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July 20, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3513 has, for years, ‘‘used the Open Skies I would love for the time when there AMENDMENT NO. 168 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS Treaty to collect intelligence on civil- were discussions of amendments on the OF FLORIDA ian infrastructure and other sensitive other side to shackle our nuclear weap- At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert sites in America.’’ ons programs to instead point out that the following: The Kremlin has been abusing this China is launching more ballistic mis- SEC. 3ll. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AN INTEGRATED MASTER PLAN TO- treaty to gather intelligence on the siles for testing and training than the WARDS ACHIEVING NET ZERO. United States. The President was abso- entire rest of the world combined. It is the sense of Congress that the Depart- lutely right to withdraw, and my col- I would have loved for the speakers ment of Defense should develop an inte- leagues on the other side of the aisle on the other side of the aisle to march grated master plan for pursuing Net Zero ini- need to be consistent. If they say that down to the microphone and tell this tiatives and reductions in fossil fuels using they stand on principle, then they need country about Skyfall, the new weapon the findings of— (1) the assessment of Department of De- to be consistent about that principle ICBM that Russia is putting together that is nuclear powered that can orbit fense operational energy usage required and not simply oppose things because under section 318; Trump supports them. The President the planet before it comes down and (2) the Comptroller General report on De- was right to get out of this treaty. It is does its devastation. partment of Defnse installation energy re- dangerous to our security. I would have loved for our adver- quired under section 323; and Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to saries to be the target of the words (3) the Department of Defense report on oppose this amendment. from the other side and not our own emissions required under section 324. Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I yield programs to defend our Nation. AMENDMENT NO. 169 OFFERED BY MRS. HAYES OF 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from It is absolutely essential that we not CONNECTICUT Hawaii (Ms. GABBARD). stay in treaties that are negative to At the end of subtitle E of title II, add the Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, unfor- the United States and where our adver- following new section: tunately, the Trump administration saries are not complying. SEC. 2ll. FUNDING FOR AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance RESEARCH INITIATIVES. has withdrawn from historic inter- (a) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the national treaties and agreements that of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- amounts set forth in the funding tables in di- previous leaders of our country have vision D, the amount authorized to be appro- negotiated where, instead of walking ant to House Resolution 1053, the pre- priated in section 201 for research, develop- away from what were deemed impos- vious question is ordered on the ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in sible agreements at that time, they ac- amendment offered by the gentleman the corresponding funding table in section tually did the work necessary to make from California (Mr. PANETTA). 4201, for research, development, test, and The question is on the amendment. evaluation, Air Force, basic research, univer- our country and the world a safer The amendment was agreed to. sity research initiatives (PE 0601103F), line place. A motion to reconsider was laid on 002 is hereby increased by $5,000,000. The Open Skies Treaty was nego- the table. (b) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts tiated by President George H.W. Bush set forth in the funding tables in division D, f to reduce the chances of accidental nu- the amount authorized to be appropriated in clear war by providing transparency b 2015 section 301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the corresponding funding and confidence. President Trump’s AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. table in section 4301, for operation and main- withdrawal from the Open Skies Trea- SMITH OF WASHINGTON tenance, Army, admin & servicewide activi- ty has made our world a less safe place. The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now ties, servicewide communications, line 440 is In addition to his withdrawal from the in order to consider an amendment en hereby reduced by $5,000,000. INF treaty and his failure to renew the bloc consisting of amendments printed AMENDMENT NO. 170 OFFERED BY MR. HIGGINS START treaty, he has pushed us into a in House Report 116–457. OF NEW YORK new cold war that has led the Amer- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. At the end of subtitle E of title XVII, in- ican people to the brink of nuclear ca- Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution sert the following: tastrophe. 1053, I offer amendments en bloc. SEC. 17l. SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL MARITIME Mr. Speaker, these consequences are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The HERITAGE GRANTS PROGRAM. Clerk will designate the amendments Of the funds authorized to be appropriated unacceptable for the American people, by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for the De- and I urge my colleagues to support en bloc. partment of Defense, the Secretary of De- this important amendment. Amendments en bloc No. 2 consisting fense may contribute $5,000,000 to support Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, how of amendment Nos. 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, the National Maritime Heritage Grants Pro- much time is remaining? 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, gram established under section 308703 of title The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 54, United States Code. tleman from Ohio has 11⁄2 minutes re- 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, AMENDMENT NO. 171 OFFERED BY MR. HILL OF maining. 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, ARKANSAS Mr. TURNER. Mr. Speaker, we have 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following before us, the National Defense Au- 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, new section: thorization Act that is proceeding as a 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, SEC. 1762. EXTENSION OF TIME TO REVIEW WORLD WAR I VALOR MEDALS. bipartisan bill. Chairman SMITH com- 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 584(f) of the Na- mitted himself to that, and Ranking 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Member THORNBERRY worked diligently 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1281) is to make this a bipartisan bill. So you 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, amended by striking ‘‘five’’ and inserting only see the differences, as Congress- 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, ‘‘seven’’. woman CHENEY was saying, when you 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment come to these amendments. 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on the date of the enactment of the What is unfortunate about the dif- 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- ferences between this side and that side 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. of the aisle is amendment after amend- 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 1281). ment has been paraded on the other 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, AMENDMENT NO. 172 OFFERED BY MR. HILL OF side of the aisle that want to disarm 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, ARKANSAS the United States, restrain our weap- 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, Page 1115, after line 5, insert the following: ons programs, and shackle us to trea- 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, SEC. 1762. ENSURING CHINESE DEBT TRANS- ties where the other side cheats. I 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, PARENCY. would have loved to have stood here 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, (a) UNITED STATES POLICY AT THE INTER- while the time for this amendment was 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, NATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec- retary of the Treasury shall instruct the spent to implore Russia to stop cheat- 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, United States Executive Director at each ing and to implore Russia to come to 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, and international financial institution (as de- the table and begin to comply with the 406 printed in House Report 116–457, of- fined in section 1701(c)(2) of the Inter- treaties that they have undertaken. fered by Mr. SMITH of Washington: national Financial Institutions Act) that it VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:22 Jul 21, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00419 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K20JY7.113 H20JYPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H3514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 20, 2020 is the policy of the United States to use the AMENDMENT NO. 175 OFFERED BY MR. HORSFORD the same manner as such clauses applied to voice and vote of the United States at the re- OF NEVADA the current memorandum of understanding.