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

Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 No. 181 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at 12 p.m. Senate MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015

The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was Eternal God, who knows what is best in all they do. May their first alle- called to order by the President pro for us, have Your way in our Nation giance always be to You. Deliver them tempore (Mr. HATCH). and world. Release the power of Your from that extreme hubris that sees f providence on Capitol Hill, using our itself as always right. Help them in- lawmakers to bring peace on Earth and stead to remember that more can be PRAYER good will to humankind. accomplished by striving to unite rath- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- Lord, inspire them with Your wisdom er than divide. fered the following prayer: in both their public and private lives, We pray in Your wonderful Name. Let us pray. creating in them a desire to please You Amen.

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Now is the time to act to f gest the absence of a quorum. stem the tide of climate change. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY I applaud President Obama for his clerk will call the roll. LEADER work on this issue. His leadership has The legislative clerk proceeded to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. inspired the international community call the roll. to address climate change and its cata- ERNST). The majority leader is recog- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask nized. strophic effects. unanimous consent that the order for f the quorum call be rescinded. f TRIBUTE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX ROBERT T. HERBERT objection, it is so ordered. RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS Mr. REID. Madam President, on a f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, note that I feel important to make for REMEMBERING DANIEL CAPUANO Members and staff from both parties my staff and me, it is important to rec- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, it is are continuing their work on appro- ognize the accomplishments of every- with a heavy heart that I rise today to priations and on the tax relief measure. one here in Washington, here on Cap- speak about the loss of one of the brav- As we all know, they have made a lot itol Hill, here in the Senate; it is im- est men in the Chicago Fire Depart- of progress in recent days. I want to portant to recognize the accomplish- ment, Daniel Capuano. thank all who have been involved in ments of our staff. We have such re- Daniel went to work this morning— this effort as it continues. We will con- markably dedicated people. I am so just as he has done every day for the tinue to consult and engage with col- proud of my staff. They have worked past 15 years—ready to fight fires and leagues as we make further progress on this past week tirelessly. risk his life to save the lives of others. these last two significant items we I want to talk today, though, about Not many people can say they wake up must complete this year. just one of those who has worked for each day ready to make that sacrifice, f me. His name is BG Robert T. Herbert. but this morning, Daniel Capuano did He came to me as a congressional fel- just that. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY low two decades ago, and he never left. LEADER At 2:40 a.m. today, Daniel Capuano He was so good. This month marks the and his fellow firefighters were con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 40th year of General Herbert’s service tacted about a warehouse fire in the Democratic leader is recognized. in the United States Armed Forces. In 9200 block of South Baltimore Avenue 1975, he joined the Army and embarked f on the South Side of Chicago. Daniel on a remarkable military career. He and the other firefighters were imme- OMNIBUS AND TAX EXTENDERS grew up in a military family and al- diately dispatched to the scene. The NEGOTIATIONS ways dreamed of becoming a military warehouse was undergoing construc- aviator. He made that dream a reality, Mr. REID. Madam President, I want tion, and because of that, there were logging over 7,000 flight hours in all to underscore what the Republican reports of holes in the floors. When different kinds of aircraft—fixed-wing leader has said: Everyone is working they got there, they saw billowing and rotary—spending time in virtually hard toward a bipartisan compromise smoke coming out of the vacant three- every aircraft within the United States in the omnibus and the so-called tax story warehouse. Firefighter Capuano extenders legislation. Many of us in the Army inventory. As with all pilots, as they get a little and his team moved cautiously Senate and the House and our staffs through the second floor of the ware- worked through the weekend and have older and have different assignments, they just can’t stand the fact that they house in search of the cause of the fire, made a lot of progress. We are not but the heavy, thick smoke made it there yet. can’t fly as they used to. So he no longer spends his days in the cockpit nearly impossible to see, causing Capu- Keeping the Federal Government ano to fall through an elevator shaft open and funded is a congressional re- when he does his duties at the National Guard. He is Special Assistant to the from the second floor of the building to sponsibility. I am confident we will ful- the basement. His fellow firefighters fill this most basic constitutional duty. Chief of the National Guard Bureau for National Security Policy here in Wash- were able to find him quickly and get It is just a question of when we do it. him on an ambulance and to a nearby I hope it is sooner rather than later. ington. He previously worked as Ne- vada’s assistant adjunct general. hospital. Sadly, it was too late. By the f I am grateful for Bob’s service to our time he arrived at the hospital, he was already in serious condition. At 4:25 PARIS CLIMATE CHANGE Nation. A 40-year military career is an a.m. this morning, Daniel Capuano was AGREEMENT incredible achievement. But I am also thankful for his work here in the Sen- pronounced dead from trauma. Mr. REID. Madam President, this ate. He has been a tireless worker for It is times like these when we are re- past weekend President Obama and the the people of Nevada and for the coun- minded of just how dangerous the job United States took yet another his- try. these men and women face every day toric step in addressing climate Congratulations to BG Robert T. Her- really is. Daniel Capuano spent his en- change. The landmark agreement bert on this important milestone, and I tire career putting the safety of his forged in Paris by the United States look forward to his many other accom- community before his own. For 15 and about 200 other nations will go far plishments as Bob’s illustrious career years he served the Chicago Fire De- in protecting our planet for future gen- continues. partment fighting and eliminating erations. Would the Presiding Officer an- fires while pulling others to safety. Be- Climate change poses one of the nounce to the Senate what we are fore that, he was a firefighter in Ever- greatest threats our world has ever going to be doing the rest of the day. green Park, a Chicago suburb. known. Here in the United States, we f Daniel Capuano is a true hero who are beginning to see the devastation made the ultimate sacrifice to make caused by all kinds of things—in the RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME the residents of his community and Western part of the United States, rag- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under neighborhood safe. Daniel’s death is a ing wildfires that we have never, ever the previous order, the leadership time devastating loss and serves as a re- seen before; in arid places like Nevada is reserved. minder of the risk our firefighters and

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These comments are reprehen- his wife Julie; his three children, Nich- have been times when we failed to live sible and do not reflect who we are as olas, Andrew, and Amanda; and his fel- up to our own ideals and our own val- a nation. low firefighters. ues, and when hateful statements are These comments also don’t reflect Daniel, you are a hero to me and to made by Presidential candidates, it the vital role that millions of Muslim the people of Chicago and Illinois. calls on us to remember our history Americans play in my hometown of There are no words to truly describe and to remember triumphant moments Springfield, IL, and across the United the sorrow for your loss. I cannot, nor and sad moments as well. States. There are American Muslims can anyone, thank you for the commit- It was May of 1939 when the ship SS who are teachers, professors, doctors, ment you made for the safety of the St. Louis left Germany with 900 Jewish police officers, first responders, and people in your community. passengers. They were trying to escape members of the U.S. Armed Forces. f Hitler and the Nazis. They went to Ha- I am concerned that the anti-Muslim vana, Cuba, and they were turned rhetoric we have heard in recent weeks FREEDOM OF RELIGION away. Then they came to Miami, FL, could alienate the Muslim community Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, it is asking if they could be refugees, Jew- and harm the important relationship interesting—the Midwest draws us to- ish refugees, coming to the United between the community and Federal gether in the right way. States, and they were turned away as law enforcement. Last night in Springfield, IL, a typ- well. The 900 Jewish passengers went Last night, as I was leaving the gath- ical midwestern American city, there back to Germany. According to the ering in Springfield, a mother pulled was a gathering of people from all records of the Holocaust Museum, 200 me aside and said she feared for her across the city at 5:30 on a Sunday of them perished in the Holocaust. It daughter who wears a hijab—a veil— night. It was a gathering at the Islamic was about that same time when Sen- and who may be the subject of dis- Society of Springfield. A request had ator Robert Wagner of New York of- crimination because of the things that been made for people of all religions to fered a measure in the Senate—in this have been said by some of these Presi- come together and to pray in solidarity very Chamber—that our country would dential candidates. It is important for with our Islamic neighbors. It was accept 10,000 Jewish children from Ger- us to understand her feelings, the love billed as a peace rally originally sched- many who were seeking to escape the of her children, just as we love our own uled to be held outside, even in winter Holocaust. Sadly, that measure was de- children and grandchildren, and to also weather. Although it has been warm feated. realize that the feelings of the Muslim for this time of year, it was raining We have other instances in history Americans are truly part of our Na- heavy last night as we all arrived at that go back to the beginning of our tion. the building, so everyone crammed in- Nation where we have been challenged Last night we began the gathering in side the building. There was standing to live up to the ideals and principles Springfield, IL, pledging allegiance to and sitting room only. It was a huge of the Constitution. That challenge is the flag—all of us—and singing ‘‘The outpouring of support for our Muslim with us again today. Star-Spangled Banner.’’ Then the first brothers and sisters in the Springfield A candidate for President of the person to make remarks in the Muslim community. United States—of a major political community told us he had served in the There were representatives of vir- party—has called for the exclusion of U.S. Navy for 19 years. It is hard to tually every religion present, and Muslims from being allowed to immi- imagine some of the hateful things many spoke—rabbis, ministers, Catho- grate into the United States. That is that have been said in that context. lic nuns, and even a few elected offi- reprehensible, it is outrageous, and it In testimony before the Senate Intel- cials—trying to let our friends in the is un-American. Members of both polit- ligence Committee in 2004—not long Muslim community know that despite ical parties in Congress have spoken after 9/11—FBI Director Robert Mueller some of the things that had been said out against it, as they should. thanked the Muslim and Arab Amer- over the last few weeks by Presidential We must remember that many of our ican communities ‘‘for their assistance candidates, we in fact embrace them as Nation’s Founders fled religious perse- and for their ongoing commitment to part of the American family. cution to come to this Nation. George preventing acts of terrorism.’’ It has There was also an event this weekend Washington summed up the prevailing been important to the United States. that occurred far away from Spring- view when he said, ‘‘In this land of He went on to say: ‘‘All of us under- field, in Scottsdale, AZ, where my col- equal liberty, it is our boast, that a stand that the evolving threats we face league in the Senate, JEFF FLAKE of man’s religious tenets will not forfeit today, and those we will face tomor- Arizona, visited a mosque. It was wide- the protection of the laws.’’ That, of row, can only be defeated if we work ly reported. He made outstanding re- course, is included in the First Amend- together.’’ marks about the regret he felt over ment to our Constitution. The current FBI Director, James some of the political statements that Throughout our history, many reli- Comey, spoke before a Senate Judici- had been made over the last several gious minorities have faced intoler- ary Committee hearing last week and weeks by political candidates. JEFF ance, often prejudice. It was once said: FLAKE reminded us across the Nation, Catholics from Ireland, Italy, and my We’ve worked so hard over the last 15 years as I tried to remind those in Spring- mother’s homeland of Lithuania who to build relationships of trust that allow us field last night, that America is a na- were questioned. Today American Mus- to find out who might be trouble and to stop tion which values the freedom of reli- lims face the same threats of similar it. That’s in everybody’s interest. And any- gious belief. discrimination. thing that gets in the way, that erodes that Our Constitution speaks to only In recent weeks a number of promi- relationship of trust, is not a good thing. three elements when it comes to reli- nent Republican leaders have made The inflammatory speeches we have gion and our government. First, it says these threats. But I add quickly that heard create a fertile ground for dis- that each of us has the freedom and lib- there has been a greater number, thank crimination. Attorney General Loretta erty to choose our own religion or to goodness, who have spoken out against Lynch recently denounced the ‘‘dis- choose no religion. Second, it says our these statements, even on the Repub- turbing rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric’’ government will never establish an of- lican side. and stated that her ‘‘greatest fear as a ficial state religion. Third, in article One Presidential candidate compared prosecutor . . . is that the rhetoric will VI, it says there will be no religious Syrian refugees to ‘‘rabid dogs’’ and be accompanied by acts of violence.’’ test in the United States of America of said that American Muslims should not Sitting next to me last night in candidates for public office. be President of the United States. The Springfield was the U.S. attorney for It is hard to believe that those three frontrunner for the Republican nomi- the Central District of Illinois, James simple thoughts have carried this Na- nation called for a ‘‘total and com- Lewis—a friend and someone I am very tion for more than two centuries when plete’’ ban on Muslim immigrants com- honored and proud to have nominated it comes to religion, but we have been ing to the United States and advocated to the President for this position. He

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The at the workplace and assaults. lim bigotry since 9/11. In fear and clerk will call the roll. anger, some Americans have wrongly These incidents of intimidation, hos- The bill clerk proceeded to call the struck out at Muslims. tility, and violence impact the entire roll. I had my differences with former Muslim American community. They Mr. REED. Madam President, I ask President George W. Bush, but he also play into our enemies’ warped unanimous consent that the order for showed real insight, wisdom, and lead- views of the United States. Director the quorum call be rescinded. ership after 9/11 when he made it clear Comey of the FBI noted last week that The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. to America that our war was with ter- ‘‘the notion that the U.S. is anti-Mus- AYOTTE). Without objection, it is so or- rorists who perverted the teachings of lim is part of ISIL’s narrative and Al dered. Qaeda’s narrative.’’ the Islamic religion, not with Muslims f who were faithful to what he called ‘‘a It is important to note that not only CONCLUSION OF MORNING faith based upon love, not hate.’’ Con- Muslim Americans are being targeted. BUSINESS gress at that time spoke with a clear Bigots have also targeted Arab Ameri- voice too. I cosponsored a resolution cans, many of whom are Christian, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning with John Sununu, a Republican from Hindus, and Sikhs. After 9/11, the first business is closed. victim killed in the backlash was New Hampshire, who was then the only f Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American, Arab American in the Senate. Our reso- EXECUTIVE SESSION lution condemned anti-Muslim, anti- in Mesa, AZ. I submitted a resolution, Arab bigotry, and said that American which passed the Senate unanimously, condemning bigotry against Sikh Muslims are vibrant, peaceful, law- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR abiding, and greatly contribute to Americans. In 2012, a White supremacist mur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under American society. That resolution dered six Sikhs at a gurdwara in Oak the previous order, the Senate will pro- passed both Chambers unanimously. I Creek, WI. Following this terrorist at- ceed to executive session to consider hope it would pass today. tack, I chaired a hearing on hate the following nominations, which the Earlier this decade, we saw another crimes and the threat of domestic ex- clerk will report. wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric and dis- tremism where we learned that the FBI The bill clerk read the nominations crimination. In 2011 I chaired the first wasn’t even tracking these crimes of Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to ever congressional hearing on the civil against Arab Americans, Hindu Ameri- be General Counsel of the Department rights of American Muslims. That cans, and Sikh Americans. I asked the of the Army; John Conger, of Mary- hearing documented an alarming in- FBI to change the policy, and they did. land, to be a Principal Deputy Under crease of anti-Muslim bigotry. At the Clearly there is more work to be done. Secretary of Defense; Stephen P. time, the Equal Employment Oppor- Last week, a vandal spray-painted Welby, of Maryland, to be an Assistant tunity Commission found that Muslims anti-Muslim graffiti on a Sikh Secretary of Defense; and Franklin R. accounted for approximately 25 percent gurdwara in Buena Park, CA. In Sep- Parker, of Illinois, to be an Assistant of religious discrimination cases, al- tember, a Sikh man in my home State Secretary of the Navy. though they were less than 1 percent of of Illinois suffered a fractured cheek- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the population. Mary Jo O’Neill of the bone after he was allegedly assaulted the previous order, there will be 30 EEOC said: by a man who yelled ‘‘terrorist’’ and minutes for debate equally divided in There’s a level of hatred and animosity ‘‘go back to your country’’ at him. the usual form. that is shocking. I’ve been doing this for 31 As we work to combat terrorism, we years, and I’ve never seen such antipathy to- The Senator from Rhode Island. wards Muslim workers. must also work to prevent and punish Mr. REED. Madam President, will discrimination and hate-fueled vio- Unfortunately, we are again experi- the Presiding Officer inform me when I lence against Muslim Americans. The encing an increase in anti-Muslim dis- have used 7 minutes. rights of Muslim Americans are just as crimination. Last week Oren Segal of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- important as the rights of Christians, the Anti-Defamation League said, ator will be notified when his time has Jews, followers of other faiths, and ‘‘We’re definitely seeing anti-Muslim expired. nonbelievers as well. bigotry escalating around the coun- STARZAK NOMINATION We know the First Amendment pro- Mr. REED. Mr. President, these are try.’’ tects both the free exercise of religion In recent weeks vandals defaced a all able and capable individuals who and the freedom of speech. But all of mosque near Austin, TX; a pig’s head have been nominated and approved by us, especially those of us in public life, was thrown on the doorstep of a Phila- the Senate Armed Services Committee. have a responsibility to choose our delphia mosque; a man was arrested for I want to pay particular attention to words carefully. We must condemn bias breaking into a Florida mosque and the nomination of Alissa Starzak to be and bigotry aimed at Muslim Ameri- damaging property; a sixth grade girl general counsel of the Department of cans and make it clear that we will not in New York City was allegedly called the Army. I have had the pleasure of tolerate religious discrimination in the ‘‘ISIS’’ as a group of boys punched her working with Ms. Starzak for several United States of America. We can pro- and tried to remove her hijab; and on years in her current capacity as the tect our Nation and still be true to the Thanksgiving day a Muslim cabdriver deputy general counsel of the Depart- fundamental freedoms guaranteed by from Pittsburgh was shot in the back ment of Defense. She has done an ex- our Constitution. traordinary job. I am confident that by a passenger who reportedly asked I yield the floor. the driver about ISIS and whether he I suggest the absence of a quorum. her extensive legal experience in her was a ‘‘Pakistani guy.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the current—as well as previous—position Just this weekend a man in Cali- Senator withhold that suggestion? has prepared her well for the position fornia was arrested and charged for a Mr. DURBIN. Yes. for which she has been nominated. hate crime and arson after allegedly f Prior to her current position at the setting a fire in a mosque. Department of Defense, Ms. Starzak Last week Representative ANDRE´ NOMINATION RETURNED TO THE worked at the CIA’s Office of General CARSON—a Democrat from Indiana and EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Counsel and also served as counsel on one of the two American Muslims who The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pa- the staff of the Senate Select Com- serve in the U.S. Congress—received a pers with respect to Presidential Nomi- mittee on Intelligence. I don’t need to

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Starzak served, that her work in sup- were marked deliberative, procedural, The bill clerk proceeded to call the port of the committee was nothing privileged, et cetera. The responsibility roll. short of exemplary. She was an ex- of the Congress is to oversee the CIA— Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, traordinary asset to the committee in not what they will let us look at but I ask unanimous consent that the order all of its deliberations. what we must look at. for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Ms. Starzak was originally nomi- Additionally, Senate legal counsel nated to be general counsel of the objection, it is so ordered. confirmed to Senator FEINSTEIN that Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, Army in July 2014, and she was later Congress does not recognize these I am very pleased to rise in strong sup- approved by the Senate Armed Services claims of privilege when it comes to port of the confirmation of Alissa Committee by a voice vote in Decem- documents provided to Congress for its Starzak to be the general counsel of ber 2014. Unfortunately, Ms. Starzak oversight duties, and this review proc- the Army. I urge my colleagues to sup- was not confirmed by the full Senate ess was completely within the purview port her nomination in the vote we are prior to the adjournment of the last of the Senate’s oversight responsi- about to take. session of the Congress. She was re- bility. Alissa was nominated for the posi- nominated in January of this year and And then there was another sugges- tion in July of 2014. While she was re- her nomination was unanimously tion, or allegation, that, in fact, Ms. ported out favorably by the distin- agreed to by a voice vote of the com- Starzak was involved in the relocation guished Armed Services Committee mittee earlier this month. of these Panetta review documents last year, she did not receive consider- The Army has now been without a from an offsite CIA facility to the of- ation by the full Senate prior to the Senate-confirmed general counsel for fices of the Senate Intelligence Com- end of the 113th Congress. The Presi- nearly 2 years, thereby contributing to mittee here in the Hart Building. These dent nominated her again in January institutional instability and uncer- are absolutely and totally without of this year, and I am very pleased that tainty. It is time to provide the Army merit because it turns out that the the Armed Services Committee, under with the leadership it deserves. If con- date of the removal of the documents the chairmanship of JOHN MCCAIN and firmed today, Ms. Starzak will join a from the offsite facility occurred late the ranking member, JACK REED, ap- new Secretary of the Army and also a in 2013, more than 2 years after Ms. proved her nomination just a week ago, new Army Chief of Staff, GEN Mark Starzak left the staff of the Intel- and I thank both of them for doing so. Milley, where together they will begin ligence Committee. I support Alissa Starzak for the only to address the challenges—all of them I think it is important to get these reason that matters: She will be an ex- critical—that face the Army and all of facts and conclusions by authoritative cellent general counsel for the Depart- our services. sources, such as the Sergeant at Arms, ment of the Army. First, she is a I have no doubt that Ms. Starzak is the CIA Inspector General, and the Ac- strong lawyer. Second, she cares deeply up to the task and will execute her du- countability Review Board of the CIA about the men and women of the U.S. ties with the best interest of the men because there have been some sugges- Army. Given the many challenges our and women in uniform in the U.S. tions that she was, in fact, culpable, military faces, we can’t afford to have Army and their families. These and that is not the case at all. this position remain vacant when there thoughts will always be in the fore- I again urge all of my colleagues to is a very strong candidate before us. front of her mind, and I urge my col- support a very capable individual who Since mid-2011, Alissa Starzak has leagues to support her nomination. has the skill, the dedication, and the been a senior attorney within the Of- I wish also to point out that there ability to be an extraordinary general fice of General Counsel of the Depart- were several issues raised with respect counsel for Department of the Army. ment of Defense. She currently serves to Ms. Starzak’s performance as a With that, I retain the remainder of as a deputy general counsel. She has member of the staff of the Intelligence my time and yield the floor. led the Department’s interactions with Committee. All of them have been The PRESIDING OFFICER. If no one Congress on preparing and negotiating found to be inaccurate. One suggestion yields time, the time will be charged the annual Defense authorization, and is that there was a document known as equally. she has had senior roles in policy dis- the Panetta review, and that the com- Mr. REED. Madam President, I ask cussions about detainee affairs, sexual mittee staff gained inappropriate ac- unanimous consent that the time be di- assault, and harassment in the mili- cess to this document. vided equally. tary. Senator FEINSTEIN pointed out—at We have already divided the time Alissa has strong expertise in the the time she was the chairman of the equally. legal challenges that confront the U.S. Intelligence Committee—during a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Army, and she is well suited to provide March 2014 floor speech that this Pa- ator is correct. legal guidance to the Secretary and netta review and all of these docu- Mr. REED. How much time do we Chief of Staff of the Army and ensure ments were accessed by staff through have remaining on our side? the Department strictly obeys the law. the regular use of a search tool pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Eight More importantly for me, Alissa was vided by the CIA on a computer net- and a half minutes. a counsel on the Senate Select Com- work provided by the CIA to search Mr. REED. I believe Senator FEIN- mittee on Intelligence from early 2007 documents provided by the CIA. This STEIN is coming to the floor. to 2011, first under Chairman Jay was a process that was overseen and I suggest the absence of a quorum. Rockefeller and then continuing under monitored by the CIA, obviously. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The my chairmanship. In that role, she This specific suggestion, allegation, clerk will call the roll. worked diligently on legislation to up- or whatever you want to call it, has The bill clerk proceeded to call the date the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- been reviewed by the CIA’s Inspector roll. lance Act, culminating in the FISA General, the Senate’s Sergeant at Mr. REED. Madam President, I ask Amendments Act of 2008, and she draft- Arms, the CIA’s Accountability Review unanimous consent that the order for ed our Intelligence authorization bills, Board, and they found no wrongdoing the quorum call be rescinded. among other issues. on the part of members on the Intel- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without From December 2007 until her depar- ligence Committee staff. objection, it is so ordered. ture from the committee in 2011, Alissa There was another suggestion that Mr. REED. I ask unanimous consent was one of two staff leads for our re- some of these documents were marked that the time be equally charged to view of the CIA’s Detention and Inter- deliberative and/or privileged. Accord- both sides. rogation Program. She coauthored a

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HUTSON, Starzak reviewed many thousands of since no one else seeks the floor at this Rear Admiral, USN. documents, drafted portions of the time, it has just been brought to my Madam President, I ask unanimous committee’s study, and advised me and attention that there are a couple of let- consent that both of these letters be other members of the committee on ters here which I thought are on point, printed in the RECORD. the progress of the investigation. She and it will become clear. There being no objection, the mate- departed the committee in 2011—that This letter is from Alberto Mora: rial was ordered to be printed in the was 4 years ago—before the completion I want to state my absolute and explicit RECORD, as follows: of the report, its declassification, and endorsement for the nomination of Alissa MCLEAN, VA, its public release. Starzak to be the next General Counsel of December 11, 2015. I know her work on the SSCI study the Army. DEAR SENATOR: I write to state my abso- came up during her confirmation hear- By my current affiliation with the Harvard lute and explicit endorsement for the nomi- Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human ing at the Armed Services Committee, nation of Alissa Starzak to be the next Gen- Rights Policy, I served as the General Coun- eral Counsel of the Army. and I want the record to be perfectly sel of the Navy from 2001–2006. I have served Before my current affiliation with the Har- clear. Alissa Starzak departed the com- alongside many of the most senior civilians vard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for mittee staff in May of 2011, well before in the Department of Defense, and I know Human Rights Policy, I served as the Gen- the controversy of the CIA gaining un- what qualities successful civilian leaders eral Counsel of the Navy from 2001–2006. I authorized access to the committee should bring to their work, among them pro- have served alongside many of the most sen- staff computer network and well before fessional competence and a commitment to ior civilians in the Department of Defense, and I know what qualities successful civilian the controversy over the so-called Pa- honorable public service. These two qualities describe Ms. Starzak. leaders should bring to their work, among netta Review documents. So it is not The Senate has honored me four times by them professional competence and a commit- fair to blame her for anything that confirming me for appointments in both Re- ment to honorable public service. These two happened during that time. She was publican and Democratic administrations. I qualities describe Ms. Starzak. not there and has not been there for 4 am familiar with and supportive of the Sen- The Senate has honored me four times by years. ate’s role in confirming senior federal offi- confirming me for appointments in both Re- As I stated in a Senate floor state- cials, but I fear that in Ms. Starzak’s case publican and Democratic administrations. I her confirmation has been impeded for rea- am familiar with and supportive of the Sen- ment on March 11, 2014, a portion of the ate’s role in confirming senior federal offi- CIA’s Panetta Review was transported sons unworthy of the Senate. As you are no doubt aware, she served as counsel on the cials, but I fear that in Ms. Starzak’s case securely, consistent with its classifica- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for her confirmation has been impeded for rea- tion from a CIA off-site location to an- more than four years. Her work on that com- sons unworthy of the Senate. As you are no other secure facility—the committee’s mittee was thorough and professional; she doubt aware, she served as counsel on the safe in the Senate. This relocation oc- has served the Congress and our republic Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for curred in late 2013, more than 2 years ably. That she has been disparaged for her more than four years. Her work on that com- mittee was thorough and professional; she after Ms. Starzak left the committee work is wrong. It sends a clear and troubling signal to every congressional staffer of both has served the Congress and our republic staff and long after she began her work ably. That she has been disparaged for her at the Pentagon. She had no prior parties that his or her dedicated public serv- ice may be treated not as a credential, but as work is wrong. It sends a clear and troubling knowledge and no role in the transpor- a disqualification for senior administration signal to every congressional staffer of both parties that his or her dedicated public serv- tation of the document to the Senate. appointments. If that signal is confirmed by ice may be treated not as a credential, but as So there should be no confusion on failing to confirm Ms. Starzak—not for what a disqualification for senior administration that point. she did wrong, but for what she did right—it appointments. If that signal is confirmed by would only serve to damage the Senate, this Before coming to the Senate Select failing to confirm Ms. Starzak—not for what and future administrations, and our nation. Committee on Intelligence, Alissa she did wrong, but for what she did right—it Starzak worked as an attorney at the It is signed by Alberto Mora. would only serve to damage the Senate, this CIA’s Office of General Counsel and as I would also like to submit a letter and future administrations, and our nation. an associate in the international law from RADM John D. Hutson, U.S. I encourage you to confirm Ms. Starzak firm of O’Melveny & Myers. Navy, head of the JAG Corps, retired. without further delay. Sincerely, She clerked for the Honorable E. I write to express my complete and un- ALBERTO MORA. Grady Jolly on the Fifth Circuit of Ap- equivocal support for the nomination of Alissa Starzak to be the next General Coun- peals after graduating from the Univer- DECEMBER 11, 2015. sity of Chicago Law School with hon- sel of the Army. I have deep concerns that DEAR SENATOR: I write to express my com- ors. Ms. Starzak did her undergraduate her nomination has been the subject of un- plete and unequivocal support for the nomi- fortunate and nasty political theater, but I work at Amherst College where she nation of Alissa Starzak to be the next Gen- am heartened to know that her nomination eral Counsel of the Army. I have deep con- graduated magna cum laude. So Alissa will receive a full floor vote on Monday, 14 Starzak has the intelligence, the right cerns that her nomination has been the sub- December 2015. As you are no doubt aware, ject of unfortunate and nasty political the- background, and the strong experience she served as a professional staff member on ater, but I am heartened to know that her within the Department of Defense to be the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence nomination will receive a full floor vote on general counsel for the Army. for more than four years. . . . Monday, 14 December 2015. As you are no I urge my colleagues to confirm I served as The Judge Advocate General of doubt aware, she served as a professional Alissa Starzak. It is unfortunate that the Navy. I underwent the confirmation staff member on the Senate Select Com- it has taken a year and a half since she process. As the senior uniformed lawyer in mittee on Intelligence for more than four our service, I spent significant time assisting was first nominated, but I am very years. Unfortunately, she has been unfairly nominees with confirmation. Throughout my and inappropriately used as ‘‘leverage’’ in a pleased we are voting to confirm her career I worked alongside, and under, some partisan quarrel. today. of the most capable, professional, and bril- I served as The Judge Advocate General of I conclude by thanking Senator liant people who make up the civilian ranks the Navy. I underwent the confirmation MCCAIN and Senator REED for working of appointed leaders in our government. process. As the senior uniformed lawyer in together to get this done. While I don’t know her personally, I am very our service, I spent significant time assisting I thank the Chair, and I yield the familiar with her reputation, which is stel- nominees with confirmation. Throughout my floor. lar. career I worked alongside, and under, some I write because I believe her case has been I suggest the absence of a quorum. of the most capable, professional, and bril- one that has damaged our republic. She has liant people who make up the civilian ranks The PRESIDING OFFICER. The been maligned for performing her duties as a of appointed leaders in our government. clerk will call the roll. public servant, and her nomination was held While I don’t know her personally, I am very The legislative clerk proceeded to up because of events that occurred after she familiar with her reputation, which is stel- call the roll. left the committee staff. lar.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:44 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14DE6.016 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE December 14, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8629 I write because I believe her case has been [Rollcall Vote No. 335 Ex.] Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I one that has damaged our republic. She has YEAS—45 ask unanimous consent that the order been maligned for performing her duties as a Baldwin Franken Mikulski for the quorum call be rescinded. public servant, and her nomination was held Bennet Gillibrand Murphy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without up because of events that occurred after she Blumenthal Hatch Murray objection, it is so ordered. left the committee staff. Booker Heinrich Nelson I encourage you in the strongest terms to Brown Heitkamp Reed f confirm her for this position. Losing her Cantwell Hirono Reid MORNING BUSINESS services to the rankling of partisan disputes Cardin Isakson Schatz Carper Kaine Schumer would be to the detriment of both the De- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Casey King Shaheen ask unanimous consent that the Sen- partment of Defense and the country. Collins Klobuchar Tester Sincerely, Coons Leahy Thune ate be in a period of morning business, JOHN D. HUTSON, Corker Manchin Udall with Senators permitted to speak Rear Admiral, USN, JACG, (Ret.). Donnelly Markey Warner therein for up to 10 minutes each. Durbin McCaskill Warren Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Thank you very The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Feinstein Menendez Whitehouse objection, it is so ordered. much. NAYS—34 f Madam President, I yield the floor. Alexander Daines Perdue I suggest the absence of a quorum. Ayotte Enzi Portman TRIBUTE TO KENTUCKY ADJU- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Barrasso Ernst Roberts TANT GENERAL EDWARD W. Blunt Fischer Rounds TONINI clerk will call the roll. Boozman Gardner Sasse The legislative clerk proceeded to Burr Grassley Sessions Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I call the roll. Capito Hoeven Shelby wish to pay tribute today to a distin- Cassidy Inhofe Tillis guished airman and honored Ken- Cochran Lankford Mr. COTTON. Madam President, I Toomey Cornyn Lee tuckian who has given over four dec- ask unanimous consent that the order Wicker for the quorum call be rescinded. Cotton McConnell ades of his life to military service. Maj. Crapo Murkowski Gen. Edward W. Tonini, for 8 years the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NOT VOTING—21 adjutant general of the Commonwealth objection, it is so ordered. Boxer Kirk Rubio of Kentucky, retired from service on Mr. COTTON. I yield back all time. Coats McCain Sanders December 8. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time Cruz Merkley Scott General Tonini is a career Air Na- is yielded back. Flake Moran Stabenow tional Guard officer and was appointed Graham Paul Sullivan The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Heller Peters Vitter adjutant general by the former Gov- question is, Will the Senate advise and Johnson Risch Wyden ernor in 2007. As adjutant general, he consent to the Starzak nomination? The nomination was confirmed. served as the commanding general of both the Kentucky Army and Air Na- Mr. COTTON. I ask for the yeas and VOTE EXPLANATION tional Guard and as executive director nays. ∑ Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, un- of the Department of Military Affairs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a fortunately, due to inclement weather In his 8 years of service in that role, sufficient second? that delayed my flight to Washington, he successfully led the National Guard There appears to be a sufficient sec- DC, I was unable to attend today’s roll- and Kentucky through many difficult ond. call vote on the nomination of Alissa challenges with great skill and ability. The clerk will call the roll. M. Starzak to be General Counsel of He leaves Kentucky’s National Guard The legislative clerk called the roll. the Department of the Army. Had I stronger and more effective than when Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators been able to attend, I would have sup- he found it. ∑ are necessarily absent: the Senator ported her nomination. During his tenure, Kentucky’s Na- from Indiana (Mr. COATS), the Senator VOTE ON CONGER NOMINATION tional Guard continued to deploy sol- from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. The diers and airmen to Iraq, Afghanistan, from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE), the Senator question is, Will the Senate advise and Kuwait, Djibouti, Kenya, Ethiopia, from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the consent to the Conger nomination? South America, and even Antarctica. Senator from Nevada (Mr. HELLER), the The nomination was confirmed. In fact, Kentucky National Guard sol- Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. JOHNSON), VOTE ON WELBY NOMINATION diers and airmen were deployed in sup- the Senator from Illinois (Mr. KIRK), The PRESIDING OFFICER. The port of contingency operations every the Senator from Arizona (Mr. question is, Will the Senate advise and day of General Tonini’s tenure, to the MCCAIN), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. consent to the Welby nomination? tune of over 16,000 servicemembers over MORAN), the Senator from Kentucky The nomination was confirmed. the years. In January 2009, Kentucky experi- (Mr. PAUL), the Senator from Idaho VOTE ON PARKER NOMINATION enced one of the worst natural disas- (Mr. RISCH), the Senator from Florida The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (Mr. RUBIO), the Senator from South ters in the State’s history when 10 question is, Will the Senate advise and inches of snow fell on top of 3 inches of Carolina (Mr. SCOTT), the Senator from consent to the Parker nomination? Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN), and the Sen- ice throughout most of the State. More The nomination was confirmed. than 100 counties declared states of ator from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Further, if present and voting, the emergency while FEMA declared the the previous order, the motions to re- whole State a disaster zone. Senator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH) would consider are considered made and laid In response to this crisis, General have voted ‘‘nay.’’ upon the table and the President will Tonini led the largest State-active- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the be immediately notified of the Senate’s duty call up in Kentucky’s history. Senator from California (Mrs. BOXER), actions. More than 4,600 servicemembers as- the Senator from Oregon (Mr. f sisted Kentuckians in need, as nearly MERKLEY), the Senator from Michigan 800,000 people were without power and (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from LEGISLATIVE SESSION heat. Surely many lives were saved Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under thanks to his leadership during these from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW), and the previous order, the Senate will re- efforts. the Senator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN) sume legislative session. General Tonini worked to establish are necessarily absent. Mr. CRAPO. I suggest the absence of Kentucky’s new, state-of-the-art Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. a quorum. monwealth Emergency Operations Cen- LANKFORD). Are there any other Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ter, which serves as a vital command ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? clerk will call the roll. center and liaison to local governments The result was announced—yeas 45, The bill clerk proceeded to call the in times of crisis. The new Common- nays 34, as follows: roll. wealth Emergency Operations Center

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:44 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.030 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S8630 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 14, 2015 isn’t the only new improvement under been a consistent presence with him at individuals and families navigating the General Tonini’s watch. the full range of National Guard citizenship process. During the last 8 years, the Kentucky events, both in Kentucky and through- I applaud the Culinary Workers National Guard has undertaken nearly out the country. She has been a tre- Union Local 226 for their dedicated $200 million in facility improvements, mendous asset to him thanks to her work and commitment to improving consisting of both new buildings and grace, her support for those in uniform the lives of Nevadans. Their work is additions and alterations to existing and their families, and her rock-solid truly appreciated and admired, and I buildings, to add about 650,000 square support for her husband. wish the organization continued suc- feet of facilities to the Guard’s re- I ask my colleagues to join me in cess for years to come. sources. These new facilities include congratulating General Edward W. the Paducah and Richmond Armed Tonini upon his retirement and thank- f Forces Reserve Center, the Owensboro ing him for his service—not just over TRIBUTE TO LOURDES TIBAN Readiness Center, and the Army Avia- the last 8 years, but over the last four tion Support Facility in Frankfort, decades. Kentucky is thankful for the Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I want among others. General Tonini was also many sacrifices he has made over the other Senators to be aware of informa- a champion of the important work tak- years to protect our communities and tion I received about Ecuadorian Na- ing place at the Bluegrass Station in- our Nation. I certainly want to wish tional Assembly member Lourdes dustrial park in central Kentucky. General Tonini all the best in whatever Tiban, a prominent and respected lead- General Tonini was a strong advocate awaits him in his next endeavors, and I er of Ecuador’s indigenous people. of Kentucky’s Agribusiness Develop- am sure he will tackle all future chal- As an indigenous leader, Ms. Tiban ment Teams, a program in support of lenges with the same vigor and for- has become one of the most outspoken Operation Enduring Freedom in Af- titude he applied to his military serv- advocates for freedom of expression, in- ghanistan. These teams of Kentucky ice. Thank you, General Tonini, on be- digenous rights, and social rights in soldiers and airmen taught agricul- half of a grateful Commonwealth. Ecuador. Not surprisingly, this has tural expertise to the people of Afghan- made her the target of verbal attacks istan, sharing their knowledge of irri- f by President Rafael Correa. gation techniques, food preservation, RECOGNIZING THE 80TH ANNIVER- Earlier this year, Ms. Tiban was veterinary medicine, and more with SARY OF THE CULINARY WORK- beaten by unidentified assailants as hundreds of Afghans across the coun- ERS UNION LOCAL 226 she was walking to work. The assault try. Mr. REID. Mr. President, today I was filmed and then shared online by General Tonini also was a strong sup- wish to recognize the 80th anniversary government supporters who posted porter of the Guard’s state partnership of the Culinary Workers Union Local humiliating comments. program, where the Kentucky National 226. This isn’t the first time that Ms. Guard partners with a foreign nation Since it was founded in 1935, the Cul- Tiban has been physically assaulted. to strengthen the operations of both inary Workers Union Local 226 has suc- She is the victim of two other similar partners. The Kentucky National cessfully advocated on behalf of thou- incidents which I am told have not Guard has partnered with Ecuador for sands of hospitality workers through- been properly investigated. 19 years. Under the general’s leader- out Nevada. These workers include the It is regrettable that, instead of vig- ship, Kentucky added a second partner- housekeepers, kitchen staff, cooks, and orously investigating this latest attack ship program with Djibouti, making food and beverage servers who play an against Ms. Tiban, a National Assem- my State the first to partner with an indispensable role in our local and na- bly member from President Correa’s east African nation. Djibouti is a key tional economy. Along with local part- political party has brought a criminal strategic partner for us in humani- ners, the culinary union has effectively case for libel against her. This is be- tarian and counterterrorist operations. represented workers by advocating for lieved to be in retaliation for Ms. General Tonini’s leadership has also competitive wages, affordable health Tiban’s claim that government sup- been recognized outside the Common- insurance coverage, and enhanced porters were responsible for targeting wealth. In 2013, he was elected the working conditions. The culinary her, presumably in an attempt to si- president of the Adjutants General As- union is vital in the effort to provide lence her and remove her from the Na- sociation of the United States. During real opportunities for working-class in- tional Assembly. his tenure as president, America’s Na- dividuals and families. Ecuador is a country where judicial tional Guard boasted more than 450,000 Over the past eight decades, work- independence is seriously com- personnel across the Nation. promised. I have spoken about this sev- Under General Tonini, Kentucky place environments across the United eral times, and it has been well docu- hosted the two largest events in the States have been transformed to meet mented by the Department of State, Nation for survivor outreach to sup- our country’s changing needs. port the family members of fallen serv- Throughout these changes, the cul- the United Nations, and human rights icemembers, one in Louisville and the inary union has always been on the organizations. It is also illustrated by other in northern Kentucky. We were frontlines to ensure that workers con- the fact that the Council of the Judici- able to honor more than 850 survivors tinue to receive fair treatment and the ary, with the power to appoint and re- from multiple States. benefits they have earned. In par- move judges, is comprised of five Finally, the Kentucky National ticular, the culinary union successfully former officials of the Correa adminis- Guard Memorial saw completion after mobilized casino workers on many oc- tration. It is likely that the criminal 10 years thanks to General Tonini’s casions to ensure that they received investigation against Ms. Tiban could persistence and his prodigious fund- adequate health care coverage, im- result in an unjust conviction. raising efforts. Located at Boone Na- proved contract terms, and pension We should condemn these attacks on tional Guard Center in Frankfort, the benefits. freedom of expression, political rights, memorial honors 234 Kentucky guards- The organization has also had a posi- and the rights of indigenous people, men who have given their lives in the tive impact on its members through and we should defend judicial independ- line of duty since 1912. the establishment of local services, ence which is fundamental to democ- General Tonini has all these accom- such as the culinary health fund and racy in Ecuador and throughout the plishments and many more to be proud the culinary pharmacy. The culinary hemisphere. of as he steps down from the adjutant health fund is a health plan that pro- Lourdes Tiban has devoted her legis- general post he so ably filled for 8 vides benefits to more than 130,000 par- lative efforts to protecting human years. He has truly earned a place not ticipants, ensuring that union mem- rights for her people, and I am con- just in Kentucky history, but in Ken- bers and their families have access to fident that she will continue to do so tuckians’ hearts for his honorable serv- essential health care services that keep as she is not easily intimidated. She ice. them healthy. Additionally, in 2001, the has my support and the support of oth- I would be remiss if I did not also culinary union launched a citizen ers who believe in the principles of de- laud the general’s wife, Carol, who has project, which provides assistance for mocracy.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G14DE6.003 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE December 14, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8631 RECOGNIZING THE GRAND ISLE With these awards, Sheriff Allen has was working on a tax-cut bill to invig- COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT done just that. He has made his depart- orate the struggling economy. A key to Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, many ment and his community proud. Con- the success of that bill and to the eco- talented Vermonters support local gratulations, Sheriff Ray Allen. nomic rebound that followed was the agencies charged with ensuring the f temporary increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage, or safety of Vermont communities TRIBUTE TO PRISCILLA HOBSON FMAP, to help States provide health throughout the State, each and every HANLEY day. Today I would like to recognize care to low-income families. Priscilla one such department—the Grand Isle Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I wish led the way in developing that key pro- County Sheriff’s Department, which re- to commemorate the contributions of vision. ceived two national Highway Safety Priscilla Hobson Hanley, who is retir- From dramatic increases in funding Awards at last month’s annual gath- ing after more than 30 years of distin- for diabetes and Alzheimer’s research ering of the International Association guished public service as staff in the to improvements in rural health care of Chiefs of Police in Chicago. U.S. Congress. and advancements in mental health Grand Isle County lies in the north- Since the very beginning of my serv- parity, Priscilla has played a leader- west reaches of Vermont, covering five ice in the Senate nearly 19 years ago, ship role. Her work, due to her unas- towns and 85 square miles of land. It is Priscilla has been one of my most val- suming nature, may often be actually a chain of islands surrounded ued advisers. She has always provided unheralded, but her legacy is inspiring by the waters of Lake Champlain, with me with expertise on health care issues to all of us who serve. commanding views of the Adirondacks and Social Security, and most re- When not working for the American to the west and the Green Mountains cently, she has served as staff director people, Priscilla’s great passion is a to the east. Its communities swell with for the Senate Aging Committee. She love of musical theater. In fact, a rare summer visitors who come to enjoy the exemplifies the ideal public servant; in- interruption in her more than three ‘‘beauty spot’’ of the islands. While it tegrity, thoroughness, a spirit of in- decades of service on the Hill came is a rural area, Grand Isle County is quiry, and hard work characterize her when she took a brief respite from Con- also home to the busy Route 2 corridor service. Above all, Priscilla has always gress to help run an opera company in that links the United States and Can- demonstrated her belief that it is an Virginia. ada, a critical transportation route for honor to serve the people of Maine and Priscilla has a particular fondness for commerce between the two countries. our Nation. the comic operas of Gilbert and Sul- As such, Grand Isle provides unique I first met Priscilla in 1984 when we livan, and like Major General Stanley challenges for Sheriff Ray Allen and both worked for Maine Senator Bill of The Pirates of Penzance, she has an his 13 sworn deputies who work to pro- Cohen. After brief stints working in encyclopedic knowledge of all things tect the safety of its visitors and resi- the House for two Congressmen from ‘‘vegetable, animal, and mineral.’’ She dents while ensuring that traffic is not her native California, Priscilla was truly is the very model of a modern impeded. hired by Senator Cohen that year and Senate staffer, a model all should emu- The Grand Isle Sheriff’s Department developed an in-depth knowledge of late. was one of only three small sheriff health care issues. She became deputy A life so devoted to public service agencies to be recognized with the Na- staff director of the Aging Committee brings to mind the parable of the tal- tional Law Enforcement Safety Chal- when Senator Cohen served as chair- ents. The master, leaving on a journey, lenge award, as noted by the Bur- man. entrusts a servant with a portion of his lington Free Press. The award cited the When I assumed Senator Cohen’s seat treasure. Upon his return, the master department’s excellence in traffic safe- in 1997, Priscilla was one of the very is delighted to find that his wealth was ty, with specific focus on impaired first people I hired; thus I had a terrific been wisely invested and multiplied. driving and speeding violations. expert in two subject areas of great Sheriff Allen’s department was also Priscilla Hobson Hanley was en- concern to my Maine constituents: honored with the National Sheriffs’ As- trusted the great treasure of intel- health care and senior issues. As health sociation’s Top Traffic Safety Award, ligence, energy, and passion. She in- policy adviser and legislative assistant, sharing that distinction with the Okla- vested that treasure wisely and homa County Sheriff’s Office. Priscilla brought her intelligence and through hard work and determination These two awards are a notable experience to bear on the complex and multiplied its benefits to all. To her, I achievement for a small department myriad issues of health care, bio- quote Scripture and say, ‘‘Well done, and in no small part due to Sheriff Al- medical research, access to care in good and faithful servant.’’ len’s strong leadership. Sheriff Allen is rural areas, women’s health, Medicare, f Medicaid, and Social Security. the type of law enforcement officer TRIBUTE TO MARK FELTON who cares deeply about the commu- Through her leadership role on the nities he serves and the department he Aging Committee staff, she advanced Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I wish represents. Sheriff Allen was sworn our priorities of improving retirement to recognize one of West Virginia’s into office in 2011, following 20 years of security, increasing funding for re- prized public servants, Mark Felton, on service as a deputy sheriff. When he is search on diseases like Alzheimer’s and the occasion of his retirement. not tending to highways, he is tending diabetes, and protecting against scams Through his various roles in the Re- to the family’s well-known apple or- targeting seniors. gion III Planning and Development chard. Three examples illustrate Priscilla’s Council, Mark has been an indispen- On the Grand Isle Sheriff’s Depart- commitment to service. In 1997, my sable resource to the four counties he ment Web site, Sheriff Allen cites ‘‘the very first year in the Senate, we were has served for over 30 years. great working relationship with Local, considering a massive tax bill. At the After earning his bachelor’s and mas- State and Federal agencies’’ that his last minute, a one-sentence provision ter’s degrees in geography from Mar- department enjoys. This, we know, appeared out of nowhere that was, be- shall University, Mark began his career does not happen by accident, and such neath the innocuous wording, a $50-bil- in the transportation department of cooperation is a trademark of success- lion tax giveaway to Big Tobacco. Pris- the regional planning council in 1983. ful policing. cilla spotted that one sentence in the Mark authored and supervised innu- ‘‘We will strive to build upon the con- 327-page bill, and we were able to put merable transportation-related studies fidence and trust the citizens of Grand an end to the subsidy. that benefited residents of the region Isle County have placed upon us by de- Priscilla also helped me start the Di- through improved roads, bridges, travel veloping strong relationships with the abetes Caucus in the Senate in 1998. As times, and safety. community and providing high quality, a result of her dedication, funding for The regional councils serve as inte- cost effective law enforcement serv- diabetes research has tripled since that gral partners in the planning and exe- ices.’’ This is Sheriff Allen’s pledge, year. cution of infrastructure improvements, and one supported by those who work In 2003, our Nation was still reeling including water and sewer projects. with him. from the attacks of 9/11, and Congress During my time representing the 2nd

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As a resident of Nashua, I am many years of hard work and dedica- bring to any undertaking. These so proud to call Donnalee my mayor. tion continue to inspire the Mississippi projects are not always the most glam- She is an extraordinary public servant, State family to learn more and achieve orous, but they are necessary for the and I extend my heartfelt gratitude as more for the betterment of our State health of the people we serve. she approaches the conclusion of her and Nation. I congratulate Dr. two terms serving the people of the Wolverton for his important contribu- In 2006, Mark was promoted to execu- Gate City. tions to higher education throughout tive director of the regional planning As a third generation resident of his distinguished career. He and his council. In this role, Mark successfully Nashua and a graduate of the city’s wife, Peggy, are well respected and ad- worked alongside local, county, and public school system, Donnalee cares mired throughout the university and State leaders to achieve many goals deeply about Nashua’s future, and she community. throughout the region. Mark was con- has a long record of service to the peo- Mr. President, I ask that a December sistent in his determination to utilize ple of our city. That includes her pre- 1, 2015, article from Mississippi State region III’s resources in the most effi- vious service to Nashua in the New University, titled ‘‘MSU honors cient manner possible. Hampshire House of Representatives Wolverton with naming of new building One highlight of Mark’s career in- for eight terms, earning the role of dep- rotunda,’’ be printed in the RECORD. The material follows: cludes working with the West Virginia uty speaker. She has always been [From the Mississippi State University, Division of Highways and the U.S. De- known for her independent leadership, her commitment to bringing people to- Dec. 1, 2015] partment of Transportation to build MSU HONORS WOLVERTON WITH NAMING OF the Saint Albans—Nitro Bridge. This gether to build consensus, and for en- suring that government is responsive NEW BUILDING ROTUNDA was a major achievement that required and efficient on behalf of hard-working (By Harriet Laird) patience and diligent planning to com- taxpayers. Donnalee grasps the quali- STARKVILLE, MS.—An accomplished pro- plete. Through a clever design vari- ties of what makes our State unique, fessor and lifelong educator whose career spans more than six decades will be honored ation, millions of taxpayer dollars were and in turn, she leads with a passion saved, and the project was completed by Mississippi State with the naming of a se- for problem-solving and a dedication to lect area in one of the university’s newest ahead of schedule. I commend Mark delivering results. She truly listens to and largest buildings. and his team for working skillfully everyone and communicates in sincere Robert E. ‘‘Bob’’ Wolverton Sr., former with Federal and State partners to ac- and candid terms—which I believe vice president for academic affairs and long- complish this huge undertaking under makes her an exceptional leader. In ad- time professor of classics, will see his name budget and on time. Time and again, dition, as Nashua’s first female mayor, etched into the rotunda of MSU’s new class- Mark exhibited great leadership and room building, a 150,000 square foot structure Donnalee is an inspiration for young currently under construction in the heart of wisdom in his roles with the regional women in our State to pursue public the 137-year-old campus. The honor comes planning council and has made a last- service. while the 90-year-old educator is still active ing difference in the health and safety Under her leadership, Nashua’s as a member of the MSU faculty. of residents of Kanawha, Clay, Boone, growth and resilience as a city helped Seeing more than 2,000 students walk each and Putnam Counties. lead to major accomplishments in in- day through the facility’s rotunda once con- struction is completed in the fall of 2016, this In his spare time, Mark actively par- frastructure, public education, new naming reflects Wolverton’s dedication to ticipates in local theater activities in business sectors, and companies. educating students for 66 years, 38 of those at Donnalee brought her welcoming, hon- the Kanawha Valley, acting in roles for Mississippi State. est, and accessible approach to gov- ‘‘Simply put, Dr. Wolverton is a venerable the Charleston Light Opera Guild and erning and enhanced the reputation of institution at our university,’’ said MSU Kanawha Players. In addition, he pre- the city of Nashua by exemplifying President Mark E. Keenum. ‘‘At an age viously served as president of the Chil- those values. In addition to her tireless where most professors have long since re- dren’s Theater of Charleston. Hopefully work at city hall, she has also been an tired, Dr. Wolverton continues to inspire his students, his colleagues, and this adminis- he will continue with his passion, as I active leader promoting philanthropic, have always enjoyed seeing him on tration through his true wisdom and the pas- cultural, and business activity across sion he still has for the subject matter he stage. the city. As part of her ongoing dedica- imparts. What a fitting honor that the ro- Mark is also a member of Kanawha tion to serving Nashua’s community tunda in one of our soon-to-be iconic build- United Presbyterian Church where he and those in need, Donnalee will con- ings will forever bear his name.’’ Wolverton began his tenure at MSU in 1977 actively participates in the church and tinue to contribute to our city as exec- utive director of Southern New Hamp- when he became the university’s vice presi- bell choirs. Additionally, he is a prop- dent of academic affairs, having served pre- erty trustee of the church and plans to shire Services, a nonprofit social serv- viously as president for the College of Mount be more involved in both internal oper- ices agency. Her legacy is also being St. Joseph in Ohio. In 1986, he began teaching ations and outreach ministries after honored by Nashua’s Rivier University in the Department of Foreign Languages, his retirement. Mark and his wife, with the creation of the Mayor now the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, serving as the Kerry, a kindergarten teacher for Donnalee Lozeau Leadership Scholar- ship, which will be used to support the unit’s head from 1991–1996. Kanawha County Schools, have two development of many generations of A two-term chair of MSU’s Robert Holland children, Erin and Patrick. Faculty Senate, he last held the title eight new leaders to come. I wish Mark a fond farewell and the years ago at age 82, with many regarding As Donnalee prepares to leave city him as the ‘‘elder statesman’’ in such a posi- best of luck to him and his family in hall, I would like to thank her for the tion at any college or university. the next phase of their lives. Our State thousands of hours she devoted to mak- Also an MSU John Grisham Master Teach- owes Mark a debt of gratitude for his ing Nashua an even better place to live, er, the highest honor given for excellence in hard work and dedication to his com- work, and raise a family. I am so grate- classroom instruction, Wolverton has been munity. It has been a privilege working ful for Donnalee’s leadership, commit- honored with the MSU Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award and College of with him, and I urge my colleagues to ment, and friendship, and I wish her all Arts and Sciences Humanist Award. join me in congratulating Mark on a the best as she begins the next chapter ‘‘All of us admire Bob Wolverton for his wonderful career. of her career.∑ unwavering commitment to excellence in

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Wolverton holds a bachelor’s degree in rival and departures within this shared This case was filed by Mr. Gray. Addi- classics from Hanover (Indiana) College, a airspace. In this capacity, John was tionally, Mr. Gray filed and argued the master’s from the University of Michigan, also responsible for maintaining mili- historic and much-cited case of and a doctorate from the University of North tary readiness and operational capa- Gomillion v. Lightfoot before the U.S. Carolina. He has been on the faculty at the bilities. Supreme Court, which overturned University of Georgia, and Tufts and Florida Upon his retirement in October 1963, State redistricting of Tuskegee, AL. State universities. Active in the community, he was honored John was chosen to serve as the Mid- After this case, Mr. Gray continued to in 2001 as one of Mississippi’s ‘‘Ageless He- west recruiter for the Air Force Acad- lead legal efforts to desegregate roes’’ by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mis- emy. schools in Alabama. sissippi. He has served as a board member for John dedicated his entire life to his In 1970, Mr. Gray was one of the first the Starkville Friends of the Library, presi- beloved U.S. Air Force. Not only did he African Americans elected as a State dent of the Starkville-MSU Symphony Asso- serve honorably, John was also an inte- legislator in Alabama. However, he did ciation, and was a founding member of the gral participant in so many of the not allow his new role to prevent him ∑ Starkville Community Theatre. milestones that are now a part of Air from continuing to represent local Ala- f Force history. bamians in the judicial system. REMEMBERING LIEUTENANT John never lost his love of flight. He In the early 1970s, Mr. Gray rep- COLONEL JOHN J. NOLAN continued to fly well into his late resented plaintiffs in the class-action eighties in his restored Fairchild PT 19/ ∑ lawsuit regarding the Federal Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I rise 26, which is the same aircraft he ini- Tuskegee syphilis study and succeeded to honor a Nebraskan who was recently tially learned to fly in as a cadet in the in securing appropriate damages and interred at Arlington National Ceme- Army Air Corps. restitutions for 72 study survivors. As a tery. Lt. Col. John J. Nolan of Lincoln, Lt. Col. John Nolan’s entire life was result of efforts led by Mr. Gray, Presi- NE, was a U.S. Air Force pilot who de- for God and country. He married Marie dent Clinton invited the study sur- serves our respect and gratitude. After Di Giambattista on January 6, 1944, be- vivors and their families to a ceremony the bombing at Pearl Harbor, he gave fore he was assigned overseas. To- at the White House, where he officially up a football scholarship at Temple gether, they raised four children. Marie apologized for the actions of the Fed- University to enlist in the Army Air sacrificed much, as so many of our eral Government regarding the study. Corps in 1943. military families experience today, In 2002, Fred Gray became the first During World War II, John was a B– moving 23 times in John’s 20-year ca- African-American president of the Ala- 25 aircraft commander with the her- reer. They were married 71 years. Only bama Bar Association. Mr. Gray has alded Air Apaches, 345th Bombardment 27 days after Marie passed, John died spent his life working to achieve equal Group, assigned to the Fifth Air Force this past July 3, 2015, at the age of 94. justice and liberty for the citizens of operating in the Southwest Pacific. We owe a debt of gratitude to John Alabama. His dedication to the civil In this capacity, he flew low-level Nolan and his family. He led an ex- rights movement is unequaled, and we strafing missions in specially config- traordinary life at a time when our are all grateful for the tireless work he ured B–25s with eight .50-caliber ma- country needed people like him the has done on behalf of all Americans.∑ chine guns that were controlled by pi- most. Through all of this, he remained f lots. He flew in the Black Sunday raid humble. We will never forget his sac- on Hollandia, New Guinea, on April 16, rifices and patriotism.∑ MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT 1944. This raid became the worst oper- f Messages from the President of the ational loss ever suffered by the Fifth United States were communicated to TRIBUTE TO FRED GRAY Air Force in a single day. the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his Following World War II, the Air ∑ Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, today secretaries. Force realized more pilots had been I wish to recognize the life and accom- f lost on instruments than in actual plishments of civil rights attorney combat. In response, the Instrument Fred Gray, Sr., of Montgomery, AL. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Pilot Instruction School was created. Fred Gray was born in Montgomery, As in executive session the Presiding John was one of the initial cadre of pi- AL, on December 14, 1930. He attended Officer laid before the Senate messages lots tasked with providing standardized the Nashville Christian Institute and from the President of the United instrument procedures, techniques, and received a baccalaureate degree from States submitting sundry nominations training methods. These pilots were the then-Alabama State College for Ne- which were referred to the appropriate also required to test and evaluate groes. From there, he went on to re- committees. flight instruments in adverse weather ceive a law degree from Case Western (The messages received today are conditions. During this period, he be- Reserve University School of Law in printed at the end of the Senate pro- came the B–25 high-time pilot for the Cleveland, OH. Mr. Gray passed the bar ceedings.) entire U.S. Air Force. examination and returned to his home f John also wrote a substantial part of town of Montgomery to establish a law the instrument flying guidelines, office. He dedicated himself to the goal MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE known as Air Force Manual 51–37. of ‘‘destroying everything segregated RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT Many pilots owe their lives to this he could find.’’ He also began preaching ENROLLED BILL SIGNED manual. As a matter of fact, when his at the Holt Street Church of Christ. Under the authority of the order of two sons went through pilot training in During the 1950s and 1960s civil rights the Senate of January 6, 2015, the Sec- 1967 and 1973, respectively, his instruc- movement, Mr. Gray worked alongside retary of the Senate, on December 4, tions were still in the manual. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., E.D. 2015, during the adjournment of the John transitioned to F–86s as a part Nixon, and other leaders of the move- Senate, received a message from the of the Air Force’s newly created All ment. He represented Claudette Colvin House of Representatives announcing Weather Interceptors. He also served in and Rosa Parks, who were charged with that the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. Japan during the Korean war. disorderly conduct for refusing to seat COMSTOCK) had signed the following en- In the 1960s, when commercial avia- themselves in the rear of segregated rolled bill: tion was converting to jet-powered air- city buses. Mr. Gray also successfully H.R. 22. An act to authorize funds for Fed- craft and entering into military air- defended Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., eral-aid highways, highway safety programs, space at high altitudes, John was as- against tax evasion charges. and transit programs, and for other purposes.

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An act to amend title XVIII of vancement to the grade of vice admiral on (Mr. HATCH). the Social Security Act to extend the annual the retired list; to the Committee on Armed ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED comment period for payment rates under Services. Under the authority of the order of Medicare Advantage. EC–3852. A communication from the Acting the Senate of January 6, 2015, the Sec- H.R. 3869. An act to amend the Homeland Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and retary of the Senate, on December 11, Security Act of 2002 to assist State and local Readiness), transmitting a report on the ap- coordination on cybersecurity with the na- 2015, during the adjournment of the proved retirement of General John F. Kelly, tional cybersecurity and communications in- United States Marine Corps, and his ad- Senate, received a message from the tegration center, and for other purposes. vancement to the grade of general on the re- House of Representatives announcing H.R. 3875. An act to amend the Homeland tired list; to the Committee on Armed Serv- that the Speaker had signed the fol- Security Act of 2002 to establish within the ices. lowing enrolled bills: Department of Homeland Security a Chem- EC–3853. A communication from the Under H.R. 2250. An act Further Continuing Ap- ical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Tech- propriations Act, 2016. Explosives Office, and for other purposes. nology and Logistics), transmitting, pursu- H.R. 2693. An act to designate the arbo- H.R. 4188. An act to authorize appropria- ant to law, a report relative to the redevel- retum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA tions for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2016 opment potential of military properties and Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, as the and 2017, and for other purposes. facilities; to the Committee on Armed Serv- ‘‘Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum’’. f ices. Under the authority of the order of EC–3854. A communication from the Under MEASURES REFERRED Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- the Senate of January 6, 2015, the en- mitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual re- rolled bills were signed on December The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous port entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of Contributions 11, 2015, during the adjournment of the for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activi- consent, and referred as indicated: Senate, by the President pro tempore ties; Defense Cooperation Account’’ and a (Mr. HATCH). H.R. 2795. An act to require the Secretary semiannual listing of personal property con- Under the order of the Senate of Jan- of Homeland Security to submit a study on tributed by coalition partners; to the Com- the circumstances which may impact the ef- mittee on Armed Services. uary 6, 2015, the Secretary of the Sen- fectiveness and availability of first respond- ate, on December 11, 2015, during the EC–3855. A communication from the Under ers before, during, or after a terrorist threat Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- adjournment of the Senate, received a or event; to the Committee on Homeland Se- mitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual re- message from the House of Representa- curity and Governmental Affairs. port entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of Contributions tives announcing that the House passed H.R. 3578. An act to amend the Homeland for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activi- the following bill, without amendment: Security Act of 2002 to strengthen and make ties; Defense Cooperation Account’’ and a S. 808. An act to establish the Surface improvements to the Directorate of Science semiannual listing of personal property con- Transportation Board as an independent es- and Technology of the Department of Home- tributed by coalition partners; to the Com- tablishment, and for other purposes. land Security, and for other purposes; to the mittee on Armed Services. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Under the order of the Senate of Jan- EC–3856. A communication from the Assist- ernmental Affairs. ant Secretary for Export Administration, uary 6, 2015, the Secretary of the Sen- H.R. 3869. An act to amend the Homeland Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- ate, on December 11, 2015, during the Security Act of 2002 to assist State and local ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant adjournment of the Senate, received a coordination on cybersecurity with the na- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Updated message from the House of Representa- tional cybersecurity and communications in- Statements of Legal Authority for the Ex- tives announcing that the House agrees tegration center, and for other purposes; to port Administration Regulations to Include to the report of the committee of con- the Committee on Homeland Security and Continuation of Emergency Declared in Ex- Governmental Affairs. ecutive Order 12938’’ (RIN0694–AG78) received ference on the disagreeing votes of the H.R. 3875. An act to amend the Homeland two Houses on the amendment of the in the Office of the President of the Senate Security Act of 2002 to establish within the on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on House to the amendment of the Senate Department of Homeland Security a Chem- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs . to the bill (H.R. 644) to reauthorize ical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and EC–3857. A communication from the Sec- trade facilitation and trade enforce- Explosives Office, and for other purposes; to retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant ment functions and activities, and for the Committee on Homeland Security and to law, a report relative to the export to the other purposes. Governmental Affairs. People’s Republic of China of items not det- Under the order of the Senate of Jan- f rimental to the U.S. space launch industry; uary 6, 2015, the Secretary of the Sen- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Urban Affairs. ate, on December 11, 2015, during the COMMUNICATIONS EC–3858. A communication from the Assist- adjournment of the Senate, received a The following communications were ant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renew- message from the House of Representa- laid before the Senate, together with able Energy, Department of Energy, trans- tives announcing that the House agrees mitting, pursuant to law, two reports enti- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- to the amendment of the Senate to the tled ‘‘Progress of the Federal Government in uments, and were referred as indicated: text of the bill (H.R. 2250) making ap- Meeting the Renewable Energy Goals of the propriations for the Legislative Branch EC–3849. A communication from the Asso- Energy Policy Act of 2005’’ for fiscal years ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 and 2010, and fiscal years 2011 and 2012; table Programs, Agricultural Marketing to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 2016, and for other purposes, and agrees Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- sources. to the amendment of the Senate to the mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–3859. A communication from the Assist- title of the bill. entitled ‘‘Raisins Produced from Grapes ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- f Grown in California; Increased Assessment tion and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Rate’’ (Docket No. AMS–FV–15–0032) received Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Depart- MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE in the Office of the President of the Senate ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to At 3:02 p.m., a message from the on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy House of Representatives, delivered by Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- EC–3850. A communication from the Asso- Standards for High-Intensity Discharge ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- nounced that the House has passed the Lamps’’ ((RIN1904–AD36) (Docket No. EERE– table Programs, Agricultural Marketing 2010–BT–STD–0047)) received in the Office of following bills, in which it requests the Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- the President of the Senate on December 9, concurrence of the Senate: mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 2015; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- H.R. 2795. An act to require the Secretary entitled ‘‘Onions Grown in South Texas; In- ural Resources. of Homeland Security to submit a study on creased Assessment Rate’’ (Docket No. AMS– EC–3860. A communication from the Ad- the circumstances which may impact the ef- FV–15–0036) received in the Office of the ministrator, U.S. Energy Information Ad- fectiveness and availability of first respond- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; ministration, Department of Energy, trans- ers before, during, or after a terrorist threat to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled or event. and Forestry. ‘‘The Availability and Price of Petroleum

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.006 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE December 14, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8635 and Petroleum Products Produced in Coun- tions of the West Coast Commercial and Rec- ‘‘Safety Zone; Shell Arctic Drilling/Explo- tries Other Than Iran’’ ; to the Committee reational Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Ac- ration Vessels, Puget Sound, WA’’ ((RIN1625– on Energy and Natural Resources. tions Number 37 and Number 39’’ (RIN0648– AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2015–0295)) received EC–3861. A communication from the Ad- XE259) received in the Office of the President in the Office of the President of the Senate ministrator of the Small Business Adminis- of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on tration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Semiannual Report from the Office of the In- Transportation. EC–3879. A communication from the Attor- spector General for the period from April 1, EC–3871. A communication from the Direc- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 2015 through September 30, 2015; to the Com- tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant ant to law, the report of a rule entitled mental Affairs. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- ‘‘Safety Zone; Grounded Vessel, Atlantic EC–3862. A communication from the In- eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Ocean, Port St. Lucie, FL’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) spector General of the General Services Ad- Alaska; Yellowfin Sole for Vessels Partici- (Docket No. USCG–2015–0992)) received in the ministration, transmitting, pursuant to law, pating in the BSAI Trawl Limited Access Office of the President of the Senate on De- the Semiannual Report of the Inspector Gen- Fishery in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Is- cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- eral for the period from April 1, 2015 through lands Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XE312) merce, Science, and Transportation. September 30, 2015; to the Committee on received in the Office of the President of the EC–3880. A communication from the Attor- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Senate on December 9, 2015; to the Com- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department fairs. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–3863. A communication from the Sec- tation. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled retary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to EC–3872. A communication from the Attor- ‘‘Safety Zone; Pago Pago Harbor, American law, the Department of Energy’s Semiannual ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Samoa’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– Report of the Inspector General for the pe- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 2015–0906)) received in the Office of the Presi- riod from April 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015; ant to law, the report of a rule entitled dent of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to to the Committee on Homeland Security and ‘‘Safety Zone; Delaware River; New Castle, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Governmental Affairs. DE’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– Transportation. EC–3864. A communication from the Direc- 2015–1032)) received in the Office of the Presi- EC–3881. A communication from the Attor- tor of the Peace Corps, transmitting, pursu- dent of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ant to law, the Office of Inspector General’s the Committee on Commerce, Science, and of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Semiannual Report for the period of April 1, Transportation. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled 2015 through September 30, 2015; to the Com- EC–3873. A communication from the Attor- ‘‘Safety Zone; Mississippi River between mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department mile 467.0 and 472.0; Transylvania, LA’’ mental Affairs. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2015– EC–3865. A communication from the Direc- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled 0893)) received in the Office of the President tor, National Science Foundation, transmit- ‘‘Safety Zone; Witt-Penn Bridge Construc- of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the ting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource tion , Hackensack River; Jersey City, NJ’’ Committee on Commerce, Science, and Locator (URL) for the Foundation’s fiscal ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2014– Transportation. EC–3882. A communication from the Attor- year 2015 Agency Financial Report; to the 1008)) received in the Office of the President ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ernmental Affairs. Committee on Commerce, Science, and ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–3866. A communication from the Dep- Transportation. ‘‘Safety Zone; Mississippi River between uty Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pur- EC–3874. A communication from the Attor- mile 488.0 and 480.5; Lake Providence, LA’’ suant to law, the Department of Defense ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2015– Semiannual Report of the Inspector General of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 0894)) received in the Office of the President for the period from April 1, 2015 through Sep- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the tember 30, 2015; to the Committee on Home- ‘‘Safety Zone; Titan SPAR, Mississippi Can- Committee on Commerce, Science, and land Security and Governmental Affairs. yon 941, Outer Continental Shelf on the Gulf EC–3867. A communication from the Dep- Transportation. of Mexico’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. EC–3883. A communication from the Attor- uty Assistant Administrator, Office of Sus- USCG–2015–0320)) received in the Office of the ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department tainable Fisheries, Department of Com- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the and Transportation. ‘‘Safety Zone; 520 Bridge Construction, Lake Northeastern United States; Atlantic Coast- EC–3875. A communication from the Attor- Washington; Seattle, WA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) al Fisheries Cooperative Management Act ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department (Docket No. USCG–2015–0570)) received in the Provisions; American Lobster Fishery’’ of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Office of the President of the Senate on De- (RIN0648–BF16) received in the Office of the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; ‘‘Safety Zone; Turritella FPSO, Walker merce, Science, and Transportation. to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Ridge 551, Outer Continental Shelf on the EC–3884. A communication from the Attor- and Transportation. Gulf of Mexico’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department EC–3868. A communication from the Dep- USCG–2015–0318)) received in the Office of the of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- uty Assistant Administrator, Office of Sus- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tainable Fisheries, Department of Com- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ‘‘Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Water- merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- and Transportation. way; Oak Island, NC’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Dock- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens EC–3876. A communication from the Attor- et No. USCG–2015–0809)) received in the Office Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of the President of the Senate on December States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 9, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Process for Divestiture of Excess Quota ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Science, and Transportation. Shares in the Individual Fishing Quota Fish- ‘‘Safety Zone; Unknown substance in the vi- EC–3885. A communication from the Attor- ery’’ (RIN0648–BF11) received in the Office of cinity of Kelley’s Island Shoal, Lake Erie; ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department the President of the Senate on December 9, Kelley’s Island, OH’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Dock- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 2015; to the Committee on Commerce , et No. USCG–2015–0994)) received in the Office ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Science, and Transportation. of the President of the Senate on December ‘‘Safety Zone; West Larose Vertical Lift EC–3869. A communication from the Dep- 9, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, Bridge; Houma, LA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Dock- uty Assistant Administrator, Office of Sus- Science, and Transportation. et No. USCG–2015–0886)) received in the Office tainable Fisheries, Department of Com- EC–3877. A communication from the Attor- of the President of the Senate on December merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 9, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, port of a rule entitled ‘‘Pacific Island Pe- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Science, and Transportation. lagic Fisheries; 2015 Territorial Longline ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–3886. A communication from the Attor- Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for Guam’’ ‘‘Safety Zone; Rich Passage, Manchester, ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department (RIN0648–XD998) received in the Office of the WA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; 2015–0943)) received in the Office of the Presi- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled to the Committee on Commerce, Science, dent of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to ‘‘Safety Zone; Labor Day Long Neck Style and Transportation. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Fireworks, Indian River Bay; Long Neck, EC–3870. A communication from the Acting Transportation. DE’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- EC–3878. A communication from the Attor- 2015–0823)) received in the Office of the Presi- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department dent of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to ant to law, the report of a rule entitled of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ‘‘Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modifica- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.008 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S8636 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 14, 2015 EC–3887. A communication from the Attor- petition, Half Moon, CA’’ ((RIN1625–AA08) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department (Docket No. USCG–2015–0949)) received in the and Transportation. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Office of the President of the Senate on De- f ant to law, the report of a rule entitled cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- ‘‘Safety Zone; Mad Dog Truss Spar, Green merce, Science, and Transportation. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Canyon 782, Outer Continental Shelf on the EC–3896. A communication from the Attor- The following reports of committees Gulf of Mexico’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department were submitted: USCG–2015–0512)) received in the Office of the of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on to the Committee on Commerce, Science, cial Local Regulation for Battle of Hampton; Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Transportation. Hampton River, Hampton, VA’’ ((RIN1625– with an amendment in the nature of a sub- EC–3888. A communication from the Attor- AA08) (Docket No. USCG–2015–0820)) received stitute: ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department in the Office of the President of the Senate S. 1250. A bill to encourage States to re- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on quire the installation of residential carbon ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Commerce, Science, and Transportation. monoxide detectors in homes, and for other ‘‘Safety Zone; 520 Bridge Construction, Lake EC–3897. A communication from the Attor- purposes (Rept. No. 114–179). Washington; Seattle, WA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department f of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- (Docket No. USCG–2015–0570)) received in the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Office of the President of the Senate on De- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- cial Local Regulations; Temporary Change JOINT RESOLUTIONS merce, Science, and Transportation. for Recurring Marine Event in the Fifth The following bills and joint resolu- EC–3889. A communication from the Attor- Coast Guard District’’ ((RIN1625–AA08) tions were introduced, read the first ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department (Docket No. USCG–2015–0400)) received in the and second times by unanimous con- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Office of the President of the Senate on De- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- sent, and referred as indicated: ‘‘Safety Zone; Intermedix IRONMAN 70.3 merce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Event , Savannah River; August, GA’’ EC–3898. A communication from the Attor- MENENDEZ, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2015– ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department WHITEHOUSE): 0604)) received in the Office of the President of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- S. 2400. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Se- enue Code of 1986 to reinstate the financing Committee on Commerce, Science, and curity Zone: Escorted Vessels, Los Angeles- for the Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Transportation. Long Beach, CA, Captain of the Port Zone’’ for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- EC–3890. A communication from the Attor- ((RIN1625–AA87) (Docket No. USCG–2015– nance. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 0880)) received in the Office of the President f of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Committee on Commerce, Science, and SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ‘‘Safety Zone; Kaskaskia River MM 28 to 29; Transportation. SENATE RESOLUTIONS New Athens, IL’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket EC–3899. A communication from the Attor- The following concurrent resolutions No. USCG–2015–0777)) received in the Office of ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department and Senate resolutions were read, and the President of the Senate on December 9, of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Regulated Navigation Area; Herbert C. Bon- By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. EC–3891. A communication from the Attor- ner Bridge, Oregon Inlet, NC’’ ((RIN1625– TOOMEY): ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department AA11) (Docket No. USCG–2014–0987)) received S. Res. 334. A resolution congratulating the of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- in the Office of the President of the Senate Pennsylvania State University women’s soc- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on cer team for winning the 2015 National Colle- ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snake Commerce, Science, and Transportation. giate Athletic Association Soccer Champion- Creek, Islamorada, FL’’ ((RIN1625–AA09) EC–3900. A communication from the Attor- ship; considered and agreed to. (Docket No. USCG–2015–0046)) received in the ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department f Office of the President of the Senate on De- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- cember 9, 2015; to the Committee on Com- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS merce, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; S. 804 EC–3892. A communication from the Attor- Rancocas Creek, Centerton, NJ’’ ((RIN1625– At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department AA11) (Docket No. USCG–2015–0423)) received of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- in the Office of the President of the Senate name of the Senator from Wisconsin ant to law, the report of a rule entitled on December 9, 2015; to the Committee on (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- ‘‘Safety Zone; Saint-Gobain Performance Commerce, Science, and Transportation. sor of S. 804, a bill to amend title XVIII Plastics Celebration Fireworks; Lake Erie, EC–3901. A communication from the Fed- of the Social Security Act to specify Cleveland, OH’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and coverage of continuous glucose moni- USCG–2015–0833)) received in the Office of the Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department toring devices, and for other purposes. President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to S. 928 to the Committee on Commerce, Science, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- and Transportation. ment of the Eagle Foothills Viticultural At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, EC–3893. A communication from the Attor- Area’’ (RIN1513–AC18) received in the Office the name of the Senator from North ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of the President of the Senate on December Carolina (Mr. BURR) was added as a co- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- 9, 2015; to the Committee on Commerce, sponsor of S. 928, a bill to reauthorize ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Science, and Transportation. the World Trade Center Health Pro- ‘‘Safety Zone; Delaware River; Philadelphia, EC–3902. A communication from the Dep- gram and the September 11th Victim uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory PA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– Compensation Fund of 2001, and for 2015–0732)) received in the Office of the Presi- Programs, National Marine Fisheries Serv- dent of the Senate on December 9, 2015; to ice, Department of Commerce, transmitting, other purposes. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled S. 968 Transportation. ‘‘Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, EC–3894. A communication from the Attor- Specified Activities; U.S. Navy Training and the name of the Senator from Colorado ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Testing Activities in the Northwest Training (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- and Testing Study Area’’ (RIN0648–BD89) re- of S. 968, a bill to require the Commis- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ceived in the Office of the President of the ‘‘Safety Zone; Dredging Rouge River, De- Senate on December 9, 2015; to the Com- sioner of Social Security to revise the troit, MI’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- medical and evaluation criteria for de- USCG–2015–0835)) received in the Office of the tation. termining disability in a person diag- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; EC–3903. A communication from the Attor- nosed with Huntington’s Disease and to to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department waive the 24-month waiting period for and Transportation. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Medicare eligibility for individuals dis- EC–3895. A communication from the Attor- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Bal- abled by Huntington’s Disease. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department last Water Management Reporting and Rec- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ordkeeping’’ ((RIN1625–AB68) (Docket No. S. 1446 ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- USCG–2012–0924)) received in the Office of the At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the cial Local Regulation; Mavericks Surf Com- President of the Senate on December 9, 2015; name of the Senator from Vermont

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.011 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE December 14, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8637 (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS of S. 1446, a bill to establish the Stop, sponsor of S. 2312, a bill to amend titles Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health XVIII and XIX of the Social Security and Wellness Training pilot program to Act to make improvements to pay- address human trafficking in the ments for durable medical equipment SENATE RESOLUTION 334—CON- health care system. under the Medicare and Medicaid pro- GRATULATING THE PENNSYL- S. 1513 grams. VANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WOM- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the EN’S SOCCER TEAM FOR WIN- At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the name of the Senator from Delaware NING THE 2015 NATIONAL COLLE- name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor GIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION of S. 1513, a bill to reauthorize the Sec- (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP of S. 2312, supra. ond Chance Act of 2007. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. S. 1767 S. 2337 TOOMEY) submitted the following reso- At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the lution; which was considered and name of the Senator from Louisiana name of the Senator from Delaware agreed to: (Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a cosponsor S. RES. 334 of S. 1767, a bill to amend the Federal (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with re- of S. 2337, a bill to improve homeland Whereas, on December 6, 2015, the Pennsyl- spect to combination products, and for security by enhancing the require- vania State University Nittany Lions won ments for participation in the Visa the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- other purposes. ciation (referred to in this preamble as the S. 2033 Waiver Program, and for other pur- poses. ‘‘NCAA’’) Soccer Championship, also known At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the as the College Cup, in Cary, North Carolina name of the Senator from Wisconsin S. 2338 with a hard-fought victory over the Duke (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- University Blue Devils in a 1-0 match; sor of S. 2033, a bill to provide that 6 of At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the Whereas the Nittany Lions women’s soccer the 12 weeks of parental leave made name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. team won their first ever NCAA Soccer available to a Federal employee shall KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. Championship after advancing to the College 2338, a bill to award grants to States Cup for the fifth time and the College Cup be paid leave, and for other purposes. Final for the second time; S. 2185 for the development of innovative long- term services and supports programs. Whereas the Pennsylvania State Univer- At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the sity Nittany Lions are the first Big Ten names of the Senator from New Jersey S. 2344 team to earn an NCAA Women’s Soccer (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from West Championship; Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) and the Sen- At the request of Mr. COTTON, the Whereas the Pennsylvania State Univer- ator from Connecticut (Mr. names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. sity Nittany Lions won both the Big Ten reg- ular season title and the Big Ten Tour- BLUMENTHAL) were added as cosponsors CORNYN), the Senator from Alabama of S. 2185, a bill to require the Sec- (Mr. SESSIONS) and the Senator from nament, concluding the 2015 season with a record of 16 wins, including 15 shutouts, and retary of the Treasury to mint coins in Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added as co- sponsors of S. 2344, a bill to provide au- only 3 losses; recognition of the fight against breast Whereas senior Raquel Rodriguez was cancer. thority for access to certain business named a First Team All-American by the S. 2196 records collected under the Foreign In- National Soccer Coaches Association of At the request of Mr. CASEY, the telligence Surveillance Act of 1978 America; name of the Senator from New York prior to November 29, 2015, to make the Whereas seniors Britt Eckerstrom and (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- authority for roving surveillance, the Raquel Rodriguez were named to the Aca- sponsor of S. 2196, a bill to amend title authority to treat individual terrorists demic All-District 2 First Team by the Col- as agents of foreign powers, and title lege Sports Information Directors of Amer- XVIII of the Social Security Act to ica; and provide for the non-application of VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- Whereas, this season, Head Coach Erica Medicare competitive acquisition rates lance Act of 1978 permanent, and to Walsh and her coaching staff depended on to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs modify the certification requirements team captains Raquel Rodriguez, Mallory and accessories. for access to telephone toll and trans- Weber, and Britt Eckerstrom to lead by ex- S. 2200 actional records by the Federal Bureau ample on the field: Now, therefore, be it At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the of Investigation, and for other pur- Resolved, That the Senate— name of the Senator from Mississippi poses. (1) congratulates the Pennsylvania State University women’s soccer team, coaches, (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor S. 2361 and staff for winning the 2015 National Colle- of S. 2200, a bill to amend the Fair giate Athletic Association Soccer Champion- Labor Standards Act of 1938 to At the request of Mr. THUNE, the ship; strengthen equal pay requirements. name of the Senator from Wisconsin (2) commends the Pennsylvania State Uni- S. 2282 (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor versity women’s soccer team, coaches, and At the request of Mr. HATCH, the of S. 2361, a bill to enhance airport se- staff for their hard work and dedication; and name of the Senator from Tennessee curity, and for other purposes. (3) recognizes the students, faculty, alum- (Mr. ALEXANDER) was added as a co- ni, and devoted fans of Pennsylvania State S. 2393 sponsor of S. 2282, a bill to amend the University who supported the Nittany Lions on the path to winning their first ever Na- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Public Health Service Act to reauthor- tional Collegiate Athletic Association Soc- ize the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplan- the names of the Senator from Wis- cer Championship. tation Program and the National Cord consin (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator Blood Inventory, and for other pur- from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator f poses. from Minnesota (Mr. FRANKEN), the S. 2297 Senator from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), the AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND At the request of Mr. COONS, the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- PROPOSED name of the Senator from New York BUCHAR), the Senator from New Jersey (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- (Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from SA 2927. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. THUNE sponsor of S. 2297, a bill to amend title Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) and the (for himself, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MORAN, Mr. XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- DAINES, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, and courage Medicare beneficiaries to vol- REN) were added as cosponsors of S. Mr. WYDEN)) proposed an amendment to the untarily adopt advance directives guid- 2393, a bill to extend temporarily the bill S. 2044, to prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ing the medical care they receive. extended period of protection for mem- ability of a consumer to communicate re- S. 2312 bers of uniformed services relating to garding the goods or services offered in At the request of Mr. THUNE, the mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and interstate commerce that were the subject of name of the Senator from New Hamp- eviction, and for other purposes. the contract, and for other purposes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:28 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14DE6.027 S14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S8638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 14, 2015 TEXT OF AMENDMENTS (ii) is unrelated to the goods or services of- (ii) CONTENTS.—The notification required fered by or available at such party’s Internet by clause (i) with respect to a civil action SA 2927. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. website or webpage; or shall include a copy of the complaint to be THUNE (for himself, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. (iii) is clearly false or misleading; or filed to initiate the civil action. MORAN, Mr. DAINES, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, (D) a party’s right to establish terms and (iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible for the Mr. BOOKER, and Mr. WYDEN)) proposed conditions with respect to the creation of attorney general of a State to provide the an amendment to the bill S. 2044, to photographs or video of such party’s prop- notification required by clause (i) before ini- prohibit the use of certain clauses in erty when those photographs or video are tiating a civil action under paragraph (1), the attorney general shall notify the Com- form contracts that restrict the ability created by an employee or independent con- tractor of a commercial entity and solely in- mission immediately upon instituting the of a consumer to communicate regard- tended for commercial purposes by that enti- civil action. ing the goods or services offered in ty. (B) INTERVENTION BY FEDERAL TRADE COM- interstate commerce that were the sub- (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not MISSION.—The Commission may— ject of the contract, and for other pur- apply to the extent that a provision of a (i) intervene in any civil action brought by poses; as follows: form contract prohibits disclosure or submis- the attorney general of a State under para- graph (1) against a person described in sub- Strike all after the enacting clause and in- sion of, or reserves the right of a person or section (d)(1); and sert the following: business that hosts online consumer reviews or comments to remove— (ii) upon intervening— SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (A) trade secrets or commercial or finan- (I) be heard on all matters arising in the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer cial information obtained from a person and civil action; and Review Freedom Act of 2015’’. considered privileged or confidential; (II) file petitions for appeal of a decision in SEC. 2. CONSUMER REVIEW PROTECTION. (B) personnel and medical files and similar the civil action. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: information the disclosure of which would (3) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of this subsection may be construed to prevent means the Federal Trade Commission. personal privacy; the attorney general of a State from exer- (2) COVERED COMMUNICATION.—The term (C) records or information compiled for law cising the powers conferred on the attorney ‘‘covered communication’’ means a written, enforcement purposes, the disclosure of general by the laws of the State to conduct oral, or pictorial review, performance assess- which would constitute a clearly unwar- investigations, to administer oaths or affir- ment of, or other similar analysis of, includ- ranted invasion of personal privacy; mations, or to compel the attendance of wit- ing by electronic means, the goods, services, (D) content that is unlawful or otherwise nesses or the production of documentary or or conduct of a person by an individual who meets the requirements of paragraph (2)(C); other evidence. is party to a form contract with respect to or (4) PREEMPTIVE ACTION BY FEDERAL TRADE which such person is also a party. (E) content that contains any computer vi- COMMISSION.—If the Federal Trade Commis- (3) FORM CONTRACT.— ruses, worms, or other potentially damaging sion institutes a civil action or an adminis- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in computer code, processes, programs, applica- trative action with respect to a violation of subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘form contract’’ tions, or files. subsection (c), the attorney general of a means a contract with standardized terms— (c) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for a State may not, during the pendency of such (i) used by a person in the course of selling person to offer a form contract containing a action, bring a civil action under paragraph or leasing the person’s goods or services; and provision described as void in subsection (b). (1) against any defendant named in the com- (ii) imposed on an individual without a (d) ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION.— plaint of the Commission for the violation meaningful opportunity for such individual (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC- with respect to which the Commission insti- to negotiate the standardized terms. TICES.—A violation of subsection (c) by a per- tuted such action. (B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘form contract’’ son with respect to which the Commission is (5) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— does not include an employer-employee or empowered under section 5(a)(2) of the Fed- (A) VENUE.—Any action brought under independent contractor contract. eral Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. paragraph (1) may be brought in— (4) PICTORIAL.—The term ‘‘pictorial’’ in- 45(a)(2)) shall be treated as a violation of a (i) the district court of the United States cludes pictures, photographs, video, illustra- rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or that meets applicable requirements relating tions, and symbols. practice prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) to venue under section 1391 of title 28, United States Code; or (b) INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS THAT IMPEDE of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 (ii) another court of competent jurisdic- CONSUMER REVIEWS.— U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). tion. (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in (2) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— paragraphs (2) and (3), a provision of a form (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall en- (B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an action contract is void from the inception of such force this section in the same manner, by the brought under paragraph (1), process may be contract if such provision— same means, and with the same jurisdiction, served in any district in which the defend- (A) prohibits or restricts the ability of an powers, and duties as though all applicable ant— individual who is a party to the form con- terms and provisions of the Federal Trade (i) is an inhabitant; or tract to engage in a covered communication; Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were (ii) may be found. (B) imposes a penalty or fee against an in- incorporated into and made a part of this (6) ACTIONS BY OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.— dividual who is a party to the form contract Act. (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil ac- for engaging in a covered communication; or (B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any per- tions brought by attorneys general under (C) transfers or requires an individual who son who violates this section shall be subject paragraph (1), any other consumer protec- is a party to the form contract to transfer to to the penalties and entitled to the privi- tion officer of a State who is authorized by any person any intellectual property rights leges and immunities provided in the Federal the State to do so may bring a civil action in review or feedback content, with the ex- Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). under paragraph (1), subject to the same re- quirements and limitations that apply under ception of a non-exclusive license to use the (e) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— this subsection to civil actions brought by content, that the individual may have in any (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subpara- otherwise lawful covered communication graph (B), in any case in which the attorney attorneys general. about such person or the goods or services general of a State has reason to believe that (B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this provided by such person. an interest of the residents of the State has subsection may be construed to prohibit an authorized official of a State from initiating (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in been or is threatened or adversely affected paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect— by the engagement of any person subject to or continuing any proceeding in a court of (A) any duty of confidentiality imposed by subsection (c) in a practice that violates the State for a violation of any civil or law (including agency guidance); such subsection, the attorney general of the criminal law of the State. (f) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FOR BUSI- (B) any civil cause of action for defama- State may, as parens patriae, bring a civil NESSES.—Not later than 60 days after the tion, libel, or slander, or any similar cause of action on behalf of the residents of the State date of the enactment of this Act, the Com- action; in an appropriate district court of the United mission shall commence conducting edu- (C) any party’s right to remove or refuse to States to obtain appropriate relief. cation and outreach that provides businesses display publicly on an Internet website or (2) RIGHTS OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— with non-binding best practices for compli- webpage owned, operated, or otherwise con- (A) NOTICE TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS- ance with this Act. trolled by such party any content of a cov- SION.— (g) RELATION TO STATE CAUSES OF AC- ered communication that— (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in TION.—Nothing in this section shall be con- (i) contains the personal information or clause (iii), the attorney general of a State strued to affect any cause of action brought likeness of another person or is libelous, shall notify the Commission in writing that by a person that exists or may exist under harassing, abusive, obscene, vulgar, sexually the attorney general intends to bring a civil State law. explicit, or inappropriate with respect to action under paragraph (1) before initiating (h) EFFECTIVE DATES.—This section shall race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, or other the civil action against a person described in take effect on the date of the enactment of intrinsic characteristic; subsection (d)(1). this Act, except that—

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(2) subsections (d) and (e) shall apply with (C) any party’s right to remove or refuse to (B) INTERVENTION BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS- respect to contracts in effect on or after the publish any statement on an Internet website SION.—The Commission may— date that is 1 year after the date of the en- owned or operated by such party that contains (i) intervene in any civil action brought by the actment of this Act. the personal information or likeness of another attorney general of a State under paragraph (1) person or is libelous, harassing, abusive, ob- f against a person described in subsection (d)(1); scene, vulgar, sexually explicit, inappropriate and CONSUMER REVIEW FREEDOM ACT with respect to race, gender, sexuality, eth- (ii) upon intervening— OF 2015 nicity, or other intrinsic characteristic, or that (I) be heard on all matters arising in the civil is unrelated to the goods or services offered by action; and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I such party; or (II) file petitions for appeal of a decision in ask unanimous consent that the Sen- (D) a party’s right to establish terms and con- the civil action. ate proceed to the immediate consider- ditions with respect to the creation of photo- (3) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in this ation of Calendar No. 316, S. 2044. graphs or video of such party’s property when subsection may be construed to prevent the at- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The those photographs or video are created by an torney general of a State from exercising the clerk will report the bill by title. employee or independent contractor of a com- powers conferred on the attorney general by the The bill clerk read as follows: mercial entity and solely intended for commer- laws of the State to conduct investigations, to cial purposes by that entity. administer oaths or affirmations, or to compel A bill (S. 2044) to prohibit the use of cer- (3) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not the attendance of witnesses or the production of tain clauses in form contracts that restrict apply to the extent that a provision of a form documentary or other evidence. the ability of a consumer to communicate contract prohibits disclosure of the following: (4) PREEMPTIVE ACTION BY FEDERAL TRADE regarding the goods or services offered in (A) Trade secrets or commercial or financial COMMISSION.—If the Federal Trade Commission interstate commerce that were the subject of information obtained from a person and consid- institutes a civil action or an administrative ac- the contract, and for other purposes. ered privileged or confidential. tion with respect to a violation of subsection (c), There being no objection, the Senate (B) Personnel and medical files and similar in- the attorney general of a State may not, during proceeded to the bill, which had been formation the disclosure of which would con- the pendency of such action, bring a civil action stitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of per- reported from the Committee on Com- under paragraph (1) against any defendant sonal privacy. named in the complaint of the Commission for merce, Science, and Transportation, (C) Records or information compiled for law with an amendment to strike all after the violation with respect to which the Commis- enforcement purposes, the disclosure of which sion instituted such action. the enacting clause and insert in lieu would constitute a clearly unwarranted inva- (5) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— thereof the following: sion of personal privacy. (A) VENUE.—Any action brought under para- (c) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for a SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. graph (1) may be brought in— person to offer or enter into a form contract con- (i) the district court of the United States that This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer Re- taining a provision described as void in sub- view Freedom Act of 2015’’. meets applicable requirements relating to venue section (b). under section 1391 of title 28, United States SEC. 2. CONSUMER REVIEW PROTECTION. (d) ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION.— Code; or (1) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (ii) another court of competent jurisdiction. (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ TICES.—A violation of subsection (c) by a person (B) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an action with respect to which the Commission is empow- means the Federal Trade Commission. brought under paragraph (1), process may be ered under section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade (2) COVERED COMMUNICATION.—The term served in any district in which the defendant— Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)) shall be ‘‘covered communication’’ means a written, (i) is an inhabitant; or treated as a violation of a rule defining an un- oral, or pictorial review, performance assessment (ii) may be found. fair or deceptive act or practice prescribed under of, or other similar analysis of, including by (6) ACTIONS BY OTHER STATE OFFICIALS.— section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commis- electronic means, the goods, services, or conduct (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil actions of a person by an individual who is party to a sion Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). brought by attorneys general under paragraph (2) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— form contract with respect to which such person (1), any other officer of a State who is author- (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall en- is also a party. ized by the State to do so may bring a civil ac- (3) FORM CONTRACT.— force this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, tion under paragraph (1), subject to the same re- (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub- quirements and limitations that apply under paragraph (B), the term ‘‘form contract’’ means powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Com- this subsection to civil actions brought by attor- a contract with standardized terms— neys general. (i) used by a person in the course of selling or mission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor- porated into and made a part of this Act. (B) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub- leasing the person’s goods or services; and section may be construed to prohibit an author- (ii) imposed on an individual without a mean- (B) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the ized official of a State from initiating or con- ingful opportunity for such individual to nego- tinuing any proceeding in a court of the State tiate the standardized terms. penalties and entitled to the privileges and im- munities provided in the Federal Trade Commis- for a violation of any civil or criminal law of the (B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘form contract’’ State. does not include an employer-employee or inde- sion Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). (e) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— (f) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH FOR BUSI- pendent contractor contract. (1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subparagraph NESSES.—Not later than 60 days after the date of ICTORIAL.—The term ‘‘pictorial’’ includes (4) P (B), in any case in which the attorney general the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall pictures, photographs, video, illustrations, and of a State has reason to believe that an interest commence conducting education and outreach symbols. of the residents of the State has been or is that provides businesses with non-binding best (b) INVALIDITY OF CONTRACTS THAT IMPEDE threatened or adversely affected by the engage- practices for compliance with this Act. CONSUMER REVIEWS.— ment of any person subject to subsection (c) in (g) RELATION TO STATE CAUSES OF ACTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para- a practice that violates such subsection, the at- Nothing in this section shall be construed to af- graphs (2) and (3), a provision of a form con- torney general of the State may, as parens fect any cause of action brought by a person tract is void from the inception of such contract patriae, bring a civil action on behalf of the that exists or may exist under State law. if such provision— residents of the State in an appropriate district (h) EFFECTIVE DATES.—This section shall take (A) prohibits or restricts the ability of an indi- court of the United States to obtain appropriate effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, vidual who is a party to the form contract to en- relief. except that— gage in a covered communication; (2) RIGHTS OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— (1) subsections (b) and (c) shall apply with re- (B) imposes a penalty or fee against an indi- (A) NOTICE TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.— spect to contracts in effect on or after the date vidual who is a party to the form contract for (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause that is 90 days after the date of the enactment engaging in a covered communication; or (iii), the attorney general of a State shall notify of this Act; and (C) transfers or requires an individual who is the Commission in writing that the attorney (2) subsections (d) and (e) shall apply with re- a party to the form contract to transfer to any general intends to bring a civil action under spect to contracts in effect on or after the date person any intellectual property rights in review paragraph (1) before initiating the civil action that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of or feedback content, with the exception of a against a person described in subsection (d)(1). this Act. non-exclusive license to use the content, that (ii) CONTENTS.—The notification required by Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the individual may have in any otherwise law- clause (i) with respect to a civil action shall in- ask unanimous consent that the com- ful covered communication about such person or clude a copy of the complaint to be filed to ini- the goods or services provided by such person. tiate the civil action. mittee-reported substitute be with- (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in para- (iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible for the drawn; that the Thune substitute graph (1) shall be construed to affect— attorney general of a State to provide the notifi- amendment be agreed to; that the bill,

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CALDER The amendment (No. 2927) in the na- f THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR ture of a substitute was agreed to. APPOINTMENTS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: (The amendment is printed in today’s To be colonel RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The bill (S. 2044), as amended, was or- Chair announces, on behalf of the JEREMY W. CANNON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT dered to be engrossed for a third read- Democratic leader, pursuant to the TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR ing, was read the third time, and provisions of Public Law 106–398, as FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: passed. amended by Public Law 108–7, and in To be colonel f consultation with the chairmen of the TED W. LIEU Senate Committee on Armed Services THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT BILLY FRANK JR. TELL YOUR and the Senate Committee on Finance, TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: STORY ACT the appointment of the following indi- To be colonel Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I viduals to serve as members of the JODENE M. ALEXANDER ask unanimous consent that the Sen- United States-China Economic Secu- MICHAEL C. BRICE ate proceed to the immediate consider- rity Review Commission: Byron Dor- EDWARD L. CULLUMBER ation of H.R. 2270, which was received gan of North Dakota and Carte P. DEBORAH J. ROBINSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT from the House. Goodwin of West Virginia. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: clerk will report the bill by title. To be colonel ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, The bill clerk read as follows: JOHN LOUIS ARENDALE II DECEMBER 15, 2015 KAMMIE J. DEGHETTO A bill (H.R. 2270) to redesignate the KAREN L. GARDNER Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, located Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I JAMES P. PALMISANO in the State of Washington, as the Billy ask unanimous consent that when the MINH–TRI BA TRINH Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Ref- Senate completes its business today, it THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR uge, to establish the Medicine Creek Treaty adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, Decem- FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: National Memorial within the wildlife ref- ber 15; that following the prayer and uge, and for other purposes. To be colonel pledge, the morning hour be deemed BONNIE JOY BOSLER There being no objection, the Senate expired, the Journal of proceedings be LEE W. BRADSHAW proceeded to consider the bill. ADA MIREA COLLIER approved to date, and the time for the SUSAN G. GEER Mr. MCCONNELL. I further ask two leaders be reserved for their use MILDRED CAMILLA GLOVER unanimous consent that the bill be GARY W. HOPKINS later in the day; further, that following JEANNE K. LAFOUNTAIN read three times and passed and the leader remarks, the Senate be in a pe- DIANNE LOUISE SLATEN motion to reconsider be considered STEVEN J. THEOHARES riod of morning business until 5 p.m., MICHELLE R. TIRADO made and laid upon the table with no with Senators permitted to speak JENNIFER LYNN WEDEL intervening action or debate. therein for up to 10 minutes each; fi- ESTHER L. WEIGHTMAN The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without LIANE L. WEINBERGER nally, that the Senate recess from 12:30 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT objection, it is so ordered. p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR The bill (H.R. 2270) was ordered to a weekly conference meetings. FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: third reading, was read the third time, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without To be colonel and passed. objection, it is so ordered. ARDEN B. ANDERSEN JEFFREY S. BUI f f PETER K. DERUSSY DAVID A. GERBER CONGRATULATING THE PENNSYL- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. CRYSTAL L. HNATKO VANIA STATE UNIVERSITY WOM- TOMORROW PATRICK U. HSIEH EN’S SOCCER TEAM FOR WIN- MIGUEL ANGEL PIRELA–CRUZ Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if CATHERINE R. S. PLATT NING THE 2015 NATIONAL COLLE- STEVEN D. PODNOS there is no further business to come be- GIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NEAL PATRICK RIDGE fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- SIRAJ A. SAYEED SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP HENRY SCHWARTZ sent that it stand adjourned under the JOSHUA L. WRIGHT Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I previous order. MARK A. ZELKOVIC ask unanimous consent that the Sen- There being no objection, the Senate, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR ate proceed to the immediate consider- at 6:34 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ation of S. Res. 334, submitted earlier December 15, 2015, at 10 a.m. To be colonel today. f TODD ANDREW LUCE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT clerk will report the resolution by NOMINATIONS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR title. Executive nominations received by FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: The bill clerk read as follows: the Senate: To be colonel A resolution (S. Res. 334) congratulating DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY LEBANE S. HALL DAVID F. PENDLETON the Pennsylvania State University women’s ALAN J. KRECZKO, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE A MEMBER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT soccer team for winning the 2015 National TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 14, 2019, VICE Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: PAUL CHERECWICH, JR., RESIGNED. Championship. JAMES R. WHITE, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF To be colonel THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD There being no objection, the Senate FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 14, 2020, VICE NANCY WILLIAM CHARLES DUNLAP proceeded to consider the resolution. KILLEFER, TERM EXPIRED. JOHN P. GILLESPIE ROBERT K. MCGHEE Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ask unanimous consent that the reso- EDITH RAMIREZ, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A FEDERAL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR lution be agreed to, the preamble be TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: agreed to, and the motions to recon- FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 2015. (REAPPOINTMENT) To be colonel EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT sider be considered made and laid upon DAWN D. BELLACK the table with no intervening action or ANDREW MAYOCK, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE DEPUTY DIREC- WALTER F. COPPERSMITH TOR FOR MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND CHRISTOPHER W. DENTEL debate. BUDGET, VICE BETH F. COBERT. SCOTT S. DRIGGS

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SHANNON R. HANSCOM SAXON T. YANDELL DANIEL R. BRANER JEFFERY B. MORRIS ARCHER M. YATES, JR. MARK D. BRIDGES CLAYTON E. ROBERTSON CHRISTOPHER M. ZIDEK ROBERT J. BRIGGS ANGELA LYNN TILLMAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN P. BRITT ANDREW J. TURNER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR WYATT A. BRITTEN BENJAMIN S. BROBERG THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR SHELDON E. BROEDEL FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: To be lieutenant colonel DANIEL T. BROOKS LATISHA M. BROOKS To be colonel BRYAN M. BARROQUEIRO OWEN M. BROOM RYAN P. CORRIGAN CONRAD C. BROWN KATHERINE E. AASEN ARNOLD R. DEASIS GLEN A. BROWN DAVID R. ANDERSON DENNIS M. DUKE MATTHEW R. BROWN DANTE C. BADIA DAVID I. FINK PAUL R. BROWN MICHAEL V. BAUTISTA JOSEPH MANNINO WILLIAM A. BROWN IV SAMUEL P. BAXTER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JONATHAN R. BROWNING BRIAN KERTULLA BEACHKOFSKI RYAN D. BRUNER BRIAN ALLAN BETTS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ADAM R. BUCHANAN PATRICK ALLEN BROWN RODNEY J. BUNYAN ROBERT N. BURGESS To be major JOHN T. BURCH III PATRICK EDWARD CAMPBELL ROBERT M. BURNHAM III BRYAN M. DAVIS SCOTT A. CARLIN BRIAN S. BURNS SEAN M. CARPENTER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN P. BURNS LIESL RADERER CARTER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR MATTHEW B. BURTON RANDALL WILKINS CASON, JR. FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NOAH E. B. BUSBEY JEANNETTE E. CLARK LUKE S. BUSHATZ IAN S. COOGAN To be colonel NEREA M. CAL DAVID L. CORRICK TODD E. COMBS TRIVIUS G. CALDWELL ANDREW A. CRUM LUKE A. CALVERT RICHARD A. DEEMER, JR. IN THE ARMY THOMAS S. CAMPBELL MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER DIXON TYJUAN J. CAMPBELL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT XAVIAN L. DRAPER RYAN D. CANNON BRIAN W. EDDY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY NICHOLAS J. CAPUTO MICHAEL H. EGBALIC UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ZACHARY CARBONELL ANDREW J. EILER, JR. To be major KRISTINA A. CARNEY MARGARET J. ELDER CARL J. CAROFFINO DAVID W. ENFIELD DAVID H. AAMIDOR BEAU G. CARROLL JASON W. EVENSON CHRISTIAN A. ABNEY BRIAN A. CARROLL SPIROS L. FAFALIOS MARK A. ABOWD JAMES R. CARROLL HEATH D. FOWLER KYLE R. ABRUZZESE JUSTIN R. CARTER LONNIE GARRIS III ERIC R. ACKLES PATRICK T. CARUSO KENNETH L. GEILE EMORY O. ADAMS MICHAEL P. CARVELLI JAMES R. GRESIS JEFFREY C. AGNEW MICHAEL L. CASIANO ANGELA GUNDERSEN BRUCE E. AHO MARIA C. CASTILLO WILLIAM H. GUTERMUTH DAVID P. ALLEN VENANCIO O. CASTRO LESLIE S. HADLEY KHRISTINA N. ALLEN ALAN C. CAUSEY SHANNON D. HAILES TIMOTHY L. ALVARADO HARRY A. CENTENO PETER J. HALL CHAD E. AMACKER JUSTIN J. CHABALKO JAMES L. HARTLE BRADEN I. AMIGO DAVID D. CHAMBERLAIN WILLIAM L. HATZFELD BARRY G. AMMONS JOHN R. CHAMBERS ANDREAS SIGMUND HAU ABRAHAM S. ANDERSON MICAH J. CHAPMAN RICHARD M. HEASLIP JONATHAN G. ANDERSON FECKER CHARLOT AARON J. HEICK JONATHAN O. ANDRADE BRANDON T. CHASE ASHLEY LEWIS HEYEN ANTHONY E. ANDREWS JEFFREY W. CHASE BEBE D. HOLLINGSHEAD BRANDON C. ANDREWS BRANDON M. CHENEY JOE D. HOUK KEITH E. ANGWIN BRETT H. CHERESKIN BRENT A. HYDEN VINCENT J. ANNUNZIATO JIM D. CHESHIER MICHELLE K. IDLE JEAN D. ARCHER PAUL P. CHEVAL JOSEPH DANIEL JANIK WILLIAM E. ARCHER BENJAMIN A. CHOVANEC BRADY G. JOHNSON BRANDON J. ARCHULETA ALEXANDER N. CHUNG JAY D. JOHNSON JEREMY J. ARIAS DAVID S. CLAMON DAVID LEE JONES FRANK ARMESON ADAM M. CLARK DEANNA L. KETTERER THOMAS D. ARNOLD JAMES R. CLEARY THOMAS J. KLEMAS AMARA J. ATELLA SAM E. CLEGG III ERIC T. KOS JOEL F. ATER LOGAN G. CLOANINGER ROBERT F. KUEHN ARTHUR J. ATHENS LEILA M. COCKEREL DAVID M. KURLE NATHAN B. AUBE JOAB H. COHE ANDREA J. LA FORCE ANTWAN C. AUSTIN ARI A. COHEN ANDREW T. LYONS JULIE V. AUSTIN KENNETH T. COLLINS SUSAN L. MAKI JOLENE M. AYRES MELANIE D. COLLINS SARAH W. MANGAHAS ALBERTO A. BAEZ CURBY A. COLVIN CRISTIANO A. MARCHIORI MATTHEW J. BAILEY JONATHAN K. COMBS SHANE M. MATHERNE CHASE S. BAKER AUSTIN G. COMMONS MICHAEL B. MCCLANAHAN TYLER D. BAKER TIMOTHY D. CONLEY MICHAEL T. MCGINLEY HICHAM F. BAKKAR NIGEL R. COOK ANDRE A. MCMILLIAN ASHER J. BALLEW ALLEN M. COONES JAMES GABRIEL MEAD WALLACE W. BANDEFF RICHARD A. CORDERO KATHRYN A. MERCER BRANDON M. BANGSBOLL COLIN M. CORRIGAN MARVIN T. MERCIER JOSEPH B. BARBER CHRISTOPHER M. COUCH MATTHEW T. MUHA NICOLE R. BARDWELL MATTHEW A. COYNE STEPHEN J. NESTER NATHAN J. BARLOW ASHLEY L. CRAIG KARLA K. OCONNOR CHAD A. BARNES BRENDAN M. CRANE JOSEPH R. ORCUTT JOHN D. BARRINGTON CHARLES C. CRAWFORD NEIL D. OTTO NICHOLAS G. BARRY PETER J. CRAWFORD STEPHANIE A. OUDING ERIC M. BARTON DAVID R. CRIGGER DARREN A. PALADINO MATTHEW S. BAUER JUSTIN M. CROWE KIRSTEN M. PALMER LUTHUR A. BEAZLEY IV DANIEL B. CRUMBY MARLENA V. PARKER ROBERT G. BECOTTE LAWRENCE M. CSASZAR NIKHIL S. PATEL ALEXANDER J. BEDARD NICHOLAS C. CURRIE MELISSA K. PHILLIPS LLOYD E. BEDFORD III DREW A. CURRISTON TAMARA R. POHLE JAMES H. BELINGA GARY R. CUTLER, JR. SOLEIMAN RAHEL JULIAN A. BENITEZPENUELAS BRENT A. DALTON KENNETH S. RATLIFF DEREK M. BENZ DAVID N. DANFORD MARK D. RICHEY JAY R. BERGER QUYEN N. DANG ARTHUR J. RODI JEFFREY L. G. BERNASCONI IANA J. DANIELS MICHAEL W. RYAN JOSEPH BETZ RYAN K. DAVID REGINA A. SABRIC DAVID K. BHATTA AIDA M. DAVIS RICHARD THOMAS SAUNDERS DANIELLE N. BIERING JASON C. M. DAVIS JAMES C. SAVAGE BRIAN W. BIFULCO JORDON S. DAVIS VANESSA E. SAVAS JOHN S. BILAL JOSEPH R. DAVIS LEAH C. SCHMIDT JENNIFER L. BLACKWELL JOSEPH W. DAVIS EDWARD C. SEGURA TIMOTHY R. BLAIR CHRISTOPHER T. DAY JASON E. SHROYER ERIC L. BLEWETT JOHN F. DEAL, JR. DEAN D. SNIEGOWSKI BILLY D. BLUE RYAN J. DEBELTZ WILLIAM G. STEVENS II CRAIG A. BONHAM KENT C. DEBENEDICTIS KEVIN M. STEWART ANTHONY A. BOOHER JOSEPH M. DECHAUNY MARK T. STEWART DAVID T. BOOKER ADAM J. DECKER JEFFERY T. STRICKER BENJAMIN N. BOOTH DAVID J. DEDERICH NICLAS P. SZOKE TEDDY W. BORAWSKI ALEX J. DEEP MICHAEL A. THOMAS JOSHUA K. BORRELL ZACHARY F. DEGROOT ROBERT W. VANHOY II TIMOTHY L. BOSWELL ROSA A. DELANEY CHRISTOPHER A. VORSE JOSHUA D. BOWNS JONATHAN M. DELL MATTHEW F. WADD MICHAEL R. BRABENDER AMANDA L. DELRE JENNIFER L. WALLER WILLIAM H. BRADLEY PHILLIP M. DENKER ROBERT A. WIEMAN DANIEL P. BRADY ZACHARY D. DENTON JAMES C. WOOD THOMAS J. BRAMANTI JUSTIN A. DEPUE JENNIFER L. WRYNN WILLIAM A. BRANCH JAISON D. DESAI

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STEPHEN D. DEUBLE JENNY M. GUNDERSON STEVEN J. KLINE PAMELA J. DEVILLE WILLIAM HACKENBRACHT JOHN W. KLING JAMES P. DEVLIN JONATHAN E. HAGEN JD L. KNIGHT NATHAN C. DIAZ ASHLEY B. HAHN ZACHARY S. KNOEBEL LOGAN J. DICK ALEXANDER D. HAIN MICHAEL R. KNOX JONATHAN M. DOERSCH COLLIN N. HAMEL RIES A. KORSTJENS FRANK A. DOLBERRY ANDERS C. HAMLIN SCOTT E. KOWALK, JR. CLAUDIA L. DONAHUE WILLIAM R. HANCOCK III JASON M. KOWRACH MATHEW DONOFRIO MICHAEL S. HANDLAN JOHN G. KRAMPIEN ANDRES R. DONOSO CHRISTOPHER L. HANES SCOTT M. KRASKO MARK S. DORSEY EMILY C. HANNENBERG DANIEL W. KRUEGER MATTHEW A. DOTSON JOSEPH W. HANSEN TIMOTHY V. KUDZIA RYAN P. DOUGHERTY DREW HANSON CHRISTIAN A. LADNIER AARON T. DOUTT SCOTT J. HARR DANA R. LAFARIER JAMES T. DOWELL CLAUDIA H. HARRIS THOMAS E. LANE JEANPIERRE DRAGAN LUCAS G. HARRIS JAMES J. LANGDEAUX ASHLEY L. DRAKE LARS E. HARSTAD CHERISE M. LAO DOUGLAS D. DROESCH BENJAMIN W. HARTIG RAUL A. LAVARREDAPEREZ JUSTIN M. DUCOTE BRIAN C. HARTIGAN DAVID L. LAWBURGH JACOB D. DUDLEY CHRISTOPHER A. HASKELL KEVIN H. LAWHON ALEX J. DUFFY KYLE J. HATZINGER BENNY Y. M. LEE DONOVAN C. DUKE HUGH M. HAYDEN LUCAS F. LEINBERGER RYAN M. DUNBAR JEFFREY R. HAYES JOHN R. LEITCH DAVID F. DUNHAM ISAAC J. HEDTKE JONATHAN C. LEITER ANTHONY R. DUNKIN MICHAEL L. HEFTI JOSHUA M. LEONE TERRENCE P. DUNN KENT R. HELLMAN WILLIAM R. LESLEY JEREMY A. DUPLECHIN JORDAN M. HEMBREE KYLE G. LESMES JASON M. DYE THOMAS E. HENDRIX HENRY S. LEUNG AUSTIN S. DZIENGELEWSKI BRENDAN G. HERING JASON P. LEVAY ANDREW S. EAGEN MARK A. HERLICK TALISHA M. LEWIS RYAN J. EANDI THOMAS S. HERMAN MATTHEW S. LINTON JONATHAN R. EASTER FRANCISCO M. HERNANDEZ DIANNA C. LIVELY CLINT T. EDWARDS TRAVIS N. HERTLEIN ERIC P. LIZAMA WILLIAM B. EDWARDS BRYAN C. HERZOG BRANDON J. LOONEY ANDREW P. EGGERS MILES S. HIDALGO NATHAN L. LOOSE ANDREW H. EICKBUSH JUSTIN V. HIGH ELIAS M. LOREDO MATTHEW G. EIDT GREGORY G. HIGHSTROM JORGE LORENZANA JAMES T. ELLIOTT COREY D. HILL JOHN J. LORME, JR. ERIC P. ELSENER EARL J. HILLIARD KRISTOPHER E. LOVINGOOD ROY E. EMERSON MATTHEW G. HIPP ANDREW J. LOWERY BRADLEY M. ERICKSON TIMOTHY J. HODGE KERRI L. LOWES PEDRO A. ESCAMILLA ERIC A. HOELSCHER JAMES W. LUCAS SCOTT D. ESHOM CHRISTIAN L. HOEMPLER MATTHEW L. LUJAN NICHOLAS M. ESLINGER CHRISTOPHER S. HOFFMAN MARK J. LUKER ANTHONY W. EVANS MATTHEW J. HOFFMAN BRANDON K. LUNDGREN CHRISTOPHER A. EVANS RACHEL E. HOFFMAN SHAYNE W. LUNDY RICHARD W. EVANS, JR. ADAM J. HOFFMANN MATTHEW C. LUYSTER JENNIFER L. FALCETTO MARK H. HOGAN TRAVIS J. LYNCH BLAKE FALLER KYLE S. HOISINGTON WILLIAM A. LYNCH PETER R. FARESE WILLIAM H. HOLCOMB IAN L. MACHARRIE THOMAS F. FEENEY ANDREW K. HOLLER MEGAN C. MACHIN WILLIAM J. FEHRENBACH MATTHEW J. HOLLER CHRISTOPHER D. MAES SCOTT A. FENNELL RONALD Q. HOLMAN ANDREW J. MAGGARD MICHAEL P. FERRITER BRADLEY J. HOLSINGER BRETT A. MAGINNESS ELISE V. FFITCH KAROLINE M. M. HOOD RICHARD A. MAHN BRANDY L. FIELDS GREGORY C. HOPE DANIEL P. MAHONEY JONATHAN D. FIETKAU RONALD K. HOPKINS PATRICK J. MAHONEY BENJAMIN J. FITTING BENJAMIN E. HORMANN SHAWN A. MAINS JOHN P. FLACH ANGELA N. HOUSTON KYLE J. MAKI TANNER N. FLECK MATTHEW T. HOUSTON CHARLES L. MALLARD, JR. THOMAS C. FLOUNDERS DWIGHT D. HOWELL KAITLIN K. MANDELKOW GARY P. FLOWERS II PATRICK C. HOWLETT NICHOLAS J. MANGHELLI JUSTIN R. FOLEY SAMANTHA R. HOXHA KYLE S. MARCUM ANDY K. FONG JUSTIN G. HUCKABEE SCOTT W. MARLER TIMOTHY C. FORRY STEVEN L. HUCKLEBERRY JUSTIN A. MARTENS JAMES R. FORSYTH GARY J. HULL, JR. CHARLES J. MARTIN NATHANIEL I. FOUST CALEB J. HYLER FRED E. MARTIN, JR. JOEL L. FRANCESCHI JOHN F. IANNO STEVEN M. MARTIN KEVIN R. FRANKE KETTY L. IBANEZ TIMOTHY J. MARTIN JASON E. FRANKLIN RICHARD M. INGLEBY MATTHEW E. MARTINEZ RICHARD L. FRANKO KYLE A. ISAACS PHILLIP E. MASON MICHAEL A. FRANSON WILLIAM E. IVINS LATANYA M. MATTHEWS TRENTON L. FREEMAN DANIEL R. JACKAN CAMERON S. MAYS BRYAN D. FRENCH TERRENCE E. JACKSON JOSEPH T. MAZZOCCHI ERIN S. FRITZLER JASON L. JACOBS JAMES T. MCCABE HAROLD G. FROST FRED A. JANOE PETER M. MCCAIN ROBERT M. FULLERTON JENNIFER K. JANTZI MATTHEW M. MCCARTHY JOEL D. FUNK JEFFREY I. JARAMILLO TIMOTHY P. MCCARTHY CHRISTOPHER T. GAGE DAVID S. JARZAB JASON C. MCCOY JEFFREY P. GAINES MARC W. JASON NATHANIEL M. MCDONALD JAMES D. GALLAGHER ERIC M. JAYNE TIMOTHY J. MCDONALD CLINT R. GALLOWAY SAMUEL P. JEFFERSON SEAN P. MCGARRY BRIAN A. GALNEAU ANDREW P. JENKINS KYLE L. MCGILLEN TANNER C. GARRETT MATTHEW P. JENSEN MARSHALL T. MCGURK DOMINIC V. GARRITANO JUSTIN B. JOHANSON DANIEL G. MCKEW MICHAEL T. GASSER ELIZABETH M. JOHNSON BRADLEY T. MCMASTER CHRISTOPHER A. GEHRI MARCUS W. JOHNSON MARVIN B. MCNAIR MATTHEW A. GEORGE BRYAN D. JONES BRANDON M. MCNAUGHTON ERIC M. GIANNARIS CARLTON O. JONES BRUCE W. MCPHERSON MATTHEW S. GIFFEN DARRELL C. JONES NOAH L. MCQUEEN KEITH L. GILBERT JAMES E. JONES ROBERT A. MCQUEEN SAMUEL S. GILSTRAP TREVOR M. JONES RUTH A. MEACHAM NICOLE M. GIVENS RICHARD F. JORDAN DANIEL P. MEANY THOMAS A. GIVENS GARVIS B. JOYNER JEREMY S. MEDARIS SERGE GLUSHENKO SEAN F. JUSTI LESLIE E. MELSON MATTHEW J. GOMOLL RICHARD W. JUTEN HALEY E. MERCER JENNIFER L. GONSER ALEX A. KAIVAN TROY D. MERKEL DANIEL I. GONZALEZ MICHAEL J. KAMMERER PATRICK D. MERRISS ROBERTO GONZALEZ MICHAEL A. KANESS TYLER A. MERRITT JAMES M. GORMAN RYAN J. KARASOW FRANCIS D. MESSINA RYAN W. GRAF LARRY A. KAY KYLE M. METZGER WILLIAM H. GRATZ JEREMIAH D. KEATING ANDREW J. MICHAEL ROBERT B. GRAVES JAMES J. KELLY TIMOTHY L. MIDDLETON DOUGLAS G. GRAY DAVID M. KENNA JOHN M. MILES MATTHEW L. GREEN BRANDON M. KENNEDY ERIK M. MILLER SETH M. GREEN WILLIAM R. KERN MATTHEW T. MILLER JONOTHAN D. GREENE JAMAL A. KHAN SEAN N. MILLER MATTHEW A. GREENWOOD SEANN H. J. KIM LYLE R. L. MILLIMAN ALLEN T. GRIFFITH ERIC D. KING RYAN B. MIN ROLAND D. GRIFFITH VALTON L. KING MICHAEL R. MINGLER JEFFERSON T. GRIMES JONATHAN D. KINGSLEY LUKE R. MINOGUE CODY R. GRIMM MICHAEL A. KINSEL DANIEL W. MITCHELL SETH A. GRIMM ADAM J. KIRSCHLING JAMES L. MITCHELL DANIEL C. GROLLER CHAD O. KLAY PHILIP J. MIX JOSHUA A. GRUBBS EDWARD W. KLEIN MATTHEW J. MOBLEY PETER A. GUERDAN GARY M. KLEIN RAYMOND A. MOCKUS SETH A. GULSBY GEOFFREY M. KLEIN ALEXANDER R. MOEN

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ANDREW S. MONROE PAUL E. RHODES ZACHARY L. TEGTMEIER JAMES A. MOONEY, JR. CHRISTOPHER M. RICCIARDI JAMES E. TENNER, JR. ADAM J. MOORE MICHAEL RICCITIELLO BRENDON E. TERRY CONCHO P. MOORE BLAKE L. RICHTER MICHAEL S. THATCHER KRISTY R. MOORE CHRISTOPHER M. RILEY DANIEL P. THOMAS OLIVER C. MOORE RICARDO X. RIVERA LEO R. THOMAS RAMEY D. MOORE BRIAN J. ROBERTS COLIN B. THORNE STEPHEN M. MOORE JASON E. ROBERTS RICHARD D. TILLEY RAUL R. MORALES SIDNEY L. ROBERTS JARED D. TOMBERLIN CRAIG B. MOREHEAD COLIN E. ROBERTSON MICHAEL C. TOMPKINS BRADFORD R. MORGAN JOHN W. ROBEY DALE L. TRAKAS MARVIN C. MORGAN III ANDREW D. ROBINSON MINH D. TRAN WILLIAM J. MORGAN SARAH E. ROBINSON DANIEL L. TREVINO TODD A. MORI DANIEL J. ROBLEDO DAVID TRINH CHRISTOPHER B. MORITZ CHASE L. ROE ERIC V. TRIVETTE LENNOX G. MORRIS THOMAS B. ROEDER NATHANIEL H. TUPPER ALISSA K. MORRISON BRETT W. ROEDERER CAMERON P. TURNER MICHAEL T. MORRISSEY KYLE F. ROGERS LANGSTON J. TURNER DOUGLAS L. MORTON SERGIO R. ROMEROCANAS ALEXANDER W. UROSEVICH JEFFREY O. MOSS PATRICK R. ROOD KRISTEN M. USNICK MICHAEL A. MOUNCE SAM J. ROSENBERG KRISTOPHER B. VALENTI MICHAEL E. MUNROE ANDREW J. ROSSOW MICHAEL J. VANKLEECK ROBERT L. MURRAY CHRISTOPHER R. ROTTING JACOB D. VANKO RICHARD A. MYERS BRADLEY W. ROUSH JAMES I. VANSANDT III BEHNAZ NABAVIAN JESUS M. RUBIO MICHAEL J. VANSTEENKISTE ANDREW M. NARCUM MATTHEW D. RUSSELL RICHARD A. VARNER FREDRICK O. NASH JOSEPH P. RYAN DAVID A. VASQUEZ MILES S. NASH THOMAS R. RYAN, JR. TYLER F. VEST JAMIE L. NEELY JONATHAN W. RYDER MARK A. VIDOTTO CRAIG J. NELSON BENJAMIN W. SAAD WILLIAM H. VIEGAS LINWOOD R. NELSON THOMAS J. SACCHIERI III BRENDAN P. WADSWORTH SHERRIC D. NELSON MICHAEL D. SALAZAR RYAN N. WALLACE JEFFREY M. NEPHEW MIGUEL A. SANCHEZ BRANDON J. WALLER BRANDON K. NEWKIRK MITCHELL J. SANIK JASON T. WALSH MICHAEL M. NGUYEN OSVALDO R. SANTIAGOROSARIO JAMES D. WALTON MATTHEW B. NIAGRO RACHEL R. SARVIS DEREK B. WAMSLEY JONATHAN C. NIELSEN COLIN M. SATTLER PHILIP R. WARD JOHN M. NIMMONS JACOB B. SAUNDERS CHATOM J. WARREN CHARLES F. NOBLE MELISSA L. SAYERS RASHAUN D. WARREN NICHOLAS J. NORTON DREW A. SCHAUB LERHONDA J. WASHINGTON JOSHUA M. OAKLEY CHARLES W. SCHEIBE BENJAMIN L. WASHKOWIAK ELIZABETH M. OBRECHT JUSTIN J. SCHILTZ MATTHEW G. WATSON TIMOTHY J. OCONNOR ANDREW J. SCHLAF BENJAMIN J. WEAVER DOUGLAS N. ODERA THOMAS S. SCHLICHTER ANDREW C. WEBB ADAM T. ODONNELL ERIC S. SCHLIEBER CARL J. WEBER DANIEL J. ODONNELL JONATHAN D. SCHMIDT MATTHEW R. WEISNER PATRICIA J. OELSCHLAGER AARON T. SCHMUTZ ROBERT H. WELLS LAZARO OLIVA ERICH G. SCHNEE KATHRYN A. WERBACK JEANETTE ONTIVEROS CARL B. SCHREIER THAD M. WESCOTT JUDE C. ONWUANUMKPE KYLE W. SCHRIEFER AZIZI V. D. WESMILLER LEAH M. ORLOWSKI SHAWN R. SCHROEDER BRIAN C. WHEAT DANIEL M. ORR ARIEL M. SCHUETZ JOSHUA C. WHITE ETHAN P. ORR PHILLIP G. SCHUPP MATTHEW R. WHITE SCOTT W. ORR ANDREW T. SCOTT MITCHELL D. WHITE ERIC L. ORTIZ BENJAMIN S. SCOTT JASON R. WIECZOREK BENJAMIN T. OSCHWALD JOHN A. SCOTT MICHAEL D. WIEHAGEN IAN P. OSULLIVAN MATHEW L. SCOTT AARON B. WILCOX JOHN A. OTTINGER GARRETT M. SEARLE PETER R. WILCOX WYATT C. OTTMAR MARK T. SEARLES PAUL G. WILKES ROBBY R. OTWELL MALIK M. SHAHKARAM ROBERT T. WILKINS NICOLAS G. OUIMET DANIEL L. SHALCHI ANTHONY L. WILLIAMS DON C. PALERMO PRANISH D. SHARMA AICHA D. WILLIAMSON DAVID C. PALMER JOHN W. SHAW III KYRA J. WILLYERD JOSEPH T. PAOLILLI DAVID M. SHERCK BRIAN N. WILSON MAXWELL B. PAPPAS AMIE E. SHOMETTE CHARLES M. M. WILSON DANIEL P. PARKER TOMMY E. SIEKER JAMES C. WILSON RYAN C. PARKER MARTIN N. SIGLI RICHARD S. WILSON ANDREW S. PARTIN JAMES A. SILSBY III DEVLIN P. WINKELSTEIN MICHAEL R. PASQUALE ADRIANA J. SILVA BRIAN W. WINTER MATTHEW K. PATHAK ROBERTO A. SILVAS II TODD J. WISMAN MICHAEL A. PATTI JAMES C. SIMMONS JONATHAN G. WISSLER MICHAEL PEREZ CARL A. SIMONE EVAN L. WOLF DUSTIN F. PERKINS MATTHEW T. SKEEN JASON R. WOLFE ERIC S. PERKINS MICHAEL R. SKOK MICHAEL A. WOODHOUSE STANLEY L. PETERS JAMES D. SMALL JEROME M. WOODLIN THOMAS P. PETERS BRIAN C. SMITH JOSEPH T. WOODS BRIAN A. PETERSON EDWARD M. SMITH WILLIAM R. WREN STEPHANIE L. PFEIFFER ERIC C. SMITH GILES H. WRIGHT JACOB M. PHILLIPS ROBERT J. SMITH WILLIAM R. WRIGHT JOSHUA J. PHILLIPS RUSSELL B. SMITH CORY J. WROBLEWSKI DANIEL A. PICKETT STEVEN J. SMITH HOPE M. WROBLEWSKI MARTIN H. PIECUCH COLBY J. SMITHMEYER DAVID W. YI BRYAN P. PIERCE JESE L. SNYDER GEORGE P. YOUNG ALLAN J. PITCHFORD JOSHUA A. SNYDER MEGAN E. YOUNG DANIEL S. PLILEY CHRISTOPHER SOOD NICHOLAS W. YOUNG NATHANIEL A. PLUNKETT BISHOP J. SPARKS JOSE A. YRIGOLLEN JAMES M. PLUTT GREGORY R. SPENCE JEFFREY O. ZABALA MICHAEL R. PODOJIL DAVID M. SPENCER CHRISTOPHER J. ZAGURSKY KELLY M. POLASHENSKI RICHARD T. SPOSITO PAYE P. ZAWOLO NATHAN K. POTOTSCHNIK CHARLES A. STAAB ALEXANDER M. ZERIO ADAM R. PRAY ERIK J. STANFIELD HENRY S. ZHANG KRISTEN M. PRESSLER SHAWN A. STANGLE KIERA K. ZIMMERMAN MATTHEW D. PRIDE JEFFREY C. STAPLER JASON R. ZUNIGA VERNON N. PRITCHARD ROBERT D. STCLAIRE D010652 ELIOT S. PROCTOR JOSEPH P. STEADMAN D012623 CLIFFORD A. PULLIG ERICH R. STEFFENS D011601 STEVEN A. PYLES NATHAN D. STEGER D012604 CHRISTOPHER D. QUINLAN ADAM W. STENBERG G010362 JOEL D. RADUNZEL GREGORY S. STERLEY D010649 JILL M. RAHON MICHAEL D. STEVENS D012522 SHONNETTE G. RANA TIMOTHY J. STEVENS DUSTIN W. RANDALL ROBERT W. STILLINGS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAVID O. RASER STEPHEN S. STOCK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JOSHUA A. RAY NATHAN E. STOCKTON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ADAM J. REDDEN NICHOLAS J. STOUT To be major KATHERINE M. REDDING TIMOTHY A. STUDENT II STEPHEN G. REDMON DON A. SULLIVAN YONATAN S. ABEBIE MATTHEW G. REDMOND RYAN M. SULLIVAN BENJAMIN C. ABLE TAD S. REED RYAN W. SULLIVAN THEOPHILUS ABRAHAM PATRICK K. REEVES SHANE P. SULLIVAN CHARLES C. ADAIR ROBERT J. REIDEL ANTON A. SWANSON SHEILA M. AGOSTO JOHN V. REILLY PHILIP C. SWINTEK DANIEL A. ALBERS JEROME A. REITANO NICHOLAS S. TALLANT NICHOLAS L. ALBRIGHT JONATHAN P. REMBETSY TRENTON W. TALLEY ROSSMARY D. ALVARADO JOSHUA R. REMINGTON PATRICK R. TANNER SCOTT R. ALVAREZ JUAN P. REMY IBRAHIM O. TANTAWI ANDREW W. ANDERSEN COLIN C. REUTINGER JAMES C. TAYLOR JAMES R. ANDERSEN

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JAMES A. ANDERSON CHEKESHA A. EGGLESTON GABRIEL A. LUCERO JUSTIN N. ANDERSON KEITH D. EISENBERGER, JR. GREGORY L. LUDEMAN SAMUEL E. ANDERSON SAMER E. ELAKKAD JUAN D. MAGRI JAMES T. ATKINSON, JR. BENJAMIN J. ELLIOTT JAMES F. MALLOY II ALLEN A. AVERY, JR. MICAELA A. ENCARNACION MATTHEW W. MANESS RACHELL H. BACA MATTHEW J. ENGELHARDT JOHN V. MARICEVIC SCOTT A. BAILEY STEVEN M. EQUILS CHRISTOPHER E. MARION BENJAMIN P. BAKKEN BRETT R. ERICKSON ELIZABETH M. MARLIN JOSHUA M. BAL KENT A. EVERETTE ROBERT D. MARTINDILL STEVEN C. BARNES MICHAEL E. FALLS QUINCY MAYS EUGENE M. BARTH AILEEN E. FARRELL MARIAH A. MCCALLUM CHRISTOPHER D. BARTOK EDDY M. FAZALDIN HEATHER L. MCCLELLAN JASON V. BASILIDES BRADLEY S. FEES IAN M. MCCORMACK CRAIG BATTLE XAVIER T. FELDMAN SAMUEL P. MCDOWELL MATTHEW R. BEAUMONT GREGORY C. FISHER MICHEAL J. MCGATH NICOLAS K. BECK MEAGAN K. FLOREA STEWART A. MCGURK AMY M. BECKER STEPHANIE K. FLOWERS KENT W. MCINNIS DONALD J. BELL CRYSTAL A. FLOYD SEAN R. MCMAHON STEVEN J. BENEDETTI ERIC J. FRANCIS CHARLES L. MCMILLIAN JESSICA M. BENNING JOHN F. FRANK JACK E. MCMURROUGH, JR. MARK E. BERGMAN ORLANDO W. FRASER MARK R. MEDLOCK DAVID S. BICKELL BRYEN C. FREIGO SELINA A. MEINERS BRIAN T. BILLINGSLEY MATTHEW L. FRITERS DENNIS N. MERCADO GREGORY A. BIRCH RAOUL C. FRUTO KAINE A. MESHKIN ANTONIO L. BISBALCINTRON MATHEW B. FUKUZAWA ALAN T. MESKIL TREVOR J. BLACK CASEY M. FULTON LEANDER A. METCALF CHRISTOPHER J. BLACKWELL HUNTER A. GALLACHER JUSTIN T. MILLER JEFFREY M. BLAKE ALPHONZA L. GASKINS, JR. PEDER C. MILLER JANICE T. BLANE VICTORIA GEBHARDTSBAUER JEFFREY P. MILLS PETER M. BOGART ERIK J. GEMZA JAMES D. MOFFITT, JR. RYAN C. BOILEAU JOHN A. GEORG JOSHUA J. MOLGAARD ANDREW E. BOORDA CHARLES M. GILL MATTHEW J. MOLINO JESSICA E. BOROWICZ STEPHEN E. GILLESPIE DIONTANESE Y. MONROE TIMOTHY M. BOUCHER MARVIN A. GIPSON RUTHANN L. MORGAN DEVLIN T. BOYTER HOLLY A. GLISSON CARRIEN S. MOTTE PAMELA L. BRACEY JEREMY W. GLOSSON CHRISTOPHER A. MULLER JENNIFER A. BRAY EDMUND L. GOLDSBERRY PATRICK C. MULLOY RICHARD R. BRENNAN ANDREW J. GONZALEZ RANDAL W. MYERS JENNIFER C. BREWSTER MICHAEL J. GOODNEY JENNIFER J. NAM ADAM C. BRINKMAN BRETT C. GORDON BRIAN C. NICKLAS SHANE L. L. BRIONES DAVID M. GRANZOW CHINEDU J. NJOKU MATTHEW A. BRITNELL MICHAEL C. GRIECO PATRICK J. NORDAHL THEODOSIA R. BRITT BENJAMIN S. GRIFFIN WILLIAM K. NORTH DELANEY P. BROWN LINDA F. GRIGGS NADIR R. NUMAN KEVIN A. BROWN KEVIN J. GRILO JOSHUA N. NUNALLY TRACY A. BROWN OKSANA GRISKO ROBERT J. NUSSBAUMER PATRICK L. BRUNDAGE JAMES Q. GROSSMAN NATHAN A. OBERMEYER THOMAS J. BRUNEAU THOMAS A. GROVES NATHAN D. OLIN TODD A. BRYANT ERIC A. HAAS ERIC W. OLSON GRANT W. BUBB MICHELLE L. HAINES RANDY E. PACE WILLIAM H. BURGDORF COURTNEY N. HALL ROBERT L. PAGE MATTHEW R. BURMEISTER KEVIN W. HANCOCK ALLISON Y. Y. PAN SAMUEL M. BURNS RYAN S. HAND JOSEPH J. PANETTA MICAH J. BUSHOUSE CLAY A. HARDWICK DEREK A. PARNELL JASON G. BUTTRAM DANIEL W. HARMON JEREMY E. PARR KELLY L. CALWAY DAVID L. HARNESS JOSHUA B. PARRISH BREHIMA CAMARA STEVEN M. HARRISON WILLIAM B. PARSONS, JR. HERBERT C. CAMPBELL III BRYAN D. HARTMAN SCOTT M. PASTOR APRIL A. CAMPISE JOHN P. HARTRICH NICHOLAS R. PAUL DAVID S. CARMICHAEL ANAMARIA HARTWIG JOSEPH M. PEDERSEN NATHAN A. CARY CHRISTOPHER B. HASSAN CLIFFORD C. PEDERSON LOUIS M. CASCINO WILLARD D. HAYES TRINITY T. PETERSON JOSEPH W. CATUDAL DANIEL R. HENDERSON SCOTT L. PIELUSZCZAK ALVIN T. CAVALIER BRUCE D. HENDRIX, JR. SUMATTHANA D. PITTMAN CHRISTOPHER S. CHASE MATTHEW S. HICKS AARON J. PLUTO KABA M. CHEGE KATHRYN L. HILLEGASS MARVIN E. POLK JEFFREY T. CHEMASKO TRISH S. HOLM STEPHEN L. PRATER JAMES H. CHESTER COREY T. HOLZER MICHAEL E. PREMONT KYSEA L. CHESTNUT BENJAMIN J. HOOKER MARNI E. PRENELL STEVEN C. CHILTON TERRY M. HORNER ROBERT J. PRESCOTT WEI C. CHOU ANDREW H. HORSFALL NICOLE L. PROTZ ANTHONY S. CHRISTMAS JOE C. HOWARD EDWIN QUILES JUN CHU JOHN C. HOYT BJORN S. QUIROGA MARIBEL CISNEROS THOMAS J. HUDAK LEOPELE S. RAABE ZACHARY W. CLELAND KEITH W. HUMBARD JUAN C. RAMOS CHRISTOPHER M. COATNEY STEPHEN G. HUMMEL DANIELLE E. REDMON MATTHEW F. COHEN NATHAN L. HUNTER ANDREW K. REMBER BRANDON M. COLAS MICHAEL W. HUNTINGTON ERIC G. REMPFER GARY W. COLLIER PETER S. W. HWANG CHRISTOPHER A. RENOLL JAMES M. COMSTOCK ZACHARY E. IIAMS JAMES T. REYNOLDS CHRISTOPHER W. CONLIN CURTIS I. IVINS OLEGARIO REYNOSO SINDI A. CONNELL MEGAN L. JANTOS JONATHAN P. RHODES CHARLES B. COOK ALEXANDER L. JEHLE MICHAEL D. RILEY JUSTIN M. CORBETT LACEY A. JOHNSON CESAR E. RIVERA BRIAN P. COTTER LEONARD M. JOYNER II ZULEIKA M. RIVERA REGINALD L. COTTON ROBERT KANG DANIEL S. ROBINSON ROBERT K. COWART ROSS M. KASTNER CALVIN P. ROE II PETER E. COX ALEXANDER L. KEDROWITSCH TANYA J. ROMAN LEAH C. CRAINE ERIC E. KELLY NADIA L. ROMERO JEREMY C. CRALLIE NEIL E. KESTER BRIAN H. ROOT CHRISTOPHER J. CRAMER JAMES E. KIM MAX R. ROVZAR JEFFREY L. CREECH CURTIS L. KIMBRELL DIAZ A. B. RUBY JUSTIN M. CREMISIO ALICIA E. KING JOEL M. R. SABELLA KENNETH B. CRESS KENNETH T. KING MELISSA C. SALAMANCA DANA M. CRIGGER KURT M. KLINGENSMITH ANITA M. SCATTONEFRADY JOHN D. CRUMPACKER DAVID M. KNOX BRIAN M. SCHULTZ ROWELL J. A. CUSTODIO MATTHEW J. KUHLMAN PAUL H. SCHUMACHER MICHELLE E. CUTTS ANDRZEJ V. KUJAWSKI JOSEPH J. SCHWENDEMANN BRANDON S. DAVIS FADJI K. KUMAPLEY TENNILLE W. SCOTT CAMERON P. DEAN JOSEPH K. KYSER JACINTO G. SERNA BRYAN D. DEAUBLER ALEXANDER V. LAMOLINARA CHRISTOPHER J. SHAFER JUSTIN D. DECKER JOHN B. LAMONT III RICHARD L. SHARP WENDY M. DELACRUZ COLIN J. LASATER WILLIAM D. SHARPE DAVID R. DELAVEGA JACOB W. LAWRENCE NICHOLAS R. SHAW CHRISTOPHER Y. DELEW JAMES A. LAX CHRISTINE L. SHEEHAN ROMELO L. DELOSSANTOS JACKSON LEE JACOB T. SHEEHAN PAUL T. DEMING JOSHUA J. LEE DON D. SHEPPARD, JR. MATTHEW F. DESABIO MICHAEL N. K. LEE LUKE T. SHIBILSKI DAVID T. DEVIESE NICHOLAS L. LEE MATTHEW H. SHOENFELT PABLO B. DIAZ MARYA J. LEONG DENNIS E. SIDRE II TANIA P. DONOVAN DAVID M. LISOVICH ERIK W. SIMONSON GARFIELD D. DOUSE MICHAEL E. LITTLE DAVID D. SINCLAIR JERRY V. DREW JOSE L. LIY JESSE A. SLADEK VINCENT A. DUENAS JENNIFER A. LONG JOSHUA D. SLATTERY DAVID A. DUNN CHAD R. LORENZ RYAN F. SLOCUM THOMAS A. DYRENFORTH JONATHAN M. LOVELACE MATTHEW A. SMALLEY EKZHIN EAR TROY A. LOVELY BENJIMAN A. SMITH

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STANFIELD ANN L. AYERS LARRY A. HARMON ROCK A. STEVENS ERIC D. BACA BRANDON L. HARPER BRIAN J. STOFFER TIMMY R. BARCUS, JR. ALPHONSO P. HARRELL CRIS A. STREETZEL KELSEY M. BARLEY TONETTA M. HARRIS TYRONE E. STREIFEL TRAVIS J. BASSETT JONATHAN D. HARVEY KIRMANIE G. STUART SPENCER C. BEATTY MARQUESSA L. HARVEY WENDY A. STULL JASON M. BEHLER GENEVIEVE B. HAYES CHRISTINE L. SULENTIC MICHAEL D. BELL MATTHEW J. HEISS MARGARET A. SYTSMA REGINALD K. BENNETT TABITHA L. F. HERNANDEZ RAFAL B. SZELAGOWSKI JAMES P. BERTOLINO SUZE HEROLD RICHARD I. TANG JOHN M. BIDWELL, JR. JOSEPH W. HERON HAROLD A. TATE PAULA P. BIRCH ROSS M. HERTLEIN DIANNA V. TAYLOR JONATHAN BLANDING ELAINA R. HILL JUSTIN E. THAMES JASON M. BOST RYAN E. HILL JOY L. THOMAS JILLIAN R. BOURQUE JASON F. HINDS GARWAY THOMASJOHNSON JUSTIN N. BOWMAN STEVEN M. HOAK ANA P. THOMPSON PATRICK S. BOYD MITCHELL C. HOCKENBURY JUSTIN A. THOMPSON MICHAEL P. BRABNER ADAM M. HODGES KRYSTAL J. THOMPSON CATORY D. BRADLEY TAUARA HODO HARRY F. THOMS JACOB M. BRADY CLINTON L. HOPKINS CHRISTOPHER D. THORNTON BENJAMIN D. BRONKEMA ANDREW S. HORN AARON A. THURMAN MARION A. BROOKSHOOKER LAURA E. HOUSE LAWRENCE M. TOBIN, JR. DANIEL R. BROWN NATHALIA C. HOWARDMORENO AUREL D. TODORESCU JESSICA L. BROWN JASON L. HOWELL RICHARD B. TOLAND, JR. WESLEY A. BROWN ROBERT T. HRUSKA JOSHUA J. TOMPKINS MIANAH A. BURDIN JED W. HUDSON MARISOL M. TORRES CHRISTOPHER W. BUSSE MICHAEL L. HUDSON DANIEL M. TREVINO LAUREN A. CABRAL RYAN T. HUGHES ALICEMARY TRIVETTE HANNAH K. CALDWELL MITCHELL T. HUNT VIKTOR T. TSUBER JULIE A. CAMPBELL BRIAN J. HUTCHINSON DANIEL J. TUCKER MICHAEL A. CANUPSUAREZ JOSEPH R. IRWIN JOSEPH A. TURNER ANTHONY S. CARISTI ALEXIS D. JACKSON JOHN E. TWITTY, JR. NICHOLAS J. CARLTON JASMINE S. JALLAH ANDREW J. UNDERWOOD FRANKLIN B. CARR KENNA T. JAMES RUBEN A. VALENZUELA JERAD L. CASIAS PAUL L. JANKER MICHAEL D. VALLETTA RONALD C. CASPER BOBBY J. JEFFORDS, JR. KURT E. VANSLOOTEN VINCENT CERCHIONE LARRY W. JEWETT MATTHEW B. VANSTAVERN RAFAEL CHAGOLLA CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNSON MATTHEW D. VANWINKLE JEFFERY B. CHERRY TANESHIA R. JOHNSON BRIAN N. VEGA EUGENE CHOI BRIAN C. JONES DAVID H. VONBARGEN JAY M. CHUNG CHARLIE R. JONES JASMINE D. WALKER STEPHEN M. COLEY CHRISTOPHER B. JONES LATOSHA L. WALKER JAMES R. COLLARD THOMAS A. JONES NOA V. WALKER CARLOS E. COMASHORTA JONATHAN J. KALCZYNSKI NICHOLAS R. WALL KEVIN M. COOK ELIJAH T. KANG STUART P. WARDERS LOUIS L. COOK BRIAN C. KARHOFF SCOTT D. WARNKE PEDRO J. COSTAS ELSA J. KARMAN DARRYL T. WASHINGTON BRADLEY COULE ADAM D. KATZ STEPHANIE M. WENTZ BRIAN T. COVERT MICHELLE L. KELLY JONATHAN M. WERTZ PATRICIA L. CRAFT ELIZABETH C. KENT MATTHEW S. WEST LIANNA M. CRAWFORD SALEEM A. KHAN GEORGIANA L. WHITE JASON B. CROSS PATRICK Y. KIM WENDY R. WILDER ABRA R. CROSTHWAITE DANIEL D. KING JOHN G. WILDT CAROLINA CRUZ DAVID A. KLINE CRYSTAL M. WILHITE RAVI N. CRUZ MICHAEL T. KNUCHEL GISELLE M. WILLIAMS JOSEPH D. DACUS WON J. KO ROBERT A. WILLIAMS ADAM J. DAINO TIMOTHY R. KOENIG TERRILYN A. WILLIAMS DAVID A. DANIELS SCOTT J. KORITZ MATTHEW T. WILLIAMSON BRYON C. DARLING SIMEAMAT KRUSETAYLORGARCIA PHILIP J. WINGO WESLEY A. DAVIS JOHN P. KURTZWEIL JILLIAN M. WISNIEWSKI MARSHAN DAYMON MARY R. B. LADIERO ALYSSA J. WOOD THOMAS A. DEAN JOSEPHINE E. LADNIER BENJAMIN W. WOODS KIMBERLY N. DEFOUR CHRISTOPHER T. LAMAR CAMERON A. WRIGHT DAVID J. DELASSUS JAMES S. LAWSON SANG M. YIM JEFFREY L. DELP JOSEPH W. LEAP JONATHAN P. YUDT MICHAEL R. DEMBECK WESLEY J. LEWIS MARY J. ZARLENGA MICHAEL E. DEMICHIEI JULIA LIM BRIAN M. ZENO LUKASZ DERDA TIMOTHY W. LOHSE PETER T. ZIMMERMAN KEITH A. DESILVA CHRISTOPHER S. LUCAS ANDREW J. ZISKIN BRIAN D. DIERCKS AUSTIN W. LUHER NICHOLAS R. ZUCK LEISA A. DIXON DERRICK L. LYLES D011952 ROGER A. DOMINIQUE LOGAN MAIER D001853 SEAN W. DONAHOE LINDSAY S. MAPLES G010338 COMARO J. DOUGLAS MARK MARTINEZ D010956 CHARLES R. DRUCKER RICHARD MARTINEZ D012494 SEAN P. DUNSTAN KEVIN M. MATHENY G010337 ADAM J. DYET JESSICA M. MCCARTHY G010278 BRANDON S. EBEL ERIKSON A. MCCLEARY G010295 JEREMY R. ECKEL ROBERT P. MCCLELLAND D011389 MATTHEW T. EINHORN TRAVIS J. MCCRACKEN D012295 BEATRICE R. ELAM MICHAEL B. MCDANIEL G010288 ADAM T. ELLISON RYAN E. MCDONALD D011475 SOPHIA L. ESTRADA OMAR L. MCKEN D012158 ANDREW J. FAIR JEREMY T. MCNEIL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CRAIG A. FALK JASON G. MCPHEE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JEROD J. FARKAS FREDERICK D. MEEKS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: GREGORY H. FASSETT SARA E. MEYER To be colonel MATTHEW D. FERRETTI MICHAEL R. MEYERS DAVID S. FERSTL CARL S. MILLER PETER J. KOCH TIMOTHY P. FITZGERALD LAUREL R. MILLER MICHAEL W. FLINT MILES D. H. MILLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DUSTIN W. FLOWERS CHRISTOPHER P. MITCHUM TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JONATHAN A. FORONDA STEVEN D. MOEBES UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RAYGAN C. FRANCE SHEILA M. MOFFETT To be colonel BRYAN T. FRENCH CHAROKEE M. MOLINA GEORGE A. FRUTH KEVIN L. MONTGOMERY, JR. DEREK P. JONES TYCHZETTE N. FRYER MARK R. MOORE PATRICK E. PROCTOR MARY K. FULLENKAMP MARIO MORENO WILLIAM J. RICE NICHOLAS R. GAUVIN YOLANDA L. MORGAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JEFFEREY V. GERACI JOHN D. MOSBY, JR. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY STEPHEN D. GERRY JOHN E. MOSSMAN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: REGINALD J. GHOLSTON ROBERT S. MURPHY

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ELLEN G. MURRAY KORAK R. SIMMONS ALAN K. WOOD JONATHAN C. NAGLE MICHAEL C. SIMMONS GREGORY WOOTEN, JR. BENJAMIN T. NAKAMURA IAASAC A. SIMPSON BRADLEY A. WRIGHT JONATHAN K. NEAL KEN E. W. SMITH DAVID E. WYCHE TRAVIS A. NEDDERSEN JULIE L. SNYDER DOUGLAS E. YODER ERIC S. NELSON JONATHAN W. SOHL EDGAR A. YU STEPHEN J. NEVES KEVIN E. SOLOMON MICHAEL W. ZDROJESKY HUE N. NGUYEN ANGELA P. SOMNUK BRADLEY A. ZIELINSKI SEAN A. NICE DAREN B. SOTILLEO D006692 CHASE E. OCHOA BENJAMIN L. SOURIALL D012584 PATRICK C. ODONNELL BRANDON M. STALDING D012291 WESLEY R. OGDEN ERIC M. STANGLE D011609 ROHAN R. OLDACRE RAYMOND E. STAPLETON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DEVETTE M. OLDS JENNIFER M. STARNES TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE RYAN E. OLIVER JOHN M. STEINER BRANDON T. OLSON SCOTT L. STEPHENS ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: SHAWN T. ORSKOG RYAN T. STEUER To be colonel KIMBERLY R. OSORIOTORRES CHAD M. STORMOEN MIHAILS OVSIJENKO ADAM C. STOVER DENNY L. WINNINGHAM JUNG W. PAK DAVID A. STRAHL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PHILLIP PALOMO II KEVIN P. STRAMARA AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES VERNIE Y. PARAM MARTHA L. SUAREZ ARMY AND AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED THORIN A. PARRIS SEAN L. SUMMERS STATES MILITARY ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED JOHN M. PAUL KELLY R. SVARSTAD UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 4333(B) AND 4336(A): CALLEA M. PAVELKA FRANK R. TALBERT KRYSTLE G. PENAHERRERA JONATHAN J. TALIS To be colonel LUIS E. PERDOMO IVAN R. TAPIA MARC D. PETERMAN MONTE L. TARTT JOHN C. BASKERVILLE CARSON A. PETRY STEVEN C. TAYLOR IN THE MARINE CORPS AUBRIE A. PFEIFFERSMITH TONY T. TAYLOR ADAM R. PHEARSDORF WILLIAM L. TAYLOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JASON D. PHILLIPS BRIAN E. THOMPSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- MICHAEL R. PINTER JOHN M. THOMPSON RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: REBECCA G. PINYAN RICHARD D. THOMPSON NATHAN D. PLATZ SARAH J. THOMPSON To be lieutenant colonel ERIC S. PREDMORE MICHAEL N. TIFFANY JEREMY C. RAGAN LINDSEY N. TRAVIS WILLIAM T. HENNESSY JACQUELINE S. RALSTON ROBERT F. TURNER CHRISTIAN M. KELLEY BRIAN L. RAMIREZ JOSHUA UNVERZAGT JAMES R. LENARD JONATHON D. REAMS THOMAS L. VAIL IN THE COAST GUARD HOWARD W. REARDON ZACHARY G. VALENTINE BYRON O. REBURN JEREMIA M. VAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN R. RESSLER STEVEN G. VANDEZANDE IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE TO THE CORREY W. RETZLOFF PETER J. VANHOWE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION KENNETH REYES DANIEL W. VARLEY 12203(A): BRIAN C. RIESER JON B. VAUGHAN ASHLEY M. RITCHEY AMANDA S. VELA To be captain EDUARDO L. RIVERA BRENDA S. VIANNA JENNIFER K. GRZELAK MARCUS A. RIVERS JASON J. VIVIAN ANDREW R. SHEFFIELD WANDLYN D. ROBINSON JACOB H. WADE AARON A. ROGERS MICHAEL S. WALTER MIGUEL A. ROSARIO JONATHAN M. WATSON f NINOTCHKA ROSAS HERNANDEZ LATRICE L. WATSON ROBERT L. ROWLAND, JR. MICHAEL J. WEBB TREVOR D. ROWLANDS TAKASHIA M. WELCH CONFIRMATIONS KRAIG A. G. ROXBERRY BRICE R. WESTHOVEN ADAM D. RUNION JAMES E. WHEELER Executive nominations confirmed by CHRISTOPHER J. SADOSKI ANDREW C. WHITLEY JOYCE H. SARAOS TRENTON P. WILHITE the Senate December 14, 2015: JONATHAN D. SAUER TERENCE J. WILKIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILLIAM B. SCHREINER ALEXANDER WILKINS JADORE M. SCOVELL CECILE Y. WILLIAMS ALISSA M. STARZAK, OF NEW YORK, TO BE GENERAL RICHARD A. SCRIMA ERIC B. WILLIAMS COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. JAMES J. SEALE JOSEPH J. WILLIAMS JOHN CONGER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A PRINCIPAL JAMES C. SEALOCK MICHAEL M. WILLIAMS DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. TIMOTHY C. SECHRIST NATOSHIA L. WILLIAMS STEPHEN P. WELBY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSIST- QUAMMIE J. SEMPER RAYMOND E. WILLSON ANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. STEPHEN S. SETTEMBRE ISAAC J. WISNIEWSKI FRANKLIN R. PARKER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE AN ASSIST- MICHAEL J. SIDDALL ROBERT J. WOLFE ANT SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

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SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS on Monday and Wednesday of each DECEMBER 17 Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, week. 9:30 a.m. agreed to by the Senate of February 4, Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, De- Committee on Foreign Relations 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- cember 15, 2015 may be found in the To hold hearings to examine the status of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action tem for a computerized schedule of all Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. meetings and hearings of Senate com- implementation and related issues. mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- SD–419 tees, and committees of conference. MEETINGS SCHEDULED 2:30 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence This title requires all such committees DECEMBER 16 To receive a closed briefing on certain to notify the Office of the Senate Daily 2 p.m. intelligence matters. Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Commission on Security and Cooperation SH–219 mittee—of the time, place and purpose in Europe of the meetings, when scheduled and To hold hearings to examine Azerbaijan’s JANUARY 20 any cancellations or changes in the persecution of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty reporter Khadija 2:30 p.m. meetings as they occur. Committee on Armed Services As an additional procedure along Ismayilova. 2200–RHOB Subcommittee on Readiness and Manage- with the computerization of this infor- 2:30 p.m. ment Support mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Committee on Foreign Relations To hold an oversight hearing to examine Digest will prepare this information for To hold hearings to examine the Admin- Task Force for Business and Stability printing in the Extensions of Remarks istration’s strategy in Afghanistan. Operations projects in Afghanistan. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SD–419 SR–232A

∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:48 Dec 15, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M14DE8.000 E14DEPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with REMARKS Monday, December 14, 2015 Daily Digest Senate Committee on Finance, the appointment of the fol- Chamber Action lowing individuals to serve as members of the Routine Proceedings, pages S8623–S8646. United States-China Economic Security Review Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution Commission: Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, and were introduced, as follows: S. 2400, and S. Res. Carte P. Goodwin of West Virginia (reappointment). 334. Page S8636 Page S8640 Measures Reported: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- S. 1250, to encourage States to require the instal- lowing nominations: lation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in By 45 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. EX. 335), Alissa homes, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of stitute. (S. Rept. No. 114–179) Page S8636 the Department of the Army. Measures Passed: John Conger, of Maryland, to be a Principal Dep- Consumer Review Freedom Act: Senate passed S. uty Under Secretary of Defense. 2044, to prohibit the use of certain clauses in form Stephen P. Welby, of Maryland, to be an Assist- contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to ant Secretary of Defense. communicate regarding the goods or services offered Franklin R. Parker, of Illinois, to be an Assistant in interstate commerce that were the subject of the Secretary of the Navy. Page S8626–8629, S8646 contract, after withdrawing the committee amend- Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- ment in the nature of a substitute, and agreeing to lowing nominations: the following amendment proposed thereto: Alan J. Kreczko, of Connecticut, to be a Member Pages S8639–40 of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for McConnell (for Thune) Amendment No. 2927, in a term expiring September 14, 2019. the nature of a substitute. Page S8640 James R. White, of Maryland, to be a Member of Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act: Senate the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a passed H.R. 2270, to redesignate the Nisqually Na- term expiring September 14, 2020. tional Wildlife Refuge, located in the State of Wash- Edith Ramirez, of California, to be a Federal ington, as the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from Wildlife Refuge, to establish the Medicine Creek September 26, 2015. Treaty National Memorial within the wildlife refuge. Andrew Mayock, of Illinois, to be Deputy Direc- Page S8640 tor for Management, Office of Management and Congratulating Pennsylvania State University Budget. Women’s Soccer Team: Senate agreed to S. Res. 334, Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast congratulating the Pennsylvania State University Guard, and Marine Corps. Pages S8640–46 women’s soccer team for winning the 2015 National Messages from the House: Page S8634 Collegiate Athletic Association Soccer Champion- ship. Page S8640 Measures Referred: Page S8634 Appointments: Executive Communications: Pages S8634–36 United States-China Economic Security Review Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8636–37 Commission: The Chair announced, on behalf of the Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions of Page S8637 Public Law 106–398, as amended by Public Law 108–7, and in consultation with the Chairmen of the Additional Statements: Pages S8632–33 Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Amendments Submitted: Pages S8637–39 D1315

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December 17, Full Committee, to receive a closed Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., 16, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing SH–219. entitled ‘‘Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Office House Committees of Government Ethics (OGE), and Office of Special Coun- cil (OSC) Reauthorization’’, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, December 16, Sub- December 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Ter- committee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing enti- rorist Travel: Vetting for National Security Concerns’’, 9 tled ‘‘Examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bu- a.m., 2154 Rayburn. reau’s Mass Data Collection Program’’, 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Joint Meetings Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 16, Full Com- mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of U.S.-Pakistan Re- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Decem- lations’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. ber 16, to hold hearings to examine Azerbaijan’s persecu- December 16, Subcommittee on the Middle East and tion of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reporter Khadija North Africa, hearing entitled ‘‘Egypt Two Years After Ismayilova, 2 p.m., 2200–RHOB. Morsi (Part II)’’, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 15 12 noon, Tuesday, December 15

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Tuesday: The House is scheduled to meet morning business until 5 p.m. at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)

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