E1130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 24, 2013 severely restrict the Pentagon’s ability to get er care. Pre and post deployment testing, as Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 412 on agreeing energy that originates from our strongest ally well as long term care and family services are to the Amash amendment, I am not recorded. and number one trading partner, Canada. integral parts of preventing and treating TBI Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Programs like Section 526 mandate that the and PH. As a Congress, we must live up to Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 413 on the Mo- Armed Services spend entirely too much our commitment to our troops when they leave tion to Recommit with instructions I am not re- money on fuels. If we didn’t spend so much the battlefield and in my capacity as co-Chair corded. Had I been present, I would have money on these fuels, we would be able to re- of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, voted ‘‘no.’’ duce the effects of the politically motivated fur- I look forward to working with the DoD to Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 414 on the Final loughs and give DOD the resources it needs make sure these funds are used effectively to Passage of the Department of Defense Appro- to responsibly implement sequestration. address these invisible wounds. priations Act (H.R. 2397) I am not recorded. It is imperative to ensure that our nation, in f Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ particular the military, is not inhibited from f using cheaper and more abundant fuels pro- PERSONAL EXPLANATION duced with oil from our friendly neighbor to the PERSONAL EXPLANATION north, Canada, which will reduce our reliance HON. VIRGINIA FOXX on imports from hostile areas of the world. OF NORTH CAROLINA HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS True national security rests when we can IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA make sure our DOD civilian employees are on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the job by using a secure, diverse fuel supply Wednesday, July 24, 2013 for our armed forces. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on the rollcall vote, No. 386, for Rep. POE’s amendment to H.R. f Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, on 2397, I inadvertently voted ‘‘no,’’ when I in- Monday July 22, 2013, I missed the following DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE tended to vote ‘‘yes.’’ votes: APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 f H.R. 1542—WMD Intelligence and Informa- PERSONAL EXPLANATION tion Sharing Act of 2013. SPEECH OF Had I been present, I would have voted: HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. HON. LOU BARLETTA ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 375. OF NEW JERSEY H. Con. Res. 44—Authorizing the use of the OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Run. The House in Committee of the Whole Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Had I been present, I would have voted: House on the state of the Union had under 399 on the previous question, I am not re- ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 376. consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- corded. Had I been present, I would have f propriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, voted ‘‘aye.’’ PROTECTING AMERICANS’ and for other purposes: Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 400 on agreeing PRIVACY to the resolution, I am not recorded. Had I Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, it has been been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ over 10 years since the start of the wars in Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 401 on agreeing HON. BRAD SHERMAN Iraq and Afghanistan and it is extremely im- to the Jones amendment, I am not recorded. OF CALIFORNIA portant that we continue to focus on address- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing traumatic brain injury, TBI, and psycho- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 402 on agreeing Wednesday, July 24, 2013 logical health, PH, issues. Congress must to the LaMalfa amendment, I am not recorded. properly allocate funds to care for wounded Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I voted for the warriors and to improve research in these crit- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 403 on agreeing Amash/Conyers amendment to the Depart- ical areas. to the Mulvaney amendment, I am not re- ment of Defense Appropriations Act because it As you know, TBI continues to be the signa- corded. Had I been present, I would have is the only means available to the House at ture wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghani- voted ‘‘no.’’ this time to seek to prevent the Executive stan with some 100,000 troops diagnosed Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 404 on agreeing Branch from having sole custody of over a tril- since 2003 with mild TBI. This number will to the Stockman amendment, I am not re- lion records regarding the phone calls of ordi- only increase as detection becomes more ac- corded. Had I been present, I would have nary Americans. I hope the Administration will curate. The Department of Defense has made voted ‘‘no.’’ soon put forward a proposal that would main- significant strides in improving assessment Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 405 on agreeing tain our national security, while including and diagnosis, but more needs to be done to to the Walorski amendment, I am not re- greater privacy protections. We need more evaluate troops’ ability to return to duty and to corded. Had I been present, I would have than a promise by the Executive Branch that follow them after exposure to blasts. Intensive voted ‘‘aye.’’ it will hold records but not look at them except and innovative rehabilitative care is also need- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 406 on agreeing for ‘‘relevant’’ purposes. Possession is 9/10 of ed for those sustaining severe TBIs and left to the Bonamici amendment, I am not re- the law. Even a credible promise of the Ad- with varying levels of disorders of conscious- corded. Had I been present, I would have ministration may be less credible in future ad- ness. voted ‘‘aye.’’ ministrations. We cannot necessarily trust un- This year’s Defense Health Program re- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 407 on agreeing known future administrations to maintain the ceives an increase above last year’s level. to the Kilmer amendment, I am not recorded. privacy commitments of this Administration. Specifically, the bill contains $33.6 billion— Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ $858 million above the fiscal year 2013 en- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 408 on agreeing f acted level—for the Defense Health Program to the Nadler amendment No. 69, I am not re- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS to provide for the health of our troops and re- corded. Had I been present, I would have tirees. Increases above the request impor- voted ‘‘no.’’ Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, tantly include $125 million for traumatic brain Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 409 on agreeing agreed to by the Senate of February 4, injury and psychological health research, and to the Nadler amendment No. 70, I am not re- 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- $20 million for suicide prevention outreach corded. Had I been present, I would have tem for a computerized schedule of all programs. voted ‘‘no.’’ meetings and hearings of Senate com- Our men and women serving in uniform Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 410 on agreeing mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- must be given every possible opportunity for to the Schiff amendment, I am not recorded. tees, and committees of conference. the best medical care, rehabilitation and com- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ This title requires all such committees munity reentry assistance that we as a nation Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 411 on agreeing to notify the Office of the Senate Daily can provide. It is important these funds be to the Pompeo (for Nugent) amendment, I am Digest—designated by the Rules Com- used wisely to ensure that our men and not recorded. Had I been present, I would mittee—of the time, place and purpose women in uniform are getting timely and prop- have voted ‘‘aye.’’ of the meetings, when scheduled and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:54 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY8.027 E24JYPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1131 any cancellations or changes in the certain land inholdings owned by the amend chapter 301 of title 49, United meetings as they occur. United States to the Pascua Yaqui States Code, to prohibit the rental of As an additional procedure along Tribe of Arizona, H.R. 862, to authorize motor vehicles that contain a defect with the computerization of this infor- the conveyance of two small parcels of related to motor vehicle safety, S. 1068, mation, the Office of the Senate Daily land within the boundaries of the to reauthorize and amend the National Coconino National Forest containing Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Digest will prepare this information for private improvements that were devel- tion Commissioned Officer Corps Act of printing in the Extensions of Remarks oped based upon the reliance of the 2002, S. 1072, to ensure that the Federal section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD landowners in an erroneous survey con- Aviation Administration advances the on Monday and Wednesday of each ducted in May 1960, and H.R. 876, to au- safety of small airplanes and the con- week. thorize the continued use of certain tinued development of the general Meetings scheduled for Thursday, water diversions located on National aviation industry, S. 1144, to prohibit July 25, 2013 may be found in the Daily Forest System land in the Frank unauthorized third-party charges on Digest of today’s record. Church-River of No Return Wilderness wireline telephone bills, S. 1254, to and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and in the State of Idaho. MEETINGS SCHEDULED Hypoxia Research and Control Act of SD–366 1998, S. 1317, to authorize the programs JULY 30 Committee on the Judiciary of the National Aeronautics and Space Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 9:30 a.m. Administration for fiscal years 2014 Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on Armed Services through 2016, S. 1344, to promote re- To hold hearings to examine standard es- To hold hearings to examine the nomina- search, monitoring, and observation of sential patent disputes and antitrust tions of Admiral Cecil E.D. Haney, the Arctic, an original bill entitled, law. USN for reappointment to the grade of ‘‘Cyber’’, the nominations of Jannette SD–226 admiral and to be Commander, United Lake Dates, of Maryland, Bruce M. 10:30 a.m. States Strategic Command, and Lieu- Ramer, of California, Brent Franklin Committee on Appropriations tenant General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Nelsen, of South Carolina, Howard Abel Subcommittee on Department of Defense Husock, of New York, and Loretta USA to be general and Commander, Business meeting to markup proposed United Nations Command/Combined Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, all to be a legislation making appropriations for Member of the Board of Directors of Forces Command/United States Forces fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Korea, both of the Department of De- the Corporation for Public Broad- Defense. casting, Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, fense. SD–192 SD–G50 to be a Director of the Amtrak Board Committee on the Budget of Directors, Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine containing Committee on Banking, Housing, and the District of Columbia, to be a Mem- health care costs, focusing on recent ber of the Federal Communications Urban Affairs progress and remaining challenges. Commission, Mark E. Schaefer, of Cali- To hold hearings to examine mitigating SD–608 fornia, to be Assistant Secretary of systemic risk in financial markets 2:15 p.m. Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, through Wall Street reforms. Committee on Foreign Relations and nominations for promotion in the SD–538 Business meeting to consider the nomi- United States Coast Guard. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- nation of Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to SR–253 sources be Ambassador to Malaysia, Depart- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, ment of State; to be immediately fol- sources and Mining lowed by a hearing to examine the To hold hearings to examine S. 1240, to To hold hearings to examine S. 37, to sus- nominations of Steve A. Linick, of Vir- tain the economic development and ginia, to be Inspector General, Mat- establish a new organization to manage recreational use of National Forest thew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to nuclear waste, provide a consensual System land and other public land in be Ambassador to the United Kingdom process for siting nuclear waste facili- the State of Montana, to add certain of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ties, ensure adequate funding for man- land to the National Wilderness Preser- Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Am- aging nuclear waste. vation System, to release certain wil- bassador to the Federative Republic of SD–366 derness study areas, to designate new Brazil, Kirk W.B. Wagar, of Florida, to Select Committee on Intelligence areas for recreation, S. 343, to provide be Ambassador to the Republic of To hold closed hearings to examine cer- for the conveyance of certain Federal Singapore, and Daniel A. Sepulveda, of tain intelligence matters. land in Clark County, Nevada, for the Florida, to be Deputy Assistant Sec- SH–219 environmental remediation and rec- retary for International Communica- lamation of the Three Kids Mine tions and Information Policy in the JULY 31 Project Site, S. 364, to establish the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi- 10 a.m. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation ness Affairs and U. S. Coordinator for Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Management Area, to designate certain International Communications and In- and Pensions Federal land as wilderness, and to im- formation Policy, all of the Depart- Business meeting to consider an original prove the management of noxious ment of State. bill entitled, ‘‘Workforce Investment weeds in the Lewis and Clark National SD–419 Act of 2013’’, and any pending nomina- Forest, S. 404, to preserve the Green 2:30 p.m. tions. Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Committee on Commerce, Science, and SD–430 Wilderness of the Mount Baker- Transportation Committee on Homeland Security and Snoqualmie National Forest, S. 753, to Business meeting to consider S. 134, to Governmental Affairs provide for national security benefits arrange for the National Academy of Business meeting to consider an original for White Sands Missile Range and Sciences to study the impact of violent bill entitled, ‘‘Federal Real Property Fort Bliss, S. 1169, to withdraw and re- video games and violent video pro- Asset Management Reform Act’’, an serve certain public land in the State gramming on children, S. Res. 157, ex- original bill entitled, ‘‘Improper Pay- of Montana for the Limestone Hills pressing the sense of the Senate that ments Agency Cooperation Enhance- Training Area, S. 1294, to designate as telephone service must be improved in ment Act of 2013’’, S. 994, to expand the wilderness certain public land in the rural areas of the United States and Federal Funding Accountability and Cherokee National Forest in the State that no entity may unreasonably dis- Transparency Act of 2006 to increase of Tennessee, S. 1300, to amend the criminate against telephone users in accountability and transparency in Healthy Forests Restoration Act of those areas, S. 267, to prevent, deter, Federal spending, an original bill enti- 2003 to provide for the conduct of stew- and eliminate illegal, unreported and tled, ‘‘BETTER Border Act’’, S. 1276, to ardship end result contracting projects, unregulated fishing through port State increase oversight of the Revolving S. 1301, to provide for the restoration of measures, S. 269, to establish uniform Fund of the Office of Personnel Man- forest landscapes, protection of old administrative and enforcement au- agement, strengthen the authority to growth forests, and management of na- thorities for the enforcement of the terminate or debar employees and con- tional forests in the eastside forests of High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato- tractors involved in misconduct affect- the State of Oregon, S. 1309, to with- rium Protection Act and similar stat- ing the integrity of security clearance draw and reserve certain public land utes, S. 376, to reauthorize the National background investigations, enhance under the jurisdiction of the Secretary Integrated Drought Information Sys- transparency regarding the criteria of the Interior for military uses, H.R. tem, S. 839, to reauthorize the Coral utilized by Federal departments and 507, to provide for the conveyance of Reef Conservation Act of 2000, S. 921, to agencies to determine when a security

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Rivers System, H.R. 674, to authorize veterans service organizations access SD–G50 the Secretary of the Interior to study to Federal surplus personal property, 2:30 p.m. the suitability and feasibility of desig- S. 643, to strengthen employee cost Committee on Commerce, Science, and nating prehistoric, historic, and lime- savings suggestions programs within Transportation stone forest sites on Rota, Common- the Federal Government, S. 1045, to To hold hearings to examine energy wealth of the Northern Mariana Is- amend title 5, United States Code, to drinks, focusing on exploring concerns lands, as a unit of the National Park provide that persons having seriously about marketing to youth. System, H.R. 885, to expand the bound- delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible SR–253 ary of the San Antonio Missions Na- for Federal employment, S. 233, to des- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- ignate the facility of the United States sources tional Historical Park, H.R. 1033 and S. Postal Service located at 815 County Subcommittee on National Parks 916, bills to authorize the acquisition Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the To hold hearings to examine S. 398, to es- and protection of nationally significant ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Of- tablish the Commission to Study the battlefields and associated sites of the fice Building’’, S. 668, to designate the Potential Creation of a National Wom- Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 facility of the United States Postal en’s History Museum, S. 524, to amend under the American Battlefield Protec- Service located at 14 Main Street in the National Trails System Act to pro- tion Program, and H.R. 1158, to direct Brockport, New York, as the ‘‘Staff vide for the study of the Pike National the Secretary of the Interior to con- Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Historic Trail, S. 618, to require the tinue stocking fish in certain lakes in Building’’, S. 796, to designate the fa- Secretary of the Interior to conduct the North Cascades National Park, cility of the United States Postal Serv- certain special resource studies, S. 702, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, ice located at 302 East Green Street in to designate the Quinebaug and and Lake Chelan National Recreation Champaign, Illinois, as the ‘‘James R. Shetucket Rivers Valley National Her- Area. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building’’, S. itage Corridor as ‘‘The Last Green Val- SD–366 885, to designate the facility of the ley National Heritage Corridor’’, S. 781, Committee on Finance United States Postal Service located at to modify the boundary of Yosemite Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Re- 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as National Park, S. 782, to amend Public sources, and Infrastructure the ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’, S. Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of To hold hearings to examine principles 1093, to designate the facility of the the Gettysburg National Military Park for energy tax reform. United States Postal Service located at to include the Gettysburg Train Sta- SD–215 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mis- tion, S. 869, to establish the Alabama Committee on Indian Affairs sissippi, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Black Belt National Heritage Area, S. To hold hearings to examine S. 235, to Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Build- 925, to improve the Lower East Side provide for the conveyance of certain ing’’, and the nominations of John H. Tenement National Historic Site, S. property located in Anchorage, Alaska, Thompson, of the District of Columbia, 995, to authorize the National Desert from the United States to the Alaska to be Director of the Census, Depart- Storm Memorial Association to estab- Native Tribal Health Consortium, S. ment of Commerce, and Katherine lish the National Desert Storm and 920, to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Archuleta, of Colorado, to be Director Desert Shield Memorial as a com- of the Office of Personnel Management. memorative work in the District of Co- Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of SD–342 lumbia, S. 974, to provide for certain Minnesota to lease or transfer certain Committee on the Judiciary land conveyances in the State of Ne- land, and S. 1352, the Native American To hold hearings to examine strength- vada, S. 1044, to direct the Secretary of Housing Assistance and Self-deter- ening privacy rights and national secu- the Interior to install in the area of the mination Reauthorization Act of 2013. rity, focusing on oversight of the For- World War II Memorial in the District SD–628 eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of Columbia a suitable plaque or an in- (FISA) surveillance programs. scription with the words that President AUGUST 1 SD–226 Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the 9:30 a.m. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States on D–Day, June 6, 1944, Committee on Energy and Natural Re- To hold hearings to examine preserving S. 1071, to authorize the Secretary of sources the rights of servicemembers, veterans, the Interior to make improvements to To hold hearings to examine the Novem- and their families in the financial mar- support facilities for National Historic ber 6, 2012 referendum on the political ketplace. Sites operated by the National Park status of Puerto Rico and the Adminis- SR–418 Service, S. 1138, to reauthorize the tration’s response. 2 p.m. Hudson River Valley National Heritage SD–366 Committee on Homeland Security and Area S. 1151, to reauthorize the Amer- 2:30 p.m. Governmental Affairs ica’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Emergency Manage- in the State of Iowa, S. 1157, to reau- To hold closed hearings to examine cer- ment, Intergovernmental Relations, thorize the Rivers of Steel National tain intelligence matters. and the District of Columbia Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley To hold hearings to examine how pre- National Heritage Area, the Delaware SH–219 pared the National Capital Region is and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, for the next disaster. and the Schuylkill River Valley Na- SEPTEMBER 11 SD–342 tional Heritage Area, S. 1168, to amend 10:30 a.m. Commission on Security and Cooperation the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Committee on Appropriations in Europe Act of 1978 to limit overbroad surveil- Subcommittee on Financial Services and To hold hearings to examine implica- lance requests and expand reporting re- General Government tions for economic development in Cen- quirements, S. 1252, to amend the Wild To hold hearings to examine proposed tral Asia, focusing on if the govern- and Scenic Rivers Act to designate seg- budget estimates and justification for ment can create the necessary condi- ments of the Missisquoi River and the fiscal year 2014 for the Federal Commu- tions for more trade and exchange, in- Trout River in the State of Vermont, nications Commission. cluding infrastructure development, ef- as components of the National Wild SD–138

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