Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 No. 81 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, May 30, 2014, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

The House met at noon and was Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise mittee in its work. And he honored the called to order by the Speaker pro tem- today to pay tribute to an extraor- tradition of the office he headed, au- pore (Mr. WOLF). dinary life, to an extraordinary indi- thoring a history of the House Library f vidual, to a dear and good friend of and promoting ties with the Senate Li- mine for many, many years. Emanuel brary and the Library of Congress’ DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Raymond Lewis was the librarian Congressional Research Service. TEMPORE emeritus, the last and longest-serving As I said, Mr. Speaker, I knew Ray The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- librarian of the U.S. House of Rep- Lewis for much of the time I served in fore the House the following commu- resentatives, a prolific author, archi- the House of Representatives. I got to nication from the Speaker: vist, educator, humorist, historian, il- know him, his sense of humor, his WASHINGTON, DC, lustrator, psychologist, and recognized sense of this institution, his sense of May 28, 2014. expert on military and naval history. decency, and his sense of excitement of I hereby appoint the Honorable FRANK R. He died on May 14. what was going on here and around the WOLF to act as Speaker pro tempore on this He was the husband of my former world. With Eleanor, he traveled in day. chief of staff, Eleanor Lewis, an ex- much of the world; and in each place, JOHN A. BOEHNER, traordinary individual in her own he learned something new and brought Speaker of the House of Representatives. right, who had been Geraldine Fer- it home for all of us. f raro’s chief of staff as well. Dr. Lewis created extraordinary research on fortifications, coastal for- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Ray Lewis was a man of great intellect, of great warmth, and of great con- tifications, river fortifications. He was, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tributions to this institution, to his indeed, one of the world’s experts on ant to the order of the House of Janu- country, to his family, and to the intel- that particular historical focus. ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- lectual education of so many. Eleanor Lewis, as I said, was my nize Members from lists submitted by Ray Lewis was a man of the House former chief of staff. She is still a very the majority and minority leaders for and so much more. He lived a life of dear and close friend. She and Ray morning-hour debate. vast experience. He was, as Eleanor ob- were partners in life for over four dec- The Chair will alternate recognition served, a genuine Renaissance man. He ades. They were partners, as well, in between the parties, with each party loved his work and his scholarship and intellectual pursuits and in their love limited to 1 hour and each Member service to the House and to this coun- of this country and of this institution, other than the majority and minority try, which he enriched so extraor- the House of Representatives. They en- leaders and the minority whip limited dinarily well. riched all. to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- During his tenure as an officer in the Ray Lewis was born to two Siberian bate continue beyond 1:50 p.m. House, Dr. Lewis combined disciplined immigrants in Oakland, California, on f intellect with a deep interest in the November 30, 1928. He attended the House’s history and patience to guide University of California at Berkeley IN MEMORY OF EMANUEL RAY- House Members and staff seeking his- and the University of Oregon. While en- MOND LEWIS, LIBRARIAN EMER- torical understanding of this institu- rolled at the University of Oregon, he ITUS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF tion. studied with a grant from the National REPRESENTATIVES During the House Judiciary Com- Institute of Mental Health. He became The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mittee impeachment hearings on Presi- a tenured psychology professor in the Chair recognizes the gentleman from dent Nixon, Dr. Lewis provided critical Oregon University system for a half Maryland (Mr. HOYER) for 5 minutes. historical references to guide the com- dozen years. Dr. Lewis was among the

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:16 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.000 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4840 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 first psychology professors to partici- tion. During the House Judiciary Committee’s ticipate in the creation of the Oregon State pate in the creation of the Oregon impeachment hearings on President Nixon, Board of Psychologist Examiners, and the first State Board of Psychologist Examiners Lewis provided critical historical references to Oregon professor to teach on campus through and was the first Oregon professor to guide the committee in its work. And he hon- television. teach on campus through television. A ored the tradition of the office he headed, au- Dr. Lewis had a life-long love of public Renaissance man, a man before his thoring a history of ‘‘The House Library’’ and spaces and actively worked to preserve park- time. promoting the ties with the Senate Library and land. On May 27, 1937 at age 8, he joined his He had a lifelong love of public the Library of Congress’ Congressional Re- parents and his brother Albert, now deceased, spaces and actively worked to preserve search Service. in walking across the Golden Gate Bridge on parkland. In fact, on May 27, 1937, at From his service as an officer in military in- opening day. He donated specimens un- the age of 8, he joined his parents and telligence from 1954–1956, Dr. Lewis devel- earthed at forts to national and state parks, in- his brother Albert, now deceased, in oped a life-long interest in the history of mili- cluding Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Co- walking across the Golden Gate Bridge tary architecture and technology in the United lumbia River in Oregon. on opening day. He donated specimens States, which culminated in the 1970 publica- To honor his father, Jacob A. Lewis, Dr. unearthed at forts to national and tion of ‘‘Seacoast Fortifications of the United Lewis donated ten acres to the city of Hay- State parks, including Fort Stevens at States’’ published by the Smithsonian Institu- ward, CA—the ‘‘J.A. Lewis Park’’ is now part the mouth of the Columbia River in Or- tion Press. He wrote this work while a Post- of the Hayward (CA) Area Recreation and egon. Ray Lewis, to the very end of his Doctoral Research Associate 1969–1970 at Park District. The elder Lewis had donated the life, digested life, welcomed life. The Smithsonian Institution. Initially an archi- same land area—ten acres—in San Francisco Tennyson wrote a poem about Ulys- tectural student at the University of California to build Congregation Ner Tamid. ses, in which he said: ‘‘I am a part of at Berkeley, Dr. Lewis turned his early drawing In 1965, Dr. Lewis prepared ‘‘A History of all that I have met; yet all experience talents to illustrate his book. San Francisco Harbor Defense Installations: is an arch wherethrough gleams that Commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the Forts Baker, Barry, Cronkhite, and Funston’’ untravelled world, whose margin fades Coast Artillery Corps, he transferred to Military for the State of California Division of Beaches for ever and for ever when I move.’’ Intelligence when the Corps was abolished and Parks. This work, which evolved into Dr. That was Ray Lewis’ psyche. He saw shortly after his commission. As commander Lewis’ later book on coastal fortification, was life as an ever-expanding opportunity of a group of Soviet military defectors—Lewis instrumental in the formation of the Golden to enrich himself and to enrich others was a native Russian speaker—he was as- Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in with his intellect and his excitement signed responsibility for testing security at mili- 1972. In 1971 Dr. Lewis was called to testify for what could be done and how well he tary bases. He retired as a Captain. before a subcommittee of the House Interior participated in doing for this House, Dr. Lewis researched military documents in Committee during hearings on creating the for this country, and for his family. the National Archives, and traveled extensively GGNRA. Mr. Speaker, my remarks are longer to fortification sites around the country for his Dr. Lewis was well-known to House Mem- than this, and I will not repeat all of book, the first comprehensive work on the bers and especially staff who sought his help them. Much of them have been contrib- subject of coastal fortifications in a century, in researching issues before the Congress. He uted by his wife’s observations and her now used by the U.S. National Park Service in was regarded as a friendly curmudgeon who writing skills, and I would ask that training their employees. This seminal work could be relied on to quickly locate helpful his- they be included in the RECORD. I have examined the prominent role played by these torical information. The time he saved those read some of them, but the remarks I fortifications in American defense policy prior staffers, however, was all too frequently con- give about him are personal because he to World War II. sumed in conversation about whatever matter was my friend. He was an American to Lewis was accompanied on these travels by Dr. Lewis happened to be engaged in re- be admired by us all. He was a good cit- his future wife, Eleanor (Gamarsh) Lewis, the searching at the time. izen, a great American, a man of the couple referred to the time as ‘‘their forting His curiosity and love of learning spanned a House. days in lieu of their courting days.’’ Travel wide range of interests. Those interests were My sympathy to Eleanor for her loss, would become a constant in their lives to- manifested in his personal collection authentic but to all of us, as well, for our loss of gether—his proposal of marriage included an African spears, including several purchased in a good and decent man who made such unusual vow—‘‘marry me and I will take you to Umhlanga, South Africa, which were used in a contribution to this country and to Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara’’—and he the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War; the muzzle of a 16- all of us. did. Over 45 years they would visit every con- inch gun from the USS Indiana now on display IN MEMORY OF EMANUEL RAYMOND LEWIS, LIBRARIAN tinent, and more than 100 countries. at the Navy Museum in Washington, DC; a EMERITUS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Lewis published widely in military and 1954 MG which was best of show in the 25th Emanuel Raymond Lewis, Librarian Emer- naval-related journals including ‘‘Military Af- Anniversary of the ‘‘Concours d’Elegance’’ itus, the last and longest serving Librarian of fairs,’’ the ‘‘U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings,’’ June 29, 1997 in Forest Grove, Oregon; and the U.S. House of Representatives, prolific au- ‘‘The Military Engineer,’’ ‘‘Capitol Studies,’’ Soviet Field Marshal memorabilia. Side inter- thor, archivist, educator, humorist, historian, il- ‘‘U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;’’ ‘‘Military ests included the study of California geog- lustrator, psychologist, and recognized expert Engineer,’’ ‘‘Dictionary of American History,’’ raphy, and Native American tribes—the House on military and naval history, died May 14 in Encyclopedia of the United States Congress’’; Librarian was once called upon by Vice Presi- Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD. The cause and ‘‘Warship International.’’ Editors of the lat- dent Spiro Agnew for advice on the authentic of death was dementia. ter publication honored his work in their an- pronunciation of tribal names. Dr. Lewis was appointed House Librarian in nual ‘‘Best Articles of the Year’’ on three sepa- It was fitting that the House Librarian—in 1973, and served until January 1995 when the rate occasions. the tradition of Jefferson—held thousands of library, which predated the Library of Con- In 1969 working for System Development books in his personal collection. gress, along with the House Historical Office, Corporation of Santa Monica, CA, considered Ray’s passions for travel and collecting was down-sized and placed under the Legisla- the world’s first computer software company, items of interest came together when it came tive Resource Center. The Library was the of- Dr. Lewis co-authored ‘‘The Educational Infor- to trains. It’s hard to know whether his collec- ficial custodian of all documents generated by mation Center: An Introduction,’’ a general tion of train models, especially those of the the House. guide to the process of establishing an edu- Southern Pacific Daylight, came from the time Ray Lewis was a man of the House, and so cational information center. he spent riding the rails, but we know he loved much more. Ray lived a life of vast experi- Born to Siberian immigrants in Oakland, CA, traveling by train. His adventures included a ence—he was a genuine Renaissance man. November 30, 1928, Dr. Lewis attended the cross-country excursion from Washington, DC He loved his work, and his scholarship and University of California at Berkeley (BA/MA) to San Francisco, as well as passage on the service to the House and to this country left us and the University of Oregon (PhD). While en- Trans-Siberian Railway from Khabarovsk to all enriched. rolled at the University of Oregon he studied Moscow. Along with his trips on the Canadian During his tenure as an officer of the House, with a grant from the National Institutes of and Pacific Railways, Ray’s rail experiences, Dr. Lewis combined disciplined intellect with a Mental Health (NIMH). He became a tenured like so much of his life, were full and adven- deep interest in the House’s history and the psychology professor in the Oregon University turous. patience to guide House members and staff System for a half-dozen years. Dr. Lewis was For all his scholarly activities, Lewis took seeking historical understanding of this institu- among the first psychology professors to par- great pleasure in hanging out with some of the

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Put those Lewis could entertain with stories of juicy irony sion that they were meeting the De- that committed crimes in line for the from the day’s news, or of his time playing partment’s standard of seeing patients stockade, and fix the problem. slots with Frank Sinatra in Reno, Nevada between 14 and 30 days. And that’s just the way it is. when the singer was obtaining his divorce To promote this lie, the Phoenix VA f from Ava Gardner. His own performing ex- hospital allegedly had a secret waiting b 1215 ploits—he sang and played guitar—ended with list to conceal delays and wait times. producing musicals and comedies in graduate Meanwhile, dozens of patients’ condi- DENOUNCING THE NAME OF THE school. tions worsened, and many died waiting NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE’S Born with a rare cholesterol disorder, Dr. in line. It has been reported that be- WASHINGTON FOOTBALL FRAN- Lewis first entered NIH in 1964 as an in-pa- tween 1,400 and 1,600 sick veterans had CHISE tient, and was involved in the National Heart, to wait months to see a doctor. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lung, and Blood Institutes’ research protocols The Phoenix VA was not the only Chair recognizes the gentleman from that led to the discovery of the statin drugs. place where fraud took place. In my American Samoa (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA) Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson, named by Presi- home State of Texas, it has been re- for 5 minutes. dent Gerald Ford to become head of the Na- ported that the VA officials in San An- Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, tional Institutes in 1974, was Lewis’s doctor; tonio and Austin purposely manipu- last year, nine Members of this House Lewis was a research patient in Dr. lated appointment data to hide the and I sent a letter to the National Frederickson’s 1967 paper describing the clas- long wait times. Football League Commissioner Roger sification of lipoprotein abnormalities in five According to whistleblower reports, Goodell, to the Washington, D.C., fran- types. This became known as the ‘‘Frederick top level VA staff directed workers to chise owner, Dan Snyder, and to the classification,’’ later adopted as a standard by ‘‘ensure wait times were as close to owners of the other 31 National Foot- the World Health Organization in 1972. zero as possible,’’ in other words, jug- ball League franchises urging an end to A devoted atheist, Dr. Lewis became a min- gle the books. He went on: the use of the term ‘‘redskins’’ as an ister in the Universal Life Church, Inc., in the It’s plain and simple common sense . . . If NFL franchise name because it is de- 1960s—he liked to joke that he could marry you have a patient who has a delay in diag- rogatory, it is demeaning, and patently you or bury you—your choice. In 1999, he ex- nosis of any cancer, that cancer did not stop offensive to Native American Indians. perienced a lifetime thrill when he met the growing while they were waiting for the doc- While Mr. Snyder did not respond, Mr. Dalai Lama at a dinner in Washington, DC. tor to see them. Goodell did so in a dismissive manner, The Lewises had recently visited Lhasa, Tibet Mr. Speaker, treating our veterans calling this racial slur ‘‘a unifying and at the dinner presented the Dalai Lama like cattle in line at the stockyards is force that stands for strength, courage, with photographs of Norbulingka, the summer unacceptable. Our warriors are dying pride, and respect.’’ palace from which he escaped the Chinese in in line. Mr. Speaker, give me a break. March 1959. According to The Daily Beast, a Last week, 50 Senators joined our ef- Dr. Lewis is survived by his wife of 47 whistleblower in the Texas VA de- fort and also sent a letter to the NFL. years, Eleanor G. Lewis of Washington, DC, scribed this as ‘‘an organized crime Mr. Goodell did not respond, but Bruce my former Chief of Staff; his son Joseph J. syndicate . . . People up on top are Allen of the Washington franchise did Lewis of Eugene, Oregon, cousin Ruth suddenly afraid they may actually be respond in a dismissive manner, stat- Lycette, her son and daughter-in-law, Bob and prosecuted, and they’re pressuring the ing that ‘‘redskins’’ is not a derogatory Kathy Lycette of Palo Alto and San Carlos re- little guys down below to cover it all word and claiming that it actually spectively; his cousin in law, Eve DeLanis of up.’’ honors Native Americans. Virginia Beach, VA; a sister-in-law, Roberta According to the whistleblower, the Mr. Speaker, shame on Mr. Allen, Foulke and her husband, Robert, of Las problem comes from the higher-ups. ‘‘If shame on Mr. Goodell, and shame on Vegas, Nevada, 11 nieces and nephews, and VA directors report long delays, they Mr. Snyder for suggesting that ‘‘red- many great nieces and nephews. won’t stay a director very long, and skins’’ is a name of honor when, ac- f they certainly won’t get promoted.’’ cording to Native Americans, it is ‘‘the ‘‘No one is getting rewarded for hon- worst thing in the English language DYING IN LINES—U.S. VETERANS esty. They pretty much have to lie; if you can be called if you are a Native The SPEAKER pro tempore. The they don’t, they don’t go anywhere.’’ person.’’ Chair recognizes the gentleman from ‘‘If one person comes up with a way Mr. Snyder, Mr. Goodell, and Mr. Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. to cheat on a report to the government Allen have escaped the public lashing Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on and profit from that lie, that’s defraud- that Don Sterling received just weeks Memorial Day, I was at Houston Na- ing the government.’’ ago for his racist remarks on African tional Cemetery with Texas veterans ‘‘If hundreds of people are defrauding Americans who play basketball. I be- and their families. They were irate the government, it’s a conspiracy, and lieve if the American public knew the about the allegations against the VA. that’s what you’ve got now, and it runs history of this derogatory term, they They want to know what we plan to do coast to coast and bottom to top.’’ would call on Dan Snyder to change about it. Mr. Speaker, it is time for the admin- the name or get out of the League. In a July 2012 speech, President istration to stop claiming ignorance Mr. Speaker, I would like to share Obama said: ‘‘I promised to strengthen and blaming lower-level operatives for with my colleagues the painful and vio- the VA, and that promise has been a scandal that has been driven from lent past associated with this des- kept.’’ Thanks to whistleblowers, we higher up. Secretary Shinseki has over- picable term. For many of our Native now know that statement is not accu- seen a Department that has now been Americans, the word ‘‘redskins’’ is rate. called a ‘‘criminal syndicate.’’ He reminiscent of a time when the colo- The more we hear about the VA’s should just be fired. nial government engaged in the prac- treatment of veterans, the worse it Those money-hungry executives at tice of trading Indian scalps or skins gets. And over the past few weeks, we the VA who engaged in secret illegal and body parts for bounties. have learned that 26 VA facilities na- activity that has resulted in veterans In 1749, the British bounty was ‘‘10 tionwide are being investigated for dying should be treated for what they guineas for every Indian taken or cooking the books, ensuring that the are—criminals. And those veterans who killed.’’ In 1755, the lieutenant gov- long wait times sick veterans have to are still waiting in line should be given ernor of the Massachusetts Bay Prov- endure are hidden from the public. Se- waivers to see the private doctor of ince issued a proclamation calling for cret waiting lists, hidden agendas all their choice. the extermination of the Penobscot In- driven by the greed of those at the Mr. Speaker, cancer does not wait for dian Nation. The bounty for a male In- highest level of the VA. government bureaucracy, incom- dian above the age of 12 was 50 pounds,

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In 1863, the reward in Min- news and is madder than anyone else nesota was $200 ‘‘for every redskin sent b 1400 about it; to purgatory.’’ AFTER RECESS Step two is to declare an investiga- Mr. Speaker, I submit that today, tion underway; Chief Kirk Francis of the Penobscot In- The recess having expired, the House Step three is to implore us all to wait dian Nation declared that the word was called to order by the Speaker pro patiently for the always slow inves- ‘‘redskins’’ is ‘‘not just a racial slur or tempore (Mr. PETRI) at 2 p.m. tigation to be completed; a derogatory term,’’ but a painful ‘‘re- f Step four is to declare the scandal minder of one of the most gruesome PRAYER old news. acts of ethnic cleansing ever com- The underlying theme is that we mitted against’’ his people. The hunt- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick must allow the bureaucratic machinery ing and killing of Native American In- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: to sort out the problems, and we must dians, as stated by Chief Francis, was We give You thanks, O God, for giv- not interfere with the process. ‘‘a most despicable and disgraceful act ing us another day. Mr. Speaker, Samuel Johnson once of genocide.’’ This photo depicts what In these days after Memorial Day, we said that patriotism is the last refuge genocide looks like, Mr. Speaker, and I thank You again for the ultimate sac- of a scoundrel, but in our political cul- want to share this photo with my col- rifices of so many of our citizen-ances- ture today, process is the last refuge of leagues. tors. Bless their families with Your those who seek to avoid true account- So, while scalping is a matter of his- consolation. Bless as well the men and ability. women who serve our Nation this day torical debate, Mr. Snyder’s response f to this disgraceful act is indicative of in our Armed Forces. May they and the racist history behind the Wash- their families be assured of our deep IN SUPPORT OF SECRETARY OF ington franchise’s name. Its founder, gratitude for their service. VETERANS AFFAIRS, RETIRED George Preston Marshall, is identified O God, You have blessed every person GENERAL ERIC K. SHINSEKI by historians as the driving force be- with the full measure of Your grace (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and hind the color barrier that existed for and given us the bounty of Your spirit. was given permission to address the 12 years in the National Football Lead us this day in the ways of peace. House for 1 minute and to revise and League, a sad commentary or chapter We pray for peace in our hearts, that extend his remarks.) from 1934 to 1945, when African Ameri- we will be freed from selfishness or Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, cans were banned from the National envy, that we will replace any enmity as a Vietnam veteran, I rise today to Football League by a so-called ‘‘gentle- with goodwill, and hatred with charity, offer my strong support for the Sec- man’s agreement.’’ For years, Mr. Mar- so we might lead lives of generosity retary of Veterans Affairs, General shall marketed the Washington, D.C., and kindness. Eric Shinseki. franchise to appeal to the segregated May there be peace in our world Since taking over the VA, General South. The band played ‘‘Dixie,’’ the among all nations. May each nation Shinseki has made veterans a top pri- Confederate flag flew, and after the sense its shared destiny in a new spirit ority, enrolling over 2 million new vet- NFL’s color line was crossed in 1946, of hope and trust, one with another. erans from our wars in Iraq and Af- the Washington, D.C., franchise was Help us to be men and women with- ghanistan and reducing veteran home- the last team to field an African Amer- out excuse, and may all that we do this lessness by about 24 percent. ican player—and not until 1962. day be for Your greater honor and With new reports of coverups at VA I might add, Mr. Speaker, that the glory. facilities, the Secretary has also called Washington team did not welcome Af- Amen. for an independent review and nation- rican American players with open f wide audit, giving his word that he will arms. Oh, no. Then-Secretary of the In- do all he can to fix a system that was THE JOURNAL terior Stewart Udall and Attorney broken long before he took over. General Robert Kennedy presented the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The So let us stand together to do right Washington franchise with an ulti- Chair has examined the Journal of the by our veterans. General Shinseki is matum: unless Marshall signed an Afri- last day’s proceedings and announces right for America’s veterans. He is a can American player, the government to the House his approval thereof. tried and proven leader, the highest would revoke his franchise’s 30-year Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ranked Asian Pacific American in the lease on the use of the D.C. stadium. nal stands approved. history of the United States, who told Mr. Speaker, we cannot simply con- f our Nation the truth about Iraq when tinue these hateful traditions that no one would listen. He will now tell us mock, belittle, disparage, and disgrace PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE the truth about the VA. And once the those of a different race because of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the independent review and audit is com- color of their skin. The National Bas- gentleman from California (Mr. pleted, he will hold accountable any ketball Association recently reacted TAKANO) come forward and lead the and all who have done our veterans swiftly to Mr. Don Sterling’s racist re- House in the Pledge of Allegiance. wrong. marks. Why is the National Football Mr. TAKANO led the Pledge of Alle- I say this to Secretary Shinseki: Do League so hesitant? Why is Mr. Snyder giance as follows: not resign. We are with you. Go for so slow to do the right thing when I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the broke. And let’s clean up this mess some 6 million of his own people’s United States of America, and to the Repub- that had been there way before you skins were used for lampshades by the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, took over. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Nazi Germans during World War II? f Shame on Mr. Snyder for perpetuating f CONGRATULATIONS TO ZACHARY this racism and bigotry. He should THE UNFOLDING SCANDAL AT THE VALSECCHI know better and do better. VA f (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- asked and was given permission to ad- RECESS mission to address the House for 1 dress the House for 1 minute and to re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- minute.) vise and extend his remarks.) ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, as the un- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. declares the House in recess until 2 folding scandal at the VA dem- Speaker, a firm education prepares p.m. today. onstrates, the administration has a America’s children for lifelong success.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:16 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.004 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4843 This year, the Office of the Second Tenemos que pasar legislacio´ n que and Pacific Islanders to communities Congressional District hosted the First proteja a futuros propietarios de in every corner of our Nation. Annual Elementary School Challenge, prestamistas abusı´vos. California’s 47th District is a testa- where we encouraged third graders to Tenemos que pasar legislacio´ n que ment to the richness and diversity with write in and share their favorite part of mejore nuestro sistema educativo—que which Asian Pacific Americans have South Carolina history. ayude a nuestros hijos a ir a la added to the fabric of our country, I am grateful for the support the of- universidad y asegurarles un futuro from Little Saigon and the Korean fice received from teachers and admin- exitoso. Business District in Westminster and istrators who participated in this inau- Tenemos que pasar legislacio´ n que Garden Grove to Cambodia Town and gural competition. Students from over arregle nuestro sistema inmigratorio the Filipino and Pacific Islander com- 100 third grade classrooms shared les- quebrado, y que incluya un camino a la munities in Long Beach. sons of history which are very mean- ciudadanı´a. This year also marks the 35th anni- ingful for today. Es nuestro deber ayudar a nuestras versary of the end of the Cambodian Zachary Valsecchi, a student at comunidades. Pido que los genocide and the 39th anniversary of Round Top Elementary School in Republicanos apoyen estas po´ lizas para the fall of Saigon. It reminds us of the Blythewood, South Carolina, won this que millones de personas tengan la courage and the bravery with which year’s competition. He shared the story oportunidad de realizar el suen˜ o millions of Asian Pacific Americans of the ‘‘Best Friend of Charleston,’’ americano. made the journey to the United States America’s first regularly scheduled The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- to build a better life for themselves and passenger service train, built in 1831, tleman from California will provide a for their children. which ran between Charleston and translation for the RECORD. f Hamburg, which is now near North Au- f gusta on the Savannah River in Aiken CARE AND RESPECT FOR OUR County. His parents, Wayne and Susan, FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ABUSING VETERANS should be proud of Zachary’s accom- FOREIGN MINORS plishments and the bright future he (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was has ahead of him. I am confident that given permission to address the House given permission to address the House Round Top Elementary School, Prin- for 1 minute and to revise and extend for 1 minute and to revise and extend cipal Jeaneen Tucker, and teacher his remarks.) his remarks.) Cathy Williams will continue to pre- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise pare our young people for success. United States is very quick to criticize this Memorial Day week in honor of In conclusion, God bless our troops, other nations for human rights abuses, the brave men and women who have and we will never forget September the especially when those abuses are selflessly given their lives for this Na- 11th in the global war on terrorism. caused by foreign government employ- tion and the millions of veterans to f ees. But while the U.S. is crusading whom our country owes a debt of grati- against human rights abuses in other tude. LEGISLATION TO HELP REALIZE parts of the world, it should not ignore Sadly, Mr. Speaker, we have recently THE AMERICAN DREAM human rights abuses here in America. learned that the Department of Vet- (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given Allegations are coming to light that erans Affairs has fallen disgracefully permission to address the House for 1 government employees of the Office of below the standard our fighting men minute and to revise and extend his re- Refugee Resettlement are abusing— and women deserve. Misconduct, marks.) sexually—immigrant minors that are lengthy patient wait times, and secret (English translation of the statement detained in Federal custody. According lists are all unacceptable for those who made in Spanish is as follows:) to the Houston Chronicle, over 100 inci- have served our country. Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, today I dents have been reported where U.S. It is time the administration takes take to the floor to ask Congress to act Federal workers had improper sexual action on behalf of those who have and pass legislation that will help mil- contact with foreign minors. That in- fought for our freedom. I look forward lions of working families. to supporting the important VA ac- We need to pass legislation that will cludes everything from inappropriate touching to forced sex with children. countability legislation on the floor raise the minimum wage and reinstates today and working with Chairman unemployment insurance for the long- Some minors were threatened with deportation if they ever told the authori- JEFF MILLER and my colleagues in the term unemployed. House to ensure that our veterans re- We need to pass legislation that will ties. ceive the care and the respect they un- protect future property owners from The reports also show that not one doubtedly earned. abusive lenders. worker has been held accountable or We need to pass legislation that will prosecuted for such criminal conduct. f improve our education system to help If crimes have been committed, these our children go to college and ensure criminals need to be locked up in a ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER them a successful future. jailhouse. The United States cannot be PRO TEMPORE We need to pass legislation that will the world leader for human rights when The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- fix our broken immigration system, employees of our own government sex- ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following and will include a path towards citizen- ually abuse foreign minor children on enrolled bills were signed by Speaker American soil. ship. pro tempore WOLF on Tuesday, May 27, It is our duty to help our commu- And that’s just the way it is. 2014: nities. I ask the Republicans to support f H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to re- these policies so that millions of people CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC move the requirement for dealer certifi- can have the opportunity to realize the AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH cation of new light-duty motor vehicles; American Dream. H.R. 1036, to designate the facility of the Sen˜ or Presidente de la Ca´ mara de (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was United States Postal Service located at 103 Representantes, given permission to address the House Center Street West in Eatonville, Wash- Hoy, tomo la palabra para pedir que for 1 minute and to revise and extend ington, as the ‘‘National Park Ranger Mar- el Congreso actue´ y pase la legislacio´ n his remarks.) garet Anderson Post Office’’; que ayudara a millones de familias Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I am H.R. 1228, to designate the facility of the trabajadoras. proud to join with thousands of people United States Postal Service located at 123 Tenemos que pasar legislacio´ n que in my district and millions across the South 9th Street in De Pere, Wisconsin, as ´ the ‘‘Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office aumente el salario mınimo y reinstale country to celebrate Asian Pacific Building’’; el seguro de desemple´o para quienes American Heritage Month this May. H.R. 1451, to designate the facility of the han estado desempleados por largo This month, we celebrate the innumer- United States Postal Service located at 14 tiempo. able contributions of Asian Americans Main Street in Brockport, New York,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:20 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.006 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4844 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post mittee on the Judiciary, and the Committee interference with privacy rights; corruption Office Building’’; on Ways and Means of the House of Rep- at all levels of government; threats against H.R. 2391, to designate the facility of the resentatives; and domestic NGOs; violence against women; United States Postal Service located at 5323 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, anti-Semitism in the official media; traf- Highway N in Cottleville, Missouri as the the Committee on Banking, Housing and ficking in persons; violence based on sexual ‘‘Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Of- Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Ju- orientation and gender identity; and restric- fice’’; diciary of the Senate. tions on workers’ right of association.’’. H.R. 2939, to award the Congressional Gold SEC. 3. FINDINGS. (11) According to Freedom House’s Free- Medal to Shimon Peres; Congress finds the following: dom in the World report of 2013 on Ven- H.R. 3060, to designate the facility of the (1) On February 12, 2014, also known in ezuela, ‘‘Nicola´ s Maduro, further weakened United States Postal Service located at 232 Venezuela as the National Youth Day, stu- the independent media, reduced the opposi- Southwest Johnson Avenue in Burleson, dents began protesting in several cities tion’s ability to serve as a check on govern- Texas, as the ‘‘Sergeant William Moody Post against Venezuelan leader Nicola´ s Maduro’s ment policy, and made threats to civil soci- Office Building’’; inability to stem violent crime, his undemo- ety groups.’’. H.R. 4032, to exempt from Lacey Act cratic actions, and a rapidly deteriorating Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers SEC. 4. ACTIONS AT THE ORGANIZATION OF economy marked by high inflation and AMERICAN STATES. by the North Texas Municipal Water District shortages of consumer goods. and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority, (2) On February 12, 2014, a judge issued an The Secretary of State shall direct the and for other purposes; arrest warrant for Leopoldo Lo´ pez, leader of United States Permanent Representative to H.R. 4488, to make technical corrections to the opposition party Voluntad Popular, for the Organization of American States to use two bills enabling the presentation of con- allegations in connection with the student the voice, vote, and influence of the United gressional gold medals, and for other pur- protests. States at the Organization of American poses. (3) On February 17, 2014, the Government of States to defend and protect the Inter-Amer- ican Democratic Charter, and strengthen ef- f Venezuela notified the United States Depart- ment of State that it had declared 3 consular forts by international and multilateral orga- RECESS officers at the United States Embassy in nizations to advance the protection of Venezuela personae non gratae. human rights throughout the Western Hemi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sphere, especially in Venezuela. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair (4) On February 18, 2014, opposition leader Leopoldo Lo´ pez turned himself in to Ven- declares the House in recess until ap- SEC. 5. SANCTIONS ON PERSONS RESPONSIBLE ezuelan authorities, was arrested, and FOR VIOLENCE IN VENEZUELA. proximately 4 p.m. today. charged with criminal incitement, con- Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 12 min- spiracy, arson, and intent to damage prop- (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall im- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. erty. pose the sanctions described in subsection ´ (b)(1)(A) and the Secretary of State or the f (5) Leopoldo Lopez is currently being held in a prison at a military facility. Secretary of Homeland Security (or a des- b 1600 (6) Nongovernmental human rights organi- ignee of one of such Secretaries) shall im- zations have alleged that the charges pose the sanctions described in subsection AFTER RECESS brought against Leopoldo Lo´ pez appear to be (b)(1)(B) with respect to any person, includ- The recess having expired, the House a politically motivated attempt to silence ing a current or former official of the Gov- dissent in the country. ernment of Venezuela or a person acting on was called to order by the Speaker pro behalf of that Government, that the Presi- tempore (Mr. JOLLY) at 4 p.m. (7) As of May 1, 2014, there have been 41 people killed, a reported 60 cases of torture, dent, or the Secretary of State or the Sec- f over 100 injured, and many oppressively de- retary of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of such Secretaries), as the case may ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER tained in relation to pro-democracy demonstrations throughout Venezuela. be, determines— PRO TEMPORE (8) On February 19, 2014, President Obama (1) has perpetrated, or is responsible for or- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- criticized the Government of Venezuela for dering, controlling, or otherwise directing, significant acts of violence or serious human ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair arresting protesters, called for their release, and urged the government to focus on the rights abuses in Venezuela against individ- will postpone further proceedings uals participating in protests in Venezuela today on motions to suspend the rules ‘‘legitimate grievances of the Venezuelan people’’. that began on February 12, 2014; on which a recorded vote or the yeas (9) According to the Department of State’s (2) has directed or ordered the arrest or and nays are ordered, or on which the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices prosecution of a person primarily because of vote incurs objection under clause 6 of for 2013 for Venezuela, ‘‘The principal human the person’s legitimate exercise of freedom rule XX. rights abuses reported during the year in- of expression or assembly in relation to the Record votes on postponed questions cluded corruption, politicization in the judi- protests in Venezuela that began on Feb- ruary 12, 2014; will be taken later. cial system, and government actions to im- pede freedom of expression and restrict free- (3) has knowingly materially assisted, f dom of the press. The government did not re- sponsored, or provided significant financial, spect judicial independence or permit judges material, or technological support for, or VENEZUELAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND goods or services in support of, the commis- DEMOCRACY PROTECTION ACT to act according to the law without fear of retaliation. The government used the judici- sion of acts described in paragraph (1) or (2) Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I ary to intimidate and selectively prosecute in relation to protests in Venezuela that move to suspend the rules and pass the political, union, business, and civil society began on February 12, 2014; or bill (H.R. 4587) to impose targeted sanc- leaders who were critical of government poli- (4) has engaged in censorship against individuals or media outlets disseminating infor- tions on individuals responsible for car- cies or actions. The government harassed and intimidated privately owned television mation in relation to protests in Venezuela rying out or ordering human rights that began on February 12, 2014. abuses against the citizens of Ven- stations, other media outlets, and journalists throughout the year, using threats, (b) SANCTIONS DESCRIBED.— ezuela, and for other purposes, as fines, property seizures, targeted regula- (1) IN GENERAL.—The sanctions described in amended. tions, arrests, and criminal investigations this subsection are the following: The Clerk read the title of the bill. and prosecutions.’’. (A) ASSET BLOCKING.— The text of the bill is as follows: (10) According to the Department of (i) IN GENERAL.—The exercise of all powers H.R. 4587 State’s Country Reports on Human Rights granted to the President by the Inter- Practices for 2013 for Venezuela, ‘‘The fol- national Emergency Economic Powers Act Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- lowing human rights problems were reported (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec- resentatives of the United States of America in by NGOs, the media, and in some cases the essary to block and prohibit all transactions Congress assembled, government itself: unlawful killings, includ- in all property and interests in property of a SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ing summary killings by police elements; person determined by the President to be This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Venezuelan torture and other cruel, inhumane, or de- subject to subsection (a) if such property and Human Rights and Democracy Protection grading treatment; harsh and life-threat- interests in property are in the United Act’’. ening prison conditions and lack of due proc- States, come within the United States, or SEC. 2. DEFINITION. ess rights that contributed to widespread vi- are or come within the possession or control In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- olence, riots, injuries, and deaths in prisons; of a United States person. sional committees’’ means— inadequate juvenile detention centers; arbi- (ii) EXCEPTION.— (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the trary arrests and detentions; corruption and (I) IN GENERAL.—The authority to impose Committee on Financial Services, the Com- impunity in police forces; political prisoners; sanctions under clause (i) shall not include

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App. 2415) (as con- (e) REGULATORY AUTHORITY.—The Presi- cations equipment, or any other technology, tinued in effect pursuant to the Inter- dent shall issue such regulations, licenses, that the President determines is to be used national Emergency Economic Powers Act and orders as are necessary to carry out this specifically— (50 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.)). section. (aa) to restrict the free flow of unbiased in- (B) ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR VISAS, ADMIS- (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: formation in Venezuela; or SION, OR PAROLE.— (1) ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms ‘‘admit- (bb) to disrupt, monitor, or otherwise re- (i) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An alien ted’’ and ‘‘alien’’ have meanings given those strict speech of the people of Venezuela. who the Secretary of State or the Secretary terms in section 101 of the Immigration and (II) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘sensitive tech- of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). nology’’ does not include information or in- (2) MATERIALLY ASSISTED.—The term ‘‘ma- such Secretaries) knows or has reasonable formational materials the exportation of grounds to believe meets any of the criteria terially assisted’’ means the provision of as- which the President does not have the au- described in subsection (a) is— sistance that is significant and of a kind di- thority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to (I) inadmissible to the United States; rectly relevant to acts described in para- section 203(b)(3) of the International Emer- (II) ineligible to receive a visa or other graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a). gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. documentation to enter the United States; (3) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 1702(b)(3)). and ‘‘United States person’’ means— (3) SPECIAL RULE TO ALLOW FOR TERMI- (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or (A) a United States citizen or an alien law- NATION OF SANCTIONABLE ACTIVITY.—The paroled into the United States or to receive fully admitted for permanent residence to President shall not be required to include a any other benefit under the Immigration and the United States; or person on the list required under paragraph Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) an entity organized under the laws of (ii) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— the United States or of any jurisdiction (1) if— (I) IN GENERAL.—The issuing consular offi- within the United States, including a foreign (A) the President determines that the per- cer, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary branch of such an entity. son is no longer engaging in, or has taken significant credible steps toward stopping of Homeland Security (or a designee of one of SEC. 6. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RE- such Secretaries) shall revoke any visa or SPECT TO THE TRANSFER OF GOODS (including winding down contracts or other other entry documentation issued to an alien OR TECHNOLOGIES TO VENEZUELA agreements that were in effect prior to the who meets any of the criteria described in THAT ARE LIKELY TO BE USED TO date of the enactment of this Act) the activ- subsection (a), regardless of when issued. COMMIT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. ity described in paragraph (2) for which the (II) EFFECT OF REVOCATION.—A revocation (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall im- President would otherwise have included the under subclause (I) shall take effect imme- pose sanctions described in section 5(b) with person on the list; and diately; and shall automatically cancel any respect to each person on the list required (B) the President has received reliable as- other valid visa or entry documentation that under subsection (b) of this section. surances that such person will not know- is in the alien’s possession. (b) LIST.— ingly engage in any new activity described in (2) PENALTIES.—A person that is subject to (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days such paragraph (2). sanctions described in paragraph (1)(A) shall after the date of the enactment of this Act, (4) UPDATES OF LIST.—The President shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub- the President shall transmit to the appro- transmit to the appropriate congressional sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the priate congressional committees a list of committees an updated list under paragraph International Emergency Economic Powers persons who the President determines have (1)— Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a knowingly engaged in an activity described (A) not later than 180 days after the date of person that commits an unlawful act de- in paragraph (2) on or after such date of en- the enactment of this Act; and scribed in subsection (a) of that section. actment. (B) as new information becomes available. (2) ACTIVITY DESCRIBED.— (3) EXCEPTION TO COMPLY WITH UNITED NA- (5) FORM OF LIST; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— (A) IN GENERAL.—A person knowingly en- TIONS HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT.—Sanctions (A) FORM.—The list required under para- under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to an gages in an activity described in this paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified alien if admitting the alien into the United graph if the person— form but may contain a classified annex. (i) transfers, or facilitates the transfer of, States is necessary to permit the United (B) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The unclassified goods or technologies described in subpara- States to comply with the Agreement re- portion of the list required under paragraph graph (C) to Venezuela, any person organized garding the Headquarters of the United Na- (1) shall be made available to the public and under the laws of Venezuela, or any national tions, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, posted on the Web site of the Department of of Venezuela, for use in or with respect to and entered into force November 21, 1947, be- State. tween the United Nations and the United Venezuela; or States, or other applicable international ob- (ii) provides services (including services re- (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the ligations. lating to hardware, software, and specialized application of sanctions described in section (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the information, and professional consulting, en- 5(b) with respect to a person on the list re- application of sanctions under subsection (b) gineering, and support services) with respect quired under subsection (b) of this section if with respect to a person if the President— to goods or technologies described in sub- the President— (1) determines that such a waiver is in the paragraph (C) after such goods or tech- (1) determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States and nologies are transferred to Venezuela. national interests of the United States and on or before the date on which the waiver (B) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS AND OTHER on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the appropriate con- AGREEMENTS.—A person engages in an activ- takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of and jus- ity described in subparagraph (A) without re- gressional committees a notice of and justification for the waiver; or gard to whether the activity is carried out tification for the waiver; or (2) determines that the conditions in Ven- pursuant to a contract or other agreement (2) determines that the conditions in Ven- ezuela have improved with regard to respect entered into before, on, or after the date of ezuela have improved with regard to respect for peaceful protest and basic human rights the enactment of this Act. for peaceful protest and basic human rights and on or before the date on which the waiv- (C) GOODS OR TECHNOLOGIES DESCRIBED.— and on or before the date on which the waiver takes effect, submits to the appropriate (i) IN GENERAL.—Goods or technologies de- er takes effect, submits to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of and scribed in this subparagraph are goods or congressional committees a notice of and technologies that the President determines justification for the waiver. justification for the waiver. (d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.— are to be used by the Government of Ven- (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exer- ezuela or any of the agencies or instrumen- (d) IMPLEMENTATION AUTHORITY.— cise all authorities provided to the President talities of the Government of Venezuela (or (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may exer- under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter- by any other person on behalf of the Govern- cise all authorities provided under sections national Emergency Economic Powers Act ment of Venezuela or any of such agencies or 203 and 205 of the International Emergency (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of car- instrumentalities) to commit serious human Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and rying out this section. rights abuses against the people of Ven- 1704) to carry out this section. (2) EXCEPTION.— ezuela, including— (2) EXCEPTION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to impose (I) firearms or ammunition (as such terms (A) IN GENERAL.—The authority to impose sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not in- are defined in section 921 of title 18, United sanctions under paragraph (1) shall not include the authority to impose sanctions re- States Code), rubber bullets, police batons, clude the authority to impose sanctions relating to the importation of goods. pepper or chemical sprays, stun grenades, lating to the importation of goods. (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In subparagraph (A), electroshock weapons, tear gas, water can- (B) GOOD DEFINED.—In subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given that nons, or surveillance technology; or the term ‘‘good’’ has the meaning given that

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Since then, these stu- CESS TO INFORMATION. for the national security interests of the dents and the Venezuelan people, as a Not later than 120 days after the date of United States; and whole, have been met with intimida- the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of (4) to publicly call for the release of Ven- tion, with violence, with imprisonment State, in consultation with heads of other ezuelan country dissidents by name and raise simply for calling for the respect of Federal departments and agencies, as appro- awareness with respect to individual cases of priate, shall submit to the Committee on human rights and democratic change. Venezuelan country dissidents and prisoners One example is the case of Leopoldo Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa- of conscience, as appropriate and if re- tives and the Committee on Foreign Rela- quested by the dissidents or prisoners them- Lopez, a pro-democracy leader who tions of the Senate a comprehensive strategy selves or their families. continues to be in prison at a military that is classified to the extent necessary to— SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS facility on trumped-up charges by (1) assist the people of Venezuela to FOR ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT CIVIL Maduro in an effort by Maduro to si- produce, access, and share information freely SOCIETY IN VENEZUELA. lence his many critics. and safely via the Internet; There is authorized to be appropriated to The case of Maria Corina Machado is (2) increase the capabilities and avail- the United States Agency for International another example. This courageous ability of secure mobile and other commu- Development for fiscal year 2015 not less woman, a member of the Venezuelan nications through connective technology than $5,000,000 to provide assistance to civil among human rights and democracy advo- society in Venezuela. National Assembly until just recently, has stood up for the people of Ven- cates in Venezuela; SEC. 11. OFFSET. (3) provide resources for digital training Section 102(a) of the Enhanced Partnership ezuela. And for drawing attention to for media and academic and civil society or- with Pakistan Act of 2009 (22 U.S.C. 8412(a); the abuses being committed by the au- ganizations in Venezuela; Public Law 111–73; 123 Stat. 2068) is amended tocrat, she was stripped of her legisla- (4) increase emergency resources for the by striking ‘‘$1,500,000,000’’ and inserting tive seat. most vulnerable human rights advocates ‘‘$1,493,000,000’’. Since the protest began, Mr. Speaker, seeking to organize, share information, and SEC. 12. SUNSET. there have been 42 people killed, nearly support human rights in Venezuela; This Act shall cease to be effective begin- (5) expand access to uncensored sources of 60 reported cases of torture, more than ning on the date that is 2 years after the local news and information using all avail- 2,000 people unjustly detained, and hun- date of the enactment of this Act. able and effective mediums of communica- dreds more injured. And throughout tion, especially through platforms that le- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- this crisis, the so-called dialogue dis- verage public-private partnerships; ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from cussions with Maduro and UNASUR (6) expand activities to safely assist and Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the has provided no results, no actions, no train human rights, civil society, and democ- gentleman from Texas (Mr. CASTRO) concessions, and the innocent are still racy activists in Venezuela to operate effec- each will control 20 minutes. being imprisoned. And just 2 weeks tively and securely; The Chair recognizes the gentle- (7) expand access to proxy servers for de- ago, Mr. Speaker, 250 teenage pro- mocracy activists in Venezuela; and woman from Florida. testers, ones who had camped out in (8) discourage telecommunications and GENERAL LEAVE public squares to protest, were rounded software companies from facilitating Inter- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I up and thrown in jail. Teenagers. net censorship by the Government of Ven- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- But the problems in Venezuela go be- ezuela. bers may have 5 legislative days to re- yond these protests. Venezuela has now SEC. 8. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO ENCOUR- vise and extend their remarks and to become one of the most dangerous AGE VENEZUELA TO ABIDE BY THE PRINCIPLES ENSHRINED IN THE include extraneous material on this countries in Latin America. According INTER-AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC bill. to press reports, between January 2014 CHARTER. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and April 2014, there were over 4,500 Not later than 120 days after the date of objection to the request of the gentle- homicides in Venezuela. That is a stag- the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of woman from Florida? gering statistic, Mr. Speaker. State shall submit to the Committee on For- There was no objection. This call for freedom and democracy eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I in Venezuela did not just start in Feb- the Senate a comprehensive strategy out- yield myself such time as I may con- ruary, and it is a shame that it has lining how the United States is supporting sume. taken the events of these past few the citizens of Venezuela in seeking— First, after my remarks, I will place months for us to get active about the (1) free, fair, and transparent elections— into the RECORD letters between the plight of the Venezuelan people. The (A) conducted with the presence of inter- chairmen of the committees of referral struggle for freedom in Venezuela has nationally recognized observers; and on this bill. been ongoing for over a decade due to (B) in which— Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support the oppressive policies put forth by the (i) all parties are permitted ample time to of H.R. 4587, the Venezuelan Human organize and campaign for such elections; late Hugo Chavez, which have now con- and Rights and Democracy Protection Act. tinued under his handpicked successor. (ii) all candidates are permitted equitable This bill has received bipartisan sup- The legislation before us, Mr. Speak- access to the media; port from many of my colleagues in the er, is very direct and very clear. It (2) basic civil liberties and human rights, House and was passed more than 2 seeks to target Venezuelan officials by including access to and support for non- weeks ago by our Foreign Affairs Com- denying them visas to enter the United governmental organizations in such activi- mittee. States, blocking property, freezing as- ties; I would like to thank Chairman sets, and prohibiting financial trans- (3) establishment of independent judi- ROYCE, Ranking Member ENGEL, sub- actions to members of the Venezuelan ciaries and electoral councils; and (4) development of an independent civil so- committee Chairman SALMON, and regime who are responsible for the ciety with the capacity to advocate on behalf Ranking Member SIRES for working commission of serious human rights of constituents. with my office to craft the legislation abuses against the people of Venezuela. SEC. 9. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON POLITICAL that is before us this afternoon. It is very clear, very direct. PRISONERS. Mr. Speaker, we are here today to The United States Congress must It shall be the policy of the United condemn the ongoing human rights stand ready to act on the calls of free- States— abuses being committed in Venezuela dom and democracy around the globe, (1) to support efforts to research and iden- and to answer the cries of the people of and the Venezuelan people have sent us tify prisoners of conscience and cases of human rights abuses in Venezuela; Venezuela. a distress signal for help. Today, we an- (2) to offer refugee status or political asy- On February 12, 2014, also known in swer that call by condemning the ac- lum in the United States to political dis- Venezuela as National Youth Day, stu- tions taken by the Maduro regime and sidents in Venezuela if requested and con- dents began protesting in several cities showing our support to the people of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:56 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.005 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4847 Venezuela who are seeking liberty, which the Committee on Foreign Affairs or- been killed in protests throughout the freedom, human rights, and justice. dered reported favorably on May 9, 2014. As a country. I am also troubled that oppo- With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the result of your having consulted with us on sition leader Leopoldo Lopez remains balance of my time. provisions in H.R. 4587 that fall within the in jail on charges while many others Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Judiciary, I agree to discharge our Com- have been unjustly detained by the COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, mittee from further consideration of this bill Maduro government. Washington, DC, May 23, 2014. so that it may proceed expeditiously to the I am grateful for President Obama Hon. EDWARD R. ROYCE, House floor for consideration. and Secretary Kerry’s strong state- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, The Judiciary Committee takes this action Washington, DC. ments condemning the government’s with our mutual understanding that by fore- reprehensible actions. Let me say that DEAR CHAIRMAN ROYCE: I am writing con- going consideration of H.R. 4587 at this time, cerning H.R. 4587, the ‘‘Venezuelan Human we do not waive any jurisdiction over subject all of us in Congress want nothing Rights and Democracy Protection Act,’’ matter contained in this or similar legisla- more than a peaceful resolution to this which was favorably reported out of your tion, and that our Committee will be appro- conflict. It was disappointing when ne- Committee on May 9, 2014. priately consulted and involved as this bill gotiations between the Maduro govern- Given that certain provisions in the bill or similar legislation moves forward so that ment and the opposition broke down, are within the jurisdiction of the Committee we may address any remaining issues in our on Ways and Means, I appreciate that you and I hope that these talks can be re- jurisdiction. Our Committee also reserves vived. have addressed these provisions in response the right to seek appointment of an appro- to the Committee’s concerns. As a result, in priate number of conferees to any House- In March, the House of Representa- order to expedite Floor consideration of the Senate conference involving this or similar tives passed a resolution which encour- bill, the Committee on Ways and Means will legislation, and asks that you support any aged ‘‘a process of dialogue between forgo action on H.R. 4587. Further, the Com- such request. the Government of Venezuela and the mittee will not oppose the bill’s Floor con- I would appreciate a response to this letter political opposition to end the vio- sideration, based on our understanding that confirming this understanding with respect lence.’’ I continue to believe that dia- you will work with us as the legislative proc- to H.R. 4587, and would ask that a copy of logue is the best way out of this crisis. ess moves forward to ensure that our con- our exchange of letters on this matter be in- cerns continue to be addressed. This is also cluded in the Congressional Record during In the meantime, the legislation that being done with the understanding that it Floor consideration of H.R. 4587. we are considering today makes it does not in any way prejudice the Committee Sincerely, clear that the United States will not with respect to the appointment of conferees BOB GOODLATTE, turn a blind eye to human rights viola- or its jurisdictional prerogatives on this or Chairman. tions. similar legislation. I would appreciate your response to this This bill has been crafted to impose HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, targeted sanctions on human rights letter, confirming this understanding with COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, respect to H.R. 4587, and would ask that a Washington, DC, May 28, 2014. violators in Venezuela, while not harm- copy of our exchange of letters on this mat- Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, ing average Venezuelans who are alter be included in the CONGRESSIONAL Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, ready suffering as a result of terrible RECORD during Floor consideration. Washington, DC. economic mismanagement by the coun- Sincerely, DEAR CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE: Thank you for try’s leaders. DAVE CAMP, consulting with the Committee on Foreign While the Venezuelan Government Chairman. Affairs on H.R. 4587, the Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act, and might try to say otherwise, let us be HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, for agreeing to be discharged from further clear: there is not a single provision in COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, consideration of that bill. The suspension this bill that would negatively affect Washington, DC, May 27, 2014. text contains edits to portions of the bill the average Venezuelan. This bill does Hon. DAVE CAMP, within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Com- not touch the Venezuelan oil sector or Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, mittee on the Judiciary that were drafted in other parts of the country’s economy. Washington, DC. consultation with your committee. Instead, the Venezuelan Human Rights DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: Thank you for con- I agree that your forgoing further action and Democracy Protection Act revokes sulting with the Committee on Foreign Af- on this measure does not in any way dimin- fairs on H.R. 4587, the Venezuelan Human ish or alter the jurisdiction of the Com- visas and freezes assets of human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act, and mittee on the Judiciary, or prejudice its ju- rights violators. Finally, it is impor- for agreeing to forgo a sequential referral re- risdictional prerogatives on this resolution tant to note that this bill gives Presi- quest so that the bill may proceed expedi- or similar legislation in the future. I would dent Obama a great deal of flexibility tiously to the Floor. The suspension text support your effort to seek appointment of to respond to events on the ground in contains edits that implicate the Rule X ju- an appropriate number of conferees to any Venezuela. Each and every sanction in risdictional interests of the Committee on House-Senate conference involving this leg- this bill can be waived by the President Ways and Means that were drafted in con- islation. sultation with your committee. I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 4587 at any time. I agree that your forgoing further action into the Congressional Record during floor I would also point out, Mr. Speaker, on this measure does not in any way dimin- consideration of the resolution. I appreciate as I mentioned when this came up in ish or alter the jurisdiction of the Com- your cooperation regarding this legislation committee and as the gentlewoman mittee on the Ways and Means, or prejudice and look forward to continuing to work with will remember, that it is important its jurisdictional prerogatives on this resolu- the Committee on the Judiciary as this that the United States sends a strong tion or similar legislation in the future. measure moves through the legislative proc- signal in Latin America. Although we I will seek to place our letters on H.R. 4587 ess. into the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD during floor Sincerely, understand that each of the Latin consideration of the resolution. I appreciate EDWARD R. ROYCE, American countries is distinct and dif- your cooperation regarding this legislation Chairman. ferent and all have different histories, and look forward to continuing to work with Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I we witnessed in the 1960s through the the Committee on Ways and Means as this yield myself such time as I may con- 1980s many thousands of students who measure moves through the legislative proc- sume and rise in strong support of H.R. disappeared, who were removed from ess. their homes by their governments be- Sincerely, 4587, the Venezuelan Human Rights and cause of the protests that were going EDWARD R. ROYCE, Democracy Protection Act. Chairman. I would first like to thank Congress- on in those countries at the time. We woman ROS-LEHTINEN for authoring want to make sure that that never hap- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, this legislation and for her dedication pens again, and this bill is important COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, to these important issues. in ensuring that the Venezuelan Gov- Washington, DC, May 28, 2014. The eyes of this Congress and the ernment understands that the United Hon. ED ROYCE, international community are on Ven- States is watching and that we will Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, make sure that something like that Washington, DC. ezuela and President Nicolas Maduro DEAR CHAIRMAN ROYCE: I am writing with and his security forces as they crack doesn’t happen again. respect to H.R. 4587, the ‘‘Venezuelan Human down on peaceful protesters. It is an With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the Rights and Democracy Protection Act,’’ absolute tragedy that 42 people have balance of my time.

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I thank statistics, and action must be taken to one of those organizations, along with my good friend for yielding. prevent this violence and hold the per- the Vatican, has managed to be the Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support petrators accountable. This legislation facilitator of engagement between of the Venezuelan Human Rights and does that by placing sanctions on those some of the opposition and some in the Democracy Protection Act and to in President Maduro’s government who Government of Venezuela. UNASUR, in thank my distinguished colleague, are responsible for this violence its mediation efforts, continues to urge Chairwoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, for against those exercising their legiti- dialogue between all parties, and it is her bold leadership in calling attention mate rights. my sincere hope that dialogue can be to the deplorable human rights situa- I urge all of my colleagues to support successful. tion in Venezuela and for creating this this important bipartisan measure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The meaningful diplomatic tool to assist Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I time of the gentleman has expired. the Venezuelan people in resisting tyr- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. CASTRO of Texas. I yield the anny; first, the tyranny imposed by New York (Mr. MEEKS), my colleague gentleman an additional 1 minute. Hugo Chavez, and now that of his un- on the Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr. MEEKS. It is my sincere hope that dialogue can be successful, but in derstudy in oppression, Nicolas b 1615 Maduro. moments like this, I hope that we un- At its core, this important initiative Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, I come to derstand that unilateral sanctions authorizes targeted sanctions to those the floor today to oppose H.R. 4587, the would be another policy mistake—a who are responsible for violence and Venezuelan Human Rights and Democ- costly mistake that we can and should abuse, namely, members of the Maduro racy Protection Act. And while I am avoid. regime. The regime’s silencing of de- deeply troubled by the violence that Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I yield myself mocracy advocates, such as Leopoldo erupted in Venezuela at the onset of such time as I may consume. Lopez, is a violation of fundamental protests months ago, and I join all of Mr. Speaker, we are gathered here human rights and is an example of the people of Venezuela in mourning because we believe we must speak for what makes this piece of legislation so the loss of many lives, I also join all those who cannot speak freely, because fitting and so necessary. the people of Venezuela in the desire to our Venezuelan brothers and sisters are I also support the bill’s redirection of see peaceful protests and a peaceful engaged in a critical battle for freedom funds towards supporting civil society outcome, and that violence by anyone and democracy against a brutal enemy. groups in Venezuela involved in pro- and everyone cease. I remain com- And we are gathered here because, even moting respect for democracy and fun- mitted to doing everything in my as we enjoy the freedoms to assemble damental freedoms, most importantly, power to support a positive outcome in and express our beliefs, we want our the respect for the right to life, expres- that nation. But I believe vehemently brothers and sisters in Venezuela to sion, and the right of religious liberty. that unilateral action by the United enjoy this and other basic liberties. Indeed, I want to underscore the States is not the answer, and that is Millions of people throughout the church’s role as a voice independent of why this bill is not the right step to country have expressed themselves in the State of Venezuela and how it has take. the past 3 weeks in support of demo- been unafraid to speak up on behalf of I know that there are high emotions cratic change. But the Maduro regime the oppressed and those protesting in- on all sides of this issue, and I under- has responded with tear gas, with rub- justice. The Maduro regime has sought stand why, but the House should not ber bullets, and even live ammunition, to silence the church, which remains a act emotionally, it should act judi- killing at least 42, injuring hundreds, force independent of the government ciously. This bill does not advance U.S. and unjustly detaining countless oth- and a witness to the truth. The House interests, it will not help the people of ers. of Representatives honors and deeply Venezuela, and it sends the message to We must act because democracy and respects the key role that the church our regional allies that we don’t care human rights aren’t issues for Ven- and faith-based civil society groups are much about what they think. And ezuelans only. They matter to all of us playing in the fight for democracy and these are allies, these are friends. who seek to advance human dignity, human rights in Venezuela. Moreover, the Obama administration rule of law, justice, and freedom. Ty- As we all hope to see a free and has the authority to do what this bill rants like Maduro fear a small group of democratic Venezuela, I strongly urge calls for right now, and the administra- committed citizens because they know my colleagues to support the Ros- tion has shown its willingness to use that they are the only force that has Lehtinen legislation, H.R. 4587. its authority. changed history. And we don’t have to Mr. CASTRO of Texas. I reserve the So what, then, is our objective? Is it go far in history to see that even one balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. intended to push Venezuela to the person can make a difference. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I brink? What would that do for the Ven- With that, Mr. Speaker, I am going yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from ezuelan people and the region? Now, I to reserve the balance of my time to Indiana (Mr. MESSER), a member of the have spoken to all of our major allies close if Mr. CASTRO is prepared to yield Committee on Financial Services. in the region, and I have yet to hear back. Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in any support by them for sanctions, but Mr. CASTRO of Texas. I am, and I support of this important bipartisan there is strong support for multilateral just wanted to say, again, thank you to bill, to promote human rights in Ven- engagement. Our allies do not want to the Congresswoman, to the chairman ezuela. I want to commend my col- see the situation in Venezuela worsen. of the committee, Chairman ROYCE, league, Chairwoman ROS-LEHTINEN, for The unilateral sanctions bill we are and Ranking Member ENGEL. bringing this important measure for- considering today is misguided in that Of course, I am here as many others ward. It makes clear that, as a Nation, it is an unfortunate reminder of the are to support the bill. There was a we do not condone the recent human history of U.S. arrogance in the West- counterargument that Mr. MEEKS so rights abuses against Venezuelans as ern Hemisphere. We have a legacy in eloquently stated. I am glad he had a they fight for democratic change. the Americas that is riddled with long- chance to voice it, but I do hope that Venezuelans speaking out for basic lasting consequences. That legacy has the Congress today will get behind this rights and freedoms, such as the ability left us with a trust deficit. Today, we bill. to speak freely and live free from in- are considering a bill that does nothing With no other speakers, I yield back timidation and violence, have been to build that trust. Our standing in our the balance of my time.

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And, by the of Venezuela to regain their freedom, I yield the balance of my time to the way, inflation is about 50 percent over their sovereignty and their dignity. gentleman from Florida (Mr. DIAZ- the last year. So no wonder the people With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge sup- BALART), my legislative brother, a are struggling. port of this important legislation. member of the Committee on Appro- Maduro has intensified his intimida- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I priations and a champion of freedom, tion tactics, though, by increasing po- yield back the balance of my time. democracy, and human rights in the litical arrests and by militarizing his Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in op- Western Hemisphere and around the response, using thugs to respond to the position to this bill. I do not doubt the good in- world. peaceful opposition members and stu- tentions of its sponsors and supporters, but I Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I dents who are in the streets demanding firmly believe this bill, if enacted into law at also rise in support of this important freedom. He has been labeling those un- this time, would have serious and negative resolution, the Venezuelan Human armed opposition leaders as terrorists consequences. Rights and Democracy Protection Act. and also enemies of the state. We have As the International Crisis Group described I first, Mr. Speaker, want to start by heard that before, Mr. Speaker. in its May 21st report, Venezuela has reached thanking my dear friend, a tireless This bill, frankly, just directs our ad- a tipping point in civil, military and govern- champion for human rights and democ- ministration to rightly deny visas, to mental relations. The violence that began in racy around the world. She has freeze assets, and prohibit financial February has cost at least 42 lives—mostly thanked, and rightfully so, a number of transactions to the members of the protestors, but also some security forces—in- people who have helped with this im- Venezuelan regime responsible, Mr. jured hundreds, and produced scores of portant legislation. But we would not Speaker, those responsible for commit- human rights violations and hundreds of arbi- be dealing with this issue on the floor ting these human rights abuses. These trary detentions. Finding a solution to this cri- if it weren’t for the tireless effort, the corrupt cowards who now have blood sis is both urgent and complex. constant and tireless struggle, fight, The question facing this Congress is what on their hands shouldn’t be allowed to solidarity, and efforts of my dear should the United States do to support the ne- travel to our country while they con- friend, my sister, Congresswoman gotiations currently underway, difficult as that tinue to brutalize their fellow students, ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN. Those people process might be; ensure that those respon- the students who are in the streets de- around the world who are struggling in sible for violence and the excessive use of manding freedom and the regaining of gulags and struggling for their freedom force are held to account and brought to jus- their sovereignty. know that they have in ILEANA ROS- tice; help open up political space and dialogue It is time to hold these human rights LEHTINEN a true champion, and, once among various civil society actors; and lower abusers accountable. Those complicit again, we see that leadership here or diminish the levels of violence and con- with those egregious acts of human today. frontation? Mr. Speaker, since mid-February, the rights violations, Mr. Speaker, they The South American Union, UNASUR, with people of Venezuela—led mostly by stu- have to be named. They must be named the support of the Vatican, is engaged in a dents, by the way—have risen up to and shamed. And they need to suffer dialogue process between the political opposi- protest the corruption, the food short- the consequences of their actions. tion and the democratically-elected Maduro ages, the crime rates, and the alarming So, Mr. Speaker, I have the great for- government. A clear agenda still needs to be repression that have worsened during tune and privilege of representing a pa- set for this dialogue, which began with a cou- Maduro’s few months in office, in con- triotic and vibrant Venezuelan Amer- ple of promising meetings, but now appears trol. ican community in southern Florida. frozen. What is not needed is for the U.S. to In response to these legitimate They continue to bring attention to appear to be interfering in the process and al- peaceful grievances, Mr. Speaker, what these deplorable conditions of those in lowing the Maduro government to portray the the Venezuelan regime has done is they Venezuela while the vast majority of political crisis of the past few months as a have ordered security forces to bru- the international community that conflict between Venezuela and the United tally crack down—brutally with great some would like us to yield to their States, rather than a crisis between the force and brutality—crack down on the wishes, but yet they are not saying Maduro government, political opponents and opposition. They have used unlawful anything. The Venezuelan people are certain sectors of civil society. The State De- force. They have used severe beatings standing up—in many cases dying in partment has suggested that some members and beatings of unarmed protesters, the streets—and the vast majority of of the opposition have asked them not to pur- mostly students, and, by the way, even the international community is silent. sue sanctions which might put them on the shooting some of them pointblank. So some would have us just also be si- defensive. Just the talk of U.S. sanctions has They even jailed some of the main op- lent. allowed President Maduro and his ministers to position leaders on phony charges, Mr. With the passage of this bill, the deflect attention from their lack of concessions Speaker. United States House of Representatives and their failure to ease the economic crisis Since the protests began, as you have will send a strong signal that we stand and deal effectively with safeguarding the se- already heard, more than 40 people in solidarity with the Venezuelan peo- curity of ordinary citizens from criminal vio- have been killed, about 3,000 people ple. As they struggle to regain democ- lence and attacks. have been arrested, many have dis- racy and to regain their freedom from Not only do I believe these sanctions would appeared, and hundreds more have been the Maduro regime, this House, the be counter-productive inside Venezuela, but I injured, Mr. Speaker. In addition, United States of America, the people’s also believe they will further damage U.S. re- Maduro’s regime has instituted a vir- House, stands with them. So I urge the lations in the hemisphere. U.S. allies in the re- tual media blackout, blocking images support of my colleagues on this com- gion such as Colombia and Brazil are leading even over the Internet and, by the way, monsense resolution. a serious diplomatic effort to resolve this cri- even expelling journalists, including I keep hearing people that I greatly sis. They have publicly criticized U.S. efforts to CNN and NTN. Just this past weekend respect: Well, but not all Venezuelans impose sanctions. Sanctions legislation at this alone, the Venezuelan regime blocked a support sanctions. No. The regime time would, once again, represent to the rest CNN news crew from covering local doesn’t support the sanctions. But this of Latin America the return of the U.S. taking elections. Obviously, they don’t want House, led by this leader right here sit- unilateral actions opposed by the rest of the anybody there who can show when and ting next to me, was instrumental in region. They would be considered not just how they are stealing those sham elec- strengthening sanctions against Iran unhelpful, but an insult. tions. when a lot of the international commu- I am no stranger to taking action and impos- It is shameful, Mr. Speaker, that the nity was against it and, frankly, when ing sanctions on government officials and indi- Chavez-Maduro regime policies have the administration—our own adminis- viduals engaged in gross violations of human

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Is there ROYCE and Ranking Member ENGEL for one that de-escalates tensions, identifies and objection to the request of the gentle- helping to craft and advance this bipar- holds to account those responsible for killings woman from Florida? tisan resolution and for recognizing the and human rights violations, and helps Ven- There was no objection. seriousness of cemetery desecration. ezuela not only to resolve this crisis but to ad- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I There is truly a bipartisan and collabo- vance a more pluralistic society. Don’t throw yield myself such time as I may con- rative spirit on the Foreign Affairs gasoline on the fire. I urge my colleagues to sume. Committee, and that is a testament to vote ‘‘no’’ and oppose H.R. 4587. Mr. Speaker, the fundamental free- its excellent leadership. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The dom to practice the religion of one’s I would also like to thank Congress- question is on the motion offered by choosing is a fundamental right and an man DOUG COLLINS for his partnership the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. essential element of democratic gov- here and valuable contributions to the ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend ernance. Religious organizations of all bill, and thank you to both Republican the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4587, as kinds view their cemeteries, Mr. and Democratic committee staffs for amended. Speaker, as hallowed ground, deserving recognizing the value of this resolution The question was taken; and (two- of respect and protection. Freedom of and working so hard to bring it to the thirds being in the affirmative) the religion includes the right to gather at floor today. rules were suspended and the bill, as these sacred sites and to pay our re- I would particularly like to thank amended, was passed. spects to the beloved faithful who have Janice Kaguyutan, Jessica Kahan, and A motion to reconsider was laid on gone before us. Doug Campbell for all their help and the table. Yet, in many places around the great work. Thanks as well to Agudath f world, the desecration of religious Israel and to Dr. Bernard Fryshman for cemeteries is an ongoing problem: his dogged advocacy on this issue over INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREE- sometimes through vandalism by intol- DOM ACT OF 1998 AMENDMENT many years. erant groups; sometimes by construc- The resolution is short, but—I be- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I tion or demolition without proper con- lieve—very significant. We are move to suspend the rules and pass the sultation of religious authorities. For strengthening the International Reli- bill (H.R. 4028) to amend the Inter- example, Mr. Speaker, earlier this gious Freedom Act of 1998 by address- national Religious Freedom Act of 1998 month, more than 50 graves were van- ing the sanctity of burial grounds. Pur- to include the desecration of ceme- dalized in a Jewish cemetery in north- suant to this act, the United States can teries among the many forms of viola- east Hungary—their headstones top- impose penalties on countries that ob- tions of the right to religious freedom, pled and smashed. struct religious freedom. These in- as amended. I was proud to be an original cospon- clude, but are not limited to cutting The Clerk read the title of the bill. sor of a similar effort by former Con- foreign aid, imposing trade sanctions, The text of the bill is as follows: gressman Robert Turner last Congress, and canceling cultural and scientific H.R. 4028 and I want to commend the gentlelady exchanges. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- from New York (Ms. MENG) for her There are two related problems we resentatives of the United States of America in leadership in introducing H.R. 4028 this seek to address through this legisla- Congress assembled, year. The International Religious Free- tion. One is the religiously motivated SECTION 1. FINDINGS. dom Act of 1998, which this bill modi- vandalism of cemeteries that occurs Congress finds the following: fies, guides U.S. policy in promoting with alarming regularity. The second (1) Cemeteries are sacred sites that are of freedom of religion around the world. is the building and development over great spiritual, cultural, and historical sig- Among other aspects, that law re- nificance to many religious and ethnic cemeteries in places where there are no quires the State Department to report communities remaining to protect and groups. annually on violations of religious (2) Congress is committed to protecting look out for the cemeteries. H.R. 4028 and preserving the heritage and sacred sites freedom abroad. By adding ‘‘desecra- will give our diplomats a new tool they of national, religious, and ethnic groups, tion of cemeteries’’ to the examples of can use to protect our interests. religious freedom violations listed in which includes cemeteries in the United H.R. 4028 also empowers the commis- States and abroad. that act, H.R. 4028 says loudly and sions on International Religious Free- (3) Cemeteries around the world have and clearly that Congress and the Amer- dom and on the Preservation of Amer- continue to be defaced or destroyed as a di- ican people stand in staunch opposition ica’s Heritage Abroad. The latter com- rect result of their affiliation with a par- to the deliberate desecration of reli- mission was established in the 1980s ticular religious or spiritual group. gious burial grounds. (4) Such attacks constitute an assault on through legislation introduced by the the fundamental right to freedom of religion, b 1630 late Congressman Stephen Solarz. and are especially egregious when sponsored In this way, the bill provides extra It works to identify and preserve or tolerated by the local or national govern- cemeteries, memorials, and buildings ments in the countries in which such of- incentives for foreign governments to fenses occur. respect the rights of religious organiza- in foreign countries that are associated with the cultural heritage of Ameri- SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO INTERNATIONAL RELI- tions regarding cemetery preservation. GIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1998. In addition to Ms. MENG, I also want cans, and it does much work in areas of Section 2(a)(4) of the International Reli- to recognize the important contribu- the former Soviet Union, where Jewish gious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. tions of the gentleman from Georgia communities were destroyed by the 6401(a)(4)) is amended in the fourth sentence (Mr. COLLINS) during the Foreign Af- Holocaust and where power subse- by inserting ‘‘desecration of cemeteries,’’ fairs Committee markup of this bill. quently passed to atheistic, communist after ‘‘confiscations of property,’’. Their bipartisan efforts have led to the regimes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- good bill before us today, which de- It is essential that we act to protect ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from serves our unanimous support. religious freedom in these areas where, Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the I reserve the balance of my time. as we know, political instability and gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ms. MENG. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- anti-Semitism are widespread. The MENG) each will control 20 minutes. self such time as I may consume, and I genocides of the 20th century destroyed The Chair recognizes the gentle- rise in strong support of H.R. 4028, the communities and left their burial woman from Florida. Protect Cemeteries Act, which I au- grounds uncared for and unpreserved. GENERAL LEAVE thored. The preservation of cemeteries often Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I This resolution amends the Inter- reflects the religious tolerance and ask unanimous consent that all Mem- national Religious Freedom Act to in- freedom of the countries in which they

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are located. It is my hope that this res- I am so glad Ms. MENG is adding this I want to thank Congresswoman MENG for olution will help promote such preser- to the list, but the list itself and all of authoring this legislation and bringing this vation and greater tolerance, respect, the other violations need to be taken issue to Congress’ attention. and empathy around the world, as well seriously by the administration. Hope The SPEAKER pro tempore. The as honest assessments of history. I springs eternal. I hope they do it soon- question is on the motion offered by urge my colleagues to support H.R. er rather than later—like today—but I the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. 4028. won’t hold my breath. ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend I reserve the balance of my time. I say this because it is a very, very the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4028, as Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I serious issue, and that was brought for- amended. am proud to yield 3 minutes to the gen- ward at our hearing just the other day. The question was taken; and (two- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. SMITH), Finally, Mr. Speaker, there are other thirds being in the affirmative) the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub- groups, including the Ahmadi religious rules were suspended and the bill, as committee on Africa, Global Health, minority in Pakistan. We heard testi- amended, was passed. Global Human Rights, and Inter- mony on May 22 about how their grave- A motion to reconsider was laid on national Organizations. stones are being violated as well. the table. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. By far, Jewish people have their f Speaker, I rise in strong support of cemeteries desecrated and others as URGING CHINA TO RESPECT THE H.R. 4028 introduced by my good friend well, and it is a terrible and despicable FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, EX- and colleague, the gentlewoman from act of violence against individuals and PRESSION, AND RELIGION AND New York (Ms. MENG), which adds dese- religious freedom. cration of cemeteries as a violation of Ms. MENG. Seeing no other speakers, ALL FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN religious freedom identified in the I yield myself the balance of my time RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW International Religious Freedom Act of to close. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I 1998. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, anti- move to suspend the rules and agree to Sadly, such an addition is necessary Semitism and religious intolerance re- the resolution (H. Res. 599) urging the because we have seen repeated acts of main all too prevalent in our world. We Government of the People’s Republic of desecration of cemeteries occurring grapple with these issues in some form China to respect the freedom of assem- throughout the world, especially in Eu- every day. bly, expression, and religion and all rope, but also in the United States, in- This resolution will give American fundamental human rights and the rule cluding my own State of New Jersey. officials real tools with which to pro- of law for all its citizens and to stop Jewish cemeteries seem to be a par- mote not only religious tolerance, but censoring discussion of the 1989 ticular target of desecration. By some truth, truth in the form of preservation Tiananmen Square demonstrations and counts, attacks on Jewish cemeteries and recognition of the memories of their violent suppression. have been on the rise over the last sev- those who came before us, and only The Clerk read the title of the resolu- eral years. We have tried to document through truth can we realize a better tion. that again and again in our work at the world. The text of the resolution is as fol- OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the I yield back the balance of my time. lows: Organization for Security Cooperation Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I H. RES. 599 itself. yield myself such time as I may con- Whereas on June 4, 1989, peaceful dem- A number of Jewish organizations as sume. onstrations held in and around Beijing’s well have come forward with extraor- In closing, Mr. Speaker, I want to, Tiananmen Square were brutally crushed by dinarily demoralizing numbers of again, thank Ms. MENG for her wonder- the People’s Liberation Army, carrying out cemeteries, as well as synagogues that ful leadership role in this and many the orders of China’s Communist Party lead- have been attacked, as there is a rising other pieces of legislation going ership; tide of anti-Semitism. through our Foreign Affairs Committee Whereas the peaceful demonstrations of 1989 called upon the Chinese Communist I chaired a hearing on May 22 on the and commend Mr. COLLINS, as well, for International Religious Freedom Act Party to eliminate corruption, accelerate this blow against hatred and intoler- economic and political reforms, and protect with a focus on the Commission on Re- ance and in favor of religious free exer- human rights, particularly the freedoms of ligious Freedom, and one of the things cise around the world. I strongly sup- expression and assembly; that was brought forward in vivid deport the bill by Ms. MENG, H.R. 4028. Whereas by early May 1989, an estimated tail has been the lack of enforcement I yield back the balance of my time. 1,000,000 people joined the protests in and the lack of due diligence on the Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Tiananmen Square and citizens in over 400 part of the administration when it rise in support of Congresswoman MENG’s leg- Chinese cities staged similar protests for comes to the International Religious islation. Including language that protects democratic reform, including not only students, but also government employees, jour- Freedom Act. Not since 2011 has there cemeteries is consequential as every culture been a designation of what we call nalists, workers, police officers, members of and faith hold final resting places as sacred the armed forces, and other citizens; country of particular concern, CPC sta- ground. Whereas on May 20, 1989, martial law was tus, or the dishonorable status that it Just two months ago in March vandals declared in Beijing, China, after authorities conveys ought to be done every year. broke into a Jewish cemetery in Hungary. The had failed to persuade demonstrators to Congressman FRANK WOLF, the au- vandals spray-painted swastikas and anti-Se- leave Tiananmen Square; thor of IRFA, the International Reli- mitic messages on the Jewish tombstones to Whereas during the late afternoon and gious Freedom Act, made it very clear show their hatred. early evening hours of June 3, 1989, thou- it is law, and I would point out for the This is a stark reminder of the travesties sands of armed troops, supported by tanks record that I chaired all of the hearings against personal freedoms abroad. These inci- and other armor, moved into Beijing to ‘‘clear the Square’’ and surrounding streets in the House as that bill was working dents are not isolated and often coincide with its way through the House. We have of demonstrators; other violations against religious freedom. Whereas on the night of June 3, 1989, and had, I believe, a dereliction of duty on Desecrating the cemetery of another reli- continuing into the morning of June 4, 1989, the part of the administration to do gious or ethnic group is a very defiant way to soldiers fired into crowds, inflicting high ci- what it has to do under IRFA. express hatred and inflict pain. The religious vilian casualties, killing or injuring un- There has been no designation since or ethnic groups that care for the cemeteries armed civilians; 2011. The commission pointed out that are having their religious rights trampled on. Whereas tanks crushed to death some pro- there are eight countries that ought to These prejudice acts are especially dev- testers and onlookers; be so designated, followed by eight oth- astating when tolerated or encouraged by the Whereas independent observers report that ers, including Vietnam, that needed to local or national government. hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed and be added to the list, making a total of wounded by the People’s Liberation Army The final resting place for the deceased de- soldiers and other security forces; 16 countries that are then liable to serve the respect of all regardless of personal Whereas 20,000 people throughout China sanctions, the 18 or so sanctions that beliefs or religion and deserve to be added to suspected of taking part in the democracy are prescribed in the legislation, again, the list of violations to the International Reli- movement were reportedly arrested and sen- authored by Mr. WOLF. gious Freedom Act. tenced without trial to prison or reeducation

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Whereas Chinese authorities continue to (2) expresses sympathy to the families of harass and detain peaceful advocates for those killed, tortured, and imprisoned as a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- human rights, religious freedom, ethnic mi- result of their participation in the democ- ant to the rule, the gentlewoman from nority rights and the rule of law, and their racy protests of June 4, 1989, in Tiananmen Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) and the Square, Beijing, in the People’s Republic of family members, such as Nobel Prize Lau- gentleman from Texas (Mr. CASTRO) reate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia, Gao China; (3) supports all peaceful advocates for each will control 20 minutes. Zhisheng, Wang Bingzhang, Peng Ming, Zhu The Chair recognizes the gentle- Yufu, Lobsang Tsering, Ilham Tohti, Yang human rights and the rule of law in China Maodong (also known as Guo Feixiong), Sun for their efforts to advance democratic re- woman from Florida. Desheng, Liu Yuandong, Guo Quan, Liu forms and human rights during the past; GENERAL LEAVE Xianbin, Yang Rongli, Alimujiang Yimiti, (4) condemns the ongoing human rights Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I Yang Tianshui, Wang Zhiwen, Li Chang, abuses and persecution by the Government ask unanimous consent that all Mem- of the People’s Republic of China and its ef- Gulmira Imin, Dhondup Wangchen, and Chen bers may have 5 legislative days in Kegui, nephew of blind human rights activ- forts to quell peaceful political dissent, cen- ists Chen Guangcheng; sor the Internet, suppress ethnic and reli- which to revise and extend their re- Whereas according to the Prisoner Data- gious minorities, limit the number of chil- marks and include extraneous material base maintained by the United States Con- dren had by Chinese couples through coer- on this resolution. gressional-Executive Commission on China, cion and violence, and harass and detain law- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the Communist Government of China conyers and freedom advocates seeking the Gov- objection to the request of the gentle- tinues to detain over 1,300 prisoners of con- ernment’s commitment, in law and practice, woman from Florida? science, though the number may be much to international human rights treaties and There was no objection. higher; covenants to which it is a party; Whereas the Chinese authorities continue (5) calls on the Broadcasting Board of Gov- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I to maintain a system of labor camps and ernors (BBG) to take all appropriate steps to yield myself such time as I may con- ‘‘black jails’’ to detain peaceful advocates circumvent Chinese Internet censorship and sume. for human rights and democratic freedoms, to provide information to the people of China I rise in strong support of House Res- harasses and detains human rights lawyers about the Tiananmen Square Massacre; olution 599. I am proud to stand with who take on cases deemed politically sen- (6) calls on the United States Government the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. sitive, limits the number of children Chinese to— SMITH); with the Democratic leader, couples may have, including through the (A) make human rights, including religious Ms. PELOSI; and their bipartisan co- practice of forced abortions and steriliza- freedom, a priority in bilateral discussions tions, restricts severely the religious activ- with the Chinese Government; and sponsors in urging the Beijing regime ity of Protestants, Catholics, Tibetan Bud- (B) instruct the United States representa- to respect the fundamental human dhists, and Uyghur Muslims, conducted a 15- tive at the United Nations Human Rights rights of all Chinese citizens, to ob- year campaign to eradicate Falun Gong prac- Council to introduce a resolution calling for serve the rule of law, and to stop cen- tice in China, publicly vilifies, and refuses to an examination of the human rights prac- soring discussions of the 1989 negotiate with, the Dalai Lama over Tibetan tices of the Government of the People’s Re- Tiananmen Square massacre. issues, and, forcibly repatriates thousands of public of China; Twenty-five years ago, a million Chi- refugees to North Korea who face persecu- (7) calls on the Government of the People’s nese citizens from all walks of life tion, imprisonment, and possible execution Republic of China to— in violation of its international commit- (A) end the harassment, detention, torture, gathered in and around Tiananmen ments; and imprisonment of Chinese citizens ex- Square to call for democracy, to call Whereas the Government of China main- pressing their legitimate freedom of religion, for reform, to call for openness. tains tight control of speech, religion, and expression, and association, including on the Similar demonstrations sprang up in assembly, and has continually received poor Internet; more than 400 other cities around rankings focused on civil liberties and polit- (B) release all remaining prisoners of con- China, but the hopeful idealism of ical rights by nongovernmental organiza- science who continue to be detained as a re- those Chinese patriots was met with tions; sult of their participation in the peaceful tanks, with bullets and bayonets, and Whereas the United States Commission on pro-democracy demonstrations in 1989, espe- International Religious Freedom’s most re- cially around Tiananmen Square; the so-called People’s Liberation Army cent annual report has found that the ‘‘Chi- (C) end the harassment and discrimination murdered a still-unknown number of nese government continues to perpetrate of those involved in the 1989 protests and the people of China. The Tiananmen particularly severe violations of religious their families, permit Chinese citizens to Square massacre was the brutal start

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Today the image lution before us honors the extraor- cally, and its governing ideology owes of an unknown man standing in peace- dinary sacrifice endured by hundreds of less to Marx, Lenin, and Mao than to a ful protest to government tanks rolling thousands of peaceful Chinese democ- state-fed nationalism, but other things into Tiananmen Square is among the racy activists who rallied for almost 2 have not changed. most iconic of the 20th century and months in Beijing and in over 400 other China remains a one-party state continues to serve as a source of inspi- cities in China in a heroic quest for lib- where a regime obsessed with main- ration to political and human rights erty and human rights. It has been es- taining social control commits wide- advocates around the world. timated that over a million people ranging human rights abuses, including Unfortunately, many in China will took part. extrajudicial killings; disappearances never know of this sad chapter of Chi- Tiananmen has also come to sym- and illegal imprisonment at so-called nese history. The Communist Party of bolize the brutal lengths China’s Com- black jails; detention of lawyers, jour- China is determined to erase all mem- munist Party will go to remain in nalists, and bloggers; coercive popu- ory of the Tiananmen Square massacre power. When the tanks rolled into the lation control involving forced abor- from national memory. The Chinese square on June 4, 1989, mothers lost tion and sterilization; and restriction Government continues to block all un- sons, fathers lost daughters, and China on freedom of religion, of the press, and censored Internet Web sites and blogs lost an idealistic generation of future assembly. related to the events of June 3 and leaders. Repression is even harsher against June 4, 1989, and willfully distributes You know, Mr. Speaker, some may disfavored minorities such as Tibetan misinformation to its people. Even prefer to look past or even trivialize Buddhists, the Muslim Uighurs, and today, Beijing continues to harass, ar- the wanton slaughter by Chinese sol- Falun Gong practitioners. rest, and discriminate against the rel- diers. The memory of the dead and According to the most recent State atives and friends of those killed in those arrested, tortured, and exiled re- Department Country Report on Human Tiananmen Square. quires us to honor them, respect their Rights, the Chinese regime ‘‘consist- Censorship of the Tiananmen Square noble aspirations for fundamental free- ently blocked access to Web sites it massacre is just the tip of the iceberg. doms, and recommit ourselves to the deemed controversial, especially those Unfortunately, the Chinese Govern- struggle for freedom and human rights discussing Taiwan, the Dalai Lama, ment continues to suppress political in China. Tibet, underground religious and spir- dissent by imprisoning pro-democracy Former President Jiang Zemin said itual organizations, democracy activ- activists, lawyers, journalists, labor in an interview that Tiananmen was union leaders, religious believers, ists, and the 1989 Tiananmen mas- ‘‘no big deal.’’ But it was a very big members of ethnic minority rights or- sacre.’’ deal that has left an enduring mark on ganizations, and other individuals who A quarter of a century later, why is Chinese society and on U.S.-China rela- seek to express their political or reli- the regime in Beijing still so afraid of tions. gious views or assert their ethnic iden- the truth? How strong is a Communist The Government of China continues tity. Party that feels the need to harass and to go to astounding, even bizarre, According to a prisoner database lengths to censor and ban open discus- muzzle the aging Tiananmen mothers maintained by the United States Con- who lost their sons and daughters in sion of Tiananmen. This resolution gressional Executive Commission on sends the right message: we will never 1989? In the biting words of one 76-year- China, over 1,300 prisoners of con- forget Tiananmen, ever, especially so old mother, Ms. Zhang: science are being held at various as long as the Chinese people cannot Such a great, mighty, and correct party is ‘‘black jails,’’ where they are often tor- discuss it and its significance openly afraid of a little old lady. They are afraid of tured, forced into labor camps, or even without harassment or arrest or tor- us oldtimers because we represent righteous- killed. ness. Mr. Speaker, H. Res. 599 condemns ture. Mr. Speaker, one of the most endur- Today, Mr. Speaker, with House Res- the Chinese Government for its appalling symbols of the Tiananmen dem- olution 599, we stand in solidarity with ing human rights record and calls for onstrations was the unveiling of a fac- the righteous mothers of Tiananmen, an end to the harassment, detention, with the Ladies in White—Damas de torture, and imprisonment of Chinese simile of the Statue of Liberty on May Blanco—in Cuba, and with all those citizens practicing their legitimate 30, 1989. It was a moment that thrilled who struggle for liberty and for human freedom of religion, expression, and as- freedom advocates around the globe. rights where tyrants rule. Those who sociation. It also calls on the Broad- There was this enduring symbol of free- have sacrificed their lives in pursuit of casting Board of Governors to provide dom facing the portrait of Mao Zedong freedom are not forgotten. the people of China with information hanging in Tiananmen Square. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of about the Tiananmen Square massacre. This moment was extraordinary be- my time. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cause it showed that when the Chinese Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I support this important and timely res- people are able to speak publicly and yield myself such time as I may con- olution, and I reserve the balance of freely, they ask for greater freedoms, sume, and I rise in strong support of H. my time. democracy, and justice. These are uni- Res. 599, urging the Government of the Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I versal liberties that can be found in People’s Republic of China to respect yield such time as he may consume to demonstrations for liberty worldwide. the freedom of assembly, expression, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. We see it in Cairo and Caracas, Turkey religion, and all fundamental human SMITH), chairman of the Foreign Af- and Tunisia, Kabul and Kiev. rights of its citizens. fairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global There was a moment when we all be- Health, Global Human Rights, and lieved that Tiananmen Square dem- b 1645 International Organizations, cochair- onstrations would be a triumph of free- I would like to begin by thanking Mr. man also of the Congressional Execu- dom and democracy. Later in 1989, the SMITH for his leadership on this issue. I tive Commission on China, and the au- Warsaw Pact nations started to crum- would also would like to thank Chair- thor of this resolution. ble, and eventually the former Soviet man ROYCE, Ranking Member ENGEL, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Union fell as well, but the Communist and the entire Committee on Foreign Speaker, may I inquire as to how much leaders of China sought to cling to Affairs for the bipartisan manner with time is left? power through unbelievable brutality which we continue to work to shed The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and force. They sent tanks and soldiers light upon the gross violation of tlewoman from Florida has 16 minutes into Beijing to ‘‘clear the square’’ on human and political rights in China. remaining. the evening of June 3 into June 4. The

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It is one of the most iconic fig- visit Beijing prison number 1 on a trip commodities because women don’t ures in the history of democratic free- with my great friend and colleague exist relative to the number of males doms in the world. FRANK WOLF. It was a bleak gulag, in the People’s Republic of China all However, if you were to go to China where some 40 Tiananmen Square dem- because of a cruel one child per couple and ask young people about this post- onstrators were being unjustly de- policy. er—they know this picture—they know tained. We saw firsthand the price paid Finally, Mr. Speaker, repression has nothing about it. It has been censored. by brave and tenacious individuals for not dimmed the desires of the Chinese They don’t tell people what that is. peacefully petitioning their govern- people for freedom and reform. There is Some said: Maybe it is a commercial ment for freedom, and it was not pret- an inspiring drive in China to keep for something. I don’t know what that ty. They looked like walking skeletons fighting for freedom under very dif- is. of Auschwitz, and they worked gruel- ficult and dangerous lethal conditions. So powerful is it that even any dis- ing hours making products, some of This drive is the most important asset cussion of it in China for young people which ended up in U.S. markets. in promoting human rights and democ- at the university, Peking University, Mr. Speaker, for the past 25 years, ratization. which was a place where many of these the Tiananmen demonstrations have When democratic change does come young people came forth and said they shaped the way the Chinese Govern- to China, it will come from within, not would like to end corruption, expand ment deals with dissent. Despite the because of outside pressure; although freedom of expression. What form of country’s stunning economic growth that pressure needs to be applied, and government they will have, as Mr. it needs to be applied judiciously and over the past two decades, Beijing’s SMITH has said, remains to be seen and leaders remain terrified of their own effectively. U.S. policy, in both the up to the Chinese people. The fact that people. China’s ruling Communist short and long term, must be, and seem they could not even talk about it with- Party would rather stifle, imprison, or to be, supportive of advocates of peace- out being run over by tanks, it was even kill its own people than defer or ful change. We can’t abscond in our re- stunning. It was really remarkably embrace their demands for freedom and sponsibility. Lists need to be tendered stunning because we have really not every time we meet with Chinese lead- rights. seen anything quite like that. President Xi Jinping’s tenure as ers, whether it be the White House or The spring of 1989, 25 years ago, a any Members of Congress, of political President, which started with so much community of activists, dissident stu- prisoners. promise of new beginnings, has instead dents, and Chinese citizens stood up for ramped up the repression. China today I believe that someday China will be free. Someday the people of China will their rights in Tiananmen Square. Peo- is in a race to the bottom with the ple were inspired by a path of political likes of North Korea. be able to enjoy all of their God-given rights. As a nation of free Chinese men reform advocated by some of China’s Last year was the worst year since leaders who were purged—Hu Yaobang the 1990s for arrests and imprisonment and women, we will honor them and they will be celebrated someday as he- and Zhao Ziyang. of dissidents. Over 230 people have been The people spoke out against the detained for their human rights advo- roes of Tiananmen Square and all of those who sacrificed so much and for so abuses of their government, a people cacy, and those are the ones we know who demanded respect, dignity, liberty, about. There are many, many more. In long for freedom. Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I a voice. A people cried out for freedom, the past month leading up to the yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman their souls yearning for a better future. Tiananmen anniversary, Beijing has from California (Ms. PELOSI), our very They called for the elimination of cor- detained some two dozen activists for distinguished Democratic leader. ruption, an acceleration of economic seeking to commemorate the anniver- Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank and political reform, for freedom of ex- sary, even criminalizing private gath- the gentleman for yielding. I welcome pression and assembly. They called for erings and art installations. him to our group, and I appreciate his a dialogue with China’s leaders on how China remains, as we all know, one of very important remarks as we observe to make progress. the worst offenders of human rights the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen People protested, demonstrated, overall. It remains the torture capital Square massacre. marched. A military was turned of the world. Religious freedom abuses As always, I am absolutely honored against the people it was supposed to continue with absolute impunity, and and pleased to join my colleagues, the protect. The People’s Liberation Army ethnic minority groups face repression distinguished former chair of the Com- turned on the people of China. The when they peacefully seek rights of mittee on Foreign Affairs and now young man, again, stood alone in the culture and of language. chair of the subcommittee, Congress- street bringing a line of tanks to a Hundreds of millions of women, Mr. woman ROS-LEHTINEN. grinding halt. Speaker, have been forced to abort Mr. WOLF and Mr. SMITH and I have b 1700 their precious babies because of a dra- been fighting this fight together for conian attempt to limit population decades. I thank them for their cour- You don’t see it here, but the tanks growth in effect since 1979. China’s one- age. We both oppose our own Presi- turned, they turned away from this child policy is a human rights disaster dents—they are Republican, I a Demo- lone man and did not run over him for without precedent, and it is a democrat on a Democratic President—on all the world to see, an image seared graphic nightmare as well. Brothers this subject. This is a bond that we into the memory of all who saw it, a and sisters in China, Mr. Speaker, are have had about respecting the dignity photograph unforgettable to anyone illegal, and the preference for having and worth of every person. committed to the promise of human boys has led to a gender imbalance and When we saw what happened in rights, a moment that then and now a mass extermination of the girl child. Tiananmen Square, it was almost un- challenges the conscience of the world. This is not only a massive gender- believable to see the Government of We cannot have any moral authority based crime, Mr. Speaker, but a secu- China turning on its own people, hav- to talk about human rights in the rity problem as well. Experts are coming tanks run over their children in world if we ignore the violations in ing to the conclusion that China’s un- Tiananmen Square who were speaking human rights in a big country, a pros- precedented gender imbalance will lead out against corruption, who were perous country, an economic engine. to more crime, social instability, work- speaking out for more openness, for I remember—and my colleagues do er shortages, and even possibly war. Of speaking out to speak out. too—that at the time the trade deficit course it has had a horrific impact on I have treasured this poster in my of- with China, with the U.S., we had a def- sex trafficking. fice over the years, for 25 years. It has icit of $5 billion a year. That was an

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Others in young people weren’t even born yet. tion, Congress will say to the people of the Chamber had said we could use Corruption, though, they do know is China and freedom-loving people every- that $5 billion at the same time to stop rampant in the Chinese Government. where: Your cause is our cause. We can China from blocking U.S. exports into The rule of law is not applied in a fair never forget. We must never forget. We China, or stop them from transferring manner. They suffer injustices with no will never forget. technology, missile technology and the redress of grievances. Air and water Again, the Chinese Government likes rest, to Pakistan and beyond. pollution are making them unhealthy to say the prisoners, nobody knows you But there were those also in the Con- and destroying their environment. are here, they don’t remember who you gress and in the country—and actually That may be something that gets the are, they don’t remember why you on the Chinese payroll, because they attention of the government. came here. Well, we want to give lie to were lobbyists, advocates, lawyers, and Mr. WOLF, thank you for your leader- that, because over the years we have all the rest, they hired everybody—who ship, for your courage. When Mr. SMITH always joined together in a strongly bi- said: Oh, no, no, no, no, no, you can’t talks about going to Chinese prison partisan way to come to the floor or to use that $5 billion for leverage to free number 1, I know that you led the way go to public events to say the names of those prisoners, to stop those barriers there. people whom we have not heard of to our trade, to stop their transfer of Today, Ding Zilin and the Tiananmen their fate but that their mothers want technology to countries that might Mothers bravely keep up their calls for an accounting for. As we do this, we then turn them over to rogue coun- dialogue, and their supporters world- look forward to a day when the world’s tries, you can’t do that. But if you re- wide join their demands that the Chi- most populous country can be called a main calm, there will be peaceful evo- nese Government provide an honest ac- country where people can speak out, be lution and all this will be improved. In counting of the crackdown, stop perse- respected, and when the Chinese Gov- fact, our trade with China will grow, cution of the families of the dem- ernment respects its own people it will their freedom will increase. onstrators, and allow the families to command much more respect then. These people are still arrested, the mourn publicly without interference. Again, I thank you Congresswoman trade deficit is no longer $5 billion a Today, Liu Xiaobo remains the ROS-LEHTINEN so much for taking the year, it is $7 billion, but not a year— world’s only imprisoned Nobel Prize lead to bring this to the floor; Con- from $5 billion a year to $7 billion a Peace Prize Laureate, as he and his gressman CASTRO for your very, very week—and not 1 cent of it used for any wife, Xia, join so many others still lan- important remarks; to my pals Mr. leverage to free prisoners or to chal- guishing in prison for criticizing their WOLF and Mr. SMITH, you have done so lenge the Chinese in terms of the viola- government or trying to exercise and much, you have made such a difference. tions of human rights in China and in secure their basic human rights. We It is an honor to serve with you and to Tibet. It is stunning. They own the had the privilege of being asked by the work on this important project to- show. That is just the way it is—$5 bil- family—some of us—to go to Norway gether. lion a year to $7 billion a week. Oh, my when Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. I reserve the God, progress has been made, but not Prize. As some of you may recall, there right to close, Mr. Speaker. by the American worker, but not by was an empty chair because the Chi- Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I our economy—no, by the Chinese Gov- nese Government would not allow him yield myself such time as I may con- ernment. It is really stunning, it is out of prison to go to receive the Nobel sume. really one of, I think, the stories that Prize. So we joined some Members that With no other speakers, I would sim- has to be told by the U.S. to stand up were selected to be part of the delega- ply say that the worth of a nation is for who we are and what we stand for. tion. Was that one of the great honors not measured in dollars and cents Twenty-five years ago, Tiananmen of our lives? I think we all agree that alone, by size of the military or arma- became synonymous with the battle for it was. ments. As China’s economy continues human rights in China—again, an We are not here today just to ac- to grow into among the nations’ larg- iconic site for an iconic struggle for knowledge history. We are here to est, so too should its commitment to justice and democracy. Twenty-five learn from the memory of a dark chap- human rights, democracy, and trans- years later, the spirit of Tiananmen enter of our past and to write a brighter parency. We are proud to support this dures in the hearts and minds of those chapter of freedom and justice in the resolution. continuing to struggle, both in China future. We are here to support the With that, I yield back the balance of and around the world. What moral au- Tiananmen movement. How many of my time. thority do we have to say to a small those young people who got out of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, in country, you cannot violate the human China, who came through here, told us closing, I yield the remainder of our rights of your people, but we will take their stories of courage. We cried to- time to the gentleman from Virginia anything the Chinese have to dish out gether. They tried together to make (Mr. WOLF), subcommittee chairman of because we have a commercial interest sense of how they could make a dif- the Committee on Appropriations, there? ference for those people who were left whose bill will be before us today, co- The heroes—and we have to talk behind. chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights about them because the Chinese tell We are here to support the Commission, and a tireless advocate them nobody cares about you any- Tiananmen movement, which endures, for human rights in China. more—these heroes still display the un- inspires, and cannot be stopped. I am Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I want to matched courage required simply to hopeful. I am hopeful because there are thank Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN for bringing speak up and speak out. I thank Con- conversations that happened with the the bill up. I want to thank my part- gressman CHRIS SMITH for bringing this Chinese Government. I have had my ner, Congressman SMITH, and I want to resolution forward, and Speaker BOEH- own on the subject of climate change thank the Democratic leader, Con- NER for tomorrow, this week, holding and environmental issues like clean gresswoman PELOSI, for being there at an official remembrance—again, it is air, et cetera, that are problematic in every time, including the time you tomorrow—to allow us to stand united China. Maybe there can be some com- stood up to the Chinese Government at with these heroes. munication that can be constructive. I Tiananmen Square, when you were al- Today, any mention of these events am hopeful that the visits that we have most arrested. So I want to thank the of June 4, 1989, is censored from the had to each other’s countries to talk Democratic leader for her help and sup- Chinese people. The victims and their about one subject and another without port every time an issue of human families are imprisoned and persecuted getting anywhere near that taboo, in rights in China has come up. Thank by the Chinese Government, and the their view, of our talking about people you very much.

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We remember all of them today, past and ginning of a peaceful, political transi- anybody else, and we will know their present, as we debate this resolution and re- tion in China was brutally, brutally names. call the events of 25 years ago. crushed by the People’s Liberation I pray for the day that the Chinese We stand with you, today and always. I urge Army. A historic moment of oppor- Government—the party and system re- my colleagues to support H. Res. 599. tunity was, quite frankly, lost. sponsible for the crackdown in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The By nearly every measure, China is Tiananmen and responsible for the con- question is on the motion offered by today as intolerant of dissent as it has tinued repression—will be relegated to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. ever been. Just read today’s New York the ‘‘ash heap of history.’’ They will be ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend Times where they talk about how they relegated to the ash heap of history. I the rules and agree to the resolution, are cracking down, telling people: Do believe that will come very soon. I be- H. Res. 599. not go to Tiananmen. lieve it will come in my lifetime, par- The question was taken. Like authoritarian governments be- ticularly if the Democratic aspirations The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the fore it, the Chinese Government re- of the Chinese people can find a cham- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being mains deeply frightened. They are pion—if they can find a champion in in the affirmative, the ayes have it. frightened. They are literally afraid of the United States of America. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. their own people. They are afraid of the With that, I thank Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN Speaker, on that I demand the yeas spirit that animated that protest, for bringing this bill up. I thank Mr. and nays. namely, the yearning for basic human SMITH for this resolution and all the ef- The yeas and nays were ordered. rights and fundamental freedoms. fort that he has done. I want to again The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I first went to China in 1991 with my thank Democratic Leader PELOSI for ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- good friend Congressman CHRIS SMITH her leadership in fighting on these ceedings on this motion will be post- of New Jersey. It was during this trip issues of human rights and religious poned. we visited Beijing prison number 1. freedom. f Chinese authorities informed us—and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I we saw them—that approximately 40 yield back the balance of my time. b 1715 Tiananmen Square protestors were in Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in HERMISTON REVERSIONARY the prison. Our request was to see the strong support for this resolution, which I join LANDS ACT demonstrators. They were denied, but as an original cosponsor with my good friends Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Chinese authorities gave us a tour of and colleagues, Congressman CHRIS SMITH Speaker, I move to suspend the rules the prison’s textile and plastic shoe (NJ) and Democratic Leader NANCY PELOSI factories. We saw them making socks. (CA). I cannot express strongly enough my and pass the bill (H.R. 3366) to provide These are the socks that they were admiration and respect for their leadership on for the release of the property interests making. The fact is there are golfers on protecting and promoting human rights in retained by the United States in cer- the side, and in those days they didn’t China, and their commitment to remembering, tain land conveyed in 1954 by the play golf. Tiananmen Square dem- commemorating and educating others on the United States, acting through the Di- onstrators were making socks for events that took place in Tiananmen Square rector of the Bureau of Land Manage- Americans to wear as they play golf. I twenty-five years ago. ment, to the State of Oregon for the es- took with me some of the socks that Mr. Speaker, thousands of citizens brutally tablishment of the Hermiston Agricul- prisoners were making because they murdered. Students shot down by their own tural Research and Extension Center of were coming to our country. government. Tanks rolling into Tiananmen Oregon State University in Hermiston, That experience captures, in stark Square to ruthlessly repress the spark of hope Oregon, as amended. terms, the failure of U.S. foreign pol- ignited in the hearts of thousands of people. The Clerk read the title of the bill. icy—the failure of U.S. foreign policy On June 4th, a massacre ended the weeks of The text of the bill is as follows: toward China over successive dem- student protest and civil society actions that H.R. 3366 onstrations, both Republican and Dem- sparked hope for change and good govern- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ocrat alike. The United States has too ance, hope for greater inclusion and democ- resentatives of the United States of America in often pursued a relationship that is racy. Congress assembled, fundamentally inconsistent with the Yes, Mr. Speaker, it has been 25 years SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. most basic national values, marked by since Tiananmen Square—and China hopes This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hermiston trade and unfettered market access at that we’ve forgotten. Reversionary Lands Act’’. the expense of human rights, religious But we have not forgotten. We have not for- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. freedom, and the rule of law. President gotten Tiananmen Square, nor have we for- In this Act: Reagan said that the words in the Con- gotten all the brave Chinese citizens who (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Hermiston Agricultural Research stitution and the words in the Declara- every day attempt to exercise the basic rights and Extension Center’’ and dated April 7, tion of Independence were a covenant promised to them under the Chinese Constitu- 2014. not only with the people in Philadel- tion. The right to speak out and to bring grave (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ phia in 1776 and 1787, but with the peo- matters to the attention of their government. means the Secretary of the Interior, acting ple of Tiananmen and the people who Chinese citizens and their legal advocates through the Director of the Bureau of Land want freedom all over the world. who have tried to bring issues like government Management. May this resolution by Congressman corruption, corporate exploitation of workers, (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the SMITH and the approaching anniversary unsafe working conditions, inadequate hous- State of Oregon (acting through the Oregon of that dark June day serve as a sober- State Board of Higher Education on behalf of ing, agricultural mismanagement—so many Oregon State University). ing reminder of the unmet yearning for find themselves the targets of government re- SEC. 3. RELEASE OF PROPERTY INTERESTS IN basic human liberty which compels pression, legal reprisal, harassment, house ar- BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT men like Liu Xiaobo, himself an im- rest and even long and brutal imprisonment. LAND CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF prisoned Nobel Laureate, won the 2010 They deserve the right to speak out and en- OREGON FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF Nobel Prize, was in prison, his wife was HERMISTON AGRICULTURAL RE- gage in intellectual and public debate about SEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER. under house arrest, she couldn’t even what constitutes fundamental human rights (a) RELEASE OF RETAINED INTERESTS.—Any go to Norway to pick up the prize, and and respect, what constitutes the freedom to reservation or reversionary interest retained also the thousands of others whose think and worship as one chooses, what con- by the United States to the approximately names we do not know, but as Leader stitutes respect for the ostensible cultural di- 290 acres in Hermiston, Oregon, depicted as

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(b) INSTRUMENT OF RELEASE.—The Sec- when they are rejoined with the adja- However, growth of the industry would retary shall execute and file in the appro- cent 290 acres that this bill addresses. not have been maintained without sig- priate office a deed of release, amended deed, Congressman WALDEN, who is from or other appropriate instrument reflecting nificant innovation in what types of the release of retained interests under sub- that district, should be commended for crops are grown and in improvements section (a). his work on this issue, and I urge my in production techniques. (c) CONVEYANCE OF ORPHAN PARCEL.—Not- colleagues to support its passage. The land that this legislation deals withstanding the land use planning require- I reserve the balance of my time. with was conveyed to the State of Or- ments of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of egon and then to Oregon State Univer- Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- sity by the Federal Government. It is U.S.C. 1712, 1713), not later than 180 days self such time as I may consume. the home of the Hermiston Agricul- after the date on which the Secretary re- I rise in support of the Hermiston Re- tural Research and Extension Center, ceives a request from the State, the Sec- versionary Interest Release Act. retary shall convey to the State, without capably and ably managed by Super- In 1954, the Federal Government con- intendent Phil Hamm, with whom we consideration, all right, title, and interest of veyed 250 acres near Hermiston, Or- the United States to and in the approxi- have worked closely on this legislation. mately 6 acres identified on the Map as ‘‘Bu- egon, to the State of Oregon, to estab- This center has fueled these innova- reau of Land Management Administered lish an agricultural experiment stations, and it has helped growers in the Land’’. tion. The agricultural experiment sta- region maximize the use of precious The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tion ultimately became the Oregon water, fight off new pests and diseases, ant to the rule, the gentleman from State University Agricultural Research and achieve record-breaking yields. Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the and Experiment Center. This commonsense legislation simply gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. The Hermiston Center focuses on the places the home of the research center innovation and implementation of ag- MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM) each will back fully under local control by re- control 20 minutes. ricultural and horticultural opportuni- moving the retained reversionary in- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ties, and it provides solutions to pro- terest. This bill also conveys 6 acres of from Washington. duction restraints. This work is crucial land that were orphaned from the sta- to the agricultural economy of the re- GENERAL LEAVE tion after the construction of a rail- gion. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. road line. Oregon State University would like This release and conveyance provides Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that to move the Hermiston Center to a new the flexibility OSU needs to better all Members may have 5 legislative location and is looking to Congress to manage the station for the future ben- days to revise and extend their re- remove Federal restrictions placed on efit of area farmers and to meet the marks and include extraneous mate- the land at the time of conveyance in needs of the city of Hermiston, eastern rials on the bill under consideration. order to sell or to develop the property. Oregon’s largest city. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there H.R. 3366 removes these Federal re- When this land was originally con- objection to the request of the gen- strictions and will allow Oregon State veyed in 1954, the Hermiston popu- tleman from Washington? to develop its agricultural research fa- lation was fewer than 4,000 people, and There was no objection. cilities to meet the future needs of the the research station was located well Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. agricultural sector. Allowing the flexi- out of town. Today, with a population Speaker, I yield myself such time as I bility that H.R. 3366 provides is a pri- of 16,745 people, the research facilities may consume. ority for Oregon State University and now lie within the city limits of H.R. 3366 would release the Bureau of the region, and we gladly support this Hermiston, presenting potential chal- Land Management’s reversionary in- bill and the university’s continued re- lenges to growth in the future. terest in 290 acres that were conveyed search. Despite economic and population to the State of Oregon in 1954 for the With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the growth in the last 60 years, the needs of establishment of the Hermiston Agri- balance of my time. farmers have not changed much. They cultural Research and Extension Cen- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. still rely upon the quality work done ter at Oregon State University in Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 8 by researchers at the station to grow Hermiston, Oregon. It would also re- minutes to the gentleman from Oregon top-notch crops and to create jobs in unite that land with a 6-acre orphan (Mr. WALDEN), the author of this legis- the region. parcel that the Bureau of Land Man- lation. Unfortunately, as station managers agement has no use for. Mr. WALDEN. I thank the chairman try to plot the path for continued via- In 1954, the Federal Government con- and the members of the Natural Re- bility of the station as the city conveyed the 290 acres affected by this leg- sources Committee for their work that tinues to grow, they find their hands islation to the State of Oregon. How- brought this legislation to the floor. tied by the reversionary interest the ever, the Federal Government retained Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3366, the Federal Government maintains over a reversionary interest in the property Hermiston Reversionary Interest Re- the property. which now denies OSU and the city of lease Act, is very important to the city Commonsense opportunities that Hermiston the control and flexibility of Hermiston—as you all have heard— could generate additional revenue for needed to efficiently manage the prop- to Umatilla County, and to Oregon research, like siting a cell tower on a erty to advance new agricultural re- State University, so I appreciate being small portion of the property that search programs. able to speak in support of it today. can’t be farmed, are passed over be- As Hermiston continues to grow up Oregon—and the nearly 70,000 square cause of these improvement restric- around this area, lifting the rever- miles that I represent in my district— tions. sionary interest will advance the goals is full of unique landscapes, ranging Also, if the need arises in the future, of Oregon State University, benefit the from high deserts to green valleys, the reversionary interest stands in the local economy, and create job opportu- which produce more than 220 different way of the relocation of the facility, nities to meet the demands of the ex- agricultural crops. which would provide additional eco- panding region. Farmers in this part of Oregon, the nomic opportunities for the city, while Adjacent to the 290 acres is a 6-acre Columbia Basin, grow crops from com- maintaining the research capabilities parcel of land that previously reverted modities—like corn and wheat—to spe- at a site better suited for agriculture back to the BLM and that currently cialty crops—like onions, potatoes, as- production, rather than being stuck be- stands idle. This parcel is the subject paragus, and, of course, the world-fa- tween industrial sites or residential of an amendment being considered with mous Hermiston watermelons. communities. this bill. In fact, Umatilla County is the sec- By removing the reversionary inter- If it is not dealt with, it will become ond highest agricultural producing est, H.R. 3366 removes these hurdles an orphan land parcel that is of no use county in the State of Oregon, with and provides opportunities for eco- to the Bureau of Land Management, sales topping $487 million annually. nomic and job growth for the local

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(2) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘memorial’’ means For farmers in the Columbia Basin, it the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield ployed for Operations Desert Storm is a way for valuable agriculture re- Memorial authorized to be established under and Desert Shield and successfully led search to continue into the future, section 3. a coalition of over 30 countries to evict bringing new techniques they need to SEC. 3. MEMORIAL TO COMMEMORATE. an invading army to secure the inde- tackle new challenges as they continue (a) AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH COMMEMO- pendence of Kuwait. to feed and clothe the world. RATIVE WORK.—The Association may establish This memorial will recognize their For Oregon State University, it pro- the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield success, but it will also serve as a com- vides the flexibility they need to en- Memorial as a commemorative work, on Federal memoration of those nearly 300 Ameri- sure they continue their mission of land in the District of Columbia to commemorate cans who made the ultimate sacrifice providing the quality research they and honor those who, as a member of the Armed on our behalf. Forces, served on active duty in support of Op- The work would be planned and con- have provided in the area for decades. eration Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. Again, I want to thank the staff on structed using non-Federal funds, and (b) COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS FOR COM- unlike recent monuments’ proposals, it the committee, as well as my own MEMORATIVE WORKS ACT.—The establishment of staff—Riley Bushue and Thomas Grif- the commemorative work shall be in accordance does not exempt it from the Com- fin—for their work on this legislation. with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code memorative Works Act, which was es- I would ask my colleagues to join me (commonly known as the ‘‘Commemorative tablished to place standards and a in supporting this important piece of Works Act’’). process for the placement of memorials legislation. (c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS PROHIBITED.— in the Washington, D.C., area. This is a Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of Federal funds may not be used to pay any ex- good piece of legislation, and I urge its pense of the establishment of the memorial. The New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I thank my passage. Association shall be solely responsible for ac- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of colleagues for their work on this im- ceptance of contributions for, and payment of portant piece of legislation. my time. the expenses of, the establishment of the memo- Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of I yield back the balance of my time. rial. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. (d) DEPOSIT OF EXCESS FUNDS.— New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Speaker, I am glad my colleague from (1) If upon payment of all expenses for the es- self such time as I may consume. Oregon mentioned the Columbia Basin. tablishment of the memorial (including the I rise in support of H.R. 503, the Na- My district happens to be just north of maintenance and preservation amount required tional Desert Storm and Desert Shield that. That part of the Columbia Basin by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States War Memorial Act. Code), there remains a balance of funds received Following the ordered invasion and that I represent also is a very plentiful for the establishment of the commemorative occupation of Kuwait by Iraqi leader agriculture area, and I am glad my work, the Association shall transmit the amount Saddam Hussein, the United States, friend from Oregon, just to the south of of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior along with the United Nations Security me, recognizes that. for deposit in the account provided for in sec- Council, demanded the immediate halt With that, this is a good piece of leg- tion 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code. and pullback of forces under the threat islation, and I urge its passage. (2) If upon expiration of the authority for the I yield back the balance of my time. commemorative work under section 8903(e) of of military action. After Saddam Hussein defied the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The title 40, United States Code, there remains a bal- United Nations Security Council’s de- question is on the motion offered by ance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the Association shall mands, the United States, along with the gentleman from Washington (Mr. transmit the balance to a separate account with its NATO and Arab allies, began Oper- HASTINGS) that the House suspend the the National Park Foundation for memorials, to ation Desert Shield, followed by Oper- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3366, as be available to the Secretary of the Interior or ation Desert Storm—a 100-hour land amended. the Administrator (as appropriate) following the The question was taken; and (two- process provided in section 8906(b)(4) of title 40, war which expelled the Iraqi forces thirds being in the affirmative) the United States Code, for accounts established from Kuwait. Approximately 700,000 members of rules were suspended and the bill, as under section 8906(b)(2) or (3) of title 40, United the American Armed Forces served as amended, was passed. States Code. part of Operation Desert Storm and Op- A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- eration Desert Shield. Of those, 293 the table. ant to the rule, the gentleman from died in theater, and 148 were killed in f Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. action. H.R. 503 authorizes the National NATIONAL DESERT STORM AND MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM) each will DESERT SHIELD WAR MEMORIAL control 20 minutes. Desert Storm and Desert Shield War ACT The Chair recognizes the gentleman Memorial Association to build the Na- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. from Washington. tional Desert Storm and Desert Shield Speaker, I move to suspend the rules Memorial as a commemorative work GENERAL LEAVE on Federal land in the District of Co- and pass the bill (H.R. 503) to authorize Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. the National Desert Storm Memorial lumbia, in order to honor the members Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that of the American Armed Forces who Association to establish the National all Members may have 5 legislative Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memo- served on active duty and those who days to revise and extend their re- made the ultimate sacrifice in support rial as a commemorative work in the marks and include extraneous mate- District of Columbia, and for other pur- of our country. rials on the bill under consideration. Honoring those who have served and poses, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there those who have died is a duty shared by The Clerk read the title of the bill. objection to the request of the gen- The text of the bill is as follows: all Americans, regardless of political tleman from Washington? affiliation. We support this bipartisan H.R. 503 There was no objection. bill and look forward to its adoption. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. With that, I reserve the balance of resentatives of the United States of America in Speaker, I yield myself such time as I Congress assembled, my time. may consume. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. H.R. 503 authorizes the National This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Desert Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 5 Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act’’. Desert Storm Memorial Association to minutes to the gentleman from Ten- SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. establish a commemorative work on nessee, Dr. ROE, the author of this leg- For the purposes of this Act: Federal land outside of the closed Na- islation. (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ tional Mall reserve in the District of Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I means the National Desert Storm Memorial As- Columbia to commemorate and honor rise today as the proud sponsor of H.R.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:29 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.029 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4859 503, the National Desert Storm and events that would impact America and the With Iraqi forces still in Kuwait after the Desert Shield War Memorial Act. rest of the world forever; and, deadline, President Bush launched Operation In the previous debate we heard just Whereas, on January 16th 1991 Operation Desert Storm, and for nearly seven months a moment ago about tyranny and the Desert Storm was launched following Sad- American and Coalition forces used airpower dam Hussein’s refusal to withdraw his Iraqi to great effect When ground troops finally oppression of human rights, this bill forces from Kuwait; and, honors those who fought this and freed rolled in, it took only a few days to clear Ku- Whereas, there were 293 American men and wait of Iraqi forces. an entire country—Kuwait. women who made the ultimate sacrifice in In having just celebrated Memorial extracting the Iraqis and liberating Kuwait; This major coalition victory resulted not Day, it is fitting that the House today and only in the liberation of Kuwait, but also a is considering legislation which would Whereas, in 2011 we celebrated the 20th An- weakened Iraqi force, and the imposition of establish a monument to honor those niversary of this historical conflict and yet sanctions against the government of Iraq. who served on active duty in support of there remains no national memorial to However, the victory was not without sac- Operation Desert Storm or Operation honor the brave men and women from the rifice. America lost 293 of her best men and United States who served and sacrificed in Desert Shield. women during these operations. that war; now therefore, be it resolved: That AFA believes the nation needs a national b 1730 AMVETS do everything in its power to sup- memorial dedicated to those members of the port the passage of HR 503, National Desert 2014 marks 23 years since the first armed forces who risked and or lost their Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act. U.S. casualty in Operation Desert lives in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. AFA supports this bipartisan legisla- Shield, the first phase of one of the THE AMERICAN LEGION, tion to authorize the National Desert Storm largest military operations in our OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COMMANDER, country’s history. Memorial Board of Directors to establish Washington, DC, May 1, 2014. this memorial in Washington DC, with all The seeds for this conflict were sewn Hon. PHIL ROE, M.D., on August 2, 1990, when Saddam Hus- funding raised privately by the National House of Representatives, Cannon House Office Desert Storm Memorial Association. sein ruthlessly invaded Kuwait and im- Building, Washington, DC. prisoned the people. In less than 24 DEAR REPRESENTATIVE ROE: On behalf of AFA urges Congress to act swiftly to get hours, he dominated nearly 30 percent the 2.4 million members of The American Le- this deserving project underway as soon as of the world’s oil supply, before setting gion, I would like to express our support for possible. his sights on Saudi Arabia. the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Sincerely, Recognizing Saudi Arabia’s impor- War Memorial Act of 2013, which would au- CRAIG MCKINLEY, tant role in the region, President thorize the National Desert Storm Memorial President, Air Force Association. George Herbert Walker Bush and a coa- Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a com- NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION lition of 34 supporting countries memorative work in the District of Colum- launched Operation Desert Shield, the bia. OF THE UNITED STATES, deployment of combat forces to Saudi American Legion Resolution No. 16: Na- Washington, DC, May 28, 2014. Arabia, and ordered Hussein to remove tional Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Hon. PHIL ROE, Iraqi troops from Kuwait by January Memorial, passed at the 2013 National Con- Cannon House Office Building, 15, 1991. vention, states that ‘‘The American Legion Washington, DC. With Kuwait still occupied after the will endorse and support building the Na- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE ROE: Thank you for deadline passed, over a half-million tional Desert Shield / Desert Storm War Me- introducing H.R. 503, the Desert Storm and United States armed servicemembers morial, without financial obligation on be- Desert Shield War Memorial Act, that would half of the national organization, as a last- establish a monument to honor those who led coalition forces in the liberation of ing tribute to the bravery, courage, commit- Kuwait: Operation Desert Storm. served on active duty in support of Operation ment, service, and sacrifice exhibited by the Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield, in- Of the roughly 600,000 American members of our Armed Forces living and de- cluding thousands of members of the Na- troops who were deployed in both Oper- ceased.’’ ation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, The National Desert Shield / Desert Storm tional Guard. 294 died in theater, of which 148 were War Memorial, located in Washington, DC, The selfless service of the men and women killed in action. will commemorate the service of those who served in Operation Desert Shield and The United States currently lacks a 500,000 plus U.S. servicemembers who served Operation Desert Storm is long overdue for national memorial dedicated to the our country honorably throughout this cam- the special recognition that a monument valor and sacrifices made by those paign, as well as memorialize the over 300 would provide. NGAUS strongly supports Americans who paid the ultimate price in this effort. members of our Armed Forces who pro- pursuit of that just cause. tected two of our key regional allies. Again, The American Legion fully supports Thank you for this effort to honor the This sacrifice was not just borne by this legislation and we thank you for your service of our brave men and women. those who deployed, but also by their leadership on this issue. Sincerely, families on the home front. For God and Country, GUS HARGETT, Believing that we should have an en- DANIEL M. DELLINGER, Major General, USA, (Ret) President. during monument to their service in National Commander. the Nation’s capital, I introduced the BLINDED VETERANS ASSOCIATION, National Desert Storm and Desert AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION, Washington DC, May 28, 2014. Shield War Memorial Act. This bipar- Arlington, Virginia. Hon. DAVID ‘‘PHIL’’ ROE, M.D. (TN–01), tisan legislation would authorize the Hon. DAVID P. ROE, Cannon House Office Building, National Desert Storm Memorial Asso- Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC. Washington, DC. DEAR CONGRESSMAN ROE; On behalf of the ciation to establish a National Desert DEAR REPRESENTATIVE ROE, I am writing Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial on behalf of the Air Force Association Blinded Veterans Association Board of Direc- on Federal lands within the District of (AFA), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization tors, its members, and the entire Blinded Columbia. representing approximately 100,000 current Veteran community I would like to extend It is important to note that no Fed- and former Airmen and their families, to ex- our support for H.R. 503, The National Desert eral funds will be spent to build this press our support for a National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act. memorial. All funds will be raised pri- Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial. When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, vately by the National Desert Storm We thank you for being a cosponsor of H.R. and seized nearly 30 percent of the world’s oil Memorial Association. 503 which would establish this monument to supply, our Nations President George H.W. I will include letters of support from honor those who served on active duty in Bush launched Operation Desert Shield. This support of Operation Desert Storm or Oper- deployment of American combat troops was veterans service organizations such as ation Desert Shield. AMVETS, the American Legion, the America’s way of advising Saddam Hussein After Saddam Hussein of Iraq invaded Ku- that his acts of aggression and tyranny to- Air Force Association, the National wait on August 2, 1990, he immediately wards Kuwait would not be tolerated. On Guard Association of the United owned nearly 30% of the world’s oil supply January 15, 1991, with Kuwait still occupied, and threatened Saudi Arabia, and American States, and Blinded Veterans of Amer- over half a million United States armed ally and important regional power. President ica. service members led coalition forces in the George H.W. Bush launched Operation Desert liberation of Kuwait, a mission now known AMVETS DRAFT RESOLUTION 14–08 Shield and with it the immense threat of as Operation Desert Storm. Subject: Support the National Desert Storm force of American and Coalition airpower. Memorial President Bush also gave Hussein an ulti- The men and woman of our Active Duty, Source: National Headquarters matum: Exit Kuwait by January 15, 1991, or Reserve, and National Guard Forces, who an- Whereas, on Aug. 2, 1990 Saddam Hussein face the brunt of all branches of the United swered the call of duty should now, and for- invaded Kuwait and set in motion a chain of States Military as well as Coalition forces. ever, be remembered for the sacrifices they

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:58 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.031 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4860 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 made to ensure that this type of aggression Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and Mr. Speaker, S. 611 authorizes a and tyranny will not be tolerated by the for other purposes. transfer of land between the U.S. For- United States towards our allies. May this The Clerk read the title of the bill. est Service and the Pueblo of Sandia in memorial reflect those sacrifices for genera- The text of the bill is as follows: the State of New Mexico. The bill tions to pay tribute and admire, and lest we not forget. S. 611 would complete a series of pending Respectfully; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- land exchanges that were originally au- GLENN MINNEY (U.S.N. RET.), resentatives of the United States of America in thorized under a 2003 law. The ex- Director of Government Relations and Congress assembled, changes were intended to resolve the Congressional Legislation, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Pueblo’s ownership claims to Sandia Blinded Veterans Association. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sandia Mountain and to retain certain lands Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I would espe- Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment and interests in public ownership as cially like to thank a couple of people, Act’’. part of the Cibola National Forest. such as JEFF MILLER, my friend from SEC. 2. SANDIA PUEBLO SETTLEMENT TECH- Some of the land exchanges were not NICAL AMENDMENT. executed because of a disagreement Hendersonville, North Carolina, who Section 413(b) of the T’uf Shur Bien Preser- introduced me to Scott Stump and his vation Trust Area Act (16 U.S.C. 539m–11(b)) over land valuation. In 2009, Congress colleagues at the National Desert is amended— attempted to resolve this matter Storm Memorial Association, for the (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by through a technical amendment but, in legwork they have done in support of striking ‘‘conveyance’’ and inserting ‘‘title the view of the Forest Service, the bill H.R. 503. Without their efforts, we to be conveyed’’; and did not resolve the land valuation dis- wouldn’t be standing here today. I also (2) by adding at the end the following: pute. So, Mr. Speaker, it is hoped that would like to thank Lieutenant Colo- ‘‘(6) FAILURE TO EXCHANGE.— round two of the technical amend- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the land exchange au- ments to the 2003 act will conclude the nel Norbert from Canada, who is also in thorized under paragraph (1) is not com- the audience today. pleted by the date that is 30 days after the matter. I would also like to express my ap- date of enactment of this paragraph, the Sec- The Committee on Natural Resources preciation to Chairman HASTINGS and retary, on request of the Pueblo and the Sec- has reported the House companion Chairman BISHOP for their assistance retary of the Interior, shall transfer the Na- measure to this bill, H.R. 3605, and we in moving this legislation to the House tional Forest land generally depicted as have no objection to passing S. 611 in floor. ‘Land to be Held in Trust’ on the map enti- lieu of H.R. 3605. I encourage my colleagues to support tled ‘Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical I reserve the balance of my time. this legislation and to honor the serv- Amendment Act’ and dated October 18, 2013, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of to the Secretary of the Interior to be held in New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ice of those who served in these oper- trust by the United States for the Pueblo— ations. ‘‘(i) subject to the restriction enforced by self such time as I may consume. Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of the Secretary of the Interior that the land I rise in support of S. 611, the Sandia New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- remain undeveloped, with the natural char- Pueblo Settlement Technical Amend- self such time as I may consume. acteristics of the land to be preserved in per- ment Act. I thank my colleagues from Ten- petuity; and Senate 611 provides technical amend- nessee and Washington, and I am very ‘‘(ii) consistent with subsection (c). ments to the T’uf Shur Bien Preserva- honored to support this piece of legisla- ‘‘(B) OTHER TRANSFERS.—After the transfer tion Trust Area Act, which passed Con- under subparagraph (A) is complete, the Sec- tion, particularly on the day after we gress over 10 years ago, in order to set- retary of the Interior, with the consent of tle land claims with the Pueblo of formally observed Memorial Day. It is the Pueblo, shall— truly an honor to recognize the men ‘‘(i) transfer to the Secretary, consistent Sandia, but due to uncertainty over and women and the families who give with section 411(c)— the valuation of land within the U.S. the ultimate sacrifice to protect this ‘‘(I) the La Luz tract generally depicted on Forest Service, has still not been im- country. the map entitled ‘Sandia Pueblo Settlement plemented. With that, I yield back the balance of Technical Amendment Act’ and dated Octo- Specifically, this bill requires the my time. ber 18, 2013; and Secretary of Agriculture, at the re- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. ‘‘(II) the conservation easement for the quest of the Sandia Pueblo and the Piedra Lisa tract generally depicted on the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer Speaker, this is a good piece of legisla- map entitled ‘Sandia Pueblo Settlement tion, and I commend Dr. ROE and oth- Technical Amendment Act’ and dated Octo- certain national forest land to the Sec- ers for introducing it and bringing it to ber 18, 2013; and retary of the Interior to be held in the floor. I urge its passage. ‘‘(ii) grant to the Secretary a right-of-way trust for the Pueblo, if a land exchange With that, I yield back the balance of for the Piedra Lisa Trail within the Piedra with the Pueblo required by the T’uf my time. Lisa tract generally depicted on the map en- Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act The SPEAKER pro tempore. The titled ‘Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical is not completed within 30 days of this question is on the motion offered by Amendment Act’ and dated October 18, Act’s enactment. 2013.’’. the gentleman from Washington (Mr. The bill would also affect a land con- HASTINGS) that the House suspend the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- veyance, a transfer of right-of-way rules and pass the bill, H.R. 503, as ant to the rule, the gentleman from from the tribe to the Forest Service, amended. Washington (Mr. HASTINGS) and the and would require the National Forest The question was taken. gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. land in question to remain undeveloped The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM) each will so that the Pueblo will be able to use opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being control 20 minutes. the land for ceremonial purposes in in the affirmative, the ayes have it. The Chair recognizes the gentleman perpetuity. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, from Washington. This bill is the companion of H.R. on that I demand the yeas and nays. GENERAL LEAVE 3605, a bill I introduced in the House. The yeas and nays were ordered. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. That bill was reported favorably out of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that committee. Since the Senate bill has ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- all Members may have 5 legislative already passed that body, we have de- ceedings on this motion will be post- days to revise and extend their re- cided to vote on that bill to, hopefully, poned. marks and include extraneous material pass it with efficiency. f on the bill under consideration. It is difficult for many tribal commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there nities to access and protect sacred SANDIA PUEBLO SETTLEMENT objection to the request of the gen- sites. So when we have the opportunity TECHNICAL AMENDMENT ACT tleman from Washington? to place sacred sites under tribal con- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. There was no objection. trol, I think it is important for this Speaker, I move to suspend the rules Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. body to act. and pass the bill (S. 611) to make a Speaker, I yield myself such time as I The Pueblo of Sandia and the entire technical amendment to the T’uf Shur may consume. New Mexico delegation supports S. 611.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:58 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.018 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4861 I ask my colleagues to stand with me GENERAL LEAVE without any assistance or support dur- in support of this important bill. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, ing a devastating time. I reserve the balance of my time. I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- The National Guard Military Sexual Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. bers may have 5 legislative days within Trauma Parity Act would fix this prob- Speaker, I will advise my friend from which to revise and extend their re- lem and clarify that all victims of sex- New Mexico that I have no further marks on H.R. 2527. ual trauma in the National Guard or speakers, and I am prepared to close. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there other reserve components have access Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of objection to the request of the gen- to the care they need, whether they are New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I thank my tleman from Florida? on Active Duty or on a required train- colleague. There was no objection. ing mission. I just want to reiterate my gratitude Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, We must make it a priority to change to the entire New Mexico delegation; I yield myself such time as I may con- the culture of the military and put an the Governor of Pueblo Sandia, Gov- sume. end to acts of sexual trauma within our ernor Paisano; the lieutenant governor; H.R. 2527 would extend VA’s program armed services. Until we do, however, and the entire tribal council. of counseling, care, and services for we must be sure that we provide all I yield back the balance of my time. veterans who experience sexual trauma victims the treatment they need and Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. during inactive duty training. deserve. Speaker, I urge adoption of the bill, Those servicemembers and veterans I am proud that many veterans serv- and I yield back the balance of my who experience sexual violence during ice organizations support this impor- time. military service, regardless of where or tant legislation to ensure that all Guard members who are ‘‘always The SPEAKER pro tempore. The when such violence is inflicted, should ready, always there’’ to protect our question is on the motion offered by have access to the counseling, care, country receive the same support in re- the gentleman from Washington (Mr. and treatment they need to recover. turn from their government. HASTINGS) that the House suspend the I urge all of my colleagues to support So, Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- rules and pass the bill, S. 611. H.R. 2527, and I reserve the balance of leagues to support this bipartisan leg- The question was taken; and (two- my time. islation, and I reserve the balance of thirds being in the affirmative) the Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- my time. rules were suspended and the bill was self such time as I may consume. passed. I rise in support of my legislation, b 1745 A motion to reconsider was laid on H.R. 2527, the National Guard Military Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the table. Sexual Trauma Parity Act. I have no additional speakers, so I will f Mr. Speaker, I want to first thank reserve the balance of my time. Mr. BENISHEK, the chairman of the Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I would just COUNSELING AND TREATMENT Health Subcommittee; Ms. BROWNLEY, conclude my remarks and urge all my FOR SEXUAL TRAUMA OCCUR- the ranking member of the Health Sub- colleagues to support this legislation RING DURING INACTIVE DUTY committee; and especially Chairman and, again, thank the chairman for TRAINING MILLER and Ranking Member MICHAUD working with me to bring it to the Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, for working with me on this very im- floor. We want to send it to the Senate I move to suspend the rules and pass portant issue. and urge them to pass it quickly and the bill (H.R. 2527) to amend title 38, The bill before you is bipartisan leg- on to the President for his signature. United States Code, to provide vet- islation which addresses an unaccept- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance erans with counseling and treatment able gap in the current law that effec- of my time. for sexual trauma that occurred during tively leaves some victims of military Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, inactive duty training. sexual assault without the support and I urge all my colleagues to support The Clerk read the title of the bill. treatment they need. H.R. 2527, and I yield back the balance The text of the bill is as follows: Members of the National Guard and of my time. H.R. 2527 other reserve components of our armed The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- services have fought bravely for our question is on the motion offered by resentatives of the United States of America in country, many completing multiple the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- Congress assembled, tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. LER) that the House suspend the rules SECTION 1. COUNSELING AND TREATMENT FOR Since the attacks on September 11, and pass the bill, H.R. 2527. SEXUAL TRAUMA OCCURRING DUR- The question was taken; and (two- more than 50,000 guardsmen and ING INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING. thirds being in the affirmative) the guardswomen have been called to serv- Section 1720D of title 38, United States rules were suspended and the bill was Code, is amended— ice, both at home and abroad. passed. (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘active We recognize the value of the Na- duty or active duty for training’’ and insert- A motion to reconsider was laid on tional Guard and other reserve compo- the table. ing ‘‘active duty, active duty for training, or nents, and thank them for their serv- inactive duty training’’; and ice. Unfortunately, some, like members f (2) in subsection (f)— REESTABLISHMENT OF PROFES- (A) by striking ‘‘this section, the’’ and in- of the other Armed Forces, are victim- serting the following: ‘‘this section: ized by sexual assault while on Active SIONAL CERTIFICATION AND LI- ‘‘(1) The’’; and Duty. If that happens, they are pro- CENSURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (B) by adding at the end the following new vided all the VA resources and services Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, paragraph: they need to recover and heal, both I move to suspend the rules and pass ‘‘(2) The term ‘veteran’, with respect to in- physically and emotionally. the bill (H.R. 2942) to amend title 38, active duty training described in subsection Such benefits, however, are not of- (a)(1), also includes an individual who— United States Code, to reestablish the ‘‘(A) is not otherwise eligible for the bene- fered to members of the National Professional Certification and Licen- fits of this chapter; and Guard and other reserve components sure Advisory Committee of the De- ‘‘(B) while serving in the reserve compo- who experience sexual assault while on partment of Veterans Affairs. nents of the Armed Forces, performed such inactive training missions. Members of The Clerk read the title of the bill. inactive duty training but did not serve on the Guard are required to participate The text of the bill is as follows: active duty.’’. in training missions one weekend a H.R. 2942 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- month and 2 weeks a year, but benefits Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ant to the rule, the gentleman from and services, such as counseling and Representatives of the United States of America Florida (Mr. MILLER) and the gentle- Medicare, do not extend to victims sex- in Congress assembled, woman from Nevada (Ms. TITUS) each ually assaulted during these manda- SECTION 1. REESTABLISHMENT OF PROFES- SIONAL CERTIFICATION AND LICEN- will control 20 minutes. tory training missions. This omission SURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The Chair recognizes the gentleman is simply unacceptable and leaves so (a) REESTABLISHMENT.—Section 3689(e)(5) of from Florida. many who have served our country title 38, United States Code, is amended by

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:26 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.035 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4862 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and inserting Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. rise in support of my bill, H.R. 2942, yield such time as he may consume to (b) APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS.—In re- and I yield myself such time as I may the gentleman from California (Mr. establishing the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee under consume. TAKANO). subsection (e) of section 3689 of title 38, Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I thank United States Code, pursuant to subsection of H.R. 2942, a bill that will help the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may transitioning servicemembers find em- KIRKPATRICK) for introducing H.R. 2942, appoint new members of the Committee ployers who want to make a smart in- which will have an important impact under paragraph (3)(A) of such subsection (e) vestment hiring a veteran. on the lives of our servicemen and without regard to the individuals who served This bill, to reestablish the Profes- -women separating from the military. as members before the date of the enactment sional Certification and Licensure Ad- I also want to extend my thanks to of this Act. visory Committee of the Department of Chairman MILLER for the bipartisan The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Veterans Affairs, will allow subject- way in which he leads our committee. ant to the rule, the gentleman from matter experts to review State licenses During my time as ranking member Florida (Mr. MILLER) and the gentle- and credentialing to certify that mili- of the Economic Opportunity Sub- woman from Arizona (Mrs. KIRK- tary men and women in specific career committee, I have seen how PATRICK) each will control 20 minutes. fields are able to transfer their skills transitioning servicemembers can The Chair recognizes the gentleman to the private sector. struggle to find employment. Life be- from Florida. By the time most of our servicemen yond the military can be complicated, GENERAL LEAVE and -women leave the military, they as we found out from employers who Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, have gained a wealth of experience that attended a March veterans employ- I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- can translate into civilian career ment roundtable hosted by myself and bers would have 5 legislative days with- fields. In addition to teamwork, perse- our committee’s ranking member, the in which to revise and extend their re- verance, loyalty, and leadership, our gentleman from Maine (Mr. MICHAUD). marks on H.R. 2942. military servicemembers possess tech- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there nical skills that are available to em- These are men and woman who have objection to the request of the gen- ployers. real work experience, but are still tleman from Florida? Unfortunately, many of our military struggling to find steady, meaningful There was no objection. servicemen and -women have difficulty employment. Meanwhile, when they re- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, finding jobs after leaving the military turn to their communities, people are I yield myself such time as I may con- because they don’t have a civilian li- shaking their hands and thanking sume. cense or certification. them for their service, when what they Mr. Speaker, I do rise today in sup- They possess the same skills and really need is a job. port of H.R. 2942, that amends title 38 have the same training, but can’t ob- Many employers have recognized the of the United States Code, reestab- tain employment in their career field skills veterans bring to the table, but lishing the Professional Certification because they need a license. there is still so much more work to be and Licensure Advisory Committee at In a tough job market, this creates done. By passing this legislation, we the Department of Veterans Affairs. one more barrier for our transitioning will be sending a clear message of our I know my colleague who introduced military men and women that can respect for military members’ service this bill, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, will go into mean the difference between finding and their experience as professionals. greater detail as to the importance of and not finding a job. Reestablishing the advisory com- this legislation, but I do believe that This bill addresses some of these bar- mittee on professional certification this bill is another step in the right di- riers for our newest veterans. Under and licensure will ensure veterans get rection to assist our veterans as they this bill, the VA’s advisory committee the broadest and most comprehensive look for work in the civilian sector fol- on professional certification and licen- support to acknowledge the skills they lowing their service to our great Na- sure, which ended in 2006, will be rees- have earned and the experience they tion. tablished through December 2019. have gained while in the military. The reestablishment of the Profes- In addition to helping veterans trans- By supporting this legislation, we sional Certification and Licensure Ad- fer their skills toward civilian licenses, will help ensure these men and women visory Committee would improve the these subject-matter experts will ad- can be our next nurse, electrician, or vise the VA to recognize new licensing quality of both the Department of Vet- plumber or engineer or any other pro- and certification programs, so that veterans Affairs’ and State approving fessional they are qualified to be. erans can use their GI Bill benefits to agencies’ licensing and certification Please, I urge my colleagues to sup- pay for the cost of these training pro- process and will ultimately benefit our port this legislation. grams and licensing exams. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, servicemembers, as well as employers, This advisory committee will also I have no further speakers. I continue and ease the process of placing vet- make it easier for veterans to comply to reserve the balance of my time. erans in civilian careers that match with State licensing requirements that Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, in their skills. may differ from State to State. This Mr. Speaker, although the unemploy- will give veterans more options in their closing, I just want to thank Chairman ment rate for veterans is lower than choice of training and certification MILLER, Ranking Member MICHAUD, the national average for nonveterans, programs, since veterans cannot use and the committee staff for working getting veterans into a job must re- their GI Bill benefits toward programs with me on this legislation. main an issue of national importance. that are not VA-approved, even though I urge my colleagues to pass this. Reestablishing this advisory com- completion of many of these programs Earlier this year, I had the opportunity mittee will be yet another tool to help would give veterans the licenses they to visit some military bases, talking to veterans get into a career in a timely need. our men and women who will soon fashion. When veterans are able to put their transition out of the military and be- We have already made the invest- skills to work, they are able to support come veterans, and the number one ment to train our veterans during their their families, businesses profit, and concern they had was: Where am I military service for careers in the ci- communities benefit. going to find a job? How am I going to vilian sector, and by getting advice Again, I urge your support for these find a job? from industry experts on how to men and women as they return home So this bill is critically important to streamline and improve licensing and and ask you to ensure their valuable our veterans. They deserve to know credentialing, we will make it easier time in the military is not lost. that they are going to find meaningful for veterans to find meaningful and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of work when they come back and espe- timely employment. my time. cially in the areas that they have been So with that, Mr. Speaker, I urge all Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, trained in the military. of my colleagues to support H.R. 2942, I have no further speakers at this time, Mr. Speaker, I thank the committee and I reserve the balance of my time. so I reserve the balance of my time. and the staff for helping me with this.

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The Secretary shall Committee) occurring on or after the date of I congratulate the gentlelady for her appoint three members from the Committee the enactment of the Gulf War Health Re- fine work, and I urge all of my col- who have appropriate scientific expertise to search Reform Act of 2014 shall be filled by— leagues to support H.R. 2942. the committee designated to review such re- ‘‘(I) the chairman of the Committee on I yield back the balance of my time. search proposals relating to illnesses in Gulf Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- War veterans. tives appointing a member for the first and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘(C) The guiding principle for the Com- sixth vacancy; question is on the motion offered by mittee shall be the premise that the funda- ‘‘(II) the chairman of the Committee on the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- mental goal of Gulf War health-related re- Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate appointing a LER) that the House suspend the rules search, either basic or applied, conducted by member for the second and seventh vacancy; and pass the bill, H.R. 2942. the Federal Government is to ultimately im- ‘‘(III) the ranking member of the Com- The question was taken; and (two- prove the health of ill Gulf War veterans, mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of thirds being in the affirmative) the and that the choice and success of research Representatives appointing a member for the rules were suspended and the bill was efforts shall be judged accordingly. The Com- third and eighth vacancy; mittee shall assess the overall effectiveness ‘‘(IV) the ranking member of the Com- passed. of such research conducted by the Federal mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate ap- A motion to reconsider was laid on Government to answer central questions on pointing a member for the fourth and ninth the table. the nature, causes, and treatments for vacancy; and f health consequences of military service in ‘‘(V) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs ap- the Southwest Asia theater of operations pointing a member for the fifth, tenth, and GULF WAR HEALTH RESEARCH during the Gulf War. eleventh vacancy. REFORM ACT OF 2014 ‘‘(D) The Committee shall meet in public ‘‘(ii) A vacancy in the Committee of a session to review research funded by the De- member serving as chairman shall be filled Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, partment of Veterans Affairs relevant to un- jointly by the chairmen of the congressional I move to suspend the rules and pass derstanding and treating the health con- veterans committees. the bill (H.R. 4261) to improve the re- sequences of military service in the Gulf ‘‘(iii) Except as provided by clause (i) or search of Gulf War Illness, the Re- War, and the processes conducted to solicit, (ii), a vacancy in the Committee of a mem- search Advisory Committee on Gulf review, and select such funded research to ber shall be filled in the manner in which the assess methods, results, and implications of appointment of such member was made. A War Veterans’ Illnesses, and for other member appointed to fill a vacancy occur- purposes. such research. The Committee may review research plans, initiatives, and activities ring before the expiration of the term for The Clerk read the title of the bill. from other departments and agencies of the which the member’s predecessor was ap- The text of the bill is as follows: Federal Government supporting research re- pointed shall be appointed only for the re- H.R. 4261 lating to the health consequences of military mainder of that term. ‘‘(C) Of the members of the Committee who Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. are appointed on or after the date of the en- resentatives of the United States of America in actment of the Gulf War Health Research Congress assembled, ‘‘(4) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—(A) Not later than December 1 of each year, the Reform Act of 2014— SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Committee shall submit to the congressional ‘‘(i) not fewer than three members shall be This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf War veterans committees and the Secretary of veterans; Health Research Reform Act of 2014’’. Veterans Affairs an annual report summa- ‘‘(ii) not fewer than eight members shall be SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO RESEARCH ADVISORY rizing the activities of the Committee during scientists or physicians who have experience COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR VET- the period covered by the report. in biomedicine, epidemiology, immunology, ERANS’ ILLNESSES. ‘‘(B) The Committee shall submit to the environmental health, neurology, toxi- (a) INDEPENDENCE OF COMMITTEE.—Sub- congressional veterans committees, the Sec- cology, or other appropriate disciplines; and section (b) of section 707 of the Veterans retary of Veterans Affairs, and the head of ‘‘(iii) the chairman shall be a veteran or an Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–585; any other department or agency of the Fed- expert described in clause (ii), or both. 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— eral Government that conducts research on ‘‘(D) Each member of the Committee who (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and insert- illnesses in Gulf War veterans any other re- is appointed on or after the date of the ening ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than’’; ports and recommendations of the Com- actment of the Gulf War Health Research and mittee regarding Gulf War-related research. Reform Act of 2014 shall be appointed for a (2) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘(C) Reports, recommendations, publica- three-year term. Except as provided by sec- paragraphs: tions, and other documents of the Com- tion 2(c)(3) of such Act, a member may be re- ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENCE.—(A) The Committee mittee shall not be subject to review or ap- appointed once (not including the initial ap- established under paragraph (1) shall be an proval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. pointment of a member made before the date independent advisory committee which shall ‘‘(D) The Committee may submit to the of the enactment of such Act). provide advice and counsel to the congres- Secretary of Veterans Affairs proposed rec- ‘‘(6) MEETINGS.—(A) The Committee shall sional veterans committees and to the Sec- ommendations of the Committee for com- meet at the call of the chairman, but not retary of Veterans Affairs (as the head of the ment for a period not to exceed 30 days. less than twice annually. ‘‘(B) A majority of the members of the department designated under subsection (a) ‘‘(E) Each report submitted by the Com- Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a that established the Committee under para- mittee shall be approved by the Committee lesser number of members may hold hear- graph (1)). meeting in public session prior to such sub- ‘‘(B) In carrying out the functions, powers, ings. mission. ‘‘(C)(i) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and duties of the Committee, the Committee ‘‘(5) MEMBERSHIP.—(A) The Committee the head of the Office of Research and Devel- shall be independent of the Secretary of Vet- shall be composed of 12 members appointed opment of the Department of Veterans Af- erans Affairs. The Committee shall exert as follows: fairs, and the head of the Office of Public independent control of the budget alloca- ‘‘(i) One member appointed jointly by the Health of the Department shall attend each chairman of the congressional veterans com- tions, staffing levels and expenditures, per- meeting of the Committee. sonnel decisions and processes, procure- mittees, who shall serve as chairman of the ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ments, and other administrative and man- Committee. may delegate the attendance of the Sec- agement functions of the Committee. The ‘‘(ii) Two members appointed by the chair- retary under clause (i) to a level not below administration and management of the Com- man of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs the Deputy Under Secretary for Health of mittee shall be subject to the usual and cus- of the House of Representatives. the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the tomary Federal audit procedures. ‘‘(iii) Two members appointed by the chair- Secretary shall attend at least one meeting ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—(A) The Committee shall pro- man of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs each year without making such delegation. vide to Congress, the Secretary of Veterans of the Senate. ‘‘(D) Each meeting of the Committee shall Affairs, and the heads of other departments ‘‘(iv) Two members appointed by the rank- be open to the public. and agencies of the Federal Government that ing member of the Committee on Veterans’ ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION AND STAFF.—(A) Except conduct research on illnesses in Gulf War Affairs of the House of Representatives. with respect to a member who serves a sci- veterans advice with respect to proposed re- ‘‘(v) Two members appointed by the rank- entific director under subparagraph (C)(ii) search studies, research plans, or research ing member of the Committee on Veterans’ and is treated as staff for purposes of com- strategies relating to the health con- Affairs of the Senate. pensation, each member of the Committee

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(b) DEFINITIONS; REDESIGNATION; CON- WAR ILLNESS. ‘‘(B) The members of the Committee shall FORMING AMENDMENTS.— (a) STANDARD DEFINITION.—Except as pro- be allowed travel expenses, including per (1) DEFINITIONS.—Such section 707 is fur- vided by subsection (b), the Secretary of Vet- diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author- ther amended by adding at the end the fol- erans Affairs shall ensure that any research ized for employees of agencies under sub- lowing new subsection: conducted or funded by the Secretary on the chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: chronic multisymptom illness that afflicts States Code, while away from their homes or ‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional veterans com- approximately 25 percent of Gulf War vet- regular places of business in the performance mittees’ means the Committees on Veterans’ erans— of service of the Committee. Affairs of the House of Representatives and (1) refers to the illness as ‘‘Gulf War Ill- ‘‘(C)(i) The chairman of the Committee the Senate. ness’’; and may appoint a staff of not more than four ‘‘(2) The term ‘Gulf War’ means the South- (2) uses the research case definition of such employees to provide the Committee sci- west Asia theater of operations from August illness that is recommended from time to entific and administrative support. Such em- 2, 1990, to July 31, 1991. time by the Research Advisory Committee ployees may be— ‘‘(3) The term ‘Gulf War veteran’ means an on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established ‘‘(I) detailees of the Department of Vet- individual who served as a member of the by section 707 of the Veterans Health Care erans Affairs or other departments or agen- Armed Forces in the Gulf War.’’. Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 cies of the Federal Government; (2) REDESIGNATION.—Subsection (a) of such note). ‘‘(II) individuals employed as temporary section 707 is amended by striking ‘‘, and (b) ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION.—During any employees of the Federal Government; or may redesignate from time to time,’’. period in which the Research Advisory Com- ‘‘(III) at the request of the chairman of the (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such sec- mittee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses has Committee, provided under a contract en- tion 707 is further amended— not recommended a research case definition tered into by the Secretary of Veterans Af- (A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), as for Gulf War Illness, the Secretary of Vet- erans Affairs shall ensure that any research fairs and a medical school or other medical designated by subsection (a)(1) and amended on such illness conducted or funded by the research institution selected by the chair- by paragraph (2)— Secretary uses a research case definition man of the Committee. (i) by inserting ‘‘(in this subsection re- that is consistent with the definition of the ‘‘(ii) The chairman of the Committee may ferred to as the ‘Committee’)’’ after ‘‘an ad- term ‘‘chronic multisymptom illness in Per- appoint, from the members of the Com- visory committee’’; and sian Gulf War veterans’’ provided by section mittee, a scientific director to supervise the (ii) by striking ‘‘and representatives of 805(e) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 operations of the Committee. Such director such veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘representatives of such veterans, and individuals from (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2890). shall count as one of the four employees au- (c) ADVICE.—The Research Advisory Com- thorized under clause (i). the scientific and medical community’’; (B) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf theater of op- mittee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses shall ‘‘(iii) At the request of the chairman of the submit to the Secretary of Defense advice re- Committee, the Secretary of Veterans Af- erations during the Persian Gulf War’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Gulf War’’; garding the best type of organization and fairs shall procure services from nongovern- process for the Gulf War Illness Research mental consultants to assist the Committee (C) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War veterans’’ each place it appears and inserting Program of the Congressionally Directed in preparing reports, background papers, and Medical Research Program to use to develop other material for consideration by the Com- ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’; and (D) by striking ‘‘during the Persian Gulf a research case definition of ‘‘Gulf War Ill- mittee. Such services may be procured under ness’’. the contract described in clause (i)(III). War’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘during the Gulf War’’. SEC. 4. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON GULF WAR ‘‘(8) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY ILLNESS. (c) MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING.— COMMITTEE ACT.—(A) Except as otherwise (a) CONDUCT OF NEW STUDIES.— provided by this subsection, the Committee (1) MEMBERSHIP.—Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(A) of subsection (b) of such section (1) EVALUATION OF ANIMAL STUDIES.—In shall be subject to the Federal Advisory conducting or funding any study relating to Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 707, as amended by subsection (a)(2), the chairmen and ranking members of the con- illnesses of Gulf War veterans on or after the ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- shall consult with the chairman of the congressional veterans committees shall jointly designate 10 members of the Research Advi- retary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that gressional veterans committees in desig- such study is conducted in a manner such nating an officer or employee of the Depart- sory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill- nesses established pursuant to such sub- that animal studies are considered to the ment under section 10 of the Federal Advi- same extent in all respects as human studies. sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). section (b) who are serving as members as of the date of the enactment of this Act to con- (2) SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATION.— ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding such section 10, such In conducting or funding any study relating designated officer or employee may not have tinue to serve as members for periods determined pursuant to paragraph (2) rather than to illnesses of Gulf War veterans, or other authority— health matters of veterans, on or after the ‘‘(i) over the agenda or conduct of a meet- for the term for which the members were appointed before such date of enactment. date of the enactment of this Act, the Insti- ing; tute of Medicine of the National Academies (2) PERIOD OF SERVICE.—The chairmen and ‘‘(ii) to adjourn a meeting of the Com- shall ensure that such study is conducted in mittee; or ranking members of the congressional veterans committees shall jointly determine a manner that defines ‘‘sufficient evidence of ‘‘(iii) to take any other action that is in- an association’’ in the ‘‘categories of associa- consistent with the independence of the the period of service of each member specified in paragraph (1) in a manner that stag- tion’’ used in the study as the following: Committee under paragraph (2). ‘‘Evidence is sufficient to conclude that ‘‘(9) FUNDING.—Amounts for the activities gers the periods of such members in periods there is a positive association. That is, a of the Committee shall be derived from of one, two, or three years beginning on the positive association has been observed be- amounts appropriated to the Department of date of the enactment of this Act. In deter- tween an exposure to a specific agent and a Veterans Affairs for purposes of this sub- mining such staggered periods, the chairmen health outcome in human or animal studies section. and ranking members shall take into ac- in which chance, bias, and confounding could ‘‘(10) TERMINATION.—(A) Except as provided count the order of filling vacancies pursuant be ruled out with reasonable confidence.’’. by subparagraph (B), the Committee shall to subsection (b)(5)(B) of such section 707, as (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL CO- terminate on the date that is two years after amended by subsection (a)(2). Any vacancies HORT STUDY.—It is the sense of Congress that occurring of such members shall be filled in the date on which the Committee submits to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should con- the congressional veterans committees, the accordance with such subsection. duct an additional follow-up study of a na- Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of (3) NEW MEMBERS.—Upon designating mem- tional cohort of Gulf War and Gulf-War-Era Veterans Affairs a report (signed by not less bers under paragraph (1), the chairmen of the veterans that includes questions described in than nine concurring members) explaining congressional veterans committees shall the ‘‘Symptom Inventory Required to Ascer- that each Secretary is carrying out an effec- each appoint one additional member to the tain Case Status for Gulf War Multisymptom tive research program relating to the health committee from among individuals who have Illness, as Defined by both the Fukuda and consequences of military service in the not served on the Research Advisory Com- Kansas criteria’’ published by the Research Southwest Asia theater of operations during mittee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Such Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ the Gulf War. appointments shall be treated as the first Illnesses on June 9, 2012, in appendix F of the ‘‘(B) If during the two-year period de- and second vacancies described in subclauses document titled ‘‘Research Advisory Com- scribed in subparagraph (A) the Committee (I) and (II) of subsection (b)(5)(B)(i) of such mittee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Find- notifies the congressional veterans commit- section 707, as amended by subsection (a)(2), ings and Recommendations’’. tees, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec- respectively. (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STUDY ON RISK retary of Veterans Affairs that the informa- (4) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the OF DEVELOPING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MUL- tion contained in the report submitted under Committee specified in paragraph (1) who TIPLE SCLEROSIS, PARKINSON’S DISEASE,

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In this Act: taken belief that it was a psychological (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PREVIOUSLY CON- (1) The term ‘‘congressional veterans com- condition. DUCTED STUDIES.—It is the sense of Congress mittees’’ means the Committees on Vet- Through the research, we now know that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs erans’ Affairs of the House of Representa- that Gulf War illness is a debilitating should— tives and the Senate. physical condition, not something that (1) seek to enter into an agreement with (2) The term ‘‘Gulf War’’ means the South- the Institute of Medicine of the National is all in your head, as many veterans west Asia theater of operations from August were initially told. Academies to carry out the review described 2, 1990, to July 31, 1991. in section 805 of the Veterans’ Benefits Act Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4261 will ensure (3) The term ‘‘Gulf War veteran’’ means an that the Gulf War illness research advi- of 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2890), re- individual who served as a member of the gardless of any previous review conducted Armed Forces in the Gulf War. sory committee conducts and reviews under such section, in a manner that ensures objective research to help our veterans The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- that the Institute of Medicine convenes to who are suffering from Gulf War ill- ant to the rule, the gentleman from conduct the review a group of medical pro- nesses. This research is essential to fessionals who are experienced in treating Florida (Mr. MILLER) and the gentle- finding treatments that improve vet- individuals who served as members of the woman from Arizona (Mrs. KIRK- Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia Theater erans’ health and quality of life. PATRICK) each will control 20 minutes. It is also important that causes of of Operations of the Persian Gulf War during The Chair recognizes the gentleman these illnesses be identified so that our 1990 or 1991 and who have been diagnosed from Florida. with Gulf War illness, chronic multisymp- veterans with illnesses connected to tom illness, or another health condition re- GENERAL LEAVE service during the gulf war can receive lated to chemical and environmental expo- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, VA medical treatment and VA benefits, sure that may have occurred during such I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- and it will also help our military, so service; bers would have 5 legislative days with- that commanders can work to prevent (2) seek to enter into an agreement with in which to revise and extend their re- and limit our troops’ exposure to toxic the Institute of Medicine to carry out the remarks on H.R. 4261. view described in section 1603 of the Persian chemicals in the future. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law b 1800 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note), regardless of any objection to the request of the gen- previous review conducted under such sec- tleman from Florida? This bill will allow the Research Ad- tion, addressing the matters originally re- There was no objection. visory Committee on Gulf War Vet- viewed by the Institute of Medicine in the re- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, erans’ Illnesses to direct research and ports titled ‘‘Gulf War and Health: Volume 1. I yield myself such time as I might review research findings independent of Depleted Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine consume. the VA. It will restore the independent Bromide, and Vaccines’’, ‘‘Gulf War and Mr. Speaker, on Monday, we paused authority of the Research Advisory Health: Volume 2. Insecticides and Sol- Committee by having the chairs and vents’’, and ‘‘Gulf War and Health: Volume 3. to remember those who have paid the Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propel- ultimate sacrifice in defense of this ranking members of the House and lants’’; and great Nation, but it is also important Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees (3) not disseminate or use for research, to remember those who are still suf- appoint nine members and allowing the clinical care, benefits, or any other purpose fering as a result of their service. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ap- the results of the report of the Institute of It has been estimated that as many point three members. Medicine titled ‘‘Gulf War and Health Re- as 250,000 veterans have some form of Additionally, the Advisory Com- port: Volume 9. Treatment for Chronic Gulf War illness. Despite millions of mittee will provide advice to the Sec- Multisymptom Illness’’. (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSULTATION.— dollars in government funding and retary of Veterans Affairs and to the It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary years of research, it is clear that more House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs of Veterans Affairs should, prior to entering has got to be done to better understand Committees on proposed research stud- into a contract or agreement with the Insti- this disease, so we can properly care ies, research plans, or research strate- tute of Medicine of the National Academies for and compensate these veterans. gies related to the health consequences with respect to research or studies on the The bill before us today reaffirms the of military service during the gulf war. health of Gulf War veterans, obtain the ad- essential role of the Research Advisory Our gulf war veterans suffer from vice of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established by Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill- real illnesses. These illnesses require section 707 of the Veterans Health Care Act nesses and provides the committee real treatments that can only be found of 1992 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 with the independence that it needs, so through proper, objective, evidence- note) regarding the scope of work and the that it can continue its vital work. based research. This Research Advisory charge to be given to the Institute of Medi- I urge all of my colleagues to support Committee has the potential to find cine. H.R. 4261. these treatments with the right com- (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCLUSION OF Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of bination of researchers directing and CERTAIN PROFESSIONALS IN SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL GROUPS.—It is the sense of Congress my time. reviewing research. that, in any contract requiring the Institute Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I I reserve the balance of my time. of Medicine of the National Academies to rise in full support of H.R. 4261, the Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, convene a committee to study the health of Gulf War Health Research Reform Act there has been a gentleman who chairs Gulf War veterans, the Secretary of Veterans of 2014, and I yield myself such time as the Subcommittee on Oversight and In- Affairs should ensure that any such com- I may consume. vestigations who has been at the fore- mittee convened should contain not less Mr. Speaker, I would first like to front of making sure that health care than three members of the Research Advi- thank the chairman of our committee, is provided in a timely fashion to our sory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill- nesses established by section 707 of the Vet- the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. veterans, somebody who himself is a erans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law COFFMAN), for his sponsorship of this combat veteran. I yield 5 minutes to 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). bill. It is such an important one, and I the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. (g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NOTIFICATION OF am a cosponsor on that. COFFMAN). UNDUE INFLUENCE.—It is the sense of Con- For many of the veterans of the gulf Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, as a gress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs war who suffer from Gulf War illness, it gulf war and Iraq war veteran, I am should promptly notify the congressional has been a long, hard-fought battle, grateful for the leadership of the gen- veterans committees of any employee or contractor of the Federal Government whom just to have this government recognize tleman from Florida, Chairman MIL- the Secretary believes influenced, or at- that their illness and serious physical LER, on the House Committee on Vet- tempted to influence, the outcome of a re- conditions were caused by toxic expo- erans’ Affairs and for his support of port or study on the health of Gulf War vet- sures. H.R. 4261.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:25 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.022 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 H.R. 4261, the Gulf War Health Re- nization representatives and others, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MIL- search Reform Act of 2014, which I the Research Advisory Committee has LER) that the House suspend the rules sponsored along with Ranking Member been well-served by having both ill and and pass the bill, H.R. 4261. KIRKpatrick and full committee Rank- other veterans serve on the committee. The question was taken; and (two- ing Member MICHAUD, restores the It is important to remember that the thirds being in the affirmative) the independence of the Research Advisory unwillingness of the VA to honestly ad- rules were suspended and the bill was Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill- dress this illness is the reason Congress passed. nesses to perform the role it has his- created the Research Advisory Com- A motion to reconsider was laid on torically played, as intended by Con- mittee in the first place. The 1997 con- the table. gressional report that led to that legis- gress, to improve the lives of ill gulf f war veterans. lation was entitled, ‘‘Gulf War Vet- This bill is necessary because some erans’ Illnesses: VA, DOD Continue to RECESS career VA staff have been trying to re- Resist Strong Evidence Linking Toxic The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Causes to Chronic Health Effects.’’ vive the discredited 1990s fiction that ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Science has made great progress nothing special happened to gulf war declares the House in recess until ap- since then, thanks in no small measure veterans’ health and that the problems proximately 6:30 p.m. today. experienced by gulf war veterans are to the work of the Research Advisory Committee, as well as to the effective Accordingly (at 6 o’clock and 8 min- just ‘‘what happens after every war’’ utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. due to psychological stress factors. Gulf War Illness Research Program Because there is no scientific evi- that Congress created at the Congres- f sionally Directed Medical Research dence for this position, VA staffers b 1830 have resorted to manipulating research Programs. But this progress is all at studies and reports to try and revive risk if VA is able to again mislead AFTER RECESS this discredited theory. A major new science down blind alleys, directing The recess having expired, the House VA gulf war veteran survey, for exam- scarce research dollars at the wrong was called to order by the Speaker pro target, as so often happened in the ple, included the questions necessary tempore (Mr. TERRY) at 6 o’clock and to identify PTSD but not Gulf War ill- 1990s and 2000s. 30 minutes p.m. ness. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Most shockingly, VA has even manip- time of the gentleman has expired. f Mr. MILLER of Florida. I yield the ulated new research of the Institute of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER gentleman an additional 11⁄2 minutes. Medicine by limiting the terms of its PRO TEMPORE Mr. COFFMAN. I thank the chair- contracts. VA transformed the Insti- man. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tute of Medicine gulf war treatments It is also important to ask why the ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings study ordered by Congress into a report VA has pursued this course. Last will resume on motions to suspend the based largely on psychotherapies. The month, we learned the answer. On rules previously postponed. Research Advisory Committee objected April 22, 2014, Military Times reported Votes will be taken in the following strongly to these actions, which that the VA Under Secretary for Bene- order: threatened to mislead treatment re- fits, Allison Hickey, objected even to H. Res. 599, by the yeas and nays; search just as science is finally turning using the term ‘‘Gulf War illness’’ be- H.R. 503, by the yeas and nays. the corner. VA retaliated by elimi- cause it ‘‘might imply a casual link be- The first electronic vote will be con- nating the independence of the com- tween service in the gulf and poor ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- mittee, changing its charter to remove health which could necessitate . . . dis- maining electronic vote will be con- its authority to review the effective- ability compensation for veterans who ducted as a 5-minute vote. ness of government research programs, served in the gulf.’’ f and replacing the members serving on Even if this policy was morally jus- the committee. The effect of these tifiable and saving money was the only URGING CHINA TO RESPECT THE changes can already be seen. goal, it is wrong. It will cost the Fed- FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY, EX- The section of the new 2014 Research eral Government far less in the long PRESSION, AND RELIGION AND Advisory Committee report that de- run to face this problem honestly and ALL FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN tailed VA’s manipulations of research pursue effective treatments, rather RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW had to be removed because the commit- than to deny benefits and provide mis- tee’s authority to review the effective- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- leading research. finished business is the vote on the mo- ness of VA’s research programs had We have strong support for this legis- been eliminated. tion to suspend the rules and agree to lation from the Veterans of Foreign the resolution (H. Res. 599) urging the The independent voice, so critical to Wars, American Veterans, or AMVETS, honest research, will be all but re- Government of the People’s Republic of and the Vietnam Veterans of America. China to respect the freedom of assem- placed by September with those who I urge my colleagues to support this bly, expression, and religion and all seem to bend to VA’s will. bill. Without an independent Research fundamental human rights and the rule H.R. 4261 will restore the authority of Advisory Committee, the slow but of law for all its citizens and to stop the committee and provide that its steady progress toward identifying censoring discussion of the 1989 membership, instead of being ap- treatments for Gulf War illness will Tiananmen Square demonstrations and pointed entirely by VA, will consist of most surely end. their violent suppression, on which the nine members appointed by the chairs Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, in yeas and nays were ordered. and ranking members of the House closing, I just want to acknowledge the The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the Sen- work of Mr. Jim Binns of Arizona, who tion. ate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and has made countless trips back here ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The three members chosen by VA. This ar- vocating for this bill. rangement follows the longstanding I urge my colleagues to support it. question is on the motion offered by model of the bipartisan Advisory Com- We really need to do right by our gulf the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. mittee on Student Financial Assist- war veterans. ROS-LEHTINEN) that the House suspend ance at the Department of Education. With that, I yield back the balance of the rules and agree to the resolution. Current law provides that the Re- my time. The vote was taken by electronic de- search Advisory Committee member- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, vice, and there were—yeas 379, nays 1, ship may include veterans, representa- I urge all Members to support H.R. not voting 51, as follows: tives of veterans, and the general pub- 4261, and I yield back the balance of my [Roll No. 241] lic. While there are those who seek to time. YEAS—379 limit veteran members to ill veterans, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Aderholt Amodei Bachus excluding most veterans service orga- question is on the motion offered by Amash Bachmann Barber

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:25 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.043 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4867 Barletta Farenthold Lowenthal Royce Sires Wagner my colleagues, and communities across Barr Farr Lowey Ruiz Smith (MO) Walberg the Nation for your prayers, your kind Barrow (GA) Fattah Lucas Runyan Smith (NE) Walden Barton Fincher Luetkemeyer Ruppersberger Smith (NJ) Walorski words, and your support. This act was Bass Fitzpatrick Lujan Grisham Ryan (OH) Smith (TX) Walz fueled by hate, but in the wake of this Becerra Fleischmann (NM) Ryan (WI) Southerland Wasserman tragedy, we as a Nation have shown ´ Sa´ nchez, Linda Stewart Benishek Fleming Lujan, Ben Ray Schultz that in a dark time we do not walk Bentivolio Flores (NM) T. Stockman Waxman Sanford Stutzman Bera (CA) Forbes Lummis Weber (TX) alone, we do not grieve alone, so we Sarbanes Swalwell (CA) Bilirakis Foxx Lynch Webster (FL) will not have to heal alone. Bishop (GA) Frankel (FL) Maffei Scalise Takano Welch Today, we remember the victims: Bishop (NY) Franks (AZ) Maloney, Schiff Terry Wenstrup Bishop (UT) Frelinghuysen Carolyn Schneider Thompson (CA) George Chen; ‘‘James’’ Chung You-on Westmoreland Black Gabbard Maloney, Sean Schock Thompson (PA) Hong; Way-han ‘‘David’’ Wang; Kath- Whitfield Blackburn Gallego Marchant Schrader Thornberry erine Breann Cooper; Christopher Ross Schwartz Tierney Williams Blumenauer Garamendi Marino Michaels-Martinez; and Veronika Bonamici Garcia Massie Schweikert Tipton Wilson (FL) Boustany Gardner Matheson Scott (VA) Titus Wilson (SC) Weiss. Brady (PA) Garrett Matsui Scott, Austin Tonko Wittman We send our deepest sympathies to Bridenstine Gerlach McAllister Scott, David Tsongas Wolf their families and to their friends. We Brooks (AL) Gibson McCarthy (CA) Sensenbrenner Upton Womack Brooks (IN) Gingrey (GA) McCaul Serrano Valadao Woodall lend support to the injured. We pledge Broun (GA) Gohmert McClintock Sessions Van Hollen Yarmuth to stand with the Santa Barbara com- Brown (FL) Goodlatte McCollum Shea-Porter Vargas Yoder munity, and all those touched by vio- Sherman Veasey Brownley (CA) Gosar McDermott Yoho lence, to do all we can to prevent this Buchanan Gowdy McGovern Shimkus Vela Young (AK) Simpson ´ Bucshon Granger McHenry Velazquez Young (IN) sort of tragedy in the future. Burgess Graves (GA) McKinley Sinema Visclosky Mr. Speaker, I would now like to ask Bustos Graves (MO) McMorris NAYS—1 that the House observe a moment of si- Butterfield Grayson Rodgers lence for the victims, for their fami- Byrne Green, Al McNerney Jones Calvert Green, Gene Meadows NOT VOTING—51 lies, their friends, the UC-Santa Bar- Camp Griffith (VA) Meehan bara community, and all who mourn in Cantor Grijalva Meeks Beatty Hinojosa Renacci the wake of this senseless tragedy. Capps Grimm Meng Brady (TX) Honda Ros-Lehtinen Braley (IA) Hultgren Roskam The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- Capuano Guthrie Messer Campbell Johnson, Sam Rush Ca´ rdenas Gutie´rrez Mica bers will please rise for a moment of si- Capito Jordan Salmon Carney Hahn Michaud lence. Davis, Danny Kind Sanchez, Loretta Carson (IN) Hall Miller (FL) Dingell Lankford Schakowsky Carter Hanabusa Miller (MI) f Duckworth Loebsack Sewell (AL) Cartwright Harper Miller, George Esty McCarthy (NY) Shuster Cassidy Harris Moore NATIONAL DESERT STORM AND Fortenberry McIntyre Slaughter Castor (FL) Hastings (WA) Moran DESERT SHIELD WAR MEMORIAL Foster McKeon Smith (WA) Castro (TX) Heck (NV) Mullin Fudge Miller, Gary Speier ACT Chabot Heck (WA) Murphy (FL) Gibbs Mulvaney Stivers Murphy (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Chaffetz Hensarling Griffin (AR) Palazzo Thompson (MS) Nadler Chu Herrera Beutler Hanna Pearce Tiberi objection, 5-minute voting will con- Napolitano Cicilline Higgins Hartzler Peters (MI) Turner tinue. Neal Clark (MA) Himes Hastings (FL) Quigley Waters Clarke (NY) Holding Negrete McLeod There was no objection. Clay Holt Neugebauer b 1857 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Cleaver Horsford Noem finished business is the vote on the mo- Clyburn Hoyer Nolan Mr. BECERRA changed his vote from Coble Hudson Nugent ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ tion to suspend the rules and pass the Coffman Huelskamp Nunes So (two-thirds being in the affirma- bill (H.R. 503) to authorize the National Cohen Huffman Nunnelee tive) the rules were suspended and the Desert Storm Memorial Association to Cole Huizenga (MI) O’Rourke establish the National Desert Storm Collins (GA) Hunter Olson resolution was agreed to. Collins (NY) Hurt Owens The result of the vote was announced and Desert Shield Memorial as a com- Conaway Israel Pallone as above recorded. memorative work in the District of Co- Connolly Issa Pascrell A motion to reconsider was laid on lumbia, and for other purposes, as Conyers Jackson Lee Pastor (AZ) Cook Jeffries Paulsen the table. amended, on which the yeas and nays Cooper Jenkins Payne f were ordered. Costa Johnson (GA) Pelosi The Clerk read the title of the bill. MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY Cotton Johnson (OH) Perlmutter The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Courtney Johnson, E. B. Perry OF THE VICTIMS OF THE SANTA question is on the motion offered by Cramer Jolly Peters (CA) BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, TRAG- Crawford Joyce Peterson the gentleman from Washington (Mr. EDY Crenshaw Kaptur Petri HASTINGS) that the House suspend the Crowley Keating Pingree (ME) (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given Cuellar Kelly (IL) Pittenger rules and pass the bill, as amended. Culberson Kelly (PA) Pitts permission to address the House for 1 This is a 5-minute vote. Cummings Kennedy Pocan minute.) The vote was taken by electronic de- Daines Kildee Poe (TX) Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today, I vice, and there were—yeas 370, nays 0, Davis (CA) Kilmer Polis rise with a heavy heart. On Friday not voting 61, as follows: Davis, Rodney King (IA) Pompeo night, my home community was rocked DeFazio King (NY) Posey [Roll No. 242] DeGette Kingston Price (GA) by unspeakable violence, which left six YEAS—370 Delaney Kinzinger (IL) Price (NC) students and their assailant dead and DeLauro Kirkpatrick Rahall 13 others injured. The rampage shook Aderholt Black Camp DelBene Kline Rangel Amash Blackburn Cantor Denham Kuster Reed the communities of Isla Vista and the Amodei Blumenauer Capps Dent Labrador Reichert University of California in Santa Bar- Bachmann Bonamici Capuano DeSantis LaMalfa Ribble bara, Californians, and the Nation. Bachus Boustany Ca´ rdenas DesJarlais Lamborn Rice (SC) Last night, I joined with my commu- Barber Brady (PA) Carney Deutch Lance Richmond Barletta Bridenstine Carson (IN) Diaz-Balart Langevin Rigell nity at UCSB and in Isla Vista to honor Barr Brooks (AL) Carter Doggett Larsen (WA) Roby those we lost. Together, we have taken Barrow (GA) Brooks (IN) Cartwright Doyle Larson (CT) Roe (TN) the first steps towards making sense of Barton Broun (GA) Cassidy Duffy Latham Rogers (AL) the senseless. It will be a long journey. Bass Brown (FL) Castor (FL) Duncan (SC) Latta Rogers (KY) Becerra Brownley (CA) Castro (TX) Duncan (TN) Lee (CA) Rogers (MI) We have many questions, and over the Benishek Buchanan Chabot Edwards Levin Rohrabacher weeks and months ahead perhaps more Bentivolio Bucshon Chaffetz Ellison Lewis Rokita will be posed than we can answer. But Bera (CA) Burgess Chu Ellmers Lipinski Rooney Bilirakis Bustos Cicilline Engel LoBiondo Ross we will work through it together. Bishop (GA) Butterfield Clark (MA) Enyart Lofgren Rothfus While we all struggle to make sense Bishop (NY) Byrne Clarke (NY) Eshoo Long Roybal-Allard of this tragedy, I want to thank you, Bishop (UT) Calvert Clay

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Pursuant to the rule, the Conyers Jackson Lee Petri Brady (TX) Kelly (IL) Renacci bill is considered read the first time. Braley (IA) Cook Jeffries Pingree (ME) Kind Ros-Lehtinen The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cooper Jenkins Pittenger Campbell Lankford Roskam Costa Johnson (GA) Pitts Capito Larsen (WA) Rush WOLF) and the gentleman from Penn- Cotton Johnson (OH) Pocan Davis, Danny Loebsack Salmon sylvania (Mr. FATTAH) each will con- Courtney Johnson, E. B. Poe (TX) Dingell Lowey Sanchez, Loretta ´ trol 30 minutes. Cramer Jolly Polis Duckworth Lujan, Ben Ray Schakowsky Esty (NM) The Chair recognizes the gentleman Crawford Jones Pompeo Sewell (AL) Fortenberry Maloney, Sean Crenshaw Joyce Posey Shuster from Virginia. Crowley Kaptur Price (GA) Foster McCarthy (NY) Slaughter Cuellar Keating Price (NC) Fudge McIntyre b 1915 Smith (WA) Culberson Kelly (PA) Rahall Gibbs McKeon Speier Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I yield my- Cummings Kennedy Rangel Griffin (AR) Meeks Stivers Daines Kildee Reed Hanna Meng self such time as I may consume. Davis (CA) Kilmer Reichert Hartzler Miller, Gary Thompson (MS) I am pleased to begin the consider- Davis, Rodney King (IA) Ribble Hastings (FL) Moran Tiberi ation of H.R. 4660, making appropria- Hinojosa Mulvaney Turner DeFazio King (NY) Rice (SC) tions for fiscal year 2015 for Commerce, DeGette Kingston Richmond Honda Palazzo Walz Delaney Kinzinger (IL) Rigell Hultgren Pearce Waters Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. DeLauro Kirkpatrick Roby Johnson, Sam Peters (MI) Waxman This bill has a far-reaching impact, DelBene Kline Roe (TN) b 1909 from the safety of people in their Denham Kuster Rogers (AL) homes and communities, to exploring Dent Labrador Rogers (KY) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- the farthest reaches of space. DeSantis LaMalfa Rogers (MI) tive) the rules were suspended and the DesJarlais Lamborn Rohrabacher The bill before the Committee today bill, as amended, was passed. Deutch Lance Rokita reflects a delicate balance of needs and Diaz-Balart Langevin Rooney The result of the vote was announced requirements. We have drafted what I Doggett Larson (CT) Ross as above recorded. consider a responsible bill for FY 2015 Doyle Latham Rothfus A motion to reconsider was laid on Duffy Latta Roybal-Allard spending levels for the departments the table. Duncan (SC) Lee (CA) Royce and agencies under the subcommittee’s Duncan (TN) Levin Ruiz PERSONAL EXPLANATION Edwards Lewis Runyan jurisdiction. We have had to carefully Ellison Lipinski Ruppersberger Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, because prioritize the funding in the bill and Ellmers LoBiondo Ryan (OH) of flight delays due to extreme weather I will make hard choices about how to spend Engel Lofgren Ryan (WI) not be present for tonight’s rollcall vote No. scarce resources. Enyart Long Sa´ nchez, Linda 241 and 242. Had I been present, I would Eshoo Lowenthal T. I want to thank Chairman ROGERS Farenthold Lucas Sanford have voted ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 241 and for supporting us with a very fair allo- Farr Luetkemeyer Sarbanes ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 242. cation and for helping us to move the Scalise Fattah Lujan Grisham PERSONAL EXPLANATION bill forward. Fincher (NM) Schiff Fitzpatrick Lummis Schneider Mr. TIBERI. Mr. Speaker, on rollcalls No. I want to thank the subcommittee Fleischmann Lynch Schock 241 and No. 242 I did not cast my vote due ranking member, Mr. FATTAH, who has Fleming Maffei Schrader to a weather-related flight delay. Had I been been a valued partner and colleague. I Flores Maloney, Schwartz Forbes Carolyn Schweikert present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on both. appreciate his commitment and his un- Foxx Marchant Scott (VA) f derstanding of the wide variety of pro- Frankel (FL) Marino Scott, Austin grams in this bill, and I thank him for Franks (AZ) Massie Scott, David COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, his help. Frelinghuysen Matheson Sensenbrenner AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- Gabbard Matsui Serrano I want to thank all of the members of Gallego McAllister Sessions PRIATIONS ACT, 2015 the subcommittee for their help and as- Garamendi McCarthy (CA) Shea-Porter GENERAL LEAVE sistance and also thank Mrs. LOWEY, Garcia McCaul Sherman Gardner McClintock Shimkus Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- the ranking member of the full com- Garrett McCollum Simpson mous consent that all Members may mittee. Gerlach McDermott Sinema have 5 legislative days in which to re- I want to thank the majority staff Gibson McGovern Sires for their hard work—subcommittee Gingrey (GA) McHenry Smith (MO) vise and extend their remarks and in- Gohmert McKinley Smith (NE) clude extraneous materials on the bill, clerk Mike Ringler, Leslie Albright, Goodlatte McMorris Smith (NJ) H.R. 4660, and that I may include tab- Jeff Ashford, Diana Simpson, Colin Gosar Rodgers Smith (TX) ular material on the same. Samples, and Taylor Kelly. Gowdy McNerney Southerland Granger Meadows Stewart The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I also appreciate the professionalism Graves (GA) Meehan Stockman BYRNE). Is there objection to the re- and cooperation of the minority staff. Graves (MO) Messer Stutzman quest of the gentleman from Virginia? In particular, I want to thank Bob Bon- Grayson Mica Swalwell (CA) ner and Matt Smith for their help dur- Green, Al Michaud Takano There was no objection. Green, Gene Miller (FL) Terry The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ing all of the long hours spent putting Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Thompson (CA) ant to House Resolution 585 and rule this bill and report together. Grijalva Miller, George Thompson (PA) XVIII, the Chair declares the House in The bill totals $51.2 billion in discre- Grimm Moore Thornberry Guthrie Mullin Tierney the Committee of the Whole House on tionary spending, a reduction of $398 Gutie´rrez Murphy (FL) Tipton the state of the Union for the consider- million, or approximately 1 percent Hahn Murphy (PA) Titus ation of the bill, H.R. 4660. below the current fiscal year. Since the Hall Nadler Tonko beginning of the 112th Congress, the Hanabusa Napolitano Tsongas The Chair appoints the gentlewoman Harper Neal Upton from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER) to pre- committee has cut the total amount of Harris Negrete McLeod Valadao side over the Committee of the Whole. the CJS bill by $13.3 billion, or 20 per- Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Van Hollen cent, over five fiscal years. Heck (NV) Noem Vargas b 1914 Heck (WA) Nolan Veasey We have focused limited resources on Hensarling Nugent Vela IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE the most critical areas—fighting crime Herrera Beutler Nunes Vela´ zquez Accordingly, the House resolved and terrorism, including a focus on pre- Higgins Nunnelee Visclosky itself into the Committee of the Whole venting and investigating cyber at- Himes O’Rourke Wagner Holding Olson Walberg House on the state of the Union for the tacks; and boosting U.S. competitive- Holt Owens Walden consideration of the bill (H.R. 4660) ness and job creation by investing in

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The bill includes $8.5 billion, an in- ice operations, weather research, and For NASA, the bill includes $17.9 bil- crease of $125 million, for the FBI—in- NOAA’s two flagship weather satellite lion, including funding above the re- cluding funds to prevent and combat systems that will result in more timely quest to keep the development sched- cyber intrusions, which Director and accurate warnings and forecasts. ule and flight milestones for the Orion Comey believes may overtake ter- Severe weather events often result in crew vehicle and the Space Launch rorism as the number one threat facing the loss of life and economic ruin. We System, which will provide the capa- the Nation. saw this again, recently, with dev- bility for the U.S. to return to the Every major company in the United astating tornadoes in Arkansas, Mis- Moon and to go to Mars. States has now been hit by the Chinese sissippi, and elsewhere. These invest- It is important for the U.S. to end with cyber attacks. Many Members of ments saved lives in Arkansas and Mis- our reliance on Russia for crew access Congress have had their computers sissippi, and they will save lives wher- to the International Space Station as stripped by the Chinese. The FBI con- ever the next severe weather event soon as possible, which is why Com- tinues to build a nationwide capability strikes. mercial Crew Development is funded at for cyber investigations. The bill makes critical investments $785 million, with instructions to Last week, the Justice Department, in manufacturing, export promotion, NASA to find the fastest and safest for the first time, charged five officers and job creation, including a Com- way to close this gap. of China’s People’s Liberation Army merce Department task force to The bill includes an increase of $100 with economic cyber espionage, which incentivize U.S. companies to bring million for aeronautics research, a long is the first time foreign state actors their manufacturing and services ac- overdue boost to this part of NASA’s have been so charged. tivities back to the United States. research portfolio. Aerospace is a pillar I commend the administration, but The bill includes $856 million for of the American manufacturing sector in having served in the Army and in NIST research and standards work that and is one of our leading exports. This having been a private—a private never is critical to innovation and competi- investment will boost our aviation did anything a sergeant didn’t tell him tiveness, including $130 million for the competitiveness and improve airspace to do; the sergeant didn’t do anything Manufacturing Extension Partnership safety. the lieutenant didn’t tell him to do; program to help advance job growth in The President’s request for NASA the lieutenant didn’t do anything that the manufacturing sector. science programs would have inhibited the major didn’t tell him to do—right It also funds the Cybersecurity Cen- progress on planetary science goals, in- up to the Commander in Chief. ter of Excellence at NIST to work with cluding missions to Mars and Europa. So this is not just five low-level Chi- companies to bolster cybersecurity in This bill includes $5.2 billion for NASA nese officers. This goes to the highest the retail sector and encourages the de- Science, which restores those cuts. The level of the Chinese Government. This velopment of a cyber breach database, bill also includes important resources case is an example of the great work especially in light of the attacks on to address critical security gaps the men and women of the FBI are Target and Neiman Marcus, which im- throughout NASA. doing with these investments in this pacted millions of Americans. As the recent espionage case further bill over the last several years to con- A primary area of focus in the bill demonstrated, countries like China are front cyber attacks, and we thank the this year is scientific research, innova- engaged in an unprecedented effort to FBI. These efforts are necessary to tion, and competitiveness. Investing in steal cutting-edge technology from stop the plundering of American inno- basic research is key to growth and job U.S. labs and companies. This includes vation, jobs, and trade securities. creation, and it is the foundation for the groundbreaking space and aero- The FBI is also at the forefront of the economic security of future genera- nautics research done at NASA every the effort to combat violent gangs. tions, which enables us to stay ahead day. We need to make sure we are This bill increases the funding for Safe of China. doing everything possible to prevent Streets task forces to check this grow- The bill includes $7.4 billion for the the theft or unauthorized disclosure of ing problem and to better support National Science Foundation, an in- this technology. State and local law enforcement efforts crease of $232 million, or 3.2 percent, Last year, at the committee’s direc- to deal with gang networks in their above FY14 for basic research and tion, a National Academy of Public Ad- communities. science. ministration team, led by former At- The bill includes $8.5 million for the Despite the constrained allocation, torney General Dick Thornburgh, con- National Gang Intelligence Center, and this is an all-time high watermark for ducted an external review that found it gives the center a new name and an NSF basic research funding that will troubling vulnerabilities in NASA’s se- additional mission to provide and co- keep America’s economy strong by set- curity controls and practices. ordinate intelligence on human traf- ting the groundwork for the develop- They found NASA’s systems were ficking networks nationwide and to ment of new technologies—again, not compromised, and they found a trou- disseminate that intelligence to law to be competitive with, but to stay bling culture throughout the agency enforcement partnerships. ahead of the People’s Republic of that failed to prioritize or to enforce The Bureau of Prisons is responsible China, a Communist government. security. Funding is included in this for the custody and care of more than With increased funding comes in- bill for NASA to protect its cutting- 215,000 Federal offenders in 119 institu- creased responsibility. I respect the edge technology with improved IT se- tions nationwide. The bill includes $7 NSF to follow through on the commit- curity, export control training, addi- billion to ensure the safe and secure ments it has made to the committee to tional counterintelligence staffing, and operation of the Federal Prison Sys- increase accountability and trans- the operation of a new Foreign Na- tem. parency in its grant decision making. tional Access Management program. The bill continues funding for the No funny grants is what I am trying to The bill also calls for NASA to sub- Chuck Colson Task Force on Federal say. The new director must take every mit a followup report by the end of Corrections. When he got out of prison, necessary step to ensure that research FY15 on NASA’s progress in imple- Chuck Colson dedicated his life to re- grants are scientifically meritorious, menting the recommended improve- forming the prisons, so we have named that funding allocations reflect na- ments. The committee will continue to this prison reform commission after tional priorities and that the taxpayer hold NASA accountable for the imple- Chuck Colson, which will recommend investments in science are being used mentation of these security profes- reforms to increase public safety, im- wisely. sions. prove offender accountability, reduce

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We are determined to is farther ahead, and many others are The bill also includes $2 million for farther ahead than the Federal Bureau make a difference and bring an end to the heinous crime that is happening the National Center for Campus Public of Prisons—and enable these reforms to Safety, which the committee estab- take hold in the Federal system and in not only in other countries, but right lished with the support of the Virginia corrections systems nationwide. here in the United States. Tech Family Foundation. This center The bill directs the Justice Depart- So we triple the current level—not serves as a clearinghouse for the dis- ment’s Office for Victims of Crime to just talk, not just rhetoric, words—we semination of information and best provide the survivors and families of triple the amount, and every FBI office practices. There was no money re- the victims of the November 2009 ter- is involved, and every U.S. attorney quested for this, but we wanted to fund rorist attack at Fort Hood all possible has to have a task force to see if we can actually end this, perhaps, in the it. and appropriate assistance. We are same way that William Wilberforce going to help the victims of Fort Hood Additionally, the bill includes $75 ended the slave trade. and their families. million for the Comprehensive School It also directs the Attorney General Safety Initiative. The National Insti- We are going to require the office to to hold a national conference on sex tute of Justice will study the role of report to Congress what, if any, role trafficking with every Governor, with mental health, as well as exposure to the classification of the attack as a every U.S. attorney, and Federal, violent media—such as video games workplace violence incident, rather State, and local law enforcement to and violent movies—in school violence than as a terrorist attack, played in elevate awareness and to share the determining what types of assistance very best practice. at the K–12 level. The initiative also would be provided. What is going on in Texas can be provides pilot grants to test effective Awlaki was in touch with the major done in Virginia. What is going on in mental health interventions at schools when he shot them. If you look at Pennsylvania can be done somewhere across the Nation. emails, this was a terrorist attack. It else. At this national conference, they NSF is also active in this area. They was not workplace violence. will all be together with the idea of are currently seeking proposals that The bill includes a number of impor- ending this. will enable a better understanding of tant provisions in support of Second The unacceptable backlog of DNA the factors, causes, and consequences Amendment rights, including a new tests at crime labs and law enforce- of youth violence. provision prohibiting the implementa- ment agencies demands action. This tion of the Arms Trade Treaty, by ex- bill includes $125 million for existing That is a summary of the bill before ecutive order or otherwise. DNA programs and an additional $36 you today. The bill includes $2.1 billion for Jus- million to address the backlog of sex- It provides for the increases and cuts tice grant programs that support ual assault kits at law enforcement that were necessary. It carries on the States, localities, and nonprofits. This agencies nationwide. fight against terrorism, cyberattacks, is a reduction of $73 million from the The bill includes funding for pre- crime, trafficking in persons, and vio- current level. In fact, since 2009, these scription drug monitoring grants, lence against women, and provides im- programs have been reduced by 49 per- thanks to Chairman ROGERS. It also in- portant increases to boost scientific recent. I know we are going to get cludes a significant increase for the search, innovation, and competitive- amendments here, complaining, but we DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squads to ad- ness. dress our Nation’s fastest growing drug had an allocation, and we had to work It provides strong support for all the within that allocation. problem—prescription drug abuse. Finally, after the Virginia Tech various NASA missions and continues Despite the reduction, the bill shootings in 2007, Congress passed a bill the effort to improve weather fore- prioritizes proven, high-priority pro- to improve the National Instant Back- casting accuracy. grams, including Byrne Justice Assist- ground Check System, NICS, which is a ance Grants, State Criminal Alien As- It represents our best take on match- critical tool for keeping firearms out of ing needs with scarce resources. We sistance, Violence Against Women pro- the hands of prohibited persons, but grams, human trafficking grants, and have tried hard to produce the best bill NICS is only as effective as is the State we possibly could within the resources DNA backlog reduction. database on which it relies. This is a significant bill for reducing we had to work with. violence against women and providing b 1930 I urge all Members to support this services to victims of domestic vio- The bill, for the second straight year, bill, and I reserve the balance of my lence, sexual assault, and stalking. The includes funding above the request for time.

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 (H.R. 4660) (Amounts in thousands)

FY 2014 FY 2015 Bill vs. Bill vs. Enacted Request Bi 11 Enacted Request

TITLE I . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration

Operations and administration ...... 470,000 506,731 473,000 +3,000 -33,731 Offsetting fee cOllections ...... -9,439 ·9,439 -10,000 -561 ·561 .. - _ .... _...... ---"' ...... ------~ .... ~ ...... ------00'- .. - ... ----- .. _--- Direct appropriation ...... 460,561 497,292 463,000 +2,439 ·34,292 Bureau of Industry and Security

Operations and administration .. , ...... ,. """ 69,450 74,549 67,500 -1,950 -7,049 Defense funct ion ...... , ... , .... , ...... , , , , , .. . 32,000 36,000 36,000 +4,000 .... ------_ ...... ,----_ ...... -...... ,...... '" _ ...... Total, Bureau of Industry and Security., ... 101,450 110,549 103,500 +2,050 -7,049

Economic Development Administration

Economic Development Assistance Programs, ... , ...... , 209,500 210,000 210,500 +1,000 +500 Sa 1 ari es and expenses ...... , ...... , ...... , 37,000 38,182 37,000 -1 , 182 ...... _...... _..... "" .. - ...... ------... _-- .. ------.... _- Total, Economic Development Administration ...... 246,500 248,182 247,500 +1,000 -682

Minority Business Development Agency

Minority Business Development ...... 28,000 28,286 30,000 +2,000 +1,714

EconomiC and Statistical Analysis

Sa 1 ari es and expenses ...... 99,000 111,033 99,000 ·12,033

Bureau of the Census

Salaries and expenses ...... 252,000 248,000 248,000 -4,000 Periodic censuses and programs .. 693,000 963,428 858,500 +165,500 -104,928 ...... ~ .... -- ..... ------_ .... -...... "' ...... '" - - ...... ------Total, Bureau of the Census .... 945,000 1,211,428 1,106,500 +161,500 ·104,928

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Salaries and expenses. 46,000 51,000 36,700 ·9,300 -14,300

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Salaries and expenses, current year fee funding. 3,024,000 3,458,000 3,458,000 +434,000 Offsetting fee collections ...... -3,024,000 -3,458,000 ·3,458,000 -434,000

Total, United States Patent and Trademark Office ...... ,......

National Institute of Standards and Technology Scientific and Technical Research and Services ...... 651,000 680,000 670,500 +19,500 -9,500 (transfer out) ...... (-2,000) (-9,000) (-2,00O) (+7,000)

Industrial Technology Services...... , ...... , 143,000 161,000 130,000 -13,000 -31,000 Manufacturing extension partnerships, ...... , (128,000) (141,000) (130,000) (+2,000) (-11,000) Advanced manufacturing technology consortia ...... (15,000) (15,000) (-15,000) ( 15,000) Manufacturing innovation institutes coordination .. (5,000) ( 5,000)

Construction of research facilities .. , .. 56,000 Sg,OOO 55,300 -700 -3,700 Working Capital Fund (by transfer) ...... (2,000) (9,000) (2,000) (·7, 000)

...... ~ -...... '" ...... _ .. -_ ...... - ...... - .... _----_ .. - -_ ...... Total. National Institute of Standards and Technology ... 850,000 900,000 855,800 +5,800 -44,200

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 (H.R. 4660) (Amounts in thousands)

FY 2014 FY 2015 Bill vs. Bill vs. Enacted Request Bill Enacted Request

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Operations, Research, and Facilities...... 3,157,392 3,237,993 3,089,480 -67,912 148,513 (by transfer) ...... (115,000) (123,164) (116,000) (+1,000) (-7,164) Promote and Develop Fund (transfer out) ...... , (-115,000) (-123,164) (-116,000) (-1,QOO) (+7,164)

-,...... ", .. "' ...... _...... _...... ---- -...... ------~ - - - .. -.. -- - Subtotal ...... " ...... 3,157,392 3,237,993 3,089,480 -67,912 -148,513

Procurement, Acquisition and Construction ...... 2,022,864 2,206,392 2,176,290 +153,426 -30,102 Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery ...... 65,000 50,000 65,000 +15,000 Fi shermen' sCant i ngency Fund...... , ...... 350 350 350 Fisheries Disaster Assistance ...... 75,000 -75,000 Fisheries Finance Program Account. -6,000 -6,000 -6,000

Total, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...... 5,314,606 5,488,735 5,325,120 +10,514 -163,615

Departmental Management

Salaries and expenses ...... , ...... 55,500 57,637 54,000 -1,500 -3,637 Renovation and Modernization ...... , .. 4,000 11,733 4,000 -7,733 Offi ce of Inspector General ...... 30,000 30,596 30,596 +596 --- _ ...... ------.. ------""------.. ~ .. --~----- .... _----- .... _-_ Total, Departmental Management ...... 89,500 99,966 88,596 -904 -11,370

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Total, title 1, Department of Commerce .. , ...... 8,180,617 8,746,471 8,355,716 +175,099 -390,755 {by transfer)...... , . , .. 117,000 132,164 118,000 +1,000 -14,164 (transfer out)...... -117 ,000 -132,164 -118,000 -1,000 +14,164 ====~======~======

TITLE II - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

General Administration

Sa 1 a r i es and expenses ...... 110,000 128,851 103,851 -6,149 -25,000 Justice Information Sharing TechnOlogy ...... 25,842 25,842 25,842

Total, General Administration .. , ...... , ...... 135,842 154,693 129,693 -6,149 -25,000

Administrative review and appeals ...... 315,000 351,072 335,000 +20,000 -16,072 Transfer from immigration examinations fee account ...... -4,000 -4,000 -4,000

Direct appropriation ...... 311,000 347,072 331,000 +20,000 ·16,072

Offi ce of Inspector General ...... 86,400 88,577 88,000 +1,600 -577

United States Parole Commission

Salaries and expenses ...... 12,600 13,308 13,308 +708

Legal Activities

Salaries and expenses, general legal activities ...... 867,000 935,854 893,000 +26,000 -42,854 Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ...... 7,833 7,833 7,833 Salaries and expenses, Antitrust Division ...... ", .. . 160,400 162,246 162,246 +1,846 Offsetting fee collections - current year -103,000 -100,000 ·100,000 +3,000 _~ ~_~ ~ ~ '" _ w __ '" ___ .. _ .. __ ___ w_ ---~~~------Direct appropriation ...... 57,400 62,246 62,246 +4,846

Salaries and expenses, United States Attorneys ...... 1,944,000 1,955,327 1,970,000 +26,000 +14,673 United States Trustee System Fund .. , ...... , .. , , 224,400 225,908 225,908 +1,508 Offsetting fee collections. . .. , ...... -224.400 -225,908 -225,908 ·1,508

Direct appropriation ...

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 (H.R. 4660) (Amounts in thousands)

FY 2014 FY 2015 Bill vs. Bill vs. Enacted Request Bill Enacted Request

Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission...... 2,100 2,326 2,326 +226 Fees and expenses of witnesses...... 270,000 270,000 270,000 Salaries and expenses, Community Relations Service ... . 12,000 12,972 12,000 -972 Assets Forfeiture Fund ...... 20,500 20,514 20,514 +14

.. _ M ~ ...... - ...... Total, Legal Activities ...... 3,180,833 3,267,072 3,237,919 +57,086 -29,153

United States Marshals Service

Sal ari es and expenses ...... """" , 1,185,000 1,185,000 1,199,000 +14,000 +14,000 Construction...... ".,' . 9,800 9,800 9,800 Federal Prisoner Detention ... . 1 ,533,000 1 ,595,307 1,595,307 +62,307 .. .. ------~-- .. ------...... - ...... Total, United States Marshals Service. 2,727,800 2,790,107 2,804,107 +76,307 +14,000

National Security Division

Salaries and expenses ...... , ...... , .. 91,800 91,800 94,800 +3,000 +3,000

Interagency Law Enforcement

Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement"", .... , .... ,. 514,000 505,000 515,000 +1,000 +10,000

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Salaries and expenses ...... "...... , .... , 3,345,322 3,358,219 3,390,377 +45,055 +32,158 Counterintelligence and national security .. . 4,900,480 4,920,000 4,966,480 +66,000 +46,480 -- _ .. --,. .. -...... ,. ------...... "" -...... -- ...... Subtotal .. , , , ... , ...... , ... . 8,245,802 8,278,219 8,356,857 +111,055 +78,638

Construction. 97,482 68,982 110,982 +13,500 +42,000

...... ~ ...... _ ...... Total, Federal Bureau of Investigation. 8,343,284 8,347,201 8,467,839 +124,555 +120,638

Drug Enforcement Administration

Salaries and expenses., ...... "". 2,378,917 2,384,680 2,420,000 +41,083 +35,320 Diversion control fund .... , -360,917 -366.680 -366,680 -5,763 ...... _ ...... " ...... ,...... _...... Total, Drug Enforcement Administration.,."", 2,018,000 2,018,000 2,053,320 +35,320 +35,320

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Salaries and expenses ... 1,179,000 1,201,004 1,200,000 +21,000 -1,004

Federal Prison System

Salaries and expenses ...... , .. " ...... , ... . 6,769,000 6,804,000 6,865,000 +96,000 +61,000 Buildings and facilities .... , ...... ",., .. , .. ,., 90,000 90,000 115,000 +25,000 +25,000 Limitation on administrative expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated ..... " ... , .... "., ..... 2,700 2,700 2,700

Total. Federal Prison System .. 6,861,700 6,896,700 6,982,700 +121,000 +86,000

State and Local Law Enforcement Activities

Office on Violence Against Women: Prevention and prosecution programs, .... ", .. ,. ,., 417 ,000 422,500 425,500 +8,500 +3,000

Office of Justice Programs: Research, evaluation and statistics." ... ". 120,000 136,900 124,250 +4,250 -12,650 State and local law enforcement assistance. 1,171,500 1,032,900 1,235,615 +64,115 +202,715 Juvenile justice programs,., . 254,500 299,400 223,500 -31,000 -75,900

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 (H.R. 4660) (Amounts in thousands)

FY 2014 FY 2015 Bill vs. Bi 11 vs. Enacted Request Bill Enacted Request

Public safety officer benefits: Death benefits,., .... ,' , , , , , , ...... " ,., 81,000 71,000 71,000 -10,000 Disability and education benefits",.,., 16,300 16,300 16,300

.. _...... ~ .. _.... - --~~ -.. --~------~- ~-~-~.------_ .. "' .. --- ... Subtotal, , 97,300 87,300 87,300 ~ 10,000 ------.. - ...... - ...... --_ .. _-----_ ...... ------Total, Office of Justice Programs. , ,., ,.,' ...... 1,643,300 1,556,500 1,670,665 +27,365 +114,165 Community Oriented Policing Services: COPS programs, ...... " 214,000 274,000 96,500 ~117,500 ~177, 500 ...... _ ...... --~ ------Total, State and Local Law Enforcement Activities" .. 2,274,300 2,253,000 2,192,665 ~81 ,635 -60,335 ======

Total, title II, Department of Justice, .. 27,736,559 27,973,534 28,110,351 +373,792 +136,817 ======

TITLE III ~ SCIENCE

Office of Science and Technology Policy".""" .. , ... 5,555 5,555 5,555

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Science. 5,151 ,200 4,972,000 5,193,000 +41,800 +221,000 Aeronaut i cs. , , ...... , ...... , . , 566,000 551,100 666,000 +100,000 +114,900 Space Technology ...... " ...... 576,000 705,500 620,000 +44,000 -85,500 Exploration. , .. , ...... ,."., .. . 4,113,200 3,976,000 4,167,000 +53,800 +191,000 Space Operat ions . , . , ...... , .. , 3,778,000 3,905,400 3,885,000 +107,000 ~20,400 Education ...... , ...... " ...... ,'.,.,.,'" 116,600 88,900 106,000 -10,600 +17,100 Safety, Security and Mission Services .. ,.,."." 2,793,000 2,778,600 2,779,000 -14,000 +400 Construction and environmental compliance and restoration,. " , .. , ...... 515,000 446,100 446,000 ~69,000 ~100 Office of Inspector General .. , . , , . , , . , 37.500 37,000 34,000 ~3,500 ~3,000

W_M~_~ ______~ ------...... -.. ------~ ~ - ~ .... _ ...... "' .. .. ------Total, National Aeronautics and Space Administration".","""',., .. ,", ...... , 17,646,500 17,460,600 17,896,000 +249,500 +435,400 National Science Foundation

Research and related activities ... """", 5,741,398 5,739,460 5,906,125 +164,727 +166,665 Defense funct i on, . , , , , , , ...... , . , , .. , . , ...... 67,520 68,000 67,520 ~480 ...... _.... ------.. - ... -- ...... Subtotal. , , ...... ,...... , ... . 5,808,918 5,807,460 5,973,645 +164,727 +166,185

Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction., 200,000 200,760 200,760 +760 Education and Human Resources" ...... , 846,500 889,750 876,000 +29,500 -13,750 Agency Operations and Award Management, 298,000 338,230 335,000 +37,000 ~3,230 Office of the National Science Board. 4,300 4,370 4,370 +70 Office of Inspector General, , ...... , . 14,200 14,430 14,430 +230 ...... ------'" .. Total, National Science Foundation. 7,171,918 7,255.000 7,404,205 +232,287 +149,205 ==:======: ======

Total, title III, Science ...... 24,823,973 24,721,155 25,305,760 +481,787 +584,605 ======

TITLE IV ~ RELATED AGENCIES Commission on Civil Rights

Sal ari es and expenses ...... , ... , , .. , , ..... , , ...... , 9,000 9,400 9,000 -400

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Salaries and expenses" ... , .. , ...... , ... " ..... , 364,000 365,531 364,000 ~ 1 ,531

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COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015 (H.R. 4660) (Amounts in thousands)

FY 2014 FY 2015 Bill vs, Bill vs. Enacted Request Bill Enacted Request

International Trade Commission

Salaries and expenses ...... , " ., , . " ... , ' ...... , , . 83,000 86,459 84,500 +1,500 -1,959 Legal Services Corporation

Payment to the Legal Services Corporation. , .. , ...... 365,000 430,000 350,000 -15,000 -80,000

Marine Mammal Commission

Salaries and expenses ... 3,250 3,431 3,250

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Salaries and expenses ...... 52,601 56,170 53,500 +899 -2,670

State Justice Institute

Salaries and expenses ...... 4,900 5,121 5,121 +221

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Total. title IV, Related Agencies ..... , ... , ... 881,751 956,112 869,371 -12,380 -86,741 ====:======

TITLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS NiIA. Public Telecommunications Facilities. Planning and Construction (rescission) ...... " .... . -8,500 +8,500 Commerce. Departmental Management, Franchise Fund (rescission), ." .. ,...... , .. -2,906 -2,906 -2,906 DDJ. Working Capital Fund (rescission). . ... , ...... -30,000 -54,000 -54,000 -24,000 DDJ. Assets Forfeiture Fund (rescission) .. ·83,600 -193,000 -193,000 -109,400 Federal Prisoner Detention (rescission) ... -122,000 -122,000 -122,000 Violence against women prevention and prosecution programs (rescission)...... , .. , -12,200 -12,200 -12,200 Office of Justice programs (rescission) ...... , .. , -59,000 -59,000 -59,000 COPS (resc iss i on) , ...... , ...... , .. . -26,000 -26,000 -26,000 ======

Total, title V, Rescissions ... , ... -219.300 -469,106 ·469,106 -249,806 ======

Grand total , .... "., ... " ...... " ... . 61,403,600 61,928,166 62,172,092 +768,492 +243,926 Appropriations, , , .. , ...... ,. , ...... (61,622,900) (62,397,272) (62,641,198) (+1,018,298) (+243,926) Resci ssi ons, , , ...... , ... , ...... , . , . , , , . , . , , . , . , , . (-219,300 ) (-469,106) (-469,106) (-249,806) (by transfer)...... ,., .. , ...... , .. , 117,000 132,164 118,000 +1,000 -14,164 (transfer out) ...... , ...... , ..... , ...... , ... ,.,. -117,000 -132,164 -118,000 -1,000 +14,164

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:29 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.024 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE Insert offset folio 752/5 here EHMY28.005 H4876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield where we make things and where the priations work for the 2015 fiscal year myself such time as I may consume. manufacturing sector is secure in on time. I promise that my committee I rise to offer to the House our sup- terms of being an important part of our will do everything it can to make that port for the base bill. The chairman of economy’s future. a reality. this committee, whom I have had the I want to also mention the focus here As Chairman WOLF has said, the bill honor to work with for a number of on youth mentoring. It is above the provides $51.2 billion for the Depart- years, has laid out in some detail some President’s request. This includes ment of Justice, the Department of of the appropriations in this bill. And groups such as the Boys & Girls Clubs Commerce, NASA, the National as our Constitution requires, no dollar of America, which is a congressionally Science Foundation, and related agen- out of our Treasury shall be appro- chartered organization serving some 4 cies. This very thorough piece of legis- priated, except by act of Congress. So million young people; Big Brothers Big lation, which was approved by the com- we are here in our constitutional roles. Sisters; and Girls, Inc. mittee on a bipartisan basis, makes I want to thank Chairman WOLF for We could go through the list. These clear our priorities of keeping our Na- all of the courtesies extended to the are national evidence-based organization safe and growing our economy. minority. Obviously, if we were draft- tions that are really making a dif- To achieve these goals, the coming a bill, we might have a different set ference in the lives of young people. mittee has targeted precious tax dol- of numbers in different areas, whether And the committee is aware of the lars toward those programs with prov- for legal services or COPS. But in the great work that these organizations en results and economic benefit. main, this is a bill that the chairman are doing. So we have seen fit—and ap- For example, they increase the fund- has extended himself in every effort propriately so—with the chairman’s ing for the Department of Justice by that could be done to accommodate the support, to raise the appropriations in $383 million over last year. Within that minority. I want to thank him for his this regard even above the President’s total, the bill targets FBI funding to- work with me over these many years, request. ward counterterrorism programs and inasmuch as this will be the last bill So there will be a number of amend- programs that fight cyber intrusion, that he will carry on the floor. ments that we will debate. Democrats gangs, and human trafficking. This bill, I think, represents a set of may have a different opinion on some We also work to fight drug traf- priorities important to our Nation that of these items from our colleagues on ficking by providing the DEA with $2.4 he has laid a predicate for that will be the other team. There may even be cir- billion. That includes $367 million to carried on even by others who may as- cumstances where there will be intra- combat prescription drug abuse, which sume the role that he sits in today. mural differences on some of these has quickly become our Nation’s num- As for the Democrats, I want to say issues. ber one drug threat. Prescription drugs a number of things. One is that we are At its base, I think the CJS bill we abuse is described by the Centers for very pleased that in this bill the present today reflects the Nation’s pri- Disease Control as a national epidemic. science accounts have been a focus of orities. Obviously, if we had a larger al- The funding in this bill will also help high priority. For NASA, over $17 bil- location, we would invest even more in to protect communities across the lion. For the National Science Founda- a variety of these priorities. country from the risks of devastating tion, $7.4 billion. As has been indicated, I think some of the points that the natural disasters. We rejected the it is the highest amount to date. The chairman has pointed to in terms of President’s proposed cuts to the Na- Office of Science and Technology is human trafficking and aeronautics in- tional Weather Service and have made fully funded at the President’s request. vestments, on the manufacturing side, sure that adequate funding is provided I think some of us know now that I there are a number of areas where you for hurricane forecasting and tsunami consider the science activities in this can see clearly that the chairman has warning grants. We have also made in- bill to be very, very important. In par- taken extraordinary care to make sure vestments in the future of weather ticular, superior among equals in terms that a number of items get the appro- forecasting technology. of science-related activities is neuro- priate revenues that are needed so that In addition to the efforts in the bill science. Here, again, you will see an ex- we can truly make a difference. to keep the Nation safe, we have also traordinarily significant increase. It is So we are anxious to have the debate funded programs that will help our Na- one of the highest increases in any of and to get to the amendments and have tion prosper. the science accounts. the House work its will. Within the National Science Founda- The World Health Organization says I want to thank the majority as we tion and the Department of Commerce, well over a billion people are suffering come here today. We have an open rule the bill invests in programs that foster from brain-related diseases and dis- so the House will have an opportunity innovation and boost our economic orders. The National Institutes of to work its will. competitiveness. This includes funding Health says that 50 million Americans Madam Chair, I reserve the balance for programs that conduct research on suffer from dementia and epilepsy and of my time. manufacturing, cybersecurity, neuro- all manner of neurological-based dis- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Chairman, I yield science, and STEM education, as well eases and disorders. such time as he may consume to the as $5 million in grant funding to en- In this bill, we continue to fund a gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. ROG- courage the repatriation of overseas neuroscience initiative that was craft- ERS), chairman of the full committee. jobs. ed—and the chairman supported me in Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Thank But, as my committee will do with this effort—in our very first bill. We you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding the every bill we bring to the floor this continue to lay important foundations time. year, we have ensured that this funding for the effort to actually come to grips Madam Chairman, I rise in support of is responsible, is reasonable, and will with some of these challenges. So I am this bill. I want to congratulate and make the most out of every single tax very pleased about that. thank Chairman WOLF and Mr. dollar spent. By scouring out waste and On the manufacturing initiatives, the FATTAH, the ranking member, espe- trimming unnecessary or lower-pri- manufacturing extension partnership is cially, and all the members of the sub- ority spending, we have produced a bill very important. Today, we lead the committee and staff for bringing us a that comes in nearly $400 million below world in manufacturing. Our lead that bill that I think we can be proud of and the current year. was absolute is now relative. We see support entirely. I would like to note that the com- other countries who are moving aggres- This is the third of the 12 appropria- mittee did this in spite of the Presi- sively in this field. tions bills that make up our work—and dent’s request, which had $800 million The chairman led an initiative in this is the third that we have brought in false savings and offsets and under- terms of re-shoring these jobs. I have to the floor this year. I think this bill, funded a variety of critical programs. focused on trying to bring in more like the other two that passed, de- This bill rejects those gimmicks and technology into our manufacturing serves our support. We are moving at a makes sure that these programs have plants. But the two of us share a con- very fast clip in the committee. That received funding levels that allow them cern that America has to be a country should allow us to complete our appro- to do their important work.

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It really has that will ensure our tax dollars are Technology Policy, including its work- been a pleasure for me to work with being spent responsibly. ing group on Neuroscience, as well as you, and we know there is never a In addition, the bill includes several an increase of $21.5 million for National doubt, when FRANK WOLF gets up to provisions that will assure the life, lib- Science Foundation’s BRAIN Initia- speak, he speaks with conviction and erty, and property of the American tive. power and determination. people, such as prohibiting the transfer Investments in research and develop- You are so impressive. I do want to or release of Guantanamo detainees ment grow our economy and help to en- wish you and your family the very into the U.S., protecting our Second sure that future scientific break- best. For me, it has really been a de- Amendment rights, and preserving the throughs happen in American labs, not light getting to know you. Thank you sanctity of life. those overseas. so much for your service. Madam Chairman, before I close, let In addition, I am extremely pleased Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I yield 3 me take a moment to again thank the that this bill will provide $125 million minutes to the gentleman from Texas for the DNA Initiative, as well as $36 chairman, FRANK WOLF; Mr. FATTAH; (Mr. CULBERSON). million for a new community backlog and members of the committee and Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Chairman, reduction program to process sexual staff for all their hard work on this when I was first assigned to the Appro- assault kits which, currently, are often bill. This is a tough bill to put to- priations Committee, I asked specifi- untested for years—sometimes dec- gether, and the allocation they had to cally to serve on the Commerce, Jus- work with was not the greatest in the ades—when information contained in these kits could help put violent crimi- tice, Science Appropriations Com- world. But they have, I think, fit the mittee because of my passion for the needs of the country into this bill. nals behind bars. However, I continue to be baffled by sciences, for NASA, for law enforce- I want to particularly draw attention ment, but especially to serve alongside to the chairman of this subcommittee efforts aimed at limiting the ability of the Federal Government to keep fire- FRANK WOLF. and the author of this fine piece of leg- arms out of the hands of dangerous in- I have come to know FRANK WOLF as islation. dividuals. An ill-advised and dangerous a model public servant. He is someone FRANK WOLF has served in this House amendment was included during the who always does the right thing for the the same number of days that I have. markup to make it more difficult for right reasons, and the country is gen- We came together in January 1981. the ATF in four Southwest border erally going to miss this good man. I Over that 34 years of service in this States to be aware of multiple pur- can’t think of a single issue that we body, Chairman FRANK WOLF has been chases of powerful semiautomatic ri- have dealt with in this bill that FRANK a stalwart, passionate, compassionate fles. hasn’t been the first to see the problem legislator, and a dedicated, conscien- ATF already receives this informa- approaching over the horizon—he has tious Member of Congress and appro- tion for handguns. It is unfathomable recognized from the beginning. priator. His expert work on this com- that we would prevent law enforcement When we took the majority several mittee can be summed up in the legis- from having this information for semi- years ago, Chairman WOLF, Chairman lation that we have before us today. automatic rifles, especially when this ROGERS, all of us in the majority, as I know that when he is gone, FRANK amendment would make it more dif- fiscal conservatives, recognized the ur- WOLF’s absence will be deeply felt by ficult to prevent the smuggling of guns gent need to prioritize our constitu- me, all of his colleagues, and I think by to Mexican drug cartels. This back- ents’ hard-earned tax dollars and tar- the country, because he has truly wards policy will put lives at risk. We get them on those areas that are the served America for all these years un- must not let it stand in the final bill. highest priority for our Nation. selfishly and with hard work and with Other measures must also be ad- This bill, as Chairman ROGERS said, compassion. dressed before final enactment. The is a true reflection of FRANK WOLF’s b 1945 COPS program would be cut by $118 priorities, the fact that it is one that million. The ‘‘wet side’’ of NOAA is So, Chairman WOLF, for all you have we are all able to work on together, also cut, including a 40 percent reduc- done for this bill, the Appropriations without regard to party labels, because tion to fisheries habitat conservation Committee, the House of Representa- we found common ground. and restoration, and the complete tives, your native Virginia and the One of the great joys of serving on elimination of the community-based this committee is to find so many United States of America, we thank restoration program. you, and we will miss you. areas where we are able to work to- While the bill funds NOAA weather gether and find areas of agreement With that, Madam Chairman, I urge satellites and the National Weather when it comes to the sciences or law my colleagues to support the bill. Service, it includes a sizable cut of 24 enforcement. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield percent to NOAA climate research. as much time as she may consume to As the National Climate Assessment The work that Chairman WOLF has the gentlewoman from the great State showed, storms and weather events are done, for example, in protecting per- of New York (Mrs. LOWEY), the ranking becoming more frequent, more severe secuted Christians and religious mi- member for the Democratic team on and, as a result, more costly. We norities around the world, this com- Appropriations. should be investing in research to committee, all of us, Democrat and Repub- Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Chair, the Fis- bat the threat of climate change, not lican alike, have been there to support cal Year 2015 Commerce-Justice- sticking our heads in the sand, pre- him. Science bill before us today provides tending the science is wrong because Chairman WOLF was one of the first good funding levels for important pro- combating such an obstacle would be to spot the problem of cyber crime grams to support public safety, such as too costly and inconvenient. coming primarily out of Communist Byrne Justice Assistance Grants and While far from perfect in its current China. FRANK was one of the very first Violence Against Women Act services. form, this is a reasonable bill that I to ring the firebell and warn us of the I thank Chairman WOLF for working can support. However, it is imperative dangers of the People’s Liberation with me to include report language di- that no poison pill policy riders be in- Army and the cyber attacks on this recting the FBI to publish annual re- cluded during House consideration. Nation and on private industry. We ports on the types of records submitted As I close, I want to say to the chair- have now recognized the scope of that by each State and Federal agency to man—Chairman WOLF—and Ranking problem, and it is because of FRANK the National Instant Criminal Back- Member FATTAH, this really is an ex- WOLF’s leadership that we are in a po- ground Check System. It is only as use- ample of bipartisan cooperation. You sition to fight it. ful as the information it includes, and worked so effectively in putting this FRANK WOLF has led the way in these reports will help improve the sys- bill together, and I want to congratu- strengthening the FBI and their war on tem. late you. terrorism and fighting human slavery

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FRANK WOLF has led the way. in the strongest possible terms, to add A number of my colleagues on the other It was Chairman WOLF’s bill to cre- their own vote of confidence in our Na- side of the aisle continue to bury their heads ate the Select Committee on Benghazi. tion’s premier science agency, the Na- in the sand as it relates to climate change, but Anywhere he sees a problem and genu- tional Science Foundation. It is the cutting the research that will improve our un- inely recognizes in his heart of hearts only agency to fund basic research derstanding of and our ability to adapt to the that that is something that is for the across all fields of science and engi- impacts associated with climate change is not good of the Nation, he has been fearless neering, including, importantly, the so- the answer. If anything, given the uncertainties about stepping forward and dealing cial and behavioral sciences. that remain, we should be supporting in- with it. The returns on our 65-year investment in creased funding not less. I hope the needed In the area of the sciences, we see the National Science Foundation are too many funding will be restored when this bill is Chairman WOLF’s leadership in increas- and too significant to list here. But perhaps conferenced with the Senate. ing funding for the National Science NSF’s most important investment is the invest- In closing, I again want to thank Chairman OLF, Ranking Member FATTAH, and the rest Foundation and NASA and NOAA. ment it makes in human capital—the great sci- W of your Committee members for your efforts to The country will miss you, Chairman entists, innovators, and job creators of tomor- protect and grow our nation’s science and in- WOLF, and I thank you for your service row and the workforce for tomorrow’s high- novation capacity. to the people of America and the people skilled, high-paying jobs. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I yield 2 of Virginia. Some of my colleagues’ efforts to cut fund- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield 2 ing, to impose political review over peer-re- fornia (Mr. ROHRABACHER). minutes to the gentlewoman from view, to establish a message of distrust of sci- Mr. ROHRABACHER. Madam Chair, I Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON), entists, and to inhibit the normal advance of appreciate all the great things that the the ranking member on the Science science, are sending a chilling message to chairman has done. I echo the remarks, Committee, the authorizing committee smart young people across the nation to not the praise that was sung by our friends here in the House, and an extraor- bother entering or sticking with STEM studies from Texas to the great job that Chair- dinary leader on science and innova- or careers. man WOLF has done in his career. tion. A vote to retain the modest 2.9 percent in- I appreciate, for example, tonight Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of crease to NSF in today’s legislation is a vote that he is yielding me this time, know- Texas. Madam Chairman, funding for to hold onto our nation’s future innovators and ing that he has strong disagreement research innovation and STEM edu- job creators. about which I will be speaking. cation is an investment in our future, I will make just a few brief remarks about Tomorrow, I will be offering an perhaps the single most important in- other agencies within this appropriations bill. amendment to the CJS appropriations vestment we can make. The National Institute of Standards and bill, along with my colleagues SAM Many of our competitors understand Technology is playing an increasingly critical FARR, DON YOUNG, EARL BLUMENAUER, this and are striving to surpass the role in cyber security, forensics, advanced TOM MCCLINTOCK, STEVE COHEN, PAUL United States in innovation capacity manufacturing, and technology, and so many BROUN, JARED POLIS, STEVE STOCKMAN, and in the creation of a highly-skilled other topics critical to our nation’s security and BARBARA LEE, JUSTIN AMASH, and DINA 21st century workforce. wellbeing. I just wish we could do more for TITUS. It used to be that the world’s best NIST in this bill, but I understand this was one Very simply, our amendment would and brightest flocked to our shores. of the difficult decisions that the appropriations prohibit the Department of Justice Now, many of our own best and bright- committee confronted. from using funds in the bill from pre- est are finding better opportunities in I also want to thank Chairman WOLF and venting States from implementing other countries, or we are chasing Ranking Member FATTAH for their support for their State medical marijuana laws. them from STEM careers altogether. NASA. While I would like to see NASA funding Importantly, this amendment gives In 2007 and, again, in 2010, the U.S. at even higher levels, commensurate with the us an opportunity to show our support Congress passed the America COM- tasks that we are asking the agency to carry and what we really believe about the PETES Act, recognizing the impor- out, I am pleased that this bill proposes to 10th Amendment to the Constitution, tance of increased investment in re- fund NASA at an increase of about 1.4 per- and it gives us an opportunity to support the intentions of our Founding search, innovation, and STEM edu- cent over the Fiscal Year 2014 enacted appro- Fathers and Mothers. They never cation, signed into law by Presidents priation. meant for the Federal Government to Bush and Obama, respectively. In particular, I support the bill’s sustained play the preeminent role in criminal Appropriations have not kept pace funding levels for exploration and the Orion justice. with authorizations, but not from the spacecraft and Space Launch System, which It should be disturbing to any con- lack of effort and commitment by ap- are being prepared for critical flight tests in stitutionalist that the Federal Govern- propriations colleagues, CJS Appro- 2017 and 2021, and which will enable our na- ment insists on the supremacy of laws priations Subcommittee Chairman tion’s return to human exploration of deep that allow for the medical use of mari- WOLF, Ranking Member FATTAH, Chair- space. juana. man ROGERS, and Ranking Member I also support the committee’s emphasis on So far, 28 States and the District of LOWEY. the need to enhance research on the Inter- Columbia—that is a majority of the I want to thank them, my colleagues, national Space Station, a unique and perish- States of the Union—have enacted laws for their enduring support for science, able asset that is important for both basic and to allow access to medical marijuana even when it meant making very dif- applied research and for enabling our goals in or its chemical derivatives. They obvi- ficult cuts elsewhere. human exploration of outer space. ously believe enforcing such restric- As this is Chairman WOLF’s last CJS I am also pleased that the committee has tions on the medical use of marijuana bill, I want to express my personal sustained robust funding for NASA’s science is a waste of extremely limited re- gratitude to him in particular for being programs and, in particular, restored funding sources. a strong and unwavering champion for to NASA’s planetary science program, which This amendment has solid bipartisan the National Science Foundation and has experienced cuts in recent years. support, and we have the opportunity for STEM education. I will miss him In addition, I applaud the committee for pro- now, with this amendment, to tell the greatly. We all will. viding a robust increase for NASA’s aero- Department of Justice that they are In sad and puzzling contrast, last nautics program, which provides critical R&D not permitted to waste limited Federal week, my own committee debated to benefit our nation’s commercial aviation in- dollars interfering with the duly-en- COMPETES reauthorization legisla- dustry and helps sustain our nation’s competi- acted laws of our States concerning tion that would turn back the progress tiveness in global aviation. medical marijuana.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:29 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.056 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4879 I urge my colleagues, Democrats and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Madam chairman’s great State of the Common- Republicans alike, liberals and con- Chair, I rise today first in recognition wealth of Virginia, and we want to servatives, to support my amendment. of the great professional public service wish him well and thank him for his Respect State medical marijuana laws. offered by Chairman WOLF. I appreciate service to our country. I now yield 2 minutes to the gen- b 2000 that so much. I also rise in support of H.R. 4660, the tleman from Illinois (Mr. LIPINSKI), my Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield 2 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- colleague who has worked here on minutes to the gentleman from the lated Agencies Appropriations Act that small business and research connec- great State of California, Congressman he and his staff have worked so hard tions to science to commercialize tech- SAM FARR. on. nology and to help build the American Mr. FARR. I thank the gentleman for This important measure provides economy. yielding. funding for a number of vital agencies, Mr. LIPINSKI. I thank the ranking Madam Chair, I rise in general debate of course one of which is the Office of member for yielding. to talk about NOAA. But I first also the United States Trade Representa- Madam Chair, I rise today in strong want to echo everything that has been tive. This approps bill provides funding support of H.R. 4660. I would like to said about our great colleague from for the USTR to continue advocating thank Chairman WOLF and Ranking Virginia, FRANK WOLF. FRANK is one of on behalf of the Trans-Pacific Partner- Member FATTAH for their hard work on the few Members of Congress who has ship, or TPP, and the Transatlantic this bill. visited my district. He actually went Trade and Investment Partnership, or While they have had to make some onto my property in Big Sur and ended TTIP, and to continue enforcing exist- tough budget choices with a reduced up coming back and saying: Now I un- ing free trade agreements. More spe- level of funding, this bill still shows a derstand why you are so passionate cifically, funding USTR will help pro- strong commitment to scientific re- about the oceans. tect intellectual property rights search at the National Science Founda- It is an interesting committee that abroad. tion and also NASA. both Ranking Member FATTAH and Now, I continue to maintain very se- Investment in research is vital to our Chairman WOLF head because it is a rious concerns with Canada’s economic future because it helps us committee that has all of the Depart- misapplication of internationally rec- achieve discoveries that will keep the ment of Commerce; it has all of the De- ognized patent standards, which ap- U.S. at the cutting edge of science and partment of Justice; and it has the pears to violate their international ob- technology and creating new American science programs, NASA, NSF, and the ligations, and it is having a real eco- jobs. Office of Science and Technology. Es- nomic impact on innovative American I also want to take a moment to sentially, the science of America is in companies. honor my good friend from Virginia, your hands. And this bill has a lot of it I appreciate that the USTR has ex- Chairman WOLF. Even in an era of par- in there. pressed serious concern about these tisan polarization and heated rhetoric, Particularly, I would like to talk practices in last year’s Special 301 Re- he has taken great pains to craft bills about NOAA. NOAA is the National port, given Canada’s continued failure like this one that get broad support Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- to bring its patent standards in line from Members on both sides of the tion. And what has been happening is with international obligations and best aisle. He has been a strong defender of that, as we have gotten interested in practices. Accordingly, I strongly urge American security and a strong sup- the weather and as we have gotten in- the elevation of Canada to the Special porter of American manufacturing; terested in sort of the sky, we are put- 301 Priority Watch List in 2014. and, most importantly, throughout his ting a lot more money into it and suck- IP is one of the main engines of the career, he has been a courageous fighting funds away from the oceans. And United States’ innovative economy. er for human rights around the world, yet what is happening in the oceans is Approximately one-third of U.S. jobs while never losing sight of his duty to that they are dying; and if the ocean and 60 percent of our exports rely on his constituents here at home. He has dies, planet Earth dies. So while there IP. With more than 95 percent of the been a good example for all of us in is money in this to look at the moons world’s population living outside of the this body. and oceans of other planets, we are United States, strong IP protections Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues going to do it at the peril of our own are essential to future U.S. economic to support this bill and to support the ocean. growth and competitiveness. strong funding, especially for the Na- Our coastal economies support 81 per- Funding USTR will ensure a contin- tional Science Foundation, in this bill. cent of all U.S. employment in the ued enforcement of existing free trade Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I have no United States, over 100 million jobs. agreements while furthering future further requests for time, and I yield Coastal economies contribute to 84 per- U.S. economic interests through nego- back the balance of my time. cent of the U.S. GDP. Ocean tourism is tiation of TPP and TTIP. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield 2 an $89.25 billion industry. It relies on I would like to, again, thank Chair- minutes to the gentleman from New healthy marine mammal populations, man WOLF and his staff for their im- Jersey, RUSH HOLT, my friend, the healthy coral reefs, and healthy clean portant work in putting together this great science leader here in the Con- waters and beaches. Just think of all of approps bill. gress. He is the only one among us who the people who recreate on beaches. If Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I yield has a terminal degree in nuclear those were polluted, they wouldn’t be myself as much time as I may conscience, and he is also retiring this able to do so. sume. year. The United States plays a big role in I want to take a minute to acknowl- Mr. HOLT. I thank the gentleman. I the world. We are, in fact, hosting the edge someone else who has played a certainly appreciate the very admi- international oceans conference next very important role in our country’s rable Chairman WOLF and my good month. And one of the topics is going science activities and is now retiring. friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. FATTAH) to be the blue economy: What does it I spent some time over at NASA for the work they have put into mean to all the countries of the world headquarters, and I also went out to crafting this bill. and to the United States? visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to Madam Chair, however, I do have So as we go through this bill, I just see the Mars Rover land after 81⁄2 some serious concerns, especially as re- want to emphasize that the wet side months of travel. The NASA team is an gards the cuts that are being made to needs as much attention as the sky extraordinary team. NOAA’s climate research programs. side. One of its members, the head of the This bill cuts NOAA’s climate research Again, I thank the gentleman from Education Office, a former astronaut, for the next fiscal year by $38 million Virginia, FRANK WOLF, for the great is retiring, and I wanted to take a below the current year, or $69 million job that he has done. minute during general debate to ac- below the President’s request. Mr. WOLF. I yield 2 minutes to the knowledge his great service to this Now, deeper droughts, heavier rains, gentleman from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG). country. Leland Melvin hails from the more flooding, superstorms, tornadoes,

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It simply does not discrimi- I will be offering an amendment later points abroad, without regard to section nate. 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employ- this evening to restore funding for crit- ment of citizens of the United States and Drug and alcohol addiction shatters ical NOAA climate research programs. aliens by contract for services; rental of lives, destroys families, and costs tax- NOAA climate research programs sup- space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 payers billions of dollars annually. In port ocean and atmospheric research, years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or fact, according to the National Insti- global data collection and sharing so improvement; purchase or construction of tute on Drug Abuse, estimates of the we can understand climate change. temporary demountable exhibition struc- total overall costs of substance abuse This year, the report of the Intergov- tures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the United States—including lost ernmental Panel on Climate Change in the manner authorized in the first para- productivity, in-hospital care, incar- graph of section 2672 of title 28, United and the U.S. National Climate Assess- States Code, when such claims arise in for- ceration, rehab, and crime-related ment were released. They agreed. They eign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for offi- costs—tally to over $600 billion annu- come to the same conclusion: the cli- cial representation expenses abroad; pur- ally in the United States. mate is changing. Greenhouse gases by chase of passenger motor vehicles for official b 2015 human activities are the principal use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; cause. We have already begun to expe- obtaining insurance on official motor vehi- Now, many of us understand that rience the effects, which will continue cles; and rental of tie lines, $473,000,000, to drug addiction is a disease, and certain to be costly in lives and dollars. remain available until September 30, 2016, of actions taken by people under the in- which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to fluence of drugs are typically Those who would deny these changes, be retained and used by the International some here in this very House, can’t uncharacteristic of that person. A Trade Administration, notwithstanding sec- handful of countries, as well as much of stop the changes from occurring. Deny- tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Pro- ing funding for the research won’t stop vided, That, of amounts provided under this our own society here in the United the changes. It will just leave us igno- heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for States, have begun to realize that we rant and less prepared. We need to sup- China antidumping and countervailing duty need to deal with addiction and its out- port the science behind climate enforcement and compliance activities: Pro- comes in a way that can have a long- change. vided further, That the provisions of the first term, positive effect on the parties and Now, since we are talking about sentence of section 105(f) and all of section families involved. Drug courts offer 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cul- science, it is true, ostriches don’t actu- just such an opportunity by providing a tural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) support system and a roadmap for mov- ally bury their heads in the sand, but it and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these is a metaphor for what is going on activities; and that for the purpose of this ing forward. here. We should not bury our heads in Act, contributions under the provisions of Madam Chair, drug courts are spe- the sand. We should be supporting this the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex- cialized court dockets designed to han- research vigorously because of all the change Act of 1961 shall include payment for dle cases involving drug and/or alcohol- ways that the climate change will af- assessments for services provided as part of dependent offenders charged with of- fect our lives and our well-being both these activities. fenses such as possession of a con- around the world and here in the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LYNCH trolled substance or other nonviolent United States. Mr. LYNCH. Madam Chair, I have an offenses determined to have been Mr. FATTAH. I have no further re- amendment at the desk. caused or influenced by their addiction. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the quests for time during general debate, Drug court cases are handled through amendment. a comprehensive program of super- and I yield back the balance of my The Clerk read as follows: time. vision, drug testing, treatment serv- Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, in- The CHAIR. All time for general de- ices, and immediate sanctions and insert ‘‘(reduced by $3,000,000)’’. centives designed to reduce the recidi- bate has expired. Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be sert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. vism rates of these offenders by helping considered for amendment under the 5- Page 45, line 17, after the dollar amount, them overcome their substance abuse minute rule. insert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. problems, which are the primary and During consideration of the bill for The CHAIR. The gentleman from proximate cause of their criminal ac- amendment, the Chair may accord pri- Massachusetts is recognized for 5 min- tivities. ority in recognition to a Member offer- utes. Drug courts coordinate the efforts of ing an amendment who has caused it to Mr. LYNCH. Madam Chair, before I the judiciary, prosecution, defense at- be printed in the designated place in get started, I just want to join the cho- torneys, probation departments, law the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Those rus here and congratulate Chairman enforcement agencies, rehab facilities, amendments will be considered read. WOLF on his remarkable career as a mental health and social services, and The Clerk will read. leader here in this Congress and as also involve the community, the fam- The Clerk read as follows: someone who has worked diligently on ily, and the employer in many cases in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- behalf of his constituents but also in a an effort to break the cycle of sub- resentatives of the United States of America in way that I think has reflected greatly stance abuse, addiction, and crime. Congress assembled, That the following sums on this body. I think that the work If we can break that cycle, we all are appropriated, out of any money in the product in this bill produced by Chair- benefit. I have had the opportunity to Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the man WOLF and Ranking Member visit many of the prisons and houses of fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for FATTAH is a wonderful example of the correction in Massachusetts, where other purposes, namely: possibilities when people work to- about 91 percent of those inmates have TITLE I gether. substance abuse problems or are dually DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Madam Chairman, my amendment addicted. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION would increase by $3 million the The bottom line is that drug courts OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION amount appropriated for fiscal year save money, they reduce crime, and re- For necessary expenses for international 2015 for the Drug Courts program. The store families. Quite simply, drug trade activities of the Department of Com- $3 million added to the Drug Courts courts work. According to the National merce provided for by law, and for engaging program will be offset by decreasing by Association of Drug Court Profes- in trade promotional activities abroad, in- $3 million the amount appropriated for sionals, the drug court approach re- cluding expenses of grants and cooperative funding the International Trade Ad- duces crime by as much as 45 percent agreements for the purpose of promoting ex- compared to traditional sentencing op- ports of United States firms, without regard ministration. to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United Madam Chair, drug addiction in the tions. In fact, the available data indi- States Code; full medical coverage for de- United States is at an epidemic level. cate that nationwide, 75 percent of pendent members of immediate families of To call it otherwise grossly under- drug court graduates remain arrest- employees stationed overseas and employees states the problem. This epidemic af- free at least 2 years after leaving the

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Madam Chair, I rise in in drug courts, taxpayers save as much FATTAH, and, of course, the committee opposition to the gentlelady’s amend- as $27 when compared to the historic for putting together a strong bill in ment. approach to these problems. This sub- what we all know has become an in- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- stantial savings comes from avoided creasingly tough environment for ap- ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. criminal justice costs, reduced prison propriations bills. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, the rec- costs, and reduced recidivism and This year’s Commerce-Justice- ommendation in this bill includes $323 million for the Global Markets pro- health care utilization—all areas, as we Science bill is clearly the product of a gram, which includes the U.S. and For- know, that devour vast sums of money great deal of bipartisan collaboration, eign Commercial Service. This amount annually in this country. and, as a result, this bill provides is $3 million more than the current op- And very important to us all, drug strong funding for a number of impor- erating level. Despite the continued courts help restore families. According tant priorities that both Democrats fiscal constraints, the committee has to statistics, family reunification rates and Republicans can get behind. In supported increases to the Inter- for drug offenders are 50 percent higher that vein, I want to offer an amend- national Trade Administration over for drug court participants. People ment which I believe both sides of the the last few fiscal years in order to struggling through addiction can be- aisle should be able to support. support deployment of additional com- While only a small portion of the come isolated from friends and loved mercial service and staff at embassies. ones. Reuniting with their family is overall Department of Commerce budg- But this offset totally takes it from often the first step in returning to nor- et, the U.S. and Foreign Commercial the Bureau of Prisons. It reduces the malcy and again becoming a produc- Service plays a critical role in helping Bureau of Prisons’ salaries and ex- tive member of the community. American small business owners export penses account by $3 million. Madam Chairman, the underlying bill their products to foreign countries— The prisons are overcrowded. We provides $41 million for drug court and we know that about 95 percent of have had several prison guards killed. funding, $2.5 million over the 2013 post- the world’s customers live overseas. With our high- and medium-security sequester level. And I would like to Unfortunately, while this year’s CJS institutions exceeding 51 and 41 percent thank Chairman WOLF—he has long bill does a decent job of funding the De- of their rated capacity, the prisons are been a champion of drug courts—as has partment of Commerce, it failed to overpacked. They are maxed out. And Ranking Member FATTAH. But these fully match the President’s requested so with a population of 215,000 inmates have been underfunded for a long time, increase of funds for the U.S. and For- and 2,500 more expected in 2015, the Bu- and the adoption of this amendment eign Commercial Service. Unfortu- reau of Prisons just can’t keep up. So would meet the need that has been am- nately, that will mean that we will, this bill helps them recover. We don’t plified lately. once again, continue the trend of want to have another prison guard I just urge my colleagues to support underfunding this vital national re- killed. So I think where they take the my amendment, and I yield back the source. money from—I would urge a ‘‘no’’ vote balance of my time. Specifically—and I wanted to note on this amendment, and I yield back Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to these three points—this amendment the balance of my time. strike the last word. helps small businesses who can benefit Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- from overseas consumer activity by move to strike the last word. ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. helping them learn how to navigate red The CHAIR. The gentleman from Mr. WOLF. I accept the amendment. tape imposed by governments overseas. Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 min- The President’s request had proposed Big companies we know don’t nec- utes. eliminating this as a separate program. essarily need this help but our small Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I We rejected that proposal, and instead business owners do. rise in the first instance in support of we funded the program above, as the Second, it will help them increase ex- the focus of the gentlelady’s amend- gentleman from Massachusetts said— ports, create jobs, and boost economic ment, but I have to oppose the amend- and I appreciate it—above the level of recovery. Third, the funding that was ment because of the offset. One of the $41 million. This takes it to 44. He requested in this amendment is $3 mil- prison guards that was murdered was makes a very powerful case. I think it lion. The agency is currently $15 mil- from my home State of Pennsylvania, makes a lot of sense, so I accept the lion below the President’s request. So I and I think that depleting $3 million amendment, and I think it is a good want to share where the offset comes from this account at a time when we amendment. from. It comes from the Bureau of Pris- have a situation where we have far too many people in prison—and hopefully Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman ons, which was overfunded by $61 mil- through our criminal justice reform ef- yield? lion—and that is out of $7 billion. The Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman forts, we will do something about offset does not touch funding for new from Pennsylvania. that—but while we have people in pris- construction, which we know there are Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I concur on, we have a responsibility to admin- concerns about overcrowding from with the chairman. ister these prisons safely, and I think Mr. WOLF. I yield back the balance time to time. That is not an issue in it will be unwise. of my time. this amendment. Now, I support wholeheartedly export The CHAIR. The question is on the Madam Chair, in order to remain initiatives. We have increased this ac- amendment offered by the gentleman competitive in an increasingly count each year. I have visited and from Massachusetts (Mr. LYNCH). globalized economy, we must do every- spent time focused on this. And the The amendment was agreed to. thing that we can to help our exporters chairman had mentioned a number of AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. DAVIS OF gain access to overseas markets. While initiatives. We also fund the CALIFORNIA this amendment only amounts to real- SelectUSA and the other parts of the Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam ly a small increase in funding, we know President’s export initiative. But I am Chair, I have an amendment at the from past experience that it will pay opposed to this amendment solely on desk. enormous dividends. I certainly have the basis of the offset as offered. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the seen that in my community in Cali- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- amendment. fornia. ance of my time. The Clerk read as follows: Most importantly, it will allow U.S. The CHAIR. The question is on the Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, in- exporters to compete on a level playing amendment offered by the gentle- sert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. field with the rest of the world and will woman from California (Mrs. DAVIS).

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Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, in- Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the sert ‘‘(reduced by $1)’’. and the way that you do that is you Page 4, line 21, after the dollar amount, in- allow these grants to be fully funded, requisite number of words. sert ‘‘(increased by $1)’’. you allow police chiefs and sheriffs The CHAIR. The gentleman from Page 7, line 17, after the dollar amount, in- across this country to hire additional Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 min- sert ‘‘(reduced by $110,000,000)’’. police officers to be a part of a national utes. Page 52, line 18, after the dollar amount, effort to reduce human trafficking. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I sup- insert ‘‘(increased by $110,000,000)’’. And I know this is one of Mr. WOLF’s port the chairman in accepting this Page 53, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- passionate issues right now, as well as amendment, but his warning about sert ‘‘(increased by $110,000,000)’’. other Members of Congress. It has been census and the need for us not to as- The CHAIR. The gentleman from highlighted, and we need to highlight sume that we can walk out with a bill Washington is recognized for 5 min- it still. But the Federal Government with zero for census and live up to our utes. cannot stop human trafficking alone. responsibilities—our constitutional re- Mr. REICHERT. Madam Chair, I rise They need the help of those local police sponsibility—is not an appropriate no- today to offer a critical amendment officers and detectives on the street. If tion for this Congress, so I do support with Representatives PASCRELL, KING, we don’t have the people, we won’t be this one. I am going to be opposing GRIMM, WELCH, JOHNSON, REED, putting them on the street. many others. ENYART, DEFAZIO, and others. I yield back the balance of my time. This amendment funds the highly b 2030 Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, I successful COPS hiring program at the If they are not on the street, if they move to strike the last word. fiscal year 2014 level. Ensuring the are not working these cases, they will The CHAIR. The gentleman from safety of our communities and neigh- not solved, and if they are not solved, New Jersey is recognized. borhoods should be one of our first pri- Madam Chair, our children will be at Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, I just orities, and we cannot afford to do that risk, so I stand today to offer this want to say to FRANK WOLF: you are without a sufficient number of capable amendment because I know it is the good man, and I wish you the best of police officers trained across our coun- right thing to do. luck. You raised the respect of this in- try. I know it creates a partnership, a stitution, and that is pretty difficult to I became a law enforcement officer true partnership between the Federal, do nowadays, FRANK. I wish you the because I wanted to serve and help oth- the State, and the local agencies. It is best of luck. As cosponsor of this amendment, ers. I brought that same desire to Con- critical. It is vital to our local law en- along with some others, I want to gress. The COPS program helps others forcement communities to have access thank all of those folks who came do the same. We cannot protect this to these grants, to be a part of the na- aboard. We have to struggle every 2 or Nation without adequate funding for tional effort, and to fight not only 3 years. I think it is the responsibility law enforcement. Their service is our local crime, but those crimes across that we, in some way, support our local gain. State borders; and international crimes communities, our county sheriff de- Madam Chairman, this program is are something that we also get in- partments. vital. I was in law enforcement for 33 volved in. I thank you for the opportunity to The COPS program has been a great years. I started out in a patrol car and speak, and I yield back the balance of success. In fact, the two most effective was actually hired in 1972 under a Fed- my time. and efficient programs in the Congress eral grant. After 30 some years or so, I Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to of the United States are the COPS pro- became the sheriff of King County, and strike the last word. gram and the fire program—FIRE Act. I was able to use those grants again to The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- We know where every dime is going, we hire additional police officers in the ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. know how it is spent, but we certainly sheriff’s office, and those additional po- Mr. WOLF. I am going to accept the couldn’t accept a 61 percent cut for a lice officers are used to be a part of amendment. My father was a police- fiscal year. Federal teams, Federal law enforce- man—Philadelphia policeman, badge So this is going to allow us, Madam ment task force efforts, across this 3990. Chair, to hire over 1,000 police officers. country. To mention a few, the cyber I think Mr. REICHERT makes a very, God knows we need them. When we security task force we have in some of very powerful case, and I have great re- take our oaths, some of us who have the major cities across this country is spect for law enforcement. I just want had good fortune every 2 years, God integral to protecting this Nation, not to put it in context. We are going to willing, the first thing we talk about is only our entire country, but our com- accept the amendment, but article I, defending the United States, defending munities. You cannot do that with just section 2 of the Constitution requires a the Constitution, and defending Federal resources. census every 10 years. against attacks from the outside, as We always talk about the Federal, This is one of the few areas where the well as inside. We have an obligation State, and local partnerships as Fed- Constitution actually requires this and responsibility. eral representatives, and the FBI came body to do something. Frankly, this So we are taking this very, very seri- to me when I was the sheriff and said body, a lot of times, does nothing. ously. The gentleman from Washington that we want to work with you; provide This, we are required to do it. This and I were the cochairs of public safety a police officer to our joint terrorism amendment cuts funding for the peri- in the Congress, and we work on this task force, provide a police officer to odic census. Without getting into de- all year around, not just budget time. our task force to fight gangs, and pro- tail, we will try to work this out when So I am proud to work with the Con- vide a police officer to be a part of our we go to conference because I am sym- gressman from Washington, and I DEA effort to impact the use of drugs pathetic. thank, wholeheartedly, the gentleman and reduce the use of drugs in our com- We are going to start getting a lot from Virginia and wish him the best of munities. more amendments: cut census, it is not luck. You have made a big difference in Well, Madam Chairman, local police for a few more years. But then the time this Congress, and I mean that sin- departments and sheriff’s offices don’t comes. However, I think Mr. REICHERT cerely. have the money to continue to supply makes a powerful case. We do respect I yield back the balance of my time. police officers to these Federal efforts. law enforcement, and he makes a pow- Mr. GRIMM. Madam Chair, I move to But they know they are needed. erful case. strike the last word.

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The question is on the will be enforced and that there will be COPS amendment. amendment offered by the gentleman consequences for bad behavior. I would also like to recognize Chair- from Washington (Mr. REICHERT). American workers deserve this. man WOLF for all of his outstanding The amendment was agreed to. American companies deserve this. We service and specifically his work and AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KILDEE should stand strong. This amendment with the subcommittee for their efforts Mr. KILDEE. Madam Chair, I have an would make sure that the resources are to fund the critically important pro- amendment at the desk. available to do just that. grams within this bill while facing a The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the I yield back the balance of my time. very tight fiscal environment. I recog- amendment. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to The Clerk read as follows: nize this is absolutely no easy task. strike the last word. While I agree Congress must rein in Page 3, line 10, after the dollar amount, in- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- sert ‘‘(increased by $8,000,000)’’. our spending, doing so at the expense ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. of men and women in uniform who risk Page 63, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $10,000,000)’’. Mr. WOLF. I rise in opposition to the their lives every single day to protect The CHAIR. The gentleman from amendment. The amendment would our communities is simply unaccept- take away from NASA’s Commercial able. That is why I am proud to cospon- Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. KILDEE. Madam Chair, my Crew Program. This is a program sor this bipartisan amendment to re- amendment would ensure that the where we are paying the Russians— place the drastic cuts to the Commu- Interagency Trade Enforcement Center Putin, who invaded the Crimea—Putin, nity Oriented Policing Services hiring under the International Trade Admin- we are paying Putin—this takes it program. away from that, allowing NASA to While some will argue that the COPS istration’s budget is funded at this President’s requested level of $15 mil- fund fewer development and testing ac- program is a bailout to our local gov- tivities. ernments, the truth is that this fund- lion by moving $10 million from NASA’s $4.2 billion exploration fund, It would increase the likeliness that ing can only be used to supplement— we will have to extend our reliance on not replace—State, local, and other which is funded $191 million above the President’s request. Russia for access to the space station. funds used to hire and rehire additional The Russians have even said that we police officers. Here is the problem: Mr. PETERS and are going to have to use a trampoline Further, unless an agency can dem- I, who offer this amendment, represent to get to the space station. They are onstrate severe fiscal distress, COPS the State of Michigan, but I assume funding has specific limits based on this problem, the problem of access to going to stop cooperating after 2020. I could say more, but I don’t think sworn force strength and service popu- markets across the globe for American we want to take money from that pro- lation. products, is one that other Members in Let me give you an example. An this body experience on a regular basis gram. Because of that, I urge a ‘‘no’’ agency can only request funding to and hear about all the time. vote. hire or rehire no more than 5 percent of We may disagree, and I suspect that I yield back the balance of my time. their sworn force strength and agencies we would disagree on the elements of Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move with a service population of a million our trade policy and particularly the to strike the requisite number of or more are capped at 25 officers. These elements in form that many of the words. limits ensure that the COPS program trade agreements that this country en- The CHAIR. The gentleman from promotes community safety in an effi- ters into with other Nations. Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 min- cient and fiscally responsible manner. In fact, there is a debate brewing now utes. The reality is that our local and over the extent to which we continue Mr. FATTAH. I support the intent of State budgets are also being reduced, to expand those international trade the amendment. I can’t support the off- and this 60-plus percent reduction to agreements, but the one thing we set. It comes out of the general explo- Federal COPS funding would exacer- ought not to disagree on is whether or ration account of NASA, but it would bate the many dangers police officers not we enforce the existing structures put additional strains on programs like face on a daily basis because of low that are in place and ensure that Commercial Crew and Commercial staffing levels. American-made products have access Cargo, which are very, very impor- I also support the COPS hiring pro- to markets that should be open to us tant—not just because we have to de- gram’s incentive to promote veteran and, under existing agreements, would pend on the Russians at the moment to hiring by giving additional consider- be open to us if we had the strength take astronauts to the space station, ation to agencies that commit to hir- and the resources to enforce those this was put in place years ago—but ing or rehiring at least one military agreements the way they ought to be given the political circumstances, and veteran. enforced, and this is having a real ef- the chairman is right, there have been As of 2013, 336 veterans have been fect. threats to whether or not we will have hired with this funding. So considering I represent Michigan, as I said, and access to transport. the good that the COPS program has the auto sector particularly has suf- We do have to think about accel- done and that it will continue to do in fered greatly as a result of trade prac- erating our Commercial Crew Program. creating good-paying, career-oriented tices. Just recently, as a matter of It has been very successful to date, in jobs and enhancing safety in our com- fact, the WTO sided with the U.S. in a terms of cargo, but we have not uti- munities across the Nation, I want to dispute with China on duties it imposes lized the commercial cargo system yet urge my colleagues to support this on imported American vehicles, duties to actually put human beings into amendment. ranging from 2 percent to 21.5 percent, lower Earth orbit on private spaceships In closing, I want to emphasize we affecting two-thirds of the $8.5 billion like SpaceX or Orbital Science, so it is spoke about human trafficking and the worth of American vehicles that are a concern now that this offset would be horrors entailed there, and we need sold into that market. used. every effort we can to combat that, but This amendment would ensure that So I think what I am saying is that I also want to highlight the prescrip- there are adequate resources to ensure I hope the gentleman will consider the tion drug epidemic which plagues my that we enforce existing trade policy. fact that we will look at this issue in district and many districts throughout American workers and companies are conference and try to find other ways this country. harmed when other countries are al- to do it, but I cannot support this off- If we are going to be able to fight to lowed to use unfair trade policies un- set. It would not be a responsible thing keep our children safe and keep people fettered. for us to do, given where we are.

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Just this month alone we have The Clerk read as follows: and among the many things it did, it seen the Department of Justice indict BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY charged the National Institute for Chinese soldiers for hacks of American OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION Standards and Technology with the companies. We have seen the breach of For necessary expenses for export adminis- creation of a framework for cybersecu- up to 145 million emails, birth dates, tration and national security activities of rity, and it ensured an open process, and passwords from a major Internet the Department of Commerce, including engaging all parties from across the commerce site. We have even seen the costs associated with the performance of ex- spectrum of industry, government, and Department of Homeland Security port administration field activities both do- academia. warned about a successful attack on a mestically and abroad; full medical coverage public utility that compromised the for dependent members of immediate fami- Madam Chair, my simple amendment lies of employees stationed overseas; em- endorses the use of routine Department utility’s control system network. ployment of citizens of the United States of Commerce surveys in order to meas- My amendment will not solve all of and aliens by contract for services abroad; ure the extent to which businesses these problems at once, but it will help payment of tort claims, in the manner au- have adopted the NIST voluntary cy- policymakers here and in the adminis- thorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 bersecurity framework. In fact, my tration take effective and informed of title 28, United States Code, when such amendment will ensure that the Bu- steps to protect our networks from claims arise in foreign countries; not to ex- reau of Industry and Security’s Office cyber attacks. ceed $13,500 for official representation ex- So with that, let me again congratu- penses abroad; awards of compensation to in- of Technology Evaluation uses its De- fense Production Act authority to con- late Chairman WOLF and thank him for formers under the Export Administration his distinguished service to this body. duct a survey about use of the NIST Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) I urge my colleagues to support this of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 framework. amendment, and I yield back the bal- U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger While I applaud the President’s focus ance of my time. motor vehicles for official use and motor ve- on cybersecurity, and the NIST process hicles for law enforcement use with special Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to has been widely regarded as a laudable strike the requisite number of words. requirement vehicles eligible for purchase example of public-private partnership, without regard to any price limitation other- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- wise established by law, $103,500,000, to re- much more needs to be done, and the ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. main available until expended: Provided, administration cannot go it alone. It Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, the gen- That the provisions of the first sentence of will take congressional action to ad- tleman is absolutely right. I com- section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the dress issues such as incentives, liabil- pletely agree with him. We will make Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange ity protections, information sharing, every effort to make sure this is in Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall and breach notification. there. He has been ahead of almost ev- apply in carrying out these activities: Pro- However, while we continue to work vided further, That payments and contribu- erybody else here, but I accept the toward passage of bipartisan cyberse- amendment. I think it is a very good tions collected and accepted for materials or curity legislation, it is important that services provided as part of such activities amendment, and I yield back the bal- may be retained for use in covering the cost we measure how well the NIST frame- ance of my time. of such activities, and for providing informa- work is faring. Our routine Commerce Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I rise in tion to the public with respect to the export Department survey, using existing au- support of the amendment also. administration and national security activi- thority under the Defense Production The CHAIR. The gentleman from ties of the Department of Commerce and Act, will enable an assessment of the Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 min- other export control programs of the United NIST framework’s adoption rate, a key utes. States and other governments. component of its effectiveness. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I thank AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANGEVIN Information sharing is also an impor- the chairman for agreeing to accept it. Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Chair, I tant part of the framework, so the sur- I want to spend a second on this. have an amendment at the desk. vey will also allow BIS to ask compa- There is no more important an issue The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the nies what, if any, information from the facing our country in terms of national amendment. government they have used and how security than this question of cyberse- The Clerk read as follows: they have used it. This brief survey curity, and Chairman WOLF has been at Page 4, line 21, after the dollar amount, in- should be designed in a way to mini- the very forefront of this. sert ‘‘(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by mize the burden on companies: deter- We have seen the unfortunate cir- $5,000,000)’’. mining if their using the framework or cumstance, for instance, with a cor- The CHAIR. The gentleman from information shared from the govern- poration like Target. Target has in- Rhode Island is recognized for 5 min- ment does not require an exhaustive vested over a billion dollars in revital- utes. survey of their cybersecurity practices. izing libraries in our schools in our Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Chair, the The NIST framework is a model for country. They have done a lot of great amendment that I offer today address- cybersecurity. It doesn’t demand ad- work. They were victimized by cyber es a topic that is of the utmost impor- herence to a particular set of stand- criminals emanating from, apparently, tance to our national defense, that is, ards, nor does it proscribe certain ac- Ukraine. I think that whatever assist- cybersecurity. tivities. Instead, it describes processes ance we are providing to the new gov- Before I go into the particulars, I that entities can adopt to help them ernment there should be contingent on would like to first acknowledge the im- decide which standards and risk levels making sure that the cyber threat portant work of my colleague, Chair- are appropriate for their own situa- emanating from Ukraine visited upon man WOLF, on this vital issue. Al- tions. our companies here should be part of though he is retiring at the end of the I believe that this framework is a the considerations. year, he has certainly left a legacy of useful tool for companies to help them The chairman has also pointed out support for cybersecurity funding navigate new threats in the informa- what has now become obvious, given which he and Ranking Member FATTAH tion age. I know that some of my col- the DOJ’s action, that China is also have continued in this bill. I thank leagues believe otherwise, but without quite active in this realm. We have them both for their important work. hard data, these sentiments would be seen this problem in places like Nige- Madam Chair, bad actors in cyber- just that: beliefs. Measuring adoption ria. We can go around the globe. If we space are growing in number and in so- of the framework is a concrete step in are going to protect ourselves, we are phistication, and as policymakers we the right direction that we can take to going to have to take action.

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The program was pro- omy. Supporting the development of The amendment was agreed to. vided $10 million in funding in the fis- regional innovation clusters strength- PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY cal year 2014 omnibus appropriations ens our capacity to create and retain Mr. WEBER of Texas. Madam Chair, bill passed by this Chamber a few new jobs and sustain our economic re- parliamentary inquiry. months ago. covery. The Regional Innovation Pro- The CHAIR. The gentleman will state Funding for the Regional Innovation gram will help Federal, State, and his parliamentary inquiry. Program supports the Economic Devel- local entities leverage existing re- Mr. WEBER of Texas. Would a mo- opment Agency’s interagency effort to sources, spur regional collaboration, tion be in order to suspend the rules build regional innovation clusters, in- and support economic recovery and job and bring up an amendment that was cluding the Jobs and Innovation Accel- creation in high-growth industries. in the previous section at this time? erator Challenge and the Make It In I recognize, after conferring with The CHAIR. That motion is not America challenge. This program helps Chairman WOLF, that there is a point available in the Committee of the to ensure we build a cohesive, competi- of order that has been raised on this. Whole. tive economy by aggregating existing Madam Chair, I ask unanimous con- Mr. WEBER of Texas. Thank you, investments and technical assistance sent to withdraw this amendment and Madam Chair. from multiple Federal agencies to de- look forward to working with the The CHAIR. The Clerk will read. velop a network of interconnected chairman and the committee to see The Clerk read as follows: firms and institutions. Together, this that this program is both reauthorized network and other regional stake- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION and funded. holders can use this funding to accel- The CHAIR. Is there objection to the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE erate job growth, spur business forma- PROGRAMS request of the gentleman from Rhode tion and expansion, encourage innova- Island? For grants for economic development as- tion, invest in workforce training, and sistance as provided by the Public Works and There was no objection. Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade support small business development. For example, the i6 Challenge grants AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. POMPEO adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan Mr. POMPEO. Madam Chair, I have guarantees authorized by section 26 of the funded within the Regional Innovation Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Program have already helped univer- an amendment at the desk. Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3721), and for grants, sities and research centers across the The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the $210,500,000, to remain available until ex- country invest in efforts to scale up amendment. pended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for groundbreaking ideas. This means pro- The Clerk read as follows: projects to facilitate the relocation, to the viding these innovators with the nec- Page 5, lines 17 through 21, after each dol- United States, of a source of employment lo- essary resources to accelerate commer- lar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced to $0)’’. cated outside the United States; and of Page 6, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- which $5,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees cialization and to attract venture capital for the most promising tech- sert ‘‘(reduced to $0)’’. under such section 26: Provided, That the Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount, costs for loan guarantees, including the cost nologies. To compete in the 21st cen- insert ‘‘(increased by $247,500,000)’’. of modifying such loans, shall be as defined tury and win, America must invest in in section 502 of the Congressional Budget scaling up promising technology and b 2100 Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds innovative ideas. The CHAIR. The gentleman from for loan guarantees under such section 26 are In the long-term, these ideas will available to subsidize total loan principal, Kansas is recognized for 5 minutes. help ensure our Nation remains at the Mr. POMPEO. Madam Chairwoman, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to cutting edge. Importantly, investing exceed $70,000,000. today, I rise to ask my fellow Members now will help jump-start our competi- of Congress to take one small step to- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. CICILLINE tive advantage in terms of producing wards fiscal sanity. Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Chair, I have emerging technologies and supporting Chairman WOLF has done very nice an amendment at the desk. advanced manufacturing. Through the work on this bill, but we are all famil- The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the Regional Innovation Program, local iar with agencies that have outlived amendment. leaders are empowered to maximize ex- their usefulness and no longer can The Clerk read as follows: isting assets and are provided resources withstand budget scrutiny. In these Page 5, line 17, strike ‘‘grants’’ and insert to ensure that historically underrep- times, if we don’t set priorities, noth- ‘‘grants, including grants authorized under resented communities, including those ing is a priority. Here is one oppor- section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech- hardest hit by unemployment and eco- nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. tunity for all of us to make one tiny nomic decline, are able to participate 3722)’’. in and benefit from a growth in a re- step towards getting rid of what is now Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I reserve a gional cluster. over $17 trillion in debt. point of order on the gentleman’s The Regional Innovation Program We often talk on our side of the aisle amendment. has traditionally garnered support about having a spending problem. Here The CHAIR. A point of order is re- from both Republicans and Democrats. is a chance for all of us on both sides of served. It is a truly bipartisan, evidence-based the aisle to begin to attack that. We The gentleman from Rhode Island is method for creating jobs. have an opportunity. recognized for 5 minutes. My amendment is simple and Part of the Department of Com- Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Chair, I straightforward. It would not create a merce, the Economic Development Ad- thank and acknowledge the work of new program or new authorization. It ministration, was established in 1965 as Chairman WOLF and our Ranking Mem- does not increase or decrease funding an element of President Lyndon John- ber FATTAH for their exhaustive work for a single account in the appropria- son’s Great Society. The current ad- on this appropriations bill. tions bill. Instead, this amendment ministration and, to be frank, many Madam Chair, in an effort to drive in- simply serves to include the Regional administrations, have used this for novation and regional collaboration, Innovation Program within the bill and their own pork barrel projects and the America COMPETES Reauthoriza- to bring focus to this vitally important their own cookie jar. The EDA has tion Act of 2010 established a Regional job-creating initiative as this appro- spent over $3.2 billion in grants and Innovation Program within the Eco- priations process moves forward. does nothing more than pick amongst nomic Development Administration. In addition, the Regional Innovation winners and losers by region, industry, This program is intended to encourage Program has consistently been specifi- and community. At its very core, the

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It has a proven record nating EDA will save over $2.5 billion and one that gets us closer to fiscal decade after decade stitched through- over the next decade. sanity here in America. out America, not one piece of unbroken Even though I ran two small busi- Madam Chairwoman, my amendment cloth, but kind of like a quilt, many nesses for 16 years, I had never heard of is fairly modest given the amount of colors, many different pieces patched the Economic Development Adminis- debt we are piling onto our children together. tration before coming to Congress. I and grandchildren. But this is an im- So I support the EDA, I oppose this suspect many of my colleagues are portant vote to show that Members of amendment, and I hope that we give a similarly situated. this body are serious about limiting resounding vote in support of the Eco- First, let me describe what the EDA the size and scope of our Federal Gov- nomic Development Administration. If does. It takes dollars from all across ernment. we can spend American taxpayers’ the country. That money comes to I urge passage of this amendment, money in far off places in this world Washington where the EDA takes 20 and I yield back the balance of my building economies under the notion percent of it off the top. That is the time. that that is how you strengthen democ- cost of the administrative burden of Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to racies and provide peaceful places in running the Economic Development strike the requisite number of words. the world, then we can take American Administration. They then ask compa- The Acting CHAIR (Ms. FOXX). The taxpayers’ money and invest it in com- nies and communities to apply for gentleman from Virginia is recognized munities right here at home so that ‘‘free money’’ from the Federal Govern- for 5 minutes. Americans can go to work. ment to renovate a movie theater or to Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I rise in I yield back the balance of my time. build a new industrial park. opposition to the gentleman’s amend- Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam While many much these projects ment. Chairman, I move to strike the last aren’t necessarily bad, some are just This bill before the House today also word. plain ridiculous. These are local includes for the EDA $5 million to sup- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is projects that either have enough support projects to facilitate relocation to recognized for 5 minutes. port from their local communities so the United States of jobs currently Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. My con- they could certainly advance without being done overseas. If you have an gressional district, Madam Chairman, Federal funding or they require Fed- iPhone, it is made in China. GE has encompasses rural parts of southern eral money because the local commu- moved plants off of the United States and eastern Kentucky. The region has nity won’t support them. Either way, to China. This is in order to fund. It historically lagged behind others in the the Federal Government has no role in will enable EDA to help work with Commonwealth and in the country. being involved. American businesses to bring back, to Particularly in recent years, as we You might not be familiar with EDA repatriate, their manufacturing activi- have reeled from a crushing downturn projects, so let me just talk about a ties back to the United States. in the coal industry that has cost my couple of them. It does not support any projects in district some 8,000 good-paying mining In 2008, the Economic Development my district, but it does support jobs in just the last few months, we Administration provided $2 million to projects in some very, very poor dis- have had to think and act strategically begin construction of the UNLV Harry tricts throughout the United States. to revitalize our economic engine. Cre- Reid Research and Technology Park in These are areas that are struggling. ating jobs in a mountainous region Las Vegas, Nevada. Currently, this Because of that, sometimes EDA is without sufficient roadways or suitable technology park features a paved road only a lifeline, a path, to more eco- water infrastructure might seem an and a Web site claiming to be the first nomic sustainability. unsurmountable challenge. But I have anticipated tenant moving in in 2010. I oppose the amendment, and I yield always encouraged my constituents No construction has even begun. back the balance of my time. and community leaders to ‘‘plan their In 2010, $25 million was spent by the Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I work, and work their plan.’’ With the EDA for a Global Climate Mitigation move to strike the last word. help of EDA, this is what we have been Incentive Fund and $2 million for a The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman doing. ‘‘culinary amphitheater,’’ wine-tasting from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 The Economic Development Adminis- room, and gift shop in Washington minutes. tration is one of the few entities in our State. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, Federal Government uniquely qualified The EDA then gave New Mexico $1.5 first of all, in terms of the previous to address the needs of communities million to renovate a theater in 2012. amendment that was withdrawn, it is with chronically high unemployment In 2013 it gave Massachusetts $1.4 very important that we note that inno- issues or facing enormous setbacks due million to promote video games. vation is the driving force in our econ- to natural disasters. EDA’s grants, Back in the 1980s, the EDA used tax- omy. The World Economic Forum said: awarded in a competitive fashion, le- payer dollars to build replicas of the America’s economy is built on innova- verage over $10 from the private sector Great Wall of China and the Egyptian tion. So I want to just add my voice in for every Federal dollar invested and pyramids in the middle of Indiana. terms of that amendment, but in terms are targeted at facilities that are es- They were never completed. It is now a of the offering relative to the Eco- sential for private industry to remain dumping ground for tires. nomic Development Administration. or locate in these underachieving After doling out your tax dollars, the The Speaker of the House earlier was areas. As a result of these targeted in- Economic Development Administra- saying that as you listen to Americans, vestments in water systems, workforce tion often, along with a local Congress- they are concerned about jobs. Well, training centers, intermodal facilities, man or Senator, takes credit for these one entity in the Federal government or broadband networks, struggling projects. They go to ribbon cuttings. has a track record of developing jobs in communities across the country have The EDA is a frequent flyer, traveling each of our 50 States. Just recently seen the creation of hundreds of thou- all around the country, for just such they announced a 300,000-mile initia- sands of jobs in just the last decade. ceremonies. tive in Alaska. Now, Alaska is a little I wholeheartedly concur with the I first heard about the EDA in one bit away from my hometown in Phila- sponsor of the amendment that the such project. I was sitting in a com- delphia, Pennsylvania, but wherever role of the Federal Government is not mittee where the director of the EDA you look in our country, the EDA has to create jobs, but instead to create the proudly took credit for the jobs created been working. It stitches together com- conditions favorable for private sector

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Americans on the filibuster, studying thing we want to do is to interject poli- This bill provides $247.5 million for ‘‘what makes politics interesting,’’ and tics into the decisionmaking process of the agency, which is already below the how politicians change their Web sites. what basic scientific research should be President’s request; rejects the admin- The National Science Foundation supported. istration’s request to shift funds away even spent $700,000 to fund a musical— There are more proposals that come from vital public works programs; and a musical, not research—on climate in than can be funded that are done on supports a loan guarantee program to change. a peer-review, science-only basis, and I develop innovative manufacturing My colleague, LAMAR SMITH, the think it would be a very unwise signal technologies that will keep rural areas chairman of the Science, Space, and for this Congress to send if we were to competitive nationally and globally. Technology Committee, has been lead- move in this direction. With unemployment in rural areas ing an effort to reform the NSF to I hope that our colleagues, even around the country still hovering well eliminate wasteful spending and though we have great respect for the above the national average, particu- prioritize research that has the poten- majority leader, would act with more larly in coal country, the victims of tial of truly benefiting our Nation. respect for basic science and for a the war on coal, this is an investment Chairman SMITH’s committee cur- merit-based selection process. we cannot afford to lose. rently has a National Science Founda- I yield back the balance of my time. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the amend- tion reform bill under consideration. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ment, and I yield back the balance of That bill takes important steps to set read. my time. appropriate national priorities. I thank The Clerk read as follows: him for his efforts on this important The Acting CHAIR. The question is SALARIES AND EXPENSES front. on the amendment offered by the gen- For necessary expenses of administering In addition, Chairman SMITH is offer- tleman from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO). the economic development assistance pro- The question was taken; and the Act- ing an amendment that will be offered grams as provided for by law, $37,000,000: Pro- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- tomorrow to this bill that would seek vided, That these funds may be used to mon- peared to have it. to leave funding for the social, behav- itor projects approved pursuant to title I of Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam ioral, and economic sciences direc- the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. torate at the current year levels and title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Com- then allocate the $15 million increase munity Emergency Drought Relief Act of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to 1977. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- requested by the President to other re- MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ceedings on the amendment offered by search priorities. the gentleman from Kansas will be I fully support Chairman SMITH’s MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT postponed. amendment and urge my colleagues to For necessary expenses of the Department Mr. CANTOR. Madam Chairman, I support it as well. This is the first step of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and of many that I hope we will take to developing minority business enterprise, in- move to strike the last word. cluding expenses of grants, contracts, and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman protect taxpayers while at the same time ensuring that high priority re- other agreements with public or private or- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- ganizations, $30,000,000. search is appropriately funded. I look utes. ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Mr. CANTOR. Madam Chairman, let forward to continuing to work with SALARIES AND EXPENSES me begin by expressing my admiration Chairman SMITH on this initiative. For necessary expenses, as authorized by for my colleague from Virginia, the With that, I yield back the balance of my time. law, of economic and statistical analysis pro- chairman of the Commerce, Justice, grams of the Department of Commerce, Science Subcommittee, FRANK WOLF. b 2115 $99,000,000, to remain available until Sep- The Commonwealth of Virginia, the Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move tember 30, 2016. Nation, and, indeed, individuals from to strike the requisite number of BUREAU OF THE CENSUS around the world owe Chairman WOLF words. SALARIES AND EXPENSES a deep debt of gratitude for his years of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman For necessary expenses for collecting, com- service. from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 piling, analyzing, preparing and publishing The positive impacts of FRANK minutes. statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000: WOLF’s efforts literally span the globe Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, first of Provided, That, from amounts provided here- as he has been a leader in the fight for, all, I appreciate the majority leader. I in, funds may be used for promotion, out- and defense of, human rights and reli- know for certain that he has an inter- reach, and marketing activities: Provided gious freedom around the world. Chair- est, particularly in these areas that he further, That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Eco- man WOLF is a principled leader, and I has spoken about, because on one day, nomic Supplement to the Current Popu- and the rest of my colleagues will miss at the end of a long week, the two of us lation Survey using the same health insur- his leadership in this House in the ventured over to the National Insti- ance questions included in previous years, years to come. tutes of Health to sit and learn a little prior to the revised questions implemented Madam Chairman, I also rise to ad- bit more about the merit-based selec- in the Current Population Survey beginning dress the issue of funding for research tion process for investment and inves- in February 2014. through the National Science Founda- tigations to end diseases, and LAMAR PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS tion. I believe the Federal Government SMITH, who is a great Member, led the For necessary expenses for collecting, com- has an important role to play in basic effort on patent reform. piling, analyzing, preparing and publishing research, including the research con- However, I think that both are mis- statistics for periodic censuses and programs ducted by the National Science Foun- guided in this attempt to move away provided for by law, $858,500,000, to remain dation. from the world-renowned merit-based available until September 30, 2016: Provided, The dollars we invest in research in That, from amounts provided herein, funds selection process at the National may be used for promotion, outreach, and the physical and biological sciences, in Science Foundation. marketing activities: Provided further, That particular, have the potential to cure All of our competitors are actually within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 diseases and create new innovations trying to mimic the merit-based selec- shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspec- that will become the building blocks tion process that the National Science tor General’’ account for activities associ- for future economic growth and pros- Foundation utilizes, and it is critically ated with carrying out investigations and perity. important that the National Science audits related to the Bureau of the Census. But I have been troubled that the ad- Board, in the ways that these decisions AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GIBSON ministration has been spending scarce are made, is not going to be influenced Mr. GIBSON. Madam Chair, I have an Federal resources allocated to the Na- by politics. amendment at the desk.

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For what purpose amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $4,000,000)’’. to heroin from prescription drug abuse as one explanation for a rise in overdose deaths does the gentleman from California The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman and warned that persons addicted to opioid seek recognition? from New York is recognized for 5 min- prescription pills now find highly pure her- Mr. MCNERNEY. Madam Chair, I utes. oin easier and cheaper to obtain. The com- have an amendment at the desk. Mr. GIBSON. First of all, let me mittee urges the Department to intensify its Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I ask for begin by recognizing my friend, Chair- use of task forces to address this disturbing a recorded vote on the last one. man WOLF, for his long and distin- trend. The Acting CHAIR. The Committee guished career in public service—a role I commend the committee for their had already progressed to the next model for all of us. Let me say also work on this. amendment. how impressed all of us are with the I rise to offer an amendment to in- Mr. FATTAH. I indicated in my re- teamwork of Chairman WOLF’s and of crease, by $4 million, the funding for marks that we were asking for a re- Ranking Member FATTAH’s in putting the account that addresses the Orga- corded vote. together this piece of legislation. I am nized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Would you like to read back my re- giving it my highest endorsement here. Force. This will help our country—and marks? Madam Chair, I rise today to offer an my district in particular—in dealing The Acting CHAIR. The Chair did not amendment about an issue that is of with high-level traffickers and gangs see any Member seeking recognition grave concern to us in upstate New that are selling heroin and opioids. I for that purpose at the time the result York, which is of the heroin and opiate think this will help. of the voice vote was called. epidemic that is going on. It will be part of an overarching Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I re- From the stories I have read, this is strategy, and I think it synchronizes spect your decision then, and we will actually an issue across our country. I with the committee, so I urge my col- proceed. Thank you. will note that the Governor of Vermont leagues to support the amendment. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MCNERNEY spent the time in his State of the State I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- to address this issue. We certainly have Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to port the amendment offered by the to do more on this score. strike the requisite number of words. gentleman from California. I have convened meetings in which I The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Clerk read as follows: have had an opportunity to listen very from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- Page 7, line 17, after the dollar amount, in- carefully to district attorneys, to law utes. sert ‘‘(reduced by $3,000,000)’’. enforcement professionals, to medical Page 52, line 18, after the dollar amount, Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I have no professionals, and to the families of insert ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. objection to the amendment. I think it those affected. Without any doubt, we The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is a very good amendment, and I share are going to have to do more to address from California is recognized for 5 min- the gentleman’s concern. this issue. I see it in three basic cat- utes. Out in the western part of my dis- egories. One is doing more on preven- Mr. MCNERNEY. First, I want to rec- trict, in the Shenandoah Valley, I tion. The second is enforcement. The ognize Chairman WOLF for his service think they had one heroin death in 2011 third is treatment. Treatment is han- to this body and to this country, and I or in 2012. In 2013 and this year, they dled in the Labor-HHS bill, and I look want to recognize the chairman and are surpassing that, and it is only May. forward to our addressing that in the Ranking Member FATTAH for their This is going to be an epidemic. It is weeks to come. Tonight, we can ad- work on this bill. hitting the country. dress prevention and enforcement. Madam Chair, my amendment takes I do want to commend the com- They are actually finding that grow- $3 million from the Census Bureau and mittee, and I do want to read of some ers of marijuana in Mexico are getting transfers it to the COPS grant pro- specific areas of the bill in which the out of that business and are growing gram, with the intent that this $3 mil- committee, I think, has done great on poppies. So I think it is a very good lion will go toward the COPS Tech- this issue. amendment, and I urge the support of nology grants program at the Depart- In DEA Language: it. ment of Justice. Prescription drug and heroin abuse—the I yield back the balance of my time. I am proud to represent California’s committee is extremely concerned about the Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move Ninth Congressional District and the continued threat posed by prescription drug to strike the last word. work our law enforcement agencies are abuse, as well as about the resurgence of her- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman doing in our region. However, they oin abuse and overdoses that appear con- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 need additional support. Several cities nected to the enforcement of laws against minutes. in my district have violent crime rates prescription drug diversion. The committee Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I also that are well above State averages. has included in its recommendation funding rise in support of the amendment. to support the enhancement of DEA’s inves- Law enforcement agencies are under- tigative efforts to deal with these growing This is a crisis any way you look at staffed and are struggling to retain and threats and directs DEA to report to the it in my home State of Pennsylvania recruit officers. These first responders committee no later than 60 days after the en- whether it is in the Pocono Mountains are doing their best to stretch budgets actment of this Act on the numbers of actual area or in the city of Philadelphia. All in tough economic times while trying and estimated heroin investigations in fiscal throughout the country, we see this to manage crime activity. years 2013 through 2015, the amounts and epidemic. People are losing their lives, This is an extremely difficult task street value of heroin associated with such and extraordinary action needs to be that stresses police departments, offi- investigations and prosecutions resulting taken. cers, their families, and our neighbor- from investigations. I do want to say that our side, even hoods. Consequently, it is even more In the DOJ General Administration: though we support this particular important that our communities and Heroin—the committee notes with concern amendment, is concerned about the off- law enforcement work together to en- the increase in heroin abuse. The Depart- set. Just so that we can start to make ment shall report no later than 90 days after sure crime fighting is as effective as the enactment of this act on potential ways sure that everyone understands that we possible while also yielding the best re- to address this problem, such as prevention, are concerned about it, we will want a sults. law enforcement strategies, prescription recorded vote on this, and I will vote in One way to accomplish this goal is drug disposal site expansion, and other evi- favor of it as we do have a responsi- through improvements in technology. dence-based approaches. bility at some point to think about This increases effectiveness. It stream- Then, finally, in Organized Crime funding the census. So I will stop lines capabilities and increases infor- Drug Enforcement Task Force: there. mation sharing. Most importantly, it

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I hope that we nology funding by law enforcement utes. can work together to keep weather re- agencies across the country has in- b 2130 search funding at this level when it creased in the past 4 years. comes time to conference with the Sen- I recently met with the chief of po- Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Madam Chair, ate. This amendment will save lives lice from a city in my district who my amendment transfers $12 million and property. asked how his department could obtain from the Census Bureau to the Na- With that, I urge the support of my funding for an innovative project that tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- amendment, and I yield back the bal- will help officers identify the exact lo- ministration’s Office of Oceanic and ance of my time. cation of gun shops within the city. Atmospheric Research for the specific Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, I move This pilot project in a very small area purpose of weather research. to strike the requisite number of has been extremely successful. We now know that technology exists words. These technology grants would be that can predict tornadoes nearly 1 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman awarded on a competitive basis, ensur- hour in advance. This technology will from Virginia is recognized for 5 mining that each applicant has a fair op- move us toward a day when we have utes. portunity to receive money and to ac- zero deaths from tornadoes. Mr. WOLF. I have no objection to the quire and deploy crime fighting tech- My amendment today will direct amendment. And the gentleman’s area nologies. funds to research and technology vital has been hit. We have all seen the pic- I do understand the concerns about to saving lives and property. I want to tures of the towns in Oklahoma. So I taking money from the Census Bureau thank Chairman WOLF for working appreciate his efforts and diligence. as it begins its preparations for the with us towards this goal. I just want Members to know the 2020 census, but I believe that individ- The $12 million added by this amend- Commerce-Justice-Science bill already uals, families, and businesses in high ment is for weather research in includes strong funding for the Na- crime areas would greatly benefit from NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmos- tional Weather Service. The bill is $16 the COPS Technology grant funding in pheric Research, as authorized in my million above the request for the Na- the short and in the long term. This House-passed, bipartisan Weather Fore- tional Weather Service. We restore the technology will save lives. casting Improvement Act. Specifically, $10 million proposed reduction for in- Lastly, I want to mention that the this increase provides for a total of $76 formation technology officers at each International Association of Chiefs of million for weather laboratories and weather forecast office. We restored a Police supports my amendment, and I cooperative institutes to advance ob- proposed $8 million cut to the Hurri- urge the adoption of the amendment. servational, computing, and modeling cane Forecast Improvement Program. I yield back the balance of my time. capabilities and quantitative assess- We restored $6 million in proposed cuts Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to ment tools for measuring the value of to the tsunami community education strike the requisite number of words. data and specific observing systems. awareness program. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The funding will accelerate research, But I think the gentleman makes a from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- development, and the development of very, very powerful case, and we will utes. critical technologies like new aerial Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I announce work to make sure that this stays in weather observing systems; trans- until we go to conference. As he said, that we are going to postpone the 2020 formative global, national, and re- census and move it to 2021 or maybe to we can save lives. And that is what we gional weather models; advancing high- want to do. 2022. performance computing using graphic I am going to accept the amendment, With that, I accept the amendment, processing information technology net- but if we keep taking it from the cen- and I yield back the balance of my works; and observing system simula- sus, there will be no census unless it is time. tion experiments to deliver substantial going to be done on a voluntary basis, Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the data improvements in weather fore- and we can ask people if they will. I last word. casting and prediction of high-impact The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman think it is a good amendment. weather events such as those associ- I understand what you are trying to from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 ated with hurricanes and tornadoes. do, but if we keep fining census, cen- minutes. This will save countless American lives sus, census, then there will be no cen- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I in the future and allow our citizens to sus. I accept the gentleman’s amend- rise in support of the amendment. I better protect their personal property. ment. He makes a very powerful case, have spent a lot of time and effort on This should be NOAA’s highest pri- and I think it is a very good issue. this issue. I join with the chairman in I yield back the balance of my time. ority. acknowledging the fact that in the The Acting CHAIR. The question is Another critical part of the Weather chairman’s mark is a very significant on the amendment offered by the gen- Forecasting Improvement Act is a investment in the National Weather tleman from California (Mr. MCNER- joint technology transfer initiative be- Service and in our severe weather fore- NEY). tween NOAA Research and the Na- casting activities. The question was taken; and the Act- tional Weather Service. I urge the And, again, the offset here is the U.S. ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- Weather Service to follow through on Census. And so even though I support peared to have it. this House’s bipartisan voice vote back the amendment, I am going to be seek- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I de- in April and transfer the full $20 mil- ing—and will remain standing—a re- mand a recorded vote. lion authorized in that legislation to corded vote. Because the House needs The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to NOAA Research to carry out the tran- to acknowledge that if we are taking clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- sition of the latest scientific and tech- money from the Census now, there will ceedings on the amendment offered by nological advances into the Weather come a time in which we will have to the gentleman from California will be Service operations. This will sunset ante up on our constitutional respon- postponed. outdated and expensive operational sibilities. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BRIDENSTINE methods and tools to enable the cost- I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Madam Chair, I effective transfer of new methods and The Acting CHAIR. The question is have an amendment at the desk. tools into operations. on the amendment offered by the gen- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Madam Chair, NOAA is the only Fed- tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. port the amendment. eral agency tasked with providing ac- BRIDENSTINE).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:36 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.086 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4890 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 The question was taken; and the Act- ity of life for communities like mine in My amendment would offset this in- ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- Pinellas County. It also assists the eco- crease by taking $4 million from the peared to have it. nomic development of regional econo- periodic censuses and programs ac- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I de- mies that depend on a robust fish count, which I have heard had been hit mand a recorded vote. stock. over and over again. This is less than The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to The increase that I would have pro- one-half of 1 percent. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proposed tonight was in an effort to help Madam Chairman, both of the proceedings on the amendment offered by NOAA better fulfill this research mis- grams that would receive an increase the gentleman from Oklahoma will be sion as something I believe we need to in funding under my amendment high- postponed. continue to put an emphasis on. I light the need for our justice and men- Mr. JOLLY. Madam Chairwoman, I thank the chairman for his commit- tal health systems to work together. move to strike the last word. ment thus far already in the chair- As a former sheriff, I can tell you co- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman man’s mark in the bill we are consid- operation is vital. If our justice and from Florida is recognized for 5 min- ering today when it comes to NOAA mental health systems are collabo- utes. marine fisheries and marine research, rating, we can provide more positive Mr. JOLLY. Madam Chairwoman, I but I would simply ask the chairman to outcomes—not only for those with rise for the purpose of entering into a consider continuing this commitment mental health issues, but for our tax- colloquy with Chairman WOLF, some- as this process winds its way. As you payers as well. one I have great respect for, and I com- get to conference, if there is an oppor- Grants provided under MIOTCRA are pliment him on a bill that he has pre- tunity to identify additional resources, used, among other purposes, to set up pared, along with the ranking member. I certainly would appreciate the chair- mental health courts, for community I prepared an amendment at the desk man and the ranking member’s consid- reentry services, and training for State this evening that would reduce $8 mil- eration. and local law enforcement to help iden- lion from the Census Bureau and in- Mr. WOLF. Will the gentleman yield? tify and respond to people with mental stead move that money to the National Mr. JOLLY. I would be happy to illnesses, which should be obvious to Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- yield to the gentleman from Virginia. folks back home, just as with what tion’s operations, research and facili- Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman for happened in California. ties account for the Office of Marine withdrawing the amendment. During my 37 years as a cop, I saw and Aviation Operations—essentially, As the gentleman is aware, the bill firsthand how our jails are becoming NOAA marine research. before the House today includes $175 warehouses for people with mental I appreciate the chairman’s com- million to support the operation of health issues. No one is well served by ments about continuing to slice at the NOAA’s research vessels. This amount this process—not those with mental Census Bureau account, and for that is the same as the request—a $5 million health issues, not our taxpayers, and reason, I rise for purposes of a col- increase above the enacted level. certainly not our veterans. loquy. We will take a look at it, and I appre- Let me provide some numbers to il- I understand the bill includes $175 ciate the gentleman raising it. We will lustrate what is actually going on in million to operate and maintain stay with him as we go to conference. our jails. NOAA’s ships. While I would have liked Mr. JOLLY. Thank you, Mr. Chair- According to the Florida Mental to see that number increase, I under- man. Health Institute, over a 5-year period, stand it does match the President’s Madam Chairwoman, I yield back the 97 individuals in the metro Miami-Dade budget, and in fact represents an in- balance of my time. area accounted for 2,200 bookings into crease of over $5 million above the en- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. NUGENT the county jail, 27,000 days in jail, and acted level from last year for purposes Mr. NUGENT. Madam Chairwoman, I 13,000 days in crisis units, State hos- of funding additional days at sea. have an amendment at the desk. pitals, and emergency rooms. The cost NOAA marine research is critical for The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- to the State and taxpayers was nearly a number of reasons. I represent a gulf port the amendment. $13 million for just 97 people over a 5- coast district. Many Members of this The Clerk read as follows: year period. However, the type of pro- House do. One of the purposes of NOAA grams my amendment supports have marine research and one of the benefits Page 7, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $4,000,000)’’. shown to dramatically reduce these that we see from it is more and better Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- rates. stock assessments when it comes to sert ‘‘(increased by $4,000,000)’’. In Pinellas County—another county fisheries. Page 45, line 19, after the dollar amount, in Florida—for instance, a mental We need to do better as a Nation in insert ‘‘(increased by $2,000,000)’’. health jail diversion program showed our stock assessments and how we Page 48, line 11, after the dollar amount, an 87 percent reduction in rearrests for study fisheries. We need to have addi- insert ‘‘(increased by $2,000,000)’’. nearly 3,000 offenders that were en- tional study and research into the sur- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman rolled in that program. Not only does vivability of juvenile stocks. We need from Florida is recognized for 5 min- my amendment support these programs to have better research into invasive utes. but recognizes the unique responsibil- species and how that leads to closures. Mr. NUGENT. Chairman WOLF, I ities that we have to our veterans. Perhaps the best way we could ever ad- want to thank you for your leadership Veterans are disproportionately af- dress closures is with additional re- and all the years of service to this fected by mental health issues. Even search into studying the survivability body, and to the Nation in general. more, they likely wouldn’t have these of juvenile stocks. Each day, more and more Americans issues had it not been for their service NOAA marine research also advances are realizing that we need to take ac- to our country. We owe them a better our interest in water quality. It edu- tion to deal with mental health issues outcome. And Veterans Treatment cates us and provides additional rein this country. You merely need to Courts can help. search for Federal agencies when it watch the news. We need to make it a The point, Madam Chairman, is we comes to emergency situations like oil priority. don’t have to waste taxpayer dollars spills; red tide plumes, which are crit- My amendment, in keeping with that warehousing people in jail. We don’t ical in the gulf; as well as responding sentiment, would provide additional have to be content with a system that to the stranding of endangered marine funding for programs under the Men- isn’t effectively serving the people it is mammals. tally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime supposed to. We have programs to help NOAA marine research also, ulti- Reduction Act, or MIOTCRA, and for and that save money. And we can make mately, improves the economy for Veterans Treatment Courts. These pro- this a priority. areas along the gulf and other areas in grams have a proven track record of ef- I know that this account has been hit the Nation. It affects the quantity of fectively addressing some of the impor- numerous times, but I would tell you fish that we are able to produce for our tant issues associated with mental that you need only to see what is going food supply, but it also addresses qual- health illnesses. on in this country. Mental illness is a

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Madam Chairman, year’s level, so there are not any big fisheries management is something b 2145 major cuts here. that has had a long history on the Pa- Also, we are above the request. We Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, I move cific coast. As we built the dams on the are $3 million above the request, so I to strike the requisite number of Columbia River back in the 1930s, we don’t question what the gentleman words. made treaties with the Canadians. The says. He knows a lot more about salm- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mitchell Act was passed, and we have on than I do. He has probably forgotten from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- been subsidizing the propagation of fish more about salmon than I will ever utes. since that period. know, but we can’t keep going into the Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I rise in We also have Canadian and United census and going into the census. support of the gentleman’s amend- States treaties for the fish caught in Since it is $3 million above the re- ment. I think Mr. NUGENT makes a the rivers along our borders. The fish quest, it is at the same level last year, very powerful case. As more veterans don’t know where they came from. we added money into the salmon in the return from combat, we are seeing the They don’t know whose fish they are, full committee, and so I am going to increased involvement in the justice and the human beings have got to sort ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote on the amendment. system. it out. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- The committee did establish the Vet- We have had these treaties in place, ance of my time. erans Court program in fiscal year 2013 but we have been gradually reducing Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move and has increased its funding for this the amount of money we spent in this to strike the last word. year. The President did not request enforcement and propagation of fish. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman funding specifically for this program. Now, this $3 million seems like a from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 The Mental Health Court Program is very small amount, but what it is real- minutes. important as well and, given that a sig- ly all about is it means a hatchery clo- Mr. FATTAH. The chairman and I sat nificant percentage of the justice-in- sure, which will reduce, by 3 million, through some hearings last year, lis- volved population have mental health the Chinook that are released next tening to and learning about the hatch- disorders, these courts help with recidi- year, along with another 500-some odd eries in Washington State and learning vism. thousand other kinds of salmon. about both the treaty responsibilities I think Mr. NUGENT again, as I said, You can’t do this fisheries manage- and the natural hatchery programs. I makes a very powerful case, so I sup- ment by turning on the switch and think we funded it at the level that port the amendment and urge its adop- turning off the switch. The fish go out was requested and then above that. tion. for 3 years, they come back, and it is a On top of the fact that we are at a I yield back the balance of my time. longstanding process, and we are level beyond what was requested, this, Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move gradually whittling down what we are again, would diminish the accounts for to strike the last word. doing to one of the major sources of the census. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman protein for this country. We have a constitutional responsi- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 It is a huge economic effect on Alas- bility. We swear our oath to the Con- minutes. ka, Washington, Idaho, and northern stitution. It requires the United States Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I will California, and it is money well-spent. Congress to fund a census, and even not request a recorded vote on this If you don’t understand fish and you though the hatcheries in Washington amendment, but I did want to speak on don’t live in a community, as I do, State deserve appropriate support, I behalf of it. where the entire Alaska fishing fleet is think that the committee has moved in Colleagues in my home State of right now getting ready to go up and that direction. Pennsylvania, Congressman MEEHAN catch the salmon that you are used to I have to oppose this on the basis and Congressman BRADY, have been eating in this country, you don’t un- that it, again, attacks an account that very interested in the Veterans Courts. derstand what it means when you don’t we have a responsibility to protect, I was originally involved in the cre- have hatcheries producing salmon. even though it may not have the same ation of the drug courts in Pennsyl- The enforcement issue is really a level of political or popular support as vania years ago. I think this is a very matter of getting people to count and some of these items. important effort, particularly as it re- make sure that we get what is ours and I love eating the fish, but we have lates to our veterans, but in terms of a also make sure that the fish are count- got to make sure we count the census, host of populations to help divert peo- ed, so we know about the sustain- so that we can live up to our responsi- ple, when possible, from the criminal ability. bility as a Congress. justice system and make our commu- One of the issues that is going on in Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- nities safer at the same time, so this is the world today that people are not ance of my time. a very important amendment. paying attention to is the acidification The Acting CHAIR. The question is I disagree with the offset, and I want of the ocean. Acidification of the ocean on the amendment offered by the gen- that to be registered, but I will not means that salmon eggs are not as fer- tleman from Washington (Mr. burden the House with another re- tile as they were before, and you are MCDERMOTT). corded vote. coming to a time when we are going to The amendment was rejected. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- have serious problems with our fish- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ance of my time. eries all along the northwest coast of read. The Acting CHAIR. The question is the United States. The Clerk read as follows: on the amendment offered by the gen- So this $3 million, although it seems NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND tleman from Florida (Mr. NUGENT). like a very minimal amount, is nec- INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION The amendment was agreed to. essary to continue the treaties with SALARIES AND EXPENSES AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MCDERMOTT the Canadians and to continue the For necessary expenses, as provided for by Mr. MCDERMOTT. Madam Chairman, propagation. law, of the National Telecommunications I have an amendment at the desk. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- and Information Administration (NTIA), The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- ance of my time. $36,700,000, to remain available until Sep- port the amendment. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to tember 30, 2016: Provided, That, notwith- The Clerk read as follows: strike the requisite number of words. standing 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.091 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4892 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for and post-retirement health benefits coverage until September 30, 2016, except that funds costs incurred in spectrum management, for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in provided for cooperative enforcement shall analysis, operations, and related services, Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) remain available until September 30, 2017: and such fees shall be retained and used as and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Provided, That fees and donations received by offsetting collections for costs of such spec- (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil the National Ocean Service for the manage- trum services, to remain available until ex- Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the ment of national marine sanctuaries may be pended: Provided further, That the Secretary FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appro- retained and used for the salaries and ex- of Commerce is authorized to retain and use priate, and shall be available for the author- penses associated with those activities, not- as offsetting collections all funds trans- ized purposes of those accounts: Provided fur- withstanding section 3302 of title 31, United ferred, or previously transferred, from other ther, That any differences between the States Code: Provided further, That in addi- Government agencies for all costs incurred present value factors published in OPM’s tion, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer in telecommunications research, engineer- yearly 300 series benefit letters and the fac- from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and De- ing, and related activities by the Institute tors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific velop Fishery Products and Research Per- for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on taining to American Fisheries’’: Provided fur- furtherance of its assigned functions under USPTO’s financial statements, where appli- ther, That of the $3,220,480,000 provided for in this paragraph, and such funds received from cable: Provided further, That, notwith- direct obligations under this heading other Government agencies shall remain standing any other provision of law, all fees $3,089,480,000 is appropriated from the general available until expended. and surcharges assessed and collected by fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, USPTO are available for USPTO only pursu- year obligations: Provided further, That the PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION ant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States total amount available for National Oceanic For the administration of prior-year Code: Provided further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be and Atmospheric Administration corporate grants, recoveries and unobligated balances services administrative support costs shall of funds previously appropriated are avail- transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen- eral’’ account for activities associated with not exceed $215,654,000: Provided further, That able for the administration of all open grants any deviation from the amounts designated until their expiration. carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. for specific activities in the report accom- UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK panying this Act, or any use of deobligated NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND OFFICE balances of funds provided under this head- TECHNOLOGY SALARIES AND EXPENSES ing in previous years, shall be subject to the SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND procedures set forth in section 505 of this (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) SERVICES Act: Provided further, That in addition, for For necessary expenses of the United For necessary expenses of the National In- necessary retired pay expenses under the Re- States Patent and Trademark Office stitute of Standards and Technology (NIST), tired Serviceman’s Family Protection and (USPTO) provided for by law, including de- $670,500,000, to remain available until ex- Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for fense of suits instituted against the Under pended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may the medical care of retired personnel and Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital their dependents under the Dependents Med- Property and Director of the USPTO, Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 ical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as $3,458,000,000, to remain available until ex- shall be for official reception and representa- may be necessary. pended: Provided, That the sum herein appro- tion expenses: Provided further, That NIST AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HOLT priated from the general fund shall be re- may provide local transportation for summer duced as offsetting collections of fees and Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I have an undergraduate research fellowship program amendment at the desk. surcharges assessed and collected by the participants. USPTO under any law are received during The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal port the amendment. year 2015 appropriation from the general For necessary expenses of the Hollings The Clerk read as follows: fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That Manufacturing Extension Partnership of the Page 13, line 21, and page 14, lines 8 and 9, during fiscal year 2015, should the total National Institute of Standards and Tech- after the dollar amounts insert ‘‘(increased amount of such offsetting collections be less nology, $130,000,000, to remain available until by $37,450,000)(reduced by $37,450,000)’’. than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be re- expended. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman duced accordingly: Provided further, That any CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES from New Jersey is recognized for 5 amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in For construction of new research facilities, minutes. fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent including architectural and engineering de- Mr. HOLT. Madam Chair, I rise today and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall resign, and for renovation and maintenance of as a member of the Sustainable Energy main available until expended: Provided fur- existing facilities, not otherwise provided for ther, That the Director of USPTO shall sub- the National Institute of Standards and and Environment Caucus. This coali- mit a spending plan to the Committees on Technology, as authorized by sections 13 tion of Members has formed in order to Appropriations of the House of Representa- through 15 of the National Institute of advance policies to promote clean en- tives and the Senate for any amounts made Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. ergy; protect our land, air, and water; available by the preceding proviso and such 278c–278e), $55,300,000, to remain available and to address one of the dominant spending plan shall be treated as a re- until expended: Provided, That the Secretary issues of our time: human-induced programming under section 505 of this Act of Commerce shall include in the budget jus- global climate change. and shall not be available for obligation or tification materials that the Secretary sub- I am joined in this amendment to- expenditure except in compliance with the mits to Congress in support of the Depart- night by Representatives MORAN, procedures set forth in that section: Provided ment of Commerce budget (as submitted PETERS of California, POLIS, further, That any amounts reprogrammed in with the budget of the President under sec- accordance with the preceding proviso shall tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) LOWENTHAL, CONNOLLY, HASTINGS of be transferred to the United States Patent an estimate for each National Institute of Florida, HUFFMAN, TONKO, and CART- and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses Standards and Technology construction WRIGHT, and we rise because, unfortu- account: Provided further, That from project having a total multi-year program nately, this bill fails to make the crit- amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 cost of more than $5,000,000 and simulta- ical investments that are needed to shall be made available in fiscal year 2015 for neously the budget justification materials further our understanding of the at- official reception and representation ex- shall include an estimate of the budgetary mospheric changes that we know are penses: Provided further, That in fiscal year requirements for each such project for each affecting our planet. 2015 from the amounts made available for of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the This bill we are debating here to- NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC night would cut NOAA climate re- amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference ADMINISTRATION between the percentage of basic pay contrib- search for the next fiscal year by $37.5 uted by the USPTO and employees under sec- OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES million dollars below the current year tion 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) or $69 million below what the President and the normal cost percentage (as defined For necessary expenses of activities au- is asking for. by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided thorized by law for the National Oceanic and NOAA climate research funds atmos- by the Office of Personnel Management Atmospheric Administration, including pheric and oceanic research, climate (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft research laboratories, cooperative in- of employees subject to subchapter III of and vessels; grants, contracts, or other pay- chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present ments to nonprofit organizations for the pur- stitutes, regional climate data and in- value of the otherwise unfunded accruing poses of conducting activities pursuant to formation, competitive climate re- costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO’s cooperative agreements; and relocation of fa- search global data collection and shar- specific use of post-retirement life insurance cilities, $3,089,480,000, to remain available ing.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY7.051 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4893 As the climate changes, we will con- the resources necessary to study our rity. Climate change will impact na- tinue to experience deeper droughts, changing climate won’t make the prob- tional security. Climate change will more intense wildfires, more frequent lem go away; it will just make it hard- impact human health. storms and floods, superstorms like er to predict and more difficult to un- It is imperative that we robustly Hurricane Sandy, higher sea levels, derstand. Denial is the result of igno- fund NOAA climate research in order bigger storm surges. Would we not rance and only deepens our ignorance. to be prepared for and adapt to the want to understand what is going on? We need to support the science be- changing weather and changing cli- It is ironic that, as Members here to- hind climate change. We need to de- mate. night are trying to outdo each other in velop policies that would help us miti- I yield back the balance of my time. supporting weather research, they pro- gate and adapt to the threats of cli- Mr. TONKO. Madam Chair, I move to pose to cut climate research. I suppose, mate change. strike the last word. when we come to NIH, they will be I yield back the balance of my time The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tripping over themselves to talk about Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, I move to from New York is recognized for 5 min- research in symptoms, but ban any strike the last word. utes. Mr. TONKO. Madam Chair, this bill study of the causes of the disease. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is providing reasonable levels of fund- Now, earlier this year, the Intergov- from California is recognized for 5 mining for research and development to ernmental Panel on Climate Change re- utes. the National Science Foundation and leased their fifth assessment report, Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, I rise in support of the gentleman from New NASA, but in the NOAA accounts, cli- and earlier this month, the Federal mate research is singled out for major Government released the U.S. National Jersey, Dr. RUSH HOLT, who is probably the smartest scientist we have ever had cuts below last year’s spending. Climate Assessment. It seems there are a number of us in the United States Congress. He gave Both reports, which were the product who believe that we can improve us a warning that we need to pay at- of years and years of research, the weather forecasting without doing cli- tention to climate research. It is not combined efforts of literally thousands mate research. This simply is not the weather research. Weather, we have of scientists spanning the globe, came case. to the same conclusions: the climate is just put a lot more money into. We are The distinction between weather and changing. worried about prediction. We are wor- climate is created by the time period Emissions of greenhouse gases from ried about what is going to happen. we define to examine the temperature, human activities are the principal They want to know in the next few precipitation, humidity, and other at- cause, and the result is costly, in lives days whether there is going to be a tor- mospheric phenomena we are experi- and dollars—yes, deadly. nado or a hurricane. encing. Just about a year ago, we passed a But climate is what tells us what is As our society and our economy have landmark in human history, 400 parts going to happen in the long-term fu- become more advanced, more inter- per million of carbon dioxide in the air ture, whether we are going to have a connected, and more global, we in- worldwide. Now, I say in human his- sustained drought, whether we are creasingly operate 24 hours a day, 7 tory because, indeed, it is human activ- going to have fire danger because of days a week, and 365 days a year. For ity, the way we produce and use en- winds and droughts, whether we will better or worse, we assume that every- ergy, that is primarily responsible for have rainfall patterns—that it falls in thing can and is operating all the time. this large increase in the concentration one part of the country and not in the Well, often because of weather condi- of carbon dioxide. other—that will affect agriculture and tions, that assumption is challenged. It is of historic importance because, water resources. Travel delays in the airline industry as scientists have made clear, this I live on the coast. And although a alone due to weather events can result great concentration of carbon dioxide lot of people deny that there is global in multibillion-dollar losses. and other greenhouse gases is changing warming and, therefore, ice melting Phenomena such as droughts and our very climate. and, therefore, the oceans rising, I can floods and fires are not merely single Now, we know some Members, even tell you that it is actually asked in all weather events. Their probability of in this Chamber, have their doubts the zoning matters and building per- occurrence, duration, and intensity is a about manmade climate change—the mits. Now in California, if you are function of climactic factors that human-induced climate change. They going to build along the coastline, can only be understood and predicted say: maybe the climate is changing and what is that coastline going to look if we can better understand short-, humans aren’t to blame; or maybe hu- like 10 years out? What does the cli- medium-, and long-term climate mans are changing the climate, but it mate forecast—climate, not weather trends. is really not as bad as the alarmists forecast—tell us about these rising I would note that the bill before us say. oceans that will not allow your house retains funding for the National Still, others outright deny the to be built exactly where you want it Drought Information System. That is science, reject the calls for action by to be built? So this is really important good news. But by cutting the climate scientists. Why this denial? information to have. research that drives improvements in It wouldn’t happen in other in- We have understood how important the information delivered through this stances. If a firefighter bangs on your ports are to the United States’ trade. system, we are stifling the potential door to tell you that your house is on We can’t live without goods going out for this tool to provide better informa- fire, would you look at this stranger of this country and goods coming in, tion to farmers, to ranchers, water dressed in fireproof clothing and wear- and they come through our ports. And managers, energy utilities, and the ing a helmet and an oxygen tank and if the oceans are going to rise and de- many other businesses, communities, say, I don’t believe you? Or would you stroy our docks and our facilities, that and citizens who require dependable, get out? is going to have a huge impact on our adequate water supplies. national economy. It was climate research that led to b 2200 Ocean chemistry, the next amend- our much-improved understanding of Why, then, when thousands of the ment is going to talk about ocean the El Nino and La Nina cycles that world’s best scientists are telling us acidification. I am going to rise on that drive predictable changes in weather. that humans are dangerously changing as well, which is very important to our As a result, farmers are able to adjust the planet’s climate, that your house, fisheries. crop varieties or practices to prevent planet Earth, is in deep trouble, So I think that an amendment like losses. wouldn’t we get moving? This is not a this is really important to invest in. We are spending an increasing joke. It is not a hoax. It is not a false We cannot really understand weather amount of money every year on reliev- alarm. unless we understand the patterns of ing drought, fighting forest fires, and This bill would cut critical invest- climate. on relieving disasters from tornadoes, ments that are needed for ongoing cli- Climate change will impact trade. hurricanes, and flood events. Instead of mate research, and failing to provide Climate change will impact food secu- cutting climate research funds, we

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We can offered by my dear friend from New casts. Cutting this important invest- adapt. We can redesign and rebuild in- Jersey, Dr. Holt. And I also want to ment will hurt economic growth and frastructure, but we need to know echo the words of the gentleman from destroy jobs in these critical sectors. where to concentrate our efforts and California, Representative FARR, in Based on climate research informa- what type of adaptations will be nec- saying that it has been an honor and a tion, some examples of how it is used essary. We need to have a better under- privilege to serve in his company in the are: a cargo ship can reroute its course standing of the rate of change that we United States House of Representa- to circumvent a storm; a trucker can will experience. Climate research is tives. choose a different road to mitigate providing that understanding. Madam Chair, average temperatures delays; or a water manager may re- In February last year, the Govern- have risen across the contiguous 48 strict types of water use to plan for ex- ment Accountability Office added the States since 1901, with an increased tended droughts, like we have had in financial risk of climate change to its rate of warming over the past 30 years. Colorado these last few years. High Risk List. This past February, Seven of the top 10 warmest years on The Second Congressional District of GAO testified before the Senate Com- record have occurred since just 1998. Colorado is home to two world-class mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- Tropical storm activity in the Atlantic universities—the University of Colo- ernmental Affairs about the fiscal li- Ocean, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of rado at Boulder and Colorado State ability associated with weather and cli- Mexico has increased during the past 20 University at Fort Collins—in addition mactic disasters. years. In the past 2 years alone, ex- to the numerous Federal labs, collabo- GAO’s recent work on this topic treme weather events resulted in 109 rative institutes, and research institu- found that the number of disaster dec- Presidential major disaster declara- tions. I am proud to represent a com- larations increased from 65 in 2004 to 98 tions, 20 events that each inflicted at munity that has deep roots in science, in 2011. The financial risk from the two least $1 billion in damage, 409 deaths, with many scientists among my con- primary Federal insurance programs— and $130 billion in economic losses in 44 stituents, providing technology, re- National Flood Insurance Program and States. All that was caused by these 20 search, and innovation in the public, the Federal Crop Insurance Program— events alone. nonprofit, and private sectors. Science are over $1 trillion. We paid over $60 Every part of the Southwest experi- is an incredibly important driver of billion on Hurricane Sandy recovery enced higher average temperatures be- economic growth in my district. alone. And these are only the financial tween 2000 and 2013 than the long-term Federally funded research is a costs. average dating back to 1895. Some linchpin in helping our country under- Hurricanes Irene and Lee swept areas were nearly two degrees warmer stand and respond to the concerns of through my district in 2012. I saw first- than average. We simply cannot afford climate change, severe storms, hand the suffering caused by these to ignore this increasing threat in the drought, and fire risks. We need to in- storms. The loss of human lives and future. In times like these, it would be vest more in climate research in order the destruction of homes and commu- irresponsible to cut funding for re- to plan for and respond to severe nities exact a terrible cost on those search dedicated to predicting future weather events and climate events, re- who experience these devastating extreme weather events, but that is ducing damage and increasing eco- events. just what this legislation does. nomic growth. That is why, for the sec- We should be doing much more to Madam Chair, research is how we ond year in a row, I was proud to lead spare our citizens from these experi- educate ourselves. And the familiar an appropriations letter, along with 73 ences. With financial exposure of over maxim to everyone is, if you think edu- of my colleagues, requesting full fund- $1 trillion and the known risks to indi- cation is expensive, try ignorance. ing for the NOAA Office of Oceanic and viduals, communities, businesses, and The bill, as it stands, currently Atmospheric Science. Climate research infrastructure from climate and weath- would cut $37.5 million from research is an important part of this program. er, it is absurd to claim that we are on the effects of climate change, like I urge my colleagues to support cli- saving money by cutting $37 million tropical storms, floods, and droughts. mate research and restore critical from these programs. That is why I support Dr. Holt’s funding to at least the 2014 levels, and We must do our part to ensure that amendment, which would restore fund- hopefully more, so that we can have future generations have the opportuni- ing to the FY14 budget levels so that the very best science guiding our deci- ties that our parents and grandparents we can continue our research into sions, provided to companies in com- secured for us. Past generations built these disasters and save the lives and merce, transportation, and agriculture, this Nation through their willingness businesses affected by climate change. and employing the very best informa- to tackling the challenges of their I yield back the balance of my time. tion that we have with regards to cli- time, by believing in the future of this Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I move to mate science. Nation, and by investing in it. strike the last word. I yield back the balance of my time. Climate change is real, and it will The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Chair, I not have less impact if we pretend it from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- move to strike the requisite number of isn’t happening. We must stop ignoring utes. words. this problem. We can choose to deny. Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I am very The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman We can bury our heads in the sand. concerned with regard to the House from California is recognized for 5 min- When that sand is washed away, how- CJS appropriations bill and the drastic utes. ever, by climate change, it is over. cuts to climate research. The House Climate research is vital to our na- bill provides for $69 million below the tional security, our food security, our President’s request and $37.5 million b 2215 economic security, and to our future as below the 2014 level. These cuts endan- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Chairman, a Nation. We should continue this im- ger our economy, our recovery, would I join my colleagues tonight in opposi- portant research effort and use the harm our understanding of climate tion to the irresponsible cuts in this knowledge gained from it to inform change, and will set scientists back bill to vital climate research. The CJS and implement an adaptive strategy. years with regard to understanding our mark slashes NOAA’s climate research With that, I urge support for this climate. program by 24 percent below the fiscal amendment and yield back the balance Climate research is critical for our year 2014 levels and 37 percent below of my time. economy. It provides us with forecasts the President’s fiscal year 2015 request.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.098 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4895 Does the majority think that with Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman their facility. This exemplifies the less climate research we can make bet- yield? kind of academic and industry partner- ter informed decisions? Does the ma- Mr. LOWENTHAL. I yield to the gen- ships that become possible when the jority think that with less climate re- tleman from Pennsylvania. Federal Government supports the aca- search we can better prepare our com- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I rise in demic research enterprise. munities for higher storm surges? Does support of this amendment. Funds provided by NOAA’s Inte- the majority think with less climate Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Chairman, grated Ocean Acidification research research we can better understand why I yield back the balance of my time. program will support extramural re- the Western United States has in- The Acting CHAIR. The question is search awards that will fund studies on creased wildfires and water shortages? on the amendment offered by the gen- the impact of acidification in coastal, Does the majority think that with less tleman from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT). estuarine, coral reef, and shell environ- climate research we can improve our The amendment was rejected. ments. Not only will NOAA support predictions and responses in our plan- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. BONAMICI studies on the impact of acidification, ning for hurricanes? And, finally, does Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Chairman, I the agency runs the observing system the majority think that with less cli- have an amendment at the desk. that helps monitor areas experiencing mate research we can improve our abil- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- increased acidity, and it also helps ity to model regional weather pattern port the amendment. coastal communities and impacted in- changes, which will affect the produc- The Clerk read as follows: dustries develop adaptation strategies. tivity of our agricultural sector? Page 13, line 21, after the dollar amount in- Now, my examples thus far have fo- Unfortunately, the majority’s bill sert ‘‘(reduced by $9,000,000) (increased by cused on the impact in Oregon and on shortchanges our ability to realize all $9,000,000)’’. the west coast, but, colleagues, this is these vital benefits of climate re- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman important to everyone because it af- search. If we hide our heads in the from Oregon is recognized for 5 min- fects the whole shellfish industry. I sand, the laws of physics will not utes. know from working with my colleagues change. We cannot wish away this Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Chair, I rise in the Pacific coast States that this is problem. Denying a changing climate in support of increasing funding to the a problem that their constituents raise is not just another political position. It National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- with them more frequently, and they is a denial of reality. ministration, NOAA, to support its In- point to it as an immediate threat to I want to make this point to those in tegrated Ocean Acidification research coastal economies. In conversations Congress who think the verdict is still line and fulfill the administration’s re- I’ve had with many constituents, the out on whether human actions con- quested funding level of $15 million in threat is made more immediate by how tribute to climate change. This is false, fiscal year 2015. little is known about how these it is wrong, and it is misleading. The The administration’s requested in- changes could impact the marine orga- case is closed: climate change is hap- crease of funds for ocean acidification nisms and the people who depend on pening, and humans are contributing. research reflects a growing consensus ocean resources for their livelihoods. Today, there is not a single scientific in both the scientific community and body of national or international This is why we need more information, the coastal and fishing communities and this is why we need NOAA’s Inte- standing that rejects the findings of that I and so many of our colleagues human contribution to climate grated Ocean Acidification research represent that ocean acidification is al- change—not one. To further make this program and why it needs more robust ready affecting marine organisms and point, let me share the latest work funding. The science community at could irreversibly alter the marine en- from researcher Dr. James Powell, a large is still grappling with the extent vironment and harm our coastal eco- geochemist and 12-year member of the and impact of changing ocean condi- systems and economies. National Science Board who was ap- tions. On the west coast alone, a $270 mil- pointed by both President Reagan and The bill before us today is full of im- lion shellfish industry has experienced President George H.W. Bush. portant priorities and accounts that Dr. Powell recently completed an up- disastrous oyster production failures could use more funding if we in Con- date to his comprehensive study of the and near collapse in recent years be- gress were able to provide it. Research- peer-reviewed literature on climate cause of changes in water conditions ers at NOAA have indicated that even change. Dr. Powell found that of the that have been attributed to ocean increasing the funding to $15 million 10,885 peer-reviewed scientific papers acidification. This change in chemistry does not provide them with enough re- that were published on climate change is caused by carbon dioxide in the at- sources to fully address a problem of in all of 2013, only two papers reject mosphere dissolving into the ocean, this magnitude. But even a modest in- human contributions to climate and the increased acidity of the ocean crease will go a long way to supporting change—two out of nearly 11,000. That is harming the basic building blocks our hard-hit coastal communities and is less than two-hundredths of 1 per- for life in the ocean, making it more industries and would better prepare cent of all scientific journal papers difficult for marine organisms to build communities to address the creeping published in 2013 that are peer reviewed their skeletons and shells, and slowing threat of changing ocean chemistry. rejected some form of human contribu- the formation of important ecosystem Now, Madam Chair, at the appro- tion to climate change. features such as coral reefs. priate time, I plan to withdraw my This is not disagreement. This is not In the Pacific Northwest, for exam- amendment, but I do hope that the a divided scientific community. The ple, the combination of seasonal chairman, the ranking member, and reason for this is simple: there is no upwelling of acidic waters, low alka- the committee will work with me on convincing scientific evidence against linity, and increased anthropogenic this important issue going forward, and a human role in climate change. Pe- CO2 create some of the most corrosive I know there is at least one additional riod. End of discussion. Those that ocean conditions in the world. Member who wishes to speak on this deny human contributions to climate In just the last few years, the sci- issue. change offer no compelling evidence to entific community has been increas- I yield back the balance of my time. better explain the undeniable rise in ingly raising concerns about ocean Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, I move to atmospheric concentrations of green- acidification with policymakers. Re- strike the last word. house gases and accompanying rising searchers at Oregon State University The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman global temperature. have been working with the fishing from California is recognized for 5 min- The case is closed. We need to put community in Oregon to determine the utes. this illusion of major scientific dis- impacts of acidification. They have Mr. FARR. Madam Chair, I rise in agreement behind us and take action. been helping the shellfish industry, es- support of this amendment and this We should be fully funding NOAA’s cli- pecially the hatcheries, assess the concept. I want to thank the gentle- mate research hopefully at the level re- causes of oyster die-off and how to woman from the Northwest, Congress- quested by President Obama in his 2015 mitigate the harmful upwelling events woman BONAMICI, for introducing this budget request. through monitoring the water entering amendment.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.100 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4896 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 Look, this is a science bill, and there Let’s not kill one of Earth’s life forms Atlantic coast region, but to my is a lot of discussion tonight on that is so important. And particularly, State’s economy as well. science, and a lot of it is on weather since we get so much sustenance from Horseshoe crab eggs are a critical and climate. What generates the cli- the oceans in the shellfish industry, food source for migrating shore birds. mate of this planet is the ocean, and let’s not kill a private sector business An estimated 450,000 to 1 million of we sometimes often overlook the im- that is managing itself well because we these shore birds visit Delaware Bay portance that the ocean plays. Now, if are not paying attention to acidifica- each year, along with them come bird- we are killing the ocean, which some tion of our oceans. watchers who contribute to Delaware’s people think we are doing, because if So please adopt this amendment. If tourism economy. Horseshoe crabs also you think about it, we have dumped ev- you are going to withdraw it, I hope we provide bait for commercial American erything we don’t want on the main- can work something out in conference eel and conch fisheries along the coast. land into the ocean, including nuclear to pay attention to this very important Less well known is that horseshoe waste and all kinds of other waste, we issue. crabs are used for biomedical applica- have caught everything that is in the Madam Chairman, I yield back the tions. Extract of horseshoe crab blood ocean that is edible, and we have never balance of my time. is used to ensure that injectable medi- found the balance. There is one indus- Mr. HOLT. Madam Chairman, I move cations like intravenous drugs, vac- try that has, and that is the shellfish to strike the requisite number of cines, and medical devices are free of industry, which doesn’t have to go out words. bacterial contamination. and just collect wild shellfish anymore. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman While there are some indications It is the fish farming industry, and it is from New Jersey is recognized for 5 that horseshoe crabs are thriving in a $270 million industry on the west minutes. the Delaware Bay, we need additional coast. Mr. HOLT. Madam Chairman, I rise research about their migratory pat- Guess what is happening to that in- in support of the amendment from our terns and prevalence in other parts of dustry? The seawater that they use colleague from Oregon. the mid-Atlantic region. that is necessary has become acidic, There has been a lot of talk tonight Congress has, in the past, provided and therefore the shells can’t form. It on both sides of the aisle about science. funding for comprehensive surveys of is sort of like, remember what we were The point of science research is to horseshoe crab populations. The data doing with DDT and you had eggshells teach us things that we don’t already collected through these surveys allows from birds, pelicans, that couldn’t get know. In fact, it was just a few years the Atlantic coastal States to set an- hard? And we eliminated the DDT. We ago that science research showed some- nual quotas for the Delaware Bay re- got sensible about that. thing that we should have known but gion to protect both horseshoe crabs Well, we have to get sensible about didn’t, which was that our oceans were and migratory shore birds. what we are going to do about ocean becoming acidic, that our oceans were For a very small investment, we can acidification. DON YOUNG, our col- becoming acidic to the point of dam- generate the research necessary to en- league from Alaska, and I are working aging fisheries, damaging coral reefs, sure this critical species remains on a on a bill, on a substantive bill, for the and damaging many of the things that sustainable path. policy of ocean acidification. But that we value and should value in this world Although I am withdrawing my policy can’t be implemented unless the of ours. amendment, I look forward to con- Department carries it out, which the This is an important amendment, tinuing to work with the Appropria- amendment that the gentlewoman has and although I understand that the tions Committee on ways to improve introduced will allow it to do. gentlelady intends to withdraw it, I do funding for the science and data collec- I don’t know how to put this in any hope that the chair will find some way tion needed for surveys of horseshoe clearer terms, but if our water that we to address her point as this bill goes crab populations along the Atlantic were trying to drink was getting so bad through the legislative process, as I coast. that it was killing people, we did some- also hope the chair will find some way Mr. WOLF. Will the gentleman yield? thing about it in Congress. We passed a to address the point of my earlier Mr. CARNEY. I yield to the gen- national Clean Water Act that says amendment about NOAA climate re- tleman from Virginia. that you can’t do bad things to water search. Mr. WOLF. I thank the gentleman for that we use for beneficial purposes. With that, expressing strong support withdrawing the amendment. I under- When air was getting so bad that peo- for this amendment, I yield back the stand how important the horseshoe ple were getting harmed by air, Con- balance of my time. crab is. I have been to Lewes, Dela- gress enacted a national air pollution ware, many times; and I understand. 2230 act—the Clean Air Act—and said we b You make a very powerful point, but have to clean up the air. It certainly Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Chair, I ask as the gentleman is aware, the bill be- was a big impact in California with all unanimous consent that my amend- fore the House today includes $72 mil- the smog in southern California, and ment be withdrawn. lion for stock assessments, which is the we tackled it. We invested money into The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection same as the request, and a $3 million it, we invested politics into it, and we to the request of the gentlewoman increase above the enacted level. We cleaned up the air in the southern Cali- from Oregon? will continue to work with the gen- fornia basin—not perfectly, but it is There was no objection. tleman, and I appreciate his comments. certainly a lot better than it used to Mr. CARNEY. Madam Chair, I move Mr. CARNEY. I thank the gentleman be. to strike the last word. and look forward to working more with So the point of it here is, look, if we The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman the committee on this issue. don’t pay attention to the ocean and from Delaware is recognized for 5 min- I yield back the balance of my time. what is happening to the chemistry of utes. Mr. FATTAH. I move to strike the the ocean, in the long run our concerns Mr. CARNEY. Madam Chair, in lieu last word. about deficits, war, and pestilence of offering my amendment at the desk, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman around the world mean nothing be- I rise to engage in a colloquy with the from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 cause if that ocean gets so toxic, it chairman. minutes. kills us all, it kills all living things on Madam Chairman, I rise to discuss Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I concur Earth. Seventy-three percent of the with you the importance of our Na- with the chairman and look forward to planet is ocean. tion’s fisheries and, in particular, the working with the gentleman from So let’s begin doing what we have survey of horseshoe crab populations Delaware on this issue of horseshoe done well in paying attention to clean along the Atlantic coast. The Delaware crabs because they are critically im- air and clean water and start thinking Bay supports the largest population of portant to both biomedical research about, what is it going to take to pay horseshoe crabs in the world. and to the economy. We look forward attention to clean oceans or do no This unique and ancient species is to working with him as we go forward. harm or stop dumping into the oceans? critical to not only the ecology of the I yield back the balance of my time.

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It pro- ation and modification costs, of the National vided for by law, including not to exceed vides an additional $19.5 million to help Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $4,500 for official reception and representa- States improve their submissions into $2,176,290,000, to remain available until Sep- tion, $54,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary the criminal background checks sys- tember 30, 2017, except that funds provided of Commerce shall maintain a task force on tem. It will bring NICS grant funding job repatriation and manufacturing growth for construction of facilities shall remain to $78 million. available until expended: Provided, That of and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation Many people on both sides of the the $2,189,290,000 provided for in direct obli- aisle have already voted to support gations under this heading, $2,176,290,000 is plans and program results. appropriated from the general fund and AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. THOMPSON OF funding at levels that are much higher. $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of CALIFORNIA After the Virginia Tech shooting, Con- prior year obligations: Provided further, That Mr. THOMPSON of California. gress unanimously enacted legislation any deviation from the amounts designated Madam Chair, I have an amendment at that authorized DOJ to provide up to for specific activities in the report accom- the desk. $190 million per year to help States im- panying this Act, or any use of deobligated The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- prove submissions into the NICS sys- balances of funds provided under this head- port the amendment. tem. ing in previous years, shall be subject to the The Clerk read as follows: The NRA supported it, too. In fact, procedures set forth in section 505 of this Wayne LaPierre said: Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Page 17, line 24, after the dollar amount, Our members don’t want mental defectives Commerce shall include in budget justifica- insert ‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. and criminals buying handguns. We sup- tion materials that the Secretary submits to Page 22, line 13, after the dollar amount, ported the background checks and support Congress in support of the Department of insert ‘‘(reduced by $3,000,000)’’. Page 35, line 21, after the dollar amount, the money to make it work effectively. Commerce budget (as submitted with the insert ‘‘(reduced by $5,500,000)’’. budget of the President under section 1105(a) Since the unanimous passage of this Page 35, line 22, after the dollar amount, of title 31, United States Code) an estimate NICS improvement legislation, Con- insert ‘‘(reduced by $5,500,000)’’. for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- gress hasn’t come close to appro- Administration procurement, acquisition or sert ‘‘(increased by $19,500,000)’’. priating these funds. In FY 2013, Con- construction project having a total of more Page 46, line 18, after the dollar amount, gress appropriated just $18 million. than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budg- insert ‘‘(increased by $19,500,000)’’. Last year, we started to move in the et justification shall include an estimate of Page 70, line 17, after the first dollar right direction, increasing funding to the budgetary requirements for each such amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $10,000,000)’’. project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal almost $59 million. While this was a years: Provided further, That within the Mr. THOMPSON of California (during good bump, it wasn’t enough because, amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be the reading). Madam Chair, I ask unan- also last year, almost $20 million in re- transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector Gen- imous consent to dispense with the quests from States went unfunded. eral’’ account for activities associated with reading. Our States need more resources to carrying out investigations and audits re- The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection get all their information into the NICS lated to satellite procurement, acquisition to the request of the gentleman from system. If we give them the resources, and construction. California? we can stop dangerous people from get- PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY There was no objection. ting guns, and we can save lives. For necessary expenses associated with the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Every day, our background checks restoration of Pacific salmon populations, recognized for 5 minutes. system stops more than 170 felons, $65,000,000, to remain available until Sep- Mr. THOMPSON of California. some 50 domestic abusers, and nearly tember 30, 2016: Provided, That, of the funds Madam Chair, I want to thank my 20 fugitives from buying a gun; but mil- provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce friend, Mr. WOLF, for all of your years may issue grants to the States of Wash- lions of dangerous purchasers could be of outstanding service to this fine in- passing background checks when they ington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, stitution. and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized shouldn’t be, all because States don’t tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific I rise in support of the bipartisan have the money they need to get Coast (including Alaska), for projects nec- Thompson-King-Esty-Heck-Fitzpatrick records into the criminal background essary for conservation of salmon and amendment to strengthen the National check system. steelhead populations that are listed as Instant Criminal Background Check Madam Chair, this is dangerous. We threatened or endangered, or that are identi- System. can only stop criminals, domestic abus- fied by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for Everyone agrees that we don’t want ers, and the dangerously mentally ill maintaining populations necessary for exer- criminals, domestic abusers, or dan- cise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native from getting guns if their information gerously mentally ill folks getting is in the system, so let’s pass this subsistence fishing, or for conservation of guns; and the first step in stopping this Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habi- amendment and give our States the re- tat, based on guidelines to be developed by is through our background checks sys- sources they need to keep people safe. the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, tem, but the background checks sys- I yield back the balance of my time. That all funds shall be allocated based on tem is only as good as the data you put Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to scientific and other merit principles and in it. strike the last word. shall not be available for marketing activi- Right now, all of the information The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ties: Provided further, That funds disbursed to isn’t getting in. When the information from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- States shall be subject to a matching re- doesn’t get into the system, we can’t utes. quirement of funds or documented in-kind enforce the law, and dangerous people Mr. WOLF. I rise in strong support of contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. who otherwise wouldn’t pass a back- the gentleman’s amendment, and I ground check can slip through the thank him for taking the initiative and FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND cracks and buy guns. doing what he has done. Enforcing ex- For carrying out the provisions of title IV A recent USA Today report found isting laws that keeps guns out of the of Public Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, that, in just five States, records for 2.5 to be derived from receipts collected pursu- hands of prohibited individuals is a ant to that Act, to remain available until ex- million fugitives weren’t entered into goal we all share. pended. the NICS system. Six States have fewer The bill already includes funding FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT than 30 total records in the NICS sys- over 6 percent above the President’s request for NICS grants. The level is $40 Subject to section 502 of the Congressional tem, and 12 States have submitted Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, fewer than 100 mental health records to million above the fiscal year 2013 level. obligations of direct loans may not exceed the NICS system. We can maybe even get it up higher $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans When States fail to submit these than the gentleman has when we go to and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional records, there is nothing to stop a dan- conference.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:04 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.104 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4898 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 I think what he is doing is very im- tleman from California (Mr. THOMP- letter on April 1, 2014, to the Commerce portant. I am going to ask for a roll SON). IG demanding he immediately fire the call vote on this. I think it is very, The question was taken; and the Act- two officials in question. very important. It is not enough to just ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- The inspector general responded by talk about something; I think it is im- peared to have it. saying, in part, that the office had portant we do it. I thank the gen- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I demand a ‘‘moved on.’’ tleman and strongly support his recorded vote. It is beyond hypocritical that the in- amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to spector general’s office has conducted I yield back the balance of my time. clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- itself in this manner. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move ceedings on the amendment offered by According to its website, the Office of to strike the requisite number of the gentleman from California will be Inspector General ‘‘endeavors to detect words. postponed. and determine waste, fraud, and abuse’’ The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Clerk will read. throughout the Commerce Department from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 The Clerk read as follows: and ‘‘keep Congress fully and currently minutes. RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION informed about problems and defi- Mr. FATTAH. I rise in support of this For necessary expenses for the renovation ciencies and the need for corrective ac- amendment and thank the chairman and modernization of Department of Com- tion.’’ for accepting it. I join with the chair- merce facilities, $4,000,000, to remain avail- b 2245 man in asking for a recorded vote. able until expended. My home State, like many of our OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL As lawmakers, we depend on just and States, rushed forward with hundreds For necessary expenses of the Office of In- ethical inspectors general to protect of thousands of names into the system spector General in carrying out the provi- taxpayers’ interest and to hold Federal after the Newtown shooting of 20 sions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 Government officials accountable to U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. schoolchildren, but names that should the law. Yet we can’t depend on the Of- have been in the system from the be- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF fice of Inspector General at the Depart- GEORGIA ginning. ment of Commerce to even police its Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam So I think it is very important that, own, much less others who may seek to Chair, I have an amendment at the if we are going to have this system, violate whistleblower protection laws. desk. At the very least, we must refuse to in- that we have the information in it, and The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- this amendment provides the re- crease the OIG’s appropriation until port the amendment. corrective action is taken. sources, and none of the offsets are The Clerk read as follows: from the census account. I urge my colleagues to adopt this Page 18, line 11, after the dollar amount, nonpartisan amendment, and I yield I yield back the balance of my time. insert ‘‘(reduced by $596,000)’’. Ms. ESTY. Madam Chair, I urge my col- Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount, back the balance of my time. leagues on both sides of the aisle to support insert ‘‘(increased by $596,000)’’. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to the Thompson-King-Esty-Heck amendment to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is strike the requisite number of words. increase funding for the National Instant Crimi- recognized for 5 minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman nal Background Checks Systems (NICS). Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- The NICS database provides critical infor- Chair, this amendment would elimi- utes. mation on prospective firearms buyers, pro- nate the increase of $596,000 for the Of- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I reluc- tecting the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abid- fice of Inspector General under the De- tantly rise in opposition to the gentle- ing gun owners. Information in the database is partment of Commerce and apply that man’s amendment. used to determine whether an individual is in- amount to the spending reduction ac- The Commerce IG performs an im- eligible to purchase a firearm because they count. This amendment has the sup- portant oversight for the Department are a felon, a domestic abuser, or seriously port of the ranking member of the Sub- and for our subcommittee and com- mentally ill. The NICS database allows sellers committee on Oversight, Representa- mittee. to conduct criminal background checks to tive MAFFEI, as well. I understand that the inspector gen- make sure firearms are not getting into the As chairman of the House Science eral has asked the Integrity Committee hands of people who may be a danger to the Oversight Subcommittee within the of the Council of Inspectors General for public or even themselves. Science, Space, and Technology Com- Integrity and Efficiency for an objec- Unfortunately, many states do not have ade- mittee, I have had the unfortunate re- tive review and recommendations con- quate funding and resources to submit the sponsibility of discovering an incidence cerning this matter taking into ac- most recent and comprehensive data to the of whistleblower intimidation per- count all the facts; the OIG has imple- NICS database. Our amendment would in- petrated by top-level agency employees mented each of the corrective actions crease funding for NICS by $19.5 million to at the Department of Commerce, Office proposed by the Office of Special Coun- meet the growing demand from states to re- of Inspector General. sel, and that those actions were accept- sponsibly update the database. Consequently, the Office of Special ed by the Office of Special Counsel to According to the Brady Campaign to Pre- Counsel was brought in to investigate address concerns contained in its re- vent Gun Violence, criminal background these allegations of whistleblower report as a result of its investigation. checks have blocked more than 2.1 million il- taliation. Further, I understand there was no tes- legal gun purchases, including more than The investigation in this particular timonial or documentary evidence that 291,000 by domestic abusers. Background case found that the counsel to the in- the inspector general had committed checks prevent more than 171 convicted fel- spector general and the principal as- any prohibition with regard to per- ons from purchasing firearms every single sistant inspector general for investiga- sonnel. It appears also that the IG has day. These simple checks have saved count- tions and whistleblower protection had asked the counsel—they call it the less lives in the past two decades, and it is threatened whistleblowers with an ulti- CIGIE—to further review this matter. essential that states have the necessary tools matum: to either sign an agreement to Until that process is concluded, it to prevent more tragedies in the future. not ‘‘disparage the agency to Congress could be premature to reduce the com- I thank my good friends Rep. MIKE THOMP- and their staff, the Office of Special mon inspector general funding. SON, Rep. PETER KING, and Rep. JOE HECK for Counsel, and the media’’ or have failing Because of that, I rise in opposition their outstanding partnership on this common- performance reviews added to their to the amendment and yield back the sense amendment. Their leadership proves permanent files. balance of my time. that legislation to prevent gun violence and Unfortunately, the Office of Inspec- The Acting CHAIR. The question is protect our families should not be a partisan tor General ignored these findings and on the amendment offered by the gen- issue. I urge all Members to support this com- took minimal action against these in- tleman from Georgia (Mr. BROUN). monsense amendment to save lives. dividuals. That is not enough. The amendment was rejected. The Acting CHAIR. The question is As a result, I, along with all of the The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will on the amendment offered by the gen- members of the subcommittee, sent a read.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.106 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4899 The Clerk read as follows: tality of the United States, or of any State, parity. This mismatch, Madam Chair, local government, Indian tribal government, GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF between immigration review resources Territory, or possession, or of any political COMMERCE and aggressive enforcement efforts has subdivision thereof, or of any foreign govern- created a backlog of over 366,000 cases SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, ap- ment or international organization, for pur- plicable appropriations and funds made poses related to carrying out the responsibil- in our immigration courts. The average available to the Department of Commerce by ities of any statute administered by the Na- wait for a hearing is over 570 days. this Act shall be available for the activities tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Many justified—justified—immigra- specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 tion. tion relief and asylum seekers can find U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in the manner SEC. 108. The Department of Commerce themselves waiting years in limbo. And prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding shall provide a monthly report to the Com- these unacceptable delays waste tax- 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced pay- mittees on Appropriations of the House of payer dollars by keeping people in de- ments not otherwise authorized only upon Representatives and the Senate on any offi- the certification of officials designated by cial travel to China by any employee of the tention. the Secretary of Commerce that such pay- U.S. Department of Commerce, including the Moreover, our tradition of due proc- ments are in the public interest. purpose of such travel. ess is in serious jeopardy. EOIR has SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, ap- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department been forced to do everything in its propriations made available to the Depart- of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015’’. power to accommodate their dockets, ment of Commerce by this Act for salaries TITLE II but only so much can be done without and expenses shall be available for hire of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sacrificing essential aspects of the passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized GENERAL ADMINISTRATION court. by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances SALARIES AND EXPENSES Now, Madam Chair, in February, a therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901– For expenses necessary for the administra- Washington Post article described the 5902). tion of the Department of Justice, day-to-day world of one of our immi- SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any ap- $103,851,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 gration courts, where a judge had, on propriation made available for the current for security and construction of Department average, 7 minutes to decide each case: fiscal year for the Department of Commerce of Justice facilities shall remain available 7 minutes to decide whether to deport in this Act may be transferred between such until expended. appropriations, but no such appropriation a person who might be eligible for asy- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. MOORE lum because they could be killed if shall be increased by more than 10 percent Ms. MOORE. Madam Chair, I have an by any such transfers: Provided, That any they are sent back to their home coun- amendment at the desk. try; 7 minutes for a judge to decide if a transfer pursuant to this section shall be The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- treated as a reprogramming of funds under child will grow up without that father port the amendment. section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail- or mother—7 minutes. One judge de- The Clerk read as follows: able for obligation or expenditure except in scribed it in testimony before Con- Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- compliance with the procedures set forth in gress: It is like doing death penalty that section: Provided further, That the Sec- sert ‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. retary of Commerce shall notify the Com- Page 22, line 25, after the first dollar cases in a traffic court setting. mittees on Appropriations at least 15 days in amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. My amendment also highlights the advance of the acquisition or disposal of any Ms. MOORE (during the reading). need to fund and expand the Legal Ori- capital asset (including land, structures, and Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent entation Program. This important pro- equipment) not specifically provided for in to dispense with the reading. gram gives detainees basic legal infor- this Act or any other law appropriating The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection mation, makes our system more effi- funds for the Department of Commerce. to the request of the gentlewoman cient, and strengthens due process. SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by sec- from Wisconsin? About 41 percent of those awaiting tion 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, hearings before an immigration judge and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, There was no objection. 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by sec- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman don’t have legal representation. Chil- tion 105 of title I of division B of Public Law from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 min- dren, Madam Chair, would benefit from 113–6, are hereby adopted by reference and utes. this. In March of 2014, a U.N. refugee made applicable with respect to fiscal year Ms. MOORE. Madam Chair, my agency report cited a strong link be- 2015. amendment adds $1 million to the Ex- tween instability and violence in the SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provi- ecutive Office for Immigration Review, Americas region and the new displace- sion of law, the Secretary may furnish serv- EOIR, and is offset through the Depart- ment patterns of children fleeing ices (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) ment of Justice salaries and expenses northward. Yet these children, ranging necessary to support the operation, mainte- account. from toddlers to teenagers, are so vul- nance, and improvement of space that per- Now, I really do want to acknowledge nerable, but they are less likely to sons, firms, or organizations are authorized, the committee for their great work in have legal advice and counsel, our no- pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative increasing funding for the EOIR for tion of guardian ad litem, to help them Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or this fiscal year, but even with this in- navigate the complex immigration occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, crease, Madam Chair, funding is still laws. This is so important, Madam Washington, DC, or other buildings, the woefully short of the President’s re- Chair. I hope we can work together to maintenance, operation, and protection of quest. This bill doesn’t nearly go far which has been delegated to the Secretary expand it. from the Administrator of General Services enough to address the crisis our immi- I urge my colleagues to support my pursuant to the Federal Property and Ad- gration courts face today. amendment, and I yield back the bal- ministrative Services Act of 1949 on a reim- This House has spared no expense— ance of my time. bursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts no expense—when it comes to throwing Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to received as reimbursement for services pro- money at our failed enforcement-only strike the requisite number of words. vided under this section or the authority immigration system. Since we are The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman under which the use or occupancy of the spending about $18 billion a year on en- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be forcement, we are detaining and de- utes. credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. porting immigrants at record levels. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I under- SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be con- An estimated 1,000 deportations take stand it takes a million from Attorney strued to prevent a grant recipient from de- place each day. Yet, Madam Chair, we General Holder’s office and puts it into terring child pornography, copyright in- have done little to nothing to ensure the immigration area. I think she fringement, or any other unlawful activity that our Nation’s immigration courts makes a powerful case. I have no objec- over its networks. keep up with that pace, let alone fix tion. SEC. 107. The Administrator of the Na- many of these problems. This is one Mr. FATTAH. Will the gentleman tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- tion is authorized to use, with their consent, more example to demonstrate why we yield? with reimbursement and subject to the lim- should have passed comprehensive im- Mr. WOLF. I yield to the gentleman its of available appropriations, the land, migration reform this year. from Pennsylvania. services, equipment, personnel, and facilities But that having been said, this Mr. FATTAH. I concur with the gen- of any department, agency, or instrumen- amendment seeks to address that dis- tleman’s remarks.

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Madam Chair, I In conclusion, I appreciate the efforts Before I close, I want to thank the move to strike the requisite number of of Chairman WOLF and Ranking Mem- chairman of the Appropriations Com- words. ber FATTAH to work with the Judiciary mittee, Mr. ROGERS, and the chairman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Committee on this very important bill. of the Commerce, Justice, Science Ap- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- I urge its support. propriations Subcommittee, Mr. WOLF, utes. I also want to take a moment to per- and the ranking member, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. GOODLATTE. Madam Chair, I sonally thank Chairman WOLF for his for working with me on this issue. Fi- rise today to express my support for service to this body and to the Com- nally, I would like to thank Mr. WOLF the fiscal year 2015 Commerce, Justice, monwealth of Virginia. He has been a for the years he has devoted to public Science, and Related Agencies Appro- leading advocate for justice, human service over the course of his very dis- priations bill and to thank Chairman rights, and religious freedom, and his tinguished career. WOLF for his steadfast service as chair- efforts have left an indelible mark on I yield back the balance of my time. man of the Commerce, Justice, Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, I move Science, and Related Agencies Sub- the Nation as well the world. I yield back the balance of my time. to strike the requisite number of committee. words. On behalf of the members of House b 2300 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Judiciary, I would like to express my AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. SINEMA from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- gratitude for the cooperative spirit in Ms. SINEMA. Madam Chair, I have utes. which Chairman WOLF and the CJS an amendment at the desk. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, I ac- Subcommittee has worked with us to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- cept the amendment. I think it is a ensure that many of the Judiciary port the amendment. very good amendment. I congratulate Committee’s concerns were addressed. The Clerk read as follows: the gentlelady from Arizona, and I urge Funding for immigration courts, in- a ‘‘yes’’ vote. tellectual property rights, enforce- Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. I yield back the balance of my time. ment, and crime victims are just a few Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I of the critical priorities addressed by Page 38, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. move to strike the last word. the bill. I am pleased to say that the Page 40, line 3, after the dollar amount, in- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman bill includes an increase in funding for sert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 the administrative review and appeals The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman minutes. account. This increase will support from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I much-needed additional immigration utes. rise again in support of this amend- judge teams. I commend the committee Ms. SINEMA. Madam Chair, the ment. I join with the chairman. for their efforts to allocate this fund- I do note that this review has taken amendment today is a commonsense, ing, which is crucial to reducing the place at a number of universities, but budget-neutral amendment that pro- backlog of unadjudicated removal and none of these investigations have con- vides colleges and universities with ad- asylum cases. cluded and we don’t know the exact ditional resources to prevent and re- I also want to express my apprecia- facts. But we do know that young peo- spond to sexual violence on campus. tion for language included to ensure ple on college campuses and in other This amendment increases funding that the Executive Office for Immigra- circumstances are victimized. It is im- for the Department of Justice’s grants tion Review will not use taxpayer portant that this program receive addi- to reduce domestic violence, dating vi- funds to pay for attorneys for aliens in tional support. olence, sexual assault, and stalking on removal proceedings, except to the ex- I thank the gentlewoman for bring- campus program by $1 million and off- tent required by Federal court order. ing this amendment to our attention, sets this increase by reducing DOJ gen- This bill also increases funding avail- and I thank the chairman for accepting eral administration funding by the able for crime victims by raising the it. cap on the crime victims fund, a man- same amount. I yield back the balance of my time. datory account supported by criminal Madam Chair, I offer this amendment The Acting CHAIR. The question is fines, forfeited bail bonds, and special because nearly one in five female un- on the amendment offered by the gen- assessments, as opposed to appro- dergraduate students report being sex- tlewoman from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA). priated funding. ually assaulted in college. According to The amendment was agreed to. Furthermore, I applaud Chairman the Department of Education, 60 higher AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. KING OF IOWA WOLF and Ranking Member FATTAH for education institutions across the coun- Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Chairman, the extraordinary efforts shown try—including Arizona State Univer- I have an amendment at the desk. throughout title II of this bill to sity, which I represent—are under in- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- prioritize the elimination of human vestigation for their handling of sexual port the amendment. trafficking, using all of the law en- violence and harassment complaints. The Clerk read as follows: forcement components and tools of the We must do more to protect students Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- Department of Justice. and equip universities to respond ap- sert ‘‘(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by This bill also maintains many impor- propriately to sexual assault on cam- $5,000,000)’’. tant restrictions on the use of funds, pus. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is such as a prohibition on the transfer or This amendment will allow more in- recognized for 5 minutes. release of Guantanamo detainees into stitutions of higher education to imple- Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Chair, the U.S., the continuation of various ment comprehensive, coordinated re- first, I would like to reiterate the provisions related to firearms, and lim- sponses to sexual violence through the statement made by the chairman of the itations on the use of funds by the campus grant program. Judiciary Committee, Mr. GOODLATTE, Legal Services Corporation. The campus grant program was cre- and my appreciation for the service of The bill also provides $3.46 billion for ated by the Violence Against Women Mr. WOLF from Virginia and the job the Patent and Trademark Office, an Act of 2005 and reauthorized by the Vi- that he has done for my years that I amount equal to the fees that are ex- olence Against Women Reauthorization have been here for my years and be- pected to be collected by the PTO in Act of 2013, a bill which I worked hard yond. As a member of the Judiciary the coming fiscal year. to pass. Committee and this Congress, I very While I am disappointed that the bill Increasing funding to this vital pro- much appreciate FRANK WOLF’s con- includes no funds for the Juvenile Ac- gram represents an important step in tribution to the well-being of this

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The question is of Justice to use $5 million from the convictions; 1,075 aggravated assaults, on the amendment offered by the gen- general administration fund to inves- on down the line; 16,070 drunk or drug tleman from Iowa (Mr. KING). tigate the discretionary enforcement drivers released. And here is the kick- The question was taken; and the Act- decisions of the Department of Home- er, Madam Chair: 303 were released to ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- land Security concerning their release have been convicted of flight escape. peared to have it. Mr. KING of Iowa. Madam Chair, I of—and I will go through a series of They had broken out of jail, convicted these numbers that catch my attention demand a recorded vote. for breaking out of jail, put them back The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to and should alarm Americans: in jail, and released them again to save clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- For 2013, potentially deportable them the trouble of having to break ceedings on the amendment offered by aliens, ICE encountered 722,000, accord- out of jail again. the gentleman from Iowa will be post- ing to a report. They only charged These are the kind of things that I poned. 195,000. That means they released would ask the Department of Justice 527,000 potentially deportable aliens. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. BROWNLEY OF to take a look into because their mis- CALIFORNIA Of the criminal aliens they encoun- sion statement says that they are to Ms. BROWNLEY of California. tered, they released 68,000 criminal enforce the law, ensure public safety, Madam Chair, I have an amendment at aliens. That was 35 percent of the control crime, and seek punishment for the desk. criminal aliens that they encountered. those who violate the laws. It is de The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- Roughly another 195,000 encountered; facto amnesty that is going on in the port the amendment. 68,000 released. That is with no charges, Department of Homeland Security. It The Clerk read as follows: Madam Chair. Some will say that is is very consistent with the Department Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- under the DACA provisions. I will say of Justice’s mission statement that sert ‘‘(reduced by $1,000,000)’’. that the President has no constitu- they look into these actions. Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- tional authority to create groups of Let’s protect the American people sert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. people that are exempt from the law— from criminals being poured loose on Page 48, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. DACA standing for Deferred Action for the street by the tens of thousands. I Criminal Aliens, in this case, Madam don’t lament so much 1,000 deporta- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman Chair. It is not prosecutorial discre- tions a day as I do 193 murderers is recognized for 5 minutes. Ms. BROWNLEY of California. tion. turned loose in a year. I would point Madam Chair, I rise tonight to offer an Deportable aliens released on the out to the gentlelady that if the depor- streets now—they are on the ICE dock- amendment to H.R. 4660, which would tations in this country exceeded the il- increase funding for Veterans Treat- et for removal, but they are on the legal entries, we wouldn’t have this streets—870,000; 36,007 criminal aliens ment Courts. issue of illegal immigration in Amer- Our Nation’s heroes are returning released pending deportation—36,007. Of ica. home from over a decade of war with those are 88,000 convictions all to- I urge adoption of my amendment, the invisible wounds that come with gether in a variety of crimes from mur- and I yield back the balance of my multiple deployments and military der to kidnapping, arson, sexual as- time. service to our Nation. I am concerned sault, extortion, robbery, burglary, as- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I that the effects of posttraumatic stress sault, and many others. We know this: move to strike the requisite number of and TBI have led to a rise in substance that for a long period of time, about 15 words. abuse among our veterans, which in years on average, 76 percent of these The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman turn too often leads to criminal activ- criminals released do not show up for from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 ity. their final removal hearing. That minutes. This has led to an increase in vet- means 27,000 of the 36,000 will abscond. Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chairman, I erans being incarcerated by our justice The administration will say: Well, we thank my colleague from Iowa for of- system without addressing the mental had to release these criminals, these fering his amendment. I oppose it. health counseling they need after their murderers and sexual assaulters and I would hope that we would usher in service to our country. kidnappers, we had to release them be- the day in which the House would take My simple amendment would in- cause of a Supreme Court decision in up comprehensive immigration reform. crease funds for Veterans Treatment about 2001 called the Zadvydas v. Davis The President has acted, the Senate Courts by $1 million. Treatment courts decision. has acted. The people’s House should are designed to address fundamental In that the Supreme Court held that vote on this matter so that we can problems with our troubled veterans we couldn’t retain an individual who come to some conclusion on these who have succumbed to substance was being deported when the home issues. We are not going to handle it in abuse and have gotten in trouble with country wouldn’t accept that indi- a piecemeal fashion, but I think that it the law. These courts are designed to vidual. But that is only 3,000 of the is clear that there is enough concern in provide mental health counseling that 36,000 that would be under the our country. The Chamber of Com- focuses on rehabilitation and sobriety, Zadvydas decision. That is 8 percent. merce says we need to do immigration and works with veterans to address the The other 92 percent could have, and reform. Every responsible organization reasons for their criminal behavior. should have, been removed from this has spoken out on this, all of our reli- Veterans Treatment Courts provide our country—193 homicide convictions of gious leaders have spoken out. veterans with long-term solutions the 36,000. So when the gentlelady from The United States Congress has the versus short-term punishment. Wisconsin laments 1,000 deported responsibility not to run from this In January, I visited a Veterans today, there is about every other day— issue but to stand up and vote and be Treatment Court in Ventura County. more often than every other day—there counted. I hope one day the gentleman They are doing an amazing job with a is a murderer released on the streets from Iowa will have an opportunity to team of professionals really truly sav- under this policy that we are getting vote on comprehensive immigration re- ing one life at a time and providing a out of the Department of Homeland Se- form, and I hope that the people in my last chance for our veterans. Rather curity and ICE. district will have a chance to see me than arresting and jailing veterans for So my request is that $5 million out vote on this. The House should not a few days or weeks, only to return of this administrative budget be di- delay any longer. them to the same type of life, the Ven- rected to investigating the actions of This is an appropriations bill. We are tura County collaborative court con- the Department of Homeland Security not in the business of immigration re- nects veterans to needed treatment and

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I and in-court meeting involving the vet- transfers $1.5 million to the Inter- would have made it double the amount, eran, his or her attorney, and a VA rep- national Trade Commission to provide but we will try to add that when we get resentative. I was very impressed with legal and technical assistance to small to conference. I accept the amendment. the care that the court officers and vol- businesses seeking a remedy. I yield back the balance of my time. unteers extended to veterans who Time and time again, small busi- Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move found themselves before the court. nesses are losing business against un- to strike the last word. In Ventura County, Judge Toy White fair, low-cost imports that flood this The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has been a real champion of the vet- country. Something needs to be done. from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 erans court and has put together a very Small businesses need help. minutes. successful and effective program. They don’t have access to the same Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I rise in However, the Ventura County court legal resources as larger companies, support of this amendment and its is just one example of many of a Vet- and they can’t afford the cost to file a goals, and I agree with the spirit of the erans Treatment Court. I believe we claim against large state-supported in- chairman on this matter. need to increase Federal resources to dustries like we find in China. I do want to note that we went these critical programs nationwide, In West Virginia, we have one par- through a series of amendments in which is what my amendment seeks to ticular company that manufactures which we cut the general administra- accomplish. glass lead-free marbles. The company tive accounts at the Department of It is our obligation to ensure our vet- has fewer than 50 employees, and it has Justice, and there will be a day of reck- erans receive the appropriate attention asked our office a very simple ques- oning as there was with the Census Bu- to their needs and that we do whatever tion: When the average cost to file an reau. It has nothing to do with your we can to help them transition to an antidumping claim is between $1 mil- amendment, but we do have to fund lion and $2 million, how can a small independent civilian life. those accounts. manufacturer afford access to justice? I strongly urge my colleagues to sup- This is what happens when you have The Federal Government provides port my amendment to rehabilitate an allocation that is squeezed: the off- pro bono attorneys in criminal cases sets all start to sound pretty familiar. veterans who have gotten in trouble for those who can’t afford representa- The last three or four amendments with the law and help them secure a tion. Why not offer something similar have all been related to cutting money strong future. to our small businesses facing unfair Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- from these general accounts. They are dumping competition? ance of my time. On two occasions last year, this par- good amendments, and this is a good Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, I move ticular company had the opportunity amendment, so I stand in support of it. to strike the requisite number of to bid on significant contracts that I just want the House to take note words. would have allowed it to hire back laid- that, at some point, we will have to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman off workers, plus add an additional 20 reconcile these figures and conference from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- people. Both times, the company was with the Senate in that we will have to utes. knocked out by questionable Chinese be funding for these general accounts Mr. WOLF. Madam Chairman, this is competition. at DOJ. a good amendment. We accepted Mr. A recent contract was offered for 300 I yield back the balance of my time. NUGENT’s amendment earlier this million marbles per year. That con- The Acting CHAIR. The question is evening, I think for $2 million. For this tract would have guaranteed 300 days on the amendment offered by the gen- we accept the amendment. of production for hardworking Ameri- tleman from West Virginia (Mr. MCKIN- I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote, and I yield back cans. Again, a Chinese company under- LEY). the balance of my time. cut them unfairly. The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Unfortunately, we have seen this AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. MICHELLE LUJAN on the amendment offered by the gen- story before with Chinese currency ma- GRISHAM OF NEW MEXICO tlewoman from California (Ms. nipulation and State subsidies that Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of BROWNLEY). have crushed our tin, rebar, and hot New Mexico. Madam Chairman, I have The amendment was agreed to. rolled steel industries, among others. an amendment at the desk. b 2315 The ITC must have the tools to protect The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- our small businesses, and this amend- port the amendment. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. MCKINLEY ment is a step in the right direction. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. MCKINLEY. Madam Chairman, I Let’s be clear, Madam Chairman. Do Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- have an amendment at the desk. we want to keep talking about jobs? Or sert ‘‘(reduced by $2,000,000)’’. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- do we want to do something about it? Page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- port the amendment. Supporting this amendment will be an sert ‘‘(increased by $2,000,000)’’. The Clerk read as follows: Page 45, line 19, after the dollar amount, immense help for small employers in insert ‘‘(increased by $2,000,000)’’. Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- fighting back against unfair trade. sert ‘‘(reduced by $1,500,000)’’. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman Page 74, line 7, after the dollar amount, in- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to is recognized for 5 minutes. sert ‘‘(increased by $1,500,000)’’. strike the requisite number of words. Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman New Mexico. Thank you, Chairman from West Virginia is recognized for 5 from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- WOLF and Ranking Member FATTAH, minutes. utes. for your leadership and tireless work Mr. MCKINLEY. Before I get to my Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I rise in on this bill. remarks, let me join in the thanks for strong support of this amendment. The Madam Chairman, my amendment Chairman WOLF and Ranking Member gentleman from West Virginia is ex- would add $2 million to the Mentally FATTAH and for their staffs for all of actly right. Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Re- the hours that they put in here to- One of the frustrating things to keep duction Act programs. This will par- night. I have sat here and listened to in mind is that, in China, there are 24 tially restore these programs to all of these amendments. I have appre- Catholic bishops under house arrest, presequestration levels and provide ciated the patience you all have exhib- and nobody seems to care. There are desperately needed funding for increas- ited through this. big law firms in Washington that rep- ing the collaboration between our Na- Madam Chairman, many small busi- resent the Chinese Government, and tion’s criminal justice and mental nesses around the country are strug- nobody seems to care. health systems.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.143 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4903 My amendment is offset by the De- I yield back the balance of my time. The VA has had knowledge of the in- partment of Justice’s general adminis- The Acting CHAIR. The question is tentional manipulation of appointment tration account. While I recognize the on the amendment offered by the gen- schedules and the falsification of offi- importance of funding the DOJ, this tlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. cial records since at least 2010, when an amendment amounts to less than two- MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM). internal memorandum warned of the tenths of 1 percent of DOJ’s total ad- The amendment was agreed to. use of as many as 17 different sched- ministrative budget. AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COFFMAN uling schemes. Such manipulation oc- Even though this $2 million invest- Mr. COFFMAN. Madam Chairman, I curs because scheduling delays nega- ment is modest, it will have a tremen- have an amendment at the desk. tively affect a performance metric used dous impact on existing State and local The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- for bonuses at the VA. law enforcement agencies all across port the amendment. In an interim report issued today, the country to provide a broad range of The Clerk read as follows: the VA OIG confirmed that the manip- mental health services, including men- Page 22, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- ulation of appointment schedules per- tal health courts, mental health and sert ‘‘(reduced by $1,044,445)’’. sist, and they substantiated that sig- substance abuse treatment, rehabilita- Page 26, line 1, after the dollar amount, in- nificant delays in access to care have tion and community reentry services, sert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. negatively impacted the quality of care and training for State and local law en- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman at the Phoenix medical center. forcement to help them identify and from Colorado is recognized for 5 min- Further, they indicated that they improve responses to people with men- utes. opened investigations at 42 other VA tal illnesses. Mr. COFFMAN. Madam Chairman, I medical facilities across the Nation. I want to particularly express my rise to offer an amendment to the Jus- We do not yet know the full extent of support for crisis intervention training tice appropriation that would plus-up the scandal, including how many vet- for State and local police officers, the account for salaries and expenses erans have died while waiting for an which receives funding through the by $1 million for the United States At- Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and appointment with the VA. torneys’ Office and make an offsetting As with every scandal, I am very con- Crime Reduction Act. decrease in the amount appropriated Officer encounters with mentally ill cerned that additional crimes may be for general administration. committed during the coverup. I have individuals during crises too often end The first reason I offer this amend- instructed my investigators to con- in tragedy. Crisis intervention training ment is to acknowledge that, over the tinue to pursue leads in furtherance of can help prevent injuries to officers, al- past couple of years, the United States the committee’s congressional over- leviate harm to the person in crisis, Attorneys’ Office has devoted substan- sight duties. promote the decriminalization of indi- tial resources in the successful pros- viduals with mental illness, and reduce ecution of numerous individuals for the the stigma associated with mental dis- fraudulent use of the service-disabled, b 2330 orders. veteran-owned small business pref- In this role, we have received cred- We can all agree that the mental erence program. ible allegations from numerous em- health and criminal justice systems in My subcommittee worked diligently ployees that multiple VA supervisors this country are failing the American to bring attention to this type of fraud are instructing them to destroy evi- people. Focused more on prosecution to the VA Office of the Inspector Gen- dence and are dictating what to say to than on prevention and rehabilitation, eral and to get its commitment to pur- OIG investigators. These allegations jail is often used as a de facto holding sue these cases. are being referred to the OIG for crimi- area for the mentally ill. A recent case involved a joint VA The Department of Justice estimates nal investigations. OIG-FBI investigation of a sham com- Given the scope of the problems and that 64 percent of local jail inmates pany set up as a passthrough to secure and 56 percent of State inmates have the seriousness of the allegations, I almost $13.5 million in set-aside con- strongly urge passage of this amend- symptoms of severe mental illness. tracts that rightfully should have gone Without treatment, rehabilitation, ment to provide additional money to to a business owned by a qualified serv- and community reentry services, these the U.S. Attorneys’ Offices who will be ice-disabled veteran. individuals are much more likely to tasked with the difficult job of pur- Victimizing veterans must not be tol- spend their lives in and out of the pris- suing investigations and prosecuting erated. As chairman of the Sub- on system. In fact, 81 percent of men- the crimes related to this national committee on Oversight and Investiga- tally ill inmates in State prison and 79 scandal unfolding at the VA. tions of the House Committee on Vet- percent of mentally ill inmates in local When our servicemembers are de- erans’ Affairs, I want to see these in- jails have had prior convictions. prived of the quality health care that Considering that it takes more vestigations and prosecutions con- they have earned, we must demand jus- money to keep a person in jail for a tinue. tice from those who are found respon- Second, I anticipate a serious need year than to send him or her to college, sible. for investigative and prosecutorial re- we cannot afford to do nothing. I yield back the balance of my time. I believe my amendment is in the sources, going forward, nationwide, as a result of the burgeoning scandal in- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to spirit of this bill’s goal of investing in strike the requisite number of words. prevention and rehabilitation in order volving the manipulation of appointment scheduling records at VA medical The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman to reduce recidivism and long-term in- from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- carceration costs. facilities. My subcommittee has been inves- utes. I urge my colleagues to support my Mr. WOLF. I support the amendment, amendment and ensure that our crimi- tigating problems with appointment scheduling, consult delays, and timely and I yield back the balance of my nal justice and mental health systems time. have the funds that they need to serve health care for over 3 years. Lists with Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move this country’s most vulnerable people. true wait times are being kept off the With that, I yield back the balance of official books. According to these to strike the last word. my time. sources, as many as 40 veterans may The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to have died while waiting for an appoint- from Pennsylvania is recognize for 5 strike the requisite number of words. ment at the Phoenix medical center. minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Upon this discovery, the full com- Mr. FATTAH. The gentleman moved from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- mittee chairman, JEFF MILLER, imme- back and forth from the original alle- utes. diately called for an in-depth criminal gations to today’s report from the in- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, we have al- investigation by the VA OIG at all spector general, but left out some very ready increased this, but I think it is medical centers where such schedule important points, and I want to make meritorious, so I have no objection to manipulation, appointment delays, and sure the House is operating from full the amendment. preventable deaths may be occurring. information.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.118 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4904 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 The allegation that veterans died for 1,700 veterans waiting for primary care waiting list are taken care of imme- a lack of care was not proven by to- appointments but who were not on the diately. And those who have been de- day’s report. In fact, the inspector gen- electronic waiting list. Until that hap- nied care—God forbid somebody died as eral said today they have no ability to pens, the inspector general states, the a result of being denied care—that is determine this issue. wait time is not even started. going to result in criminal charges, The actual whistleblower who made This report is deeply, deeply dis- which is what the gentleman’s amend- this allegation in the first place was on turbing, and as it comes to those indi- ment is intended to do—to make sure FOX News on Sunday and said that he viduals, my good friend from Pennsyl- the Attorney General has the resources had no ability to tie the death to the vania is correct, there are no conclu- to follow the facts where they may delay. sions yet drawn about whether or not lead. I think we don’t want to create a sit- anyone died as a result of being denied We need to be careful to follow the uation where we don’t have veterans access to the VA because the inspector facts. But I am quoting directly from seeking care based on misinformation. general doesn’t have enough evidence the report. This is absolutely unaccept- So what I want to do is just take a yet. able. It is outrageous. This is the op- minute and make sure the House is As he says in the report: portunity during this debate on this aware that under every analysis, the We are not reporting the results of our bill to add additional resources to the care at the VA is good or excellent. clinical reviews as to whether or not some- Attorney General’s office so they can This is from the actual veterans’ care one may have as a result of a delay died or hire the investigators and attorneys organizations and their testimony be- been adversely affected while on a waiting that are necessary—when this inspec- list. fore the Congress, House, and Senate. tor general’s report is final—to pursue In fact, today, I had a young woman To quote the inspector general: criminal charges, if they are merited. who was a paralyzed Vietnam war vet- These assessments need to draw conclu- So I strongly support the gentle- sions based on analysis of medical records, eran. She walked into my office. She is man’s amendment. This is another death certificates, and autopsy results. We arrow in our quiver to do everything in involved in a spinal cord program at have made requests to appropriate State the Bronx VA that has got her up and agencies and issued subpoenas to obtain our power to protect the health and walking. It is part of the ReWalk sys- those records. They are gathering the infor- well-being of the men and women of tem. mation. this country who have served us so well She was first denied some benefits The gentleman’s amendment is an at- in defending our freedom and our pros- because her autoimmune deficiency tempt to add additional funding to the perity. was caused by agent orange, and that Department of Justice to pursue crimi- I urge all of us to support the chair- had been denied for many years. But nal investigations and pursue criminal man’s amendment, and I yield back the under General Shinseki, they have al- charges. I sincerely hope that that does balance of my time. lowed this. And now, because she had not come to pass, but we have a report The Acting CHAIR. The question is more than a 50 percent disability, a right in front of us today that tells us on the amendment offered by the gen- quality wheel chair and other access. it is headed in that direction. tleman from Colorado (Mr. COFFMAN). I want to make this point clear. One The inspector general has said in The amendment was agreed to. is that no one anywhere has found that this, again, preliminary report, they The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will some veteran died because of a lack of find that inappropriate scheduling read. The Clerk read as follows: service. It has not been proven. It is an practices are a systemic problem na- allegation. There is an investigation. tionwide in the Veterans Affairs De- JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY And we should see the investigation to partment. For necessary expenses for information its conclusion. But the one thing we It is just appalling and unacceptable. sharing technology, including planning, de- don’t want to do is create a situation The VA staff at two VA medical fa- velopment, deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until where veterans who need care don’t cilities deleted consults without full consideration of the impact to pa- expended: Provided, That the Attorney Gen- pursue it. And especially in spinal cord eral may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this ac- and in terms of artificial limbs and tients. Multiple schedulers described to count, from funds available to the Depart- traumatic brain injury, there is no bet- us a process they use that essentially ment of Justice for information technology, ter care that our veterans can get than overrides appointments to reduce the for enterprise-wide information technology at the VA. reported waiting times. initiatives: Provided further, That the trans- So I just want to make this point The inspector general found out that fer authority in the preceding proviso is in that we are not dealing with the sub- at the Phoenix health care center cer- addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. stance of the amendment, but that on tain audit controls were not even en- the facts of this investigation the abled. This limited the ability of the AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. LEE OF CALIFORNIA House would be well served to let us Veterans Affairs Department and the Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, have an investigation and then let us inspector general to determine whether I have an amendment at the desk. react to what the facts are. any malicious manipulation of the electronic medical records occurred. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- I yield back the balance of my time. port the amendment. Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Chair, I Somebody turned off—or didn’t even turn on—the audit controls that would The Clerk read as follows: move to strike the last word. On page 22, line 13, after the dollar The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman allow a criminal investigation to determine whether or not there was a mali- amount, insert: ‘‘(reduced by $2,500,000)’’. from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. On page 34, line 8, after the dollar amount, Mr. CULBERSON. Madam Chair, I cious intent. insert: ‘‘(reduced by $500,000)’’. rise in strong support of the gentle- This is outrageous. It is unaccept- On page 44, line 6, after the dollar amount, man’s amendment, because as the Con- able. As chairman of the Veterans Af- insert: ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. gress has learned today in the VA in- fairs Appropriations Subcommittee I On page 48, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert: ‘‘(increased by $3,000,000)’’. spector general’s report, quoting di- assure you that our subcommittee—I rectly from that report: know Chairman MILLER and your sub- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman committee and the United States Con- from California is recognized for 5 min- The inspector general’s review at a growing number of VA medical facilities has congress—is going to devote every re- utes. firmed that inappropriate scheduling prac- source, every tool, every asset at our Ms. LEE of California. Madam Chair, tices are systemic throughout veterans disposal to assure veterans are given let me thank our ranking member, Mr. health administration. immediate access to health care. They FATTAH, for his tremendous leadership To date, our work has substantiated seri- have earned it. They deserve it. They on the subcommittee. Also, I want to ous conditions at the Phoenix health care are going to get right in immediately, thank Chairman WOLF, first of all, for system. whether it is a VA hospital or another your years of service and for so much And as my colleague said, they have hospital. of your hard work on this bill and so initiated reviews at 42 others. They We are going to fix this problem and many other issues. We have worked to- have already identified an additional make sure that those that are on the gether for so many years. Your legacy

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Support brings together government Page 34, line 8, after the dollar amount, in- Let me thank also our staff on both and nonprofit partners to reengage sert ‘‘(reduced by $2,000,000)’’. sides of the aisle for their assistance, youth in school after leaving a juvenile The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman for their support, their very astute un- detention center. from Tennessee is recognized for 5 min- derstanding of this bill, and for helping Also, in my home district, the Ala- utes. us put together this amendment, which meda County Sheriff’s Office has im- Mr. COHEN. Madam Chair, this is a is really very simple, and hopefully plemented Operation My Home Town, very logical amendment that I hope Members on both sides of the aisle can which provides pre- and post-release will be accepted. What this does is it support. services to inmates at the Santa Rita takes a program that the Department It would increase funding for Second Jail, the fifth-largest county jail in the of Justice announced last week, that I Chance Act programs by $3 million, off- Nation. have been encouraging the President set from the justice information shar- These are just a couple of examples and the Attorney General to engage in, ing technology and the Bureau of Pris- of the hundreds of successful programs and that is to expand the clemency de- on salaries account. that have helped previously incarcer- partment in the Department of Justice, I have to once again thank the chair ated individuals get back on their feet so that individuals who are unjustly in- and Ranking Member FATTAH for fund- during a very difficult time. These pro- carcerated can appropriately be rec- ing the Second Chance Act to the grams work in our district. ommended to the President for President’s request in this bill. This is a bipartisan bill, a bipartisan commutations and/or pardons. Now, more than ever, we need strong program. I know that there is support This Congress passed the fairness in investments in bipartisan and proven for this program and reforming our sentencing law a few years ago. The effective programs like the Second prison system on both sides of the President signed it in 2010, and it cor- aisle. Chance Act. Congressman DANNY DAVIS rected what we found were errors in This is also a fiscal issue. It is one from Illinois has been such a leader on the judgment of this Congress in the that has economic implications. It is this issue and has fought for many, way it incarcerated people and the dis- also a humanitarian issue. tinctions of cocaine and crack and many years to make sure that Second So I urge ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. Chance Act not only is authorized, but Once again, I want to thank the found that it had a disparate impact it is funded. chair, ranking member, and our staffs and an illogical impact on African At a time when our Nation incarcer- for your assistance and leadership. Americans, that cocaine and crack are ates its citizens at the highest rate in I yield back the balance of my time. basically the same drug. the world, the fact of the matter is this For years, it was a 100 to 1 ratio in program needs very strong support. b 2345 the quantity, working against what In 2009, there were over 1.6 million in- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to was considered a drug more likely to be mates incarcerated in the United strike the requisite number of words. used by African Americans than Cauca- States. That is one in every 199 United The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman sians. The fact is that each drug is States residents. If you include those from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- equal in its pernicious effects on soci- housed in local jails, that number in- utes. ety, and that 100 to 1 ratio was wrong. creases to 2.2 million. Mr. WOLF. I think it is a good We changed it to 18 to 1. It should be We also need to acknowledge the dis- amendment, and I accept the amend- equal, but we changed it to 18 to 1. parate impact that mass incarceration ment. Accordingly, for the first time prob- has on communities of color. In 2011, 1 I yield back the balance of my time. ably in the history of this body and Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move in 13 Black males ages 30 to 34 were in maybe any legislative body, sentences to strike the last word. were reduced, which means that the prison, along with 1 in 36 Hispanic The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman public policy of the United States of males. That number is 1 in 90 for White from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 males. minutes. America is now that those people are This is an issue that tears at our Mr. FATTAH. That being granted, I being unjustly incarcerated. communities and our families each and also think it is a great amendment and It was only passed in a prospective every day. from a great Member. I thank the and not a retroactive fashion, which it Unfortunately, we know that more chairman for agreeing to it. should have been, because public policy than half of the inmates who are re- I yield back the balance of my time. shows they are being unjustly incarcer- leased from prison who have served The Acting CHAIR. The question is ated. their time are re-incarcerated within 3 on the amendment offered by the gen- The President has seen the need to years. tlewoman from California (Ms. LEE). have more commutations and pardons. So we need to lower these unaccept- The amendment was agreed to. It costs us $30,000 a year to incarcerate able recidivism rates by addressing the The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will an individual, and if people are in there overwhelming obstacles faced by the read. on sentences that are void against pub- reentry population. That is exactly The Clerk read as follows: lic policy, they should be released. what the Second Chance Act does, by ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS They should have a commutation when providing grants to State and local (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) they have served their time according governments as well as nonprofit orga- For expenses necessary for the administra- to the law that has existed in this nizations who are working to improve tion of pardon and clemency petitions and country from 2010 to the present. outcomes for people returning to com- immigration-related activities, $335,000,000, It would reunite them with their munities from incarceration. of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by trans- families, get them back into society, This also increases public safety and fer from the Executive Office for Immigra- and save the public the cost of incar- actually reduces the burden on tax- tion Review fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigra- cerating them. payers. tion Examinations Fee’’ account: Provided, So what this particular amendment That, of the amount provided, not to exceed The Second Chance Act grants funds $10,000,000 is for the Executive Office for Im- would do is take just $2 million from for comprehensive and coordinated migration Review for courthouse operations, the Bureau of Prisons, which has a services in employment, housing, edu- language services and automated system re- budget in the hundreds of millions of cation, substance abuse, mental health, quirements and shall remain available until dollars. Their budget is $7 billion, with and family counseling. expended. a $121 million increase. Since becoming the law, the Second AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. COHEN It would take $2 million from the Bu- Chance Act has authorized nearly 600 Mr. COHEN. Madam Chair, I have an reau of Prisons which is one three-hun- grants that have been awarded to local amendment at the desk. dred-fiftieth of what the Bureau of

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I further, That of the amount appropriated, commutations and save money for soci- commend the administration for this, such sums as may be necessary shall be ety and reunite people with their loved and I hope that we can find a way to available to the Civil Rights Division for sal- ones and give them freedom—freedom, provide more support. aries and expenses associated with the elec- which is so important—and liberty. I don’t agree with the gentleman’s tion monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f) Now, I know some of the amend- math, that $2 million cut from any and to reimburse the Office of Personnel ments have been talked about and they number of other places in the Bureau Management for such salaries and expenses: said: well, we don’t want to put any of of Prisons would be just fine. I know Provided further, That of the amounts pro- the people in the Bureau of Prisons at these accounts pretty well, and I have vided under this heading for the election risk. some concerns about that. monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain I would submit to you that by taking I do think that in a $28 billion invest- available until expended. $2 million from the Bureau of Prisons ment or spending in the Department of AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. FLEMING and allowing more people to be rec- Justice in total, clearly, there are dol- Mr. FLEMING. Madam Chairman, I ommended for commutations, there lars that could be used so that inno- have an amendment at the desk. would be less people in prison, less need cent people in our country, or those The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- for those personnel, and less likely of who have deserved to have some relief, port the amendment. having any problems. can appropriately apply for clemency. The Clerk read as follows: Beyond that, the Bureau of Prisons I will be glad to work with the gen- On page 23, line 24 after ‘‘893,000,000’’ add ‘‘(reduce by $866,000)’’. would see to it that $2 million didn’t tleman on this as we go forward. On page 100, line 17, after ‘‘$0’’, add ‘‘(income from areas where prison guards Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- crease by $866,000)’’. would be endangered. They could take ance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman that from personnel. They could take The Acting CHAIR. The question is from Louisiana is recognized for 5 min- it from management. They could take on the amendment offered by the gen- utes. it from administration. They could tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN). Mr. FLEMING. Madam Chairman, I take it even from the areas where the The question was taken; and the Act- want to thank my good friend, Chair- prisoners get their clothing or their ing Chair announced that the noes ap- man WOLF, for all the many years of food or whatever they get. peared to have it. service he has provided and the great I assure you that $2 million will not Mr. COHEN. Madam Chairman, I de- work he is doing on this appropriation. jeopardize a single member of the Bu- mand a recorded vote. My amendment simply reduces the reau of Prisons, but it will give people The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Department of Justice’s general legal freedom and liberty, at $30,000 a year clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- account by $866,000, specifically tar- for the taxpayers. ceedings on the amendment offered by geting the Deputy Attorney General’s So I would hope that we could ap- the gentleman from Tennessee will be office until the Attorney General en- prove this, give this newly invigorated postponed. forces the Controlled Substances Act, Department of Justice office for The Clerk will read. as well as the Bank Secrecy Act. commutations $23 million to hire more The Clerk read as follows: My amendment does not reduce the attorneys to make sure they make the OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL enforcement funding available to DOJ, right decisions and they make plentiful For necessary expenses of the Office of In- but rather decreases available funding decisions to give people liberty and spector General, $88,000,000, including not to for the salaries of individuals who are save the taxpayers money. exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emer- delineating ways to evade Federal law. I would ask for a positive vote, and gencies of a confidential character. Madam Chairman, it is with growing thank you for the opportunity to UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION alarm that we see this administration present this amendment. SALARIES AND EXPENSES selectively executing and enforcing The Acting CHAIR. The time of the For necessary expenses of the United Federal law. gentleman has expired. States Parole Commission as authorized, The CSA sets forth five classifica- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to $13,308,000. tions or schedules for controlled sub- strike the requisite number of words. LEGAL ACTIVITIES stances. Marijuana, along with heroin The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman and LSD, are schedule I drugs without from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES accepted medical purpose and which utes. have a high potential for abuse. Smok- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I oppose For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not other- ing marijuana remains a Federal of- the amendment. wise provided for, including not to exceed fense, and growers and distributors Chairman GOODLATTE, chairman of $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to could and should be prosecuted. the Judiciary Committee, who was be expended under the direction of, and to be Despite DOJ’s responsibility to up- here and just left, strongly opposes the accounted for solely under the certificate of, hold the CSA as the law of the land, amendment. the Attorney General; and rent of private or over the last few months, the Depart- There is no authorization. There is Government-owned space in the District of ment of Justice has issued several no appropriation. Congress never ap- Columbia, $893,000,000, of which not to exceed memos suggesting ways for States like proved it. It is almost like an executive $20,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: Pro- Colorado and Washington to evade Fed- order out of nowhere. vided, That of the total amount appro- eral law and Federal law enforcement Again, so the chairman of the full priated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be avail- and encouraging other States to follow committee, we try to work closer to- able to INTERPOL Washington for official suit with decriminalization and poten- gether. We have had a better relation- reception and representation expenses: Pro- tially legalization. ship than we have had for a long time. vided further, That notwithstanding section Any Google search will tell you that The authorizers oppose it, and so I 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the the first of eight Federal priorities out- strongly oppose it and ask for a ‘‘no’’ Attorney General that emergent cir- lined in Deputy Attorney General vote on the amendment. cumstances require additional funding for James Cole’s August 2013 is being run Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such roughshod in Colorado. ance of my time. amounts to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Kids are quickly gaining access to Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move Legal Activities’’ from available appropria- marijuana. News accounts from Colo- to strike the requisite number of tions for the current fiscal year for the De- rado describe elementary children sell- words. partment of Justice as may be necessary to ing pot at school.

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There have Madam Chairman, I don’t have time strongly support the amendment. not been the problems alleged to have to delve into all of the negative issues I yield back the balance of my time. occurred in other areas. And we can regarding health care and marijuana, Mr. COHEN. Madam Chair, I move to wait and see how those States’ experi- but it is vitally important for my col- strike the last word. ments go. And the Department of Jus- leagues to remember that the scientific The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tice is allowing the experiment to go facts and recent studies all point to the from Tennessee is recognized for 5 min- on for other States’ benefits. fact that marijuana is highly addictive, utes. And I yield to the gentleman from is closely linked to altered brain devel- Mr. COHEN. Madam Chair, as we Louisiana. opment; schizophrenia; mental illness; near the midnight hour, as Wilson Mr. FLEMING. I thank the gen- heart complications; lower IQ; and im- Pickett would say: In the midnight tleman for yielding. And I would say to pairs attention, judgment, and memory hour, we drift off to ‘‘Reefer Madness’’ you that science tells us that the more functions. type of logic. drugs—whether it is marijuana or her- I would like to close by reading the We saw ‘‘Reefer Madness’’ in the thir- oin or whatever—are out there in soci- following statement from the Drug En- ties, and it has come back to Congress ety, on the shelves in homes, the more forcement Agency’s DEA May 2014 here 80-some-odd years later. likely children will get involved in booklet on the ugly truth about mari- The fact is we are not talking about them. And as they do, in their young, juana: marijuana for children. Children developing brains, they are five times Legalization of marijuana, no matter how shouldn’t be doing marijuana, nor more likely at risk of having an addic- it begins, will come at the expense of our should they be smoking tobacco, nor tion, and that is what gets them in children and public safety. It will create de- should they be drinking beer or alco- prison. And trust me, my friend, I will pendency and treatment issues and opens the hol. We are talking about adults, and tell the gentleman that whether it is door to use of other drugs, impaired health, we are talking about: Should adults marijuana or heroin or delinquent behavior, and drugged drivers. who are behaving according to the laws methamphetamines, as a drug addict I think the DEA got it right. It is in the States in which they live—and once told me: All addicting substances time for the rest of the Justice Depart- the States passed certain laws in Colo- are gateways to other addicting sub- ment to do their job and enforce cur- rado and Washington concerning legal- stances. rent U.S. law that recognizes mari- ization, and in 20-some-odd States and Mr. COHEN. So should we make alco- juana’s devastating impact on our chil- the District of Columbia passed med- hol illegal again, that exercise in pro- dren and society. ical marijuana laws. Should those peo- hibition that was brought by this Con- I am hopeful that my amendment ple who abide by the laws of the State, gress, that was proved to be such a fail- will encourage DOJ to take steps nec- the laws that are closest to them, that ure, that it was repealed later on? essary to correct any misunder- some on the other side of the aisle Should we make alcohol illegal because standing regarding the Federal en- would regularly say we should defer to kids might get it? I submit to you, if forcement of the CSA and the BSA. I the States and we should let the States you want to do that, you be the leader. Mr. FLEMING. If the gentleman will now urge my colleagues to join me in set the policies for everybody—we do again yield, alcohol has been a part of supporting this amendment. that on a lot of things, but we some- our society and culture for thousands Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- times don’t do it on these particular of years as part of our religious prac- ance of my time. issues. tices. It was impractical to have a pro- b 0000 The fact that people are being incarcerated in great numbers and losing hibition. Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move to Mr. COHEN. Bourbon is part of our their liberty and having a scarlet ‘‘M’’ strike the requisite number of words. religious practices? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman put on their chest that denies them Mr. FLEMING. Alcohol is part of our from Virginia is recognized for 5 min- public housing on occasions, denies religious practices. utes. them scholarships, and denies them op- Mr. COHEN. Wine. So make wine Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I support portunities to work is wrong. Even if legal. How about bourbon and scotch the gentleman’s amendment. you take the arguments that the gen- and vodka and gin? I was just reading the dangers and tleman on the other side of the aisle Mr. FLEMING. So it has been cul- consequences of marijuana abuse. What makes, if you accept them, it still turally accepted for many generations; is happening to our country? I saw a re- doesn’t fit the punishment, the lifetime whereas, marijuana hasn’t. port today in The Hill newspaper, scarlet letter that you put on an indi- So if alcohol is a problem, why do we ‘‘Buyers’ remorse on marijuana?’’ The vidual. want to add another problem in the growers in Mexico are not growing Mr. FLEMING. Will the gentleman form of marijuana? marijuana now. They are going into yield? Mr. COHEN. It has been culturally the poppy business because they are Mr. COHEN. The Department of Jus- accepted not in your area, but in some now doing it in Colorado. tice is correct to respect the laws of cultures it has. I cast the deciding vote against the States and to put an understanding And in the African American commu- smoking on airplanes, and now we are that heroin and crack and cocaine and nity, you are eight times more likely encouraging or allowing people to use meth and prescription drugs are drugs to be arrested and sent to jail because marijuana? that really cause the evils we have and of the color of your skin. It has a dis- I think the gentleman is right. And I the problems we have in society, that parate impact on minorities. It always have been disappointed in the Justice make people commit crimes to feed has. Department because, you know, we their habits. Marijuana does not make If you go back to the genesis of the should follow the law. The law is the people commit crime. It makes them laws in the thirties, it was made illegal law, and I think the gentleman is overeat. It doesn’t make them commit because of discrimination against His- right. You are seeing the skirting of crimes. And that is why we need to panics. And in the seventies, Nixon the law. There is much more. We are prioritize the resources we have in this spoke out, as did Haldeman and going to have a big debate tomorrow, I country toward those drugs that really Ehrlichman, and they said this is guess, on this whole issue a little bit cause problems to others. something we can’t talk about, African differently than this. I commend the Department of Jus- Americans in the inner city, but we But I think the gentleman is right. tice for their discretion. They haven’t can take their drug of choice and make The law is the law, and the Justice De- gone as far as they should. And the lab- it illegal.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:03 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28MY7.132 H28MYPT1 tjames on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4908 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 28, 2014 I yield back the balance of my time. have to accept change for what it is. It at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as The Acting CHAIR. Members are re- is a change because people have grown the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post minded to direct their remarks to the to a different point of view or, as the Office Building’’. Chair. President has said, you evolve on some H.R. 2391. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I move of these issues. at 5323 Highway N in Cottleville, Missouri as to strike the last word and hopefully to I yield back the balance of my time. the ‘‘Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post offer the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Office’’. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman on the amendment offered by the gen- H.R. 2939. An act to award the Congres- from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 tleman from Louisiana (Mr. FLEMING). sional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. minutes. The amendment was agreed to. H.R. 3060. An act to designate the facility Mr. FATTAH. Madam Chair, I resem- Mr. WOLF. Madam Chair, I move of the United States Postal Service located at 232 Southwest Johnson Avenue in ble some of the remarks that have been that the Committee do now rise. made as of late on the floor. I want to Burleson, Texas, as the ‘‘Sergeant William The motion was agreed to. Moody Post Office Building’’. say a couple of things. Accordingly, the Committee rose; H.R. 4032. An act to exempt from Lacey One is that a lot of us like to hold and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. CUL- Act Amendments of 1981 certain water trans- onto things, but, you know, life moves BERSON) having assumed the chair, Ms. fers by the North Texas Municipal Water on and the country moves on. There is FOXX, Acting Chair of the Committee District and the Greater Texoma Utility Au- a point in time in which the country of the Whole House on the state of the thority, and for other purposes. made a decision around alcohol and put Union, reported that that Committee, H.R. 4488. An act to make technical corrections to two bills enabling the presentation it in a different category than other having had under consideration the bill things, and, seemingly, the public is of congressional gold medals, and for other (H.R. 4660) making appropriations for purposes. making a decision about marijuana. the Departments of Commerce and Jus- f Now, it may have something to do tice, Science, and Related Agencies for with the last few Presidents we have the fiscal year ending September 30, BILL PRESENTED TO THE had, who all agreed that they smoked 2015, and for other purposes, had come PRESIDENT marijuana, or it may have something to no resolution thereon. Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, to do with medical marijuana and the f reported that on May 23, 2014, she pre- notion that it can help in terms of sented to the President of the United dealing with the pain that people feel LEAVE OF ABSENCE States, for his approval, the following when they have chronic pain and dis- By unanimous consent, leave of ab- bill: eases. Whatever is going on, the truth sence was granted to: H.R. 862. To authorize the conveyance of of the matter is that the Congress, we Mrs. CAPITO (at the request of Mr. two small parcels of land within the bound- are probably the last to hear of it. But CANTOR) for today on account of weath- aries of the Coconino National Forest con- the Nation has kind of moved on, and er complications that inhibited her taining private improvements that were de- you see this in the State actions. travel. veloped based upon the reliance of the land- owners in an erroneous survey conducted in You see it in my hometown, where Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (at the re- May 1960. the district attorney got elected 4 quest of Mr. CANTOR) for today on ac- years ago and decided he was not pros- count of attending a funeral. f ecuting any more marijuana cases, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (at ADJOURNMENT where the people had just possession the request of Mr. CANTOR) for today Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I move that for use. And now, 4 years later, the city and the balance of the week on account council has finally decided, well, the House do now adjourn. of family medical reasons. The motion was agreed to; accord- maybe the police shouldn’t lock people Ms. ESTY (at the request of Ms. up since the DA is not going to pros- ingly (at 12 o’clock and 11 minutes PELOSI) for today. a.m.), under its previous order, the ecute them. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (at the re- So sometimes those of us who are in House adjourned until today, Thurs- quest of Ms. PELOSI) for today through day, May 29, 2014, at 10 a.m. for morn- political office, we get dragged along a May 30. little slower. But it doesn’t matter ing-hour debate. Mr. HONDA (at the request of Ms. what we decide on this issue. There are f PELOSI) for today. decisions being made, and the country Ms. SLAUGHTER (at the request of Ms. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, is moving in a different direction, very PELOSI) for today through May 30 on ETC. similar to the decision that was made account of a death in the family. on the prohibition in terms of alcohol. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (at the So the point here is that we will vote communications were taken from the request of Ms. PELOSI) for today on ac- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: however we may vote. It will not be the count of district business. deciding issue in this regard, because 5790. A letter from the Director, Defense local communities are deciding. Just f Procurement and Acquisition Policy, De- partment of Defense, transmitting the De- like in Kentucky now, you have MITCH ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED partment’s final rule — Defense Federal Ac- MCCONNELL and others talking about Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, quisition Regulation Supplement: Con- what we are going to do about hemp. reported and found truly enrolled bills tracting Officer’s Representative (DFARS There is going to be some movement of the House of the following titles, Case 2013-D023) (RIN: 0750-AI21) received here on some of these issues, and those April 17, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. which were thereupon signed by the of us who have got a few gray hairs, we 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Armed Speaker pro tempore, Mr. WOLF: might just have to hold on and know Services. that the country has made changes on H.R. 724. An act to amend the Clean Air 5791. A letter from the Director, Office of Act to remove the requirement for dealer some of these social issues. Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- certification of new light-duty motor vehi- ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- But there is still the reality that cles. tion’s final rule — Restrictions on Sales of when we made the change on alcohol, H.R. 1036. An act to designate the facility Assets of a Covered Financial Company by we went from shooting up and down the of the United States Postal Service located the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation street during prohibition over it, with at 103 Center Street West in Eatonville, (RIN: 3064-AE05) received May 2, 2014, pursu- Eliot Ness and crew, to a point where Washington, as the ‘‘National Park Ranger ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee we have accepted it as part of, as you Margaret Anderson Post Office’’. on Financial Services. said, our culture. Now, it is still not H.R. 1228. An act to designate the facility 5792. A letter from the General Counsel, healthy; it is still addictive; it is still of the United States Postal Service located National Credit Union Administration, at 123 South 9th Street in De Pere, Wis- transmitting the Administration’s final rule a drug; but it is not criminalized in our consin, as the ‘‘Corporal Justin D. Ross Post — Technical Amendments (RIN: 3133-AE33) Nation. And that might be where Office Building’’. received May 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. America is headed on the question of H.R. 1451. An act to designate the facility 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial marijuana. And some of us, at times, of the United States Postal Service located Services.

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A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, chemical Energy Conservation Program: Certification Department of Homeland Security, transmit- fragrances, and other components of femi- of Commercial Heating, Ventilation, and ting the Department’s final rule — Regu- nine hygiene products; to the Committee on Air-Conditioning (HVAC), Water Heating lated Navigation Area; Gulf Intracoastal Wa- Energy and Commerce. (WH), and Refrigeration (CRE) Equipment terway, Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New By Ms. MCCOLLUM: [Docket No.: EERE-2013-BT-NOC-0023] (RIN: Orleans, LA [Docket No.: USCG-2009-0139) H.R. 4747. A bill to prohibit the use of glob- 1904-AD12) received May 6, 2014, pursuant to (RIN: 1625-AA11) received May 5, 2014, pursu- al health activities to collect foreign intel- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ligence, and for other purposes; to the Com- Energy and Commerce. on Transportation and Infrastructure. mittee on Intelligence (Permanent Select). 5794. A letter from the Director, Regula- 5804. A letter from the Acting Chief Coun- By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. tions Policy and Management Staff, Depart- sel, FEMA, Department of Homeland Secu- THOMPSON of California, Ms. LORETTA ment of Health and Human Services, trans- rity, transmitting the Department’s final SANCHEZ of California, Mr. MARCH- mitting the Department’s final rule — Med- rule — Change in Submission Requirements ANT, and Mr. BOUSTANY): ical Devices Ophthalmic Devices; Classifica- for State Mitigation Plans [Docket ID: H.R. 4748. A bill to amend the Harmonized tion of the Eyelid Weight [Docket No.: FDA- FEMA-2012-0001] (RIN: 1660-AA77) received Tariff Schedule of the United States to 2013-N-0069] received May 2, 2014, pursuant to May 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); eliminate tariffs on technological goods pro- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on to the Committee on Transportation and In- viding educational value for children, and for Energy and Commerce. frastructure. other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 5795. A communication from the President 5805. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, and Means. of the United States, transmitting notifica- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. tion that an Executive Order termnating the ting the Department’s final rule — Draw- BROUN of Georgia): prohibitions in section 1 of Executive Order bridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey In- H.R. 4749. A bill to modify the definition of 13303 of May 22, 2003, as amended has been tracoastal Waterway (NJICW), Barnegat ‘‘antique firearm’’; to the Committee on issued, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (H. Doc. Bay, Seaside Heights, NJ [Docket No.: Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- No. 113–117); to the Committee on Foreign USCG-2013-0926] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be Affairs and ordered to be printed. May 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 5796. A letter from the Deputy Assistant to the Committee on Transportation and In- each case for consideration of such provi- Secretary for Export Administration, De- frastructure. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 5806. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, partment of Commerce, transmitting the De- committee concerned. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- partment’s final rule — Additon of Certain By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia (for him- ting the Department’s final rule — Regu- Persons to the Entity List [Docket No.: self and Mr. CUELLAR): lated Navigation Area; Piscataqua River 140324264-4264-01] (RIN: 0694-AG12) received H.R. 4750. A bill to clarify the treatment of Channel Obstruction near Memorial Bridge, May 7, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); health care provider standards of care under Piscataqua River, Portsmouth, NH [Docket to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Federal health care provisions; to the Com- 5797. A letter from the Deputy Assistant No.: USCG-2014-0159] (RIN: 1625-AA11) re- mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- Secretary for Export Administration, De- ceived May 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. dition to the Committee on the Judiciary, partment of Commerce, transmitting the De- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- for a period to be subsequently determined partment’s final rule — Addition of Certain tation and Infrastructure. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Persons to the Entity List [Docket No.: 5807. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- 120504049-1049-01] (RIN: 0694-AF69) received Department of Homeland Security, transmit- risdiction of the committee concerned. May 7, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ting the Department’s final rule — Special By Mr. KILMER: to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Local Regulation; Low Country Splash, 5798. A letter from the Assistant Director Wando River, Cooper River, and Charleston H.R. 4751. A bill to make technical correc- for Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Harbor; Charleston, SC [Docket No.: USCG- tions to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the re- Treasury, transmitting the Department’s 2014-0110] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received May 5, naming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese final rule — Ukraine-Related Sanctions Reg- 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the American Exclusion Memorial, and for other ulations received May 7, 2014, pursuant to 5 Committee on Transportation and Infra- purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on For- structure. sources. eign Affairs. 5808. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, By Mr. LATTA: 5799. A letter from the Director, Office of Department of Homeland Security, transmit- H.R. 4752. A bill to amend the Communica- Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- ting the Department’s final rule — Regu- tions Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the fice’s final rule — Political Activity State or lated Navigation Areas; Bars along the Federal Communications Commission over Local Officers or Employees; Federal Em- Coasts of Oregon and Washington [Docket providers of broadband Internet access serv- ployees Residing in Designated Localities; No.: USCG-2013-0216] (RIN: 1625-AC01) re- ice; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Federal Employees (RIN: 3206-AM87) received ceived May 5, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. merce. May 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- tation and Infrastructure. WAXMAN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, ment Reform. 5809. A letter from the Chairman, Depart- Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. PASCRELL): 5800. A letter from the Director, Office of ment of Transportation, transmitting the H.R. 4753. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Personnel Management, transmitting the Of- Department’s final rule — Demurrage Liabil- enue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for fice’s final rule — Prevailing Rate Systems; ity [Docket No.: EP 707] received May 2, 2014, clean energy and to repeal fossil fuel sub- Special Wage Schedules for Nonappropriated pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- sidies for big oil companies; to the Com- Fund Automotive Mechanics (RIN: 3206- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- mittee on Ways and Means. AM63) May 5, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ture. By Mr. MCDERMOTT: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight 5810. A letter from the Director of Regula- H.R. 4754. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Government Reform. tion Policy and Management, Office of the enue Code of 1986 to reduce greenhouse gas 5801. A letter from the Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Department of Veterans Af- emissions by requiring a Federal emission Administrator for Regulatory Programs, fairs, transmitting the Department’s final permit for the sale or use of covered sub- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric rule — Loan Guaranty: Ability-to-Repay stances and to return funds to the American Administration, transmitting the Adminis- Standards and Qulaified Mortgage Definition people; to the Committee on Ways and tration’s final rule — International Fish- under the Truth in Lending Act (RIN: 2900- Means, and in addition to the Committee on eries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; Fishing Re- AO65) received May 7, 2014, pursuant to 5 Energy and Commerce, for a period to be strictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Vet- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in [Docket No.: 130717632-4285-02] (RIN: 0648- erans’ Affairs. each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the BD52) received May 2, 2014, pursuant to 5 f U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- committee concerned. ural Resources. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Mr. 5802. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Under clause 2 of rule XII, public ISRAEL, and Mr. SHERMAN): Administrator for Regulatory Programs, bills and resolutions of the following H. Res. 600. A resolution urging the Gov- NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ernment of Afghanistan, following a success- Administration, transmitting the Adminis- titles were introduced and severally re- ful first round of the presidential election on tration’s final rule — Fisheries of the Exclu- ferred, as follows: April 5, 2014, to pursue a transparent, cred- sive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alas- By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of ible, and inclusive run-off presidential elec- ka; Final 2014 and 2015 Harvest Specifica- New York (for herself, Mr. FARR, and tion on June 14, 2014, while ensuring the safe- tions for Groundfish; Correction [Docket No.: Ms. MOORE): ty of voters, candidates, poll workers, and

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election observers; to the Committee on For- Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of H.R. 2283: Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mrs. FOR- eign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- the United States Constitution TENBERRY, and Mrs. BACHMANN. mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be By Mr. LATTA: H.R. 2313: Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. HIMES, and subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H.R. 4752. Mr. GARCIA. each case for consideration of such provi- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2315: Mr. SCHOCK. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2330: Mr. LOEBSACK. committee concerned. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: Congress H.R. 2415: Mr. POMPEO and Mr. HORSFORD. By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for him- shall have the Power... ‘‘to regulate Com- H.R. 2453: Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. MURPHY of self, Mr. WOLF, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. merce with foreign Nations, and among the Florida. ROTHFUS, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. several States, and with the Indian tribes.’’ H.R. 2476: Mr. LATHAM. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. ADERHOLT, By Mr. MCDERMOTT: H.R. 2499: Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mrs. H.R. 4753. H.R. 2591: Mr. MAFFEI. BACHMANN, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. COT- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2662: Ms. LOFGREN. TON, and Mr. BENTIVOLIO): lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2673: Mr. WOMACK. H. Res. 601. A resolution condemning the Article I, Section 8 H.R. 2692: Mr. HIMES. death sentence against Meriam Yahia By Mr. MCDERMOTT: H.R. 2807: Mr. NUNES, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman H.R. 4754. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, and Mr. accused of apostasy; to the Committee on Congress has the power to enact this legis- PALAZZO. Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2827: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 2856: Mr. HIMES, Mr. POLIS, Mr. CON- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in United States Constitution NOLLY, and Mr. ENGEL. each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 2897: Mrs. DAVIS of California. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the f H.R. 2918: Mr. BYRNE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and committee concerned. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. By Mr. STOCKMAN: H.R. 2957: Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. JOHNSON of H. Res. 602. A resolution recognizing the Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Georgia, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 96th anniversary of the founding of the were added to public bills and resolu- BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. YOUNG of Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan; to the tions, as follows: Alaska. Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 2959: Mr. ROTHFUS and Mr. HURT. H.R. 6: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. H.R. 2994: Mrs. BLACK and Mrs. CAROLYN B. f H.R. 139: Mr. RUIZ. MALONEY of New York. H.R. 270: Mr. TAKANO. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY H.R. 3116: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mrs. H.R. 274: Mrs. CAPPS. STATEMENT BEATTY. H.R. 292: Ms. KAPTUR. H.R. 3153: Ms. BASS and Mr. DOGGETT. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 318: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas and Mr. H.R. 3335: Mr. COFFMAN. KINZINGER of Illinois. the Rules of the House of Representa- H.R. 3367: Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. H.R. 411: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. tives, the following statements are sub- ROTHFUS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. BARR. H.R. 460: Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, mitted regarding the specific powers H.R. 3374: Mr. ROSS. Mr. CA´ RDENAS, and Mr. DOGGETT. granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 3382: Mr. HECK of Washington. H.R. 508: Mr. ENYART. H.R. 3390: Mr. HONDA. tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 517: Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3413: Mr. PERRY. joint resolution. H.R. 594: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 3462: Mr. PRICE of Georgia. H.R. 855: Mr. POLIS, Ms. KUSTER, and Mr. By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 3471: Mr. SARBANES. SMITH of New Jersey. New York: H.R. 3489: Mr. TERRY. H.R. 4746. USTER H.R. 920: Ms. K . H.R. 3494: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 997: Mr. DESJARLAIS. H.R. 3544: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1078: Mr. ROTHFUS. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. NUNES. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, which reads: H.R. 1179: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 3560: Mr. SABLAN and Ms. CHU. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, H.R. 1249: Mr. LOBIONDO. H.R. 3707: Mr. RUNYAN. and among the several States, and with In- H.R. 1250: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H.R. 3717: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. dian Tribes. New Mexico. H.R. 3722: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. By Ms. MCCOLLUM: H.R. 1317: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. LOEBSACK. H.R. 3723: Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. FOSTER, and H.R. 4747. H.R. 1339: Mr. WELCH and Ms. DELAURO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 1354: Mr. BISHOP of Utah and Mr. H.R. 3742: Ms. SPEIER and Ms. SHEA-POR- lation pursuant to the following: DAINES. TER. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gives H.R. 1416: Mr. HANNA, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. Congress the power ‘‘To make all Laws H.R. 3836: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD and Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. FORBES, Ms. BROWNLEY of LARSON of Connecticut. which shall be necessary and proper for car- California, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. rying into Execution the foregoing powers.’’ H.R. 3854: Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. BROWNLEY of H.R. 1449: Mr. MCKINLEY. California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. By Mrs. BLACK: H.R. 1507: Mr. LEWIS. H.R. 4748. LOEBSACK, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 1523: Mr. DELANEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3858: Mr. ROONEY and Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 1527: Mr. ENYART, Mr. GIBSON, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3877: Mr. RANGEL, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. RICHMOND. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United MCCARTHY of New York, and Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 1563: Mr. THOMPSON of California. States Constitution, the Taxing and Spend- H.R. 3930: Mr. VARGAS and Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 1579: Mr. RANGEL. ing Clause: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power H.R. 3954: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 1652: Mr. FOSTER, Mr. HECK of Wash- To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts H.R. 3969: Mr. DEFAZIO and Mr. GUTHRIE. ington, and Mr. HOYER. and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for H.R. 3991: Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 1701: Mr. BENISHEK. the common Defence and general Welfare of H.R. 3992: Mr. ISSA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. H.R. 1733: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. the United States. . .’’ BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. MCKEON. H.R. 1750: Mr. KING of Iowa. By Mr. CASSIDY: H.R. 4012: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 4749. H.R. 1761: Mr. JOYCE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 4028: Mr. JEFFRIES. Congress has the power to enact this legis- HORSFORD, and Mr. BRIDENSTINE. H.R. 4056: Mr. ROSS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1771: Mr. COLE. H.R. 4060: Mr. FORBES, Mrs. ROBY, and Ms. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 1801: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. FRANKEL of Florida. Constitution. H.R. 1812: Mr. COOPER and Mr. GRIFFIN of H.R. 4079: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. COBLE. By Mr. GINGREY of Georgia: Arkansas. H.R. 4083: Mr. HALL. H.R. 4750. H.R. 1827: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 4106: Mr. BOUSTANY and Mr. ROKITA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1830: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. ROONEY, H.R. 4135: Mr. CULBERSON. lation pursuant to the following: Mr. POLIS, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H.R. 4136: Mr. TAKANO. Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, Con- H.R. 1833: Mr. DOGGETT. H.R. 4166: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. COLE, Mr. gress has power ‘‘To make all Laws which H.R. 1851: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. CRENSHAW, Mr. DENT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. shall be necessary and proper for carrying H.R. 1852: Ms. DEGETTE and Mr. DOGGETT. MEEHAN, and Mr. HANNA. into Exectuion the foregoing Powers’’ when H.R. 1915: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 4190: Ms. BASS and Mr. WHITFIELD. the need exists to clarify existing law fornia. H.R. 4219: Ms. MOORE. By Mr. KILMER: H.R. 1918: Mr. BOUSTANY. H.R. 4252: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 4751. H.R. 1920: Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 4265: Mr. MCKEON and Mr. ROHR- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2001: Mr. LOEBSACK. ABACHER. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2028: Mr. VARGAS and Mr. KILMER. H.R. 4286: Mr. ADERHOLT.

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H.R. 4299: Mr. TONKO. H. Res. 538: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York 2012) by any State or local law enforcement H.R. 4321: Mr. WOMACK. and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. agency. H.R. 4351: Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. CHABOT, Mrs. H. Res. 570: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. SMITH of H.R. 4660 MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. WHITFIELD, and Washington. OFFERED BY: MR. HOLT Mr. MICHAUD. H. Res. 587: Ms. GABBARD, Mr. ENGEL, and H.R. 4363: Ms. BASS. Mr. MCGOVERN. AMENDMENT NO. 12: At the end of the bill H.R. 4399: Mr. O’ROURKE and Ms. MCCOL- H. Res. 588: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. (before the short title), insert the following: LUM. HONDA, Mr. HUNTER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 4407: Mr. LOEBSACK. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCCAUL, Mrs. WAG- by this Act may be used by the Department H.R. 4427: Mrs. BEATTY. NER, and Mr. GARAMENDI. of Justice to purchase or operate an un- H.R. 4437: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H. Res. 593: Mr. MORAN, and Mrs. NAPOLI- manned aircraft system (as such term is de- H.R. 4446: Mr. PALAZZO. TANO. fined in section 331(9) of the FAA Moderniza- H.R. 4449: Mr. GIBSON, Mr. SHERMAN, and H. Res. 599: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STOCK- tion and Reform Act of 2012). Mr. POE of Texas. MAN, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mr. WALZ. H.R. 4450: Mr. DAINES, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, H.R. 4660 and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. f OFFERED BY: MR. MORAN H.R. 4509: Mr. RANGEL. AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 13: Strike sections 528 and H.R. 4521: Mr. WOMACK. 529. H.R. 4525: Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- NORTON. posed amendments were submitted as H.R. 4660 H.R. 4531: Mr. CALVERT and Mr. ROTHFUS. follows: OFFERED BY: MRS. BLACKBURN H.R. 4546: Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 4553: Mr. ROTHFUS. H.R. 4660 AMENDMENT NO. 14: At the end of the bill, H.R. 4567: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. OFFERED BY: MR. WESTMORELAND before the short title, insert the following: AXMAN EVIN SEC. ll. (a) Each amount made available H.R. 4574: Mr. W , Mr. L , Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 4: Page 74, line 13 after the THOMPSON of California, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- each dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by by this Act, except those amounts made ginia, Ms. ESTY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RYAN of $150,000,000)’’. available to the Federal Bureau of Investiga- Ohio, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. Page 100, line 17, after the dollar amount, tion, is hereby reduced by 1 percent. SINEMA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. insert ‘‘(increased by $150,000,000)’’. (b) The reduction in subsection (a) shall MOORE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. not apply with respect to the following ac- H.R. 4660 ISRAEL, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. counts of the Department of Justice: VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. OFFERED BY: MS. CASTOR OF FLORIDA (1) ‘‘Fees and Expenses of Witnesses’’. SERRANO, Mrs. LOWEY, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. AMENDMENT NO. 5: Page 35, line 21, after (2) ‘‘Public Safety Officer Benefits’’. ESHOO, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. BEN RAY the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by (3) ‘‘United States Trustee System Fund’’. LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. $15,000,000)’’. H.R. 4660 MENG, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. BROWNLEY Page 35, line 22, after the dollar amount in- OFFERED BY: MRS. BLACKBURN of California, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, sert ‘‘(reduced by $15,000,000)’’ Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. Page 74, line 13, after the first dollar AMENDMENT NO. 15: At the end of the bill CAPPS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. amount, insert ‘‘(increased by $15,000,000)’’. (before the short title), insert the following: PALLONE. H.R. 4660 SEC. ll. None of the funds made available H.R. 4577: Mr. COTTON, Mr. WESTMORELAND, in this Act may be used for operation, ren- OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. ovation, or construction at Thomson Correc- H.R. 4578: Mr. BERA of California. AMENDMENT NO. 6: Page 12, line 4, after the tional Facility in Illinois. dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $400,000)’’. H.R. 4580: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. H.R. 4660 H.R. 4587: Mr. DUFFY. Page 72, line 9, after the dollar amount, in- H.R. 4612: Mrs. BLACKBURN. sert ‘‘(increased by $400,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. COLLINS OF GEORGIA H.R. 4618: Ms. FUDGE. H.R. 4660 AMENDMENT NO. 16: At the end of the bill H.R. 4619: Mr. PRICE of Georgia. (before the short title) insert the following: OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE H.R. 4625: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. MULLIN. SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- H.R. 4630: Mr. HIMES, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GRI- AMENDMENT NO. 7: Page 12, line 4, after the able by this Act may be used to provide as- JALVA, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by sistance to a State, or political subdivision H.R. 4631: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. $2,000,000)’’. of a State, that has in effect any law, policy, H.R. 4636: Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Page 72, line 13, after the dollar amount, or procedure in contravention of immigra- H.R. 4653: Mr. ELLISON and Mr. ROGERS of insert ‘‘(increased by $2,000,000)’’. tion laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) of Alabama. H.R. 4660 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 H.R. 4663: Mr. BLUMENAUER. FFERED Y S ACKSON EE U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))). H.R. 4664: Mrs. DAVIS of California. O B : M . J L H.R. 4683: Ms. NORTON and Mr. ENYART. AMENDMENT NO. 8: Page 34, line 8, after the H.R. 4660 H.R. 4691: Mr. REED. dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by $500,000)’’. OFFERED BY: MR. JOLLY H.R. 4699: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. Page 38, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- AMENDMENT NO. 17: Page 7, line 17, after H.R. 4701: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of sert ‘‘(increased by $500,000)’’. the dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by New York and Mr. POSEY. H.R. 4660 H.R. 4707: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. $8,000,000)’’. H.R. 4716: Mr. GOSAR and Mr. CRAMER. OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE Page 13, line 21, after the dollar amount, H.R. 4717: Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 9: Page 34, line 8, after the insert ‘‘(increased by $8,000,000)’’. MESSER, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. SMITH of Wash- dollar amount, insert ‘‘(reduced by Page 14, line 8, after the dollar amount, in- ington. $1,000,000)’’. sert ‘‘(increased by $8,000,000)’’. H.R. 4718: Mr. PRICE of Georgia and Mr. Page 65, line 11, after the dollar amount, Page 14, line 9, after the dollar amount, in- KLINE. insert ‘‘(increased by $1,000,000)’’. sert ‘‘(increased by $8,000,000)’’. H.R. 4719: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 4660 H.R. 4660 NUNES, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. TIBERI, OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON Mr. PAULSEN, and Mr. SCHOCK. H.R. 4743: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- AMENDMENT NO. 10: At the end of bill, be- AMENDMENT NO. 18: Page 44, line 24, strike fornia and Mr. BLUMENAUER. fore the short title, add the following new ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and insert ‘‘$6,000,000’’. H.J. Res. 105: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, section: H.R. 4660 Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. VELA. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON H. Con. Res. 98: Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. by this Act for the ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUS- PERRY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LONG, Mr. TICE—ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS’’ AMENDMENT NO. 19: Page 54, line 8, after KINGSTON, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, and Mr. may be used in contravention of sections 509 the word ‘‘rape’’ add ‘‘or incest’’. BYRNE. and 510 of title 28, United States Code. H.R. 4660 H. Res. 109: Mr. JOYCE, Mr. CULBERSON, and H.R. 4660 OFFERED BY: MR. GRAYSON Mr. POCAN. OFFERED BY: MR. HOLT H. Res. 190: Mr. HULTGREN and Mr. VAN AMENDMENT NO. 20: SEC. ll None of the HOLLEN. AMENDMENT NO. 11: At the end of the bill funds made available by this Act may be H. Res. 231: Ms. ESTY and Mr. GRIJALVA. (before the short title), insert the following: used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to so- H. Res. 417: Mr. HARRIS. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available licit, offer, or award a contract in which the H. Res. 522: Mr. DOYLE. by this Act may be used for the purchase or federal government is required to provide a H. Res. 525: Mr. KEATING, Mr. NADLER, Mr. operation of an unmanned aircraft system minimum number of inmates to a private CLAY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. (as such term is defined in section 331(9) of correctional institution or a private deten- MCDERMOTT, and Mr. CONNOLLY. the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of tion center.

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RECOGNIZING THE ACCOMPLISH- space, with an additional 15,700 square feet This year’s authorization bill authorizes MENTS OF EMMA L. JOHNSTON, of supply and warehouse space for 38 full- $513.4 billion in budget authority, including CO-FOUNDER OF PEACE, INC. time personnel and 174 traditional guard $495.8 billion for the Department of Defense AND HER TIRELESS COMMIT- members. and $79.4 billion in overseas contingency op- MENT TO IMPROVING THE LIVES The complex is critical to Air Force Space erations (OCO). Unfortunately, it rejects many OF OTHERS Command’s federal mission and the Ohio Na- cost saving measures recommended by the tional Guard’s homeland security and peace- Pentagon and would eliminate more than $50 HON. DANIEL B. MAFFEI time missions supporting local, state and na- billion in potential savings for our military over OF NEW YORK tional response operations such as cyber- the next five years. space and communications infrastructure ac- Of particular concern, H.R. 4435 prioritizes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tivities, civil disturbances or natural disaster unrequested weapons systems and parochial Wednesday, May 28, 2014 response. The advanced technological fea- interests over our military readiness. It slashes Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, it is with pride tures of the complex will significantly increase military readiness by $1.2 billion from the that I rise today to recognize the accomplish- the units’ capacity to support critical missions President’s FY15 request despite the fact that ments of Emma L. Johnston. for command and control of cyberspace de- Secretary Hagel has consistently warned that Ms. Johnston is a native of Syracuse, New fense missions. if cuts to our military readiness persist, and we York, and one of the founders of PEACE, Inc. As an Ohio Air National Guard veteran, were confronted with an emerging threat, ‘‘the (People’s Equal Action and Community Effort, former Representative Hobson learned first- United States may not have enough ready Inc.). On Wednesday, May 28, 2014, the hand just how much service members and forces to respond.’’ Southside Family Resource Center in Syra- their families sacrifice to serve their country. This year’s NDAA also includes a provision cuse, New York, will be renamed in honor of During his 18 years in Congress, Representa- to continue funding restrictions on the con- Emma Johnston. tive Hobson successfully obtained federal struction or modification of detention facilities As a single mother, Ms. Johnston was able funding for military projects that have imin the United States to house Guantanamo de- to lift herself out of poverty with the help of her proved the lives and working conditions for tainees. I was particularly disappointed that an community. The kindness and ready aid of her National Guard members at home and over- amendment offered by Ranking Member neighbors inspired Ms. Johnston to become seas. SMITH to provide a framework for closure of one of the founding members of PEACE, Inc. Mr. Speaker, it was my honor and privilege Guantanamo by the end of 2016 was rejected. in 1968, when it consisted of twenty employ- to serve alongside of Representative Hobson As the President made clear in his State of ees and three programs. in the House and on the Appropriations Com- the Union Address earlier this year, we cannot Today, PEACE, Inc. boasts fifteen pro- mittee during his service. I believe that it is fit- wait any longer to close down this facility. grams, 400 employees, and fifty sites across ting and proper that this facility be named in I also share many of the other concerns that New York. Its mission—helping disadvantaged his honor. were outlined in the President’s Statement of individuals attain self-sufficiency—is visibly ac- f Administration Policy. This includes language complished every day in Syracuse. This that restricts the Pentagon from retiring the A– HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON NA- 10 aircraft and a provision that authorizes $20 progress would not be possible without Ms. TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- million in unrequested funding in FY15 for the Johnston’s pioneering work. TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 Thanks to Ms. Johnston’s tireless years of planning and design of a missile field on the service, PEACE now includes services ranging SPEECH OF East Coast. I also oppose sections 314, 315, from Big Brother, Big Sister to Energy and 316, and 317, which would prohibit the De- Housing Services, and from Men in the Lives HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN partment of Defense from using alternative of Kids to tax assistance. As PEACE has OF MARYLAND fuels and would limit the ability of our military grown and developed, so has the New York IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from developing alternative energy sources community—a feat for which we truly cannot Tuesday, May 20, 2014 that have the potential to save money and en- thank Ms. Johnston enough. hance our energy security. The House in Committee of the Whole Despite my opposition to the overall legisla- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House on the state of the Union had under House of Representatives to join me in recog- consideration the bill (H.R. 4435) to authorize tion, I was pleased that a bipartisan amend- nizing Emma L. Johnston for her tireless work appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for mili- ment offered by Representative PATRICK MUR- with PEACE, Inc., and to wish her the best of tary activities of the Department of Defense PHY and Representative MICK MULVANEY to health and luck in all her future endeavors. and for military construction, to prescribe address the migration of base budget funding f military personnel strengths for such fiscal into the OCO budget was adopted. We have year, and for other purposes: worked together to ensure that the OCO budg- HONORING DAVE HOBSON Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise today in et is no longer used as a mechanism to cir- reluctant opposition to H.R. 4435, the National cumvent budget caps. I am also encouraged HON. TIM RYAN Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year that this bill builds on a number of provisions OF OHIO 2014. passed in last year’s NDAA and continues to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For the last 53 years, Congress has address the problem of sexual assault in the passed—and the President has signed into military. In particular, it would eliminate the so- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 law—the annual Defense Authorization bill, al- called ‘‘good soldier defense’’ in court-martial Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I would like lowing us to provide the critical resources the proceedings, prohibiting a soldier from using to congratulate the Ohio National Guard and Armed Forces need to maintain the best mili- good military character as a defense in a sex- U.S. Air Force Space Command for estab- tary in the world. The NDAA has also allowed ual assault case. These proceedings should lishing the new Hobson Cyberspace Commu- Congress to have an open dialogue about be based on the specific evidence presented nications Complex at the Springfield, Ohio, Air many of the difficult choices with which we are in the case. National Guard Base in honor of former U.S. confronted, including the significant financial This bill does authorize much needed fund- Representative David Hobson. constraints that our military is operating under. ing for our men and women in uniform but ulti- The new facility—which houses the Ohio Air While I appreciate the House Armed Services mately it ignores the current budget landscape National Guard’s 251st Cyber Engineering In- Committee’s continued support of our that our military is facing. We have to budget stallation Group and 269th Combat Commu- servicemembers and our national defense, I based on reality, instead of writing a blank nications Squadron—consists of nearly 32,000 have serious concerns with a number of mis- check and holding onto as ‘‘much of the stuff square feet of administration and training guided provisions in this year’s NDAA. and the training as possible’’ and hoping that

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It is my hope Over the past 23 years, Azerbaijan has RB–1 was plagued with many problems, and that many of my objections to this legislation grown to become a close and trusted ally of the many crashes it suffered during testing will be resolved in Conference with the Senate the United States in a geopolitically chal- due to mechanical failures. Colonel Canavan and that I will be able to support its final pas- lenging region of the world. Situated along the himself was injured in one such crash. As a sage. Caspian Sea, with Iran on its southern border consequence of its poor testing, the Budd RB– f and Russia on its northern border, Azerbaijan 1 never saw service in a combat theater dur- was the first country in the region to open ing the war. However, its design led to numer- RECOGNIZING THE DISTINGUISHED Caspian Sea energy resources to U.S. and ous innovations that were later used in many SERVICE OF MAYOR PRADEL OF European countries, playing a vital role in Eu- other cargo planes. NAPERVILLE ropean energy security. This role is even more Out of the 17 Budd RB–1s that were deliv- important today with tensions rising with Rus- ered to the Navy, only one has survived. It HON. PETER J. ROSKAM sia. A steadfast friend and supporter of Israel, currently is at Pima Air & Space Museum in OF ILLINOIS Azerbaijan plays a vital role in Israeli energy Tucson, Arizona, awaiting restoration. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES security, providing almost 40 percent of all My friend Nancy Canavan Heslop is an Wednesday, May 28, 2014 crude oil supplies to our closest ally in the amazing woman, and has worked tirelessly on Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Middle East. writing the story of the life of her father. She Azerbaijan is a secular country, with a pre- recognize a dedicated public servant from the has written Letters From Des: The Life of a dominantly Muslim population, that guarantees Sixth Congressional District of Illinois, Mayor Marine Corps Naval Aviator and Test Pilot and religious freedom for all. Azerbaijan has been A. George Pradel of Naperville. Mayor Pradel is currently writing Letters From Des: Korea. home for centuries to vibrant Jewish and was recently presented with the Lifetime Nancy is a truly outstanding woman; aside Christian communities, acting as a role model Achievement Award by the Naperville Area from her recent success she has also been for religious coexistence and freedom. Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber pre- published in multiple local journals. In closing, Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Azerbaijan sents this award annually to an individual who I am thrilled to congratulate my friend on her has been a partner in the United States’ ef- has made significant contributions to the great accomplishments. forts towards freedom around the globe. Azer- Naperville community through their business, f baijan was the first Muslim country to send service, and philanthropy. troops to Iraq and has played an active role in OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL As a resident of the city of Naperville since DEBT 1939, Mayor Pradel has a long legacy of serv- NATO’s efforts in Afghanistan, committing ice to the city and our country. He enlisted in troops, resources and allowing use of their air- the Marines in 1956 and served until 1959, at space and airports. HON. MIKE COFFMAN which point he joined the Naperville police Although the Azerbaijan Democratic Repub- OF COLORADO force until 1995. Shortly after retiring from the lic was first established in 1918, this initial IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES independence was short-lived as the Soviet Police Department, Mr. Pradel was elected Wednesday, May 28, 2014 mayor and has since become the longest Union led a bitter and bloody takeover of the country in 1920. In 1991, as the Soviet Union Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January serving mayor in Naperville history. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- During his tenure as mayor, Mr. Pradel has was crumbling, Azerbaijan reestablished its fice, the national debt was been an exemplary leader and public servant. independence and looked Westward to the $10,626,877,048,913.08. Nicki Anderson, CEO of the Chamber of Com- United States for friendship and guidance. Today, it is $17,490,453,119,908.90. We’ve merce said it best when she reflected, in pre- I ask my colleagues to join me in congratu- added $6,863,576,070,995.90 to our debt in 5 senting him with the Lifetime Achievement lating the people of Azerbaijan on this day. I years. This is over $6.8 trillion in debt our na- Award, ‘‘Mayor Pradel’s love and energy for look forward to working with Azerbaijan as our tion, our economy, and our children could our community has never been in short sup- nations continue to work together and build a have avoided with a balanced budget amend- ply. His vision and passion has changed our lasting and fruitful bond. ment. community for the better and his legacy of f f service before self could be our city motto. We HONORING NANCY CANAVAN can never fully honor all of his contributions to HESLOP RECOGNIZING RODGER C. COLLINS our community and Chamber, but we will celebrate, toast and recognize him at this commu- HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK nity event.’’ HON. TIM RYAN Mayor Pradel has represented his commu- OF OHIO OF PENNSYLVANIA nity well and though his term ends in 2015, he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will undoubtedly play an important role in a Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Wednesday, May 28, 2014 number of development and community Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker I rise today Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today projects which will continue to shape to honor my good friend, Nancy Canavan in grateful recognition of the hard work and Naperville for generations to come. Heslop. Her work chronicling the amazing community service of Rodger C. Collins. Mr. Mr. Speaker and Distinguished Colleagues, story of her father, Naval and Marine corps Collins has served the greater good of my please join me in congratulating Mayor Pradel aviator Colonel Desmond (‘‘Des’’) E. Canavan, constituency, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, by for receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, and his work with test piloting the remarkable advocating for the economic success of both honoring his many years of selfless service, military cargo aircraft, the Budd RB–1 Con- families and businesses. He is a founding and in wishing him all the best in his future estoga has been nothing short of incredible. member of the Economic Self-Sufficiency (ES) endeavors. One of her articles was recently published in Program. This program assists low-income f American Aviation Historical Society Journal, families so that they may have the opportunity 99TH ANNIVERSARY OF under the title ‘‘A Story of the Budd RB–1 to leave or avoid the welfare system. ES fo- AZERBAIJAN’S REPUBLIC DAY Conestoga.’’ cuses on education as the primary way to pre- Nancy’s father, Colonel Canavan was a test pare low-income families to be competitive in HON. PAUL COOK pilot for many years, and also showed unpar- today’s workforce and has successfully grad- alleled courage while serving his country as a uated over 263 families with an average in- OF CALIFORNIA pilot during the Second World War. He was come of $39,633. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the first Marine Corps pilot to fly both Amer- Mr. Collins served the community through Wednesday, May 28, 2014 ica’s first helicopter (Sikorsky HNS–1, BuNo the Bucks County Opportunity Council, the Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to con- 39034, March 30, 1944, and solo in BuNo Economic Development Advisory Board of gratulate the people of Azerbaijan and all Az- 39046, November 2, 1944) and jet (Bell YP– Bucks County, the Intelligencer Editorial

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.001 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E843 Board, and as Secretary Treasurer of the raises the specter of the programs continuing HONORING DR. LUIS PROENZA Bucks County Workforce Investment Board in some limited form. This is not what the law (WIB). Rodger also participated on the Com- or the American people demand. HON. TIM RYAN munity Action Association of Pennsylvania I had intended to support the USA FREE- OF OHIO Board as well as the Bucks County Homeless DOM Act, which at introduction would have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Continuum of Care, which both works to di- brought an end to the NSA’s bulk metadata Wednesday, May 28, 2014 minish poverty and homelessness in my home program, however, changes that were made to Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today district of Bucks County. the measure, outside of the committee proc- Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of working to acknowledge the career of Dr. Luis ess, behind closed doors, at the insistence of Proenza, who dedicated his extraordinary with Rodger Collins as he served our neigh- the NSA undercut the bill. In its current form, bors of Bucks County. Throughout his years of abilities to education and public service. Upon the ban on bulk collection is watered down his retirement as the President of The Univer- community service on many different levels, and potentially exploitable by proponents of Mr. Collins has set an outstanding example for sity of Akron, his tremendous leadership as these programs. In the original bill, the phrase President will be greatly missed. others to follow. Today, I am honored to rec- ‘‘specific selection term’’ was narrowly-defined ognize his hard work, dedication, and devotion Dr. Proenza’s career in education started as ‘‘a term used to uniquely describe a per- long before his time as University President in to bettering the community of Pennsylvania’s son, entity or account.’’ In the version before Eighth District. Akron, Ohio. After graduating with a Ph.D. in us today, that definition was significantly re- 1971 from the University of Minnesota, Dr. f written to allow the list of potential selection Proenza joined the faculty of the University of HONORING RETIRED LIEUTENANT terms to be so open-ended as to encompass Georgia as a professor, where he gained COLONEL JEROME E. KELLY whole area codes or ZIP codes. In effect, bulk prominence as a researcher in retinal collection could continue under this definition. neurophysiology, eventually being named to HON. JAMES P. MORAN I am also troubled that H.R. 3361 no longer the National Research Council-National Acad- OF VIRGINIA includes language to establish an independent emy of Science’s Committee on Vision. In public advocate. Such a position is essential 2001, President George W. Bush named Dr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to give voice to ordinary Americans in the For- Proenza to the President’s Council of Advisors Wednesday, May 28, 2014 eign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), on Science and Technology, our nation’s high- Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to which sets the legal parameters for NSA sur- est-level policy advisory group for science and honor one of our Nation’s wounded warriors, veillance. The absence of such a position technology. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Jerome E. Kelly, of means that the FISC will continue to hear only During his record setting 15-year tenure as Alexandria, Virginia. A 1965 graduate of West from the government. There would be no one a University President in Ohio, Dr. Proenza’s Point Military Academy, Lieutenant Colonel to stand up before the court and challenge the creative leadership helped develop The Uni- Kelly was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor government’s legal positions on what surveil- versity of Akron into a powerful economic en- and a Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam, lance is permissible and represent the Amer- gine for regional development. Acting as a cat- where he suffered a severe head wound in ican public, whose data is being collected. alyst for collaborative community initiatives combat. The arguments for ending the NSA’s bulk and partnerships throughout his tenure, Dr. After a long recovery during which he was metadata programs are strong one. Since it Proenza helped further solidify The University nursed back to health by his loving wife Lee, came to light last year that the NSA had as- of Akron as Northeast Ohio’s preeminent pub- he attended Washington & Lee School of Law sembled a database that includes calls made lic university. Under his leadership The University of Ak- and was admitted to the District of Columbia by nearly every American since 2007, many of ron’s research portfolio has doubled in size, a Bar. After graduation Lieutenant Colonel Kelly us have asked tough questions about whether fifty-block area surrounding the campus has completed his active duty career in the United it was constitutional or even effective as a been revitalized, and the Austen Bio-Innova- States Army as a member of the Judge Advo- counterterrorism tool. A January 2014 Pew tion Institute has been established. Also under cate General Corp, with tours of duty in Vir- Research poll found that 70 percent of Ameri- his direction a partnership with three local hos- ginia and with U.S. forces in Seoul, South cans believe they should not have to give up pitals and a medical school has emerged to Korea. After retiring from active duty in 1986, their privacy in order to be safe from terrorism help establish Akron as one of the country’s Lieutenant Colonel Kelly continued his service with a majority expressing disapproval of the leading centers for biomaterials and biomedi- to the Nation as a civilian employee to the NSA surveillance program outright. The record cine. Army at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. on the effectiveness of these programs is I would like to thank Dr. Proenza for the fif- Mr. Speaker, Colonel Kelly has recently scant. Before his recent retirement, NSA Di- teen years he has dedicated to our community taken ill and I would like to wish him a speedy rector General Keith Alexander testified before and the University of Akron. I would also like recovery. I would also like to extend my ap- Congress that these bulk collection programs to thank him for his spirit of progress, edu- preciation to his wife Lee for her sacrifices foiled ‘‘one or perhaps two’’ terrorist plots cation, and collaboration that has since fos- throughout the years. I ask that my colleagues against the United States but provided no fur- join me in recognizing Lieutenant Colonel Je- tered a movement among other Ohioans. ther detail. The Director of National Intel- Dr. Proenza will become President Emeritus rome E. Kelly for his many years of dedicated ligence, James Clapper, has stated that the service to our Nation. of the University, continue his current tenured number of prevented plots is not an appro- professorship in biology, and will be named f priate metric to measure whether the pro- University Professor in the Office of Academic USA FREEDOM ACT grams are necessary or useful. Affairs following a sabbatical leave. I had hoped we could come together and Hopefully he and his wife Theresa Butler SPEECH OF act on the recommendations of the inde- can spend a lot more time on their 44-foot pendent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight sailboat Apogee, which they designed together HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Board (PCLOB) and end what the Board de- and plan to sail on Lake Erie. OF MISSISSIPPI termined to be illegal programs. Unfortunately, f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES what we have before us does not bring about Thursday, May 22, 2014 the changes in the law that would be nec- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL essary. I appreciate that some of my col- ONCOLOGY ON THEIR 50TH ANNI- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- VERSARY er, today, I rise in reluctant opposition to H.R. leagues will vote for this measure to move the 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act, which I co- ball forward and get the issue before the Sen- HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ sponsored at introduction. I am troubled by the ate. There’s certainly a case to be made for OF PENNSYLVANIA changes that were made to the bill behind such an approach but given that the pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES closed doors that stripped key protections and ponents of these programs have repeatedly opened the door to bulk collection. The Pri- exploited ambiguities in the law to advance Wednesday, May 28, 2014 vacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board found their own ambitions, I cannot stand by and let Ms. SCHWARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the NSA’s bulk collection of metadata to be il- the measure pass, in its current form. to honor the work of the American Society of legal and called for it to be stopped. The legis- For these reasons, I reluctantly oppose H.R. Clinical Oncology on the occasion of its anni- lation before us today includes language that 3361. versary this May, marking 50 years of

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.005 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E844 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 28, 2014 progress in cancer treatment and ensuring ac- cational institution that have joined together to IN SUPPORT OF WRRDA cess to high quality cancer care in the United improve skills training and help bridge our CONFERENCE REPORT States. When ASCO was founded in 1964, economy’s skills gap. cancer was largely untreatable and there were In Wheeling, Illinois, ICARTEAM, an indus- HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI only a handful of therapies available, most of trial electronics repair services provider, and OF OREGON which were ineffective and difficult for patients Solex College, a private career college, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to tolerate. Less than one-half of patients with partnered to develop and implement training Wednesday, May 28, 2014 cancer lived five years after diagnosis. But programs in manufacturing repair services. today, more than two-thirds of patients with The 21st Century global marketplace will Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cancer are alive five years following their diag- demand highly-technical skills and a national express my strong support for the conference nosis, and more than 170 drugs are available commitment to improving skills training—from report to H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Re- for treatment. design to development and repair. Recog- form and Development Act, and to urge its While ASCO has many achievements to cel- nizing the critical importance of skills training passage. Across the country, my colleagues ebrate this year, we cannot afford to rest in and advanced manufacturing, ICARTEAM and and I hear consistently across all sectors: in- the fight against cancer. Workforce shortages, Solex College forged a partnership to address vest in infrastructure. The federal investment payment cuts and consolidation of oncology the skills gap that affects far too many of our in infrastructure has fallen to a paltry level, practices are causing potential access issues businesses. and our communities are feeling the tangible for cancer care. With more than 1.6 million Through this partnership, Solex College will impacts of this every day. There are few Americans, including nearly 80,000 Pennsylva- provide specialty training that is not only in- issues we discuss here in D.C. that have such nians, diagnosed with cancer each year, Con- dustry-recognized but industry-developed. The an immediate and positive economic effect in gress must ensure that organizations like expertise and experience of ICARTEAM, com- our districts. Not only does investing in infra- ASCO have access to the resources they bined with Solex College’s educational excel- structure put people to work, it allows for the need to continue this groundbreaking re- lence, will help train and field a 21st Century efficient movement of people and goods, an search. In Pennsylvania alone, the National In- workforce to support and boost 21st Century essential aspect of commerce, economic stitutes for Health (NIH) funds more than manufacturing. growth, and public safety. The failure to invest 3,000 projects. We must continue to work to- I am proud that the Tenth District is home in infrastructure will threaten our global com- gether to ensure there is access to high qual- to this type of industry-educator collaboration, petitiveness and the safety and quality of life ity cancer care in America. and I look forward to seeing its tremendous of our constituents. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join results for years to come. The nation’s waterways are integral to the me in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the f movement of goods. This is especially true in American Society of Clinical Oncology and all HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVER- my home state of Oregon, where wheat and of its contributions to the fight against cancer. SARY OF SEATTLE’S FISHER- other goods speed down the Columbia River f MEN’S TERMINAL bound for export markets in Asia, and imports are loaded from ocean-going container ships CELEBRATING THE LITTLE RIVER to barges and sent up the river toward domes- INN’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY HON. JIM McDERMOTT tic markets. This waterway network must be OF WASHINGTON supported for our economy to thrive, and the HON. JARED HUFFMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bill before us today will allow the Army Corps OF CALIFORNIA Wednesday, May 28, 2014 of Engineers to continue the important work of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today maintaining and protecting these waterways. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 to honor the 100th anniversary of Seattle’s The conference report also takes an impor- Fishermen’s Terminal. Originally planned to be tant step toward full allocation of the Harbor Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to a simple moorage facility, Fishermen’s Ter- Maintenance Trust Fund, which has for too recognize the Little River Inn in recognition of minal now proudly stands as home to the fin- long seen its dedicated funds diverted for uses its 75th anniversary celebration on May 25, est fishing fleet in the world. For over a cen- beyond its intended purpose. In addition, the 2014. conference report includes a set-aside for Since 1939, five generations of family and tury, these fishermen here have contributed small ports and emerging harbors, which will staff have worked tirelessly to make the Little immeasurably to local communities and have include many ports in Oregon that are located River Inn a tranquil coastal destination where built a deserving reputation for the Pacific in areas where the economy has taken the guests are charmed by spectacular coastal Northwest as America’s source for world-class toughest hit over the last five years. These views and family hospitality. The inn is an out- seafood. Since its founding in 1914, the Fishermen’s ports can’t compete for Harbor Maintenance standing example of entrepreneurial spirit and Terminal has been a fundamental asset to the funding alongside the large, deep-draft ports, community involvement, supporting community local economy. Its fresh water location and but the legislation before us today gives them organizations in education, the arts, and the proximity to large and profitable markets make a chance to access vital Army Corps mainte- environment. nance funding. This was a priority for the Or- The Little River Inn is a gem of the it an ideal spot for hard-working commercial egon delegation, and we are grateful that Rep- Mendocino Coast that honors the region’s his- fishermen to unload their catches. Despite the resentative DEFAZIO was able to include it in tory and surroundings, draws tourists from far turbulent nature of the industry, Fishermen’s the House-passed WRRDA bill and succeed in and wide and supports local jobs, the tourist Terminal continues to generate well-paying having it be part of the conference report. economy and many, many non-profits and or- jobs within the State of Washington. My hat Another important provision included in the ganizations in the region. goes off to our local fishermen who for dec- conference report allows non-federal public Please join me in congratulating the Little ades have persevered through the various po- entities to provide funds to the Army Corps to River Inn on seventy-five years of success litical, economic, and physical challenges of expedite the permitting process, preventing and wishing them continued success for years their work. the lapses in project approval and the massive to come. This centennial gives us an opportunity to reflect on the deeply rooted connection be- backlogs that can result when Congress f tween the Fishermen’s Terminal and our com- delays reauthorization of the program. This will RECOGNIZING ICARTEAM’S PART- munity. It is an integral component of the Port allow local governments to move forward with NERSHIP WITH SOLEX COLLEGE of Seattle with an extensive history that pre- important infrastructure and ecosystem res- AND COMMITMENT TO ADVANC- dates the establishment of tech or aerospace toration projects, and reduces wait times for all ING SKILLS TRAINING industries in our State. The resilience that the applicants waiting on permit approval from the Fishermen’s Terminal has displayed over the Army Corps. HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER last century gives me confidence that it will Maintaining healthy waterways includes pro- OF ILLINOIS continue to thrive well into the future. tecting the coastal and riparian ecosystem. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the mul- This conference report makes a strong invest- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tiple generations of fishermen and their fami- ment in ecosystem restoration in the Columbia Wednesday, May 28, 2014 lies for their dedicated work which has given River and Tillamook Bay estuaries in Oregon Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today life to Seattle’s Fishermen’s Terminal for an and our neighboring state of Washington. By to recognize an industry leader and edu- entire century. increasing the authorization for ecosystem

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28MY8.005 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E845 projects under Section 536, this bill will ex- tisan bill and urge my colleagues to support the Federal Emergency Broadcast System for pand the scope of the work underway to pre- final passage. the State of Maryland. serve and restore vital fish and wildlife habitat. f Mr. Kiernan also has a passion for his com- We must do more to bring back the stability munity, and his civic and charitable efforts are and biodiversity that makes the Columbia HONORING 22 TEACHERS FROM too numerous to list in their entirety. He has River basin one of the lushest fish and wildlife BOCA RATON SELECTED AS served on the boards of the Baltimore Bicen- habitats in the world, and this legislation is an TEACHERS OF THE YEAR tennial Committee and the Partnership for a important step. Drug Free Maryland. He is on the Visitors One specific ecosystem restoration program HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH Board of the University of Maryland Children’s included in the bill is the Willamette Floodplain OF FLORIDA Hospital, is a member of the Life Board of the Restoration Study, which seeks to restore nat- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES American Red Cross, the Leadership Council ural floodplain function to the region and im- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 of Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, the Board prove flood storage along the river. In addition, of Directors for the Hampden Family Center the bill includes an investment in invasive spe- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in and a supporter of Our Daily Bread. cies monitoring and prevention through provi- honor of 22 outstanding teachers from my dis- He oversaw the WBAL Radio Kids Cam- sions that allow the Army Corps to establish trict who have been selected Teachers of the paign, of which every dollar benefits under- watercraft inspection stations and other pre- Year. Through their incredible devotion to their privileged children in the listening area. The ventive measures. This is an investment worth students, these exemplary teachers have dis- effort has earned WBAL the National Associa- making. Invasive species threaten ecosystems played a level of commitment to public service tion of Broadcasters Education Foundation as well as infrastructure, including the Pacific that can be admired by all. ‘‘Service to Children Radio Award.’’ Northwest’s hydropower system. The Teacher of the Year Award is pre- Prior to his time in Baltimore, Mr. Kiernan One provision in this bill is especially impor- sented to teachers who have been recognized spent 17 years as Vice President and General tant to a hard-hit community in my district, and by their principals for excellence in teaching. Manager of WCBS Newsradio 88 in New I would like to thank the conferees for includ- These teachers not only excite their students York, where he worked to acquire rights to ing it. In Warrenton, Oregon, the Hammond in the classroom but help them make connec- New York Jets football games and launched Marina has long been operated by the City of tions to the real world and prepare them to two new political programs. He is a graduate Warrenton, but the land on which it sits is move forward successfully in their education. of Southern Illinois University and holds an owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. As a parent and a public servant, I understand honorary doctorate from St. John’s University. House and Senate conferees agreed to in- the need for a commitment to a globally com- I have considered Mr. Kiernan a friend and clude language conveying ownership of this petitive education for all of our nation’s chil- colleague for many years. I know him to be a land to the city. This has been a priority for dren. hard worker with a great sense of humor and the City of Warrenton, which is prepared to Congratulations to District 5 Teachers of the commitment to our city. It is with great pride improve the marina at Hammond Basin, a Year Agnes Nemeth, Jasmin Deboo, Rachel that I congratulate him on his retirement and project that will benefit the economy of Or- Bennett, Bethany Garena, Allison Bradley, wish him continued success and happiness in egon’s North Coast. It will come at no cost to Fara Krinsky, Sue Mochtak-Heller, Katie the next chapter of his life. the federal government, and represents an- Schmidt, Marisa Schweder, Twila Saupe, f other provision of this bill that will help my Renee Frias, Nora Buck, Evelyn Temple, constituents and, importantly, support eco- Nirmala Arunachalam, Sue White, Michelle HONORING THE REPUBLIC OF nomic growth in coastal Oregon. Gunning, Charles (Kevin Turner), Allison Laz- AZERBAIJAN ON THE 96TH ANNI- Another key provision of this conference re- arus, Judith Schachleiter, Bonnie Sonenson, VERSARY OF REPUBLIC DAY port, authored by my Oregon colleague Sen- Maria Aparicio, and Lisa Finn. I am proud to ator JEFF MERKLEY, is the Water Infrastructure honor them as a sign of my appreciation for HON. BILL SHUSTER Finance and Innovation Authority (WIFIA) pilot these outstanding teachers and the countless OF PENNSYLVANIA project. This program will provide low-cost fi- other dedicated teachers across the country. I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nancing to state and local governments— hope that they can continue to inspire South Wednesday, May 28, 2014 along with tribes, corporations, and others—to Floridians to live by their example.. undertake low-cost water infrastructure im- f Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- provement projects. This proposal is widely leagues to join me in honoring the Republic of supported by my constituents and groups HONORING EDWARD C. KIERNAN Azerbaijan in celebration of the 96th anniver- across Oregon, from the Building Trades to sary of Republic Day on May 28th. the utility districts, and I applaud the con- HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Azerbaijan and the United States have de- ference committee for including it in this re- OF MARYLAND veloped a robust and growing relationship port. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES over the last two decades. Today we remain I still have concerns about environmental re- indispensable friends, which is an asset as we Wednesday, May 28, 2014 view provisions in the conference report, and face many common challenges. I will continue to advocate for improvements Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Although located in a geopolitically tough lo- that my colleagues and I tried to make by before you today to honor Mr. Edward C. cation between Russia and Iran, Azerbaijan amendment when this bill was considered on Kiernan on the occasion of his retirement after has consistently looked to the United States the House floor. Attributing permitting backlogs more than 45 years in the radio business, in- as an ally despite these difficult neighbors. A to the environmental review process ignores cluding more than two decades as the long- secular country with a predominantly Muslim the funding challenges that have beset the time head of WBAL Radio and 98 Rock in Bal- population, Azerbaijan has also been home to Army Corps in recent years, as Congress has timore. vibrant Christian and Jewish communities rep- repeatedly failed to provide adequate funding Under his leadership, WBAL has become resenting a role model for peaceful coexist- for the review of all necessary projects. one of the most honored stations in the coun- ence and harmony of different religions and Though more can be done to improve that try. During his tenure, it has become the mar- ethnic groups. It is remarkable that Azerbaijan section, the conference report includes com- ket’s longtime talk news leader as well as the provides roughly 40 percent of Israel’s oil con- promise environmental review language from recipient of numerous Associated Press and sumption. Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel the bill that is preferable to the House version, Edward R. Murrow Awards. Mr. Kiernan has can serve as a model for many countries. and I am glad to see that change. helped expand the station’s web and mobile Azerbaijan was also the first country to open The conference report before us today is a presence and secured media rights to Balti- Caspian energy resources to development by positive step toward robust, bipartisan invest- more Orioles, Ravens and Navy football U.S. and European companies and has ment in infrastructure development. This must games. In fact, he won back Orioles rights in emerged as a key player for global energy se- be done to keep our country competitive and 2011 after a 4-year run on a competing sta- curity. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline keep our goods moving efficiently on our wa- tion. project, supported by successive U.S. Admin- terways, and to protect habitat from the im- An active industry leader, Mr. Kiernan has istrations, is the most successful project con- pacts of increased trade and transport. I thank served as president of the Advertising Asso- tributing to the development of the South Cau- the Committee Chairmen and Ranking Mem- ciation of Baltimore, as a board member of the cuses region. Currently Azerbaijan plays a bers for their hard work to pass a strong bipar- Baltimore Radio Association and as chair of leading role in opening up the Southern Gas

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28MY8.009 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 28, 2014 Corridor, which will provide additional natural as amended. Although I was a cosponsor of Ms. Bazile, who lived in Spring Valley, New gas to Europe. the USA Freedom Act as originally written, the York, was 107 at the time of her passing. On a security front, Azerbaijan has been a bill we voted on today was changed substan- Originally from Haiti, she moved to United key ally in a post 9/11 era, emerging as one tially before being brought to the floor. I am States in 1978 to join her husband. Ms. Bazile of the first countries to offer strong support very concerned with the short time frame was a loving mother who dedicated herself to and assistance to the United States. Actively members had to consider this sweeping legis- her six children, fifteen grandchildren, and participating in joint operations in both Iraq lation, which was negotiated behind closed fourteen great-grandchildren. and Afghanistan, Azerbaijan has also ex- doors and would not do enough to protect Just a few months ago, Ms. Bazile fulfilled tended important overflight clearances for U.S. Americans from government surveillance. one of her dreams: becoming an American cit- and NATO flights and provided key supply I support ending the bulk collection of Amer- izen. After living here for three decades, work- routes to Afghanistan by making available its icans’ communications, secret interpretations ing hard and contributing to society, Ms. ground and Caspian naval transportation facili- of law by the FISA Court, and ‘‘reverse tar- Bazile became one of the oldest immigrants ties. The transit route through Azerbaijan ac- geting’’ of Americans by the intelligence agen- ever to gain citizenship. She is truly an inspi- counts for some 40 percent of the Coalition cies. Although H.R. 3361 is an improvement ration for all those who hope to one day supplies bound for Afghanistan. over current law, the House should negotiate achieve the American dream. As the Co-Chairman of the Congressional a stronger bill in a transparent process Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize my Azerbaijan Caucus, it is my distinct pleasure through regular order that will do more to pro- constituent, Ms. Souvenise Jeanne Bazile. I to honor the Republic of Azerbaijan in celebra- tect Americans’ privacy. urge my colleagues to join me in honoring her tion of the 96th anniversary of Republic Day I encourage the Senate to make much tremendous life. and to recognize the valuable bilateral rela- needed changes to this bill and send back a f tionship between the United States and Azer- real reform package that does a better job of baijan. I also encourage my colleagues who protecting privacy and is consistent with the RECOGNIZING BUNKERS IN are interested in supporting Azerbaijan to join expectations of our constituents. BAGHDAD me as a member of the Congressional Azer- f baijan Caucus, a bipartisan group of more IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICAN HON. CHRIS COLLINS OF NEW YORK than 60 Members of Congress working to help LEGION POST 40 AND ROYAL CA- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES foster the growing partnership between the NADIAN LEGION, BRANCH 120 United States and Azerbaijan and to advance Wednesday, May 28, 2014 U.S. interests in this pivotal region. HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I f OF MASSACHUSETTS would like to take this time to speak about an RECOGNIZING THE TRINITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES outstanding organization headquartered in CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL BASE- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Buffalo, New York: Bunkers in Baghdad. The organization was started by Joe Hanna BALL TEAM STATE CHAMPION- Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to SHIP in 2008 after learning that golf had become a recognize the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch favorite form of stress relief for soldiers serv- 120, for their ongoing friendship with American HON. RICHARD B. NUGENT ing in combat zones overseas. The purpose of Legion Post 40 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Bunkers in Baghdad is simple—they collect OF FLORIDA The camaraderie between these two posts new and used golf balls and golf clubs and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES began in 1978 when four members of the Ca- then ship them overseas to soldiers stationed nadian Legion in Georgetown, Ottawa, headed Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program also in- to Plymouth for a fishing trip. Before long, they cludes injured veterans who are currently re- Mr. NUGENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to found themselves chatting with members of covering in Wounded Warriors programs and recognize the Trinity Catholic High School the local American Legion Post. The following other military installations and VA hospitals Baseball Team’s State Championship Title. year, the Georgetown vets were invited to at- It is with great pride that I stand to honor tend the annual Memorial Day parade in Plym- across the United States. The first official shipment of golf balls went this momentous accomplishment. On Wednes- outh—and so began 35 years of exchange. out in November 2008 to reach Iraq in time for day, May 14, with great determination and Each year, American Legion members attend the holidays. The inaugural shipment was skill, the Trinity Catholic Celtics rose to win the Warriors’ Day parade in Ottawa and Cana- made even more special by the fact that it Marion County’s first baseball state champion- dian Legion members march with our Plym- was coordinated and packaged by students ship. These young men, after dedicating outh veterans on Memorial Day. countless hours, were rewarded with a well The relationship between these two veteran from the Williamsville Central School District. deserved victory. Moreover, this honor was re- associations is emblematic of the affinity be- In addition to raising money to ship each box ceived with true sportsmanship and class. tween our nations. Not only are we neighbors, directly through the United States Postal Serv- This distinguished accomplishment is indic- allies, and friends, but we also share a border, ice, the students packed each box with balls, ative of the power of our nation’s youth. The a continent, and core democratic values. As holiday cards, and letters they wrote to the drive, as well as the athleticism displayed by such, I was touched when American Legion soldiers. Trinity Catholic High’s Baseball Team should Post 40 Commander Phil Ryan told our office, I would like to recognize and congratulate serve as a model for all those who dream of ‘‘There’s nothing we wouldn’t do for them.’’ the organization on their accomplishments. In great feats. The people of Florida’s 11th Con- This, Mr. Speaker, is true friendship. just 5 short years, Bunkers in Baghdad has gressional District are extremely proud and I Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratu- collected and shipped 5 million golf balls and invite you all to join me in extending our most lating the members of the Royal Canadian Le- 150,000 golf clubs to our military service men sincere congratulations. gion, Branch 120, and American Legion, Post and women and wounded warriors in all 50 Therefore, I, RICHARD B. NUGENT, Member 40, for 35 years of friendship, respect, and un- states and 30 countries around the world. This of Congress representing the Eleventh District derstanding between their posts. I look for- initiative, focused on those who have given so of Florida, do hereby recognize the Trinity ward to watching this alliance continue to much, is an example to us all as we continue Catholic High School Baseball Team’s State thrive. to honor those who serve. Championship Title. f f f RECOGNIZING SOUVENISE JEANNE CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVER- USA FREEDOM ACT BAZILE SARY OF THE GRAPEVINE HIS- TORICAL SOCIETY SPEECH OF HON. NITA M. LOWEY HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI OF NEW YORK HON. KENNY MARCHANT OF OREGON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 28, 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, May 22, 2014 Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I use today to Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in oppo- recognize Ms. Souvenise Jeanne Bazile, who Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today sition to H.R. 3361, the USA FREEDOM Act, passed away on May II, 2014. to recognize the 40th anniversary of the

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The railroad had no further use for the nine health today. early years of our nation to our continued fight Depot and intended to demolish it. In order to Women’s health issues and feminine hy- for equality and tribal rights. I am proud that save the Cotton Belt Depot, members of the giene are taboo subjects in many cultures, in- it has found a home at the NMAI—an institu- Grapevine Garden Club, led by Alberta cluding our own. In order to move past stig- tion devoted to the preservation of our nation’s Nettleton, organized the Grapevine Historical mas associated with menstrual health, leaders intricate history. Society to move the Depot off the railroad land must unite to promote research that will edu- Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to Heritage Park. cate and empower women and also ensure and their constituents to join me in experi- The Grapevine Historical Society solicited their safety and health. It is time to ensure that encing a page out of history and visiting the items of historical significance from the com- accurate information with regards to women’s Wampanoag mishoon at the NMAI. munity to start its first museum inside the health is being collected and is readily acces- f Depot. Due to the growth of the collection, the sible. That is why I have introduced legislation Society eventually employed a curator for the that directs the National Institutes of Health COMMEMORATING AZERBAIJAN’S museum. The railroad later sold the land (NIH) to conduct research to determine the ex- REPUBLIC DAY where the Depot had been on Main Street to tent of contaminants in feminine hygiene prod- the City of Grapevine. The Heritage Founda- ucts. The Robin Danielson Act of 2014 directs HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO tion had been formed in the meantime and the NIH to research whether the presence of OF GUAM took over the project of moving the Depot dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other chemical ad- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES back to its original location and restoring it. ditives like chlorine and fragrances pose any Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Over the past forty years, the Grapevine health risks to women who use feminine hy- Historical Society has published several books giene products. Recent studies from women’s Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- that detail the history of the City of Grapevine. health organizations have found that they leagues to join me in honoring the Republic of In 1979, the first edition of The Grapevine might. Azerbaijan in celebration of Republic Day on Area History Book was published under the di- We must be a leader in fighting against the May 28. rection of editor Charles Young. In 2006, edi- challenges that confront women’s health glob- Located at the crossroads of Western Asia tor Sandra Tate and members of the Society ally. This way, we can break the silence and Eastern Europe, Azerbaijan was estab- assembled a second book entitled Grapevine’s around the world by confronting taboos that lished in 1918 becoming the first democratic Most Unforgettable Characters. This book con- interfere with the well-being of women by and secular republic in the Muslim world be- tains over 400 stories from people who pio- proving that these issues deserve our atten- fore being incorporated into the Soviet Union neered the City of Grapevine and individuals tion. I urge my colleagues to support this imin 1920. The country regained its independ- who are currently living in the city today. portant legislation that I am introducing on ence in 1991. The Grapevine Historical Society has also Menstrual Hygiene Day. Lasting only two years, from May 1918 to sponsored a program to preserve the oral his- f April 1920, Azerbaijan’s first democratically tory of Grapevine. The Audio History Project elected government was committed to a includes stories from city leaders on edu- IN RECOGNITION OF THE SMITH- strong and independent democratic state. cation, business, and government. In addition, SONIAN EXPOSITION OF THE The desire of independence did not die in the Grapevine Historical Society compiled the WAMPANOAG MISHOON Azerbaijan in 1920. On October 18, 1991, the first inventory of headstones in several area Independent Republic of Azerbaijan was offi- cemeteries including Grapevine, Bear Creek, HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING cially restored by a declaration of Azerbaijan’s Minters Chapel, and Parker Cemeteries. OF MASSACHUSETTS National Assembly, Milli Mejlis. The Grapevine Historical Society originated IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Today Azerbaijan is a thriving democracy and a strong ally to the U.S. Azerbaijan enjoys the Historical Marker Program and has dedi- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 cated and provided markers for various land- one of the fastest growing economies in the mark buildings throughout Grapevine. Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to world. With the inauguration of the Baku- Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize the recognize the addition of a piece of Massa- Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, oil from the Caspian Grapevine Historical Society for its 40th anni- chusetts’—and our nation’s—history to the Sea now has an alternative route to reach versary. I ask all of my distinguished col- Smithsonian National Museum of the Amer- world markets, bypassing Russian controlled leagues to join me in commending the Grape- ican Indian (NMAI). In September 2013, a tra- pipelines. Soon the parallel natural gas pipe- vine Historical Society on its commitment to ditional canoe of the Wampanoag tribe, known line will further dilute Russia’s monopoly on preserve the history of the City of Grapevine. as a mishoon, was delivered to the NMAI from energy in that region. f Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts—com- Azerbaijan is a partner in international and pleting its trip down the coast from the regional organizations including the U.N., Or- INTRODUCTION OF ROBIN Wampanoag’s historical home to our nation’s ganization for Security and Cooperation in Eu- DANIELSON ACT OF 2014 capital. Here, it will be proudly displayed as a rope, and NATO’s Partnership for Peace pro- symbol of the cultural significance and techno- gram. HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY logical advancement of the Tribe. Again, it is my distinct pleasure to honor the OF NEW YORK The history of the Wampanoag is deeply Republic of Azerbaijan in celebration of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES intertwined with the turbulent settlement and 96th anniversary of Republic Day, and to rec- birth of our nation. Known as ‘‘the People of ognize the invaluable bilateral relationship be- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 the First Light,’’ the Wampanoag Tribe inhab- tween the United States and Azerbaijan. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. ited southern New England at the arrival of the f Mr. Speaker, American women deserve the first European settlers. It was the Wampanoag ability to make educated decisions when pur- with whom the Pilgrims celebrated the first HONORING HERBERT ‘‘HERB’’ chasing products that could potentially endan- ‘‘Thanksgiving,’’ and it was from the preceding GREENBERG ger their health and their lives. Women in and continued interactions between these set- America spend over $2 billion per year on tlers and that native population that our mod- HON. RENEE L. ELLMERS feminine hygiene products. Recent inde- ern judicial system and promotion of civil OF NORTH CAROLINA pendent studies led by women’s health organi- rights evolved. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zations have shown that some feminine hy- Today, the Wampanoag Tribe continues to giene products could contain additives that play an active role in promoting tribal rights Wednesday, May 28, 2014 may be harmful to a woman’s health. The and preserving their heritage. Plimoth Planta- Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, with a heavy FDA requires tampon manufacturers to mon- tion’s Wampanoag Indigenous Program is a heart, I am saddened to announce the passing itor dioxin levels but this information is not shared museum that has worked to educate of Herbert ‘‘Herb’’ Greenberg. Herb was a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.014 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E848 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 28, 2014 champion and an advocate for the Rocky Army Congressional Liaisons provide an in- My legislation, the Managed Carbon Price Mount community he served and was a bless- valuable service to both the military and Con- Act of 2014, places a price on carbon emis- ing to me, personally, when my district still in- gress. They assist Members and staff in un- sions that would increase over time, which cluded Nash County. derstanding the Army’s policies, actions, oper- would in turn create a market incentive to re- Herb’s humble spirit and ambitious nature ations, and requirements. Their firsthand duce emissions. The proceeds from this legis- contributed to his successful launch of WHIG– knowledge of military needs, culture, and tradi- lation go into a newly-created Energy and TV, a community-based TV station that was tion is a tremendous benefit to Congressional Economic Security Trust Fund where 100 per- the first of its kind. The station was used to offices. cent of the revenue goes back to the public to promote local events and played a large role A native of Fairport, New York, Major Har- offset any price increases. This bill is good for in keeping everyone in the community in- rison graduated from North Georgia College in the environment and good for business. The formed. Because of this, Herb was a trusted 2002 and was commissioned as Second Lieu- legislation recognizes and incentivizes the voice and source for many in Nash County. tenant in the Field Artillery. He has served in market for green technologies and innovation Herb worked alongside many members of a variety of assignments including service in and levels the playing field for companies al- our community, serving in groups such as the Germany, Hawaii, and the Pentagon. Major ready investing in sustainable business prac- Christian Fellowship Home and the Frederick Harrison was selected for the highly competi- tices. By putting a price on carbon we are set- E. Turnage Chapter of the American Red tive Joint Chiefs of Staff Internship program ting the stage to export these technologies Cross. A recipient of the annual and pres- and has participated in multiple combat tours worldwide. tigious Woody Brown Award, Herb was known to Iraq. We owe it to ourselves and to our children as the driving force behind many of the won- Major Harrison’s military awards include the to do more than just watch idly as droughts, derful events taking place in Rocky Mount. Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star Medal floods, sea ice melt, ocean acidification, rising While I am saddened by his passing, I am (three awards), as well as the Iraq Campaign sea levels and other effects of climate change encouraged by the legacy Herb leaves be- Medal. He was also inducted into the Honor- continue to take their toll. This legislation is a hind—as it is one that displays his passion able Order of Saint Barbara. He holds a Bach- small step toward meeting this commitment. I and commitment to service, both to his com- elor of Science Degree in Education from urge my colleagues to support this legislation. munity and family. I am better for knowing North Georgia College, a Master of Arts in f Herb, and his spirit will be greatly missed. Leadership and Management from Webster HONORING LABORERS’ LOCAL 81 f University, and a Master of Policy Manage- ment from Georgetown University. HONORING CHRIS BARNETT Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY selfless service of Major Harrison as he pro- OF INDIANA HON. BRUCE L. BRALEY ceeds to the next chapter in his remarkable IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF IOWA career and continues to serve our great Na- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion. On behalf of a grateful Nation, I join my colleagues in recognizing and commending Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Major Harrison for his dedicated service to this great pleasure that I stand before you today to Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise country. For all he and his family have given recognize Laborers’ Local 81 upon the dedica- today to honor Chris Barnett as he walks and continue to give to our country; we are in tion of their new Union Hall in Valparaiso. across the great state of Iowa, raising aware- their debt. We wish him, his wife Sara, and his Union members and leaders commemorated ness of the need for new foster parents. sons Eli and Jack, all the best as they con- the event with a building dedication ceremony As Chris takes on mother nature, battles tinue their journey in the United States Army. that was held on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Laborers’ Local 81 Union Hall in Valparaiso. blisters, and logs approximately 875 miles f across Iowa in both directions, Chris will let In 1918, Laborers’ Local 81 was chartered folks know about the tremendous need for ad- INTRODUCING THE ‘‘MANAGED by what is now known as Laborers’ Inter- ditional foster families throughout the state of CARBON PRICE ACT OF 2014’’ national Union of North America (LIUNA). Iowa. Local 81 was located in Gary until 1977, at Chris and his wife have been foster parents HON. JIM McDERMOTT which time it was relocated to Valparaiso. The since 2003 and have been able to foster more OF WASHINGTON skilled members of Local 81 have for many than 30 children in that time. As a former fos- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years excelled in their work on heavy highway, ter child himself, Chris understands the impact utilities, commercial building construction, tun- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 foster parents have on a child’s life, which has nel construction, hazardous materials han- been his passion as he has worked in the Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today dling, asbestos removal, and much more. human service field for over 27 years. to re-introduce legislation to establish a carbon They place concrete for highways and install We can never forget the impact each home tax on fossil fuels. Earlier this month, the Third and repair sewer, water, and natural gas lines has on a small child. This impact stays with a U.S. National Climate Assessment, the most within Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke coun- child throughout his or her life. Safe and car- comprehensive and authoritative scientific re- ties. These outstanding laborers have played ing homes improve our society and our coun- port ever generated about climate change in a major role in the development of commu- try. I applaud Chris on his continued pursuit to the United States, was released, offering just nities throughout Northwest Indiana for more bring a voice to an under-discussed issue and the latest in dire warnings of the impact cli- than 95 years and are fine examples the re- congratulate him on this extraordinary accom- mate change is already inflicting on our planet. gion’s rich history of excellence in its crafts- plishment. This is not an abstract notion for future gen- manship and loyalty by its tradesmen. Local f erations to cope with and address; it is hap- 81 members and leaders have demonstrated pening now and will only get worse with inac- their loyalty to both the union and the commu- TRIBUTE TO MAJOR ERIC tion. nity through their hard work and self-sacrifice. HARRISON I am re-introducing this legislation to con- Due to the steadfast determination and ex- tinue the serious discussion on climate change traordinary efforts of Business Manager and HON. JEFF DUNCAN that has long been overdue. With extreme Delegate to the District Council, Mike Camp- OF SOUTH CAROLINA weather events becoming more common, bell, Local 81 is able to open its new Union IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES every corner of the United States is already Hall, which will house administrative offices, grappling with the effects of climate change. meeting areas, and a training center in Wednesday, May 28, 2014 As the problem grows more urgent, busi- Valparaiso. Mr. Campbell’s enthusiasm and Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- nesses and even the U.S. military are recog- constant support to Local 81 and to the com- er, I rise to pay tribute to Major Eric Harrison, nizing the very real costs associated with munity of Northwest Indiana is truly out- United States Army for his extraordinary dedi- doing nothing. President Obama’s Climate Ac- standing, and for this, he is worthy of the ut- cation to duty and service to the United States tion Plan underscores the need to address this most praise. of America. Major Harrison will be moving on issue, and with the U.S. Environmental Protec- Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my other from his present assignment as an Army Con- tion Agency releasing its climate rule for exist- distinguished colleagues join me in honoring gressional Liaison to the House of Represent- ing power plants next week, I am pleased to Laborers’ Local 81 members and leaders as atives to Fort Hood, Texas. see the discussion turning into action. they celebrate the opening of their new Union

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28MY8.014 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E849 Hall in Valparaiso. I want to congratulate these which supports basic research in catalytic ficial custodian of all documents generated by dedicated union members, as well as all of the organometallic (the study of compounds with the House. hardworking union men and women through- bonds between Carbon and a metal) chem- Ray Lewis was a man of the House, and so out America for committing themselves to istry through graduate and postdoctoral fellow- much more. Ray lived a life of vast experi- making a significant contribution to the growth ships, regular workshops and symposia, and ence—he was a genuine Renaissance man. and development in Northwest Indiana and relationships with industrial partners. He loved his work, and his scholarship and beyond. Dr. Negishi grew up in Japan and received service to the House and to this country left us f a bachelor’s degree in organic chemistry from all enriched. the University of Tokyo in 1958. He moved to During his tenure as an officer of the House, H.R. 3080 the United States in 1960 to attend graduate Dr. Lewis combined disciplined intellect with a school at the University of Pennsylvania as a deep interest in the House’s history and the HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Fulbright-Smith-Mundt scholar, earning a doc- patience to guide House members and staff OF MARYLAND torate in organic chemistry in 1963. Negishi seeking historical understanding of this institution. During the House Judiciary Committee’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES came to Purdue in 1966 as a postdoctoral researcher under Dr. Herbert Brown, who won impeachment hearings on President Nixon, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 the Nobel Prize in 1979. Negishi went to Syra- Lewis provided critical historical references to Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in cuse University in 1972, where he was an as- guide the committee in its work. And he hon- support of this bipartisan agreement to make sistant professor and then an associate pro- ored the tradition of the office he headed, au- critical investments in our nation’s water infra- fessor before returning to Purdue in 1979. thoring a history of ‘‘The House Library’’ and structure. Today’s bill is an example of Con- He was appointed the H.C. Brown Distin- promoting the ties with the Senate Library and gress working together to address the prior- guished Professor of Chemistry in 1999 and the Library of Congress’ Congressional Re- ities of the American people, and I applaud has won various awards, including a search Service. the Conference Committee for the hard work Guggenheim Fellowship, the A.R. Day Award, Mr. Speaker, as I said, I knew Ray Lewis for that brought it to the Floor. a 1996 Chemical Society of Japan Award, the much of the time I have served in the House The Water Resources Reform and Develop- 1998 American Chemical Society of Representatives. I got to know him, his ment Act authorizes critical projects to main- Organometallic Chemistry Award, a 1998 sense of humor, his sense of this institution, his sense of decency, his sense of excitement tain our nation’s waterways and ports. For Humboldt Senior Researcher Award and the of what was going on here and around the Maryland, this work ensures continued oper- 2010 American Chemical Society Award for world. And with Eleanor he traveled much of ations at the Port of Baltimore, supporting Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. the world and, in each place, brought some- thousands of jobs and encouraging trade. It He also was given the 2010 Order of Culture, thing new home with him to share with all of also provides essential support for the ongoing Japan’s highest distinction, and named as a us. restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, from cre- Person of Cultural Merit. Negishi has authored ating habitat out of clean dredged material at From his service as an officer in military in- more than 400 publications including two telligence from 1954–1956, Dr. Lewis devel- Poplar Island to rebuilding our oyster popu- books, one of which is the Handbook of oped a life-long interest in the history of mili- lation. Additionally, this bill provides for the de- Organopalladium Chemistry for Organic Syn- tary architecture and technology in the United velopment of a new, comprehensive plan for thesis. Collectively, these publications have States, which culminated in the 1970 publica- the Army Corps of Engineers to restore and been cited more than 20,000 times. tion of ‘‘Seacoast Fortifications of the United protect the Bay. His current research focuses on under- States’’ published by the Smithsonian Institu- After we pass this bill, we must provide the standing metal-catalyzed organic reactions tion Press. He wrote this work while a Post- necessary funding to ensure the completion of with possible applications in health and en- Doctoral Research Associate 1969–1970 at its important work. I look forward to working ergy-related fields. The Smithsonian Institution. Initially an archi- with my colleagues to make sure we finish the In light of this career accomplishment, I ask tectural student at the University of California job. the 4th District and all Hoosiers to join me in at Berkeley, Dr. Lewis turned his early drawing f congratulating Dr. Negishi for this great honor talents to illustrate his book. and achievement. HONORING DR. EI-ICHI NEGISHI Commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the f Coast Artillery Corps, he transferred to Military IN MEMORY OF EMANUEL RAY- Intelligence when the Corps was abolished HON. TODD ROKITA shortly after his commission. As commander MOND LEWIS, LIBRARIAN EMER- OF INDIANA of a group of Soviet military defectors—Lewis ITUS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was a native Russian speaker—he was as- REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, May 28, 2014 signed responsibility for testing security at military bases. He retired as a Captain. Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, rise today to HON. STENY H. HOYER Dr. Lewis researched military documents in honor the accomplishments of Nobel laureate OF MARYLAND the National Archives, and traveled extensively Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi, the Herbert C. Brown Dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to fortification sites around the country for his tinguished Professor and Teijin Limited Direc- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 book, the first comprehensive work on the tor of the Negishi-Brown Institute at Purdue subject of coastal fortifications in a century, University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- now used by the U. S. National Park Service Negishi has been elected into the National ute to an extraordinary life, to an extraordinary in training their employees. This seminal work Academy of Sciences, one of the highest hon- individual, to a dear friend of mine for many, examined the prominent role played by these ors given to a scientist or engineer in the many years. Emanuel Raymond Lewis, Librar- fortifications in American defense policy prior United States. ian Emeritus, the last and longest serving Li- to World War II. Dr. Negishi was elected to the academy in brarian of the U. S. House of Representatives, Lewis was accompanied on these travels by recognition of his distinguished and continuing prolific author, archivist, educator, humorist, his future wife, Eleanor, and the couple re- achievements in original, pioneering research. historian, illustrator, psychologist, and recog- ferred to the time as ‘their forting days in lieu Negishi won the 2010 Nobel Prize in chem- nized expert on military and naval history, died of their courting days.’ Travel would become a istry for his palladium-catalyzed cross coupling May 14 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD. constant in their lives together—his proposal technique to link carbon atoms and synthesize He was the husband of my former Chief of of marriage included an unusual vow—‘‘marry molecules. In addition to its use in the devel- Staff, Eleanor Lewis, an extraordinary indi- me and I will take you to Tashkent, Sam- opment of painkillers and cancer treatments, it vidual in her own right, who had been Geral- arkand, and Bukhara’’—and he did. Over forty- is estimated that ‘‘Negishi coupling’’ is used in dine Ferraro’s Chief of Staff and JOHN DIN- five years they would visit every continent, and more than one-quarter of all chemical reac- GELL’s Chief of Staff as well. more than 100 countries. tions in the pharmaceutical industry. The tech- Dr. Lewis was appointed House Librarian in Eleanor, as I said, was my Chief of Staff, nique also has been used in fluorescent mark- 1973, and served until January 1995 when the and she is still a very dear and close friend. ing essential for DNA sequencing and in the library, which predated the Library of Con- She and Ray were partners in life for over four creation of materials for thin LED displays. gress, along with the House Historical Office, decades. They were partners, as well, in intel- Dr. Negishi currently serves as the inaugural was down-sized and placed under the Legisla- lectual pursuit and in love of this country and director of Purdue’s Negishi-Brown Institute, tive Resource Center. The Library was the of- this institution.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K28MY8.018 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 28, 2014 Dr. Lewis published widely in military and 1954 MG which was best of show in the 25th House. His knowledge, his intellect, his humor, naval-related journals including ‘‘Military Af- Anniversary of the ‘‘Concours d’Elegance’’ his engaging personality truly shined upon us fairs,’’ the ‘‘U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings,’’ June 29, 1997 in Forest Grove, Oregon; and all. ‘‘The Military Engineer,’’ ‘‘Capitol Studies,’’ Soviet Field Marshal memorabilia. Side inter- Ray was my friend. He was an American to ‘‘U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings;’’ ‘‘Military ests included the study of California geog- be admired by us all, a good citizen, a great Engineer,’’ ‘‘Dictionary of American History,’’ raphy, and Native American tribes—the House American, a man of the House. I join in ex- Encyclopedia of the United States Congress;’’ Librarian was once called upon by Vice Presi- pressing my sympathy to Eleanor, their son and ‘‘Warship International.’’ Editors of the lat- dent Spiro Agnew for advice on the authentic Joseph, and the extended Lewis family for ter publication honored his work in their an- pronunciation of tribal names. their loss but also to all of us for our loss of nual ‘‘Best Articles of the Year’’ on three sepa- It was fitting that the House Librarian—in a good and decent man who made such an rate occasions. the tradition of Jefferson—held thousands of extraordinary contribution to this country and In 1969 working for System Development books in his personal collection. to all who serve it in the People’s House. Corporation of Santa Monica, CA, considered Ray’s passions for travel and collecting f the world’s first computer software company, items of interest came together when it came Dr. Lewis co-authored ‘‘The Educational Infor- to trains. It’s hard to know whether his collec- RECOGNIZING LT. COL. KENDALL mation Center: An Introduction,’’ a general tion of train models, especially those of the LEMLEY guide to the process of establishing an edu- Southern Pacific Daylight, came from the time cational information center. he spent riding the rails, but we know he loved HON. STEVE CHABOT Born to Siberian immigrants in Oakland, CA, traveling by train. His adventures included a OF OHIO November 30, 1928, Dr. Lewis attended the cross-country excursion from Washington, DC IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES University of California at Berkeley (BA/MA) to San Francisco, as well as passage on the Wednesday, May 28, 2014 and the University of Oregon (PhD). While en- Trans-Siberian Railway from Khabarovsk to Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to rolled at the University of Oregon he studied Moscow. Along with his trips on the Canadian take a moment to recognize the distinguished with a grant from the National Institutes of and Pacific Railways, Ray’s rail experiences, service of a constituent of mine, Lt. Col. Ken- Mental Health (NIMH). He became a tenured like so much of his life, were full and adven- dall Lemley, USAF Reserve. Lt. Col. Lemley psychology professor in the Oregon University turous. has announced his retirement from the posi- System for a half-dozen years. Dr. Lewis was For all his scholarly activities, Lewis took tion of Admissions Liaison Officer for the among the first psychology professors to par- great pleasure in hanging out with some of the United States Air Force Academy after more ticipate in the creation of the Oregon State legendary cultural figures of his time—jazz than thirteen years of guiding and advising our Board of Psychologist Examiners, and the first greats Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck, as best and brightest young men and women. Oregon professor to teach on campus through well as comedy giants Lenny Bruce and Mort I’ve had the pleasure of working with Lt. Col. television. Sahl at San Francisco’s ‘‘Hungry i.’’ Dr. Lewis had a life-long love of public An engaging and enthusiastic raconteur, Lemley at numerous academy information spaces and actively worked to preserve park- Lewis could entertain with stories of juicy irony nights, held for students interested in attend- land. On May 27,1937 at age 8, he joined his from the day’s news, or of his time playing ing a U.S. Service Academy. He was always parents and his brother Albert, now deceased, slots with Frank Sinatra in Reno, Nevada prepared and enthusiastic about speaking with in walking across the Golden Gate Bridge on when the singer was obtaining his divorce students interested in military service. Lt. Col. Lemley is a 1992 graduate of the opening day. He donated specimens un- from Ava Gardner. His own performing ex- United States Air Force Academy where he earthed at forts to national and state parks, in- ploits—he sang and played guitar—ended with earned his B.S. in Computer Science. He also cluding Fort Stevens at the mouth of the Co- producing musicals and comedies in graduate holds Masters Degrees from the U.S. Air lumbia River in Oregon. school. To honor his father, Jacob A. Lewis, Dr. Born with a rare cholesterol disorder, Dr. Force Institute of Technology and Central Lewis donated ten acres to the city of Hay- Lewis first entered NIH in 1964 as an in-pa- Michigan University. In the midst of a busy ca- ward, CA—the ‘‘J.A. Lewis Park’’ is now part tient, and was involved in the National Heart, reer as a computer officer in the Air Force and of the Hayward (CA) Area Recreation and Lung, and Blood Institutes’ research protocols an IT manager in the private sector, he always Park District. The elder Lewis had donated the that led to the discovery of the statin drugs. set aside time to assist my office and my con- same land area—ten acres—in San Francisco Dr. Donald S. Fredrickson, named by Presi- stituents in their scholastic pursuits. I cannot to build Congregation Ner Tamid. dent Gerald Ford to become head of the Na- thank him enough for being such a strong ad- In 1965, Dr. Lewis prepared ‘‘A History of tional Institutes in 1974, was Lewis’s doctor; vocate of our nation’s military, and I wish him San Francisco Harbor Defense Installations: Lewis was a research patient in Dr. the best in his future endeavors. Forts Baker, Barry, Cronkhite, and Funston’’ Frederickson’s 1967 paper describing the clas- f for the State of California Division of Beaches sification of lipoprotein abnormalities in five RECOGNIZING AZERBAIJAN and Parks. This work, which evolved into Dr. types. This became known as the ‘‘Frederick REPUBLIC DAY Lewis’ later book on coastal fortification, was classification,’’ later adopted as a standard by instrumental in the formation of the Golden the World Health Organization in 1972. HON. VIRGINIA FOXX Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in A devoted atheist, Dr. Lewis became a min- OF NORTH CAROLINA 1972. In 1971 Dr. Lewis was called to testify ister in the Universal Life Church, Inc., in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES before a subcommittee of the House Interior 1960s—he liked to joke that he could marry Committee during hearings on creating the you or bury you—your choice. In 1999, he ex- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 GGNRA. perienced a lifetime thrill when he met the Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I invite my col- Dr. Lewis was well-known to House Mem- Dalai Lama at a dinner in Washington, D.C. leagues to join me today in recognizing the bers and especially staff who sought his help The Lewises had recently visited Lhasa, Tibet 96th Azerbaijan Republic Day. in researching issues before the Congress. He and at the dinner presented the Dalai Lama Republic Day celebrates Azerbaijan’s dec- was regarded as a friendly curmudgeon who with photographs of Norbulingka, the summer laration of independence from the Russian could be relied on to quickly locate helpful his- palace from which he escaped the Chinese in Empire in 1918. torical information. The time he saved those March 1959. That hard-won independence, however, was staffers, however, was all too frequently con- Ray Lewis, to the end of his life, digested short-lived as the new Democratic Republic of sumed in conversation about whatever matter life, welcomed life. Tennyson wrote, in his Azerbaijan was soon occupied by the Soviet Dr. Lewis happened to be engaged in re- poem Ulysses: ‘I am a part of all that I have Union. After the Soviet collapse in 1990, Azer- searching at the time. met;/yet all experience is an arch whichthro’/ baijan regained its independence. His curiosity and love of learning spanned a gleams that untravell’d world whose margin A valuable international ally, Azerbaijan was wide range of interests. Those interests were fades/for ever and forever when I move./How among the first nations offering unconditional manifested in his personal collection authentic dull it is to pause, to make an end,/to rust support to the United States in the war against African spears, including several purchased in unburnish’d, not to shine in use!’ al Qaeda, providing a safe transit route to re- Umhlanga, South Africa, which were used in That was Ray Lewis’s philosophy. He saw supply our troops in Afghanistan. the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War; the muzzle of a 16- life as an ever-expanding opportunity to enrich Azerbaijan leads the Central Asian area in inch gun from the USS Indiana now on display himself and others with his intellect and his regional economic cooperation and is a key at the Navy Museum in Washington, D.C.; a excitement for what could be done in this player in European energy security matters.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.018 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E851 Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in ters throughout the district. In addition, I con- tered before the Navy can fulfill its require- thanking the people of Azerbaijan for their gratulate Matthew Kochevar who is completing ments for additional electronic attack. If this friendship and in congratulating Azerbaijanis his term as District 12 Governor. Matthew has scenario is allowed to occur, the Department around the world on the anniversary of Repub- dedicated his time and efforts to AHEPA. He of Defense would also lose its ability to lic Day. is an outstanding public servant and has had produce F/A–18E/F Super Hornet strike fight- f a tremendous impact on many lives through ers, which are manufactured alongside the his work with the organization. Growler in the same production line. Such a HONORING THE AMERICAN HEL- Mr. Speaker, at this time, I ask that you and loss would affect our Nation’s ability to surge LENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRES- my other distinguished colleagues join me in strike fighters, meet increasing demand in SIVE ASSOCIATION RECEPTION honoring the American Hellenic Educational electronic warfare, and provide competition in Progressive Association. For their remarkable tactical aviation. The Growler program has HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY leadership and commitment, as demonstrated been a model defense acquisition program, OF INDIANA through their service to so many in need meeting all of its cost targets and delivering IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES throughout Northwest Indiana and across the ahead of the Navy’s schedule deadlines. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 nation, AHEPA’s members are an inspiration Moreover, the F/A–18 and EA–18G production to us all, and the organization, one to be emu- lines support 60,000 jobs, including 13,000 Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with lated and admired. jobs in my home state of Missouri. great pleasure that I stand before you to rec- I am pleased that the Committee included ognize the American Hellenic Educational Pro- f support for 5 EA–18G Growlers above the gressive Association (AHEPA) as members HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON NA- President’s Budget Request. While this overall come together for the annual AHEPA/Daugh- TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- increase will not meet the Navy’s total un- ters of Penelope District #12 and #13 Conven- TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 funded priority, it demonstrates the Commit- tion, which will take place at Dynasty Ban- tee’s position that the Growler is an essential quets in Hammond, Indiana, from Friday, May SPEECH OF resource that our Nation requires. Further, the 30 to Sunday, June 1, 2014. Committee urged the Navy to take steps to The Order of AHEPA was founded on July HON. ANN WAGNER keep the manufacturing line solvent until the 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, joining the OF MISSOURI Department can meet the basic needs of the NAACP and B’nai B’rith in a joint effort to end IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES warfighter in electronic attack. I will continue racism, bigotry and discrimination against all Tuesday, May 20, 2014 my work with the House Appropriations Com- immigrants. AHEPA’s mission is in accordance mittee to ensure that the Navy receives a suf- The House in Committee of the Whole with the principles of ancient Greece, to pro- House on the state of the Union had under ficient number of Growlers to meet its emerg- mote civic responsibility, education, philan- consideration the bill (H.R. 4435) to authorize ing requirements and keep the manufacturing thropy, family, and individual excellence appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for mili- line open throughout Fiscal Year 2015. through community service. AHEPA is the tary activities of the Department of Defense My voice is not alone in trying to support the largest American-based Greek heritage orga- and for military construction, to prescribe Navy unfunded priority for additional Growlers. nization and is made up of over 500 chapters military personnel strengths for such fiscal The request has strong support across Con- throughout North America. year, and for other purposes: gress, as evidenced by a letter circulated ear- The AHEPA organization has continuously Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Chair, I would like to lier in the year that collected 109 House signa- and passionately supported many charitable thank Chairman MCKEON and the Members of tures in support of the Growler. This is a organizations throughout the region and the House Armed Services Committee for the strong showing for any program, and one that abroad. AHEPA has raised thousands of dol- Committee’s work on the Fiscal Year 2015 received significant bipartisan validation. That lars for Greek relief programs, feeding hun- National Defense Authorization Act. I support letter is attached at the conclusion of my re- dreds of families and children in Greece. They the final bill; it is crafted thoughtfully and care- marks. support national efforts, including the Saint fully to reflect the needs of the warfighter while In closing, the Nation faces many chal- Baldrick’s Foundation for children’s cancer re- enjoying bipartisan support from this body. Its lenges as we send our sons and daughters search, the National Hellenic Foundation, and passage is a testament to the Committee’s into harm’s way to defend our freedom and the National Hellenic Museum, among many leadership and hard work to support our men liberty. The Committee’s bill is always a state- others. Through each chapter, AHEPA serves and women in uniform. ment about its judgment on how best to serve as an inspiration to local communities. I am particularly thankful for the support of those warfighters. I am glad that they have As a proud member of AHEPA Chapter 78, the United States Navy’s ‘‘unfunded priority’’ made EA–18G Growlers a high priority, and I based in Merrillville, Indiana, I can attest to the request of additional EA–18G Growlers. Early look forward to working with them over the tireless efforts our local chapters, which serve in the budget cycle, following the release of course of Fiscal Year 2015. more people and raise more funding for chari- the Administration’s Department of Defense Additionally, I have included a support letter table organizations than ever before. The budget, the Navy Chief of Naval Operations for the EA–18G Growler that I authored with many organizations throughout the region that (CNO) Admiral Jonathan Greenert testified Representative LACY CLAY that is signed by have been assisted by the extraordinary gen- that there is a growing demand for electronic 109 Members of Congress. erosity of local AHEPA chapters include the attack capabilities. Specifically, he requested CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, Ross Township Food Pantry, Boys and Girls 22 additional EA–18G Growlers above the Washington, DC, April 11, 2014. Club, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, President’s Budget request to meet that de- Hon. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, Meals on Wheels, Veterans Life Changing mand. Washington, DC. Services, and Rebuilding Together, among The EA–18G Growler provides the Navy Hon. ADAM SMITH, many others. One example of the tremendous and all Department of Defense forces with the Ranking Member, House Armed Services Com- contributions of AHEPA Chapter 78 is the ability to control the entire electromagnetic mittee, Washington, DC. completion of six apartment complexes in spectrum, the only aircraft in the entire inven- Hon. RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN, Merrillville, which provide accessible housing tory with that capability. With warfare increas- Chairman, House Defense Appropriations Sub- for senior citizens. Chapter members also give ingly operating within the cyber, information committee, Washington, DC. unselfishly of their time through volunteer ef- and electronic domains, there is increasing im- Hon. PETER VISCLOSKY, Ranking Member, House Defense Appropria- forts, delivering meals to the elderly and serv- portance in not just understanding, but domi- tions Subcommittee, Washington, DC. ing in local soup kitchens. For enthusiastically nating the electromagnetic spectrum. For this GENTLEMEN: It has come to our attention helping so many families, children, veterans, reason, CNO Greenert testified why he be- the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request of the elderly, and those in need, the members of lieves that the Growler is essential to the President does not include funding for the AHEPA are worthy of the highest praise. warfighter. From the Committee’s work, we United States Navy F/A–18 program, which I would also like to recognize my dear friend also understand that the Navy is undertaking includes the EA–18G Growler. If accepted by Sam Benjamin for his continued commitment further analysis this year to determine the final Congress, the result would be the premature end to this critical production line. to advancing AHEPA’s mission as he as- requirement for the airborne electronic attack As you know, the EA–18G Growler is the sumes the role of District 12 Governor. Sam’s (AEA) capability. Nation’s only full spectrum airborne elec- exceptional leadership and dedication to phil- Without additional aircraft, the EA–18G tronic attack (AEA) and protection aircraft. anthropic efforts will prove invaluable to chap- Growler manufacturing line is likely to be shut- It provides this capability not just for the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.020 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 28, 2014 Navy but for joint forces as well. Deploying Jim Bridenstine; Stevan Pearce; Jon Run- tion continues to have the necessary and ap- from both Navy aircraft carriers and joint yan; Scott R. Tipton; Gus M. Bilirakis; Mike propriate tools to protect our country from force land bases, it is recognized as a key Rogers; John C. Carney, Jr.; Daniel B. Maf- those who would seek to do us harm. DoD element for our Nation’s warfighting fei; Suzan K. DelBene; Tulsi Gabbard; Ann This legislation represents an important first capability. As the Chief of Naval Operations Kirkpatrick, G.K. Butterfield. Admiral Jonathan Greenert has stated, con- step in reforming many of the powers that the f trol of the electromagnetic spectrum is crit- National Security Agency (NSA) currently has ical to the warfighting mission today and in IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE at its disposal. Specifically, it would end the the future. OF DR. ANGELA GOLDEN government’s bulk collection of phone Analysis demonstrates that additional metadata and other tangible records through Growlers would increase operational mission the use of Section 215, Foreign Intelligence effectiveness more than any component of HON. ANN KIRKPATRICK Surveillance Act (FISA) pen registers, and Na- the Navy’s carrier air wing, now and in the OF MASSACHUSETTS future. Recognizing this, the Navy has sub- tional Security letters. It would also increase mitted an ‘unfunded priority’ for 22 addi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES transparency and oversight within our surveil- tional Growlers. The Growler is the only Wednesday, May 28, 2014 lance operations by requiring the government DoD option for electronic attack, and lim- to disclose the number of requests made for Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, it is with ited capacity significantly impacts mission call records under the new collection process great pride that I recognize a constituent of effectiveness against current and future and provide Congress a summary of compli- threats. mine, Dr. Angela Golden, DNP, FNP–C, ance records related to the use of Section The Navy and other joint warfighters will FAANP, of Munds Park, Arizona, for her serv- 215. not have the opportunity to fulfill an emerg- ice in the last 2 years as president of the Another significant change is that for the ing requirement, however, if the F/A–18 pro- American Association of Nurse Practitioners. duction line is not funded in the Fiscal Year first time, every request made by the NSA for Dr. Golden has more than 34 years of nursing 2015 budget. Without additional aircraft, a specific call records must be reviewed on a experience. She received her BSN from Ball shutdown decision will need to be made this case-by-case basis by the FISA court. This State University in 1977, a Master’s in Nursing year. To avoid this, last year Congress added improved oversight is something I have advo- $75 million in Advanced Procurement thuds Education from the University of Phoenix in cated for and I am pleased it was included in for the F/A–18 in the Fiscal Year 2014 Na- 1996 and a Master’s in Science from Northern this bill. tional Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Arizona University in 1998. Additionally, she While this bill is an improvement over cur- and the Defense Appropriations Act, Fiscal completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice Year 2014—enough for 22 aircraft. rent practices, it still falls short of what is at Arizona State University in December 2008. Another critical consideration is the Na- needed to ensure adequate privacy protec- The American Association of Nurse Practi- tion’s defense industrial base for tactical tions. I am disappointed that the bill does not aviation. Today, there are multiple providers tioners is a national professional membership establish a Citizens Advocate to represent citi- for tactical aviation, sophisticated tactical organization representing 189,000 NPs nation- zens’ privacy interests at the secret FISA radars, and strike fighter engines. With the ally. Under Dr. Golden’s tenure, AANP mem- Court proceedings. Last December, Rep- end of the F/A–18 production, however, DoD bership has grown to more than 50,000 mem- resentative JIM JORDAN and I introduced bipar- will be left with only a single manufacturer bers, making AANP the largest NP organiza- in each one of these areas. This scenario lim- tisan legislation to create such a position. I tion in the world. Dr. Golden has helped lead its warfighting surge capacity, eliminates was pleased when the earlier versions of this NPs in transforming patient-centered health competition that drives innovation and cost bill adopted a similar provision. Unfortunately, care and has made tremendous strides in en- control, and imperils future development Section 401 of H.R. 3361 has since been programs. Moreover, the F/A–18 program suring that policymakers and the public under- weakened and only provides for a panel of ad- supports American manufacturing, including stand the care NPs provide to millions of visors to be employed at the discretion of the 60,000 jobs, 800 different suppliers and ven- Americans each year. FISC. dors, and provides $3 billion in annual eco- In addition to her duties as AANP President, nomic impact. I also have concerns that last minute Dr. Golden serves as an Assistant Professor We ask you to support the Navy’s unfunded changes have the potential to create a back- at Northern Arizona University, teaching in priority of 22 additional EA–18G Growlers as door loophole where the government can con- you consider the Fiscal Year 2015 defense both undergraduate and graduate programs. tinue to collect vast amounts of phone bills. If Congress does not support further Dr. Golden owns a family primary care prac- metadata under certain circumstances. It is my Growler production, we will lose the only tice, NP from Home, LLC, where she provides hope that the Senate will strengthen the bill full spectrum electronic warfare aircraft pro- primary care to my constituents of northern Ar- duction line. we voted on today by reinstituting the Special izona and my fellow Arizonans in the urgent Thank you very much for your attention Advocate under Section 401, and more nar- care setting in the Phoenix metropolitan area. to this request. rowly defining what constitutes a ‘‘discrete I want to congratulate Dr. Golden on a suc- Sincerely, term’’. Ann Wagner; Blaine Luetkemeyer; Pat cessful term as AANP president and thank her Meehan; Rodney Davis; Wm. Lacy Clay; Despite these reservations, the USA Free- on behalf of my constituents in Arizona’s First dom Act represents real progress and a de- Cheri Bustos; William L. Enyart; Robert R. District for the excellent care she has provided Brady; Doug Lamborn; Paul Cook; Frank A. parture from the untenable status quo. It en- LoBiondo; Jason T. Smith; Joseph R. Pitts; to her patients. sures that the intelligence and law enforce- Chris Collins. f ment community have the necessary tools Niki Tsongas; Carol Shea-Porter; Corrine they need to protect our nation, but it does so Brown; Gerald E. Connolly; Emanuel USA FREEDOM ACT Cleaver; Matt Cartwright; Sam Graves; in a manner that is consistent with the funda- Adam Kinzinger; Billy Long; Bill Posey; SPEECH OF mental principles in our Constitution to protect Gregg Harper; Leonard Lance; Tony the civil liberties of all Americans. Ca´ rdenas; Sheila Jackson Lee. HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN f Grace F. Napolitano; Allyson Y. Schwartz; OF MARYLAND Grace Meng; Bennie G. Thompson; Richard IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT L. Hanna; Steve Chabot; Peter T. King; OF MAJOR ROBERT LIKINS III David W. Jolly; Devin Nunes; Keith J. Thursday, May 22, 2014 Rothfus; Michelle Lujan Grisham; Louise Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today HON. MAC THORNBERRY McIntosh Slaughter; Marcia L. Fudge; David in support of H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Loebsack. OF TEXAS Daniel Lipinski; Ann M. Kuster; George Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Holding; Michael K. Simpson; David G. I want to commend Chairman GOODLATTE, Reichert; Michele Bachmann; David G. Chairman ROGERS, Ranking Member CON- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Valadao; Steve Stivers; John F. Tierney; YERS, and Ranking Member RUPPERSBERGER Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Alan S. Lowenthal; Rosa L. DeLauro; Rick for crafting a compromise bill—and taking into today to recognize Major Robert Likins III of Larsen; Bill Pascrell, Jr.; Robin L. Kelly. account many of the recommendations offered the Army Office of the Chief of Legislative Liai- Gary G. Miller; Rob Bishop; Tom Rice; Mi- chael G. Fitzpatrick; John J. Duncan, Jr.; by the Presidents’ Review Group on Intel- son (OCLL), who will retire from the United Cory Gardner; Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.; Col- ligence and Communications Technologies— States Army on October 1, 2014, after almost leen W. Hanabusa; Derek Kilmer; Sean Pat- that will strengthen the privacy and civil lib- 25 years of distinguished service. rick Maloney; Timothy H. Bishop; Steve erties of all Americans. At the same time, the Major Likins first entered the military as an Israel. USA Freedom Act will ensure that that our na- enlisted infantryman. Looking for challenges

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:00 May 29, 2014 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28MY8.022 E28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS May 28, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E853 around every corner, he volunteered, as- product development reflects a company-wide DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF- sessed, and was selected to serve in the 75th commitment to developing new therapies and FAIRS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT- Ranger Regiment, 5th Special Forces Group, continuing to push the bio-tech industry to new ABILITY ACT OF 2014 and the Southern European Task Force. After frontiers. several years and multiple overseas deploy- Dr. Severino’s responsibilities will include SPEECH OF ments, Major Likins felt a greater calling of leading AbbVie’s R&D, Medical Affairs and HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN leadership and pursued a commission in the Regulatory Affairs organizations, bringing his OF CALIFORNIA U.S. Army. years of experience to bear on guiding the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Major Likins was commissioned as an infan- company’s 7,000 worldwide employees entry officer on October 11th, 2001, through Offi- gaged in scientific discovery. Collectively, they Wednesday, May 21, 2014 cer Candidate School. As an officer, he served will be working to develop a steady stream of Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to in several leadership positions in light infantry new medicines for patients. express my opposition to H.R. 4031, the De- and airborne units across the country and Eu- Dr. Severino has most recently served as partment of Veterans Affairs Management Ac- rope. At the beginning of Operation Iraqi Free- Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Offi- countability Act of 2014. dom, serving as a Company Executive Officer cer at AbbVie. He is a leader in clinical devel- I represent the VA West Los Angeles Med- in the 173rd Airborne, Major Likins participated opment strategy across therapeutic areas in- ical Center, which is the largest VA medical in a daring brigade-level parachute assault cluding immunology, neuroscience, oncology facility in the Nation. I am outraged by the re- into Iraq. He then deployed to Afghanistan in and cardiovascular disease. Over ten years at cent allegations of serious misconduct and support of Operation Enduring Freedom and AbbVie, Dr. Severino has consistently taken mismanagement at VA hospitals. I understand served as an operations officer within the 2– on positions of increasing responsibility, par- the urgency my colleagues feel to act, but this 503rd Infantry (Airborne). ticularly in the area of R&D. legislation will not solve the problems plaguing Major Likins then joined the 10th Mountain AbbVie’s Chairman and Chief Executive Of- the Department of Veterans Affairs because it Division and commanded two different infantry ficer, Michael Gonzalez, praised Dr. Severino doesn’t address the systemic deficiencies that companies. On his second command, Major stating, ‘‘We are fortunate to have a leader of are preventing our veterans from getting the Likins deployed his company to an austere his caliber to steer our efforts to develop treat- care they so deserve. company outpost in Iraq where he partnered ments for today’s toughest health challenges. H.R. 4031 has been brought to the floor and trained an Iraqi Army battalion. Major He will be instrumental in moving our pipeline without a committee hearing or markup. It Likins was then selected as an Army Congres- and strategy forward.’’ gives the Secretary of the VA the authority to sional Fellow where he served as an integral Mr. Speaker, and my distinguished col- fire Senior Executive Service (SES) employ- member of my staff. Finally, he served as the leagues in the House, please join me in con- ees at will. The Secretary already has the au- legislative liaison managing the Soldier Sys- gratulating Dr. Severino on his new position thority to fire SES employees for cause. The tems portfolio, ensuring our troops going into and wishing him many future successes as he legislation is not only unnecessary; it is harm- combat are supplied with the best equipment works to understand and treat a wide array of ful because it would allow political appointees available. ailments to help others live happier, healthier to fire nonpolitical senior federal executives for Major Likins has truly lived at the tip of the lives. any reason. It would set a bad precedent and spear throughout his career. From Desert f jeopardize the Department’s ability to recruit Storm to Haiti, Bosnia to Kosovo, and to Iraq the most talented individuals to the VA. to Afghanistan, he has deployed to almost REMEMBERING TONY HACKBARTH I want to work with my colleagues to draft every place around the globe where the Army sensible legislation that will actually solve the has been sent into harm’s way. He has also HON. PAUL COOK problems at the VA with a new metric for ac- earned two Masters Degrees during his serv- OF CALIFORNIA countability and executive performance. ice and has exemplified the warrior-scholar IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f who our nation needs leading our men and Wednesday, May 28, 2014 women into combat. INTRODUCING THE INVESTING TO Throughout his 25 years of service to the Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to MODERNIZE THE PRODUCTION nation, Major Likins has earned numerous honor the life of Tony Hackbarth. Tony, who OF AMERICAN CLEAN ENERGY awards and decorations to include: Combat In- passed away on May 21, 2014, was a larger AND TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2014 fantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s than life figure in the Hi-Desert’s city of Bar- Badge, Special Forces and Ranger Tabs, stow. HON. JIM McDERMOTT Master Parachutists Wings with combat jump Better known as Mr. Del Taco, Tony and his OF WASHINGTON device, Air Assault Badge, the Meritorious brother Ed opened the first Del Taco on First IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Street in Barstow in 1966. By 1981, Del Taco Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 I am proud to share in the celebration of had 250 locations across the Golden State Major Likins’ military career. I would also like feeding thousands of customers every day. Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate his wife, Bettina, and his two After selling the franchise in 1979, Tony re- to introduce the Investing to Modernize the children, Patrick and Kirsten, whose love and mained the owner and operator of the three Production of American Clean Energy and support aided and strengthened Major Likins Barstow restaurants located on First Street, Technology Act of 2014, a bill that will con- as he has served our great nation. I wish him Mountain View, and Lenwood Road. He tinue this Nation’s march towards sustainable all the best in his retirement. worked at the First Street location up until his power solutions. f death. This bill will continue a number of valuable Everyone in the Barstow community knew tax provisions used by clean energy compa- HONORING DR. MICHAEL Tony and could find him waving out of the nies to level the playing field so that clean en- SEVERINO drive through window of the First Street Del ergy can compete with its more established Taco location. A true man of the people, and traditional-energy counterparts. This is done HON. PETER J. ROSKAM a champion of the community it is with a by extending tax provisions for onshore and OF ILLINOIS heavy heart that I stand here today. offshore wind and other renewable energy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tony served four years in the U.S. Air Force production. and was discharged in 1958. In 2001, he was The bill also provides incentives for clean Wednesday, May 28, 2014 awarded the ‘‘Man of Continuous Service’’ by energy manufacturing, energy efficient appli- Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Barstow Chamber of Commerce and he ances and homes, electric vehicles, and a recognize Michael Severino, M.D., an out- and his wife were awarded the ‘‘Parents of the new era of natural gas-powered vehicles. standing physician from Illinois. Recently, Year’’ award in 1990. At the same time, this bill prevents major oil AbbVie, a cutting-edge pharmaceutical com- Tony is survived by his wife of 56 years, companies from continuing to benefit from cor- pany with a large Illinois presence, named Dr. Barbara and their four children, Julie, Mark, porate giveaways tucked into the tax code at Severino Executive Vice President of Re- Aaron, and Brae. I join with the City of Bar- a time when their industry is making record search and Development (R&D) and Chief stow and everyone who had the pleasure of profits. Scientific Officer. AbbVie’s selection of Dr. knowing Tony in remembering him, and pray- This bill is a statement of principles and vi- Severino to lead corporate innovation and ing for his family. sion as much as it is about tax policy. America

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I am hon- f recipient of the prestigious Sagamore of the ored to call Katherine a fellow West Virginian. Wabash, presented to him by the late Gov- HONORING BILL NANGLE ernor Frank O’Bannon. f William Nangle is also committed to his HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY community in a very personal and selfless A NEW TRADITION OF WINNING AT OF INDIANA way. This is shown through the numerous or- NORTH STOKES HIGH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ganizations to which he is active in, including Wednesday, May 28, 2014 the Crisis Center of Gary, the Northwest Indi- ana Forum, and the Northwest Indiana Chap- HON. HOWARD COBLE Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with pro- ter of the American Red Cross, to name just OF NORTH CAROLINA found respect and admiration that I pay tribute a few. The consummate newsman, Bill also IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the remarkable career of William ‘‘Bill’’ serves on the strategic planning committee of Nangle, longtime journalist and executive edi- the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Wednesday, May 28, 2014 tor of The Times Media Company. Mr. Nangle Commission. will be retiring from his position after an ex- Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and Mr. COBLE. Mr. Speaker, in sports, success traordinary and distinguished fifty years in my other colleagues join me in honoring Bill depends heavily on tradition, and the boys’ journalism. In recognition of his outstanding Nangle for his distinguished career in jour- track team at North Stokes High in Stokes career, Bill will be honored with a reception on nalism. His commitment to his community and County, North Carolina, provided a perfect ex- Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Briar Ridge Coun- his excellence in leadership with The Times ample of just how important that dependence try Club in Schererville, Indiana. Media Company are unparalleled, and I wish can be. I am pleased to announce that the Bill Nangle’s career as a journalist spans him and his wife, Rita, and their family, the North Stokes boys’ track team that calls the five decades. After beginning his career as a best in the years to come. Sixth District home, recently won the North correspondent in his hometown of Wabash, In- Carolina High School Athletic Association f diana, Bill went on to become an editor in Ko- state lA track and field championships for the komo and Franklin, Indiana, as well as Bristol, USA FREEDOM ACT first time in the school’s history. Virginia. In 1970, he joined The Times, then The Vikings path to victory, however, was known as The Hammond Times, and was in- HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE not a straight line. The team faced fierce com- strumental in its success, as it has become OF MICHIGAN petition—and holding no previous state titles— Northwest Indiana’s leading media company. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES it seemed the odds were against them. De- Throughout his career, Mr. Nangle has been spite these obstacles the Vikings were able to known as a leader for good government and Thursday, May 22, 2014 solidify the top spot after completing the 4x400 open access laws, fighting for the public’s right Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, although I ulti- meter dash. The team set a personal record of to know what its elected representatives are mately voted in favor of this bill, H.R. 361, the 3:34.26, which they achieved by knocking doing. In 1989, he urged Indiana lawmakers USA Freedom Act, like all legislation, it is not eight seconds off their previous time. Coach and then Governor Evan Bayh to enact a state perfect. I, however, recognize that that without Mike Williams credits the team’s success to law in order to reverse a court decision that the reforms in H.R. 3361, the government’s the program’s strong sense of tradition and closed county coroner records to the public. bulk collection of phone metadata and other support from the staff. Nearly a decade later, Bill’s passion for open records would continue absent necessary While winning is important, it is not every- government flourished when he coordinated modifications. More reforms to these programs thing to the North Stokes Vikings. ‘‘We want to with seven of the state’s largest newspapers are necessary, and I am looking forward to see results,’’ Coach Williams told the Stokes for a project that changed the way Indiana offi- continuing to implement them to protect indi- News, ‘‘but it’s also important to us that the cials deal with requests for information. He pi- vidual liberties as well as national security. kids are having fun.’’ Williams said that it took oneered an experiment that had reporters test f the entire team to bring home the state cham- each of the state’s 92 counties for open ac- pionship. Members of the team included Colin cess to government records. The findings TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE Anderson, Austin Boyles, Brandon Boyles, were presented in a groundbreaking collabora- MCCORMICK Daniel Brown, Cameron Corns, Noah Dike, tion of all seven newspapers on one Sunday, Dawson Durham, Junior Fulks, James Ham- known as the State of Secrecy. The project HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO monds, Erin Heath, Justin Kenard, Andy Kopp, was so successful that then Governor Frank OF WEST VIRGINIA Andrew Lankford, Ross Lucia, Kaleb Marshall, O’Bannon formed a blue-ribbon panel, which IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kenny Myers, Laith Nickell, Ottaway Shepard, included Mr. Nangle, to investigate the situa- Kevin Robertson, Jarrett Slate, Mark Tucker, tion. As a result, the State of Secrecy became Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Seth Tucker, Blake Williams, and Dakota a national model for testing access to public Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Young. Coach Williams guided the Vikings to records and has since been replicated in 32 recognize the American Network of Commu- the top with outstanding help by assistant states. nity Options and Resources recipient of the coaches Rodney King, Jimmy Dillard, Ben With a diverse population in Lake and Por- 2014 Direct Support Professional of the Year Kelble, and Breanna Largen. ter Counties in Indiana, as well as Illinois, Bill for the state of West Virginia, Katherine Nangle successfully managed a focus on re- McCormick. This decoration is truly an honor In addition to the team victory, two Vikings gional journalism, while maintaining coverage to receive, as it has been awarded annually brought home individual titles. Moriah Boyette of state and national issues. Under his direc- for the past seven years to individuals in each and Justin Kenard both finished first at the tion, The Times, which publishes four zone state whom exemplify the values of the organi- track meet. Boyette won the girls’ pole vault specific issues, has been emulated and this zation. competition, while Kenard captured the indi- approach termed the ‘‘Munster model.’’ The American Network of Community Op- vidual title for North Stokes in the boys’ 800- During Mr. Nangle’s tenure, The Times has tions and Resources was founded in 1970 as meter made its mark as the most decorated Indiana a national association of seven-hundred pri- On behalf of the citizens of the Sixth District newspaper of its size, winning the Hoosier vate providers that help support more than a of North Carolina, we congratulate Principal State Press Association competition for Blue half million of Americans with disabilities in Nathan Rasey, Athletic Director Trey Wiggins, Ribbon daily newspaper of the year in 1993, communities. On May 6, 2014 Katherine was the faculty, stag and students of North Stokes 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2003. recognized for her outstanding leadership High School for winning the lA track and field Throughout his career, Bill, too, has received which set her apart from her peers in sup- state championships. The Vikings have started his fair share of accolades, including distin- porting those with disabilities in all aspects of a new tradition of winning at North Stokes guished service awards from both the Hoosier life. High.

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Mr. Speaker, today I rise Today, Jerusalem has become more than a gratulate them on the 96th anniversary of the religious haven. It is a large and expansive to honor the 50th Anniversary of Community Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington city where ancient holy sites are accented by A country of historic proportions—Azerbaijan modern innovations. Over four million tourists Counties. Introduced during the stewardship of became the first democratic and secular re- came to Jerusalem last year alone to witness President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Pov- public in the Muslim world on May 28, 1918. the city’s beauty, enjoy the cuisine, and con- erty in 1964, Community Action Partnership Despite a time and region that posed many nect to the land. (CAP) agencies have served as one of the barriers to elements of democracy, on this Re- Jerusalem has been the heart of the Jewish foremost tools in uplifting individuals and fami- public Day, all Azerbaijani’s were given the people for thousands of years. Even through lies out of poverty. In Minnesota, Community right to vote regardless of religion, ethnicity, centuries of exile, Jerusalem remained the Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington gender, or race, revolutionizing the country focal point of Jewish aspiration, with Jews Counties has echoed the ideals of President and region. praying towards the direction of the Western On May 28, 1919, President Woodrow Wil- Johnson’s vision to eliminate poverty, and Wall regardless of where they stand geo- son met with the Azerbaijan delegation to rec- served as a statewide leader in supporting graphically in the world. ognize their dedication and commitment to families, seniors and children in need. That is why Israel’s founding Prime Minister principles of liberty, justice, and equality. And David Ben-Gurion said in 1947, ‘‘No city in the In 1964, America was divided by growing at the Paris Peace Talks, as a sign of respect world, not even Athens or Rome, ever played socioeconomic inequalities that threatened the and admiration between our two countries, as great a role in the life of a nation for so nation’s foundations of life and liberty. In re- President Wilson was given a copy of the long a time, as Jerusalem has done in the life sponse to these challenges, President Lyndon memorandum containing the boundaries, eco- of the Jewish people.’’ B. Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity nomic and financial conditions, and ethnic Act, legislation that inspired a nation to act in composition of the newly constructed Repub- f partnership with the Federal Government to lic. CONGRESSIONAL ART eliminate poverty. Among the results of this Even today, the U.S. and Azerbaijan con- COMPETITION monumental piece of legislation was Commu- tinue to maintain strong international and eco- nity Action Partnership, a neighborhood-driven nomic relations with one another. Azerbaijan HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN organization focused on and providing direct has been actively involved in operations in Af- ghanistan, Kosovo and Iraq and a committed OF NEW JERSEY support to those dedicated to helping them- partner to energy development in the Caspian IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES selves and each other. region. One such example, The Istanbul Pro- Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Today, 50 years after the signing of the tocol, led to the construction of the 1,040-mile Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, once Economic Opportunity Act, millions of Ameri- long Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline that is again, I come to the floor to recognize the cans have been lifted out of poverty. In owned and operated by American firms. In great success of strong local schools working Ramsey and Washington Counties, CAP has 2006 the BTC pipeline began its first oil deliv- with dedicated parents and teachers. I rise proven to be a resilient force in delivering di- eries and has become a vital part of delivering today to congratulate and honor a number of rect services such as Head Start, energy as- Caspian Sea resources to global markets. While Azerbaijan’s independence was trag- outstanding high school artists from the 11th sistance, job training, financial literacy training, Congressional District of New Jersey. Each of food support and car ownership programs. ically interrupted during the Russian Red Army invasion in 1920, the people of Azerbaijan per- these talented students participated in the Governed by a board of directors representing 2014 Congressional Arts Competition, ‘‘An Ar- our communities and families being served, sisted. Following the disintegration of the So- viet Union in 1991, Azerbaijan restored their tistic Discovery.’’ Their works of art are excep- Ramsey and Washington County CAP has tional! been a key partner in bringing relevant, cul- democracy and has enjoyed a fruitful 23 years of stability and prosperity. Sixty-three young men and women partici- turally appropriate, innovative solutions to re- Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment pated. That is a wonderful response, and I ducing poverty in our community. and recognize the important bilateral relation- would very much like to build on that participa- Despite progress that has been made, we ship and valued connections between our two tion for future competitions. must confirm the grim reality that poverty per- countries. It is my distinct pleasure to con- Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the sists in our communities, and in some cases, gratulate the people of Azerbaijan during their winners of our art competition. First place was deepening. To conquer poverty, Congress celebration of the 96th anniversary of Republic awarded to Lauren Sciscione from Nutley High must end the politics of division where the Day. School for her digital photography entitled, ‘‘Oil and Water.’’ Second place was awarded to stigmatization of the poor has become all too f Danielle Araneo from Whippany Park High commonplace, and recommit itself to elimi- YOM YERUSHALAYIM-JERUSALEM School for her graphite sketch entitled, ‘‘Wide nating poverty in the world’s richest country. In DAY Awake.’’ Congress, I have joined colleagues across the Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Matt aisle to sponsor the Community Economic Op- HON. LOIS FRANKEL Einloth from Hanover Park High School for his portunity Act of 2014. This legislation reauthor- OF FLORIDA graphite sketch entitled, ‘‘Drawing Match’’ and izes the Community Service Block Grant and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Amanda Greene from Pequannock Township gives CAP agencies across the Nation the Wednesday, May 28, 2014 High School for her colored pencil sketch enti- tools to reinvigorate the War on Poverty. I call tled, ‘‘In the Hands of Time.’’ on Congress to unite behind vital goal and Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize each give our Nation’s CAP agencies the support across South Florida, and indeed around the artist for their participation by indicating their they need to eliminate poverty once and for world, Jews are celebrating Yom high school, their name and the title of their Yerushalayim—Jerusalem Day. It was 47 all. contest entries for the official RECORD. years ago today that Israel liberated its capital Boonton High School: Giancarlo Venturini, Mr. Speaker, in honor of the 50th Anniver- city of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War, al- sary and pivotal role Community Action Part- ‘‘My Imagination’’; Franchesca Lebrun, lowing Jews for the first time in decades to ‘‘Danielle’’; Amanda Nardone, ‘‘Vintage’’; nership of Ramsey and Washington Counties visit Judaism’s holiest site, the Western Wall. Mykhaylo Oreletskiy, ‘‘Homage to Art’’. has played in my District, I proudly submit this Israel immediately abolished the discrimina- Chatham High School: Laurel Jude Monks, statement. tory laws that had previously prevented Jews ‘‘Twisting Through Time’’; Kristen Wu,

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Thousands of our fel- meetings as they occur. ‘‘Drawing Match’’; Alexandra Eveland, ‘‘The low Americans walk through the exhibition and As an additional procedure along Brush’’; Amanda Baker, ‘‘Saturday Morning are reminded of the vast talents of our young with the computerization of this infor- Sketches’’; JamiLynn Rose, ‘‘Nalipop’’. men and women. Indeed, all of these young mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Hopatcong High School: Ann Marie Car- artists are winners, and we should be proud of roll, ‘‘Self Portrait’’; Jessica Corujo, ‘‘Dis- their achievements so early in life. Digest will prepare this information for traught’’. printing in the Extensions of Remarks Jefferson Township High School: Kelli Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join Buchholz, ‘‘Layers’’; Rachel Dorrothy, ‘‘Self me in congratulating these talented young section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Portrait’’; Emily Henderson, ‘‘Sunset in the people from New Jersey’s 11th Congressional on Monday and Wednesday of each Country’’. District. week. Livingston High School: Adina Cosden, ‘‘Public Introversions’’; Sarah Tracey, ‘‘Torn f Meetings scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2014 may be found in the Daily Apart’’; Angelica Patla, ‘‘Diversity’’; TRIBUTE TO VARUN KUKKILLAYA Gabriela Patla, ‘‘Diversity’’; Molly Nagel, Digest of today’s RECORD. ‘‘Avant Guard’’. Montclair High School: Monique Baltzer, HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO MEETINGS SCHEDULED ‘‘Street of the City’’. OF WEST VIRGINIA Montclair Kimberley Academy: Lauren JUNE 3 Charpentier, ‘‘Reflection’’; Hannah Kramer, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘You never step into the same stream Wednesday, May 28, 2014 9:30 a.m. twice’’; Skye Volmar, ‘‘Marcel, My Love’’. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Montville High School: Tyler Becker, Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Transportation ‘‘Desperate and Respiratory Plight’’; Chris- recognize the hard work of Varun Kukkillaya Subcommittee on Surface Transportation tine Bochiccho, ‘‘Songbird’’. who has joined 280 other spellers to compete and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Montville Township High School: Alyssa in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee tak- Safety, and Security Turzi, ‘‘The Bay’’; Amanda Zizack, ‘‘A Place ing place in our nation’s capitol. Varun is a 13- To hold hearings to examine surface Beyond Our Years’’. year-old seventh grader from John Adams transportation reauthorization, focus- Morris Catholic High School: Emily Du, ing on examining the safety and effec- ‘‘Collection—Still Life’’; Marc Novillo, Middle School, one of four, who will be rep- tiveness of our transportation systems. ‘‘American Heroes’’; Sean Painter, ‘‘Les Mis- resenting West Virginia in this year’s spelling SR–253 erable—Costume Designs’’; Mario Wang, bee. 2:30 p.m. ‘‘The Capital’’. Varun has already performed exceptionally Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Morris Knolls High School: Zachary in the beginning testing round and I wish him sources Antonacci, ‘‘The Apprentice’’; Frances the best of luck during the remaining prelimi- Subcommittee on Water and Power Kohler, ‘‘Wrinkles of Time’’; Judson Kolk, To hold hearings to examine S. 2379, to ‘‘Escher Inspired’’. nary rounds and throughout the rest of the competition. Varun enjoys a challenge and is approve and implement the Klamath Mountain Lakes High School: Casey Tang, Basin agreements, to improve natural ‘‘Reach’’. an eager traveler. Through his persistence resource management, support eco- Nutley High School: Tyler Schoeber, ‘‘Con- and determination he plans to pursue a career nomic development, and sustain agri- quered’’; Lauren Sciscione, ‘‘Oil and Water’’; in medicine. cultural production in the Klamath Cassandra Rebutoc, ‘‘The Window’’. Parsippany Christian School: Troy Costa, This will be the 87th competition in the River Basin in the public interest and ‘‘Garden Prayer’’; Jae Hee Lee, ‘‘Mother- Scripps National Spelling Bee, which focuses the interest of the United States. hood’’; Daniel McMillen ‘‘Surprise’’; Nich- on helping students improve their spelling, ex- SD–366 olas McMillen, ‘‘LIFE’’; Nicole Okamuro, pand their vocabularies, and develop proper ‘‘Freedom’s Plains’’. concepts as they continue to further their aca- JUNE 4 Parsippany Hills High School: Annie Wang, demic careers. 10:30 a.m. ‘‘Boy in Reverie’’. Mr. Speaker, the State of West Virginia Committee on the Judiciary Passaic Valley Regional High School: To hold hearings to examine certain Eleni Chryssos, ‘‘Longevity’’; Ashley commends Varun for his extraordinary efforts nominations. Lameiras, ‘‘Prisma Color’’; Julie Roman, and looks forward to watching his progress in SD–226 ‘‘Untitled’’. the coming competition. 3 p.m. Pequannock High School: Amanda Green, f Committee on Small Business and Entre- ‘‘In the Hands of Time’’; Samantha preneurship O’Connell, ‘‘Viral’’. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS To hold hearings to examine military Randolph High School: Josh Lane, ‘‘Fili- Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, service to small business owner, focus- gree’’. ing on supporting America’s veteran Seton Hall Prep: Christopher Giuliano, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, entrepreneurs. ‘‘Sailing Away’’. 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- West Morris Mendham High School: Ken- tem for a computerized schedule of all SR–428A dall Smith, ‘‘Punchline’’; Michael meetings and hearings of Senate com- JUNE 5 Aromando, ‘‘First and Foremost’’; Katherine mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- 10 a.m. Barlock, ‘‘Nefelibata’’; Kristine Mahan, tees, and committees of conference. ‘‘Anschwellen’’. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Whippany Park High School: Danielle This title requires all such committees To hold hearings to examine pending leg- Araneo, ‘‘Wide Awake’’; Rebecca Hu, ‘‘Ob- to notify the Office of the Senate Daily islation. scure’’; Shayna Miller, ‘‘Self Portrait’’. Digest—designated by the Rules Com- SR–418

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Pages H4863–66 Coffman amendment that increases funding, by Recess: The House recessed at 6:08 p.m. and recon- offset, for Salaries and Expenses, United States Attor- vened at 6:30 p.m. Page H4866 neys by $1,000,000; Pages H4903–04 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment Lee amendment that increases funding, by offset, of silence in honor of the victims of the tragedy in for State and local law enforcement assistance by Isla Vista California, as well as their families, friends, $3,000,000 for offender reentry programs and re- and the University of California at Santa Barbara search; and Pages H4904–05 community. Page H4867 Fleming amendment that reduces funding for De- partment of Justice, Legal Activities, Salaries and Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agen- Expenses, General Legal Activities by $866,000 and cies Appropriations Act, 2015: The House began applies the savings to the spending reduction ac- consideration of H.R. 4660, making appropriations count. Pages H4906–08 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Rejected: Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year end- Davis (CA) that sought to increase funding, by ing September 30, 2015. Consideration is expected offset, for the International Trade Administration by Pages H4868–H4908 to continue tomorrow, May 29th. $3,000,000; Pages H4881–82 Agreed to: Kildee amendment that sought to increase fund- Lynch amendment that increases funding, by off- ing, by offset, for the International Trade Adminis- set, for State and local law enforcement assistance by tration by $8,000,000; Pages H4883–84 $3,000,000 for drug courts; Pages H4880–81 McDermott amendment that sought to increase Reichert amendment that increases funding, by funding, by offset, for the National Oceanic and At- offset, for Community Oriented Policing Services by mospheric Administration by $3,000,000 for fish- $110,000,000 for the hiring and rehiring of addi- eries; Pages H4891–92 tional career law enforcement officers; Pages H4882–83 Holt amendment that sought to redirect Langevin amendment that redirects $5,000,000 in $37,450,000 within the National Oceanic and At- funding within the Bureau of Industry and Security mospheric Administration for climate change re- for the National Institute of Science and Tech- search; and Pages H4892–95 nologies to conduct a cybersecurity survey; Broun (GA) amendment that sought to reduce Pages H4884–85 funding for the Office of Inspector General of the Gibson amendment that increases funding, by off- Department of Commerce by $596,000 and apply set, for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement by the savings to the spending reduction account. $4,000,000; Pages H4887–88 Pages H4898–99 Nugent amendment that increases funding, by Withdrawn: offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance Cicilline amendment that was offered and subse- by $4,000,000 for mental health courts and a vet- quently withdrawn that would have included grants erans treatment courts program; Pages H4890–91 for economic development assistance authorized Moore amendment that increases funding, by off- under section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech- set, for Administrative Review and Appeals by nology Innovation Act of 1980 and Page H4885 $1,000,000; Pages H4899–H4900 Bonamici amendment that was offered and subse- Sinema amendment that increases funding, by off- quently withdrawn that would have redirected set, for the Office on Violence Against Women by $9,000,000 in funding within the National Oceanic

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H.R. 4742, the ‘‘Strengthening Fishing Communities and ating VA’s Performance in the Servicemember Transition Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act’’, 10 Process’’, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon. a.m., 1324 Longworth. Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- on the following legislation: H.R. 2807, the ‘‘Conserva- committee on Government Operations, hearing entitled tion Easement Incentive Act of 2013’’; H.R. 4619, to ‘‘Pseudo-Classification of Executive Branch Documents: amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make per- Problems with the Transportation Security Administra- manent the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions tion’s Use of the Sensitive Security Information Designa- from individual retirement accounts for charitable pur- tion’’, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. poses; H.R. 4719, to amend the Internal Revenue Code Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable 4681, the ‘‘Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years deduction for contributions of food inventory; H.R. 3134, 2014 and 2015’’; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act the ‘‘Charitable Giving Extension Act’’; H.R. 4691, to FY 2015, 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- tax rate for excise tax on investment income of private mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the UN Intergovern- foundations; and H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Rev- mental Panel on Climate Change Process’’, 11 a.m., 2318 enue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus Rayburn. depreciation, 10:15 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the entitled ‘‘Will EPA’s ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule use of psychotropic medications among children in foster Drown Small Businesses?’’, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. care, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Over- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full sight and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘Assessing In- Committee, business meeting on Technical and Tactical adequacies in VA Data Usage for and Services Provided Intelligence report; member access requests; and hearing to Visually-Impaired Veterans’’, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. entitled ‘‘Ongoing Intelligence Activities’’ 10 a.m., Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 304–HVC. A portion of the business meeting will close; Affairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Defined Expectations: Evalu- and the hearing is closed.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Friday, May 30 10 a.m., Thursday, May 29

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Thursday: Continue consideration of H.R. session. 4660—Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E850 Moran, James P., Va., E843 Frankel, Lois, Fla., E855 Nugent, Richard B., Fla., E846 Bonamici, Suzanne, Ore., E844, E846 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E855 Rokita, Todd, Ind., E849 Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E847 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E849 Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E842, E853 Braley, Bruce L., Iowa, E848 Huffman, Jared, Calif., E844 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E845 Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E854, E856 Keating, William R., Mass., E846, E847 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E841, E842, E843 Chabot, Steve, Ohio, E850 Kildee, Daniel T., Mich., E854 Schneider, Bradley S., Ill., E844 Coble, Howard, N.C., E854 Kirkpatrick, Ann, Ariz., E852 Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E843 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E842 Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E846 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E845 Collins, Chris, N.Y., E846 Lujan Grisham, Michelle, N.M., E855 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E843 Cook, Paul, Calif., E842, E853 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E855 Thornberry, Mac, Tex., E852 Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E845 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E844, E848, E853 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E841, E849, E852 Duncan, Jeff, S.C., E848 Maffei, Daniel B., N.Y., E841 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E848, E851, E854 Ellmers, Renee L., N.C., E847 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E847 Wagner, Ann, Mo., E851 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E842 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E846 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E853

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