S5634 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 12, 2008 Whereas Detroit, otherwise known as SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- (2) calls upon the people of the United ‘‘Hockeytown, U.S.A.’’, is home to the most TION 90—HONORING THE MEM- States to pause and pay tribute to those loyal fan base in the world; BERS OF THE UNITED STATES brave members of the Air Force; Whereas the passion and support of all Red AIR FORCE WHO WERE KILLED (3) extends its continued sympathies to the Wings fans have assisted the team through families of those who died; and this long and difficult season, enabling the IN THE JUNE 25, 1996, TERRORIST (4) assures all members of the Armed players to achieve the greatest prize in all of BOMBING OF THE KHOBAR TOW- Forces serving anywhere in the world that hockey, the ; ERS UNITED STATES MILITARY their well-being and interests will at all Whereas each Red Wings player made a HOUSING COMPOUND NEAR times be given the highest priority. valuable contribution to the team’s success DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA f and will be remembered on the most illus- trious sports trophy, the Stanley Cup; and Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND Whereas those Red Wings players are Chris BURR, Mr. WICKER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. PROPOSED Chelios, Dan Cleary, Pavel Datsyuk, Aaron SUNUNU, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. Downey, Dallas Drake, Kris Draper, Jona- BAYH, and Mr. PRYOR) submitted the SA 4980. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for him- than Ericsson, Valtteri Filppula, Johan following concurrent resolution; which self, Mr. REID, Mr. JOHNSON, and Mr. PRYOR) submitted an amendment intended to be pro- Franzen, Mark Hartigan, Dominik Hasek, was referred to the Committee on posed by him to the bill S. 3101, to amend ti- Tomas Holmstrom, Jimmy Howard, Jiri Armed Services: tles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Hudler, Tomas Kopecky, Niklas Kronwall, Act to extend expiring provisions under the Brett Lebda, Nicklas Lidstrom, Andreas S. CON. RES. 90 Medicare program, to improve beneficiary Lilja, Justin Abdelkader, Kirk Maltby, Whereas June 25, 2008, marks the 12th anni- access to preventive and mental health serv- Darren McCarty, Derek Meech, Chris Osgood, versary of the terrorist bombing of the ices, to enhance low-income benefit pro- , Brian Rafalski, Mikael Khobar Towers United States military hous- grams, and to maintain access to care in Samuelsson, Mattias Ritola, Darren Helm, ing compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on rural areas, including pharmacy access, and Jakub Kindl, Brad Stuart, and Henrik June 25, 1996; for other purposes; which was ordered to lie Zetterberg: Now, therefore, be it Whereas 19 members of the United States Air Force were killed, more than 500 other on the table. Resolved, That the Senate congratulates citizens of the United States were injured, SA 4981. Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, the on winning the 2008 and 297 innocent citizens of Saudi Arabia or Mr. BROWN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Stanley Cup Cham- Bangladesh were killed or injured in the ter- and Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted an amend- pionship. rorist attack; ment intended to be proposed by him to the Whereas the 19 members of the United bill S. 3101, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. f States Air Force killed while serving the United States were Captain Christopher J. f Adams, Staff Sergeant Daniel B. Cafourek, SENATE RESOLUTION 594—DESIG- Sergeant Millard D. Campbell, Senior Air- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS NATING SEPTEMBER 2008 AS man Earl F. Cartrette, Jr., Technical Ser- SA 4980. Mr. NELSON of Florida (for ‘‘TAY-SACHS AWARENESS geant Patrick P. Fennig, Captain Leland T. himself, Mr. REID, Mr. JOHNSON, and Haun, Master Sergeant Michael G. Heiser, MONTH’’ Mr. PRYOR) submitted an amendment Staff Sergeant Kevin J. Johnson, Staff Ser- Mr. BROWN submitted the following geant Ronald L. King, Master Sergeant Ken- intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3101, to amend titles XVIII and resolution; which was referred to the dall K. Kitson, Jr., Airman First Class Chris- XIX of the Social Security Act to ex- Committee on the Judiciary. topher B. Lester, Airman First Class Brent E. Marthaler, Airman First Class Brian W. tend expiring provisions under the S. RES. 594 McVeigh, Airman First Class Peter J. Medicare program, to improve bene- Whereas Tay-Sachs disease is a rare, ge- Morgera, Technical Sergeant Thanh V. ficiary access to preventive and mental netic disorder that causes destruction of Nguyen, Airman First Class Joseph E. health services, to enhance low-income nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord due Rimkus, Senior Airman Jeremy A. Taylor, benefit programs, and to maintain ac- Airman First Class Justin R. Wood, and Air- to the poor functioning of an enzyme called man First Class Joshua E. Woody; cess to care in rural areas, including beta-hexosaminidase A; Whereas the families of those brave mem- pharmacy access, and for other pur- Whereas there is no proven treatment or bers of the Air Force still mourn their loss; poses; which was ordered to lie on the cure for Tay-Sachs disease and the disease is Whereas 3 months after the terrorist bomb- table; as follows: always fatal in children; ing, on September 24, 1996, the House of Rep- Whereas the disorder was named after War- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- resentatives agreed to House Concurrent ren Tay, an ophthalmologist from the United lowing: Resolution 200, 104th Congress, honoring the Kingdom, and Bernard Sachs, a neurologist SEC. lll. INCREASING THE MEDICARE CAPS ON victims of the terrorist bombing; from the United States, both of whom con- GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION Whereas, on June 25, 2001, the fifth anni- tributed to the discovery of the disease in POSITIONS FOR STATES WITH A versary of the terrorist bombing, the House SHORTAGE OF RESIDENTS. 1881 and 1887, respectively; of Representatives agreed to House Concur- Whereas Tay-Sachs disease often affects (a) DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDU- rent Resolution 161, 107th Congress, which families with no prior history of the disease; CATION.—Section 1886(h)(4)(F) of the Social was concurred in by the Senate on July 12, Whereas approximately 1 in 27 Ashkenazi Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(F)) is 2002, further honoring the victims of the Jews, 1 in 30 Louisianan Cajuns, 1 in 30 amended— bombing; French Canadians, 1 in 50 Irish Americans, (1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘clause (iii) Whereas, on December 11, 2001, the Senate and 1 in every 250 people are carriers of Tay- and’’ after ‘‘subject to’’; and agreed to Senate Concurrent Resolution 55, Sachs disease, which means approximately (2) by adding at the end the following new 107th Congress, also marking the fifth anni- 1,200,000 Americans are carriers; clause: versary of the terrorist bombing and hon- Whereas these unaffected carriers of the ‘‘(iii) INCREASE IN CAPS ON GRADUATE MED- oring the victims of the bombing; disease possess the recessive gene that can ICAL EDUCATION POSITIONS FOR STATES WITH A Whereas, on June 27, 2005, the House of trigger the disease in future generations; SHORTAGE OF RESIDENTS.— Representatives agreed to House Concurrent Whereas, if both parents of a child are car- ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For cost reporting peri- Resolution 188, 109th Congress, further hon- riers of Tay-Sachs disease, there is a 1 in 4 ods beginning on or after the date that is 16 oring the victims of the terrorist bombing; chance that the child will develop Tay-Sachs months after the date of the enactment of Whereas those guilty of carrying out the disease; this clause, the Secretary shall increase the attack have yet to be brought to justice; and Whereas a simple and inexpensive blood otherwise applicable limit on the total num- Whereas terrorism remains a constant and test can determine if an individual is a car- ber of full-time equivalent residents in the ever-present threat around the world: Now, rier of Tay-Sachs disease, and all people in field of allopathic or osteopathic medicine therefore, be it the United States, especially those citizens determined under clause (i) with respect to a who are members of high-risk populations, Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- qualifying hospital in an eligible State by an should be screened; and resentatives concurring), That, on the occasion amount determined appropriate by the Sec- Whereas raising awareness of Tay-Sachs of the 12th anniversary of the terrorist retary. Such increase shall be phased-in over disease is the best way to fight this horrific bombing of the Khobar Towers United States a period of 5 cost reporting periods beginning disease: Now, therefore, be it military housing compound in Dhahran, with the first cost reporting period in which Saudi Arabia, Congress— the increase is applied under the previous Resolved, That the Senate designates Sep- (1) recognizes the service and sacrifice of sentence to the hospital. For each eligible tember 2008 as ‘‘Tay-Sachs Awareness the 19 members of the United States Air State the aggregate number of such in- Month’’. Force who died in the attack; creases shall be—

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