S1802 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 7, 2016 (b) COST ANALYSIS.—As a part of the study While Presidents have Presidential Enclosure. conducted under subsection (a), the Comp- libraries maintained by the National TRANSMITTAL NO. 16–14 troller General shall identify the costs that Archives, we—the Members of Con- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of would be incurred— gress—are responsible for preserving (1) to purchase the equipment and other as- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the sets necessary to deploy advanced imaging our own personal documents. Only by Arms Export Control Act, as amended technologies at each airport; archiving these records will historians, (i) Prospective Purchaser: Kingdom of (2) to install such equipment and assets in students, and teachers be able to appre- Saudi Arabia. each airport; and ciate the vital role that Congress has (ii) Total Estimated Value: (3) to maintain such equipment and assets. played in our national history. Major Defense Equipment* $0 million. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after As President Pro Tempore, I am com- Other $ 200 million. the date of the enactment of this Act, the mitted to upholding the reputation and Total $ 200 million. Comptroller General shall submit the results dignity of this institution. Part and (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- of the study conducted under subsection (a) parcel to that effort is preserving the tities of Articles or Services under Consider- to the appropriate committees of Congress. Senate’s history. To this end, I strong- ation for Purchase: The Kingdom of Saudi VOTE ON AMENDMENTS NOS. 3499, AS MODIFIED; Arabia has requested a possible sale of three ly encourage my colleagues to keep years of support services by the United 3508; 3505; 3495; AND 3458, AS MODIFIED comprehensive records of their work in Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask States Military Training Mission to Saudi Congress. Just as important as writing Arabia (USMTM). USMTM is the Security unanimous consent that the Senate legislation is maintaining a thorough Cooperation Organization (SCO) responsible now vote on these amendments, as well record of the bills we pass, so that fu- for identifying, planning, and executing U.S. as the Heller amendment No. 3495 and ture generations can appreciate the Security Cooperation training and advisory the Casey-Toomey amendment No. historical importance of our accom- support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3458, as modified, en bloc. plishments. Ministry of Defense. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Serving as a Member of the world’s (iv) Military Department: U.S. Army (ABT, objection? greatest deliberative body is no small Basic Case). Without objection, it is so ordered. honor; it is a tremendous privilege that (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: SR–B–ABS– Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I know of A01; $90M; implemented 30 Dec 13. none of us should take for granted. The (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- no further debate on these amend- American people have placed their con- fered, or Agreed to be Paid: None. ments. fidence in our ability to effect mean- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ingful change for the good of the coun- in the Defense Article or Defense Services further debate? try. May we honor this sacred trust by Proposed to be Sold: None. If not, the question is on agreeing to keeping detailed archives of the work (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: the amendments en bloc. we do here. February 17, 2016. * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms The amendments (Nos. 3499, as modi- f fied; 3508; 3505; 3495; and 3458, as modi- Export Control Act. fied) were agreed to en bloc. ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION POLICY JUSTIFICATION Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, section f Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—Support Services 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act The Government of Saudi Arabia has re- MORNING BUSINESS requires that Congress receive prior no- quested a possible sale of support services by Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask tification of certain proposed arms the United States Military Training Mission unanimous consent that the Senate be sales as defined by that statute. Upon to Saudi Arabia (USMTM). USMTM is the in a period of morning business, with such notification, the Congress has 30 Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) re- calendar days during which the sale sponsible for identifying, planning, and exe- Senators permitted to speak therein cuting U.S. Security Cooperation training for up to 10 minutes each. may be reviewed. The provision stipu- lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- and advisory support for the Kingdom of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense. The esti- objection, it is so ordered. tion of proposed sales shall be sent to mated cost is $200 million. the chairman of the Senate Foreign f This proposed sale will enhance the foreign Relations Committee. policy and national security objectives of OBSERVING CONGRESS WEEK In keeping with the committee’s in- the United States by helping to improve the tention to see that relevant informa- Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I wish to security of an important partner which has tion is available to the full Senate, I been and continues to be an important force call the attention of my colleagues to ask unanimous consent to have printed for political stability and economic progress the 227th anniversary of Congress’ first in the RECORD the notifications which in the Middle East. quorum, which the House of Represent- have been received. If the cover letter This proposed sale will provide the con- atives achieved on April 1, 1789, and references a classified annex, then such tinuation of Technical Assistance Field Teams (TAFT) and other support for which the Senate achieved 5 days later. annex is available to all Senators in In the first week of April, the Associa- USMTM services to the Kingdom of Saudi the office of the Foreign Relations Arabia. The proposed sale supports the tion of Centers for the Study of Con- Committee, room SD–423. gress remembers these milestones by United States’ continued commitment to the There being no objection, the mate- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s security and observing Congress Week—an annual rial was ordered to be printed in the strengthens U.S.-Saudi Arabia strategic celebration which includes commemo- RECORD, as follows: partnership. Sustaining the USMTM sup- rative events at member institutions DEFENSE SECURITY ports Saudi Arabia in deterring hostile ac- across the country. COOPERATION AGENCY, tion and increases U.S.–Saudi Arabia mili- The Association of Centers for the Arlington, VA. tary interoperability. Saudi Arabia will have Study of Congress is composed of more Hon. BOB CORKER, no difficulty absorbing this support. than 40 universities that work to pre- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, The proposed sale will not alter the basic serve the historical collections of U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. military balance in the region. It will sup- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- port Combatant Command initiatives in the Members of Congress. The organiza- region by enabling Saudi Arabia’s efforts to tion’s goal is to promote public under- porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, combat aggression and terrorism. standing of the House and the Senate we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. There is no prime contractor associated by focusing on the history of Congress 16–14, concerning the Department of the with this proposed sale. There are no known and its role in our constitutional sys- Army’s proposed Letter(s) of Offer and Ac- offset agreements in connection with this po- tem of government. Having served as a ceptance to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for tential sale. member of this body for nearly four defense articles and services estimated to Implementation of this proposed sale will decades, I understand well the impor- cost $200 million. After this letter is deliv- approve the permanent or temporary assign- tance of keeping good records, which is ered to your office, we plan to issue a news ment of up to 202 case-funded U.S. Govern- release to notify the public of this proposed ment or contractor personnel to the King- why I am sincerely grateful for the As- sale. dom of Saudi Arabia. sociation of Centers for the Study of Sincerely, There will be no adverse impact on U.S. Congress and its efforts to help us in J. W. RIXEY, Defense readiness as a result of this proposed this endeavor. Vice Admiral, USN, Director. sale.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:23 Apr 08, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07AP6.053 S07APPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE April 7, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1803 TRIBUTE TO HARRIS WOFFORD special assistant to the President for history, we see the steady, guiding Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I civil rights and the chairman of the hand of Harris Wofford. I am grateful wish to extend my best wishes to Subcabinet group on civil rights. He for his experienced counsel and support former Pennsylvania Senator Harris helped Shriver in the founding of the on the many issues facing our Nation Wofford as he celebrates his 90th birth- Peace Corps in 1961, and, as was com- today, and I am pleased that he shows day this April 9. Harris is a close friend mon for him, he not only advocated for no signs of slowing down. On behalf of and trusted adviser, and I would like to the idea, but also served as the director the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania take this time to not only wish him of operations in Ethiopia and the orga- and a grateful Nation, I am pleased to the best on this milestone, but to re- nization’s special representative to Af- once again wish Harris Wofford a happy flect upon his remarkable life. His rica. In 1964, he was named associate birthday and many more years of story is interwoven into the fabric of director of the Peace Corps. health and happiness. our Nation; from a young boy cam- He reentered the world of academia f paigning for Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1966 as president of the State Uni- HONORING CARL ALLEN KOONTZ during the Great Depression, to a pilot versity of New York at Old Westbury. defending freedom in World War II; His career brought him to Pennsyl- Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. President, from a trusted adviser to the Reverend vania as president of Bryn Mawr Col- today, on the eve of what would have Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Presi- lege in 1970. Later he practiced law in been his 27th birthday, I rise to recog- dent John F. Kennedy during the civil Philadelphia. After 16 years in Penn- nize and honor the extraordinary serv- rights movement; to a participant in sylvania, he was asked to reenter the ice and ultimate sacrifice of Howard the 1965 march from Selma to Mont- political world in June 1986 as chair- County, IN, deputy Carl Koontz. Dedi- gomery; from a peace activist arrested man of the Pennsylvania Democratic cated, loyal, and, above all, compas- in protest of police brutality during Party. When my father was elected sionate to those in need, Deputy the 1968 Democratic National Conven- Governor of Pennsylvania that year, he Koontz served with the Howard County tion; to a Senator championing uni- asked Harris Wofford to serve as the Sheriff’s Department for nearly 3 versal healthcare in the 1990s. The Secretary of the Department of Labor years. story of Harris Wofford is the story of and Industry for the Commonwealth. A native of Kokomo, IN, and a grad- the steady march of equality and In May 1991, after the tragic death of uate of Western High School and Indi- progress. He answered President Ken- Senator John Heinz in a plane crash, ana University Kokomo, Carl served nedy’s call on a cold inaugural day in my father appointed Harris Wofford to his community with dedication as a 1961 to ‘‘Ask not what your country fill the vacancy until a special election corrections officer prior to attending can do for you; ask what you can do for could be held. After winning a surprise the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy your country.’’ victory in the special election under and achieving his dream of becoming a Harris’s potential for leadership was the banner of universal healthcare, sheriff’s deputy. Those who served evident early in high school amidst the Senator Wofford used his time in the alongside Deputy Koontz describe him chaos of World War II when he founded Senate to foster the development of na- as selfless, dedicated, and determined. the Student Federalists, an organiza- tional service and to push for health A respected friend, leader, and mentor, tion which advocated for a united insurance. He was a key sponsor in the he touched the lives of all who had the world government in order to bring establishment of the Corporation for privilege to know him, including the about lasting peace. By the time he National and Community Service and students and staff of the Northwestern turned 18, the organization had grown worked closely with Representative School Corporation, where he served as to over 1,000 members in 30 chapters JOHN LEWIS to establish Martin Luther a school resource officer. and led Newsweek to predict that the King, Jr., Day as a National Day of On March 20, 2016, while serving a intrepid young man would one day rise Service. search warrant, Deputy Koontz and to be President. He went on to grad- Although Senator Wofford was de- Sergeant Jordan Buckley were shot in uate from the University of Chicago in feated in his reelection attempt in 1994, the line of duty. We mourn the loss of 1948 and then enrolled in Howard Uni- President Bill Clinton appointed him Deputy Koontz, who succumbed to his versity Law School, finishing his edu- as the chief executive officer of the injuries, and we wish Sergeant Buckley cation with a degree from Yale Law Corporation for National and Commu- a quick recovery. Every day, our law School in 1954, just as the civil rights nity Service, CNCS. His lifelong advo- enforcement professionals and first re- movement was truly picking up mo- cacy for national and community serv- mentum. sponders get up, go to work, and put In 1957, Harris joined the U.S. Com- ice made him an ideal choice to lead their lives on the line to keep our com- mission on Civil Rights as a legal as- the CNCS into an influential organiza- munities safe. That is exactly what sistant to Reverend Theodore M. tion, and, under his leadership, the or- Deputy Koontz, Sergeant Buckley, and Hesburgh, the president of Notre Dame ganization’s volunteer branches grew their fellow officers were doing in the University. When Senator John Ken- to over 50,000 members. After leaving early hours of that Sunday morning— nedy ran for President in 1960, he was the CNCS in 2001, he continued his their job. They put their lives on the asked to join the campaign as a civil dedication to public service and civil line so that we have the chance to live rights coordinator. It was during that rights through his work on the boards in safety, and we are eternally grate- close election that Harris made one of of the America’s Promise Alliance, Ma- ful. his most lasting contributions to laria No More, Youth Service America, Deputy Koontz is survived and deeply American history. In October 1960, Dr. the Points of Light Foundation, and as missed by his wife, Kassie; son, Noah; King was arrested in Georgia while bat- a trustee of the Martin Luther King, parents, Allen and Jackie; sister, Alice; tling segregation, and in those tense Jr., Center for Non-Violent Social grandparents, Ann and Allen Koontz hours after his arrest, Harris Wofford Change. and Alice and Carl Durham, as well as suggested to Sargent Shriver that Ken- Throughout his life, Harris Wofford the entire Koontz and Floyd family and nedy call Dr. King’s wife, Coretta Scott has left an indelible mark on our Na- the Howard County Sheriff’s Depart- King, and offer his support. Kennedy tion’s history and the lives of those ment. No words or sentiment can ade- made the call despite the political risk. who have had the privilege to work quately express our sadness and grief. The news of the Democratic candidate with him. When I took the oath of of- As a community, we can only offer our for President—the nominee of a party fice for the U.S. Senate in 2007 to fill prayers, our support, and our continued that still held deep roots in the Jim the seat he once held, I was honored commitment to honor his service. Crow South—calling the wife of Dr. and humbled to have him with me at Deputy Koontz loved his work, and King was powerful and helped sway the ceremony. For over 90 years, he has he gave his life to serve and protect the many African-American voters to Ken- stood for courage, idealism, and a citizens of Howard County. Although nedy, which some feel decided the elec- steadfast defense of equal rights for all he would not have considered himself a tion. Americans. As we look back on the hero, Deputy Koontz demonstrated his After the election, Harris Wofford growth of community service and the character daily by conducting himself joined the Kennedy Administration as march of civil rights in our Nation’s with compassion, honor, courage, and

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