committee. The reputation 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Staff. he earned in this position for his commitment tem for a computerized schedule of all During his tenure as Chief of Staff, Keith to advocating for Montclair residents resulted meetings and hearings of Senate com- used his knowledge and experience to leave a in his appointment to the Montclair Planning mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- positive impact on campus. In honor of his re- Commission four years later, which he served tees, and committees of conference. tirement, SUNY Plattsburgh’s Student Asso- on until becoming a City Council member in This title requires all such committees ciation approved a Resolution saluting Keith’s 1988. to notify the Office of the Senate Daily 22 years of dedicated service to the college. Following Mayor Larry Rhinehart’s sudden Digest—designated by the Rules Com- departure, Paul was unanimously installed into mittee—of the time, place and purpose On behalf of New York’s 21st District, I the position by his fellow City Council Mem- of the meetings, when scheduled and would like to congratulate Keith Tyo on his re- bers. He served as the city’s leader for 23 any cancellations or changes in the tirement from SUNY Plattsburgh. He has been consecutive years. Totaling nearly six terms in meetings as they occur. instrumental to the college’s growth and devel- office, Paul is the longest serving Mayor in As an additional procedure along opment over the past 22 years, and I wish him Montclair history. His greatest achievements with the computerization of this infor- all the best for the years to come. include constructing a state-of-the-art Police mation, the Office of the Senate Daily

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A16JY8.019 E16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 16, 2018 Digest will prepare this information for 2:30 p.m. Secretary of Commerce for Economic printing in the Extensions of Remarks Committee on Finance Development. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Subcommittee on International Trade, SD–406 on Monday and Wednesday of each Customs, and Global Competitiveness Committee on Finance week. To hold hearings to examine trade and Business meeting to consider the nomi- Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July commerce at United States ports of nation of Charles P. Rettig, of Cali- 17, 2018 may be found in the Daily Di- entry. fornia, to be Commissioner of Internal gest of today’s RECORD. SD–215 Revenue, Department of the Treasury. Committee on Indian Affairs SD–215 MEETINGS SCHEDULED To hold hearings to examine S. 2154, to Committee on Homeland Security and approve the Kickapoo Tribe Water Governmental Affairs JULY 18 Rights Settlement Agreement, S. 3060, To hold hearings to examine the nomina- 9:30 a.m. to repeal section 2141 of the Revised tions of Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, Special Committee on Aging Statutes to remove the prohibition on to be a Member of the Merit Systems To hold hearings to examine supporting certain alcohol manufacturing on In- Protection Board, and to be Chairman economic stability and self-sufficiency dian lands, and S. 3168, to amend the of the Merit Systems Protection Board, as Americans with disabilities and Omnibus Public Land Management Act Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, and their families age. of 2009 to make Reclamation Water Andrew F. Maunz, of Ohio, both to be a SD–562 Settlements Fund permanent. Member of the Merit Systems Protec- 10 a.m. SD–628 tion Board, and Carmen Guerricagoitia Committee on Commerce, Science, and McLean, to be an Associate Judge of Transportation JULY 19 the Superior Court of the District of To hold hearings to examine sharks. Columbia. SR–253 10 a.m. SD–342 Committee on Foreign Relations Committee on Banking, Housing, and To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Urban Affairs Committee on the Judiciary tions of Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Business meeting to consider the nomi- be an Under Secretary (Management), tions of Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of nations of Britt Cagle Grant, of Geor- and Denise Natali, of New Jersey, to be Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Con- gia, to be United States Circuit Judge an Assistant Secretary (Conflict and sumer Financial Protection, and Kim- for the Eleventh Circuit, David James Stabilization Operations), both of the berly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United Department of State. President of the Export-Import Bank of States Circuit Judge for the Third Cir- SD–419 the United States. cuit, A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of Committee on Homeland Security and SD–538 South Carolina, and Julius Ness Rich- Governmental Affairs Committee on Energy and Natural Re- ardson, of South Carolina, both to be a To hold hearings to examine the Admin- sources United States Circuit Judge for the istration’s government reorganization To hold an oversight hearing to examine Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman Altman, proposal. Administration reorganization and and Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, both to SD–342 modernization proposals related to the be a United States District Judge for Committee on the Judiciary the Southern District of Florida, and To hold hearings to examine promoting Department of Energy and the Depart- Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United justice for victims of crime, focusing ment of the Interior. on the Federal investment in DNA SD–366 States District Judge for the District analysis. Committee on Environment and Public of Puerto Rico. SD–226 Works SD–226 Commission on Security and Cooperation To hold hearings to examine the nomina- 2 p.m. in Europe tions of Mary Bridget Neumayr, of Vir- Select Committee on Intelligence To hold hearings to examine the state of ginia, to be a Member of the Council on To receive a closed briefing regarding transatlantic relations. Environmental Quality, and John certain intelligence matters. SH–216 Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant SH–219

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M16JY8.000 E16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS Monday, July 16, 2018 Daily Digest Senate approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, July 17, 2018; Chamber Action that at 11:45 a.m., all time be yielded back and Sen- Routine Proceedings, pages S4957–S4971 ate vote on confirmation of the nomination, with no Measures Introduced: Five bills were introduced, intervening action or debate; and that following dis- as follows: S. 3213–3217. Page S4965 position of the nomination, and notwithstanding Rule XXII, the cloture motions filed on Thursday, Measures Reported: July 12, 2018 ripen. Page S4968 S. 1573, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to place signage on Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- Federal land along the trail known as the ‘‘American lowing nomination: Discovery Trail’’, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. By a unanimous vote of 85 yeas (Vote No. EX. 115–301) 155), Scott Stump, of Colorado, to be Assistant Sec- S. 1645, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior retary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in Department of Education. Pages S4957–63 West Baltimore, Maryland. (S. Rept. No. 115–302) Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Report to accompany S. 2857, to designate the lowing nominations: Nordic Museum in Seattle, Washington, as the ‘‘Na- 2 Army nominations in the rank of general. tional Nordic Museum’’. (S. Rept. No. 115–303) Page S4971 S. 3217, to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career Messages from the House: Page S4964 and Technical Education Act of 2006. Page S4965 Measures Referred: Page S4964 Measures Passed: Executive Communications: Pages S4964–65 Democratic Republic of the Congo Elections: Sen- ate agreed to S. Res. 386, urging the Government Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4965–67 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fulfill Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: its agreement to hold credible elections, comply with Additional Statements: Page S4964 constitutional limits on presidential terms, and ful- fill its constitutional mandate for a democratic tran- Amendments Submitted: Page S4967 sition of power by taking concrete and measurable Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. steps towards holding elections not later than De- (Total—155) Page S4963 cember 2018 as outlined in the existing election cal- Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and ad- endar, and allowing for freedom of expression and as- journed at 6:57 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July sociation, after agreeing to the committee amend- 17, 2018. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of ment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S4967–68 the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page Blew Nomination—Agreement: Senate began con- S4968.) sideration of the nomination of James Blew, of Cali- fornia, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Eval- uation, and Policy Development, Department of Committee Meetings Education. Pages S4963, S4971 (Committees not listed did not meet) A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- viding for further consideration of the nomination at No committee meetings were held.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D16JY8.REC D16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with DIGEST July 16, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D813 House of Representatives release forms, and for other purposes, with amend- Chamber Action ments (H. Rept. 115–826); Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 pub- H.R. 5333, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and lic bills, H.R. 6377–6392 and 6 resolutions, H. Res. Cosmetic Act to clarify the regulatory framework 993–998 were introduced. Pages H6262–63 with respect to certain nonprescription drugs that Additional Cosponsors: Page H6264 are marketed without an approved new drug applica- tion, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Rept. 115–827); H.R. 3460, to designate the United States court- H.R. 3906, to establish centers of excellence for house located at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Dur- innovative stormwater control infrastructure, and for ham, North Carolina, as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. United States Courthouse’’, with an amendment (H. 115–828, Part 1); Rept. 115–818); H.R. 6385, making appropriations for the Depart- H.R. 5772, to designate the J. Marvin Jones Fed- ment of State, foreign operations, and related pro- eral Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as grams for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, the ‘‘J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115–829); and Robinson United States Courthouse’’ (H. Rept. H. Res. 996, providing for consideration of the 115–819); bill (H.R. 6147) making appropriations for the De- H.R. 5846, to require the Comptroller General of partment of the Interior, environment, and related the United States to conduct a study regarding the agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, buyout practices of the Federal Emergency Manage- 2019, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115–830). ment Agency, and for other purposes, with an Page H6262 amendment (H. Rept. 115–820); Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he H.R. 66, to establish the Route 66 Centennial appointed Representative Bost to act as Speaker pro Commission, to direct the Secretary of Transpor- tempore for today. Page H6197 tation to prepare a plan on the preservation needs of Route 66, and for other purposes, with an amend- Recess: The House recessed at 12:10 p.m. and re- ment (H. Rept. 115–821); convened at 2 p.m. Page H6198 H.R. 4446, to amend the Virgin Islands of the Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and recon- United States Centennial Commission Act to extend vened at 3:01 p.m. Page H6199 the expiration date of the Commission, and for other Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 115–822); and pass the following measures: H.R. 5415, to require agencies to submit reports Electronic Message Preservation Act: H.R. 1376, on outstanding recommendations in the annual to amend title 44, United States Code, to require budget justification submitted to Congress, with an preservation of certain electronic records by Federal amendment (H. Rept. 115–823); agencies, to require a certification and reports relat- H.R. 1376, to amend title 44, United States ing to Presidential records; Pages H6199–H6200 Code, to require preservation of certain electronic records by Federal agencies, to require a certification Good Accounting Obligation in Government and reports relating to Presidential records, and for Act: H.R. 5415, amended, to require agencies to other purposes (H. Rept. 115–824); submit reports on outstanding recommendations in H.R. 2648, to amend title 38, United States the annual budget justification submitted to Con- Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Fed- gress; Pages H6200–01 eral employees who are veterans with service-con- Amending the Virgin Islands of the United nected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of States Centennial Commission Act to extend the undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities expiration date of the Commission: H.R. 4446, apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health amended, to amend the Virgin Islands of the United Administration, and for other purposes, with an States Centennial Commission Act to extend the ex- amendment (H. Rept. 115–825, Part 1); piration date of the Commission; Pages H6201–02 H.R. 3076, to amend section 552a of title 5, Designating the facility of the United States United States Code (commonly referred to as the Postal Service located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Privacy Act) to require agencies to accept electronic Upper Marlboro, Maryland, as the ‘‘Wayne K.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Jul 17, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D16JY8.REC D16JYPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with DIGEST D814 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 16, 2018 Curry Post Office Building’’: H.R. 4890, to des- Street in West Richland, Washington, as the ‘‘Ser- ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service geant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building’’: located at 9801 Apollo Drive in Upper Marlboro, H.R. 5504, to designate the facility of the United Maryland, as the ‘‘Wayne K. Curry Post Office States Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Building’’; Pages H6202–03 Giesen Street in West Richland, Washington, as the Designating the facility of the United States ‘‘Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Build- Postal Service located at 1234 Saint Johns Place in ing’’; Page H6209 Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Major Robert Odell Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Serv- Owens Post Office’’: H.R. 5238, to designate the fa- ices (CASES) for Constituents Act: H.R. 3076, cility of the United States Postal Service located at amended, to amend section 552a of title 5, United 1234 Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York, as States Code (commonly referred to as the Privacy the ‘‘Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office’’; Act) to require agencies to accept electronic release Pages H6203–04 forms; Pages H6209–11 Designating the facility of the United States Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To re- Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New quire the Director of the Office of Management and York, New York, as the ‘‘Stanley Michels Post Of- Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent fice Building’’: S. 2692, to designate the facility of forms, and for other purposes.’’. Page H6211 the United States Postal Service located at 4558 Designating the facility of the United States Broadway in New York, New York, as the ‘‘Stanley Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street Michels Post Office Building’’; Page H6205 in Columbia, Missouri, as the ‘‘Spc. Sterling Wil- Designating the facility of the United States liam Wyatt Post Office Building’’: H.R. 4960, to Postal Service located at 3s101 Rockwell Street in designate the facility of the United States Postal Warrenville, Illinois, as the ‘‘Corporal Jeffery Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Colum- Allen Williams Post Office Building’’: H.R. 4407, bia, Missouri, as the ‘‘Spc. Sterling William Wyatt to designate the facility of the United States Postal Post Office Building’’, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of Service located at 3s101 Rockwell Street in 368 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 330; Warrenville, Illinois, as the ‘‘Corporal Jeffery Allen Pages H6211–12, H6243–44 Williams Post Office Building’’; Pages H6205–06 Designating the facility of the United States Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 915 Center Avenue in Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard Payette, Idaho, as the ‘‘Harmon Killebrew Post Of- in Denver, Colorado, as the ‘‘George Sakato Post fice Building’’: H.R. 3230, to designate the facility Office’’: S. 931, to designate the facility of the of the United States Postal Service located at 915 United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brigh- Center Avenue in Payette, Idaho, as the ‘‘Harmon ton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the ‘‘George Killebrew Post Office Building’’; Pages H6212–13 Sakato Post Office’’; Pages H6206–07 Amending title 38, United States Code, to en- Designating the facility of the United States sure that the requirements that new Federal em- Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in ployees who are veterans with service-connected San Bernardino, California, as the ‘‘Jack H. disabilities are provided leave for purposes of un- Brown Post Office Building’’: H.R. 2979, to des- dergoing medical treatment for such disabilities ignate the facility of the United States Postal Service apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, Administration: S. 899, amended, to amend title California, as the ‘‘Jack H. Brown Post Office Build- 38, United States Code, to ensure that the require- ing’’; Pages H6207–08 ments that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave Designating the facility of the United States for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for Postal Service located at 1075 North Tustin Street such disabilities apply to certain employees of the in Orange, California, as the ‘‘Specialist Trevor A. Veterans Health Administration; Pages H6213–15 Win’E Post Office’’: H.R. 4946, to designate the fa- Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To cility of the United States Postal Service located at amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, California, as the requirements that new Federal employees who the ‘‘Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office’’, by a are veterans with service-connected disabilities are 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas with none voting provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 329; Pages H6208, H6242–43 treatment for such disabilities apply to certain em- Designating the facility of the United States ployees of the Veterans Health Administration.’’. Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Giesen Page H6215

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Pages H6237–42 Pages H6219–21 Recess: The House recessed at 9:27 p.m. and recon- Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To di- vened at 9:57 p.m. Page H6258 rect the Administrator of the Environmental Protec- tion Agency to establish a stormwater infrastructure Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- funding task force, and for other purposes.’’. veloped during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6242–43, H6243–44. There were no Page H6221 quorum calls. Designating the J. Marvin Jones Federal Build- ing and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘J. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and ad- Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou journed at 9:58 p.m. Robinson United States Courthouse’’: H.R. 5772, to designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building Committee Meetings and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as the ‘‘J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robin- Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on son United States Courthouse’’; Pages H6221–22 H.R. 6147, the ‘‘Department of the Interior, Envi- ronment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Designating the United States courthouse located 2019’’ [Interior, Environment, Financial Services, at 323 East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019]. Carolina, as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler United The Committee granted, by record vote of 8–2, a States Courthouse’’: H.R. 3460, amended, to des- rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 6147 ignate the United States courthouse located at 323 under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour East Chapel Hill Street in Durham, North Carolina, of general debate equally divided and controlled by as the ‘‘John Hervey Wheeler United States Court- the chair and ranking minority member of the Com- house’’; Pages H6222–23 mittee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points Designating the Federal building and United of order against consideration of the bill. The rule States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in provides that an amendment in the nature of a sub- Laredo, Texas, as the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Building and United States Courthouse’’: S. 2734, Print 115–81 shall be considered as adopted and the to designate the Federal building and United States bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, rule waives points of order against provisions in the Texas, as the ‘‘George P. Kazen Federal Building bill, as amended for failure to comply with clause 2 and United States Courthouse’’; Pages H6223–24 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI, except beginning with Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: H.R. the colon on page 251, line 5, through ‘‘2012’’ on 5846, amended, to require the Comptroller General page 251, line 8. The rule provides that where of the United States to conduct a study regarding points of order are waived against part of a para- the buyout practices of the Federal Emergency Man- graph, a point of order may only be raised against agement Agency; Pages H6224–26 the exposed provision and not the entire paragraph. The rule makes in order only those further amend- Reinstating and extend the deadline for com- ments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each mencement of construction of a hydroelectric project such amendment may be offered only in the order involving the Gibson Dam: S. 490, to reinstate and printed in the report, may be offered only by a extend the deadline for commencement of construc- Member designated in the report, shall be considered tion of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in Dam; Pages H6226–27 the report equally divided and controlled by the pro- Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, ponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the and Reform Act of 2018: H.R. 5333, amended, to proponent at any time before action thereon, shall amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to not be subject to amendment, and shall not be sub- clarify the regulatory framework with respect to cer- ject to a demand for division of the question. The

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Testimony was heard from cial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled Chairman Goodlatte, and Representatives Calvert, ‘‘Examining Capital Regimes for Financial Institutions’’, Graves of Georgia, McCollum, Quigley, Wasserman 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. Schultz, Price of North Carolina, Polis, Torres, Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing en- Grothman, Gianforte, Rothfus, Perry, Gaetz, San- titled ‘‘Facebook, Google and Twitter: Examining the ford, Graves of Louisiana, Francis Rooney of Florida, Content Filtering Practices of Social Media Giants’’, 10 Griffith, Cicilline, Garamendi, Heck of Washington, a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Norton, and Welch. Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 5171, the ‘‘Ski Fee Retention Act’’; H.R. 5262, to redesignate the Hudson River Valley Joint Meetings National Heritage Area as the Maurice D. Hinchey Hud- No joint committee meetings were held. son River Valley National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 5347, the ‘‘Lyon County Economic Devel- f opment and Environmental Remediation Act’’; H.R. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, 5532, the ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Historical Park JULY 17, 2018 Act’’; H.R. 5923, the ‘‘Walnut Grove Land Exchange Act’’; H.R. 5979, the ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Monument Act’’; H.R. 6013, the ‘‘Migratory Bird Frame- Senate work and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act’’; and H.R. 6146, to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. Report to the Congress, 10 a.m., SH–216. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hear- committee on National Security, hearing entitled ‘‘A ings to examine the Department of the Interior’s final list New Horizon in U.S.-Israel Relations: From an American of critical minerals for 2018 and opportunities to Embassy in Jerusalem to Potential Recognition of Israeli strengthen the United States’ mineral security, 10 a.m., Sovereignty over the Golan Heights’’, 10 a.m., 2154 Ray- SD–366. burn. Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hear- Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy, and Environ- ings to examine an original bill entitled, ‘‘Endangered ment, hearing entitled ‘‘Tribal Energy Resources: Reduc- Species Act Amendments of 2018’’, 9:45 a.m., SD–406. ing Barriers to Opportunity’’, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to Full Committee, markup on H.R. 559, the ‘‘MERIT hold hearings to examine reducing health care costs, fo- Act of 2017’’; legislation on the Merit Systems Protection cusing on eliminating excess health care spending and Board Reauthorization Act of 2018; H.R. 5300, the improving quality and value for patients, 10 a.m., ‘‘Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2018’’; SD–430. H.R. 4913, the ‘‘Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed brief- Building’’; H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of the ing regarding certain intelligence matters, 12 noon, United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street S–128, Capitol. in Dansville, New York, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Alexandria Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building’’; H.R. 5868, to certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as House the ‘‘Bill Harris Post Office’’; H.R. 6020, to designate Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee the facility of the United States Postal Service located at on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Edu- 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the cation, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the Summer Food ‘‘Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building’’; H.R. Service Program’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 6059, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Service located at 51 Willow Street in Lynn, Massachu- Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ‘‘Real- setts, as the ‘‘Thomas P. Costin, Jr. Post Office Build- izing the Benefits of Rural Broadband: Challenges and ing’’; H.R. 6116, to designate the facility of the United Solutions’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing Beaverton, Michigan, as the ‘‘Colonel Alfred Asch Post entitled ‘‘Examining State Efforts to Improve Trans- Office’’; and H.R. 6167, to designate the facility of the

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Res. 119, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) tax would be detrimental to the United States economy, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. 17, to hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee Policy Report to the Congress, 10 a.m., SH–216. on Energy; and Subcommittee on Environment, joint July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of Fossil: Energy Tech- the nominations of Kathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to nologies Leading the Way’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Oversight and Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be President and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Oversight and of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10 a.m., Investigations of the House Committee on Veterans’ Af- SD–538. fairs, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Achieving Government- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July Wide Verification of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 18, to hold hearings to examine sharks, 10 a.m., SR–253. Small Businesses’’, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 17, to Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Full Committee, hearing hold hearings to examine the Department of the Interior’s entitled ‘‘The VA Accountability and Whistleblower Pro- final list of critical minerals for 2018 and opportunities tection Act: One Year Later’’, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon. to strengthen the United States’ mineral security, 10 Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Over- a.m., SD–366. sight, hearing entitled ‘‘Combating Fraud in Medicare: A July 19, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing Strategy for Success’’, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. to examine Administration reorganization and moderniza- Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Modern- tion proposals related to the Department of Energy and izing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition from the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD–366. Volume to Value in the Medicare Program’’, 3:30 p.m., Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 17, to 1100 Longworth. hold hearings to examine an original bill entitled, ‘‘En- Joint Meetings dangered Species Act Amendments of 2018’’, 9:45 a.m., SD–406. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine hearings to examine Russia’s occupation of Georgia and the nominations of Mary Bridget Neumayr, of Virginia, the erosion of the international order, 11 a.m., SD–124. to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Qual- f ity, and John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Sec- retary of Commerce for Economic Development, 10 a.m., CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD SD–406. Week of July 17 through July 20, 2018 Committee on Finance: July 18, Subcommittee on Inter- national Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to Senate Chamber hold hearings to examine trade and commerce at United States ports of entry, 2:30 p.m., SD–215. On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of July 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of James Blew, of California, to be the nomination of Charles P. Rettig, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Policy Development, Department of Education, and Treasury, 10 a.m., SD–215. vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:45 Committee on Foreign Relations: July 18, to hold hearings a.m. to examine the nominations of Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, Following disposition of the Blew nomination, to be an Under Secretary (Management), and Denise Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Natali, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary (Con- the nomination of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to flict and Stabilization Operations), both of the Depart- be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Fed- ment of State, 10 a.m., SD–419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July eral Reserve System. 17, to hold hearings to examine reducing health care Following disposition of the Quarles nomination, costs, focusing on eliminating excess health care spending Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on and improving quality and value for patients, 10 a.m., the nomination of Andrew S. Oldham, of Texas, to SD–430. be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Following disposition of the Oldham nomination, July 18, to hold hearings to examine the Administration’s Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on government reorganization proposal, 10 a.m., SD–342.

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July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Act’’; and H.R. 6378, the ‘‘Pandemic and All-Hazards the nominations of Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018’’, 1 a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and to p.m., 2123 Rayburn. be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Julia July 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled Akins Clark, of Maryland, and Andrew F. Maunz, of ‘‘21st Century Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Ohio, both to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protec- Health Initiatives’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. tion Board, and Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, to be an Committee on Financial Services, July 18, Full Committee, Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of hearing entitled ‘‘Monetary Policy and the State of the Columbia, 10 a.m., SD–342. Economy’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Indian Affairs: July 18, to hold hearings July 18, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, to examine S. 2154, to approve the Kickapoo Tribe hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of Money: Digital Cur- Water Rights Settlement Agreement, S. 3060, to repeal rency’’, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohi- Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 18, Subcommittee on bition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands, Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled and S. 3168, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Man- ‘‘Current Developments in Central Asia’’, 3 p.m., 2172 agement Act of 2009 to make Reclamation Water Settle- Rayburn. ments Fund permanent, 2:30 p.m., SD–628. Committee on Homeland Security, July 18, Transportation Committee on the Judiciary: July 18, to hold hearings to and Protective Security Subcommittee, hearing entitled examine promoting justice for victims of crime, focusing ‘‘Leadership, Recruitment, And Retention: Examining Ef- on the Federal investment in DNA analysis, 10 a.m., forts by the United States Secret Service to Meet Mission SD–226. Challenges’’, 2 p.m., HVC–210. July 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider Committee on Natural Resources, July 18, Full Com- the nominations of Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be mittee, markup on H.R. 5171, the ‘‘Ski Area Fee Reten- United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, tion Act’’; H.R. 5347, the ‘‘Lyon County Economic De- David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States velopment and Environmental Remediation Act’’; H.R. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, A. Marvin 5532, the ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Historical Park Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, and Julius Ness Act’’; H.R. 5556, the ‘‘Environmental Compliance Cost Richardson, of South Carolina, both to be a United States Transparency Act of 2018’’; H.R. 5923, the ‘‘Walnut Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman Alt- Grove Land Exchange Act’’; H.R. 5979, the ‘‘Mill man, and Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, both to be a United Springs Battlefield National Monument Act’’; H.R. 6038, States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, to establish a procedure for the conveyance of certain Fed- and Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United States District eral property around the Dickinson Reservoir in the State Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, 10 a.m., SD–226. of North Dakota; H.R. 6039, to establish a procedure for Select Committee on Intelligence: July 17, to receive a the conveyance of certain Federal property around the closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 12 Jamestown Reservoir in the State of North Dakota, and noon, S–128, Capitol. for other purposes; H.R. 6040, the ‘‘Contra Costa Canal July 17, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to Transfer Act’’; and H.R. 6146, the ‘‘Cottonwood Land examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. Exchange Act of 2018’’, 10:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth. July 19, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 18, regarding certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Sub- Special Committee on Aging: July 18, to hold hearings to committee on Information Technology, joint hearing en- examine supporting economic stability and self-sufficiency titled ‘‘2020 Census: Information Technology Prepara- as Americans with disabilities and their families age, 9:30 tions’’, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. a.m., SD–562. July 18, Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Regulatory Divergence: Failure of the House Committees Administrative State’’, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Agriculture, July 18, Full Committee, hear- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 18, Full ing entitled ‘‘Cryptocurrencies: Oversight of New Assets Committee, markup on legislation on the Department of in the Digital Age’’, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act; and legislation on Committee on Appropriations, July 19, Subcommittee on Chemical Assessment Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Homeland Security, markup on FY 2019 Homeland Se- Rayburn. curity Appropriations Bill, 9:30 a.m., 2362–A Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, July 18, Full Committee, Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 18, Sub- markup on H.R. 6348, the ‘‘Small Business Access to committee Energy, hearing entitled ‘‘Powering America: Capital and Efficiency Act’’; H.R. 6347, the ‘‘7(a) Real The Role of Energy Storage in the Nation’s Electricity Estate Harmonization Act’’; H.R. 6330, the ‘‘Small Busi- System’’, 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. ness Runway Extension Act of 2018’’; H.R. 6369, the July 18, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Con- ‘‘Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Busi- sumer Protection, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Fed- nesses Act of 2018’’; H.R. 6367, ‘‘Incentivizing Fairness eral Trade Commission’’, 9:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. in Subcontracting Act of 2018’’; legislation on the Clarity July 18, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6351, the on Small Business Participation in Category Management ‘‘Advancing U.S. Civil Nuclear Competitiveness and Jobs Act of 2018; H.R. 6316, the ‘‘Small Business Advocacy

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Improvements Act of 2018’’; H.R. 6368, the ‘‘Encour- July 18, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled aging Small Business Innovators Act’’, 11 a.m., 2360 ‘‘The Effects of Tariffs on U.S. Agriculture and Rural Rayburn. Communities’’, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 18, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 19, Full Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Build- Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘China’s Threat to American ings, and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ‘‘Are Government and Private Sector Research and Innovation We Ready? Recovering from 2017 Disasters and Pre- Leadership’’, 8:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. paring for the 2018 Hurricane Season’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Joint Meetings Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, July 18, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ‘‘An Update Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 17, on the Implementation of the Forever GI Bill: Is VA to hold hearings to examine Russia’s occupation of Geor- Ready for August 1st?’’, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon. gia and the erosion of the international order, 11 a.m., Committee on Ways and Means, July 18, Full Committee, SD–124. markup on H.R. 3309, the ‘‘Social Security Online Tools July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Innovation Act’’; and H.R. 6377, the ‘‘Save Community the state of transatlantic relations, 10 a.m., SH–216. Newspaper Act of 2018’’, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 17 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 17

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Tuesday: Begin consideration of H.R. ation of the nomination of James Blew, of California, to 6147—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Re- be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Pol- lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Subject to a icy Development, Department of Education, and vote on Rule). Consideration of measures under suspension of the confirmation of the nomination at 11:45 a.m. Rules. Following disposition of the Blew nomination, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomina- tion of Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. (Senate will recess following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Randal Quarles until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Katko, John, N.Y., E1015 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1016 Kinzinger, Adam, Ill., E1014 Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E1017 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga, E1013 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1016 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1013, E1014 Black, Diane, Tenn., E1014, E1014 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E1014 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1015 Chabot, Steve, Ohio, E1013 Rooney, Thomas J., Fla., E1013 Torres, Norma J., Calif., E1015, E1017 Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E1015 Ryan, Paul D., Wisc., E1013 Veasey, Marc A., Tex., E1016 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1016 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1015 Vela´ zquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E1016 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1014 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1017 Walorski, Jackie, Ind., E1017

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