Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 No. 63 House of Representatives The House met at 11:30 a.m. and was last day’s proceedings and announces The two resolutions considered for alteration called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House his approval thereof. projects address serious health and life safe- pore (Mr. WHITFIELD). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ty issues and will consolidate agencies out of leased space into owned space reducing the nal stands approved. f costs to the taxpayer. The amounts author- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f ized are consistent with existing funding. In PRO TEMPORE total, these resolutions represent more than PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE $27 million in avoided lease costs. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I have enclosed copies of the resolutions fore the House the following commu- Chair will lead the House in the Pledge adopted by the Committee on Transpor- nication from the Speaker: of Allegiance. tation and Infrastructure on April 20, 2016. Sincerely. WASHINGTON, DC, The SPEAKER pro tempore led the April 25, 2016. BILL SHUSTER, Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I hereby appoint the Honorable ED WHIT- Chairman. FIELD to act as Speaker pro tempore on this I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Enclosures. day. United States of America, and to the Repub- AMENDED COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PAUL D. RYAN, lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Speaker of the House of Representatives. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ALTERATION—EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE, SAN DIEGO, CA f f PRAYER Resolved by the Committee on Transportation COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Rep- Reverend William Gurnee, St. Pius X COMMITTEE ON TRANSPOR- resentatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 3307, Catholic Church, Bowie, Maryland, of- TATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE appropriations are authorized for the design fered the following prayer: The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- and construction for the reconfiguration and alteration of space in the Edward J, Gracious Lord, as the gift of new life fore the House the following commu- surrounds us in nature, we turn with Schwartz Federal Building-Courthouse to nication from the Chair of the Com- backfill vacant space resulting from the gratitude for the people of this Nation mittee on Transportation and Infra- and those who represent them. opening of the San Diego Courthouse in structure; which was read and, without FY2013, allowing federal tenants to reduce Send Your spirit of right judgment objection, referred to the Committee their overall footprint, the relocation of upon the Members of this body so that on Appropriations: childcare operations currently housed in they may guard the dignity of the poor leased space, and correcting life safety and and protect the opportunity for all to HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND security deficiencies at an additional design succeed. INFRASTRUCTURE, and review cost of $5,795,000, an estimated Give them courage, give them for- Washington, DC, April 21, 2016. additional construction cost of $49,800,000 titude, and give them, above all else, Hon. PAUL RYAN, and an additional management and inspec- the knowledge that they have served Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, tion cost of $5,250,000 for an additional total their country well. The Capitol, Washington, DC. estimated project cost of $60,845,000, a pro- We humbly ask all this in Your Holy DEAR MR. SPEAKER: On April 20, 2016, pur- spectus for which is attached to and included Name. suant to section 3307 of Title 40, United in this resolution. This resolution amends the resolution adopted by the Committee on Amen. States Code, the Committee on Transpor- tation and Infrastructure met in open ses- September 17, 2014 related to prospectus f sion to consider two resolutions included in PCA–0167–SD14. THE JOURNAL the General Services Administration’s Cap- Provided, that the General Services Admin- ital Investment and Leasing Programs. istration shall not delegate to any other The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The Committee continues to work to re- agency the authority granted by this resolu- Chair has examined the Journal of the duce the cost of federal property and leases. tion.

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

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GSA PBS

AMENDED PROSPECTUS-ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA-Ol67-SD16 Congressional District: 53

FY2016 Project Summary Through amended prospectus, the General Services Administration (GSA) proposes design and construction tor the rcconfiguration and alteration of space in the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building-Courthouse (FB-CT) to backfill vacancy resulting from the opening of the San Diego Courthouse in FY2013. In addition to recapturing vacant space, the project aJiows federal tenants to reduce their overall footprint by consolidating their operations in federal space, relocate childcare operations currently housed in leased space, and correct significant life safety and security deficiencies in the facility. Approximately 94,000 rentable square feet will be reconfigured, allowing the Government to release costly leased space reducing the Government's rental payment to the private sector by approximately $2,723,000 annually. This prospectus amends Prospectus No. PCA-0167-SD14, to reflect scope changes since the submission of the FY2014 prospectus and to complete work that was not previously approved or funded in FY 2014. Of the $61,136,000 requested in FY14, GSA received approval for a portion of the proposed project request and apportioned $19,729,000 of funding as part of its FY2014 Major Repair and Alteration Expenditure Plan.

FY20t6 Committee Approval and Appropriation Requested (Design, ECC and M&I) ...... $60,845,000

Major Work Items Interior construction; security, electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems upgrades; exterior construction

Project Budget Design and Review (FY 2014) ...... $1,997,317 Additional Design and Review ...... 5, 795,000 Estimated Construction Cost (ECC) (FY 2014) ...... 16,042,940 Additional ECC...... 49,800,000 Management and Inspection (M&I) (FY 2014) ...... 1,688,743 Additional M&I ...... 5,250,000 Estimated Total Project Cost (ETPC) *...... $80,574,000

*Tenant agencies may fund an additional amount for alterations above the standard norma11y provided by the GSA.

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GSA l'RS

AMENDED PROSPECfUS- ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA-0 167-SD16 Cont,JTcssional District: 53

Schedule Start End Design and Construction FY2016 FY2020

Building The 895,247 gross square foot {rst) Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building and US Courthouse, at 880 Front Street in downtown San Diego, was built in 1973. It consists of two adjacent structures: a six-story federal office wing, a five-story court wing, and underground parking and basement offices. The building's two wings share an upper basement and are connected by a bridge between the fifth and sixth floors.

Tenant Agencies Judiciary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Probation; U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Treasury Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, GSA, and Childcare.

Proposed Project Approximately 67,000 RSF of vacant space wiH be built out for backfill occupancy by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), the U.S. Coast Guard, Probation, Grand Jury, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Two public restrooms will be remodeled for compliance with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard (ABAAS). Security upgrades, including hardening on several facades and the installation of bollards and an anti-ram barrier at the entrance to the garage will be undertaken. Building system upgrades including new automatic transfer switches, a new electric fire pump, new domestic water shut-off valves, a new emergency generator and new quick response fire sprinkler heads will be installed. Precast concrete panels on the south elevation of the building's office wing will be cleaned and sealed. Approximately 13,000 rsf of space wm also be built out for a chiJdcare center currently housed in leased space. In addition, approximately 5,000 rsf of vacant storage will be returned to parking for government vehicles in the upper basement and 10,000 rsf of basement space will be prepared for tenant occupancy.

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GSA PBS

AMENDED PROSPECTUS-ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA~0167-SD16 Congressional District: 53

Major Work Items Plumbing Upgrade/ABA AS $1,511,000 Blast Mitigation 3,452,000 Site Security Upgrade 1,300,000 . Fire Protection Upgrade 1,372,000 Electrical Upgrade 4,623,000 Interior Construction 37,132,000 Exterior Construction 410.000 Total ECC $49,800,000

Justification In FY2014, GSA submitted Prospectus Number PCA-0167-SDl4, proposing a $61,136,000 repair and alteration project to alter vacant space, consolidate multiple agencies, and upgrade building systems. ln the absence of full funding for the FY20l4 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, GSA's FY2014 Expenditure Plan for Major Repairs and Alterations Program funded the project at $19,729,000. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the reduced scope and funding. This amended prospectus allows GSA to accomplish scope that was not funded in FY2014 and to undertake additional scope items including conversion of vacant storage space, childcare and consolidate mu1tiple agencies. The project will allow GSA to backfill approximately 94,000 rsf vacated by certain District Court Judges and staff, and the Court clerk's operations when they moved to the new San Diego Courthouse in FY20l3 as well as additional space vacated by the Internal Revenue Service when they relocated to Courthouse.

Currently the building does not meet blast and security standards. In addition, failure to repair or replace the outdated and inefficient building systems will cause operating costs to continue to increase and would likely lead to costly system failures. Further deterioration of the building's systems win make it difficult to backfill the space vacated by tenants that relocated to the San Diego Courthouse Annex.

Summary of Energy Compliance

This project will be designed to conform to requirements of the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service and wiH implement strategies to meet the Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings. GSA encourages design opportunities to increase energy and water efficiency above the minimum performance criteria.

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GSA t•ns

AMENDED PROSPECTUS- ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA-Ol67·SD16 Congressional District: 53

Prior Appropriations

Fiscal Year -~-Amount Purpose 2014 $19,729,000 Design and Construction

Prior Committee Approvals

Committee Date Amount Purpose HouseT&I 9/17/2014 $19,729,000 Design= $1,997,317 ECC = $16,042,940 M&I = $1,688,743 (ICE consolidation and backfill) SenateEPW 9118/2014 $19,729,000 Design = $1,997,317 ECC = $16,042,940 M&I = $1,688,743 (ICE consolidation and additional building imnrovements) Approvals to Date $19,729,000

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GSA t•Bs

AMENDED PROSPECTUS· ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA-OJ67-SD16 Con1:,-rcssional District: 53

Alternatives Considered (30-year, present value cost analysis)

New Construction ...... $282,604,000 Alteration ...... $262,434,000 Leasing ...... $487,736,000

The 30-year, present value cost of alteration is $20, t 70,000 less than the cost of new construction with an equivalent annual cost advantages of$1,152,000.

Recommendation ALTERATION

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GSA PBS

AMENDED PROSPECTUS - ALTERATION EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE SAN DIEGO, CA

Prospectus Number: PCA-OI67-SD16 Conl:,YTCssional District: 53

Certification of Need

The proposed project is the best solution to meet a validated Govemment need.

Submitted at Washin&rton, DC, on ---~BI>..!e""b.u.n..~.~lga:cy*'~2._,,_.w201.L.J.... s.~...... ______

ervice

Approved:

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126

2,717

29,615 25,714

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250

(USF)

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302 326

981

10,794

Storage

Usable

Proposed

2,165

13,972

Office

298,953

/~'"24;38S~

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1,216

Total

occupants

Childcare

Personnel

1,216

the

and

Office

USF.

Union

time.

jointly

space

2,717

over

19,471

57,210

Total

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473,724

filled

bar,

support

available

FB-CT

(USF)

250

5,173

4,138

Plan

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space

office

will

160,949

Feet

Special

and

Schwartz

Square

302 326

excludes

Housing

1,942

14,159

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Storage

basement)

furnishings

Usable

Edward

Food

Current

and

calculation

2,165

13,972

Office

·::;;"'IT!l~nii

298,616

(including

things

such

1,112

building

Total

personnel.

tenant's personnel

the

includes

office

Personnel

and

1,112

for

use

Office

throughout

for

agencies

available

pockets

available

tenant

space

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small

than

office

building

less

Board

the

total

occcupied

(excluding

made

with

not

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Relations

portion

Tenants

agencies

vacancy

space

the

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and

space**

Office

use

Use*

Utilization

means

Joint Proposed

National

Joint Vacant

building.

April2016

USF

Office

Subtotal:

tiutramg

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the

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Feet

Special

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Storage

Usable

Room

Elevator

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Office

Vaults

Total:

Secured Telephone

Total

personnel).

Personnel

Office

non-office

and

Total

(office,

FB-Cf

(USF)

Plan

Feet

Special

occupants

Schwartz

Square

Housing

building

Storage

all

Usable

Edward

for

Current

Office

available

Total

special)

Personnel

storage.

Office

(oftice,

USF

building

total

Rate=

USF

Building

2016

Total

April

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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION and alteration project to remediate mold, cost of $2,849,000 for a total estimated project eliminate water infiltration, replace the ALTERATION—DISTRICT COURTHOUSE, cost of $30,781,000, a prospectus for which is building facade, and undertake system and PENSACOLA, FL attached to and included in this resolution. site upgrades at the Pensacola District Resolved by the Committee on Transportation Courthouse located at 1 North Palafox Street Provided, that the General Services Admin- and Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Rep- in Pensacola, Florida at a design cost of istration shall not delegate to any other resentatives, that pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 3307, $2,673,000, an estimated construction cost of agency the authority granted by this resolu- appropriations are authorized for a repair $25,259,000 and a management and inspection tion.

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GSA PBS

PROSPECTUS-ALTERATION DISTRICT COURTHOUSE PENSACOLA, FL

Prospectus Number: PFL-2245-PEIS Congressional District: 1

FV 2016 Projed Summary The General Services Administrntion (GSA) proposes a repair and alteration project to remediate mold, eliminate water infiltration, replace the building facade, and undertake system and site upgrades at the Pensacola District Courthouse located at I North Palafox Street in Pensacola, FL (the ..District Courthouse.. ). The District Courthouse is a )eased facility that was constructed on land owned by the City of Pensacola and made available to GSA's selected developer pursuant to a Ground Lease. It was constructed for use by the Courts and leased by GSA since 1997. The firm term of the current space lease between GSA and the owner of the courthouse, Palafox Street Associates, LP, expires on July 31, 2017 (the "Courthouse Lease"). GSA has an unconditional right to accept an irrevocable Offer of Donation from the City of Pensacola to take fee simple ownership of the site and improvements at the end of the current 20- year Courthouse Lease term. GSA plans to acquire ownership of the site and improvements by accepting the Offer of Donation, thereby taking ownership from the City of Pensacola upon expiration of the initial term of the Courthouse Lease.

FY 2016 Committee Approval Requested (Design, Construction, Management and lnspection) •... _..•••..•.••.•.•••.•.•.•..•.. $30,781,000

1 FY 2016 Appropriation Requested ...... SO

Maior Work Items Exterior construction; interior construction; mold abatement; roof replacement; beating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVA C)/mechanical. life safety/emergency and plumbing systems upgrades; site work; securily upgrndes; demolition.

Protect Budget Design ...... $2,673,000 Estimated Construction Cost (ECC) ...... $25,259,000 Management and Inspection (M&I)...... $2.849.000

1 Although no funds lll1: being requested in Ibis prospectus, approval or the prospectus is needed for chis rcpail md alterotion proje1:t. Concurrently, GSA will request approval to reprogram previously appropriated proje1:1 runds 10 pay ror Ihis proposed repair and olterotion proj«t.

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QSA PBS

PROSPECTUS- ALTERA TJON DISTRICf COURTHOUSE PENSACOLA, FL

Prospectus Number: PFL-2245-PE 15 Congressional District: I

Estimated Total Project Cost (ETPC)* ...... $30, 781,000

•Tenant agencies may fund an additional amount for tenant improvements above the standard nonnally provided by the GSA.

Schedule Start End Design FY 2016 FY 2016 Construction FY 2016 FY 2018

Building The District Courthouse in Pensacola is a five-story leased building built for use by the Fcdeml judiciary and occupied in August 1997 under a 20-yenr, below-prospectus lease (including two options of 5 additional years each). The building is owned by GSA's current Lessor, Palafox Street Associates, and was constructed on land owned by the City of Pensacola pursuant to a Ground Lease between the City of Pensacola and the building's developer. The ground lease agreement is eotenninous with the Courthouse Lease. This Court's function in this building is in conjunction with the court and court related functions housed in the fedcmlly owned Winston E. Arnow U.S. Courthouse, located at 100 N. Palafox Street. The Arnow Courthouse is 79,840 rentable square feet (RSF) and provides S inside parking spaces and 22 outside surface parking spaces. The Courthouse Lease expires on July 31, 2017. Upon expiration of the Courthouse Lease, GSA hns the right, through nn Offer of Donation provided from the City of Pensacola, to assume ownership of !he underlying land and improvements. Witb the end of the current lease term nearing, GSA plans to accept the donation, enabling the Government to take ownership of the District Courthouse land and improvements from the City, at no cost.

Tenant Agencies Judiciary, U.S Department of Justice Office of the U.S Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice- Marshals Service, U.S. Congress Senate, GSA

Proposed Project GSA proposes alterations to the District Courthouse that will corrcct the water intrusion issues in the building by replacing the building's facade, installing a new standing seam metal roof system, repairing structural damage to the building caused by the water

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GSA PBS

PROSPECTUS-ALTERATION DISTRICT COURTHOUSE PENSACOLAt FL

Prospectus Number: PFL-2245-PE J5 Congressional District: 1

intrus1on, and completely abating the presence of mold created by the water inlrusion. The new building envelope will be weathertight and meet the State of Florida hurricane requirements. GSA will also install a new security blast protection system to the exterior during the facade repairs consistent with current security standards. Interior finishes throughout the building damaged by the water intrusion will also be repaired or replaced. In addition, the project wiU modernize the outdated fire safety system and the heating ventilating and air conditioning (HV AC) system by adding additional variable air volume boxes and a new building automation system to better control the interior humidity. The rcstrooms in the building will also be upgraded, including the mstallation of floor drains, replacement of wall fmishes, and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard compliant unisex restrooms will be installed on each floor. Grounds and approaches will be repatred after facade demolition and replacement Parking will be repaved and waterproofing and drainage will be installed on the site.

Mator Work Items Superstructure/Exterior Rcpatrs $9,750,000 Interior Construction & Finishes 5,090,000 HVAC Upgrades 2,181,000 Mold Abatement 2,078,000 Roof Replacement 1.485,000 Fire Protection Upgrades 1,327,000 Electrical Upgrades 1,308,000 Plumbing Upgrades 798,000 Site Repairs/Improvements 760,000 Demolition 482.000 Total ECC $25.259,000

Justification The existing leased District Courthouse has experienced water intrusion issues dating back to initial occupancy. GSA under the Courthouse Lease is responsible for all maintenance and capital improvements, and has made numerous repairs over the term of the lease to attempt to resolve these issues. However, the selective repairs have not been able to adequately correct the building deficiencies, and water intrusion issues persisted. GSA identified significant water intrusion and mold issues in 2014, and, as a result, GSA is pursuing a comprehensive solution. Due primarily to the health~related concerns reported by building occupants, and the limited ability to move occupants within the building during the proposed renovation without disrupting agency missions, GSA

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GSA PBS

PROSPECTUS- ALTERATION DISTRICT COURTHOUSE PENSACOLA, FL

Prospccrus Number: PFL-2245-PE 15 Congressional District: I

relocated all building tenants out of the leased District Courthouse and into n 14,946 rentable square foot tense in June 2015 and the Arnow Courthouse. The I N. Palafox Street courthouse is currently vacant and will remain so for the duration of the renovation project.

Summary of Enerey Compliance This project wiiJ be designed to conform to requirements of the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service and will implement strategies to meet the Guiding Principles for High Performance and Sustainable Buildings. GSA encourages design opportunities to increase energy and water efficiency above the minimwn performance criteria.

Prior Appropriations N/A

Prior Committee Approvals NIA

Prior Prospectus-Level ProJects in Building (past 10 yenrs): NIA

Alternatives Considered (30-year, present value cost analysis} Alteration: ...... $56,120,271 New Construction: ...... $53,37 I ,076 Lease ...... $ I 00,838,333

GSA has determined that taking ownership of the courthouse and executing the repair and alterations project identified in this prospectus is the most efficient means of housing the U.S. District Courts in Pensacola, FL. The 30-year, present value cost of alteration is $2,749,195 more than the cost of new construction with an equivalent annual cost disadvantage of $147,610, and $44,718,062 less than the cost of a lease with an equivalent annual cost advantage of $2,548,623. At this time, the GSA Federal Building Fund hns the necessary funds available to support the limited alteration of the District Courthouse allowing for rc-occupnncy of the District Courthouse. Utilizing existing Federal Building Fund resources, the Alteration alternative also provides a long-term housing solution for building occupants more quickly than the New Construction alternative.

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PROSPECTUS-ALTERATION DISTRICT COURTHOUSE PENSACOLA, FL

Prospectus Number: PFL·2245-PE 15 Congressional District: I

Recommendption ALTERATION

Certification of Need The proposed project is the best solution to meet a validated Government need.

Submitted at Washington, DC, on . March JJ .... f.O l6 ()z Recommended: Co~, PubHc Bui~e.:Vice

Approved: --~--R~~·Administrator. Genera) -~~~- Services Administration

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:27 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP7.004 H25APPT1 emcdonald on DSK9F6TC42PROD with HOUSE Insert graphic folio 7/16 EH25AP16.014 April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1943 There was no objection. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Hunting; Final Frameworks for Migratory cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- Bird Hunting Regulations [Docket No.: FWS- f mulgation of Implementation Plans; State of HQ-MB-2015-0034] [FF09M21200-167- ADJOURNMENT Louisiana; Revisions to the State Implemen- FXMB1231099BPP0] (RIN: 1018-BA70) received The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without tation Plan; Fee Regulations [EPA-R06-OAR- April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2016-0132; FRL-9945-09-Region 6] received 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, objection, the House stands adjourned April 15, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on until noon tomorrow for morning hour 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Natural Resources. debate. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on There was no objection. 5146. A letter from the Director, Office of Energy and Commerce. Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- 5139. A letter from the Director, Regu- Thereupon (at 11 o’clock and 33 min- anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- latory Management Division, Environmental utes a.m.), under its previous order, the mitting the Administration’s temporary rule Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone cy’s final rule — Promulgation of State Im- day, April 26, 2016, at noon for morning- Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment to the 2016 plementation Plan Revisions; Infrastructure Gulf of Alaska Pollock and Pacific Cod Total hour debate. Requirements for 2008 Lead, 2008 Ozone, 2010 Allowable Catch Amounts [Docket No.: f NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 National Ambi- 140918791-4999-02] (RIN: 0648-XE383) received ent Air Quality Standards; Montana [EPA- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. R08-OAR-2013-0556; FRL-9945-14-Region 8] re- 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, ETC. ceived April 15, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Natural Resources. communications were taken from the Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Energy and Commerce. 5147. A letter from the Regulations Spe- 5140. A letter from the Congressional Rela- cialist, Office of Subsistence Management, 5132. A letter from the Senior Advisor to tions, Federal Mediation and Conciliation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel Service, transmitting the FY 2015 No FEAR of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- and Readiness, Department of Defense, Act report, pursuant to Public Law 107-174, ment’s final rule — Subsistence Management transmitting a report entitled, ‘‘Evaluation 203(a); (116 Stat. 569); to the Committee on Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; of the TRICARE Program: Access, Cost, and Oversight and Government Reform. Rural Determination Process [Docket No.: Quality’’ for Fiscal Year 2016, pursuant to 10 5141. A letter from the Director, Office of FWS-R7-SM-2014-0063; FXRS12610700000-156- U.S.C. 1073 note; Public Law 104-106, Sec. Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, FF07J00000; FBMS#4500086287] (RIN:1018- 717(c); (110 Stat. 376); to the Committee on Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the BA62) received April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 Armed Services. Interior, transmitting the Department’s in- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- 5133. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- terim final rule — Financial Assistance and 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting Social Services Programs; Burial Assistance on Natural Resources. the Commission’s Major final rule — Busi- [167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 5148. A letter from the Acting Unified List- ness Conduct Standards for Security-Based 253G] (RIN: 1076-AF29) received April 21, 2016, ing Team Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Swap Dealers and Major Security-Based pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Service, Department of the Interior, trans- Swap Participants [Release No.: 34-77617; File Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to mitting the Department’s final rule — En- No.: S7-25-11] (RIN: 3235-AL10) received April the Committee on Natural Resources. 20, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 5142. A letter from the Regulations Spe- dangered and Threatened Wildlife and Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 cialist, Office of Subsistence Management, Plants; Threatened Species Status for the Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department Big Sandy Crayfish and Endangered Species Services. of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- Status for the Guyandotte River Crayfish 5134. A letter from the Director, Regu- ment’s direct final rule — Subsistence Man- [Docket No.: FWS-R5-ES-2015-0015; 4500030113] latory Management Division, Environmental agement Regulations for Public Lands in (RIN: 1018-BA85) received April 21, 2016, pur- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Alaska; Rural Determinations, Nonrural List suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Rhode [Docket No.: FWS-R7-SM-2015-0156; lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Island; Infrastructure State Implementation FXRS12610700000-156-FF07J00000; Committee on Natural Resources. Plan Requirements for Particle Matter, FBMS#4500086366] (RIN: 1018-BA82) received 5149. A letter from the Acting Unified List- Ozone, Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Di- April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ing Team Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife oxide [EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0402; FRL-9945-13- 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, Service, Department of the Interior, trans- Region 1] received April 15, 2016, pursuant to Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on mitting the Department’s final rule — En- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law Natural Resources. dangered and Threatened Wildlife and 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 5143. A letter from the Regulations Spe- Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for mittee on Energy and Commerce. cialist, Office of Subsistence Management, the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse 5135. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department [Docket No.: FWS-R2-ES-2013-0014] latory Management Division, Environmental of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- [4500030114] (RIN: 1018-AZ32) received April Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ment’s affirmation of direct final rule — 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); cy’s final rule — Amendments Related to: Subsistence Management Regulations for Added by Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Public Lands in Alaska; Rural Determina- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Re- Standards and 40 CRF Part 80 [EPA-HQ-OAR- tions, Nonrural List [Docket No.: FWS-R7- sources. 2011-0135; FRL-9941-85-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AS36) SM-2015-0156; FXRS12610700000-156- 5150. A letter from the Acting Unified List- received April 15, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. FF07J00000; FBMS#4500087231] (RIN: 1018- ing Team Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, BA82) received April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 Service, Department of the Interior, trans- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- mitting the Department’s final rule — En- Energy and Commerce. 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 5136. A letter from the Director, Regu- dangered and Threatened Wildlife and on Natural Resources. Plants; Designation and Nondesignation of latory Management Division, Environmental 5144. A letter from the Chief, Branch of Re- Critical Habitat on Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- covery and State Grants, Ecological Serv- and Kahoolawe for 135 Species [Docket No.: cy’s direct final rule — Air Plan Approval; ices, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- FWS-R1-ES-2015-0071; 4500030114] (RIN: 1018- Vermont; Stage I Vapor Recovery Require- ment of the Interior, transmitting the De- AZ25) received April 21, 2016, pursuant to 5 ments [EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0243; A-1-FRL- partment’s final rule — Endangered and U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104- 9945-12-Region 1] received April 15, 2016, pur- Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- the Louisiana Black Bear From the Federal on Natural Resources. lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Committee on Energy and Commerce. and Removal of Similarity-of-Appearance 5151. A letter from the Wildlife Biologist, 5137. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protections for the American Black Bear U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department latory Management Division, Environmental [Docket No.: FWS-R4-ES-2015-0014; of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- FXES11130900000C2-167-FF09E32000] (RIN: ment’s final rule — Migratory Bird Subsist- cy’s final rule — Cyprodinil; Pesticide Toler- 1018-BA44) received April 21, 2016, pursuant to ence Harvest in Alaska; Harvest Regulations ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0180; FRL-9943-85] 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law for Migratory Birds in Alaska During the received April 15, 2016, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 2016 Season [Docket No.: FWS-R7-MB-2015- 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Public Law 104-121, mittee on Natural Resources. 0158] [FF09M21200-156-FXMB1231099BPP0] Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 5145. A letter from the Wildlife Biologist, (RIN: 1018-BB10) received April 21, 2016, pur- Energy and Commerce. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Added by Pub- 5138. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the Interior, transmitting the Depart- lic Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the latory Management Division, Environmental ment’s Major final rule — Migratory Bird Committee on Natural Resources.

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A bill making supplemental ap- tions made by Law. . . .’’ In addition, clause PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS propriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution Zika virus; to the Committee on Appropria- (the spending power) provides: ‘‘The Con- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of tions, and in addition to the Committee on gress shall have the Power . . . to pay the committees were delivered to the Clerk the Budget, for a period to be subsequently Debts and provide for the common Defence for printing and reference to the proper determined by the Speaker, in each case for and general Welfare of the United States calendar, as follows: consideration of such provisions as fall with- . . .’’ Together, these specific constitutional Mr. BISHOP of Utah: Committee on Nat- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- provisions establish the congressional power ural Resources. H.R. 87. A bill to modify the cerned. of the purse, granting Congress the author- boundary of the Shiloh National Military By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina ity to appropriate funds, to determine their Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, (for herself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): purpose, amount, and period of availability, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield H.R. 5045. A bill to impose a moratorium and to set forth terms and conditions gov- as an affiliated area of the National Park on the implementation of a proposed Medi- erning their use. System, and for other purposes; with an care local coverage determination on lower By Mrs. ELLMERS of North Carolina: amendment (Rept. 114–516). Referred to the limb prostheses; to the Committee on Ways H.R. 5045. Committee of the Whole House on the state and Means, and in addition to the Committee Congress has the power to enact this legis- of the Union. on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BISHOP of Utah: Committee on Nat- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ‘‘to regulate ural Resources. H.R. 3070. A bill to clarify each case for consideration of such provi- commerce with foreign nations, and among that for purposes of all Federal laws gov- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the the several states, and with the Indian erning marine fisheries management, the committee concerned. tribes.’’ landward boundary of the exclusive eco- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for him- By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: nomic zone between areas south of Montauk, self, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GOOD- H.R. 5046. New York, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, LATTE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- and for other purposes; with an amendment RYAN of Ohio, Mr. FORBES, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: (Rept. 114–517). Referred to the Committee of BISHOP of Michigan, and Mr. GUINTA): Article I Section 8, Clause 1 the Whole House on the state of the Union. H.R. 5046. A bill to amend the Omnibus By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia: Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to H.R. 5047. tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 1684. A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make Congress has the power to enact this legis- amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the grants to assist State and local governments lation pursuant to the following: Federal Water Pollution Control Act to im- in addressing the national epidemic of opioid Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the United pose penalties and provide for the recovery abuse, and for other purposes; to the Com- States Constitution which states that Con- of removal costs and damages in connection mittee on the Judiciary. gress shall have the power ‘‘To raise and sup- with certain discharges of oil from foreign By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia (for port Armies, but no Appropriation of Money offshore units, and for other purposes; with himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. CRAMER, to that Use shall be for a longer Term than an amendment (Rept. 114–518). Referred to and Mrs. RADEWAGEN): the Committee of the Whole House on the two Years.’’ state of the Union. H.R. 5047. A bill to direct the Secretary of Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the United Mr. BRADY of Texas: Committee on Ways Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor States Constitution which states that Con- and Means. H.R. 4923. A bill to establish a to provide information to veterans and mem- gress shall have the power ‘‘To provide and process for the submission and consideration bers of the Armed Forces about articulation maintain a Navy.’’ of petitions for temporary duty suspensions agreements between institutions of higher Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United and reductions, and for other purposes; with learning, and for other purposes; to the Com- States Constitution which states that Con- an amendment (Rept. 114–519, Pt. 1). Referred mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. gress shall have the power ‘‘To make Rules to the Committee of the Whole House on the f for the Government and Regulation of the state of the Union. land and naval Forces.’’ Mr. CHAFFETZ: Committee on Oversight MEMORIALS Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United and Government Reform H.R. 4359. A bill to Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials States Constitution which states that Con- amend title 5, United States Code, to provide were presented and referred as follows: gress shall have the power ‘‘To make all that Federal employees may not be placed on Laws which shall be necessary and proper for administrative leave for more than 14 days 208. The SPEAKER presented a memorial carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- during any year for misconduct or poor per- of the General Assembly of the Common- ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- formance, and for other purposes; with an wealth of Pennsylvania, relative to House stitution in the Government of the United amendment (Rept. 114–520). Referred to the Resolution No. 236, requesting the Congress States, or in any Department or Officer Committee of the Whole House on the state of the United States call a convention of the thereof.’’ of the Union. states to propose amendments to the Con- Mr. CHAFFETZ: Committee on Oversight stitution of the United States; which was re- f and Government Reform H.R. 4639. A bill to ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, to 209. Also, a memorial of the General As- amend title 5, United States Code, to provide sembly of the State of Tennessee, relative to Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors modifications to authorities relating to the House Joint Resolution No. 507, supporting were added to public bills and resolu- Office of Special Counsel, and for other pur- the creation of a long-term energy plan that tions, as follows: poses; with an amendment (Rept. 114–521). addresses the long-term energy needs of the H.R. 224: Ms. DELBENE. Referred to the Committee of the Whole state; which was referred jointly to the Com- H.R. 379: Ms. MCSALLY. House on the state of the Union. mittees on Energy and Commerce and H.R. 494: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas. Mr. CHAFFETZ: Committee on Oversight Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 539: Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. KATKO, Mr. and Government Reform. H.R. 4901. A bill to f PERLMUTTER, and Mr. FOSTER. reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity H.R. 980: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. JENKINS and Results Act, and for other purposes CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY (Rept. 114–522). Referred to the Committee of STATEMENT of West Virginia, and Mr. WEBER of Texas. the Whole House on the state of the Union. H.R. 1198: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 1199: Mr. POMPEO. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 1209: Ms. LOFGREN and Mr. ROSS. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the tives, the following statements are sub- H.R. 1608: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida and Mr. Committee on Rules discharged from mitted regarding the specific powers LAMALFA. further consideration. H.R. 4923 re- granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 1706: Mr. HUFFMAN and Ms. JUDY CHU ferred to the Committee of the Whole of California. tion to enact the accompanying bill or House on the state of the Union. H.R. 1718: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. joint resolution. ADERHOLT, Mr. DOLD, Mr. BARR, Mr. f By Mrs. LOWEY: CLEAVER, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 5044. BUTTERFIELD, and Mr. WILSON of South Caro- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Congress has the power to enact this legis- lina. bills and resolutions of the following lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1818: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RUIZ, and The principal constitutional authority for Mr. LOEBSACK. titles were introduced and severally re- this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of ar- H.R. 1859: Mr. KENNEDY. ferred, as follows: ticle I of the Constitution of the United H.R. 1911: Mr. GRAYSON. By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. States (the appropriation power), which H.R. 2274: Mr. FITZPATRICK and Mr. RUIZ. DELAURO, and Ms. WASSERMAN states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the H.R. 2417: Mr. GIBSON and Mr. ROSS. SCHULTZ): Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- H.R. 2461: Mr. COLLINS of New York.

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H.R. 2663: Mr. FATTAH. H.R. 4247: Mr. KING of New York and Mr. Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GRAVES H.R. 2713: Mr. DESAULNIER. COFFMAN. of Missouri. H.R. 2726: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. H.R. 4277: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. QUIGLEY. H.R. 4939: Mr. LEWIS. LOWENTHAL, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 4501: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 4955: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. MOORE, Mr. PEARCE, and Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 4554: Mr. COLE. H.R. 4992: Mr. NUNES, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, H.R. 2901: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. H.R. 4585: Mr. PALLONE and Mrs. WATSON Mr. ADERHOLT, and Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 2902: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois and Mr. COLEMAN. H.R. 5001: Mr. FARENTHOLD. H.R. 4625: Mr. PITTS, Mr. DESAULNIER, and RUIZ. H.R. 5035: Mr. POMPEO. Mr. LEVIN. H.R. 3012: Mr. STEWART. H.R. 4636: Mr. RUSSELL. H.R. 3237: Mr. LOWENTHAL. f H.R. 4729: Mr. SWALWELL of California. H.R. 3280: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 4768: Mr. LUETKEMEYER and Mr. MEAD- H.R. 3326: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. REICHERT, and OWS. PETITIONS, ETC. Mr. SHUSTER. H.R. 4820: Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ROE of Ten- Under clause 3 of rule XII, H.R. 3643: Mr. RICE of South Carolina. nessee, Mr. FINCHER, Mrs. BLACK, and Mr. H.R. 3863: Ms. ESHOO. DUNCAN of Tennessee. 58. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 3870: Mr. SABLAN, Mr. AL GREEN of H.R. 4830: Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of Austin, Texas, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. KILMER, Ms. LO- H.R. 4880: Mr. BYRNE and Mr. FORBES. TX, relative to urging Congress to propose, RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. GRAHAM, H.R. 4904: Mr. RICE of South Carolina and for ratification by special conventions held Ms. MOORE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. Mr. FARENTHOLD. within the individual states, an amendment HAHN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. NOR- H.R. 4917: Mr. BRIDENSTINE. to the United States Constitution which CROSS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, and H.R. 4923: Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. would allow the voters to petition for a na- Mr. PETERSON. MOOLENAAR, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. tionwide referendum to either sustain or nul- H.R. 4027: Mr. HUFFMAN. ROE of Tennessee, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. lify any federal law enacted by Congress H.R. 4212: Mr. KATKO and Mr. TONKO. MCSALLY, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mrs. ELLMERS of within the past year; which was referred to H.R. 4223: Ms. DELBENE. North Carolina, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. CALVERT, the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 No. 63 Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was The legislative clerk read as follows: vancing priorities like public safety, called to order by the President pro A bill (H.R. 1206) to prohibit the hiring of waterway infrastructure, economic de- tempore (Mr. HATCH). additional Internal Revenue Service employ- velopment, and energy innovation it f ees until the Secretary of the Treasury cer- will impact all 50 of our States. tifies that no employee of the Internal Rev- This excellent kickoff to the appro- PRAYER enue Service has a seriously delinquent tax priations season enjoys bipartisan sup- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- debt. port. It advanced out of committee by fered the following prayer: A bill (H.R. 4885) to require that user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be a unanimous vote. It represents yet an- Let us pray. deposited into the general fund of the Treas- other example of what is possible in a Almighty God, the fountain of all ury. Senate that is back to work. I thank goodness, our hearts rejoice with every the subcommittee chairman, Senator Mr. MCCONNELL. In order to place remembrance of You. Make us eager to the bills on the calendar under the pro- ALEXANDER, for working with Ranking do Your bidding and worthy of Your visions of rule XIV, I object to further Member FEINSTEIN to move this impor- generous mercy. We thank You that proceedings en bloc. tant bill out of committee. Let’s con- You hear and answer our prayers, pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- tinue our work today to get one step viding us with the privilege of entering tion having been heard, the bills will be closer to passage. Your throne room whenever we desire. placed on the calendar en bloc. f Today, inspire our lawmakers with Your wisdom, infusing them with the f RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY steadiness of purpose that glorifies ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- LEADER You. Give them power to follow after MENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic Leader is recognized. goodness, striving passionately to Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, please You in their thoughts, words, the top Democrat on the Appropria- f and deeds. Lord, bless all their under- tions Committee recently said that the COMMENDING THE PRESIDING takings and cause them to prosper. energy security and water infrastruc- OFFICER We pray in Your merciful Name. ture funding legislation before us Amen. Mr. REID. Madam President, I com- marks an ‘‘excellent kickoff’’ to the mented to my able assistant who is at f appropriations process. my desk with me, Bill Dauster—I have PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE This is the first bill of the ‘‘Appro- always—whenever the Presiding Officer priations Committee to come to the The President pro tempore led the says the Pledge of Allegiance, I am floor,’’ she said, and ‘‘it signals that we amazed at how she stands at attention. Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: are ready to do regular order.’’ I share I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the It brings back her old military mind, I Senator MIKULSKI’s sentiment. It has am sure. Very impressive. United States of America, and to the Repub- been good to see colleagues working lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. across the aisle expressing an interest and working cooperatively this appro- FBI INVESTIGATION f priations season because we know con- Mr. REID. Madam President, as each RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY tinued cooperation will be essential to day passes, the senior Senator from LEADER a successful appropriations process. Iowa further distinguishes himself as The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. We have seen plenty of positive signs the most political and partisan Judici- ERNST). The majority leader is recog- in the Appropriations Committee al- ary Committee chairman in history. nized. ready. The committee has already ap- Last Friday, Senator GRASSLEY took f proved one-third of the 12 funding bills his political partisanship to a new low on a bipartisan basis. With continued when he encouraged the FBI to join the MEASURES PLACED ON THE cooperation, we will have an oppor- political crusade against Secretary Hil- CALENDAR—H.R. 1206 AND H.R. 4885 tunity to pass the first of these bills on lary Clinton. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, the floor this week. The energy secu- The Senator from Iowa is confused I understand there are two bills at the rity and water infrastructure funding about the role of the FBI. By law, the desk due for a second reading. legislation before us is the result of FBI is obligated to do its job and con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The many hours of hard work and research. duct an independent review for every- clerk will read the bills by title for the It will reduce wasteful spending, it will thing it has to work on free from polit- second time. bolster national security, and by ad- ical interference.

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This ical operatives, but according to press call the roll. has one of those slide bars, such as on reports, that is just the sort of thing Mr. NELSON. Madam President, I a plastic sealant freezer package, the Republican Judiciary Committee ask unanimous consent that the order where you have to push down on it and has done. for the quorum call be rescinded. apply pressure in order to get the slide Remember, there has been a lot of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that unzips the seal. That is also a speculation that under Chairman objection, it is so ordered. good thing. GRASSLEY’s leadership the personal in- f But let me show you what the indus- formation of a Clinton staffer was try is resistant to doing. Children are CHILD POISONINGS FROM naturally attracted to colorful candy. leaked to the press, including payroll LAUNDRY PODS records and a Social Security number, Here shown on this chart are a variety but urging a leak of the FBI investiga- Mr. NELSON. Madam President, I of candies, such as gummy bears, but tion for political purposes was not the ask unanimous consent to use articles among all of these are interspersed only thing Senator GRASSLEY said. The as examples relevant to the subject of some of these pods. This is one. This is Senator from Iowa was asked what he my speech. another. This is another, and this is an- thought was the worst change in Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without other—not unlike the colors on this gress during his tenure. He responded objection, it is so ordered. pod. So if we don’t have the packaging that the increasing partisanship was Mr. NELSON. Madam President, I preventing the child from getting to disappointing to him. rise today to speak about the rapid rise this pod, then we are going to have a The audacity and even the hypocrisy in child poisonings caused by single-use problem, which is why we lost two chil- of that statement is staggering. Sen- laundry products. Earlier today, we dren and 17 others went into comas in ator GRASSLEY decries partisanship, had an update on the number and se- the last 2 years. while he denies a hearing and a vote to verity of these poisonings from the Now, a lot of people like these prod- an eminently qualified Supreme Court American Academy of Pediatrics. It ucts, and so does the Nelson family. nominee. For what? No one has a good was in an indepth study just published They serve a very useful purpose. At answer on that. The Senator from Iowa in their journal, Pediatrics. the same time, we need to make them complains of partisanship, even as he The news is not very good, because in as safe as possible. So why not just re- uses the Judiciary Committee to wage 2013 and 2014 that academy reports that move the color from the package and a political war against Secretary Clin- there were over 22,000 child exposures make it less attractive to the child. ton and her staff. to laundry products, resulting in the Last year, Senator DURBIN and I in- Under the guise of oversight, Senator deaths of at least two children due to troduced legislation that would require GRASSLEY has been wasting taxpayer the chemicals in these pods, and many better labeling, more child-resistant dollars trying to besmirch Hillary Clin- others have faced serious injury, with packaging and safer chemical formula- ton’s good name. This has been going at least 17 children in that time period tions for these single-use laundry pod on for years. The Senator’s singular going into comas because of exposure products. The bill has been referred to focus on Secretary Clinton borders on to these chemicals. our Commerce Committee, and as the an obsession. Senator GRASSLEY has What am I talking about? This is a ranking member of that committee, I written dozens of letters containing laundry pod. It is very colorful on the am going to talk again to Senator hundreds of requests. He has held hear- outside, and it smells very good. It is THUNE, who is the chairman of the ings. He has issued press releases. What quite soft. Its texture, particularly to committee, to see if we can get the have he and his committee achieved? the touch of an infant—an infant’s committee to take up the bill as soon Nothing. All the chairman has done is hand and face—is very soft and reas- as possible. waste taxpayer dollars. suring. The problem is that if it gets Earlier this year, we were able to get The Judiciary Committee chairman into an infant’s hand, where is it going both the House and the Senate to pass is so desperate to legitimize his at- to end up? It is going to end up in their legislation requiring childproof pack- tacks against Hillary Clinton he is mouth, and these packages are soluble. aging for bottles of liquid nicotine, willing to encourage a selective leak of So, naturally, the plastic exterior is some of which had injured children a Federal investigation by, of all peo- going to dissolve, and all of these and, in some cases, resulted in death as ple, the FBI. chemicals are going to end up in the well and had poisoned thousands of All this in an effort to award the child’s digestive system. others. If we could get that done in a Presidential nomination to Donald As a result of these pods, we have had bipartisan manner, which we did and Trump. I agree in one respect with Sen- two children die, and we had 22,000 that is now law, then there is no reason ator GRASSLEY. Partisanship in this child exposures in that 2-year period why we can’t, in a bipartisan way, ad- Chamber is awful. It is paralyzing the the study covers, with 17 children dress the issue posed by this problem. Senate and is preventing us from doing going into comas. Others have suffered Keeping children safe is not a partisan our constitutional duties, but much of seizures or internal burns to their lips, issue. It is just common sense. this is the handiwork of the Judiciary mouths, and the esophagus. If it gets In the interim, we want to encourage Committee and Senator GRASSLEY. into their esophagus and burns, then the manufacturers to keep working on I ask the Chair to announce the busi- you have a problem. new standards to reduce the ness of the day. Now, what we have been advocating, poisonings. We appreciate very much Senator DURBIN and I, in our legisla- the efforts at things such as this and f tion is to make them as safe as possible this. That is helpful. Last week, one RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME and to get the Consumer Product Safe- manufacturer announced plans to put The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ty Commission involved in these many of the laundry pods they sell into the previous order, the leadership time things. This Senator has met with the new, more child-resistant packaging. is reserved. industry. Let me show you some of the They also announced a public edu- f things in which, indeed, they have cation campaign urging parents to made progress. keep laundry pods away from their MORNING BUSINESS This is a detergent pod package, and children. That is certainly helpful. But The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under in order to get in it—and this pod came at the same time, we need to keep the previous order, the Senate will be in this packaging—you have to tear it working to make these pods less at- in a period of morning business until 4 open. That is one good thing. They tractive to children and, perhaps more

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What the President is fundamen- TPP as the ‘‘most progressive trade Pediatrics for their very important tally saying and what a lot of these deal in history.’’ Its chapters create study, and I look forward to working special interest groups are saying is, new labor and environmental provi- with our colleagues to put an end to well, we know you in Congress are so sions that the public really knows the accidental deaths and poisonings smart, and we know the President is nothing about. that we see as a result of these attrac- smart. But, the people out here, they Even the economic data the White tive products. don’t understand how smart we all are, House promotes as proving the validity I yield the floor. and we just need to get this done, and of the TPP, if we look at it carefully, I suggest the absence of a quorum. so we will have this trade agreement. we can see that their own report and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The But we understand you probably study that they cite the most—that clerk will call the roll. shouldn’t do it right now while elec- signing the agreement will decrease The legislative clerk proceeded to tions are going on because, well, you the rate of American manufacturing call the roll. might get your clock cleaned. They jobs by 120,000. How is this good for Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I might vote you out of office. So we will America? By their own study, we are ask unanimous consent that the order see if we can’t work up a way to pass it going to lose 120,000 manufacturing for the quorum call be rescinded. sometime in the future. jobs that we would have maintained The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The President has made it clear that had we not signed the agreement. An- objection, it is so ordered. he intends to continue to push through other study by Tufts University said f this 5,544-page trade agreement that the country will lose 400,000 jobs. We the American people don’t want. Polls are going to go into the differences in TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP show consistent disapproval of the the studies, we are going to see the as- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, on TPP. A March poll by Americans for sumptions utilized in the model the Sunday, during a joint press conference Limited Government found that 51 per- President cites, and we are going to see in Hannover, Germany, with Chan- cent of Americans did not know any- that the assumptions they made are cellor Angela Merkel, the President of thing about it. I would say at least 50 not reasonable. They are extreme as- the United States said this: percent of the Members of Congress sumptions—assumptions that would And with respect to Congress and the don’t know much about it. It is more never occur in the next 15 years as they Trans-Pacific Partnership— than 5,000 pages. I have probably spent assume they will occur. No wonder That is the big 5,000-page trade agree- more time on it than the vast majority they can justify positive numbers with ment the President is trying to move have, and it is rather difficult to read. those kinds of assumptions. through Congress— No wonder the American people say I think all of us have to begin to reveal—and the American people need to I think after the primary season is over— they don’t know a lot about it. But of those who claim to be familiar with it, be more alert—how bad this inter- After the primary season is over— 58 percent oppose it. There are a lot of national agreement really is, how it the politics settle down a little bit in Con- reasons for this, and we will talk about will not positively affect the lives of gress, and we’ll be in a position to start mov- it more. most Americans. It is just not going to ing forward. Because I know that we had a Today, U.S. Trade Representative do so. majority of members in the past who were in We will look at how the Korean trade favor of this deal. Otherwise we wouldn’t Michael Froman announced that they have gotten the authority for me to go ahead are beginning the 13th round of the deal that I supported in 2011 came no- and fast track the agreement. But I think we Transatlantic Trade and Investment where close to being beneficial to the all know that elections can sometimes make Partnership—TTIP, they call it—with United States. In 2011, when President things a little more challenging, and people the European Union in New York. So Obama signed the deal, the President take positions, in part, to protect themselves this is the second part of the fast- said that it would increase American from attacks during the course of election track. The fast-track guarantees a fast exports by $10 billion to South Korea. I seasons. vote—without amendments, without thought that was a good thing. It I would suggest the American people the option to filibuster, on the floor of sounded pretty good, but their esti- should be very uneasy about their the Senate for less than 2 days, and you mates were way off. President making such a statement as get an up-or-down vote. That is what The model that experts used to study that. We have already heard that there fast-track does. the Korean trade deal is the same one are plans by a number of forces and in- So we will have the Pacific agree- they are using to study the TPP, and terest groups to try to slip this TPP ment probably coming up first, and so we have a pretty good test: Did we through after the election in a lame- then we will have the TTIP, the Atlan- increase exports by $10 billion each duck congressional session. tic agreement, and then there is a third year to South Korea, as the model sug- Why would that be the case? Well, one, the Trade in Services Agreement. gested? Well, their imports to us in- the President says it right here: The All of these are huge trade agreements, creased by $12 billion, and as of last American people are uneasy about it. unlike anything we have seen before, year, we only increased our exports to They are not for this. Support for it is creating in the Pacific an international Korea by less than a couple of hundred sinking. Elections are turning on it. trade union similar to the beginning of million dollars more than in 2011. So And it does not need to become law. the European Union that Britain is we didn’t get any increase at all—vir- I am firmly opposed to this agree- trying to get out of. I think we should tually none. They had a huge increase ment. I believe it is bad for our coun- be very dubious about that. to us, and our trade deficit with our al- try. It bothers me that if it is such a How is the trade agreement faring in lies and friends in South Korea in- good deal, why don’t they bring it for- Europe? How about Germany, which is creased 280 percent. This is a serious ward? Why don’t we have a debate here probably one of the leading trading matter. while elections are on? Why aren’t peo- countries in Europe? A poll by the The same thing happened: They used ple willing to go home and explain to Bertelsmann Foundation, a nonprofit this same computer model when we their constituents how and why they organization that studies domestic and signed the agreement with China in voted the way they did and how and international politics, found that only 2000. We then had a little less than $70 why they believe the way they do? 17 percent of Germans feel that TTIP— billion in trade deficit with China. What is wrong with that? Why wait the transatlantic partnership—would They assumed our exports to China until after, when things settle down a be a good deal even though less than 2 would grow at the same rate as China’s little bit, in the President’s words, years ago it had a 55-percent positive exports to the United States would when people can’t be held accountable rating. This study found that the more grow. Did that happen? No. What is the

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I echo his frustrations things if we would just sign these In the Middle East, Iran grows more and stress the need for an acquisition agreements and everybody is going to emboldened with its ballistic missile and sustainment strategy that focuses be better off for it? I think the Amer- tests, rattling a region already on the on delivering and sustaining the most ican people are the ones who have been verge of violent conflict. And none of available, capable, and affordable proven right by this data. this is to mention the metastasis of weapon systems for the warfighter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ISIS in Iraq and a seemingly endless Nevertheless, we must recognize that ator’s time has expired. civil war in Syria. reducing procurement numbers for the Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I In Asia, the North Korean regime F–35 will only put an unnecessary ask unanimous consent to have 1 addi- constantly threatens South Korea with strain on our Armed Forces. Given the tional minute. war. Meanwhile, tensions over terri- dangerous state of global affairs, now The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there torial waters in the South China Sea is not the time to hamstring our mili- objection? grow more strained, escalating the pos- tary’s capabilities. Without objection, it is so ordered. sibility of conflict between China and Amid the many criticisms of the F–35 Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, program, I wish to call attention to its the President does not need to be our Asian allies. All the while, China continues to leverage its economic lar- successes. In terms of both capability threatening our allies in Britain about and performance, the F–35 program has the decision of their own people on gesse to build highly advanced weapons systems. made tremendous strides. On the af- whether to exit from the European fordability front, the price of each F–35 Union. They are not happy with how I believe many Members of this body would agree that the dangers facing has dropped dramatically over the past things are going in the European 5 years to under $100 million per air- Union. A lot of people are concerned our country today are more immediate and far-reaching than they were just 20 craft. This trend is expected to con- about it. It is heading toward a close tinue for at least the next 5 years in vote. The people of the United King- years ago. As threats to our national security order to achieve a flyaway cost of $85 dom can make their own decision with- proliferate across the globe, we need a million per aircraft by 2019. out hearing advice or threats from the next-generation weapon system of un- In an affordability and capability President of the United States. I don’t paralleled capability. We need a strike sense, the F–35 is a bargain, but in ad- blame them for being offended by it. dition to being a bargain, the F–35 is fighter powerful enough to deter the This is certainly not an acceptable po- also an indispensable asset to our de- aggression of our foes. We need an air- sition for the President to take. fense arsenal. The F–35 has the ability craft that can penetrate advanced Madam President, I appreciate the to destroy some of the most advanced enemy air defenses and neutralize tar- opportunity to share these remarks. I air-to-air and air-to-ground systems in gets on the ground. In short, we need want to push back from the President’s existence today. Many of these systems the F–35. recent statements about this trade are being developed by the Russians In fact, we need the F–35 today more agreement, how he plans to move it and the Chinese. The F–35’s stealth than ever. Even so, there are those who through when people aren’t watching. I technology, advanced sensors, and seek to reduce or delay the number of also think Congress needs to speak and weapons allow it to defeat those inte- F–35s being produced. I strongly advise assert that we affirm the right of the grated air-defense environments. That against this action. Reducing procure- people of the UK to decide whether to is to our advantage, no question about ment numbers for the F–35 will only remain in the European Union. it. I thank the Chair. make the aircraft more expensive in Currently, even the most advanced I yield the floor. the long run. versions of the F–16 and F/A–18 would The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- To ensure that our country continues be hard-pressed to defeat such threats ator from Utah. to dominate airpower for decades to alone. That is why we need the F–35. f come, we must stay the course and re- With the F–35, we can maintain our sist the urge to cut aircraft. That is F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ability to strike any target anywhere why I believe we must increase, not de- in the world. Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I rise crease, the number of F–35s scheduled The F–35 is not only a tremendous today in support of the F–35 Joint for production. strike aircraft, but it is also a war-win- Strike Fighter. I have previously ad- Recently, several of my colleagues, ning dogfighter. In fact, when facing dressed this body on the progress of the led by Senators CORNYN and SHAHEEN, legacy aircraft such as the F–16 and F/ F–35 program and its importance to our sent a letter to the Armed Services A–18 in air-to-air combat scenarios, the national defense. On one of those occa- Committee and the Defense Appropria- F–35 consistently wins these engage- sions, I stated that this weapons sys- tions Subcommittee in both the House ments. The aircraft’s combination of tem provides the capabilities we need and the Senate. Their letter was clear: stealth, maneuverability, and superior to protect our freedoms and those of The need for the F–35 in today’s envi- battlespace awareness allows the F–35 our allies. That statement resonates ronment is crucial. Therefore, the com- to enter the fight against legacy air- even more today as the international mittees of jurisdiction should not fol- craft with a great advantage. If you security landscape grows even more low the President’s budget reduction ask our Marine, Navy, and Air Force precarious. plan but should maintain the program pilots flying this aircraft today, they When the F–35 program started over of record. will tell you what they told me: This is 20 years ago, the strategic backdrop for I realize the frustrations that many the best fighter aircraft they have ever the program of record was significantly of my colleagues have with the acquisi- flown and the plane they want to take different than it is today. The Cold War tion process of the Department of De- into battle above all others. had recently drawn to a close, and the fense. During the first two decades of This conclusion is shared not just by menace of Islamic extremists, rogue the F–35’s journey, the Joint Strike American pilots who have flown the states, and nonstate actors was just be- Fighter Program Office experienced its aircraft, but also by our allies who ginning to surface. Today, these groups fair share of setbacks, broken prom- have chosen to purchase the F–35 out of pose the most salient threat to our na- ises, missteps, and faulty leadership de- a wide variety of aircraft that are cur- tional security—and we all know it. To cisions—decisions made by both gov- rently available in other countries as find examples of their deviant behav- ernment leaders and industry partners. well. ior, look no further than the headlines Even from within the Pentagon itself, As the Israeli Defense Minister re- of today’s papers. we have heard the title of ‘‘acquisition cently said, ‘‘I’m very happy that we’ll

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G25AP6.004 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2405 know how to preserve the qualitative Alexander/Feinstein amendment No. 3801, While many Americans struggle military edge of the Israeli Defense in the nature of a substitute. every day to pay their mortgage or to Forces and of the Israeli Air Force Alexander amendment No. 3804 (to amend- put food on the table, it is infuriating ment No. 3801), to modify provisions relating through acquisition of this important to Nuclear Regulatory Commission fees. that the Federal Government is wast- plane.’’ ing money renting empty warehouses The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Military might is useful only if three or funding a study to determine if ator from Indiana. things occur: One, the capability is being ‘‘hangry’’ is a real thing. GAO REPORT present to counter and engage the I talked about the word ‘‘hangry’’ in Mr. COATS. Madam President, it is threat; two, the capacity and numbers one of my speeches several weeks ago. the beginning of the appropriations are present for all of the threats; and ‘‘Hangry’’ is a modification of the season here in Washington. I am glad three, those in power have the resolve words hungry and angry. A consider- we are doing that. We are a little bit to use them to protect the sovereignty able amount of taxpayer money was ahead of schedule from past experi- of our Nation and its citizens. spent on a study to determine if a per- ences, although we haven’t been doing The current demand on our military son gets angrier with their spouse appropriations bills during my second requires every ounce of capability when he or she is hungry and so they term in the Senate. I am glad we are coined the word ‘‘hangry.’’ It refers to made available by advanced weapon doing them because that is really what systems and, just as important, the someone who is hungry, and because we are here for. they are hungry, they get a little anx- numbers needed to counter threats the For those listening, this is for when ious or a little difficult to live with. globe over. Congress determines how we spend tax- This study determined and came to the Consider how in the past we chose to payer money. There are a number of conclusion that, yes, if you are hungry, reduce the number of F–22 advanced people in the gallery today—they are fighters made available to combatant all taxpayers—wondering: Where does you tend to be a little bit angry and commanders. Originally, the program this money that is sent to Washington you tend to take it out on the person of record for the F–22 was 750 aircraft, go? nearest to you, who is usually your yet we procured only 195. Today, the When Hoosiers from Indiana send spouse. demand for the F–22 and its capabili- their hard-earned tax dollars to Wash- I think any of us could have come up ties dwarfs the available jets in the in- ington to be spent by the Federal Gov- with that conclusion without spending ventory. In hindsight, we should have ernment, they expect their elected $400,000 or so in order to determine that bought 1,000. leaders to be good stewards of their re- that is the case. The word ‘‘hangry’’ Similar situations have also occurred sources. After all, they worked hard to has now been added to Webster’s dic- with the B–2 bomber, the C–17 trans- earn this money. Before they get their tionary. You can look it up. How can port, and numerous other aircraft. The net paycheck, their taxes are deducted we spend $400,000 of the taxpayer’s lesson is clear: The program of record and sent to Washington. They have money to do this study when people are for 1,763 F–35 A models for the Air every right to expect us to be good having trouble paying their bills, their Force and 680 B and C models for the stewards. mortgage, or saving money so they can Navy and Marine Corps have to mate- It is no wonder taxpayers are furious send their kids to school? This is the rialize and be realized. The committees with Washington when the Federal kind of thing that infuriates the Amer- of jurisdiction should also insist to the Government wastes the money they ican people. This is the kind of thing Department that the F–35 Joint Pro- work so hard to make. When they hear that has put our approval ratings in gram Office also acquire the spare about or read about some of the ludi- single digits. This is the kind of thing parts needed to sustain the numbers crous ways we spend their money or that causes people to say that Wash- and accelerate that purchase to ensure the wasteful ways we spend their ington needs to be shaken up. Why do that F–35s are sustained at the level of money, they have every reason to be we keep taking the American people’s readiness demanded by the current concerned and to be angry. hard-earned tax dollars and spending world dynamic. As the old adage goes, Clearly, there are essential functions them on things like this? if we do not learn from history, then the Federal Government has to under- Many Americans struggle every day we are doomed to repeat it. take, but we can’t continue to ignore to put food on the table and pay their I suggest the absence of a quorum. the fact that our national debt has now mortgage. It is infuriating to them The PRESIDING OFFICER. The passed $19 trillion. Borrowing money in that the Federal Government is wast- clerk will call the roll. order to pay for expenditures and then ing money doing these kind of things. The bill clerk proceeded to call the having obligations to pay that money Eliminating this wasteful spending can roll. back, along with interest rates, puts us go a long way to restoring trust in Mr. COATS. Madam President, I ask in a very deep hole that we have talked Washington, and it needs to start now. unanimous consent that the order for about a lot, but we have not done what That is why, as I said, the studies by the quorum call be rescinded. is necessary to address this continued the government’s only watchdog agen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without plunge into debt. cy, the Government Accountability Of- objection, it is so ordered. Seemingly every day, we see exam- fice, are so important to the work we ples of mismanagement and wasteful do here. f spending in Washington, which is one The GAO, or the Government Ac- CONCLUSION OF MORNING of the reasons I give my weekly ‘‘Waste countability Office, just released its BUSINESS of the Week’’ addresses. I have come to ‘‘2016 Annual Report’’ on additional op- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning the floor now more than 40 times in portunities to reduce fragmentation, business is closed. this Congress to talk about docu- overlap, and duplication. The GAO re- f mented cases of waste, fraud, and abuse port presents 92 new actions we can within the Federal Government. It is take—either the Congress or the ad- ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOP- not something made up but docu- ministration—to improve government MENT AND RELATED AGENCIES mented abuses by, generally, the Gov- efficiency and effectiveness to achieve APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 ernment Accountability Office, whose cost savings. This report and some of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under job is to examine how we spend our its findings include programs I already the previous order, the Senate will re- money and to publicize how that talked about, such as the failed ad- sume consideration of H.R. 2028, which money is spent. vanced technology vehicles program I the clerk will report. Now we have racked up nearly $160 highlighted last week. Unfortunately, The bill clerk read as follows: billion of documented waste, fraud, and in an amendment I offered here on the A bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations abuse. This has included the ridiculous, floor, we came up short with a vote of for energy and water development and re- such as Federal grant spending on rab- 48 to 49, but we raised the awareness of lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- bit massages, as well as the serious, a program that is sitting on nearly $4 tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes. such as double-dipping in the Social billion of unspent money. Of the five Pending: Security Disability Insurance funds. proposals that were released—money

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Why don’t we take that $4 bil- wind energy research to the amount fossil fuel energy funds to be cut or lion and use it for a better purpose, provided for just last year—$95.4 mil- eliminated altogether. like returning it to the taxpayer. If not lion. Again, this amendment will simply that, we could have returned that The underlying bill provides $80 mil- provide level funding for wind energy money to the taxpayer or used the lion, so the Merkley-Grassley amend- research by providing an additional $15 money to offset something essential, ment will increase funding by just $15.4 million. This is not new money, so such as work that prolongs life and million. These additional funds will there is no score by the CBO. I urge my brings better health at NIH or perhaps come from within the Energy Effi- colleagues to support the Merkley- put the money towards something else ciency and Renewable Energy Pro- Grassley amendment. that is needed, such as infrastructure, gram, so we can see there is no cost to Madam President, I ask unanimous but, unfortunately, we came up one this amendment from the bottom line consent to speak for 10 minutes on an- vote short of a majority. of the bill. It does not raise overall other subject as in morning business. I am looking forward to exploring spending levels. It simply redirects $15 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ways in which we can use examples in million from other renewable and effi- objection? our continued efforts through ‘‘Waste ciency programs to wind energy re- Without objection, it is so ordered. of the Week.’’ We are looking at sev- search. STATE OF OUR POLITICAL DISCOURSE This funding will allow the Depart- eral things. We know the IRS is paying Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I ment of Energy to continue the ad- billions in fraudulent refunds to crimi- recently gave a speech to the Midwest vancement of wind technologies and in- nals who steal people’s IDs over the Political Science Undergraduate Re- novations. These advances have greatly Internet, or whatever method they use, search Conference, which was held at increased the competitiveness of wind and then file for IRS returns. We are Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. It and facilitated rapid growth in wind looking at consolidating programs that dealt with the current state of our po- energy across the country. litical discourse and what we should all are scattered across 22 different Fed- In Iowa, wind energy now accounts do as Americans to try and elevate eral agencies and have all kinds of du- for more than 30 percent of the State’s that political discourse. plications or selling unused Federal total electricity supply. Wind sup- The election-year rhetoric is already property, which could save billions of ported 88,000 jobs in 2015, an increase of heating up in the Senate, so I think it dollars a year. The list doesn’t end. It 20 percent from the previous year. is appropriate to share with the Senate just continues. Wind was also the No. 1 source of new what I told these political science stu- I will be coming down here week generating capacity in 2015—greater after week. I will have another ‘‘Waste dents and their professors. than natural gas and solar. This is an election year, so there is a of the Week’’ later this week. Exposing Some of my colleagues oppose wind lot of talk about how Americans have the waste, fraud, and abuse is only the energy and Federal policies that sup- voted and will vote, as well as which first step that the administration and port this clean and renewable energy. Congress must take. According to this They argue we shouldn’t pick winners Americans will vote and which ones report, the actions Congress has al- or that wind is a mature industry. will not vote. There is something that ready taken—and Congress ought to be Don’t kid yourself. Wind, while nearly is evident in this election season, and commended for this—by using GAO’s mature, is just an infant compared to it is also something I have seen in- recommendations over the past 5 years the Federal dollars and incentives pro- crease steadily since I have served in has saved $56 billion. That is not small vided for fossil and nuclear energy. elected office, and that happens to be change. It is quite amusing to me that some cynicism. Americans are increasingly I have documented another $160 bil- of the strongest opponents of wind en- cynical about their system of govern- lion worth of savings in the last 40 ergy in this body are the biggest pro- ment and those who serve in that gov- speeches—not million, billion. There is ponents of other much more costly pro- ernment. Candidates of all political still plenty left to do. grams for mature, traditional energy stripes are tapping into this cynicism In 2010, I asked Hoosiers to send me sources. For example, the 100-year-old by railing against so-called elites. to Washington to rein in the Federal oil and gas industry continues to ben- Sometimes it is the notion of elites Government’s runaway spending. efit from tax preferences that benefit within a political party, elites in Wash- Whether it is through my continued only their industry that result in the ington generally, or elites even in the ‘‘Waste of the Week’’ speeches, legisla- loss of more than $4 billion annually in private sector. Regardless, there is a tion, or highlighting reports like the tax revenue. perception that elites of some kind or GAO report, as I am doing today, I will Nuclear energy is another great ex- another have an undue influence over continue to pour every ounce of effort ample. The first nuclear powerplant decisionmaking and ordinary citizens I have into doing as much as I can to came online in the United States in are being ignored. reduce wasteful government spending. 1958. That was 58 years ago. Nuclear re- I am not saying that such concerns We will be back later this week with ceived special tax treatment, includ- are all illegitimate, but I think the speech No. 41 of ‘‘Waste of the Week.’’ ing—would you believe it—a produc- cynicism is made worse by a lack of Hopefully, we can continue to alert tion tax credit. Nuclear also benefits understanding when it comes to how this Congress and this government to from Price-Anderson Federal liability our government works and, more im- the hard-earned money that is being insurance that Congress provided as a portantly, why it works the way it wasted and could be used for much bet- temporary measure way back in 1958. does. It seems to me there has been a ter purposes. This temporary measure—can you be- decline in interest in teaching Amer- With that, I yield the floor. lieve it—has been renewed through ican students about our constitutional I suggest the absence of a quorum. 2025. Nuclear energy has also received system and especially the principles on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The more than $74 billion in Federal re- which it was founded. You cannot un- clerk will call the roll. search and development dollars since derstand how our government works The bill clerk proceeded to call the 1950. This bill includes over $1 billion and how it is supposed to work without roll. for nuclear research. This is an in- understanding the Constitution. I Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I crease of $71 million, or 7.3 percent, would add that the best guide to the ask unanimous consent that the order over fiscal year 2016 for wind energy re- Constitution is the Federalist Papers. for the quorum call be rescinded. search. We are just asking for the same You also cannot understand the Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amount of money appropriated for next stitution without understanding the objection, it is so ordered. year as this year. Declaration of Independence, but you

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For in- ask their positions, attend town meet- The senior assistant legislative clerk stance, the debate between anti-Fed- ings, and seek to understand both sides proceeded to call the roll. eralists and Federalists sheds a great of an issue. Still, we have to come to Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, deal of light on what our founding gen- terms with the fact that we are a close- I ask unanimous consent that the order eration agreed upon and what they dis- ly divided nation. Better understanding for the quorum call be rescinded. agreed upon. Subsequent events such of each other’s principles will elevate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without as the Civil War, the progressive move- the debate, which is good for represent- objection, it is so ordered. ment, and the civil rights movement ative government, but it will not elimi- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, all drew upon earlier American polit- nate and shouldn’t eliminate political I want to thank the distinguished Sen- ical ideas, either borrowing from or re- differences. ator from Iowa for his remarks and jecting them. Our political discourse The next step is to respect other peo- also his chairmanship of the Judiciary today is inevitably influenced by this ple’s right to live according to their Committee. I found his remarks very heritage, but it also seems discon- principles. I believe that calls for a re- interesting. nected from it. newed commitment to federalism. The I note that the distinguished chair- From cable news shows to the local Father of our Constitution, James man of the Energy and Water Appro- diner, people with different views shout Madison, designed a system for what he priations Subcommittee is now on the past each other without compre- called an extended republic. The clas- floor. I have been very fortunate to hending the opposing arguments. In re- sical understanding of a republic as serve as his ranking member, and I cent years, there has been a realign- small, unitary, and homogeneous did think that we have put a very good bill ment of political parties that follows not apply to the new United States and together and that his leadership has more closely along philosophical lines. it certainly doesn’t now. In fact, Madi- been very strong. That has led to more party-line votes, son argued that our large, diverse Last week Senator ALEXANDER but you would think that would make country could better prevent a major- brought to the floor a chart, and on our debate more about principles in- ity faction from forming and trampling that chart there were red and blue stead of pure partisanship, but it on the rights of others. However, it lines, and they depicted a lot about the hasn’t. also required decentralizing power and spending patterns of this Nation, which There has been a lot written about allowing different States and commu- absolutely is relevant, considering we how Americans are increasingly sort- nities to do things their own way. are talking about spending. Well, I ing themselves into groups—where Whenever a government takes an ac- wanted to put my rendition before us they live and work with people who tion, there will almost certainly be since no one on the floor is asking to think like they do and only consume some people unhappy with it. That is speak at this time. like-minded media. As a result, when why the presumption should be to let Since 2006 I have asked my staff to people do encounter a view they don’t individual Americans live their lives as put together some charts on spending, agree with, there is a tendency to they see fit. When government action which I share every week at my con- think there must be something wrong is warranted, the decision should be stituent breakfast with the constitu- with the person who holds that view. made as close as possible to those it af- ency from California. Moreover, if a policy you disagree with fects. In my view, the extent to which I want to tell you a little bit about gets enacted but almost no one you the Federal Government now makes a this chart. The source of this chart is know supports it, naturally you feel the Congressional Budget Office, and it there must be something amiss. That great many decisions that affect the lives of Americans beyond the limited is the budget and economic outlook leads to anger, resentment, and cyni- part of that. Going back to 2006, we cism, and that makes for fertile ground role envisioned in the Constitution leads to a great deal of unnecessary looked at budget numbers, but the ac- for demagogues. tual way to look at it is really outlays. There are real differences of philos- conflict. What does the Federal Government ophy reflected in the two major polit- Since our government is so closely spend every year? That is the number ical parties, so I am not arguing there divided, a great many decisions will which creates the debt and creates in- shouldn’t be vigorous debate. In fact, upset almost half of the American peo- terest on the debt. the clash of ideas is an essential part of ple. That is not a sustainable situation. In 2006 the Federal Government spent our representative system of govern- So my preferred solution—which, of $2.654 trillion in total. Here is how it ment, but you cannot effectively chal- course, is based upon my political phi- was spent: This big red part is what are lenge an opponent’s philosophy if you losophy—is to let States and commu- called entitlements. These are manda- don’t understand that philosophy, and nities make more of their own deci- tory payments to programs to which an you cannot understand your opponent’s sions when it comes to issues such as individual is entitled. If you are enti- philosophy unless you understand what health care and education. Of course, tled to it, you get it regardless of what you believe and why you believe it. others may disagree and do disagree, impact it has on the budget. They were That is why it is so important Ameri- and we should have that debate, but it 53 percent of what the Federal Govern- cans study American history and should be an honest and respectful de- ment spent in 2006, and interest on the civics. bate based upon very basic principles. Thomas Jefferson said: That was the end of my substantive debt was 8 percent. So if we add 53 per- If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free remarks to those students at Wartburg cent and 8 percent, that was about 61 in a state of civilization, it expects what College. I then commended the stu- percent of everything that was spent never was and never will be. If we are to dents for their interest in exploring po- during that year. Nondefense discre- guard against ignorance and remain free, it litical issues. I also said to the stu- tionary was 19 percent and defense was is the responsibility of every American to be dents that the fact that they are inter- 20 percent. So the green and the blue informed. ested and that they are engaged and were the discretionary programs, the In an election year, we talk a lot many of their peers are not gives these yellow was interest on the debt, and about voting being a civic duty, but students a very special calling. the rest were entitlements. that is incomplete. Our civic duty goes I ended my speech with a challenge. I This year the total outlay is $3.919 well beyond the simple act of voting. said: I would challenge you to continue trillion. Entitlements have gone up to We have a responsibility to understand developing your understanding of your 63 percent of what the Federal Govern- what we believe and why before we go political beliefs and those of others ment will pay out this year. Interest into the voting booth. with whom you may disagree and then on the debt has dropped 2 percent to 6.5

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Madam President, what the Federal Government will The Senator from California [Mrs. FEIN- I congratulate the Senator from Cali- spend this year. The rest is entitle- STEIN], for Mrs. MURRAY, proposes an amendments and interest on the debt. fornia. With her usual precision, she ment numbered 3813 to amendment No. 3801. has identified the big problem, and she If you are entitled to Social Security, The amendment is as follows: approached it as she usually does—in a you get it. If you are entitled to Medi- (Purpose: To add a provision relating to cer- care, you get it. If you are entitled to very direct way. The picture she presents is not one we can tolerate in the tain requirements in the acquisition of Medicaid; disabled; women, infants, welded shipboard anchor and mooring and children; and a whole host of very United States of America. The good chain) news is, we have done a good job on dis- good programs because they help peo- At the end of title I, add the following: cretionary spending. That is what we ple—but they are expensive and they SEC. 1ll. None of the funds made avail- are working on in these bills. cost. This isn’t often talked about, and able by this title may be used for any acqui- The chart I showed last week, which sition that is not consistent with section I think it is not talked about because shows about the same things in a little individuals don’t want to worry people. 225.7007 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula- different way than hers, points out tions. But it is a problem, and it is a problem that the spending in 12 appropriations that needs some solutions. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, is it bills has been flat and will be flat for appropriate for me to speak on the If you project these numbers 10 years the next 10 years. In other words, if the forward to 2026, we go from total out- Murray amendment? work the Appropriations Committee is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lays, total government payments in doing on $1 trillion were all that there 2016 of $3.9 trillion, to $6.401 trillion, ator is recognized. was to the Federal budget, we would Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I and entitlements are then 65 percent of not have a Federal debt problem. That what the government will spend in the say to the body that I support this blue line is Federal spending under amendment. The Murray amendment year 2026. Interest on the debt will dou- control. We set priorities. We have would reinforce ‘‘Buy American’’ provi- ble from what it is today to 13 percent oversight. Senator FEINSTEIN and I sions that have been in place for dec- because it is estimated that interest have eliminated programs. We do that ades. These provisions say that when rates will go up. So, adding the two to- every year. We are getting control of gether, you see that we are well over 70 this budget of big cost overruns that American tax dollars are being spent, percent in spending. If we look at dis- persistently happened on large con- the preference should be to buy Amer- cretionary spending, defense discre- struction projects. So I am proud of ican products. tionary and nondefense discretionary, that blue line. I am not proud of the Despite current Federal regulations, we will see they are both 11 percent. red one. That is the one Senator FEIN- there are concerns that the Corps of That is the economic outlook. STEIN is talking about. This is $1 tril- Engineers is circumventing these ‘‘Buy So only 22 percent of the budget will lion, but on top of that is $3 trillion. American’’ provisions and acquiring be what the Appropriations Committee That is the automatic spending. welded shipboard anchor and mooring will be doing in 10 years from now be- There has been very little courage chain manufactured by foreign sources. cause the rest of it will not be able to shown on the Republican side of the The Murray amendment simply reiter- be controlled. So we have a constantly aisle or on the Democratic side of the ates current requirements to support escalating picture. aisle. We make big speeches sometimes American-made products, echoing lan- In my own view, those things like the about the blue line, which isn’t a prob- guage from our colleagues in the House Army Corps of Engineers, which in a lem, but very few speeches about the and the 2016 appropriations bill. sense is the only infrastructure pro- red line that are as straightforward as The amendment is good for families gram this country really has outside of Senator FEINSTEIN’s remarks today. and workers across the country, and I the highway program, will be com- We have a responsibility to tax- urge this body to support it. pressed more, and everything we spend payers, to ourselves, and to the next The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to make this a better country will be generation to deal with this line be- ator from Tennessee. compressed more because of the growth cause that is the line which is causing Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, in entitlements and interest on the the Joint Chiefs of Staff to say that Murray amendment No. 3813 simply re- debt. our Federal debt is our biggest na- states an existing regulation, so I have Well, I believe the time has come for tional security problem, which is quite no objection to it. I am going to vote Members on both sides of the aisle to a thing to say in a world as unsafe as for it. sit down and see what we can do to we have today. I yield back all time. work out solutions to this ever-grow- I thank the Senator from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time Her prestige in the Chamber makes her ing problem. Is it additional taxes? Are has been yielded back. remarks today even more important. I there ways we can change these pro- The question is on agreeing to look forward to working with her to grams so that they become more effi- amendment No. 3813. gradually bring this red line under con- cient to cover people and pay for them Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I trol while we still can. ask for the yeas and nays. in a better way than putting them on I thank the Presiding Officer, and I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a the debt, which is effectively what we yield the floor. are doing? I suggest the absence of a quorum. sufficient second? So I want to state to our distin- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There appears to be a sufficient sec- guished chairman, who is now here, clerk will call the roll. ond. last week we had his red and blue lines, The senior assistant legislative clerk The clerk will call the roll. so this week I brought my charts that proceeded to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. I have been using since 2006, and I be- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators lieve the numbers are correct, and I be- ask unanimous consent that the order are necessarily absent: the Senator lieve they are also astonishing and for the quorum call be rescinded. from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator they need our concern. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the I would like to work with the chair- COATS). Without objection, it is so or- Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. man in the future, and perhaps we dered. TOOMEY), and the Senator from Lou- could bring together Republicans and AMENDMENT NO. 3813 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3801 isiana (Mr. VITTER). Democrats to sit down and consider Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, on Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the some remedies that will not be pun- behalf of Senator MURRAY, I call up Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER),

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G25AP6.011 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2409 the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Program, of which $6,000,000 shall be derived SEC. 1ll. Section 2006 of the Water Re- MERKLEY), and the Senator from by transfer from the amount otherwise avail- sources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. able for Building Technologies.’’. Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily 2242) is amended— absent. AMENDMENT NO. 3842 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘in which the project is located or of a commu- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. (Purpose: To modify the deadline for the completion of a feasibility study relating nity that is located in the region that is LANKFORD). Are there any other Sen- to the Sites Reservoir in Colusa County, served by the project and that will rely on ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? California) the project’’ after ‘‘community’’; and The result was announced—yeas 55, At the end of title II, add the following: (2) in subsection (b)— nays 38, as follows: SEC. 2ll. Section 205 of the Energy and (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or of a [Rollcall Vote No. 60 Leg.] Water Development and Related Agencies community that is located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on YEAS—55 Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 113;129 Stat. 2242), is amended— the project’’ after ‘‘community’’; Alexander Durbin Murphy (1) in paragraph (2)— (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘local pop- Ayotte Feinstein Murray ulation’’ and inserting ‘‘regional population Baldwin Franken (A) by striking ‘‘feasibility studies de- Nelson to be served by the project’’; and Bennet Gardner Peters scribed in clauses (i)(II) and (ii)(I)’’ and in- (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘commu- Blumenthal Gillibrand Portman serting ‘‘feasibility study described in clause Blunt Heinrich Reed (i)(II)’’; and nity’’ and inserting ‘‘local community or to Booker Heitkamp Reid (B) by striking ‘‘such studies’’ and insert- a community that is located in the region to Brown Hirono Schatz ing ‘‘such study’’; be served by the project and that will rely on Burr Kaine Schumer the project’’. Cantwell King (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) Shaheen Capito Kirk as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and AMENDMENT NO. 3869, AS MODIFIED Stabenow Cardin Klobuchar (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- Tester (Purpose: To direct the Secretary of the In- Carper Leahy lowing: terior to conduct a study and develop a Casey Manchin Udall ‘‘(3) not later than November 30, 2017, com- plan for the removal of invasive salt cedar) Cassidy Markey Warner plete and submit to the appropriate commit- Warren Cochran McCaskill tees of the House of Representatives and the At the end of title II, add the following: Collins Menendez Whitehouse Senate the feasibility study described in sec- SEC. 2ll. (a) The Secretary of the Inte- Coons Mikulski Wyden rior, in coordination with the Secretary of Donnelly Murkowski tion 103(d)(1)(A)(ii)(I) of the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act (Public Law 108–361; 118 the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, NAYS—38 Stat. 1684);’’. may enter into an agreement with the Na- tional Academy of Sciences under which the Barrasso Hatch Risch AMENDMENT NO. 3851 National Academy of Sciences shall conduct Boozman Heller Roberts (Purpose: To ensure that certain amounts Coats Hoeven Rounds a comprehensive study, to be completed not are used to implement the requirements of Corker Inhofe Rubio later than 1 year after the date of enactment the DATA Act) Cornyn Isakson Sasse of this Act, on the effectiveness and environ- Cotton Johnson Scott On page 56, line 13, strike the period at the mental impact of salt cedar control efforts Crapo Lankford Sessions end and insert the following: ‘‘: Provided fur- (including biological control) in increasing Daines Lee Shelby ther, That of the amounts appropriated under Enzi McCain water supplies, restoring riparian habitat, Sullivan this heading, not less than $543,000 shall be Ernst McConnell and improving flood management. Thune used to implement the requirements of the Fischer Moran (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of Tillis Digital Accountability and Transparency Flake Paul completion of the study under subsection (a), Grassley Perdue Wicker Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–101; 128 Stat. 1146).’’ the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination NOT VOTING—7 with the Secretary of Agriculture, may pre- AMENDMENT NO. 3843 pare a plan for the removal of salt cedar Boxer Merkley Vitter (Purpose: To require the Western Area Power Cruz Sanders from all Federal land in the Lower Colorado Graham Toomey Administration to prepare a report on the River basin based on the findings and rec- use of certain provisions in power con- ommendations of the study conducted by the The amendment (No. 3813) was agreed tracts) National Academy of Sciences that in- to. At the end of title III, add the following: cludes— The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- SEC. 3lll. (a) Not later than 30 days (1) provisions for revegetating Federal land ator from Tennessee. after the date of enactment of this Act, the with native vegetation; AMENDMENTS NOS. 3841; 3842; 3851; 3843; 3844; 3808; Administrator of the Western Area Power (2) provisions for adapting to the increas- Administration shall submit to the appro- 3869, AS MODIFIED; AND 3870 TO AMENDMENT ing presence of biological control in the priate committees of Congress a report NO. 3801 Lower Colorado River basin; that— (3) provisions for removing salt cedar from Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, on (1) examines the use of a provision de- behalf of the Senator from California Federal land during post-wildfire recovery scribed in subsection (b) in any power con- activities; and myself, I ask unanimous consent tracts of the Western Area Power Adminis- (4) strategies for developing partnerships that the following amendments be tration that were executed before or on the with State, tribal, and local governmental called up en bloc and reported by num- date of enactment of this Act; and entities in the eradication of salt cedar; and ber: Reed, No. 3841; Feinstein, No. 3842; (2) explains the circumstances for not in- (5) budget estimates and completion Warner, No. 3851; McCain, No. 3843; cluding a provision described in subsection timelines for the implementation of plan ele- Rounds, No. 3844; Murkowski, No. 3808; (b) in power contracts of the Western Area ments. Power Administration executed before or on McCain, No. 3869, as modified; and Car- the date of enactment of this Act. AMENDMENT NO. 3870 per, No. 3870. (b) A provision referred to in subsection (a) (Purpose: To allow certain funds for shore The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is a termination clause described in section protection to be prioritized for certain objection, it is so ordered. 11 of the general power contract provisions projects) The clerk will report the amend- of the Western Power Administration, effec- On page 3, line 21, before the period at the tive September 1, 2007. ments by number. end, insert the following: ‘‘: Provided, That The legislative clerk read as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 3844 funds made available under this heading for (Purpose: To make certain funds available The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. ALEX- shore protection may be prioritized for for Upper Missouri River Basin flood and ANDER], for others, proposes amendments projects in areas that have suffered severe numbered 3841; 3842; 3851; 3843; 3844; 3808; 3869, drought monitoring) beach erosion requiring additional sand as modified; and 3870 en bloc to amendment At the end of title I, add the following: placement outside of the normal beach re- No. 3801. SEC. 1ll. Of the amounts made available nourishment cycle or in which the normal under this title for operation and mainte- beach renourishment cycle has been de- The amendments are as follows: nance, $2,000,000 shall be available for Upper layed’’. AMENDMENT NO. 3841 Missouri River Basin flood and drought monitoring under section 4003(a) of the Water Re- Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I (Purpose: To transfer funding to the Weath- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- erization Assistance Program account sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 from the Building Technologies account) (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1310). ate now vote on these amendments en bloc. On page 23, line 15, before the period at the AMENDMENT NO. 3808 end, insert the following: ‘‘: Provided further, (Purpose: To improve a program relating to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there That of such amount $220,600,000 shall be remote and subsistence harbors) objection? available for the Weatherization Assistance At the end of title I, add the following: Without objection, it is so ordered.

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She was also active in the The amendments (Nos. 3841; 3842; Section 595 funding is particularly Big Brothers Big Sisters program. 3851; 3843; 3844; 3808; 3869, as modified; important for projects in rural areas Linda’s willingness to serve as a role and 3870) were agreed to. surrounded by Federal lands. Often, model and mentor for others came as Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I local sponsors can’t meet the general no surprise to those who knew her. As thank the majority leader, Senator 50/50 cost share required for construc- one of her high school classmates re- MCCONNELL, the Democratic leader, tion projects, but section 595 reduces called, Linda was ‘‘someone who al- Senator REID, and my colleague, Sen- the non-Federal cost-share. ways had a smile and a positive atti- ator FEINSTEIN. An example of where this program tude.’’ What we have done is approved eight made a big difference in my State is in After graduating from Kearney High more amendments by Senators with a the small town of Escalante, where sec- School in 1989, Linda was determined voice vote, and we have already agreed tion 595 funds were used to rehabilitate to go to college, but she struggled to to have three more votes at 11 a.m. to- and enlarge the Wide Hollow Reservoir. find a way to pay for it. She learned morrow. We are making good progress. Before the project began, irrigation about tuition assistance opportunities We hope to continue to do that and water that was held in the reservoir offered by the National Guard and she wrap up the bill soon. only lasted until mid-July, leaving decided to enlist. Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, today I most farmers with wilted crops during Through the National Guard, Linda wish to support two crucial programs the heat of the summer. discovered her passion for being a sol- important to Utah and the West in the The Corps of Engineers provided $5.5 dier in the U.S. military. It also al- Energy and Water Appropriations bill million under the section 595 program, lowed her to complete her college edu- pending before us. which was matched with nearly $8 mil- cation. The bill includes $10 million for the lion in State grants and loans. Linda graduated from the University Central Utah Project in the Depart- Today, because of Section 595, of Nebraska in Kearney with a degree ment of the Interior. This funding Escalante farmers can expect to rein criminal justice. makes great strides in supporting rural ceive water throughout the growing As part of her service, Linda was re- water infrastructure. Over the decades- season, which allows them to harvest quired to train one weekend a month in long life of this project, I have always hay and other critical crops that, in York, NE. It was there that Linda met advocated for appropriate funding lev- the past, they would have had to pur- her soulmate, Doug Griess. After dat- els to ensure timely completion of this chase. ing for a few years, they were married project. There are projects just like Wide Hol- in 1994. This vital program was authorized in low Reservoir throughout the State of For the next several years, the young the 1956 Colorado River Storage Utah—in fact, all throughout the couple formed a new bond and they Project Act and allows the State of West—and taxpayers can be assured began planning for the future while Utah to develop its share of the Colo- that the $10 million provided in the En- continuing their service in the Na- rado River for irrigation and water ergy and Water bill will be put to good tional Guard. supply. This program also reaches into use. Less than a decade after they were five other States and provides for con- I appreciate Senator ALEXANDER and married, their roles in the military struction of water delivery infrastruc- Senator FEINSTEIN working with me to would bring them both to the ture. include these critical funds, especially frontlines of a new war a world away Over the past few years, the Obama given the tight budgets that we face from home in Iraq. Linda and Doug administration has constantly tried to this year and the competing priorities wondered which of them would be underfund the Central Utah Project, they had to consider. called up first. Then the news came for but Senator ALEXANDER and Senator To conclude, Mr. President, I believe Linda to deploy with the 267th Ord- FEINSTEIN have been able to restore that the Energy and Water bill that nance Company. funding to levels that enable construc- Senator ALEXANDER and Senator FEIN- After deployment training, the 267th tion to move forward. STEIN have before the Senate is a bal- arrived at Camp Speicher near Tikrit, Continuing funding for this project is anced, prioritized bill that includes im- Iraq, in February of 2004. As one of the important to taxpayers. Once the portant priorities not only for my unit’s senior sergeants, Linda’s helpful project is built and begins to deliver State of Utah, but also for the Nation nature and her insistence on doing water, the people of Utah will start to and I urge its passage. every job well quickly stood out. Her repay their share of the costs to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- professionalism and caring nature Treasury. ator from Nebraska. boosted the morale of her platoon. This funding also allows mitigation HONORING NEBRASKA’S SOLDIERS WHO LOST An officer from a nearby unit said work to continue, which restores and THEIR LIVES IN COMBAT Linda ‘‘was always a true profes- protects lands that are important to Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I rise sional—not only a mentor but also a fish and wildlife that have been im- today to continue my tribute to Ne- friend. She served her country honor- pacted by Federal water development braska’s heroes and the current genera- ably.’’ for this project. tion of men and women who lost their The summer of 2004 was shaping up to While we all wish additional funding lives defending our freedom in Iraq and be a complicated period. Doug was at were available for the important Afghanistan. annual training back home, and ru- projects in our State, I believe that Each of these Nebraskans has a spe- mors were flying about his unit deploy- Senator ALEXANDER and Senator FEIN- cial story to tell. Throughout this year ing. At the same time, Linda was plan- STEIN have done a good job in balancing and beyond, I will continue to honor ning to return home on leave to be priorities, and I appreciate them in- their memory here on the Senate floor. with Doug and her family for a short cluding funding to continue this vital MASTER SERGEANT LINDA TARANGO-GRIESS time. program. Mr. President, today, I wish to high- On July 10, Doug’s unit received de- Another important program funded light the life of MSG Linda Tarango- ployment orders. The following day, on in this bill is the section 595 environ- Griess of Sutton, NE. July 11, 2004, the unthinkable hap- mental infrastructure program in the Linda was known to everyone as one pened. Linda was driving in a convoy Corps of Engineers. proud soldier. From an early age, she through a high-threat area in Samarra, Section 595 is a program that pro- was disciplined and focused on the fu- Iraq. The convoy was attacked by Al vides funding to rural areas in Idaho, ture. Her Aunt Marie remembers this Qaeda insurgents, and Linda’s vehicle

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That is really the to Nebraska. renominated Ms. Rosenworcel for a American dream—a fair chance to suc- Doug was at home with his friends new 5-year term in 2015, and she was ceed, closing the gap that results from discussing their upcoming deployment. easily and unanimously confirmed by this lack of access to the Internet, Suddenly, a car pulled up with three the Commerce Committee. I think we which in turn creates a homework gap soldiers dressed in Class A uniforms, ought to keep that agreement in the and a scholarship gap and generally de- and Doug knew why they were there. Senate, that anyone a party to that prives those students of a fair chance. Linda was buried in Sutton, NE, and agreement when the Democratic lead- As Commissioner, Ms. Rosenworcel over 1,000 mourners traveled to this er, Senator REID, agreed to reconfirm has visited schools across the country small town in Central Nebraska to Republican FCC Commissioner Michael in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, and honor this brave soldier. A month O’Rielly—that we ought to move for- many more and witnessed how the later, Doug deployed to Iraq with his ward. But apart from the politics and Internet can support greater learning unit. His grief over the loss of Linda the internal agreements that may have opportunities and also how limited was held at bay for a year as he focused been reached—and they deserve to be broadband capacity prevents students on his mission and his fellow soldiers. honored—Commissioner Rosenworcel is from developing the skills essential for Linda would have wanted it that way. supremely well qualified, and she is them to compete in the global, digital Doug’s commitment to fulfilling his needed on the Commission, which is economy. Drawing from these experi- oath and serving his Nation would have sorely in need of her expertise and ex- ences and her experience in the Senate made her proud. perience in specific areas. working on this program, she called for MSG Linda Tarango-Griess was the Let me give just a few examples. No. an E-Rate 2.0 to ensure that the E-Rate first woman to lose her life in combat 1, as an example of her leadership, she Program is reinvigorated to meet the while serving in the Nebraska National led the effort to provide for writing future connectivity needs for libraries Guard. She earned the Purple Heart, rules that will enable enforcement of and schools through stronger broadband capacity standards and ro- the Bronze Star, and was promoted the 9/11 locating standards for all 9/11 bust funding. That robust funding is an posthumously to Master Sergeant. services across the country. The GPS Doug would later remarry, and he is investment this Nation needs to make. location services require those rules. She is continuing the legacy of Sen- now the proud father of three wonder- She has written standards and will en- ful children. Linda’s Aunt Marie lives ator Rockefeller to fight for strong able those standards to become the public safety, not only on the FCC 9/11 in Lincoln, where she is active in Yel- guiding light for all 9/11 services. That low Ribbon activities for troops serving rules, which keep communities safe is important in cases of emergency. It and provide emergency responders the abroad. Linda’s sister Vicki lives in is important in cases of physical and North Platte with her three children, ability they need to go to places where emotional trauma or crashes—an acci- there are overdoses or other health not far from her brother Augie and her dent. It is important in cases of opioid father Augustin. emergencies, but she has also worked or heroin overdoses, which are becom- on a bipartisan policy, a spectrum pol- To this day, one of Linda’s cousins ing increasingly prevalent across the keeps an email from Linda that was icy leading the FCC to raise record- country. In fact, in Connecticut and, breaking amounts in the last year’s sent before she departed on her final my guess, Oklahoma and all across the mission. In the email, Linda proudly wireless spectrum auction and ensuring country, there is an epidemic of opioid that there is more than enough to fully describes how her platoon competed in and heroin addiction tragically taking a 5-mile run which the 267th nick- fund FirstNet, the nationwide inter- a toll in deaths and financial costs. operability network for public safety named the ‘‘Desert Dash.’’ Linda said: When there are overdoses, the adminis- ‘‘None of us won the race, but in our officials to communicate during emer- tration of Narcan or naloxone within a gencies. hearts we are winners, our reward is limited period of time may be the dif- the self-satisfaction for just finishing She has taken her own time—and she ference between life and death and, in has a young family—on multiple occa- the race.’’ fact, can bring people back from the I hope all Nebraskans remember her sions when she is back home in Con- brink of death. necticut to join me in helping to edu- as an example of what it means to Those types of location standards serve our Nation with bravery, compas- cate wireless customers and consumers will help emergency responders go to on what they can do to avoid cram- sion, and joy. the places they are needed. The stand- MSG Linda Tarango-Griess is a hero. ming—those are the charges on phone ards applied to the 9/11 services that She embodied the grit and determina- bills that consumers never consent to enable the first responders to go to tion of an American soldier, and I am and never know about in many in- those places are a result of the work honored to tell her story. stances—and where they can go to seek Thank you, Mr. President. that Commissioner Rosenworcel has refunds when they are victims of these I yield the floor. done on the FCC. That is only one ex- kinds of cramming scams. She has been I suggest the absence of a quorum. ample of the kind of work she has done. a champion of consumer interest on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The She has been outspoken on the cruel cramming refunds, on preventing cram- clerk will call the roll. struggle faced by students left out of ming, and on helping to reach wise and The senior assistant legislative clerk the broadband revolution, as countless prudent settlements with the carriers. proceeded to call the roll. are in areas that have no Internet ac- She has joined me to call on tele- Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I cess at home and face obstacles, lit- phone companies to offer consumers ask unanimous consent that the order erally, to complete homework they are new tools to block robocalls. What I for the quorum call be rescinded. given at school and to apply for schol- find—and it is a relevant point during The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without arships they need financially. Today, the campaign season in which we find objection, it is so ordered. roughly 7 in 10 teachers assign home- ourselves—is that voters, consumers, NOMINATION OF JESSICA ROSENWORCEL work that requires access to residents, people from all walks of life Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, broadband, but the data from the FCC in both parties, and a lot with no party we have a great opportunity in the suggests that almost 1 in 3 households at all, deeply resent the robocalling we Senate to recognize and reconfirm an lacks subscriptions to broadband serv- see so often. Those robocalls come extraordinarily distinguished and dedi- ices. They simply do not subscribe to from commercial interests and some- cated public servant who happens to be those services at any speed with any times from political interests. I ap- from West Hartford, CT, Jessica server due to lack of affordability and, prove banning robocalls. Whether or Rosenworcel of the Federal Commu- frankly, lack of interest. not we agree to ban them, consumers nications Commission. Ms. Rosenworcel has made this ought to have the ability to block I understand there was an agreement ‘‘homework gap’’—a term, by the way, them if they choose to. That is the as part of the approval of Commis- that she coined—one of her top prior- cause she has championed with me.

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This does not versity and New York University Law No. 96, H.R. 2028, an act making appropria- just impact the ski areas and the School. Her career has been about tele- tions for energy and water development and mountains, but also our restaurants, communications law, which included related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. local hotels, contractors, and other time as senior communications counsel Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, businesses that are driven by the ski for the Senate Commerce Committee Jerry Moran, John Boozman, Steve industry. under the leadership of both Senator Daines, Richard Burr, Roy Blunt, Orrin Climate change could also impact Rockefeller and Senator Inouye. G. Hatch, John Hoeven, John Thune, Vermont’s maple industry, which con- In her time on the Commission, she Thad Cochran, Roger F. Wicker, Mark tributes more than $300 million in sales has been a champion of consumers, stu- Kirk, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, to Vermont’s economy every year. dents, emergency responders, of every- Johnny Isakson, Pat Roberts. While 2016 has been a successful year day working men and women who de- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I serve the best system and protection of ask unanimous consent that the man- for producing maple syrup, if tempera- their interests when it comes to tele- datory quorum calls with respect to tures continue to rise each year, in the communications. the cloture motions be waived. short term we could face reduced sap There was an agreement that ought The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quality and even a decrease in the to be respected, but as important or objection, it is so ordered. amount of sap produced. I am also very even more important than an agree- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous concerned that, in the long term, our ment, she deserves and the country consent that the filing deadline for all sugar maple stands could be decimated needs for her to serve as a Commis- first-degree amendments to both the by invasive pests or threatened by sioner. Alexander substitute amendment No. drought and forest fires. The agri- I urge my colleagues to reconfirm her 3801 and the underlying bill, H.R. 2028, culture and fisheries sector is highly swiftly and overwhelmingly so that she be at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26. dependent on specific climate condi- can continue to do this vital and im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tions, and maple production will not be portant work she has been doing. objection, it is so ordered. the only agricultural industry affected. Thank you, Mr. President. f The Pacific Northwest’s winemakers, I yield the floor. Alaska’s salmon fisheries, the MORNING BUSINESS I suggest the absence of a quorum. Southeast’s peanut producers, and corn The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I growers in the Midwest could all face clerk will call the roll. ask unanimous consent that the Sen- significant climate-related challenges. The senior assistant legislative clerk ate be in a period of morning business, The threats posed by climate change proceeded to call the roll. with Senators permitted to speak are numerous and can be downright Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I therein for up to 10 minutes each. frightening. However, Earth Day—and ask unanimous consent that the order The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without every day—we must remember that, if for the quorum call be rescinded. objection, it is so ordered. we can have such a profound negative The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f impact on our environment, we can objection, it is so ordered. EARTH DAY also have a profound positive affect on CLOTURE MOTION Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, last Fri- the drivers of climate change. If we Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I make climate the top priority around send a cloture motion to the desk for day marked the 46th annual Earth Day, and we cannot ignore that we are at a which we organize and refocus eco- the Alexander substitute amendment nomic decisions, we can find solutions No. 3801. crossroads in time. Human-caused climate change is accelerating with each to climate risk through creative think- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- ing and innovation. While climate ture motion having been presented passing year and is now taking a severe toll on our planet. We see it in our change does represent one of the great- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the est challenges of our time, we should clerk to read the motion. scorched farmlands and burnt forests in the West and in the flood ravaged see it as opportunity to nurture and at- The senior assistant legislative clerk tract entrepreneurism, rather than read as follows: river valleys and superstorm battered coastlines in the East. Climate change dragging our heels or denying that CLOTURE MOTION is not a hoax, and we must act now to there is a problem. We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the protect our future and our future gen- I am proud that time after time Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby erations. Vermonters continue to come together move to bring to a close debate on Senate Earth Day is an opportunity to rec- to identify solutions to big problems. I amendment No. 3801 to Calendar No. 96, H.R. ognize that climate change is not only am amazed and energized every day by 2028, an act making appropriations for en- the greatest threat to our environment Vermont innovators who are thinking ergy and water development and related today, but it also poses a threat to pub- creatively and already leading nation- agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- lic health and to our national and eco- ally and internationally. Vermont tember 30, 2016, and for other purposes. nomic security. In coming years, the businesses, nonprofits, and educational Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Jerry Moran, John Boozman, Steve economy of Vermont, the United institutions are already tackling big Daines, Richard Burr, Roy Blunt, Orrin States, and every country on Earth problems and finding solutions to cli- G. Hatch, John Hoeven, John Thune, will be altered. We must guide that mate change, solutions that are being Thad Cochran, Roger F. Wicker, Mark economic transformation to protect fu- readied to be deployed in Vermont and Kirk, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, ture generations. exported around the world. Just last Johnny Isakson, Pat Roberts. We are really just beginning to grap- week, I had joined leaders from the CLOTURE MOTION ple with the serious economic con- University of Vermont to announce a Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I sequences of climate change across the National Science Foundation competi- send a cloture motion to the desk for country. In Vermont, we saw the tive award of $20 million to Vermont the underlying bill, H.R. 2028. warmest winter on record this year, EPSCoR, which will support research The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- with mean temperatures 5 to 10 degrees of the Lake Champlain Basin and its ture motion having been presented above normal and snowfall several feet watersheds to find out what has made under rule XXII, the Chair directs the below normal. On Christmas Eve, the some parts of the basin resilient in the clerk to read the motion. mercury hit 68 degrees in the State face of extreme weather events, while

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BOB CORKER, porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of nies, Green Mountain Power and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Vermont Electric Power Company, or U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. VELCO, are finalists for the Edison DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- 16–19, concerning the Department of the Air Electric Institute’s prestigious Edison porting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(A) of Force’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Ac- Award this year for their innovation the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as ceptance to the Government of Australia for amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. defense articles and services estimated to and contribution to the advancement 0K–16. This notification relates to enhance- cost $1.22 billion. After this letter is deliv- of the electric industry. Green Moun- ments or upgrades from the level of sensi- ered to your office, we plan to issue a news tain Power is working to expand re- tivity of technology or capability described release to notify the public of this proposed newable energy production in Vermont in the Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 14– sale. and is taking their Cow Power model 44 of 17 September 2014. Sincerely, to the next level with a large Sincerely, J.W. RIXEY, multifarm bio-digester. Meanwhile, J.W. RIXEY, Vice Admiral, USN, Director. VELCO’s Vermont Weather Analytics Vice Admiral, USN, Director. Enclosures. Center will help to build a more reli- Enclosures. TRANSMITTAL NO. 16–19 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of able grid as customers, communities, TRANSMITTAL NO. 0K–16 and energy businesses work to prepare Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended for the more severe storms brought by Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensi- tivity of Technology or Capability (Sec. climate change and will also help gar- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of 36(b)(5A), AECA) Australia. ner renewable energy’s full value and (ii) Total Estimated Value: (i) Purchaser: Poland. potential in the State. These are cut- Major Defense Equipment * $1.08 billion. ting-edge projects, generating jobs and (ii) Sec. 36(b)(1), AECA Transmittal No.: Other $ .14 billion. knowledge while generating energy. 14–44; Date: 17 September 2014; Military De- Total $1.22 billion. Some people see climate change sim- partment: Air Force. (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- ply as an environmental issue, but it is (iii) Description: On 17 September 2014, tities of Articles or Services under Consider- about so much more than that. Cre- Congress was notified by Congressional cer- ation for Purchase: ating a green energy sector is not just tification transmittal number 14–44 of the Major Defense Equipment (MDE): possible sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Up to 450 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to- about cutting greenhouse gas emis- Air Missiles (AIM–120D). sions. It is about providing jobs for Arms Export Control Act of 40 AGM–158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Up to 34 AIM–120D Air Vehicles Instru- Americans in the renewable energy and (JASSM), 2 AGM–58A JASSM Live with Test mented (AAVI). energy efficiency sectors. This is about Instrumentation Kit (TIK) and Flight Termi- Up to 6 Instrumented Test Vehicles (ITVs). strengthening national security nation Systems (FTS), 2 AGM–158A JASSM Up to 10 spare AIM–120 Guidance Sections through energy independence. This is Inert with TIK and FTS, and 2 Flight Certifi- (GSs). about breaking the stranglehold of oil cation Test Vehicles. Also included: Oper- Non-MDE: This request also includes the following Non-MDE: containers, weapon sys- on the transportation system by devel- ational Flight Plan upgrade to M6.5 tape for the Polish F–16C/D Block 52 aircraft to in- tem support equipment, support and test oping alternative transportation en- equipment, site survey, transportation, re- ergy sources. Addressing climate clude JASSM integration, missile containers, spare and repair parts, support and pair and return warranties, spare and repair change is also about ensuring that our test equipment, publications and technical parts, publications and technical data, main- children and grandchildren have clean documentation, personnel training and tenance, personnel training, and training air to breathe on Earth Day and every training equipment, U.S. Government and equipment, U.S. Government and contractor day for generations to come. contractor engineering, technical, and logis- representative engineering, logistics, and We have come together before, across tics support services, and other related ele- technical support services, and other related elements of logistics support. the aisle and across regions, to solve ments of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost was $500 million. Major (iv) Military Department: Air Force (YLD). large problems. We must do so again. (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: AT–D– We owe it to the planet and to future Defense Equipment (MDE) constituted $270 million of this total. YKX–01 DEC 98, AT–D–YLB–06 OCT–11 AT–D– generations. YLC–25 FEB–15 This transmittal reports the addition of (vi) Sales Commission. Fee. etc.. Paid. Of- f twenty-eight (28) AGM–158A Joint Air-to fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) to the (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION previously notified sale. Upon completion of in the Defense Article or Defense Services Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, section contract negotiations between the U.S. Gov- Provosed to be Sold: See Annex attached. ernment and the vendor, the per-missile 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: price was significantly lower than antici- April 21, 2016. requires that Congress receive prior no- pated, resulting in residual funds available tification of certain proposed arms * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms to Poland. Poland decided to use these funds Export Control Act. sales as defined by that statute. Upon to procure twenty-eight (28) additional mis- POLICY JUSTIFICATION such notification, Congress has 30 cal- siles. Increasing the quantity of missiles will endar days during which the sale may not result in a net increase in the value of Australia—AIM–120D Advanced Medium- be reviewed. The provision stipulates MDE originally notified. The total case Ranee Air-to-Air Missiles that in the Senate the notification of value will remain $500 million. The Government of Australia requested a proposed sales shall be sent to the (iv) Significance: The proposed increase in possible sale of: quantity will improve Poland’s capacity to Major Defense Equipment (MDE): chairman of the Senate Foreign Rela- Up to 450 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to- tions Committee. deter regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense as well as to strengthen its Air Missiles (AIM–120D). In keeping with the committee’s in- air-to-ground strike capabilities. Up to 34 AIM–120D Air Vehicles Instru- tention to see that relevant informa- mented (AAVI). tion is available to the full Senate, I (v) Justification: The proposed sale will Up to 6 Instrumented Test Vehicles (ITVs). contribute to the foreign policy and the na- ask unanimous consent to have printed Up to 10 spare AIM–120 Guidance Sections tional security objectives of the United (GSs). in the RECORD the notifications which States by helping to improve the security of have been received. If the cover letter This request also includes the following a NATO ally. Poland continues to be an im- Non-MDE: containers, weapon system sup- references a classified annex, then such portant force for political stability and eco- port equipment, support and test equipment, annex is available to all Senators in nomic progress in Central Europe. site survey, transportation, repair and re- the office of the Foreign Relations (vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: turn warranties, spare and repair parts, pub- Committee, room SD–423. April 21, 2016. lications and technical data, maintenance,

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personnel training, and training equipment, DEFENSE SECURITY UH–60M Black Hawk aircraft, allowing more U.S. Government and contractor representa- COOPERATION AGENCY, precise flight pattern and rendezvous. The tive engineering, logistics, and technical Arlington, VA. CATM consists of a functional guidance sec- support services, and other related elements Hon. BOB CORKER, tion coupled to an inert missile bus and is of logistics support. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, used for flight training but cannot be The total estimated value of MDE is $1.08 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. launched. The inclusion of APKWS rounds billion. The total overall estimated value is DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- will improve Tunisia’s capacity to sustain $1.22 billion. porting requirements of Section 36(b)(5)(A) of security operations and strengthen its inter- the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as This proposed sale will contribute to the nal and external defense capabilities and in- amended, we are forwarding Transmittal No. foreign policy and national security of the crease its ability to carry out operations 0E–16. This report relates to enhancements United States by helping to improve the se- against terrorist forces while significantly or upgrades from the level of sensitivity of curity of a strategic partner and major con- reducing risk to civilians. technology or capability described in the tributor to political stability, security, and (v) Justification: The United States is Section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 14–23 of economic development in the Pacific region committed to the security of Tunisia, and it 23 July 2014. and globally. is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Sincerely, Tunisia to develop and maintain a strong This proposed sale is in support of the JENNIFER ZAKRISKI, and ready self-defense capability. This up- Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F/A–18, (For J.W. Rixey, Vice Admiral, grade to a previously approved sale will fur- E/A–18G, and F–35 aircraft. This proposed USN, Director). ther enhance Tunisia’s interoperability with sale will provide the RAAF additional air-to- Enclosures. the U.S. Army. air intercept capability and increase inter- TRANSMITTAL NO. 0E–16 (vi) Date Report Delivered to Congress: operability with the U.S. Air Force. Aus- April 21, 2016. tralia will have no difficulty absorbing these Report of Enhancement or Upgrade of Sensi- missiles into its armed forces. tivity of Technology or Capability (Sec. TRANSMITTAL NO. 0E–16 36(b)(5)(A), AECA) The proposed sale of this equipment will Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of not alter the basic military balance in the (i) Purchaser: Government of Tunisia. Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the region. (ii) Sec. 36(b)(l), AECA Transmittal No.: 14– Arms Export Control Act 23; Date: 23 July 2014; Military Department: Annex Item No. vii The principal contractor for production is Army. Raytheon in Tucson, Arizona. The principal (iii) Description: On 23 July 2014, Congress (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: contractor for integration is unknown and was notified by Congressional Notification 1. The CATM consists of a functional guid- will be determined during contract negotia- Transmittal Number 14–23, of the possible ance section coupled to an inert missile bus tions. There are no known offset agreements sale under Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Ex- and is used for flight training but cannot be proposed in connection with this potential port Control Act of twelve UH–60M Black launched. The missile has an operational sale. Hawk aircraft as well as spare and repair semi-active laser seeker that can search for Implementation of this sale will not re- parts, weapon systems, configurations up- and lock-on to laser-designated targets. It quire the assignment of any additional U.S. dates, communications security equipment functions like a tactical missile (without or contractor representatives to Australia. and radios, integration studies, support launch capability) during captive carry on There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- equipment, aircraft ferry and tanker sup- the aircraft, making it suitable for training fense readiness as a result of this proposed port, repair and return, publications and the aircrew in simulated Hellfire missile tar- sale. technical documentation, personnel training get acquisition and lock. The Sensitive and training equipment, U.S. Government Technology is contained within the oper- TRANSMITTAL NO. 16–19 and contractor engineering and logistics per- ational semi-active laser seeker. The highest Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of sonnel services, and other related elements level for release of the M36–E9 CATM is SE- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the of logistics support. The estimated total cost CRET, based upon the semi-active seeker. Arms Export Control Act was $700 million. Major Defense Equipment Reverse engineering could reveal CON- FIDENTIAL information. Vulnerability Annex Item No. vii (MDE) constituted $440 million of this total. This transmittal reports the inclusion of data, countermeasures, vulnerability/suscep- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: eighteen (18) sets of Embedded Global Posi- tibility analyses, and threat definitions are 1. The AIM–120D AMRAAM hardware, in- tioning System/Inertial Navigation System classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL. cluding the missile guidance section, is clas- (GPS/INS) equipment as MDE. Although the 2. The APKWS II All-Up-Round (AUR) is an sified CONFIDENTIAL. State-of-the-art value of the GPS/INS was included in the air-to-ground weapon that consists of an technology is used in the missile to provide total value of the case, it was not enumer- APKWS II Guidance Section (GS), legacy it with unique beyond-visual-range capa- ated or valued as MDE in the original notifi- 2.75-inch MK66 Mod 4 rocket motor and leg- bility. The increase in capability from the cation. Upgrading the status of this equip- acy MK152 and MK435/436 warhead/fuze. The AIM–120C–7 to AIM–120D consists of a two- ment to MDE will increase the MDE cost by APKWS is a tactical rocket system that can way data link, a more accurate navigation $7.5 million. be launched from several platforms, offering unit, improved High-Angle Off-Boresight Additionally, this transmittal reports the multi-mission, multi-target capability and (HOBS) capability, and enhanced aircraft to inclusion of two (2) M36–E9 Captive Air precision-strike lethality. These guided missile position handoff. Training Missiles (CATM) in the weapons rockets are steered to the target by following reflected laser beam energy directed 2. AIM–120D features a target detection de- configuration (Hellfire training missiles) as onto the target either by the launching air- vice with embedded electronic counter- MDE. Although the value of the CATM was craft, a second aircraft, or ground-based measures, an electronics unit within the included in the total value of the case, it was troops operating a laser designator. Hard- guidance section that performs all radar sig- not enumerated or valued as MDE in the ware is Unclassified; information related to nal processing, mid-course and terminal original notification. Upgrading the status of performance, effectiveness, vulnerabilities guidance, flight control, target detection, this equipment to MDE will increase the and counter-measure is classified up to SE- and warhead burst point determination. MDE cost by $105,000. Finally, this transmittal report designates CRET. 3. If a technologically advanced adversary the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons Sys- 3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific tem (APKWS) as the specific Precision Guid- were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the infor- ed Rocket System listed in the original noti- hardware and software elements, the information could be used to develop counter- fication. It has now been determined that mation could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system the APKWS will be the Precision Guided measures that might reduce system effec- effectiveness or be used in the development Rocket System integrated into the aircraft tiveness or be used in the development of a of a system with similar or advanced capa- and will include 515 all up rounds. The system with similar or advanced capabili- bilities. APKWS all-up rounds consist of guidance ties. 4. A determination has been made that the sections, MK66 MOD 4 2.75 inch rocket mo- 4. A determination has been made that the recipient country can provide substantially tors, and M152 High Explosive (HE) war- recipient country can provide the same de- the same degree of protection for the sen- heads. The value of the APKWS was included gree of protection for the sensitive tech- sitive technology being released as the U.S. in the total case value of the original notifi- nology being released as the U.S. Govern- Government. This sale is necessary in fur- cation but was not included in the MDE cost. ment. This sale is necessary in furtherance therance of the U.S. foreign policy and na- The inclusion of the APKWS as MDE will in- of the U.S. foreign policy and national secu- tional security objectives outlined in the crease the MDE cost by $17.5 million. The re- rity objectives outlined in the Policy Jus- Policy Justification. vised total MDE cost is $465.1 million. The tification. 5. All defense articles and services listed in total case value will remain $700 million. 5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for re- (iv) Significance: The GPS/INS provides this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the Government of Aus- highly accurate all-altitude, all-weather lease and export to the Government of Tuni- tralia. navigation and timing information to the sia.

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CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- connection with this potential sale. but an ideal public servant. porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of Implementation of this proposed sale will John Ulmschneider worked out of the the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, require multiple trips by U.S. Government Landover Hills Fire/EMS Station 830. we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. and contractor representatives to participate He was a 13-year veteran of the Prince 16–07, concerning the Department of the in program and technical reviews, system in- George’s County Fire/EMS Department Navy’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Ac- tegration, as well as training and mainte- and was described as dedicated, hum- ceptance to Qatar for defense articles and nance support in country for a period of thir- ble, and funny. The Prince George’s services estimated to cost $260 million. After ty-six (36) months. County Fire/EMS Department is com- this letter is delivered to your office, we plan There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- posed of nearly 2,000 volunteers, career to issue a news release to notify the public of fense readiness as a result of this proposed this proposed sale. sale. professionals, and support personnel covering approximately 580 square Sincerely, TRANSMITTAL NO. 16–07 J.W. RIXEY, miles and protecting almost 900,000 Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Vice Admiral, USN, Director. people. Marylanders should take solace Enclosures. Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended in knowing that John was able to leave TRANSMITTAL NO. 16–07 his mark on a department with such Annex Item No. vii Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of immense responsibilities. Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: Maryland’s first responders are some Arms Export Control Act, as amended The RIM–116C Rolling Airframe Missile is of the best in the country. Their dedi- an autonomous (i.e., ‘‘fire and forget’’) light- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of weight, supersonic, surface-to-air tactical cation, bravery, and skill are worthy of Qatar. the highest praise. John Ulmschneider (ii) Total Estimated Value: missile for ship self-defense against current Major Defense Equipment* $227 million. and evolving anti-ship cruise missile threats. had all of these traits in abundance. Other $33 million. Advanced technology in the RIM–116C in- I thank the Ulmschneider family for Total $260 million. cludes dual-mode RF/IR (radio frequency/in- sharing John with the people of Prince (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- frared) guidance with IR all-the-way capa- George’s County. I also thank John’s tities of Articles or Services under Consider- bility for non-emitting threats. The highest fellow first responders and staff at Med ation for Purchase: classification of the hardware, embedded Star Southern Maryland Hospital Cen- software, and maintenance is CONFIDEN- Major Defense Equipment (MDE): ter in Clinton, MD, for doing their ut- Two-hundred and fifty-two (252) RIM 116C– TIAL. The RIM–116C–2 is a non-tactical te- 2 Rolling Airframe Tactical Missiles. lemetry round, used primarily for test and most to save John. His legacy will Two (2) RIM 116C–2 Rolling Airframe Te- training purposes; it includes an unclassified never be forgotten, and I join the peo- lemetry Missiles. telemeter which replaces the warhead sec- ple of Prince George’s County in Also included are the following non-MDE tion. The data set, generated by R1114–116C– mourning his loss. items; support equipment, publications, 2 is UNCLASSIFIED. f technical documentation, personnel train- The Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a ing, U.S. Government and contractor engi- product of a cooperative program with Ger- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS neering, technical and logistics support serv- many and has been executed, since 1976, ices, live fire test event support, and other under a series of governing Memoranda of related integration elements. The estimated Understanding/Memoranda of Agreements TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN COMPTON cost is $260 million. (MOU/MOAs) for the development, produc- ∑ Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I (iv) Military Department: U.S. Navy tion, and in-service support between the would like to take the opportunity to (AAD). United States and Germany. (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None. A determination has been made that the express my appreciation to Stephen (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid Of- Government of Qatar can provide substan- Compton for his hard work as an intern fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. tially the same degree of protection for the in the Senate Committee on Indian Af- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained sensitive technology being released as the fairs. I recognize his efforts and con- in the Defense Article or Defense Services U.S. Government. This sale is necessary in tributions to my office as well as to the Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. furtherance of U.S. foreign policy and na- State of Wyoming. (viii) Date Delivered to Congress: April 21, tional security objectives outlined in the Stephen is a native of Utah. He cur- 2016. Policy Justification. * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms rently attends Utah State University, All defense articles and services listed in where he studies communications and Export Control Act. this transmittal have been authorized for re- POLICY JUSTIFICATION lease and export to the Government of Qatar. political science. He has demonstrated a strong work ethic, which has made Qatar—RIM–116C and RIM–116C–2 Rolling f Airframe Missiles him an invaluable asset to our office. The Government of Qatar has requested a HONORING JOHN E. The quality of his work is reflected in possible sale of two-hundred and fifty-two ULMSCHNEIDER his great efforts over the last several (252) RIM–116C Rolling Airframe Tactical months. Missiles, and two (2) RIM 116C–2 Rolling Air- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I I want to thank Stephen for the dedi- frame Telemetry Missiles. Also included are recognize the tragic death of a Mary- cation he has shown while working for support equipment, publications and tech- lander. John E. Ulmschneider of the me and my staff. It was a pleasure to nical documentation, personnel training, Prince George’s Fire/EMS Department have him as part of our team. I know U.S. Government and contractor engineer- was killed in the line of duty on Fri- he will have continued success with all ing, technical and logistics support services, day, April 15, 2016. live fire test event support, and other related of his future endeavors. I wish him all John Ulmschneider is survived by his my best on his next journey.∑ integration elements. The total estimated wife and daughter. He was known to his value of MDE is $227 million. The overall f total estimated value is $260 million. friends and colleagues as ‘‘Skillet,’’ a This proposed sale contributes to the for- nickname he received after sustaining TRIBUTE TO HOLLY HEUSSNER eign policy and national security of the an injury in high school. It was while ∑ Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I United States by helping to improve the se- he was attending Surrattsville High would like to take the opportunity to curity of a friendly country. Qatar is an im- School in Clinton, MD, that John de- express my appreciation to Holly portant force for political stability and eco- cided to dedicate his life to serving Heussner for her hard work as an in- nomic progress in the Persian Gulf region. others as firefighter. tern in my Washington, DC, office. I This proposed sale will provide Qatar with Before graduating high school, John military capabilities to protect its naval recognize her efforts and contributions forces and nearby oil/gas infrastructure from Ulmschneider worked on the farm of a to my office as well as to the State of air and missile threats. Qatar will have no family friend. It was on that farm that Wyoming. difficulty absorbing these missiles into its he met Dawn, and the two would later Holly is a native of Sugar Land, armed forces. get married. A colleague fondly re- Texas. She recently graduated from the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:12 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP6.029 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2416 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 25, 2016 University of Wyoming, where she re- recognize his efforts and contributions ternal Revenue Service until the Secretary ceived a degree in international rela- to my office as well as to the State of of the Treasury develops and implements a tions. She has demonstrated a strong Wyoming. comprehensive customer service strategy. work ethic, which has made her an in- Nolan is a native of Cheyenne and a f valuable asset to our office. The qual- graduate of Cheyenne East High MEASURES REFERRED ity of her work is reflected in her great School. He currently attends the Uni- efforts over the last several months. versity of Wyoming, where he studies The following bills were read the first I want to thank Holly for the dedica- political science and Russian. He has and the second times by unanimous tion she has shown while working for demonstrated a strong work ethic, consent, and referred as indicated: me and my staff. It was a pleasure to which has made him an invaluable H.R. 3724. An act to amend the Internal have her as part of our team. I know asset to our office. The quality of his Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Com- she will have continued success with work is reflected in his great efforts missioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal all of her future endeavors. I wish her over the last several months. Revenue Service who was involuntarily sepa- all my best on her next journey.∑ I want to thank Nolan for the dedica- rated from service for misconduct; to the f tion he has shown while working for Committee on Finance. me and my staff. It is a pleasure to H.R. 4890. An act to impose a ban on the TRIBUTE TO GABRIEL LEPINSKI have him as part of our team. I know payment of bonuses to employees of the In- ∑ Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I he will have continued success with all ternal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and implements a would like to take the opportunity to of his future endeavors. I wish him all my best on his journey.∑ comprehensive customer service strategy; to express my appreciation to Gabriel the Committee on Finance. Lepinski for his hard work as an intern f f in the Republican Policy Committee. I TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE KELLER recognize his efforts and contributions MEASURES PLACED ON THE to my office as well as to the State of ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I CALENDAR Wyoming. recognize Christine Keller, an intern in The following bills were read the sec- Gabe is a native of Illinois. He cur- my Sioux Falls, SD, office for all of the ond time, and placed on the calendar: hard work she has done for me, my rently attends the University of Kan- H.R. 1206. An act to prohibit the hiring of sas, where he studies political science staff, and the State of South Dakota. additional Internal Revenue Service employ- and Arabic. He has demonstrated a Christine is a graduate of Lincoln ees until the Secretary of the Treasury cer- strong work ethic, which has made him High School in Sioux Falls, SD. Cur- tifies that no employee of the Internal Rev- an invaluable asset to our office. The rently, Christine is attending enue Service has a seriously delinquent tax quality of his work is reflected in his Augustana University, where she is debt. great efforts over the last several majoring in government, international H.R. 4885. An act to require that user fees months. affairs, and economics. Christine is a collected by the Internal Revenue Service be dedicated worker who has been com- deposited into the general fund of the Treas- I want to thank Gabe for the dedica- ury. tion he has shown while working for mitted to getting the most out of her me and my staff. It was a pleasure to experience. f have him as part of our team. I know I extend my sincere thanks and ap- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER he will have continued success with all preciation to Christine Keller for all of COMMUNICATIONS the fine work she has done and wish of his future endeavors. I wish him all The following communications were ∑ her continued success in the years to my best on his next journey. laid before the Senate, together with come.∑ f accompanying papers, reports, and doc- f uments, and were referred as indicated: TRIBUTE TO KYLE PALADINO MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EC–5184. A joint communication from the ∑ Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of would like to take the opportunity to Messages from the President of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff, transmitting a re- express my appreciation to Kyle United States were communicated to quest relative to issuing a travel restriction Paladino for his hard work as an intern the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- on senior officials’ travel to Afghanistan for in my Washington, DC, office. I recog- retaries. the period of June 1, 2016 through September nize his efforts and contributions to f 30, 2016; to the Committee on Armed Serv- my office as well as to the State of Wy- ices. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED EC–5185. A communication from the Acting oming. Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Kyle is a native of New Jersey. He As in executive session the Presiding (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, currently attends the University of Officer laid before the Senate messages pursuant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘2013 Georgia, where he studies political from the President of the United Workplace and Equal Opportunity Survey of science. Kyle will attend the Univer- States submitting sundry nominations Active Duty Members’’; to the Committee on sity of Georgia School of Law this fall. which were referred to the appropriate Armed Services. He has demonstrated a strong work committees. EC–5186. A communication from the Assist- ethic, which has made him an invalu- (The messages received today are ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- printed at the end of the Senate pro- tion and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy able asset to our office. The quality of Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Depart- his work is reflected in his great efforts ceedings.) ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to over the last several months. f law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy I want to thank Kyle for the dedica- Conservation Program for Consumer Prod- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE tion he has shown while working for ucts and Certain Commercial and Industrial me and my staff. It was a pleasure to At 3:03 p.m., a message from the Equipment: Determination of Portable Air have him as part of our team. I know House of Representatives, delivered by Conditioners as a Covered Consumer Prod- he will have continued success with all Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, uct’’ ((RIN1904–AD02) (Docket No. EERE– announced that the House has passed 2013–BT–STD–0033)) received in the Office of of his future endeavors. I wish him all the President of the Senate on April 19, 2016; my best on his next journey.∑ the following bills, in which it requests to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- the concurrence of the Senate: f sources. H.R. 3724. An act to amend the Internal EC–5187. A communication from the Assist- TRIBUTE TO NOLAN RAP Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Com- ant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), ∑ Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I missioner of the Internal Revenue Service transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- from rehiring any employee of the Internal ative to the Skokomish River Basin Eco- would like to take the opportunity to Revenue Service who was involuntarily sepa- system Restoration project in Mason Coun- express my appreciation to Nolan Rap rated from service for misconduct. ty, Washington, for the purpose of aquatic for his hard work as an intern in the H.R. 4890. An act to impose a ban on the ecosystem restoration; to the Committee on Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. I payment of bonuses to employees of the In- Environment and Public Works.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G25AP6.021 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2417 EC–5188. A communication from the Chief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Transportation. vania; Attainment Plan for the Lower Bea- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–5198. A communication from the Assist- ver Valley Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Af- Lead National Ambient Air Quality Stand- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Announcement and fairs), transmitting legislative proposals rel- ards’’ (FRL No. 9945–45–Region 3) received in Report Concerning Advance Pricing Agree- ative to the ‘‘National Defense Authoriza- the Office of the President of the Senate on ments’’ (Announcement 2016–12) received in tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’ ; to the Com- April 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environ- the Office of the President of the Senate on mittee on Armed Services. ment and Public Works. April 19, 2016; to the Committee on Finance. EC–5199. A communication from the Under EC–5207. A communication from the Direc- EC–5189. A communication from the Chief Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, of the Publications and Regulations Branch, nology, and Logistics), transmitting, pursu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Fiscal Year ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2017 Staff Years of Technical Effort and Esti- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air report of a rule entitled ‘‘Update of Weighted mated Funding for Department of Defense Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and Federally Funded Research and Development vania; 2011 Base Year Inventories for the 2008 Segment Rates’’ (Notice 2016–25) received in Centers’’ ; to the Committee on Armed Serv- 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality the Office of the President of the Senate on ices. Standard for the Allentown-Bethlehem-Eas- April 19, 2016; to the Committee on Finance. EC–5200. A communication from the Sec- ton, Lancaster, Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley, EC–5190. A communication from the Chief retary, Division of Trading and Markets, Se- and Reading Areas, and the Pennsylvania of the Publications and Regulations Branch, curities and Exchange Commission, trans- Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-At- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule lantic City Area’’ (FRL No. 9945–47–Region 3) Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the entitled ‘‘Business Conduct Standards for Se- received in the Office of the President of the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Inversions and Re- curity-Based Swap Dealers and Major Secu- Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Committee on lated Transactions’’ ((RIN1545–BM88) (TD rity-Based Swap Participants’’ (RIN3235– Environment and Public Works. 9761)) received in the Office of the President AL10) received in the Office of the President EC–5208. A communication from the Direc- of the Senate on April 19, 2016; to the Com- of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Com- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, mittee on Finance. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–5191. A communication from the Chief fairs. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–5201. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Internal Revenue Service, Department of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- State Board Requirements’’ (FRL No. 9945– report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fringe Benefits ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 44–Region 3) received in the Office of the Aircraft Valuation Formula’’ (Rev. Rul. 2016– titled ‘‘Supplemental Finding that it is Ap- President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to 10) received in the Office of the President of propriate and Necessary to Regulate Haz- the Committee on Environment and Public the Senate on April 19, 2016; to the Com- ardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil- Works. mittee on Finance. Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating EC–5209. A communication from the Direc- EC–5192. A communication from the Chief Units’’ (FRL No. 9945–33–OAR) received in tor of the Regulatory Management Division, of the Publications and Regulations Branch, the Office of the President of the Senate on Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the April 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environ- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ment and Public Works. titled ‘‘Air Quality Plans; North Carolina; report of a rule entitled ‘‘Purchase Price EC–5202. A communication from the Direc- Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Safe Harbors for Sections 143 and 25’’ (Rev. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Proc. 2016–25) received in the Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Standard’’ (FRL No. 9945–62–Region 4) re- President of the Senate on April 19, 2016; to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ceived in the Office of the President of the the Committee on Finance. titled ‘‘Federal Plan Requirements for Sew- Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Committee on EC–5193. A communication from the Chief age Sludge Incineration Units Constructed Environment and Public Works. of the Publications and Regulations Branch, on or Before October 14, 2010’’ (FRL No. 9940– EC–5210. A communication from the Direc- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 50–OAR) received in the Office of the Presi- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the dent of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Indexing Adjust- Committee on Environment and Public ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ments for Sections 36B and 5000A’’ (Rev. Works. titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Tennessee: Knox Proc. 2016–24) received in the Office of the EC–5203. A communication from the Direc- County VOC Limits Revision for Permits’’ President of the Senate on April 19, 2016; to tor of the Regulatory Management Division, (FRL No. 9945–22–Region 4) received in the the Committee on Finance. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Office of the President of the Senate on April EC–5194. A communication from the Chief ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environment of the Publications and Regulations Branch, titled ‘‘Clarification of Requirements for and Public Works. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Method 303 Certification Training’’ EC–5211. A communication from the Wild- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ((RIN2060–AR97) (FRL No. 9945–34–OAR)) re- life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- report of a rule entitled ‘‘2016 Automobile ceived in the Office of the President of the partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- Price Inflation Adjustment’’ (Rev. Proc. Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Committee on suant to law, the report of a rule entitled 2016–23) received in the Office of the Presi- Environment and Public Works. ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks dent of the Senate on April 19, 2016; to the EC–5204. A communication from the Direc- for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Committee on Finance. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Regulations’’ (RIN1018–BA70) received in the EC–5195. A communication from the Assist- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Office of the President of the Senate on April ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environment ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to titled ‘‘Approval of California Air Plan Revi- and Public Works. law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the sions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollu- EC–5212. A communication from the Acting Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 16–019); to tion Control District’’ (FRL No. 9944–38–Re- Unified Listing Team Manager, Fish and the Committee on Foreign Relations. gion 9) received in the Office of the President Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, EC–5196. A communication from the Assist- of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, mittee on Environment and Public Works. a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Consumer Product Safety Commission, EC–5205. A communication from the Direc- Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Sta- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tus for the Big Sandy Crayfish and Endan- a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Standard for Auto- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- gered Species Status for the Guyandotte matic Residential Garage Door Operators’’ ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- River Crayfish’’ (RIN1018–BA85) received in (RIN3041–AD35) received in the Office of the titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- the Office of the President of the Senate on President of the Senate on April 18, 2016; to mentation Plans; AR; Redesignation of the April 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environ- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Crittenden County, 2008 8-Hour Ozone Non- ment and Public Works. Transportation. attainment Area to Attainment’’ (FRL No. EC–5213. A communication from the Acting EC–5197. A communication from the Dep- 9945–40–Region 6) received in the Office of the Unified Listing Team Manager, Fish and uty Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bu- President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, reau, Federal Communications Commission, the Committee on Environment and Public transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Works. a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened a rule entitled ‘‘Connect America Fund; ETC EC–5206. A communication from the Direc- Wildlife and Plants; Designation and Nondes- Annual Reports and Certifications; Rural tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ignation of Critical Habitat on Molokai, Broadband Experiments’’ ((RIN3060–AF85) Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Lanai, Maui, and Kahoolawe for 135 Species’’ (FCC 16–28)) received in the Office of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- (RIN1018–AZ25) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2016; to titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to

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A communication from the Acting Hook-On Chairs’’ (RIN3041–AD40) received in and the International Civil Aviation Organi- Unified Listing Team Manager, Fish and the Office of the President of the Senate on zation (ICAO) are modernizing airspace fast- Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, April 20, 2016; to the Committee on Com- er than the US Air Force is updating C–130 transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of merce, Science, and Transportation. avionics capabilities; and a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened f Whereas, Aircraft component acquisition Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical becomes increasingly difficult as fewer C–130 Habitat for the New Mexico Meadow Jump- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS H aircraft remain in the Air Force inventory ing Mouse’’ (RIN1018–AZ32) received in the The following petitions and memo- and the unique components of the C–130, including its self contained navigational sys- Office of the President of the Senate on April rials were laid before the Senate and 20, 2016; to the Committee on Environment tem (SCNS), face short term supply chain and Public Works. were referred or ordered to lie on the shortages that could be remedied with air- EC–5215. A communication from the Chief table as indicated: craft avionics modernization; and of the Branch of Recovery and State Grants, POM–157. A concurrent resolution adopted Whereas, The contract to perform mainte- Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the by the House of Delegates of the State of nance on aircraft flight computers is re- Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the West Virginia urging the United States Con- newed annually and this perpetual reliance report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and gress to provide funding for the West Vir- on short term contracts increases Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removal of ginia National Guard to sustain and enhance sustainment cost and challenges mission ef- the Louisiana Black Bear From the Federal its capabilities in its role in a regional catas- fectiveness and operational planning; and List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife trophe and to modernize the antiquated avi- Whereas, Reliance on short term contracts and Removal of Similarity-of-Appearance onics of its fleet of C130s and other aircraft and antiquated avionics will increase Air Protections for the American Black Bear’’ to meet global airspace requirements for Force expense in the long run as it trans- (RIN1018–BA44) received in the Office of the 2020; to the Committee on Armed Services. lates to more expensive mission-essential contracts and increased fuel expenditures President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20 the Committee on Environment and Public due to inefficient routing: Now, therefore, be Whereas, In the event of a regional catas- Works. it EC–5216. A communication from the Wild- trophe, West Virginia’s east-west highways, Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia, life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- including 1–68 and 1–64 are links to the major That the Legislature hereby urges the partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- exit corridors from the FEMA National Cap- United States Congress to provide funding suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ital Region (NCR) westward and, assuming for the West Virginia National Guard to sus- ‘‘Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest in that a regional catastrophe will likely in- tain and enhance its capabilities in its role Alaska; Harvest Regulations for Migratory clude Baltimore to the north of the NCR and in a regional catastrophe and to modernize Birds in Alaska During the 2016 Season’’ Richmond to the south of the NCR, westward the antiquated avionics of its fleet of C–130s (RIN1018–BB10) received in the Office of the evacuation utilizing these highways is high- and other aircraft to meet global airspace re- President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to ly likely and is, in fact anticipated; and quirements for 2020; and be it the Committee on Environment and Public Whereas, The routes through West Virginia Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Works. will traverse rural areas that do not have in- House of Delegates is hereby directed to for- EC–5217. A communication from the Direc- frastructure adequate for what could be a ward a copy of this resolution to the Presi- tor of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and mass of evacuees in the worst-case scenario; dent and Secretary of the United States Sen- Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Af- experience in regional emergencies, such as ate, the Speaker and Clerk of the House of fairs, Department of the Interior, transmit- Superstorm Sandy in 2012, illustrates some Representatives and to the members of West ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- shortcomings in planning that is less focused Virginia congressional delegation. titled ‘‘Financial Assistance and Social on regions and more on states; and Services Programs; Burial Assistance’’ Whereas, West Virginia is perfectly (and POM–158. A joint resolution adopted by the (RIN1076–AF29) received in the Office of the geographically) postured to support any Legislature of the State of Tennessee urging President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to emergency or disaster response to the NCR, the President of the United States and the the Committee on Indian Affairs. including mass evacuation westward; and United States Congress to take immediate EC–5218. A communication from the Direc- Whereas, FEMA regions do not necessarily action to protect citizens and lawful resi- tor of Regulations and Policy Management represent grouping of states likely to be in- dents from the consequences resulting from Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- volved in some scenarios; FEMA region III the uncontrolled influx of undocumented im- partment of Health and Human Services, contains the NCR and West Virginia as its migrants into this country; to the Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of western-most edge and in a major catas- mittee on the Judiciary. a rule entitled ‘‘Food Additives Permitted trophe, Regions V, with Ohio, Indiana, and HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 70 for Direct Addition to Food for Human Con- Illinois, VII with Missouri, and IV with Ken- Whereas, the federal Department of Home- sumption; Folic Acid’’ (Docket No. FDA– tucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina are land Security has set forth in a report, enti- 2012–F–0480) received in the Office of the likely to be involved in some combinations; tled Estimates of the Unauthorized Immi- President of the Senate on April 20, 2016; to and grant Population Residing in the United the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Whereas, The National Guard, through the States: January 20111 that the unauthorized and Pensions. use of Emergency Management Assistance immigrant population totaled 11.5 million in EC–5219. A communication from the Sec- Compacts, can operate across state lines to 2011; and retary of Health and Human Services, trans- provide vital response capability in security, Whereas, the U.S. Customs and Border Pro- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a pe- transportation, medical, housing, commu- tection agency apprehended 486,651 individ- tition to add workers who were employed at nications, command and control, and others uals crossing the borders of the United the Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Mis- based on its dual role in military prepared- States in fiscal year 2014 alone; and souri, to the Special Exposure Cohort; to the ness and state civil support; and Whereas, the power to control immigration Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Whereas, Military Force Structure as- and naturalization is reserved to the federal Pensions. signed to the National Guard must be consid- government by the provisions of Article I, EC–5220. A communication from the Execu- ered by Federal Military planners for the Section 8, of the United States Constitution, tive Director, Interstate Commission on the dual use they can encounter; National Guard which tasks the legislative branch with es- Potomac River Basin, transmitting, pursu- Organizations require personnel, equipment, tablishing uniform rules of naturalization; ant to law, the Commission’s Seventy- organization, training, leadership and fund- and Fourth Financial Statement for the period of ing to maintain federal military standards Whereas, the explosive growth in numbers October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015; to and to be prepared to respond to a domestic of illegal immigrants, including a substan- the Committee on Homeland Security and emergency or disaster; and tial increase in unaccompanied alien chil- Governmental Affairs. Whereas, Regional catastrophic planning is dren, over the past few years reflects a fail- EC–5221. A communication from the Sec- dependent on National Guard assets, capa- ure by the President of the United States, retary of Transportation, transmitting, pur- bilities and responsiveness; consequently, it his administration, and the various members suant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2016 Annual is also critical that federal military planners of Congress to implement procedures that Report: The U.S. Department of Transpor- assess the impact of their force structure adequately address this issue; and tation’s (DOT) Status of Actions Addressing changes on regional capability needs as I Whereas, despite the lack of authority the Safety Issue Areas on the National well as those that are state specific; and granted to the states to fully address the Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Most Whereas, The C–I30 H3 ‘‘Hercules’’ aircraft issue of illegal immigration, as evidenced by Wanted List’’; to the Committee on Com- assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing of the recent court decisions, including Arizona v. merce, Science, and Transportation. West Virginia National Guard at Yeager Air- United States, 132 S. Ct. 2492 (2012), the costs EC–5222. A communication from the Assist- port in Charleston, West Virginia will even- of supporting illegal immigrants in this ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, tually become obsolete without system mod- country continues to fall directly to the sev- Consumer Product Safety Commission, ernization to the communication, naviga- eral states, and their counties and cities; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP6.009 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2419 Whereas, according to the complaint filed EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND by several states against certain officials in COMMITTEE SENATE RESOLUTIONS the administration in charge of immigration enforcement, the Texas Department of Pub- The following executive reports of The following concurrent resolutions lic Safety estimated that it was spending $1.3 nominations were submitted: and Senate resolutions were read, and million per week on troopers and resources By Mr. JOHNSON for the Committee on referred (or acted upon), as indicated: to deal with the immigration surge, as well Homeland Security and Governmental Af- By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. as deploying 1,000 National Guard troops to fairs. SASSE): the border at a cost of $38 million; and *Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Co- S. Res. 439. A resolution congratulating the Whereas, the Supreme Court of the United lumbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor University of Nebraska-Lincoln women’s States has decreed in Plyler v. Doe, 102 S. Ct. Relations Authority for a term of five years bowling team for winning the 2015 National 2382 (1982), that education cannot be denied expiring July 1, 2019. Collegiate Athletic Association Bowling even to those who have entered this country *Julie Helene Becker, of the District of Co- Championship; considered and agreed to. illegally; and lumbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Su- f Whereas, Congress has likewise decreed perior Court of the District of Columbia for that emergency medical care, pursuant to 8 the term of fifteen years. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS U.S.C. §§ 1611 and 1621, cannot be denied even *Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be S. 240 to those who have come here illegally; and Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Whereas, this General Assembly is fully for the term of five years. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the aware of the growing existence of illegal im- *Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be a name of the Senator from Connecticut migrants in the various counties of this Member of the Federal Labor Relations Au- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- State, including the 1,294 unaccompanied thority for a term of five years expiring July sponsor of S. 240, a bill to promote alien children released to sponsors in this 1, 2020. competition, to preserve the ability of *Steven Nathan Berk, of the District of Co- State by the Office of Refugee Resettlement local governments to provide in fiscal year 2014; and lumbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Su- perior Court of the District of Columbia for broadband capability and services, and Whereas, the costs of illegal immigration the term of fifteen years. for other purposes. present a significant financial burden to *Elizabeth Carroll Wingo, of the District of each state in the form of expenditures for S. 275 Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the education, criminal justice, and emergency At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia medical care, a burden this State cannot ab- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. for the term of fifteen years. sorb without jeopardizing the quality of life *Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be a Gov- HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. for its U.S. citizens and lawful immigrant ernor of the United States Postal Service for 275, a bill to amend title XVIII of the population: Now, therefore, be it a term expiring December 8, 2021. Social Security Act to provide for the Resolved by the House of Representatives of *Nomination was reported with rec- coverage of home as a site of care for the One Hundred Ninth General Assembly of the infusion therapy under the Medicare State of Tennessee, the Senate Concurring, ommendation that it be confirmed sub- That even as the members of this General ject to the nominee’s commitment to program. Assembly take decisive steps to address the respond to requests to appear and tes- S. 386 issue of illegal immigration to the fullest ex- tify before any duly constituted com- At the request of Mr. NELSON, his tent of our powers, we strongly urge the mittee of the Senate. name was added as a cosponsor of S. President and the Congress of these United 386, a bill to limit the authority of States to resolve this issue in a timely and f States to tax certain income of em- efficient manner, to pass a comprehensive ployees for employment duties per- immigration policy that allows those wish- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND formed in other States. ing to immigrate to this country to do so JOINT RESOLUTIONS only in a lawful manner, and to ensure that S. 510 American society is not threatened by a de- The following bills and joint resolu- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the cline in public safety, educational standards, tions were introduced, read the first name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. medical accessibility, and the overall stand- and second times by unanimous con- FLAKE) was added as a cosponsor of S. ard of living resulting from those who know- sent, and referred as indicated: ingly choose to enter this country in viola- 510, a bill to require Senate confirma- By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. tion of the law; and be it further tion of Inspector General of the Bureau MENENDEZ): Resolved, That the President and the Con- of Consumer Financial Protection, and S. 2845. A bill to extend the termination of for other purposes. gress of these United States include in any sanctions with respect to Venezuela under comprehensive immigration policy a revision the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and S. 681 to existing federal law that would favor U.S. Civil Society Act of 2014; to the Committee At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, citizens and lawful residents in receiving on Foreign Relations. the name of the Senator from Florida benefits such as health care, education, and By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. VIT- (Mr. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor any other government benefits before offer- TER, and Mr. RISCH): ing any benefits to those individuals enter- of S. 681, a bill to amend title 38, S. 2846. A bill to amend the Small Business United States Code, to clarify presump- ing this country illegally; and be it further Act to expand intellectual property edu- Resolved, That the President and the Con- cation and training for small businesses, and tions relating to the exposure of cer- gress of these United States incorporate into for other purposes; to the Committee on tain veterans who served in the vicin- any comprehensive immigration policy a Small Business and Entrepreneurship. ity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for system in which the several states may be By Mrs. ERNST: other purposes. fully compensated by the federal government S. 2847. A bill to require greater trans- S. 821 for any financial burdens that result from parency for Federal regulatory decisions At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the decisions made in Washington, D.C., with re- that impact small businesses; to the Com- gard to illegal immigrants. mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. ship. KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. f By Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mrs. 821, a bill to establish requirements BOXER): with respect to bisphenol A. S. 2848. A bill to provide for the conserva- S. 859 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES tion and development of water and related At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the resources, to authorize the Secretary of the The following reports of committees name of the Senator from Vermont were submitted: Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on United States, and for other purposes; to the sor of S. 859, a bill to protect the pub- Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Committee on Environment and Public lic, communities across America, and with an amendment in the nature of a sub- Works. the environment by increasing the stitute: By Mr. SASSE (for himself and Mr. safety of crude oil transportation by H.R. 710. A bill to require the Secretary of TESTER): railroad, and for other purposes. Homeland Security to prepare a comprehen- S. 2849. A bill to ensure the Government sive security assessment of the transpor- Accountability Office has adequate access to S. 884 tation security card program, and for other information; to the Committee on Homeland At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the purposes (Rept. No. 114–244). Security and Governmental Affairs. name of the Senator from Arkansas

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S. 1212 of S. 2325, a bill to require the Sec- 2841, a bill to amend the Outer Conti- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the retary of Commerce, acting through nental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. the Administrator of the National Oce- oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. anic and Atmospheric Administration, seismic activities in the North Atlan- 1212, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- to establish a constituent-driven pro- tic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and enue Code of 1986 and the Small Busi- gram to provide a digital information Straits of Florida planning areas of the ness Act to expand the availability of platform capable of efficiently inte- outer Continental Shelf, and for other employee stock ownership plans in S grating coastal data with decision-sup- purposes. corporations, and for other purposes. port tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority S.J. RES. 33 S. 1426 coastal geospatial data to inform and At the request of Mr. TESTER, the At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the improve local, State, regional, and name of the Senator from Kentucky name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Federal capacities to manage the (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of coastal region, and for other purposes. S. 1426, a bill to amend the Public S.J. Res. 33, a joint resolution pro- Health Service Act to provide for the S. 2531 viding for congressional disapproval participation of physical therapists in At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name under chapter 8 of title 5, United the National Health Service Corps of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH) States Code, of the rule submitted by Loan Repayment Program, and for was added as a cosponsor of S. 2531, a the Department of Labor relating to other purposes. bill to authorize State and local gov- the definition of the term ‘‘fiduciary’’ ernments to divest from entities that and the conflict of interest rule with S. 1474 engage in commerce-related or invest- respect to retirement investment ad- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the ment-related boycott, divestment, or vice. name of the Senator from New York sanctions activities targeting Israel, (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- and for other purposes. S. CON. RES. 35 sponsor of S. 1474, a bill to provide for S. 2540 At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the the development and use of technology At the request of Mr. REID, the name name of the Senator from West Vir- for personalized handguns, to require of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- that all handguns manufactured or sold BALDWIN) was added as a cosponsor of sponsor of S. Con. Res. 35, a concurrent in, or imported into, the United States S. 2540, a bill to provide access to coun- resolution expressing the sense of Con- incorporate such technology, and for sel for unaccompanied children and gress that the United States should other purposes. other vulnerable populations. continue to exercise its veto in the S. 1684 S. 2598 United Nations Security Council on At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name At the request of Ms. WARREN, the resolutions regarding the Israeli-Pales- of the Senator from New Hampshire name of the Senator from Arkansas tinian peace process. (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor S. RES. 373 of S. 1684, a bill to amend the Volun- of S. 2598, a bill to require the Sec- teer Protection Act of 1997 to provide retary of the Treasury to mint coins in At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the for liability protection for organiza- recognition of the 60th anniversary of names of the Senator from California tions and entities. the Naismith Memorial Basketball (Mrs. BOXER), the Senator from Rhode S. 1915 Hall of Fame. Island (Mr. REED) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY) were added as At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the S. 2655 cosponsors of S. Res. 373, a resolution name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from New York recognizing the historical significance of Executive Order 9066 and expressing 1915, a bill to direct the Secretary of (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- Homeland Security to make anthrax sor of S. 2655, a bill to amend the Inter- the sense of the Senate that policies vaccines and antimicrobials available nal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve that discriminate against any indi- to emergency response providers, and the historic rehabilitation tax credit, vidual based on the actual or perceived for other purposes. and for other purposes. race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a rep- S. 2067 S. 2795 etition of the mistakes of Executive At the request of Mr. WICKER, the At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the Order 9066 and contrary to the values of name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. name of the Senator from Nebraska the United States. COATS) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon- 2067, a bill to establish EUREKA Prize sor of S. 2795, a bill to modernize the S. RES. 397 Competitions to accelerate discovery regulation of nuclear energy. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the and development of disease-modifying, S. 2821 name of the Senator from Michigan preventive, or curative treatments for At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- Alzheimer’s disease and related demen- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. sor of S. Res. 397, a resolution sup- tia, to encourage efforts to enhance de- BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. porting the recognition of 2016 as the tection and diagnosis of such diseases, 2821, a bill to improve drinking water ‘‘Year of Pulses’’ and acknowledging or to enhance the quality and effi- quality and reduce lead exposure in the nutritional benefit and important ciency of care of individuals with such homes, and for other purposes. contribution to soil health of pulse diseases. S. 2825 crops. S. 2304 At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the AMENDMENT NO. 3844 At the request of Mr. TESTER, the names of the Senator from South Caro- name of the Senator from New Mexico lina (Mr. GRAHAM) and the Senator At the request of Mr. ROUNDS, the (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were name of the Senator from North Da- sor of S. 2304, a bill to provide for tribal added as cosponsors of S. 2825, a bill to kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co- demonstration projects for the integra- amend title 37, United States Code, to sponsor of amendment No. 3844 pro- tion of early childhood development, require compliance with domestic posed to H.R. 2028, a bill making appro- education, including Native language source requirements for footwear fur- priations for energy and water develop- and culture, and related services, for nished to enlisted members of the ment and related agencies for the fiscal evaluation of those demonstration Armed Forces upon their initial entry year ending September 30, 2016, and for projects, and for other purposes. into the Armed Forces. other purposes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP6.018 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 25, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2421 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS SA 3871. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amend- velopment and related agencies for the ment intended to be proposed to amendment fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER (for and for other purposes; as follows: himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. SENATE RESOLUTION 439—CON- On page 3, line 21, before the period at the 2028, supra; which was ordered to lie on the GRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY end, insert the following: ‘‘: Provided, That table. OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN WOM- funds made available under this heading for SA 3872. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- EN’S BOWLING TEAM FOR WIN- shore protection may be prioritized for ment intended to be proposed to amendment projects in areas that have suffered severe NING THE 2015 NATIONAL COLLE- SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER (for beach erosion requiring additional sand GIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. placement outside of the normal beach re- BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP 2028, supra; which was ordered to lie on the nourishment cycle or in which the normal table. Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. beach renourishment cycle has been de- SA 3873. Mr. COTTON submitted an amend- SASSE) submitted the following resolu- layed’’. ment intended to be proposed to amendment tion; which was considered and agreed SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER (for to: SA 3871. Mr. CARDIN submitted an himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. amendment intended to be proposed to S. RES. 439 2028, supra; which was ordered to lie on the amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Whereas, on April 11, 2015, the University table. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEIN- of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers won the SA 3874. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. SCHATZ) National Collegiate Athletic Association proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1579, to STEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- Bowling Championship in Richmond Heights, enhance and integrate Native American propriations for energy and water de- Missouri, defeating Stephen F. Austin by a tourism, empower Native American commu- velopment and related agencies for the score of 4 to 2; nities, increase coordination and collabora- fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, Whereas the University of Nebraska-Lin- tion between Federal tourism assets, and ex- and for other purposes; which was or- coln has won 10 national bowling champion- pand heritage and cultural tourism opportu- dered to lie on the table; as follows: nities in the United States. ships; At the appropriate place, insert the fol- Whereas all of the members of the Univer- f lowing: sity of Nebraska-Lincoln women’s bowling SEC. lll. PROTECTION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. team, Kelly Belzeski, Julia Bond, April TEXT OF AMENDMENTS (a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds made Campbell, Melanie Crawford, Bethany SA 3869. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and available by this Act shall be available to Hedley, Lizabeth Kuhlkin, Gazmine Mason, Mr. FLAKE) submitted an amendment carry out project or project operation stud- Alexandra Mosquera, Andrea Ruiz, and intended to be proposed to amendment ies unless the Secretary of the Army ensures Briana Zabierek, contributed to this out- SA 3801 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER evaluation of and mitigation for impacts to standing victory; fish and wildlife resources consistent with Whereas head coach Bill Straub, assistant (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations recommendations developed by the Director coach Paul Klempa, and office manager Kim of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv- Straub guided this outstanding group of for energy and water development and ice, the Secretary of the Interior, and the women to a national championship; related agencies for the fiscal year end- States pursuant to section 2 of the Fish and Whereas Julia Bond was named the tour- ing September 30, 2016, and for other Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 662), in- nament’s Most Valuable Player and Liz purposes; as follows: cluding recommendations to properly evalu- Kuhlkin was named to the All-Tournament At the end of title II, add the following: ate impacts and avoid adverse impacts to Team; and SEC. 2ll. (a) The Secretary of the Inte- fish and wildlife resources. Whereas Liz Kuhlkin was named the Na- rior, in coordination with the Secretary of (b) REQUIREMENTS.— tional Tenpin Coaches Association Women’s the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection Collegiate Bowler of the Year: Now, there- may enter into an agreement with the Na- (a), the Secretary of the Army shall not se- fore, be it lect a recommended alternative for a water Resolved, That the Senate— tional Academy of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct resources project if the Director of the (1) congratulates the University of Ne- United States Fish and Wildlife Service con- braska-Lincoln women’s bowling team as the a comprehensive study, to be completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment cludes that the impacts of that alternative winner of the 2015 National Collegiate Ath- cannot be successfully mitigated. letic Association Bowling Championship; of this Act, on the effectiveness and environmental impact of salt cedar control efforts (2) MITIGATION.—The mitigation require- (2) commends the players, coaches, and ments under this section shall be in addition staff of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (including biological control) in increasing water supplies, restoring riparian habitat, to any other mitigation measures required women’s bowling team for their hard work under section 906 of the Water Resources De- and dedication; and improving flood management. (b) Not later than 1 year after the date of velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) and any (3) recognizes the students, alumni, and completion of the study under subsection (a), other applicable Federal or State law (in- loyal fans who supported the Cornhuskers on the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination cluding regulations). their journey to achieve another champion- with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall pre- ship for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; pare a plan for the removal of salt cedar SA 3872. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an and from all Federal land in the Lower Colorado amendment intended to be proposed to (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary River basin based on the findings and rec- amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. of the Senate prepare an official copy of this ommendations of the study conducted by the ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEIN- resolution for presentation to— National Academy of Sciences that in- (A) the president of the University of Ne- STEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- cludes— braska; propriations for energy and water de- (1) provisions for revegetating Federal land (B) the athletic director of the University velopment and related agencies for the with native vegetation; of Nebraska-Lincoln; and fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, (2) provisions for adapting to the increas- (C) the head coach of the University of Ne- ing presence of biological control in the and for other purposes; which was or- braska-Lincoln women’s bowling team. Lower Colorado River basin; dered to lie on the table; as follows: f (3) provisions for removing salt cedar from At the end of the general provisions of title AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND Federal land during post-wildfire recovery I, add the following: SEC. 1ll. The Secretary of the Army shall PROPOSED activities; (4) strategies for developing partnerships conduct a review that— SA 3869. Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. with State, tribal, and local governmental (1) examines the actions and decisions of FLAKE) submitted an amendment intended to entities in the eradication of salt cedar; and the Administrator of the Environmental be proposed to amendment SA 3801 proposed (5) budget estimates and completion Protection Agency (referred to in this sec- by Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. timelines for the implementation of plan ele- tion as the ‘‘Administrator’’) relating to the FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- ments. excavation at Gold King Mine on August 5, propriations for energy and water develop- 2015; and ment and related agencies for the fiscal year SA 3870. Mr. CARPER (for himself (2) determines whether the Administrator ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur- and Mr. COONS) submitted an amend- likely violated the Federal Water Pollution poses. ment intended to be proposed to Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) by dis- SA 3870. Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. charging contaminated mine water without COONS) submitted an amendment intended to amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. a permit. be proposed to amendment SA 3801 proposed ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEIN- by Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. STEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- SA 3873. Mr. COTTON submitted an FEINSTEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, supra. propriations for energy and water de- amendment intended to be proposed to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:52 Apr 26, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25AP6.021 S25APPT1 smartinez on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S2422 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 25, 2016 amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. (3) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The Native Hawaiian tourism and related activi- ALEXANDER (for himself and Mrs. FEIN- term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ means ties in a manner that respects and honors na- STEIN) to the bill H.R. 2028, making ap- a nonprofit organization— tive traditions and values. propriations for energy and water de- (A) that serves the interests of Native Ha- (2) COORDINATION.—The memorandum of waiians; understanding or cooperative agreement development and related agencies for the (B) in which Native Hawaiians serve in scribed in paragraph (1) shall formalize a fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, substantive and policymaking positions; and role for the organization or entity to serve and for other purposes; which was or- (C) that is recognized for having expertise as a facilitator between the Secretary of the dered to lie on the table; as follows: in Native Hawaiian culture and heritage, in- Interior and the Secretary of Commerce and At the appropriate place, insert the fol- cluding tourism. the Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and lowing: (4) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘trib- Native Hawaiian organizations— SEC. ll. None of the funds appropriated al organization’’ has the meaning given the (A) to identify areas where technical as- or otherwise made available by this Act may term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter- sistance is needed through consultations be obligated or expended— mination and Education Assistance Act (25 with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and (1) to purchase heavy water produced in U.S.C. 450b). Native Hawaiian organizations to empower Iran; or SEC. 4. INTEGRATING FEDERAL TOURISM ASSETS the Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and (2) to issue a license for the purchase of TO STRENGTHEN NATIVE TOURISM Native Hawaiian organizations to participate heavy water produced in Iran. OPPORTUNITIES. fully in the tourism industry; and (a) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE AND SEC- (B) to provide a means for the delivery of SA 3874. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. RETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary of technical assistance and coordinate the de- SCHATZ) proposed an amendment to the Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior livery of the assistance to Indian tribes, trib- bill S. 1579, to enhance and integrate shall update the respective management al organizations, and Native Hawaiian orga- Native American tourism, empower plans and tourism initiatives of the Depart- nizations in collaboration with the Secretary ment of Commerce and the Department of of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, Native American communities, in- the Interior to include Indian tribes, tribal crease coordination and collaboration and other entities with distinctive experi- organizations, and Native Hawaiian organi- ence, as appropriate. between Federal tourism assets, and zations. (3) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of (b) OTHER AGENCIES.—The head of each expand heritage and cultural tourism appropriations, the head of each Federal agency that has recreational travel or tour- opportunities in the United States; as agency, including the Secretary of the Inte- ism functions or complementary programs follows: rior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec- shall update the respective management retary of Transportation, the Secretary of Strike all after the enacting clause and in- plans and tourism strategies of the agency to Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and sert the following: include Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. and Native Hawaiian organizations. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native (c) NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM PLANS.— shall obligate any funds made available to American Tourism and Improving Visitor (1) IN GENERAL.—The plans shall outline the head of the agency to cover any adminis- Experience Act’’ or the ‘‘NATIVE Act’’. policy proposals— trative expenses incurred by the organiza- SEC. 2. PURPOSES. (A) to improve travel and tourism data col- tion or entity described in paragraph (1) in The purposes of this Act are— lection and analysis; carrying out programs or activities of the (1) to enhance and integrate Native Amer- (B) to increase the integration, alignment, agency. ican tourism— and utility of public records, publications, (4) METRICS.—The Secretary of the Interior (A) to empower Native American commu- and Web sites maintained by Federal agen- and the Secretary of Commerce shall coordi- nities; and cies; nate with the organization or entity de- (B) to advance the National Travel and (C) to create a better user experience for scribed in paragraph (1) to develop metrics to Tourism Strategy; domestic travelers and international visi- measure the effectiveness of the entity or or- (2) to increase coordination and collabora- tors; ganization in strengthening tourism oppor- tion between Federal tourism assets to sup- (D) to align Federal agency Web sites and tunities for Indian tribes, tribal organiza- port Native American tourism and bolster publications; tions, and Native Hawaiian organizations. recreational travel and tourism; (E) to support national tourism goals; (e) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after (3) to expand heritage and cultural tourism (F) to identify agency programs that could the date of enactment of this Act, and occa- opportunities in the United States to spur be used to support tourism capacity building sionally thereafter, the Secretary of the In- economic development, create jobs, and in- and help sustain tourism infrastructure in terior and the Secretary of Commerce shall crease tourism revenues; Native American communities; each submit to the Committee on Indian Af- (4) to enhance and improve self-determina- (G) to develop innovative visitor portals fairs of the Senate and the Committee on tion and self-governance capabilities in the for parks, landmarks, heritage and cultural Natural Resources of the House of Rep- Native American community and to promote sites, and assets that showcase and respect resentatives a report that describes— greater self-sufficiency; the diversity of the indigenous peoples of the (1) the manner in which the Secretary of (5) to encourage Indian tribes, tribal orga- United States; the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce, nizations, and Native Hawaiian organiza- (H) to share local Native American herit- as applicable, is including Indian tribes, trib- tions to engage more fully in Native Amer- age through the development of bilingual in- al organizations, and Native Hawaiian orga- ican tourism activities to increase visitation terpretive and directional signage that could nizations in management plans; to rural and remote areas in the United include or incorporate English and the local (2) the efforts of the Secretary of the Inte- States that are too difficult to access or are Native American language or languages; and rior or the Secretary of Commerce, as appli- unknown to domestic travelers and inter- (I) to improve access to transportation pro- cable, to develop departmental and agency national tourists; grams related to Native American commu- tourism plans to support tourism programs (6) to provide grants, loans, and technical nity capacity building for tourism and trade, of Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and assistance to Indian tribes, tribal organiza- including transportation planning for pro- Native Hawaiian organizations; tions, and Native Hawaiian organizations grams related to visitor enhancement and (3) the manner in which the entity or orga- that will— safety. nization described in subsection (d)(1) is (A) spur important infrastructure develop- (2) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES AND working to promote tourism to empower In- ment; NATIVE AMERICANS.—In developing the plan dian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native (B) increase tourism capacity; and under paragraph (1), the head of each agency Hawaiian organizations to participate fully (C) elevate living standards in Native shall consult with Indian tribes and the Na- in the tourism industry; and American communities; and tive American community to identify appro- (4) the effectiveness of the entity or orga- (7) to support the development of techno- priate levels of inclusion of the Indian tribes nization described in subsection (d)(1) based logically innovative projects that will incor- and Native Americans in Federal tourism ac- on the metrics developed under subsection porate recreational travel and tourism infor- tivities, public records and publications, in- (d)(4). mation and data from Federal assets to im- cluding Native American tourism informa- prove the visitor experience. tion available on Web sites. SEC. 5. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM AND BRAND- ING ENHANCEMENT. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. (d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— In this Act: (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte- (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each agency (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the rior, in consultation with the Secretary of shall— meaning given the term in section 551 of Commerce, shall enter into a memorandum (1) take actions that help empower Indian title 5, United States Code. of understanding or cooperative agreement tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Ha- (2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ with an entity or organization with a dem- waiian organizations to showcase the herit- has the meaning given the term in section 4 onstrated record in tribal communities of de- age, foods, traditions, history, and con- of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu- fining, introducing, developing, and sus- tinuing vitality of Native American commu- cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). taining American Indian, Alaska Native, and nities;

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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Sen- (3) provide assistance to interpret the con- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ate proceed to the consideration of S. nections between the indigenous peoples of ate proceed to the immediate consider- Res. 439, submitted earlier today. the United States and the national identity The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of the United States; ation of Calendar No. 345, S. 1579. (4) enhance efforts to promote under- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by standing and respect for diverse cultures and clerk will report the bill by title. title. subcultures in the United States and the rel- The senior assistant legislative clerk The senior assistant legislative clerk evance of those cultures to the national read as follows: read as follows: brand of the United States; and A resolution (S. Res. 439) congratulating A bill (S. 1579) to enhance and integrate (5) enter into appropriate memoranda of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln women’s Native American tourism, empower Native understanding and establish public-private bowling team for winning the 2015 National American communities, increase coordina- partnerships to ensure that arriving domes- Collegiate Athletic Association Bowling tion and collaboration between Federal tour- tic travelers at airports and arriving inter- Championship. ism assets, and expand heritage and cultural national visitors at ports of entry are wel- tourism opportunities in the United States. There being no objection, the Senate comed in a manner that both showcases and proceeded to consider the resolution. respects the diversity of Native American There being no objection, the Senate Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President as a communities. proceeded to consider the bill. proud alumnae of the University of Ne- (b) GRANTS.—To the extent practicable, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I braska-Lincoln (UNL), I congratulate grant programs relating to travel, recre- ask unanimous consent that the sub- the UNL women’s bowling team on an ation, or tourism administered by the Com- stitute amendment be agreed to; the missioner of the Administration for Native outstanding season. Americans, Chairman of the National En- bill, as amended, be read a third time The UNL bowling program has a long dowment for the Arts, Chairman of the Na- and passed; and the motion to recon- history of excellence and success. Dur- tional Endowment for the Humanities, or the sider be considered made and laid upon ing the program’s history, the team head of an agency with assets or resources the table with no intervening action or has won 10 national championships. relating to travel, recreation, or tourism debate. This year, the team had an incredibly promotion or branding enhancement for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without strong season and, once again, ad- which Indian tribes, tribal organizations, or objection, it is so ordered. vanced to the NCAA championship Native Hawaiian organizations are eligible The amendment (No. 3874) in the na- match. Although the team fell short of may be used— winning the national championship (1) to support the efforts of Indian tribes, ture of a substitute was agreed to. tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian (The amendment is printed in today’s this year, I know I join all Nebraskans organizations to tell the story of Native RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) when I say how proud we are of this Americans as the First Peoples of the United The bill was ordered to be engrossed team’s accomplishments. The Huskers States; for a third reading and was read the finished the season with a match (2) to use the arts and humanities to help third time. record of 100 to 34. revitalize Native communities, promote eco- The bill (S. 1579), as amended, was Each of the young women on this nomic development, increase livability, and passed. team played an important role in the present the uniqueness of the United States many victories the team enjoyed to visitors in a way that celebrates the di- f throughout the season. In addition to versity of the United States; and their group success, several players re- (3) to carry out this section. NATIONAL MIDDLE LEVEL (c) SMITHSONIAN.—The Advisory Council EDUCATION MONTH ceived individual honors. Julia Bond and the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian was named first team All-American by Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Institution shall work with Indian tribes, the National Tenpin Coaches Associa- tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian orga- ask unanimous consent that the Judi- tion. Gazmine Mason earned third nizations, and nonprofit organizations to es- ciary Committee be discharged from team and Briana Zabierek earned hon- tablish long-term partnerships with non- further consideration of and the Senate orable mention All-America honors. Smithsonian museums and educational and now proceed to the consideration of S. The members of this team and their cultural organizations— Res. 404. coaches are a testament to hard work. (1) to share collections, exhibitions, inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without They are part of a proud, time-honored pretive materials, and educational strate- objection, it is so ordered. tradition of UNL athletics. I thank gies; and The clerk will report the resolution (2) to conduct joint research and collabo- them for representing the university so rative projects that would support tourism by title. well, and I wish them good luck next efforts for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, The senior assistant legislative clerk season. Go Big Red. and Native Hawaiian organizations and carry read as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I out the intent of this section. A resolution (S. Res. 404) designating ask unanimous consent that the reso- SEC. 6. EFFECT. March 2016 as ‘‘National Middle Level Edu- lution be agreed to, the preamble be Nothing in this Act alters, or demonstrates cation Month.’’ agreed to, and the motions to recon- congressional support for the alteration of, There being no objection, the Senate sider be considered made and laid upon the legal relationship between the United proceeded to consider the resolution. the table with no intervening action or States and any American Indian, Alaska Na- debate. tive, or Native Hawaiian individual, group, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reso- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without organization, or entity. objection, it is so ordered. lution be agreed to, the preamble be f The resolution (S. Res. 439) was agreed to, and the motions to recon- agreed to. AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO sider be considered made and laid upon MEET The preamble was agreed to. the table. (The resolution, with its preamble, is COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS objection, it is so ordered. mitted Resolutions.’’) Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I The resolution (S. Res. 404) was f ask unanimous consent that the Com- agreed to. mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- The preamble was agreed to. ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 26, ernmental Affairs be authorized to (The resolution, with its preamble, is 2016 meet during the session of the Senate printed in the RECORD of March 17, 2016, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I on April 25, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ask unanimous consent that when the

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ALINE TUYISENGE leased, launching one of the most influential ANICEE LAMOREAUX and culture shaping careers in the history of HON. ED PERLMUTTER the music industry. Prince produced some of the most memo- HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO rable music of his generation, including the OF COLORADO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES signature anthem, the soul-stirring ‘‘Purple IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, April 25, 2016 Rain,’’ regarded by many as the greatest song Monday, April 25, 2016 Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise of the 1980s. Prince’s unwavering courage and talent lift- Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud Aline today to recognize and applaud Anicee Tuyisenge for receiving the Adams County ed him to a realm rarely accessible to musi- cians. Lamoreaux for receiving the Adams County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. Aline Tuyisenge is a 10th grader at Aurora Although his prolific body of work was the focus his fame, Prince was a citizen of the Anicee Lamoreaux is a 7th grader at Rocky Central High and received this award because world and humanitarian whose life could be Top Middle School and received this award her determination and hard work have allowed best summed up by the lyrics in ‘‘Diamonds because her determination and hard work her to overcome adversities. and Pearls,’’ the hit single he penned: ‘‘If I have allowed her to overcome adversities. The dedication demonstrated by Aline could I would give you the world.’’ The dedication demonstrated by Anicee Tuyisenge is exemplary of the type of achieve- Prince anonymously supported and funded Lamoreaux is exemplary of the type of ment that can be attained with hard work and many community improvement organizations, achievement that can be attained with hard perseverance. It is essential students at all such as ‘‘Yes We Code,’’ which worked with work and perseverance. It is essential stu- levels strive to make the most of their edu- over 15 major technology companies to pro- dents at all levels strive to make the most of cation and develop a work ethic which will vide technology training to marginalized inner their education and develop a work ethic guide them for the rest of their lives. city youth. which will guide them for the rest of their lives. I extend my deepest congratulations to Aline Due to his faith as a Jehovah’s Witness he Tuyisenge for winning the Adams County I extend my deepest congratulations to would not speak publicly about his numerous Anicee Lamoreaux for winning the Adams Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I good works but all that knew him celebrated have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- County Mayors and Commissioners Youth his tireless efforts to make the world a better Award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the cation and character in all of her future ac- place. complishments. same dedication and character in all of her fu- Prince sold over 100 million records world- ture accomplishments. f wide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time, and the recipient of seven MOURNING THE LOSS AND HON- f Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and ORING THE LIFE OF THE ARTIST the Academy Award for Best Music Original WHO WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN AUTISM AFTER 21 DAY Score. AS PRINCE Widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Prince was inducted into HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, in his OF MARYLAND OF TEXAS first year of his eligibility. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In addition to possessing one of the world’s Monday, April 25, 2016 most distinctive voices and dance moves, Monday, April 25, 2016 Prince was a virtuoso on every instrument he Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, in America Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, it is with played—guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, today, there is a population that has gone un- a deep sadness and heavy heart that I rise and Linn drum. recognized. The conversation on autism has today in tribute to Prince, whose extraordinary Mr. Speaker, witnessing in person a per- long ignored Autistic adults. For this reason, I talent, creativity, innovation, and imagination formance by Prince was an incredible and un- rise to recognize April 21 to be noted as ‘‘Au- touched the hearts and moved the feet of mil- forgettable experience. tism after 21 Day’’—representing the age lions of music lovers in America and around Prince was proudly different and he inspired when services for children end and services the world. generations of fans to unapologetically em- for adulthood begins. Prince transitioned from this life on Thurs- brace, celebrate, and love their authentic In declaring this day, we draw attention to day, April 21, 2016, at Paisley Park, his selves. the fact that there are many adults that need Chanhassen, Minnesota residential and re- My heart goes out to Prince’s family and to have a country aware of their gifts and chal- cording complex. friends and the infinite number of fans mourn- lenges. This is a step in helping to create a He was just 57 years young. ing the loss of this music icon, this unique brighter future for these adults and the people Mr. Speaker, it seems inadequate to note spirit, this incredible force of nature. who care about them. that Prince was a singer, songwriter, musician, Mr. Speaker, this is truly what it sounds like I am proud to have organizations in my producer, performing artist, and actor. when doves cry. Congressional district that work hard to ad- With the passing of Prince, the world has Whoever said that the whole is greater than dress these needs. In conjunction with their lost one of the greatest gifts of all; the pure joy the sum of its parts had to be talking about work and the needs of those that are adults we felt whenever Prince performed one of the artist who was formerly known as, but will those songs that made us go crazy and party on the Autism Spectrum, we are calling for always be remembered simply as Prince by like it’s 1999, ‘‘Autism after 21 Day’’ to acknowledge the the legions of fans who loved the way he Yes, Prince left us too soon; just like that lit- many people who are navigating adulthood made them feel about themselves. tle red corvette. and wanting to reach their full potential. With So renowned were Prince’s innovations, so As Horatio said of Hamlet: ‘‘Good night our help, that journey may not be as lonely electrifying was his guitar playing, so soul-af- sweet Prince, and flights of angels sing thee and isolated; rather, the individuals can be firming were the songs he penned, and so to thy rest.’’ recognized as an important part of our com- mesmerizing was his stage presence and un- Mr. Speaker, I request that the House ob- munity. Twenty-six years after the passage of matched vocal range that Rolling Stone Maga- serve a moment of silence in memory of the the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Au- zine lists Prince as one of the 100 Greatest dearly beloved Prince. tistic adults deserve access to the goals set by Artists of All Time. We will always remember him and in our the ADA: equality of opportunity, full participa- Prince’s musical career began in 1978, hearts will always see him laughing in the Pur- tion, independent living, and economic self- when his debut album ‘‘For You’’ was re- ple Rain. sufficiency.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise acquaints us with the technologies that these legacy, contributing to the well-being of not today to recognize and applaud Chaziti Eaton very companies have used so effectively, and only his country, but the host of eleven other for receiving the Adams County Mayors and the cutting-edge approaches they have devel- small commonwealth countries; in particular Commissioners Youth Award. oped that will facilitate sustainability long into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Chaziti Eaton is a 12th grader at Brighton the future. which I deeply express my gratitude. High School and received this award because This report represents a catalog of tech- Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I ask her determination and hard work have allowed nologies promise to bring about advances we recognize Dr. Lamuel A. Stanislaus not her to overcome adversities. under the heading of sustainability at an even only for his achievements he’s done for the The dedication demonstrated by Chaziti more rapid pace than we seen over the past global community but most importantly being a Eaton is exemplary of the type of achievement decades. The future is bright indeed. family man, a father to his children, a loving that can be attained with hard work and perse- Mr. Speaker, I hope our colleagues will take husband and a true hero in our society. verance. It is essential students at all levels the time to review the Business Roundtable f strive to make the most of their education and 2016 sustainability report so they can see for develop a work ethic which will guide them for themselves the exciting technologies being put DYLAN COAD the rest of their lives. into commerce by our leading companies. I extend my deepest congratulations to f HON. ED PERLMUTTER Chaziti Eaton for winning the Adams County OF COLORADO Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I COLE ARNOLD have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation and character in all of her future ac- HON. ED PERLMUTTER Monday, April 25, 2016 complishments. OF COLORADO Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today to recognize and applaud Dylan Coad BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE 2016 SUS- Monday, April 25, 2016 for receiving the Adams County Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. TAINABILITY REPORT ‘‘CREATE, Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Dylan Coad is an 8th grader at Scott Car- GROW, SUSTAIN: PEOPLE AND today to recognize and applaud Cole Arnold penter Middle School and received this award TECHNOLOGY AT WORK’’ for receiving the Adams County Mayors and because his determination and hard work Commissioners Youth Award. have allowed him to overcome adversities. Cole Arnold is a 12th grader at North Valley HON. FRED UPTON The dedication demonstrated by Dylan OF MICHIGAN School for Young Adults and received this Coad is exemplary of the type of achievement award because his determination and hard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that can be attained with hard work and perse- work have allowed him to overcome adversi- Monday, April 25, 2016 verance. It is essential students at all levels ties. strive to make the most of their education and Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, last Friday, we The dedication demonstrated by Cole Ar- develop a work ethic which will guide them for celebrated Earth Day. Every year on April 22 nold is exemplary of the type of achievement the rest of their lives. we recognize how much we have at stake in that can be attained with hard work and perse- I extend my deepest congratulations to preserving the wondrous natural resources of verance. It is essential students at all levels Dylan Coad for winning the Adams County not just the United States, but of the entire strive to make the most of their education and Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I planet. As someone who has sponsored im- develop a work ethic which will guide them for have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedica- portant legislation to upgrade pipeline safety the rest of their lives. standards and keep microbeads out of our I extend my deepest congratulations to Cole tion and character in all of his future accom- waters while helping to broker a landmark deal Arnold for winning the Adams County Mayors plishments. that opened up markets for energy exports and Commissioners Youth Award. I have no f and extended tax credits for renewables, I un- doubt he will exhibit the same dedication and ANGELIQUE VARGAS derstand the many momentous ways in which character in all of his future accomplishments. we have improved the environment within our f great country since the first Earth Day in 1970. HON. ED PERLMUTTER And no organization has captured the many IN COMMEMORATION OF DR. OF COLORADO ways in which our private businesses have LAMUEL STANISLAUS’ 95TH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES made, and continue to make, huge strides to- BIRTHDAY Monday, April 25, 2016 ward sustainability than the Business Round- table. HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and applaud Angelique But to me and so many of our colleagues, OF NEW YORK Vargas for receiving the Adams County May- on both sides of the aisle, the unsung heroes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the effort to make our nation cleaner and ors and Commissioners Youth Award. Monday, April 25, 2016 more abundant are the private companies that Angelique Vargas is a 9th grader at Con- develop technologies that are responsible for Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I nections Academy and received this award a cleaner environment. rise today in commemoration of Dr. Lamuel because her determination and hard work They are the ones who have developed Stanislaus’ 95th birthday. Dr. Lamuel have allowed her to overcome adversities. technologies that have helped to clean our Stanislaus celebrated his 95th birthday on The dedication demonstrated by Angelique Nation’s vital waterways, including the Great April 22, 2016 in Brooklyn, NY, with close Vargas is exemplary of the type of achieve- Lakes. friends and relatives. ment that can be attained with hard work and They have cleaned the air in Los Angeles, Born in Petite Martinique, Grenada, Lamuel perseverance. It is essential students at all where the ‘‘brown layer’’ over the entire basin A. Stanislaus, has been the recipient of nu- levels strive to make the most of their edu- of 30–40 years ago is a distant memory. This merous professional, civic and political awards cation and develop a work ethic which will is thanks to breakthroughs from auto manufac- which include the Insignia of Commander of guide them for the rest of their lives. turers and oil refiners alike. the British Empire from her Majesty the Queen I extend my deepest congratulations to Chemical companies are enhancing energy of England, (CBE), The Lifetime Achievement Angelique Vargas for winning the Adams efficiency in our homes and businesses, and Award from the District Attorney of Brooklyn, County Mayors and Commissioners Youth increasing the productivity of our farmland. and a Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Award. I have no doubt she will exhibit the The ability to tap into natural gas that Letters from St. George’s University, to name same dedication and character in all of her fu- seemed out of reach, if we even knew it ex- the few. ture accomplishments.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise master’s degree in geology from UCLA, and a a rocket sky crane gently landed the Mars today to recognize and applaud Carol Ann master’s degree in business administration Science Lab on the surface of Mars in August Grant for receiving the Adams County Mayors from the University of Southern California. of 2012. Charles was reminded that night of and Commissioners Youth Award. His lifelong dreams about exploring the another day he felt the same sort of immense Carol Ann Grant is an 8th grader at Bennett stars and his exceptional work in college pride in his nation when he took the oath to Middle School and received this award be- brought him to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory become a United States citizen in August of cause her determination and hard work have in 1970. He first worked on Earth observing 1979. ‘‘In this nation of immigrants,’’ Charles allowed her to overcome adversities. missions, and then moved on to planetary ex- wrote for the Smithsonian, ‘‘especially in The dedication demonstrated by Carol Ann ploration and astrophysics. His scientific and science and engineering, where people try Grant is exemplary of the type of achievement engineering gifts and his natural talent as a new things and solve problems, they don’t ask that can be attained with hard work and perse- leader led NASA to select Charles as the where you’re from. Instead, they ask who is verance. It is essential students at all levels Science Team Leader on the Space Shuttle’s the best person to help overcome a chal- strive to make the most of their education and Imaging Radar. JPL recognized his unique lenge.’’ develop a work ethic which will guide them for skills and assigned him to be a key part of the ‘‘In other countries, you just don’t find this the rest of their lives. Magellan Imaging Radar which was so essen- I extend my deepest congratulations to tial to visualize the surface of Venus through merging of cultures, this melting pot. I think di- Carol Ann Grant for winning the Adams Coun- its permanent and total cloud cover for the first versity truly enriches our society and makes ty Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I time. the United States more intellectually and eco- have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- NASA and JPL were so impressed with his nomically powerful. People from different cation and character in all of her future ac- work that he was then chosen to lead the backgrounds bring different ideas and thought complishments. radar science team for the extraordinarily suc- processes. The best ideas rise to the top. I f cessful Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn. see that happen at NASA and JPL all the Once again, his skill with orbital imaging radar time. How else do you land a rover on a plan- IN RECOGNITION OF DR. CHARLES systems proved essential in visualizing the et no human has ever visited, or design a ELACHI, DIRECTOR OF THE JET surface of an alien world otherwise forever robot to capture an asteroid?’’ PROPULSION LABORATORY hidden beneath a permanent worldwide cloak of clouds—Titan. Charles’ work as the leader Charles tells us that ‘‘I believe this uniquely of this radar team was a vital part of selecting American spirit of optimism, the sense that HON. JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON anything is possible for anyone, is a key rea- OF TEXAS the site for humanity’s first successful landing son our nation is the world leader in space ex- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on an alien world beyond the moon and Mars when the Huygens spacecraft landed on Titan ploration. . . . That wonderful, very American Monday, April 25, 2016 in January, 2005. The Cassini orbiter con- spirit of opening doors, of pushing the frontier, Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today tinues to thrive far beyond its predicted life- of pursuing the seemingly impossible—that’s to honor my good friend Dr. Charles Elachi, span and return groundbreaking scientific dis- what exploration is all about. When the United the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory coveries about Saturn, its ring system and its States landed on the moon and Neil Arm- (JPL), who plans to retire this June after 45 immense family of moons. strong took that one ‘‘small step’’ on the sur- years of service to the people of the United Charles Elachi was appointed as director of face, when we landed a rover on Mars, when States of America. the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2001, and we deliberately collided with a comet to study Dr. Elachi’s journey to become the Director under his visionary leadership, JPL scientists its interior, all those milestones made people of JPL is a source of inspiration and encour- and engineers have discovered: conclusive here feel deep pride as Americans. But I also agement to every young person in America evidence of water ice and long lasting rivers believe and hope that they made people who dreams of making great discoveries or and lakes on Mars; created history’s most de- around the globe feel deep pride as humans, changing the world around them. Charles tailed gravity field and ice maps of Earth; re- pride in all the positive and amazing things we turned history’s first samples and close up im- Elachi’s life is a true Horatio Alger story. As can accomplish when we work together.’’ Dr. Elachi wrote recently in an essay for the ages of a comet; landed three complex and Smithsonian, ‘‘How did a boy from an ordi- highly successful spacecraft on Mars; blasted Charles Elachi embodies everything that nary, middle-class family in a little Lebanese the first artificial crater in a comet to learn has made America the most prosperous and village come so far? The answer is deeply what comets are truly made of; landed the first powerful and freest nation in the history of the connected with what I believed as a child and spacecraft on Titan and sampled its surface world. His life and the scientific discoveries he I still believe today: The United States is a and atmosphere; discovered lakes and seas of has left us all as his legacy will inspire us and land of freedom and opportunity, where any- liquid methane on Titan using Charles’ imag- our children and grandchildren and their de- thing is possible, and where dreams can and ing radar; created the first deep space tele- scendants for all time. Charles Elachi and his do come true.’’ scopes to see the universe in ultraviolet and extraordinary team of scientists and engineers Growing up in the small Lebanese town of infrared; returned our first true close up im- have made our lives as Americans and as Rayak, Charles remembers meeting ‘‘quite a ages of dwarf planets and asteroids; created members of the human race far, far richer be- few American visitors. Over and over again,’’ the most detailed map ever made of the cause he and his team have dared and suc- he said, ‘‘I was struck by their open, positive Moon; discovered millions of black holes; dis- ceeded in achieving mighty things. attitude toward life, their attitude that anything covered the first Earth like exoplanet in the is possible, no holds barred, regardless of habitable zone of another star; discovered All Americans owe this wonderful good man family background, religion or color.’’ As a conclusive evidence for immeasurable millions an immeasurable debt of gratitude. We will boy, he loved watching the stars at night, and of exoplanets in our galaxy; set a still growing reap the harvest of his visionary leadership for he says watching those stars helped inspire record for driving a spacecraft across the sur- many, many generations to come. It is my him to study hard at school. He was so suc- face of another world with the unstoppable great privilege to be his friend and to stand cessful at his studies that he distinguished Opportunity lander on Mars; discovered the here today, on behalf of the people of Texas himself as Lebanon’s top science student, an most luminous galaxy in the universe; discov- I represent who love NASA and its mission, honor which enabled him to attend any univer- ered conclusive evidence for liquid water and on behalf of the United States Congress, sity he chose. today on the surface of Mars; discovered im- to thank Charles Elachi for his devoted service He first earned a degree in physics at the mense geysers of frozen water erupting from to America, to NASA, to JPL, to science and University of Grenoble, France, and then a worldwide ocean beneath the frozen surface for helping lead humanity in our greatest era earned a degree in engineering at the Poly- of Saturn’s moon Enceladus; and laid the of discovery. May God always bless you and technic Institute. When it was time to decide groundwork for what most planetary scientists you and your family, Charles.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I efficiently integrating coastal data today to recognize and applaud Claudia have no doubt he will exhibit the same dedica- with decision-support tools, training, Vargas for receiving the Adams County May- tion and character in all of his future accom- and best practices and to support colors and Commissioners Youth Award. plishments. lection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, Claudia Vargas is a 12th grader at Mapleton f Early College High School and received this State, regional, and Federal capacities award because her determination and hard PERSONAL EXPLANATION to manage the coastal region, S. 2817, work have allowed her to overcome adversi- to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, the ties. HON. LAMAR SMITH nomination of Andrew J. Read, of The dedication demonstrated by Claudia OF TEXAS North Carolina, to be a Member of the Vargas is exemplary of the type of achieve- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Marine Mammal Commission, and rou- ment that can be attained with hard work and tine lists in the Coast Guard. perseverance. It is essential students at all Monday, April 25, 2016 SR–253 levels strive to make the most of their edu- Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on April Committee on Homeland Security and cation and develop a work ethic which will 21, 2016, I was unable to vote on H.R. 4890, Governmental Affairs guide them for the rest of their lives. To impose a ban on the payment of bonuses To hold hearings to examine government I extend my deepest congratulations to to employees of the Internal Revenue Service reform, focusing on ending duplication and holding Washington accountable. Claudia Vargas for winning the Adams County until the Secretary of the Treasury develops SD–342 Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. I and implements a comprehensive customer Committee on the Judiciary have no doubt she will exhibit the same dedi- service strategy. I would have voted in support To hold hearings to examine counterfeits cation and character in all of her future of final passage of H.R. 4890, roll call No. and their impact on consumer health accomplishments. 162, had I been present. and safety. f Additionally, I would have voted in support SD–226 of final passage of H.R. 3724, the Ensuring In- Committee on Small Business and Entre- CORA HOLSAPFEL tegrity in the IRS Workforce Act, roll call No. preneurship To hold hearings to examine S. 2812, to 163. amend the Small Business Act to reau- HON. ED PERLMUTTER f thorize and improve the Small Busi- OF COLORADO SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ness Innovation Research Program and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Small Business Technology Trans- Monday, April 25, 2016 Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, fer Program, S. 2831, to amend the agreed to by the Senate of February 4, Small Business Investment Act of 1958 Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- to provide priority for applicants for a today to recognize and applaud Cora tem for a computerized schedule of all license to operate as a small business Holsapfel for receiving the Adams County meetings and hearings of Senate com- investment company that are located Mayors and Commissioners Youth Award. mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- in a disaster area, S. 2838, to improve Cora Holsapfel is a 12th grader at the HUBZone program, an original bill tees, and committees of conference. entitled, ‘‘Small Business Innovation Northglenn High School and received this This title requires all such committees award because her determination and hard Protection Act of 2016’’, an original bill to notify the Office of the Senate Daily entitled ‘‘Microloan Program Mod- work have allowed her to overcome adversi- Digest—designated by the Rules Com- ernization Act of 2016’’, and an original ties. mittee—of the time, place and purpose bill entitled, ‘‘Prove It Act of 2016’’; to The dedication demonstrated by Cora of the meetings, when scheduled and be immediately followed by a hearing Holsapfel is exemplary of the type of achieve- any cancellations or changes in the to examine the waters of the United ment that can be attained with hard work and meetings as they occur. States rule and the case for reforming perseverance. It is essential students at all the Renewable Fuels Association. As an additional procedure along SR–428A levels strive to make the most of their edu- with the computerization of this infor- cation and develop a work ethic which will 10:30 a.m. mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Committee on Appropriations guide them for the rest of their lives. Digest will prepare this information for Subcommittee on Department of Defense I extend my deepest congratulations to Cora printing in the Extensions of Remarks To hold hearings to examine proposed Holsapfel for winning the Adams County May- section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD budget estimates and justification for ors and Commissioners Youth Award. I have on Monday and Wednesday of each fiscal year 2017 for the Department of no doubt she will exhibit the same dedication week. Defense. and character in all of her future accomplish- Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, SD–192 ments. Committee on the Budget April 26, 2016 may be found in the Daily To hold hearings to examine fixing the f Digest of today’s RECORD. budget process, focusing on better GABRIEL GALLEGOS MEETINGS SCHEDULED budgets and better results. SD–608 APRIL 27 Committee on Foreign Relations HON. ED PERLMUTTER 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine United OF COLORADO Committee on Commerce, Science, and States-China relations, focusing on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Transportation strategic challenges and opportunities. Monday, April 25, 2016 Business meeting to consider S. 2644, to SD–419 reauthorize the Federal Communica- 2 p.m. Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tions Commission for fiscal years 2017 Select Committee on Intelligence today to recognize and applaud Gabriel and 2018, S. 421, to amend the Commu- To receive a closed briefing on certain Gallegos for receiving the Adams County May- nications Act of 1934 to provide for intelligence matters. ors and Commissioners Youth Award. greater transparency and efficiency in SH–219 Gabriel Gallegos is an 11th grader at West- the procedures followed by the Federal 2:15 p.m. Communications Commission, S. 2607, Committee on Indian Affairs minster High School and received this award to ensure appropriate spectrum plan- Business meeting to consider S. 1928, to because his determination and hard work ning and interagency coordination to support the education of Indian chil- have allowed him to overcome adversities. support the Internet of Things, S. 2508, dren, S. 2205, to establish a grant pro- The dedication demonstrated by Gabriel to reduce sports-related concussions in gram to assist tribal governments in Gallegos is exemplary of the type of achieve- youth, S. 2829, to amend and enhance establishing tribal healing to wellness

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SD–628 ical examiner offices, to address train- SD–G50 3:30 p.m. ing and equipment needs, to improve 3:30 p.m. Special Committee on Aging the performance of counsel in State Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine Valeant capital cases, and S. 2840, to amend the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Pharmaceuticals’ business model, fo- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Capabilities cusing on the repercussions for pa- Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS Business meeting to markup those provi- tients and the health care system. grantees to use grant funds for active sions which fall under the subcommit- SH–216 shooter training. tee’s jurisdiction of the proposed Na- SD–226 tional Defense Authorization Act for APRIL 28 2 p.m. fiscal year 2017. Committee on Finance 9 a.m. SD–G50 To hold hearings to examine mental Committee on Environment and Public 5:30 p.m. health in America. Works Committee on Armed Services SD–215 Business meeting to consider S. 2848, to Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Select Committee on Intelligence provide for the conservation and devel- Closed business meeting to markup those To hold closed hearings to examine cer- opment of water and related resources, provisions which fall under the sub- tain intelligence matters. to authorize the Secretary of the Army committee’s jurisdiction of the pro- SH–219 to construct various projects for im- posed National Defense Authorization 2:30 p.m. provements to rivers and harbors of the Act for fiscal year 2017. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- United States, S. 2808, to amend the SR–232A John F. Kennedy Center Act to author- sources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, ize appropriations for the John F. Ken- MAY 11 nedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Mining 9:30 a.m. S. 2824, to designate the Federal build- To hold hearings to examine the impacts Committee on Armed Services ing housing the Bureau of Alcohol, To- of invasive species on the productivity, Closed business meeting to markup the bacco, Firearms and Explosives Head- value, and management of land and proposed National Defense Authoriza- quarters located at 99 New York Ave- water resources; to conduct oversight tion Act for fiscal year 2017. nue N.E., Washington, D.C., as the on the National Invasive Species Coun- SR–222 ‘‘Ariel Rios Federal Building’’, Army cil’s new framework for early detection Corps of Engineers Study Resolutions, and rapid response; to examine im- MAY 12 and General Services Administration proved cooperative tools for control resolutions. and management, including S. 2240, to 9:30 a.m. SD–406 improve the control and management Committee on Armed Services 9:30 a.m. of invasive species that threaten and Closed business meeting to continue to Committee on Armed Services harm Federal land under the jurisdic- markup the proposed National Defense To hold hearings to examine counter- tion of the Secretary of Agriculture Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- and the Secretary of the Interior. SR–222 vant) operations and Middle East strat- SD–366 egy. MAY 13 SH–216 MAY 9 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Committee on Foreign Relations Committee on Armed Services Closed business meeting to continue to Business meeting to consider proposed Subcommittee on Airland markup the proposed National Defense legislation authorizing funds for fiscal Closed business meeting to markup those Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017. year 2017 for the Department of State, provisions which fall under the sub- SR–222

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Alexander Amendment No. 3804 (to Amendment Executive Communications: Pages S2416–18 No. 3801), to modify provisions relating to Nuclear Petitions and Memorials: Pages S2418–19 Regulatory Commission fees. Page S2405 A motion was entered to close further debate on Executive Reports of Committees: Page S2419 Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801 (listed Additional Cosponsors: Pages S2419–20 above), and, in accordance with the provisions of rule Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on Page S2421 cloture will occur on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Page S2412 Additional Statements: Pages S2415–16 A motion was entered to close further debate on Amendments Submitted: Pages S2421–23 the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S2423 rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Alex- Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. ander/Feinstein Amendment No. 3801. Page S2412 (Total—60) Page S2409 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Adjournment: Senate convened at 3 p.m. and ad- viding that the filing deadline for all first-degree journed at 7:04 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, amendments to both Alexander/Feinstein Amend- April 26, 2016. (For Senate’s program, see the re- ment No. 3801, and to the bill, be at 2:30 p.m., marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Page S2412 pages S2423–24.) A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, Committee Meetings with the time until 11 a.m. equally divided between the two managers, or their designees. Pages S2423–24 (Committees not listed did not meet) Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: BUSINESS MEETING Peggy E. Gustafson, of Maryland, to be Inspector Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- General, Department of Commerce. fairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the Annette Adele Evans Smith, of Alaska, to be a nominations of Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to Member of the National Council on the Arts for a be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Jeffrey term expiring September 3, 2020. A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be a Governor of the 3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. United States Postal Service, Carol Waller Pope, of Page S2424 the District of Columbia, and Patrick Pizzella, of Messages from the House: Page S2416 Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Julie Helene Becker, Steven Measures Referred: Page S2416 Nathan Berk, and Elizabeth Carroll Wingo, each to Measures Placed on the Calendar: be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the Pages S2401, S2416 District of Columbia. h House of Representatives tem, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Chamber Action Rept. 114–516); Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public H.R. 3070, to clarify that for purposes of all Fed- bills, H.R. 5044–5047 were introduced. Page H1944 eral laws governing marine fisheries management, Additional Cosponsors: Pages H1944–45 the landward boundary of the exclusive economic zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: and Point Judith, Rhode Island, and for other pur- H.R. 87, to modify the boundary of the Shiloh poses, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114–517); National Military Park located in Tennessee and H.R. 1684, to amend the Oil Pollution Act of Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battle- 1990 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act field as an affiliated area of the National Park Sys- to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of

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removal costs and damages in connection with cer- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, tain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and APRIL 26, 2016 for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 114–518); H.R. 4923, to establish a process for the submis- Senate sion and consideration of petitions for temporary Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine duty suspensions and reductions, and for other pur- the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program in review of the poses, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114–519, Part Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2017 and 1); the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SD–G50. H.R. 4359, to amend title 5, United States Code, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight hearing to examine challenges and opportunities to provide that Federal employees may not be placed for oil and gas development in different price environ- on administrative leave for more than 14 days dur- ments, 10 a.m., SD–366. ing any year for misconduct or poor performance, Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine navi- and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. gating business tax reform, 9:30 a.m., SD–215. Rept. 114–520); Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on West- H.R. 4639, to reauthorize the Office of Special ern Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Counsel, to amend title 5, United States Code, to Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues, provide modifications to authorities relating to the to hold hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017 for the Department Office of Special Counsel, and for other purposes, of State, focusing on a review of resources, priorities, and with an amendment (H. Rept. 114–521); and programs, 10 a.m., SD–419. H.R. 4901, to reauthorize the Scholarships for Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes to examine the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, (H. Rept. 114–522). Page H1944 focusing on the need for more timeliness and transparency, 9:30 a.m., SD–226. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed brief- appointed Representative Whitfield to act as Speaker ing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. pro tempore for today. Page H1927 House Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend William Gurnee, St. Pius Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4978, the ‘‘Nurturing and Supporting X Catholic Church, Bowie, Maryland. Page H1927 Healthy Babies Act’’; H.R. 4641, to provide for the es- Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- tablishment of an inter-agency task force to review, mod- ture—Communication: Read a letter from Chair- ify, and update best practices for pain management and man Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of two prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes; H.R. resolutions to authorize alteration projects included 3680, the ‘‘Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of in the General Services Administration’s Capital In- 2015’’; H.R. 3691, the ‘‘Improving Treatment for Preg- nant and Postpartum Women Act’’; H.R. 1818, the vestment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions ‘‘Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of were adopted by the Committee on Transportation 2015’’; H.R. 4981, the ‘‘Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Infrastructure on April 20, 2016. Pages H1927–43 Expansion and Modernization Act’’; H.R. 3250, the Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no Yea and Nay ‘‘DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4969, the votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were ‘‘John Thomas Decker Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4586, the ‘‘Lali’s Law’’; H.R. 4599, the ‘‘Reducing Unused Medica- no quorum calls. tions Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4976, the ‘‘Opioid Review Adjournment: The House met at 11:30 a.m. and Modernization Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4982, the ‘‘Examining adjourned at 11:33 a.m. Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4889, the ‘‘Kelsey Smith Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4167, the ‘‘Kari’s Law Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4111, the ‘‘Rural Health Committee Meetings Care Connectivity Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4190, the ‘‘Spec- No hearings were held. trum Challenge Prize Act of 2015’’; H.R. 3998, the ‘‘Se- curing Access to Networks in Disasters Act’’; H.R. 2031, the ‘‘Anti-Swatting Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2589, to amend the Communications Act of 1943 to require the Federal Joint Meetings Communications Commission to publish on its Internet No joint committee meetings were held. website changes to the rules of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption; H.R. 2592, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on the website

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of the Commission documents to be voted on by the data with decision-support tools, training, and best prac- Commission; H.R. 2593, to amend the Communications tices and to support collection of priority coastal Act of 1934 to require identification and description on geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, re- the website of the Federal Communications Commission gional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal re- of items to be decided on authority delegated by the gion, S. 2817, to improve understanding and forecasting Commission; and the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Act of 2016’’, 5 of space weather events, the nomination of Andrew J. p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Read, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Marine Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. Mammal Commission, and routine lists in the Coast 4498, the ‘‘HALOS Act’’, 5 p.m., H–313 Capitol. Guard, 10 a.m., SR–253. f Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 26, to hold an oversight hearing to examine challenges and op- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD portunities for oil and gas development in different price Week of April 26 through April 29, 2016 environments, 10 a.m., SD–366. April 28, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Senate Chamber Mining, to hold hearings to examine the impacts of invasive species on the productivity, value, and manage- On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will ment of land and water resources; to conduct oversight continue consideration of H.R. 2028, Energy and on the National Invasive Species Council’s new framework Water Development and Related Agencies Appro- for early detection and rapid response; to examine im- priations Act. At 11 a.m., Senate will vote on or in proved cooperative tools for control and management, in- relation to Merkley Amendment No. 3812; Reid cluding S. 2240, to improve the control and management Amendment No. 3805; and Flake Amendment No. of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal land 3820. under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture and During the balance of the week, Senate may con- the Secretary of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD–366. sider any cleared legislative and executive business. Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 28, business meeting to consider S. 2848, to provide for the Senate Committees conservation and development of water and related re- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) sources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and Committee on Appropriations: April 27, Subcommittee on harbors of the United States, S. 2808, to amend the John Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine pro- F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for posed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, S. 2017 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD–192. 2824, to designate the Federal building housing the Bu- Committee on Armed Services: April 26, to hold hearings reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Head- to examine the F–35 Joint Strike Fighter program in re- quarters located at 99 New York Avenue N.E., Wash- view of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year ington, D.C., as the ‘‘Ariel Rios Federal Building’’, Army 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., Corps of Engineers Study Resolutions, and General Serv- SD–G50. ices Administration resolutions, 9 a.m., SD–406. April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Committee on Finance: April 26, to hold hearings to ex- counter-ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) oper- amine navigating business tax reform, 9:30 a.m., ations and Middle East strategy, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. SD–215. Committee on the Budget: April 27, to hold hearings to April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine examine fixing the budget process, focusing on better mental health in America, 2 p.m., SD–215. budgets and better results, 10:30 a.m., SD–608. Committee on Foreign Relations: April 26, Subcommittee Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian 27, business meeting to consider S. 2644, to reauthorize Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Wom- the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years en’s Issues, to hold hearings to examine the President’s 2017 and 2018, S. 421, to amend the Communications proposed budget request for fiscal year 2017 for the De- Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and effi- partment of State, focusing on a review of resources, pri- ciency in the procedures followed by the Federal Commu- orities, and programs, 10 a.m., SD–419. nications Commission, S. 2607, to ensure appropriate April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine spectrum planning and interagency coordination to sup- United States-China relations, focusing on strategic chal- port the Internet of Things, S. 2508, to reduce sports- lenges and opportunities, 10:30 a.m., SD–419. related concussions in youth, S. 2829, to amend and en- April 28, Full Committee, business meeting to con- hance certain maritime programs of the Department of sider proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year Transportation, S. 2325, to require the Secretary of Com- 2017 for the Department of State, and H.R. 2494, to merce, acting through the Administrator of the National support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the ca- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a pacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, constituent-driven program to provide a digital informa- designate major wildlife trafficking countries, 10 a.m., tion platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal S–116, Capitol.

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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter train- April 27, to hold hearings to examine government re- ing, 10 a.m., SD–226. form, focusing on ending duplication and holding Wash- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April ington accountable, 10 a.m., SD–342. 27, to hold hearings to examine S. 2812, to amend the Committee on Indian Affairs: April 27, business meeting Small Business Act to reauthorize and improve the Small to consider S. 1928, to support the education of Indian Business Innovation Research Program and the Small children, S. 2205, to establish a grant program to assist Business Technology Transfer Program, S. 2831, to tribal governments in establishing tribal healing to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to wellness courts, S. 2304, to provide for tribal demonstra- provide priority for applicants for a license to operate as tion projects for the integration of early childhood devel- a small business investment company that are located in opment, education, including Native language and cul- a disaster area, S. 2838, to improve the HUBZone pro- ture, and related services, for evaluation of those dem- gram, an original bill entitled, ‘‘Small Business Innova- onstration projects, S. 2421, to provide for the convey- tion Protection Act of 2016’’, an original bill entitled ance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council lo- ‘‘Microloan Program Modernization Act of 2016’’, and an cated in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area original bill entitled, ‘‘Prove It Act of 2016’’; to be im- Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, S. mediately followed by a hearing to examine the waters of 2468, to require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the United States rule and the case for reforming the Re- a 5-year demonstration program to provide grants to eli- newable Fuels Association, 10 a.m., SR–428A. gible Indian tribes for the construction of tribal schools, Select Committee on Intelligence: April 26, to receive a S. 2564, to modernize prior legislation relating to Dine closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., College, S. 2643, to improve the implementation of the SH–219. settlement agreement reached between the Pueblo de April 27, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing Cochiti of New Mexico and the Corps of Engineers, and on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. S. 2717, to improve the safety and address the deferred April 28, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to maintenance needs of Indian dams to prevent flooding on examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. Indian reservations; to be immediately followed by an Special Committee on Aging: April 27, to hold hearings oversight hearing to examine the Government Account- to examine Valeant Pharmaceuticals’ business model, focusing on the repercussions for patients and the health ability Office report on ‘‘Telecommunications: Additional care system, 3:30 p.m., SH–216. Coordination and Performance Measurement Needed for High-Speed Internet Access Programs on Tribal Lands.’’, House Committees 2:15 p.m., SD–628. Committee on the Judiciary: April 26, to hold an over- Committee on Agriculture, April 27, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, hearing enti- sight hearing to examine the Public Safety Officers’ Bene- tled ‘‘Focus on the Farm Economy: Factors Impacting fits Program, focusing on the need for more timeliness Cost of Production’’, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth. and transparency, 9:30 a.m., SD–226. April 28, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Energy, and Credit, hearing to review the impact of cap- counterfeits and their impact on consumer health and ital margin requirements on end-users, 10 a.m., 1300 safety, 10 a.m., SD–226. Longworth. April 28, Full Committee, business meeting to con- April 28, Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing entitled sider S. 247, to amend section 349 of the Immigration ‘‘Focus on the Farm Economy: Food Prices and the Con- and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in sup- sumer’’, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth. port of terrorism as renunciation of United States nation- Committee on Armed Services, April 27, Full Committee, ality, S. 2348, to implement the use of Rapid DNA in- markup on H.R. 4909, the ‘‘National Defense Authoriza- struments to inform decisions about pretrial release or de- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017’’, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. tention and their conditions, to solve and prevent violent Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 27, Sub- crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to committee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, prevent DNA analysis backlogs, S. 2577, to protect crime hearing entitled ‘‘The Persuader Rule: The Administra- victims’ rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of tion’s Latest Attack on Employer Free Speech and Worker DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and Free Choice’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, April 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4843, the State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research ‘‘Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant Abuse and development of new testing technologies, to develop and Neglect Act’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. new training programs regarding the collection and use Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 27, Full Com- of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of mittee, markup on H.R. 4978, the ‘‘Nurturing and Sup- DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support ac- porting Healthy Babies Act’’; H.R. 4641, to provide for creditation efforts of forensic science laboratories and the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, medical examiner offices, to address training and equip- modify, and update best practices for pain management ment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes, State capital cases, and S. 2840, to amend the Omnibus as amended by the Subcommittee on Health; H.R. 3680, Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the ‘‘Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015’’;

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H.R. 3691, the ‘‘Improving Treatment for Pregnant and voted on by the Commission; H.R. 2593, to amend the Postpartum Women Act’’; H.R. 1818, the ‘‘Veteran Communications Act of 1934 to require identification Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015’’; and description on the website of the Federal Commu- H.R. 4981, the ‘‘Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expan- nications Commission of items to be decided on authority sion and Modernization Act’’; H.R. 3250, the ‘‘DXM delegated by the Commission; and the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Abuse Prevention Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4969, the ‘‘John Act of 2016’’ (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Thomas Decker Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4586, the ‘‘Lali’s April 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing Law’’; H.R. 4599, the ‘‘Reducing Unused Medications on H.R. 4979, the ‘‘Advanced Nuclear Technology De- Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4976, the ‘‘Opioid Review Mod- velopment Act of 2016’’ and the ‘‘Nuclear Utilization of ernization Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4982, the ‘‘Examining Keynote Energy Policies Act’’, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016’’; H.R. April 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, 4889, the ‘‘Kelsey Smith Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4167, the and Trade, hearing entitled ‘‘The Pet Medication Indus- ‘‘Kari’s Law Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4111, the ‘‘Rural Health try: Issues and Perspectives’’, 9:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. Care Connectivity Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4190, the ‘‘Spec- Committee on Financial Services, April 27, Subcommittee trum Challenge Prize Act of 2015’’; H.R. 3998, the ‘‘Se- on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ‘‘How curing Access to Networks in Disasters Act’’; H.R. 2031, Can the U.S. Make Development Banks More Account- the ‘‘Anti-Swatting Act of 2015’’; H.R. 2589, to amend able?’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. the Communications Act of 1943 to require the Federal Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 27, Subcommittee on Communications Commission to publish on its Internet the Middle East and North Africa; and Subcommittee on website changes to the rules of the Commission not later Asia and the Pacific, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Advancing than 24 hours after adoption; H.R. 2592, to amend the U.S. Interests: Examining the President’s FY 2017 Budg- Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal et Proposal for Afghanistan and Pakistan’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Communications Commission to publish on the website Rayburn. of the Commission documents to be voted on by the April 27, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Commission; H.R. 2593, to amend the Communications hearing entitled ‘‘Examining FY 2017 Funding Priorities Act of 1934 to require identification and description on in the Western Hemisphere’’, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. the website of the Federal Communications Commission April 27, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Commission; and the ‘‘Pipeline Safety Act of 2016’’ (con- hearing entitled ‘‘South Sudan’s Prospects for Peace and tinued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Security’’, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. April 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4978, the April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘America ‘‘Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act’’; H.R. as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in 4641, to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency Asia’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. task force to review, modify, and update best practices for April 28, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North pain management and prescribing pain medication, and Africa, hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon’’, 2 for other purposes, as amended by the Subcommittee on p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Health; H.R. 3680, the ‘‘Co-Prescribing to Reduce Committee on Homeland Security, April 27, Subcommittee Overdoses Act of 2015’’; H.R. 3691, the ‘‘Improving on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act’’; ‘‘ISIS in the Pacific: Assessing Terrorism in Southeast H.R. 1818, the ‘‘Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Asia and the Threat to the Homeland’’, 10 a.m., 311 Support Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4981, the ‘‘Opioid Use Dis- Cannon. order Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act’’; April 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Manage- H.R. 3250, the ‘‘DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015’’; ment Efficiency, hearing entitled ‘‘Transferring Guanta- H.R. 4969, the ‘‘John Thomas Decker Act of 2016’’; namo Bay Detainees to the Homeland: Implications for H.R. 4586, the ‘‘Lali’s Law’’; H.R. 4599, the ‘‘Reducing States and Local Communities’’, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Unused Medications Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4976, the April 28, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1887, to ‘‘Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016’’; H.R. 4982, amend certain appropriation Acts to repeal the require- the ‘‘Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of ment directing the Administrator of General Services to 2016’’; H.R. 4889, the ‘‘Kelsey Smith Act of 2016’’; sell Federal property and assets that support the oper- H.R. 4167, the ‘‘Kari’s Law Act of 2015’’; H.R. 4111, ations of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Plum the ‘‘Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015’’; H.R. Island, New York, and for other purposes; H.R. 4743, 4190, the ‘‘Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015’’; H.R. the ‘‘National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act 3998, the ‘‘Securing Access to Networks in Disasters of 2016’’; and the ‘‘Airport Perimeter and Access Control Act’’; H.R. 2031, the ‘‘Anti-Swatting Act of 2015’’; H.R. Security Act of 2016’’, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. 2589, to amend the Communications Act of 1943 to re- Committee on the Judiciary, April 27, Full Committee, quire the Federal Communications Commission to pub- markup on the ‘‘Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction lish on its Internet website changes to the rules of the Act of 2016’’; the ‘‘Opioid Program Evaluation Act’’; Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption; H.R. H.R. 2137, the ‘‘Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense 2592, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to re- and Protection Act of 2015’’; a bill to require a study by quire the Federal Communications Commission to pub- the Comptroller General of the United States on Good lish on the website of the Commission documents to be Samaritan laws that pertain to treatment of opioid

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overdoses, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3394, the April 27, Subcommittee on Government Operations, ‘‘Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims hearing entitled ‘‘The Best and Worst Places to Work in Equity (CAPTIVE) Act’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. the Federal Government’’, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. April 28, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Com- April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Criminal mercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on the ‘‘Stop Settle- Aliens Released by the Department of Homeland Secu- ment Slush Funds Act of 2016’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. rity’’, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. April 28, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Committee on Rules, April 27, Full Committee, hearing Justice, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the False Claims on H.R. 4901, the ‘‘SOAR Reauthorization Act’’; and Act’’, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. H.J. Res. 88, disapproving the rule submitted by the De- Committee on Natural Resources, April 27, Subcommittee partment of Labor relating to the definition of the term on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ‘‘Bu- ‘‘Fiduciary’’, 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. reau of Land Management’s Regulatory Overreach into Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 27, Full Methane Emissions Regulation’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Long- Committee, markup on the ‘‘NSF Major Research Facility worth. Reform Act of 2016’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. April 27, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, April 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Exam- hearing entitled ‘‘Realizing the Potential of Hydropower ining EPA’s Predetermined Efforts to Block the Pebble as a Clean, Renewable and Domestic Energy Resource’’, Mine, Part II’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Small Business, April 27, Full Committee, April 28, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on hearing entitled ‘‘S is for Savings: Pro-Growth Benefits of a discussion draft of the ‘‘Locally-elected Officials Cooper- Employee-Owned S Corporations’’, 11 a.m., 2360 Ray- ating with Agencies in Land Management Act’’, 2 p.m., burn. 1324 Longworth. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, April 28, Subcommittee April 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investiga- on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on tions, hearing entitled ‘‘The Consequences of Federal draft legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, Land Management along the U.S. Border to Rural Com- to improve the appeals process of the Department of Vet- munities and National Security’’, 2:30 p.m., 1334 Long- erans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. worth. April 29, Subcommittee on Health, markup on pend- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 27, ing legislation, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon. Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining Manage- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 29, Full ment Practices and Misconduct at TSA: Part I’’, 10 a.m., Committee, markup on FY 2017 Intelligence Authoriza- 2154 Rayburn. tion Act, 9 a.m., HVC–304. This markup will be closed.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 26 12 p.m., Tuesday, April 26

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Tuesday: Consideration of the following ation of H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and measures under suspension of the rules: (1) H.R. 4096— Related Agencies Appropriations Act. At 11 a.m., Senate Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act, (2) H.R. 5019— will vote on or in relation to Merkley Amendment No. Fair Access to Investor Research Act of 2016, (3) H.R. 3812; Reid Amendment No. 3805; and Flake Amend- 2901—Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization ment No. 3820. The filing deadline for first-degree Act, (4) H.R. 223—Great Lakes Restoration Initiative amendments to Alexander/Feinstein Amendment No. Act of 2016, (5) House amendment to S. 1523—To 3801, and to the bill, is at 2:30 p.m. amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reau- (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their thorize the National Estuary Program, (6) H.R. 1684— respective party conferences.) Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016, (7) H.R. 4820— Combating Terrorist Recruitment Act of 2016, (8) H.R. 4698—Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016, (9) H.R. 3583—PREPARE Act, (10) H.R. 2908—National Bison Legacy Act, (11) H.R. 2615—Vir- gin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act, (12) H.R. 4359—Administrative Leave Reform Act, (13) H.R. 4360—Official Personnel File Enhancement Act, and (14) Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1493—Protect and Preserve Cultural Property Act.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E576 Culberson, John Abney, Tex., E577 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E575 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E575, E575, E576, E576, E576, E576, E577, E578, E578, E578 Smith, Lamar, Tex., E578 Upton, Fred, Mich., E576 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E575

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