October 1, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S10075 (7) With a limited number of airframes, the proposal receives due to such illegal de- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Joint STARS has flown over 55,000 combat velopment subsidies. MEET hours and 900 sorties over Iraq and Afghani- COMMITTEE ON FINANCE stan and directly contributed to the dis- SA 2623. Mr. INOUYE submitted an covery of hundreds of Improvised Explosive amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask Devices. him to the bill H.R. 3326, making ap- unanimous consent that the Com- (8) The current engines greatly limit the propriations for the Department of De- mittee on Finance be authorized to performance of Joint STARS aircraft and are meet during the session of the Senate the highest cause of maintenance problems fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 2010, and for other purposes; on October 1, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., in and mission aborts. room 216 of the Hart Senate Office (9) There is no other current or pro- which was ordered to lie on the table; grammed aircraft or weapon system that can as follows: Building. provide the detailed, broad-area ground mov- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ing target indicator (GMTI) and airborne objection, it is so ordered. lowing: battle management support for the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SEC. ll. (a) NATURE OF FULL AND OPEN warfighter that Joint STARS provides. Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask (10) With the significant operational sav- COMPETITION FOR CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS.—Each congressionally di- unanimous consent that the Com- ings that new engines will bring to the Joint mittee on Foreign Relations be author- STARS, re-engining Joint STARS will pay rected spending item specified in this Act or for itself by 2017 due to reduced operations, the report accompanying this Act that is in- ized to meet during the session of the sustainment, and fuel costs. tended for award to a for-profit entity shall Senate on October 1, 2009, at 10 a.m., to (11) In December 2002, a JSTARS re- be subject to acquisition regulations for full hold a hearing entitled ‘‘Afghanistan’s engining study determined that re-engining and open competition on the same basis as Impact on Pakistan.’’ provided significant benefits and cost sav- each spending item intended for a for-profit entity that is contained in the budget re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ings. However, delays in executing the re- objection, it is so ordered. engining program continue to result in in- quest of the President. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS creased costs for the re-engining effort. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not (12) The budget request for the Department apply to any contract awarded— Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask of Defense for fiscal year 2010 included (1) by a means that is required by Federal unanimous consent that the Com- $205,000,000 in Aircraft Procurement, Air statute, including for a purchase made under mittee on Foreign Relations be author- Force, and $16,000,000 in Research, Develop- a mandated preferential program; ized to meet during the session of the ment, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force for (2) pursuant to the Small Business Act (15 Senate on October 1, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., Joint STARS re-engining. U.S.C. 631 et seq.); or (3) in an amount less than the simplified to hold a hearing entitled ‘‘Violence (13) On September 22, 2009, the Department against Women: Global Costs and Con- of Defense reaffirmed their support for the acquisition threshold described in section President’s Budget request for Joint STARS 302A(a) of the Federal Property and Adminis- sequences.’’ re-engining. trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (14) On September 30, 2009, The Undersecre- 252a(a)). objection, it is so ordered. tary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, (c) CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND and Logistics) signed an Acquisition Deci- ITEM DEFINED.—In this section, the term GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS sion Memorandum directing that the Air ‘‘congressionally directed spending item’’ Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask Force proceed with the Joint STARS re- means the following: (1) A congressionally directed spending unanimous consent that the Com- engining effort, to include expenditure of mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- procurement and research, development, item, as defined in Rule XLIV of the Stand- test, and evaluation funds. ing Rules of the Senate. ernmental Affairs be authorized to (b) SENSE OF SENATE.—It is the sense of the (2) A congressional earmark for purposes of meet during the session of the Senate Senate that— rule XXI of the House of Representatives. on October 1, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. (1) Funds for re-engining of the E–8C Joint The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Surveillance Target Attack Radar System f objection, it is so ordered. (Joint STARS) should be appropriated in the COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY correct appropriations accounts and in the Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask amounts required in fiscal year 2010 to exe- NOTICE OF HEARING cute the Joint STARS re-engining system unanimous consent that the Com- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL mittee on the Judiciary be authorized design and development program; and RESOURCES (2) the Air Force should proceed with cur- to meet during the session of the Sen- rently planned efforts to re-engine Joint Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ate on October 1, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in STARS aircraft, to include expending both would like to announce for the infor- SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office procurement and research, development, mation of the Senate and the public Building, to conduct an executive busi- test, and evaluation funds. that a hearing has been scheduled be- ness meeting. fore the Senate Committee on Energy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SA 2622. Mr. BROWNBACK submitted and Natural Resources. The hearing objection, it is so ordered. an amendment intended to be proposed will be held on Thursday, October 8, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE to amendment SA 2610 submitted by 2009, at 10 a.m., in room SE–366 of the Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask Mr. SESSIONS and intended to be pro- Dirksen Senate Office Building. posed to the bill H.R. 3326, making ap- unanimous consent that the Select The purpose of the hearing is to con- Committee on Intelligence be author- propriations for the Department of De- sider the nominations of Marcia K. fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- ized to meet during the session of the McNutt, to be Director of the United Senate on October 1, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. tember 30, 2010, and for other purposes; States Geological Survey, and Arun which was ordered to lie on the table; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Majumdar, to be Director of the Ad- objection, it is so ordered. as follows: vanced Research Projects Agency-En- In lieu of the matter proposed to be in- ergy, Department of Energy. f serted, insert the following: Because of the limited time available PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated for the hearing, witnesses may testify or otherwise made available by this Act for Ms. MURKOWSKI. Madam President, the KC–X tanker aircraft replacement pro- by invitation only. However, those I ask unanimous consent that a mili- gram may be obligated or expended unless wishing to submit written testimony tary fellow in my office, MAJ John the Secretary of the Air Force includes in for the hearing record may do so by Vargas, be granted the privilege of the the request for proposals for such program sending it to the Committee on Energy floor for the duration of the debate on penalties for any proposal based on an air- and Natural Resources, United States the fiscal year 2010 Defense appropria- craft that benefitted from development sub- Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510–6150, or tions bill. sidies identified by the United States Trade by e-mail to Aman- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Representative as illegal. Any penalties so da [email protected]. imposed on a proposal shall be proportional l pore. Without objection, it is so or- (as determined by the Secretary in consulta- For further information, please con- dered. tion with the United States Trade Rep- tact Sam Fowler at (202) 224–7571 or Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask resentative) to the competitive advantage Amanda Kelly at (202) 224–6836. unanimous consent that Andrew

VerDate Nov 24 2008 04:39 Oct 02, 2009 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A01OC6.099 S01OCPT1 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with SENATE S10076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 1, 2009 Julson, of Senator DEMINT’s staff, be placement in the Capitol, in accordance with Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- granted the privilege of the floor dur- section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of the resentatives concurring), ing the duration of the debate on H.R. United States (2 U.S.C. 2131), is accepted in SECTION 1. USE OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAP- the name of the United States, and the ITOL FOR THE PRESENTATION OF 3326. THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without thanks of Congress are tendered to the peo- ple of Alabama for providing this commemo- The rotunda of the United States Capitol is objection, it is so ordered. ration of one of Alabama’s most eminent authorized to be used on October 28, 2009, for Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask personages. the presentation of the Congressional Gold unanimous consent that LCDR Steven (b) PRESENTATION CEREMONY.—The State of Medal to former Senator Edward Brooke. McDowell, a Navy fellow in Senator Alabama is authorized to use the Rotunda of Physical preparations for the conduct of the COLLINS’ office, be provided full floor the Capitol on October 7, 2009, for a presen- ceremony shall be carried out in accordance privileges for the duration of the con- tation ceremony for the statue. The Archi- with such conditions as may be prescribed by sideration of H.R. 3326. tect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police the Architect of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Board shall take such action as may be nec- f objection, it is so ordered. essary with respect to physical preparations and security for the ceremony. FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY f (c) DISPLAY IN ROTUNDA.—The Architect of MONTH PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE the Capitol shall provide for the display of Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- the statue accepted under this section in the imous consent that the Senate proceed OF A STATUE OF HELEN KELLER Rotunda of the Capitol for a period of not Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- more than 6 months, after which period the to the consideration of S. Res. 298. imous consent that the Senate proceed statue shall be displayed in the Capitol, in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to S. Con. Res. 42. accordance with the procedures described in clerk will report the resolution by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without section 311(e) of the Legislative Branch Ap- title. objection, it is so ordered. propriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 2132(e)). The legislative clerk read as follows: The clerk will report. SEC. 2. TRANSMITTAL TO GOVERNOR OF ALA- A resolution (S. Res. 298) recognizing Fili- The legislative clerk read as follows: BAMA. pino American History Month in October The Secretary of the Senate shall transmit A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 42) 2009. an enrolled copy of this concurrent resolu- There being no objection, the Senate providing for the acceptance of a statue of tion to the Governor of Alabama. Hellen Keller, presented by the people of proceeded to consider the resolution. Alabama. f Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- There being no objection, the Senate AUTHORIZING USE OF THE imous consent that the resolution be proceeded to consider the concurrent CAPITOL ROTUNDA agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, resolution. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- the motions to reconsider be laid upon Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- imous consent that the Senate proceed the table, with no intervening action imous consent that the concurrent res- to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 43. or debate, and that any statements re- olution be agreed to, the preamble be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lating to the resolution be printed in agreed to, the motions to reconsider be clerk will report the concurrent resolu- the RECORD. laid on the table, and that any state- tion by title. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ments relating to the matter be print- The legislative clerk read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. ed in the RECORD. A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) The resolution (S. Res. 298) was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without authorizing the use of the rotunda of the agreed to. objection, it is so ordered. Capitol for the presentation of the Congres- The preamble was agreed to. The concurrent resolution (S. Con. sional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward The resolution, with its preamble, Res. 42) was agreed to. Brooke. reads as follows: The preamble was agreed to. There being no objection, the Senate S. RES. 298 The concurrent resolution, with its proceeded to consider the concurrent Whereas the earliest documented Filipino preamble, reads as follows: resolution. presence in the continental United States S. CON. RES. 42 Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- was on October 18, 1587, when the first Whereas Helen Keller was born in imous consent that the concurrent res- ‘‘Luzones Indios’’ set foot in Morro Bay, Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880, and at olution be agreed to, the preamble be California, on board the Manila-built galleon the age of 19 months lost her sight and hear- ship Nuestra Senora de Esperanza; agreed to, the motions to reconsider be Whereas the Filipino American National ing as a result of meningitis; laid upon the table, and that any state- Whereas Helen was liberated from the Historical Society recognizes the year of 1763 ‘‘double dungeon of darkness and silence’’ by ments relating to the concurrent reso- as the date of the first permanent Filipino her teacher, Anne Sullivan, when she discov- lution be printed in the RECORD. settlement in the United States in St. Malo, ered language and communication at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Louisiana, which set in motion the focus on water pump when she was 7 years old; objection, it is so ordered. the story of our Nation’s past from a new Whereas Helen enrolled in Radcliffe Col- The concurrent resolution (S. Con. perspective by concentrating on the eco- lege in 1900 and graduated cum laude in 1904 Res. 43) was agreed to. nomic, cultural, social, and other notable to become the first deaf and blind college The preamble was agreed to. contributions that Filipino Americans have graduate; The concurrent resolution, with its made in countless ways toward the develop- ment of the history of the United States; Whereas Helen’s life served as a model for preamble, reads as follows: all people with disabilities in America and Whereas the Filipino-American commu- S. CON. RES. 43 worldwide; nity is the second largest Asian-American Whereas Helen became recognized as one of Whereas Edward William Brooke III was group in the United States, with a popu- Alabama’s and America’s best known figures the first African American elected by pop- lation of approximately 3,100,000 people; and became ‘‘America’s Goodwill Ambas- ular vote to the United States Senate and Whereas Filipino-American servicemen sador to the World’’; served with distinction for 2 terms from Jan- and servicewomen have a longstanding his- Whereas Helen pioneered the concept of uary 3, 1967, to January 3, 1979; tory serving in the Armed Services, from the ‘‘talking books’’ for the blind; Whereas on March 29, 2007, the United Civil War to the Iraq and Afghanistan con- Whereas LIFE Magazine hailed Helen as States Senate passed S. 682, sponsored by the flicts, including the 250,000 Filipinos who ‘‘one of the 100 most important Americans of late Senator Edward M. Kennedy with 68 co- fought under the United States flag during the 20th Century—a national treasure’’; and sponsors, by unanimous consent, to award World War II to protect and defend this Whereas Helen’s presence in the Capitol Senator Brooke the Congressional Gold country; will become an even greater inspiration for Medal; Whereas 9 Filipino Americans have re- people with disabilities worldwide: Now, Whereas on June 10, 2008, the House passed ceived the Congressional Medal of Honor, the therefore, be it S. 682 under suspension of the rules by voice highest award for valor in action against an Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- vote and a similar measure, H.R. 1000 was in- enemy force that can be bestowed upon an resentatives concurring), That— troduced in the House by Representative El- individual serving in the United States SECTION 1. ACCEPTANCE OF HELEN KELLER, eanor Holmes Norton with 286 co-sponsors; Armed Forces; FROM THE PEOPLE OF ALABAMA, and Whereas Filipino Americans are an inte- FOR PLACEMENT IN THE CAPITOL. Whereas the President signed the bill on gral part of the United States health care (a) IN GENERAL.—The statue of Helen Kel- July 1, 2008, and it became Public Law 110- system as nurses, doctors, and other medical ler, furnished by the people of Alabama for 260: Now, therefore, be it professionals;

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