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Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007 No. 83 House of Representatives The House met at 10:30 a.m. and was report being physically or sexually protects the bottom line of business, called to order by the Speaker pro tem- abused by a husband or boyfriend at and it improves the quality of life of pore (Mr. SALAZAR of Colorado). some point in their lives. our American society. The physical and psychological con- f Mr. Speaker, I thank the many advo- sequences of domestic violence are ex- cacy groups for their support of the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO acerbated by the less obvious economic SAFE Act and for the work they do TEMPORE consequences. For example, one of the every day to end domestic and sexual The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- key reasons survivors stay in or return violence in our country. fore the House the following commu- to an abusive environment is because And I sincerely thank Representative nication from the Speaker: they are financially dependent upon POE for his cosponsorship, and I look their abuser to provide for them and WASHINGTON, DC, forward to working with him and my May 21, 2007. their children. As a result of the abuse, colleagues in Congress to pass the I hereby appoint the Honorable JOHN T. employed women often lose their jobs SAFE Act and empower women against SALAZAR to act as Speaker pro tempore on due to frequent tardiness or absentee- the violence in their life. ism or because their abuser stalks and this day. f NANCY PELOSI, harasses them at work. Speaker of the House of Representatives. To help break this cycle of violence, FOOD STAMP CHALLENGE f I have introduced the SAFE Act with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- representative TED POE. ant to the order of the House of Janu- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE The SAFE Act would provide em- ary 4, 2007, the gentleman from Massa- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ployed survivors of domestic violence chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) is recognized ant to the order of the House of Janu- with greater employment protections during morning-hour debate for 5 min- ary 4, 2007, the Chair will now recog- and increased economic stability. utes. Specifically, the SAFE Act would en- nize Members from lists submitted by Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, today the majority and minority leaders for able the survivors of domestic violence is my final day on the Food Stamp morning-hour debate. The Chair will to pursue legal assistance, medical Challenge, an initiative where public care and meet other immediate needs alternate recognition between the par- officials eat for 1 week on a food stamp associated with violence in their lives ties, with each party limited to not to budget, $21 for the week. That is $3 a without the fear of losing their job. exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, day, or $1 per meal. This amount re- except the majority leader, the minor- If survivors of abuse are fired or forced to leave their job as a result of flects the national average of the food ity leader, or the minority whip, lim- stamp benefit. ited to not to exceed 5 minutes. the abuse, the SAFE Act makes them eligible for unemployment benefits. Mr. Speaker, the purpose of the Food The Chair recognizes the gentle- The SAFE Act also helps employers ad- Stamp Challenge is to raise awareness woman from California (Ms. ROYBAL- dress the negative impact of domestic of the crucial role the food stamp pro- ALLARD) for 5 minutes. violence in the workplace. gram serves in the lives of 26 million f While it is true that domestic vio- Americans each month, including over 450,000 in my State of Massachusetts. SAFE ACT RE-INTRODUCTION lence is a personal tragedy, it is also true that it has costly negative con- Three of my esteemed colleagues, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, sequences to employers who pay an es- Representatives JO ANN EMERSON, JAN to help address domestic violence in timated $3–13 billion a year in sick SCHAKOWSKY and TIM RYAN, joined me our country, I rise to announce the re- leave, absenteeism and lost produc- in taking the challenge over the past introduction of the Security and Fi- tivity. week. And although we may be less en- nancial Empowerment Act, or as it is The SAFE Act helps businesses save ergetic and perhaps crankier than better known, the SAFE Act. Domestic money by helping to reduce absentee- when we started the challenge nearly a violence is a personal and social trag- ism and lost productivity and by ena- week ago, each of us has learned a edy that negatively impacts all of our bling businesses to retain valuable and great deal. society. experienced employees, thereby avoid- Certainly my wife, Lisa, and I have On average, every day in our country, ing the high cost associated with train- gained valuable insights from our expe- more than three women are murdered ing new staff. rience on a very tight budget. We have by their husband or boyfriend, and In summary, the SAFE Act empow- much more sympathy over how the nearly one-third of American women ers survivors of domestic violence. It lack of energy and the hard choices of

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The PRAYER valuable lesson came from the scores of child of Mexican immigrants, Eva Baca The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. individuals who reached out to us to was born on January 1, 1929 in Pueblo, Coughlin, offered the following prayer: share their personal experiences strug- Colorado. She graduated from Pueblo On this day, May 21, 1944, Judge gling to put food on the table for their Central High School and attended Colo- Learned Hand gave a speech at ‘‘I Am families. Whether they posted com- rado State College. Ms. Baca, as a an American Day’’ in Central Park, ments on our blog or called my office member of the first graduating class in New York. In it he expressed his faith and spoke with my staff, these individ- 1965. As a widowed mother of two, she in You, O Lord, and Your designs for uals taught Lisa and me about how balanced motherhood and her studies this country. He said, ‘‘Liberty lies in hardworking Americans manage to while attending Adams State College, the hearts of men and women; when it provide for themselves and their fami- receiving her master’s in education in dies, there is no constitution, no law, lies in spite of inadequate food stamp 1968. no court can even do much to help it. benefit levels. Upon graduation, Ms. Baca taught at While it lies there it needs no constitu- They talked about having to make Lakeview and Hellbeck Elementary tion, no law, no court to save it. tough trade-offs between paying utility Schools. She went on to get her prin- ‘‘What then is the spirit of liberty?’’ bills, buying clothes for their children, cipal’s certificate, and in 1972 she took he asked rhetorically in 1944. addressing medical needs and pur- her first administrative position at the ‘‘I cannot define it,’’ he said. chasing food. They also described the new Eastwood Heights Elementary ‘‘I can only tell you my own faith. trade-off between eating to be healthy School. There she instituted new read- The spirit of liberty is the spirit which or eating to be full. These kinds of ing programs for children from low-in- is not too sure that it is right . . . ’’ trade-offs are unfair and unacceptable. come families. But he went on: ‘‘In the spirit of that Mr. Speaker, America can and should Eva Baca was a strong advocate for America for which our young men and do more for low-income individuals and the community in which she lived and women are at this moment fighting families working hard to survive each worked to provide opportunities and and dying; in that spirit of liberty and and every day. One way we can do that increased accessibility to Pueblo’s iso- of America, I ask you to rise with me is through the Feeding America’s Fam- lated, east side neighborhood. In 1983, and pledge our faith in the glorious ilies Act, a bill that I introduced ear- Eva Baca was named director of Title I destiny of our beloved country.’’ lier this month with my colleague, programs for Pueblo School District Lord, to this kind of act of faith we Congresswoman JO ANN EMERSON. No. 60, a position she held for a decade add our own prayer and hope today and The Feeding America’s Families Act until her retirement. Eva Baca has say: ‘‘Amen.’’ would strengthen the food stamp pro- been recognized throughout Colorado f gram to better meet the needs of low- and across the country with various THE JOURNAL income Americans. It raises the min- honors and awards. Everyone who had imum benefit from $10 a month—an the privilege of knowing her has a won- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The amount that has not increased since derful story to tell. Chair has examined the Journal of the the 1970s—to about $30 a month. It also Most recently, she received the life- last day’s proceedings and announces indexes current benefit levels to the time achievement award by the Pueblo to the House his approval thereof. rate of inflation, ensuring that the pur- Latino Chamber of Commerce for her Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- chasing power of food stamps remains outstanding educational leadership and nal stands approved. constant. contributions to the lives of countless f Furthermore, because access to the children in her community. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE food stamp program should be the right On Thursday, Eva Baca passed away The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the of every lawfully residing person in in Pueblo. She was a loving mother to gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. this country, the bill restores eligi- Joyce and Robert Anderson, and Gil- FOXX) come forward and lead the House bility to all legal immigrants, a provi- bert Baca; a cherished grandmother to in the Pledge of Allegiance. sion that was removed in 1996. Karl, Megan, Lindsey and Nick. She Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- On Sunday, May 13, Mother’s Day, was a fearless educator and dear friend. giance as follows: the New York Times editorial stated In 1993, Eastwood Heights Elemen- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the that ‘‘bolstering food stamps must be tary School, the school that she gave United States of America, and to the Repub- Congress’s top priority in this year’s so many years of her life, was renamed lic for which it stands, one nation under God, farm bill.’’ Well, I could not agree in her honor. Today, 250 children at- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. more. My week on the Food Stamp tend Eva R. Baca Elementary School, a f Challenge has not only strengthened living tribute to a woman who spent my conviction, I encourage all of my her life focused on those around her. HONORING CAPTAIN LARRY colleagues to cosponsor H.R. 2129, John Lubbock wrote, ‘‘The important BAUGUESS Feeding America’s Families Act, and thing is not so much that every child (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- other legislative efforts to bolster and should be taught, as that every child mission to address the House for 1 improve our Federal hunger and nutri- should be given the wish to learn.’’ minute.) tion programs. For the countless children that Eva Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today The cliche tells us that where there’s Baca has given the wish to learn, we to honor the incredible sacrifice, patri- a will there’s a way. But in this case, thank her. otism and valor of the life of Captain there is a very clear way. The question f Larry Bauguess of Moravian Falls, is, do we have the political will? I be- North Carolina. Captain Bauguess, an RECESS lieve we do. officer in the 82nd Airborne, fell in the f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- line of duty last week as he left a meet- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair ing on the Pakistan and Afghanistan EVA R. BACA declares the House in recess until noon border and came under enemy fire. He The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. today. was a man of true courage and prin- MCGOVERN). Pursuant to the order of Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 44 ciple who served our Nation with dis- the House of January 4, 2007, the gen- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- tinction with the United States Army tleman from Colorado (Mr. SALAZAR) is cess until noon. since 1993.

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Mr. unblemished legacy, a husband of un- emergency declared in Executive Order Speaker, I move to suspend the rules flagging commitment, a son who 13303 of May 22, 2003, as modified in and pass the bill (H.R. 698) to amend evoked the greatest pride. scope and relied upon for additional the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to Captain Bauguess is survived by his steps taken in Executive Order 13315 of establish industrial bank holding com- wife, Wesley, and two daughters, August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 pany regulation, and for other pur- Ryann and Ellie. His absence leaves a of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order poses, as amended. hole in the Bauguess family, the 82nd 13364 of November 29, 2004, is to con- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Airborne and in his community. tinue in effect beyond May 22, 2007. The text of the bill is as follows: I am confident that he will long be The threats of attachment or other H.R. 698 remembered as a man who knew the judicial process against (i) the Develop- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- meaning of sacrifice and the call of ment Fund for Iraq, (ii) Iraqi petro- resentatives of the United States of America in duty to family and country. leum and petroleum products, and in- Congress assembled, Mr. Speaker, my thoughts and my terests therein, and proceeds, obliga- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. prayers are with Captain Bauguess’ tions, or any financial instruments of This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007’’. wife, daughters and extended family. any nature whatsoever arising from or SEC. 2. INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY May they sense God’s comforting pres- related to the sale or marketing there- REGULATION. ence during this trying time. Our Na- of, and interests therein, or (iii) any (a) DEFINITIONS.— tion is blessed to call him an honored accounts, assets, investments, or any (1) INDUSTRIAL BANK.—Section 3(a) of the son. We pledge our commitment to the other property of any kind owned by, Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. family he left behind, and we mourn belonging to, or held by, on behalf of, 1813(a)) is amended by adding at the end the his passing. or otherwise for the Central Bank of following new paragraph: ‘‘(4) INDUSTRIAL BANK.—The term ‘indus- f Iraq obstruct the orderly reconstruc- tion of Iraq. These threats also impede trial bank’ means any insured State bank COMMUNICATION FROM THE that is an industrial bank, industrial loan the restoration and maintenance of company, or other institution that is ex- CLERK OF THE HOUSE peace and security and the develop- cluded, pursuant to section 2(c)(2)(H) of the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ment of political, administrative, and Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, from the fore the House the following commu- economic institutions in Iraq. These definition of the term ‘bank’ for purposes of nication from the Clerk of the House of threats continue to pose an unusual such Act.’’. Representatives: and extraordinary threat to the na- (2) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY.— Section 3(w) of the Federal Deposit Insur- OFFICE OF THE CLERK, tional security and foreign policy of the United States. Accordingly, I have ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)) is amended by HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, adding at the end the following new para- Washington, DC, May 18, 2007. determined that it is necessary to con- graphs: Hon. NANCY PELOSI, tinue the national emergency pro- ‘‘(8) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY.— The Speaker, House of Representatives, tecting the Development Fund for Iraq, The term ‘industrial bank holding company’ Washington, DC. certain other property in which Iraq means any company that— DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the has an interest, and the Central Bank ‘‘(A) controls (as determined by the Cor- permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II poration pursuant to section 2(a) of the Bank of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- of Iraq and maintain in force the meas- ures to respond to this threat. Holding Company Act of 1956), directly or in- tives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed directly, any industrial bank; and GEORGE W. BUSH. envelope received from the White House on ‘‘(B) is not— THE WHITE HOUSE, May 18, 2007. May 18, 2007, at 3:10 p.m. and said to contain ‘‘(i) 1 or more of the following: a bank a message from the President whereby he no- f holding company, a savings and loan holding tifies the Congress he has extended the na- company, a company that is subject to the tional emergency with respect to the Devel- RECESS Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 pursuant opment Fund for Iraq. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to section 8(a) of the International Banking With best wishes, I am ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Act of 1978, or a holding company regulated Sincerely, by the Securities and Exchange Commission LORRAINE C. MILLER, declares the House in recess until ap- proximately 3 p.m. today. pursuant to section 240.15c3-1(a)(7) of title 17 Clerk of the House. of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef- Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 8 min- f fect on January 29, 2007); or utes p.m.), the House stood in recess ‘‘(ii) controlled by a company described in CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL until approximately 3 p.m. clause (i). EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO f ‘‘(9) CAPITAL TERMS RELATING TO INDUS- THE DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR TRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANIES.— IRAQ—MESSAGE FROM THE b 1502 ‘‘(A) ADEQUATELY CAPITALIZED.—With re- spect to an industrial bank holding com- PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED AFTER RECESS STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110–36) pany, the term ‘adequately capitalized’ The recess having expired, the House means a level of capitalization which meets The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- was called to order by the Speaker pro or exceeds all applicable Federal regulatory fore the House the following message tempore (Mr. SALAZAR) at 3 o’clock and capital standards. from the President of the United 2 minutes p.m. ‘‘(B) WELL CAPITALIZED.—With respect to States; which was read and, together an industrial bank holding company, the f with the accompanying papers, without term ‘well capitalized’ means a level of cap- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER italization which meets or exceeds the re- objection, referred to the Committee quired capital levels for well capitalized in- on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be PRO TEMPORE dustrial bank holding companies established printed: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- by the Corporation.’’. To the Congress of the United States: ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair (3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- Section 202(d) of the National Emer- will postpone further proceedings MENTS TO OTHER DEFINITIONS.— gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides today on motions to suspend the rules (A) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGEN- CY.—Section 3(q)(3) of the Federal Deposit for the automatic termination of a na- on which a recorded vote or the yeas Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q)(3)) is amend- tional emergency unless, prior to the and nays are ordered, or on which the ed— anniversary date of its declaration, the vote is objected to under clause 6 of (i) by striking ‘‘or a foreign’’ and inserting President publishes in the Federal Reg- rule XX. ‘‘, any foreign’’; and

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(ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any industrial bank ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each industrial bank poses of this subsection, reports of examina- holding company and any subsidiary of an holding company shall register with the Cor- tion made by any other appropriate Federal industrial bank holding company (other than poration on forms prescribed by the Corpora- agency, any appropriate State bank super- a bank)’’ after ‘‘insured branch’’. tion before the end of the 180-day period be- visor, or any other State financial super- (B) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION HOLDING COM- ginning on the later of— visory authority with respect to any indus- PANY.—Section 3(w)(1) of the Federal Deposit ‘‘(A) the date the company becomes an in- trial bank holding company or subsidiary of Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(w)(1)) is amend- dustrial bank holding company; or any such holding company, to the extent the ed— ‘‘(B) the date of the enactment of the In- Corporation may determine such use to be (i) by striking ‘‘or a savings’’ and inserting dustrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007. feasible for such purposes. ‘‘, any savings’’; and ‘‘(2) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED.—Each ‘‘(3) CAPITAL.— (ii) by inserting ‘‘, and any industrial bank registration submitted under paragraph (1) ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— The Corporation may holding company’’ before the period at the shall include such information, under oath, not, by regulation, guideline, order, or other- end. with respect to the financial condition, own- wise, prescribe or impose any capital or cap- (b) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY ership, operations, management, and inter- ital adequacy rules, guidelines, standards, or REGISTRATION AND OWNERSHIP.—The Federal company relationships of the industrial bank requirements on any functionally regulated Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) holding company and subsidiaries of such affiliate (as defined in section 45) of any de- is amended by adding at the end the fol- holding company, and other factors (includ- pository institution that is controlled by an lowing new section: ing information described in subsection industrial bank holding company that— (d)(1)(C)), as the Corporation may determine ‘‘(i) is not a depository institution; and ‘‘SEC. 51. INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY REGULATION. to be appropriate to carry out the purposes ‘‘(ii) is— of this section. ‘‘(I) in compliance with the applicable cap- ‘‘(a) ACQUISITION OF INDUSTRIAL BANK ‘‘(3) EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMITTING ital requirements of the appropriate Federal SHARES OR ASSETS.—Section 3 of the Bank COMPLETE INFORMATION.—Upon application supervisory agency of the affiliate (including Holding Company Act of 1956 (other than sec- by an industrial bank holding company and the Securities and Exchange Commission or tion 3(c)(3)(B) of that Act) shall apply to any subject to such requirements, factors, and State insurance authority); company that is or would become an indus- evidence as the Corporation may require, the ‘‘(II) properly registered as an investment trial bank holding company in the same Corporation may extend the period described adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of manner as such section applies to a company in paragraph (1) within which such company 1940, or with any State; or that is or would become a bank holding com- shall register and file the requisite informa- ‘‘(III) is licensed as an insurance agent pany, except that for purposes of applying tion. with the appropriate State insurance author- this subsection— ‘‘(d) REPORTS AND EXAMINATIONS.— ity. ‘‘(1) any reference to a ‘bank holding com- ‘‘(1) REPORTS.— ‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subpara- pany’ in such section 3 shall be deemed to be ‘‘(A) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Each industrial graph (A) shall not be construed as pre- a reference to an ‘industrial bank holding bank holding company and each subsidiary venting the Corporation from imposing cap- company’; of an industrial bank holding company, ital or capital adequacy rules, guidelines, ‘‘(2) any reference to a ‘bank’ in such sec- other than an industrial bank, shall file with standards, or requirements with respect to— tion 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to an the Corporation such reports as may be re- ‘‘(i) activities of a registered investment ‘industrial bank’; quired by the Corporation. adviser other than with respect to invest- ‘‘(3) any reference to the ‘Board’ in such ‘‘(B) FORM AND MANNER.—Reports filed ment advisory activities or activities inci- section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to under subparagraph (A) shall be made under dental to investment advisory activities; or the Corporation; oath and shall be in such form and for such ‘‘(ii) activities of a licensed insurance ‘‘(4) any reference to the ‘Bank Holding periods, as the Corporation may prescribe. agent other than insurance agency activities Company Act Amendments of 1970’ in such ‘‘(C) INFORMATION.—Each report filed under or activities incidental to insurance agency section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to subparagraph (A) shall contain such informa- activities. the ‘Industrial Bank Holding Company Act tion as the Corporation may require con- ‘‘(e) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.— of 2007’; cerning— ‘‘(1) INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CORPORA- ‘‘(5) any reference to a ‘home State’ in ‘‘(i) the operations of the industrial bank TION.—Any confidential supervisory informa- such section 3 shall be deemed to be a ref- holding company and the holding company’s tion, including examination or other reports, erence to— subsidiaries; pertaining to an industrial bank furnished ‘‘(A) with respect to an industrial bank ‘‘(ii) the financial condition of the indus- by the Corporation to any other Federal holding company, the State in which the trial bank holding company and such sub- agency or any appropriate State supervisory total deposits of all banking subsidiaries of sidiaries, together with information on sys- agency shall remain confidential unless the such company were the largest on the later tems maintained within the holding com- Corporation, in writing, otherwise consents. of— pany or within any such subsidiary for moni- ‘‘(2) DEFERENCE TO DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION ‘‘(i) January 28, 2007; or toring and controlling financial and oper- EXAMINATIONS.—Any appropriate Federal su- ‘‘(ii) the date on which the company be- ating risks, and transactions with insured pervisory agency of a holding company of an comes an industrial bank holding company depository institution subsidiaries of the industrial bank shall, to the fullest extent under this section; and holding company; possible, forego any examination of any de- ‘‘(B) with respect to an industrial bank, ‘‘(iii) compliance by the industrial bank pository institution subsidiary of the hold- the home State of the bank as determined holding company and the holding company’s ing company and use the reports of examina- under section 44(g); subsidiaries with all applicable Federal and tions of the institution made by the appro- ‘‘(6) any reference to a ‘host State’ in such State law; and priate Federal banking agency and the ap- section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference ‘‘(iv) such other information as the Cor- propriate State bank supervisor in lieu of a to— poration may require. direct examination. ‘‘(A) with respect to an industrial bank ‘‘(D) ACCEPTANCE OF EXISTING REPORTS.— ‘‘(3) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO COR- holding company, a State, other than the For purposes of this paragraph, the Corpora- PORATION.— home State of the company, in which the tion may accept reports that an industrial ‘‘(A) REQUEST TO AGENCY.—Upon request by company controls, or seeks to control, an in- bank holding company or any subsidiary of the Corporation, an appropriate Federal su- dustrial bank subsidiary; and such company has provided or has been re- pervisory agency may provide to the Cor- ‘‘(B) with respect to an industrial bank, quired to provide to any other Federal or poration information regarding the condi- the host State of the bank as determined State supervisor or to any appropriate self- tion of an industrial bank, any holding com- under section 44(g); regulatory organization. pany that controls such industrial bank, or ‘‘(7) any reference to an ‘out-of-State bank ‘‘(2) EXAMINATIONS.— any other affiliate of any such holding com- holding company’ in such section 3 shall be ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each industrial bank pany that is necessary to assess risk to the deemed to be a reference to, with respect to holding company and each subsidiary of each industrial bank. any State, an industrial bank holding com- such holding company (other than an indus- ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY FROM HOLDING COMPANY pany whose home State is another State; and trial bank) shall be subject to such examina- DIRECTLY.—Notwithstanding section 45, sec- ‘‘(8) any reference to an ‘out-of-State bank’ tions by the Corporation as the Corporation tion 115 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or in such section 3 shall be deemed to be a ref- may prescribe for purposes of this section. any other provision of law (including any erence to, with respect to any State, an in- ‘‘(B) FURNISHING REPORTS TO OTHER AGEN- regulation), if the information requested dustrial bank whose home State is another CIES.—Examination and other reports made under subparagraph (A) is not provided to State. or received under this section may be fur- the Corporation, and the information is nec- ‘‘(b) APPLICATION PROCESS.—An application nished by the Corporation to any other ap- essary to assess risk to the industrial bank, filed under subsection (a) to acquire control propriate Federal agency or any appropriate the Corporation may require the holding of an industrial bank shall be treated as an State bank supervisor or other State finan- company or affiliate referred to in such sub- application for a deposit facility for purposes cial supervisory agency. paragraph with respect to such bank to pro- of this Act and any other Federal law. ‘‘(C) USE OF REPORTS FROM OTHER AGEN- vide such information to the Corporation. ‘‘(c) REGISTRATION.— CIES.—The Corporation may use, for the pur- ‘‘(4) EXAMINATIONS BY CORPORATION.—

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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph pany that was an affiliate of such bank on ‘‘(ii) FACTORS.—In making any decision to (B) and notwithstanding section 45, section the date referred to in such subparagraph, grant an extension under clause (i) to a hold- 115 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, or any and remains an affiliate at all times after ing company of an industrial bank, the ap- other provision of law (including any regula- such date; and propriate Federal supervisory agent of such tion), no law shall be construed as pre- ‘‘(ii) the transaction through which the holding company shall consider whether— venting the Corporation from examining an company acquired control of the industrial ‘‘(I) the company has made a good faith ef- affiliate of an industrial bank pursuant to bank constituted solely a corporate reorga- fort to divest such interests; and paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 10(b), as nization of a company that controlled the in- ‘‘(II) such extension is necessary to avert may be necessary to disclose fully the rela- dustrial bank on the date referred to in such substantial loss to the company. tionship between the industrial bank and the subparagraph. ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS BEFORE DIVESTITURE.—Dur- affiliate, and the effect of such relationship ‘‘(4) PRE-2007 EXCLUSIONS.— ing the 2-year period referred to in paragraph on the industrial bank, if the Corporation ‘‘(A) GRANDFATHERED COMMERCIAL FIRMS.— (1)(A) with respect to any company and any finds such examination necessary to deter- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any com- extension of such period, the appropriate mine the condition of an industrial bank. mercial firm— Federal supervisory agency may impose any ‘‘(B) FUNCTIONALLY REGULATED AFFILI- ‘‘(i) which became a holding company of an conditions or restrictions on the company or ATES.— Before the Corporation may examine industrial bank by virtue of acquiring con- any subsidiary of the company (other than a any affiliate of an industrial bank that is— trol of an industrial bank on or after October bank), including restricting or prohibiting ‘‘(i) a broker, a dealer, an investment com- 1, 2003, and before January 29, 2007; transactions between the company or sub- pany, or an investment advisor, or ‘‘(ii) which does not acquire control of any sidiary and any depository institution sub- ‘‘(ii) an entity that is subject to consoli- other depository institution after January sidiary of the company, as are appropriate dated supervision by the Securities and Ex- 28, 2007; under the circumstances. change Commission, other than a depository ‘‘(iii) with respect to which there is no ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF ACTIVITIES OR DIVESTI- institution, change in control, directly or indirectly, of TURE OF NONBANK SUBSIDIARIES CONSTITUTING any depository institution subsidiary after the Corporation shall request the Commis- SERIOUS RISK.— January 28, 2007, that requires a registration sion to provide the information that the Cor- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any under this section or an application under poration is seeking to obtain through exam- other provision of this section, the appro- ination and may proceed with the examina- section 7(j) or 18(c), section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, or section 10 of priate Federal supervisory agency may, tion only if the requested information is not whenever such agency has reasonable cause provided by the Commission in a timely the Home Owners’ Loan Act; and ‘‘(iv) each industrial bank subsidiary of to believe that the continuation by a holding manner. company of an industrial bank of any activ- ‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON CONTROL.— which remains in compliance with the limi- ity or of ownership or control of any ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in tations contained in subparagraph (B). nonbank subsidiary of such holding com- paragraph (3) or (4), no industrial bank may ‘‘(B) ACTIVITY AND BRANCHING LIMITA- pany, other than a nonbank subsidiary of a be controlled, directly or indirectly, by a TIONS.—An industrial bank subsidiary of a depository institution, constitutes a serious commercial firm. commercial firm described in clauses (i), (ii) risk to the financial safety, soundness, or ‘‘(2) COMMERCIAL FIRM DEFINED.—For pur- and (iii) of subparagraph (A) is in compliance stability of a depository institution sub- poses of this section, the term ‘commercial with the requirements of this subparagraph sidiary of the holding company and is incon- firm’ means any entity at least 15 percent of for purposes of subparagraph (A)(iv) so long the annual gross revenues of which on a con- as the industrial bank— sistent with sound banking principles or solidated basis, including all affiliates of the ‘‘(i) engages only in activities in which the with the purposes of this section, at the elec- entity, were derived from engaging, on an industrial bank was engaged on January 28, tion of the holding company— on-going basis, in activities that are not fi- 2007; and ‘‘(i) order such holding company or any nancial in nature or incidental to a financial ‘‘(ii) does not acquire, establish, or operate such nonbank subsidiary, after due notice activity during at least 3 of the prior 4 cal- any branch, deposit production office, loan and opportunity for hearing, and after con- endar quarters, as determined by the Cor- production office, automated teller machine, sidering the views of the appropriate Federal poration in accordance with regulations or remote service unit in any State other banking agency and, if applicable, appro- which the Corporation shall prescribe. than the home State of the bank or any host priate State bank supervisor, to terminate ‘‘(3) PRE-2003 EXCLUSIONS.— State in which such bank operated branches such activities or to terminate (within 120 ‘‘(A) GRANDFATHERED INSTITUTIONS.—Para- on January 28, 2007. days or such longer period as the appropriate graph (1) shall not apply with respect to any ‘‘(C) CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS PER- Federal supervisory agency may direct in industrial bank— MITTED.—The acquisition of direct or indi- unusual circumstances) the ownership or ‘‘(i) which became an insured depository rect control of a depository institution sub- control by such holding company or nonbank institution before October 1, 2003, or pursu- sidiary referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) subsidiary of any such depository institution ant to an application for deposit insurance shall not be treated as a ‘change in control’ subsidiary either by sale or by distribution which was approved by the Corporation be- for purposes of such subparagraph if— of the shares of the depository institution fore such date; and ‘‘(i) the company acquiring control is itself subsidiary, in accordance with subparagraph ‘‘(ii) with respect to which there is no directly or indirectly controlled by a com- (B), to the shareholders of the holding com- change in control, directly or indirectly, of pany that was an affiliate of such subsidiary pany of the industrial bank; or the bank after September 30, 2003, that re- on the date referred to in such subparagraph, ‘‘(ii) order the holding company of the in- quires a registration under this section or an and remains an affiliate at all times after dustrial bank, after due notice and oppor- application under section 7(j) or 18(c), sec- such date; and tunity for hearing, and after consultation tion 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of ‘‘(ii) the transaction through which the with the appropriate State bank supervisor 1956, or section 10 of the Home Owners’ Loan company acquired control of the depository for the industrial bank, to terminate (within Act, except a direct or indirect change of institution constituted solely a corporate re- 120 days or such longer period as the appro- control in which— organization of a company that controlled priate Federal supervisory agency may di- ‘‘(I) immediately prior to such change in the depository institution on the date re- rect) the ownership or control of any such control neither the ultimate acquiring hold- ferred to in such subparagraph. industrial bank by such company. ing company nor the ultimate acquired hold- ‘‘(g) PROCEDURES AND TIMING FOR TERMI- ‘‘(B) PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION.—Any dis- ing company is a commercial firm; NATION OF ACTIVITIES OR DIVESTITURE.— tribution to shareholders referred to in ‘‘(II) immediately after such change of con- ‘‘(1) TRANSITION PROVISION.— clause (i) shall be pro rata with respect to all trol the resulting ultimate holding company ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any company that fails of the shareholders of the distributing com- is not a commercial firm; and to comply with the provisions of subsection pany, and such company shall not make any ‘‘(III) the resulting ultimate holding com- (f) shall divest its ownership or control of charge to any shareholder in connection pany is subject to consolidated supervision each industrial bank subsidiary of the com- with such distribution. by the Office of Thrift Supervision or a hold- pany not later than the end of the 2-year pe- ‘‘(4) FOREIGN BANK OWNERSHIP.— ing company regulated by the Securities and riod beginning on the first date that the ‘‘(A) INDUSTRIAL BANKS.—After January 28, Exchange Commission pursuant to section company ceased to comply with subsection 2007, no foreign bank may acquire, directly 240.15c3-1(a)(7) of title 17 of the Code of Fed- (f). or indirectly, control of an industrial bank eral Regulations (as in effect on January 29, ‘‘(B) EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD.— unless the Board of Governors of the Federal 2007). ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Upon application by a Reserve System has determined by order, or ‘‘(B) CORPORATE REORGANIZATIONS PER- holding company that controls an industrial in the case of a foreign bank that is a sav- MITTED.—The acquisition of direct or indi- bank, the appropriate Federal supervisory ings and loan holding company the Board of rect control of the industrial bank referred agency of such holding company may extend Governors of the Federal Reserve System to in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be treat- the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph and the Director of Office of Thrift Super- ed as a ‘change in control’ for purposes of (A) with respect to such company for not vision have jointly determined by order, in such subparagraph if— more than 1 year if, in such agency’s judg- connection with the change in control or ac- ‘‘(i) the company acquiring control is itself ment, such an extension would not be detri- quisition of the industrial bank and after directly or indirectly controlled by a com- mental to the public interest. consultation with the Corporation, that the

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Mr. standing any other provision of law, after ‘‘(11) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPA- Speaker, at the outset, I ask that all the date of enactment of the Industrial Bank NIES.—This subsection and subsections (c) Members have 5 legislative days to re- Holding Company Act of 2007, the Director of through (s) and subsection (u) of this section vise and extend their remarks on this the Office of Thrift Supervision shall not ap- shall apply to any industrial bank holding legislation and to include in the prove any acquisition of a savings associa- company, and to any subsidiary (other than RECORD extraneous material thereon. tion under section 10(e)(2) of the Home Own- a bank) of an industrial bank holding com- ers’ Loan Act by a foreign bank that is sub- pany in the same manner as such subsections The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ject to the Bank Holding Company Act of apply to State nonmember insured banks.’’. objection to the request of the gen- 1956 pursuant to section 8(a) of the Inter- (2) Section 8(h)(2) of the Federal Deposit tleman from Massachusetts? national Banking Act of 1978 and that is not Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(h)(2)) is amend- There was no objection. a bank holding company unless the Director ed by striking ‘‘(2) Any party to’’ and insert- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. of the Office of Thrift Supervision and the ing ‘‘(2) Any party aggrieved by an order of Speaker, the House today revisits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve any appropriate Federal supervisory agency subject of the industrial loan corpora- System have jointly determined, by order, in under section 51 or any party to’’. tion. connection with the acquisition of the sav- (3) Section 8(i) of the Federal Deposit In- ings association that the foreign bank is sub- Industrial loan corporations were surance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(i)) is amended by created early in the last century as a ject to comprehensive supervision or regula- striking ‘‘or 39’’ each place such term ap- tion on a consolidated basis by the appro- pears and inserting ‘‘, 39, or 51’’. kind of a niche at a time when it was priate authorities in the bank’s home coun- (d) PROMPT CORRECTIVE ACTION.—Section felt that banks did not adequately try in accordance with the standard in sec- 38(f)(2)(H) of the Federal Deposit Insurance serve working people, people of lower tion 3(c)(3)(B) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1831o(f)(2)(H)) is amended by— incomes. Act of 1956. (1) by striking ‘‘BANK HOLDING COMPANY.— When Congress dealt with the situa- ‘‘(5) HOLDING COMPANY RESPONSIBILITY.— Prohibiting any bank’’ and inserting ‘‘HOLD- tion of banking reform in the 1980s, ‘‘(A) SOURCE OF STRENGTH.—Notwith- ING COMPANY.— Congress decided to limit this form to standing section 45, a holding company of an ‘‘(i) BANK HOLDING COMPANY.—Prohibiting industrial bank— any bank’’; and six States, which now have the right to ‘‘(i) shall serve as a source of financial and (2) by adding at the end the following new issue industrial loan charters, and rec- managerial strength to the subsidiary banks clause: ognize that the general business of of such holding company; and ‘‘(ii) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY.— banking was now being carried out in a ‘‘(ii) shall not conduct the operations of Prohibiting any industrial bank holding way that did not require these niche the holding company in an unsafe or un- company having control of the insured de- banks, which Congress did not want to sound manner. pository institution from making any cap- ‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The appropriate at that time wipe out banks that had ital distribution without the prior approval been appropriately established under Federal supervisory agency of the holding of the Corporation.’’. company of an industrial bank shall imple- (e) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- existing law. ment the requirements under subparagraph MENTS.— But it’s clear that they were re- (A). (1) Section 10(e)(2) of the Federal Deposit garded as a somewhat nonconforming ‘‘(h) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1820(e)(2)) is amend- use. There are people today who talk ‘‘(1) AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.—The ed by inserting ‘‘or section 51’’ after ‘‘sub- about what a good thing the industrial Corporation may require any industrial bank section (b)(4)’’. loan corporations are. None of them, holding company, or persons connected with (2) Section 1101(6) of the Right to Financial such holding company if it is not a corpora- however, seem to me to have shown the Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401(6)) is courage of their convictions, because tion, to execute and file a prescribed form of amended— irrevocable appointment of agent for service (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ those who believe that the industrial of process. after the semicolon; loan corporation should continue to ‘‘(2) RELEASE FROM REGISTRATION.—The (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and’’ flourish and grow, as will happen if we Corporation may at any time, upon the Cor- after the semicolon; and don’t pass the bill, ought to be abol- poration’s own motion or upon application, (C) by inserting after paragraph (C) the fol- ishing that restriction that says only release a registered industrial bank holding lowing new paragraph: six States can issue those charters. company from any registration previously ‘‘(D) any industrial bank holding company made by such company, if the Corporation I cannot think of any other financial (as defined in section 3(w)(8) of the Federal instrument of which we have general determines that such company no longer Deposit Insurance Act);’’. controls any industrial bank. (3) Section 115 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley approval where only six States are al- ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec- Act (12 U.S.C. 1820a) is amended— lowed to charter them. People who tion, the following definitions shall apply: (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or’’ after genuinely believe in the ILCs are the ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL SUPERVISORY ‘‘bank holding company’’ and inserting ‘‘, in- ones who ought to be pushing legisla- AGENCY.—The term ‘appropriate Federal su- dustrial bank holding company, or’’; tion. They do not. They implicitly ac- pervisory agency’ means, with respect to a (B) in subsection (d)— cept the fact that they are an excep- company that controls an industrial bank— (i) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and ‘‘(A) the Corporation, in the case of a com- tion to a general principle. (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respec- The particular general principle to pany that is an industrial bank holding com- tively; and pany; (ii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- which they are an exception is the one ‘‘(B) the Board of Governors of the Federal lowing new paragraph: which we have affirmed recently when Reserve System, in the case of a company ‘‘(5) INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING COMPANY.— we did the Gramm-Leach-Bliley bill, that is a bank holding company or that is The term ‘industrial bank holding company’ namely that banking and commerce subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of has the same meaning as in section 3(w)(8) of should be separate. 1956 pursuant to section 8(a) of the Inter- the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.’’. national Banking Act of 1978; Now, let me be very clear. If an enti- (4) Section 304(g)(1) of the Home Mortgage ty that is in the manufacturing busi- ‘‘(C) the Office of Thrift Supervision, in the Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2803(g)(1)) is case of a company that is a savings and loan ness or the retail business or any other amended by inserting ‘‘, industrial bank business wants to get into financing its holding company; and holding company,’’ after ‘‘bank holding com- ‘‘(D) the Securities and Exchange Commis- pany’’. purchases, or even wants to lend sion, in the case of a company that is regu- SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. money to people, they wouldn’t be af- lated by the Commission pursuant to section The Corporation shall prescribe such regu- fected by this as long as they were will- 240.15c3-1(a)(7) of title 17 of the Code of Fed- lations as the Corporation determines to be ing to forgo deposit insurance. eral Regulations (as in effect on January 29, appropriate to carry out the amendments We are here because if you become an 2007). made by this Act. ‘‘(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Under the official bank, as ILCs can be to this ex- definition of the term ‘appropriate Federal The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tent, you get various benefits from the supervisory agency’ in paragraph (1), more ant to the rule, the gentleman from Federal Government, including deposit than 1 agency may be an appropriate Federal Massachusetts (Mr. FRANK) and the insurance. So this is not the Federal

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I think we have sub- the banking business. We do not want people to bring forward a bill. I can stantially more support for this legis- people who have as their primary busi- promise them as chairman of the Fi- lation in the Senate than in the past. ness a manufacturer or wholesale or re- nancial Services Committee, we will While it’s available in only a handful tail sales also dealing with banking. have a hearing, we will consider it. But of States, the ILC charter is the last We think that is an unwise mixture. let them bring forward a bill, and let’s loophole remaining for commercial We think that the decisions that are do that as a conscious decision of the firms wishing to engage in full-service made that we want to insure through Congress of the United States. banking. the depository insurance system ought I will oppose it, I think most Mem- While a majority of current commer- to be made purely on the banking as- bers will, which is probably why they cial owners of industrial banks refrain pects of this and not because the bank don’t want to bring it forward. But from using all the banking powers will make money on the side from let’s not do it in a kind of a back-door available to them, the broad ILC char- where the purchase goes. way by the expansion of what had been ter does allow for a complete mixing of Now, people have asked, why this leg- intended to be a residual niche kind of banking and commerce, which I and islation now? The answer is that for a banking. This bill today would say that other objective observers, such as Alan variety of reasons, I am not fully aware going forward, it doesn’t wipe out ex- Greenspan, Chairman Ben Bernanke of why, this situation changed dras- isting entities, but going forward, ILC and others, consider to be financially tically in the last few years. charters will only be granted to those unwise. ILCs, as they exist today, are not a that are at least 85 percent financial. The trend in Congress over the past problem. No one is talking about abol- I want to give my thanks to the several decades has been one of remov- ishing them. In the State of Utah, Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance ing loopholes and exceptions in the where they are most important, and Commission, Chairman Bair. They bank law. We did it most recently in where there continues to be strong sup- have been put in a tough situation, be- 1987 and in 1999, and the trend is clear: port for them, there is opposition to cause the law theoretically allows If you want to engage in full-service them even in some of the other States them to create an infinite number of banking, you must become a bank or a that have the right to charter them, new ILCs with no respect whatsoever thrift holding company. the estimate we received from the Utah for the banking and commerce distinc- Chartering an ILC in Utah is really bank supervisor was that 93 percent of tion. Once this House passed a bill on your only option to make an end run the assets of ILCs meet the test that the subject, although it did not pass around our bank laws, and the secret is we would apply here in this bill to ev- the Senate, a phrase one often hears, out. ILC assets have grown more than erybody. the FDIC at our request has imposed a 3,500 percent over the past decade. Ap- That test, by the way, is the one that moratorium on new ILC charters. plications for new ILCs look nothing we took out of Gramm-Leach-Bliley; But the FDIC is a law-abiding organi- like they did 80 years ago when this namely, that to be in the banking busi- zation. Chairwoman Bair has an appro- charter was created. States such as ness, you have to be at least 85 percent priate understanding of the role of the California, Maryland and others have a financial institution, though we do regulatory body in a democratic sys- taken notice of this alarming trend in recognize there will be some tem. She will not forever maintain a ILC applications and have installed incidentals. Ninety-three percent of moratorium, nor should she. What she roadblocks to an extension of the char- the Utah ILCs meet this. did was, quite appropriately, give Con- ter. The problem is over the last few gress the chance to legislate. We are State action alone is insufficient, years, a number of large manufac- beginning that process today. however. It’s time that Congress ad- turing and commercial entities have I hope that we will pass the bill, that dress this policy concern, using the decided that they would like to get it will go to the Senate and they will time which was wisely given to us by into the ILC business. So people have pass something, and we will be able to the FDIC-imposed moratorium. I also said to us, why are you upsetting the work out legislation which will essen- want to commend Chairman Bair and status quo? We are not. Here, to be tially preserve the distinction between the FDIC for listening to the concerns honest, we are preserving, we think, banking and commerce. The necessity of Congress and imposing that morato- the status quo, which is the principle for us to act now is that if we do not rium. of the separation of banking, com- act, the status quo will be greatly Should Congress fail to send H.R. 698 merce, a banking system which exists transformed, and the distinction we to the President, we will be increas- under that rubric and a small niche for have long maintained in our law be- ingly in danger of creating a parallel some banks which, for historical rea- tween banking and commerce, instead banking system to that which we have sons, were allowed not necessarily to of admitting a fairly small exception now and which has served the country follow this. where six States can do it, and where very well. Both financial and commer- What’s changing the status quo is the even in the State where it is most cial firms will look to this industrial application from a number of large en- prominent only 7 percent of the assets bank option as a way to escape the tities, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, many under this form are the exception, we rules that apply to everybody else. The others, to get into the ILC business. We will then see a general erosion. Erosion banking system is well served by the believe that does not really reflect may understate it; a general abolition different charter options available to what Congress intended in the 1980s. of the line between banking and com- them, but the universe in which an in- It’s not illegal under current law, but merce. We do not think that is appro- dustrial bank can operate is more ex- we think that Congress did not antici- priate, and passing this bill is the way pansive than any other. pate then that large commercial and to stop it. This is poor public policy. Simply manufacturing entities would seek sub- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of saying that since no ILC has yet taken stantially to broaden the ILC ap- my time. full advantage, that Congress shouldn’t proach. Mr. GILLMOR. I want to thank act, is wrong. There were people who disagreed Chairman FRANK for all his leadership We are currently in a time of bank- with us that we should preserve the on this issue, not just in this session, ing stability. Up until recently the distinction between banking and com- but in previous sessions, and also FDIC had gone a record 952 days with- merce. I asked them, where is that bill? thank Ranking Member SPENCER BACH- out a bank failure. But I don’t like to Again, those who would support by US for his consistent support of the think about the type of hit that the de- not changing the law a broad expansion principles embodied in this legislation. posit insurance fund would have taken,

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So that his- myself and Chairman FRANK to strike a the basic premise of if there really is a tory I don’t think is really relevant to balance between protecting those ILCs problem to have commercial ownership what this bill is aimed at. already in existence and preventing of this industry. But that having been said, I am very any further widening of this loophole I will close with just one other point pleased to yield as much time as he by commercial firms. of fact. I noted in the hearing before may consume to the ranking member, The list of supporters for this reform the Financial Services Committee a the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. measure is long and growing. We have couple weeks ago a comment by one of BACHUS). 145 cosponsors of this measure to date, the witnesses was made that I have Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in and the other body has already begun heard periodically throughout this de- support of this legislation. I really be- its deliberations of an identical bill. bate. They said: My gosh, what if lieve that we do need enhanced regu- So I want to sincerely thank Chair- Enron and WorldCom had one of these? latory supervisions over the ILCs, and man FRANK, Ranking Member BACHUS, Where would we be then? this legislation does that. The Federal and their staff for the hard work on And my answer is: Based on the track Reserve and other Federal regulators this bill, and urge my colleagues to record of this industry, I would like to have urged us to enhance the regula- support this bipartisan legislation. think that, while those parent compa- tion, and that is what this does. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of nies had their financial difficulties, the It also does two things; and every my time. subsidiary bank would have been fine. year that we wait to pass this, it be- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. We have examples right now where the comes a bigger problem. But we grand- Speaker, I now yield as much time as parent company, like Conseco, went father the existing ILCs. If we had done he may consume to the gentleman into bankruptcy, and their industrial this bill 2 or 3 years ago, we would have from Utah (Mr. MATHESON), a former loan company based in Utah was had much fewer of these and we member of our committee with whom shielded from all those financial prob- wouldn’t have the problems that we many of us disagree but who, rep- lems and, quite frankly, sold at a pre- have today, talking about, well, this resenting the State of Utah, has been a mium. commercial firm has one, this commer- very staunch and articulate defender of So that shows that the style of regu- cial doesn’t. a form of banking which is very impor- lation, which is different, it is a dif- But it was through no fault of the tant in his State. ferent style of regulation called ‘‘bot- chairman of the full committee. Mr. Mr. MATHESON. I thank Chairman tom up’’ or ‘‘bank centric’’ regulation, FRANK, when he was ranking member, FRANK for his good work. I have great it shows that type of regulation has pushed this very hard as a solution to respect for Chairman FRANK, and I worked, it has protected against trans- this problem, as did the subcommittee have great respect for my colleague gressions, and I think that track chairman, Mr. GILLMOR, and I want to Mr. GILLMOR. On this particular issue, record is something we need to keep in commend both of them for their hard I respectfully have a different point of mind. work over the past several years. view, but I do understand the time and So as this issue percolates along, it is I also want to particularly commend effort that has gone into looking at clear this bill is going to pass the the chairman of the committee, Mr. this issue. House today. I suspect the Senate may FRANK. He has really made this a col- I think it is important to note that have a different type of bill as well. laborative effort. It has been a bipar- when we look at legislation, we often And as this issue perks along, I just en- tisan effort; and I hope the bill, be- are trying to solve problems and courage everyone to keep an open mind cause of that, is a better bill. achieve progress. That is what Con- about looking at the actual track I think we are going to have a good gress does, and my concern here is this record, understanding the magnitude of vote here. I do think, because it is a bi- is legislation that is a solution in the potential problems, but also keep- partisan effort and it is a compromise, search of the problem. ing in mind that more choices for con- that we will have, hopefully, better We already have a number of banks sumers, greater efficiency for our econ- success in not only passing this bill out that have been chartered with commer- omy, those are good things, too, and of the House but seeing it ultimately cial parents, and we have a track they ought to be balanced in this over- enacted into law. record of regulation of this type of in- all debate. These ILCs, and they are ILCs, indus- stitution that is a stellar track record. Again, I really thank the chairman trial loan companies, now they are in- Quite frankly, I think the Federal De- for giving me some time when I am dustrial bank holding. This is the In- posit Insurance Corporation, the FDIC, speaking out. Quite frankly, I am going dustrial Bank Holding Company Act, and the State of Utah, which regulates to vote against the bill, but I appre- because they really have evolved into these particular banks, has a great ciate him giving me time to speak bank holding companies; and what track record. So I fear that we have today. these started out primarily as is just a moved down a path where we said, ‘‘Oh, Again, I respect all my colleagues small loan company where industrial gee, these things could happen; there- that worked on this, and I look forward employees were able to borrow money. fore, let’s stop this industry from mov- to continuing to work with them on It is very similar to a credit union. The ing in the direction that it has been the adjusted loan bank issue in the fu- only difference is they didn’t join as moving.’’ ture. members. They just borrowed money, I think it is important for us to show Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, let me because they really didn’t have access concern and make sure we don’t go commend the gentleman from Utah for to a commercial bank at that time, and down a path that could have negative an articulate presentation. He is pro- that was the whole reason for these. implications, but in this case where we tecting the hometown industry, and As the chairman said and as the sub- have already had a number of banks there is nothing wrong with that. committee Chair said, all of these exist chartered and a track record that is so I think this bill, though, involves in six States. The vast majority of the solid and none of these potential prob- something much broader than that; assets of ILCs are chartered in Utah; lems have manifested themselves, I and it involves a very important finan- California and Nevada being the other question whether Congress should be cial principle that has been recognized States that have significant numbers moving in this direction. for decades, which is a separation of of them. As this debate has moved along, we banking and commerce. As the subcommittee Chair has said, have also said, well, what about the Really, the fact that some of these these things have grown 3,500 percent auto companies? Maybe we should ILCs have not utilized all the powers just since we started focusing on this.

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We don’t ture and complexity, several not only a waiver unnecessary, provided the always make the best decisions when regulatory but policy issues have been grandfathered firms abide by all of the we look back; we often make good deci- presented, not only to the Congress, limitations imposed on grandfathered sions, but not perfect ones. We believe but to the regulators. One of the con- firms and operate under the super- it would be unfair to undo what was cerns, as the subcommittee Chair and vision of the appropriate Federal super- originally done by law. the chairman have both referred to, is visory agency. I would note again that even in the a concern over mixing banking and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the State of Utah, which has become the commerce, which is really not what the gentleman would yield to me, let me primary focal point for the industrial American financial system is all about. say, and I want to pay tribute to mem- loan corporations, 93 percent of the en- Japan and other systems have allowed bers of the staffs on both sides, Mr. tities functioning as industrial loan a mixing of commerce and banking, Paese and Mr. Yi on my side here, who corporations in Utah would be unaf- and we are evolving, but they have run did a lot of negotiating. There are a lot fected by this bill. They would be able into problems. We would like to avoid of regulators involved here, the FDIC to expand because they meet the 85 those problems. as the primary regulator, but the Fed- percent financial test. An exemption in the current law per- eral Reserve and the Securities and Ex- As to the others, we believe that it is mits any type of company, including a change Commission, the Comptroller, those who have finally figured out the commercial firm, to acquire an ILC in and we did the best we could to try and potential of the industrial loan cor- six States. We want to close that loop- not have this be a means of changing poration going forward who are trying hole. We want to stop that. existing relationships. to change things. People have said to Let me conclude by saying I do have So I can assure the gentleman from us, well, there’s been no problem. Why one concern, and I am going to have a Alabama that he has precisely stated are you doing this? Well, for once, colloquy with the chairman in a mo- our intent. When we grandfathered maybe not once, let’s not be too self- ment. But I am concerned that this these firms in this bill, it was our pur- denigratory, we’re doing this to get bill, and it is not intended and I know pose and is our purpose to let them ahead of the problem. Yes, that’s pre- the chairman has said previously we continue to operate the existing indus- cisely the case. The ILCs have not hope to address this in the Senate or in trial banks under the limitations of the caused problems. It is the, I believe, conference, but I am concerned that it bill and under the supervision of each overwhelming view of people here and may discriminate against our domestic grandfathered firm’s appropriate super- people who have watched the banking automobile manufacturing dealers. visory agency. business and who believe in the separa- The reason I say that is most auto- So I hope that would respond to the tion of banking and commerce that if mobile companies today, including the question. It is our intention essentially we don’t act, we will see some prob- large foreign automobile manufactur- to ratify the existing arrangements by lems. So that is what we are doing ers, have set up ILCs. General Motors law, which would, of course, preclude here. And I hope that this bill passes has set up an ILC. But Chrysler and the need for a waiver if the law is clear with a large margin, and we can pretty Ford do not have ILCs. And, as drafted about what it does. soon engage with our colleagues in the today, the bill would allow the foreign Mr. BACHUS. Chairman, your re- Senate about putting a final product automobile manufacturers as well as sponse does indeed clarify the situa- on the desk of the President. GM, and I am going to clarify that in tion, and I thank you for doing that. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance the colloquy, to continue their ILCs. And I again thank you and the gen- of my time. However, Ford and Chrysler, or tleman from Ohio (Mr. GILLMOR) for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The DaimlerChrysler, which may end up to their work on this important bill. question is on the motion offered by be Chrysler, does not have an ILC. I would also like to join with you. the gentleman from Massachusetts I am concerned not only that that is You have both praised Chairman Bair, (Mr. FRANK) that the House suspend a disadvantage to the automobile com- and I think she has done an exceptional the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 698, as panies but to the Nation’s dealers that job of trying to sort through this dif- amended. sell Ford and Chrysler products. People ficult situation. And I would also like The question was taken. are going into this every day, they are to commend the OTS and the Federal The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the thinking ILCs give them a competitive Reserve for working a compromise on opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being advantage, and I don’t want to see some of the supervisory questions that in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Chrysler and Ford shut out of having were presented by this bill. Late last Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. an opportunity to have this advantage. week, they came to an agreement be- Speaker, on that I demand the yeas As the process moves forward, I tween themselves. and nays. would like to work with both the chair- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. If the The yeas and nays were ordered. man and the ranking member to ensure gentleman would yield. With some en- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the legislation does not create an couragement. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the unlevel playing field that harms our Mr. BACHUS. Yes, and I appreciate Chair’s prior announcement, further domestic automobile industry. that encouragement; and I know they proceedings on this question will be At this time, I would like to pose a do, too. postponed. question to the chairman. At this time, I again commend the f Under the committee reported bill, chairman. I think this is a very good Chairman FRANK, a number of firms bill that deserves the support of all the LEONARD W. HERMAN POST that already controlled industrial membership. OFFICE banks before January 29, 2007, are Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I grandfathered from the new prohibi- back the balance of my time. move to suspend the rules and pass the tion on control of industrial banks by Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I just bill (H.R. 1722) to designate the facility commercial firms. The grandfathered want to respond to my good friend of the United States Postal Service lo- firms that control a particular indus- from Utah. He made an interesting cated at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca trial bank are subject to a disposition point which is, well, if these are ter- Raton, Florida, as the ‘‘Leonard W. agreement with the FDIC that is af- rible, why don’t you abolish them? Herman Post Office’’. fected by the outcome of this legisla- That, of course, becomes a Catch-22. I The Clerk read the title of the bill.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.012 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5484 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 The text of the bill is as follows: And so, Mr. Speaker, I commend my brother Edward Herman, who sought to save H.R. 1722 colleague, Representative ROBERT the lives of thousands of ‘‘survivors’’ of Ger- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- WEXLER from Florida, for introducing man concentration camps who continued to resentatives of the United States of America in this legislation, and I urge swift pas- die because of the lack of adequate food, Congress assembled, sage. clothing and medical supplies. According to SECTION 1. LEONARD W. HERMAN POST OFFICE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of the accounts of Professor Robert L. Hilliard, (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the my time. ‘‘Lt. Leonard Herman took it upon himself to United States Postal Service located at 601 Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, shall advise and seek the help from many of our be known and designated as the ‘‘Leonard W. self as much time as I may consume. government leaders regarding the plight of the Herman Post Office’’. It is an honor for me to speak today survivors. His efforts were instrumental in (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, about a true American hero who epito- President Truman’s learning about the Dis- map, regulation, document, paper, or other mized bravery and loyalty to his coun- placed Persons situation in U.S. occupied record of the United States to the facility re- try. Leonard Herman was a decorated Germany. The President changed U.S. policy ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to World War II veteran who helped save and issued orders to provide the assistance be a reference to the ‘‘Leonard W. Herman the lives of his fellow servicemen, as Post Office’’. and material needed by the Holocaust sur- well as thousands of civilian victims of vivors. Lt. Herman played an important role in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the war. He was also instrumental in ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- saving thousands of their lives.’’ bringing appropriate attention to It is my greatest honor to sponsor this legis- linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- President Truman regarding the needs woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) lation that will recognize Mr. Leonard Herman of Holocaust survivors and other dis- each will control 20 minutes. for his bravery and service to this country. The placed persons. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Post Office designation is a fitting and long Leonard Herman served as a bom- from Illinois. overdue tribute. I urge Members of the Com- bardier with the U.S. Army and flew in GENERAL LEAVE mittee to support this bill. countless combat missions over Ger- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance many. Honoring his country, he proud- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- of my time. ly completed two tours of duty. Among bers may have 5 legislative days in Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, his awards are the Purple Heart, the which to revise and extend their re- to close, I want to commend the gen- Air Medal, three Oak Leaf Clusters, marks. tleman from Florida for introducing The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and the Distinguished Flying Cross. this resolution. We have no further objection to the request of the gen- Fighting against heavy enemy fire, his speakers, and I would yield back the tleman from Illinois? valiant skills as a bombardier directly balance of my time. There was no objection. saved the lives of his fellow crewmen The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I on repeated occasions. question is on the motion offered by yield myself such time as I might con- During the war he saw firsthand the the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. sume. plight of his fellow Jews, the Holocaust DAVIS) that the House suspend the As a member of the House Committee survivors, and urgently began a letter- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1722. on Oversight and Government Reform, writing campaign to senior U.S. Gov- The question was taken. I’m pleased to join my colleague in the ernment officials, as well as to Presi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the consideration of H.R. 1722, which dent Truman. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being names the postal facility in Boca Through his determination, U.S. poli- in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Raton, Florida, after Leonard W. Her- cies towards these victims and other Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, man. displaced persons were enacted so as to on that I demand the yeas and nays. H.R. 1722, which was introduced by provide the food, shelter and clothing The yeas and nays were ordered. Representative ROBERT WEXLER on they desperately needed to begin new The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- March 27, 2007, was reported from the lives. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Oversight Committee on May 1, 2007, Today we honor Leonard Herman for Chair’s prior announcement, further by a voice vote. This measure, which his great service to his country and his proceedings on this question will be has been cosponsored by 24 Members, humanitarian achievements by naming postponed. has the support of the entire Florida this post office for him. congressional delegation. Mr. WEXLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor f Mr. Leonard Herman was a bom- a distinguished and decorated Jewish war vet- bardier in the United States Army, and eran, Mr. Leonard Herman, by naming the STAFF SERGEANT OMER ‘‘O.T.’’ he flew numerous missions over Ger- postal facility at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca HAWKINS POST OFFICE many during World War II. He dis- Raton, Florida, as the Leonard W. Herman Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I played heroic actions and earned high Post Office. Mr. Herman signed up for two move to suspend the rules and pass the honors and several distinguished med- tours of duty during World War II, serving as bill (H.R. 2078) to designate the facility als for his bravery. First Lieutenant from December 12, 1942 of the United States Postal Service lo- Perhaps one of Mr. Herman’s greatest through January 29, 1946. His courage during cated at 14536 State Route 136 in Cher- achievements was his contribution in the war and the tenacity with which he fought, ry Fork, Ohio, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant seeking to save the lives of thousands after the war, to change U.S. policy towards Omer ‘O.T.’ Hawkins Post Office’’. of ‘‘survivors’’ of German concentra- the survivors and displaced persons of con- The Clerk read the title of the bill. tion camps who were dying because of centration camps makes him a real American The text of the bill is as follows: the lack of adequate food, clothing and hero. H.R. 2078 medical supplies. According to ac- As a bombardier in the United States Army, counts by Professor Robert L. Hilliard, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Leonard Herman flew numerous combat mis- resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘Leonard Herman took it upon himself sions over Germany and committed numerous Congress assembled, to advise and seek help from many of acts of bravery that helped save countless SECTION 1. STAFF SERGEANT OMER T. ‘‘O.T.’’ our government leaders regarding the lives. On October 8, 1943, he shot down an HAWKINS POST OFFICE. plight of the survivors. His efforts were enemy fighter aircraft as it closed in on his (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the instrumental in President Truman’s plane. This courageous act saved his crew- United States Postal Service located at 14536 learning about displaced persons’ situa- men and earned him the Distinguished Flying State Route 136 in Cherry Fork, Ohio, shall tions in the U.S.-occupied Germany. Cross Award. In addition, the heroism he dis- be known and designated as the ‘‘Staff Ser- The President changed U.S. policy and played during his tour won him several high geant Omer T. ‘O.T.’ Hawkins Post Office’’. issued orders to provide the assistance (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, honors, including an Air Medal, three Oak Leaf map, regulation, document, paper, or other and materials needed by the Holocaust Clusters and the Purple Heart. record of the United States to the facility re- survivors. Lieutenant Herman played Perhaps one of Mr. Herman’s greatest ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to an important role in saving thousands achievements was his contribution to the ef- be a reference to the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Omer of these lives.’’ forts of a few young soldiers, including his T. ‘O.T.’ Hawkins Post Office’’.

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Team, played baseball and was voted lia, Haiti, Egypt twice, Bosnia, and GENERAL LEAVE ‘‘Most Likely to Succeed’’ by his senior Kosovo. His colleagues described him Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I class. as a tremendous soldier, someone who ask unanimous consent that all Mem- After high school he could have pur- loved his country. bers may have 5 legislative days in sued just about any career, yet the U.S. Army SSGT Omer O.T. Hawkins which to revise and extend their re- military remained his number one love died on Thursday, October 14, 2004, in marks. and lifelong goal. Only 2 days after his Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his convoy was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there high school graduation, and 8 years hit by a roadside bomb. His letter as an objection to the request of the gen- after he wrote that priceless letter to innocent young boy illustrates the life- tleman from Illinois? the Army expressing his desire to join, long desire O.T. had to serve his coun- There was no objection. he reported to basic training. try and why I am humbled to sponsor Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I O.T. was not only following his per- this bill honoring him. yield myself such time as I might con- sonal dream, he was following in the He believed in what he did, and his sume. footsteps of his father who served last message was: As a member of the House Committee proudly as an engineer in the Marine on Oversight and Government Reform, ‘‘I will continue to fight when others falter Corps. and grow weary of their duty. I firmly be- I’m pleased to join my colleague in the Once in the Army, O.T. quickly de- lieve in the Constitution. In fact, I believe it consideration of H.R. 2078, which veloped a leadership style armed with applies to all humanity, not just America.’’ names the postal facility in Cherry an arsenal of wit and knowledge, a per- I would like to share a poem written Fork, Ohio, after Omer T. ‘‘O.T.’’ Haw- fect combination that was recognized by O.T.’s nephew Joshua for his fu- kins. by his comrades and superiors. Having neral: H.R. 2078 was introduced by Rep- served on tours of duty in Afghanistan, resentative JEAN SCHMIDT on April 30, Bosnia, Egypt, Kosovo and Somalia, ‘‘A soldier isn’t judged by how good his 2007, and was reported from the Over- O.T. was a deeply respected and be- aim is or how many bullets he’s used. He sight Committee on May 1, 2007, by isn’t judged by how many lives he’s taken or loved leader. His colleagues have de- how many ribbons decorate his uniform. He voice vote. This measure, which has scribed him, as ‘‘a stunning leader and won’t be judged by how many wars he’s been cosponsored by 16 Members, has a great man,’’ and said that ‘‘his aura fought or enemies he’s made. the support of the entire Ohio congres- always gave great hope to his sol- ‘‘A soldier is judged by how many flags sional delegation. diers.’’ hang for him and how many yellow ribbons Staff Sergeant Omer T., better O.T. loved this country more than decorate cars for him. known as ‘‘O.T.,’’ Hawkins, died on anything else and was proud to serve in ‘‘I know my Uncle O.T. is above us smiling Thursday, October 14, 2004, in Ar the protection of its citizens. Friends because he knows that in 20 years people Ramadi, Iraq, when his convoy was hit and family will forever remember won’t remember how many medals he re- by a roadside bomb. He was assigned to O.T.’s dedication to the cause of free- ceived but how hard he fought for his coun- the 44th Engineer Battalion based in dom and his commitment to bringing try.’’ Camp Howze, Korea. His Army col- that cherished freedom to people Please help ensure that future gen- leagues have described him as ‘‘a tre- around the world where he served. erations of SSGT O.T. Hawkins’ fam- mendous warrior coupled with compas- It is with gratitude for his bravery ily, friends, and neighbors in Cherry sion’’ and said that ‘‘his skill as a su- and sacrifice and for the sacrifice of Fork, Ohio, never forget how hard he perb non-commissioned officer who those who loved him that I ask all fought for his country. could influence any soldier defined his Members to join me in naming the Please support H.R. 2078. life and the principles he defended.’’ Cherry Fork, Ohio, postal facility in Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I have no Staff Sergeant Hawkins graduated his honor. further requests for time, and I yield from North Adams High School on a Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of back the balance of my time. Friday in 1991, and that following Mon- my time. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I day he enlisted in the Army. Miss Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may con- Cherry Frederick, his sister, said, and I reserve the balance of my time. sume. quote, ‘‘The only thing that he ever Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield as Just to close, let me just indicate wanted to do was go into the mili- much time as she may consume to my there are heroes and sheroes all around tary.’’ Family and friends will forever distinguished colleague from the State us. Many of them are indeed giants remember Staff Sergeant Hawkins’ of Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT). who give of themselves in such a way dedication and service to his country. b 1545 that others pay little note to. And so Mr. Speaker, I commend my col- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise when we take the time to name a Fed- league, Representative SCHMIDT from eral installation after a soldier who Ohio, for introducing this legislation. I today in support of H.R. 2078, legisla- tion to name the United States Postal gave his or her life, in essence we are urge swift passage of this bill. taking some of the dirt from around, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Facility in Cherry Fork, Ohio, as the taking the person out of the hole, and my time. ‘‘Staff Sergeant Omer T. ‘O.T.’ Haw- elevating them to the status of giant Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- kins Post Office.’’ I would urge my col- that they really are and have been. self as much time as I may consume. leagues to support this legislation to Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon to honor an American hero who made the So I commend my colleague from pay tribute to a remarkable soldier and ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. Ohio for introducing this legislation, another true American hero. On Octo- Born on November 29, 1972, O.T. al- and I urge its passage. ber 14, 2004, SSGT Omer ‘‘O.T.’’ Haw- ways knew he wanted to be a soldier; Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance kins from Cherry Fork, Ohio, gave his and at the age of 10 he actually wrote of my time. life in service to our Nation. He was the Army requesting that he become a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The killed when his convoy hit a roadside member of the Army. In high school, question is on the motion offered by bomb outside Ar Ramadi, Iraq. O.T. he was a member of the academic team the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. was only 31 years old. and was voted ‘‘Most Likely to Suc- DAVIS) that the House suspend the Born on November 29, 1972, O.T. al- ceed.’’ Instead of going to college or rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2078. ways knew that he wanted to join the taking another career path, just short- The question was taken; and (two- Army. When he was only 10 years old, ly after graduation he joined the Army. thirds being in the affirmative) the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.018 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5486 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 rules were suspended and the bill was spite orders to pull back, he remained I ask all Members to join me in sup- passed. behind to assist several of his men who porting H.R. 1425. A motion to reconsider was laid on were unable to withdraw. With critical Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he the table. injuries to his body, he continued to may consume to my distinguished col- f fight to cover the withdrawal of his league from the State of Texas and the troops. The enemy engulfed his posi- person who introduced this resolution STAFF SERGEANT MARVIN ‘‘REX’’ tion, and he was killed. (Mr. CONAWAY). YOUNG POST OFFICE BUILDING Staff Sergeant Young’s parents were Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I appre- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I presented the Medal of Honor at the ciate the gentlewoman’s yielding. move to suspend the rules and pass the White House on April 7, 1970, by Presi- Next Monday, our Nation will pay bill (H.R. 1425) to designate the facility dent Richard Nixon. tribute to all the young men and of the United States Postal Service lo- Mr. Speaker, I commend my col- women who fought and died so bravely cated at 4551 East 52nd Street in Odes- league Representative MICHAEL and honorably for our Nation. On Me- sa, Texas, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant CONAWAY from Texas for introducing morial Day, we will celebrate with pa- Marvin ‘Rex’ Young Post Office Build- this legislation and urge swift passage. rades and speeches and flag waving and ing’’. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of fireworks, as we should. From the Rev- The Clerk read the title of the bill. my time. olutionary War to the war we are fight- The text of the bill is as follows: Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ing today, we celebrate and remember H.R. 1425 self such time as I may consume. the fallen as a group. For those of us Mr. Speaker, it is an honor for me to who have lost a loved one in a war or Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- speak on the floor today to name a resentatives of the United States of America in through the service of this country, post office in Odessa, Texas, for a truly Congress assembled, Memorial Day has a deep meaning. great American. SECTION 1. STAFF SERGEANT MARVIN ‘‘REX’’ For the family and friends of the men Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young was a genuine YOUNG POST OFFICE BUILDING. who served with Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young, war hero at the young age of 21. He (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the the last Monday of May is much more grew up in Odessa, Texas, and was United States Postal Service located at 4551 than just symbolic. On this day, Rex’s East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, shall be quite athletic during high school, play- family and friends and fellow soldiers known and designated as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant ing both football and baseball. A smart Marvin ‘Rex’ Young Post Office Building’’. student, he also enjoyed art and spent remember and honor his brave actions (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, time painting. His plans were to attend on behalf of his country. On August 21, 1968, while in battle in map, regulation, document, paper, or other Texas Tech University after graduating record of the United States to the facility re- Vietnam, Rex sacrificed his life to save from high school, but, unfortunately, ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to the lives of his friends and comrades. he never got the chance. be a reference to the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Marvin He was awarded the Medal of Honor for ‘Rex’ Young Post Office Building’’. Rex Young joined the U.S. Army in September of 1966 and was deployed to his bravery and sacrifice. Mr. Speaker, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Vietnam in 1967. He served with Com- today I ask my colleagues to honor the ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- pany C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th life and memory and heroism of Staff linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- Infantry, 25th Infantry Division as a Sergeant ‘‘Rex’’ Young. woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) staff sergeant. He was wounded twice Rex was born in Alpine, Texas, on each will control 20 minutes. during the war, once in December, 1967, May 11, 1947, the third and youngest The Chair recognizes the gentleman and again in February, 1968. But it was child to Marilyn and Roy Young. Rex’s from Illinois. on August 21, 1968, in a true act of her- mother has provided this picture of GENERAL LEAVE oism that he would provide the ulti- Rex serving in Vietnam back in 1967 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I mate sacrifice for his country. and 1968. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- He was acting as a squad leader on a The family moved to Odessa when bers may have 5 legislative days in reconnaissance mission in South Viet- Rex was a child. I met Rex when we which to revise and extend their re- nam. His unit was attacked by the were both attending Odessa Permian marks. enemy and received a barrage of in- High School. Rex was a year ahead of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there coming fire. The forward platoon lost me and graduated in 1965. He was a objection to the request of the gen- its commander, so Rex Young instinc- gifted athlete, played both football and tleman from Illinois? tively took command and organized his baseball while at Permian. His mother There was no objection. men into a defensive position, all the said Rex was more interested in just Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I while under heavy enemy fire. being on the team and contributing, yield myself such time as I may con- In attempting to withdraw, he al- but he was much more than that. He sume. lowed his men to retreat while he was a star player. Childhood friends re- As a member of the House Committee stayed behind providing covering fire. member Rex as an exceptional athlete on Oversight and Government Reform, It was during this action that he was who could have written his own ticket I am pleased to join my colleague in critically injured. Heroically, he still in baseball. And they remember him as consideration of H.R. 1425, which managed to help the other members of a very unselfish guy, so they were not names a postal facility in Odessa, his unit to retreat while continuing to surprised when he was awarded the Texas, after Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young. cover for them. As more infantrymen Medal of Honor for his bravery in bat- H.R. 1425, which was introduced by pulled back, he remained behind to en- tle. Representative MICHAEL CONAWAY on sure their safe withdrawal. While the After graduation, Rex attended Odes- March 9, 2007, was reported from the group fought its way back, he was hit sa College and Kentfield Junior College Oversight Committee on March 29, 2007, again in the leg and in the arm. Fear- in California and then joined the by voice vote. This measure, which has ing that seeking medical aid would United States Army on September 15, been cosponsored by 31 Members, has slow down his team, he refused it. It 1966. He completed basic training at the support of the entire Texas con- was there that he sacrificed himself for Fort Bliss, Texas, and advanced infan- gressional delegation. the safety of his comrades. try training at Fort Lewis, Wash- On August 21, 1968, Staff Sergeant It was this act of selfless bravery, ington, and then departed for Vietnam Marvin Young was assigned to Com- courageous leadership, and heroism on October 20, 1967. He was assigned to pany C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th that earned him the country’s highest Company C, 1st Battalion (Mecha- Infantry. He was leading a patrol when military award, the Congressional nized), 5th Infantry of the 25th Infantry the 25th Infantry Division came under Medal of Honor. The medal was post- Division, known as the ‘‘Bobcats.’’ Rex attack by a large force of North Viet- humously awarded to his family by earned his first Purple Heart from a namese. The squad leader was killed, President Nixon on April 17, 1970. It is shrapnel wound on December 7, 1967; and Staff Sergeant Young assumed for those same reasons that we name and he earned his second Purple Heart command and repeatedly exposed him- this post office for Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ on February 1, 1968, during the TET Of- self to enemy fire to help his men. De- Young in his hometown. fensive.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.020 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5487 On August 21, 1968, Rex was killed by country’s highest award for bravery, country, that you think about a spe- enemy fire as he provided protective the Medal of Honor. In addition to the cific life given. For me, Mr. Speaker, fire to shelter elements of his platoon medal, Staff Sergeant Young was that life is Rex Young. as they were withdrawn to safety. It awarded the Combat Infantryman’s With that, Mr. Speaker, it is with was in these final selfless acts that Rex Badge, the Bronze Star with ‘‘V’’ De- great pleasure and gratitude that I ask saved so many of his friends’ lives. vice, Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf this House to honor SSG Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Jesus said in John 15:13, ‘‘Greater Clusters, the National Defense Service Young by naming the post office at 4551 love hath no man than this, that he lay Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, after down his life for his friends.’’ Republic of Vietnam Military Merit him. By doing so, his memory will live I would like to read from the citation Medal and the Republic of Vietnam on not just in the hearts of those of us that describes Rex’s final moments on Cross of Gallantry with Palm. who knew him, but also by everyone this Earth: Rex was buried with full military that uses or drives by that post office ‘‘Staff Sergeant Young distinguished honors at Sunset Memorial Gardens and sees his name. himself at the cost of his life while Cemetery in Odessa, Texas. Near him His Nation honored him with its serving as a squad leader with Com- lie many other Odessans who perished highest honor for bravery. I now ask pany C. While conducting a reconnais- in the Vietnam War. Fifty feet north that his Nation honor his memory by sance mission, Company C was sud- rests another Medal of Honor recipient, taking one more official act. I ask each denly engaged by an estimated regi- Alfred ‘‘Mac’’ Wilson, Corporal, United of you to vote in favor of this legisla- mental-size force of the North Viet- States Marine Corps. tion. namese Army. During the initial volley Rex’s sister Margaret now lies next Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I think it is of fire, the point element of the 1st to him. His brother Charles Ray and very appropriate that this week, just Platoon was pinned down, sustaining his father are also deceased. His moth- before Memorial Day, we are honoring several casualties, and the active pla- er lived in Odessa for many years. She these several people who have sac- toon leader was killed. Sergeant Young has recently moved to McKinney to be rificed their lives so that the rest of us unhesitatingly assumed command of close to her friends. can be here and be free. I particularly the platoon and immediately began to Rex’s last day on Earth was almost 39 want to thank Mr. CONAWAY for his organize and deploy his men into a de- years ago. Because he and I are close to comments about not just recognizing fensive position in order to repel the the same age, I think often of all the in a collective way the people who have attacking force. As a human wave at- experiences that I have had that he given their lives and who have served, tack advanced on Sergeant Young’s willingly gave up that hot, fateful day but who have done it in a personal way. platoon, he moved from position to po- halfway around the world. This morning I had the honor to recog- sition, encouraging and directing fire I am loved by a wonderful woman, nize Mr. Larry Bauguess, who has re- on the hostile insurgents while expos- and together we have raised four chil- cently lost his life in Afghanistan on ing himself to the hail of enemy bul- dren. I have watched them grow into behalf of our country. lets. responsible adults. I have watched the I urge all Members to support the ‘‘After receiving orders to withdraw boys play football and basketball, base- passage of H.R. 1425. to a better defensive position, he re- ball and golf. I watched my daughters Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance mained behind to provide covering fire lead cheers as a cheerleader and a team of my time. for the withdrawal. Observing that a mascot. I have watched our sons take Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, small element of the point squad was beautiful young women to be their to close, I want to thank the gen- unable to extract itself from its posi- wives. I walked one of my daughters tleman from Texas for his introduction tion, and completely disregarding his down the aisle so that her mother and of this legislation. I also want to thank personal safety, Sergeant Young began I could give her in marriage to a star- Mr. CONAWAY for his passionate de- moving toward their position, firing as ry-eyed young man. I have held our scription of the life of one of our he- he maneuvered. seven grandchildren in my arms and roes. I would certainly concur and urge looked into the eyes of America’s fu- that we pass this resolution. I am very b 1600 ture. And I buried a wife and a father. pleased to support it, and I urge pas- ‘‘When halfway to their position, he These are life experiences that Rex sage. sustained a critical head injury, yet he should have had. All of these experi- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance continued his mission and ordered the ences that I know Rex must have of my time. element to withdraw. looked forward to, the good and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ‘‘Remaining with the squad as it bad, were sacrificed on freedom’s altar question is on the motion offered by fought its way to the rear, he was twice in his heroic acts that day so long ago. the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. seriously wounded, once in the arm and Mr. Speaker, next Monday our Na- DAVIS) that the House suspend the once in the leg. Although his leg was tion celebrates Memorial Day, a day rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1425. badly shattered, Sergeant Young re- set aside each year to honor all of the The question was taken. fused assistance that would have Rex Youngs our country has produced The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the slowed down the retreat of his com- and who have made that same supreme opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being rades, and he ordered them to continue sacrifice that Rex made. This includes, in the affirmative, the ayes have it. their withdrawal while he provided pro- of course, the brave men and women Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on that I de- tective covering fire. With indomitable who for the past 5-plus years have mand the yeas and nays. courage and heroic self-sacrifice, he stood between us and some very bad, The yeas and nays were ordered. continued his self-assigned mission soulless people that want to destroy The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- until the enemy engulfed his position. our way of life. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the By his gallantry, at the cost of his life, I would like to challenge each of us Chair’s prior announcement, further and which is in the highest tradition of that in addition to honoring these men proceedings on this question will be military service, Staff Sergeant Young and women as a group, that we think postponed. has reflected great credit on himself, about them on an individual basis. By f his unit and the United States Army.’’ that I mean that each of us should In the heavy fighting that day, Com- have a specific person that we think GEORGE B. LEWIS POST OFFICE pany C suffered 17 men killed, 21 about, honor and celebrate each and BUILDING wounded. And no one knows how many every time sacrifices are mentioned. It Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I other men would have died that day could be somebody in our family, it move to suspend the rules and pass the had Rex not stepped in to save his could be a friend or somebody that you bill (H.R. 2077) to designate the facility friends. know through a history lesson, but my of the United States Postal Service lo- For his gallantry and self-sacrifice, challenge to you is this: That every cated at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Sergeant Young was posthumously pro- time you are reminded of all the lives Creek, Ohio, as the ‘‘George B. Lewis moted to staff sergeant. Rex earned his that have been given in defense of this Post Office Building’’.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.022 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5488 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor to Adams County to work on the fam- The text of the bill is as follows: the dedicated public servants working ily cattle farm until September 1, 1950, H.R. 2077 for American citizens in making our when he was called to duty and drafted Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- neighborhoods a better place in which into the Army and sent to Korea at the resentatives of the United States of America in to live. George B. Lewis, the Blue age of 22. Congress assembled, Creek Postmaster, is one such man. He rose in the ranks quickly, earning SECTION 1. GEORGE B. LEWIS POST OFFICE Lewis’ career serving his country the rank of tank sergeant. He saw bat- BUILDING. began when he enlisted in the United tle on several occasions and earned sev- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the States Navy in February 1946. He then eral medals and awards for his service. United States Postal Service located at 20805 returned to his work on the family cat- He was honorably discharged in 1952 State Route 125 in Blue Creek, Ohio, shall be and returned back to the family farm known and designated as the ‘‘George B. tle farm in Adams County until Sep- Lewis Post Office Building’’. tember 1950, when at the age of 22 he to do the work. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, was drafted by the Army and sent to George was hired as the Blue Creek map, regulation, document, paper, or other Korea. In Korea, Lewis was recognized Postmaster on November 5, 1955, where record of the United States to the facility re- as a leader, and he earned the rank of he served ably until his retirement on ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to tank sergeant. September 27, 1992. He was known to be a reference to the ‘‘George B. Lewis Post Honorably discharged in 1952, Lewis all in his community as the Blue Creek Office Building’’. again returned to work on the family Postmaster. He retired with 40 years of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- farm. Three years later, Lewis was ap- Federal Government service. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- pointed to the position of the Blue During his career as postmaster, linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- Creek Postmaster, a job he held until George remained active in his commu- woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) retirement. Not only did George Lewis nity, not just only on the family farm each will control 20 minutes. serve his community as postmaster for which his family has held for over 200 The Chair recognizes the gentleman 47 years, but he played a major role in years. He was instrumental, as was from Illinois. forming the Jefferson Township Volun- mentioned, in forming the Jefferson GENERAL LEAVE teer Fire Department and then went on Township Volunteer Fire Department, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I to serve as the chief of that depart- serving as its chief, and was an hon- ask unanimous consent that all Mem- ment. orary lifetime member. He also contin- bers may have 5 legislative days in He was also very active in the com- ued in his public service with the which to revise and extend their re- munity, sitting on the Adams County Adams County Hospital Board, the marks. Hospital Board, the Adams County Ag- Adams County Agricultural Society, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ricultural Society and Fair Board di- the Fair Board director, and was presi- objection to the request of the gen- rector. As the proud father of five chil- dent of the Jefferson Township Parent- tleman from Illinois? dren, he also served as the president of Teacher Association. Lastly, he was a There was no objection. the Jefferson Township Parent-Teacher member of the Moores Chapel United Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Association. Methodist Church. yield myself such time as I might con- Lewis died on October 25, 2000, from George was known as the ‘‘go-to guy’’ sume. lung cancer. With his recognized ac- because he could fix anything from a As a member of the House Committee complishments in the Armed Forces, tractor to a toaster, and he never said on Oversight and Government Reform, his devotion and services to Blue Creek no to anyone. He was known for his I am pleased to join my colleague in as postmaster, and his longtime record willingness to help everyone, friends or the consideration of H.R. 2077, which of community service, it is fitting for strangers, and had a quick wit and a names the postal facility in Blue to us pay tribute to the lifetime common sense which made him univer- Creek, Ohio, after George B. Lewis. achievements of George B. Lewis by sally respected in his community. H.R. 2077 was introduced by Rep- naming the Blue Creek Ohio, postal fa- b 1615 resentative JEAN SCHMIDT on April 30, cility in his honor. George died on October 25, 2000, after 2007, and was reported from the Over- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of a battle with lung cancer. He was sur- sight Committee on May 1, 2007, by a my time. vived by his wife of over 45 years, Jua- voice vote. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I nita, five children and six great-grand- This measure, which has been co- reserve the balance of my time. children. sponsored by 16 Members, has the sup- Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield as George B. Lewis lived as a humble port of the entire Ohio congressional much time as she may consume to my and practical man. He was not afraid of delegation. distinguished colleague from the State hard work, hard situations or hard de- George Lewis began his career in of Ohio (Mrs. SCHMIDT). cisions. He faced life with courage, public service with the Federal Govern- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I rise in common sense and a feeling of respon- ment on February 1, 1946, when he en- strong support of H.R. 2077, legislation sibility for Blue Creek, where his en- listed in the United States Navy. After to name the United States postal facil- tire family still resides to this day on his discharge from the Navy, George ity in Blue Creek, Ohio, the ‘‘George B. that same family farm. returned from Adams County to work Lewis Post Office Building.’’ I urge my colleagues to honor this on the family cattle farm until Sep- George Lewis is the perfect example man and support this legislation. tember 1, 1950, when he was drafted by of what it is to be an American. This is Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I urge all the Army and sent to Korea. He rose in an individual who served his country Members to support the passage of H.R. the ranks quickly, earning the rank of on the battlefield, and then came back 2077, and I yield back the balance of my tank sergeant. He was honorably dis- home to serve his country on the farm time. charged from the Army on June 12, field. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I 1952. George Lewis was born on April 22, urge passage of this legislation, and I George was hired as the Blue Creek 1928, in Peebles, Ohio, a farming com- yield back the balance of my time. Postmaster on November 5, 1955, where munity in Adams County, the second of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The he served ably until his retirement on five children. George spent his entire question is on the motion offered by September 27, 1992. life, save 2 years fighting the Korean the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Mr. Speaker, I commend my col- War, in Adams County, where he de- DAVIS) that the House suspend the league, Representative JEAN SCHMIDT voted his entire life to improve it. rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2077. from Ohio, for introducing this legisla- George Lewis began his career in The question was taken; and (two- tion, and I urge its passage. public service with the Federal Govern- thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of ment on February 1, 1946, still a few rules were suspended and the bill was my time. months short of his 18th birthday when passed. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- he enlisted in the Navy. After his dis- A motion to reconsider was laid on self as much time as I may consume. charge from the Navy, George returned the table.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.024 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5489 HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY AND ferent professional sports associations, in- GENERAL LEAVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LAMAR cluding the American Football League and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I HUNT National Football League, Major League ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Soccer, National Basketball Association, bers have 5 legislative days in which to Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I North American Soccer League, and the move to suspend the rules and agree to revise and extend their remarks. United States Soccer ‘‘Open Cup’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the resolution (H. Res. 53) recognizing Whereas in total, Lamar Hunt was selected objection to the request of the gen- the life of Lamar Hunt and his out- to 8 Halls of Fame, including the United tleman from Illinois? standing contributions to the Kansas States Soccer Hall of Fame in 1982, the Inter- national Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993, the There was no objection. City Chiefs, the National Football Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, League, and the United States. Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1995, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, the Texas it is my pleasure to yield such time as The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Business Hall of Fame 1997, and the Kansas he may consume to the gentleman tion. City Business Hall of Fame 2004; from Kansas City, Missouri, Represent- The text of the resolution is as fol- Whereas Lamar Hunt was the first Amer- ative EMANUEL CLEAVER, the sponsor of lows: ican Football League figure to be enshrined this legislation. H. Res. 53 into the Professional Football Hall of Fame Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, the Na- Whereas Lamar Hunt was born on August in 1972; tional Football League, the American 2, 1932, in El Dorado, Arkansas; Whereas in 1981 Lamar Hunt was inducted into the National Football League Alumni sports community and the business Whereas Lamar Hunt graduated from leadership in Western Missouri lost a Southern Methodist University with a Bach- Association’s prestigious Order of the Leath- elor of Science in Geology in 1956, and was a er Helmet and in February of 1993, and re- true treasure on December 13, 2006, 3 year reserve end on the varsity football ceived the Francis J. ‘‘Reds’’ Bagnell Award when the Kansas City Chiefs founder, team and was a distinguished alumni and from the Maxwell Football Club of Philadel- Lamar Hunt, peacefully passed away at avid supporter; phia for continuing positive contributions to Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, Whereas at the age of 27, Lamar Hunt cre- the game; at the age of 74. ated the American Football League and Whereas in 1991 the 91-year-old U.S. Open Mr. Speaker, this great American is founded the Dallas Texans, which were later Cup was renamed the ‘‘Lamar Hunt U.S. survived by his wife, Norma, and their renamed the Kansas City Chiefs when Hunt Open Cup.’’; four children, some of whom are here Whereas that same year Lamar Hunt re- relocated the team in 1963; with us today. Whereas for 40 years Lamar Hunt owned ceived the U.S. Soccer Federation Hall of Fame Medal of Honor, joining former U.S. Lamar Hunt is recognized as one of and was a vital participant in the Kansas the greatest sportsmen in American City Chiefs Football Club and created the Soccer President Alan Rothenberg as the Championship Game between the American only other individual to earn that pres- history. He served as the guiding force Football League and the National Football tigious distinction; behind the formation of both the Amer- League that became known as the Super Whereas in 2005 the U.S. Soccer Founda- ican Football League and the Kansas Bowl, a moniker Hunt coined; tion honored Lamar Hunt with its Lifetime City Chiefs franchise. Hunt served as a Whereas under the leadership of Lamar Achievement Award; positive influence on the game of foot- Hunt, the Kansas City Chiefs won the Amer- Whereas Lamar Hunt brought smiles to ball for 47 years, dating back to his millions of children who walked through the ican Football League Championship game in conception of the American Football 1962, 1966, and 1969, and won the National gates of his twin theme parks in Kansas City, Worlds and Oceans of Fun; League in 1959. Football League Super Bowl IV Champion- He was the first AFL figure to be en- ship in 1970; Whereas in addition to his outstanding Whereas Lamar Hunt, a man of unwavering leadership of the Kansas City Chiefs, Lamar shrined into the Pro Football Hall of and deep humility, played an important role Hunt served his community throughout his Fame. This was a remarkable feat, if in the design, ongoing development, and di- lifetime through philanthropic endeavors you consider that he had become in- rection of the modern-day National Football and the donation of his time in both Kansas volved in the game just 13 years ear- League and served as the driving force be- City and Dallas; lier. hind the merger of the American and Na- Whereas 2 of the projects closest to Lamar It was Lamar Hunt who served as the tional football leagues in 1970; Hunt included Southern Methodist Univer- catalyst, who brought together a group Whereas Lamar Hunt advocated for inno- sity, his alma mater where he served as co- of people whimsically known as the vative and progressive changes to enhance chairman of the university’s campaign that raised $60,000,000 to build a new 32,000-seat ‘‘Foolish Club.’’ He was able to con- football in the National Football League, in- vince eight men to put money up to cluding the installation of the 2-point con- football stadium that opened in 2000 and to version option for professional football, which he and his wife Norma donated start a football league that no one names on the backs of the uniforms, that the $5,000,000; and the Heart of a Champion Foun- thought could survive. This was truly trophy given to the winner of the Super Bowl dation, a nonprofit foundation that he an impossible dream. But the fledgling be named in honor of the late and revered launched in 2001; league took foot on the field for the Vince Lombardi, and an additional Thanks- Whereas Lamar Hunt was also a supporter 1960 season; and on June 8, 1966, the giving game be added to the National Foot- of the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas AFL–NFL merger was announced by ball League schedule; City, and was a benefactor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Museum of the NFL Commissioner, Pete Rozelle. Whereas Lamar Hunt’s biggest influence On January 15, Lamar Hunt’s Kansas on the professional football over the years Art, and a host of causes related to chil- was his quiet, yet persuasive voice of reason; dren’s charities, education, and fine arts; and City Chiefs were participating in the Whereas Lamar Hunt’s name is rightfully Whereas on December 13, 2006, Lamar Hunt first Super Bowl. mentioned alongside other legends in profes- succumbed to cancer at the Dallas Pres- It is worth noting that when the own- sional football history for his commitment byterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas at the age ers met after the merger and began to to putting the betterment of the professional of 74: Now, therefore, be it discuss this football game that would football leagues ahead of any potential indi- Resolved, That the House of Representa- be the bowl game of bowl games, far vidual gain, few individuals helped change tives, on this occasion less than one month more noteworthy than the Rose Bowl the face of American football for the better after the death of Lamar Hunt— (1) expresses its deepest condolences to or the Cotton Bowl or the Sugar Bowl, than this quiet Texan; it was Lamar Hunt who said the bowl Whereas Lamar Hunt, as the founder of the Lamar Hunt’s wife of 42 years, Norma, his 4 American Football League, helped pave the children, Lamar Jr., Sharon Munson, Clark, game of bowl games should be called way for much of the modern growth of pro- and Daniel, and his 14 grandchildren; and the Super Bowl, and thus was born fessional football; (2) recognizes the outstanding contribu- what is now one of the most watched Whereas possibly the greatest tribute to tions that Lamar Hunt made to the Kansas events on this planet. his contributions to the sport was the nam- City Chiefs, the National Football League, Before there was a player, coach or ing by the American Football League of the and the United States. general manager in the league, there Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is presented an- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- was Lamar Hunt. There was the late nually to the champion of the American ant to the rule, the gentleman from Il- Patriots’ owner William Sullivan who Football Conference; linois (Mr. DAVIS) and the gentle- remarked at Hunt’s Hall of Fame in- Whereas Lamar Hunt was also one of the founding investors in the 6-time World woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) duction ceremony that ‘‘Hunt was the Champion Chicago Bulls of the National Bas- each will control 20 minutes. cornerstone, the integrity, of the ketball Association and was the owner of 13 The Chair recognizes the gentleman league. Without him, there would have distinctive championship rings from 5 dif- from Illinois. been no AFL.’’

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.027 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5490 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity the NFL owners passed a proposal to For many years, he was a persistent advo- to serve as Mayor of Kansas City for 8 bring the NFL’s championship game to cate of the 2-point conversion option for pro years. But even before that, during my Kansas City in February of the year football—an old college and AFL rule that was time on the City Council, I had the 2015. finally adopted by the NFL in ’94. Hunt had great pleasure of meeting and working Mr. Hunt was a great man, a great also lobbied for many years that an additional with Lamar Hunt. Over the years, I can leader. He did a lot for our community. Thanksgiving game be added to the NFL tell you that I have met many, many I had the pleasure of traveling with schedule and in 2006, those efforts were re- men and women, some heads of state. I him around the world. I had the chance warded when the Chiefs hosted the first-ever have met kings and one queen. I have to see him in many, many situations; Thanksgiving contest at Arrowhead Stadium. never met a person on this Earth yet and I can tell you, this was a giant, Perhaps Hunt’s biggest influence on the who had the humility of Lamar Hunt. I even though he never tried to project league over the years was his quiet, yet per- have never seen a man who did so himself as a giant in any situation, he suasive voice of reason. Hunt’s name is right- much, who accomplished great things tried to just blend in. But there is no fully mentioned alongside other legendary at the level of Lamar Hunt, who could way the history of the National Foot- family surnames in pro football history such as walk around this Capitol and no one ball League can be complete without a Halas, Mara and Rooney for his commitment would know him because he would be major section entitled ‘‘Lamar Hunt.’’ to putting the betterment of the league ahead Mr. Speaker, I ask all Members to opening doors for everyone and trying of any potential individual gain. As the founder join me in supporting H. Res. 53, which to serve. of the AFL, he helped pave the way for much is to honor the life and legacy and ac- In the tradition of my religion, hu- of the modem growth of pro football. Possibly complishments of Lamar Hunt. mility is held perhaps higher than any The National Football League, the American the greatest tribute to his contributions to the other characteristic. In fact, in my tra- sports community, and the Business Commu- sport was the naming by the league of the dition, the great prophets all praised nity of Kansas City lost a true treasure on De- Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is presented annu- people with humility, and the phari- cember 13, 2006 when Chiefs Founder Lamar ally to the champion of the American Football sees, who did not have humility, who Hunt peacefully passed away at Presbyterian Conference. The early days of the AFL were praised themselves, were denounced. Hospital in Dallas, Texas at the age of 74. problem-filled and often tenuous, but Hunt saw Lamar Hunt was an innovator. For He is survived by his wife, Norma and their his Dallas Texans franchise achieve on-field years and years he advocated the two- four children, Lamar, Jr., Sharron Munson, success. In 1962, the Texans won the AFL point conversion in the NFL. Finally, Clark and Daniel. He was also the proud Championship with a double-overtime victory in 1994, the owners bought into the con- grandfather of 14 grandchildren. Recognized over the Houston Oilers, the first of 3 titles cept, which is why today there is a as one of the greatest sportsmen in American won by the Texans/Chiefs during the league’s two-point conversion. This man would history, Hunt served as the guiding force be- 10-year existence. create things in his mind, and he had hind the formation of both the American Foot- After three years in Dallas, Hunt moved his the ability to share those things. ball League and the Kansas City Chiefs fran- team to Kansas City in ’63, where the organi- I attribute, as well as many other Af- chise. Hunt served as a positive influence on zation was renamed the Chiefs. Hunt truly rican Americans, Lamar Hunt with the the game for 47 years dating back to his con- helped put Kansas City on the ‘‘big-league’’ credit for African Americans moving ception of the American Football League in map, thanks to a star-studded football team into all realms of pro football. Before ’59. He was the first AFL figure to be en- that was the winningest in the 10-year history the AFL, there were only a few African shrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in of the American Football League. Hunt’s team Americans playing in the NFL. For a ’72, a remarkable feat considering he became repeated as AFL champions in both 1966 and lot of the young people who watch TV involved in the game just 13 years earlier. 1969. By winning the 1966 AFL title, the today, they would probably find that Hunt served as the catalyst, who brought to- Chiefs earned the right to play in the first somewhat amusing. But it was quite gether the whimsically-named ‘‘Foolish Club’’ Super Bowl against the NFL Champion Green possible in the 1950s and even the early comprised of the eight original AFL owners. Bay Packers. Three years later, the Chiefs 1960s to watch an NFL game and see His ‘‘impossible dream’’ became a reality claimed Kansas City’s first major sports cham- maybe one or two and, in some in- when his fledgling league took foot on the field pionship by defeating the Minnesota Vikings in stances, maybe no African Americans for the ’60 season. On June 8, 1966, the AFL– Super Bowl IV. In the late 1960s, Hunt was at all. NFL merger was announced by NFL Commis- closely involved in the original development But when Lamar Hunt started the sioner Pete Rozelle and on January 15, 1967, plans for Arrowhead Stadium, a facility which AFL, he went to the Historically Black Hunt’s Kansas City Chiefs were participating provided the Chiefs and their fans with one of Colleges and Universities and began to in the inaugural Super Bowl. the most decided home-field advantages in all create players. And what a crop of ‘‘Before there was a player, coach or a gen- of sports. While other venues of a similar vin- players he brought in. eral manager in the league there was Lamar tage have long since been termed obsolete or Willie Lanier, middle linebacker. In Hunt,’’ late Patriots owner William Sullivan re- have been demolished, Arrowhead continues those days, and young people will prob- marked at Hunt’s Hall of Fame induction cere- to serve as a point of pride for the Chiefs and ably find this amazing, people in sports mony. ‘‘Hunt was the cornerstone, the integrity the Kansas City community. would say African Americans can’t of the league. Without him, there would have Thanks in large part to the vision and lob- play middle linebacker. That is the been no AFL.’’ Despite his many accomplish- bying efforts of Hunt, Jackson County Missouri quarterback of defense. They can’t play ments, Hunt’s humility was one of his most voters approved a 3/8 cent sales tax in April quarterback. Willie Lanier, who is in unwavering and most endearing traits. While of 2006. That measure is expected to raise the building at this time, Mr. Speaker, he modestly declined to take credit for his ef- $425 million for the Truman Sports Complex, became a member of the Pro Football forts, he truly played an important role in the of which $325 million has been earmarked to Hall of Fame. He was the starting mid- design, ongoing development and direction of renovate Arrowhead in order to bring the facil- dle linebacker for the Kansas City the modern-day National Football League. ity up to today’s state-of-the-art standards. Chiefs for 11 years. Whether it was serving as the driving force be- Those improvements should only further solid- Then there was Buck Buchanan at a hind the formation of the AFL, serving as a ify Arrowhead’s status as one of America’s little school that most people had key player in the AFL–NFL merger talks in the foremost sporting venues. never even heard of, a black college ’60s, or overseeing many crucial issues con- Hunt’s longtime dream of hosting a Super called Grambling. Buck Buchanan, Pro cerning pro football and the Chiefs franchise Bowl in Kansas City appeared to become a Football Hall of Fame. Otis Taylor. during the past 4 decades, few individuals reality when NFL Commissioner Paul And the list goes on and on. And when helped change the face of America’s favorite Tagliabue announced on November 16, 2005 you look at all of the other teams in game for the better than this quiet Texan. In that NFL owners had passed a proposal to the AFL, they, too, would go into these addition to being a principal negotiator in the bring the NFL’s championship game to Kan- schools. So in addition to being an in- merger of the AFL and NFL in the late ’60s, sas City in February of 2015. novator, he was a great humanitarian. he was a contributor to the design of the NFL Unfortunately, a provision in April’s election Hunt was not able to ever see his playoff format. He is also credited with acci- that would have resurrected the ‘‘rolling roof’’ long-held dream of hosting a Super dentally putting the name ‘‘Super Bowl’’ on the concept for Arrowhead Stadium did not pass. Bowl in Kansas City. It was something NFL’s championship game—the name coming The ‘‘rolling roof’’ was part of Hunt’s initial vi- that he worked on. But, before he died, from his children’s toy ‘‘Super Ball.’’ sion for Arrowhead Stadium in the ’60s. In its

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.028 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5491 21st century incarnation, the ‘‘rolling roof’’ U.S. Soccer Foundation honored Hunt with its American Football League. Facing would have provided a climate-controlled facil- Lifetime Achievement Award. The Hunt Family tough competition from the NFL, he ity suitable for hosting the Super Bowl, the served as the Investor/Operators of the Kan- was determined to become the owner of Final Four and other prestigious events. sas City Wizards franchise of Major League a Texas football team. His first team While Hunt did not realize his goal of seeing Soccer from ’95–06 and reveled as the Wiz- ownership came with the founding of an NFL title game played in Kansas City, he ards claimed the 2000 MLS Cup. The Hunt the Dallas Texans. worked diligently to bring other prominent Family still oversees the operations of 2 MLS A few years later, the team moved to sporting contests to Arrowhead over the years. franchises, F.C. Dallas and the Columbus Kansas City and became the Kansas The ‘‘Home of the Chiefs’’ served as host of Crew. City Chiefs, which Hunt would con- the Dr Pepper Big 12 Conference Champion- The Hunt Sports Group has been at the tinue to own until the time of his ship Game in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006. In forefront of stadium development in the United death. His Chiefs went on to play in the addition to numerous other collegiate football States, beginning with America’s first soccer- first-ever Super Bowl game, which, by contests, the Chiefs hosted several inter- specific stadium, 22,555-seat Crew Stadium the way, was the term he coined as the national soccer matches at Arrowhead thanks which opened in ’99. In 2005, Pizza Hut Park championship game between the two to Hunt’s influence. was completed in Frisco, Texas, giving the leagues. Hunt’s decision to hire Chiefs President, Dallas area one of the world’s most unique Lamar Hunt was instrumental in the General Manager and CEO Carl Peterson in and futuristic soccer facilities. Hunt was also merger between the National Football December ’88 set the stage for a football ren- one of the founding investors in the 6-time League and the American football aissance in Kansas City. During the decade of World Champion Chicago Bulls of the National League in 1970. Beyond football, he the ’90s, Hunt and Peterson, earned the dis- Basketball Association. In total, Hunt was the made similar efforts in the fields of tinction of becoming just the fourth Owner/ owner of 13 distinctive championship rings soccer, tennis and hockey. He helped General Manager combination to preside over from 5 different professional sports associa- establish the World Championship Ten- a franchise for all 10 years of a 100-win dec- tions (AFL/NFL, MLS, NBA, NASL and the nis Circuit, Major League Soccer, and ade as Kansas City compiled a stellar 102–58 U.S. Soccer ‘‘Open Cup’’). His football cham- its predecessor, the North American (.638) regular season record from ’90–99. pionship litany included a Super Bowl IV ring Soccer League. At the time of his Under Hunt’s stewardship, the Chiefs devel- from the ’69 Chiefs, as well as AFL title rings death, he owned two MLS teams, the oped an intensely-loyal fan following, not just from the ’62 Texans and ’66 Chiefs. A highly- FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew. He in Mid-America, but across the country and successful businessman outside of sports, one even furthered his ownership enterprise around the globe. Hunt took great satisfication of Hunt’s most notable innovations was Sub- as one of the original owners of the in the fact that the Chiefs boasted season-tick- Tropolis, the world’s largest underground busi- Chicago Bulls NBA team. et holders from 48 of the 50 states (all but ness complex, located just north of Arrowhead Among his numerous awards and Maine and Vermont), the District of Columbia, Stadium. This naturally climate-controlled, sub- honors, he has been inducted into the Puerto Rico and Canada. He was also appre- terranean industrial park serves as home to Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Na- ciative of the fact that Kansas City was se- over 50 local, national and international busi- tional Soccer Hall of Fame and the lected to represent the NFL in 4 American nesses. Hunt also envisioned and developed International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Bowl contests—Berlin, Germany (’90), Tokyo, Worlds of Fun, a 165-acre family entertain- American Football League trophy pre- Japan (’94, ’98) and Monterrey, Mexico (’96). ment complex which opened in ’73, as well as sented each year to the AFL champion While the Chiefs always remained Hunt’s the 60-acre family water recreation park, team is aptly named the Lamar Hunt most prized sporting entity, his passion for Oceans of Fun which was completed in ’82. Trophy. athletics encompassed more than just the While both of those entities were sold in ’95, It is only right that we honor Lamar game of football. Appropriately nicknamed Hunt Midwest Enterprises, Inc. continues to Hunt for his innovation, dedication and ‘‘Games’’ during his childhood, Hunt’s love of oversee a diverse range of business interests, enthusiasm to the national sports in- sports was his true lifeblood, an enthusiasm including limestone mining and real estate de- dustry. His achievements in sports and which led to his involvement in 6 different pro- velopment. charitable contributions, as well as his fessional sports leagues and 7 sports fran- Hunt was born on August 2, 1932 in El Do- work in theme parks and industrial chises. rado, Arkansas and graduated from SMU with parks, are to be commended. He was an In addition to his formative role in the cre- a B.S. in Geology in ’56. While at SMU, he inspiration to those in the NFL, and ation of the American Football League, Hunt was a 3-year reserve end on the Varsity Foot- his legacy will continue through his was involved in the development of both the ball Team. Hunt was an avid supporter of his teams. North American Soccer League and a tennis alma mater and was an annual fixture at the Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of promotion company, World Championship Cotton Bowl. He and his wife Norma were my time. Tennis. Hunt’s involvement in those ventures also involved in numerous philanthropic and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I resulted years later in his induction into the re- civic efforts in Dallas, across the state of yield myself such time as I may con- spective Halls of Fame of both United States Texas and in the Kansas City community. sume. Soccer (located in Oneonta, New York) in ’82 Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Mr. Speaker, as a member of the and International Tennis (located in Newport, self such time as I may consume. House Committee on Oversight and Rhode Island) in ’93. He was also inducted Mr. Speaker, the world of profes- Government Reform, I am pleased to into the state Sports Halls of Fame of both sional sports lost one of its strongest join my colleague in the consideration Missouri (’95) and Texas (’84). In total, Hunt enthusiasts this past December when of H. Res. 53, which honors the life of was selected to 8 ‘‘Halls of Fame,’’ including Lamar Hunt lost his long battle with Lamar Hunt and his outstanding con- the Texas Business Hall of Fame (’97) and the prostate cancer. tributions to the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Business Hall of Fame (2004). In Widely known throughout the profes- the National Football League and the ’81, Hunt was inducted into the NFL Alumni sional sports industry, his inspira- United States of America. Association’s prestigious Order of the Leather tional career helped the National Foot- 1630 Helmet and in February of ’93, he received the ball League, the Major Soccer League b Francis J. ‘‘Reds’’ Bagnell Award from the and the National Hockey League be- H. Res. 53, which has 52 cosponsors, Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia for con- come the massive successes they are was introduced by the gentleman from tinuing positive contributions to the game. today. Missouri (Mr. CLEAVER) on January 11, Truly a sportsman for all seasons, Soccer Born in El Dorado, Arkansas, and 2007. H. Res. 53 was reported from the America Magazine named Hunt one of its ‘‘25 raised in Dallas, Texas, Lamar Hunt Oversight Committee on May 1, 2007, Most Influential People’’ in ’99 after the 91- was a passionate sports fanatic. He by voice vote. year-old U.S. Open Cup was renamed the played on his college football team at Mr. Speaker, as already has been in- ‘‘Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.’’ That same Southern Methodist University, but his dicated, America lost a great sports- year he also received the U.S. Soccer Federa- real involvement began when he ap- man and businessman when the Kansas tion Hall of Fame Medal of Honor, joining plied for an expansion to the National City Chiefs football team owner, Mr. former U.S. Soccer President Alan Football League in 1959. He was turned Lamar Hunt, passed away on December Rothenberg as the only other individual to down, and a year later he decided with 13, 2006, at Presbyterian Hospital in earn that prestigious distinction. In 2005, the a group of eight others to form the Dallas, Texas, at the age of 74.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.011 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5492 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 Mr. William Sullivan, the late Patri- Office Complex in the limestone caves around Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to ots football team owner, said, ‘‘Before Kansas City. join me in recognizing the enormous contribu- there was a player, coach or a general Mr. Speaker, simply stated, Lamar Hunt was tions Lamar Hunt has made the sports world manager in the league, there was a giant among men. and beyond. Lamar Hunt. Hunt was the corner- Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, let me con- stone, the integrity of the league. I rise in support of H. Res. 53, to recognize gratulate the gentleman from Missouri, the Without him, there would have been no the life of Lamar Hunt and his outstanding Honorable EMANUEL CLEAVER, for spear- American Football League.’’ contributions to the Kansas City Chiefs, the heading the effort in Congress to honor Kan- In the 1950s, Mr. Hunt on several oc- National Football League, and the United sas City Chiefs Founder Lamar Hunt, who casions approached the National Foot- States. passed away in December 2006 after living a ball League to buy a franchise for his The National Football League and the long and distinguished life. As the Fifth Dis- hometown of Dallas, Texas, but he was American sports community lost a true treas- trict’s U.S. representative and the former repeatedly denied. Frustrated by this, ure on December 13, 2006 when Chiefs mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. CLEAVER he decided to organize a rival pro foot- Founder Lamar Hunt passed away in Dallas, understands better than anyone in the House ball circuit, the American Football Texas at the age of 74. Lamar Hunt was an how special Lamar Hunt’s Chiefs are to the League, in 1960. Mr. Hunt was the independent thinker, a trailblazer who refused Kansas City community and to people all owner of the Dallas Texans, one of the to be denied his dream. Recognized as one of throughout the Show-Me State. eight original teams that formed the the greatest sportsmen in American history, Missouri’s Fourth District, which I am privi- AFL. Mr. Hunt’s Dallas Texans won the Hunt served as the guiding force behind the leged to represent, includes portions of the championship in 1962. Soon after, he formation of both the American Football Kansas City suburbs and most of the rural, moved the team to Kansas City in 1963. League and the Kansas City Chiefs franchise. west central section of the State. Many of the He renamed them the Kansas City Hunt served as a positive influence on the Missourians who call the Fourth District home Chiefs. The team won the AFL cham- game for 47 years dating back to his concep- are proud Chiefs fans. They don jerseys, t- pionship in 1966, and the Super Bowl IV tion of the American Football League in 1959. shirts, hats, and flags emblazoned with the red title in 1969. He was the first AFL figure to be enshrined team color of the Chiefs and travel great dis- I want to commend my colleague Mr. into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972, a tances to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead CLEAVER not only for introduction of remarkable feat considering he became in- Stadium. Among the people, there is a great this legislation, but his passionate in- volved in the game just 13 years earlier. deal of pride for the Chiefs. dication of what the life of Lamar Hunt Hunt served as the catalyst who brought to- Missourians who love the Kansas City was, for his personal experiences and gether the ‘‘Foolish Club’’ comprised of the 8 Chiefs and the National Football League, NFL, contributions not only to the game of original AFL owners. His ‘‘impossible dream’’ owe a debt of gratitude to Chiefs founder football, but to the game of life. became a reality when his fledgling league Lamar Hunt, who in 1963 moved the Dallas Listening to Representative CLEAVER took foot on the field for the 1960 season. On Texans to Kansas City. For 40 years, Mr. Hunt it becomes clear that not only was Mr. June 8, 1966, the AFL–NFL merger was an- owned and was a critical participant in the Hunt a giant of a football man, but he nounced by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle Chiefs football club. Under his leadership, the was a giant of a humanitarian, a giant and on January 15, 1967, Hunt’s Kansas City Chiefs won the American Football League of a man who could take ideas and con- Chiefs were participating in the inaugural Championship game in 1966 and in 1969 and vey those in such a way that others Super Bowl. Lamar Hunt’s Kansas City Chiefs won the National Football League Super Bowl would buy into them, while at the returned to the Super Bowl in 1970 and de- IV Championship in 1970. And, while the team same time continuing to live out the feated the Minnesota Vikings by a score of has been competitive through most of its his- thoughts that Kipling had: If you can 23–7 in Super Bowl IV. tory, it experienced a renaissance after Mr. talk with kings and queens and not Despite his many accomplishments, Hunt’s Hunt hired General Manager Carl Peterson in lose the common touch; if all men humility was one of his most unwavering and 1988. count with you, but none too much; most endearing traits. While he modestly de- Mr. Hunt also helped mold the direction of and if you can fill the unforgiving mo- clined to take credit for his efforts, Hunt truly the modern-day NFL and served as the driving ment with 60 seconds’ worth of dis- played an important role in the design, ongo- force behind the merger of the American and tance run, yours will be the world and ing development and direction of the modern- National football leagues in 1970. He founded all that is in it. And what is more, you day National Football League. Lamar Hunt the American Football League at the age of 27 will be a man, my son. was also a risk taker. He signed a great num- and created and named the championship Lamar Hunt was indeed a giant of a ber of African-American players onto the Kan- game known as the Super Bowl. Throughout man. I urge passage of this legislation. sas City Chiefs football team at a time when his career, he advocated for innovative and Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I rise to cele- few other football teams took that chance. So, progressive changes to enhance the NFL, in- brate the life of one of Kansas City’s leg- Lamar Hunt rose above the crowd and nestled cluding the inclusion of the two point conver- endary figures. on top of the football and sports apex where sion option for professional football, placing Lamar Hunt made a positive and lasting im- few others sat. names on the backs of the uniforms, naming pression on Kansas City. He was a man who Whether it was employing more African- the Super Bowl trophy after Vince Lombardi, seemingly touched every life that crossed his Americans, serving as the driving force behind and adding another Thanksgiving game to the path. He was known for his easy-going, en- the formation of the AFL, serving as a key NFL schedule. gaging personality. He will be remembered not player in the AFL–NFL merger talks in the In recognition of Mr. Hunt’s work in football, only for what he accomplished, but for the way ’60s, or overseeing many crucial issues con- he was enshrined in the Professional Football he treated people. cerning pro football and the Chiefs franchise Hall of Fame in 1972, was inducted into the Mr. Hunt was an innovator. He is credited during the past 4 decades, few individuals NFL Alumni Association’s prestigious Order of with making the National Football League helped change the face of America’s favorite the Leather Helmet, and received the Francis what it is today. He coined the term ‘‘Super game for the better than this quiet Texan. J. ‘‘Reds’’ Bagnell Award from the Maxwell Bowl’’, championed the 2-point conversion and In addition to being a principal negotiator in Football Club of Philadelphia. The NFL also brought American soccer into the mainstream. the merger of the AFL and NFL in the late named the American Football Conference, He was inducted into 3 different professional ’60s, he was a contributor to the design of the AFC, trophy, which is presented each year to sports halls of Fame—football, tennis and soc- NFL playoff format. He is also credited with the AFC champion, the ‘‘Lamar Hunt Trophy.’’ cer. accidentally putting the name ‘‘Super Bowl’’ on In addition to football, Mr. Hunt was dedi- His beloved Kansas City Chiefs played in the NFL’s championship game—the name cated to other sports, including soccer, basket- the American Football League and won the coming from his children’s toy ‘‘Super Ball.’’ ball, and tennis. He was also a highly suc- Super Bowl in 1969. The Chiefs are as much As the founder of the AFL, he helped pave cessful businessman and philanthropist. a part of Kansas City as barbeque and jazz, the way for much of the modern growth of pro Mr. Speaker, Lamar Hunt was a remarkable thanks to Mr. Hunt’s leadership. football. Possibly the greatest tribute to his man. Though he was born in Arkansas and Mr. Hunt though was an innovator in other contributions to the sport was the naming by lived much of his life in Texas, his decision to ways too. He built both Worlds of Fun and the league of the Lamar Hunt Trophy, which is establish the Kansas City Chiefs in Missouri Oceans of Fun as state of the art theme parks presented annually to the champion of the has endeared him to Show-Me State resi- in Kansas City. He also built the Subtropolis American Football Conference. dents. And, he made his mark in the history of

VerDate Aug 31 2005 01:04 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.030 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5493 the United States by helping to create the The Clerk read the title of the resolu- conditions are possible in the specified area NFL, which is revered by so many Americans. tion. of the Watch, usually within 36 hours, and As the House of Representatives prepares to The text of the resolution is as fol- that the term ‘‘Hurricane Warning’’ means lows: hurricane conditions are expected in the pass legislation today to honor Mr. Hunt’s life specified area of the Warning, usually within H. RES. 402 and legacy, let us remember his unique con- 24 hours; tributions to Missouri and to our country. Whereas the Atlantic and Central Pacific Whereas the National Hurricane Center Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. hurricane season begins June 1 and ends No- recommends that people know what to do Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the late vember 30, and the East Pacific hurricane when a Hurricane Watch is issued, that is, Lamar Hunt, a tireless contributor to the Na- season runs from May 15 through November listen to NOAA Weather Radio or local radio 30; or TV stations for up-to-date storm informa- tional Football League, NFL, and to the United Whereas an average of 11 tropical storms States. tion; prepare to bring inside any lawn fur- develop per year over the Atlantic Ocean, niture, outdoor decorations, and anything Originally from El Dorado, Arkansas, Lamar Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico and an av- that can be picked up by the wind; prepare to Hunt was educated in Texas at Southern erage of 6 of these storms become hurricanes; cover all windows of their homes and rein- Methodist University, where he obtained a Whereas in an average 3-year period rough- force their garage door; fill their car’s gas Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and ly 5 hurricanes strike the United States tank; recheck manufactured home tie-downs; served as a 3-year reserve end on the varsity coastline, sometimes resulting in multiple and recheck their disaster supply kit; football team. deaths, with 2 typically being ‘‘major’’ or Whereas the National Hurricane Center ‘‘intense’’ category 3 hurricanes, as meas- At the young age of 27, Hunt persevered recommends that people know what to do ured on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; when a Hurricane Warning is issued, that is, through much criticism and founded the Dallas Whereas millions of Americans face great listen to the advice of local officials, and Texans, now known as the Kansas City risk from tropical storms or hurricanes, be- leave if told to do so; complete preparation Chiefs, and facilitated the creation of the cause 50 percent of Americans live along the activities; if they are not advised to evac- American Football League. By undertaking coast and millions of tourists visit the uate, stay indoors, away from windows; be these two tasks, he paved the way for the ex- oceans each year; aware that the calm ‘‘eye’’ is deceptive and pansion of professional football. Whereas the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season does not mean the storm is over; and be alert was the busiest on record and extends the ac- for tornadoes; Hunt’s impeccable management skills and tive hurricane cycle that began in 1995—a keen perception of the game propelled him to Whereas in the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s, inland trend experts agree is likely to continue for flooding was responsible for more than half spearhead groundbreaking developments in years to come; of the deaths associated with tropical storms the NFL. These developments include, among Whereas the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and hurricanes in the United States and the many others, the installation of the 2-point included 28 named storms, including 15 hurri- National Weather Service recommends that conversion option and the inclusion of names canes in which 7 were category 3 or higher; when a hurricane threatens the United on the back of game jerseys. Although known Whereas, during a hurricane, homes, busi- States, people determine whether they live nesses, public buildings, and infrastructure for such contributions to the NFL, Hunt’s com- in a potential flood zone; if advised to evac- may be damaged or destroyed by heavy rain, uate, do so immediately; keep abreast of mitment to the community went far beyond the strong winds, and storm surge; debris can football field. road conditions through the news media; break windows and doors; roads and bridges move to a safe area before access is cut off Hunt was an avid supporter of societal bet- can be washed away; homes can be flooded; by flood water; do not attempt to cross flow- terment, hosting and sponsoring many philan- and destructive tornadoes can occur well ing water because as little as six inches of thropic efforts. He made significant financial away from the storm’s center; water may cause one to lose control of a ve- contributions to higher learning institutions, the Whereas experts at the National Oceanic hicle; and develop a flood emergency action Heart of a Champion foundation, and the fine and Atmospheric Administration’s National plan; Hurricane Center in the National Weather arts, notably the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Whereas the National Oceanic and Atmos- Service agree that it is critical to know if pheric Administration provides more de- and the Dallas Museum of Art. you live in a hurricane prone area, to know In closing, Lamar Hunt was a very special tailed information about hurricanes and hur- your home’s vulnerability to storm surge, ricane preparedness via its Web site http:// man who touched the lives of many Ameri- flooding, and wind, and to develop a written www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/; and cans. I am delighted and honored to recognize family disaster plan based on this knowl- Whereas a National Hurricane Prepared- such a distinguished, forward thinking gen- edge; ness Week will be the week of May 20–26, tleman, and I urge my colleagues to join me Whereas the National Hurricane Center 2007: Now, therefore, be it in saluting this remarkable citizen. recommends that people in hurricane-prone Resolved, That the House of Representa- areas prepare a personal evacuation plan Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I tives— that identifies ahead of time their home’s (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- reserve the balance of my time. vulnerability to storm surge, flooding, and Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I urge all tional Hurricane Preparedness Week; wind; the safest areas in their home for each (2) encourages the staff of the National Members to support the passage of H. hurricane hazard; several options of places to Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Res. 53, and I yield back the balance of go if ordered to evacuate; and the telephone especially at the National Weather Service my time. numbers of these places as well as a road and the National Hurricane Center, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I map of the local area; other appropriate Federal agencies, to con- urge passage of this resolution, and I Whereas the National Hurricane Center tinue their outstanding work to educate peo- yield back the balance of my time. recommends that people in hurricane-prone ple in the United States about hurricane pre- areas assemble a disaster supply kit before paredness; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The hurricane season begins that includes a first question is on the motion offered by (3) urges the people of the United States to aid kit and essential medications; canned recognize such a week as an opportunity to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. food and can opener; at least three gallons of learn more about the work of the National DAVIS) that the House suspend the water per person per day for three to seven Hurricane Center to forecast hurricanes and rules and agree to the resolution, H. days; protective clothing, rainwear, and bed- to educate citizens about the potential risks Res. 53. ding or sleeping bags; a battery-powered associated with hurricanes. radio, flashlight, and extra batteries; special The question was taken; and (two- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- thirds being in the affirmative) the items (including medications) for infants, el- derly, or disabled family members; and writ- ant to the rule, the gentleman from rules were suspended and the resolu- ten instructions on how to turn off elec- Louisiana (Mr. MELANCON) and the gen- tion was agreed to. tricity, gas, and water in case authorities ad- tleman from Florida (Mr. MARIO DIAZ- A motion to reconsider was laid on vise these actions; BALART) each will control 20 minutes. the table. Whereas the National Hurricane Center The Chair recognizes the gentleman f recommends that prior to hurricane season from Louisiana. people prepare for high winds by installing GENERAL LEAVE SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND hurricane shutters or having available pre- Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I ask IDEALS OF NATIONAL HURRI- cut outdoor plywood boards for each window unanimous consent that all Members CANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK of a home; ensuring they can reinforce ga- may have 5 legislative days to revise Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I rage doors; and making trees more wind re- sistant by removing diseased and damaged and extend their remarks and include move to suspend the rules and agree to limbs; extraneous material on H. Res. 402. the resolution (H. Res. 402) supporting Whereas the National Hurricane Center The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the goals and ideals of National Hurri- recommends that citizens know that the objection to the request of the gen- cane Preparedness Week. term ‘‘Hurricane Watch’’ means hurricane tleman from Louisiana?

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:07 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.017 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5494 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 There was no objection. that residents should have enough sup- without clean water. They recommend Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I yield plies to survive for at least 3 days after battery-powered radios and flashlights myself such time as I may consume. the landfall of a hurricane. Oftentimes and extra batteries; and special items, Mr. Speaker, I am here today with a government and law enforcement per- including formula for infants, and resolution with my friend, the gen- sonnel are engaged in restoring safety medications for elderly or disabled tleman from Florida (Mr. MARIO DIAZ- and calming the situation and trying family members. BALART), that will help to make Amer- to reach people after a landfall of a As we have learned in south Florida, ica aware of hurricanes and the devas- hurricane. Ideally residents should the forecasters, the meteorologists and tation. This resolution supports the have enough food, water and supplies hurricane specialists at the National goals and ideals of National Hurricane to at least last them 3 days until the Hurricane Center are often the best Preparedness Week. It encourages the authorities can actually get there and source of the most valuable informa- staff of the National Oceanic and At- lend a hand. tion on hurricane preparedness. They mospheric Administration, especially Millions of Americans face great spend countless hours providing valu- at the National Weather Service and risks from tropical storms and hurri- able information and warnings to indi- the National Hurricane Center and canes. More than 50 percent of Ameri- viduals located in the potential path of other appropriate Federal agencies, to cans live along the coast, and millions a hurricane, and millions of Americans continue their outstanding work to of tourists visit the oceans and the have come to rely on their steady ad- educate people in the United States coasts each year. vice and counsel. about hurricane preparedness. The statistics associated with hurri- Mr. Speaker, I urge all Americans It also urges the people of the United canes are frankly staggering. An aver- living in hurricane-prone areas to use States to recognize such a week as an age of 11 tropical storms develop each Hurricane Preparedness Week as an op- portunity to learn more about the ap- opportunity to learn more about the year over the Atlantic Ocean, the Car- proaching hurricane season and to be work of the National Hurricane Center ibbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. Six prepared before a hurricane threatens to forecast hurricanes and to educate of those storms will probably become our land. We must all learn from our citizens about the potential risks asso- hurricanes. experiences and be prepared. ciated with hurricanes. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season In light of the storms and devasta- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of was the busiest on record, including 28 my time. tion caused by Katrina and Rita in Au- named storms, 15 hurricanes in which 7 gust and September of 2005, I think it Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I yield were a Category 3 or higher. As a myself such time as I may consume. is appropriate that America be aware Coastal State, Floridians are keenly of the situations with hurricanes, par- Mr. Speaker, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART aware of Mother Nature’s wrath and ticularly since some 53 percent of all covered the subject matter of the reso- fury, especially when it comes to hurri- Americans live along the coastal areas lution with a tremendous explanation canes. of why we need to be attentive to Na- of this country. In just 2 short years, eight hurricanes Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tional Hurricane Week. This June 1 be- have made landfall in Florida from my time. gins the 2007 hurricane season here in Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- 2004–2005. They were Charlie, Frances, the United States, and I hope that rec- ida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such Ivan, Jeanne, Dennis, Katrina, Wilma ognition here on the floor today will time as I may consume. and Rita. We have heard and read and make people aware throughout this Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the had to deal with the consequences of country, particularly the people af- gentleman from Louisiana for his help. those storms. fected by these hurricanes, aware of Before I discuss this important issue, I As we have learned in the past few the dangers and the need to pay atten- want to thank Chairman GORDON and years, hurricanes pose serious threats tion to oncoming storms. Ranking Member HALL and their great to our country. Unfortunately, massive Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of staffs for allowing this important reso- storms can result in casualties, deaths, my time. Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- lution that has been brought here be- and millions of dollars in economic ida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to fore you to move forward so quickly. damage and destruction. During hurri- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support canes, homes, businesses and other the gentleman from Florida (Mr. BILI- of House Resolution 402, supporting the buildings can be damaged by heavy RAKIS), who I served with in the State legislature. goals and ideals of National Hurricane rain, strong winds, and storm surge. Homes can be flooded. Tornadoes can Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I Preparedness Week as established by thank the gentleman from Louisiana the National Hurricane Center. Hurri- be spun off, and power can be wiped out (Mr. MELANCON) and the gentleman cane Preparedness Week began yester- for days or weeks and sometimes from Florida (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART) day, May 20, and lasts through May 26 longer. Experts at NOAA’s National Hurri- for sponsoring this resolution, which I of this year. strongly support. It is a very impor- Next Friday, June 1, marks the be- cane Center in the National Weather Service agree that it is critical to do a tant resolution. ginning of the hurricane season, unfor- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong few things: Number one, to determine tunately, in the Atlantic and central support of this resolution supporting if you live in a hurricane-prone area. Pacific Oceans. Hurricane season lasts the goals and ideals of National Hurri- Much of Florida is. Also, know your 6 months, until November 30, and those cane Preparedness Week. are 6 months that those of us in Flor- home’s vulnerabilities to storm surge, As we approach what is expected to ida pay close attention to. flooding, wind, and develop a written be yet another very active hurricane The goal of Hurricane Preparedness family disaster plan based on this season, it is imperative that we help Week is to inform the public about hur- knowledge. raise awareness on the importance of ricane hazards and to provide knowl- Once you determine your vulner- being the best prepared for the worst- edge that can be used to take action. ability to a hurricane, the National case scenario. We have to be ready. This information Hurricane Center recommends that How can any of us ever forget the can be used to save lives and to protect people in hurricane-prone areas, such horrific scenes etched into our minds your home and your property. as Florida, assemble a disaster supply after witnessing the devastation caused History has taught us that a lack of kit before the hurricane season begins. by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita? Near- hurricane awareness and preparation Be ready now; don’t wait until the ly 2 years later, the gulf coast region are common among all major hurri- storm is on its way. That includes and those affected by these storms are cane disasters, but by knowing your things like a first aid kit with essential still suffering. vulnerability and what actions you as medications, and nonperishable food I was alarmed when FEMA Director an individual and family can take, you items such as canned goods; at least 3 David Paulison testified before the can reduce the effects of a hurricane gallons of water per person per day for Homeland Security Committee last disaster. at least 3 to 7 days, and that is crucial. week and informed us that FEMA’s re- One of the biggest lessons learned You might be able to survive without a vised national response plan will not be from the recent wave of hurricanes is lot of things, but you cannot survive completed until sometime in June.

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Mr. Speaker, I re- country has ever known, we still have a great sponse of the State, local and Federal serve the balance of my time. deal of work to do to secure our Nation from Governments were inadequate, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- further weather catastrophes. I strongly urge there is much work to be done. How- ida. Mr. Speaker, we have no further my colleagues to support this legislation, ever, disaster readiness should not speakers, and I yield back the remain- which encourages increased public awareness solely lie on the shoulders of govern- ing part of my time. about how to prepare for a hurricane. ment. I hope that individuals will use Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- Mr. Speaker, Hurricane Katrina was one of this week as a reminder that they, too, port of H. Res. 402, a resolution to support the the worst storms in American history, its mag- must prepare themselves, as Mr. DIAZ- goals and ideals of National Hurricane Pre- nitude rivaled only by the catastrophic failure BALART said. paredness Week. I thank my colleague from of the Federal government to adequately re- I have urged my constituents to de- Florida (Mr. DIAZ-BALART) for his leadership on spond to the resulting suffering in a manner velop family disaster plans and create this issue and for introducing this resolution. befitting our great Nation. supply kits. It is also important that Sponsored by the National Oceanic and At- This year’s hurricane season officially be- they follow local weather forecasts and mospheric Administration, NOAA, this year the gins on June 1, and scientific predictions do heed any emergency hurricane warn- National Hurricane Preparedness Week will be not bode well. Forecasters anticipate a ‘‘very ings they receive. These and other sim- observed from May 20–26, 2007. National active’’ year for storms along the Atlantic ple steps can help save lives. Hurricane Preparedness Week is aimed to in- coastline, with researchers at Colorado State Mr. Speaker, while I’m pleased that form and educate people in the United States University anticipating 17 named storms, in- we are here today to debate this vitally about how to prepare for major storms and cluding 9 hurricanes. According to these pre- important issue, I also must express hurricanes and mitigate the risks to individ- dictions, there is a 74 percent chance that at some frustration. Most of our States uals, families, and communities associated least one major hurricane will strike the U.S. are plagued with some form of natural with potentially deadly storms. A lack of coastline. disaster. In my State, these menaces awareness and preparation by individuals, This time we have fair warning. We know have caused the most financially crip- families, and communities can contribute to how devastating a hurricane can be, and we pling crisis we have been confronted the destructive effects of hurricanes, major know we are likely to see another storm of the with in years, namely, the unaffordable storms, and other natural disasters. magnitude of Hurricane Katrina. We know that costs of homeowners’ insurance. The people of Guam know well the dev- our disaster prevention, preparedness, and re- Due to the onslaught of hurricanes astating effects of major storms. This resolu- lief mechanisms and agencies are woefully in- and tornados in recent years, these tion correctly notes that the Central Pacific adequate. We can no longer use ignorance as rates have doubled or even tripled. This hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends an excuse, and we cannot allow ourselves to has caused many of my constituents November 30. Guam, during that period of be caught unprepared once again. This legislation recognizes the extreme de- throughout Florida, of course, to leave time, routinely is hit by powerful typhoons that structive power of hurricanes; their potential to their homes or risk everything by opt- have winds in excess 150 miles per hour. destroy homes and livelihoods as well as es- ing not to get coverage. The hazards associated with hurricanes or sential infrastructure. We may not be able to While there are no overnight solu- typhoons and other major storms are not lim- predict exactly how, when, or where a hurri- tions to help solve this crisis, I believe ited to high winds and massive rains. Storm cane will make landfall, but we do know what that this body can take steps to help surges, flooding, and the loss of essential areas of the country are particularly vulnerable encourage citizens in disaster-prone services are also among the serious threats to to hurricanes. We know what basic steps, areas to better mitigate their property safety, health, and public order associated from their storms. I have introduced such as developing a written family disaster with such storms. plan or establishing evacuation routes, resi- H.R. 913, the Hurricane Tornado and The key to managing the full range of dents of these areas can and should take to Mitigation Investment Act, which threats is planning and coordination among would accomplish that goal. I’m proud prepare themselves. And most of all, we know local, State, and Federal officials. The govern- that hurricanes will continue to pose a threat my good friend from Florida is an ment and people of Guam are well prepared in the years to come, a threat which we can- original cosponsor. for these storms and to manage their not ignore. Mr. Speaker, some Members have aftermaths largely as a result of the high level In recognition of this knowledge, this bill ac- raised concerns that this is only a of coordination that exists between local and knowledges this week, May 20–26, as Na- Florida or a coastal State issue. How- Federal representatives on Guam. In fact, tional Hurricane Preparedness Week. It en- ever, I will conclude my remarks with communities across the United States can courages the staff of the National Oceanic and this statistic. For every dollar spent by learn from the model practiced and utilized by Atmospheric Administration, especially at the FEMA for mitigating disasters, about the Government of Guam in order to achieve National Weather Service and the National $4 is saved on what would have eventu- effective coordination between local, State, Hurricane Center, and other appropriate Fed- ally been spent fixing damage from a and Federal authorities. eral agencies, to continue to educate people storm. That’s significant. I encourage other at-risk communities in the United States about hurricane prepared- Taxpayers from every State have across the United States to heed the advice ness. contributed billions of dollars spent re- provided by Federal authorities during National Additionally, this legislation urges the people covering from the aftermaths of hurri- Hurricane Preparedness Week. I also encour- of the United States to recognize such a week canes such as Katrina and Rita. En- age at-risk communities to, throughout the as an opportunity to learn more about the couraging our citizens to safeguard year, be vigilant in their efforts to review, re- work of the National Hurricane Center in fore- their property will save Americans in vise, and modernize their planning and capa- casting hurricanes and in educating citizens every State billions of dollars. bilities to respond to major storms. about the potential risks associated with hurri- Furthermore, it would reduce the Planning and preparation is also the respon- canes. skyrocketing costs of homeowners’ in- sibility of each family in at-risk communities. Mr. Speaker, Hurricane Katrina was respon- surance and allow my constituents and Some simple strategies can be followed to sible for $81.2 billion in damage, as well as for constituents all over the country, your help mitigate the risk to individual and families the deaths of 1,836 persons. We have a re- constituents, Mr. Speaker, to raise before, during and after major storms. They sponsibility to provide the American people their children in the State that they are: development of a family plan; the creation with a disaster preparedness system that want to and retire in the State that of a disaster supply kit; the securing of home works. We must ensure that, should another they want to retire. and property; and the sharing of information. storm of Katrina’s magnitude make landfall on I’m seeing some big problems in my I urge my colleagues to support H. Res. America’s coastline, we will not have to wit- State, Mr. Speaker. As I said, people 402. ness the atrocious suffering that we saw in the

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.034 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5496 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 summer of 2005. I strongly support this legis- Sec. 205. Presidential innovation award. TITLE V—HIGH-PERFORMANCE lation, and I urge my colleagues to do so as Sec. 206. National Coordination Office for COMPUTING well. Research Infrastructure. Sec. 501. High-performance computing re- Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I Sec. 207. Research on innovation and inven- search and development pro- tiveness. thank Mr. DIAZ-BALART so much and gram. Sec. 208. Report on National Institute of Sec. 502. Definitions. Mr. BILIRAKIS. I have no further re- Standards and Technology ef- quests for time, and I yield back the forts to recruit and retain early TITLE I—SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS balance of my time. CAREER science and engineer- SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION IM- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing researchers. PROVEMENT question is on the motion offered by Sec. 209. NASA’s contribution to innovation. SEC. 101. FINDINGS. the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Sec. 210. Undergraduate scholarships for Congress finds the following: science, technology, engineer- (1) The National Science Foundation has MELANCON) that the House suspend the ing, and mathematics. made significant and valuable contributions rules and agree to the resolution, H. to the improvement of K–12 and under- Res. 402. TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION graduate science, technology, engineering, The question was taken; and (two- and mathematics education throughout its Sec. 301. Short title. thirds being in the affirmative) the 56 year history. Sec. 302. Definitions. (2) Under section 3 of the National Science rules were suspended and the resolu- Sec. 303. Authorization of appropriations. Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1862), the tion was agreed to. Sec. 304. Centers for research on learning National Science Foundation is explicitly re- A motion to reconsider was laid on and education improvement. quired to strengthen science, mathematics, the table. Sec. 305. Interdisciplinary research. and engineering research potential and edu- Sec. 306. Pilot program of grants for new in- f cation programs at all levels. vestigators. 21ST CENTURY COMPETITIVENESS Sec. 307. Broader impacts merit review cri- SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. ACT OF 2007 terion. In this title: (1) The term ‘‘cost of attendance’’ has the Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I move to sus- Sec. 308. Postdoctoral research fellows. Sec. 309. Responsible conduct of research. meaning given that term in section 472 of the pend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. Sec. 310. Reporting of research results. Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2272) to invest in innovation through Sec. 311. Sharing research results. 1087ll). research and development, and to im- Sec. 312. Funding for successful stem edu- (2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Direc- prove the competitiveness of the cation programs. tor of the National Science Foundation. United States. Sec. 313. Cost sharing. (3) The term ‘‘institution of higher edu- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Sec. 314. Donations. cation’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of The text of the bill is as follows: Sec. 315. Additional reports. Sec. 316. Administrative amendments. 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). H.R. 2272 Sec. 317. National Science Board reports. (4) The term ‘‘mathematics and science Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Sec. 318. National Academy of Science Re- teacher’’ means a mathematics, science, or resentatives of the United States of America in port on Diversity in STEM technology teacher at the elementary school Congress assembled, fields. or secondary school level. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 319. Sense of the Congress regarding the Subtitle A—Science Scholarships mathematics and science part- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE. nership programs of the Depart- the ‘‘21st Century Competitiveness Act of This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘10,000 ment of Education and the Na- 2007’’. Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- tional Science Foundation. Scholarship Act’’. tents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 320. Hispanic-serving institutions un- SEC. 112. FINDINGS. Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. dergraduate program. Sec. 321. Communications training for sci- Congress finds the following: TITLE I—SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS entists. (1) The prosperity the United States enjoys SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION IM- today is due in no small part to investments TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PROVEMENT the Nation has made in research and devel- STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Sec. 101. Findings. opment over the past 50 years. Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 401. Short title. (2) Corporate, government, and national Subtitle A—Science Scholarships Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations scientific and technical leaders have raised concerns that current trends affecting the Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 411. Scientific and technical research science and technology enterprise of the Na- Sec. 112. Findings. and services. tion could result in erosion of this past suc- Sec. 113. Policy objective. Sec. 412. Industrial technology services. cess and jeopardize future prosperity. Sec. 114. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Subtitle B—Innovation and Technology (3) The National Academy of Sciences, the Program. Policy Reforms National Academy of Engineering, and the Subtitle B—Mathematics and Science Sec. 421. Institute-wide planning report. Institute of Medicine were tasked in a con- Education Improvement Sec. 422. Report by Visiting Committee. gressional request to recommend actions Sec. 121. Mathematics and science education Sec. 423. Manufacturing extension partner- that the Federal Government could take to partnerships amendments. ship. enhance the science and technology enter- Sec. 122. Teacher institutes. Sec. 424. Technology Innovation Program. prise so that the United States can success- Sec. 123. Graduate degree program. Sec. 425. Research fellowships. fully compete, prosper, and be secure in the Sec. 124. Curricula. Sec. 426. Collaborative manufacturing re- global community of the 21st century. Sec. 125. Science, Technology, Engineering, search pilot grants. (4) The Academies’ highest priority rec- and Mathematics Talent Ex- Sec. 427. Manufacturing fellowship program. ommendation in its report, ‘‘Rising Above pansion Program. Sec. 428. Meetings of Visiting Committee on the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Em- Sec. 126. High-need local educational agency Advanced Technology. ploying America for a Brighter Economic definition. Sec. 429. Manufacturing research database. Future’’, is to improve K–12 mathematics Sec. 127. Teacher leaders. Subtitle C—Miscellaneous and science education, and the Academies’ Sec. 128. Laboratory science pilot program. Sec. 441. Post-doctoral fellows. first recommended action item is to insti- Sec. 129. Study on laboratory equipment do- Sec. 442. Financial agreements clarification. tute a major scholarship program to recruit nations for schools. Sec. 443. Working capital fund transfers. and educate annually 10,000 mathematics and TITLE II—SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Sec. 444. Retention of depreciation sur- science teachers. RESEARCH charge. SEC. 113. POLICY OBJECTIVE. Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 445. Non-Energy Inventions Program. In carrying out the program under section Sec. 202. National Science Foundation early Sec. 446. Redefinition of the metric system. 10 of the National Science Foundation Au- career awards for science and Sec. 447. Repeal of redundant and obsolete thorization Act of 2002, the National Science engineering researchers. authority. Foundation shall seek to increase by up to Sec. 203. Department of Energy early career Sec. 448. Clarification of standard time and 10,000 per year the number of elementary and awards for science and engi- time zones. secondary mathematics and science teachers neering researchers. Sec. 449. Procurement of temporary and in the Nation’s schools having both exem- Sec. 204. Integrative graduate education and intermittent services. plary subject knowledge and pedagogical research traineeship program. Sec. 450. Malcolm Baldrige awards. skills.

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Historically Black Colleges and Universities requirement of 6 years’’ after ‘‘was re- (a) PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.—Section 10 of that are part B institutions as defined in sec- ceived’’; and the National Science Foundation Authoriza- tion 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of (C) by striking ‘‘Service required under tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1) is amend- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and minority institu- this paragraph shall be performed in a high- ed— tions (as defined in section 365(3) of that Act need local educational agency.’’; (1) by inserting ‘‘teacher’’ after ‘‘noyce’’ in (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))).’’; (17) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the section heading; (10) in subsection (b)(1)(A)— a new paragraph as follows: (2) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; ‘‘(5) EXCEPTION.—The period of service obli- (A) by striking ‘‘to provide scholarships, (B) by inserting ‘‘and summer internships’’ gation under paragraph (4) is reduced by 1 stipends, and programming designed’’; after ‘‘number of scholarships’’; and year for scholarship recipients whose service (B) by inserting ‘‘and to provide scholar- (C) by inserting ‘‘the type of activities pro- is performed in a high-need local educational ships and stipends to students participating posed for the recruitment of students to the agency. The Director shall establish and in the program’’ after ‘‘science teachers’’; maintain a central clearinghouse of informa- and program,’’ after ‘‘intends to award,’’; (11) in subsection (b)(1)(B)— tion on teaching opportunities available in (C) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’; high-need local educational agencies (3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship or stipend’’; throughout the United States, which shall be (A) by striking ‘‘encourage top college jun- and made available to individuals having a serv- iors and seniors’’ and inserting ‘‘recruit and (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, ice obligation under this section.’’; prepare undergraduate students’’; and which may include a description of any ex- (18) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘to re- (B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to be- isting programs at the applicant’s institu- ceive certification or licensing to teach’’ and come’’; tion that are targeted to the education of inserting ‘‘established under subsection (4) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii)— mathematics and science teachers and the (a)(3)(B)’’; (A) by striking ‘‘programs to help scholar- number of teachers graduated annually from (19) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘and ship recipients’’ and inserting ‘‘academic such programs;’’; professional achievement’’ after ‘‘academic courses and early field teaching experiences (12) in subsection (b)(1), by striking sub- designed to prepare students participating in paragraph (C) and inserting the following: merit’’; the program’’; ‘‘(C) a description of the academic courses (20) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘1 (B) by striking ‘‘programs that will result and field teaching experiences required year’’ and inserting ‘‘16 months’’; in’’ and inserting ‘‘such preparation as is under subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii) and (B)(ii), in- (21) in subsection (d)(4)— necessary to meet requirements for’’; and cluding— (A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘4 (C) by striking ‘‘licensing; and’’ and insert- ‘‘(i) a description of the undergraduate pro- years’’; and ing ‘‘licensing;’’; gram that will enable a student to graduate (B) by striking ‘‘for each year a stipend (5) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii)— within 5 years with a major in mathematics, was received’’; (A) by striking ‘‘scholarship recipients’’ science, or engineering and to obtain teacher (22) in subsection (e)— and inserting ‘‘students participating in the certification or licensing; (A) by inserting ‘‘or section 10A’’ after program’’; ‘‘(ii) a description of the field teaching ex- ‘‘under this section’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘enable the recipients’’ and periences proposed; and (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or sec- inserting ‘‘enable the students’’; and ‘‘(iii) evidence of agreements between the tion 10A’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; (C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘; applicant and the schools or school districts (23) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘or and’’; that are identified as the locations at which section 10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; (6) in subsection (a)(3)(A) by inserting at field teaching experiences will occur; (24) in subsection (g)(2)(A)— the end the following new clause: ‘‘(D) a description of the programs required (A) by striking ‘‘Treasurer of the United ‘‘(iv) providing summer internships for under subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and (B)(iii), in- States,’’ and inserting ‘‘Treasurer of the freshman students participating in the pro- cluding activities to assist new teachers in United States.’’; and gram; or’’; fulfilling their service requirements under (B) by striking ‘‘multiplied by 2.’’; (7) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— this section; and (25) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘or sec- (A) by striking ‘‘encourage’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) an identification of the applicant’s tion 10A’’ after ‘‘under this section’’; ‘‘recruit and prepare’’; and mathematics, science, or engineering faculty (26) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ‘‘or (B) by inserting ‘‘qualified as’’ after ‘‘to be- and its education faculty who will carry out had a career in’’ after ‘‘is working in’’; come’’; the development and implementation of the (27) in subsection (i)— (8) by amending clause (ii) of subsection program as required under subsection (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para- (a)(3)(B) to read as follows: (a)(4).’’; graph (4); ‘‘(ii) offering academic courses and field (13) in subsection (b)(2)— (B) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘or sec- teaching experiences designed to prepare sti- (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), tion 10A’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; pend recipients to teach in elementary (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (C) by striking the period at the end of schools and secondary schools, including (E) and (F), respectively; paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and such preparation as is necessary to meet re- (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) a (D) by adding at the end the following: quirements for teacher certification or li- new subparagraph as follows: ‘‘(6) the term ‘teacher leader’ means a censing; and’’; ‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s mathematics or science teacher who works (9) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end mathematics, science, or engineering faculty to improve the instruction of mathematics the following new paragraph: and its education faculty have worked or or science in kindergarten through grade 12 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT.—To be eligi- will work collaboratively to design new or through— ble for an award under this section, an insti- revised curricula that recognizes the special- ‘‘(A) participating in the development or tution of higher education (or consortia of ized pedagogy required to teach mathe- revision of science, mathematics, engineer- such institutions) shall ensure that specific matics, science, and technology effectively ing, or technology curricula; faculty members and staff from the institu- in elementary and secondary schools;’’; and ‘‘(B) serving as a mentor to mathematics tion’s mathematics, science, or engineering (C) by amending subparagraph (F), as so re- or science teachers; departments and specific education faculty designated by subparagraph (A) of this para- ‘‘(C) coordinating and assisting teachers in are designated to carry out the development graph, to read as follows: the use of hands-on inquiry materials, equip- and implementation of the program. An in- ‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit ment, and supplies, and when appropriate, stitution of higher education may also in- students who are individuals identified in supervising acquisition and repair of such clude teacher leaders to participate in devel- section 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineer- materials; oping the pedagogical content of the pro- ing Equal Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a ‘‘(D) providing in-classroom teaching as- gram and to supervise students participating or 1885b).’’; sistance to mathematics or science teachers; in the program in their field teaching experi- (14) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2 and ences. No institution of higher education years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; ‘‘(E) providing professional development, shall be eligible for an award unless faculty (15) in subsection (c)(3)— for the purposes of training other teacher from the institution’s mathematics, science, (A) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting leaders, to mathematics and science teach- or engineering departments are active par- ‘‘$10,000’’; and ers.’’; and ticipants in the program. (B) by striking ‘‘2 years of scholarship sup- (28) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(5) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under port’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years of scholarship ‘‘(j) MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE SCHOLAR- this section, the Director shall endeavor to support, unless the Director establishes a SHIP GIFT FUND.—In accordance with section ensure that the recipients are from a variety policy by which part-time students may re- 11(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of types of institutions of higher education. ceive additional years of support’’; of 1950, the Director is authorized to accept In support of this goal, the Director shall (16) in subsection (c)(4)— donations from the private sector to support broadly disseminate information about when (A) by striking ‘‘6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘8 scholarships, stipends, or internships associ- and how to apply for grants under this sec- years’’; ated with programs under this section.

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‘‘(k) ASSESSMENT OF TEACHER SERVICE AND ‘‘(B) a description of the selection process tion. Individuals may receive a maximum of RETENTION.—Not later than 4 years after the that will be used in awarding stipends, in- 16 months of stipend support. date of enactment of this subsection, the Di- cluding a description of the rigorous, nation- ‘‘(h) SERVICE OBLIGATION.—If an individual rector shall transmit to Congress a report on ally recognized test that will be adminis- receives a stipend under this section, that in- the effectiveness of the program carried out tered during the selection process in order to dividual shall be required to complete, with- under this section. The report shall include determine whether individuals applying for in 6 years after completion of the edu- the proportion of individuals receiving schol- stipends have advanced content knowledge of cational program for which the stipend was arships or stipends under the program who— science or mathematics; awarded, 4 years of service as a mathematics ‘‘(1) fulfill their service obligation required ‘‘(C) evidence that the applicant has the or science teacher in a public secondary under this section in a high-need local edu- capability to administer the program in ac- school.’’. cational agency; cordance with the provisions of this section, (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8(6) ‘‘(2) elect to fulfill their service obligation which may include a description of any ex- of the National Science Foundation Author- ization Act of 2002 is amended— in a high-need local educational agency but isting programs at the applicant’s institu- (1) in the paragraph heading by inserting fail to complete it, as defined in subsection tion that are targeted to the education of ‘‘TEACHER’’ after ‘‘NOYCE’’; and (g); mathematics and science teachers and the (2) by inserting ‘‘Teacher’’ after ‘‘Noyce’’. ‘‘(3) remain in the teaching profession be- number of teachers graduated annually from yond their service obligation; and such programs; Subtitle B—Mathematics and Science ‘‘(4) remain in the teaching profession in a ‘‘(D) a description of the academic courses Education Improvement high-need local educational agency beyond and field teaching experiences described in SEC. 121. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDU- their service obligation.’’. subsection (c)(2), including— CATION PARTNERSHIPS AMEND- (b) SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ‘‘(i) a description of an educational pro- MENTS. Section 9 of the National Science Founda- STIPENDS.—The National Science Founda- gram that will enable a student to obtain tion Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. tion Authorization Act of 2002 is amended by teacher certification or licensing within 16 1862n) is amended— inserting after section 10 the following new months; and (1) in subsection (a)(2)— section: ‘‘(ii) evidence of agreements between the (A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’; ‘‘SEC. 10A. SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM applicant and the schools or school districts (B) by striking subparagraph (B); FOR STIPENDS. that are identified as the locations at which ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Robert (C) by inserting ‘‘, through 1 or more of its field teaching experiences will occur; departments in science, mathematics, or en- Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program estab- ‘‘(E) a description of the programs de- lished under section 10, the Director shall es- gineering,’’ after ‘‘institution of higher edu- scribed in subsection (c)(3), including activi- cation’’; and tablish a separate type of award for eligible ties to assist new teachers in fulfilling their entities described in subsection (b). Stipends (D) by striking ‘‘a State educational agen- service requirements under this section; and cy’’ and inserting ‘‘education faculty from under this section shall be available only to ‘‘(F) evidence that the partnership will mathematics, science, and engineering pro- the participating institution or institutions provide the teaching supplements required of higher education, a State educational fessionals who, while receiving the stipend, under subsection (f). are enrolled in a program to receive certifi- agency,’’; ‘‘(3) CRITERIA.—In evaluating the applica- (2) in subsection (a)(3)(B)— cation or licensing to teach. tions submitted under paragraph (2), the Di- ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible to (A) by inserting ‘‘content-specific’’ before rector shall consider, at a minimum— receive a grant under this section, an insti- ‘‘professional development programs’’; ‘‘(A) the ability of the applicant to effec- tution of higher education (or consortia of (B) by inserting ‘‘which are’’ before ‘‘de- tively carry out the program and to meet the such institutions) shall enter into a partner- signed’’; and requirement of subsection (f); ship with one or more private sector non- (C) by inserting ‘‘and which may include ‘‘(B) the extent to which the applicant’s profit organizations, local or State govern- teacher training activities to prepare mathe- mathematics, science, or engineering faculty ment organizations, and businesses. The matics and science teachers to teach chal- and its education faculty have worked or members of the partnership shall provide the lenging mathematics, science, and tech- will work collaboratively to design new or teaching supplements described in sub- nology college-preparatory courses, includ- revised curricula that recognizes the special- section (f). ing Advanced Placement and International ‘‘(c) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided ized pedagogy required to teach mathe- Baccalaureate courses’’ after ‘‘and science under this section shall be used by institu- matics and science effectively in elementary teachers’’; tions of higher education or consortia to de- and secondary schools; (3) in subsection (a)(3)(C)— velop and implement a program to encourage ‘‘(C) the extent to which the applicant is (A) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory experi- science, mathematics, or engineering profes- committed to making the program a central ences’’ after ‘‘technology’’; and sionals to become qualified as mathematics organizational focus; (B) by inserting ‘‘and laboratory’’ after and science teachers, through— ‘‘(D) the degree to which the proposed pro- ‘‘provide technical’’; ‘‘(1) administering stipends in accordance gramming will enable stipend recipients to (4) in subsection (a)(3)(I) by inserting ‘‘in- with this section; become successful mathematics and science cluding model induction programs for teach- ‘‘(2) offering academic courses and field teachers; ers in their first 2 years of teaching,’’ after teaching experiences designed to prepare sti- ‘‘(E) the number and quality of the stu- ‘‘and science,’’; pend recipients to teach in elementary and dents that will be served by the program; (5) in subsection (a)(3)(K) by striking ‘‘de- secondary schools, including such prepara- and veloping and offering mathematics or tion as is necessary to meet the require- ‘‘(F) the ability of the applicant to recruit science enrichment programs for students, ments for certification or licensing; and students who would otherwise not pursue a including after-school and summer pro- ‘‘(3) offering programs to stipend recipi- career in teaching. grams;’’ and inserting ‘‘developing edu- ents, both during and after matriculation in ‘‘(e) STIPENDS.—Individuals shall be se- cational programs and materials and con- the program for which the stipend is re- lected to receive stipends under this section ducting mathematics, science, and tech- ceived, to enable recipients to become better primarily on the basis of their content nology enrichment programs for students, mathematics and science teachers, to fulfill knowledge of science or mathematics as including after-school programs and summer the service requirements of this section, and demonstrated by their performance on a test camps for students described in subsection to exchange ideas with others in their fields. designated in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(G);’’; ‘‘(d) SELECTION PROCESS.— (d)(2)(B). Among individuals demonstrating (6) in subsection (a) by inserting at the end ‘‘(1) MERIT REVIEW.—Grants shall be pro- equivalent content knowledge, consideration the following: vided under this section on a competitive, may be given to financial need and to the ‘‘(8) MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS.—Activi- merit-reviewed basis. goal of promoting the participation of indi- ties carried out in accordance with para- ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible institution viduals identified in section 33 or 34 of the graph (3)(B) shall include the development of higher education or consortium seeking Science and Engineering Equal Opportuni- and offering of master’s degree programs for funding under this section shall submit an ties Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b). in-service mathematics and science teachers application to the Director at such time, in ‘‘(f) TEACHING SUPPLEMENTS.—The mem- that will strengthen their subject area such manner, and containing such informa- bers of a partnership shall identify a source knowledge and pedagogical skills, as de- tion as the Director may require. The appli- of non-Federal funding to provide salary sup- scribed in section 123 of the Act enacting cation shall include, at a minimum— plements to individuals who participate in this paragraph. Grants provided under this ‘‘(A) a description of the program that the the program under this section during the section may be used to develop and imple- applicant intends to operate, including the period of their service obligation under sub- ment courses of instruction for the master’s number of stipends the applicant intends to section (h). degree programs, which may involve online award, the type of activities proposed for the ‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND DURATION.—Stipends learning, and develop related educational recruitment of students to the program, and under this section shall be not less than materials. the amount of the teaching supplements to $10,000 per year, except that no individual ‘‘(9) MENTORS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS be provided in accordance with subsection shall receive for any year more than the cost OF CHALLENGING COURSES.—Partnerships car- (f); of attendance at that individual’s institu- rying out activities to prepare mathematics

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COURSES.—The Director shall ensure that ac- have faced declining enrollment in recent ‘‘(10) INVENTIVENESS.—Activities carried tivities supported for awards under para- years; and out in accordance with paragraph (3)(H) may graph (1) include the development and imple- ‘‘(ii) the creation of centers (in this para- include the development and dissemination mentation of teacher training activities to graph referred to as ‘Centers’) to develop un- of curriculum tools that will help foster in- prepare mathematics and science teachers to dergraduate curriculum, teaching methods ventiveness and innovation.’’; teach challenging mathematics, science, and for undergraduate courses, and methods to (7) in subsection (b)(2) by redesignating technology college-preparatory courses, in- better train professors and teaching assist- subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs cluding Advanced Placement and Inter- ants who teach undergraduate courses to in- (F) and (G), respectively, and inserting after national Baccalaureate courses. crease the number of students completing subparagraph (D) the following new subpara- (3) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this graph: section, the Director shall give priority to undergraduate courses in science, tech- ‘‘(E) the extent to which the evaluation de- applications that propose programs that will nology, engineering, and mathematics, in- scribed in paragraph (1)(E) will be inde- attract mathematics and science teachers cluding the number of nonmajors, and to im- pendent and based on objective measures;’’; from local educational agencies that— prove student academic achievement in (8) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end (A) are receiving grants under title I of the those courses. the following: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of Grants made under clause (ii) shall be award- ‘‘(4) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM GRANT SIZE.—A 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result of hav- ed jointly through the Education and Human grant awarded under this section shall be not ing within their jurisdictions concentrations Resources Directorate and at least 1 research less than $75,000 or greater than $2,000,000 for of children from low income families; and directorate of the Foundation.’’; any fiscal year.’’; (B) are experiencing a shortage of highly (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read (9) in subsection (c)— qualified teachers, as defined in section 9101 as follows: (A) by striking paragraph (2); of the Elementary and Secondary Education ‘‘(B) In selecting projects under subpara- (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), in the fields of graph (A)(i), the Director shall strive to in- and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respec- science, mathematics, or technology. crease the number of students studying to- tively; and (b) LABORATORY SCIENCE TEACHER PROFES- ward and completing baccalaureate degrees, (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- SIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—There are authorized concentrations, or certificates in science, lowing new paragraphs: to be appropriated to the Secretary of En- mathematics, engineering, or technology ‘‘(2) REPORT ON MODEL PROJECTS.—The Di- ergy for the Laboratory Science Teacher who are— rector shall determine which completed Professional Development program, $3,000,000 ‘‘(i) individuals identified in section 33 or projects funded through the program under for fiscal year 2008, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal Op- this section should be seen as models to be 2009, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 portunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); or replicated on a more expansive basis at the for fiscal year 2011, and $10,000,000 for fiscal ‘‘(ii) graduates of a secondary school that State or national levels. Not later than 1 year 2012. is administered by a local educational agen- year after the date of enactment of this SEC. 123. GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM. cy that is receiving grants under title I of paragraph, the Director shall transmit a re- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure the Elementary and Secondary Education port describing the results of this study to that master’s degree programs for in-service Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq) as a result the Committee on Science and Technology mathematics and science teachers that will of having within its jurisdiction concentra- and the Committee on Education and Labor strengthen their subject area knowledge and tions of children from low income families.’’; of the House of Representatives and to the pedagogical skills are instituted in accord- (3) in subparagraph (C)— Committee on Commerce, Science, and ance with section 9(a)(8) of the National (A) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘The types Transportation and the Committee on Science Foundation Authorization Act of of’’; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(8)). The degree pro- (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through the Senate. grams shall be designed for current teachers, (vi) as subclauses (I) through (VI), respec- ‘‘(3) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later who will enroll as part-time students, and to tively; than 4 years after the date of enactment of allow participants to obtain master’s degrees (C) by striking ‘‘under this paragraph’’ and this paragraph, the Director shall transmit a within a period of 3 years. inserting ‘‘under subparagraph (A)(i)’’; and report summarizing the evaluations required (b) DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS.—The Director (D) by adding at the end the following new under subsection (b)(1)(E) of grants received shall, in awarding grants to carry out sub- clause: under this program and describing any section (a), consider the distribution of ‘‘(ii) The types of activities the Foundation changes to the program recommended as a awards among institutions of higher edu- may support under subparagraph (A)(ii) in- result of these evaluations to the Committee cation of different sizes and geographic loca- clude— on Science and Technology and the Com- tions. ‘‘(I) creating model curricula and labora- mittee on Education and Labor of the House (c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Activities sup- tory programs; of Representatives and to the Committee on ported through master’s degree programs es- Commerce, Science, and Transportation and tablished under subsection (a) may include— ‘‘(II) developing and demonstrating re- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, (1) development of courses of instruction search-based instructional methods and and Pensions of the Senate. Such report and related educational materials; technologies; shall be made widely available to the pub- (2) stipends to defray the cost of attend- ‘‘(III) developing methods to train grad- lic.’’; and ance for students in the degree program; and uate students and faculty to be more effec- (10) by adding at the end the following new (3) acquisition of computer and networking tive teachers of undergraduates; subsection: equipment needed for online instruction ‘‘(IV) conducting programs to disseminate ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— under the degree program. curricula, instructional methods, or training ‘‘(1) the term ‘mathematics and science SEC. 124. CURRICULA. methods to faculty at the grantee institu- teacher’ means a mathematics, science, or Nothing in this title, or the amendments tions and at other institutions; technology teacher at the elementary school made by this title, shall be construed to ‘‘(V) conducting assessments of the effec- or secondary school level; and limit the authority of State governments or tiveness of the Center at accomplishing the ‘‘(2) the term ‘science’, in the context of el- local school boards to determine the cur- goals described in subparagraph (A)(ii); and ementary and secondary education, includes ricula of their students. ‘‘(VI) conducting any other activities the technology and pre-engineering.’’. Director determines will accomplish the SEC. 125. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, SEC. 122. TEACHER INSTITUTES. AND MATHEMATICS TALENT EXPAN- goals described in subparagraph (A)(ii).’’; (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INSTI- SION PROGRAM. (4) in subparagraph (D)(i), by striking TUTES.— (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 8(7) of the Na- ‘‘under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall estab- tional Science Foundation Authorization subparagraph (A)(i)’’; lish a grant program to provide for summer Act of 2002 is amended— (5) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking or academic year teacher institutes or work- (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘com- ‘‘under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under shops authorized by section 9(a)(3)(B) of the petitive, merit-based’’ and all that follows subparagraph (A)(i)’’; National Science Foundation Authorization through ‘‘in recent years.’’ and inserting (6) after subparagraph (D)(iii), by adding at Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n(a)(3)(B)) and shall ‘‘competitive, merit-reviewed multiyear the end the following new clause:

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TEACHER LEADERS. ing, and technology instruction at the sec- ‘‘(F) Grants awarded under subparagraph The National Science Foundation Author- ondary school level. Grants under this sub- (A)(ii) shall be carried out by a department ization Act of 2002 is amended— paragraph may be used for— or departments of science, mathematics, or (1) in section 4(11)— ‘‘(i) purchase, rental, or leasing of equip- engineering at institutions of higher edu- (A) by striking ‘‘MASTER TEACHER’’ and in- ment, instrumentation, and other scientific cation (or a consortia thereof), which may serting ‘‘TEACHER LEADER’’; educational materials; partner with education faculty. Applications (B) by striking ‘‘master teacher’’ and in- ‘‘(ii) maintenance, renovation, and im- for awards under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall serting ‘‘teacher leader’’; and provement of laboratory facilities; be submitted to the Director at such time, in (C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘mas- ‘‘(iii) development of instructional pro- such manner, and containing such informa- ter teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher lead- grams designed to integrate the laboratory tion as the Director may require. At a min- ers’’; and experience with classroom instruction and to imum, the application shall include— (2) in section 9— be consistent with State mathematics and ‘‘(i) a description of the activities to be (A) in subsection (a)(3)(E), by striking science academic achievement standards; carried out by the Center; ‘‘master teachers’’ and inserting ‘‘teacher ‘‘(iv) training in laboratory safety for ‘‘(ii) a plan for disseminating programs re- leaders’’; and school personnel; lated to the activities carried out by the (B) in subsection (a)(4)— ‘‘(v) design and implementation of hands- Center to faculty at the grantee institution (i) by striking ‘‘MASTER TEACHERS’’ and in- on laboratory experiences to encourage the and at other institutions; serting ‘‘TEACHER LEADERS’’; and interest of individuals identified in section ‘‘(iii) an estimate of the number of faculty, (ii) by striking ‘‘master teachers’’ each 33 or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal graduate students (if any), and under- place it appears and inserting ‘‘teacher lead- Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in graduate students who will be affected by ers’’. mathematics, science, engineering, and tech- the activities carried out by the Center; and SEC. 128. LABORATORY SCIENCE PILOT PRO- nology and help prepare such individuals to ‘‘(iv) a plan for assessing the effectiveness GRAM. pursue postsecondary studies in these fields; of the Center at accomplishing the goals de- (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the fol- and scribed in subparagraph (A)(ii). lowing: ‘‘(vi) assessment of the activities funded (1) To remain competitive in science and ‘‘(G) In evaluating the applications sub- under this subparagraph. technology in the global economy, the mitted under subparagraph (F), the Director ‘‘(C) Grants may be made under subpara- United States must increase the number of shall consider, at a minimum— graph (B) only to a partnership— students graduating from high school pre- ‘‘(i) the ability of the applicant to effec- ‘‘(i) for a project that includes significant pared to pursue postsecondary education in tively carry out the proposed activities, in- teacher training and professional develop- science, technology, engineering, and mathe- cluding the dissemination activities de- ment components; or matics. scribed in subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV); and ‘‘(ii) that establishes that appropriate (2) There is broad agreement in the sci- ‘‘(ii) the extent to which the faculty, staff, teacher training and professional develop- entific community that learning science re- and administrators of the applicant institu- ment is being addressed, or has been ad- tion are committed to improving under- quires direct involvement by students in sci- entific inquiry and that laboratory experi- dressed, through other means. graduate science, mathematics, and engi- ‘‘(D) Grants awarded under subparagraph neering education. ence is so integral to the nature of science that it must be included in every science (B) shall be to a partnership that— ‘‘(H) In awarding grants under subpara- ‘‘(i) includes an institution of higher edu- graph (A)(ii), the Director shall endeavor to program for every science student. (3) In America’s Lab Report, the National cation or a community college; ensure that a wide variety of science, tech- ‘‘(ii) includes a high-need local educational nology, engineering, and mathematics fields Research Council concluded that the current quality of laboratory experiences is poor for agency; and types of institutions of higher education, ‘‘(iii) includes a business or eligible non- including 2-year colleges and minority-serv- most students and that educators and re- searchers do not agree on how to define high profit organization; and ing institutions, are covered, and that— ‘‘(iv) may include a State educational ‘‘(i) at least 1 Center is housed at a Doc- school science laboratories or on their pur- pose, hampering the accumulation of re- agency, other public agency, National Lab- toral/Research University as defined by the oratory, or community-based organization. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of search on how to improve labs. (4) The National Research Council found ‘‘(E) The Federal share of the cost of ac- Teaching; and tivities carried out using amounts from a ‘‘(ii) at least 1 Center is focused on improv- that schools with higher concentrations of non-Asian minorities and schools with high- grant under subparagraph (B) shall not ex- ing undergraduate education in an inter- ceed 50 percent. disciplinary area. er concentrations of poor students are less likely to have adequate laboratory facilities ‘‘(F) The Director shall require grant re- ‘‘(I) The Director shall convene an annual cipients to submit a report to the Director meeting of the awardees under this para- than other schools. (5) The Government Accountability Office on the results of the project supported by the graph to foster collaboration and to dissemi- grant.’’. nate the results of the Centers and the other reported that 49.1 percent of schools where activities funded under this paragraph.’’. the minority student population is greater (c) REPORT.—The Director shall evaluate (b) REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Not than 50.5 percent reported not meeting func- the effectiveness of activities carried out later than 180 days after the date of enact- tional requirements for laboratory science under the research pilot projects funded by ment of this Act, the Director shall transmit well or at all. the grant program established pursuant to to Congress a report on how the Director is (6) 40 percent of those college students who the amendment made by subsection (b) in determining whether current grant recipi- left the science fields reported some prob- improving student performance in mathe- ents in the Science, Technology, Engineer- lems related to high school science prepara- matics, science, engineering, and tech- ing, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Pro- tion, including lack of laboratory experience nology. A report documenting the results of gram are making satisfactory progress as re- and no introduction to theoretical or to ana- that evaluation shall be submitted to the quired by section 8(7)(D)(ii) of the National lytical modes of thought. Committee on Science and Technology of the Science Foundation Authorization Act of (7) It is in the national interest for the House of Representatives and the Commit- 2002 and what funding actions have been Federal Government to invest in research tees on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- taken as a result of the Director’s deter- and demonstration projects to improve the tation and on Health, Education, Labor, and minations. teaching of laboratory science in the Na- Pensions of the Senate not later than 5 years SEC. 126. HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL tion’s high schools. after the date of enactment of this Act. The AGENCY DEFINITION. (b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 8(8) of the report shall identify best practices and ma- Section 4(8) of the National Science Foun- National Science Foundation Authorization terials developed and demonstrated by grant dation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. Act of 2002 is amended— awardees. 1862n note) is amended to read as follows: (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) ‘‘(8) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN- through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), re- (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational spectively; From the amount authorized in section agency’ means a local educational agency (2) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘A program of 303(a)(2)(B), (b)(2)(B), and (c)(2)(B) of this that— competitive’’; and Act, there are authorized to be appropriated

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to carry out this section and the amend- sure that the recipients are from a variety of (e) SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR ments made by this section $5,000,000 for fis- types of institutions of higher education and AWARDS.—An applicant seeking funding cal year 2008, and such sums as may be nec- nonprofit, nondegree-granting research orga- under this section shall submit a proposal to essary for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal nizations. In support of this goal, the Direc- the Director of the Office of Science at such years. tor shall broadly disseminate information time, in such manner, and containing such SEC. 129. STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT about when and how to apply for grants information as the Director may require. In DONATIONS FOR SCHOOLS. under this section, including by conducting evaluating the proposals submitted under Not later than 2 years after the date of en- outreach to Historically Black Colleges and this section, the Director shall consider, at a actment of this Act, the Director shall trans- Universities that are part B institutions as minimum— mit a report to the Congress examining the defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu- (1) the intellectual merit of the proposed extent to which institutions of higher edu- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and mi- work; cation are donating used laboratory equip- nority institutions (as defined in section (2) the innovative or transformative nature ment to elementary and secondary schools. 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))). In of the proposed research; The Director, in consultation with the Sec- awarding grants under this section, the Di- (3) the extent to which the proposal inte- retary of Education, shall survey institu- rector shall give special consideration to eli- grates research and education, including un- tions of higher education to determine— gible early-career researchers who have fol- dergraduate education in science and engi- (1) how often, how much, and what type of lowed alternative career paths such as work- neering disciplines; and equipment is donated; ing part-time or in nonacademic settings, or (4) the potential of the applicant for lead- (2) what criteria or guidelines the institu- who have taken a significant career break or ership at the frontiers of knowledge. tions are using to determine what types of other leave of absence. (f) COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL LABORA- equipment can be donated, what condition (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—For TORIES.—In awarding grants under this sec- the equipment should be in, and which each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the tion, the Director shall give priority to pro- schools receive the equipment; Director shall allocate at least 3.5 percent of posals in which the proposed work includes collaboration with the Department of En- (3) whether the institutions provide any funds appropriated to the National Science ergy National Laboratories. support to, or follow-up with the schools; Foundation for Research and Related Activi- ties to the grants program under this sec- (g) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under and this section, the Director shall endeavor to tion, except to the extent that a sufficient (4) how appropriate donations can be en- ensure that the recipients are from a variety number of meritorious grant applications couraged. of types of institutions of higher education have not been received for a fiscal year. TITLE II—SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING and nonprofit, nondegree-granting research (h) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after RESEARCH organizations. In support of this goal, the Di- the date of enactment of this Act, the Direc- rector shall broadly disseminate information SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. tor shall transmit to the Committee on about when and how to apply for grants This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sowing the Science and Technology of the House of Rep- under this section, including by conducting Seeds Through Science and Engineering Re- resentatives and to the Committee on Com- search Act’’. outreach to Historically Black Colleges and merce, Science, and Transportation of the Universities that are part B institutions as SEC. 202. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Senate a report describing the distribution EARLY CAREER AWARDS FOR defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Edu- of the institutions from which individuals cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2)) and mi- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RE- have participated in the Faculty Early Ca- SEARCHERS. nority institutions (as defined in section reer Development Program since fiscal year (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na- 365(3) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1067k(3))). 2001 among each of the categories of institu- (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— tional Science Foundation shall carry out a tions of higher education defined by the Car- program to award grants to scientists and There are authorized to be appropriated to negie Foundation for the Advancement of the Secretary of Energy to carry out the Di- engineers at the early stage of their careers Teaching and the organizations in subsection at institutions of higher education and orga- rector’s responsibilities under this section (c)(2). $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 nizations described in subsection (c)(2) to (i) EVALUATION.—Not later than 2 years through 2012. conduct research in fields relevant to the after the date of enactment of this Act, the (i) REPORT ON RECRUITING AND RETAINING mission of the Foundation. The existing Fac- Director shall transmit to the Committee on EARLY CAREER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RE- ulty Early Career Development (CAREER) Science and Technology of the House of Rep- SEARCHERS AT THE NATIONAL LABORA- Program may be designated as the mecha- resentatives and to the Committee on Com- TORIES.—Not later than 3 months after the nism for awarding such grants. merce, Science, and Transportation of the date of enactment of this Act, the Director (b) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.—The du- Senate a report evaluating the impact of the of the Office of Science shall transmit to the ration of awards under this section shall be program carried out under this section on Committee on Science and Technology of the 5 years, and the amount per year shall be at the ability of young faculty to compete for House of Representatives and to the Com- least $80,000. National Science Foundation research mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Award recipients shall be grants. the Senate a report on efforts to recruit and individuals who are employed in a tenure- SEC. 203. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EARLY CA- retain young scientists and engineers at the track position as an assistant professor or REER AWARDS FOR SCIENCE AND early stages of their careers at the Depart- equivalent title, or who hold an equivalent ENGINEERING RESEARCHERS. ment of Energy National Laboratories. The position, at— (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office report shall include— (1) an institution of higher education in of Science of the Department of Energy shall (1) a description of Department of Energy the United States; or carry out a program to award grants to sci- and National Laboratory policies and proce- (2) an organization in the United States entists and engineers at the early stage of dures, including financial incentives, awards, that is a nonprofit, nondegree-granting re- their careers at institutions of higher edu- promotions, time set aside for independent search organization such as a museum, ob- cation and organizations described in sub- research, access to equipment or facilities, servatory, or research laboratory. section (c)(2) to conduct research in fields and other forms of recognition, designed to (d) SELECTION.—Award recipients shall be relevant to the mission of the Department, attract and retain young scientists and engi- selected on a competitive, merit-reviewed giving priority to grants to expand domestic neers; basis. energy production and use through coal-to- (2) an evaluation of the impact of these in- (e) SELECTION PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR liquids technology and advanced nuclear re- centives on the careers of young scientists AWARDS.—An applicant seeking funding processing. and engineers at Department of Energy Na- under this section shall submit a proposal to (b) SIZE AND DURATION OF AWARD.—The du- tional Laboratories, and also on the quality the Director at such time, in such manner, ration of awards under this section shall be of the research at the National Laboratories and containing such information as the Di- up to 5 years, and the amount per year shall and in Department of Energy programs; rector may require. In evaluating the pro- be at least $80,000. (3) a description of what barriers, if any, posals submitted under this section, the Di- (c) ELIGIBILITY.—Award recipients shall be exist to efforts to recruit and retain young rector shall consider, at a minimum— individuals who are employed in a tenure- scientists and engineers, including limited (1) the intellectual merit of the proposed track position as an assistant professor or availability of full time equivalent positions, work; equivalent title, or who hold an equivalent legal and procedural requirements, and pay (2) the innovative or transformative nature position, at— grading systems; and of the proposed research; (1) an institution of higher education in (4) the amount of funding devoted to ef- (3) the extent to which the proposal inte- the United States; or forts to recruit and retain young researchers grates research and education, including un- (2) an organization in the United States and the source of such funds. dergraduate education in science and engi- that is a nonprofit, nondegree-granting re- SEC. 204. INTEGRATIVE GRADUATE EDUCATION neering disciplines; and search organization such as a museum, ob- AND RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP PRO- (4) the potential of the applicant for lead- servatory, or research laboratory. GRAM. ership at the frontiers of knowledge. (d) SELECTION.—Award recipients shall be (a) FUNDING.—For each of the fiscal years (f) AWARDS.—In awarding grants under this selected on a competitive, merit-reviewed 2008 through 2012, the Director of the Na- section, the Director shall endeavor to en- basis. tional Science Foundation shall allocate at

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least 1.5 percent of funds appropriated for in the sciences, mathematics, and engineer- (b) PARTICIPATION IN INNOVATION AND COM- Research and Related Activities to the Inte- ing, and shall at a minimum include individ- PETITIVENESS PROGRAMS.—The Adminis- grative Graduate Education and Research uals from the National Science Foundation trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Traineeship program. and the Department of Energy. Administration shall fully participate in any (b) COORDINATION.—The Director shall co- (c) REPORT.—The Director of the Office of interagency efforts to promote innovation ordinate with Federal departments and agen- Science and Technology Policy shall provide and economic competitiveness through sci- cies, as appropriate, to expand the inter- annually a report to Congress at the time of entific research and development within the disciplinary nature of the Integrative Grad- the President’s budget proposal— spending levels cited in subsection (a). uate Education and Research Traineeship (1) describing the research infrastructure SEC. 210. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR program. needs identified in accordance with sub- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEER- (c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM section (a); ING, AND MATHEMATICS. OTHER AGENCIES.—The Director is authorized (2) listing research facilities projects and (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Science to accept funds from other Federal depart- budget proposals, by agency, for major in- Foundation shall establish a program, to be ments and agencies to carry out the Integra- strumentation acquisitions that are included known as the Undergraduate Scholarships tive Graduate Education and Research in the President’s budget proposal; and for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Traineeship program. (3) explaining how these facilities projects Mathematics, or US–STEM, program, for and instrumentation acquisitions relate to SEC. 205. PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARD. awarding scholarships to undergraduate the deficiencies and priorities arrived at in (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall scholars in science, technology, engineering, accordance with subsection (a). periodically present the Presidential Innova- and mathematics. tion Award, on the basis of recommendations SEC. 207. RESEARCH ON INNOVATION AND IN- (b) ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible for a VENTIVENESS. received from the Director of the Office of scholarship under this section only if the In carrying out its research programs on student— Science and Technology Policy or on the science policy and on the science of learning, basis of such other information as the Presi- (1) is enrolled at a public, 4-year college or the National Science Foundation may sup- university; dent considers appropriate, to individuals port research on the process of innovation who develop one or more unique scientific or (2) will have completed at least one-half of and the teaching of inventiveness. the credit requirements for an under- engineering ideas in the national interest at SEC. 208. REPORT ON NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF the time the innovation occurs. graduate degree before beginning studies to STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY EF- be funded by the scholarship; (b) PURPOSE.—The awards under this sec- FORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN tion shall be made to— EARLY CAREER SCIENCE AND ENGI- (3) has maintained a grade point average in (1) stimulate scientific and engineering ad- NEERING RESEARCHERS. undergraduate studies of at least 3.0 on a vances in the national interest; Not later than 3 months after the date of scale of 4.0, or an equivalent level as cal- (2) illustrate the linkage between science enactment of this Act, the Director of the culated by the National Science Foundation, and engineering and national needs; National Institute of Standards and Tech- except that if the student’s institution ap- (3) show the potential of such innovation nology shall transmit to the Committee on peals this criterion on the basis of undue to substantively enhance the economic com- Science and Technology of the House of Rep- hardship on the student, the National petitiveness of the United States through de- resentatives and to the Committee on Com- Science Foundation may waive this para- velopment of commercializable intellectual merce, Science, and Transportation of the graph; property; and Senate a report on efforts to recruit and re- (4) has a total family income of less than (4) provide an example to students of the tain young scientists and engineers at the $75,000 per year, with such amount to be ad- contribution they could make to society by early stages of their careers at the National justed annually by the National Science entering the science and engineering profes- Institute of Standards and Technology lab- Foundation for inflation; sion. oratories and joint institutes. The report (5) has not been convicted of a felony; and shall include— (c) CITIZENSHIP.—An individual is not eligi- (6) is a citizen or permanent resident alien ble to receive the award under this section (1) a description of National Institute of of the United States. unless at the time such award is made the Standards and Technology policies and pro- (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Scholarship re- individual— cedures, including financial incentives, cipients shall be selected on the basis of awards, promotions, time set aside for inde- (1) is a citizen or other national of the merit and such other criteria as the National pendent research, access to equipment or fa- United States; or Science Foundation shall establish. cilities, and other forms of recognition, de- (2) is an alien lawfully admitted to the (d) AWARDS.—The National Science Foun- signed to attract and retain young scientists United States for permanent residence who— dation shall announce awards before April 1 and engineers; (A) has filed an application for naturaliza- for each upcoming academic year, and may (2) an evaluation of the impact of these in- tion in the manner prescribed by section 334 make up to 2,500 awards per year. Awards centives on the careers of young scientists of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 may be made for a maximum of 2 academic and engineers at the National Institute of U.S.C. 1445); and years for each student, and scholarship Standards and Technology, and also on the (B) is not permanently ineligible to be- amounts shall be paid to the institution. quality of the research at the National Insti- (e) ADVISORY BOARD.—The Director of the come a citizen of the United States. tute of Standards and Technology’s labora- (d) PRESENTATION.—The presentation of National Science Foundation shall establish tories and in the National Institute of Stand- the award shall be made by the President an advisory board, which shall make rec- ards and Technology’s programs; ommendations to the Director for selection with such ceremonies as he may deem prop- (3) a description of what barriers, if any, er, including attendance by appropriate criteria for scholarship recipients, and pro- exist to efforts to recruit and retain young vide guidance and oversight for the program. Members of Congress. scientists and engineers, including limited TITLE III—NATIONAL SCIENCE SEC. 206. NATIONAL COORDINATION OFFICE FOR availability of full time equivalent positions, FOUNDATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. legal and procedural requirements, and pay (a) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Science and grading systems; and SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. Technology Policy shall establish a National (4) the amount of funding devoted to ef- This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Coordination Office for Research Infrastruc- forts to recruit and retain young researchers Science Foundation Authorization Act of ture. Such Office shall— and the source of such funds. 2007’’. (1) identify and prioritize the deficiencies SEC. 209. NASA’S CONTRIBUTION TO INNOVA- SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. in research facilities and major instrumenta- TION. In this title: tion located at academic institutions and at (a) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the national laboratories that are available for of the Congress that— National Science Board established under use by academic researchers; and (1) a balanced science program as author- section 2 of the National Science Foundation (2) institute and coordinate the planning ized by section 101(d) of the National Aero- Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861). by Federal agencies for the acquisition, re- nautics and Space Administration Author- (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means furbishment, and maintenance of research ization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–155) con- the Director of the Foundation. facilities and major instrumentation re- tributes significantly to innovation in and (3) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘ele- quired to address the deficiencies identified the economic competitiveness of the United mentary school’’ has the meaning given that under paragraph (1). States; and term by section 9101(18) of the Elementary In prioritizing the deficiencies identified (2) a robust National Aeronautics and and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 under paragraph (1), the Office shall consider Space Administration, funded at the levels U.S.C. 7801(18)). research needs in areas relevant to the Na- authorized under sections 202 and 203 of that (4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ tion’s economic competitiveness. Act, would offer a balance among science, means the National Science Foundation. (b) STAFFING.—The Director of the Office of aeronautics, exploration, and human space (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The Science and Technology Policy shall appoint flight programs, all of which can attract and term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has individuals to serve in the Office established employ scientists, engineers, and technicians the meaning given such term in section under subsection (a) from among the prin- across a broad range of fields in science, 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 cipal Federal agencies that support research technology, mathematics, and engineering. U.S.C. 1001(a)).

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(6) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec- (C) $262,000,000 shall be made available for statistical data published by the Foundation; ondary school’’ has the meaning given that major research equipment and facilities con- and term by section 9101(38) of the Elementary struction; (II) for which the proposed project will and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 (D) $309,760,000 shall be made available for make a substantial improvement in the in- U.S.C. 7801(38)). agency operations and award management; stitution’s capabilities to conduct leading SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (E) $4,120,000 shall be made available for edge research, to provide research experi- (a) FISCAL YEAR 2008.— the Office of the National Science Board; and ences for undergraduate students using lead- (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be (F) $12,720,000 shall be made available for ing edge facilities, and to broaden the par- appropriated to the Foundation $6,500,000,000 the Office of Inspector General. ticipation in science and engineering re- for fiscal year 2008. (c) FISCAL YEAR 2010.— search by individuals identified in section 33 (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be or 34 of the Science and Engineering Equal authorized under paragraph (1)— appropriated to the Foundation $7,493,000,000 Opportunities Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b); (A) $5,080,000,000 shall be made available for for fiscal year 2010. and research and related activities, of which (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount (ii) consortia of institutions of higher edu- $115,000,000 shall be made available for the authorized under paragraph (1)— cation that include at least one institution Major Research Instrumentation program; (A) $5,863,200,000 shall be made available for that is not a Ph.D-granting institution. (B) $873,000,000 shall be made available for research and related activities, of which (e) UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION PRO- education and human resources, of which— $131,700,000 shall be made available for the GRAMS.—The Director shall continue to (i) $94,000,000 shall be for Mathematics and Major Research Instrumentation program; carry out programs in support of under- Science Education Partnerships established (B) $1,003,000,000 shall be made available for graduate education, including those author- under section 9 of the National Science education and human resources, of which— ized in section 17 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 (i) $107,600,000 shall be for Mathematics and Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n), of which $32,000,000 shall be Science Education Partnerships established U.S.C. 1862n–6). Funding for these programs made available for the purposes of section under section 9 of the National Science shall increase in proportion to the increase 122(a) of this Act and $46,000,000 shall be Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 in the total amount appropriated to the made available for the purposes of section U.S.C. 1862n), of which $38,700,000 shall be Foundation in any year for which appropria- 123 of this Act; made available for the purposes of section tions are authorized by this title. (ii) $70,000,000 shall be for the Robert Noyce 122(a) of this Act and $55,700,000 shall be (f) LIMIT ON PROPOSALS.— Scholarship Program established under sec- made available for the purposes of section tion 10 of the National Science Foundation (1) POLICY.—For programs that require as 123 of this Act; part of the selection process for awards the Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1); (ii) $133,000,000 shall be for the Robert (iii) $44,000,000 shall be for the Science, submission of preproposals and that also Noyce Scholarship Program established Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology limit the number of preproposals that may under section 10 of the National Science Talent Expansion Program established under be submitted by an institution, the Director Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 section 8(7) of the National Science Founda- shall allow the subsequent submission of a U.S.C. 1862n–1); tion Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law full proposal based on each preproposal that (iii) $60,000,000 shall be for the Science, 107–368); and is determined to have merit following the Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (iv) $51,620,000 shall be for the Advanced Foundation’s merit review process. Talent Expansion Program established under Technological Education program estab- (2) REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF POLICIES.— section 8(7) of the National Science Founda- lished by section 3(a) of the Scientific and The Board shall review and assess the effects tion Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Public on institutions of higher education of the Law 102–476); 107–368); and policies of the Foundation regarding the im- (C) $245,000,000 shall be made available for (iv) $59,100,000 shall be for the Advanced position of limitations on the number of pro- major research equipment and facilities con- Technological Education program as estab- posals that may be submitted by a single in- struction; lished by section 3(a) of the Scientific and stitution for programs supported by the (D) $285,600,000 shall be made available for Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Public Foundation. The Board shall determine agency operations and award management; Law 102–476); whether current policies are well justified (E) $4,050,000 shall be made available for (C) $280,000,000 shall be made available for and appropriate for the types of programs the Office of the National Science Board; and major research equipment and facilities con- that limit the number of proposal submis- (F) $12,350,000 shall be made available for struction; sions. Not later that 1 year after the date of the Office of Inspector General. (D) $329,450,000 shall be made available for enactment of this Act, the Board shall sum- (b) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— agency operations and award management; marize its findings and any recommenda- (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be (E) $4,250,000 shall be made available for tions regarding changes to the current policy appropriated to the Foundation $6,980,000,000 the Office of the National Science Board; and on the restriction of proposal submissions in for fiscal year 2009. (F) $13,100,000 shall be made available for a report to the Committee on Science and (2) SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS.—Of the amount the Office of Inspector General. Technology of the House of Representatives authorized under paragraph (1)— (d) MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION.— and to the Committee on Commerce, (A) $5,457,400,000 shall be made available for (1) AWARD AMOUNT.—The minimum amount Science, and Transportation and the Com- research and related activities, of which of an award under the Major Research In- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and $123,100,000 shall be made available for the strumentation program shall be $100,000. The Pensions of the Senate. Major Research Instrumentation program; maximum amount of an award under the (g) RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDER- (B) $934,000,000 shall be made available for program shall be $4,000,000, except if the GRADUATES.—The Director shall increase education and human resources, of which— total amount appropriated for the program funding for the Research Experiences for Un- (i) $100,600,000 shall be for Mathematics and for a fiscal year exceeds $125,000,000, in which dergraduates program in proportion to the Science Education Partnerships established case the maximum amount of an award shall increase in the total amount appropriated to under section 9 of the National Science be $6,000,000. the Foundation for research and related ac- Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to the ac- tivities in any year for which appropriations U.S.C. 1862n), of which $35,200,000 shall be quisition of instrumentation and equipment, are authorized by this title. made available for the purposes of section funds made available by awards under the 122(a) of this Act and $50,600,000 shall be Major Research Instrumentation program (h) GLOBAL WARMING EDUCATION.— made available for the purposes of section may be used to support the operations and (1) INFORMAL EDUCATION.—As part of Infor- 123 of this Act; maintenance of such instrumentation and mal Science Education activities, the Direc- (ii) $101,000,000 shall be for the Robert equipment. tor shall support activities to create infor- mal educational materials, exhibits, and Noyce Scholarship Program established (3) COST SHARING.— multimedia presentations relevant to global under section 10 of the National Science (A) IN GENERAL.—An institution of higher Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 education receiving an award shall provide warming, climate science, and greenhouse U.S.C. 1862n–1); at least 30 percent of the cost from private or gas reduction strategies. (iii) $55,000,000 shall be for the Science, non-Federal sources. (2) K–12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.—As part of Discovery Research K–12 activities, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Institutions of higher Talent Expansion Program established under education that are not Ph.D.-granting insti- the Director shall support the development section 8(7) of the National Science Founda- tutions are exempt from the cost sharing re- of K–12 educational materials relevant to tion Authorization Act of 2002 (Public Law quirement in subparagraph (A), and the Di- global warming, climate science, and green- 107–368); and rector may reduce or waive the cost sharing house gas reduction strategies. (iv) $55,200,000 shall be for the Advanced requirement for— SEC. 304. CENTERS FOR RESEARCH ON LEARN- Technological Education program as estab- (i) institutions— ING AND EDUCATION IMPROVE- lished by section 3(a) of the Scientific and (I) which are not ranked among the top 100 MENT. Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 (Public institutions receiving Federal research and (a) FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—The Director Law 102–476); development funding, as documented by the shall continue to carry out the program of

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Centers for Research on Learning and Edu- of the pilot program under this section, in- (b) REPORTS.—The Director shall require cation Improvement as established in sec- cluding the number of new investigators that annual reports and the final report for tion 11 of the National Science Foundation funded, the distribution of awards by type of research grants that include funding to sup- Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2). institution of higher education, and the suc- port postdoctoral researchers include a de- (b) ELIGIBILITY FOR CENTERS.—Section 11 of cess rate upon resubmittal of proposals by scription of the mentoring activities pro- the National Science Foundation Authoriza- new investigators funded through this pilot vided to such researchers. tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–2) is amend- program. Not later than 3 years after the SEC. 309. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH. ed— date of enactment of this Act, the Board The Director shall require that each insti- (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or eli- shall summarize its findings and any rec- tution that applies for financial assistance gible nonprofit organizations’’ after ‘‘institu- ommendations regarding changes to or the from the Foundation for science and engi- tions of higher education’’; continuation of the pilot program in a report neering research or education describe in its (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘or an to the Committee on Science and Tech- grant proposal a plan to provide appropriate eligible nonprofit organization’’ after ‘‘insti- nology of the House of Representatives and training and oversight in the responsible and tution of higher education’’; and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ethical conduct of research to undergraduate (3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘of such Transportation and the Committee on students, graduate students, and institutions’’ and inserting ‘‘thereof’’. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of postdoctoral researchers participating in the SEC. 305. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. the Senate. proposed research project. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate SEC. 307. BROADER IMPACTS MERIT REVIEW CRI- SEC. 310. REPORTING OF RESEARCH RESULTS. the role of the Foundation in supporting TERION. The Director shall ensure that all final interdisciplinary research, including through (a) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating research project reports and citations of published re- the Major Research Instrumentation pro- proposals under the Foundation’s broader search documents resulting from research gram, the effectiveness of the Foundation’s impacts criterion, the Director shall give funded, in whole or in part, by the Founda- efforts in providing information to the sci- special consideration to proposals that in- tion, are made available to the public in a entific community about opportunities for volve partnerships between academic re- timely manner and in electronic form funding of interdisciplinary research pro- searchers and industrial scientists and engi- through the Foundation’s Web site. posals, and the process through which inter- neers that address research areas that have SEC. 311. SHARING RESEARCH RESULTS. disciplinary proposals are selected for sup- been identified as having high importance An investigator supported under a Founda- port. The Board shall also evaluate the effec- for future national economic competitive- tion award, whom the Director determines tiveness of the Foundation’s efforts to en- ness, such as nanotechnology. has failed to comply with the provisions of gage undergraduate students in research ex- (b) PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY.—The Di- section 734 of the Foundation Grant Policy periences in interdisciplinary settings, in- rector shall encourage research proposals Manual, shall be ineligible for a future award cluding through the Research in Under- from institutions of higher education that under any Foundation supported program or graduate Institutions program and the Re- involve partnerships with businesses and or- activity. The Director may restore the eligi- search Experiences for Undergraduates pro- ganizations representing businesses in fields bility of such an investigator on the basis of gram. that have been identified as having high im- the investigator’s subsequent compliance (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after portance for future national economic com- with the provisions of section 734 of the the date of enactment of this Act, the Board petitiveness and that include input on the Foundation Grant Policy Manual and with shall provide the results of its evaluation research agenda from and cost-sharing by such other terms and conditions as the Di- under subsection (a), including a rec- the industry partners. rector may impose. ommendation for the proportion of the Foun- (c) REPORT ON BROADER IMPACTS CRI- SEC. 312. FUNDING FOR SUCCESSFUL STEM EDU- dation’s research and related activities fund- TERION.—Not later than 1 year after the date CATION PROGRAMS. ing that should be allocated for interdiscipli- of enactment of this Act, the Director shall (a) EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Direc- nary research, to the Committee on Science transmit to Congress a report on the impact tor shall, on an annual basis, evaluate all of and Technology of the House of Representa- of the broader impacts grant criterion used the Foundation’s grants that are scheduled tives and the Committee on Commerce, by the Foundation. The report shall— to expire within one year and— Science, and Transportation and the Com- (1) identify the criteria that each division (1) that have the primary purpose of meet- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and and directorate of the Foundation uses to ing the objectives of the Science and Engi- Pensions of the Senate. evaluate the broader impacts aspects of re- neering Equal Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. SEC. 306. PILOT PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR NEW search proposals; 1885 et seq.); or INVESTIGATORS. (2) provide a breakdown of the types of ac- (2) that have the primary purpose of pro- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry tivities by division that awardees have pro- viding teacher professional development. out a pilot program to award one-year grants posed to carry out to meet the broader im- (b) CONTINUATION OF FUNDING.—For grants to individuals to assist them in improving pacts criterion; that are identified under subsection (a) and research proposals that were previously sub- (3) provide any evaluations performed by that are deemed by the Director to be suc- mitted to the Foundation but not selected the Foundation to assess the degree to which cessful in meeting the objectives of the ini- for funding. the broader impacts aspects of research pro- tial grant solicitation, the Director may ex- (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants awarded under posals were carried out and how effective tend the duration of those grants for up to 3 this section shall be used to enable an indi- they have been at meeting the goals de- additional years beyond their scheduled ex- vidual to resubmit an updated research pro- scribed in the research proposals; piration without the requirement for a re- posal for review by the Foundation through (4) describe what national goals, such as competition. The Director may extend such the agency’s competitive merit review proc- improving undergraduate science, mathe- grants for an additional 3 years following a ess. Uses of funds made available under this matics, and engineering education, improv- second review within 1 year before the ex- section may include the generation of new ing K–12 science and mathematics education, tended completion date, in accordance with data and the performance of additional anal- promoting university-industry collaboration subsection (a), and the determination by the ysis. and technology transfer, and broadening par- Director that the objectives of the grant are (c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a ticipation of underrepresented groups, the being achieved. grant under this section, an individual broader impacts criterion is best suited to (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 shall— promote; and years after the date of enactment of this (1) not have previously received funding as (5) describe what steps the Foundation is Act, the Director shall submit a report to the principal investigator of a research grant taking and should take to use the broader the Committee on Science and Technology of from the Foundation; and impacts criterion to improve undergraduate the House of Representatives and to the (2) have submitted a proposal to the Foun- science, mathematics, and engineering edu- Committee on Commerce, Science, and dation, which may include a proposal sub- cation. Transportation and the Committee on mitted to the Research in Undergraduate In- SEC. 308. POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWS. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of stitutions program, that was rated very good (a) MENTORING.—The Director shall require the Senate that— or excellent under the Foundation’s competi- that all grant applications that include fund- (1) lists the grants which have been ex- tive merit review process. ing to support postdoctoral researchers in- tended in duration by the authority provided (d) SELECTION PROCESS.—The Director clude a description of the mentoring activi- under this section; and shall make awards under this section based ties that will be provided for such individ- (2) provides any recommendations the Di- on the advice of the program officers of the uals, and shall ensure that this part of the rector may have regarding the extension of Foundation. application is evaluated under the Founda- the authority provided under this section to (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Direc- tion’s broader impacts merit review cri- programs other than those specified in sub- tor may carry out this section through the terion. Mentoring activities may include ca- section (a). Small Grants for Exploratory Research pro- reer counseling, training in preparing grant SEC. 313. COST SHARING. gram. applications, guidance on ways to improve (a) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall evaluate (f) NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REVIEW.—The teaching skills, and training in research eth- the impact of its policy to eliminate cost Board shall conduct a review and assessment ics. sharing for research grants and cooperative

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The Board shall also consider GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM.—The Di- and limited term technical and professional the impact that the cost sharing policy has rector shall transmit to Congress along with personnel of such staff may be appointed on initiating new programs for which indus- the fiscal year 2011 budget request a report without regard to the provisions of title 5, try interest and participation are sought. listing the funding success rates and dis- United States Code, governing appointments (b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after tribution of awards for the Research in Un- in the competitive service, and the provi- the date of enactment of this Act, the Board dergraduate Institutions program, by type of sions of chapter 51 of such title relating to shall report to the Committee on Science institution based on the highest academic classification, and shall be compensated at a and Technology and the Committee on Ap- degree conferred by the institution, for fiscal rate not exceeding the maximum rate pay- propriations of the House of Representatives, years 2008, 2009, and 2010. able under section 5376 of such title, as may and the Committee on Commerce, Science, (e) ANNUAL PLAN FOR ALLOCATION OF EDU- be necessary to provide for the performance and Transportation, the Committee on CATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES FUNDING.— of such duties as may be prescribed by the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days Board in connection with the exercise of its the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen- after the date of enactment of legislation powers and functions under this Act. Section ate, on the results of the evaluation under providing for the annual appropriation of 14(a)(3) shall apply to each limited term ap- subsection (a). funds for the Foundation, the Director shall pointment of technical and professional per- SEC. 314. DONATIONS. submit to the Committee on Science and sonnel under this subsection. Each appoint- Section 11(f) of the National Science Foun- Technology and the Committee on Appro- ment under this subsection shall be subject dation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) is amend- priations of the House of Representatives, to the same security requirements as those ed by inserting at the end before the semi- and to the Committee on Commerce, required for personnel of the Foundation ap- colon ‘‘, except that funds may be donated Science, and Transportation, the Committee pointed under section 14(a).’’. for specific prize competitions’’. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, (c) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WATERMAN SEC. 315. ADDITIONAL REPORTS. and the Committee on Appropriations of the AWARDS TO THREE.—Section 6(c) of the Na- (a) REPORT ON FUNDING FOR MAJOR FACILI- Senate, a plan for the allocation of education tional Science Foundation Authorization TIES.— and human resources funds authorized by Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended to (1) PRECONSTRUCTION FUNDING.—The Board this title for the corresponding fiscal year, read as follows: shall evaluate the appropriateness of the re- including any funds from within the research and related activities account used to sup- ‘‘(c) Up to three awards may be made under quirement that funding for detailed design this section in any one fiscal year.’’. work and other preconstruction activities port activities that have the primary pur- for major research equipment and facilities pose of improving education or broadening SEC. 317. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS. come exclusively from the sponsoring re- participation. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4(j) of the search division rather than being available, (2) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 at least in part, from the Major Research include a description of how the allocation of U.S.C. 1863(j)(1) and (2)) are amended by Equipment and Facilities Construction ac- funding— striking ‘‘, for submission to’’ and ‘‘for sub- count. (A) will affect the average size and dura- mission to’’, respectively, and inserting (2) MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COSTS.— tion of education and human resources ‘‘and’’. The Board shall evaluate the appropriateness grants supported by the Foundation; of the Foundation’s policies for allocation of (B) will affect trends in research support SEC. 318. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE RE- for the effective instruction of mathematics, PORT ON DIVERSITY IN STEM costs for, and oversight of, maintenance and FIELDS. operation of major research equipment and science, engineering, and technology; facilities. (C) will affect the K–20 pipeline for the (a) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall (3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after study of mathematics, science, engineering, enter into an arrangement with the National the date of enactment of this Act, the Board and technology; and Academy of Sciences for a report, to be shall report on the results of the evaluations (D) will encourage the interest of individ- transmitted to the Congress not later than 1 under paragraphs (1) and (2) and on any rec- uals identified in section 33 or 34 of the year after the date of enactment of this Act, ommendations for modifying the current Science and Engineering Equal Opportuni- about barriers to increasing the number of policies related to allocation of funding for ties Act (42 U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b) in mathe- underrepresented minorities in science, tech- major research equipment and facilities to matics, science, engineering, and tech- nology, engineering, and mathematics fields the Committee on Science and Technology nology, and help prepare such individuals to and to identify strategies for bringing more and the Committee on Appropriations of the pursue postsecondary studies in these fields. underrepresented minorities into the House of Representatives, and to the Com- SEC. 316. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS. science, technology, engineering, and mathe- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- (a) TRIANNUAL AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF THE matics workforce. tation, the Committee on Health, Education, NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Section 15(a) of (b) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—The Director Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on the National Science Foundation Authoriza- shall ensure that the study described in sub- Appropriations of the Senate. tion Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 4862n–5) is amend- section (a) addresses— (b) INCLUSION OF POLAR FACILITIES UP- ed— (1) social and institutional factors that GRADES IN MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘an annual shape the decisions of minority students to FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PLAN.—Section audit’’ and inserting ‘‘an audit every three commit to education and careers in the 201(a)(2)(D) of the National Science Founda- years’’; science, technology, engineering, and mathe- tion Authorization Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘each matics fields; 1862l(a)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and year’’ and inserting ‘‘every third year’’; and (2) specific barriers preventing greater mi- for major upgrades of facilities in support of (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol- nority student participation in the science, Antarctic research programs’’ after ‘‘facili- lowing new paragraph: technology, engineering, and mathematics ties construction account’’. ‘‘(5) MATERIALS RELATING TO CLOSED POR- fields; (c) REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS WITH- TIONS OF MEETINGS.—To facilitate the audit (3) primary focus points for policy inter- IN THE RESEARCH DIRECTORATES.—Not later required under paragraph (3) of this sub- vention to increase the recruitment and re- than 6 months after the date of enactment of section, the Office of the National Science tention of underrepresented minorities in this Act, the Director shall transmit to the Board shall maintain the General Counsel’s America’s future workforce; Committee on Science and Technology of the certificate, the presiding officer’s statement, (4) programs already underway to increase House of Representatives and the Committee and a transcript or recording of any closed diversity in the science, technology, engi- on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meeting, for at least 3 years after such meet- neering, and mathematics fields, and their and the Committee on Health, Education, ing.’’. level of effectiveness; Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report (b) LIMITED TERM PERSONNEL FOR THE NA- (5) factors that make such programs effec- cataloging all elementary and secondary TIONAL SCIENCE BOARD.—Subsection (g) of tive, and how to expand and improve upon school, informal, and undergraduate edu- section 4 of the National Science Foundation existing programs; cational programs and activities supported Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(g)) is amended to (6) the role of minority-serving institu- through appropriations for Research and Re- read as follows: tions in the diversification of America’s lated Activities. The report shall display the ‘‘(g) The Board may, with the concurrence workforce in these fields and how that role programs and activities by directorate, along of a majority of its members, permit the ap- can be supported and strengthened; and with estimated funding levels for the fiscal pointment of a staff consisting of not more (7) how the public and private sectors can years 2006, 2007, and 2008, and shall provide a than 5 professional staff members, technical better assist minority students in their ef- description of the goals of each program and and professional personnel on leave of ab- forts to join America’s workforce in these activity. The report shall also describe how sence from academic, industrial, or research fields.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.028 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5506 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 SEC. 319. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TITLE IV—NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF Subtitle B—Innovation and Technology THE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY Policy Reforms PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 421. INSTITUTE-WIDE PLANNING REPORT. Section 23 of the National Institute of THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDA- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Technology TION. Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation It is the sense of the Congress that— 278i) is amended by adding at the end the fol- Act of 2007’’. (1) although the mathematics and science lowing new subsections: education partnership program at the Na- Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations ‘‘(c) Concurrent with the submission to tional Science Foundation and the mathe- Congress of the President’s annual budget re- matics and science partnership program at SEC. 411. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RE- quest in the first year after the date of en- SEARCH AND SERVICES. the Department of Education practically actment of the Technology Innovation and share the same name, the 2 programs are in- (a) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—There are au- Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the tended to be complementary, not duplica- thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary Director shall transmit to the Congress a 3- tive; of Commerce for the scientific and technical year programmatic planning document for (2) the National Science Foundation part- research and services laboratory activities of the Institute, including programs under the nership programs are innovative, model re- the National Institute of Standards and Scientific and Technical Research and Serv- form initiatives that move promising ideas Technology— ices, Industrial Technology Services, and in education from research into practice to (1) $470,879,000 for fiscal year 2008; Construction of Research Facilities func- improve teacher quality, develop challenging (2) $497,750,000 for fiscal year 2009; and tions. curricula, and increase student achievement (3) $537,569,000 for fiscal year 2010. ‘‘(d) Concurrent with the submission to the in mathematics and science, and Congress (b) MALCOLM BALDRIGE NATIONAL QUALITY Congress of the President’s annual budget re- intends that the National Science Founda- AWARD PROGRAM.—There are authorized to quest in each year after the date of enact- tion peer-reviewed partnership programs be appropriated to the Secretary of Com- ment of the Technology Innovation and Man- found to be effective should be put into wider merce for the Malcolm Baldrige National ufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, the Di- practice by dissemination through the De- Quality Award program under section 17 of rector shall transmit to the Congress an up- partment of Education partnership pro- the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innova- date to the 3-year programmatic planning grams; and tion Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a)— document transmitted under subsection (c), (3) the Director of the National Science (1) $7,860,000 for fiscal year 2008; revised to cover the first 3 fiscal years after Foundation and the Secretary of Education (2) $8,096,000 for fiscal year 2009; and the date of that update.’’. should have ongoing collaboration to ensure (3) $8,339,000 for fiscal year 2010. SEC. 422. REPORT BY VISITING COMMITTEE. that the 2 components of this priority effort (c) CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.— Section 10(h)(1) of the National Institute of for mathematics and science education con- There are authorized to be appropriated to Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. tinue to work in concert for the benefit of the Secretary of Commerce for construction 278(h)(1)) is amended— States and local practitioners nationwide. and maintenance of facilities of the National (1) by striking ‘‘on or before January 31 in SEC. 320. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS UN- Institute of Standards and Technology— each year’’ and inserting ‘‘within 30 days DERGRADUATE PROGRAM. (1) $93,865,000 for fiscal year 2008; after the submission to Congress of the (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is author- (2) $86,371,000 for fiscal year 2009; and President’s annual budget request in each ized to establish a new program to award (3) $49,719,000 for fiscal year 2010. year’’; and grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed (2) by adding to the end the following: basis to Hispanic-serving institutions to en- SEC. 412. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES. ‘‘Such report also shall comment on the pro- hance the quality of undergraduate science, There are authorized to be appropriated to grammatic planning document and updates mathematics, engineering, and technology the Secretary of Commerce for Industrial thereto transmitted to the Congress by the education at such institutions and to in- Technology Services activities of the Na- Director under section 23(c) and (d).’’. crease the retention and graduation rates of tional Institute of Standards and Tech- students pursuing associate’s or bacca- SEC. 423. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PART- nology— NERSHIP. laureate degrees in science, mathematics, (1) $222,968,000 for fiscal year 2008, of (a) MEP ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 25 of engineering, or technology. which— the National Institute of Standards and (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—Grants award- (A) $110,000,000 shall be for the Technology ed under this section shall support— Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k) is amended Innovation Program under section 28 of the by adding at the end the following new sub- (1) activities to improve courses and cur- National Institute of Standards and Tech- riculum in science, mathematics, engineer- section: nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least DVISORY BOARD.—(1) There is ing, and technology; ‘‘(e) MEP A $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and established within the Institute a Manufac- (2) faculty development; (B) $112,968,000 shall be for the Manufac- turing Extension Partnership Advisory (3) stipends for undergraduate students turing Extension Partnership program under Board (in this Act referred to as the ‘MEP participating in research; and sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of Advisory Board’). The MEP Advisory Board (4) other activities consistent with sub- Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. shall consist of 10 members broadly rep- section (a), as determined by the Director. 278k and 278l), of which not more than (c) INSTRUMENTATION.—Funding for instru- resentative of stakeholders, to be appointed $1,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant mentation is an allowed use of grants award- by the Director. At least 2 members shall be program under section 25(f) of such Act; ed under this section. employed by or on an advisory board for the (2) $263,505,000 for fiscal year 2009, of Centers, and at least 5 other members shall SEC. 321. COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING FOR SCI- which— ENTISTS. be from United States small businesses in (A) $141,500,000 shall be for the Technology (a) GRANT SUPPLEMENTS FOR COMMUNICA- the manufacturing sector. No member shall Innovation Program under section 28 of the TIONS TRAINING.—The Director shall provide be an employee of the Federal Government. grant supplements, on a competitive, merit- National Institute of Standards and Tech- ‘‘(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph reviewed basis, to institutions receiving nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least (B) or (C), the term of office of each member awards under the Integrative Graduate Edu- $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and of the MEP Advisory Board shall be 3 years. cation and Research Traineeship program. (B) $122,005,000 shall be for the Manufac- ‘‘(B) The original members of the MEP Ad- The grant supplements shall be used to train turing Extension Partnership Program under visory Board shall be appointed to 3 classes. graduate students in the communication of sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of One class of 3 members shall have an initial the substance and importance of their re- Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. term of 1 year, one class of 3 members shall search to nonscientist audiences, including 278k and 278l), of which not more than have an initial term of 2 years, and one class policymakers. $4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant of 4 members shall have an initial term of 3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 program under section 25(f) of such Act; and years. years after the date of enactment of this (3) $282,266,000 for fiscal year 2010, of ‘‘(C) Any member appointed to fill a va- Act, the Director shall transmit a report to which— cancy occurring prior to the expiration of the Committee on Science and Technology of (A) $150,500,000 shall be for the Technology the term for which his predecessor was ap- the House of Representatives, and to the Innovation Program under section 28 of the pointed shall be appointed for the remainder Committee on Commerce, Science, and National Institute of Standards and Tech- of such term. Transportation and the Committee on nology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n), of which at least ‘‘(D) Any person who has completed two Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of $45,000,000 shall be for new awards; and consecutive full terms of service on the MEP the Senate, describing how the activities re- (B) $131,766,000 shall be for the Manufac- Advisory Board shall thereafter be ineligible quired under subsection (a) have been imple- turing Extension Partnership Program under for appointment during the one-year period mented. The report shall include data on the sections 25 and 26 of the National Institute of following the expiration of the second such number of graduate students trained and the Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. term. number and size of grant supplements award- 278k and 278l), of which not more than ‘‘(3) The MEP Advisory Board shall meet ed, and a description of the types of activi- $4,000,000 shall be for the competitive grant no less than 2 times annually, and provide to ties funded through the grant supplements. program under section 25(f) of such Act. the Director—

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The Director shall select research is aimed at overcoming a scientific ‘‘(C) assessments of current performance proposals to receive awards— or technological barrier; against Manufacturing Extension Partner- ‘‘(A) that utilize innovative or collabo- ‘‘(5) who has provided a technical plan that ship program plans. rative approaches to solving the problem de- clearly identifies the core innovation, the ‘‘(4) In discharging its duties under this scribed in the competition; technical approach, major technical hurdles, subsection, the MEP Advisory Board shall ‘‘(B) that will improve the competitiveness and the attendant risks, and that clearly es- function solely in an advisory capacity, in of industries in the region in which the Cen- tablishes the feasibility of the technology accordance with the Federal Advisory Com- ter or Centers are located; and through adequately detailed plans linked to mittee Act. ‘‘(C) that will contribute to the long-term major technical barriers; ‘‘(5) The MEP Advisory Board shall trans- economic stability of that region. ‘‘(6) whose application establishes that the mit an annual report to the Secretary for ‘‘(6) PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION.—Recipients of team proposed to carry out the work has a transmittal to the Congress within 30 days awards under this subsection shall not be re- high level of scientific and technical exper- after the submission to the Congress of the quired to provide a matching contribution.’’. tise to conduct research and development, President’s annual budget request in each SEC. 424. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. has a high level of commitment to the year. Such report shall address the status of Section 28 of the National Institute of project, and has access to appropriate re- the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. search facilities; program and comment on the relevant sec- 278n) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(7) whose proposal explains why Tech- tions of the programmatic planning docu- ‘‘TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM nology Innovation Program support is nec- ment and updates thereto transmitted to the ‘‘SEC. 28. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is es- essary; Congress by the Director under section 23(c) tablished in the Institute a Technology Inno- ‘‘(8) whose application includes a plan for and (d).’’. vation Program for the purpose of assisting advancing the technology into commercial (b) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—Section 25(d) of United States businesses and institutions of use; and the National Institute of Standards and higher education or other organizations, ‘‘(9) whose application assesses the Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k(d)) is amend- such as national laboratories and nonprofit project’s organizational structure and man- ed to read as follows: research institutes, to accelerate the re- agement plan. ‘‘(d) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to search and development and application of ‘‘(d) EXTERNAL REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—In such sums as may be appropriated to the challenging, high-risk, high-reward tech- order to analyze the need for or the value of Secretary and Director to operate the Cen- nologies in areas of critical national need any proposal made by a joint venture or ters program, the Secretary and Director that promise widespread economic benefits company requesting the Director’s assist- also may accept funds from other Federal de- for the Nation. ance under this section, or to monitor the partments and agencies and under section ‘‘(b) GRANTS.— progress of any project which receives funds 2(c)(7) from the private sector for the pur- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make under this section, the Director shall consult pose of strengthening United States manu- grants under this section for research and with industry or other expert sources that do facturing. Such funds, if allocated to a Cen- development on high-risk, high-reward not have a proprietary or financial interest ter or Centers, shall not be considered in the emerging and enabling technologies (includ- in the proposal or project. calculation of the Federal share of capital ing any technological application that uses ‘‘(e) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OWN- and annual operating and maintenance costs biological systems, living organisms, or de- ERSHIP.— under subsection (c).’’. rivatives thereof, to make or modify prod- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Title to any intellectual (c) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTER ucts or processes for specific use) that ad- property developed by a joint venture from COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 25 of dress critical national needs and have a wide assistance provided under this section may the National Institute of Standards and breadth of potential application, and form an vest in any participant in the joint venture, Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k), as amended important technical basis for future innova- as agreed by the members of the joint ven- by subsection (a) of this section, is further tions. Such grants shall be made to— ture, notwithstanding section 202(a) and (b) amended by adding at the end the following ‘‘(A) eligible companies that are small- or of title 35, United States Code. The United new subsection: medium-sized businesses that are substan- States may reserve a nonexclusive, non- ‘‘(f) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— tially involved in the research and develop- transferable, irrevocable paid-up license, to ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall ment, including having a leadership role in have practiced for or on behalf of the United establish, within the Manufacturing Exten- programmatically steering the project and States in connection with any such intellec- sion Partnership program under this section defining the research agenda; or tual property, but shall not in the exercise of and section 26 of this Act, a program of com- ‘‘(B) joint ventures. such license publicly disclose proprietary in- petitive awards among participants de- ‘‘(2) SINGLE COMPANY GRANTS.—No grant formation related to the license. Title to any scribed in paragraph (2) for the purposes de- made under paragraph (1)(A) shall exceed such intellectual property shall not be trans- scribed in paragraph (3). $3,000,000 over 3 years. The Federal share of a ferred or passed, except to a participant in ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Participants receiving project funded by such a grant shall not be the joint venture, until the expiration of the awards under this subsection shall be the more than 50 percent of total project costs. first patent obtained in connection with such Centers, or a consortium of such Centers. An award under paragraph (1)(A) may be ex- intellectual property. ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program tended beyond 3 years only if the Director ‘‘(2) LICENSING.—Nothing in this subsection under this subsection is to develop projects transmits to the Committee on Science and shall be construed to prohibit the licensing to solve new or emerging manufacturing Technology of the House of Representatives to any company of intellectual property problems as determined by the Director, in and the Committee on Commerce, Science, rights arising from assistance provided under consultation with the Director of the Manu- and Transportation of the Senate a full and this section. facturing Extension Partnership program, complete explanation of such award, includ- ‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sub- the Manufacturing Extension Partnership ing reasons for exceeding 3 years. Federal section, the term ‘intellectual property’ Advisory Board, and small and medium-sized funds granted under paragraph (1)(A) may be means an invention patentable under title manufacturers. One or more themes for the used only for direct costs and not for indi- 35, United States Code, or any patent on such competition may be identified, which may rect costs, profits, or management fees of a an invention, or any work for which copy- vary from year to year, depending on the contractor. right protection is available under title 17, needs of manufacturers and the success of ‘‘(3) JOINT VENTURE GRANTS.—No grant United States Code. previous competitions. These themes shall made under paragraph (1)(B) shall exceed ‘‘(f) PROGRAM OPERATION.—Not later than 9 be related to projects associated with manu- $9,000,000 over 5 years. The Federal share of a months after the date of enactment of the facturing extension activities, including sup- project funded by such a grant shall not be Technology Innovation and Manufacturing ply chain integration and quality manage- more than 50 percent of total project costs. Stimulation Act of 2007, the Director shall ment, and including the transfer of tech- ‘‘(c) AWARD CRITERIA.—The Director shall issue regulations— nology based on the technological needs of award grants under this section only to an ‘‘(1) establishing criteria for the selection manufacturers and available technologies eligible company— of recipients of assistance under this section; from institutions of higher education, lab- ‘‘(1) whose proposal has scientific and tech- ‘‘(2) establishing procedures regarding fi- oratories, and other technology producing nological merit; nancial reporting and auditing to ensure entities, or extend beyond these traditional ‘‘(2) whose application establishes that the that contracts and awards are used for the areas. proposed technology has strong potential to purposes specified in this section, are in ac- ‘‘(4) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for generate substantial benefits to the Nation cordance with sound accounting practices, awards under this subsection shall be sub- that extend significantly beyond the direct and are not funding existing or planned re- mitted in such manner, at such time, and return to the applicant; search programs that would be conducted in containing such information as the Director ‘‘(3) whose application establishes that the the same time period in the absence of finan- shall require, in consultation with the Manu- research has strong potential for advancing cial assistance under this section; and

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Such report shall address tories and nonprofit research institutes, that terms of the original award. the status of the Technology Innovation Pro- may or may not contribute non-Federal ‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH OTHER STATE AND gram and comment on the relevant sections funds to the project; and FEDERAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—In car- of the programmatic planning document and ‘‘(5) the term ‘TIP Advisory Board’ means rying out this section, the Director shall, as updates thereto transmitted to the Congress the advisory board established under sub- appropriate, coordinate with other senior by the Director under section 23(c) and (d). section (j).’’. ‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this State and Federal officials to ensure co- SEC. 425. RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS. operation and coordination in State and Fed- section— ‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible company’ means a Section 18 of the National Institute of eral technology programs and to avoid un- Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. necessary duplication of efforts. company that is incorporated in the United States and does a majority of its business in 278g–l) is amended by striking ‘‘up to 1 per ‘‘(i) ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM OTHER the United States, and that either— centum of the’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 1.5 per- FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In addition to amounts ‘‘(A) is majority owned by citizens of the cent of the’’. appropriated to carry out this section, the United States; or SEC. 426. COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING RE- Secretary and the Director may accept funds ‘‘(B) is owned by a parent company incor- SEARCH PILOT GRANTS. from other Federal agencies to support porated in another country and the Director The National Institute of Standards and awards under the Technology Innovation finds that— Technology Act is amended— Program. Any award under this section ‘‘(i) the company’s participation in the (1) by redesignating the first section 32 (15 which is supported with funds from other Technology Innovation Program would be in U.S.C. 271 note) as section 34 and moving it Federal agencies shall be selected and car- the economic interest of the United States, to the end of the Act; and ried out according to the provisions of this as evidenced by— (2) by inserting before the section moved section. ‘‘(I) investments in the United States in re- by paragraph (1) the following new section: ‘‘(j) TIP ADVISORY BOARD.— search and manufacturing (including the ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ‘‘SEC. 33. COLLABORATIVE MANUFACTURING RE- manufacture of major components or sub- SEARCH PILOT GRANTS. within the Institute a Technology Innova- assemblies in the United States); ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— tion Program Advisory Board. The TIP Advi- ‘‘(II) significant contributions to employ- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall sory Board shall consist of 10 members ap- ment in the United States; and establish a pilot program of awards to part- pointed by the Director, at least 7 of which ‘‘(III) agreement with respect to any tech- nerships among participants described in shall be from United States industry, chosen nology arising from assistance provided to reflect the wide diversity of technical dis- under this section to promote the manufac- paragraph (2) for the purposes described in ciplines and industrial sectors represented in ture within the United States of products re- paragraph (3). Awards shall be made on a Technology Innovation Program projects. No sulting from that technology (taking into peer-reviewed, competitive basis. member shall be an employee of the Federal account the goals of promoting the competi- ‘‘(2) PARTICIPANTS.—Such partnerships Government. tiveness of United States industry); and shall include at least— ‘‘(2) TERMS OF OFFICE.—(A) Except as pro- ‘‘(ii) the company is incorporated in a ‘‘(A) 1 manufacturing industry partner; vided in subparagraph (B) or (C), the term of country which— and office of each member of the TIP Advisory ‘‘(I) affords to United States-owned compa- ‘‘(B) 1 nonindustry partner. Board shall be 3 years. nies opportunities, comparable to those af- ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program ‘‘(B) The original members of the TIP Ad- forded to any other company, to participate under this section is to foster cost-shared visory Board shall be appointed to 3 classes. in any joint venture similar to those receiv- collaborations among firms, educational in- One class of 3 members shall have an initial ing funding under this section; stitutions, research institutions, State agen- term of 1 year, one class of 3 members shall ‘‘(II) affords to United States-owned com- cies, and nonprofit organizations to encour- have an initial term of 2 years, and one class panies local investment opportunities com- age the development of innovative, multi- of 4 members shall have an initial term of 3 parable to those afforded any other com- disciplinary manufacturing technologies. years. pany; and Partnerships receiving awards under this ‘‘(C) Any member appointed to fill a va- ‘‘(III) affords adequate and effective pro- section shall conduct applied research to de- cancy occurring prior to the expiration of tection for the intellectual property rights of velop new manufacturing processes, tech- the term for which his predecessor was ap- United States-owned companies; niques, or materials that would contribute pointed shall be appointed for the remainder ‘‘(2) the term ‘high-risk, high-reward re- to improved performance, productivity, and of such term. search’ means research that— competitiveness of United States manufac- ‘‘(D) Any person who has completed two ‘‘(A) has the potential for yielding results turing, and build lasting alliances among consecutive full terms of service on the TIP with far-ranging or wide-ranging implica- collaborators. Advisory Board shall thereafter be ineligible tions; ‘‘(b) PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION.—Awards for appointment during the one-year period ‘‘(B) addresses critical national needs re- under this section shall provide for not more following the expiration of the second such lated to technology and measurement stand- than one-third of the costs of a partnership. term. ards; and Not more than an additional one-third of ‘‘(3) PURPOSE.—The TIP Advisory Board ‘‘(C) is too novel or spans too diverse a such costs may be obtained directly or indi- shall meet no less than 2 times annually, and range of disciplines to fare well in the tradi- rectly from other Federal sources. provide to the Director— tional peer review process. ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—Applications for ‘‘(A) advice on programs, plans, and poli- ‘‘(3) the term ‘institution of higher edu- awards under this section shall be submitted cies of the Technology Innovation Program; cation’ has the meaning given that term in in such manner, at such time, and con- ‘‘(B) reviews of the Technology Innovation section 101 of the Higher Education Act of taining such information as the Director Program’s efforts to assess its economic im- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001); shall require. Such applications shall de- pact; ‘‘(4) the term ‘joint venture’ means a joint scribe at a minimum— ‘‘(C) reports on the general health of the venture that— ‘‘(1) how each partner will participate in program and its effectiveness in achieving ‘‘(A) includes either— developing and carrying out the research its legislatively mandated mission; ‘‘(i) at least 2 separately owned for-profit agenda of the partnership; ‘‘(D) guidance on areas of technology that companies that are both substantially in- ‘‘(2) the research that the grant would are appropriate for Technology Innovation volved in the project and both of which are fund; and Program funding; and contributing to the cost-sharing required ‘‘(3) how the research to be funded with the ‘‘(E) recommendations as to whether, in under this section, with the lead entity of award would contribute to improved per- order to better assess whether specific inno- the joint venture being one of those compa- formance, productivity, and competitiveness vations to be pursued are being adequately nies that is a small or medium-sized busi- of the United States manufacturing indus- supported by the private sector, the Director ness; or try. could benefit from advice and information ‘‘(ii) at least one small or medium-sized ‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting ap- from additional industry and other expert business and one institution of higher edu- plications for awards under this section, the sources without a proprietary or financial cation or other organization, such as a na- Director shall consider at a minimum— interest in proposals being evaluated. tional laboratory or nonprofit research insti- ‘‘(1) the degree to which projects will have ‘‘(4) ADVISORY CAPACITY.—In discharging tute, that are both substantially involved in a broad impact on manufacturing; its duties under this subsection, the TIP Ad- the project and both of which are contrib- ‘‘(2) the novelty and scientific and tech- visory Board shall function solely in an advi- uting to the cost-sharing required under this nical merit of the proposed projects; and

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‘‘(3) the demonstrated capabilities of the (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— versal Time retarded by 4 hours; that of the applicants to successfully carry out the pro- There are authorized to be appropriated to second zone retarded by 5 hours; that of the posed research. the National Institute of Standards and third zone retarded by 6 hours; that of the ‘‘(e) DISTRIBUTION.—In selecting applica- Technology $2,000,000 for carrying out this four zone retarded by 7 hours; that of the tions under this section the Director shall section. fifth zone retarded by 8 hours; that of the ensure, to the extent practicable, a distribu- Subtitle C—Miscellaneous sixth zone retarded by 9 hours; that of the tion of overall awards among a variety of seventh zone retarded by 10 hours; that of SEC. 441. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS. manufacturing industry sectors and a range the eighth zone retarded by 11 hours; and Section 19 of the National Institute of of firm sizes. that of the ninth zone shall be Coordinated Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. ‘‘(f) DURATION.—In carrying out this sec- Universal Time advanced by 10 hours.’’; and 278g–2) is amended by striking ‘‘nor more tion, the Director shall run a single pilot (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In than 60 new fellows’’ and inserting ‘‘nor more competition to solicit and make awards. this section, the term ‘Coordinated Universal than 120 new fellows’’. Each award shall be for a 3-year period.’’. Time’ means the time scale maintained SEC. 442. FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS CLARIFICA- SEC. 427. MANUFACTURING FELLOWSHIP PRO- through the General Conference of Weights TION. GRAM. and Measures and interpreted or modified for Section 2(b)(4) of the National Institute of Section 18 of the National Institute of the United States by the Secretary of Com- Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. merce in coordination with the Secretary of 272(b)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 278g–1) is amended— the Navy.’’. grants and cooperative agreements,’’ after (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before (b) Section 3 of the Act of March 19, 1918, ‘‘arrangements,’’. ‘‘The Director is authorized’’; and (commonly known as the ‘‘Calder Act’’) (15 (2) by adding at the end the following new SEC. 443. WORKING CAPITAL FUND TRANSFERS. U.S.C. 264) is amended by striking ‘‘third subsection: Section 12 of the National Institute of zone’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth zone’’. ‘‘(b) MANUFACTURING FELLOWSHIP PRO- Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. SEC. 449. PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND GRAM.— 278b) is amended by adding at the end the INTERMITTENT SERVICES. ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To promote the de- following: (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na- velopment of a robust research community ‘‘(g) AMOUNT AND SOURCE OF TRANSFERS.— tional Institute of Standards and Technology working at the leading edge of manufac- Not more than one-quarter of one percent of may procure the temporary or intermittent turing sciences, the Director shall establish the amounts appropriated to the Institute services of experts or consultants (or organi- a program to award— for any fiscal year may be transferred to the zations thereof) in accordance with section ‘‘(A) postdoctoral research fellowships at fund, in addition to any other transfer au- 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code to assist the Institute for research activities related thority. In addition, funds provided to the on urgent or short-term research projects. to manufacturing sciences; and Institute from other Federal agencies for the (b) EXTENT OF AUTHORITY.—A procurement ‘‘(B) senior research fellowships to estab- purpose of production of Standard Reference under this section may not exceed 1 year in lished researchers in industry or at institu- Materials may be transferred to the fund.’’. duration, and the Director shall procure no tions of higher education who wish to pursue SEC. 444. RETENTION OF DEPRECIATION SUR- more than 200 experts and consultants per studies related to the manufacturing CHARGE. year. sciences at the Institute. Section 14 of the National Institute of (c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be ‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for an Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. effective after September 30, 2010. award under this subsection, an individual 278d) is amended— (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 shall submit an application to the Director (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before years after the date of enactment of this at such time, in such manner, and con- ‘‘Within’’; and Act, the Comptroller General shall report to taining such information as the Director (2) by adding at the end the following: the Committee on Science and Technology of may require. ‘‘(b) RETENTION OF FEES.—The Director is the House of Representatives and the Com- ‘‘(3) STIPEND LEVELS.—Under this sub- authorized to retain all building use and de- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- section, the Director shall provide stipends preciation surcharge fees collected pursuant tation of the Senate on whether additional for postdoctoral research fellowships at a to OMB Circular A–25. Such fees shall be col- safeguards would be needed with respect to level consistent with the National Institute lected and credited to the Construction of the use of authorities granted under this sec- of Standards and Technology Postdoctoral Research Facilities Appropriation Account tion if such authorities were to be made per- Research Fellowship Program, and senior re- for use in maintenance and repair of the In- manent. search fellowships at levels consistent with stitute’s existing facilities.’’. SEC. 450. MALCOLM BALDRIGE AWARDS. support for a faculty member in a sabbatical SEC. 445. NON-ENERGY INVENTIONS PROGRAM. Section 17(c)(3) of the Stevenson-Wydler position.’’. Section 27 of the National Institute of Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. SEC. 428. MEETINGS OF VISITING COMMITTEE ON Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 3711a(c)(3)) is amended to read as follows: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. 278m) is repealed. ‘‘(3) In any year, not more than 18 awards Section 10(d) of the National Institute of SEC. 446. REDEFINITION OF THE METRIC SYS- may be made under this section to recipients Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. TEM. who have not previously received an award 278(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘quarterly’’ Section 3570 of the Revised Statues of the under this section, and no award shall be and inserting ‘‘twice each year’’. United States (derived from section 2 of the made within any category described in para- SEC. 429. MANUFACTURING RESEARCH DATA- Act of July 28, 1866, entitled ‘‘An Act to au- graph (1) if there are no qualifying enter- BASE. thorize the Use of the Metric System of prises in that category.’’. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The National Insti- Weights and Measures’’ (15 U.S.C. 205; 14 TITLE V—HIGH-PERFORMANCE tute of Standards and Technology shall pro- Stat. 339)) is amended to read as follows: COMPUTING ‘‘SEC. 3570. METRIC SYSTEM DEFINED. vide for the establishment of a manufac- SEC. 501. HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING RE- turing research database to enable private ‘‘The metric system of measurement shall SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRO- sector individuals and Federal officials to ac- be defined as the International System of GRAM. cess a broad range of information on manu- Units as established in 1960, and subse- Title I of the High-Performance Computing facturing research carried out with funding quently maintained, by the General Con- Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amend- support from the Federal Government. ference of Weights and Measures, and as in- ed— (b) CONTENTS.—The database established terpreted or modified for the United States (1) in the title heading, by striking ‘‘AND under subsection (a) shall contain— by the Secretary of Commerce.’’. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDU- (1) all publicly available information main- SEC. 447. REPEAL OF REDUNDANT AND OBSO- CATION NETWORK’’ and inserting ‘‘RE- tained by a Federal agency relating to manu- LETE AUTHORITY. SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT’’; facturing research projects funded in whole The Act of July 21, 1950, entitled ‘‘An Act (2) in section 101(a)— or in part by the Federal Government; and To redefine the units and establish the (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) (2) information about all Federal programs standards of electrical and photometric of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: that may be of interest to manufacturers. measurements’’ (15 U.S.C. 223 and 224) is re- ‘‘(A) provide for long-term basic and ap- (c) ACCESSIBILITY.—Information contained pealed. plied research on high-performance com- in the database shall be accessible in a man- SEC. 448. CLARIFICATION OF STANDARD TIME puting; ner to enable users of the database to easily AND TIME ZONES. ‘‘(B) provide for research and development retrieve information of specific interest to (a) Section 1 of the Act of March 19, 1918, on, and demonstration of, technologies to ad- them. (commonly known as the ‘‘Calder Act’’) (15 vance the capacity and capabilities of high- (d) FEES.—The National Institute of Stand- U.S.C. 261) is amended— performance computing and networking sys- ards and Technology may authorize charging (1) by striking the second sentence and the tems; a nominal fee for using the database to ac- extra period after it and inserting ‘‘Except as ‘‘(C) provide for sustained access by the re- cess information described in subsection provided in section 3(a) of the Uniform Time search community in the United States to (b)(1) as necessary to recover the costs of Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. 260a), the standard time high-performance computing systems that maintaining the database. of the first zone shall be Coordinated Uni- are among the most advanced in the world in

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.030 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5510 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 terms of performance in solving scientific (vi) by striking subparagraph (E) and re- egon (Mr. WU) and the gentleman from and engineering problems, including provi- designating subparagraph (F) as subpara- Florida (Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART) each sion for technical support for users of such graph (E); and will control 20 minutes. systems; (vii) in subparagraph (E), as so redesig- The Chair recognizes the gentleman nated by clause (vi) of this subparagraph, by ‘‘(D) provide for efforts to increase soft- from Oregon. ware availability, productivity, capability, inserting ‘‘and the extent to which the Pro- security, portability, and reliability; gram incorporates the recommendations of GENERAL LEAVE ‘‘(E) provide for high-performance net- the advisory committee established under Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- works, including experimental testbed net- subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘for the Program’’; mous consent that all Members may works, to enable research and development (3) by striking subsection (b) of section 101 have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- on, and demonstration of, advanced applica- and inserting the following: tend their remarks and to include ex- ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—(1) The Presi- tions enabled by such networks; dent shall establish an advisory committee traneous material on H.R. 2272, the bill ‘‘(F) provide for computational science and on high-performance computing consisting now under consideration. engineering research on mathematical mod- of non-Federal members, including rep- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there eling and algorithms for applications in all resentatives of the research, education, and objection to the request of the gen- fields of science and engineering; library communities, network providers, and tleman from Oregon? ‘‘(G) provide for the technical support of, industry, who are specially qualified to pro- There was no objection. and research and development on, high-per- vide the Director with advice and informa- Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself formance computing systems and software tion on high-performance computing. The required to address Grand Challenges; recommendations of the advisory committee such time as I may consume. ‘‘(H) provide for educating and training ad- shall be considered in reviewing and revising Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2272 is the cul- ditional undergraduate and graduate stu- the Program. The advisory committee shall mination of a year-and-a-half-long bi- dents in software engineering, computer provide the Director with an independent as- partisan effort by members of the science, computer and network security, ap- sessment of— Science and Technology Committee to plied mathematics, library and information ‘‘(A) progress made in implementing the pass a package of competitiveness bills science, and computational science; and Program; in response to recommendations in the ‘‘(I) provide for improving the security of ‘‘(B) the need to revise the Program; 2005 National Academy of Sciences re- ‘‘(C) the balance between the components computing and networking systems, includ- port, Rising Above the Gathering ing Federal systems, including research re- of the Program, including funding levels for quired to establish security standards and the Program Component Areas; Storm. H.R. 2272, the 21st Century practices for these systems.’’; ‘‘(D) whether the research and develop- Competitiveness Act of 2007, is simply (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig- ment undertaken pursuant to the Program is a package of five bills, each of which nating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs helping to maintain United States leadership already has passed the House of Rep- (2) and (3), respectively; in high-performance computing and net- resentatives by an overwhelming ma- (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by working technology; and jority over the last 2 months. subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— ‘‘(E) other issues identified by the Direc- We created a single bill as a basis for (i) by striking subparagraph (B); tor. ‘‘(2) In addition to the duties outlined in initiating discussions with the other (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and Chamber on a comprehensive competi- (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (F), respec- paragraph (1), the advisory committee shall tively; conduct periodic evaluations of the funding, tiveness bill that we could send to the (iii) by inserting before subparagraph (D), management, coordination, implementation, President for his signature this year. and activities of the Program, and shall re- as so redesignated by clause (ii) of this sub- The five bills rolled into H.R. 2272 are port not less frequently than once every two paragraph, the following new subparagraphs: H.R. 362, the 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million fiscal years to the Committee on Science and ‘‘(A) establish the goals and priorities for Minds Science and Math Scholarship Technology of the House of Representatives Federal high-performance computing re- and the Committee on Commerce, Science, Act; H.R. 363, the Sowing the Seeds search, development, networking, and other and Transportation of the Senate on its find- through Science and Engineering Re- activities; ings and recommendations. The first report search Act; H.R. 1867, the National ‘‘(B) establish Program Component Areas shall be due within one year after the date of Science Foundation Authorization Act that implement the goals established under enactment of this paragraph. of 2007; H.R. 1868, the Technology Inno- subparagraph (A), and identify the Grand ‘‘(3) Section 14 of the Federal Advisory vation and Manufacturing Stimulation Challenges that the Program should address; Committee Act shall not apply to the advi- ‘‘(C) provide for interagency coordination sory committee established by this sub- Act of 2007; and H.R. 1068, to amend the of Federal high-performance computing re- section.’’; and High-Performance Computing Act of search, development, networking, and other (4) in section 101(c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘Pro- 1991. activities undertaken pursuant to the Pro- gram or’’ and inserting ‘‘Program Compo- I want to thank Chairman GORDON gram;’’; and nent Areas or’’. and Ranking Member HALL of the (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. Science and Technology Committee for so redesignated by clause (ii) of this subpara- Section 4 of the High-Performance Com- their bipartisan leadership on this bill graph, the following new subparagraph: puting Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5503) is amend- and, in particular, on the 10,000 Teach- ‘‘(E) develop and maintain a research, de- ed— velopment, and deployment roadmap for the (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and mul- ers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math provision of high-performance computing tidisciplinary teams of researchers’’ after Scholarship Act. systems under paragraph (1)(C); and’’; and ‘‘high-performance computing resources’’; I also want to thank the ranking (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by (2) in paragraph (3)— member of the Technology and Innova- subparagraph (B) of this paragraph— (A) by striking ‘‘scientific workstations,’’; tion Subcommittee, Mr. GINGREY, and (i) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)’’ and in- (B) by striking ‘‘(including vector super- the Chair and ranking member of the serting ‘‘paragraph (2)(D)’’; computers and large scale parallel sys- Research and Science Education Sub- tems)’’; (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read committee, Mr. BAIRD and Mr. EHLERS, (C) by striking ‘‘and applications’’ and in- as follows: for all of their hard work on the NIST ‘‘(A) provide a detailed description of the serting ‘‘applications’’; and and NSF bills. Program Component Areas, including a de- (D) by inserting ‘‘, and the management of scription of any changes in the definition of large data sets’’ after ‘‘systems software’’; I also want to thank all of the mem- or activities under the Program Component (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘packet bers of the Science and Technology Areas from the preceding report, and the rea- switched’’; Committee on both sides of the aisle sons for such changes, and a description of (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para- for their contributions to these bills Grand Challenges supported under the Pro- graph (5); and for helping to move every one of gram;’’; (5) by striking the period at the end of them expeditiously and unanimously paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘spe- through the committee. cific activities’’ and all that follows through (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: I especially want to thank the staff ‘‘the Network’’ and inserting ‘‘each Program of the Science and Technology Com- Component Area’’; ‘‘(7) ‘Program Component Areas’ means the (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and major subject areas under which are grouped mittee on the majority side, Jim Wil- for each Program Component Area’’ after related individual projects and activities son, Dahlia Sokolov, Colin McCormick, ‘‘participating in the Program’’; carried out under the Program.’’. Mike Quear and our chief of staff, (v) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘ap- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Chuck Atkins; on the minority side, plies;’’ and inserting ‘‘applies; and’’; ant to the rule, the gentleman from Or- Amy Carroll and Mele Williams. And

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.030 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5511 my friend from the other side may never comes. It has the support of Leslee Gilbert, who is also here, have have additional names to add to that many businesses, professional associa- done an incredible job, and we never list. tions and higher education groups and thank them enough. So, therefore, I Let me spend just a moment remind- has already been passed in its five want to do that today here on the ing my colleagues why we introduced pieces by an overwhelming majority of floor. this bill and why we urge support Members of the House on both sides of I’m glad that H.R. 2272 includes Mrs. today. the aisle. BIGGERT’s High Performance Com- In 2005, the National Academies as- Mr. Speaker, I once again want to puting Act. This part of the bill will sembled a blue-ribbon committee of na- thank Chairman GORDON and Ranking improve our investment in high-per- tional leaders in academia, business Member HALL and all the members of formance computing research. and government to address concerns the Science and Technology Com- H.R. 2272 authorizes an investment in about national prosperity in the global mittee for their hard work on this bill, our future, an investment for contin- economy of the 21st century. The Acad- and I urge my colleagues to support ued technological advancement, and an emies’ report was titled Rising Above H.R. 2272. investment to keep the United States the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of as the leader, frankly, in the global Employing America for a Brighter Eco- my time. marketplace. nomic Future. Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- I urge all my colleagues to support That report cataloged a number of ida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such H.R. 2272. I thank all those who have worrisome indicators about the U.S. time as I may consume. worked on it. It’s always a privilege to position in an increasingly competitive I rise today in support of H.R. 2272, work with my dear friend, Mr. WU. world and provided recommendations the 21st Century Competitiveness Act. 1700 to enable the Nation to maintain its As my dear friend and colleague, the b competitiveness. The core recom- gentleman from Oregon (Mr. WU) just Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of mendations are as follows: Recruit and stated, this legislation pretty much my time. train highly qualified science and math packages five bills that have already Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the teachers; sustain and strengthen the passed the House with, frankly, an balance of my time. Nation’s traditional commitment to overwhelming majority of the votes. In Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- long-term, basic research; make the order to force a conference with the ida. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to United States the most attractive set- other body, we’re now again trying to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. ting in which to study and perform re- put these together. GINGREY). search so that we can develop, recruit As was stated here just a few weeks Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise and retain the best and brightest ago by Ranking Member HALL and, this afternoon to support H.R. 2272, the minds; ensure that the U.S. is the pre- frankly, right now by my dear friend 21st Century Competitiveness Act, and mier place in the world in which to in- Mr. WU, H.R. 362 and H.R. 363 include I want to thank the gentleman from novate. many of the provisions from last year’s Florida for yielding. I want to thank The bill before us today goes a long competitiveness legislation, as well as my chairman on the Technology and way in addressing all of those rec- additional recommendations from the Innovation Subcommittee, Mr. DAVID ommendations. National Academy of Sciences Rising WU of Oregon. H.R. 2272 puts and keeps the National Above the Gathering Storm report, This legislation we are voting on Science Foundation and the NIST re- again as Mr. WU just mentioned. today is a combination of bills which search labs on a 10-year path to dou- This report and the President’s the House has already overwhelmingly bling their projects. passed, reauthorization bills for both The bill helps to train thousands of American Competitiveness Initiative, the National Science Foundation and new teachers and provide current known as ACI, have emphasized the im- the National Institute of Standards teachers with content and pedagogical portance of strengthening science, and Technology, as well as bills to pro- expertise in their area of teaching. technology, engineering and mathe- The bill expands programs to en- matics education in the United States mote science, technology, engineering hance the undergraduate education of to ensure that the Nation’s workforce and math, what we refer to as STEM our future science and engineering can compete globally in high-tech, education in our country. workforce. high-value industries. Last year, with the American Com- The bill expands early career grant It’s imperative, Mr. Speaker, that we petitiveness Initiative, President Bush programs for outstanding young inves- do all we can to stay ahead of the curve laid out a vision to maintain America’s tigators at both the NSF and the De- and ensure that the next generation of edge in the global marketplace. These partment of Energy. high-tech industries and products are goals were spurred by a report issued The bill strengthens interagency developed here in the United States, as by the National Academies, and it was planning and coordination for research Mr. WU just said. These provisions are entitled, as the gentleman from Flor- infrastructure and information tech- steps in the right direction. ida said, ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering nology. Also, as part of the ACI, President Storm.’’ Mr. Speaker, in this increasingly Bush targeted investment in physical This report looked at ways in which competitive world, where jobs are rap- science research to be doubled over the the Federal Government could enhance idly being outsourced and we are im- next 10 years at the National Science our country’s science and technology porting more high-tech products than Foundation, the National Institute of enterprise so that we can continue to we are exporting, now is the time to Standards and Technology, and the Of- compete and prosper globally. act. Now is the time to strengthen our fice of Science at the Department of The Commission made a variety of support for the creativity, innovation Energy. recommendations. Some of them in- and talented workforce that makes the I want to thank Mr. EHLERS and Mr. clude reforming K–12 education, as well United States unique and gives us our GINGREY for their extensive input in as expanding and strengthening the edge. developing these bills and my Demo- basic research and science and engi- The day our universities are no cratic colleagues for incorporating our neering conducted in America. This longer the most sought after in the priorities into this bipartisan legisla- comprehensive innovation bill address- world, the day we see a brain drain be- tion. es these concerns, and it helps to fulfill cause our best and brightest young sci- I would be remiss, Mr. Speaker, if I this vision. That’s why I am proud, entists and entrepreneurs can’t get the didn’t especially thank the staff. As proud, to be an original cosponsor of funding to do their research and tech- you know, Mr. Speaker, they do an in- H.R. 2272. nology development here at home, the credible amount of work. They do so One provision in this legislation re- day that our innovation is outsourced, usually behind the scenes, don’t get a authorizes the National Institute of that is the day that truly concerns me. lot of the credit. There’s a couple here Standards and Technology, NIST, an H.R. 2272 is a key piece of the innova- that have done an incredible job. Mar- agency in the Department of Com- tion agenda to make sure that that day garet Caravelli is here to my left and merce, as one of the three agencies

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H.R. 2272, of which I am a cosponsor, will for a strong economy and national security, The NIST employees play a critical help strengthen and improve research and and H.R. 2272 will help us improve the critical role in NIST research, which enables education efforts at NSF and NIST, helping to support for STEM education and research. I cutting-edge technologies to make the ensure that the United States continues to be encourage all of my colleagues to vote for this leap from a basic research situation a science and technology leader. Specifically, important legislation. into successful commercial products. the legislation will reauthorize both NIST and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, This is accomplished at NIST by con- NSF, as well as update the High Performance I rise today in support of H.R. 2272, the 21st ducting research that supports United Computing Act of 1991. Century Competitiveness Act of 2007. Innova- States technology infrastructure by de- For NSF, H.R. 2272 will continue the effort tion has been a priority of the new Democratic veloping the tools to measure, to to double its funding over a 10 year time pe- majority in the 110th Congress; we have evaluate, and standardize processes and riod by authorizing almost $21 billion for fiscal worked to ensure that the United States con- products in almost all industrial sec- years 2008–2010. The bill will also encourage tinues to be the global leader in technological tors, bullet-proof vests all the way to the participation of more scientists who have innovation and progress. I strongly support nanotechnology. not received NSF funding in the past through this legislation, which encourages our Nation From rewarding younger students for 1-year seed grants. By targeting these grants to invest in research and development, and I continuing their work in the fields of toward these new recipients, the legislation urge my colleagues to do so as well. science and engineering, to increasing will help support early career researchers and According to a 2005 report by The National the amount of grants available to encourage higher-risk research. Academies, the United States is in danger of teachers and students who pursue con- The legislation also includes a needed fund- losing the competitive edge it currently enjoys tinuing education in the STEM, ing increase for overall laboratory research at in the global economy. Despite our proud tra- science, technology, engineering, math NIST. As part of the American Competitive- dition of innovation, this report warns that im- fields, to providing financial aid to stu- ness initiative, NIST will use these funds to mediate action is necessary to ensure that the dents who make a commitment that expand upon its world-class research, ensur- United States continues to be a leader in tech- after college they will teach, working ing that the United States will continue to be nological progress into the 21st century. This to ensure that we have a strong United globally competitive in many industries. I am Congress is fully committed to answering that States manufacturing base, H.R. 2272 also pleased to see that the legislation reau- challenge. takes many important and critical thorizes and gradually increases funding for Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2272 contains many im- first steps toward keeping America key technology transfer programs like the portant provisions to strengthen America’s competitive. Manufacturing Extension Partnership, MEP, prospects for global competitiveness. It im- Mr. Speaker, I again want to under- program and the Technology Innovation Pro- proves and strengthens a number of scholar- line my wholehearted support for the gram, TIP. ship programs at all levels of study, encour- NIST is particularly important to me because 21st Century Competitiveness Act, and aging students and young people to pursue one of its key laboratories is located in Boul- I urge all my colleagues, as I know further education in science, technology, engi- der, Colorado, in my district. The Boulder labs they will, to do the same. neering, mathematics, and computing. Addi- Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Flor- employ more than 350 people and serve as a tionally, the bill establishes programs to pro- ida. Mr. Speaker, I just want to urge science and engineering center for significant vide support for researchers in science and the adoption of this good legislation. I research across the Nation. engineering fields. thank Mr. WU for his leadership. A critical component of this legislation is that H.R. 2272 also reaffirms our commitment to Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance it includes funding for construction at these scientific excellence by reauthorizing the Na- of my time. laboratories. NIST’s Boulder facilities have Mr. WU. I would also like to thank contributed to great scientific advances, but tional Science Foundation, NSF, for 3 years. The NSF ensures a continued national supply my colleague, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART, they are now over 50 years old and have not for his leadership on the committee been well maintained. Many environmental of scientific and engineering personnel, while and for his good works on these bills. factors such as the humidity and vibrations promoting basic research and education Mr. Speaker, I just want to reiterate from traffic can affect the quality of research across a wide array of scientific and techno- to my colleagues that these are five performed at NIST. In fiscal year 2007, NIST- logical disciplines. By authorizing continued pieces of legislation which have al- Boulder will begin an extension of Building 1 funding for this institution, H.R. 2272 is an im- ready passed the House of Representa- to make room for a Precision Metrology lab. portant step towards ensuring continued tives by massive margins. I urge all of This new facility will allow for incredibly pre- American scientific progress. my colleagues to support this unified cise control of temperature, relative humidity, In the interest of both economic prosperity version of the bill. air filtration and vibration to advance research and military capability, the United States must Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today on critical technologies, such as atomic clocks continue producing a workforce knowledge- I am pleased to support H.R. 2272, the 21st telecommunications, and nanomaterials. To able to maintain technological competitive- Century Competitiveness Act of 2007. complete this extension, NIST will need further ness. If we are to do this, this Congress must America has long been a center for science funding in fiscal years 2008 and 2009. H.R. continue funding and strengthening needed in- and engineering discovery. Just looking back 2272 authorizes this critical funding. vestments in science, technology, engineering, over the 20th century, American ingenuity has As co-chair of the STEM Education caucus, and mathematics education and research. been truly incredible. From Ford’s Model T in I am also pleased that H.R. 2272 contains Supporting this bill is an important step, and I 1908 and on to the personal computer in support and funding for NSF’s STEM edu- strongly urge my colleagues to join me in sup- 1981, American innovations have transformed cation programs. These programs include the porting this legislation. our Nation and the world, again and again, Math and Science Partnerships program and Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I yield back creating whole new industries and occupa- the Noyce Scholarships program, as well as the balance of my time. tions. Going forward, new innovations will con- several STEM education grants that focus on The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tinue to be critical, both in maintaining a solid teacher professional development. These will question is on the motion offered by industrial and economic base and increasing help increase the number of well-qualified the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. WU) our standard of living. science and math teachers across the country, that the House suspend the rules and Federal agencies, such as the National both through creating more teachers from cur- pass the bill, H.R. 2272. Science Foundation, NSF, and the National In- rent college students and by providing better The question was taken; and (two- stitute of Standards and Technology, NIST, training for the teachers already in our thirds being in the affirmative) the play a key role by funding cutting-edge re- schools. rules were suspended and the bill was search and training the next generation of sci- I would like to thank Science and Tech- passed. entists and engineers. Without Federal invest- nology Committee Chairman GORDON, as well A motion to reconsider was laid on ment in Science, Technology, Engineering, as Ranking Member HALL and the other origi- the table.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.039 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5513 RECESS Cuellar Kaptur Price (GA) Woolsey Wynn Young (AK) Culberson Keller Price (NC) Wu Yarmuth Young (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cummings Kennedy Pryce (OH) NAYS—16 ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Davis (AL) Kildee Putnam declares the House in recess until ap- Davis (CA) Kilpatrick Radanovich Baker Franks (AZ) Rohrabacher Davis (IL) King (IA) Rahall Bishop (UT) Hastert Royce proximately 6:30 p.m. today. Davis, David Kingston Ramstad Campbell (CA) Issa Shadegg Accordingly (at 5 o’clock and 4 min- Davis, Jo Ann Klein (FL) Rangel Cannon Mack Westmoreland utes p.m.), the House stood in recess Davis, Lincoln Kline (MN) Regula Feeney Matheson until approximately 6:30 p.m. Davis, Tom Knollenberg Rehberg Flake Poe Deal (GA) Kucinich Reichert ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 f DeFazio Kuhl (NY) Renzi Delahunt Lamborn Reyes Gingrey DeLauro Lampson b 1831 Reynolds NOT VOTING—44 Dent Langevin Rodriguez AFTER RECESS Diaz-Balart, M. Lantos Rogers (AL) Akin Gerlach Murtha Dicks Larsen (WA) Rogers (KY) Baird Gutierrez Pence The recess having expired, the House Dingell Larson (CT) Rogers (MI) Blumenauer Hinojosa Peterson (PA) was called to order by the Speaker pro Donnelly Latham Ros-Lehtinen Brady (TX) Hulshof Rush Brown, Corrine Hunter Sanchez, Loretta tempore (Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) at 6 Doolittle LaTourette Roskam Doyle Lee Ross Buchanan Johnson (GA) Shays o’clock and 31 minutes p.m. Buyer Jones (OH) Shimkus Drake Levin Rothman Carson Kind Simpson Dreier Lewis (CA) Roybal-Allard f Clay King (NY) Stupak Duncan Lewis (GA) Ruppersberger Costello Kirk Sullivan ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Edwards Lewis (KY) Ryan (OH) Davis (KY) LaHood Tanner Ehlers Linder Ryan (WI) PRO TEMPORE DeGette Lofgren, Zoe Towns Ellison Lipinski Salazar The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ellsworth LoBiondo Diaz-Balart, L. Marchant Upton Sali Doggett McMorris Wamp Emanuel Loebsack ´ ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings Sanchez, Linda Fortenberry Rodgers Wexler Emerson Lowey T. will resume on motions to suspend the Engel Lucas Sarbanes 1856 English (PA) Lungren, Daniel b rules previously postponed. Saxton Eshoo E. Votes will be taken in the following Schakowsky Messrs. FRANKS of Arizona, MACK, Etheridge Lynch Schiff ISSA and HASTERT changed their order: Everett Mahoney (FL) Schmidt H.R. 698, by the yeas and nays; Fallin Maloney (NY) vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Schwartz Farr Manzullo Mr. GOODLATTE and Mr. CANTOR H.R. 1425, by the yeas and nays. Scott (GA) Fattah Markey The vote on H.R. 1722 will be taken Scott (VA) changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Ferguson Marshall Sensenbrenner ‘‘yea.’’ tomorrow. Filner Matsui Serrano The first electronic vote will be con- Forbes McCarthy (CA) So (two-thirds being in the affirma- Sessions ducted as a 15-minute vote. The re- Fossella McCarthy (NY) tive) the rules were suspended and the Foxx McCaul (TX) Sestak maining electronic vote will be con- Shea-Porter bill, as amended, was passed. Frank (MA) McCollum (MN) The result of the vote was announced ducted as a 5-minute vote. Frelinghuysen McCotter Sherman Shuler as above recorded. f Gallegly McCrery Garrett (NJ) McDermott Shuster A motion to reconsider was laid on Sires INDUSTRIAL BANK HOLDING Giffords McGovern the table. Gilchrest McHenry Skelton COMPANY ACT OF 2007 Gillibrand McHugh Slaughter f Smith (NE) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Gillmor McIntyre NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER Gohmert McKeon Smith (NJ) finished business is the vote on the mo- Gonzalez McNerney Smith (TX) RESOLUTION RAISING A QUES- tion to suspend the rules and pass the Goode McNulty Smith (WA) TION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF bill, H.R. 698, as amended, on which the Goodlatte Meehan Snyder THE HOUSE Gordon Meek (FL) Solis yeas and nays were ordered. Granger Meeks (NY) Souder Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Graves Melancon Space Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a), para- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Green, Al Mica Spratt graph 1 of rule IX, I hereby notify the question is on the motion offered by Green, Gene Michaud Stark Grijalva Miller (FL) Stearns House of my intention to offer a resolu- the gentleman from Massachusetts Hall (NY) Miller (MI) Sutton tion as a question of the privileges of (Mr. FRANK) that the House suspend Hall (TX) Miller (NC) Tancredo the House. the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 698, as Hare Miller, Gary Tauscher The form of my resolution is as fol- amended. Harman Miller, George Taylor Hastings (FL) Mitchell Terry lows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Hastings (WA) Mollohan Thompson (CA) H. RES. — vice, and there were—yeas 371, nays 16, Hayes Moore (KS) Thompson (MS) Whereas the Code of Official Conduct pro- answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 44, as Heller Moore (WI) Thornberry Hensarling Moran (KS) vides that a Member ‘‘may not condition the follows: Tiahrt inclusion of language to provide funding for Herger Moran (VA) Tiberi [Roll No. 384] Herseth Sandlin Murphy (CT) Tierney a Congressional earmark . . . on any vote Higgins Murphy, Patrick cast by another member’’; YEAS—371 Turner Hill Murphy, Tim Udall (CO) Whereas Chairman Reyes filed the Report Abercrombie Bishop (NY) Capps Hinchey Musgrave Udall (NM) to accompany the bill H.R. 2082, the Intel- Ackerman Blackburn Capuano Hirono Myrick Van Hollen ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Aderholt Blunt Cardoza Hobson Nadler Vela´ zquez 2008; Alexander Boehner Carnahan Hodes Napolitano Visclosky Allen Bonner Carney Hoekstra Neal (MA) Whereas the report states that, with re- Walberg Altmire Bono Carter Holden Neugebauer spect to the requirements of clause 9 of Walden (OR) Andrews Boozman Castle Holt Nunes House Rule XXI, ‘‘The following table pro- Walsh (NY) Arcuri Boren Castor Honda Oberstar vides the list of such provisions included in Walz (MN) Baca Boswell Chabot Hooley Obey the bill or report,’’ and includes a table of 26 Bachmann Boucher Chandler Hoyer Olver Wasserman Schultz items identifying ‘‘Requesting Member,’’ Bachus Boustany Clarke Inglis (SC) Ortiz ‘‘Subject,’’ and ‘‘Dollar Amount (in Thou- Baldwin Boyd (FL) Cleaver Inslee Pallone Waters Barrett (SC) Boyda (KS) Clyburn Israel Pascrell Watson sands)’’; Barrow Brady (PA) Coble Jackson (IL) Pastor Watt Whereas the referenced table includes an Bartlett (MD) Braley (IA) Cohen Jackson-Lee Paul Waxman item denoted as: Requesting Member, Mr. Barton (TX) Brown (SC) Cole (OK) (TX) Payne Weiner Murtha; Subject, NATIONAL INTEL- Bean Brown-Waite, Conaway Jefferson Pearce Welch (VT) LIGENCE PROGRAM COMMUNITY MAN- Becerra Ginny Conyers Jindal Perlmutter Weldon (FL) AGEMENT ACCOUNT—National Drug Intel- Berkley Burgess Cooper Johnson (IL) Peterson (MN) Weller ligence Center; Dollar Amount, $23 million; Whitfield Berman Burton (IN) Costa Johnson, E. B. Petri Whereas the Gentleman from Michigan, Berry Butterfield Courtney Johnson, Sam Pickering Wicker Biggert Calvert Cramer Jones (NC) Pitts Wilson (NM) Mr. Rogers, offered and voted for a motion to Bilbray Camp (MI) Crenshaw Jordan Platts Wilson (OH) recommit the bill to change the provisions of Bilirakis Cantor Crowley Kagen Pomeroy Wilson (SC) the aforementioned Murtha earmark during Bishop (GA) Capito Cubin Kanjorski Porter Wolf its consideration in the House;

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.040 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 Whereas as a result of Mr. Rogers’ motion tion to suspend the rules and pass the McNerney Putnam Snyder and vote on the Murtha earmark, the Gen- bill, H.R. 1425, on which the yeas and McNulty Radanovich Solis tleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha sub- Meehan Rahall Souder nays were ordered. Meek (FL) Ramstad Space sequently threatened to withdraw support The Clerk read the title of the bill. Meeks (NY) Rangel Spratt for earmarks providing funding for projects Melancon Regula Stark located in the Gentleman from Michigan’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mica Rehberg Stearns district; question is on the motion offered by Michaud Reichert Sutton Whereas on May 17, 2007, in the House the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Miller (FL) Renzi Tancredo Miller (MI) Reyes Tauscher Chamber, the Gentleman from Pennsylvania DAVIS) that the House suspend the stated, in a loud voice words to the effect, to Miller (NC) Reynolds Taylor rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1425. Miller, Gary Rodriguez Terry the Gentleman from Michigan as a result of This will be a 5-minute vote. Miller, George Rogers (AL) Thompson (CA) offering and voting for the motion to recom- Mitchell Rogers (KY) Thompson (MS) mit, ‘‘I hope you don’t have any earmarks in The vote was taken by electronic de- Mollohan Rogers (MI) Thornberry the defense appropriation bill because they vice, and there were—yeas 385, nays 0, Moore (KS) Rohrabacher Tiahrt are gone and you will not get any earmarks not voting 47, as follows: Moore (WI) Ros-Lehtinen Tiberi Moran (KS) Roskam Tierney now and forever.’’; [Roll No. 385] Whereas the Gentleman from Michigan re- Moran (VA) Ross Turner YEAS—385 Murphy (CT) Rothman Udall (CO) sponded, in words to the effect, ‘‘this is not Murphy, Patrick Roybal-Allard Udall (NM) the way we do things here and is that sup- Abercrombie Cuellar Hobson Murphy, Tim Ruppersberger Van Hollen posed to make me afraid of you?’’; Ackerman Culberson Hodes Musgrave Ryan (OH) Vela´ zquez Whereas the Gentleman from Pennsylvania Aderholt Cummings Hoekstra Myrick Ryan (WI) Visclosky raised his voice, pointed his finger and stat- Alexander Davis (AL) Holden Nadler Salazar Walberg Allen Davis (CA) Holt Napolitano Sali Walden (OR) ed, in words to the effect, ‘‘that’s the way I Altmire Davis (IL) Honda do it.’’; Neal (MA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Walsh (NY) Andrews Davis, David Hooley Neugebauer T. Walz (MN) Whereas the gentleman from Pennsylvania Arcuri Davis, Jo Ann Hoyer Nunes Sarbanes Wasserman (Mr. Murtha) is the ninth most senior mem- Baca Davis, Lincoln Inglis (SC) Oberstar Saxton Schultz ber of Congress, whose seniority ranks him Bachmann Davis, Tom Inslee Obey Schakowsky Waters over 426 of his 433 colleagues in the House; Bachus Deal (GA) Israel Olver Schiff Watson Whereas the gentleman from Pennsylvania Baker DeFazio Issa Ortiz Schmidt Watt Baldwin Delahunt Jackson (IL) Pallone Schwartz Waxman chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on Barrett (SC) DeLauro Jackson-Lee Defense; Pascrell Scott (GA) Weiner Barrow Dent (TX) Pastor Scott (VA) Welch (VT) Whereas the gentleman from Pennsylvania Bartlett (MD) Diaz-Balart, M. Jefferson Paul Sensenbrenner Weldon (FL) (Mr. Murtha), the second-ranking and second Barton (TX) Dicks Jindal Payne Serrano Weller longest serving Democrat on the Appropria- Bean Dingell Johnson (GA) Pearce Sessions Westmoreland tions Committee, has been described in nu- Becerra Donnelly Johnson (IL) Perlmutter Sestak Whitfield merous media accounts as a master of the Berkley Doolittle Johnson, E. B. Peterson (MN) Shadegg Wicker Berman Doyle Johnson, Sam Petri Shea-Porter Wilson (NM) legislative process and an expert on ear- Berry Drake Jones (NC) marks; and Pickering Sherman Wilson (OH) Biggert Dreier Jordan Pitts Shuler Wilson (SC) Whereas the gentleman from Pennsylvania Bilbray Duncan Kagen Platts Sires Wolf (Mr. Murtha) has stated that he is a former Bilirakis Edwards Kanjorski Poe Skelton Woolsey member of the House Committee on Stand- Bishop (GA) Ehlers Kaptur Pomeroy Slaughter Wu ards of Official Conduct, whose members are Bishop (NY) Ellison Keller Porter Smith (NE) Wynn among the most knowledgeable in the House Bishop (UT) Ellsworth Kennedy Price (GA) Smith (NJ) Yarmuth Blackburn Emanuel Kildee concerning the ethical obligations of Mem- Price (NC) Smith (TX) Young (AK) Blunt Emerson Kilpatrick Pryce (OH) Smith (WA) Young (FL) bers of Congress: Now, therefore, be it Boehner Engel King (IA) Resolved, That the Member from Pennsyl- Bonner English (PA) Kingston NOT VOTING—47 vania, Mr. Murtha has been guilty of a viola- Bono Eshoo Klein (FL) tion of the Code of Official Conduct and mer- Boozman Etheridge Kline (MN) Akin Gilchrest Pence Baird Grijalva Peterson (PA) its the reprimand of the House for the same. Boren Everett Knollenberg Boswell Fallin Kucinich Blumenauer Gutierrez Royce b 1900 Boucher Farr Kuhl (NY) Brady (TX) Hinojosa Rush Boustany Fattah Lamborn Brown, Corrine Hulshof Sanchez, Loretta The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Boyd (FL) Feeney Lampson Buchanan Hunter Shays Boyda (KS) Ferguson Langevin Buyer Jones (OH) Shimkus rule IX, a resolution offered from the Carson Kind Shuster floor by a Member other than the ma- Brady (PA) Filner Lantos Braley (IA) Flake Larsen (WA) Clay King (NY) Simpson jority leader or the minority leader as Brown (SC) Forbes Larson (CT) Costello Kirk Stupak a question of the privileges of the Brown-Waite, Fossella Latham Davis (KY) LaHood Sullivan DeGette Lofgren, Zoe Tanner House has immediate precedence only Ginny Foxx LaTourette Burgess Frank (MA) Lee Diaz-Balart, L. Marchant Towns at a time designated by the Chair with- Burton (IN) Franks (AZ) Levin Doggett McMorris Upton in 2 legislative days after the resolu- Butterfield Frelinghuysen Lewis (CA) Fortenberry Rodgers Wamp tion is properly noticed. Calvert Gallegly Lewis (GA) Gerlach Murtha Wexler Pending that designation, the form of Camp (MI) Garrett (NJ) Lewis (KY) Campbell (CA) Giffords Linder 1908 the resolution noticed by the gen- Cannon Gillibrand Lipinski b tleman from Michigan will appear in Cantor Gillmor LoBiondo So (two-thirds being in the affirma- the RECORD at this point. Capito Gingrey Loebsack Capps Gohmert Lowey tive) the rules were suspended and the The Chair will not at this point de- Capuano Gonzalez Lucas bill was passed. termine whether the resolution con- Cardoza Goode Lungren, Daniel The result of the vote was announced Carnahan Goodlatte E. stitutes a question of privilege. That as above recorded. determination will be made at the time Carney Gordon Lynch Carter Granger Mack A motion to reconsider was laid on designated for consideration of the res- Castle Graves Mahoney (FL) the table. olution. Castor Green, Al Maloney (NY) Chabot Green, Gene Manzullo f Chandler Hall (NY) Markey PERSONAL EXPLANATION ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Clarke Hall (TX) Marshall Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, on Cleaver Hare Matheson Monday, May 21, 2007, I was absent from the PRO TEMPORE Clyburn Harman Matsui Coble Hastert McCarthy (CA) House for medical reasons. Had I been The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Cohen Hastings (FL) McCarthy (NY) present I would have voted: On rollcall No. objection, 5-minute voting will resume. Cole (OK) Hastings (WA) McCaul (TX) 384–‘‘yea’’; on rollcall No. 385–‘‘yea.’’ There was no objection. Conaway Hayes McCollum (MN) Conyers Heller McCotter PERSONAL EXPLANATION f Cooper Hensarling McCrery Costa Herger McDermott Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- STAFF SERGEANT MARVIN ‘‘REX’’ Courtney Herseth Sandlin McGovern avoidably absent from this Chamber today. I YOUNG POST OFFICE BUILDING Cramer Higgins McHenry would like the RECORD to show that, had I Crenshaw Hill McHugh The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Crowley Hinchey McIntyre been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on finished business is the vote on the mo- Cubin Hirono McKeon rollcall votes 384 and 385.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY7.023 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5515 HONORING PRIVATE FIRST CLASS that the Washington Post published an the attitude he took toward cases, per- JONES editorial, which I submit for printing haps including the murder of a Federal (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked in the RECORD. Let me read part of it. officer in Seattle, cannot be adequately and was given permission to address ‘‘James B. Comey, the straight-as-an- described by words like shocking. the House for 1 minute and to revise arrow former number two official of At this point, I believe there are two and extend her remarks.) the Justice Department, yesterday of- necessary mandatory actions that Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. fered the Senate Judiciary Committee must be taken. The Attorney General Speaker, as many of us have been doing an account of Bush administration law- must go, now. His allegiance to par- over the past couple of years and lessness so shocking it would have been tisan political interests above his oath months, I paid tribute to a fallen sol- unbelievable coming from a less rep- to uphold the laws of the United States dier in my district this past weekend. utable source.’’ is outrageous. Private First Class Jones was young The American people understand Secondly, even if it requires the ap- and vibrant and loved by his family. that political appointees are a fact of pointment of an outside independent Those who loved him had to bury him, life when a new President takes office, prosecutor, the Justice Department for he is another of those now fallen but the American people demand that should immediately, vigorously and from the violence in Iraq. We pay trib- competence and integrity overrule po- conclusively investigate the murder of ute to him for his great service and his litical party affiliation. Tom Wales and not stop until the kill- The Justice Department has thou- love of country. er is charged and brought to justice. sands of dedicated public servants who It is time now for America to love We owe that to Tom Wales, his family, know what it means to be respected her own even more. It is time for our and every law enforcement officer who and uphold the law. And then there is soldiers to come home. As we prepare risks his or her life every day in service Gonzalez. to the American people. for the honoring of those fallen in The revelations began over the firing many wars, it becomes more than a [From the Washington Post, May 16, 2007] of eight U.S. Attorneys. Now there is a MR. COMEY’S TALE: A STANDOFF AT A HOS- disservice to those brave men and new revelation about Gonzalez trying women for the President not to join PITAL BEDSIDE SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT AT- to force the previous Attorney General TORNEY GENERAL GONZALES this Congress in the resolution of this to agree to anything the White House misdirected mission, in order to ensure James B. Comey, the straight-as-an-arrow wanted. What else don’t we know? former No. 2 official at the Justice Depart- that our troops come home with acco- For the last 6 years, congressional ment, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary lades and recognition because their oversight was nonexistent. What cases Committee an account of Bush administra- mission has been successful. were priorities and what cases were tion lawlessness so shocking it would have The political mission is a failure, and not? And why not? What did and did been unbelievable coming from a less rep- it’s time now for us to vote on a sup- not happen following the murder of an utable source. The episode involved a 2004 plemental that has benchmarks and, as nighttime visit to the hospital room of then- Assistant U.S. Attorney in Seattle? Attorney General John D. Ashcroft by well, timelines to redeploy our troops, My friend, Tom Wales, had been the whether to Kuwait or otherwise. Our Alberto Gonzales, then the White House Assistant U.S. Attorney in Seattle counsel, and Andrew H. Card Jr., then the troops must come home. I pay tribute under the previous administration. He White House chief of staff. Only the broadest to the fallen. I pay tribute to Private was a well-respected law enforcement outlines of this visit were previously known: First Class Jones. officer known for his pursuit of white that Mr. Comey, who was acting as attorney f color criminals. He was also a vocal general during Mr. Ashcroft’s illness, had re- and strong advocate for gun control. fused to recertify the legality of the admin- SPECIAL ORDERS istration’s warrantless wiretapping program; Tom was shot and killed in his home The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. that Mr. Gonzales and Mr. Card had tried to while working at his computer one late do an end-run around Mr. Comey; that Mr. HILL). Under the Speaker’s announced night in October. If Tom was killed, as Ashcroft had rebuffed them. policy of January 18, 2007, and under a some suspect, because of those he Mr. Comey’s vivid depiction, worthy of a previous order of the House, the fol- brought to justice, then he died in the Hollywood script, showed the lengths to lowing Members will be recognized for line of duty. No one has ever been which the administration and the man who 5 minutes each. charged, although there are news ac- is now attorney general were willing to go to counts that indicate authorities have a pursue the surveillance program. First, they f tried to coerce a man in intensive care—a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a prime suspect. man so sick he had transferred the reins of previous order of the House, the gentle- Now there is a new suspicion. Did the power to Mr. Comey—to grant them legal ap- woman from California (Ms. WOOLSEY) White House want its appointee in Se- proval. Having failed, they were willing to is recognized for 5 minutes. attle, John McKay, fired in part be- defy the conclusions of the nation’s chief law (Ms. WOOLSEY addressed the House. cause he was vigorously pursuing the enforcement officer and pursue the surveil- Her remarks will appear hereafter in Tom Wales case? lance without Justice’s authorization. Only in the face of the prospect of mass resigna- the Extensions of Remarks.) Someone sent me a blog recently asking the same fundamental question: tions—Mr. Comey, FBI Director Robert S. f Why would Justice not throw every Mueller III and most likely Mr. Ashcroft himself—did the president back down. b 1915 available resource into finding Tom’s As Mr. Comey testified, ‘‘I couldn’t stay, if killer? Why would they not want the THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF the administration was going to engage in investigation by their own U.S. Attor- conduct that the Department of Justice had TOM WALES ney in Seattle to proceed with every said had no legal basis.’’ The crisis was The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a possible resource? averted only when, the morning after the previous order of the House, the gen- Some bloggers say it is all because of program was reauthorized without Justice’s tleman from Washington (Mr. Tom’s advocacy for gun control, but approval, President Bush agreed to fix what- ever problem Justice had with it (the details MCDERMOTT) is recognized for 5 min- the answer may be tragically simpler. remain classified). ‘‘We had the president’s utes. Maybe Gonzalez wanted the Republican direction to do . . . what the Justice Depart- Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, in U.S. Attorney appointee in Seattle to ment believed was necessary to put this mat- recent months, the American people spend all his time on something else; to ter on a footing where we could certify to its have been riveted by the disclosure sur- find or, if necessary, invent voter fraud legality,’’ Mr. Comey said. rounding the firing of eight U.S. Attor- in a close Washington governor’s race, The dramatic details should not obscure neys, including John McKay of my narrowly won by the Democrat. Could the bottom line: the administration’s alarm- hometown of Seattle. they have been that arrogant, that ing willingness, championed by, among oth- The other day, the number two per- uncaring about the death of a good ers, Vice President Cheney and his counsel, David Addington, to ignore its own lawyers. son at the Justice Department testified man, an Assistant U.S. Attorney? Most Remember, this was a Justice Department before the Senate Judiciary Com- people would have dismissed that no- that had embraced an expansive view of the mittee. Even in jaded Washington, tion until recently. Now the revela- president’s inherent constitutional powers, D.C., the revelations were so shocking tions about the Attorney General and allowing the administration to dispense with

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.046 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5516 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 following the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- the Army doctor testified that the drug $1.3 billion, roughly a quarter of it our lance Act. Justice’s conclusions are supposed smuggler’s body was ‘‘bladed’’ away tax dollars, to the government of Iran. to be the final word in the executive branch from the bullet that struck him, con- Now we are told that this is for won- about what is lawful or not, and the adminis- sistent with the motion of a left-hand- derful projects in Iran having nothing tration has emphasized since the warrantless wiretapping story broke that it was being ed person running away while pointing to do with the government. We here in done under the department’s supervision. backward, causing the body to twist. the House understand something about Now, it emerges, they were willing to over- Mr. Speaker, there is only one logical politics. One of the ways you get re- ride Justice if need be. That Mr. Gonzales is object that the drug smuggler would elected, one of the ways the Iranian now in charge of the department he tried to have pointed at the agents in this cir- government holds on to power is to steamroll may be most disturbing of all. cumstance: a firearm. bring home the bacon. I know it’s not f In addition to this physical evidence, kosher, I know it is not halal, but The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a an article published by the Inland Val- that’s what that government does, and previous order of the House, the gen- ley Daily Bulletin on October 26, 2006, the World Bank helps them do it. tleman from Texas (Mr. POE) is recog- quotes two of the drug smuggler’s fam- Now, we saw how did the United nized for 5 minutes. ily members who said, and I quote, ‘‘He States use its clout inside the World (Mr. POE addressed the House. His has been smuggling drugs since he was Bank? Not to stop these loans to Iran remarks will appear hereafter in the 14 and would not move drugs unless he and not to stop their disbursements, Extensions of Remarks.) had a gun on him.’’ That is his own over $200 million being disbursed by f family that made a statement. Mr. Wolfowitz himself, but for only two The facts have shown what countless goals. One was to try to prevent the FORMER U.S. BORDER PATROL citizens and Members of Congress al- World Bank from being involved in AGENTS RAMOS AND COMPEAN ready know: That the U.S. Attorneys family planning; and the other was to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a office was on the wrong side of this protect Mr. Wolfowitz’s career, not- previous order of the House, the gen- issue and this case. withstanding his errors of judgment. tleman from North Carolina (Mr. I am pleased and grateful that Chair- Where is this administration when it JONES) is recognized for 5 minutes. man CONYERS and Chairman LEAHY comes to prioritizing and representing Mr. JONES of North Carolina. Mr. have shown interest in holding hear- the national security interests of this Speaker, today is the 125th day since ings to investigate the injustice com- country? Iran is developing nuclear two U.S. Border Patrol agents entered mitted against these two Border Patrol weapons, and all we can do with our Federal prison. agents. The conviction of these two clout in the World Bank is try to pro- Agents Ramos and Compean were agents is a travesty that cries out for tect one individual of flawed judgment. convicted in Federal court for wound- oversight, and I hope that Members of Second, I would like to address the ing a Mexican drug smuggler who Congress on both sides of the aisle will idea of granting Fast Track to this ad- brought 743 pounds of marijuana across say thank you to Mr. CONYERS and also ministration. I am sure that when the our border into Texas. These agents to Chairman LEAHY because they are President seeks an extension of Fast should have been commended for their willing to look for the truth and jus- Track, he will offer those of us on the actions, but instead the U.S. Attor- tice instead of injustice. Democratic side all kinds of wonderful ney’s Office prosecuted the agents and And I call on the President of the promises. But keep one thing in mind: granted full immunity to the drug United States to, please, Mr. President, Any trade deal that requires on this smuggler. The extraordinary details look at this case and pardon these two President for enforcement will be en- surrounding the prosecution of this border agents that were only trying to forced only to the extent this President case assure that justice has not been protect the American people. wants it enforced. served. Look at the Iran Sanctions Act. This In an interview this Friday, May 18, f President refuses to acknowledge that 2007, with Glenn Beck of CNN Headline ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER any facts exist that require him to News, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton PRO TEMPORE even decide what to do with regard to again repeated a false claim about this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- investments in Iran. case, stating that the agent shot ‘‘an I assure you that if we sign a deal bers are reminded to address their re- unarmed guy in the back.’’ That is his with the best possible labor standards marks to the Chair. quote. but Presidential enforcement and Mr. Speaker, I do not know how any- f something were to come to pass, per- one, especially this Federal prosecutor, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a haps a coup in Peru and all of a sudden would choose to accept the word of a previous order of the House, the gen- every labor leader in the country is criminal over two law enforcement of- tleman from Maryland (Mr. WYNN) is shot in cold blood, this President will ficers who have sworn to uphold the recognized for 5 minutes. not act to enforce those labor stand- Constitution and to protect the Amer- (Mr. WYNN addressed the House. His ards. He may express some concerns, ican people. Yet this prosecutor be- remarks will appear hereafter in the but any agreement involving our trade lieved the word of a drug smuggler who Extensions of Remarks.) which requires this President to ac- claimed he was unarmed. It is a sad f knowledge facts occurring on the day in this Nation when a criminal has ground is a nullity except to the extent more influence over a Federal pros- THE WORLD BANK AND that the President chooses to. Because ecutor than two law enforcement offi- INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS we could have a circumstance where cers. I am going to repeat that, Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a there is no enforcement of corporate Speaker. It is a sad day in this Nation previous order of the House, the gen- interests without Presidential action, when a criminal has more influence tleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN) and he will act; and we could have a over a Federal prosecutor than two law is recognized for 5 minutes. circumstance where there is no en- enforcement officers. Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise forcement of labor standards without Both agents testified that the drug to address two issues involving inter- Presidential action, and you can be smuggler turned and pointed an object national economics. The first is the sure he will not. at them while he was running away, World Bank. So I look forward to changing the and they fired in self-defense. An Army The entire world has been fixated on policies of this administration. Let us doctor who removed the bullet frag- whether Mr. Wolfowitz arranged hope that at the World Bank we focus ment from the drug smuggler con- $195,000 for his paramour, which shows on preventing loans to Iran, rather firmed that the bullet entered into his how little attention we pay to things than irrelevancies involving one par- lower left buttocks, passed through his at the World Bank that really matter. ticular paramour; and let us hope that pelvic triangle, and lodged in his right Because while we were focused on that, this House takes responsibility, its re- thigh, not in the back, as Mr. Sutton no one focused in the media on the fact sponsibilities under article I of the has repeatedly claimed. At the trial, that the World Bank is sending over Constitution to deal with international

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Under a in a second ceremony December 20, that through unity we find strength, was re- previous order of the House, the gen- 1803, the French turned Louisiana over adopted. to the United States. tleman from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) is The Haitian constitution of 1987 describes I would like to also honor those recognized for 5 minutes. the new flag as: Two (2) equal-sized hori- brave Haitians who fought for Amer- (Mr. DEFAZIO addressed the House. zontal bands: a blue one on top and a red one ican independence at the siege of Sa- His remarks will appear hereafter in underneath; The coat of arms of the Republic vannah, Georgia, in 1779: The Chas- the Extensions of Remarks.) shall be placed in the center on a white seurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue, square; The coat of arms of the Republic will f a regiment of soldiers who formed one- be a Palm tree surmounted by the liberty cap HAITIAN FLAG DAY tenth of the allied army before Savan- and under the palms a trophy with the legend: nah in the fall of 1779. This unit was In Union there is Strength; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a comprised of over 500 free men of color This weekend, I joined with hundreds of my previous order of the House, the gentle- from the island of Haiti and was the Haitian constituents as we celebrated Haitian woman from New York (Ms. CLARKE) is largest unit of men of African descent Flag Day together. For as long as I can re- recognized for 5 minutes. to fight in the American revolution. member, Haitians have gathered in my district Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, it gives The battle of Savannah, on October 9, of Brooklyn, NY to recognize this historic day. me great pride and pleasure today to 1779, reminds us that significant for- I ask my colleagues to please join me in rise to inform the House, on this Fri- eign resources of men, money and ma- recognizing the world’s oldest black republic day, May 18, Haitians throughout the terial contributed to the eventual suc- and the second-oldest republic in the Western diaspora celebrated Haitian Flag Day. cess of the cause of American inde- Hemisphere celebrate the ideals of unity, Since the creation of the Haitian flag pendence. strength and freedom embedded in the Haitian on May 18, 1803, the day has been ob- The presence of the Chasseurs- Flag by becoming a co-sponsor of the Haitian served as Haitian Flag Day to Haitian Volontaires de Saint Domingue was Flag Day resolution. Americans throughout the diaspora. made up of free men who volunteered f This day has become a source of pride for this expedition is startling to most The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. synonymous with unity and a symbol people and surprising to most histo- HILL). Under a previous order of the of freedom and individual liberty for rians. Haitian people. Men of African heritage were to be House, the gentleman from Indiana Later this week, I will introduce leg- found on most battlefields of the revo- (Mr. BURTON) is recognized for 5 min- islation to commemorate this historic lution in large numbers. A subsequent utes. and celebrative event. The 18th of May, unit of Haitians was part of the French (Mr. BURTON of Indiana addressed Haitian Flag Day, is the most cele- and Spanish campaign against Pensa- the House. His remarks will appear brated holiday in Haiti. cola, where they faced some of the hereafter in the Extensions of Re- Just to put this day in context for same regiments of British troops that marks.) most Americans, there are some histor- their comrades faced in Savannah. f ical facts that I would like to share Haiti, much smaller in population ARMENIA PARLIAMENTARY with you. than the United States, was attacked ELECTIONS When Napoleon Bonaparte envisioned by armies as large as those sent a great French empire in the New against America by Britain. The Hai- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a World, he had hoped to use the Mis- tian victory over the legions of Napo- previous order of the House, the gen- sissippi Valley as a food and trade cen- leon was achieved with much less for- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE) ter to supply the island of Hispaniola. eign assistance than the United States is recognized for 5 minutes. First, he had to restore French control enjoyed. Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to of Hispaniola, where Haitian slaves It is these types of historical events congratulate the people of Armenia on under Toussaint L’Ouverture had put in the context of our Nation today the May 12 Parliamentary elections. seized power. Napoleon soon realized that we celebrate with the Haitian This is the first positive assessment of that Hispaniola must be abandoned. Americans in diaspora, their accom- an election in the former Soviet Repub- Accordingly, in April of 1803, he offered plishments and achievements in the lic since it gained independence in 1991. to sell Louisiana to the United States. growth and development of our Nation. This encouraging outcome will most President Thomas Jefferson had al- Many key figures in the Haitian War certainly enhance and deepen U.S./Ar- ready sent James Monroe and Robert of Independence gained military expe- menia relations, while also elevating R. Livingston to Paris to negotiate the rience and political insights through Armenia’s reputation regionally and purchase of a tract of land in the lower their participation in Savannah, most internationally. Mississippi, or at least guarantee of notably Henri Christophe, a youth at Over the past few months, U.S. ad- free navigation of the river. Surprised the time, but, in his adult years, a gen- ministration officials in Washington and delighted by the French offer of eral of Haitian armies and King of his and Yerevan have stressed the impor- the whole territory, they immediately nation for 14 years. tance of these elections and explained negotiated the treaty. There is little appreciation in the United that substantial improvement must be At one stroke, the United States States for the events that led to the formation made. Based on public preliminary re- would double in its size, an enormous of the Haitian nation. Influenced by both the ports, Armenia has fulfilled the test set tract of land would be open to settle- events of the American Revolution and the forth by the administration and re- ment, and the free navigation of the rhetoric of the French Revolution, the people ceived a free and fair stamp of ap- Mississippi would be assured. of Haiti began a struggle for self-government proval. Although the Constitution did not and liberty. The International Election Observa- specifically empower the Federal Gov- The first nation in the Western Hemisphere tion Mission issued a statement which ernment to acquire new territory by to form a government led by people of African read, in part, and I quote, ‘‘The elec- treaty, Jefferson concluded that the descent, it was also the first nation to re- tion is assessed in line with OSCE and practical benefits to the Nation far nounce slavery. Council of Europe commitments, other outweighed the possible violation of The Haitian national flag is indisputably a international standards for democratic the Constitution. The Senate con- symbol of general pride whose origin is tightly elections and national legislation.’’ curred with this decision and voted linked to a history of struggle for freedom. I’m especially pleased that the U.S. ratification October 20, 1803, this all As you all already know, the Haitian flag Embassy in Armenia joined the chorus precipitated by the revolution of freed was first presented in 1802 when Haiti was of praise with its own assessment slaves on the island of Haiti. fighting against the French for independence which reads, and again I quote, ‘‘We

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States and foreign countries have ing the course of democracy and the Sincerely, helped the United States, have hurt the rule of law in Armenia. These results JOE KNOLLENBERG, United States or have not made much are the best evidence to date that our FRANK PALLONE, Jr., of a difference? Forty-six percent of re- assistance to this fledgling Republic is Members of Congress. spondents answered U.S. trade agree- indeed serving its intended purpose. f ments have hurt this country. Only 28 Our shared values and the strong bonds NEW VERSION OF NAFTA responded, half as many, said they between the United States and Arme- have helped. nia will no doubt continue to expand. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a The American people want free trade In doing so, we will continue to foster previous order of the House, the gentle- among free people, and they want a democracy in Armenia and work to- woman from Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is rec- trade policy that encourages U.S. eco- wards stability in the South Caucus re- ognized for 5 minutes. nomic growth and job creation here at gion. Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, Congress home. Earlier this year, dozens of my col- is now faced with a so-called new trade It is irresponsible to continue to re- leagues joined me in sending a letter to policy with regard to Peru, Panama, word the same agreements and expect the chairman of the House State, For- Colombia and South Korea. But this that our constituents are naive enough eign Operations Appropriations Sub- deal is not a new direction for trade; to accept it as real change. committee calling for $75 million in as- it’s a variation of the same old theme. A new trade policy must respect the sistance for Armenia in fiscal year 2008. We have seen how NAFTA has sucked dignity of work, the rule of law, the As the appropriation process continues, a million good jobs out of our country equality of sexes, the nobility of the I’d like to remind my colleagues of this and ruined millions of lives in Mexico environment and the value of the per- request and renew it again today. This and driven so many desperate illegal son. assistance demonstrates our commit- immigrants across our border. We have We cannot continue to stand for ment to Armenia, which is a friend and seen how so-called free trade with a trade policies, binding or not, that de- a supporter of U.S. policies for peace closed and manipulative China has led grade the value of the working class and security in that part of the world. to soaring deficits, increasing and cost money, jobs and lives as we Armenia’s achievement also address- outsourcing of our jobs, and lax labor see in the wake of NAFTA and in all of es concerns expressed by the Millen- and environmental standards not just the trade agreements that mirrored it. nium Challenge Corporation with re- in Asia, but around the world in a race Our constituents realize that our cur- spect to these elections. Armenia has to the bottom. Tainted Chinese food is rent trade policy is more harmful than met the necessary threshold, and I’m not just being sent here for our pets, helpful. And before we encourage the confident that the people and the Gov- but for our people. remaking of NAFTA for Peru, Colom- ernment of Armenia will only continue The trade policy released last week bia, Panama, South Korea, we need to to improve upon their accomplish- does not make any major changes to revisit U.S. trade policy and make ments in achieving the standards and this trade regimen. It does not aim at comprehensive changes. We cannot ex- norms of a democratic society. And ac- yielding a more balanced set of trade tend fast track until we fix what is cordingly, I urge the MCC to fully fund accounts for our country, or even open- wrong with existing agreements that its compact with Armenia in an expedi- ing the closed markets of the world. It yield these job hemorrhages. tious manner. doesn’t fix agreements that aren’t I applaud those of our distinguished These elections are an historic step working to our advantage or even to be colleagues who are here this evening towards a fully democratic Armenia, a fair to both sides. There is nothing in who are working very hard to change goal to which the nation has dem- this deal about the privatization of this trade model to make it thorough, onstrated its commitment and leader- public works, for example, in water or to make it fair, to make it a balanced ship in the region through democratic in sanitation or health care that are situation for the people of our country, reform. I congratulate the people of Ar- inherent in what has been negotiated. and to treat the people of the Third menia for this remarkable accomplish- If Democrats oppose privatizing Social World with respect. ment. Security here in the United States, I look forward to participating in I would also like to enter into the why would we require privatizing the genuinely reshaping the future of Peruvian social security system? Now, RECORD a letter I sent with Congress- international trade to reshape jobs why would we do that? man KNOLLENBERG marking this being created here at home and the achievement. This NAFTA replica presents a non- economic policies that are so vital to binding list of requests that has the il- CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, the future for our people in order that lusion of enforceability, but sacrifices Washington, DC, May 18, 2007. they can move into the middle class more of our middle class to global in- Hon. SERZH SARGSYAN, again, rather than falling out. We have Prime Minister, The Armenian Embassy, Wash- vestors. a long way to go. ington, DC. In fact, the U.S. Chamber of Com- Hon. ROBERT KOCHARIAN, merce has said it supports this re- f President, The Armenian Embassy, Washington, hashed agenda because of, and I quote, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a DC. assurances that the labor provisions previous order of the House, the gen- DEAR PRIME MINISTER SARGSYAN AND cannot be read to comply with ILO tleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) is rec- PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN: We write to congratu- conventions. ognized for 5 minutes. late you both on the success of the May l2th (Mr. BISHOP of Utah addressed the Parliamentary elections in Armenia. The These repackaged NAFTA agree- success of this free and fair election cycle re- ments do not reflect a desire for a new House. His remarks will appear here- flects the great progress made by Armenia in trade model that many Members of after in the Extensions of Remarks.) recent years to move further away from its Congress and vast majorities of the f Soviet past and towards a flourishing democ- American people expect. And I am The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a racy. truly saddened that those who have previous order of the House, the gen- The importance of this round of elections cobbled these deals together make tleman from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) was well-understood and carried out honor- ably by your government. We appreciate Ar- light of the people of our country and is recognized for 5 minutes. menia’s willingness to work with the U.S. other countries who have been so deep- (Mr. BLUMENAUER addressed the government to ensure the elections were in- ly hurt by these agreements, by deny- House. His remarks will appear here- deed free and fair. Your hard work and dedi- ing them a seat at the tables of testi- after in the Extensions of Remarks.)

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.058 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5519 JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE approached me with the idea to honor help achieve this goal of understanding MONTH the contributions of American Jews with the celebration of Jewish Amer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a with a designated month each year. As ican Heritage Month. previous order of the House, the gentle- the concept gained momentum, 250 of I thank my colleagues for their sup- woman from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN my colleagues joined me as original co- port and call on all Americans to ob- SCHULTZ) is recognized for 5 minutes. sponsors of a resolution urging the serve this special month by celebrating Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. President to issue a proclamation for the many contributions of Jewish cul- Speaker, I rise in recognition of the this month. Senator Arlen Specter led ture throughout our Nation’s history. second annual Jewish American Herit- the effort in the Senate, and together f the House and Senate unanimously age Month, which takes place in com- b 1945 munities across the country each May. passed the resolution supporting the Jewish American Heritage Month creation of Jewish American Heritage TRADE AND LABOR promotes awareness of the contribu- Month. President Bush proclaimed the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tions American Jews have made to the month of May as Jewish American Her- HILL). Under the Speaker’s announced fabric of American life, from tech- itage Month for the first time in 2006, policy of January 18, 2007, the gen- nology and literature to entertain- and again issued a proclamation this tleman from Illinois (Mr. HARE) is rec- ment, politics and medicine. year. ognized for 60 minutes as the designee As we are all well aware, the founda- Mr. Speaker, I’m pleased to announce of the majority leader. tion of our country is built upon the that a coalition of organizations has GENERAL LEAVE strengths of our unique cultures and come together to develop curriculum Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- backgrounds. While our diversity is our and coordinate events. This coalition, mous consent that all Members may strength, ignorance about many cul- called the Jewish American Heritage have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- tures is still prevalent. Month Coalition, is led by United Jew- Because Jews make up only 2 percent ish Communities, the American Jewish tend their remarks. of our Nation’s population, most Amer- Historical Society, the American Jew- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there icans have had few interactions with ish Archives and the Jewish Women’s objection to the request of the gen- Jews and Jewish culture. The limited Archives. tleman from Illinois? understanding of Jewish traditions and The events can all be found on the There was no objection. the Jewish experience and the histor- national calendar of the Jewish Amer- Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, we are going ical role Jews have played in our Na- ican Heritage Month Coalition’s Web to be doing several 1-hour Special Or- tion’s development contributes to site at www.JewishHeritage.us. ders, and we have done them since Jan- stereotypes and prejudices about Jews Mr. Speaker, I want to pause for a uary. I can’t think of an issue that is and the Jewish community. moment and thank this coalition for more important and more pressing to For example, according to the Fed- their tireless efforts to promote the us in this Chamber than trade and the eral Bureau of Investigation, most re- outstanding events across the country. saving of our jobs back in our districts. cent hate crime statistics report that Each day in May has been packed with We are going to be hearing tonight 69 percent of criminal incidents moti- programs celebrating the contributions from a number of my colleagues on the vated by religious bias stemmed from of American Jewry to our country, Congressional Labor and Working anti-Jewish prejudice. with movies, plays, art exhibitions, Families Caucus, the House Trade Like Black History Month and Wom- speakers, musical performances, and Working Group, and Members of our en’s History Month, Jewish American innovative educational curricula. side of the aisle that believe it is time Heritage Month recognizes the abun- The Jewish American Heritage that working people have somebody dance of contributions American Jews Month Coalition and the Jewish His- stand up and be their voices when their have made to the United States over torical Society of Greater Washington voices aren’t heard. the last 353 years. kicked off the month with a reception So, Mr. Speaker, at this time I would It is my hope that by providing the attended by several Members of Con- like to recognize a fellow Illinoisan framework for the discussion of Jewish gress and about 200 guests. from the Illinois delegation, a good contributions to our Nation, we will be Right here in Washington, the Li- friend of mine, someone who has took able to reduce the ignorance that ulti- brary of Congress and the National Ar- taken it upon himself to stand up for mately leads to anti-Semitism. One chives and Records Administration working people. So at this time I would way Jewish American Heritage Month have hosted films, lectures, and discus- like to yield to my colleague, Rep- counters these prejudices is by pro- sions about Jewish contributions to resentative Dan Lipinski. viding educators the opportunity to in- America. Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I thank clude American Jews in discussions of In my home State of Florida, there the gentleman from Illinois for yield- history, as well as highlighting the was a celebration of Jewish music and ing to me and also for all the hard leadership of members of the Jewish a discussion of Jewish contributions to work that he has done in his short ca- community in significant historical the civil rights movement. reer in Congress but in many years be- events. A New Jersey middle school hosted fore that for America’s workers. For example, it might surprise many an essay contest entitled ‘‘I’m Proud to I rise today with serious concerns to learn that it was an American Jew, be an American Jew Because . . . ’’ about the trade policy of our country. Irving Berlin, who wrote the lyrics to Philadelphia hosted ‘‘American Jew- This is a concern shared by tens of mil- the song God Bless America. Even the ish History Through the Arts,’’ a series lions of Americans who have concerns very foundations of our country were of free programs that highlight the every day about keeping their jobs or impacted by Jews. Haym Salomon, a American Jewish experience. they have lost their jobs and being un- Jewish man, was one of the largest fin- And this past weekend, the New York able to find another job where they anciers of the American Revolutionary Liberty, the women’s pro basketball could possibly earn as much money as War. team, hosted the WNBA’s first Jewish we see the trade policy of this country And Rabbi Joachim Prinz was a pas- American Heritage Month basketball destroying so many good American sionate civil rights activist, appearing game. jobs. on the podium just moments before Dr. Mr. Speaker, we have come a long This trade policy has contributed to Martin Luther King delivered his ‘‘I way in recent years to promote appre- a record high, soaring trade deficit. Have a Dream’’ speech. And the list ciation for the multicultural fabric of There is wage depression and loss of goes on, Mr. Speaker. the United States. It is our responsi- quality, high-paying jobs. With the Mr. Speaker, this is why commu- bility to continue this education. If we Panama, Peru, Colombia, and South nities across the country have come to- as a Nation are to prepare our children Korea trade agreements pending con- gether to celebrate Jewish American for the challenges that lie ahead, then gressional approval, we must take ac- Heritage Month. Two years ago the teaching diversity is a fundamental tion now to correct the mistakes of Jewish Community in south Florida part of that promise. Together, we can previous trade agreements and ensure

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For evidence of this, look no fur- our families. how vital it was that they be able to ther than North American Free Trade The fact that our government nego- continue to compete with other compa- agreement and the damaging record tiated trade agreements that yielded nies around the world that do metal that it has provided us. Since NAFTA these kinds of results is, at best, em- plating but that they were in jeopardy was signed into law, the U.S. has seen barrassing. We must ensure that these and loss of business all the time due to enormous amounts of production shift mistakes are not repeated in future trade policy. to Mexico and Canada, while real wages trade deals. So whether you are a small business for U.S. workers have fallen. This year congressional leaders on person, farmer, worker, no matter who My district, which includes parts of trade have been negotiating with the you may happen to be, trade policies Chicago and its suburbs and the larger administration to improve the pending are affecting our country, and we need Great Lakes region, has been particu- trade deals with Panama, Peru, Colom- to be very clear about it. larly hard hit by job losses. This has bia, and South Korea. On May 10, an As I was on the campaign trail, I ran been the case especially in manufac- agreement was announced that would into people who were recent immi- turing. Between 1995 and 2005, the incorporate some environmental and grants who were concerned about im- United States lost more than 3 million labor protections into the pending migration policy; and, Mr. Speaker, manufacturing jobs. More than one- trade agreements with Panama and here is what they told me. They said, third of this job loss occurred in the Peru. While this is certainly a start, look, prior to NAFTA, we were doing seven Great Lakes States, with these negotiations must not be viewed okay where we lived, but after NAFTA Chicagoland losing over 100,000 manu- as complete. There is still a lot of work it got a lot harder to run a farm in cer- facturing jobs. to be done to ensure that we do not re- tain southern parts of our country, and Losses in manufacturing jobs are im- peat the mistakes of NAFTA, CAFTA, we just couldn’t make a go of it any- portant. I know there are some people and all our other failed trade deals. I more. So some folks started moving who say a job is a job. It doesn’t mat- hope in the coming weeks and months north. ter. If you lose these jobs, you will get that Congress can address these past Now the fact is we have to under- other jobs. failures and make trade work for ev- stand that whether we are talking Well, first of all, manufacturing jobs eryone. about small business people, trade are special. America must be able to And in this, also, we must, we must, unionists, people who have been forced make products, first for our national include addressing currency manipula- to immigrate, no matter what you are security, but these manufacturing jobs tion, especially by China. Lack of en- talking about, trade policy is critical. are high-paying jobs, and they are jobs forcement of intellectual property, So when I was on the campaign trail, that add so much value and create which is, again, another problem that Mr. Speaker, one of the things I made other jobs in this country. They offer hits Americans very hard, unfair sub- very clear to people is that I was con- high wages, good benefits, and they sidies that are given by some countries cerned about trade, that I wanted to do offer jobs to many Americans who do to some of their industries and dump- something about trade, and we need a not have college degrees. When our ing that is done, all of these greatly model for trade that said that we were manufacturing jobs leave to cheaper hurt the United States, and we must not going to export our jobs. We were labor markets, weaker labor standards, make sure that all this is included any- not going to incentivize sending our lax environmental protections and to time that we are dealing with trade. jobs away. We were going to care about countries practicing unfair trade prac- The livelihood of so many Americans, the human rights of people abroad. We tices, workers are left behind. millions and millions of Americans and were going to care about our small In my district, I hear constantly their families, depend on it. businesses here, and we were going to from manufacturers who are talking We are working together with my have a new trade policy that said that about their struggles to compete large- colleagues here to make sure that we Americans who are trying to live the ly today against China, China’s manip- create good trade deals for America American Dream and experience pros- ulated currency, which is largely un- and Americans. The purpose of Amer- perity could do it right here and would dervalued. All the work that these ican trade policy should be to create not be subject to an unfair trade policy manufacturers are doing to try to keep good jobs for Americans. The bottom of our Nation. jobs in the United States, unfortu- line should not just be profits. The bot- So, Mr. Speaker, I set about this nately, we see so many of these jobs tom line has to be the lives and the journey working hard, working with going and so many of these plants clos- work of millions of Americans, and we my colleagues in the freshmen class, ing. must make sure that we stand up talking about trade and how we could What happens to these workers? strong every day for them. get a better trade deal, Mr. Speaker. So Many of them go looking for other Mr. HARE. I thank the gentleman. I am very concerned about these issues. jobs. They find jobs in the service sec- At this time, Mr. Speaker, I would On May 10, 2007, the Bush administra- tor. Ninety-eight percent of the net like to recognize a member of our tion and congressional leadership new jobs in 1990s were in the service freshmen class, someone who has talked about a new, with bipartisan co- sector. Unfortunately, compensation in worked very hard and campaigned on operation, deal on trade; and I am not the service industry is only 81 percent this issue of standing up for ordinary saying that the deal is bad or good. of the manufacturing sector’s average; people, working men and women. What I am saying is that we have got and then the influx of these displaced It is my honor to yield to Represent- to be very clear, very careful about workers just drives down these wages ative KEITH ELLISON. how we proceed forward. even more. Mr. ELLISON. Mr. HARE, thank you I am happy about the announcement Yet still we always hear from those for leading us in this very important of labor standards and environmental in favor of these flawed trade deals Special Order tonight. Trade is one of standards. Of course, those things are that trade creates more jobs than it the critical issues facing our Nation. good. But, Mr. Speaker, we can’t rear- displaces. Unfortunately, the facts Let me say that on the campaign range the deck chairs on the Titanic. show this is not the case. In fact, in the trail, Mr. Speaker, I found myself talk- We need a whole new boat. We need a first 10 years after NAFTA, the dis- ing about jobs, employment, and oppor- new model. We need a new way of going placement in production from the tunity to people on a daily basis. forward. United States to Mexico and Canada di- Whether I went to the suburban areas The ‘‘deal’’ covers changes to certain rectly led to a net loss of 879,000 U.S. or the heart of Minneapolis, I could provisions of the Bush-negotiated free jobs. My State, Illinois, lost a net total talk to people about trade. And it trade agreement with Peru, Panama, of 47,000 jobs. Mr. HARE knows very wasn’t just people who were in labor but also Colombia and South Korea.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.064 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5521 The legal texts of the proposed agree- of almost $40,000 are vulnerable to little better, but those who basically ment have not been made public, being sent overseas. That is a lot of want to continue the policy come in though summaries have been shared food, clothing and shelter, Mr. Speak- two forms. One is what I call ‘‘the with Members of Congress. er, and we cannot tolerate the loss of chattering classes,’’ the lawyers and We appreciate the chairman’s will- these important jobs. Additionally, we MBAs, because frankly trade has been ingness to work with the AFL–CIO on can expect up to 25 percent of addi- a boom to those in those particular the labor chapter and are pleased to see tional IT jobs will be relocated by 2010. groups. The whole world looks to the a commitment to the International We can’t let it happen. Furthermore, United States for lawyering, for man- Labour Organization’s standards on the since NAFTA, the U.S. trade deficit agement, for advanced management May 10 agreement. However, we have has risen from about $100 billion to classes. And in fact, those at the upper got to be careful as we go forward, be- about $717 billion, or 6 percent of na- end of business and law have done ex- cause, ultimately, it is going to be the tional income. Mr. Speaker, we can’t tremely well under our trade agree- Bush administration that is respon- allow that to continue to happen. ments, notwithstanding the effect sible for enforcing these labor stand- Remember that real wages for U.S. they’ve had on America. ards; and we are a little skeptical. Let workers are flat or declining, and jobs The second group are those who took me be clear. now available in the U.S. economy suf- Economics 101 and became so enamored of the theory, so proud that they un- b 2000 fer and offer less pay and fewer benefits than jobs that we’ve lost since 1994. derstood the basic theories, that they We remain concerned, I remain con- Our Nation is in trouble when it chose never to question whether those cerned over the future of ‘‘fast track’’ comes to trade policy, and we’ve got to theories actually applied to real life. On the other side of this debate are authority, and the proposed Korea and have a change. And we don’t have con- those from the heartland who have Colombia Free Trade Agreements. Con- fidence, or I don’t have confidence, in seen the actual effects of trade on their gress needs to reassert its authority this administration to make sure that districts, and those of us who are just over trade policy as we move forward. any standards are being enforced, and We are concerned, and speaking for a little skeptical of a policy that has we’ve got to demand that they are. cost America a trade deficit last year myself, I am concerned, that as we go So, Mr. Speaker, there is a lot to be of $800 billion. forward, that we make sure that we said about this. I look forward to the have a new model on trade, a new com- What does that mean? That means continuation of this Special Order be- that we bring in the Toyotas and the mitment to the working people of cause trade policy is important to the Volvos and the Mercedes, and what do America, a new commitment to the American people. It was a common we give in return? We give IOUs, prom- human rights and environmental rights theme on the campaign trail during my issory notes, investment assets, stocks around the world. election, and from what I’ve heard and bonds. So every year we have to I fear there are remnants of the from my freshman colleagues, they are borrow $800 billion, and that number failed FTA-WTO trade model in the very concerned about it, too. Mr. will be higher; it was a little less than May 10 agreement which will only lead Speaker, we need a new trade policy. $800 billion last year, it will be a little to further hemorrhaging of U.S. jobs I want to yield back at this time, but more than $800 billion this year. Now, and the erosion of American manufac- I want to commend my fellow Members when those Toyotas and Mercedes turing and service industries. and colleagues, and especially fresh- come over, they are never going back Mr. Speaker, over 3 million U.S. man Members, on standing up for to Germany and Japan. But those manufacturing jobs, one in every six, American working people, business promissory notes, those stock certifi- have been lost under the FTA-WTO people, immigrants, and all kinds of cates, those bonds, those U.S. Govern- trade model. By the end of 2005, the people when it comes to trade policy. ment bonds, the private sector bonds, U.S. had only 14,232,000 manufacturing Mr. HARE. I thank my colleague for not only do we have to sell another $800 jobs left, which is nearly down 17 mil- taking time out of a very busy sched- billion of them this year, but we have lion before NAFTA and the WTO went ule to address this issue. He is an out- to fear that they are going to cash in into effect in the early 1990s. standing member of the freshman the ones we gave them last year and What makes these already horrible class. the year before. The Mercedes are statistics worse is the fact that the Mr. Speaker, you are going to hear never going back to Germany, but the U.S. job export crisis is expanding from tonight, by the way, a number of Mem- promissory notes we gave to Germany, manufacturing to high-tech and serv- bers talking, because this literally goes they’re coming back someday. And so ice-oriented jobs. Contrary to the be- from Maine to California, in terms of those of us who are not on the front lief of Big Business and the multi- the Midwest. This isn’t just a regional lines in terms of our districts have to national corporations, the decline of 1-hour we’re having this evening. worry about what our trade policy has U.S. manufacturing is not the result of I would like to introduce at this time meant. Americans simply choosing different a Member from California. He is chair- So why is it that the theory breaks careers; in fact, job loss and wage stag- man of the Foreign Affairs Sub- down? Isn’t trade good for everyone? nation are increasingly affecting work- committee on Terrorism, Nonprolifera- And isn’t the way to encourage trade ers from sectors where the U.S. is un- tion and Trade, and a very active mem- and fair access and open markets to ne- derstood to have a competitive advan- ber on the House Trade Working gotiate a reduction in tariffs around tage, such as professional services and Group, my friend and colleague, Rep- the world? Sounds great, doesn’t it? If high technology. resentative BRAD SHERMAN from Cali- you think the whole world operates the Studies commissioned by the U.S. fornia. way America operates. You see, if you Government show that as many as Mr. SHERMAN. I thank the gen- are sitting in Beijing, and you want ac- 48,000 jobs in U.S. jobs, including many tleman from Illinois not only for recog- cess to the American market, then you high-tech jobs, were off-shored in the nizing me, but for his leadership in put- realize that the only way we in Con- first 3 months of 2004 alone. Econ- ting together this hour and so many gress, the only way we in the Federal omy.com estimates that nearly 1 mil- other hours. I thank him also for men- Government affect the behavior of con- lion U.S. jobs have been lost to off- tioning that the subcommittee which I sumers and businesses is to pass writ- shoring since 2000, with one in six of now chair has the trade jurisdiction of ten laws and regulations. And so, if those being in IT, financial services the Foreign Affairs Committee because you’re in Beijing and you want access and other services. Goldman Sachs es- there is a great debate in this country to America’s markets, you negotiate to timates that about half a million U.S. as to whether to continue, basically, change America’s laws and regulations. service jobs were off-shored between our trade policy or whether to go in a And once you do, then your goods can 2002 and 2005. completely different direction. come flooding into the United States Projections of future job losses are On the side of continuation, and because individual businesses and indi- frightening. A University of California- those who favor continuation, they vidual consumers will buy them. Berkeley study concluded that 14 mil- want to dress it up a little bit, add a And we, being basically ignorant of lion jobs with an annual average salary little perfume, try to make it smell a the world and in love with our theories,

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And when laws and getting paid for intellectual properties, the leadership that others have shown, regulations are changed, the United our drug companies and our entertain- particularly you, Mr. HARE, tonight States, the effect is dramatic. And ment companies. with this special order. when laws and regulations are changed And so, if I was here out of parochial On May 10, 2007, the Bush administra- in an awful lot of countries, there is no interest, I might point to this or that tion officials and congressional leaders effect at all, because if a society is not different industry in my district or my announced a new trade deal. While the a society that follows the rule of law, city. And if any district should support agreement does show real progress in then when we negotiate for a change in these trade deals, it ought to be mine, terms of moving the Bush administra- laws, we negotiate for an empty sack. but no district in America should sup- tion in the direction of enforcing labor And that is what happens, for example, port these trade deals because they are and environmental standards, the de- with China. undermining the value of the dollar, tails of the negotiated package and Imagine yourself a Chinese business they are undermining the power of their real-life impact are not clear and person, and you get a call from a America, and, ultimately, they are are troubling. commissar, maybe a member of their unsustainable. So while I want to applaud the work Parliament, saying, Don’t buy the For how many years will the world of Chairman RANGEL and others to American goods, buy the French goods, loan us $600-, 700-, $800 billion a year? make major improvements to the labor because the French are smart enough For how many years will the world and environmental provisions, I have to demand fair trade; they are going to send us the Toyotas and Mercedes and to say, frankly, that I have no con- insist on balanced trade. If we want ac- expect nothing but pieces of paper in fidence that the Bush administration, cess to the French market, we’ve got return? The day of reckoning is com- the same administration that has re- to buy their stuff. So buy the French ing. Perhaps the implosion of the U.S. lentlessly attacked the rights of work- stuff. That will help our international dollar is coming. But things that can- ers right here at home, let alone in position. Don’t buy the American not go on forever don’t, and a trade other countries, would enforce those goods. deficit of $800 billion and growing is standards. You get that instruction orally. simply unsustainable. We have yet to see the text of the There is nothing America can do about I have a lot more to say, but so many proposed agreements, ‘‘the deal,’’ but a it. Even with all of our wiretapping, others do as well. I will yield back to detailed description has been made it’s highly unlikely that we will ever the gentleman from Illinois. available by the Ways and Means Com- hear the conversation. Mr. HARE. I thank my friend from mittee and the Office of the U.S. Trade And what happens? We don’t sell the California. And let me just say that Representative, and I am concerned American goods. That is where the the- those who would question your intel- that an outdated trade model that has ory breaks down. A society that fol- ligence and your wisdom on this issue decimated U.S. manufacturing remains lows the rule of law, negotiating for a of trade do so at their own peril. intact. change in laws with a society that does Now, if I could, Mr. Speaker, intro- Over 3 million manufacturing jobs not follow the rule of law. That is why duce someone I have known for many have been lost since NAFTA took ef- it is foolish for us to enter into these years prior to coming to the House of fect. I think many of those who voted trade deals. Representatives, a person who has for NAFTA would agree that it has not So, those who want to keep our trade stood up for senior citizens, working worked out in favor of the United policies pretty much the way they are people in her legislative district here States and its workers, or Mexican are a little angry because the facts in Congress, and someone who serves as workers either, for that matter. Amer- aren’t on their side. Last year’s trade my mentor and a great friend, someone ican wages since then have stagnated deficit was bigger than the year before who is never afraid to take on the and our trade deficit has ballooned to a and bigger than the year before that, tough battles, my friend I would like to staggering $717 billion. It is not a and this year’s will be still higher. So introduce, JAN SCHAKOWSKY. model we want to mimic. It is no won- they resort to ad hominem attacks on Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. I thank the gen- der that no union or environmental people like the gentleman from Illinois tleman whose leadership I appreciate group or small business has supported and myself. They describe us as simple- so much on this very important issue. the deal, while all of big business has. tons, too dumb to understand their You have beautifully filled the foot- There are those who suggest that highfalutin theories, as Luddites, as steps, the shoes, of your predecessor, those of us who have serious questions xenophobes, and as people protecting Congressman Lane Evans, who was also about the deal on trade are just mad the parochial interests of the heartland a champion for workers’ rights, for the about being left out of a press con- and Midwest. rights of ordinary people. And I appre- ference or, similarly, are wasting time Well, I am certainly no proof of ciate that you are standing up for mil- so we delay the process. But the truth whether we are all simpletons or not; I lions of American workers who have is there are substantive critical issues can’t offer you anything there. I’m suffered from the trade policies that we that affect these millions of Americans sure we are going to hear from quite a have had. that we are speaking for tonight. number of quite eloquent and brilliant The deal provides no assurances, for legislators who will give the lie to that b 2015 example, against a free trade agree- argument. But I can give the lie to the I think it is important to note that ment with Colombia, the country with argument that we are here protecting the new class of Members who joined the world’s highest rate of labor union parochial interests of the American this Congress, far from being unsophis- assassinations, or countries like Korea heartland, because, as the gentleman ticated, understand that the trade poli- that continue to use every means to points out, I am from Los Angeles. Our cies that have been negotiated have block American products, or the re- port is doing real well. The goods come harmed their constituents not just in newal of Fast Track trade authority. into the ports of Long Beach and Los the Rust Belt of the Midwest but Instead of delivering on the public’s Angeles in enormous quantities in around this country and brought those demand for a new trade policy, the deal those containers, and then the con- issues to their constituents and, vice facilitates more Bush trade deals that tainers go back empty or filled with versa, listened to their constituents. contain the worst provisions of NAFTA raw materials and scrap iron. Look, we all understand that this is a and CAFTA. Even if the deal is 100 per- And also, in addition to representing global world, that globalization is a re- cent implemented, resulting trade the city of Los Angeles and its port, ality, but now we need to control it pacts would extend the NAFTA– the port isn’t actually in my district, and this Congress now has to reassert CAFTA model.

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So even if they contain similar standards. The deal does absolutely nothing to I am not about to put my eggs in the The language on a written paper is not address the free trade agreement basket of this administration to en- enough. It has to be enforced. threats to Federal and State prevailing force any type of workers’ rights in My constituents and the people wage guarantees. Nothing was done. other countries. across this country voted for a much The deal allows the country of Peru At this time, Mr. Speaker, I am hon- greater change in direction on trade to be sued if they dare to reverse its ored to introduce someone who has than simply including labor and envi- failed social security privatization taken the leadership role in our class, ronmental standards which won’t be plan. Seeing that Democrats actually someone who ran on this issue of enforced into our agreements. The beat back the Bush proposal for privat- standing up for working people, some- American people cast their votes for a ization of our Social Security plan, one who I look up to and I spent a new majority in both the House and Peru’s labor federation asked demo- great deal of time talking with about the Senate, hoping that we would help cratic trade leaders to fix this problem. this issue of trade, who is not afraid to strengthen the shrinking middle-class, Yet it is unaddressed in this deal. speak up on behalf of working people. restore the American dream that has The deal fails to remove the out- It is wonderful to have colleagues been offshored due to the harmful trade rageous NAFTA Chapter 11 foreign in- like my friend, BETTY SUTTON, who un- agreements and unfair trade practices vestor privileges that create incentives derstands. She comes from an area in that have persisted for more than a for U.S. firms to move offshore and ex- Ohio where there has been a loss of decade. pose our most basic environmental, jobs. She has been a labor law attor- The American people are counting on health, zoning and other laws to attack ney. She knows what working people this new Congress in this moment to fi- in foreign tribunals. We won’t as a sov- have had to go through. nally address the devastation of our ereign state even be able to protect I am honored to be in her class, I am failed trade policies and the soaring those kinds of important laws. honored to call her my friend, and I am trade deficit by developing a new trade The deal does nothing to address honored to introduce her this evening, model that will no longer leave Amer- FTA- and NAFTA-style agricultural Representative BETTY SUTTON. ican businesses and workers at a dis- rules that will foreseeably result in Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank advantage. They are counting on us to widespread displacement of peasant the gentleman. enact a trade model that will not re- farmers, increasing hunger, social un- Congressman HARE, your leadership ward companies who move overseas or rest and desperate immigration. We on this issue is unparalleled; and on be- encourage them to outsource jobs or talk about immigration and people half of not just myself but all those our future. They are counting on us to crossing our border, and yet we have whom I represent in the Thirteenth develop a trade model that will put an trade policies that impoverish farmers District of Ohio, we thank you so enforceable end to illegal subsidies and in Mexico, who quite naturally are much. currency manipulation. They are going to do anything they can to pro- Thank you for organizing this Spe- counting on us to develop a trade tect their families and are willing to cial Order hour. It is so important that model that will provide incentives to risk their lives in the desert to come to we communicate the truth about what help our businesses and workers and the United States. Trade is part and is going on and hopefully with the in- our communities thrive. They are should be part of our immigration de- tent to influence it in a way that will counting on us to develop a trade bate. This deal does absolutely noth- make a difference in the lives of those model that requires reciprocity of mar- ing. we represent. ket access and ensures greater safety Mr. Speaker, what I want to say is Last November, the American people of products produced elsewhere and that this is a moment of opportunity and the people back in the Thirteenth consumed here. where a Democratic majority in Con- District of Ohio cast their vote to put The American people are counting on gress can get a grip on these trade poli- an end to the flawed trade model that the Democratic majority in this new cies to set a new direction that raises has had a devastating impact on our Congress to provide a trade model that all workers around the world, that re- families, our businesses, our workers, will truly allow for fair competition, spects our environment at such a crit- our farmers and our communities and because we know that, if given a fair ical moment in history, that really the tax base of our communities. playing field, we will excel in the glob- does good, not just for the rights of Last week or a week or so ago, an an- al marketplace. multinational corporations who show nouncement was made that the U.S. This is not about being pro-trade or no loyalty to any country but to our will require the inclusion of labor and anti-trade. This is about the rules of workers and hard-working people environmental standards in the pend- trade and making sure that they are around the world. ing Peru and Panama free trade agree- fair and enforceable. The American We can do better, we should do bet- ments. This is welcome news. But people want nothing more, and they de- ter, and we have an obligation to our while it might appear encouraging that serve nothing less. constituents to do better. That is all these deals seemingly provide for the I am committed to continuing the we are asking for. Let’s go back to the possibility of stronger labor and envi- fight to deliver to the American people drawing boards, not forever, not for an ronmental standards, any enforce- a truly new trade model that fixes this unlimited period of time, but let’s go ability of those standards, unfortu- broken system that is fair and under back to the drawing boards and create nately, is dependent upon the Bush ad- which we will prosper. something that we all can be proud of ministration; and, given its abominable With respect to the pending Panama in this country. record, you can be certain that enforce- and Peru FTAs, which represent only a Thank you so much, Mr. HARE, for ment will not happen. minute portion of trade with the U.S., your leadership. Why do I say that? Well, for example, I have yet to see them in full. However, Mr. HARE. Thank you, Representa- in 2000, Congress passed a free trade it should be understood that Congress tive SCHAKOWSKY. Thank you for our agreement with Jordan. That agree- must reclaim its constitutional author- leadership on the issue of trade. ment had the support of many Mem- ity and responsibility over trade and Before I introduce our next speaker, I bers in this body who were committed not continue down the path of ceding want to say one thing our colleague to fair trade. Because it included those our responsibility to the administra- talked about regarding the President labor and environmental standards, tion. It is our job to assure a vibrant being able to enforce labor standards. they supported and voted for it. How- and fair trade policy. We must focus

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People say, oh, well, she is just that fails to change this flawed model with 45 percent owned by foreigners. from a place where it has felt it, but we means that we are going to continue to We have to start addressing this issue. can just write that off, because it is see the U.S. trade deficit continue to It is a serious issue, and I look forward not affecting that many people. rise, and it is going to destroy hun- to working with my colleagues from Well, in the first instance, it is not dreds of thousands of our critical mid- the freshmen class as well as my col- okay to write off the people of Ohio. A dle-class workers, our manufacturing leagues on the Republican side and the lot of families are suffering, though, base here in this country. leadership to really put forward a trade beyond my district’s borders, and they In Maine, we lost over 23 percent of model that will actually work for not need a new trade model now. The inclu- our manufacturing base alone. The rea- only America, but for other countries sion of labor standards and environ- son I know that, because they qualified as well. mental standards in trade agreements for trade adjustment assistance. So I yield back. means little if they won’t be enforced. trade has affected Maine very deeply. Mr. HARE. I thank my colleague. This new deal, there are no unions, I worked in a clothing factory. I cut b 2030 environmental groups, consumers, or lining for men’s suits. I have three And it means little if we don’t fix the small business groups support this plants left in my district. They are broken system. deal, while all of the big businesses do. hanging on by a thread. I can’t support When I arrived here as a freshman Some groups have remained neutral to trade agreements that are going to member of this class I am so honored find out what is actually in the deal. outsource jobs. I have done town hall to be a part of, I listened to my fresh- Those who have the most money to meetings since I got elected. I ran on men colleagues, and I heard them talk- gain are praising the deal. Those who this issue of standing up for ordinary ing about how these issues, this issue, represent the working men and women people. this issue of trade was hurting the peo- of this country are not. I had a plant in my district, Maytag, ple they represented. They came from I am not the only Member of Con- with 1,600 workers. Two wage conces- one side of the country to the other, gress who firmly believes that our sions those folks gave up. The company from the top to the bottom, from Flor- trade model needs to be changed. There was given $9 million in State funds, ida to New Hampshire, Iowa to Ohio to are countless others, especially those and they bolted to Senora, Mexico. Pennsylvania. All across this country who are leading the freshmen class, be- Thank you very much, Maytag. people are feeling the ill effects of our lieve we need a new model. They ran They left people like David Brevard, failed trade model. We must develop a and fought for fair trade. They simply whose wife has cancer, with very little, new trade model that is enforceable cannot go home and tell their constitu- if any, health care left. I cannot go and comprehensive, and we must do it ents it is the same old model with a back to my district and say to the immediately to keep the faith with the few improvements. Dave Brevards, I hope you understand American people. Adding new labor and environmental that we have some things, if we let Mr. HARE. Thank you, Ms. SUTTON, provisions is a step towards a new pol- Bush handle some of, if we let the ad- and I hope you can stick around and we icy, but placing those provisions into a ministration handle some of this, we can have a little dialogue in a few min- NAFTA-style pact is not going to solve are going to be just fine. Just hang on utes. the problem. a little longer. Mr. Speaker, at this time I would We also have concerns about those I can’t do that. I have drawn a line in like to introduce someone who is one of provisions and whether or not they are the sand on this issue of trade. It is the strongest advocates for veterans in enforceable. There are those in this how I ran, and it is why I am here. I am this country. He serves as the chair- town who say it is a good deal because not going to vote for a fast track bill man of the Subcommittee on Health of there are loopholes in the labor provi- that is going to take jobs away from the Veterans’ Affairs Committee. He is sions. But since our membership has this country. I’m not doing it. a former mill worker who saw his com- not seen the actual text of these agree- Some people would say, here is a pro- pany shut down. He is the cochair of ments, how are we to know whether or tectionist. Yes, if the definition means the House Trade Working Group and not they are enforceable? From what I’m trying to protect American jobs, probably the leading voice in this body we understand, the deal fails to address then I am. I want the record to state to stand up for working men and many of the damaging elements of the that I’m a card-carrying capitalist. I women. I am honored to have him as NAFTA model. believe in trade. I just want this thing my chairman and friend, and I yield to The deal does nothing to address the fair. the gentleman from Maine (Mr. FTA’s ban on anti-off-shoring or buy I would ask the people and the MICHAUD). American policy. As you heard earlier, Speaker tonight, look at the Korean Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. HARE, I, too, the deal does nothing to fix Peru’s FTA trade agreement where 700,000 auto- would like to thank you very much for terms that would allow Citibank or mobiles were shipped in here from taking a leadership role in the fresh- some other U.S. investors providing Korea, and the United States was al- men class along with Ms. SUTTON from private retirement accounts to sue Pe- lowed to ship 2,500 to Korea. That isn’t Ohio. The freshmen class has done an ruvian taxpayers in Peru to reverse its fair trade. outstanding job talking about trade failed social security privatization. I am not asking them to be equal, I issues, and I appreciate your leader- Does this deal fail to protect our in- am asking for the playing field to be ship. tellectual property rights? No one level. As Congresswoman SUTTON said, When I campaigned for office for my knows. give us a chance to produce, and we seat 5 years ago, the cornerstone of my But also when you look at trade, and will produce it. But when we don’t even campaign was fixing our broken trade trying to look at the globalization of have the opportunity to do that, it is policy. I firmly believe in order to ad- what is going on around the world, never going to work. dress our trade imbalance, we have to there are other issues we have to ad- I think we need to look at other change the model. It appears that the dress. The fact that there is a $327 bil- things. I think we need to invest in deal that was cut a few weeks ago by lion disadvantage on U.S. goods be- something like the bill Ms. the administration and the leadership cause of the value-added tax, that has SCHAKOWSKY spoke about earlier and is does not change that model. It is the to be looked at. We have to look at the going to be introducing. It is about get- same old NAFTA model with a couple current trade deals that have been ne- ting companies to stay here, and they of improvements. Americans don’t gotiated and see how we can bring the get tax credits for helping their em- want the same old model with a few $800 billion worth of trade deficit back ployees with their health care and

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If must lead this country, and what bet- say this, too. These are the very people we are going to keep this majority, we ter way to show that we can by taking who fought our wars, defended this have to stand up for ordinary people. a global look at trade and trade poli- country. They just want a decent pen- Before I turn this over, I want to end cies and how it affects us here in the sion. They’d like some health care, put with a quote here. One of my political United States. their kids through school, play by the heroes is Hubert Humphrey, and he Mr. HARE. I yield to my colleague rules, pay their taxes. They’re not the said in one of the last speeches he gave from Ohio. fat cats. These are the thin cats we’re before he died to the Minnesota AFL– Ms. SUTTON. Thank you, Congress- talking about CIO, he said, ‘‘I would rather live 10 man HARE. And for the life of me, I don’t under- years like a tiger than 100 years like a Let me start out by saying I am so stand. As you said, we have both cham- honored to be a Representative from chicken.’’ These trade agreements are bers, and I believe it’s time that both Ohio. The people of my district and my going to put us back more than 100 of these chambers stand up because I’m great State are the salt of the Earth. years. We are never going to be able to afraid if we don’t, we’ll go back and our All they want is a job where they can recoup these jobs we have lost. That is base, those folks who elected us here, work and raise their families and give why I am here. are going to say what were you think- them an opportunity for a future that I am not going to go back to my dis- ing. we all dream of. trict, and I am not going to be lobbied I want to just close with this. I know That is the kind of opportunity that to change my mind unless I am con- my parents had. My dad worked in the we just have a few minutes remaining vinced that these trade agreements are boilermaker factory his whole life. here. I want to thank you all for com- in the best interest of our American Here I am, his daughter, standing in ing this evening, and this is going to be workers, and that there are provisions Congress. Every day that I am here, I a tough battle. We don’t make any built in to help keep jobs. am going to make sure that I am look- bones about it, Mr. Speaker, but look, While I applaud the efforts of the ing out for the people who have the nothing comes easy for hardworking leadership to do some things, I want to same dream that probably your parents people, and we’re going to work very make sure that the language is in here. and my parents shared, and that is just hard on this. I don’t care where you I don’t want to go back to Dave for a good day for themselves and their come from, I don’t care what State, but Brevard and say, if you can just hang family and a bright future based on I think we have a moral obligation. on, we will work on the currency ex- those opportunities. I want to close. I did a commence- change. That is not going to help Mr. Now, I, like you, Congressman HARE ment speech last night at a high Brevard and the people in my district and Congressman MICHAUD, I believe school, and I ran into the grandfather and in the State of Ohio. trade can benefit American businesses of one of the kids that graduated. His Let me say to my colleague, it and workers and be a tool to help de- father used to work with me in my fac- doesn’t matter if you are just from veloping countries looking to access tory that closed down because of trade, Ohio or just from Illinois, we have lost our markets. But this that has been and he’s out West now. And I got to manufacturing jobs all across this presented is not a new trade model thinking, what a shame we couldn’t country. I have yet to see, yet to see, a that will get us there. have the opportunity to see each other. fast track deal that has been in the Our window for creating a new trade He comes back periodically. He’s a best interests of the working people of model is closing because it is becoming good, decent man. this country. So as long as I am a increasingly hard for our businesses to I’ll close by saying this. This isn’t Member, and I know that is going to be survive here, and that is not the Amer- the end on this trade issue. Mr. Speak- at least another 19 months, and hope- ican way, is it? That is not acceptable. er, this is only the beginning. We’re fully a little longer, I am going to work I, with you, I know will continue to going to fight, and we’re going to win very hard to make sure that American fight to change that. this battle. workers have somebody. Mr. MICHAUD. That is a good point. f And I have wonderful people that I It is not only about the workers and am honored to have here this evening, HONORING JORDAN CARLSON AND unions; the business community is very THOR-LO and I would like to enter into a discus- upset. Those small businesses, the sion of how are we going to keep manu- United States Industry Council, which The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. facturers here. is an organization which represents HILL). Under the Speaker’s announced Does anybody see anything in this small manufacturers all across the policy of January 18, 2007, the gentle- bill about how we keep our jobs? country, are very concerned about woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) Mr. MICHAUD. I think that remains these trade deals, and we have to make is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- to be seen. I have been in negotiations sure that we look at it globally. That ignee of the minority leader. before when I worked at Great North- is why I think it is important for those Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ern Paper Company. We put together of us who have seen it firsthand, not to commend THOR-LO, Incorporated, ideas, but the devil is in the details. read about it in the paper, but actually of Statesville, North Carolina, for its I think it is very clear that the seen it firsthand, that we are part of commitment to fighting breast cancer. American people want a new direction. this discussion because it is very im- This company, which makes special- They want us to look at the rules of portant. ized socks for almost any activity, has trade. We have to give them that direc- I have seen my fellow mill workers pledged $250,000 as a national sponsor tion because we as Democrats, we are end up on the unemployment line. for the Breast Cancer 3-Day campaign. in the majority in both the House and They ended up in food lines as well The campaign will raise funds the Senate. There is no excuses, no ex- where food banks actually in Maine through a dozen 3-day 60-mile walks in cuses. We have to give this country a went dry because there are so many cities across the Nation and will sup- new direction as it relates to trade. We people applying or getting food at food port the Susan G. Komen for the Cure have to look at the trade rules, and banks because paper mill after paper foundation. But the story doesn’t stop now is the time to do it. It is not let’s mill had shut down because of trade. there. pass a couple of them and see how it THOR-LO first became involved in works out. We have to take a com- b 2045 this effort through the example and prehensive view on what we want for a Yes, we did get trade assistance, but spirit of a young woman in Mocksville, trade policy. The American people, that’s not what they want. They want North Carolina. Jordan Carlson is the

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They’re saying that you that brought THOR-LO into the picture deny that he violated House rules. would need to put the earmark into a Congress Daily PM reports that last year. THOR-LO has not only com- text of a bill instead of in a conference Democratic leadership aides, ‘‘want to mitted $250,000 to the 3-day campaign, report so that they can—’’ the company has also designed a sock make this go away as soon as pos- And Representative PELOSI answers, especially for the thousands of 3-day sible,’’ but Representative MURTHA’s walkers. They call it the HERO Every- violation is part of a growing pattern ‘‘Well, I think, first of all—anything day Walker and are donating one addi- of abuses that show the House has that is in any bill, any provision, tional dollar for every new sock that moved away from earmark reform whether it’s an earmark or not, should they sell. The special HERO sock is al- under Democrats, rather than toward be—there should be transparency, so that—that’s why we have said—and I most entirely pink and sports a pink it. Today Republican Leader JOHN hope you would agree—that before breast cancer ribbon to commemorate BOEHNER sent a letter to Speaker Members vote on the bill, there should the cause for which 3-day walkers will PELOSI to renew his long-standing re- be raising money. quest for a bipartisan working group be an appropriate time for people to be THOR-LO employees designed the tasked with recommending fair, sen- able to read it, that it be a matter of new sock after going on a trial walk sible and understandable House ethics public record. And if there’s an ear- with Jordan last year. The sock is spe- rules. A little bit later in my com- mark that can stand the scrutiny, then cifically designed for the form of the ments, I’m going to read that letter that transparency will give the oppor- female foot and is made to withstand and insert it into the RECORD. tunity for it to be there. the tough conditions of 3 days of al- As has been reported previously, this ‘‘There are many earmarks that are most nonstop walking. is the second incident where Represent- very worthy—all of mine, as a matter The partnership of THOR-LO with ative MURTHA has threatened a GOP of fact—’’ and remember, I’m quoting Jordan Carlson is a triumph of the Member who dared challenge his ques- Speaker PELOSI, ‘‘but it is—because spirit of American compassion and gen- tionable earmark, which has been we’re talking about helping people in erosity. Jordan’s example has inspired deemed, ‘‘an expensive and duplicative the community—it’s the special inter- THOR-LO to support a great philan- use of scarce Federal drug enforcement est earmarks that are the ones that go thropic cause and to offer not only gen- resources,’’ according to the May 8 edi- in there in the dark of night, that they erous financial support, but to bring tion of The Hill. Fox News has also pre- don’t want anybody to see, and that THOR-LO’s sock making know-how to viously reported on his threat to Rep- nobody does see and that are voted the thousands of walkers who will raise resentative TODD TIAHRT from Kansas, upon. millions to find a cure for breast can- including the video of it on the House ‘‘So transparency—yes, by all means, cer. floor. let’s subject them all to the scrutiny It is my hope that Jordan’s story and House Democrats have repeatedly that they deserve and let them com- partnership with THOR-LO will serve promised the most open and ethical pete for the dollar. But myself, I would to inspire her family, friends and class- Congress in history. It’s so ironic that not be unhappy.’’ And this was in her mates and everyone who hears about it during a week when Democrats will weekly press conference, 3/17/06. to follow in her footsteps. bring up their lobbying and ethics re- Now, the earmark that is under ques- I commend her and all those at form bill, which we hear has been wa- tion is an earmark that was in the In- THOR-LO, especially the employees tered down considerably, will they telligence bill last week. There were who worked to design and produce back Representative MURTHA and make many, many efforts to bring that out, these special socks. How fortunate for a mockery of their own rules, or will all of them thwarted by the Demo- us to live in a country where people they keep their pledge to the American cratic leadership. care so much. people? Now, here is Congressman BOEHNER’s Jordan has discovered one of the se- And let me remind everyone what letter to Speaker PELOSI. I don’t have crets of a life well-lived: selfless devo- some of those pledges were. I want to the exact text. I’m going to read what tion to a cause larger than herself. I contrast some of the promises from the it said. But the process ‘‘has become believe that this young woman’s pas- top two Democratic leaders with how less transparent and less accountable sion to help find a cure will lead her to they are running things today: viola- than it was during the 109th Congress, inspire countless Americans to grasp tions of earmark disclosure rules, no directly violating pledges made last the great American ideals of generosity debate, no amendments to strike, no year by Democratic leaders.’’ and hard work in the service of noble transparency, no scrutiny, no sunlight. BOEHNER’s letter comes as the House causes. The American people are beginning to prepares to consider a privileged reso- BROKEN PROMISES ON EARMARK REFORM AND catch on to the Democrats’ sham lution offered by Representative MIKE ETHICS RULES pledges and broken promises. ROGERS concerning an earmark-related Now, Mr. Speaker, I am switching First, let me quote from the Majority House rules violation by Representa- subjects, and I’m very sad for the occa- Leader, Representative STENY HOYER, sion to have to do that. I much prefer Democrat from Maryland. ‘‘We are tive JOHN MURTHA, Democrat of Penn- to talk on this floor about the great going to adopt rules that make the sys- sylvania, who was the Speaker’s pre- things that American people are doing tem of legislation transparent so that ferred choice for House majority lead- and hold them up as examples for oth- we don’t legislate in the dark of night, er. ers, but unfortunately, tonight, I need and the public and other Members can BOEHNER’S letter lists a series of to talk about a very sad situation that see what is being done.’’ rules abuses by the Democratic major- has occurred in the House of Rep- Second quote. ‘‘We need to have [ear- ity he argues have made a mockery of resentatives. marks] subject to [more] debate. That’s House rules that are supposed to en- Today, Representative MIKE ROGERS what debate and public awareness is all sure that no taxpayer-funded earmark offered a privileged resolution to force about. Democracy works if people is passed without appropriate scrutiny the full House to vote on whether to know what’s going on.’’ and debate. reprimand senior Democrat JOHN MUR- And this has appeared in In addition to the MURTHA incidents, THA, Democrat from Pennsylvania, for www.tpmcafe.com, and I’m going again BOEHNER notes Democrats have refused threatening ROGERS on the House floor to make this available so that anyone to allow Members to challenge ques- last week. The actions by Representa- who wants to go to check that quote tionable earmarks on the House floor,

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Many sities. ‘‘Bridges to nowhere, the $100 ham- feared without a strong, all-powerful BOEHNER says in the letter, ‘‘At the mer. A rainforest in Iowa. Billions of leader, our new Nation would be vul- outset of this Congress, Republicans taxpayer dollars unaccounted for. nerable to attack. A beautiful painting and Democrats jointly pledged to make ‘‘It’s no wonder the American people hangs in the Rotunda of the U.S. Cap- the earmark process more transparent are disgusted with the way Congress itol Building highlighting Washing- and more accountable to the American spends their money. In the latest inci- ton’s next action, which was perhaps people. A rules package was adopted dent certain to cement the public’s unprecedented in all of history. George that was supposed to enforce this frustration, a powerful chairman Washington voluntarily resigned his pledge as one of its central objectives threatened and attempted to intimi- commission as head of the Revolu- date me when I tried to stop wasteful by ensuring no earmark would be tionary Army, giving up personal gain duplicative spending from what the passed by the House without appro- for the greater good of the new Nation. U.S. News and World Report has called priate scrutiny and opportunity for de- Too many in Washington, D.C., of both a taxpayer ‘boondoggle.’ Even more bate. Recent actions by the majority parties have instead taken from the troubling, this pork-barrel project have begun to make a mockery of this greater good for their own gain. takes precious intelligence resources vow and of the rules themselves.’’ ‘‘The House floor is not the place for from spies on the ground catching ter- an episode of ‘The Sopranos,’ and pro- b 2100 rorists in places like Fallujah, Iraq, tecting the public’s tax dollars is a and sends it to bureaucrats in Johns- I go on quoting from the letter. basic duty of all Members of Congress. town, Pennsylvania. ‘‘These actions by the majority have The good news is this could be an op- become increasingly flagrant and bold ‘‘Two weeks ago I offered a proposal to the Fiscal Year 2008 Intelligence Au- portunity for Republicans and Demo- with each passing month of the 110th crats to change the way Congress does Congress, fueling public cynicism thorization Act that would have taken funding away from an illegitimate, business and to change the way tax- about our institution and disheart- payer money is spent. The country and ening many who believe fundamental wasteful earmark that happened to be in the district of House Defense Appro- our citizens’ pocketbooks would be bet- change is needed in the way in which ter off for it.’’ Washington spends the taxpayers’ priations chairman JOHN MURTHA, Democrat, Pennsylvania. Chairman That ends the article by Congress- money.’’ man MIKE ROGERS, a Republican from Boehner goes on to say, in the letter, MURTHA’s earmark would authorize tens of millions for the National Drug Michigan, and a former FBI Special ‘‘We have now reached the point at Agent. which the congressional earmark proc- Intelligence Center, NDIC, a govern- ment office that the House Govern- As has been said and alluded to by ess has become less transparent and the comments that I have read here to- less accountable than it was during the ment Reform Committee has deemed an ‘expensive and duplicative use of night, this is simply the latest but 109th Congress, directly violating most egregious situation where the pledges made last year by Democratic scarce Federal drug resources,’ accord- ing to an article in the May 8 edition of Imajority party is doing exactly the leaders.’’ opposite of what it promised to do. What this is about is an action by The Hill. ‘‘Last week, on the House floor, It promised many times on this floor Representative MURTHA to secure tens Chairman MURTHA violated House rules last year, many times in campaigns, of millions of dollars for a questionable in an expletive-laced tirade, pointing the most ethical Congress ever. That project in his district by highly suspect his finger and threatening my prior- simply has not been the case. methods that either flaunted the new ities ‘now and forever.’ Just last week, We have people up here every day rules without penalty, or, at best, Chairman MURTHA ‘exploded’ and ‘un- saying things that are not true. They nominally complied with them, prov- leashed a loud, finger-jabbing, spittle- keep saying they are not raising taxes ing in either case how utterly ineffec- spraying piece of his mind’ at a col- in the budget. We know they are. Even tive the new rules really are. league on his committee, according to some of their Members have said it. Again, in February, the majority was The Hill. Chairman MURTHA then ‘... Some of their Members voted with the able to certify a massive spending bill threatened to withdraw support from a Republicans against the budget, and at as earmark-free, despite the fact that defense project . . .’ vital to his col- least one of them said, I simply cannot it contained hundreds of millions of league’s district, according to the arti- vote to let these tax cuts expire. That dollars in earmarks. Under the rules, cle. This week he attempted to intimi- means the tax increases are there. there is no way a Member can chal- date me, and when I had the audacity They have said they would be the lenge an earmark that is included in a to question the merits of the project, most ethical in terms of earmarks. I bill brought to the House floor as long his reaction was more finger pointing really dislike that term, ‘‘earmarks,’’ as the bill contains a list of earmarks, and intimidation. it’s very negative, but it means money even if the list is inaccurate and fails ‘‘Today I will introduce a resolution sent to a special project by a Member. to include the earmark the Member outlining this egregious action which I don’t have any problem with money seeks to challenge. This is a terrible is not only beneath the dignity of Con- going to certain projects by certain way to get around the situation and gress, it constitutes a violation of Members. That’s part of our constitu- continued to fund questionable House rules, which preclude Members tional responsibility. It should be out projects, which Members of the major- from conditioning spending in other in the open every time. ity want to fund, and they are very dis- districts on another Member’s vote. If we, as Members of Congress, are ingenuous in this process. The House should reprimand Chairman ashamed of where we are sending the But perhaps most appalling, the ma- MURTHA for his conduct. money, then there must be something jority has twisted House rules and pro- ‘‘This incident in the people’s House wrong with it. If I were to ask for cedure to prevent questionable ear- highlighted arrogance of power at its money to go to a special project, I marks, once identified, from being worst, and both political parties are would be very proud of that and would challenged in any way on the House guilty. This is why the American peo- want the people of my district to know floor by Members seeking nothing ple throw up their hands and are fed up it. more than up-or-down votes on these with Washington politicians. If we are However, it’s obvious that Congress- suspect provisions. In fact, on at least ever going to restore the trust of the man MURTHA does not want the people two occasions, Republican Members ob- American people, Congress can and of his district or this country to know jecting to illegitimate earmarks have must do better. where he is sending certain dollars,

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Ms. KAPTUR, for 5 minutes, today. promised, their Six in ’06, small ideas. America is a place where we believe in Mr. BLUMENAUER, for 5 minutes, Even they don’t do what they said they things getting done, where everything today. do. is possible. We could do it all. We will Mr. SHERMAN, for 5 minutes, today. I would like to use the example of the win this war. We have to win the war, Ms. CLARKE, for 5 minutes, today. student loans. All for last year, the because our freedom is at stake. Mr. PALLONE, for 5 minutes, today. Democrats said over and over and over All they talk about is surrender date. Mr. MCDERMOTT, for 5 minutes, again, oh, we are going to bring down Every bill that they have passed has today. the cost of going to college. Students had surrender dates in it. It has been Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, for 5 min- have to borrow too much money. We 105 days since the President first re- utes, today. are going to lower the cost of interest quested additional troop funding. (The following Members (at the re- rates. While we are trying to help get that quest of Mr. ROGERS of Michigan) to re- Well, ladies and gentlemen, what funding, Republicans are, the Demo- vise and extend their remarks and in- they did was a giant shell game. It crats want to choke off or ration fund- clude extraneous material:) takes 5 years for them to lower the in- ing for American troops in harm’s way. Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, for 5 terest rate on one small program that More of their hypocrisy. They don’t minutes, May 23. students borrow money from, making want to fund the troops. Mr. BURTON of Indiana, for 5 minutes up, probably, less than 20 percent or Sometimes I think they want failure each, today and May 22, 23, and 24. fewer than 20 percent of the loans out just to prove a point. Yet, they would Mr. BISHOP of Utah, for 5 minutes there. It takes 5 years to get that in- tear down the freedom that we have to each, today and May 23 and 24. terest rate brought down to half. The stay in power and to prove a point. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, for 5 min- interest rate stays half for 3 whole We need a clean troop-funding bill. utes, May 23. months, and then it goes straight back We need to give our troops the re- f sources they need to be successful, no up to the full rate. But they would like ADJOURNMENT the American people to believe that strings, no timelines, no pork, and it they really have done something that needs to be done by Memorial Day so Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I move that they said they were going to do, which that we show the troops how we really the House do now adjourn. is not true. feel about them, and not this sham The motion was agreed to; accord- It’s over and over again. They would that the Democrats have been por- ingly (at 9 o’clock and 16 minutes not raise taxes, the budget raised traying here in the Congress. p.m.), under its previous order, the taxes. They would cut spending. Every- f House adjourned until tomorrow, Tues- day, May 22, 2007, at 9 a.m., for morn- thing that they have done is increase LEAVE OF ABSENCE spending. ing-hour debate. They said that they would always By unanimous consent, leave of ab- f sence was granted to: support our troops. They do not sup- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Mr. BUYER (at the request of Mr. port our troops. They have played ETC. games here for the last month or so, BOEHNER) for today on account of med- trying to embarrass the President, ical reasons. Under clause 8 of rule XII, executive they think, and try to get through, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky (at the re- communications were taken from the again, more of their pork-barrel quest of Mr. BOEHNER) for today on ac- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: projects by putting unnecessary spend- count of medical reasons. 1861. A letter from the Principal Deputy Mr. GERLACH (at the request of Mr. ing onto a war supplemental, which, Associate Administrator, Environmental BOEHNER) for today on account of ill- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- again, is a giant shell game, because it ness. cy’s final rule — Acetochlor; Pesticide Toler- would allow them to take $24 billion Mr. KIRK (at the request of Mr. ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0203; FRL-8126-2] re- off-line spending, because if it’s in the BOEHNER) for today on account of a ceived May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. supplemental, they don’t have to count family emergency. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- culture. it against their budget. That gives Ms. DEGETTE (at the request of Mr. them $24 billion more they can spend 1862. A letter from the Principal Deputy HOYER) for today and the balance of Associate Administrator, Environmental somewhere else, and they pass it off as the week on account of family obliga- emergency funding. It’s not emergency Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tions. cy’s final rule — Aspergillus flavus NRRL funding at all. Mr. ENGEL (at the request of Mr. 21882 on Corn; Temporary Exemption from So, they are not supporting our HOYER for today on account of family the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ- troops, and they are not doing any- medical emergency. OPP-2007-0160; FRL-8130-6] received May 11, thing that they promise to do last Mrs. JONES of Ohio (at the request of 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the year. Again, this latest episode, with Mr. HOYER for today on account of Committee on Agriculture. Congressman MURTHA, should send a death in the family. 1863. A letter from the Principal Deputy clear signal to the American people Associate Administrator, Environmental Mr. KIND (at the request of Mr. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- that that is what is happening. HOYER for today on account of family You know, there is an old saying, you cy’s final rule — Chlorantraniliprole; Time- commitment. Limited Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP- can fool some of the people all of the Mr. STUPAK (at the request of Mr. 2006-0800; FRL-8128-2] received May 11, 2007, time. You can fool all of the people HOYER for today. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- some of the time. But you can’t fool all Mr. TANNER (at the request of Mr. mittee on Agriculture. of the people all of the time. HOYER) for today on account of family 1864. A letter from the Principal Deputy I think that the American people are matter in the district. Associate Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- waking up to the hypocrisy that has f been going on here by the Democrats, cy’s final rule — Pendimethalin; Pesticide and they are seeing not only aren’t SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0995; FRL-8120- 2] received May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. they fulfilling their promises, but they By unanimous consent, permission to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- are doing even worse. They are trying address the House, following the legis- culture. to hide everything that they are doing lative program and any special orders 1865. A letter from the Principal Deputy and trying to make it look like they heretofore entered, was granted to: Associate Administrator, Environmental

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:45 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K21MY7.076 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5529 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- and Mason County 8-hour Ozone Nonattain- ceived April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — Pythium Oligandrum DV 74; ment Areas to Attainment for Ozone [EPA- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural Exemption from the Requirement of a Toler- R05-OAR-2006-0517, EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0563; Resources. ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0121; FRL-7713-1] re- FRL-8314-4] received May 11, 2007, pursuant 1882. A letter from the Acting Director Of- ceived May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Energy and Commerce. tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- culture. 1874. A letter from the Principal Deputy tion, transmitting the Administration’s final 1866. A letter from the Attorney, Office of Associate Administrator, Environmental rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Assistant General Counsel for Legislation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Ves- and Regulatory Law, Department of Energy, cy’s final rule — Revisions to Standards of sels Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and transmitting the Department’s final rule — Performance for New Stationary Sources, Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket Corrections and Updates to Technical Guide- National Emission Standards for Hazardous No. 070213033-7033-01; I.D. 030907A] received lines for Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Report- Air Pollutants, and National Emission April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ing (RIN: 1901-AB23) received April 10, 2007, Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Source Categories [EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0085; Resources. mittee on Energy and Commerce. FRL-8315-2] (RIN: 2060-AN84) received May 1883. A letter from the Principal Deputy 1867. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Assistant Attorney General, Department of ment of Energy, transmitting the Depart- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Justice, transmitting a copy of a report re- ment’s report on state and regional policies 1875. A letter from the Principal Deputy quired by Section 202(a)(1)(C) of Pub. L. 107- that promote energy and efficiency programs Associate Administrator, Environmental 273, the ‘‘21st Century Department of Justice carried out by electric and gas utilities, pur- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Appropriations Authorization Act,’’ related suant to Section 139(c) of the Energy Policy cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation to certain settlements and injunctive relief; Act of 2005; to the Committee on Energy and of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the to the Committee on the Judiciary. Commerce. Nevada State Implementation Plan; Defini- 1884. A letter from the National Treasurer, 1868. A letter from the Deputy Assistant tion, Emergency Episode, and Monitoring American Ex-Prisoners of War, transmitting Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Regulations [EPA-R09-OAR-2007-0197; FRL- a copy of the Financial Statements with the Department of Justice, transmitting the De- 8300-5] received April 19, 2007, pursuant to 5 Independent Auditors’ report, for the year partment’s final rule — Control of a Chem- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ended August 31, 2006, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. ical Precursor Used in the Illicit Manufac- ergy and Commerce. 1101 and 1103; to the Committee on the Judi- ture of Fentanyl As a List I Chemical [Dock- 1876. A letter from the Principal Deputy ciary. et No. DEA-299I] (RIN: 1117-AB12) received Associate Administrator, Environmental 1885. A letter from the Principal Deputy May 16, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting two legislative pro- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and cy’s final rule — Clean Air Act Full Approval posals relating to the implementation of Commerce. of Revisions to the State of Hawaii Oper- treaties concerning maritime terrorism and 1869. A letter from the Program Analyst, ating Permit Program [EPA-R09-OAR-2007- the maritime transportation of weapons of Department of Transportation, transmitting 0090; FRL-8303-5] received April 19, 2007, pur- mass destruction; to the Committee on the the Department’s final rule — Federal Motor suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Sta- Judiciary. mittee on Energy and Commerce. 1886. A letter from the Congressional Medal bility Control Systems; Controls and Dis- 1877. A letter from the General Counsel, of Honor Society of the United States of plays [Docket No. NHTSA-2007-27662] (RIN: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, America, transmitting the annual financial 2127-AJ77) received April 13, 2007, pursuant to transmitting the Commission’s ‘‘Major’’ report of the Society for calendar year 2006, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on final rule — Mandatory Reliability Stand- pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101; to the Committee Energy and Commerce. ards for the Bulk-Power System [FERC on the Judiciary. 1870. A letter from the Principal Deputy Docket No. RM06-16-000] received April 10, 1887. A letter from the Staff Director, Associate Administrator, Environmental 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the United States Sentencing Commission, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Committee on Energy and Commerce. transmitting a copy of the 2006 Annual Re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 1878. A letter from the Director, Office of port and Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- Standards, Regulations, and Variances, De- Statistics, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(w)(3); to ware; Update to Materials Incorporated by partment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- the Committee on the Judiciary. Reference [DE102-1100; FRL-8291-7] received ment’s final rule — Criteria and Procedures 1888. A letter from the Chairman, United April 1, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); for Proposed Assessment of Civil Penalties States Sentencing Commission, transmitting to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (RIN: 1219-AB51) received April 10, 2007, pur- a report of amendments to the sentencing 1871. A letter from the Principal Deputy suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- guidelines, policy statements, and offical Associate Administrator, Environmental mittee on Natural Resources. commentary, together with the reasons for Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 1879. A letter from the Acting Director Of- these amendments, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation fice of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, Na- 994(o); to the Committee on the Judiciary. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- 1889. A letter from the United States Sen- Virginia; Redesignation of the Weirton, WV tion, transmitting the Administration’s final tencing Commission, transmitting the Com- Portion of the Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV rule — Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic mission’s report entitled, ‘‘Cocaine and Fed- 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attain- Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Ves- eral Sentencing Policy’’; to the Committee ment and Approval of the Area’s Mainte- sels Less Than 60 ft (18.3 m) LOA Using Jig on the Judiciary. nance Plan [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0692; FRL- or Hook-and-Line Gear in the Bogoslof Pa- 1890. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 8314-1] received May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 cific Cod Exemption Area in the Bering Sea of the Army for Civil Works, Department of U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- and Aleutian Islands Management Area Defense, transmitting a copy of the Mis- ergy and Commerce. [Docket No. 070213033-7033-01; I.D. 022607B] re- sissippi Coastal Interim Report, Hancock, 1872. A letter from the Principal Deputy ceived April 10, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Harrison, and Jackson Counties; to the Com- Associate Administrator, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Natural mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Resources. ture. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 1880. A letter from the Director Office of 1891. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Virginia; Redesignation of the West Virginia anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- Defense, transmitting a copy of the hurri- Portion of the Wheeling, WV-0H 8-Hour mitting the Administration’s final rule — cane and storm damage reduction report for Ozone Nonattainment Area to Attainment Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Montauk Point, New York; to the Com- and Approval of the Area’s Maintenance Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Plan [EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0682; FRL-8314-6] re- Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea ture. ceived May 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Elephant 1892. A letter from the Senior Attorney, Of- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Trunk Scallop Access Area to General Cat- fice of General Counsel, Department of Commerce. egory Scallop Vessels [Docket No. 060314069- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 1873. A letter from the Principal Deputy 6069-01; I.D. 031307A] received April 10, 2007, ment’s final rule — Standard Time Zone Associate Administrator, Environmental pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Boundary in the State of Indiana [OST Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Natural Resources. DOCKET NO. 2005-22114] (RIN: 2105-AD53) re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 1881. A letter from the Director Office of ceived March 30, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Implementation Plans and Designation of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- tation and Infrastructure. Michigan; Redesignation of Flint, Grand mitting the Administration’s final rule — 1893. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Rapids, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Lansing- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; ment of Transportation, transmitting the East Lansing, Muskegon, Benton Harbor, Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer Twenty-Second Annual Report of Accom- Benzie County, Cass County, Huron County, [Docket No. 061020273-7001-03; I.D. 031207A] re- plishments Under the Airport Improvement

VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L21MY7.000 H21MYPT1 bajohnson on PRODPC74 with HOUSE H5530 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 21, 2007 Program for Fiscal Year 2005, pursuant to 49 the Committees on Oversight and Govern- stalking, and for other purposes; to the Com- U.S.C. 47131; to the Committee on Transpor- ment Reform and the Judiciary. mittee on Education and Labor, and in addi- tation and Infrastructure. 1904. A letter from the Assistant Secretary tion to the Committees on Ways and Means, 1894. A letter from the Deputy Director, for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, and Financial Services, for a period to be Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Depart- transmitting certification to Congress re- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ment of Transportation, transmitting the garding the Incidental Capture of Sea Tur- each case for consideration of such provi- Transportation Statistics Annual Report tles in Commercial Shrimping Operations, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 2006, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111(f); to the Com- pursuant to Public Law 101-162, section committee concerned. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 609(b); jointly to the Committees on Natural By Mr. HALL of Texas (for himself, Mr. ture. Resources and Appropriations. PICKERING, Mr. LAMPSON, and Mr. 1895. A letter from the Principal Deputy 1905. A letter from the Acting Assistant BARTON of Texas): Associate Administrator, Environmental Attorney General, Department of Justice, H.R. 2396. A bill to increase the capacity of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- transmitting a report required by the For- the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for cy’s final rule — Oil Pollution Prevention; eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, other purposes; to the Committee on Energy Non-Transportation Related Onshore and pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; jointly to the and Commerce. Offshore Facilities [EPA-HQ-OPA-2006-00949; Committees on the Judiciary and Intel- By Ms. FALLIN: [FRL-8315-1]] (RIN: 2050-AG36) received May ligence (Permanent Select). H.R. 2397. A bill to reauthorize the wom- 11, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 1906. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- en’s entrepreneurial development programs the Committee on Transportation and Infra- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- of the Small Business Administration, and structure. mitting the Department’s report entitled, for other purposes; to the Committee on 1896. A letter from the Chief, Publications ‘‘Finalizing Medicare Regulations under Sec- Small Business. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue tion 902 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, By Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SPACE, and — Guidance Regarding Public Inspection of of 2003 for Calendar Year 2006’’; jointly to the Mr. SCOTT of Georgia): H.R. 2398. A bill to reauthorize and provide Unrelated Business Income Tax Returns [No- Committees on Ways and Means and Energy additional funding for essential agricultural tice 2007-45] received May 9, 2007, pursuant to and Commerce. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on research, extension, education, and related Ways and Means. f programs, to establish the National Insti- 1897. A letter from the Chief, Publications REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON tutes for Food and Agriculture as an inde- pendent agency reporting to and coordi- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule nating with the Secretary of Agriculture, — Section 856.—Definition of Real Estate In- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of and for other purposes; to the Committee on vestment Trust (Rev. Rul. 2007-33) received committees were delivered to the Clerk Agriculture. May 9, 2007, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); for printing and reference to the proper By Mr. HILL (for himself, Mrs. BOYDA to the Committee on Ways and Means. calendar, as follows: of Kansas, Mr. DONNELLY, and Mr. 1898. A letter from the Chief, Publications MAHONEY of Florida): and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- H.R. 2399. A bill to amend the Immigration Service, transmitting the Department’s final ary. S. 1104. An act to increase the number of and Nationality Act and title 18, United rule — Tier II Issue — Industry Director Di- Iraqi and Afghani translators and inter- States Code, to combat the crime of alien rective on the Proper Treatment of Upfront preters who may be admitted to the United smuggling and related activities, and for Fees, Milestone Payments, Royalties and De- States as special immigrants; with an other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- ferred Income Upon Entering into a Collabo- amendment (Rept. 110–158). Referred to the diciary, and in addition to the Committee on ration Agreement in Biotech and Pharma- Committee of the Whole House on the State Homeland Security, for a period to be subse- ceutical Industries [LMSB Control No.: of the Union. quently determined by the Speaker, in each LMSB-04-0407-037] received May 9, 2007, pur- Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- case for consideration of such provisions as suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ary. H.R. 1525. A bill to amend title 18, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee mittee on Ways and Means. United States Code to discourage spyware, concerned. 1899. A letter from the Principal Deputy and for other purposes; with an amendment By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Mr. for Personnel and Readiness, Department of (Rept. 110–159). Referred to the Committee of BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. Defense, transmitting the Department’s List the Whole House on the State of the Union. SAXTON, and Mr. PALLONE): of Institutions of Higher Education Ineli- Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- H.R. 2400. A bill to direct the Adminis- gible for Federal Funds, pursuant to section ary. H.R. 2264. A bill to amend the Sherman trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- 582 of the Bob Stump National Defense Au- Act to make oil-producing and exporting car- pheric Administration to establish an inte- thorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006; jointly tels illegal; with an amendment (Rept. 110– grated Federal ocean and coastal mapping to the Committees on Armed Services and 160). Referred to the Committee of the Whole plan for the Great Lakes and coastal state Education and Labor. House on the State of the Union. waters, the territorial sea, the exclusive eco- 1900. A letter from the Deputy Director, Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- nomic zone, and the Continental Shelf of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, trans- ary. H.R. 2316. A bill to provide more rig- United States, and for other purposes; to the mitting pursuant to Section 634A of the For- orous requirements with respect to disclo- Committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- eign Assistance Act of 1961, notification for sure and enforcement of lobbying laws and dition to the Committee on Science and countries listed as approved for funding for regulations, and for other purposes; with an Technology, for a period to be subsequently the FY 2007 International Military Edu- amendment (Rept. 110–161, Pt. 1). Referred to determined by the Speaker, in each case for cation and Training (IMET) program; jointly the Committee of the Whole House on the consideration of such provisions as fall with- to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and State of the Union. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Appropriations. Mr. CONYERS: Committee on the Judici- cerned. 1901. A letter from the Assistant Secretary ary. H.R. 2317. A bill to amend the Lobbying By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mrs. for Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered NAPOLITANO, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. transmitting the Department’s memo- lobbyists to file quarterly reports on con- SERRANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SOLIS, randum of justification regarding the deter- tributions bundled for certain recipients, and Mr. REYES, Mr. ORTIZ, Ms. mination to transfer FY 2006 Funds to the for other purposes; with an amendment VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. FY 2007 peacekeeping operations account for (Rept. 110–162). Referred to the Committee of BECERRA, Mr. SIRES, Mr. FORTUN˜ O, Security Sector Reform in Liberia, pursuant the Whole House on the State of the Union. Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. LIN- to Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act f COLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. of 1961; jointly to the Committees on Foreign CUELLAR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. Affairs and Appropriations. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS GONZALEZ, Mr. SALAZAR, and Ms. 1902. A letter from the Chief Executive Of- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public ROS-LEHTINEN): ficer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department H.R. 2401. A bill to provide for greater ac- of Justice, transmitting a copy of the FY bills and resolutions were introduced cess and opportunities for socially disadvan- 2006 Annual Report for the Federal Prison In- and severally referred, as follows: taged farmers, to create incentives for re- dustries, Inc (FPI), pursuant to 31 U.S.C. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, search, conservation, and market viability, 9106(b); jointly to the Committees on Over- Mr. POE, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. to provide a healthy and just work environ- sight and Government Reform and the Judi- MCDERMOTT, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of ment for agricultural workers, to provide ciary. California, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BERKLEY, Americans with healthier food choices, to 1903. A letter from the Director, Office of Mr. HONDA, Mr. WYNN, Mr. JEFFER- address hunger and poverty in the United Government Ethics, transmitting the Of- SON, and Mr. MCCOTTER): States, and for other purposes; to the Com- fice’s proposal entitled, ‘‘To amend the Eth- H.R. 2395. A bill to promote the economic mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the ics in Government Act of 1978 to reauthorize security and safety of victims of domestic vi- Committee on Education and Labor, for a pe- the Office of Government Ethics’’; jointly to olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or riod to be subsequently determined by the

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A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. ment for certain offenses by public officials; enue Code of 1986 to expand deductions al- RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. lowed for education-related expenses and to CLEAVER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. HOBSON, By Mr. DAVIS of Alabama: allow an earned tuition credit against in- Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. KILPATRICK, Ms. H.R. 2403. A bill to amend the Consolidated come tax for qualified tuition and related ex- CARSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. Farm and Rural Development Act to provide penses; to the Committee on Ways and RYAN of Ohio, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. for comprehensive community and economic Means. BERKLEY, Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas, Mr. development in the distressed Southern By Mrs. LOWEY: TAYLOR, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. MITCHELL, Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region H.R. 2412. A bill to require equitable cov- Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. while leveraging existing efforts, entities, erage of prescription contraceptive drugs and CARNEY, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, and resources; to the Committee on Agri- devices and contraceptive services under Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and culture, and in addition to the Committees health plans; to the Committee on Energy Mr. BRALEY of Iowa): on Transportation and Infrastructure, and and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- Financial Services, for a period to be subse- mittee on Education and Labor, for a period H.R. 2417. A bill to amend title 38, United quently determined by the Speaker, in each to be subsequently determined by the Speak- States Code, and title 10, United States Code, case for consideration of such provisions as er, in each case for consideration of such pro- to provide for an opportunity for active duty fall within the jurisdiction of the committee visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the personnel to withdraw an election not to concerned. committee concerned. participate in the program of educational as- By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. By Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- sistance under the Montgomery GI Bill; to BORDALLO, Mrs. MALONEY of New fornia: the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in York, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ROTHMAN, Ms. H.R. 2413. A bill to amend the Immigration addition to the Committee on Armed Serv- SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. and Nationality Act to provide for an in- ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- SHERMAN, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SUT- crease in border patrol agents and other im- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- TON, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, and migration enforcement activities, for a tem- sideration of such provisions as fall within Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas): porary agricultural worker program, and for the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 2404. A bill to reduce health care costs a program to adjust the status of certain By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. DAVIS and promote improved health by providing qualified long-term residents; to the Com- of Alabama, Ms. WASSERMAN supplemental grants for additional preven- mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to SCHULTZ, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. COHEN, tive health services for women; to the Com- the Committees on Homeland Security, and Mr. ELLISON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. mittee on Energy and Commerce. Education and Labor, for a period to be sub- THOMPSON of California, Mr. ACKER- By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. HONDA, sequently determined by the Speaker, in MAN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. STARK, Mr. Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LANTOS, and each case for consideration of such provi- FARR, Mr. GRIJALVA, and Mr. Ms. ESHOO): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the FATTAH): H.R. 2405. A bill to require the Secretary of committee concerned. H. Res. 417. A resolution expressing no con- Homeland Security to provide for cere- By Ms. NORTON: fidence in the performance of Attorney Gen- monies on or near Independence Day for ad- H.R. 2414. A bill to amend the National eral Alberto Gonzales, and urging the Presi- ministering oaths of allegiance to legal im- Capital Revitalization and Self-Government dent to request his resignation; to the Com- migrants whose applications for naturaliza- Improvement Act of 1997 to adjust the Fed- mittee on the Judiciary. tion have been approved; to the Committee eral benefit payment required to be paid to By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. LAN- on the Judiciary. certain retirees of the District of Columbia TOS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. RAN- By Mr. GORDON: Metropolitan Police Department and the H.R. 2406. A bill to authorize the National District of Columbia Fire Service to take GEL, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. Institute of Standards and Technology to in- into account service longevity payments JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. PAYNE, ˜ crease its efforts in support of the integra- which under District of Columbia law are Ms. LEE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. FORTUNO, tion of the healthcare information enterprise considered basic compensation for purposes Mr. MACK, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HASTINGS in the United States; to the Committee on of retirement, survivor benefits, and annu- of Florida, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. INGLIS Science and Technology. ities; to the Committee on Oversight and of South Carolina, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for him- Government Reform. ACKERMAN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. WAT- self, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. By Mr. PAUL: SON, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. GALLEGLY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. THOMPSON H.R. 2415. A bill to reduce the price of gaso- JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. of Mississippi, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. line by allowing for offshore drilling, elimi- FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. POE, and Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. MEEK of nating Federal obstacles to constructing re- MEEKS of New York): Florida, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. fineries and providing incentives for invest- H. Res. 418. A resolution recognizing and WEXLER, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Flor- ment in refineries, suspending Federal fuel welcoming the delegation of Presidents, ida, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. taxes when gasoline prices reach a bench- Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers from MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. mark amount, and promoting free trade; to the Caribbean to Washington, D.C., and com- LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. the Committee on Ways and Means, and in mending the Caribbean Community MCINTYRE, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. JEFFER- addition to the Committees on Natural Re- (CARICOM) for holding the Conference on SON, Mr. KELLER, Mr. MACK, and Mr. sources, and Financial Services, for a period the Caribbean; to the Committee on Foreign BUCHANAN): to be subsequently determined by the Speak- Affairs. H.R. 2407. A bill to establish the National er, in each case for consideration of such pro- By Mr. MCCOTTER: visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Hurricane Research Initiative to improve H. Res. 419. A resolution recognizing May committee concerned. hurricane preparedness, and for other pur- 20-26, 2007, as National Dog Bite Prevention By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mrs. JO poses; to the Committee on Science and Week and calling upon all municipalities to ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MILLER of Technology. work with the American Veterinary Medical Florida, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, By Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. PETRI, Association, the United States Postal Serv- Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. Mr. OBEY, Mr. KIND, Ms. BALDWIN, ice, and the American Academy of Pediatrics MYRICK, Mr. HAYES, Mr. FRANKS of Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. SENSEN- to adopt and implement effective dog bite in- Arizona, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BURTON BRENNER, and Mr. RYAN of Wis- jury prevention programs to protect Postal of Indiana, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. consin): Service employees, including laws encour- H.R. 2408. A bill to designate the Depart- FORBES, Mr. PENCE, Mrs. SCHMIDT, aging responsible dog ownership; to the Com- ment of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Mr. MANZULLO, and Mr. WALBERG): mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Milo C. H.R. 2416. A bill to establish a commission form. Huempfner Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive review of Fed- By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for Outpatient Clinic’’; to the Committee on eral agencies and programs and to rec- himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. Veterans’ Affairs. ommend the elimination or realignment of MCGOVERN, Mr. FORTUN˜ O, Mr. By Mrs. LOWEY: duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, H.R. 2409. A bill to establish a program to and for other purposes; to the Committee on ADERHOLT, Mr. SALI, Mr. FRANKS of provide child care through public-private Oversight and Government Reform, and in Arizona, Mr. AKIN, Mr. SMITH of New partnerships; to the Committee on Edu- addition to the Committee on Rules, for a Jersey, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. cation and Labor. period to be subsequently determined by the FEENEY, Mr. MCHENRY, and Mr. By Mrs. LOWEY: Speaker, in each case for consideration of SHIMKUS): H.R. 2410. A bill to authorize additional ap- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- H. Res. 420. A resolution condemning the propriations to the National Institutes of tion of the committee concerned. recent murders of three Christian workers in

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Turkey and expressing support for the ef- H.R. 374: Mr. PITTS. H.R. 1314: Mr. CARTER and Mr. DEAL of forts of the Government of Turkey to inves- H.R. 379: Mr. PITTS. Georgia. tigate and prosecute those individuals re- H.R. 436: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 1344: Mr. ORTIZ and Mr. HARE. sponsible for the murders under charges of H.R. 463: Mr. ELLISON and Ms. CARSON. H.R. 1346: Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. terrorism; to the Committee on Foreign Af- H.R. 537: Ms. WATSON. H.R. 1350: Mr. ISRAEL. fairs. H.R. 558: Mr. BERRY. H.R. 1399: Mr. POMEROY, Mr. MARSHALL, By Mr. KAGEN (for himself, Mr. SEN- H.R. 566: Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. BLUNT, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. MELANCON, SENBRENNER, Mr. KIND, and Mr. GOR- H.R. 579: Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. ED- DON): H.R. 612: Mr. ELLISON. WARDS, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. TANCREDO, H. Res. 421. A resolution honoring the H.R. 629: Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, and trailblazing accomplishments of the ‘‘Mer- H.R. 699: Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. cury 13‘‘ women, whose efforts in the early H.R. 711: Mr. TIAHRT. H.R. 1400: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 1960s demonstrated the capabilities of Amer- H.R. 724: Mr. DEAL of Georgia. Ms. SUTTON, Mr. CARTER, Mr. KIND, Mr. ican women to undertake the human explo- H.R. 728: Mr. MITCHELL. BROWN of South Carolina, Mrs. DAVIS of Cali- ration of space; to the Committee on Science H.R. 780: Mr. BUYER and Mr. BURGESS. fornia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. and Technology. H.R. 782: Mr. DEAL of Georgia and Mr. STU- YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. DOO- By Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of PAK. LITTLE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, New Jersey, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. MORAN H.R. 808: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. and Mr. LANGEVIN. ILNER ILLIBRAND of Kansas, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. H.R. 809: Mr. F , Mrs. G , and H.R. 1416: Mr. TIERNEY. AVIS MCCOTTER, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ROS- Mrs. D of California. H.R. 1422: Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. ABER- H.R. 840: Mr. YARMUTH. LEHTINEN, and Mr. AL GREEN of CROMBIE, and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- Texas): H.R. 882: Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PATRICK MURPHY fornia. H. Res. 422. A resolution calling on the of Pennsylvania, and Mr. SHIMKUS. H.R. 1431: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Government of the People’s Republic of H.R. 894: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. LEVIN. H.R. 1435: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 1439: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. China to use its unique influence and eco- H.R. 920: Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. H.R. 1458: Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland and nomic leverage to stop genocide and violence JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor- Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania. in Darfur, Sudan; to the Committee on For- ida, and Ms. KILPATRICK. H.R. 1470: Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. HARE, Ms. eign Affairs. H.R. 926: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. ROG- By Mrs. MUSGRAVE: H.R. 947: Mr. SOUDER. H.R. 948: Mr. COSTELLO and Mr. FILNER. ERS of Alabama, and Ms. SHEA-PORTER. H. Res. 423. A resolution commending the H.R. 954: Mr. HIGGINS, Mrs. MALONEY of H.R. 1480: Mr. WEXLER. Poudre High School science bowl team on New York, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. H.R. 1506: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. winning the 2007 United States Department BISHOP of New York, Mr. HALL of New York, H.R. 1510: Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. LEE, and Mr. of Energy Science Bowl; to the Committee Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. WYNN. on Education and Labor. NADLER, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HIN- H.R. 1524: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. ESHOO, By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and CHEY, Mr. KING of New York, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Ms. CARSON, and Mr. ROSKAM): Mr. ARCURI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. WOOLSEY. H. Res. 424. A resolution expressing the and Mr. TOWNS. H.R. 1537: Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BROWN of sense of the House of Representatives that H.R. 971: Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. South Carolina, Mr. SARBANES, and Mr. there should be established a National Brain RODRIGUEZ, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, and UPTON. Cancer Awareness Month, and for other pur- Mrs. MALONEY of New York. H.R. 1540: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- H.R. 1023: Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. FORTENBERRY, ARCURI, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. merce. Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. RYAN of DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. BISHOP of New York, By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Ohio, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, HINCHEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CUMMINGS. and Mr. MANZULLO. KUCINICH, Mr. BERMAN, and Ms. LEE): H.R. 1055: Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsyl- H.R. 1553: Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. ALLEN. H. Res. 425. A resolution expressing the vania. H.R. 1561: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut. sense of the House of Representatives that H.R. 1061: Mr. MCNULTY and Mr. HODES. H.R. 1582: Mr. WYNN and Mr. TIAHRT. Luis Posada Carriles, mastermind of the vi- AUL UYER H.R. 1063: Mr. DEAL of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 1586: Mr. P and Mr. B . cious attack on Cubana Airlines Flight 455 H.R. 1600: Mr. ISRAEL and Mr. SHERMAN. ADERHOLT. and perpetrator of numerous other acts of H.R. 1636: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 1064: Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, terrorism, should be certified as a terrorist H.R. 1645: Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, and Mr. and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the H.R. 1650: Mr. BERRY. INGLIS of South Carolina. law; to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1651: Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. GILCHREST, and H.R. 1069: Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. WALZ of Minnesota. f H.R. 1070: Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 1653: Mr. WYNN. H.R. 1073: Mr. SHAYS. H.R. 1665: Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. TOWNS, PRIVATE BILLS AND H.R. 1093: Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky and Mr. Mr. ALTMIRE, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN. RESOLUTIONS CRAMER. H.R. 1687: Mr. MILLER of North Carolina H.R. 1095: Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Under clause 3 of rule XII, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H.R. 1125: Mr. TERRY and Mr. HASTINGS of H.R. 1709: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. THOMP- Ms. WATERS introduced a bill (H.R. 2418) Florida. SON of Mississippi, and Mr. MCNULTY. for the relief of Rafael Camacho, Rosa B. EENEY H.R. 1153: Mr. F . H.R. 1713: Mrs. CAPPS. Camacho, and Rosa Camacho; which was re- H.R. 1157: Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1719: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Florida, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. STUPAK, H.R. 1733: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. f Mr. MITCHELL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mrs. JO H.R. 1735: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ANN DAVIS of Viginia, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. and Mr. MCCOTTER. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS UPTON, Mr. HONDA, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SPACE, H.R. 1746: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ and Mr. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Ms. BEAN, and Mr. BECERRA. WAXMAN. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1188: Ms. HOOLEY. H.R. 1754: Mr. BARROW, Mr. BLUMENAUER, H.R. 1190: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. tions as follows: and Mr. MICHAUD. BOOZMAN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. H.R. 1759: Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. H.R. 91: Mr. KELLER. COSTELLO, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CANTOR, H.R. 111: Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Mr. PUTNAM, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. CUMMINGS, and Pennsylvania. FILNER, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. WELCH of Vermont. H.R. 1192: Mr. WYNN. Mr. ISSA, Mr. SHADEGG, and Mr. CAMPBELL of H.R. 171: Mr. HINCHEY. H.R. 1233: Mr. PRICE of Georgia. California. H.R. 176: Mr. COSTA, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. H.R. 1237: Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. H.R. 1768: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. KAPTUR. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ROTHMAN, and Mr. SIRES. H.R. 1776: Mr. HARE, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 1248: Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. MCNULTY, and BISHOP of New York, and Ms. LINDA T. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Mr. GRIJALVA. SA´ NCHEZ of California. California, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. H.R. 1252: Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. H.R. 1801: Mr. STARK. SCOTT of Virginia. SESTAK, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. H.R. 1806: Mr. WYNN. H.R. 197: Mr. PLATTS. ARCURI, Mr. HALL of New York, and Mr. H.R. 1823: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 201: Mr. PAYNE. EMANUEL. H.R. 1828: Mr. MOORE of Kansas and Mr. H.R. 234: Mrs. TAUSCHER. H.R. 1267: Mr. REHBERG, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- MEEKS of New York. H.R. 279: Mr. SALI. tucky, Mr. GILCHREST, and Mr. MOLLOHAN. H.R. 1838: Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 364: Mr. LAMPSON. H.R. 1268: Mr. PASTOR and Ms. MCCOLLUM fornia, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BAR- H.R. 373: Mr. PITTS. of Minnesota. ROW, Mr. MCHUGH, and Mr. ALLEN.

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H.R. 1852: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. HOLT, Mr. H. Con. Res. 137: Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 1872: Mr. COHEN. HODES, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. H. Con. Res. 142: Mr. FRANK of Massachu- H.R. 1884: Mr. FILNER and Mr. CHANDLER. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. setts. H.R. 1919: Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BECERRA, ELLISON, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. MELANCON, Mr. H. Con. Res. 148: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FILNER, Ms. BOREN, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. DON- Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, SCHWARTZ, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. KILPATRICK, NELLY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Ms. MATSUI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ALLEN, and Mr. SOUDER. Ms. WATSON. BARROW, Ms. CARSON, and Mr. HILL. H.R. 2211: Mr. PAYNE. H. Res. 68: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 1924: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 2219: Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. H. Res. 106: Mr. ROSKAM and Mr. MURPHY of H.R. 1927: Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, FORTENBERRY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. EMERSON, Connecticut. Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. BERRY, Mr. Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. H. Res. 148: Mr. MCNULTY. LOEBSACK, and Mr. TAYLOR. CONAWAY, and Mr. CARNAHAN. H. Res. 154: Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. H.R. 1929: Mr. ELLSWORTH. H.R. 2221: Mrs. TAUSCHER. CUMMINGS, and Ms. CARSON. H.R. 1932: Mr. KENNEDY and Mr. PAUL. H.R. 2232: Mr. DINGELL. H. Res. 163: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 1937: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. H.R. 2234: Mr. BOYD of Florida, Mr. BURTON H. Res. 171: Mr. RAHALL, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. DAVIS of Ken- of Indiana, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. BAKER, and Mr. DENT. tucky, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. PAUL, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. CARNEY. H. Res. 233: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey and ROSS, Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. CRAMER, H.R. 2239: Mr. ELLISON. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. CONAWAY. H.R. 2253: Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, H. Res. 241: Mr. MEEK of Florida and Mr. H.R. 1943: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida and Mr. Mr. NEUGEBAUER, and Mr. JORDAN. MEEKS of New York. STARK. H.R. 2264: Ms. CLARKE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. H. Res. 247: Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. GRIJALVA, H.R. 1952: Mr. GERLACH and Mr. MARSHALL. SPACE, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MUR- and Mrs. MALONEY of New York. H.R. 1956: Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Mr. CROW- PHY of Connecticut, and Mr. HALL of New H. Res. 258: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mrs. LEY. York. CAPPS, and Mr. BERMAN. H.R. 1964: Mr. WELCH of Vermont and Ms. H.R. 2265: Mr. BERMAN and Mrs. CAPPS. H. Res. 284: Mr. FEENEY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. H.R. 2272: Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. HILL, Mr. ROTH- and Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 1965: Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. WAMP, Mr. MAN, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. H. Res. 287: Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- RAMSTAD, Mr. PLATTS, and Mr. WILSON of CARNAHAN, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. fornia. South Carolina. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MIL- H. Res. 294: Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, H.R. 1985: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of LER of North Carolina, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. Texas, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mrs. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. KILPATRICK, and Ms. H.R. 2005: Mr. SPACE. Boyda of Kansas. KAPTUR. H.R. 2016: Mr. WAXMAN and Mr. H.R. 2287: Mr. GERLACH, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. H. Res. 295: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, MCDERMOTT. RENZI, Mr. WYNN, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GALLEGLY, and Ms. JACK- H.R. 2017: Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsyl- Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MCINTYRE, SON-LEE of Texas. vania and Mr. KUCINICH. and Mr. PAYNE. H. Res. 345: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 2039: Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 2290: Mr. MCNERNEY and Mr. H. Res. 351: Mr. POE. H.R. 2052: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. MCCOTTER. H. Res. 361: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas and H.R. 2060: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. HARE, H.R. 2316: Mr. SPACE, Mrs. Boyda of Kan- Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. sas, and Ms. CASTOR. H. Res. 369: Mr. PORTER. MOORE of Kansas, and Mr. NEAL of Massachu- H.R. 2342: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. H. Res. 384: Mr. PICKERING, Ms. GRANGER, setts. HASTINGS of Florida, and Mr. GRIJALVA. and Mr. Lamborn. H.R. 2063: Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. GORDON, and H.R. 2349: Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. H. Res. 397: Mr. MACK, Mr. MCCAUL of Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsylvania. SHERMAN, and Mr. MEEKS of New York. Texas, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. INGLIS of South H.R. 2091: Mr. RAHALL. H.R. 2351: Ms. NORTON. Carolina, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. WAT- H.R. 2095: Ms. HIRONO, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. H.R. 2353: Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. MARSHALL, SON, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, and Mr. FORTUN˜ O. BISHOP of New York, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LINDA Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, H. Res. 401: Mr. PALLONE and Ms. NORTON. T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. HASTINGS of Mr. RAHALL, Mr. JINDAL, and Mr. HINOJOSA. H. Res. 402: Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Florida, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. GON- H.R. 2356: Mr. BURTON of Indiana. H. Res. 412: Mr. POE, Mr. MACK, Mr. BILI- ZALEZ, Mr. PATRICK MURPHY of Pennsyl- H.R. 2364: Mr. MCNULTY. RAKIS, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. MILLER of Florida, vania, Mr. REYES, Mr. SPACE, and Ms. MAT- H.R. 2371: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. PAYNE, SUI. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. COBLE, Mr. WOLF, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. H.R. 2108: Ms. KAPTUR, and Mr. PATRICK Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. PUTNAM, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2372: Ms. SUTTON and Mr. CAPUANO. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. FORBES, H.R. 2111: Mr. KLEIN of Florida. H.R. 2373: Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. H.R. 2125: Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. SPACE, and H.R. 2389: Mr. SESTAK. PEARCE, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Flor- Mr. WAMP. H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. BILIRAKIS. ida, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. H.R. 2128: Mr. MCCOTTER. H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. FILNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. H.R. 2133: Mr. PERLMUTTER. ETHERIDGE, and Mr. BACHUS. SCHIFF, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. H.R. 2134: Mr. DEAL of Georgia. H. Con. Res. 73: Mr. FRANKs of Arizona. REHBERG, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. ENGLISH of H.R. 2137: Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky and Mr. H. Con. Res. 120: Mr. TERRY, Mr. KING of Pennsylvania, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. BORDALLO, ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. New York, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. MOORE of Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. GINGREY, H.R. 2138: Mr. PAUL, Mr. BLUNT and Mr. Kansas. Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, WAXMAN. H. Con. Res. 131: Ms. WATSON. Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Ms. WATSON, Ms. H.R. 2164: Mr. WELCH of Vermont. H. Con. Res. 133: Mr. BOSWELL and Mr. TAN- ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. EMERSON, and Mr. TAN- H.R. 2169: Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. CARSON, and NER. NER. Mr. HOLT. H. Con. Res. 134: Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. CORRINE H. Res. 413: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. H.R. 2189: Ms. BERKLEY and Mr. CHANDLER. BROWN of Florida, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. H. Res. 415: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia and Ms. H.R. 2199: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. PATRICK MUR- HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE LEE. PHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, JOHNSON of Texas, and Ms. JACKSON-LEE of H. Res. 416: Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. EDDIE Texas. and Mrs. DRAKE.

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Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007 No. 83 Senate The Senate met at 1 p.m. and was appoint the Honorable SHERROD BROWN, a from Fernley, NV. As he traveled south called to order by the Honorable Senator from the State of Ohio, to perform from Baghdad, his vehicle was hit by a SHERROD BROWN, a Senator from the the duties of the Chair. makeshift bomb, and he was killed. State of Ohio. ROBERT C. BYRD, Alejandro was known in high school President pro tempore. and by his family as Alex. Serving in PRAYER Mr. BROWN thereupon assumed the the military was his ambition, and he The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- chair as Acting President pro tempore. worked very hard to earn his GED so fered the following prayer: f he could arrive at the goal of being Let us pray. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY able to join the military. High and Holy God, we praise Your For lack of a better description, my LEADER Name. Bless Your work in all the heart and the hearts of Nevadans and places of this world. Strengthen those The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- all Americans ache with the loss of this who labor in distant mission fields and pore. The majority leader is recog- 19-year-old man. Yet we have to be protect those who fight for our free- nized. proud of his willingness to serve and doms in foreign lands. Touch the lives f his courage and we are certainly hum- of Third World victims of disease and bled by the sacrifice he made in giving SCHEDULE destruction, of poverty and pathology, his life. of tyranny and neglect. Mr. REID. Today, following any time EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL Lord, remember our own land. Quick- that will be used by the leaders, the Mr. President, this week the Senate en the hearts of our lawmakers that Senate will resume consideration of will continue the conference on the they may be forces for good. Guide the the motion to proceed to S. 1348, the emergency supplemental bill. Negotia- efforts of those who work in our Gov- immigration bill. tions have not been easy as President ernment’s executive and judicial When the Senate resumes the mo- Bush continues to stand isolated to his branches, providing wisdom for the tion, Senator SESSIONS will be recog- commitment to this endless war. We challenges they face. Redeem us from nized for up to 3 hours. Following that will continue to negotiate in good faith selfishness as You build into us a holy time, the remaining time will be di- reverence for others and a desire to and in the spirit of bipartisanship. We vided between the two leaders. will send the President a bill that fully pursue Your purposes. We pray in Your A cloture vote on the motion to pro- blessed Name. Amen. funds our troops. We stand firm in our ceed to the bill will occur at 5:30 today. commitment to change course and f If cloture is invoked on the motion to bring the war to a responsible end. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE proceed, by a previous order, the Sen- IMMIGRATION REFORM ate would then adopt the motion and The Honorable SHERROD BROWN led While the supplemental conference the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: proceed to the bill. committee continues to meet, we will As we know, all those who negotiated I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the begin addressing the complex, crucial United States of America and to the Repub- on this worked very hard over the issue of immigration reform, and we lic for which it stands, one nation under God, weekend. I appreciate their work. The will do that today. We all agree the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. provisions of that agreement will be current system is broken. f the form of a substitute agreement, Employers don’t know whom they which I understand will be laid down can hire and whom they can fire. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING this evening. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Produce is dying on the vine because f farmers cannot find enough workers to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The harvest crops. There are no winners clerk will please read a communication HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES under the current system, only losers. to the Senate from the President pro PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ALEJANDRO VARELA The Senate will have an opportunity tempore (Mr. BYRD). Mr. REID. Mr. President, over the this afternoon to vote on whether to The legislative clerk read the fol- weekend, 7 U.S. soldiers were killed in begin debate on comprehensive immi- lowing letter: Iraq—in 2 days—bringing the total this gration reform. U.S. SENATE, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, month to over 70 and the total since The bill we debate and eventually Washington, DC, May 21, 2007. the war started to 3,422 American sol- pass will give us the chance to To the Senate: diers. strengthen border security, put in Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, On Friday, the State of Nevada lost place an effective and efficient em- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby PFC Alejandro Varela, a 19-year-old ployer verification system, design a

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As long as the identities of those Homeland Security and Commerce, an- COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION who cross the border are unknown, our nounced they had finally reached an REFORM ACT OF 2007—MOTION national security is at risk. agreement on immigration reform. The TO PROCEED There is no question but that we need bill they have drafted will be offered as The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- more Border Patrol agents with better a substitute amendment this evening pore. Under the previous order, the technology and equipment. But there is for us to debate and amend this week. Senate will resume consideration of also no question that enforcement I am grateful to my colleagues for the motion to proceed to S. 1348, which alone cannot solve the problems of im- their hard work. Reaching agreement the clerk will report. migration. on an issue as controversial as immi- The legislative clerk read as follows: We have tripled the number of Border gration requires extraordinarily hard Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 144, a Patrol agents over the last 20 years and work, compromise, and consensus bill (S. 1348) to provide for comprehensive increased the Border Patrol budget 10 building. They have taken that impor- immigration reform, and for other purposes. times over. Yet the probability of tant first step. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- catching someone illegally crossing the I was not heavily involved in the ne- pore. Under the previous order, the gotiations, but similar to some of my border has fallen from one-third to Senator from Alabama, Mr. SESSIONS, colleagues, I have reservations about only 5 percent. That is a startling fig- is recognized for up to 3 hours. ure. the agreement that was reached. The Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, there A population as high as that of Las bill impacts families in a number of are more than 3 hours’ worth of discus- Vegas crosses the border every year. ways that I believe are unwise. The bill sion that needs to go on concerning also allows 400,000 low-skilled workers That is almost a million people who this bill, that is for certain. to come to America for three 2-year find their way into the country, despite I appreciate Senator REID’s com- our best efforts at enforcement. Fences terms but requires them to go home for ments, but I express some concerns alone would not stop them. Years of a year in between. This is impractical about what I understood him to say a dangerous border crossings show us both for the worker and for the Amer- few moments ago. He is the Democratic ican employers who need a stable, reli- that millions will risk their lives for leader. He does have the power to call able workforce. the opportunity to reach what is on the up legislation in the end and to try to Senator BINGAMAN will offer an other side of that border. set the agenda but not the total power We must not forget that just as these amendment almost immediately when the bill is laid down to reduce that to do so. I think I heard him say he immigrants depend on America for op- would like to see this bill—he wants to portunity, our economy depends on number to at least 200,000. We must not create a law that guar- see debate and amendments this week. them as well. The overwhelming ma- antees a permanent underclass—people I have to say there is no way this bill jority of undocumented immigrants who are here to work in low-wage, low- can be voted on and amended only this have lived here for years, contributing skill jobs but don’t have the chance to week. We have had legislation such as to our economy lawfully and honestly, put down roots or benefit from the op- WRDA that we took up for 2 weeks, a causing harm to no one. portunities that American citizenship re-authorization of the water resources Many have children and spouses who affords. bill. When we worked on the bank- are U.S. citizens or permanent resi- Allowing these temporary workers to ruptcy reform bill, which mainly was a dents. Many own property and con- apply for possible citizenship through a reworking of the existing bankruptcy tribute to their communities. Yet, un- new points system is not good enough. law, with some changes, we debated like us, they live their lives in hiding. There must be certain opportunities that for months. So there is no way we If they are a victim of a crime, they for those who are willing to work hard can or should produce this bill after 1 cannot report it. They cannot do that and contribute to our economy. week of debate. because they have to avoid contact Finally, I will say a word about the If that is so, the American people can with the police. If they are treated un- idea of this so-called touchback, which know we have had a railroad job for fairly in the workplace, they have al- would require the head of each house- sure. Hopefully, that does not reflect most no recourse. If they are discov- hold eligible for legalization to return Senator REID’s firm and final opinion ered, they face deportation and separa- to their home country to file their ap- on the question of the schedule for this tion from their families. Their fami- plication for a green card. week. lies, as we have indicated, are, many I understand this concept is impor- Also, I wish to say I am not pleased, times, U.S. citizens. tant to many of my colleagues, but it and I oppose the motion to proceed to We should not allow them to jump to seems to be a plan that will cause need- last year’s bill. the front of the line for a green card, in less hardship for immigrants and need- When we talked about the com- front of those who have played by the less bureaucracy for the Government. prehensive immigration bill last year, I rules, but we should give them a place Nearly everyone agrees that the ex- pointed out 17 loopholes in the bill in a in line—a chance for citizenship—if isting bill is imperfect. The problems I series of speeches, and people began to they do what we ask of them. We could have outlined will be addressed in the take to heart a number of points I continue to track down the undocu- Senate and in the House and, of course, made, frankly. The negotiators of the mented housekeepers, dishwashers, and in conference. What we have now, new bill have come back with a bill farm laborers who live among us or we though, is a starting point. that has some of the intention to or at can provide them the chance to earn I urge my colleagues to vote for clo- least purports to deal with some of the their citizenship with all the respon- ture so we can begin an open debate. concerns I had last year. sibilities it requires and refocus our The bipartisan legislation before us is I have to say I was pleased to hear limited resources on those who would not perfect, but I think we can agree that we were considering a point sys- do us harm, rather than those who the spirit of bipartisanship behind it is tem, such as Canada’s, that we were would do us proud. We could embrace encouraging. considering a temporary worker pro- the unrealistic rhetoric calling for If we continue along that road in the gram. I was told by the people who met mass deportation, or we could pass coming days, I am confident we can and drafted this legislation, that the laws that require them to pay taxes write another chapter in America’s guest worker program would be for and learn English. If we put rhetoric great immigration story that makes temporary workers and it could work aside, we have the opportunity to pass our county safer, treats people with to serve our economy. a law that treats people fairly and dignity, and keeps our economy mov- I am afraid, that if you read the leg- strengthens our economy. ing in the right direction. islation, that the needed immigration

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I reject the idea and fixed the problem of immigration, ing of some movements in those areas that it is some sort of an attack on the a comprehensive fix, that we could all and some fairly significant steps, family to do that. just relax and not worry about it any- frankly, that we need to hold on to and Senator REID and others have said more because they fixed this problem. need to be a part of a fundamental re- that this bill which will be intro- We were told—and I was promised di- form of immigration. There are some duced—it has not yet been introduced— rectly—that the bill would be ready positive steps, but they are just not ef- is a good starting point. That makes Thursday. Senator KENNEDY, at the fective enough, as I will discuss later. me a bit nervous, I have to say, be- press conference, said it would be ready I reject the idea that a movement to cause the bill can be moved through Thursday, and it wasn’t ready Thurs- a system such as Canada’s or Aus- perhaps this week with some real day. They said it would be ready Fri- tralia’s that is based on merit and strong-arm tactics, which would be a day. It wasn’t ready Friday. It came in skills for immigration is somehow, as I very sad thing, but perhaps it could be. early Saturday morning, 2 a.m. Staff think Senator REID said, an attack on The House of Representatives does not had been working all night, bleary- the family. I am offended by that state- have the free period of debate that the eyed, trying to put this grand com- ment. A person who wants to come to Senate does. The House leadership, promise together in some sort of fash- this country, has to ask to be admitted Speaker PELOSI, could bring this bill ion. Small print, it is 326 pages, I be- into the United States of America, and up and hammer it through in a matter lieve. That is about this thick, all say that: I have not been a criminal, I of days even and then it goes to a con- these pages together. That is about meet the standards for admission, and ference committee. The conference what the stack looks like at 326 pages. I want to be a productive citizen. Then committee will be picked by and will One of the few times since I have after we give that person a green card, be dominated by and absolutely con- been in the Senate, perhaps the only that person can become a citizen and trolled by the appointees of Senator time I can recall, we have had a major have the right to demand that his or REID and Speaker PELOSI. They can piece of legislation not written, not re- her parents be allowed to come here, alter the bill in any fashion they wish. viewed by the committee that is here the aging parents who will be fun- So it is a good starting point, they say. to review language and write it in bill damentally supported by the American Well, what might happen in con- format. They didn’t do it. So all we taxpayers, demand that his or her ference? have seen is a bill written on a com- brothers and sisters and their spouses The American people have a right to puter by somebody who works for the and children be allowed to come. So be nervous. They have a right to be executive branch, as I understand it. It how is this an attack on your family if cynical about how we in Congress have is about 300-something pages. Why we say: You can come, you can be a cit- handled immigration. We have consist- didn’t they ask the Legislative Re- izen, but right up front, you cannot ently protested that we want a lawful search Service to write up a good bill? bring your parents, adult children, and system of immigration. People have They can’t do it. How can you take 326 siblings, you don’t have any special run for President for the last 25 years pages and put it in proper legislative rights to do so, but they can apply if or last 50 years saying they believed in language overnight when the thing they qualify, just like everybody else, a lawful system of immigration, but, in comes in at 2 a.m. Saturday morning? based on their own merit. But why fact, they don’t do anything about it. And truly, if it is put in proper bill lan- should the fact that we give one person They never take the steps necessary to guage—and I hope it will be at some a glorious thing—citizenship in the make the system lawful, to make it point because the group that works on United States—entitle them to bring principled, and to do what it absolutely the language really does a good job of maybe tens of other people? It just must do as a matter of national pri- professionally making sure it is writ- does not make sense. I reject the argu- ority; that is, the bill should serve our ten in a proper way, and they find a lot ment that moving to a merit based sys- national interests. Think about that of errors just doing that. If the bill is tem is an attack on family. Canada simple concept. Any legislation we pass re-formatted by legislative counsel, it does not believe it. Sure, you can bring should be a product that serves our na- will turn out not to be 326 pages but your nuclear family—spouse and chil- tional interest, not special interests. closer to 1,000 pages of bill language, dren. I am not talking about stopping One of the things that has worried about two times or more this thick- nuclear family from being together. I me about my colleagues who have been ness. am talking about a reform of the cur- having these secret meetings is that Are we going to pass that bill this rent system that focuses on the ex- there is some talk about them having week? How many amendments will we tended family. stakeholders, I believe Senator KEN- be able to take up this week? People This chart shows three approaches to NEDY said that. I think Secretary need to talk about, first and foremost, immigration by nations similar to the Gutierrez from the White House, Sec- the fundamental principles and policies United States. Fifty-eight percent of retary of Commerce, said interest embodied in good immigration reform. the people who come to our country groups. I don’t know whom they pre- We should also talk about what is are family based—58 percent are family tend to be meeting with and deciding going to be coming up in the legisla- based, and only 22 percent are skill these issues, but I will tell you who tion. based. We have a policy that gives 16- was not in those meetings, and that As I understand the plan, the major- percent of green cards for humani- was the American people. Not only ity leader intends to file cloture this tarian reasons and those are were we not there, we were excluded afternoon on last year’s bill, and then unconnected to the skills they might from those meetings, and we had not he purports that he—and that uses up a bring. And 4-percent of green cards are been informed how those decisions lot of time, see. If we started with a given through a visa lottery. I may were reached or what is in the bill— new bill, we would have to wait until it talk about that issue later. This bill until perhaps Saturday morning. is printed, then bring it up, then move wisely eliminates the lottery. This started brewing last week when cloture on the motion to proceed, clo- Look at Canada. They had 60 percent Majority Leader REID said he was ture on final passage, and other proce- merit based immigrants; that is, they going to bring up last year’s bill. He dural matters. They have been moving asked those people: Are you educated? gave the people who were working on on a bill they said they never intended Do you have language skills? Can you this legislation a limited amount of to bring up anyway, last year’s fatally speak in English or French? What kind time. He told them they had to come flawed bill that should never ever be- of skills do you have that Canada up with a bill by Wednesday. So they come law. That is what we are going to needs? What prospects do you have as fiddled around and worked hard and do this afternoon. We are going to an immigrant to be successful in Can- compromised and rushed and rushed move to cloture on that bill. ada, to be a productive citizen who will and rushed and came forward with a Then we are told this entirely new contribute to Canada, make Canada a bill on Thursday. They announced they bill is going to be substituted as an stronger and better nation? That is had reached a grand compromise and amendment. So the first amendment

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I predicted late at night. bring it up until we have an agreement that is what the plan was last week Hopefully, they weren’t smoke-filled to have a full debate and an oppor- several times, and it does look as if rooms. They used to be smoke-filled tunity to offer amendments. And that that is where we are going. rooms. is what happened. It was brought back So we have a flawed process, I sug- up and we spent 2 or more weeks on it. gest, in a lot of ways, and it should Going line by line trying to figure out what started to be how to deal with illegal I point out, however, the legislation cause the American people to be trou- immigration and it wound up being what it which was on the floor was in the Judi- bled and Members of the Senate to be means to be an American. ciary Committee and, even though troubled. Well, that is good. Actually, Sec- rushed out, it passed out of the Judici- I don’t deny that the people who at- retary Chertoff said: ary Committee and it had several tempted to work on the legislation, weeks of debate on the floor. That was draft this new bill, are good people, This is pretty much what I was taught in grade school about the way the process that fatally flawed bill from last year, good Senators, but they put themselves works; not that everybody gets what they the bill we are now talking about going in a situation, based on what I see of want, but everybody works together to to but will be substituted by an en- their results, in which the document achieve the best results for the most people. tirely new piece of legislation which does not have the strength, the effec- Well, I want to share a few things Senators have not had an opportunity tiveness needed to be a solution for our about how a bill should become law and immigration problems today. I wish it to see, except from Saturday morning, what we were taught in grade school if they were here, and most Senators was different. I wish I could say it is about it. Last Tuesday, I agreed to something we could be excited about have been at home this weekend. move forward. We have a cloture vote So that is what is going to be and should support. today. We were told we would have a It is all right that they met. I have brought up. It has not gone through bill by Wednesday or Thursday. We affectionately referred to them as the committee process, as classically a were not given that. So we have moved ‘‘masters of the universe.’’ They would piece of legislation should, and it is not forward and the bill is being rushed for- go into these secret meetings, and they known to the Members of this body ward at this point. I remain concerned would get together and talk to special what is in this bill of perhaps a thou- that what I heard Senator REID say interest groups and would listen to ev- sand pages, and we are hearing they earlier, that he hoped to debate and erybody, I guess, but the American might want to move to it this week. amend the bill this week, indicates, I people and put together a bill. But that That is a matter that is breathtaking am afraid, that he intends to see it is what they have done. The bill has in its scope. We should not do that. passed this week. some good parts and some troubling This is how the Heritage Foundation How does a bill normally become parts. describes the process on its Web site. So we are at a point in our history law? A bill normally becomes law, if it The Heritage Foundation is one of our when the time is right for comprehen- is a bill of importance, when it is filed Nation’s most August and respected in- sive immigration reform. The Senate, in the Senate and referred to the prop- stitutions that deals with public pol- however, in my view, is not ready for er committee. To a degree, that was icy. They have been engaged in major debate today. The plan, as we are mov- done last year, although there was a issues for several decades. They say ing today, is unwise. It has been pro- tremendous effort last year to rush this on their Web site: duced as a result of undue pressure and that bill through to completion. Many of the tactics utilized this year are Working behind closed doors for months, a artificial timelines, which we have no handful of Democrat and Republican staffers, responsibility or need to meet, on the very similar to the tactics utilized last along with a few Senators and principals Members who are meeting in this group year. from the administration, have been drafting involved in the negotiations. So the Let us talk about what happened last a ‘‘comprehensive immigration reform pack- majority leader says: OK, you guys go year. The bill was introduced—McCain- age.’’ Until Saturday morning, the legisla- off and meet, but you only have so Kennedy—and it went through the Ju- tion was unavailable to any other Senator or many days or we won’t bring up this diciary Committee. It was referred to staff, let alone the media, policy analysts, or the Judiciary Committee. Senator the general public. This legislation would be bill, we will bring up the old bill, and the most significant reform of immigration we will do these things. They felt this SPECTER, I believe, had his own bill as a working document, but it wasn’t long policy in 40 years, affecting not only our na- pressure, and they produced. tional security and homeland defense but the When I first heard about the plan on in committee negotiations before the fiscal, economic, and social future of the Friday, May 4, I stated that the Demo- Kennedy-McCain bill was substituted United States for several generations. For cratic leadership in the Senate acts as for it. Then the majority leader, Bill the sake of open deliberation and public edu- if this is just another piece of everyday Frist, gave them a deadline: You have cation, the Heritage Foundation—which got legislation, but it is not. The immigra- to finish this bill, as I recall it, by next a copy of the bill somehow—is making this tion bill is one of the most important Monday. If you don’t bring up the bill legislation in draft form publicly available out of the committee next Monday, I to encourage widespread debate and discus- bills to come through the Senate in the sion. decade I have been here. am going to offer on the floor of the Staff drafting of the bill was not fin- Senate a tough law enforcement bill Well, thank goodness they did make ished until Saturday morning, and leg- that will focus on border security. This it public, but who knew they had it on islative counsel has not yet converted was supposed to be an incentive for the their Web site? I don’t know, maybe it the bill into the proper format. Even committee to act. Apparently, it was Sunday they did so, but it is not an today, we have no assurances that the worked, because a bill passed out of opportunity for the American people to product they produced that had across committee, worse by far than the bill know what is involved. The Heritage the top of it ‘‘Draft: For Discussion Senator SPECTER had introduced, and Web site goes on to say: Purposes Only,’’ are the final agree- here it was on the floor and hardly had The document made available here, al- ments in the bill and will be the docu- been written. Nobody had seen what though marked ‘‘Draft: For Discussion Pur- ment actually introduced, presumably was in it. Yet they were bringing it up poses Only,’’ is being relied upon by Senators tonight. the next morning, Tuesday morning, and staff as the final language to be debated At last week’s press conference, two and we were on the floor in debate. beginning Monday, May 21st, with the expec- tation of a vote on final passage without Senator REID, then the Democratic individuals remarked, and with great congressional hearings, committee markup, pride and enthusiasm, they were leader, pushed to have no amendments fiscal analysis—and we will talk about that taught as children that is—what they and have the bill voted on that week. It in a little bit, that means how much it had been doing—how a bill becomes became a big brouhaha. Senator KYL, costs—expert testimony, or public comment law. One said: Senator CORNYN, myself, and others before the end of the week.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6365 As Mr. Hugh Hewitt wrote yesterday, gressional Budget Office, that is similar to last year, seem to be on the in an on-line article entitled ‘‘Sum- charged with doing those things? Not move. Their move is we don’t want this mary of the Fine Print’’: good policy, in my view. bill on our floor long. The longer it I have spent a lot of my weekend reading In 1914, former Supreme Court Jus- stays here the more the people will get the draft bill, as requested by both JOHN KYL tice Louis Brandeis wrote: upset, the more they are going to find and TONY SNOWE. There are so many prob- Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfect- out about it, the angrier they will get lems with this bill that it should not be in- ants, electric light the most efficient police- with us. So we do not want them to troduced in the Senate absent a period of man. know what is in it. We will bring this open hearings on it and the solicitation of So I want to trust my colleagues. I new bill up, we will plop it down, we expert opinion from various analysts across do trust them. But I have to verify, be- the ideological spectrum. Even if it were will vote it out this week, and get it off cause this bill is very complicated. It our plate. Maybe they would not know. somehow to improbably make its way to the should be introduced in the proper way, President’s desk, if it does so before these Maybe they would not care. problems are aired and confronted, the Con- as a new bill. It is very different from But it is too important for that. We gress would be inviting a monumental dis- last year’s bill in a number of areas. It are beyond that. The American people trust of the institution. should have been introduced as a new do care. They are engaged. We might as In other words, a monumental dis- piece of legislation. It should have been well have a public and open debate trust of the Congress and the Senate. referred to the Committee on the Judi- about it and discuss these hard He goes on to say: ciary, the primary committee of re- choices—and there are some tough sponsibility, and we should have had There is simply too much here to say choices to be made. We know that. ‘‘trust us and move on.’’ The jam-down of hearings and debate on it. We should It would have been better if this such a far-reaching measure, drafted in se- have called policy experts from Har- group had conducted their meetings in cret and very difficult for laymen, much less vard and the University of Chicago, as public, had open meetings and every- lawyers to read, is fundamentally incon- we did a little bit last time, at my in- body discussed it for several months. sistent with how we govern ourselves. sistence, to find out what it means to They might have made the American Not what we were taught in grade our economy, to the working people of people feel better about the system. school, I assure you, and I couldn’t America. Are they going to have their When I first heard the White House agree more. This is not how the process wages crushed down because of a flood PowerPoint presentation, this was a is supposed to work. We should not be of low-wage workers, which is what presentation made by Secretaries asked to trust our colleagues and vote those experts told us last year would Chertoff and Gutierrez, members of the to put a bill on the floor when we do occur? That is what they told us. President’s Cabinet. They had a That is what should have happened. not know that the bill text is even fi- PowerPoint presentation. It leaked to We are not there. Maybe these Mem- nalized, that the bill has not been the press at some point. They pre- bers of the Senate who have been meet- drafted by legislative counsel, the bill sented it to certain Senators. I was in- ing think they got it right and the bill has not been introduced or even given vited to participate. I believed we had is ready to come to the floor, but there a bill number, the committee process made some big strides from last year. are 85 other Senators here who have no was skipped and not followed, a Con- It did, in fact, indicate a movement to idea what is in it. There is no way they gressional Budget Office score may not a Canadian-type point system. They could. For many, today is the first day have been requested. did assert they had created a tem- they are back in DC after the new bill What is that, a Congressional Budget porary worker program that was actu- Office score? Before a piece of legisla- text has been made available for them to read. This bill needs some time to be ally temporary. Last year’s temporary tion is passed, you are supposed to worker program was exactly the oppo- have a score, which is how much it disinfected by the light of day before it is ready for this floor and before we site of what they said it was. It was not costs. How much will the bill cost? temporary at all. The big print in the How much will it impact our budget should be voting on it. That is funda- mental, because it is so important. bill last year was ‘‘temporary guest and our deficit if we pass the legisla- We have small bills, and bills that worker.’’ Do you know what those tion? How basic is that? Congress come before us that we have dealt with workers were and how it would actu- shouldn’t be passing bills if we don’t that are legitimate to bring up on fair- ally be carried out? A person could know what they cost. Last week, they ly close notice. But a bill of this impor- come to the United States as a tem- haven’t even asked for a CBO score, al- tance, one of the longest piece of legis- porary guest worker and, when you got though we had one from last year that lation, possibly the greatest number of to the fine print, they could come with said the bill was exceedingly costly in pages of any legislative bill since I their family, they could stay for 3 the first 10 years and much more costly have been in the Senate, is not some- years, they could reup for another 3 in the years outside of that. thing that ought to be popped through years, another 3 years and another 3 I am going to talk a little bit about here, plopped down as an amendment years and they could apply for citizen- what Heritage Foundation says about a to the bill, substituting out an entire ship—or apply for a green card, perma- score, and it will take your breath bill and then going forward to final nent resident status in the United away when we discuss that. It is almost passage. I don’t like that and I don’t States the first year they were here. something you hate to discuss, but it is think we should do it. It is not the That was not a temporary guest something we have to discuss because right thing to do, and it is not fair to worker program. It was a joke, a sham, this is supposed to be a serious institu- the American public. an attempt to mislead the American tion. The American public cares about this people. Forgive me if I am a little bit One reason, of course, they haven’t issue. They know more about this cautious this time about reading the requested a score last week is you have issue, oftentimes, than the politicians fine print. to send the bill language to the Con- themselves. The American people, for We were told we would have a better gressional Budget Office. Well, they the last 40 years, have had the right in- temporary worker program this year. don’t even have the language, I guess, stincts. They want a lawful and fair Let me discuss some of the concerns I yet. It is still being called draft lan- immigration system. They do not want have about this legislation, as we un- guage, and it will be over 800 pages in to end all immigration. They know we derstand it today, and how it actually the proper format. How would you are a nation of immigrants. They be- meets with the public presentation of score how much a bill like that will lieve in immigration. But they want a the principles and outlines and frame- cost? How long do you think it would system that works, that does not pull work, as stated in the White House take? So there is some sort of problem down the wages of working Americans, PowerPoint. here. that furthers our economy, does not It has been my hope that negotia- The majority leader is saying we are enhance the welfare state and is law- tions would produce a bill that fol- to spend 1 week on this bill, and we ful—is consistent with our principle of lowed the principles laid out in the 23 don’t have a score, we don’t have an law. They want the law enforced. White House PowerPoint presentation. idea of how much it is going to cost It is the politicians who have failed That was released in March. Those from the official institution, the Con- them consistently. The politicians, were much closer, those principles, to

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But it is not an effective on reading the fine print. of course it never happened. Three mil- trigger. I have not had time to read all the lion people were given amnesty in 1986, Operational control of the border is fine print, but I have had time enough they were given that on the promise we not required by the trigger. Current to know I will have to oppose the bill would have enforcement in the future, law requires that by April 26, 2008, 18 in its current form. The question Mem- and today we have 12 million people months after the Secure Fence Act was bers should ask themselves is this: If here illegally and that enforcement passed and was signed into law, that: we invoke cloture today on last year’s never occurred. So the American peo- The Secretary of Homeland Security shall fatally flawed bill, this old bill, will ple are cynical on this point. I am cyn- take all actions the Secretary determines the new bill the leader will file as a ical on this point. I know how this in- necessary and appropriate to achieve and substitute amendment fulfill the prom- stitution works. The concept in the maintain operational control over the entire ises laid out in the White House plan? trigger was we would insist on the crit- international land and maritime borders of the United States. Let’s look at the four principles and ical components of the enforcement see. mechanism being in place before any Eighty Senators voted on that last Principle No. 1 is an enforcement kind of legalization or amnesty occur. year right before the elections, that trigger. Among the first principles, the That is that. That is why it was im- this should be the standard that we PowerPoint was to ‘‘secure the U.S. portant. It was a very important part. would have, operational control over borders’’ and ‘‘not repeat the 1986 fail- We have been told: Don’t worry, we the border. ure.’’ Before any new immigration pro- have a trigger in the bill. Only 18,000 Border Patrol agents have grams or green card adjustment could Let me tell you some of the things to be deployed by the Department of begin, the White House PowerPoint that are not in it. The US–VISIT exit Homeland Security under this deal. stated ‘‘enforcement triggers’’ would system is not included as a require- This is 300 agents less than the have to be met. ment of the trigger. In 1996, 11 years PowerPoint listed. The Intelligence Several items were listed under the Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act trigger: 18,300 Border Patrol agents; so ago, Congress required the administra- tion—it was the Clinton administra- of 2004 requires 2,000 new Border Patrol many miles of fencing; the end of catch agents to be hired each year through and release; and the initial implemen- tion then—to set up a system that re- corded the exit and entry of persons 2010, so we are already on track now to tation of a workplace verification sys- have that many people in the next 2 or tem. That is the system at the work- across the border. I mean, people go to 3 years. We have already funded the place that ends the job magnet so the work, they put their cards in the ma- hiring of over 14,000 Border Patrol businesspeople will stop hiring people chine. You go to the bank, you take agents, and DHS is already planning on illegally because they will have to out money by sticking a card in the hiring the 18,000 with upcoming appro- produce a work card, an identification machine. It is not difficult to have an priations. card, that is very difficult to forge. exit/entry system at the border if you This trigger didn’t require anything That is something I think could be make up your mind to do so. new, nothing other than what we had very effective. We later gave ourselves more time to But I didn’t think this list was going finish the exit portion because the exit done. to be exhaustive, the things they had portion was not completed. We moved The 370 miles of fencing, which was on their agenda as a trigger would be the date of the exit portion from US– part of the bill offered last year, and the only things in the trigger, that VISIT to the end of 2005. The exit por- 200 miles of vehicle barriers, are yet to they would be the only things needed tion of US–VISIT is essential to ensure be built. So they are being built. But to ensure that we ‘‘secure U.S. bor- that future guest workers or new-par- that was a key part of the trigger. ders’’ and make sure we did ‘‘not re- ent visa recipients or new-family visa The trigger said we must end the peat the 1986 failure.’’ recipients do not overstay. catch and release, and some progress Does the new bill fulfill the principle It is one thing to be recorded when has been made to end this situation No. 1? Will the enforcement trigger you come in. But if you come in for a that happened when individuals coming guarantee we are not repeating past 30-day visa or you come in for a 1-year across the boarder are apprehended. If mistakes? No, it falls short. It will not work permit, how do we know you left? they are from Mexico, it would be pret- ensure that the same promises of en- This is fundamental, to know when the ty easy to transport them back to Mex- forcement made in 1986 do not meet the person leaves. Anybody who suggests ico, or Canada if it were on the Cana- same fate. this is beyond the capability of the dian border, but what about somebody First, the trigger only applies to the United States of America techno- caught on the border who is from guest worker program. All other am- logically to accomplish, I think is Brazil? What about someone caught on nesty programs will begin imme- blowing smoke. Of course, we have the the border who is from China? Or Indo- diately—the Z visa probationary status capability of doing this if we desire to nesia? Or India? Or Africa? What about begins 24 hours after the Department of do so. that? What happens to them? Homeland Security begins accepting It is not a part of the trigger, so I am What we were doing was appre- applications. If the trigger is not met, not sure how valuable it is to have an hending people such as that, taking it is unclear that status will ever ex- entry check as part of the US–VISIT them before some administrative offi- pire. but not have the exit check. It is im- cer, releasing them on bail and asking Second, the trigger only requires en- portant, I would say, if you intend, them to come back for a hearing to be forcement benchmarks we are already when we pass this bill, to actually see deported. Of course, 95 percent, the planning on meeting. It requires noth- it enforced and actually have people go numbers show, were not showing up. ing new, and it leaves out many very home when the bill says they are sup- We have ended some of that already. important enforcement items. Let me posed to go home. But if you do not put Secretary Chertoff has made some tell you about the debate on the trig- it in, then we have a problem. progress in ending that situation, ger. It was a very important debate. A separate section of the bill, section where those other than Mexicans are Senator ISAKSON offered it. It was 130, only requires the Department of actually moved out rather quickly, ex- something I had offered in committee. Homeland Security to submit to Con- cept in a few instances. He worked on it. I offered it on the gress a schedule for developing and de- The catch-and-release provision of floor of the Senate. The trigger basi- ploying the exit component. There is the bill directly conflicts with the bill cally said nobody gets amnesty until no requirement that it be finished as sponsors’ claim that the catch-and-re- we fix this system. part of the trigger. But I would say the lease will be eliminated forever as part

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The practice of catch-and-re- place enforcement tools and processing tial to the success of the project. lease of the persons ‘‘other than Mexi- of applications of aliens—are fine, but Well, does the new bill fulfill the cans’’ isn’t ended by this bill; it just they do nothing to make sure the bor- principles in principle No. 2 that were now calls for bond. People pay $5,000 to der is secured before the new guest stated to us? Will a truly temporary have some coyote bring them across, worker amnesty program begins. worker program be created that is and they bring another $5,000 bond and So I am disappointed that the prom- comparatively simple and efficient as they can post the bond and be released ise of an effective trigger is not what promised? I have to say the answer is immediately into the country. we see in the reality of the bill lan- no. There are at least three flaws that Another question that came up as guage. will make this program unworkable. part of that debate was to have suffi- Principle 2: a future flow temporary First, the periods are too long. The cient prison capacity to detain people worker program, the so-called Y visa. bill sets up a program where workers while they are being deported instead The principle is outlined in a new pro- come for 2 years at a time. I strongly of releasing them on bail. You cannot gram for temporary foreign workers. believe 1 year is a better time period. I end the catch-and-release if there is no That is what was in the framework in think 2 years is just too long. The periods, curiously, are limited. place to hold persons apprehended. the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint pro- The Senate has appropriated money posed a new program where workers The bill only permits workers to come for two or three 2-year periods. Why do for 9,000 new beds already, bringing us would be admitted for 2 years and you limit that? It makes no sense to to a total of 27,500 beds. This is the could have their visas renewed two me to prohibit a worker who has come money already appropriated. It is the times, for a total of 6 years. Each pe- here for 2 years, gone home, 2 years, current level of funding. So nothing riod of admission would be separated gone home, is a fine, skilled worker, new is added by this trigger that would by 6 months at home. the employer wants them, why they strengthen our capacity. Get that. This is what is in this new cannot keep coming, although I prefer Later in the bill, a separate section, bill, as we understand it and read it. So 10 months at a time every year. After 6 137, requires Homeland Security to this is going to be a temporary worker years, the bill would cut off the worker conduct or acquire 20,000 additional program. Workers would be admitted from their employer unless they apply beds. That should be in the trigger. for 2 years. That could be renewed two for a green card. How do we know it will ever be done? times, for a total of 6 years, but each So this is a plan, I suggest, that is Well, we want to authorize or require period would be separated by 6 months not supportive of circularity, where a 20,000 more beds to be built because we at home. person comes and circulates back to I stated I was very concerned about have decided we need those. But let me their home country, maintains their this time frame. I argued last year that tell you, American people, just because base in their home country, but en- we authorize something like this does a genuine temporary worker program courages persons—in fact, puts pres- not mean in any sense that somewhere should be a 1-year program and that sure on them, if they want to continue down the line a future Congress will workers would come without their fam- to work—to do everything they can to put up the money to pay for it. You ilies and work on the max to be about become a citizen when they may have cannot build bed spaces without 10 months, was my suggestion, then no desire to be a citizen. money. What is not appropriated will they would return home to be with We were in Colombia last year with not be built. their families, and that this could be Senator SPECTER. I met with President Additionally, 27,500 beds is far less renewed year after year as long as they Uribe, and he talked about their tem- than the 43,000 detention beds required were satisfactorily employed and the porary worker program. He was con- under current law to be in use by the employers desired to hire them again cerned. He thought the United States end of 2007, as required by the Intel- and they had work to do. was being hostile to immigration. He ligence Reform and Terrorism Preven- But I like the fact that the expressed concern about that. He said: tion Act. So we are below where we PowerPoint stated—this is what they Why don’t you do like Canada. We have need to be. That should be in part of promoted a few weeks ago or a month people who fly up to Canada, they work the trigger if we are to guarantee we or so ago in the PowerPoint—that and come back, and nobody ever has are moving in that direction. workers would not be allowed to bring any problem. Well, I said: Mr. Presi- Finally, there is no guarantee that spouses or children but could return dent, that is exactly what we should the additional enforcement items in home for visits with their spouses and do. We would love to see that. But our title I, Border Enforcement, and title children. The PowerPoint did not say system is so convoluted and so lawless, II, Interior Enforcement, will ever be spouses and children would be coming it is not working at all. We are not funded. There is no guarantee that the to the United States to visit the work- against immigration. We are not additional enforcement items will be er. against the workers. But we want to funded. The phrase ‘‘subject to the Though no numerical cap was speci- make sure the number of workers is a availability of appropriations’’ is used fied in the plan, the plan envisioned an legitimate number and that the system 18 times in the first two titles. The annual cap set by the Secretary of works. Our system is not working. I phrase ‘‘authorized to be appropriated’’ Homeland Security, in consultation would love to have your system. is used 20 times in Titles I and II of the with the Secretaries of Labor and Com- Now, the numbers are way too high, bill. merce to set this cap, how many would I have to tell you. The bill sets the ini- We all know this does not require come. tial number of guest workers at 400,000 any money to be available or any Secretary Gutierrez told me he per year, not 200,000, then it adds an es- money to be appropriated. So that thought it might be around 200,000— calator clause based on ‘‘market de- should make us nervous, ladies and 200,000. If workers wanted to apply for mand.’’ So the real cap is 600,000 a year gentlemen, that the language in the green cards, the PowerPoint stated after a few years. Due to the fact that bill says we will do this and we will do they would be able to apply for perma- the bill’s market escalator—15 per- that, build the items in title I and title nent residence—a green card—but they cent—is available in the first year of II of the bill, but it will be done ‘‘sub- would have to follow the normal merit- the program, the new program can re- ject to the availability of appropria- based channels and compete for the sult in just under 1 million workers tions.’’ green card. Just because you are al- being present in the United States in Then they go on to repeat many lowed to come into the program and the second and third years of the pro- times, ‘‘moneys that are authorized to work temporarily in a low-skilled job gram. About one million guest workers be appropriated.’’ In other words, this did not give you a leg up on somebody will be present in any given year under bill is an authorization bill. It would who was applying because they had a that program after the second year.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6368 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 Now, that will have an impact on They have kids who are going to be in anything else, other than perhaps you wages in America. It will be about school; some will be U.S. citizens. That couldn’t get in if you had a bad crimi- 920,000 in year 2 here, the 2-year pro- is not going to work. nal record. To give some perspective on gram, and 989,000 in year 3. These num- The temporary guest worker program the situation the United States now bers do not include the 20 percent of in this legislation is set up to fail. finds itself in, 1 million people in the workers who will be allowed to bring Principle 3 in the PowerPoint presen- year 2000 applied for those 50,000 slots. their families with them for their 2- tation was that green card allocations Correction. My fabulous staffer Cindy year stay. So instead of complying would be adjusted to focus more on Hayden has corrected me. Hold your with the promises that we would have merit and chain migration, and the hat. I was wrong. Not 1 million people a temporary worker program without visa lottery program would be ended. applied for the 50,000 lottery slots; 11 families, we ended up with 20 percent of This is a good deal. That was a good million people applied for the 50,000 the temporary workers being able to principle, a historic move in the right lottery slots. What does this mean if bring their families with them for the direction, following Canada and Aus- we are trying to establish an immigra- full 2 years. tralia. It was something that was never tion policy that serves our national in- So that is what makes this new tem- even discussed last year, except by me. terest? What does that mean? It means porary worker program unworkable. Senator MIKE ENZI on the Health, Edu- we have far more people who have ap- Families can come with a worker. The cation, Labor, and Pensions Committee plied to come to our country than we new temporary worker program allows agreed to have a hearing at my request can ever accept. Professor Borjas at workers to bring their families— to discuss that. We could never get a the Kennedy School at Harvard, him- spouses and children—with them in one hearing in the Judiciary Committee self a Cuban refugee, has said in his of their 2-year stays and for 30 days at where the immigration bill came for- book ‘‘Heaven’s Door’’ that for a poor a time on parent-visitor visas. So there ward. We learned a lot about it. Every- person anywhere in the globe, coming is going to be a parent-visitor visa, body who learned about the merit- to the United States is a tremendous which means you can bring children based system liked it. So the White benefit to them. All of them will ben- and spouses for 30 days at a time. House PowerPoint stated the bill efit; almost universally they will ben- There is no reason for a temporary would change the way we distribute efit by coming here. It is not a ques- worker program that should allow green cards to focus more on merit. It tion of whether the individual will ben- workers to bring their families with described how the current green card efit if they come here; it is a question them. Workers can easily go home for system is ‘‘out of balance’’ and ‘‘favors of who can come here since we can’t a week or two at a time. The cost of those lucky enough to have a relative allow and have no capacity to come travel for one person to travel would be over those with talent and education.’’ close to allowing everybody to come to cheaper than for a family to travel for It noted how the United States cur- America who would like to come here. a visit. rently dedicates 58 percent of the 1.1 What have Canada and Australia Allowing workers to bring their fami- million green cards issued each year to done? They said: We are going to set an lies for either the 2-year period or the relatives and only 22 percent to people immigration policy that serves our na- 30-day period will cause many prac- selected for their disabilities. tional interest. How commonsensical is tical, complicated ripple effects. Now This is the chart we had. It reflects that? Our national interest. We had a we have got to be serious about this. that this is what the United States committee hearing on it. I asked Sec- We do not have enough Federal people does; 58 percent of the immigration was retary Chertoff at one of the hearings: to go out and search for everybody who based on relative ability, not merit. Do you believe that policies should is overstaying in our country and not The PowerPoint noted how in other de- serve our national interest? I was complying with our laws. We need to veloped countries, Canada specifically, proud of him. He said, just like that: create a good framework that reduces 60 percent of the green cards go to em- Yes, sir, it should serve our national the number of people who are here ille- ployment-based immigrants selected interest. gally so they do not have to be run for their abilities. The PowerPoint de- I believe it was the columnist Charles down and apprehended. scribed that in the initial years ‘‘all di- Krauthammer, in one of his columns So these are some of the things versity visas and some parent-pref- about this subject, who mused as to which will happen with children com- erence visas would be used for merit whether we shouldn’t be like the NFL ing for 2 years: Local school costs will based selection—creating 100,000 open- football draft and look out all over the escalate as the children of these guest ings in year one.’’ world and pick the best and brightest workers attend schools; the language Finally, the PowerPoint stated we who would flourish in America and barrier will create additional problems would ‘‘launch a visa system that sorts strengthen our Nation and make us a for No Child Left Behind requirements; applicants according to national needs better, stronger, more vigorous, and difficult problems for teachers and and merit.’’ The system was described talented country. There is much to be principals who have to have language as a way to ‘‘boost U.S. competitive- said there. That was the promise we skills they did not have to have before; ness, emphasize education,’’ and ‘‘make were made, that this new bill was going local emergency room and health care it easier for the best foreign students to make a move toward the Canadian costs will likely escalate. earning STEM (science, technology, system. There are some steps in that So we are creating a magnet for dual engineering, or math) degrees at U.S. direction but, unfortunately, not citizenship. What worker would not colleges to stay and work.’’ enough. want to bring their spouse in during Negotiators describing the merit sys- I expressed concern at the time that her eighth month in pregnancy on a 30- tem described the implementation of a the White House plan appeared to in- day visa? This would guarantee that point system which selects legal per- crease the number of green cards avail- the spouse would receive great medical manent resident applicants based on able each year. Page 21 of the bill indi- care during her delivery and would give their skills, education, language abili- cated 1.4 million would be available the child dual citizenship. ties, and age. That is good, isn’t it? each year, now at 1.1. I also stated it Down the road, Members of Congress You would evaluate people who apply would be critical to examine how the now purporting to be enforcement based on their skills, education, lan- point system was actually written, hawks, when they have to talk about guage, and age. that the actual test had to ensure that removing a family, leaving a child here To give you an insight into how sig- low-skilled workers would not receive who is a citizen of the United States, nificant this is, we have a lottery. Any- preference for green cards over high- what will they do then? I submit they body in the world from any country skilled workers. Even though some will crumble. You have to create a sit- can apply to be a resident of the United business may think that is great, to uation in which that is not likely to States. They can submit their name have a bunch of low-skilled workers, occur, not create a bill that encourages and it goes into a pot. They draw 50,000 that may not be the best thing for the or incentivizes this kind of thing to names from that pot. If your name is national interest. Nor does the bill ful- happen. It is going to be too hard to re- drawn out, you get in regardless of fill that principle we were told should quire families who overstay go home. whether you have any skills, merit, or be included in an immigration bill.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6369 Will green card allocations be adjusted tion of family-based migration versus in the United States through new Z to focus more on merit? Will chain mi- merit-based migration will be worse visas, but would provide them with ‘‘no gration be ended? The new bill will than it is today, perhaps much worse. special path to citizenship.’’ The Z visa only do a fraction of the good it could Think about that. The PowerPoint we sounded better to me than the plan last have done. That is what is so frus- have been sold is that this is going to year, which was very bad and should trating to me. It came close. It made move to merit. Yes, it says that. Yes, it never have become law. some progress, but it could have been does. But when you look at the real Specifically, the PowerPoint told us so much better. We could have made a numbers through the next 8 years, the the Z visa holder would be able to cleaner move to this kind of enlight- numbers are going to be more chain apply for green cards, but ‘‘only ened approach to immigration. migration, and it will be worse in through regular programs,’’ through They say we are going to end chain terms of merit-based migration than ‘‘point-based merit selection.’’ Accord- migration. Chain migration would be exists today. ing to the PowerPoint, Z visa holders the ability to bring brothers and sis- Additionally, several characteristics would be ‘‘ineligible for ‘adjustment of ters into the country if you have been of the merit-based system will work to status’ from the U.S. . . . Heads of made a citizen. Also I thought it meant undermine its stated purpose, which is household would need to return to you would end the ability to bring in ‘‘to boost U.S. competitiveness,’’ to their home country and follow the nor- aging parents, but typical of the cut- ‘‘emphasize education,’’ and ‘‘make it mal channel’’ to be admitted into the ting the baby in half, the political com- easier for the best foreign students country on a permanent basis. promise basically cut the number of earning STEM degrees at U.S. colleges Well, does the new bill we have been parents in half who could come. So a to stay here and work.’’ presented with Saturday morning at 2 number of aging parents will still be The merit-based system will set aside a.m. fulfill principle No. 4? Will the able to chain migrate in if their chil- 10,000 green cards a year for temporary current illegal alien population be dren have obtained citizenship. That is workers, new Y visa holders. These treated compassionately but not given in the future, however. But between workers will not have to compete on a a special path to citizenship, as they now and 2015, chain migration does not level playing field with all other merit promised? The answer, I am afraid, and end but is actually accelerated. I kid system applicants. Instead, they will I am sad to say, is no. The new bill you not. Instead of actually ending only be competing among themselves clearly creates a system whereby cur- chain migration, the new bill only for the 10,000 annual slots. Addition- rent illegal aliens are treated dif- stops accepting new chain migration ally, the merit-based system includes ferently than those who try to come to applications. The bill’s sponsors take points for characteristics that low- the United States lawfully. It may not the numbers they eliminate from chain skilled workers in the United States be ‘‘jackpot’’ amnesty, but it is some migration categories, about 200,000 per are sure to have. In other words, you form of amnesty. year, and then allocate those to adjust- create a temporary worker program My definition has been: Those who ing the backlogged chain migration ap- that can bring in almost a million peo- broke the law to come here should not plications. In other words, people who ple in a 2-year period to do low-skilled receive every benefit this Nation has to have applied for chain migration get to work. Then you create a permanent offer, like those who come lawfully; come in. system of immigration for those low- namely, citizenship and certain eco- If this were not enough, the bill’s skilled workers when it is supposed to nomic benefits. If you come unlaw- sponsors then take the green card num- focus on merit. But the system then fully, you should never get those bers freed up through elimination of turns around and provides extra points things. That is an important principle. the visa lottery program—50,000—and for low-skilled workers to help them Mr. President, 1986 should have told also dedicate those numbers to proc- get into this system. Sixteen points, us that. We need to establish and say essing not high-skilled people but the for example, are given for employment from 1986 onward we are never going to chain migration backlog applications. in a ‘‘high demand occupation.’’ This let you be a citizen if you come unlaw- Even after 8 years, when the chain mi- list, to be produced by the Bureau of fully. We may say you can stay here gration backlog is supposed to be Labor Statistics, is sure to conclude with your family and your children— eliminated, points for family members jobs in the service industry, the con- you are working, you have been here will be issued through the merit sys- struction industry, food processing in- many years—maybe we can accept tem. So we are creating a so-called dustry, et cetera. those kinds of compassionate realities. merit system, but it is skewed also, not Two points per year—up to 10—are But to give them every benefit of citi- to merit but to family. Six points are given for the years of work the appli- zenship as a result of breaking in line given for adult sons and daughters of cant has done for a U.S. firm. It is easy ahead of other persons is not the right permanent residents; four points for to see how a temporary worker, who is thing. siblings of citizens and permanent resi- allowed to work in the United States I was very glad our Republican leader dents; and two extra points if you have for 6 years, will get 10 points here. in the Senate, Senator MCCONNELL, applied for a chain migration category That undermines the merit system in when interviewed yesterday by George between May 1, 2005 and now. So we are many ways, so there are a lot of subtle- Stephanopoulos on ‘‘This Week,’’ drew giving substantial points, tipping value ties here. a line in the sand for the Republican points to lower skilled workers because Now, when Senator KENNEDY and the position on this issue. He stated: they happen to be involved in the chain others had their press conference to an- One thing is for sure: If this bill gives them migration process. I don’t think that is nounce the grand compromise, Senator any preferential treatment toward citizen- a good principle. It undermines the KENNEDY or his staff, about that time, ship over people who came into the country move we have been promised occurs indicated only 30 percent of the people in the proper way, that’s a non-starter. through a merit-based system. would come into our country based on Well, I agree. The one thing we can Let me make this point. The merit merit and that, not to worry, we were all agree we should not do is treat the system as proposed in the legislation still going to be, as one of his staffers illegal alien preferentially. So I am sad will not receive ‘‘100,000 openings in said, a family-based system, a chain to say that after reading the bill I year one’’ alone, as the PowerPoint migration system, not a merit-based think there are several ways in which presentation we were given promised. system. As we look at the numbers, I the language gives preferential treat- For the first 5 years, current employ- am afraid Senator KENNEDY is more ment toward citizenship to the illegal ment-based visa levels are kept the correct than I wish were so. alien population over people who have same—140,000—until 2015. Only after 8 There is another principle: the illegal waited in line to come the proper way. years will the number of employment- alien population program, the Z visas. First, illegal aliens who rushed based, skill-based, green cards be in- These are the people who are here ille- across the border between January 7, creased to 380,000. So in reality, chain gally. 2004—the date contained in last year’s migration numbers between now and The White House PowerPoint de- Senate bill—and July 1, 2007, will be el- 2015 will skyrocket. Chain migration is scribed how the proposal would give igible for amnesty. That is on page 260, going to increase until 2015. The por- legal status to illegal aliens currently line 25 of the legislation. This includes

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In other words, if they pore. The junior senator from Ken- ary 1, 2004. This bill says you get am- have been apprehended in some fash- tucky is recognized. nesty if you were in the country up to ion, have been ordered deported and Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I January 1, 2007—just a few months ago, given a removal order, they can still be thank Senator SESSIONS and thank him 4 or 5 months ago. exempted from that, even if they re- for his input and insight into what has We put National Guard on the border. fused to leave the country, as they gone on for the last 8 weeks or 10 We have enhanced our Border Patrol. were ordered to do so, if they can show weeks. I thank the Senator for his ex- We put up fencing and all of this. But hardship to their families. planation today on his perception of if somebody beat the system last Octo- Fifth, it is important to remember what is in this bill. I wish to add a few ber, last November, last December 31, that under the bill, unlike an alien who other comments, and I do have a couple and got into our country, they are wants to come the proper way, a Z visa charts that are on their way down to going to be given amnesty under this holder will be able to get a green card the Chamber. bill. That is not sensible. It indicates through their own separate point sys- I rise to address some of the concerns we are thinking politically and not as tem, and without being subjected to I have about last week’s so-called im- a matter of principle. the regular annual numerical limits, migration compromise and the way it Advocates for this bill claim this bill which is a real advantage, I would sub- is being shoved—or trying to be is necessary because illegal aliens have mit, to them. shoved—through the Senate this week. deep roots in the United States and I see my colleague Senator BUNNING Last week’s so-called immigration are, therefore, impossible to remove. is in the Chamber. I understood he agreement is not a compromise in the This is simply not true in all cases. It wants to speak, and I will be pleased to traditional sense of the word. The pro- is not true in all cases. For some cases, yield to him at this time. posal was written in secret by a small they are tough situations, I admit. But But we do have a responsibility to fix group of Senators and our current ad- illegal aliens who have rushed across this immigration system we have ministration. This bill may not be a the border in the last few years, with- today. It is comprehensively broken. It compromise, but it is compromising to out their family—and including those is a lawless system. We arrest at the this country’s economy, national secu- who came 5 months ago—will be given borders of the United States every rity, and the very foundation as a de- all the same amnesty benefits as those year—hold your hat—1.1 million peo- mocracy rooted in the rule of law. who have been living here for 10 or ple. That is because the word is out all America is a democracy operating more years in the United States, and over that we do not enforce our laws under the rule of law. Since the very raised children in the United States, and you can come into this country un- beginning of the American experiment, and have never been arrested or done lawfully and get away with it. people came from all over this world— anything wrong. Now, we have to make a decision as many countries with corrupt govern- The American people may want us to a nation: Will we create a system that ments—where the law only applied to treat the illegal alien population com- is lawful, that is principled, and that some and could be bought by the high- passionately—and they do—but there is will work? Will we do that, or will we est bidder for others. They came to live no reason to lump all illegal aliens into not? where the Government respects the in- the same amnesty program regardless I have said in the last couple years dividual and where the individual re- of when they got here or how deep when someone comes up with an idea spects the law. their roots are into the United States. From our recent history, we have The bill also contains a provision that will actually work to enforce our seen an alarming increase in immigra- that makes anyone who filed an appli- law and end the lawlessness, that is tion from people who don’t think they cation to come lawfully after May 1, what gets objected to. If you come up have to wait in line or play by our 2005, have to start the process over by with an idea that will not work, will rules. Instead of punishing these peo- applying for a green card through the only have an incremental benefit, peo- ple, a few Senators and the administra- merit system. So if you applied law- ple are glad to pass it and say they did tion have crafted a large-scale ‘‘get out fully after May 1, 2005, you have to something about immigration. But of jail free’’ pass. No matter what you start your process all over again—a that is not the way we have been doing burden to the lawful applicant. It is it. call it—X, Y, or Z visas—this bill will fundamentally unfair those who would In my mind, it is no good—this is the grant amnesty to millions of illegal come here 5 months ago should be put analogy I use—if someone attempts to immigrants all over this country. My on this guaranteed path. jump across a 10-foot ravine and he wife and I, our 9 kids, and our 35 Second, under this bill, only illegal jumps fully 9 feet but does not get grandkids are all descendants of immi- aliens will be eligible for Z visas—visas across and falls to the bottom, how grants. Mary and I have taught our that allow them to live and work here good is that? That is what we have family to be grateful for our Nation’s forever, as long as they are renewed been doing in immigration law. We rich tradition of immigration. But every 4 years, and they have a special have been passing bills. They have had more importantly, we have tried to in- point system that allows the Z visa loophole after loophole, gimmick after still in our family a deep respect of holder to adjust status to permanent gimmick, impossibility after impos- law. Appreciating the contributions status without regard to numerical sibility, and they have never worked. I the immigrant brings to our Nation limits. These visas are not available to think it is because in our base, in the does not mean we will surrender the anyone living in the United States who Congress—we and the Presidents—they right of our Nation and its citizens to came here to work legally and who will have not wanted it to work. decide who comes here. have to go home once their visa ex- It is time for us to listen to the Like many people in the Common- pires. American people. Their heart is right wealth of Kentucky and all over this Third, under the bill, unlike any on this subject. They believe in immi- Nation, I have serious concerns about alien who wants to come the proper gration. They believe in a lawful sys- an immigration policy that rewards way, those illegally here will get legal tem of immigration that can serve our lawbreakers. Is granting amnesty to status 24 hours after they apply, even if national interest. those who were lucky enough to be their background checks are not com- Mr. President, it is a pleasure to born or get to one of our border coun- pleted. yield the floor to my colleague from tries, and enter our country illegally, Fourth, under the bill, unlike any Kentucky. He understands this issue fair to those potential immigrants who alien who wants to come the proper with great clarity. He is a man of prin- have been waiting in other parts of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6371 world? I wonder what message does re- den is when that immigrant family and economy, communities, and the rule of warding those who willfully break the the head of that household becomes 65 law. It requires a thorough, thoughtful, law send to our Nation’s young people? or over, and they pay in $4,500 in taxes and serious debate. We should be debat- What message does it send to the rest and other things, and receive $37,500 in ing each and every one of these issues of the world? Doesn’t it make everyone benefits. I have put up here on the chart on the who is trying to play by the rules seem The most expensive group, of course, floor of the Senate—not rushing to get foolish? More practically, how many is the 65 and older crowd. They cost the something through so that the Presi- people do you think are going to come American taxpayers on an average of dent can sign it. over our borders? Are you going to re- almost $32,000 every year. If we con- But here we are about to vote to pro- ward 5 million people for breaking the sider only the illegals given amnesty, ceed to a bill that is not even in bill law or will it be 10 million or maybe 20 those costs would add up to over—and form. It is 326 written pages. By the million? Isn’t it a distinct possibility this is shocking if you want to think time it goes into bill form, it will be this bill will grant amnesty to those about it—$2 trillion—that is trillion close to 1,000 pages, and we don’t even who came here only to do our Nation with a T—over the lifetime they are have a CBO estimate on the cost—not harm? These are questions I am willing here, from very young when they come one CBO estimate. It didn’t go through to get serious about for the American in at 25 to when they become 65. There the committee process. At least last people, but is anyone else? are currently 8 million nonelderly im- year we had a bill that went through Today we are going to have a vote to migrants in low-skilled households. the committee process. It was voted move the process forward. Some things Eight million. Can you imagine the out. We spent 2 weeks on the floor of are clear. This bill will grant amnesty strain on Social Security when these the Senate debating it. So at least last to millions of illegal immigrants, pe- people reach retirement age? Right year we had a much more thorough dis- riod. It is true. It also creates a mas- here, where they are receiving the cussion. sive new guest worker program for low- $32,000 in benefits that they don’t pay The bill we dealt with and are deal- skilled workers that does not truly in—they don’t match. At that moment ing with this year has not even been limit costs to the system. What re- the program will be going into crisis— considered in committee, and we are mains unclear is how much this great that very moment—because if you add supposed to pass it by Memorial Day. compromise will cost. If you look them now, the baby boomers, and they That is a seriously flawed process. closely, the numbers are staggering. will reach the age of 65 about at the With the many questions that are cur- In 2004, there were about 4.5 million same time. Our Social Security system rently being asked about this bill, we low-skill immigrant households in the can’t handle that now. What are we to need to debate it thoroughly—each and United States—about 5 percent of our do if we add 10, 15, 20 million more? every questionable paragraph—when population. That number has only gone The upcoming budget stifles the they finally get it into bill form. up. Let’s look at this chart. Each of economy by levying the largest tax in- We are going to have a substitute these households pays about $10,500 in crease ever—ever—on American busi- amendment shortly, after we pass a bill taxes. That is less than almost every nesses and taxpayers, and what have that means absolutely nothing. If they other American household. What is we left our kids and grandkids? The do pass cloture on last year’s bill, then more alarming is how much they are biggest bill ever that they will not—I the majority leader will propose a sub- receiving. Each of these households re- say will not—be able to pay. stitute to this new bill. Wouldn’t it be ceives an average of $30,000 a year in These may be hard numbers for some interesting if someone objected and immediate benefits. So they earn, or people to understand, but I wish to made the clerk read every sentence in bring in, $10,000, and they get benefits talk for a moment about who will be that bill? How long do you think that of $30,000. That means each low-skilled paying these bills. Look no further would take? Two days, maybe more. I amnesty household could cost the than your neighbor, families who have know the clerk would be very tired by American taxpayer approximately two mid-wage earners, now fall into the time the reading of the bill would $20,000 each year. Well, actually, the top 40 percent of our Nation’s be over. I am sure everyone in the Sen- $19,588, or twice what they are paying wealthy, according to the Internal Rev- ate would realize exactly the serious- in. enue Code—wealthy. My daughter Amy ness of this bill. So I am asking all my Let’s go to the second chart. If we and her husband are now wealthy— colleagues in the Senate, let’s not rush look at a breakdown in what they are with four children to raise. to judgment on this so-called com- receiving, that $30,000 a year in Social A recent study by the Tax Founda- promise immigration bill we have be- Security, Medicare, and transfer pro- tion found these working families, the fore us. Let’s consider it like the Sen- grams, cash, food, housing, social serv- middle class, are carrying the weight of ate should consider it. If we are the ices, medical care, public education, the Nation’s tax burden on their back. most deliberative body in the whole and population-based services such as And let’s not forget about our small world, we should deliberately look at police and fire, $30,000 seems like a business owners. Forty-three percent of all the nooks and crannies in this com- pretty hefty welcome basket just for the people in the top 20 percent of the promise bill. I ask my colleagues to do crossing our borders. Here shows all tax bracket have business income, this. the other benefits, and it all adds up to meaning they are creating jobs and I yield the floor and thank the Sen- $30,160. These are the benefits I de- wealth in our economy. Can you imag- ator from Alabama for the time. scribed. ine the effect that continued tax in- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I We will go now to chart 3. Most creases, which will be inevitable to thank the Senator from Kentucky. I American families are taxpayers dur- fund this kind of amnesty program, hope people heard what he said and saw ing their working years and tax-takers will have on our middle-class families the import of the charts he produced. during their retirement years. Not so and our economy? Is anyone willing to The numbers are so large it almost with the low-skilled amnesty family. get serious about this for the American goes beyond our ability to comprehend. The low-skilled amnesty household people? But according to the senior fellow at takes more from the Government than I don’t know about my colleagues, the Heritage Foundation, Robert Rec- it pays in at every level. Therefore, but these numbers, over $2 trillion, are tor, one of the most acknowledged ex- claims that we save Social Security pretty hard for me to comprehend. perts on social welfare in America and and other programs by importing What is even more unbelievable is no the architect of the historic welfare re- young immigrant workers are simply a one is talking about them. In fact, the form that worked far better than crit- myth. You can see that households Senate is being asked to pass this in- ics ever said it would work, at a press under 25 pay in $8,000 and take out credibly expensive bill in less than 1 conference that Senator BUNNING $14,295; heads of household from 25 to week—less than 1 week. hosted this morning to give those fig- 34, $10,000 paid in, benefits of $25,485; How our Nation chooses to deal with ures, he said in his opinion—correct me households whose head is 35 to 44, immigration is one of the most serious if I am wrong—and he studied this and $12,000 paid in, $34,000 in benefits, all questions Congress must address. Our added up the numbers for days, weeks, the way down to where the biggest bur- immigration policy directly affects our and months, and he came up with the

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I will certainly offer this that half of those were high school form bill. Rather than 1 week, of amendment, and the American public graduates, that was a key factor. He course, we barely get a day of the work absolutely wants to have all Senators was passionate; would you not agree? week. As I said, this bill was not avail- vote on record on that amendment and Mr. BUNNING. Absolutely. able for anyone’s consideration until 2 other important amendments. Mr. SESSIONS. Regarding the dam- a.m. Saturday. Here we are on Monday Again, we should not absolutely rush age this would do to the financial well- about to start voting on this massive to judgment and rush to pass this bill, being of our country. bill of 800 to 900 pages, at least. Maybe 800 to 900 pages or more. We don’t know Mr. BUNNING. Will the Senator it will be near a thousand pages when because it is not in proper bill form yield? it is put into proper bill form, which yet, with language only available to all Mr. SESSIONS. Yes. hasn’t happened yet. Senators starting 2 a.m. on Saturday, Mr. BUNNING. I know how desperate There has been no committee consid- and yet here we are Monday, the first some of my construction people are in eration, no committee markups and day of the workweek, rushing to start Kentucky, my horse farmers, the gen- vetting, which is the normal course of voting on this bill. eral farm community, the service in- action, which at least happened last What is more, there is no estimate of dustry, and the motels and hotels, for year during Senate consideration of the cost of this measure, costs that workers to be here, but they have to be immigration reform. Senator REID, the will be with us for decades and decades here in legal form. They cannot be here majority leader, is rushing and urging to come, no estimate of the cost, and and cheating to get across the border. us to finish this week before the Memo- to date the proponents of the bill We have to have legal immigration to rial Day recess. Folks haven’t had any haven’t even asked the Congressional service those jobs. I don’t think this chance to study the bill yet and we are Budget Office to start working on an bill gets us there. That is why I have going to rush to try to finish it this estimate, which should give us some serious doubts that it is the right vehi- week and there is no estimate whatso- inkling of what that cost estimate might look like. Yet in the midst of cle to take care of those workers we ever of its cost, no CBO score. want to make sure get here to service In fact, the proponents of the bill this, the majority leader is pushing for our economy. haven’t even requested, as I understand final consideration of the bill this Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the Senator. it, a CBO score to date. That should week, before we leave this week. Yet I agree. We are at the point of needing tell you something. I urge my fellow most of us have only begun to look at historic reform. I believe we could do Senators to vote against this motion to its exact language. Surely our Founding Fathers did not that, but we ought to consider what rush to judgment, because that is what intend for this to be the legislative Canada, Australia, and New Zealand it is, and join the American public in process. Surely they did not intend for have done to avoid the financial catas- urging the leadership to postpone any a very few to represent the many, even trophe we are headed for if we don’t vote until it has had a proper chance to in the Senate. We have 100 Senators watch out. review carefully this massive proposal. who have votes in this body. All of I yield such time as he might use to I am not against all immigration re- them, not just the proponents and Senator VITTER from Louisiana, who is form. I am against voting on a bill that crafters of the bill, all of them, all of a lawyer and a Tulane graduate. only a few Senators participated in us should have a reasonable oppor- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- crafting and that all Senators have not tunity to digest this massive bill. pore. The Senator from Louisiana is had adequate time to study carefully. The legislative process should afford recognized. Mr. President, an obvious question: elected officials and our citizens the Mr. VITTER. I, too, rise today to Why are we in the midst of this rush to opportunity to read, amend, and debate strongly oppose the motion to proceed judgment, rush to pass this bill? I be- bills. Can we honestly say we have hon- that we will be voting on in a few hours lieve there is a very simple political ored that principle by going forward and to strongly oppose this absolute answer, and it is that if the American with votes on this legislation starting rush to judgment on this bill, rush to people fully understood what was bur- today, with the leadership rushing to pass legislation that will have a huge ied in this bill, there would be a mas- try to finish the entire process in the impact on our country for 25 to 50 sive outcry against it, and Senators— Senate by the end of the week? years or more. politicians at heart—would have to I ask my fellow Senators, is this a I start by thanking Senator SESSIONS react to that outcry. I believe that is precedent we really want to establish for his hard work in defending the Sen- the simple, cold, hard political fact be- for future very important legislation, ate procedure that is in place for a very hind this rush to judgment and rush to legislation such as this that will affect good reason—to ensure the deliberative pass this bill. our country for decades and decades to process, to ensure that important, Of course, the biggest item that I come? Clearly, this is not the right weighty matters get careful consider- would argue falls into that category is precedent. Clearly, we should have ation. That is what the American peo- the Z visa section of this massive im- time to read the bill before we start ple deserve. migration reform proposal. It would voting on it, and we don’t here. Clear- That is what is absolutely threatened grant amnesty—I truly believe there is ly, we should have time to hear from by this rush to pass this legislation, no other appropriate word for it—to the American people about the very starting with the motion to proceed millions of illegal aliens who have bro- important elements in this bill, and we that we will be voting on in a few ken our laws to come into this coun- don’t. Clearly, all of us should know hours. try, who have broken more laws to stay the cost estimate of this bill. We The Senate is supposed to be the in this country and, in many cases, get should get a CBO score before we start world’s most deliberative body. Yet I jobs. But this Z visa section of this pro- voting on this bill. And we don’t. We and many other Senate offices have not posal—better known as Z visa am- are not likely to have that score before had adequate time to look carefully at nesty—would give all these millions the end of Senate consideration with this so-called compromise proposal be- and millions of illegal aliens the oppor- the proponents not even having asked fore this very important vote this tunity for pure, unadulterated am- for a CBO score, to my knowledge, to afternoon. The first time the legisla- nesty. Make no mistake, this Z visa is date. Clearly, something is up with this tion was available to me or any other amnesty, pure and simple. It rewards rushed process. Senator was at 2 a.m. on Saturday. Yet folks for breaking the law and lets Clearly, this process needs to go be- right now, Monday, in a few hours, we them stay in this country without ever yond this week, through the Memorial

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6373 Day recess, so we can have an adequate Any one of the changes has the potential and, in fact, we are already doing it, to and full national debate; not just Sen- to sink the whole measure, which was un- the degree it will drive down the wages ate debate but a national debate among veiled with fanfare Thursday but still was of decent, honest, hard-working Amer- all our citizens and then be allowed to being drafted late Friday. ican citizens and prohibit them in this come back, flesh out details, offer more That is what Julia Hirschfield Davis time of economic growth and pros- amendments, having digested the en- said. She goes on to quote Commerce perity of seeing their wages rise as tire bill. Secretary Gutierrez, who helped nego- those corporate leaders are seeing their On any vitally important matter, on tiate the compromise who ‘‘cautioned wages rise in this time of prosperity any key bill numbering 1,000 pages or against revisions that could upset the with profits up. so, on any legislation that will affect framework.’’ In fact, Professor Borjas of Harvard, our country for decades and pose costs I would like to have seen the bill fol- who has written the book ‘‘Heaven’s in the trillions and trillions of dollars, low the framework that Secretary Door,’’ himself a Cuban refugee, is very that is the right course of action. One Gutierrez and Secretary Chertoff pro- concerned about the large flow of low- has to wonder in that context why the vided when they said we were going to skilled immigration workers into Senate leadership is pushing for ex- have a new bill. That framework America. Professor Borjas says, in his actly the opposite course of action. sounded pretty good to me, but the de- Again, I urge all of my colleagues, tails of it are not holding up to the estimate it has reduced the wages of however they are leaning on this bill, principles of that framework. lower skilled American workers by 8 which they have only begun to read, to Secretary Gutierrez said: percent. That is real money. Not only vote no on this motion to proceed to You take something out and you’re cre- that, it has prohibited people from hav- preserve the integrity of the Senate, ating a problem throughout the system—you ing a chance to progress and rise in the may think that you’re only tweaking one ranks and be promoted and get an even the deliberative process, and to respect part. . . . We’ve got to be very careful as to the American people enough to give larger paycheck than just the lower what is proposed to change. scale at which they may have started. them, as well as ourselves, the time to In other words, don’t be messing with digest all important aspects of this what we worked on. On the Mall—not even on the Mall, at massive bill. Interest groups also seem to be well the foot of this Capitol—last year dur- Mr. President, I yield back the re- informed: ing this debate, I was taking a Satur- mainder of my time. ″We’re going to fight like mad to fix the day morning walk. An individual, an The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. parts we don’t like,’’ said Tom Snyder, the African American from Montgomery, WEBB). The Senator from Alabama. national political director of Unite Here!, a AL, spoke with me. I went over and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I service workers union comprised largely of talked with him. He was going to visit thank the Senator from Louisiana and immigrants. relatives in New Jersey, and he stopped value his insight into these matters Not a normal union, a service worker by with the family to see the Capitol. and so many other matters in the Sen- union, comprised of immigrants. ate. He has an incisive mind and is I asked him what he did. He said he Then liberal activists who call the was in the drywall business in Mont- committed to the principles that have measure a good start but object to made America great. gomery. I asked him how he was doing. parts, but they say they have ‘‘ ‘a cou- We first talked about how good the I wish to follow up on a few points ple of bites at the apple’ to change it as economy in Alabama was doing. We that indicate to me the unhealthiness it makes its way to President Bush’s had good economic growth and a lot of of where we are. Here is an Associated desk, said Frank Sharry, the executive building had been going on. I asked Press article from Saturday. Once director of the National Immigration him how things were going with him. again, we are hearing statements from Forum.’’ the people who met to write this bill, And another: He said: Yes, the county and the city are doing wonderful, but we’re not as we did last year, that any amend- ‘‘We’re not sure that our support will con- ments threaten the whole bill and it tinue if the bill that approaches the finish doing so well. may not pass. It might fall apart if line has these kind of problems in it,’’ says I said: What do you mean? somebody in the Senate were to dis- Cecilia Munoz of the National Council of La Raza. He said: My father started this busi- agree and offer an amendment that was ness as a young man, and we have been So they make their points. All I am different than something the self-ap- carrying it on. Really these are as bad saying to my colleagues is that it is pointed negotiators agreed upon; and a times as we have ever had. not just they agreed upon, but maybe our responsibility as Members of this some outside influences and special in- body to take extremely seriously the Why? Montgomery is growing, houses terests who have been working behind responsibility we have been given to are popping up everywhere. There is the scenes to see this legislation be- craft an immigration policy that will economic growth in the commercial come reality from the beginning. serve—surely we can all agree—the na- area in addition. I said: Why? Do you I remember last year in the debate tional interest of the United States and think it has anything to do with immi- having an exchange with one of my col- the people who live here—a just, legiti- gration? leagues who objected to amendments mate national interest. That has to be He said: I don’t have anything and said that we couldn’t do this the pole star of what we are doing, a against immigrants. I like them. But, amendment, that the compromise that guiding star of how we are going to do yes, it really has. We have lost a lot of these groups had worked on together our work. If we don’t commit to that, work. might collapse if a trigger amendment, then we are going to have real prob- So I am saying to my colleagues, it is I believe it was, that Senator ISAKSON lems. We are going to try to adjust im- not always true that nobody will do was offering passed. migration policy based on special in- this work. Sometimes it is a question I remember asking: Who was in this terest groups, what they think is im- of whether they will or can do it at a room where you all met? Were you portant to them in the short run. elected to be in this room? Did outside If you are a business and hire people salary and an income level we want groups submit information and approve and don’t have to have health care for them to have, at a salary and income or disapprove various provisions con- them and they get sick, you don’t have level that will allow them to take care tained in the legislation? Are those the to take care of them, but they can go of their family, that will provide a re- people who are going to be unhappy if down to the local emergency room and tirement benefit or health care for some Member of the Senate, duly elect- have it paid for by the city and the their family if someone gets sick. ed by the people of their State, dis- county in which that person lives and There are thousands, tens of thousands agrees and votes it down? Who gets to you have gained an economic advan- and hundreds of thousands of individ- decide what is in a piece of legislation? tage. uals similar to this man I just de- The whole Senate or not? I just see Why would you want to hire a lawful scribed who are seeing their piece of some of that same little tendency out American citizen if you have to have the economic pie being eroded. there today. more benefits or pay more wages? This People disagree about that. They say I have an article by the Associated is a real factor. We have to talk about it is not so. But I submit it is basic ec- Press. This article goes on to note: it. You can bring in enough workers onomics.

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If they brought in huge ator VITTER from New Orleans, and I my neighbor from the great State of amounts of corn and depressed the have talked about Hurricane Katrina. Alabama, and I rise today to express price of corn, wouldn’t we be concerned That is a national crisis. There are not concerns over the speed at which this about that? Is anybody concerned enough workers to do the roofing and legislation is being addressed this about the low-skilled worker, where we other things that need to be done. That week. are seeing unprecedented numbers of would provide a basis for the Depart- I thank the many Senators and all people doing low-skilled work and ad- ment of Labor to allow temporary the staff members who have worked for versely impacting the wages of workers workers—maybe more than normal—to weeks and months to put forward this in America today? It is happening. come to the United States to help us piece of legislation—a piece of legisla- Do we need immigration? Do we have through this crisis program. You could tion we received at 1:58 on Saturday jobs that can’t be filled by American do that and still not pull down the morning. This is a condensed form. In workers? I think so. I have talked to wages of American workers, yet fill a its bigger form, it could be three times business people in my State. I have had critical need. this size. This evening, at 6 o’clock, I them tell me what is happening and I believe that if we are to avoid the will be meeting with other Senators to share their ideas, and I am convinced problem of permanence, avoid the prob- walk through this legislation to see its we do. That is why I proposed last year lem of a system that will not work be- impact on the citizens of this country, that we create a legitimate temporary cause it invites people to sink their to see its impact on neighborhoods, on worker program, one that would actu- roots into the United States, it must public hospitals, on schools, on coun- ally work. ties, on judicial systems, on sheriffs, on The proposal in last year’s bill was be a system that does not allow fami- businesses, and on people throughout breathtaking in its lack of wisdom. lies to come with the temporary work- this country. The bill last year had a provision ers. I believe strongly and I urge my Many of the pieces of legislation we called temporary guest worker. But colleagues to let us have a temporary deal with in this body relate to tax re- when you read it, what it said was that guest worker program that allows peo- form or they are pieces of legislation a temporary guest worker could come ple to come for 10 months and no more that may deal with a program. I don’t to America for 3 years as a temporary and spend at least 10 months at home. know of any piece of legislation that worker and they could bring their fam- With a good ID, they could go back and ilies with them; after 3 years, they forth throughout the year if they chose touches as many people in as many could reup again for another 3 years to. That would work. ways as does this piece of legislation. and another 3 years and another 3 Some say: Well, some companies So I rise today to encourage my fellow years. After the first 3 years here, they aren’t seasonal. Some companies need Senators to take a break, to give us could apply to be a green card holder or people all year. Well, you could stagger the opportunity to actually digest this a permanent resident and then be put the number, for heaven’s sake. The re- legislation. on the road to citizenship. That is not turn-home periods could be staggered. Again thanking the Senators who a temporary worker program. Those Maybe you would need for a given busi- spent so much time in giving us this people were supposed to go home after ness 12 workers instead of 10, but you piece of work here for us now to de- a certain period of time. But the way could cover the whole period. The sys- bate, I rise today to encourage my fel- that proposal was set, they would not tem would be clear that the person low Senators not to rush into this de- go home. Their children would be born would come just for temporary work bate, to give us the time to actually here, their families would be settled and would go home. Frankly, I am not look through the intricacies of this bill here, and their roots would be deep in aware of why we would want to say and see how it affects everyone in- American soil and in the American that type of program should end. As volved. community. Their kids would now be long as a person wanted to come and as This is one of the most major pieces in junior high school, and somebody is long as a business wanted them there of legislation we will deal with in this going to walk in and say: Sorry, it is to work, I don’t see why they should be Congress. My attempt today is in no time for you to go back home to Mex- required to end after 6 years or 8 years way to stonewall, in no way to not deal ico or Honduras or China or wherever or however many. with an issue that is important to our they may have come from? That is not Now, under this bill, what we find is country, but instead to make sure we, a practical solution. That makes no this: Under the temporary worker pro- the ‘‘greatest deliberative body in the sense. gram that is supposed to be without world,’’ actually deliberate, that we ac- We know we are not going to want to family, we find that 20 percent of them tually look at this bill in detail, that confront that kind of situation, so we do bring their families. Not only that, we actually take our responsibilities objected to that and urged the idea they do not come for 1 year or less; seriously. that they have a legitimate temporary they would come for 2 years, have to go I have great concerns over the con- worker program and a legitimate pro- home for 6 months, come back for 2 tent of this legislation. My guess is gram that is a temporary worker pro- years, go home for 6 months, come that many of the people involved in gram, which would mean the worker back for 2 years, go home, and never drafting this legislation have great came here without their family for a return, which is sort of weird, to me. concerns over this legislation. We all limited period of time and, with circu- So I am just not sure that this has been should take the time this week to go larity, would go back home after their thought out carefully. through and look at what this legisla- period of work had occurred. I believe we could create a better, tion actually says and to hear from That is being done throughout the more practical immigration system— groups that are actually affected seri- world today. A group from Colombia one which we could be proud of and ously by this piece of legislation. Per- applies, and they go to Canada and which would actually work—and pro- haps we should take our normal recess, they work for a season and then return vide the amount of labor we really need or work through it if we need to, but home to Colombia. They never have in our economy without having an come back and then, as the ‘‘greatest any problem with that. They do not amount that depresses the wages of deliberative body in the world,’’ actu- bring their families. They do not settle American workers. We have to be care- ally deliberate and debate this legisla- in for 3 years and then the Government ful about that. We really do. tion. of Canada expects them to go home. Mr. President, I see Senator CORKER Again, I have great concerns, and I They have created a system that actu- from Tennessee is here, my neighbor, am rising here in the Senate to ask ally works because it is based on com- super mayor of Chattanooga, just other Senators to join me in urging mon sense and human nature. across the Alabama line. If you can’t caution, to make sure we put forth a

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That is when the big the principles of the National Academy ator from Alabama. money is out there. That is what Rob- of Sciences. He concludes it would cost Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ert Rector told us today at this press the U.S. Treasury, over the lifetime of thank the Senator from Tennessee, and conference. That is what his study at the people who will be provided am- I believe he is telling us correctly that the Heritage Foundation points out. He nesty, $2.3 trillion. the way we were taught in school is convinced us all last year. One thing A trillion is 1,000 billion. I got into that Senators ought to have an oppor- you don’t hear as much as you used an argument down here about attor- tunity to understand what is before to—oh, we need this immigration flow, neys’ fees and I talked about attorneys them before they vote. We are dealing these hard-working, low-skilled immi- getting $50 million and $100 million. with an extremely complex piece of grants; they do a good job for us, and One attorney in Mississippi got a $100 legislation, and the more you get into that is going to help us with Social Se- million check and no bank in Mis- it, the more I have been involved in it curity and Medicare because we are an sissippi could cash the check. I was as a member of the Judiciary Com- aging population, and we need those winning the argument. Then we started mittee and in the floor debate last people coming into the country. They finding out they got billion dollar fees. year, the more I see you have to be re- are going to help us with Social Secu- The Baltimore Orioles guy got $2 bil- alistic and practical and thoughtful rity and Medicare. lion in legal fees. We started talking and principled if you want to make this Mr. Rector demolished that argu- about billions and I lost everybody. No- system work, and we are a long way ment. It is completely bogus. It is off body understood what we were talking from that. the table. I hope nobody will suggest about. It was too big; nobody could I think what Senator BUNNING said that anymore. Those were the people I comprehend it and the steam went out earlier about the cost of this bill is im- called the masters of the universe up of the debate. portant for us to consider. I understand on Wall Street somewhere thinking But I am telling you, $2.3 trillion is a some work is being done on a CBO they know: ‘‘Oh, well, we don’t want to lot of money; $2,300 billion is what that score. I don’t know if that is true, but be like Europe, we will just bring in is. Pretty soon you are talking about I have heard that the Congressional this immigration and that will solve real money. We have to think about Budget Office is attempting to score our debt problems for the future.’’ this. I hope we will—very much. this, but it is difficult, I assume. They Isn’t that wonderful. But it doesn’t I will raise it as a moral issue. Re- can’t give a real score because we don’t work that way. Mr. Rector explained it member, we have a certain zero sum even have the bill in final form yet. It last year and today with tremendous game. We will put an ultimate level on is still referred to as a draft and hasn’t passion at a press conference. Half of the number of people who can enter our even been introduced. So until some- the 12 million people here—at least country. The question is, who will thing is actually introduced, there is half, maybe more, maybe 60 percent, enter our country? We know, as I noted no way we can get a score. But I can there are different estimates—do not earlier, in the year 2000, 11 million ap- tell you a little bit about the way this have a high school degree. Some of plied for the 50,000 lottery slots. Think thing was handled last year. them are illiterate even in their own about that, 11 million want to come to Those of us who were concerned language. Mr. Rector studied the num- America and they applied for those lot- about it last year asked for a score on bers on that. He used a framework of tery slots. Only 50,000 names were the bill from the Congressional Budget the National Academy of Sciences drawn out of that 11 million. We can’t Office to find out how much it would study in 1990. That study tried to ana- accept everybody, and we should focus actually cost. We got a troubling num- lyze the economic impact of immigra- on what we can do for the people who ber, and we used that number a day be- tion. He took this disproportionate will most likely flourish here, will pay fore we had a final vote, and then a number of low-skilled and uneducated more in taxes than they will take out month or so later, we got a more com- workers and he demonstrated, as Sen- in revenues, and who have proven plete score from the Congressional ator BUNNING told us, that it is not this themselves acceptable. Since we can’t Budget Office. I think that bill was year and not next year the crisis will take everybody, let’s raise this ques- probably less complicated than the one hit us, but in the outyears. Do you tion. we are dealing with today, and they know what Mr. Rector said? He said Under the current law, here is the scored the bill, over 10 years, to be $127 they will begin to draw the biggest choice for the immigration official. billion in cost. Now, they excluded amount of money about the time the You have a person who dropped out of from that the money we spent on en- baby boomers are drawing the biggest high school, has not done very well, forcement. I didn’t count that. This amount of money out of the Treasury, has no English skills, but has a brother was based on lost tax revenue, it was and Medicare and Social Security will in the United States who is a citizen. based on the welfare and other direct be damaged tremendously by this pro- Compare that to another young man in benefits to people who would be legal- gram. Honduras, say, who finished at the top ized under that bill and how much It is hard to talk about that. It is of his class, and was the valedictorian. more they would draw from the Treas- painful to talk about it in those terms, He took English classes because he ury than they would pay into the I have to tell you. We hate to do that. wanted to take English. People all over Treasury, and they came up with a cost But a nation like Canada has had to the world learn English today. It is an of $127 billion over 10 years. Similar to deal with it. They wrestled with it and international language. Millions of last year’s bill, this bill puts things off they decided it makes sense for them, people know English all over the world. for 10 years. That is what the Budget since they cannot accept everybody So he knows English. He took the tech- Office scores normally on, a 10-year who wishes to come to Canada—it nical and college courses he could get cycle. They score it on that basis, and would overflow the country, and more there. He had a couple of years in col- that is how they came up with $127 bil- people want to come than they can ac- lege. They both apply to be citizens. lion. cept—that they would accept people Who gets in? The answer is crystal When we asked them—I believe at a who have the job skills, the education, clear: The brother with no education, public hearing—what about the next 10 and the language skills that will be no skills, is going to get in, and the years, they said: Well, it would defi- successful in Canada and therefore other one will have zero chance to get nitely escalate. It will definitely be they will pay more in taxes than they in. higher. Okay. Why? Well, because the will take out in benefits. We need family reunification. Every- lineup and the movement of people to Mr. Rector calculated what happens body who becomes a citizen needs to be green cards and citizenship was delayed when you take the workers, the low- able to bring their parents. Why?

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His staff, I believe his press improve our immigration policy, a pol- right to bring their aging parents in to secretary, said flat out, ‘‘This is a fam- icy that serves our national interests, be taken care of by the American ily-based immigration system.’’ our legitimate, just national interests, health care system, why is that? If that You tell me what it is. Canada got to and that will secure our border and cre- parent is brought in, it denies that 60 percent, Australia 62 percent, on ate a lawful system. young person in Honduras, who has merit based. They are very happy with These goals will not be accomplished worked hard, studied hard, learned that. I have met with the director of by last year’s bill. That is what we will English, and dreams of being an Amer- the Canadian system. I met with an in- be voting on in a few minutes, cloture ican and dreams of the opportunity of dividual from Australia who is involved on last year’s bill, which I have a great coming to this country—because we with it. I asked him how it was work- deal of concern with and could delin- have a limit to how many people can ing, are they happy? Yes, they are. eate a host of reasons it is a total dis- come. See? If we can’t accept every- They considered things such as if you aster. And they won’t be accomplished body, what basis do we use to decide are willing to go to a more rural prov- with a new bill that we are forcing who gets to come? ince that needs workers, you get more through today. I think that is an important concept. points. Because that serves the Cana- So that is a concern for us. I do be- I urged and was very pleased when the dian or Australian interest. A lot of lieve the principles set forth in the White House and members of this things such as that can be made part of PowerPoint presentation attracted my group who are negotiating this bill said a thoughtful bill, which we do not have attention, got my interest up because I they were going to move to the Cana- here, I am afraid. thought it would move from a frame- dian point system, a merit-based sys- Why is it important we go to the work that last year’s bill had, which tem. That is the right thing for us to merit-based system? There are 2.3 tril- was a failed framework, to a frame- do. It only makes common sense. It is lion reasons why. work that could actually be effective Look at immigration. Rector ex- what Australia, New Zealand, as well to accomplish what we want. as Canada, are doing. I understand the plained it to us last year. He is a senior I am disappointed, almost heart- fellow at Heritage. You get sort of a Brits are moving in that direction. I broken, because we made some skewed picture. If you take the smaller think they are moving towards it in progress toward getting to this new number who come to America with any The Netherlands and other advanced framework, but the political wheeling college, he said—2 years of college or countries. and dealing and compromising and above—they tend to do fabulously well. We ought to be moving in that direc- splitting the baby has resulted in a cir- They tend to be very successful. They tion. I am disappointed the move was cumstance that—we just did not get far so small, and such an incremental step. and their children almost never go on enough. I wish we could do better. We I am not even sure that is going to be welfare. They pay their medical bills. have got to do better. This is a historic acceptable because prominent Demo- They do well and they prosper. Many of opportunity. cratic Senators have said—and Senator them are providing scientific expertise If we do not grab the bull by the REID earlier today used this phrase, that may be the cure for cancer and horns now, we are going to be sorry. I which made me nervous,—‘‘this is a other diseases and have other capabili- would suggest that my colleagues say good start.’’ ties, so that has tremendous benefits to now is the time to pass a bill. I agree. What does a ‘‘good start’’ mean? It us. means, well, it may change on the floor When you add it all up and average But what I would say in addition is, of the Senate. Then it could go to them out, it makes the fundamental let’s pass a good bill. NANCY PELOSI and the House of Rep- system look better than it is. But if Mr. President, I see my colleague resentatives, and they may take out you take the lower skilled workers, from Nebraska, Senator NELSON. I be- the merit-based point system. Or it their productivity is not as great. lieve he wanted to share some remarks. could go to conference where the con- I do not believe we ought to create a I would be glad to yield to him in a mo- ference committee will be formed to system that denies people, those who ment and just say that I appreciate his work out differences between the come in initially on a lower skilled service to the country on the Armed House bill and the Senate bill, and who workforce basis, the right to apply and Services Committee. I was a member of will dominate the conference? HARRY compete on a merit basis. So if you his delegation. We got back a few REID and NANCY PELOSI. She will ap- choose to come as a low-skilled work- weeks ago from Iraq. point a majority of the House Members er, you work as a bricklayer or some- Senator NELSON, thank you for your and HARRY REID will appoint a major- thing of the kind, you take advantage leadership of that delegation. It was a ity of the Senate Members, and the bill of junior college courses and you learn meaningful visit to Fallujah and other then comes right out. What they say is English and you get a few hours or places. Thank you for your principled going to be in it. Senator REID a while some years of credit in college, and and effective leadership on immigra- ago indicated his concern about a move then you apply. They should be very tion. I yield to you at this time. away from family migration. competitive. They will know English The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. I don’t know; I am nervous about this probably by that time. We are not cre- SALAZAR). The Senator from Nebraska legislation. Here we go, are we going to ating an underclass that gives them no is recognized. get together and hit the bait? They chance to apply. But the system should Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- throw out a point system, a merit- apply, I suggest, in such a way that dent, I thank my colleague from Ala- based system like Canada, and this is temporary workers can apply for per- bama. It is true that we did have a very going to be a big deal and we all bite it manent resident status and compete eventful trip to Iraq to talk about what and it is not there. We get hooked. against anybody else. I believe that needs to be done there. What we do know is it is a very small will work. But today the opportunity arises to step. It may be an important step, but We have very little increase in the discuss the concern that I have with a small step. According to Senator bill as we see it in the high-skilled the latest attempt by some of my col- KENNEDY in his press conference and workers. We have not made a lot of leagues to push forward with a ‘‘com- his statements through his staff, they progress toward dealing with those, prehensive’’ immigration reform bill. calculate this will move the merit- many of the highly educated people We have been here before. Last year, based system in the United States from who graduate from our best univer- the Senate pushed through a mammoth the 22 percent we have today to 30 per- sities. They come here, advance to the bill that sought to reform our immi- cent. About 8 or 10 percent is all it is top of their class at a university, and gration laws on a comprehensive basis. going to increase merit-based immigra- we often send them straight home. Yet, as predicted, that bill failed. It tion into America. That is what he I think we have a strong feeling that was a ‘‘do everything’’ bill that ended said. we should fix that. But, so far, our up doing nothing.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6377 Well, here we are again this year We cannot change the letters for a The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. KLO- watching efforts to push through an- visa from H to Y or Z and expect it to BUCHAR). The clerk will call the roll. other ‘‘do everything’’ bill. What is work better. We cannot add some com- The assistant legislative clerk pro- more, this year the language has yet to plicated and difficult point system and ceed to call the roll. be finalized, and certainly no Member expect it to work. We have to fix the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of this body has been given the kind of system for legal immigration, not ator from Alabama. time needed to review the proposal and make it more complicated and even Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I analyze its provisions. more unworkable. This bill will add ask unanimous consent that the order Our immigration system is broken. more problems onto a broken system. for the quorum call be rescinded. But, apparently, so is our system for We are digging ourselves deeper. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fixing it. That is why last year I tried Therefore, I believe only after we objection, it is so ordered. to change the debate on immigration have accomplished the first two steps, The Senator from Alabama is recog- reform. Along with my colleague, Sen- which we can do, and can demonstrate nized. ator SESSIONS, and our colleague, Sen- that we have made considerable Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, I ator COBURN, we introduced a bill that progress toward solving those prob- focused solely on the most important lems, only then can we proceed to the had time set aside. Has that time ex- component of immigration reform, and third step and turn our attention to pired? How much time is left? the first component of immigration re- handling 10 or 12 or more million peo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- form, border security. ple who are here illegally. ator from Alabama has 1 minute 20 sec- Last year during this debate, I tried We must secure the borders so we do onds remaining. time and time again to convince my not have millions more illegal immi- Mr. SESSIONS. Madam President, colleagues that a comprehensive bill grants. If we do not, we will only en- well, I see my colleagues here. I thank would get nothing accomplished and courage millions more to cross the bor- Senator NELSON for his work on immi- that we needed to concentrate on se- der illegally in the hopes of being part gration last year and this year. I see curing the border first. Today we find of the amnesty offered under this legis- others here prepared to speak. I yield ourselves right back where we were lation. back the remainder of my time. last year: debating a comprehensive From what I have seen and read thus The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under bill that has not been finalized, has not far, I think this bill is only about half the previous order, the remaining time been given proper consideration, and right. Since it has a series of so-called until 5:30 p.m. shall be equally divided that, again, will not achieve any of the triggers, the current compromise cer- and controlled by the two leaders or goals we had. So, again this year, I em- tainly seems to recognize that we have their designees. phasize to my colleagues we must con- to do border security first. So if we rec- Who yields time? centrate on border security first. ognize we cannot solve our immigra- The Senator from Massachusetts is We can only hope to solve our immi- tion problems without first securing recognized. gration problems if we take it one step the border, then why do we continue to Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, at a time. There are three steps to re- insist on mixing in the comprehensive how much time do I have? solving this problem: First is border se- provisions at the same time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- curity; second is fixing legal immigra- If we can understand the need for ator has 38 minutes. tion and the process of legal immigra- triggers based on border security and Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I tion; and third is addressing those who workplace enforcement, then we should yield such time as the Senator from are here illegally. understand that we cannot solve this Colorado might use. Now, we can take steps 1 and 2 at the problem all at once. Why do we con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- same time. So we made some progress tinue to rush to pass some ‘‘com- ator from Colorado. on the first step last year. We passed prehensive’’ measure when we can ap- Mr. SALAZAR. Madam President, let the Secure Fence Initiative, and the proach this problem one step at a time? me first begin by making some ac- folks at DHS have made some progress I propose that instead of triggers, we knowledgments as we move forward on on fixing and securing the border. We should consider only passing those pro- this debate on immigration reform for should give the border security provi- visions dealing with border security our country. sions a chance to prove that they will and enforcement and those provisions First, to the majority leader, Senator work and can effectively slow and stop dealing with worksite and interior en- illegal immigration. But instead we are forcement. Instead of pushing through REID, for having kept the feet to the being asked to jump to step 3 before everything at once, we need to start fire in this Chamber so that we finally steps 1 and 2 are completed. solving the problem at the border and will have an opportunity to move on to We need to concentrate on accom- working from there. one of the most important national se- plishing border security first, as the In conclusion, I will vote for cloture curity issues that our Nation faces first step for the first leg of this stool. on the motion to proceed, but not be- today. I appreciate his efforts and his We still have a lot of work to do to fix cause I support the underlying bill. I leadership to help lead our country in a our current system of legal immigra- will support cloture only because I way where we deal effectively with this tion. Why would we jump this step and hope we can significantly improve this very difficult and contentious issue of reward these who are here illegally and bill so that it addresses the problem immigration reform. effectively punish those trying to enter properly: at the border first and then I also thank the President of the this country legally, the right way? fixing the legal immigration system. If United States, President Bush, and his The current immigration process has we do not come up with a bill that Cabinet Secretaries Chertoff and left so many people frustrated with properly addresses the issue the way I Gutierrez for the work they have done trying to do the right thing and enter believe it needs to be addressed, then I now over the last 3 months as we have this country legally. Clearly, we should will not be able to support the final tried to put together a comprehensive make sure to help those individuals product. immigration reform proposal that will first. As I have said time and again, we I will vote to give us a chance to cre- work for our country. need to close the back door to illegal ate a bill that focuses on securing the I thank my colleagues in the Senate, immigration while we open the front border first and that fixes our broken both Republicans and Democrats, who door to legal immigration. Instead, system for legal immigration. I will have come together in good faith to try this bill adds more complications and not, however, support a comprehensive to deal with this very important issue. more complexity to our legal immigra- amnesty-based bill that creates more I know we have a long week ahead of us tion system that is currently over- problems and that fails to secure our as we move forward with the immigra- worked with backlogs and long wait borders first. tion debate on the reform proposal in times for people who want to enter this Madam President, I yield the floor the Senate. I am confident at the end country the right way. and suggest the absence of a quorum. of the day the national security of this

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We will have them pay fines that and on with respect to how this legisla- As I approach this debate and I have will put them at the back of the line, tion will create interior enforcement worked on this legislation over the last that will require them to learn English on immigration that will be effective. 4 years—I am mindful of several things: and to remain crime free. Then if they Finally, the third thing this legisla- First, that this is not a new debate; survive a purgatory of, on average, 11 tion does is secure America’s economic this is a debate where last year, for 1 years, at that point in time they would future. It secures America’s economic month, we spent 1 month of the time of be eligible for a green card. So for future through the adoption of a pro- the Senate on this floor dealing with those on the other side who might say gram which Senator CRAIG and Senator the very same issues that we are going this is an issue of amnesty, they are FEINSTEIN and 67 of us have cospon- to deal with again. wrong. When you have to march sored, the AgJOBS Program, because So for those on the other side who through that kind of pain and pay the we know that across America our farm- might say this is coming upon us too fine and do the time for having vio- ers and ranchers are suffering because fast, I will simply remind them of two lated the law, it is far from anything they have not had the labor they need. things: First, we spent an entire month that anyone ought to be labeling as We also have included in this legisla- dealing with immigration reform last amnesty. tion the President’s new temporary year, and we were able to get a bipar- Let me spend a few minutes talking worker program. It is a program that tisan consensus to vote a bill out of the about each of the components; first, se- will allow employers to match up with Senate last year. And, secondly, we curing America’s borders. It is true employees on a temporary basis, to were given very ample warning by Sen- that there are about half a million, create circularity with respect to those ator REID when he said to all of us that maybe 600,000 people who come across workers who will come into this coun- this was an important issue that we our borders illegally every year. What try. would be working on in the last time- we have done in the legislation we Finally, it will create a realistic so- frame remaining before the Memorial crafted together is we have required lution for America’s undocumented Day break. that there be a set of triggers that workforce, the 12 million or so people So here we are now. The time has ar- have to be met with respect to securing who are here. That will be accom- rived. We must not let our country our borders. We will require that there plished by requiring them to pay sig- down. We must move forward and deal be 18,000 new Border Patrol officers nificant penalties and fees. We will with immigration reform in a way that helping us secure our borders. We will make sure that as they move forward makes the most sense. require 370 miles of fencing to make in the process, they also go to the back Now, as I approached this issue, I sure that in those areas that are vul- of the line so they don’t get any advan- asked myself the following question: nerable on our border, those areas are tage over those who enter the country What is the aim? What is the aim? secure. We will require 200 miles of ve- legally. Well, the aim is about the national hicle barriers in other places to make We will require them to return home security of the United States. How is it sure that that border is secure both on prior to the time they apply for a green that we are going to provide a greater card. We will require them to learn amount of security to the United the south end as well as the northern. We will require 70 ground-based radar English, and we will require them to States of America? In my view, the bi- remain crime free. and camera towers so we can keep partisan legislation that has been put Let me conclude by urging my col- watch on the entire border. We will re- together is a tough law-and-order bill leagues to vote yes on the motion to and a real bill, a realistic bill that pro- quire seven UAVs, unmanned aerial ve- proceed. The time is now for us to deal vides realistic solutions. hicles, to make sure we know what is with the immigration reform issue It is not a bill that is liked by those happening across our borders, and we which is so difficult and so conten- who want essentially not to have any will require new checkpoints for ports tious. At the end of the day, this bipar- progress on immigration reform be- of entry. tisan proposal which we have put on When this legislation is introduced, cause they would rather the debate go the table will allow us, first, to secure passed, and when this legislation gets on not 2 years, not 5 years, but 10 or 20 our borders. It will allow us to make implemented, as it will be, one thing years. It is not about satisfying them. sure we are enforcing our laws. Lastly, This issue, from our point of view, is we can tell the American people is we it will deal in a realistic and humane making sure the national objectives will have a secure border. Securing our manner with the economic realities are objectives that we are able to ad- borders is not enough, because the that face our businesses and workers in dress. other aim has to be enforcing our laws America today. Let me talk to you to let you know within the interior of the country. I yield the floor. what it is that is on my mind. First, we Some people say it is all of the illegals The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- need to secure our borders. As a nation, across the southern border that has led ator from Massachusetts. we have a sovereign right to make sure to the current reality of 12 million un- Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I our borders are secure. As a nation documented workers. The fact is, many thank my friend and colleague from that is very concerned—rightfully so— of the people who are undocumented Colorado for his statement and his in- about the threat of terrorism, it is im- workers entered this country through spired leadership. We have worked on a portant we know who it is that is com- legal means. They simply overstayed number of different issues. I can recall ing in and leaving our country. We their visas. Time and time again, it is the extraordinary leadership the Sen- need to know our borders are, in fact, estimated that probably more than ator from Colorado provided last year secure. one-third of those who are here ille- when we debated comprehensive immi- Second, we need to know the laws gally actually came into this country gration reform. He brings to this issue within our country are being enforced. legally. We need to create a system a knowledge and understanding and For far too long on the issue of immi- that will make sure that at the end of perspective which is very special in gration, our enforcement mechanisms the day, we are enforcing our laws terms of any issue, particularly this have looked the other way. That has against those who are here illegally. one. I have enjoyed working with him allowed a system of lawlessness and il- How have we done that? We have and look forward to continuing to do legality to continue. We need to have a done that in a variety of ways in this so. I hope our colleagues listened care- system of laws that will, in fact, be en- legislation. We increase the detention fully to his message because he has forced. That honors a fundamental capacity to 27,500 beds daily. We add demonstrated a thoughtfulness about value of our Nation, which is that we 1,000 new I.C.E. investigative per- this issue, as so many others have, a are a nation of laws. For us simply to sonnel. We add 2,500 Customs and bor- very strong, balanced judgment on look the other way is not the American der protection workers. We require re- these questions. I thank him, as al- way. This bill will accomplish that. imbursement to State and local com- ways, for an excellent presentation and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6379 look forward to continuing to work ily, faith and community—these are send them home. That is not the Amer- closely with him as we move through the fruits of our immigrant heritage ican way. So our plan allows these fam- the debate on whether we are going to and the source of our national ilies to earn the privilege of remaining take the opportunity to mend our bro- strength. They have made America the here and working legally. ken immigration laws. envy of the world. They have to pay a $5,000 fine over an I thank the Senator from Colorado. As President John F. Kennedy so elo- 8-year period. They have to work and Madam President, today, we take up quently wrote, the secret of America is pay taxes. They have to learn English. the solemn task of immigration re- that we are ‘‘a nation of people with They cannot be criminals or national form—not just because we may but be- the fresh memory of old traditions who security risks and they must obey our cause we must. dared to explore new frontiers, people laws. Our security is threatened in the eager to build lives for themselves in a The heads of family must make a trip post-9/11 world by borders out of con- spacious society that did not restrict home for a day or two sometime in the trol. their freedom of choice and action.’’ next 8 years to submit their applica- Our values are tarnished when we Last week, we reached a historic tions for a green card at an American allow 12 million human beings to live agreement on a far reaching bipartisan consulate just like other immigrants in the dark shadows of abuse as un- immigration plan that lives up to this applying to come here. Then they are documented immigrants. heritage. It involved hard negotiations guaranteed the right to come right Our economy is harmed when our im- between Democrats and Republicans, back to America right away to rejoin migration system fails to protect the and it has the support of President their families while they wait for their American dream of a good job and de- Bush. Our plan is strong, realistic, and green card applications to be consid- cent wages. fair. It is a commonsense immigration ered. Our competitiveness in the global policy for our times. Finally, they have to get in line for economy is at risk when our employers It is tough at the border. It doubles their green cards behind everyone else cannot find the able workers they need. our Border Patrol from 14,000 agents to who has been waiting to come here le- Our immigration system is adrift and 28,000. It hires 800 new investigators gally. urgently needs an overhaul from top to and 800 antismuggling officers. It If they meet these tests, they will be bottom. builds more fences and more detention welcomed into the sunshine of Amer- The answers are not simple or easy. centers, and provides more state-of- ica. They will have no fear in coming We cannot meet this challenge by sim- the-art, high-tech border enforcement forward and joining the American fam- ply building fences. We need com- equipment. ily. They will not be deported. Instead, prehensive and commonsense solutions It is tough on employers who hire il- we welcome them as our neighbors and that meet the immigration needs of legal immigrants in defiance of the as our friends and as future citizens of this century. law. Today, it is too easy for an em- this great land. We begin this debate mindful that ployer to hire an undocumented worker Our plan also continues to stress immigration issues are always con- and pay them substandard wages in family reunification—a longstanding troversial. There are strong views on sweatshop conditions. That hurts tradition under our immigration laws. every side of this question because the American workers. It depresses wages. Today, if you are trying to bring issue goes to the heart of who we are as It allows employers to avoid paying your relatives here legally, you might a nation and as an American people. payroll taxes. have to wait 22 years to get visas for But we should remember in this de- Our bill says no more worker abuse. them. As a result of this backlog, 4 bate that we are writing the next chap- Under our plan, employers must verify million family members of American ter of American history. Immigrants that they hire only legal workers. If citizens and legal immigrants are on made the America of today and will they do not, they can be fined up to the waiting list to come here. Our plan help make the America of the future. $5,000 for a first offense and up to expedites the reunion of these families I am reminded of this awesome re- $75,000 for subsequent offenses. They and eliminates the waiting list in 8 sponsibility each time I gaze from the can even go to jail. years. windows of my office in Boston. I can Our bill says that these tough en- In the future, our plan continues to see the Golden Stairs from Boston Har- forcement measures must be in place make family reunion the highest pri- bor where all eight of my great-grand- first before we move forward with ority. It says if you are an American parents set foot on this great land for changes in future immigration. Future citizen or a legal immigrant, you can the first time. They walked up to Bos- workers cannot come in until we have bring your immediate family here to ton’s Immigration Hall on their way to doubled the Border Patrol, built more join you—your wife or husband, your a better life for themselves and their fences, enhanced our equipment and minor children, and your parents. families. technology along the border, and the Of the 1 million green cards we issue So many Americans can tell similar employer verification system has each year, two-thirds will be dedicated stories of ancestors who came from begun. It is enforcement first and fu- to reuniting these families. somewhere else. Some built our cities. ture workers later. But under our plan, more distant rel- Some toiled on our railroads. Some Our plan also addresses the 12 million atives will no longer have an auto- came in slavery—others to raise their undocumented immigrants who are in matic right to immigrate. They must families and live and worship in free- America today. They have something first prove that they have the skills, dom. to contribute. They are men and education, and English abilities to con- That immigrant spirit of limitless women of dignity. They work hard tribute fully to our economic strength. possibility animates America even every day. They care for their families. Finally, our plan recognizes that our today. They revitalize decaying neighbor- economy will continue to need hard- Today, immigrants harvest our hoods. They sit in our pews on Sun- working people who are willing to crops, care for our children, and own days. come here for a few years. We need small businesses. We witnessed this recently in my nurses and home health care aides. We They serve with pride in our armed own State of Massachusetts. An immi- need farm workers and janitors and forces—70,000 in all. At this very mo- gration raid in New Bedford disrupted hotel workers. We need computer pro- ment, many are risking their lives for the lives of scores of families who had grammers and scientists and engineers. America in Iraq and Afghanistan. laid down roots in the New Bedford So our program will allow them to Immigrants contribute to scientific community. Their children were in our come as guest workers under a pro- discovery, to culture and the arts. schools, many of them born in Amer- gram with strong labor laws that pro- They help make our economy the most ica. They worked every day in a fac- tect American jobs and wages. vibrant one on the planet. tory making equipment for our troops Our plan is a compromise. It involved Our strength, our diversity, our inno- in Iraq. give and take in the best traditions of vation, our music, our hard work, our We are not going to round up these 12 the U.S. Senate. For each of us who love of country, our dedication to fam- million men, women and children and crafted it, there are elements that we

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6380 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 strongly support and elements we be- come from Senator KENNEDY’s time. Is on our terms, and have verifiable infor- lieve could be improved. No one be- that OK? mation about what status you are in. lieves this is a perfect bill. Mr. KENNEDY. Is that agreeable? Because if we do not do that, then what But after weeks of negotiations and Mr. GRAHAM. Absolutely. happened on 9/11 is more likely to hap- years of debate, this bill accomplishes Mr. KENNEDY. We have a couple pen again. our core goals. It provides tough new Senators who are on their way over. I So there are many reasons to say no enforcement at the border and the thank the Senator. to this bill. There are many reasons to work site. It allows a realistic path to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- say no to someone else’s proposal. But family security and eventual citizen- ator from South Carolina. there is no good reason to not solve ship for millions of men, women, and Mr. GRAHAM. Madam President, I this problem. I do hope those who come children already here. And it provides a thank Senator KENNEDY and Senator down on the floor to amend this bill, to new system for allocating visas in the MARTINEZ. make it better, will lead us to a better future that stresses family reunion and I am in the fifth year of my first solution. Those who come down on the national economic needs. term, and we are finally dealing with floor with a goal of taking this bill I don’t usually quote Republican an issue I think the country would love down, I hope you feel some obligation Presidents, but President Reagan un- to have dealt with years ago. We are on to substitute it with something else derstood the integral role that immi- the verge of doing something big and that could pass. gration plays in our country’s future. important. There are many reasons Democracy is a wonderful thing. As he said so eloquently in one of his why you never do the big things and When I was at my State convention, a last speeches before leaving the White the hard things. That is why they stay lady told me: I don’t like compromise. House: unresolved. I said: Well, don’t run for office. Be- We lead the world because, unique among The country is running out of time cause this is all about compromising. nations, we draw our people—our strength— on this particular issue to think of rea- Isn’t it, Senator KENNEDY? It is. What from every country and every corner of the sons why we won’t solve this problem. I like about my country is that Repub- world. And by doing so we continuously Before 9/11, I would argue illegal immi- licans, Democrats, and Independents renew and enrich our nation. While other gration was a social and economic historically have been able to do the countries cling to the stale past, here in problem. After 9/11, I would argue it is hard things to make us a better nation. America we breathe new life into dreams. We a national security problem. We have create the future, and the world follows us I say to my friend from Florida, Sen- into tomorrow. Thanks to each wave of new millions of people in our country roam- ator MARTINEZ, you have been a delight arrivals to this land of opportunity, we’re a ing around and we do not know who to work with. nation forever young, forever bursting with they are or what they are up to. The Breaking the law is something that energy and new ideas, and always on the cut- good news is most of them are here, un- has occurred in large proportion when ting edge, always leading the world to the fortunately illegally, to work and to it comes to immigration. The reason next frontier. This quality is vital to our fu- try to make something of themselves people have been breaking the law to ture as a nation. If we ever closed the door to and add value to our country. this extent is the rest of us have not new Americans, our leadership in the world It is clear from Fort Dix, NJ—and been that excited about enforcing it. I would soon be lost. maybe other things to come—some think the rest of us have sort of looked The world is watching to see how we people are here illegally who are up to the other way and allowed the illegal respond to the current crisis. Let’s not no good. They want to hurt us. The hi- immigration problem to grow because disappoint them. jackers on 9/11—all of them came here. we have not asked the hard questions I urge my colleagues to vote to pro- Most of them overstayed their visas. about: Where are all these people com- ceed to this debate and to support our They did not come across the border. ing from? And what are they doing? new plan. They had four or five fake drivers There are lots of people, to their Madam President, we have two of our licences. It should be a wake-up call to credit, who have been very upset about colleagues on our side, I believe, who this country we have people in our this issue for a very long time. I think are on their way to the floor at the midst and we do not know who they are many people in this country have got- present time. and there is no way to find out who ten the benefit of this illegal workforce I suggest the absence of a quorum. they are. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in terms of the labor and have sort of One thing every Member of the Sen- clerk will call the roll. turned their eye, and now everybody is ate, I hope, will agree upon is that if The assistant legislative clerk pro- looking at it anew. you wanted to, you could get a Social ceeded to call the roll. To those who have been shouting Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I Security card made by midnight to- from the rooftops that the immigration ask unanimous consent that the order night somewhere that would pass for system is broken, you have done us a for the quorum call be rescinded. the real thing. When you drive by a great service. To those who believe il- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without construction site, and you see people legal immigration is a national secu- objection, it is so ordered. working who are Hispanic or other rity threat, an economic threat, and a The Senator from South Carolina is folks you think are here from outside social threat, you have done us a great recognized. the country, I bet you every employer service. But you are not going to do us Mr. GRAHAM. What is the status of has documentation on file that appears a great service if you only shout about the time allocation? to be legal. It is almost a nightmare for the problem. I want you to do more The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time employers to comply with the current than tell me it is broken and it needs remaining on the Republican side is 38 system. to be fixed. I want you to do more than minutes 45 seconds. People tell me, enforce the law. If just say: LINDSEY GRAHAM and KEN Mr. GRAHAM. Madam President, I you can enforce this law, you are doing SALAZAR have it wrong. I want you to ask unanimous consent to be recog- better than anybody since 1986. There do what we have done. That is the only nized for 10 minutes, and afterwards I is a reason this has happened. Why do thing I ask of any of my colleagues: Sit add to that Senator MARTINEZ be rec- 12 million people come here? Because down with a Democrat and Republican ognized for 10 minutes. we do not have a way to bring people and try to fix it—and good luck be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without here legally so they can work in a legal cause it is hard. objection, it is so ordered. status. There are not enough Ameri- You are right to come here and The Senator from Massachusetts. cans doing these jobs. Unemployment amend this bill and change it, and to Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I is below 5 percent. It is illogical to say take the floor and tell us why we have am delighted to hear the Senators. this illegal workforce has driven Amer- it wrong. I will listen. If we can fix it, Would you like to have one speaker on icans out of work. We are at histori- we will. But do more than just tell me our time and one on the Republican cally low unemployment. We need where I am wrong. Do more than just time? workers. But what we need more than tell the American public we have to do Mr. GRAHAM. Madam President, anything else is we need to be able to something about this illegal immigra- that would be fine. My 10 minutes will secure our border, control who comes, tion problem. Do more than just shout

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As the Statue of Liberty pro- our national security, our employment wouldn’t join him in a bipartisan ef- claims, America is a country that wel- needs, our ability to compete with the fort, he continued on and joined the comes the poor and those yearning to world for the labor force that exists. At process Secretary Chertoff had begun breathe free, not just the well-educated the heart of this debate, it is about with opponents of last year’s bill. In and those who already speak English. who we are as a people. extended discussions he and others It welcomed my grandparents who did Now, tomorrow, I am going to read a have had, they have now come forward not speak English and were not report issued by the Government about with a proposal. I commend Senator wealthy. We never know who among immigrants. Some of it is very tough. KENNEDY’s commitment and his efforts. those immigrating to our shores will Let me give you a preview: I would also like to thank the major- turn out to be the next great military ity leader. He had intended to set aside As a class, the new immigrants are largely leader, the next great entrepreneur, unskilled laborers coming from countries 2 full weeks this month for Senate con- the next great inventor, the next to lift where the highest wage is small compared to sideration of comprehensive immigra- this Nation to greater heights. the lowest wage in the United States. They tion reform. When the informal discus- bring little money into the country and they sions were not completed on time, he I want the bill we pass to recognize send or take a considerable part of their gave those discussions more time. He the best of America and our values and earnings out. More than 35 percent are illit- was right that this issue warrants a the best of our traditions as a land of erate as compared with less than 3 percent of significant commitment of the Sen- immigrants, the land that brought my the old immigrant class. ate’s time, and I am glad to work with grandparents and my parents-in-law to The new immigration movement is very him to make sure that consideration is this country. I also want it to be prac- large. There are few if any indications of its tical and workable. natural abatement. The new immigration fair and comprehensive. coming in in such large numbers has pro- Now, I am going to support the mo- The so-called triggers in the White voked a widespread feeling of apprehension tion to proceed and the majority lead- House proposal do two things. First, to its effect on the economic and social wel- er’s cloture petition to go to the bill in they appear to put off implementation fare of the country. They usually live in co- order to allow the Senate the oppor- of most immigration reform to the operative groups and crowd together. Con- tunity to work its will on the matter. next President and the next Congress. sequently, they have been able to save a Obviously, that doesn’t presuppose how greater part of their earnings, much of which Somehow, I don’t understand that, why I will vote on the final product. Many we can’t face up to it ourselves. Sec- is sent or carried abroad. Moreover, there is of us have said that the bipartisan pro- a strong tendency on the part of the unac- ond, they require absolute faith in the companied men to return to their native posal, the Kennedy-Kyl-Chertoff pro- Department of Homeland Security and countries after a few years of labor here. posal, represents a starting point for the Bush administration. Given the These groups have little or no contact with consideration. record of this administration, I see lit- As the authors of the proposal know, American life, learn little of American insti- tle basis for such faith. tutions, and aside from the wages earned, this Senator from Vermont feels very profit little by their stay in the country. strongly about the provisions that af- When this administration’s rep- Unquestionably, the hordes of immigrants fect dairy workers and the cir- resentatives say to us that in the next that are coming here have a good deal to do cumstances of that important indus- 18 months they will secure the borders with crimes against women and children. try. But I also take a particular inter- and they will devise and implement You will notice these particular crimes are est in the provisions that affect sea- identification verification measures done by fellows who can’t talk the English and they will do that without fail, I re- language. sonal workers for the hundreds of Vermont businesses that require them, member the last 24 months in which Now, this is a Government report as well as the needs of our leading they failed the victims of Hurricane about the effect of immigrants, the high-technology companies, many of Katrina and the Gulf States. I see an new immigrants, on our country. These which have significant operations in administration that has ignored immi- quotes were taken in 1910 from the Vermont. The diverse coalition that gration enforcement for years. I see an Dillingham Report, and one of the Sen- put the AgJOBS bill together recog- administration that does not deal real- ators on that commission was from nized that certain sectors of agri- istically with the northern border. I South Carolina. It went on, and I will culture require special circumstances. see an administration that has all but talk more about it, to talk about how It is really a shame that the AgJOBS destroyed the Justice Department and these immigrants are ruining America. legislation which Republicans and severely undermined its traditions as a They live among themselves. They Democrats worked so hard to produce neutral law enforcement agency above have disease. They won’t learn our lan- and which had gotten strong bipartisan politics. I see an administration that guage. They commit crimes. They are a agreement will not be fully respected. I denied global warming, disregarded burden on society, and we need to do believe that is a significant mistake science and, most egregiously, has dis- something about it. The report was and one I will consider in my final de- regarded the realities of its current dis- begun in 1910, it was finally issued in termination of how to vote. Notwith- astrous engagement in Iraq. 1913. The people they were talking standing that mistake, I will continue I say this because we are called upon about became the ‘‘greatest genera- to work with the bill’s authors to make tion.’’ to just put total faith in the adminis- sure our Nation’s dairy farmers have a tration. Some of us believe very much Madam President, I yield the floor. viable temporary worker program for in the slogan President Reagan made The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the future. up for the Russians when he said, ator from Vermont is recognized. Beyond these provisions, I have a Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, as number of fundamental concerns I hope ‘‘Trust, but verify.’’ In that regard, I the Senate prepares to vote on the ma- the Senate will address in the days and am a Reaganite. jority leader’s motion to proceed to a perhaps weeks ahead. In his radio ad- I have urged the President to invest comprehensive immigration reform dress of May 12, President Bush re- himself in the process and work with bill, I continue to have concerns about stated that comprehensive reform must Congress. I did so on the first day of the proposal announced last week. But ‘‘treat people with dignity.’’ He said we this Congress and at the one Senate I wish to commend Senator KENNEDY must ‘‘honor the great American tradi- hearing held on this matter in Feb- for working so hard over the last sev- tion of the melting pot’’ and that we ruary. The path chosen by the adminis- eral months to revive a bipartisan bill. must help immigrants ‘‘embrace our tration was not one I recommended. In- He worked closely behind the scenes common identity as Americans.’’ I stead, the administration remained on with Senator MCCAIN for several agree with President Bush. I believe the far right of the immigration debate months. When those efforts failed, he part of that common heritage is our and has pushed the bill and the debate didn’t give up. In fact, he was not de- welcoming of immigrants and families. in that direction.

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He has made improve- bill. The legalization provisions for have much work to do before this bill ments in the proposal. He deserves our currently undocumented farm workers becomes worthy of the Senate and of thanks. But whether the proposal is will go a long way toward helping our great history and tradition as a na- where it should be is what this debate farmers and removing the cloud of fear tion of immigrants, a nation that will begin to determine. from so many workers. I commend Sen- brought my grandparents and my The substitute bill the administra- ator FEINSTEIN and Senator CRAIG for great-great-grandparents and my par- tion endorses creates a temporary their work in this regard. But the bill ents-in-law to this country. worker program with no opportunity also rejects parts of the monumental I will vote to support the Majority to pursue the American dream. This compromise reached between farm Leader’s effort to proceed to debate on bill risks the creation of a permanent, workers and agricultural employers in comprehensive immigration reform. I revolving underclass of workers with the AGJOBS bill, which provides much hope that as we move through amend- limited rights. A temporary worker needed reforms for America’s farmers, ments and debate, the Senate will work program with no opportunity to share dairy operators, and farm workers. I toward making this a better bill. We in the promise of America creates an am extremely disappointed that Amer- all know that had we insisted on tak- incentive for overstays and risks cre- ican dairy farmers who want to hire fu- ing up the Senate-passed bill of last ating a new population of undocu- ture legal foreign workers end up los- year, we would not have the votes to ing out to the talking point that ‘‘tem- mented individuals, just as we work proceed. Many who voted for last porary means temporary.’’ hard to bring millions of people out of year’s Senate’s bill were prepared to The bill also neglects the real needs the shadows of our society. I also worry abandon their support. The Majority that the temporary worker program in- of the high-tech community, which has been vigilant in seeking reliable Leader has demonstrated his good cluded in the bill doesn’t effectively faith. I hope that Senators will join to- serve the needs of American employers. sources of high-skilled workers. In- stead of adding sufficient H–1B visa gether and work together to produce a I am worried that it is unrealistic. This bill of which we can be proud and that part of the proposal is opposed by a numbers to allow companies to stay competitive and remain the world’s will honor our parents and grand- wide array of interests and constitu- parents as well as our neighbors and encies, including organized labor, busi- leaders, the bill creates a green card system that doesn’t truly address the grandchildren. ness, and advocates for immigrants. I technology industry’s needs and re- Madam President, I yield the floor. hope we listen carefully to their con- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, for moves hiring decisions from the com- cerns as we proceed. over 3 months, I have engaged with a pany and places them with the Federal The substitute bill also erodes our number of my colleagues and adminis- Government. It says: Trust us; we are traditional commitment to family tration officials in an extraordinary se- from the Federal Government; we can unity by removing whole segments of ries of meetings and discussions de- make a better decision for you. Some family-based immigration. No longer signed to reach bipartisan consensus will certain family members be allowed of us are skeptical. But there are some good aspects of for solutions to the many problems we to be sponsored by their loved ones in the bill. It incorporates the DREAM face regarding our immigration sys- the United States. Instead, proponents Act, a bill I have long supported. It has tem. I have done so in good faith and in seek to create a supposedly merit- provisions that can move millions of keeping with my long held belief that based green card system subject to a undocumented people in this country we must have a comprehensive ap- point system, where family ties are de- on a path to citizenship, if not unreal- proach to immigration reform. emphasized, and immediate contribu- istically delayed by the so-called trig- I believe we should continue to try to tions through education and job skills gers. move forward, generally, and that this already attained are valued. I recognize Regrettably, it currently includes a problem is too important not to come that we may benefit in the short run provision to require immigrants to re- up with an appropriate solution. from a more highly-skilled foreign turn to their home country before ap- That having been said—I am very labor pool, but I have grave concerns plying. In my view, that is unrealistic concerned about the process that led to about doing so at the expense of our in many circumstances, and it is in- today. First, we have not undertaken traditional commitment to family flexibly harsh in others. Those who the normal legislative pocess—bypass- unity and fostering strong families. struggled to get here—who escaped op- ing the Senate Judiciary Committee— Where are the family values here? pressive and dysfunctional govern- leading to a public perception of non- The substitute bill also will require ments—should not be required to re- transparency and distrust. Second, all Americans—not just foreign work- peat that journey to share in the prom- most of the Members of the Senate and ers—to verify their citizenship before ise of America. This provision is driven their staff did not receive even a draft obtaining a job. Like the REAL ID Act by ideology, not by an American sense of the ‘‘final’’ language until 2 a.m. on that was forced on the American people of fairness, and it should be revisited in Saturday morning, just a little over 48 outside the normal legislative process, our legislative process. hours ago. Third, I am told that the this requirement is yet another exam- I am also encouraged that we may be bill will not go to Senate legislative ple of the Administration’s consistent past the anti-immigrant opposition counsel—a significant departure from denigration of Americans’ rights, in- that stalled our efforts last year. I the normal course and a departure that cluding the right to privacy. The Ad- hope that we are past trying to make makes it more difficult for legislative ministration is telling all Americans criminals out of undocumented immi- counsel to draft amendments due to that we can no longer trust you—that grants. I hope that we are past trying lack of familiarity with the text. Fi- Big Brother will control hiring for all to make criminals out of the clergy nally, I am told the CBO cost estimate jobs in America. From America’s coun- and advocates that try to help hard- for the bill will not come out until try stores to our largest corporations, working immigrants seeking a better Wednesday—only 2 days before the leg- employers will now be de facto immi- life for their children. I hope we are islation may well receive a final vote gration officials, and potential employ- past trying to build fences and walls depending on leadership decisions in ees will be presumed illegal until they around America and the American the coming days. prove themselves citizens. I hope we dream. I hope that we are past the Moreover, I remain very concerned can reconsider this ill-conceived pro- anti-immigrant rhetoric and the anti- about the substance of the bill. For in- gram, which cuts so hard against the Hispanic slurs that accompanied the stance, my staff’s preliminary review presumptive decency and honesty of debate and electioneering last year. indicates that there are potentially

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So it is in that tug between vote, there are a number of technical and difficult negotiations that were of- those two principles that are so in- drafting errors which also have a sub- tentimes emotional and always, I grained in our country that we come to stantive effect and were being worked think, with the idea that we would do this very important moment and de- on as late as this afternoon. something that was good for the coun- bate. I have been open about my concerns try and that obviously was not going to I don’t think there is any question with respect to interior enforcement— be unanimously praised. Hearing the that much has been said about this bill concerns that I still hold today. For ex- Senator from Vermont express mis- before people have had an opportunity ample, the draft bill does not, to my givings about it and having earlier to even know what is in it. I will say knowledge, do enough to curb one of heard the Senator from Alabama equal- some things about it I think are impor- the core flaws that undermined the 1986 ly express himself, each from different tant. I believe it is a product of a bipar- amnesty bill—that of unlimited judi- sides of the spectrum, it adds to the tisan compromise. Anytime you come cial review. Indeed, just 2 weeks ago a thought I have had that this is a bill together with people from different judge ordered DHS to revisit whether a which strikes it down the middle pret- points of view, there are going to be class of aliens should get the 1986 am- ty well. those who will say it goes too much in nesty. It appears that if this bill Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, one direction or the other. passes, these aliens whose only real will the Senator yield? Here are some of the things it does claim to participate in our system, will Mr. MARTINEZ. Yes. do. It provides for border security. It be able to take advantage of the new Mr. DOMENICI. I wanted to ask will secure our borders in a way that visa holder because they were able to unanimous consent that the time from will make Americans understand that delay through litigation. There are no now until the vote be allotted to the the Government is serious about secur- limits on the number of motions to re- Senator from Florida and to the senior ing our borders. Before mentioning any open the administrative process or Senator from New Mexico and that of the other elements of this bill, I times an alien can appeal to an article there is no time remaining on the Dem- thank our colleague from Georgia, Sen- III court. If the American public is ocrat side, unless Senator KENNEDY ator ISAKSON, for the idea that we going to have confidence in this sys- wants some of my time. should have triggers in it. Before those Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, tem, they need/to be assured there will other issues would be implemented, the Senator is typically kind and cour- be limits. there will be an opportunity for a cer- teous. There were one or two Senators In addition, I would note that the tification—not subjectively but objec- who said they might need a moment or New York Times wrote that the 1986 tively—with measurable results: How amnesty bill produced the largest im- two, but they haven’t been back in much fence has been built? How many migration fraud in the history of the touch. If they are, I might ask for a border agents were hired? How many United States. President Clinton’s INS minute or two from the Senator. I other promises were fulfilled toward general counsel testified that statutory thank him for his thoughtfulness. Mr. DOMENICI. So I ask unanimous the issue? restrictions on law enforcement’s abil- One of the important ones is a consent that the remaining time be al- ity to use the information contained in tamperproof ID card that employees amnesty applications impeded their lotted to the two of us and, if nec- essary, we can allot time to somebody must have to present to employers so ability to detect the fraud. To my we can verify that they are working in knowledge, this bill continues to re- else. America legally and that there are no quire confidentiality in certain cases The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without phony Social Security numbers that where the application is denied. objection, it is so ordered. In the end, as much as I believe we Mr. DOMENICI. I thank the Senator can be used. That is a tamperproof, bio- should continue to work together to for yielding and thank him for all the metrically induced ID. We need to have reach consensus on the critical issue of hard work he has put into this bill. those in place before the bill becomes a immigration reform—a matter of na- Mr. MARTINEZ. Madam President, it reality. Border security must and tional import but that is particularly is a pleasure to be on the floor talking ought to be first and foremost. I have important to my home State of about this subject with the Senator heard a lot of discussion from people Texas—I cannot in good conscience from New Mexico. We did that last who have not read the bill who suggest agree to proceed to legislation which year, as I recall, as well, and the Sen- that 12 million illegal aliens are receiv- we anticipate replacing with language ator has a rich immigrant history in ing a guaranteed, automatic right to we received at 2 a.m. on Saturday— his family that all of us in different remain in the United States. That is without appropriate committee re- ways share. not the case. They are going to have an view—the text of which is hundreds of I guess I should say, as the only per- opportunity—after paying fines, after pages in length, the provisions of which son who has the privilege of serving in coming out of the shadows and reg- are as complicated as any legislation this body who is an immigrant and as istering, after background checks—to we will take up and the impact of truly someone who has come here hav- pay a fine for breaking the law and which will be felt, for better or worse, ing been born elsewhere, it is an in- then go on probationary status. They for generations to come. credible privilege for me to talk on this will then have a card, which will be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- subject and have an opportunity to be come a visa, if they apply for it. ator from Florida is recognized. a part of this debate. It is a paradigm shift in what immi- Mr. MARTINEZ. Madam President, I I really think it is a moment that gration is like in our country. It will am delighted we have come to this brings us all to the roots of what our require a new paradigm, which some point where, after much hard work and Nation is about. We understand that find that, for a country that wants to discussion for days and weeks and even this is a nation of immigrants, a nation be competitive in the 21st century, months, we can present to the Senate that through its history has had this may be a wise thing. It is a merit-based for its consideration an immigration tradition of welcoming people from all system, without throwing aside the reform bill that I believe seeks to serve over the world, from all different lands, issue of family. It continues to involve the needs of this country. I have had and manages in this magical way to family consideration, but it is not the the pleasure and the privilege of work- bring people into the fullness of what it only consideration. ing with a number of colleagues from means to be an American. I have expe- Illegal aliens who are here and wish this body during the last many weeks rienced it in my own life. I can speak to regularize their status should have as we sought to put together some- about that for days. It has been that an opportunity to become citizens, but thing that would serve the country’s same kind of miracle I have seen hap- it ought not be an automatic or direct interests. pen to others. path to citizenship. They will have to We have worked bipartisanly, with And I think that opportunity is still return to their home country under help from very dedicated Cabinet mem- out there for many to enjoy, at the this bill and apply outside the country

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But the bill outside the country, it is going to be as The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. STA- says none of the bill’s other provisions lengthy as 13 to 15 years before they BENOW). The Senator from New Mexico shall go into effect until the border is can become citizens of this country. is recognized. made secure. The people in line and the people who Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I thank the Senator from Florida for his Then it says that secure means 370 have done it the right way will be first miles of border fencing must be built. to become citizens, ahead of those who dedicated work on this bill and for his efforts heretofore a couple of years ago, The Department of Homeland Security have come illegally. is committed to building 370 miles by As to the guest worker program, this when he worked very hard on this issue. We didn’t have success, but December 31, 2008. We are being honest. is truly a guest worker program. When We didn’t have to say that date. We somebody outside the country comes maybe this bill, in spite of all the early talk against it, may succeed. Maybe didn’t have to talk about it. But we here to go to school, they ask for a stu- cannot get fencing built any sooner. So dent visa and they understand they are with some amendments and some work it may become the new law with ref- that period of time is going to have to coming for a period of time to study be used before we do other things in and go to school and then they are to erence to illegal aliens for the United States of America. It is good enough the bill. The bill cannot change any- return to their country. The guest body’s status this year because those worker program will be much the same for America. It is sufficiently clear for America. It will clear up the status of provisions are dormant until the bor- thing. They will come for 2 years, un- der is made secure. They are dormant. derstanding it is a 2-year visa. At the the 10 to 12 million undocumented end of that 2 years, they have to return aliens who live here. It will clear that It also says 200 miles of vehicular home. They are not coming to immi- problem up. Everywhere you look, we barriers must be in place. It says 70 grate; they are coming to work. That is have let the problems of illegal aliens radar and camera towers must be on the understanding. It is the under- grow out of all proportions. the southern border. It says four un- It is a hard job to put a bill like this standing before they ever come here. manned aerial vehicles must be in op- together. It is not easy. It is one of the As they do, they will have an oppor- eration we have to leave undocumented most difficult jobs you can have to put tunity to work and taste the American aliens apprehended on the border in de- legislation together to try to fix the dream, but they also have an obliga- tention facilities to wait until they are last 15 years of letting our laws be ig- tion to return to their country. At the deported. Right now if you don’t have a nored. We have not cared about them, end of 6 years, or three work periods, place for them, the judges release letting the borders become porous, let- them. That has been one of our prob- they will return home and not be al- ting millions of people in illegally, lowed to return again as a guest work- lems. The bill has 27,500 detention beds which has caused all kinds of problems. to end the ‘‘catch and release pro- er. They could have a path to citizen- But I can tell you, if you look at this ship, if they so chose to apply for reg- gram’’, which we are aware of, those of bill carefully and you don’t look at it us who represent the border. You have ular immigrant status. They could be with any preconceived ideas or ide- considered for that, but at the same to have all that done before the bill be- ology, but look at it and ask: What are comes operative. time there would be no guarantees by the practical problems and what are So if any one of those is not done, it the fact that they were here. They will the practical solutions here? I submit is just like not having an immigration have earned points by working here, that it comes close to solving these reform bill; isn’t that correct? and it is going to be a merit-based sys- problems in the very best way possible. tem. So they will have an opportunity I am sorry I already heard this morn- Mr. MARTINEZ. That is right. to be considered for citizenship. ing Senators talking for a very long pe- Mr. DOMENICI. People say you are This is a problem that begs an an- riod of time about why they are going to do immigration reform before swer. There are many who would say against this bill. In the end, I listened the border is secured. How are we going this is amnesty, and therefore it should and, after listening, I concluded that to do that when the law says you throw not even be considered. I suggest to most of them had it wrong. I don’t like the rest of the bill away until we have them they ought to read the bill so to say that about my fellow Senators, secured the border, and then it tells they understand the details and how it but they had it wrong on the major you what border security is? That has is not amnesty. So to those who dis- issues, which they said made up their been worked on day and night. That miss it as something that is no good mind to be against the bill. has been done to try to calm so many and not workable, I suggest this: What Let me tell you what is going to hap- thousands of people who have been in- is your answer? What do you suggest? pen under this bill. Before anything doctrinated to believe that the only What is your solution to this problem else in this bill is used or implemented, thing we should do is make the border that for over 20 years has been vexing our borders must be secure. Let me re- secure. So all they are going to ask you our country? peat: whatever you hear from Senators when you go home is: Did you secure It is time to grapple with this and that this bill is going to do, none of the border, Senator? And, Senator, I tackle it. We know how to solve prob- those provisions are going to be imple- heard from such and such that you lems in the United States. We can solve mented unless and until we have se- didn’t secure the border. this problem if we continue to work to- cured the border. I don’t know how we Senators ought to carry around a gether in the spirit of this group of can say it any clearer. Senator KEN- piece of paper that has this border se- ours, which at times has been quite NEDY and Senator JON KYL from Ari- contentious but is also forging ahead zona, the leaders on each side on this curity provision on it, and you ought to take it out and read it to your con- to solve a problem. The spirit that issue with Senator SPECTER, maybe group has had is the spirit that the what you are going to have to do is stituents. They deserve the truth. They Senate and the Congress needs to tack- pull the text of this bill that secures want the truth. We are not trying to do le this issue. the border and distribute it to the Sen- anything to hide what we did. We are I commend the President for having ators so they will have it right in front trying to make sure they know it. had the steadfast support on the pro- of them to see that there is a border se- I mentioned the name of a Senator posal. He has been there with criticism curity part of this bill. It is there. It from Arizona. He is not here, but JON even for members of our own party. He says, before you can implement the KYL will be here tomorrow, so all the has been terrific in terms of sticking to other provisions of this bill, the border Americans out there will understand it, continuing to support it, having will be made secure. that JON KYL was one of the Repub- members of his Cabinet working with It doesn’t stop there. It tells you lican who spent literally hundreds us day and night. We are at the thresh- what a secure border is. It says 18,000 upon hundreds of hours as a dedicated

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So before the Senator’s time ex- country. You could not get everything tion. You must pay another fine. You pires, I will again ask unanimous con- you wanted because there are other must learn English. That is the first sent. people playing. If you have 10 Senators time we have had that provision. And Mr. DOMENICI. That is fine. If the working on it, and they are Democrats you must learn U.S. civics. Senator from New Jersey has permis- and Republicans and they each believe All of that must happen: 8 years of sion, he can come back and do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- one thing or another, you have to come work, make a choice to pursue citizen- tion is heard. ship, wait at least 5 more years for a to a practical compromise. Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I That is what it means to be a Sen- total of 13 years, and then if you can wish to tell about both my parents who ator who writes the law well. He works pass the citizenship test, you can be- came to this country as aliens, but I with his fellow Senators to come up come a citizen if you so choose. You don’t believe in 3 or 4 minutes that I with what they can use and do in a can choose another route and you don’t can do that adequately. So I will try to practical manner. That is what hap- have to become a citizen or ultimately find another time in the next 5 or 6 pened with this bill. It is practical, yet you can go home. There might be many days to tell you, Americans, who are it is doable; and it is not only doable, people who will do that. We don’t listening, that you have a Senator it is right. know. whose parents were both born in a for- If America accomplishes this bill in Before I turn the time over to Sen- eign country, whose parents came here its totality, we will have made one of ator SPECTER—and I don’t have time— as youngsters. the largest changes for the better for but my friends, a couple of Senators It is a very interesting story because the United States, and I don’t think have heard me talk before about my on my mother’s side, she married my there is any doubt about that. It is family, average people who got in- father after consultation with a lawyer tough, and it is going to be hard. volved with the laws of our land as im- about citizenship requirements. They I wish to talk about another provi- migrants. were told that my mother was a citizen sion, and then if Senator SPECTER is Madam President, how much time once they got married because my fa- back and wants time, I will yield to would Senator SPECTER like? ther was a citizen. He became a citizen him. Mr. SPECTER. Six minutes. because he served in the First World This bill is difficult because every- Mr. DOMENICI. It looks like we have War. He came over right at the turn of body wants to know two things about 6 minutes. Is that what it is? the century and was drafted into the this bill. There are other pieces, but Mr. SPECTER. I think there is 10 First World War. there are two major questions. One is, minutes. It turned out that the lawyer gave did you secure the border, and I just Mr. DOMENICI. I will take 4 minutes them wrong advice, and my mother talked about that because I am just telling about my family, and Senator was not a citizen. She raised her chil- like every other Senator. My telephone SPECTER can have the rest. dren here and lived here as a perfect is ringing and most people want to Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, model citizen. know: Did you secure the border? Or will the Senator from New Mexico Then one day during the Second they tell you that you did not secure yield for a unanimous consent request? World War, she was arrested by several the border and you have to be sure that Mr. DOMENICI. I will be pleased to men who came in black cars to the you set them straight and they under- yield. back door while we four children were stand that you did secure the border. Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I playing with marbles, or whatever we The money has been rolling in every appreciate the distinguished Senator did. In came the people, the agents year to secure the border, and it will be yielding. I ask unanimous consent that that work for the U.S., saying this lady coming in again this year to get this at the end of the time on the Repub- was an illegal alien and she should be work finished because if it can’t get lican side, I have 5 minutes to speak arrested. finished, the other provisions cannot be before the cloture vote. Of course, that was a shock, needless carried out. One of those other provi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there to say. My father came hurrying home sions is a brand new effort on the part objection? from work and, guess what, the lawyer of this great country to take 10 to 12 Mr. DOMENICI. Reserving the right who had given him advice, my dad million aliens who live in our country, to object. brought him along. He went over to his who live kind of as hideouts—they are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- office and got him and said: You got us everywhere and they are nowhere. ator from New Mexico. in this trouble, maybe you ought to Some live running from one place to Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I come over and get us out. another. Others have found a way with would normally not object, but I under- Sure enough, the lawyer was very illegal cards to find their way into so- stand the leaders have set the time at upset. By evening, my poor mother was released because she had a good lawyer. ciety. They are your neighbors with 5:30 p.m. for the vote, and this request A lot of people don’t have that, and we their kids going to school just like will extend the time. I don’t think I know what happens to them under our yours. We have decided, because the have the authority to extend the time laws. country has asked us to, that we have for a vote. Madam President, I ask Sen- Next, I will tell you about my father to do something about that 10 to 12 ator KENNEDY, am I thinking right? I and what happened to him. That will million people. wasn’t here when we agreed to take be the next episode, shall we say. For For those who are interested, just this up. now, I yield the remainder of the time ask your Senators about the bill as it The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that we have to Senator SPECTER. is written, ask what we are going to do. ator from Massachusetts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- We are going to tell those illegal aliens Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, as ator from Massachusetts. who are here working: If you want to I look at it, we have 11 minutes. The Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I take advantage of this law, you have to leaders had indicated to different Sen- have been told by the leadership that come forward and turn yourself in, and ators earlier that they wanted 5:30 we can extend the debate by 10 min- the United States will then begin to p.m., and everyone is on notice for that utes—5 minutes for the Senator from work with you on a path toward giving to happen. New Jersey and, if necessary, 5 minutes you a document that you can carry Mr. DOMENICI. It is at 5:30 p.m. we on the other side. with you, that you can use to obtain are going to vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without work, and you will be legal 4 years at Mr. KENNEDY. That is the time we objection, it is so ordered. The Senator a time. were told. from Pennsylvania.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6386 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I the provisions on the touchback and agreement that has been struck, but I am always fascinated by Senator think that there is not sufficient em- do believe every Senator should vote DOMENICI’s floor statements, about his phasis on family unification. If I had for cloture, and I want to talk about immigrant parents. I will take just 60 my druthers, many of those provisions that. seconds to talk about my immigrant would not be in the bill. But every time If you vote ‘‘yes’’ on cloture, you are parents. we find a point which is objected to, voting to give the Senate an oppor- My mother came here when she was 6 that point doubtless is in the bill in tunity to move forward with tough, years old in 1906. My father came in order to get two other considerations smart, and comprehensive immigration 1911 when he was 18. The Czar wanted that somebody would like. It is an ac- reform that secures our Nation’s bor- to send my father to Siberia. He lived commodation. ders. If you vote ‘‘no’’ on cloture, you in Ukraine. That is where the Czar The old saying, you never want to see are voting to maintain the status quo wanted to send all the young Jewish legislation or sausage made doesn’t of failed laws and a broken immigra- men, to Siberia. My father didn’t want apply here because what we have had tion system that is weak on enforce- to go to Siberia because he heard it to deal with wouldn’t even qualify for ment, leaves our borders and our citi- was cold there. He wanted to go to sausage. It would be so unpalatable zens unsecured, while also allowing for Kansas instead. It was a close call, and really. But what we are really facing continued exploitation and human traf- he got to Kansas where I was born. here is a broken system. We have anar- ficking. They didn’t have enough money to chy. We have borders which are porous. If we have to wait a couple of years, hire a lawyer, but, fortunately, they This bill will fix that with fencing, and that is what will happen if we don’t didn’t have any problems either. In with barriers, with 6,000 additional move this now, then States and mu- Wichita, there weren’t many big black Border Patrol to the 12,000 there now, nicipalities will pass their own laws, cars, so the family lived happily ever and we will eliminate the magnet for which often violate equal protection after. jobs for illegal immigrants because laws, can discriminate against those On the issue before the Senate, I urge now we have a way to identify who is who are U.S. citizens and lawful perma- my colleagues to vote for cloture to legal and who is not legal. nent residents, and create conflict proceed. We have been engaged for the So we are in a position to impose within otherwise peaceful commu- better part of 3 months in extraor- tough sanctions on employers who hire nities. dinarily extensive and complicated ne- those who are illegal. We have the need By invoking cloture, we have the op- gotiations. Every week from 4 to 6 p.m. for a workforce for restaurants, for ho- portunity to strengthen the screening on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thurs- tels, for landscapers, for farms. The process at our consulates and points of days, we would meet. Those hours were Chamber of Commerce doesn’t like the entry, to better use technology along extended. We are trying to tabulate the bill because it doesn’t provide a suffi- our borders, to make sure our agencies total number of hours we worked. So cient workforce. have both the necessary staff and the far, nobody can count that high. But We have tried to calculate a point resources to do their jobs, thus effec- system. We have to produce a lot of we had 10 Senators working almost full tively tightening our border security green cards for the undocumented im- time, and we came to a compromise and workplace enforcement. By invok- migrants, and we have tried to provide and a combination, which is the way ing cloture we have the opportunity to a point system which will give due re- we work around here. create an equal playing field and en- I knew at the outset that working on gard for the low-skilled workers for the sure that America’s workers, wages, workforce and due regard for the high- immigration was going to be the third benefits, and health and safety stand- skilled workers so we can be competi- rail. The third rail is that rail that ards are not undercut. tive. We have also given consideration electrocutes you. We have long talked Finally, by invoking cloture we have to family ties. So we have done the about Social Security as the third rail. the opportunity to realize the eco- best that could be done under these cir- Immigration is equally a third rail. nomic realities in our society in which There is no way to satisfy all facets cumstances. If anybody has a better undocumented workers are doing the of the political spectrum. We are ac- idea, we are open to suggestions. At worst work that we cannot get many cused on the right of amnesty. We have least we should be able to proceed to Americans to do, such as picking the done everything we could to avoid that have a debate and to proceed to the fruits you had for breakfast, cleaning charge. I think we succeeded. Those consideration of the bill. If people have the hotel rooms for your stay, or undocumented immigrants will have to amendments, the Senate will work its plucking the chicken you had for din- pay a fine, they will have to pay back will. ner last night. We have an opportunity We have a fragile coalition, however, taxes, they have to learn English, they to vote to create a pathway to earned it ought to be noted. The coalition is have to fit into our culture, they have legalization—not amnesty but earned fragile. If the basic tenets of the pro- to hold jobs and be responsible, and go legalization that will take many years, posed legislation are not fulfilled, some to the end of the line. They can’t begin considerable fines, payment of taxes, will withdraw their support. At a bare and a new English standard that will to qualify until 8 years have passed. It minimum, after what has been done in be required for permanent residency for may be as long as 13 years which have a very forceful, good-faith effort by the first time in our history. passed. So it is not amnesty. Democrats and Republicans working Right now we have anarchy—anar- That is what is at stake in the vote very hard, very sincerely, in good faith chy. Those 12 million undocumented this evening. It seems to me we have to to come up with a bill, we have one move closer to once again controlling immigrants are going to be in this pending. At a minimum, it ought to be our borders, restoring the rule of law, country one way or another. We can’t considered. deport them. If we have a registration Whether it will be passed remains to and maintaining our long, proud his- procedure, there is a chance that we be seen, but we have drawn from all tory as a nation of immigrants. will identify undocumented immi- segments of the political spectrum, and Last Thursday, the administration grants who have criminal records who the consideration of this legislation and a group of our colleagues came to ought to be deported. It is possible to ought to proceed. I urge my colleagues an agreement that is often referred to deport a small number, but certainly to vote cloture on the motion to pro- as the ‘‘grand bargain.’’ Unfortunately, not all 12 million. ceed. there are a number of details in this The new program will have detention Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, I deal that, in my mind, create an unfair space for 27,500 people, but we can’t think we have 5 minutes remaining, and impractical immigration system, begin to detain 12 million people, to and I yield the time to the Senator undercutting the more sensible provi- litigate the deportation process. It can- from New Jersey. sions. It is my intention, working with not be done. But that is not stopping The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- many colleagues, through a series of those on the right from calling it am- ator from New Jersey. amendments, to help lead a charge to nesty. Mr. MENENDEZ. I thank the Chair. improve the deal by ultimately cre- Those on the left think it is not suffi- Madam President, I don’t support ating on the Senate floor tough, smart, ciently compassionate and object to and can’t embrace the underlying and fair immigration reform.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6387 Very briefly, I believe the ‘‘grand permit at least the debate on this whatever substitute is offered is, in bargain’’ has at least three serious issue, which is of fundamental impor- fact, reflective of exactly where this flaws that must be fixed—an tance in terms of our country; am I legislation is. antifamily bias that clogs the system, correct? The other point I would make is we a temporary worker program that cre- Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, the shouldn’t be in a hurry to finish this ates a permanent working underclass, Senator from Massachusetts is correct, bill. Last year, there were 35 immigra- and exorbitant fines. If we don’t im- this is a cloture vote on the motion to tion amendments. Twenty-three prove the ‘‘grand bargain,’’ we could proceed. This will enable the Senate to amendments were voted on before clo- tear at the fabric of family reunifica- take up the bill. ture and 12 after cloture. This is, by tion by eliminating four out of five Again, I emphasize the very laborious any standard, at least a 2-week bill, family-based green card categories and efforts of more than a dozen Senators, and I think any effort to finish up this capping green cards for parents at meeting many hours, structuring what bill, one way or the other, this par- 40,000 a year. So much for family val- has occurred. It is easy for anyone to ticular week would be unsuccessful. ues not stopping at the Rio Grande pick out a provision of this bill he or This is clearly a 2-week bill. River, as the President has talked she would not like, but for every provi- This is an important subject. I think about. sion that is in the bill which the Sen- there is widespread discontent with the If we don’t improve the ‘‘grand bar- ator might object to, that was probably status quo in our country on the status gain,’’ we would enact a truly tem- placed there in consideration for other of illegal immigration. It is time for porary worker program that labor provisions in the bill which that Sen- the Senate to take this up and to give doesn’t support and that bars most ator might agree to. There are many it adequate time for consideration. temporary workers from any path to tradeoffs in coming to the conclusions Hopefully, at the end of 2 weeks, we permanent residence. Without such a which we have, so that when we pro- will be able to pass a bill on a broad bi- chance, these workers would be driven ceed to the consideration of the bill, partisan basis that improves the cur- underground and could be exploited obviously any Senator may offer any rent situation. while creating yet another underclass amendment he or she chooses, but I With that, Madam President, I yield of undocumented workers. would again comment that the coali- the floor. If we don’t improve the ‘‘grand bar- tion which has brought this bill to the gain,’’ we will require a family of four floor is a very fragile coalition. If there CLOTURE MOTION to pay up to $19,000 in fines and fees, are any changes on the fundamental The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under which is far more punitive than what I so-called ‘‘grand bargain,’’ a term the previous order and pursuant to rule have seen in the Federal criminal code originated by Senator LINDSEY GRA- XXII, the clerk will report the motion for a variety of criminal offenses, such HAM, we are going to run the risk of to invoke cloture. as the possession of firearms, posses- losing Senators. The legislative clerk read as follows: sion of narcotics, and other things, and The issues are enormous. This is an CLOTURE MOTION is impractical to luring those in the enormous issue facing the country. No We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- shadows to come forward and be identi- domestic issue is of greater importance ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the fied and regularize their stays in this than this one, and we ought to do our Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move country. utmost to find an answer to it because to bring to a close debate on the motion to I believe what this country does on today, on immigration, we have anar- proceed to Calendar No. 144, S. 1348, Com- immigration represents the core of chy. There are people complaining prehensive Immigration Reform. American values. How we treat this about amnesty, but the 12 million will Barbara Boxer, Harry Reid, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Dick subject will either show the best or be here no matter what we do. When we Durbin, Daniel K. Inouye, B.A. Mikul- worst of America, and so while I am take a look at the specifics, it is not ski, Robert Menendez, Amy Klobuchar, not supportive at this stage of the bi- amnesty. There are fines to be paid, Daniel K. Akaka, Maria Cantwell, Jeff partisan comprehensive agreement there are taxes to be paid, there is Bingaman, Ken Salazar, Dianne Fein- that has been reached here, I urge Sen- English to be learned, there is hard stein, Christopher Dodd, Edward Ken- ators on both sides of the aisle to stand work to be done, and undocumented nedy. up, to vote for cloture, and to permit a immigrants are going to have to earn The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- comprehensive debate to start in the their way to citizenship. They start at imous consent, the mandatory quorum Senate and, hopefully, to work a bill the end of the line with a minimum of call has been waived. The question is, we can ultimately be proud of, that can 8 years and perhaps as long as 13 years. Is it the sense of the Senate that de- secure the Nation, fuel our economy, Madam President, I am told Senator bate on the motion to proceed to S. and at the same time guarantee we MCCONNELL is within sight. How much 1348, a bill to provide for comprehen- bring millions of people out of the time remains, Madam President? sive immigration reform and for other darkness and into the light. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is purposes, shall be brought to a close? 1 Madam President, I yield the floor. 1 ⁄2 minutes remaining. The yeas and nays are mandatory Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, do Mr. SPECTER. Maybe we will head under the rule. The clerk will call the we have 1 minute or so? him off at the pass and tell him not to roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- come. The legislative clerk called the roll. jority’s time has expired. The minori- Senator MCCONNELL is here, and he Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the ty’s time is 4 minutes. has 11⁄2 minutes remaining, according Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, I to the timekeeper. He may have some Senator from Delaware (Mr. BIDEN), the Senator from New York (Mrs. CLIN- am advised Senator MCCONNELL, our leadership time, who knows. leader, is on his way to the floor, so he The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- TON), the Senator from Connecticut will be arriving shortly and we will use publican leader. (Mr. DODD), the Senator from South the balance of our time. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Dakota (Mr. JOHNSON), the Senator Until he arrives, would either Sen- voting for cloture is a vote simply to from Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY), the ator on our side of the aisle care to begin the debate on this legislation. Senator from Florida (Mr. NELSON), make a statement? Normally, cloture is used to end de- and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Well, if no one else will, I will use the bate, but here it is to begin. OBAMA) are necessarily absent. time. This is an extremely complicated, Mr. LOTT. The following Senator is Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, comprehensive piece of legislation, necessarily absent: the Senator from will the Senator yield for a question? worked at on a bipartisan basis over a Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). Perhaps we could mention, so all the period of time. It needs to be finalized. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Members understand, this then is the I understand there was a modification WHITEHOUSE). Are there any other Sen- cloture vote on the motion to proceed, to the substitute this afternoon, agreed ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? which will permit the Senate to begin to, I believe, by Senator KENNEDY and The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 69, the debate. So a vote in favor would Senator KYL. We need to make sure nays 23, as follows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 [Rollcall Vote No. 173 Leg.] matter, that people will legislate in a tion. That was my former colleague, YEAS—69 bipartisan manner. No one is trying to my former late colleague Jennings Akaka Feingold McCaskill get an advantage over anyone else with Randolph. I have never forgotten it. Alexander Feinstein McConnell this piece of legislation. We have blame Once in a while, I vote from the well of Bayh Graham Menendez Bennett Grassley Mikulski for both Democrats and Republicans. the Senate, and sometimes I cast my Bingaman Gregg Murkowski But whatever we do in the Senate is vote from here. But that is what this Bond Hagel Murray not the last word. After we complete book says: ‘‘Resolved, that it is a Boxer Harkin Nelson (NE) the legislation, the House will have to standing order of the Senate that dur- Brown Hatch Pryor Brownback Inouye Reed do something on that. They will come ing yea and nay votes in the Senate, Burr Isakson Reid up with what they feel is the best way each Senator shall vote from the as- Cantwell Kennedy Rockefeller to handle immigration. We will then go signed desk of the Senator.’’ Cardin Klobuchar Salazar to conference. There was a reason for that. I won’t Carper Kohl Schumer Casey Kyl Smith During these entire three steps, we take the time of the Senate this Chambliss Landrieu Snowe will be working with the White House evening to talk about this further, but Cochran Lautenberg Specter to try to come up with something to I will have something to say one day Coleman Leahy Stabenow Collins Levin Stevens fix a broken system. Now, are we going about that. ‘‘[E]ach Senator shall vote Conrad Lieberman Voinovich fix it perfectly? Probably not. But it is from the assigned desk of the Senator. Craig Lincoln Warner something that is badly in need of fix- S. Res. 480, 90th Congress, second ses- Domenici Lott Webb ing. We are going to make it much bet- sion, October 11, 1984. Durbin Lugar Whitehouse Ensign Martinez Wyden ter at the end of the process than it is May God bless his name, Jennings now. Randolph. NAYS—23 I yield the floor I thank the Senate, and I thank the Allard DeMint Sessions The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- Chair. Baucus Dole Shelby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Bunning Dorgan Sununu publican leader. Byrd Enzi Tester Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ator from Massachusetts. Coburn Hutchison Thomas appreciate the remarks of the majority Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, as al- Corker Inhofe Thune leader. It reflects the conversation he ways, we thank the Senator from West Cornyn Roberts Vitter Crapo Sanders and I had earlier this afternoon, where Virginia for insisting that Senate deco- rum be enforced. All of us understand NOT VOTING—8 I indicated there was a strong feeling on this side of the aisle that this was a his devotion to this institution and to Biden Johnson Nelson (FL) its ability to function in an effective Clinton Kerry Obama 2-week bill. Dodd McCain Last year when we took up this mat- and efficient way. He reminds us, and we need to be reminded at times. We The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this ter, there were 35 amendments voted thank him. I remember Jennings Ran- vote, the yeas are 69, the nays are 23. on. Twenty-three amendments were dolph making those points time and Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- voted on before cloture, 12 were voted time again about standing at one’s sen and sworn having voted in the af- on after cloture. Clearly, this is an ex- desk. That was back at another time, firmative, the motion is agreed to. traordinarily complex and challenging The majority leader is recognized. piece of legislation. but I certainly remember his service to Mr. REID. Mr. President, for all Sen- So I wish to thank my friend, the the country. ators, I have had a number of conversa- majority leader, for realizing this is So we have some idea of the way we tions with the distinguished Repub- not going to go anywhere unless we are going to proceed, I have been noti- lican leader. I think it would be in the have a full and thorough debate of at fied, although I haven’t had an oppor- best interests of the Senate—I am con- least 2 weeks. tunity to talk either to Senator SPEC- fident that Senator MCCONNELL agrees I yield the floor. TER or Senator KYL or others on the because it was his suggestion—that we f other side, that we have two amend- ments at least that are going to deal not try to finish this bill this week. COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION I think we could, but I am afraid that with the temporary worker provision, REFORM ACT OF 2007 conclusion wouldn’t be anything that one which would effectively strike all anyone wanted. There simply is not The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under of the temporary worker provisions enough time on this massive, mas- the previous order the motion to pro- that will be probably offered by the sively important piece of legislation to ceed is agreed to. Senator from North Dakota, and an- do it all on Tuesday, Wednesday, The Senate will proceed to the con- other amendment which will be the Thursday, and Friday. sideration of S. 1348, which the clerk amendment to reduce the number of So, reluctantly; I kind of guard this will report. temporary workers from 400,000 to schedule like my best friend, I think I The legislative clerk read as follows: 200,000. Those were amendments simi- am going to have to give my best A bill (S. 1348) to provide for comprehen- lar to the ones we had the last time we friend 1 less week to do other things. sive immigration reform, and for other pur- had the immigration bill. We had a When we come back the week after the poses. good discussion, and we will have that Memorial Day break, we will spend The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- debate, but we don’t expect, obviously, that on immigration. I think the coun- ator from West Virginia is recognized. that we will be voting this evening. We try deserves it. I think the Senate de- Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I thank are prepared to involve or engage in serves it. We can come up with a better the chair for the effort he has taken. I the debate or discussion, if those Mem- piece of legislation in that period of hesitate very much to impose on the bers want to, but it will be our hope time. time of the Senate. But there ought to that those amendments would be done I do appreciate the suggestion of my be a time now and then when one in a timely way for tomorrow. It is a distinguished Republican counterpart. might impose on the time of the Sen- good way to get the debate started be- Also, Mr. President, as I have said, this ate. cause it is an issue that is broad is an imperfect piece of legislation. But Let me read from the Standing Or- enough in scope that certainly those of what in the world would anyone ex- ders of the Senate, Standing Order 105. us who were here during the last de- pect? This is a tremendously important Hear this: ‘‘Resolved, That it is a bate remember it quite clearly. Others piece of legislation. The immigration standing order of the Senate that dur- can understand it quite well because it system in our country is broken. It ing yea and nay votes in the Senate, is a fairly obvious issue. It is about needs fixing. We have an obligation to each Senator shall vote from the as- what is going to be the number, wheth- fix it, as hard as it is, because it is re- signed desk of the Senator.’’ er we are going to have a temporary quired that we take positions on issues I always try to do that, Mr. Presi- worker program and whether we are we would rather not. dent. That was by S. Res. 480, 90th Con- going to have temporary workers at So I would hope, during the next cou- gress, second session. October 11, 1984. I this dimension, 400,000 reduced to ple of weeks as we are working on this will tell you who authored that resolu- 200,000.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6389 I hope that will be the beginning of a good question. So one of the things they would like in any immigration re- the debate. We will talk to those Mem- we tried to do in drafting this legisla- form, and do my best to try to see that bers to try to give the membership as tion was to put together a bill that ac- those principles, as much as possible, much notice as possible to address tually would and could be enforced, and are included in this legislation. If I those issues in a timely way. They the administration has helped us by didn’t sit down with Senator KENNEDY, have indicated their desire to start providing expertise in what it would I doubt he would include very much of with those. We would expect that to be take for Homeland Security and other what I wanted in the legislation he done. departments to actually provide the could otherwise draft. So what we have f enforcement the American people so done, in a bipartisan fashion, is to get desperately want. Senators on both sides of the aisle, MORNING BUSINESS There was general agreement that re- with many different views, agreeing to Mr. KENNEDY. I ask unanimous con- turn to the rule of law was the central try to put together something that can sent that until 7 p.m., there be a period component of any bipartisan com- pass this body, pass the House of Rep- for morning business, with Senators promise, starting with securing the resentatives, and be signed into law. I permitted to speak therein for up to 10 border, working right up to more en- know every one of us will stand up here minutes each. forcement in the interior of the coun- and say: This is not the bill I would The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without try, and especially at the workplace, to have drafted if I were king of the world objection, it is so ordered. make sure nobody in the future would or queen of the world. There is a lot in The Senator from Arizona. be hired unless it could be established this bill I don’t like very much. But I f they were entitled to be hired. That is know that in order to get something, one of the critical changes in this leg- IMMIGRATION you have to give something. At the end islation from the previous law which of the day, in order to do something Mr. KYL. Mr. President, let me com- was not enforceable and, as virtually about the problem of illegal immigra- ment a little bit on the same points everybody who knows this subject ap- tion that is hurting my own State of Senator KENNEDY made. preciates, the law is not being assidu- Arizona in ways I can’t begin to de- This is an extraordinarily important ously enforced particularly at the scribe, we have to try our very best to piece of legislation. The American peo- workplace. So that is a critical compo- work together to get something that ple—certainly our colleagues in the nent of what we have talked about will actually pass the Senate. That Senate—need plenty of time to digest doing. means an agreement with the adminis- and debate and discuss it. It is cer- There are a great many other things tration, with Democrats, and with Re- tainly nobody’s intention that this that will be discussed as we proceed publicans. would be rushed. That is why the ma- with the legislation. Referring back to I hope as my colleagues consider jority leader made comments earlier my recent campaign, the voters in my what we have put together, they will this evening that assures all of the State of Arizona, which is being over- acknowledge you have to start some- Members of this body that not only run by illegal immigration, had one where, but that if there are amend- will we have this week to debate and message loudly and clearly: Do some- ments that go to the heart of this perhaps amend the legislation, but that thing about this problem of illegal im- agreement and that break the agree- upon our return from the Memorial migration. So I was returned to the ment apart in substantial ways—not Day recess, we will take up the bill Senate by my constituents with an ob- ways at the periphery or tangentially again and, as he indicated, would have ligation to do my best to get in and do but that go to the guts of this agree- another week, if we needed it, to con- as much as we could to secure the bor- ment—that they can fully expect it tinue work on the legislation. der, return to the rule of law, ensure will no longer enjoy the support of While it is true the legislation did that only people who are eligible to those of us who worked hard to put the not go through the committee process, work here are permitted to do so, deal agreement together. If you want to try I assure my colleagues it was never with the people who are here illegally to kill this legislation, go right to the anyone’s intent that there not be the in a humane and just way, and try to heart of it and change any of the major fullest opportunity for discussion and set up a temporary worker program for pieces of it, you will find it will quick- debate. That will in fact occur. We are temporary workers only, rather than ly lose support, including mine. now on the bill formally. It is also my to recreate the problem we have today We fully expect Members to have a understanding that technical changes with a great deal of foreign-born work- lot of amendments that deal with dif- from the draft legislation will be com- force that isn’t legal in the United ferent aspects of the bill. There are a pleted tonight and the first amendment States and is now demanding to be- million different details, and that is all will be the amendment of that sub- come legal. fine. But if we go to the guts of the leg- stitute version. If the distinguished In order to get engaged in that proc- islation and that basic agreement is de- chairman of the committee has any ess and do something about it, it was stroyed, then I think we will see sup- other point on that, perhaps he could important to sit down with people of port for it evaporate quickly, including make it. But that would then put be- the other side as well as the adminis- mine. fore the body the exact language we tration. Of all the criticism I have re- I am looking forward to working would begin the debate and discussion ceived for being one of the sponsors of with my colleagues and debating and on. this legislation, the one I don’t quite discussing this legislation. But at the I have about another 5 minutes of understand from my constituents is, end of the day, I conclude there is no comments unless Senator KENNEDY why would I sit down with Senator option of doing nothing, that our only wants to say anything else. KENNEDY? What I have tried to tell option is to do something. That means It would be in order to thank Sec- them is, I understand your anxiety sitting down, working together, and retary Chertoff and Secretary Gutier- about sitting down with Senator KEN- trying to get a good bill passed. rez for their work in helping us in the NEDY, but on the other hand, in a body I appreciate the spirit in which all of Senate to craft this bipartisan con- of 100 Senators who are supposed to try my colleagues who have joined in this sensus legislation. So much of the en- to work together to find solutions to effort have worked toward this end. forcement of the legislation will de- problems, do you not at least acknowl- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pend upon action by the administra- edge that every now and then you have ator from Massachusetts. tion. They had to help us ensure this to sit down and talk to each other, Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I was a bill that could be enforced in the even when you are on the other side of thank the Senator from Arizona for his future. the aisle? Senator KENNEDY right now comments and for his general assess- I know during the last election so happens to be in the majority, in addi- ment of the circumstances we find our- many of my constituents asked the tion. selves with. I can certainly give the as- question: Why should we create a new As a result, it is, in my position, im- surance to the people of Arizona that law for you to enforce when the cur- portant to sit down, articulate what Senator KYL is a person of extremely rent law is not being enforced? That is the people of Arizona have told me strong views, who has felt very deeply

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This As has been pointed out at other about our kids, and we care about our sense of the Senate also states such a times, this has been a long, complex, future, we better care about what will program should include incentives for difficult process, but it is one for which happen if we do not take action soon to utilities that increase their portfolio of I share with Senator KYL that failure reduce greenhouse gas emissions suffi- clean energy. is not an option. This country cannot ciently to prevent the temperature in- I say to Senator LIEBERMAN, I wish to tolerate a continued border system creases forecasted for this century. ask to be added as a cosponsor to your which is fractured, which it is today, Thankfully, we are a nation of Climate Stewardship and Innovation and with all the uncertainty that ex- innovators, of entrepreneurs, of indi- Act and thank you for your cosponsor- ists, whether it is on the borders, or viduals with bold initiative. The tech- ship of this sense-of-the-Senate resolu- the exploitation of workers, or in nologies necessary to stabilize our at- tion, and finally your commitment to terms of the lives of many of the people mospheric concentration of greenhouse work on EPW to examine my clean en- who are here. We have tried to fashion gases in time to prevent a dangerous ergy portfolio proposal in a committee a program, and we are going to work increase in temperature are right at hearing, and to fight during EPW together to try to see that it is suc- our fingertips—from biofuels and plug- markup of climate change legislation cessful. in hybrid vehicles to nuclear energy for inclusion of: No. 1, congressional re- I thank the Senator for his com- and carbon sequestration for coal view of greenhouse gas caps, if other ments, and we are looking forward to plants, and many more. It is time for countries are not taking comparable getting good discussion and debates on Congress to provide the strong market climate change action; No. 2, congres- these issues. signals necessary to press these tech- sional review of greenhouse gas caps, if The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nologies forward, which is why I be- the unemployment and poverty rates ator from Minnesota. lieve Congress should work for an are increasing due to a U.S. greenhouse Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, first, I economywide response to climate gas reduction program; and, No. 3, pro- thank my colleague from Arizona. I do change with an idea I have cham- visions to reward electric utilities that not know if there is a greater cham- pioned: provide utilities incentives to increase the percentage of their elec- pion in this body on the rule of law on increase the percentage of their elec- tricity sales generated with ‘‘clean en- border security. I thank my colleague tricity sales they generate using clean ergy’’ or energy for noncarbon-emit- from Massachusetts for being the mas- energy sources such as renewables, nu- ting sources such as nuclear and clean ter at the art of figuring out how to get clear, and clean coal with carbon cap- coal. it done. As a former mayor, I have ture technology. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- great appreciation for that. When I was Yet it is not enough for the United ator from Connecticut. mayor, if it snowed, and the snow States to act alone. China is projected Mr. LIEBERMAN. I thank the Chair. wasn’t plowed, the next day I heard to be the largest greenhouse gas emit- Mr. President, I rise to thank my about it. I think we are here to fix ter by the end of this year. Climate friend, the Senator from Minnesota, for problems. The system we have today is change legislation must not put Amer- his kind words. More importantly, I broken and needs to be fixed. ica’s workers at a competitive dis- thank him for the commitment he has I thank both my colleagues for their advantage with the Chinese, and it expressed to protecting all of our chil- work on this issue. There will be a lot must not send manufacturing jobs dren and grandchildren from the im- of conversations as time goes on, a lot overseas. A greenhouse gas reduction pacts of unchecked global warming. of debates, but in the end the status program must not put Americans out Senator COLEMAN, in stepping for- quo is not acceptable and we have to of work or drive more hard-working ward today, has put himself at the van- fix it. families into poverty. guard of the next crucial wave of bipar- f When I drive on the streets, such as tisan support in the Senate for climate Grand Avenue in St. Paul, and it is stewardship legislation. CLIMATE CHANGE minus 10 degrees, minus 15 degrees, and I am proud to cosponsor his resolu- Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I want I see that mom sitting at a bus stop tion which, in a very thoughtful way— to switch subjects. waiting to catch a bus, or see that sen- not an obstructionist way—recognizes I see my colleague from Connecticut ior, I care about the costs they have to two of the most significant reasons in the Chamber. pay for energy. So those are things we why people have hesitated to step for- I rise to engage in a colloquy with have to think about. I refuse to look at ward and do something about climate truly my friend, the Senator from Con- this, or any other issue, without con- change. One is the equities here: that necticut, about an issue facing every sidering the effect it will have on those no matter how much we do in the American and every citizen of this who are trying to support their family United States of America to curb the world—an issue on which he is a true or, as I said before, the effect it will emission of greenhouse gases—and we leader in the Senate, and for which he have on the elderly, struggling to sur- must because we are the largest emit- has had great vision, great persever- vive on a fixed income. ter of such gases; we must lead here; it ance, and for which I applaud him. Accordingly, I have been working is our responsibility, ultimately our That is the issue of climate change. with Senator LIEBERMAN over the last moral responsibility—but no matter There is now a preponderance of evi- several months on an agreement that how much we assume that leadership dence from the scientific community allows us to work together on his Cli- role, if other developing nations such that human activities, particularly the mate Stewardship and Innovation Act as China and India do not do their part, burning of fossil fuels, have increased in a way that meets my concerns about because we all live in the same global the atmospheric concentrations of car- what mandatory greenhouse gas reduc- environment, the problem of global bon dioxide by 36 percent from tion legislation should look like. warming will continue to increase and preindustrial levels, leading to a dan- Today, we have arrived at that agree- be more serious for those who follow us gerous increase in global average tem- ment, and I believe together we can here on Earth. peratures. work in a bipartisan way to address Second is his recognition of a The temperatures speak for them- this very serious issue. thoughtful way to deal with the con- selves. According to NASA, 2005 was I earlier introduced a sense-of-the- cerns people have—even those who des- the warmest year globally on record Senate resolution stating that any perately want to do something to im- since readings began in 1880, with 1998 a comprehensive, mandatory greenhouse pede the advance of global warming—as close second. And 8 of the last 10 years gas emissions reduction program en- to the impact of what we do will have

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Mr. President, I conclude by again tice that we will be held accountable There is no conflict between protecting thanking my friend from Minnesota for our trade votes—accountable to our world and all who live in it from and asking unanimous consent—and I workers, accountable to business own- catastrophic climate change and also do so with great gratitude to him, as I ers—accountable for our trade votes protecting America’s economy, pro- believe his leadership here is signifi- and accountable for American trade tecting America’s consumers, and pro- cant—that the Senator from Min- policy when we go home. However, tecting America’s workers. We can, nesota, Mr. COLEMAN, be added as a co- since the announcement made by the must, and will do both. For those who sponsor to S. 280, the Climate Steward- Bush administration and some congres- may have had doubts about our capac- ship and Innovation Act of 2007, which sional leaders in the House about labor ity to do that, I think Senator COLE- Senator MCCAIN and I introduced ear- and environmental standards, back- MAN’s cosponsorship of the Climate lier this year. pedaling by the administration and Stewardship and Innovation Act is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sidestepping by supporters of the deal critically important. The fact is every- objection, it is so ordered. indicate that we may be in for another one who works with Senator COLEMAN The Senator from Minnesota. round of more of the same in our trade knows he cares deeply about the well- Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I policy. being of low- and middle-income Amer- thank my dear friend from Connecticut The administration already has hint- icans and of America’s workers, and he for his remarks, his commitments. Let ed at side deals for labor standards in- me say, first, I am proud to be working would not be cosponsoring the Climate stead of putting those standards in the with him as cosponsor of S. 280, the Cli- Stewardship and Innovation Act—step- central, core part of the agreement. mate Stewardship and Innovation Act ping forward to take a leadership role They are talking now about not re- of 2007. opening negotiations with Peru and in the battle against global warming— The Senator from Connecticut ap- not reopening negotiations with Pan- if he felt the components of that act proaches this issue, which is an impor- ama but instead adding a little sidebar, would adversely affect our economy. tant issue—it is a real issue; we have to I am very honored to have earned the a little letter, a little statement of sup- deal with it—in a way which he is support of my friend from Minnesota port for environmental labor standards known for in this Senate, which is in a on this crucial issue. I promise him I but not actually putting them in the thoughtful, constructive way, a way will work to ensure he is not dis- central core of the agreement. If that which takes into account the concerns appointed by the outcome of our ef- and the impact upon employees, upon is the case, if these labor and environ- forts. In particular, it is my honor to consumers, and, perhaps most impor- mental standards are not in the agree- chair a subcommittee on climate tantly, upon our kids and grandkids in ment but in a side letter of some sort, change in the Environment and Public the next generation. For that I thank then really, frankly, nothing new is Works Committee, and I will work to him and say it is a privilege to work being offered. It is the same old jalopy ensure that the bill we report from our with him—a man of great character with a new coat of paint. Voters in my State demanded real subcommittee and full committee em- and great dedication. braces the principles set forth in the Mr. President, with that I yield the change, not symbolic gestures. What is even more disturbing about resolution my friend from Minnesota floor. has introduced today, and of which I the new outline is it appears to rely in f am proud to be a cosponsor. good faith on the administration to en- The good news is I will not be work- U.S. TRADE POLICY force standards. Given this administra- ing alone. I believe a bipartisan major- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, the trade tion’s abysmal record on enforcement ity of the Environment and Public policies set in Washington and nego- of labor standards and environmental Works Committee wants to report to tiated across the globe have a direct standards, not just in trade agreements the Senate floor this year comprehen- impact on places such as Toledo and but enforcement of those standards in sive legislation that reduces green- Steubenville, on Cleveland and Ham- our domestic economy, we know what house gas emissions substantially ilton. That is why voters in my State this administration—we know its failed enough and quickly enough to forestall of Ohio and across the country sent a environmental policies. Given this ad- the disastrous climate change so many message loudly and clearly in Novem- ministration’s abysmal record on en- reputable scientists are warning us of, ber demanding a new direction, a very forcement, relying on blind trust isn’t and that does so in a way that does not different direction for our Nation’s just foolish, it is downright irrespon- weaken the position of the United trade policy. sible. States economically or otherwise im- Working men and women in Ohio The Jordan Free Trade Agreement pose hardship on our citizens. know that job loss doesn’t just affect passed by the House—I supported it I further say to my friend from Min- the worker or just the worker’s family; and many others did; it passed in both nesota that before we vote on that leg- job loss—especially the kind of job loss Houses overwhelmingly—the Jordan islation in our subcommittee, we are we have seen in the last 5 years, the Free Trade Agreement was once held going to be having additional hearings. kind of manufacturing job loss—when up as a standard in labor provisions. It Senator WARNER, my ranking member, we see that kind of job loss in the thou- had strong labor and environmental is committed also to seeing that the sands, that job loss devastates commu- standards in it. It passed in the year subcommittee produces legislation this nities. It hurts the local business 2000, but come 2001, with a new Presi- year that deals with the problem of owner, the drugstore, the grocery dent of the United States, George global warming and the challenge of its store, the neighborhood restaurant. It Bush, and a new U.S. Trade Represent- impact on our world. I want to ensure hurts communities. It hurts schools. It ative, Bob Zoellick, the Bush adminis- my friend from Minnesota that one of hurts police forces. It hurts fire depart- tration simply turned the other way those hearings will include a witness ments. while rampant human-trafficking who can educate the committee and Two weeks ago, leadership in the plagues that nation of Jordan. Shortly discuss the proposal of the Senator House of Representatives and in the after the Jordan agreement was en- from Minnesota for a clean energy White House announced a new outline acted, the new USTR, Bob Zoellick, portfolio standard. Personally, I think for trade policy, one that included sent a letter to Jordan’s Trade Min- his idea is a constructive one, a labor and environmental standards. ister saying the United States simply thoughtful one, a progressive one, and The fact that the Bush administration wouldn’t enforce the labor provisions. deserves serious consideration. was willing to negotiate at all, the fact So even though we passed a trade I am eager to explore ways to further that they were willing to pay even lip agreement with labor standards inside encourage electric power producers to service to labor and environmental the core agreement, this administra- increase their use of advanced tech- standards, underscores the November tion, this same crowd who now says nologies that can provide reliable, af- elections’ importance. they will enforce labor standards and

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But presumably, the rest of force those labor standards. every $1 billion trade deficit, you do us, now that we have had a chance to Today, as a result, Bangladeshi work- the math. It is clear this trade policy read it, will be able to at least nibble ers enter Jordan—from one of the poor- has failed. It has failed our workers. It around the edges and offer a few est countries in the world—they have has failed our small manufacturers. It amendments that might make it a lit- their passports confiscated, and work has failed our restaurants and our tle better, and I look forward to that in some cases up to 20 hours a day drugstores in those communities that opportunity. without breaks. Then Jordan exports suffer devastating job loss. It has failed I think it is very important that this those goods to the United States. our families. It has failed our country. bill was not rammed through this week There is no enforcement of labor stand- The current system is not sustain- and no attempt was made to do that. I ards, no enforcement of environmental able. Senator DORGAN has said: We think it would have poisoned the at- standards. There is simply the continu- want trade, and plenty of it, but under mosphere. It would have been a very ation of the exploitation of some of the new rules. That means benchmarks. bad scene had that occurred. So now we poorest workers in the world in order When we pass trade agreements, we are talking about 2 weeks of debate. to reap more profits and backdoor have to show how much this has done There is no doubt in my mind that this those products into the United States. for America’s wages, how much it has Senate could spend a month easily on If that is the plan, if that is the Bush done for American job creation, and we this bill—maybe more. It is a critically administration plan—forget what they want accountability, something we important piece of legislation. It has talk about on labor standards, forget have never brought to the table on much impact on our whole economy, what they promise on environmental these trade agreements. That does not our culture, and our rule of law. We standards—if that is the plan for Peru, mean trying to pass off more of the could do better with it if we spend time if that is the plan for Panama, if that same kind of trade policy, packaging it on it. So I hope we are not in a situa- is the plan for Colombia, if that is the in a different way, speaking of all the tion where the leadership—the conferee plan for South Korea, then they will platitudes of the administration and group which has been meeting—is simply not get the support for these that some others in the House and Sen- going to lock together and just vote trade agreements. They will not get ate have spoken about, just simply say- down anything that displeases them or the support from those who talked ing it is new and improved. one side or the other says this is im- about fair trade in their campaigns, Now is not the time for more bad portant and shouldn’t be amended. So I not from small business owners, not trade deals. We need to pause. We need am worried about that. We will see how from small manufacturers such as the to have a national conversation about it goes. local tool and die shop in Akron, the a new direction for trade in the 21st I hope the American people will take local machine shop in Dayton, not century, a conversation that includes the opportunity to study the legisla- from workers across the country who everybody. tion. It does have some good things in say: We don’t want more of the same. Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I it. It does have provisions in it that are That is what the elections last fall suggest the absence of a quorum. quite superior to the bill I referred to were all about. I believe every single The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as fatally flawed last year. But the clo- new Democratic Member of the Sen- clerk will call the roll. ture vote we just took was to move to ate—there are nine of us—every single The assistant legislative clerk pro- last year’s bill, and unless I am mis- one of us has talked about fair trade, ceeded to call the roll. taken, we have not seen the new bill not free trade. If this administration Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask that is supposed to be substituted. We thinks by simply saying: We are for unanimous consent that the order for haven’t seen anything other than a labor standards, we are for environ- the quorum call be rescinded. draft of the former bill. It has not been mental standards, we will put it in a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without put in legislative language, even in the little side letter here, and then a wink objection, it is so ordered. smaller print in the draft version that and a nod to their friends in the Na- f has been floated since Saturday. It is tional Association of Manufacturers, a 326 pages, but in normal bill language, IMMIGRATION wink and a nod to the large corpora- it will turn out to be probably 800, tions that benefit from slave labor and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish maybe 1,000 pages with each one of the child labor, simply giving them a wink to express some thoughts about the clauses and phrases. Based on our his- and a nod, if they think this Senate earlier statement of the Democratic tory of dealing with immigration, it and the other body are going to pass leader, Senator REID, that he was not has to be read carefully because ex- this kind of legislation, they are going to attempt to bring this bill up perts seem to have the ability—some of wrong. We know our trade policies for a vote this week. I think that is the these lawyers, particularly—to slip in have failed. As I said, if they bring only right choice that could have been phrases that can have significance far back this kind of trade agreement for made. He has been talking about bring- beyond what might appear to be the Peru, for Panama, for Colombia, for ing it up this week and actually get- case when you first read it. So it needs Korea without labor and environ- ting a vote on Friday on a bill that we to be studied carefully. mental standards in the core agree- only got the paperwork on Saturday A lot of people wanted to ram this ment and without real commitments to morning at 2 a.m. It hasn’t been sub- through before the Memorial Day re- enforce those labor and environmental stituted yet, to my knowledge. cess. standards, then those trade agreements This is a piece of legislation of enor- I am glad Senator REID has aban- aren’t going to fly here. mous complexity which has not gone doned that and will allow the American We know our trade policies have through the proper committee—the Ju- people the opportunity to have an failed. When I first ran for Congress, diciary Committee. It was written by a extra week to look at it. our trade deficit in 1992 was $38 billion. group of people who claim they have I thank my colleagues who have Even in those days, President Bush— reached an agreement. The agreement worked on the bill. They are good peo- the first President Bush—said a $1 bil- is that on both sides, they are saying ple. They have it in their heads that lion trade deficit represented about nobody can offer an amendment that they want to fix immigration, and it is 13,000 jobs, mostly manufacturing— goes to what they consider the core of time for a comprehensive fix of immi- many manufacturing jobs. So if you it because they will all band together gration. There are tough decisions to had a $1 billion trade deficit, it meant and vote against it. So I guess that be made. But I get a little bit worried it was costing your country a net loss means if anybody has a different view when time after time I hear people say: of 13,000 jobs. If you had a trade sur- about how immigration should be han- Well, there is a lot in it I don’t like,

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Because this group has outstanding success with Boyd School thusiast for his devoted consumption of met and they said no serious amend- of Law now serves as the model on how greens and whole grains, in the case of ments can be changed—adopted that to create a new law school of excep- his longtime friend, Senator INOUYE of would alter the core of the bill, the tional quality. Hawaii, ‘‘my brother.’’ basic philosophy of it, I worry about Under the Dean’s steady hand, Boyd I would like to add a few adjectives of that. We are troubled that a number of Law School has achieved both provi- my own. things don’t quite reach the promised sional and full accreditation with the First, TED STEVENS is an Alaskan. It principles that have been floated as American Bar Association in record is impossible to think of Alaska with- part of this discussion. time. The school has received special out thinking of its senior Senator. The trigger is in the bill, but I think recognition for its work with the Alaska and TED STEVENS are insepa- it is far too weak. The temporary guest Saltman Center for Conflict Resolu- rable. Anyone who knows Senator STE- worker program is preferable to last tion, the Nevada Law Journal, client VENS knows he wakes up every morning year’s, but it is very unsettling to me. counseling training, Society of Advo- fighting for the people of Alaska and I have an odd feeling that this tem- cates, and legal writing programs. With doesn’t stop until he sleeps, which ap- porary worker program that is in the amazing rapidity, the school has parently isn’t much. Their commercial bill is not going to work. We should not earned an outstanding reputation for industry, health care, electricity, pass anything that won’t work. It scholarship and high-quality grad- water, transportation—even the cost of needs to be done in a better way. uates. Already, the school’s alumnae rural mail delivery—all earn his scru- The hoped-for move to a more merit- are having a tremendous impact on the tiny. He has delivered again and again based system, a point system like Can- legal profession in Nevada. They serve on policy to improve Alaskans’ quality ada does, is troubling because no sig- as judicial clerks, pro bono attorneys, of life. nificant move in that direction appears respected members of law firms Second, and just as important, TED to be on the horizon for 8 years. It is 8 throughout the State, legal counsel in STEVENS is loyal. He is loyal to the in- years before the point system will real- Federal and State agencies, and even stitution of the United States Senate. ly take effect. So I am worried about on my own staff. Bipartisanship is natural for him. He that. On June 30, 2007, Dean Morgan is understands that the art of com- These are fundamental. Will the stepping down as the head of the law promise is critical to getting things workplace system be effective? We school. Although he will be sorely done. For example, he is known to have need to study that language because if missed, his legacy is tremendous. helped reach a bipartisan deal on how it is not done right, it won’t work. I UNLV’s law school dean is leaving us to conduct the impeachment trial of will have an opportunity to talk more with an outstanding institution that President Clinton to minimize the par- about this. will continue to train the minds of tisan bickering that would have sullied I thank my staff and a lot of other many of our best and brightest stu- the Senate and made a tense time even staff who have worked their hearts out dents. I am confident that the attor- more tense. Saturday, Sunday, and into the night neys trained by the school will be in- He is more than willing to look last night and all morning today, try- strumental in guiding the future across the aisle and find kinship with ing to read and digest this bill to see growth and progress of our State. people of like interests. His friendship what it really means so we can do a When he came to Nevada, he had with Senator INOUYE, a Democrat, is better job of serving our constituents. served as a law professor and as dean of steadfast and legendary. They have Finally, the guiding principle, the both the Wyoming and Arizona State found plenty of common ground in de- overarching goal of an immigration Colleges of Law. Reflecting on his ex- livering good policy to the people of bill, must be to serve the national in- perience in legal education, Dean Mor- their uniquely situated States. Despite terest. It is not to serve special inter- gan recently honored Nevada by char- what seems like a gruff exterior some- ests, groups of special interests, busi- acterizing his 10 years with Boyd times, Senator STEVENS has a reputa- nesses, or immigration advocacy School of Law as ‘‘the best’’ of his 27 tion for extending generous kindness to groups. It is to serve the national in- years in legal education. I am grateful his colleagues, such as flying across terests, and that means a principled he spent his best years with us. He has country to attend the funeral of a approach that creates a lawful system certainly been invaluable to the Ne- former Senator whose vote had once that serves our economy and our soci- vada legal community. been helpful. ety. Going forward, Dean Morgan plans a Senator STEVENS’ approach to policy- Mr. President, I suggest the absence community-service semiretirement. making is guided by Rotary Inter- of a quorum. Based on his dedication to UNLV, I am national’s ‘‘Four-Way Test,’’ a copy of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The confident that he will be a tremendous which is framed on his desk in the Sen- clerk will call the roll. asset to any organization he is associ- ate Chamber. The test reads: ‘‘Is it the The assistant legislative clerk pro- ated with. I offer Dean Morgan my sin- truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will ceeded to call the roll. cere thanks for all he has done for Ne- it build goodwill and better friend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- vada and wish him the best on his re- ships? Will it be beneficial to all con- jority leader. tirement. cerned?’’ Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- f That four-way test was written in imous consent that the order for the TRIBUTE TO SENATOR TED 1932, but like Senator STEVENS—and quorum call be rescinded. STEVENS here are more adjectives—it is common The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sense, inspirational, and timeless. objection, it is so ordered. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, look f up Senator STEVENS’ name in media re- f ports and you will find a long list of ad- TRIBUTE TO DEAN RICHARD jectives: tenacious, temperamental, IDAHO COURTHOUSE AND CHURCH MORGAN scrappy, gruff, hot-tempered, tireless. SHOOTINGS Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today And you will come across a long list of Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, this to recognize the founding dean of the nicknames: one of the Senate’s ‘‘old weekend we witnessed an act of sense- William S. Boyd School of Law at the bulls’’ for his institutional knowledge, less violence in Moscow, ID, the home University of Nevada Las Vegas, Rich- ‘‘Uncle Ted’’ to the people of Alaska of the University of Idaho, where some- ard ‘‘Dick’’ Morgan. Dick came to Ne- who are grateful for his aggressive ad- one reportedly laid siege to a court- vada to take on the daunting task of vocacy for their interests, pioneer for house, killing a police officer and

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This leg- to provide resources and protections regret that on May 2, 3, 7, and 9 I was islation outlawed discrimination based crucial to our Federal and State unable to vote on certain provisions on sex, national origin, color, race, and courts. It was 2 years ago when the and passage of S. 1082, the prescription religion. Access to offices, schools, mother and husband of Judge Joan drug user fee amendments of 2007. I housing, the voting booth, and public Lefkow of Chicago were murdered in wish to address these votes, so that the spaces would no longer depend on the their home. Judge Lefkow’s courageous people of the great State of Kansas, color of one’s skin or the country of testimony in our committee hearing in who elected me to serve them as U.S. one’s birth. Heeding President Ken- May 2005 is something none of us will Senator, may know my position. nedy’s call for ‘‘the kind of equality of forget. Later that year a Georgia State Regarding vote No. 148, on amend- treatment which we would want for court judge was killed at a courthouse ment No. 982, I would have voted in ourselves,’’ this historic legislation af- in Atlanta and there was an attack on favor of this amendment. My vote firmed that all Americans were equal under before law. Years passed before a State judge in Nevada. would not have altered the final result the Civil Rights Act was enforced fully, Last month, by a vote of 97–0, the of this vote. but its passage represented a necessary Senate passed S. 378, the bipartisan Regarding vote No. 149, on amend- Court Security Improvement Act of step in the advancement of civil rights. ment No. 1022, I would have voted in Passage of the Civil Rights Act was 2007. I introduced this measure in Jan- favor of this amendment. My vote possible because of the persistent, non- uary along with Senator SPECTER, the would not have altered the final result violent efforts of countless Americans. majority leader, Senator DURBIN, Sen- of this vote. Heroes like Dr. Martin Luther King, ator CORNYN and others. House Judici- Regarding vote No. 150, on amend- Rosa Parks, and JOHN LEWIS inspired a ary chairman JOHN CONYERS intro- ment No. 990, I would not have voted in generation, and the marches, sit-ins, duced an identical measure in the favor of this amendment. My vote freedom rides, and individual acts of House also with bipartisan support. would not have altered the final result civil disobedience reminded our coun- Among the bill’s many protections of this vote. try’s leaders that the time to act had are provisions expanding the access of Regarding vote No. 151, on amend- arrived. All Americans are indebted to State courts to grant programs for ment No. 1010, I would have voted in these patriots for their courage and their security. The additional re- favor of this amendment. My vote success, and we honor them with this sources provided by this bill may not would not have altered the final result legislation. have prevented what occurred this of this vote. In addition to marking the Civil weekend, but we must do what we can. Regarding vote No. 152, on the mo- Rights Act in word, this bill also com- I wish this legislation had been enacted tion to invoke cloture on the com- memorates the act in deed. Proceeds last year. Despite our efforts, despite mittee substitute as modified and from the sale of these coins will go to Senate passage of this measure twice amended to S. 1082, I would have voted the United Negro College Fund, UNCF, last year, the House last Congress did in favor of this motion. My vote would an organization that embodies the spir- not take up and pass these measures to not have altered the result of this mo- it of the Civil Rights Act. The United improve court security. I expect that tion. Negro College Fund works to uproot the new House soon will take up and Regarding vote No. 154, on amend- the core causes of discrimination by pass S. 378 in this Congress. It should ment No. 1039, I would not have voted providing minorities with opportuni- not be a struggle to enact these meas- in favor of this amendment. My vote ties that discrimination stole from ures to improve court security. would not have altered the final result them. Education provides students the Our Nation’s Founders knew that of this vote. opportunity to fulfill their potential without an independent judiciary to Regarding vote No. 155 on amend- and overcome stereotypes and, indeed, protect individual rights from the po- ment No. 998, I would not have voted in discrimination. Frederick Douglass de- litical branches of Government, those favor of this amendment. My vote scribed education as ‘‘the pathway rights and privileges would not be pre- would not have altered the final result from slavery to freedom.’’ The days of served. The courts are the ultimate of this vote. slavery have passed, but education still check and balance in our system. We Regarding vote No. 156 on amend- enables young people to take advan- need to do our part to ensure that the ment No. 1034, I would not have voted tage of their faculties and their free- dedicated women and men of the Fed- in favor of this amendment. My vote dom. eral and State judiciary have the re- would not have altered the final result The United Negro College Fund sources, security, and independence of this vote. achieves this aim by providing support necessary to fulfill their crucial re- Regarding vote No. 157, on passage of to more minority students and higher sponsibilities. This weekend serves as S. 1082, the prescription drug user fee institutions than any other organiza- another tragic reminder that we owe it amendments of 2007, I would have voted tion in the country. Since its founding to our judges and those protecting our in favor of passage of this bill. My vote in 1944, UNCF has helped hundreds of courthouses to better protect them and would not have altered the final result thousands of students attend college. It their families from violence and to en- of this vote. includes in its alumni some of the fore- sure that they have the peace of mind most leaders in American history, in- necessary to do their vital and difficult f cluding Dr. King and Congressman EID jobs. (At the request of Mr. R , the fol- LEWIS. Today, the United Negro Col- lowing statement was ordered to be f lege Fund raises money for operating printed in the RECORD.) funds for member colleges and univer- VOTE EXPLANATION f sities, provides access to new tech- Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I nology to historically Black colleges CIVIL RIGHTS ACT regret that I was unable to vote the and universities, and provides assist- afternoon of May 9 on the confirmation ∑ Mr. OBAMA. Mr. President, the ance to young people who hope to fur- of the nomination of Debra Ann Liv- struggle to protect the civil rights of ther their careers and their lives by ingston, of New York, to be U.S. circuit all Americans remains an unfinished going to college. judge for the Second Circuit of New project, but we have come a long way. This legislation commemorates his- York. I wish to address this confirma- I am proud of our country’s progress, toric sacrifices and victories and re- tion so that the people of the great and I am proud to be an original co- minds us that we must continue to State of Kansas, who elected me to sponsor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 work for a more equal America.∑

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6395 SAFETY OF AVANDIA Over the last 3 years, my investiga- test for me was whether or not the new Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I am tions into the FDA showed that the drug safety bill would prevent another here today to talk about another po- agency was too cozy with the drug in- Vioxx. tential failure by the FDA that may dustry and did not always put safety of My position has consistently been have endangered the lives of millions the American people first. The FDA is that S. 1082 did not go far enough and of Americans. Avandia is a drug that supposed to regulate the drug industry, would not prevent another Vioxx. That was approved by the FDA in 1999. It is but in the case of Vioxx, just to name was why I proposed and insisted on a a diabetes drug and is used to lower one debacle, American lives were en- vote giving joint authority between the blood sugar. This is important because dangered unnecessarily. office that approves new drugs for the lowering a diabetic’s blood sugar can My question today is, Do we have an- market and the office that is respon- help prevent or at least postpone two other Vioxx on our hands with sible for postmarket safety. Forty-six of the biggest killers among diabetics: Avandia? I am not sure, but I intend to Senators listened to what I had to say, heart attacks and strokes. find out. In fact, today Senator BAUCUS but I was one vote short and the But today, Dr. Steven Nissen, the and I sent out several document re- amendment did not pass. chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine quests including one to the FDA and Drs. Psaty and Furberg also said in at the Cleveland Clinic and the imme- one to the drug sponsor. We want to their editorial, and I quote, ‘‘On May diate past president of the American understand what did FDA know about 10, 2007, the Senate passed the Food and College of Cardiology, and his col- this drug, when did it know it, and Drug Administration Revitalization league, Ms. Kathy Wolski, reported in what did it do about it? Act. Although the Senate bill has the New England Journal of Medicine The authors of the New England many strengths, including the alloca- that there is a serious problem with Journal of Medicine article report a 43 tion of new authority to the FDA, none Avandia. Avandia, according to Dr. percent increase in the risk of myocar- of its provisions would necessarily have Nissen and Ms. Wolski is increasing the dial infarction/heart attack and poten- identified the cardiovascular risks of likelihood that a diabetic will have a tially a 64 percent increase in the risk rofecoxib or rosiglitazone in a timely heart attack and maybe even die. I of cardiovascular death. I need the fashion.’’ want everyone to pay attention to the FDA to tell me why a diabetic would The drug industry has brought us fact that the New England Journal of take a drug that may increase the risk miracle drugs. These drugs have vastly Medicine accepted this analysis of of the very thing they are trying to improved the lives of millions through- Avandia on a ‘‘fast track’’ review. The avoid—a heart attack. I also want to out the world. At the same time, we all New England Journal of Medicine did know why the FDA did not require the know that drugs have risks and bene- that because it was requested by the drug sponsor to conduct long-term fits. Each of us tries to consider those authors and because in its opinion, the safety studies instead of small, short- risks and benefits when we consult analysis of adverse effects related to term trials that resulted in few adverse with our doctors to make the best deci- Avandia suggests serious patient cardiovascular events or death. I want sion for ourselves or our family mem- health risks. to know what the FDA has been doing bers as to whether we will take a par- Dr. Nissen and Ms. Wolski based ticular drug. But we can’t do what is for the last 18 months. We want to their finding on an analysis of 42 clin- best for ourselves or our family mem- know the same from the drug sponsor. ical trials. Interestingly, in an editorial that ac- bers if we don’t know all the relevant FDA also decided to say something companied the study, two other vet- information in a timely manner. to the American people today in re- erans of the Vioxx controversy—Dr. f sponse to Dr. Nissen’s analysis. Around Bruce Psaty of the University of Wash- 1 p.m. today, the FDA told the Amer- ISLANDER AMERICAN HERITAGE ington and Dr. Furberg of Wake Forest ican people that they intend to call for MONTH University—write that: ‘‘. . . the ra- an advisory board meeting to discuss Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, dur- Avandia and that they could not yet tionale for prescribing rosiglitazone at ing the month of May we celebrate reach a ‘‘firm conclusion’’ on what to this time is unclear.’’ Additionally Asian Pacific Islander American Herit- recommend to people taking Avandia. they call for the FDA to take regu- age Month. I would like to join the Na- It was interesting to listen to the call latory action and note that bigger and tion in honoring the many contribu- because Dr. Dal Pan, who is the head of better long-term studies of long-term tions of Americans of Asian Pacific Is- the Office of Surveillance and Epidemi- treatments for conditions such as dia- lander descent and pay tribute to their ology, didn’t say a word, although he is betes should be completed as soon as efforts in strengthening and nourishing in charge of postmarketing surveil- possible after a drug is approved. our history, commerce, cultural iden- lance. I guess the FDA thinks that the Let me also say something else to all tity, and resolve. decision to go to an advisory com- those FDA employees trying to do This month-long tribute would not be mittee meeting takes the heat off what their job who probably know the an- complete without recognizing the vi- looks like another failed decision- swers to many of my questions: Please sionaries who founded Asian Pacific Is- making process. We will see. feel free to call the Finance Committee lander American Heritage Month: U.S. Avandia has a long history. It has if you have any information about this Senator DANIEL INOUYE, former U.S. been on the market for about 8 years. drug and how the FDA handled the sit- Senator Spark Matsunaga, former Sec- Tens of millions of prescriptions have uation. You can also call or contact us retary of Transportation Norman Y. been written for Avandia, and Medicare anonymously if you want. If you want Mineta, and former U.S. Representa- and Medicaid have paid hundreds of to fax information to me, here is my tive Frank Horton. As a result of their millions of dollars for this drug. fax number: 202–228–2131. We welcome steadfast leadership, a joint resolution There have been many clinical trials your help and insight because I know established Asian Pacific American involving Avandia over the years and that many of you want to protect the Heritage Week in 1978, and the celebra- there have been numerous post- American public first and foremost and tion was later expanded to an entire marketing changes to Avandia’s label. sometimes that is not as easy as it month in 1992. I also understand that FDA has known should be at the FDA. This celebration takes place in May about the possibility of problems with You will also remember that just a to mark the first Japanese immigrants’ this drug since about October 2005. few weeks ago I came before the Senate arrival in America in 1843, as well as That is about 19 months ago. several times to talk about drug safe- the completion of the Transcontinental The article appearing today in the ty. I told everyone then—as we were Railroad in 1869 which would not have New England Journal of Medicine discussing S. 1082, a bill that was in- been finished without the hard work raises a lot of serious questions for me tended to dramatically improve post- and dedication of Chinese laborers. about the real story behind the safety marketing drug safety, that I was con- This month is also a time to honor of Avandia. When I couple that article cerned that the bill would not do that. the Japanese-American survivors of with the FDA conference call that In my mind and in light of all the work the forced internment camps estab- ducked lots of questions I become very I have done over the past 3 years on the lished during World War II. The intern- suspicious. FDA, I told everyone that the litmus ment of Japanese Americans during

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 World War II was a grim chapter in As future generations of Asian Pa- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS America’s history. But by sustaining cific Islander Americans continue to this history, we can hope to prevent a strive for excellence in our educational similar travesty from occurring. system, economy, and communities, I IN RECOGNITION OF STAFF SER- That is why it was so important to am pleased to honor and distinguish GEANT HAROLD GEORGE designate Tule Lake as a National His- the many triumphs and accomplish- DANLEY toric Landmark within the lifetimes of ments of the Asian Pacific Islander ∑ Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- the few surviving Japanese-American American community and their role in dent, I wish to recognize a man who internees, before many of their stories shaping our Nation’s identity. died in the service of his country 64 were lost. And thanks to the efforts of f years ago, but never received the prop- Interior Secretary Gale Norton, the er recognition he was due. Tule Lake Segregation Center will help VA HEALTH INFORMATION Harold George Danley was one of four future generations understand the pain TECHNOLOGY brothers from Lincoln, NE, who joined and suffering that Japanese Americans the armed services during World War endured during World War II. Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, last week Despite these hardships, members of the Senate passed a resolution desig- II. Three of those brothers returned the Asian Pacific Islander community nating May 14 to 18, 2007, as National home to their families; Sergeant have continued to take positions of Health Information Technology Week. Danley, who was 22 years old, did not. leadership and have worked hard to se- In connection with this resolution, it is Sergeant Danley was serving in the cure a brighter future for all. important to recognize the leadership 18th Army/Air Force Anti-Submarine Today, California boasts 20 elected and progress that the Department of Squadron aboard a B–24D Bomber, officials of Asian Pacific Islander herit- Veterans Affairs has shown in the area which crashed while patrolling the age. There are now nine Asian Pacific of health information technology. East Coast of the United States some- Islander Americans in the State legis- By passing this resolution, the Sen- where near the Virginia/North Carolina lature; four on the State board of ate has recognized the tremendous im- shoreline on April 21, 1943. Despite the equalization, including John Chiang as portance of information technology in efforts of search parties, his body was the State controller; and a number of improving health care for all Ameri- never recovered; therefore, no memo- others in local government. A new gen- cans. RAND Corporation has estimated rial service was ever performed on his eration of leaders has emerged with a that by improving health information behalf. It was some time later that the vision of a politically empowered Asian technology and practices more than $81 family was notified that Sergeant Pacific Islander American electorate. billion can be saved annually in the Danley was officially listed as FOD, Additionally, over 62,000 Asian Pa- United States. ‘‘Finding of Death.’’ cific Islander Americans are on active Such savings are only one aspect of Sergeant Danley left behind his wife duty in the military, and nearly 8,000 the promised impact of better health Thelma; his daughter Merriam, who are deployed across the world to fight information technology. The other, was born several months after her fa- terrorism. And Asian Pacific Islander more important aspect is that im- ther’s death; his father Harrison and Americans are among the thousands of proved health information technology stepmother Anna; three brothers, LTC Americans who have sacrificed their can help save lives by providing health Earl E. Danley, SGT Bob E. Danley, lives for our country. care providers with more accurate and and SGT Lloyd K. Danley, now de- The United States draws great timely patient information. ceased; and three half-siblings, Marvin, strength from the diversity of this pop- As an increasing number of veterans Delores, and Betty. His mother Ella ulation. At present, Asian Pacific Is- return from the current conflicts in preceded him in death. lander Americans constitute one of the Iraq and Afghanistan with complicated On May 18, 2007, a memorial service fastest growing minority communities injuries, they must receive the quality was held at Arlington National Ceme- in the United States. And California is care earned through their service. In- tery to honor Harold G. Danley as a home to the greatest number of Asian formation technology helps VA provide son, brother, husband, and father, as Pacific Islander Americans. In fact, that care. well as a man who made the ultimate there are over 13 million Asian Pacific Over the past decade, VA has become sacrifice in the service of his country. Islander Americans in the Nation, with a leader in the use of electronic health My thoughts are with the Danley fam- more than 4.5 million living in Cali- records. Through VA’s veterans health ily as they honor the memory of Staff fornia. information system and technology ar- Sergeant Danley, a Nebraska hero from As the second largest ethnic minor- the Second World War.∑ ity group in California, Asian Pacific chitecture, commonly referred to as Islander heritage continues to enrich VISTA, clinicians can access and up- f date electronic health records through- our State with famous enclaves such as RECOGNIZING HEIDI WENTZLAFF San Francisco’s Chinatown, Los Ange- out the Nation’s largest health care ∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I les’ Koreatown, Westminster’s Little system. Clinicians can also view med- recognize Heidi Wentzlaff, an intern in Saigon, and the city of Artesia’s Little ical images, such as x rays, pathology my Sioux Falls, SD office, for all of the India. slides, and other critical records that We must recognize that the Asian can be placed immediately into a pa- hard work she has done for me, my Pacific Islander American community tient’s record. In addition to their elec- staff, and the State of South Dakota is diverse, not only in language, cul- tronic records system, VA is reducing over the past several months. ture, and foods but in education and so- medication and prescription errors Heidi is a graduate of Centerville cioeconomic levels as well. That is why through a point-of-care system to Public High School in Centerville, SD. it is so important to provide talented verify that patients receive correct Currently she is attending Augustana students who have clearly embraced dosage at correct times, visually alert- College, where she is majoring in gov- the American dream the incentive to ing staff when errors are made. For its ernment and international affairs. She take the path toward being a respon- development and employment of this is a hard worker who has been dedi- sible, contributing member in our civic system, VA was awarded the 2006 Inno- cated to getting the most out of her in- society. vations in Government Award, spon- ternship experience. I have cosponsored the DREAM Act sored by Harvard University. I extend my sincere thanks and ap- of 2007 to give undocumented high While VA’s health care system is by preciation to Heidi for all of the fine school students who wish to attend col- no means perfect, its use of health in- work she has done and wish her contin- lege or serve in the Armed Forces an formation technology has improved the ued success in the years to come.∑ opportunity to adjust to a lawful sta- quality of care received by veterans, f tus and pursue these goals. If it be- while reducing the costs to our tax- comes law, the DREAM Act would help payers. I hope the Department will TRIBUTE TO KEN CROCKETT Asian Pacific Islander Americans and continue on their path of progress, and ∑ Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I others triumph over adversity. I commend VA for its work thus far. wish to recognize the decade-plus of

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West Virginia has opened trade of- He is the senior area director in the Representative LEE was educated at fices throughout the world in order to United States, and has received numer- the National Taiwan University and re- encourage economic relationships with ous awards throughout his career for ceived his Ph.D. in foreign affairs from our State. The Japan Office has helped superior performance. He received a the University of Virginia. David is a draw a number of Japanese businesses service award for spearheading an in- true democrat, firmly committed to to open new locations in West Virginia, tense direct deposit campaign and a the principles of democracy and cap- as well as helped the businesses already cash award in recognition of exemplary italism. He has been an asset for both in West Virginia export their products achievement in the area of DDS and Taiwan and the United States, and he to Japan. In addition to the economic field office relations. He has strived to has served Taiwan with honor, integ- benefits of this relationship, the Japan build a strong management team and rity, and distinction. office has facilitated a number of cul- has worked to ensure that all employ- Dr. Lee’s record of distinguished pub- tural and educational exchanges—all ees are fully trained to perform to the lic service to his people spans more under Ken’s leadership. best of their ability. He received the than two decades. He began his career In Ken’s years as director of the West Deputy Commissioner’s Citation for at the Coordination Council for North Virginia Japan Office, our State and Outstanding Contributions as a mem- American Affairs, Office in Wash- Japan have seen a dramatic, if not as- ber of the National Training Vision ington, DC, in l982 as a staff consultant tronomical, rise in their economic rela- Workgroup. and soon rose to various important tions. West Virginia is currently home I congratulate Mr. Wofford on his re- posts in Taiwan’s foreign ministry. to 19 Japanese companies that have tirement. He has been a valued em- From l997 to l998, he was Director-Gen- created thousands of direct and indi- ployee and wise mentor to many other eral, Government Information Office, rect jobs for our State’s citizens. Japa- employees. He enjoys traveling, and we and Government spokesman for Tai- nese investors have been, and continue wish him well in the future as he has wan. From l998 to 2001, he served as to be, outstanding corporate citizens of more time to enjoy this favored pas- Deputy Foreign Minister; from 2001 to West Virginia—contributing economi- time.∑ 2004, he was Taiwan’s Representative cally and culturally to the quality of f to the European Union, stationed in the State. HONORING DR. DAVID TAWEI LEE Belgium. Since the summer of 2004, he I have seen Ken’s work firsthand on a has served as the Republic of China’s number of occasions in Japan on trade ∑ Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I chief representative in the United missions with various Governors. Ken’s wish to honor Dr. David Tawei Lee, States. relationships and his presence in who has been Taiwan’s chief represent- Our loss here in Washington will be Nagoya have been very valuable for our ative to the United States. Dr. Lee will Canada’s gain. In his new role as Tai- development efforts. He operated with be assuming his new post as Taiwan’s wan’s representative to Canada, David a strong dedication to our collective top envoy in Canada this month, leav- will continue to be a strong advocate goals and an understanding of both ing his post in Washington to take on for policies that will encourage ex- Japan and West Virginia. this new role in Ottawa. panded trade and a continuing good re- Very soon, Ken will be embarking on I have known David for decades, and lationship between Taiwan and the rest a new career with NGK Spark Plugs— he has been a staunch ally and strong of the world. Again, I would like to West Virginia’s first major Japanese advocate for West Virginia. He has take this opportunity to wish Rep- investor—and a trailblazer for our helped me, and our State, to make in- resentative and Madame Lee the very State’s Japanese automotive industry. roads in the Taiwanese economy and best of luck. They are our good friends, Ken will bring to that job the same de- has been instrumental in the con- and we will miss them.∑ termination, commitment, and hard tinuing success of businesses with work ethic he brought to the State’s roots in both Taiwan and West Vir- f economic development efforts. We look ginia. This ongoing economic relation- ship is enormously important for both forward to working with him in his MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT new position as we continue to sides and has allowed West Virginia to strengthen our ties with our State’s ex- continue to grow its burgeoning avia- Messages from the President of the isting Japanese investors. tion industry and to explore business United States were communicated to Mr. President, I thank the Senate opportunities we never thought pos- the Senate by Ms. Evans, one of his and ask that my colleagues join me in sible. secretaries. recognizing Ken’s service to my State As a result of the hard work of Rep- and wish him the best in his future en- resentative LEE and others, Sino f deavors.∑ Swearingen Aircraft Company con- f tinues its push toward mass production EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED of one of the most impressive business As in executive session the Presiding TRIBUTE TO CHARLES WOFFORD jets in the world. In addition, in my Officer laid before the Senate messages ∑ Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish personal interactions with David, he from the President of the United to recognize Charles Wofford. Mr. has always been straightforward, hon- States submitting sundry nominations Wofford is retiring from the position of est, compassionate, and well-informed. which were referred to the appropriate Alabama area director of the Social Se- I knew he would level with me during committees. curity Administration after over 45 any difficult time and that I could (The nominations received today are years of dedicated service. He has count on him to fairly and accurately printed at the end of the Senate pro- served as the Area Director in Alabama relay the results of our meetings to his ceedings.) since September 1979. people. Mr. Wofford graduated from the Uni- Representative LEE has worked hard f versity of Alabama in 1961 with a B.S. during the last 21⁄2 years to renew and degree in biology. He began work with strengthen the political, economic, and Social Security that same year as a social ties that bind the United States MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT claims representative trainee. He held and Taiwan. On many difficult occa- The following message from the additional increasingly responsible sions, David Lee has risen to the chal- President of the United States was jobs as a claims authorizer, field rep- lenge, and as Taiwan’s Chief Represent- transmitted to the Senate by one of his resentative, operations supervisor, ative to the United States he has given secretaries:

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A communication from the Assist- MAY 18, 2007—PM 15 The following joint resolution was ant Secretary for Land and Minerals Man- agement, Department of the Interior, trans- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as in- mitting, the report of a draft bill intended to fore the Senate the following message ‘‘amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide from the President of the United dicated: for Net Receipts Sharing and for other pur- States, together with an accompanying H.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution increasing poses’’; to the Committee on Energy and report; which was referred to the Com- the statutory limit on the public debt; to the Natural Resources. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Committee on Finance. EC–1971. A communication from the Prin- cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office Urban Affairs: f of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- To the Congress of the United States: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, Section 202(d) of the National Emer- COMMUNICATIONS pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides The following communications were for the automatic termination of a na- Implementation Plans; Maryland; Update to laid before the Senate, together with Materials Incorporated by Reference’’ (FRL tional emergency unless, prior to the accompanying papers, reports, and doc- No. 8313–2) received on May 18, 2007; to the anniversary date of its declaration, the uments, and were referred as indicated: Committee on Environment and Public President publishes in the Federal Reg- EC–1962. A communication from the Prin- Works. ister and transmits to the Congress a EC–1972. A communication from the Prin- cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office notice stating that the emergency is to of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- continue in effect beyond the anniver- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, sary date. In accordance with this pro- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled vision, I have sent the enclosed notice ‘‘Aspergillus flavus AF36 on Pistachio; Tem- ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Implementa- porary Exemption From the Requirement of to the Federal Register for publication. tion Plans; Georgia; Removal of Douglas a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 8129–4) received on This notice states that the national County Transportation Control Measure; May 18, 2007; to the Committee on Agri- emergency declared in Executive Order Correcting Amendment’’ (FRL No. 8317–3) re- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 13303 of May 22, 2003, as modified in ceived on May 18, 2007; to the Committee on EC–1963. A communication from the Prin- scope and relied upon for additional Environment and Public Works. cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office EC–1973. A communication from the Prin- steps taken in Executive Order 13315 of of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, 13364 of November 29, 2004, is to con- ‘‘Coumaphos; Pesticide Tolerance’’ (FRL No. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled tinue in effect beyond May 22, 2007. 8131–4) received on May 18, 2007; to the Com- ‘‘Final Rule on the Treatment of Data Influ- The threats of attachment or other mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- enced by Exceptional Events; Correction’’ judicial process against (i) the Develop- estry. (FRL No. 8316–5) received on May 18, 2007; to EC–1964. A communication from the Prin- the Committee on Environment and Public ment Fund for Iraq, (ii) Iraqi petro- cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office leum and petroleum products, and in- Works. of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- EC–1974. A communication from the Prin- terests therein, and proceeds, obliga- ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office tions, or any financial instruments of pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- any nature whatsoever arising from or ‘‘Famoxadone; Pesticide Tolerance’’ (FRL ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, related to the sale or marketing there- No. 8128–6) received on May 18, 2007; to the pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled of, and interests therein, or (iii) any Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ‘‘Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing accounts, assets, investments, or any Forestry. of Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Sub- EC–1965. A communication from the Prin- stances-n-Propyl Bromide in Solvent Clean- other property of any kind owned by, cipal Deputy Associate Administrator, Office belonging to, or held by, on behalf of, ing’’ ((RIN2060–AO10)(FRL No. 8316–8)) re- of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Envi- ceived on May 18, 2007; to the Committee on or otherwise for the Central Bank of ronmental Protection Agency, transmitting, Environment and Public Works. Iraq obstruct the orderly reconstruc- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–1975. A communication from the Chair- tion of Iraq. These threats also impede ‘‘Propanil, Phenmedipham, Triallate, and man, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the restoration and maintenance of MCPA; Tolerance Actions’’ (FRL No. 8126–6) transmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti- peace and security and the develop- received on May 18, 2007; to the Committee tled ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Oc- ment of political, administrative, and on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. currences: Fiscal Year 2006’’; to the Com- EC–1966. A communication from the Con- economic institutions in Iraq. These mittee on Environment and Public Works. gressional Review Coordinator, Animal and EC–1976. A communication from the Chief threats continue to pose an unusual Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of the Publications and Regulations Branch, and extraordinary threat to the na- of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to Internal Revenue Service, Department of the tional security and foreign policy of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Mexican Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the the United States. Accordingly, I have Fruit Fly; Addition of Quarantined Area’’ report of a rule entitled ‘‘Statistical Sam- determined that it is necessary to con- (Docket No. APHIS–2007–0051) received on pling for Purposes of Section 199’’ (Rev. Proc. tinue the national emergency pro- May 18, 2007; to the Committee on Agri- 2007–35) received on May 17, 2007; to the Com- tecting the Development Fund for Iraq, culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. mittee on Finance. EC–1967. A communication from the Sec- EC–1977. A communication from the Chief certain other property in which Iraq retary of Agriculture, transmitting, a legis- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, has an interest, and the Central Bank lative proposal that would shift funding for Internal Revenue Service, Department of the of Iraq and maintain in force the meas- the research, development, and maintenance Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ures to respond to this threat. of information technology functions of the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Qualifying In-Kind GEORGE W. BUSH. Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from the Partnerships Involving Mining’’ (Rev. Rul. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 18, 2007. Government to the insurance companies par- 2007–30) received on May 17, 2007; to the Com- ticipating in the program; to the Committee f mittee on Finance. on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC–1978. A communication from the Chief MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE EC–1968. A communication from the Dep- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, At 1:03 p.m., a message from the uty Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pur- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the suant to law, a report relative to the Na- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the House of Representatives, delivered by tional Guard Counterdrug Schools; to the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Universal Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, Committee on Armed Services. Service Support’’ (Rev. Rul. 2007–31) received announced that the House has passed EC–1969. A communication from the Asso- on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Fi- the following joint resolution, in which ciate Director, Office of Foreign Assets Con- nance.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6399 EC–1979. A communication from the Sec- *Nomination was reported with rec- to award grants for construction of facilities retary, Judicial Conference of the United ommendation that it be confirmed sub- used in non-institutional care programs, and States, transmitting, the report of a legisla- ject to the nominee’s commitment to for other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- erans’ Affairs. tive proposal entitled ‘‘Student Loan Fair- respond to requests to appear and tes- ness Act of 2007’’; to the Committee on By Mr. THOMAS: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. tify before any duly constituted com- S. 1442. A bill to authorize the Secretary of EC–1980. A communication from the Chair- mittee of the Senate. Homeland Security to establish new units of man, Council of the District of Columbia, (Nominations without an asterisk Customs Patrol Officers; to the Committee transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on were reported with the recommenda- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- D.C. Act 17–41, ‘‘Verizon Center Sales Tax tion that they be confirmed.) fairs. Revenue Bond Approval Act of 2007’’ received By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. f on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Home- BUNNING): land Security and Governmental Affairs. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 1443. A bill to provide standards for re- EC–1981. A communication from the Chair- JOINT RESOLUTIONS newable fuels and coal-derived fuels; to the man, Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Energy and Natural Re- sources. transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. LEAHY: D.C. Act 17–39, ‘‘Human Papillomavirus Vac- tions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous con- S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution granting cination and Reporting Act of 2007’’ received the consent of Congress to the International on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Home- sent, and referred as indicated: Emergency Management Assistance Memo- land Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. MURKOWSKI: randum of Understanding; to the Committee EC–1982. A communication from the Chair- S. 1433. A bill to amend the Alaska Na- on the Judiciary. man, Council of the District of Columbia, tional Interest Lands Conservation Act to f transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on provide competitive status to certain Fed- D.C. Act 17–40, ‘‘Lorraine H. Whitlock Memo- eral employees in the State of Alaska; to the SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND rial Bridge Designation Act of 2007’’ received Committee on Energy and Natural Re- SENATE RESOLUTIONS on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on Home- sources. The following concurrent resolutions land Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. PRYOR (for himself and Mr. and Senate resolutions were read, and EC–1983. A communication from the Acting BINGAMAN): Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agen- S. 1434. A bill to amend the National En- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: cy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report ergy Conservation Policy Act to promote the By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. of a vacancy in the position of Director, re- use of energy and water efficiency measures DODD): ceived on May 17, 2007; to the Committee on in Federal buildings, to promote energy sav- S. Res. 211. A resolution expressing the Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ings performance contracts and utility en- profound concerns of the Senate regarding fairs. ergy service contracts, and for other pur- the transgression against freedom of thought and expression that is being carried out in f poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- ural Resources. Venezuela, and for other purposes; to the REPORTS OF COMMITTEES By Mr. COCHRAN: Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. The following reports of committees S. 1435. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to increase the capac- LIEBERMAN): were submitted: ity of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and S. Res. 212. A resolution to express the By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on for other purposes; to the Committee on En- sense of the Senate relating to legislation to curb global warming; to the Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments: ergy and Natural Resources. Environment and Public Works. S. 1079. A bill to establish the Star-Span- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and gled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Mrs. BOXER): f Commission, and for other purposes. S. 1436. A bill to amend the Agricultural ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS f Adjustment Act to add clementines to the list of fruits and vegetables subject to min- S. 231 EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF imum quality import requirements issued by At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the COMMITTEES the Secretary of Agriculture; to the Com- names of the Senator from North Da- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- kota (Mr. DORGAN), the Senator from The following executive report of a estry. nomination was submitted on May 21, Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator from By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Nebraska (Mr. NELSON), the Senator 2007: OBAMA, Mr. BROWN, Mr. REID, Mrs. from Montana (Mr. TESTER) and the BOXER, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. KERRY, By Mr. LIEBERMAN for the Committee on Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Mr. CARDIN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MENEN- fairs. DEZ, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. LAN- CASEY) were added as cosponsors of S. *Howard Charles Weizmann, of Maryland, DRIEU): 231, a bill to authorize the Edward to be Deputy Director of the Office of Per- S. 1437. A bill to require the Secretary of Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance sonnel Management. the Treasury to mint coins in commemora- Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 lev- The following executive reports of tion of the semicentennial of the enactment els through 2012. of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; to the Com- S. 280 nominations were submitted on May mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- At the request of Mr. LIEBERMAN, the 17, 2007: fairs. By Mr. DODD for the Committee on Bank- By Mr. SCHUMER: name of the Senator from Minnesota ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. 1438. A bill to improve railroad safety; (Mr. COLEMAN) was added as a cospon- Michael W. Tankersley, of Texas, to be In- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, sor of S. 280, a bill to provide for a pro- spector General, Export-Import Bank. and Transportation. gram to accelerate the reduction of David George Nason, of Rhode Island, to be By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. greenhouse gas emissions in the United an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. SALAZAR): States by establishing a market-driven Mario Mancuso, of New York, to be Under S. 1439. A bill to reauthorize the broadband system of greenhouse gas tradeable al- Secretary of Commerce for Export Adminis- loan and loan guarantee program under title lowances, to support the deployment of tration. VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; to new climate change-related tech- Robert M. Couch, of Alabama, to be Gen- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, eral Counsel of the Department of Housing and Forestry. nologies, and to ensure benefits to con- and Urban Development. By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, Mr. sumers from trading in such allow- Janis Herschkowitz, of Pennsylvania, to be ROCKEFELLER, and Mr. CASEY): ances, and for other purposes. a Member of the Board of Directors of the S. 1440. A bill to provide for judicial deter- S. 326 National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a mination of injury in certain cases involving At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the term of three years. dumped and subsidized merchandise im- name of the Senator from Mississippi David George Nason, of Rhode Island, to be ported into the United States, and for other (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- a Member of the Board of Directors of the purposes; to the Committee on Finance. sor of S. 326, a bill to amend the Inter- National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a By Mr. CRAIG: term of three years. S. 1441. A bill to amend title 38, United nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Nguyen Van Hanh, of California, to be a States Code, to modify authorities for the special period of limitation when uni- Member of the Board of Directors of the Na- Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new formed services retirement pay is re- tional Consumer Cooperative Bank for a applications for grants for State home con- duced as result of award of disability term of three years. struction projects to authorize the Secretary compensation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 S. 413 added as cosponsors of S. 626, a bill to from Idaho (Mr. CRAIG) were added as At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the amend the Public Health Service Act cosponsors of S. 901, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Washington to provide for arthritis research and Public Health Service Act to provide (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- public health, and for other purposes. additional authorizations of appropria- sor of S. 413, a bill to amend the Bank S. 700 tions for the health centers program Holding Company Act of 1956 and the At the request of Mr. MARTINEZ, his under section 330 of such Act. Revised Statutes of the United States name was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 935 to prohibit financial holding companies 700, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- At the request of Mr. NELSON of Flor- and national banks from engaging, di- enue Code to provide a tax credit to in- ida, the name of the Senator from Lou- rectly or indirectly, in real estate bro- dividuals who enter into agreements to isiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a kerage or real estate management ac- protect the habitats of endangered and cosponsor of S. 935, a bill to repeal the tivities, and for other purposes. threatened species, and for other pur- requirement for reduction of survivor S. 442 poses. annuities under the Survivor Benefit At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the S. 749 Plan by veterans’ dependency and in- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. At the request of Mr. NELSON of Flor- demnity compensation, and for other NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. ida, the name of the Senator from Ala- purposes. 442, a bill to provide for loan repay- bama (Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a co- S. 946 ment for prosecutors and public defend- sponsor of S. 749, a bill to modify the At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the ers. prohibition on recognition by United name of the Senator from Massachu- S. 458 States courts of certain rights relating setts (Mr. KERRY) was added as a co- At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the to certain marks, trade names, or com- sponsor of S. 946, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from South Da- mercial names. Farm Security and Rural Investment kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- S. 764 Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGov- sponsor of S. 458, a bill to amend title At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the ern-Dole International Food for Edu- XVIII of the Social Security Act to name of the Senator from California cation and Child Nutrition Program, provide for the treatment of certain (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor and for other purposes. physician pathology services under the of S. 764, a bill to amend title XIX and S. 961 Medicare program. XXI of the Social Security Act to per- At the request of Mr. NELSON of Ne- S. 557 mit States the option of coverage of braska, the names of the Senator from At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the legal immigrants under the Medicaid Virginia (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator name of the Senator from Alabama Program and the State children’s from New York (Mr. SCHUMER) were (Mr. SESSIONS) was added as a cospon- health insurance program (SCHIP). added as cosponsors of S. 961, a bill to sor of S. 557, a bill to amend the Inter- S. 773 amend title 46, United States Code, to nal Revenue Code of 1986 to make per- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the provide benefits to certain individuals manent the depreciation classification name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. who served in the United States mer- of motorsports entertainment com- CRAIG) was added as a cosponsor of S. chant marine (including the Army plexes. 773, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- Transport Service and the Naval S. 558 enue Code of 1986 to allow Federal ci- Transport Service) during World War At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the vilian and military retirees to pay II, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Wisconsin health insurance premiums on a pretax S. 969 (Mr. KOHL) was added as a cosponsor of basis and to allow a deduction for At the request of Mr. DODD, the S. 558, a bill to provide parity between TRICARE supplemental premiums. names of the Senator from Rhode Is- health insurance coverage of mental S. 807 land (Mr. REED), the Senator from Ha- health benefits and benefits for med- At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the waii (Mr. AKAKA) and the Senator from ical and surgical services. name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) were added S. 609 STEVENS) was added as a cosponsor of as cosponsors of S. 969, a bill to amend At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, S. 807, a bill to amend the Comprehen- the National Labor Relations Act to the name of the Senator from Min- sive Environmental Response Com- modify the definition of supervisor. nesota (Mr. COLEMAN) was added as a pensation and Liability Act of 1980 to S. 999 cosponsor of S. 609, a bill to amend sec- provide that manure shall not be con- At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the tion 254 of the Communications Act of sidered to be a hazardous substance, name of the Senator from California 1934 to provide that funds received as pollutant, or contaminant. (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor universal service contributions and the S. 849 of S. 999, a bill to amend the Public universal service support programs es- At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the Health Service Act to improve stroke tablished pursuant to that section are name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and not subject to certain provisions of DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. rehabilitation. title 31, United States Code, commonly 849, a bill to promote accessibility, ac- S. 1012 known as the Antideficiency Act. countability, and openness in Govern- At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the S. 615 ment by strengthening section 552 of name of the Senator from North Da- At the request of Mr. LAUTENBERG, title 5, United States Code (commonly kota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a co- the name of the Senator from Illinois referred to as the Freedom of Informa- sponsor of S. 1012, a bill to amend the (Mr. DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor tion Act), and for other purposes. Consumer Credit Protection Act to as- of S. 615, a bill to provide the non- S. 893 sure meaningful disclosures of the immigrant spouses and children of non- At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the terms of rental-purchase agreements, immigrant aliens who perished in the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. including disclosures of all costs to September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks an GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of consumers under such agreements, to opportunity to adjust their status to S. 893, a bill to allow a State to com- provide certain substantive rights to that of an alien lawfully admitted for bine certain funds and enter into a per- consumers under such agreements, and permanent residence, and for other formance agreement with the Sec- for other purposes. purposes. retary of Education to improve the S. 1013 S. 626 academic achievement of students. At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the S. 901 name of the Senator from South Da- names of the Senator from New York At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Con- names of the Senator from California sponsor of S. 1013, a bill to amend title necticut (Mr. DODD) and the Senator (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from Ar- XIX of the Social Security Act to en- from Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS) were kansas (Mr. PRYOR) and the Senator courage States to provide pregnant

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At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the honoring the accomplishments of Ste- 1027, a bill to prevent tobacco smug- name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. phen Joel Trachtenberg as president of gling, to ensure the collection of all to- WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. the George Washington University in bacco taxes, and for other purposes. 1363, a bill to improve health care for Washington, D.C., in recognition of his S. 1070 severely injured members and former upcoming retirement in July 2007. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the members of the Armed Forces, and for AMENDMENT NO. 1139 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. other purposes. At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1382 name of the Senator from California 1070, a bill to amend the Social Secu- At the request of Mr. REID, the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- rity Act to enhance the social security names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. sponsor of amendment No. 1139 in- of the Nation by ensuring adequate INOUYE), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. tended to be proposed to H.R. 2206, public-private infrastructure and to re- DURBIN), the Senator from Vermont making emergency supplemental ap- solve to prevent, detect, treat, inter- (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator from Idaho propriations and additional supple- vene in, and prosecute elder abuse, ne- (Mr. CRAIG) and the Senator from Mon- mental appropriations for agricultural glect, and exploitation, and for other tana (Mr. BAUCUS) were added as co- and other emergency assistance for the purposes. sponsors of S. 1382, a bill to amend the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, S. 1183 Public Health Service Act to provide and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the the establishment of an Amyotrophic f names of the Senator from New York Lateral Sclerosis Registry. (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator from S. 1395 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) were added At the request of Mr. LEVIN, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS as cosponsors of S. 1183, a bill to en- name of the Senator from Vermont By Ms. MURKOWSKI: hance and further research into paral- (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor S. 1433. A bill to amend the Alaska ysis and to improve rehabilitation and of S. 1395, a bill to prevent unfair prac- National Interest Lands Conservation the quality of life for persons living tices in credit card accounts, and for Act to provide competitive status to with paralysis and other physical dis- other purposes. certain Federal employees in the State abilities, and for other purposes. S. 1415 of Alaska; to the Committee on Energy S. 1200 At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the and Natural Resources. At the request of Mr. DORGAN, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) and the Senator from New Jer- last year, as we approached the begin- BROWN) and the Senator from Alaska sey (Mr. MENENDEZ) were added as co- ning of National Police Week 2006, our (Mr. STEVENS) were added as cospon- sponsors of S. 1415, a bill to amend the Nation was saddened by the tragic loss sors of S. 1200, a bill to amend the In- Public Health Service Act and the So- of two Fairfax County, VA, police offi- dian Health Care Improvement Act to cial Security Act to improve screening cers, Detective Vicki Armel and Master revise and extend the Act. and treatment of cancers, provide for Police Officer Michael Gambarino, in S. 1213 survivorship services, and for other an ambush at the Sully District Police Station. Once again, as National Police At the request of Mr. LUGAR, the purposes. Week 2007 drew to a close, the Nation name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. S. 1428 found itself in mourning at the loss of ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the 1213, a bill to give States the flexibility name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. an officer who was ambushed over the weekend. I am referring to Moscow, ID, to reduce bureaucracy by streamlining ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of enrollment processes for the Medicaid S. 1428, a bill to amend part B of title Police Officer Lee Newbill, a husband and State Children’s Health Insurance XVIII of the Social Security Act to as- and a father of three who was fatally Programs through better linkages with sure access to durable medical equip- shot on Saturday night. We do not re- programs providing nutrition and re- ment under the Medicare program. member our fallen law enforcement of- ficers for the way they gave their lives lated assistance to low-income fami- S. CON. RES. 26 lies. but for the way they lived them. The At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the people of the State of Alaska extend S. 1257 name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. our condolences to Officer Newbill’s At the request of Mr. LIEBERMAN, the ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. wife and three children. We are also names of the Senator from Arkansas Con. Res. 26, a concurrent resolution thinking about Brannon Jordan, a (Mr. PRYOR) and the Senator from recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Latah County sheriff s deputy who was Delaware (Mr. CARPER) were added as Military Order of the Purple Heart and shot in the incident, but who is ex- cosponsors of S. 1257, a bill to provide commending recipients of the Purple pected to recover, according to media the District of Columbia a voting seat Heart for their courageous demonstra- reports. and the State of Utah an additional tions of gallantry and heroism on be- I would like to take this opportunity seat in the House of Representatives. half of the United States. once again to speak about the life and S. 1312 S. CON. RES. 27 accomplishments of the late Thomas P. At the request of Mr. DEMINT, the At the request of Mrs. CLINTON, the O’Hara, a National Park Service pro- name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. tection ranger and pilot who gave his HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. life in the line of duty, an Alaskan 1312, a bill to amend the National Con. Res. 27, a concurrent resolution hero. Labor Relations Act to ensure the supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Na- Thomas P. O’Hara was assigned to right of employees to a secret-ballot tional Purple Heart Recognition Day’’. the Katmai National Park and Pre- election conducted by the National S. RES. 205 serve in the Bristol Bay region of west- Labor Relations Board. At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the ern Alaska. On December 19, 2002, S. 1340 name of the Senator from North Da- Ranger O’Hara and his passenger, a At the request of Mrs. LINCOLN, the kota (Mr. CONRAD) was added as a co- Fish and Wildlife Service employee, name of the Senator from Vermont sponsor of S. Res. 205, a resolution des- were on a mission in the Alaska Penin- (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- ignating June 2007 as ‘‘National Inter- sula National Wildlife Refuge. Their sor of S. 1340, a bill to amend title net Safety Month’’. plane went down on the tundra.

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The wreckage was lo- as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and isiana will also gain reserves. cated late in the afternoon of Decem- (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- I urge the Senate to support this bill. ber 20. The passenger survived the lowing: The entire country’s energy security ‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE STATUS.—An individual crash, but Ranger Torn did not. appointed to a permanent position under and stability depends on a combination Tom O’Hara was an experienced pilot subsection (a) shall be converted to competi- of efforts to increase domestic supplies with 11,000 hours as a pilot-in-com- tive status after— of oil, gas, and petroleum. I am pleased mand. He was active in the commu- ‘‘(1) if the appointment is full time, the that my colleagues in the Senate are nities of Naknek and King Salmon completion of 2 years of competitive and sat- promoting new renewable energy tech- where he grew up, flying children to isfactory full time service; or nologies through legislation, and it is Bible camp and coaching young wres- ‘‘(2) if the appointment is less than full through a combination of these efforts time, the period that is equivalent to 2 years that we might finally reduce our de- tlers. Tom provided a strong link be- of competitive and satisfactory full time tween the residents of Bristol Bay and service.’’. pendence upon foreign oil. the National Park Service. Although Tom O’Hara was a most By Mr. COCHRAN: By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, valued employee of the National Park S. 1435. A bill to amend the Energy Mr. OBAMA, Mr. BROWN, Mr. Service, he did not enjoy the same sta- Policy and Conservation Act to in- REID, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. LIEBER- tus as National Park Service employ- crease the capacity of the Strategic MAN, Mr. KERRY, Mr. CARDIN, ees with competitive career status. Petroleum Reserve, and for other pur- Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Tom was hired under a special hiring poses; to the Committee on Energy and Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. LAN- authority established under the Alaska Natural Resources. DRIEU): National Interest Lands Conservation Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, in S. 1437. A bill to require the Sec- Act, ANILCA, which permits land man- 1975, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve retary of the Treasury to mint coins in agement agencies like the National was established, after the Arab oil em- commemoration of the semicentennial Park Service to hire, on a noncompeti- bargo, to lessen the impact of future of the enactment of the Civil Rights tive basis, Alaskans who by reason of severe energy supply disruptions. Since Act of 1964; to the Committee on Bank- having lived or worked in or near pub- 1975, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I lic lands in Alaska, have special knowl- SPR, has served as our Nation’s energy rise today in strong support of a bill edge or expertise concerning the nat- insurance policy. that directs the Treasury Department ural or cultural resources of public The legislation I offer today expands to mint 350,000 $1 coins marking the lands and the management thereof. the capacity of the SPR from 1 billion semi-centennial of the passage of the Tom O’Hara possessed this knowl- barrels, as authorized in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, to 1.5 bil- Civil Rights Act of 1964. edge and offered it freely to the Na- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 greatly tional Park Service. But because he lion barrels. Memorial day marks the beginning of expanded civil rights protections by was hired under this special authority, the summer vacation season, and this outlawing racial discrimination and his opportunities for transfer and pro- summer all of our constituents are fac- segregation in public places and places motion within the Park Service were ing escalating gasoline prices. Expand- of public accommodation, in federally limited, even though his service was ing our domestic supplies of oil, gas, funded programs and employment, and exemplary. and petroleum has become crucial. encouraging desegregation in public As a lasting memorial to Tom Increasingly, internationally traded schools, and has served as a model for O’Hara’s exemplary career, I am intro- oil originates from unstable regions of subsequent antidiscrimination laws. ducing legislation today that will the world. The United States’ economic This landmark legislation once im- grant competitive status to ANILCA security is threatened by vulnerability plemented, had effects that were far local hire employees who hold perma- to disruptions in world oil supply and reaching and that, clearly from its in- nent appointments with the Federal volatile oil prices. The Nation’s trans- ception to today, fundamentally land management agencies after the portation sector, major industries, and changed the course of our Nation. completion of 2 years of satisfactory military are dependent upon petro- Equality and access to education service. In Tom’s honor, the short title leum, and so it is crucial that we do were two of the hallmarks of the civil of this legislation is the Thomas P. what we can to minimize disruptions in rights movement. O’Hara Public Land Career Oppor- the world oil supply. The United Negro College Fund, tunity Act of 2007. The existing inventory in the SPR UNCF, is the Nation’s largest, oldest, It is my sincere hope that the enact- represents only 56 days of net imports. most successful and comprehensive mi- ment of this legislation will encourage The United States’ obligation to the nority higher education assistance or- other Alaskans, particularly Alaska member countries of the International ganization. UNCF provides operating Natives, to follow in Tom O’Hara’s Energy Agency requires it to maintain funds and technology enhancement footsteps and seek lifelong careers with the equivalent of 90 days of net petro- services for 39 member historically the Federal land management agen- leum imports. Though the inclusion of black colleges and universities, HBCUs, cies. private inventories allows the U.S. to scholarships and internships for stu- I ask unanimous consent that the satisfy the IEA obligation, increasing dents at about 900 institutions and fac- text of the bill be printed in the the authorized capacity of the SPR to ulty and administrative professional RECORD. 1.5 billion barrels will help ensure the training. There being no objection, the text of United States meets its international Since its inception in 1943, the UNCF the bill was ordered to be printed in obligations, regardless of commercial has raised more than $2 billion to help the RECORD, as follows: inventory trends. a total of more than 350,000 students S. 1440 In December of 2006, the Department attend college and has distributed Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- of Energy chose the salt domes in more funds to help minorities attend resentatives of the United States of America in Richton, Mississippi as their preferred school than any entity outside of the Congress assembled, site for the construction of a new Stra- government. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tegic Petroleum Reserve facility to Besides being a noble tribute, this This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Thomas P. lead the expansion efforts. I am proud commemorative coin will assist the O’Hara Public Land Career Opportunity Act that Mississippi was chosen to lead the UNCF provide scholarships and intern- of 2007’’. efforts of such an important program, ships for minority students and assist

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Doing so gives our in- lican administration, has made conces- percentage of Michigan high school jured domestic producers the oppor- sions for foreign policy and defense in- freshmen enrolling in college within 4 tunity to display their vigor as private terests. For many years, foreign policy years is just 38 percent, the rate for the plaintiffs in seeking enforcement of and defense policy have superseded top States is 53 percent. These statis- our trade laws. If injury is found, U.S. basic fairness on trade policy. I re- tics are astounding. Michigan cur- Customs and Border Protection would ceived a comprehensive education on rently is working to invest more State then assess duties on future importa- this subject back in 1984 when there dollars into improving high school edu- tion of the article in question. The was a favorable ruling by the ITC for cation and reforming graduation re- legal standard for determining dump- the American steel industry, but it was quirements to some of the most rig- ing margins which is established by the subject to review by the President. At orous in the Nation. If we make schol- Commerce Department would remain that time my colleague Senator Heinz arships like this one available to stu- unchanged. and I visited every one of the Cabinet dents, and organizations like the UNCF I believe that introduction of this officers in an effort to get support to helping African Americans get into legislation will have an important de- see to it that the International Trade colleges and stay in colleges, not just terrent effect on the practices of China Commission ruling in favor of the historically black colleges and univer- and our other trading partners. Aggres- American steel industry was upheld. sities, these statistics will improve. I sive policy measures such as this legis- Then-Secretary of Commerce Malcolm am confident this coin bill is a step to- lation are necessary to prevent China, Baldrige was favorable, and Inter- ward improving the state of college at- in particular, from causing a major cri- national Trade Representative Bill tendance and graduation rates for Afri- sis in the near future for our domestic Brock was favorable. We received a fa- can American students. steel industry. China has a well-docu- vorable hearing in all quarters until we I urge my colleagues to support this mented history of engaging in unfair spoke with then-Secretary of State legislation. trade practices, as evidenced by the 61 Shultz and then-Secretary of Defense antidumping orders in place with re- Weinberger who were absolutely op- By Mr. SPECTER (for himself, spect to various products as of October posed to the ITC ruling. President Mr. ROCKEFELLER, and Mr. 23, 2006. The statistics on China’s steel Reagan decided to overrule the ITC, CASEY): S. 1440. A bill to provide for judicial output are staggering. In 2005, China and U.S. trade policy and workers determination of injury in certain made more steel than the next four again took second place to foreign pol- cases involving dumped and subsidized largest producers combined and data icy concerns. I was reminded of this reality again merchandise imported into the United show that China continues to become in 2005 when I testified on behalf of the States, and for other purposes; to the more export-oriented. Through the domestic pipe and tube industry in a Committee on Finance. first 10 months of 2006, China’s steel Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have tonnage exports to the U.S. market section 421 safeguard case against sought recognition to introduce the more than doubled over 2005. In total, China. This safeguard provision was in- Unfair Foreign Competition Act of Chinese steel output grew 26 percent or serted as a protective measure when 2007, legislation providing a private more than 71 million metric tons in unique and permanent trade status was right of action for domestic manufac- 2005. The explosive growth of Chinese granted to China, a measure which I turers injured by the illegal subsidiza- steel over the past decade would not opposed. It seemed to me that based tion and dumping of foreign products have been possible without the support upon the record that China had, that into U.S. markets. These unfair, and il- of the Chinese Government. normal relations could not exist be- legal, trade practices steal jobs from This legislation is similar to legisla- cause they have a record of not observ- our workers, profits from our compa- tion which I have introduced as far ing the law. With these concerns in nies, and economic growth from our back as 1982 where I originally sought mind, Congress inserted the section 421 economy. injunctive relief. Since its last intro- safeguard provision. The ITC agreed Dumping occurs when a foreign pro- duction in the 106th Congress, several with the overwhelming evidence sup- ducer sells a product in the United relevant statutes have been challenged porting the claim that a surge of im- States at a price that is below that at the World Trade Organization, WTO, ports from China were creating a mar- producer’s sales price in its home mar- prompting further modification to its ket disruption. However, President ket, or at a price that is lower than its current form. In each case, the United Bush decided not to uphold the ITC’s cost of production. Subsidizing occurs States has taken action to comply and ruling. Since that time, jobs in my when a foreign government provides fi- avoid retaliatory actions by protesting state have been lost. The Section 421 nancial assistance to benefit the pro- WTO member countries. The United provision was included to provide pro- duction, manufacture, or exportation States took action in December 2004 to tection for our domestic manufac- of a good. Under current law, the Inter- comply with WTO rulings on the Anti- turing base. Yet, none of the five peti- national Trade Commission, ITC, and dumping Act of 1916, which provided a tions previously filed had been granted the Department of Commerce conduct private cause of action and criminal either. It is difficult to understand how antidumping and countervailing duty penalties for dumping, by prospectively safeguards for situations where China’s investigations and 5-year reviews under repealing the act. Also, the United conduct is excessive and unfair could title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930. U.S. States took action in February 2006 to be ignored, especially after giving spe- industries may petition the ITC and comply with WTO rulings on the Con- cial consideration by way of trade. Commerce for relief from dumped and tinued Dumping and Subsidy Offset While it is my hope that the adminis- subsidized imports. If Commerce finds Act, CDSOA, which required the dis- tration, whether Democrat or Repub- that an imported product is dumped or tribution of collected antidumping and lican, would take a more objective look subsidized and the ITC finds that the countervailing duties to petitioners at trade remedies for our injured do- petitioning U.S. industry is materially and interested parties in the under- mestic manufacturers, I introduce this injured or threatened with material in- lying trade proceedings. In both cases, legislation today to provide a valuable jury, an antidumping duty order or the WTO panel found that U.S. law al- tool for domestic industry. Strict en- countervailing duty order will be im- lowed an impermissible specific action forcement of our trade laws is critical posed to offset the dumping or sub- against dumping and subsidization. to ensuring that our domestic manu- sidies. The legislation I introduce today facturers have a fair shot at competing However, since current administra- adapts to these changes in law and al- with foreign steel. In the current envi- tive remedies are not consistently and lows for a determination of injury in ronment, I believe that it is necessary

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But the essence of free 107th Congress, I served as chairman of under the current program, States sub- trade is selling goods at a price equal the Senate Special Committee on mit applications to VA to receive con- to the cost of production and a reason- Aging. I did a lot of work on long-term struction assistance. If the State can able profit. Where you have dumping or care issues and held many hearings on demonstrate that the project meets subsidization, it is the antithesis of the topic. What I learned is that there VA’s requirements for quality; that its free trade. The significant advances is a big shift across the country from use will be primarily for veterans; and made by our manufacturers are insuffi- the traditional institutional care to a that the State has its one-third match- cient to compete in the face of illegal less restrictive, family oriented, home ing funds, then VA approves the trade practices such as dumping and and community based approach to project and places it on list according subsidies. Our steel industry is made care. to a statutory priority. up of some of the most innovative, When I became chairman of the Sen- My bill would create a 2-year win- skilled, and efficient producers in the ate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I dow, starting with the date of enact- world. Our industry can compete if the found that VA’s system is strongly bi- ment, for States to submit their new playing field is level, but if foreign ex- ased toward institutional care. We bed applications. Similarly, it would porters are not held accountable, and spend most of our long-term care budg- create a 2-year window for any State to can freely undercut American pro- et on institutional beds. come up with matching funds for any ducers with dumped goods and govern- I realize that nursing homes are approved application that currently ment subsidies, the future of our steel sometimes the best place for a sick, lacks the required match. After the 2- aging person to be properly cared for. industry will be at risk. year window, VA would be prohibited Therefore, clearly VA needs to provide from accepting any new applications By Mr. CRAIG: that service. But, let’s face it. All of us for new bed construction. S. 1441. A bill to amend title 38, would prefer that we never end up in a I believe the reason we need this United States Code, to modify authori- nursing home. We would do everything change is simple. For fiscal year 2007, ties for the Secretary of Veterans Af- within our power to remain in the com- there are $808 million in grant pro- fairs to accept new applications for fort and safety of our homes and with posals on VA’s approved list. Approxi- grants for State home construction our families. mately $490 million in project pro- projects to authorize the Secretary to The interesting thing about our posals are in priority one status, mean- human desire to remain in our own award grants for construction of facili- ing that the States have provided the homes and out of nursing homes is that ties used in non-institutional care pro- required one-third matching funds. grams, and for other purposes; to the our human desire is also a positive fi- At the rate of $100 million per year Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. nancial desire. Noninstitutional long- provided by Congress to fund these term care services are much more cost- Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I rise grants, it will take nearly 9 more years effective than care provided in an insti- today to introduce legislation to make, for Congress to fund all of the current tutional setting. Providing people with what I believe to be, vital and nec- projects on the list. That, of course, is long-term care options and the oppor- essary changes to one of the most suc- assuming that no new projects will be tunity to remain in their homes for as cessful Federal-State partnership pro- added to it. And construction of all of long as possible is exactly what my leg- grams in the Nation today. I am speak- those projects would probably not be ing of the State Veterans Home Pro- islation is about. There is an old saying that goes completed until about 15 years from gram at the Department of Veterans ‘‘when all you have is a hammer, the now. Affairs. whole world looks like nails.’’ Essen- All of that may sound like long-term For those of my colleagues who do tially what that means is, we use the planning for future care needs. How- not know very much about this great tools we have to solve whatever prob- ever, as I mentioned earlier, the Nation program, the Federal-State partnership lem arises, even if a different tool as a whole is moving away from insti- known as the State Home Program might be more appropriate. tutionalizing the elderly. dates back nearly 120 years. It was Au- For nearly 120 years, with little ex- Our aging years are supposed to be gust 7, 1888, when a $100 check from the ception, the only tool available our golden years. We conjure up images Federal government helped the State through the State Veterans Home Pro- of sitting on a porch, sipping tea with of Connecticut offset the financial bur- gram has been a bed: an institutional our spouse of 50 plus years watching den of caring for aging Civil War vet- nursing home bed. So, whenever a vet- the sun set. The reality, unfortunately, erans. Since that time, of course, the eran in a local community has inde- is that in many cases those years are program has greatly matured. And it pendent living challenges, the State spent separated from one another as has grown into the largest institu- home program has a tool to help them: one spouse is no longer able to fully tional provider of long-term care serv- it has a bed. My Legislation would give care for the other. And the only option ices for our Nation’s aging veterans. the State homes additional tools to available for assistance is institu- Today, the grant part of the program offer our veterans. tionalization. We can do better. And receives an annual appropriation of My bill would establish a noninstitu- this bill will move us in that direction about $100 million. VA uses the money tional care State home grant program. for our veterans. to pay for two-thirds of the costs of The premise of the new program would I ask all of us to consider why we constructing State home beds pursuant be the same as the current institu- have a policy at VA that encourages to applications submitted by the tional program. States would submit spending nearly $1 billion building 5,300 States. After a home is built, the State an application to construct a building more new beds in a system that al- operates the nursing facility and main- or renovate part of an existing state ready has about 20,000 beds when we as tains the property for the benefit of home to offer noninstitutional services a nation are trying to move in a direc- veterans. VA, in turn, pays a daily sti- to veterans. The State would have to tion that provides home and commu- pend to the State of approximately $60 provide one-third of the cost for con- nity based care programs that keep the for each veteran in the home. The struction and then take ownership and elderly in their homes and out of long- States then support the rest of the cost operational responsibility for the term care institutions. I think VA and of care either by collecting some building and the care after the facility the States should change course for the money from the veterans or through opens. betterment of our Nation’s heroes. direct appropriation from the State Similar to the payment structure I believe that by phasing out the cur- legislature. today, VA would provide a daily pay- rent institutional bias and focusing the

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There are fund 5 or 6 thousand more new beds in ample of the international cooperation also events that occur along or near the State home program just because and good will which makes our coun- our border with Canada which require of the 2-year window. But I recognize tries more secure and our citizens the immediate response and full co- that Senators and Representatives will safer. Congress should pass this joint operation of States and Provinces in strongly support the institutional resolution to give this vital compact both nations. The IEMAMOU compact grants so long as their State has an ap- the full force of law. meets these needs with a thoughtful plication pending. I do not blame the We must all do our best to prepare and forward-looking outline of how to Members. I would do the same thing if for the most serious emergencies that address issues that face first respond- Idaho had submitted an application. can harm our communities. These cri- ers and their managers in times of So, I want to give everyone’s State a ses may arise from natural or man- cross-border emergency. fair chance to participate in the pro- made disasters, or from technological This international compact provides gram. hazards or civil emergencies. As those a legal framework for cooperation and But, I also believe that we need to who live in the Northeast know, ex- mutual assistance between the States transition beyond beds. And if we fail treme weather is not uncommon in of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, to set out the transition soon, I believe New England, or in the eastern Prov- Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Con- we will find ourselves 20 years from inces of Canada. Together with our Ca- necticut, and the Canadian Provinces now undertaking a painful study on nadian neighbors, we have endured cat- of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Ed- what to do with 15,000 empty nursing astrophic blizzards and ice storms over ward Island, Nova Scotia, and New- home beds in all of our States. Non- the years that have closed roads and foundland and Labrador. The compact institutional service is simply the di- highways, shut down power for ex- requires each participating member, rection of long-term care and health tended periods, and stranded travelers whether State or Province, to formu- care today because families want to be and rural residents for days, or longer. late plans and programs to facilitate together and home is where they want At times, we have also suffered the international and interstate or provin- to be. misfortune of responding to serious ac- cial cooperation in case of natural or VA’s partnership with the States to cidents, such as train or plane crashes. manmade disaster, technological haz- provide long-term care to our Nation’s Of course, our concerns for safety sur- ard, or civil emergency. The compact veterans is an unmitigated success. We rounding nuclear powerplants and also provides for the temporary suspen- must continue to support the 20,000 other industrial sites warrants exten- sion of statutes or ordinances in each beds we currently have. And we will. sive planning and preparedness for even jurisdiction that may impede the im- They provide the most compassionate, the possibility of technological disas- plementation of these plans. For exam- cost-effective institutional care in the ters. During these events, we turn to ple, under the compact, government of- Nation. But, we also must modernize our first responders and our emergency ficials and law enforcement authorities the program. management professionals to provide from one member State or Province We must keep up with the trends in assistance and secure public safety no can officially work in other jurisdic- health care that are pointing us in the matter how grave the danger, and no tions during times of emergency, a cir- direction of home and community- matter how challenging the task. cumstance that would not be permitted based services and away from institu- The IEMMOU compact was created in otherwise. tions. We must change to find a way to response to the devastating ice storm The compact also creates a formal serve more veterans with the same of 1998. In January of that year, an un- mechanism for making assistance re- amount of resources. But, most impor- precedented 3-day ice storm paralyzed quests from one state or province to tantly, we must modernize because it portions of the northern New England another, and encourages frequent con- is the humane and right thing to do in States and the adjacent Canadian sultation between the emergency man- responding to the wishes of our con- Provinces causing massive damage to agement leaders to develop free ex- stituents to stay home in their later the electrical and transportation infra- change of information and resources years and grow old with the people structure. Millions were left in the across borders. In addition, the com- they love. dark for days and even weeks, leaving pact provides a Good Samaritan provi- I urge all of my colleagues to join in more than 30 dead and shutting down sion, which gives liability protection this effort by cosponsoring this legisla- normal activities in large cities like for emergency responders who act in tion. Montreal and Ottawa. Following this good faith in providing assistance in a devastation, the governors and pre- legal jurisdiction outside their own, By Mr. LEAHY: miers of those regions affected recog- and creates reciprocal workers com- S.J. Res. 13. A joint resolution grant- nized the need for greater cross-border pensation and other benefits to emer- ing the consent of Congress to the emergency cooperation, and they di- gency responders who may get injured International Emergency Management rected their emergency management in responding to an emergency under Assistance Memorandum of Under- leaders to develop and create a memo- the compact. Finally, the compact al- standing; to the Committee on the Ju- randum of understanding on these lows for reimbursement between mem- diciary. issues that benefit all parties north bers States or Provinces for losses or Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am and south of the border. The damages incurred in responding under pleased to introduce a joint resolution IEMAMOU compact was the result of the agreement. that would grant the consent of Con- this collaborative, international proc- All members of this compact have gress to the International Emergency ess, and now stands as a model com- agreed to its terms and join in request- Management Assistance Memorandum pact for cross-border mutual emer- ing Congress’s consent for the agree- of Understanding, IEMAMOU compact. gency assistance. ment. Vermont, New Hampshire, This joint resolution would formally The compact allows for international Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, approve of the IEMAMOU compact, a sharing of resources and expertise in and Connecticut have joined the mutual emergency assistance agree- times of extreme emergency or dis- IEMAMOU compact, and many of these ment entered into by the New England aster. For example, rural States, such States have passed legislation adopting States, including my home State of as my own, may need to call upon spe- the compact under State law. The Pre- Vermont and several Canadian Prov- cialized resources found in other larger miers of Quebec, Prince Edward Island, inces, who are our neighbors to the States or neighboring Provinces to re- Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Bruns- north. This mutual assistance com- spond immediately to events, such as wick have similarly approved of the

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RES. 13 This compact works well and should be Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- pact, and for recommendations to the juris- diction concerned with respect to the amend- supported by Congress. resentatives of the United States of America in The IEMAMOU compact is an inter- Congress assembled, ment of any statutes, regulations, or ordi- nances required for that purpose. national agreement between States and SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL CONSENT. a foreign power, and it cannot have the Congress consents to the International ‘‘Article III—Party Jurisdiction Responsibilities Emergency Management Assistance Memo- full force of law without the formal ap- randum of Understanding entered into be- ‘‘(a) FORMULATE PLANS AND PROGRAMS.—It proval of Congress. The U.S. Constitu- tween the States of Maine, New Hampshire, is the responsibility of each party jurisdic- tion requires that ‘‘[n]o state shall . . . Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and tion to formulate procedural plans and pro- enter into any Agreement or Compact Connecticut and the Provinces of Quebec, grams for inter-jurisdictional cooperation in with another State, or with a foreign New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova the performance of the responsibilities listed Power’’ unless with the ‘‘consent of Scotia and Newfoundland. The compact is in this section. In formulating and imple- Congress.’’ U.S. Const. Art. 1, § 10, cl. 3. substantially as follows: menting such plans and programs the party The joint resolution introduced today ‘‘Article I—International Emergency Management As- jurisdictions, to the extent practical, shall— sistance Memorandum of Under- ‘‘(1) review individual jurisdiction hazards provides this necessary consent, and standing Purpose and Authorities analyses that are available and, to the ex- would give legal force to the compact. ‘‘The International Emergency Manage- tent reasonably possible, determine all those Congressional approval of this compact ment Assistance Memorandum of Under- standing, hereinafter referred to as the ‘com- potential emergencies the party jurisdic- would also provide jurisdiction for Fed- tions might jointly suffer, whether due to eral courts to resolve any disputes pact,’ is made and entered into by and among such of the jurisdictions as shall natural disaster, technological hazard, man- under the agreement. made disaster or emergency aspects of re- This joint resolution is vitally impor- enact or adopt this compact, hereinafter re- ferred to as ‘party jurisdictions.’ For the source shortages; tant to the New England States and purposes of this agreement, the term ‘juris- ‘‘(2) initiate a process to review party ju- our Canadian Provinces to the north. dictions’ may include any or all of the States risdictions’ individual emergency plans and Congress should support their coopera- of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa- develop a plan that will determine the mech- tive, international leadership in cre- chusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut and anism for the inter-jurisdictional coopera- ating and implementing this unique the Provinces of Quebec, New Brunswick, tion; Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New- ‘‘(3) develop inter-jurisdictional procedures emergency management compact. The to fill any identified gaps and to resolve any Governor of Vermont supports this foundland, and such other states and prov- inces as may hereafter become a party to identified inconsistencies or overlaps in ex- joint resolution as do the leaders of the this compact. isting or developed plans; North East States Emergency Consor- ‘‘The purpose of this compact is to provide ‘‘(4) assist in warning communities adja- tium, which represents each of the New for the possibility of mutual assistance cent to or crossing jurisdictional boundaries; England States in the compact. among the jurisdictions entering into this ‘‘(5) protect and ensure delivery of services, This is not the first time I have sup- compact in managing any emergency or dis- medicines, water, food, energy and fuel, ported this joint resolution. In 2001, aster when the affected jurisdiction or juris- search and rescue, and critical lifeline equip- dictions ask for assistance, whether arising ment, services and resources, both human this joint resolution was introduced by and material to the extent authorized by my colleague from New Hampshire, from natural disaster, technological hazard, manmade disaster or civil emergency aspects law; Senator ROBERT SMITH, and I joined of resources shortages. ‘‘(6) inventory and agree upon procedures him as a cosponsor along with Senators ‘‘This compact also provides for the proc- for the inter-jurisdictional loan and delivery LIEBERMAN, JEFFORDS, CHAFEE, and ess of planning mechanisms among the agen- of human and material resources, together GREGG. As Chairman of the Judiciary cies responsible and for mutual cooperation, with procedures for reimbursement or for- Committee, I moved the joint resolu- including, if need be, emergency-related ex- giveness; and tion through Committee where it ercises, testing, or other training activities ‘‘(7) provide, to the extent authorized by law, for temporary suspension of any stat- passed by unanimous consent on Octo- using equipment and personnel simulating performance of any aspect of the giving and utes or ordinances, over which the province ber 31, 2001. With my support and that receiving of aid by party jurisdictions or sub- or state has jurisdiction, that impede the im- of other Senators, the joint resolution divisions of party jurisdictions during emer- plementation of the responsibilities de- passed the Senate by unanimous con- gencies, with such actions occurring outside scribed in this subsection. sent on December 20, 2001, in the last actual declared emergency periods. Mutual ‘‘(b) REQUEST ASSISTANCE.—The authorized month of the Democratic majority in assistance in this compact may include the representative of a party jurisdiction may the 107 Congress. Unfortunately, the use of emergency forces by mutual agree- request assistance of another party jurisdic- ment among party jurisdictions. House never came to consider the joint tion by contacting the authorized represent- resolution, and it failed to become law. ‘‘Article II—General Implementation ative of that jurisdiction. These provisions ‘‘Each party jurisdiction entering into this Since then, under the Republican lead- only apply to requests for assistance made compact recognizes that many emergencies ership of the 108 and 109 Congresses, the may exceed the capabilities of a party juris- by and to authorized representatives. Re- joint resolution has only been intro- diction and that intergovernmental coopera- quests may be verbal or in writing. If verbal, duced once and has not moved beyond tion is essential in such circumstances. Each the request must be confirmed in writing referral to committee. jurisdiction further recognizes that there within 15 days of the verbal request. Re- It is time to take action and pass will be emergencies that may require imme- quests must provide the following informa- this joint resolution without further diate access and present procedures to apply tion: delay. The IEMAMOU compact pro- outside resources to make a prompt and ef- ‘‘(1) A description of the emergency service vides invaluable international coopera- fective response to such an emergency be- function for which assistance is needed and of the mission or missions, including but not tion and mutual assistance in times of cause few, if any, individual jurisdictions have all the resources they need in all types limited to fire services, emergency medical, natural disaster and extreme emer- of emergencies or the capability of deliv- transportation, communications, public gency. This compact works well for ering resources to areas where emergencies works and engineering, building inspection, New England and the eastern Canadian exist. planning and information assistance, mass provinces, and it stands as a model for ‘‘The prompt, full, and effective utilization care, resource support, health and medical emergency management planning and of resources of the participating jurisdic- services, and search and rescue. cooperation across this country. It is a tions, including any resources on hand or ‘‘(2) The amount and type of personnel, crucial element of the security and available from any other source that are es- equipment, materials, and supplies needed sential to the safety, care, and welfare of the and a reasonable estimate of the length of safety planning for all communities in people in the event of any emergency or dis- time they will be needed. New England and eastern Canada, and aster, shall be the underlying principle on ‘‘(3) The specific place and time for staging we can wait no longer for it to become which all articles of this compact are under- of the assisting party’s response and a point law. stood. of contact at the location.

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‘‘(c) CONSULTATION AMONG PARTY JURISDIC- supplementary agreements with another ju- tional or the applicability of the compact to TION OFFICIALS.—There shall be frequent con- risdiction or affects any other agreements any person or circumstances is held invalid, sultation among the party jurisdiction offi- already in force among jurisdictions. Supple- the validity of the remainder of this compact cials who have assigned emergency manage- mentary agreements may include, but are and the applicability of the compact to other ment responsibilities, such officials collec- not limited to, provisions for evacuation and persons and circumstances are not affected. tively known hereinafter as the Inter- reception of injured and other persons and ‘‘Article XIII—Consistency of Language national Emergency Management Group, and the exchange of medical, fire, public utility, ‘‘The validity of the arrangements and other appropriate representatives of the reconnaissance, welfare, transportation and agreements consented to in this compact party jurisdictions with free exchange of in- communications personnel, equipment, and shall not be affected by any insubstantial formation, plans, and resource records relat- supplies. difference in form or language as may be ing to emergency capabilities to the extent ‘‘Article VIII—Workers’ Compensation and Death adopted by the various states and provinces. Benefits authorized by law. ‘‘Article XIV—Amendment ‘‘Each party jurisdiction shall provide, in ‘‘Article IV—Limitation ‘‘This compact may be amended by agree- accordance with its own laws, for the pay- ‘‘Any party jurisdiction requested to ment of the party jurisdictions.’’. render mutual aid or conduct exercises and ment of workers’ compensation and death training for mutual aid shall undertake to benefits to injured members of the emer- SEC. 2. INCONSISTENCY OF LANGUAGE. respond as soon as possible, except that it is gency forces of that jurisdiction and to rep- The validity of the arrangements con- understood that the jurisdiction rendering resentatives of deceased members of those sented to by this Act shall not be affected by aid may withhold or recall resources to the forces if the members sustain injuries or are any insubstantial difference in their form or extent necessary to provide reasonable pro- killed while rendering aid pursuant to this language as adopted by the States and prov- tection for that jurisdiction. Each party ju- compact, in the same manner and on the inces. risdiction shall afford to the personnel of the same terms as if the injury or death were SEC. 3. RIGHT TO ALTER, AMEND, OR REPEAL. emergency forces of any party jurisdiction, sustained within their own jurisdiction. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this while operating within its jurisdictional lim- ‘‘Article IX—Reimbursement Act is hereby expressly reserved. its under the terms and conditions of this ‘‘Any party jurisdiction rendering aid in f compact and under the operational control another jurisdiction pursuant to this com- of an officer of the requesting party, the pact shall, if requested, be reimbursed by the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and party jurisdiction receiving such aid for any immunities as are afforded similar or like loss or damage to, or expense incurred in, forces of the jurisdiction in which they are the operation of any equipment and the pro- SENATE RESOLUTION 211—EX- performing emergency services. Emergency vision of any service in answering a request PRESSING THE PROFOUND CON- forces continue under the command and con- for aid and for the costs incurred in connec- CERNS OF THE SENATE REGARD- trol of their regular leaders, but the organi- tion with those requests. An aiding party ju- ING THE TRANSGRESSION zational units come under the operational risdiction may assume in whole or in part AGAINST FREEDOM OF THOUGHT control of the emergency services authori- any such loss, damage, expense, or other cost AND EXPRESSION THAT IS ties of the jurisdiction receiving assistance. or may loan such equipment or donate such These conditions may be activated, as need- services to the receiving party jurisdiction BEING CARRIED OUT IN VEN- ed, by the jurisdiction that is to receive as- without charge or cost. Any 2 or more party EZUELA, AND FOR OTHER PUR- sistance or upon commencement of exercises jurisdictions may enter into supplementary POSES or training for mutual aid and continue as agreements establishing a different alloca- Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. long as the exercises or training for mutual tion of costs among those jurisdictions. Ex- DODD) submitted the following resolu- aid are in progress, the emergency or dis- penses under article VIII are not reimburs- aster remains in effect or loaned resources able under this section. tion; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations: remain in the receiving jurisdiction or juris- ‘‘Article X—Evacuation dictions, whichever is longer. The receiving ‘‘Each party jurisdiction shall initiate a S. RES. 211 jurisdiction is responsible for informing the process to prepare and maintain plans to fa- Whereas, for several months, the President assisting jurisdictions of the specific mo- cilitate the movement of and reception of of Venezuela, Hugo Cha´ vez, has been an- ment when services will no longer be re- evacuees into its territory or across its terri- nouncing over various media that he will not quired. tory, according to its capabilities and pow- renew the current concession of the tele- ‘‘Article V—Licenses and Permits ers. The party jurisdiction from which the vision station ‘‘Radio Caracas Televisio´ n’’, ‘‘Whenever a person holds a license, certifi- evacuees came shall assume the ultimate re- also known as RCTV, which is set to expire cate, or other permit issued by any jurisdic- sponsibility for the support of the evacuees, on May 27, 2007, because of its adherence to tion party to the compact evidencing the and after the termination of the emergency an editorial stance different from his way of meeting of qualifications for professional, or disaster, for the repatriation of such evac- thinking; mechanical, or other skills, and when such uees. Whereas President Cha´ vez justifies this assistance is requested by the receiving ‘‘Article XI—Implementation measure based on the alleged role RCTV party jurisdiction, such person is deemed to ‘‘(a) This compact is effective upon its exe- played in the unsuccessful unconstitutional be licensed, certified, or permitted by the ju- cution or adoption by any 2 jurisdictions, attempts in April 2002 to unseat President risdiction requesting assistance to render aid and is effective as to any other jurisdiction Cha´ vez, under circumstances where there ex- involving such skill to meet an emergency or upon its execution or adoption thereby: sub- ists no filed complaint or judicial sentence disaster, subject to such limitations and con- ject to approval or authorization by the that would sustain such a charge, nor any ditions as the requesting jurisdiction pre- United States Congress, if required, and sub- legal sanction against RCTV that would pre- scribes by Executive order or otherwise. ject to enactment of provincial or State leg- vent the renewal of its concession, as pro- ‘‘Article VI—Liability islation that may be required for the effec- vided for under Venezuelan law; ‘‘Any person or entity of a party jurisdic- tiveness of the Memorandum of Under- Whereas the refusal to renew the conces- tion rendering aid in another jurisdiction standing. sion of any television or radio broadcasting pursuant to this compact are considered ‘‘(b) Any party jurisdiction may withdraw station that complies with legal regulations agents of the requesting jurisdiction for tort from this compact, but the withdrawal does in the matter of telecommunications con- liability and immunity purposes. Any person not take effect until 30 days after the gov- stitutes a transgression against the freedom or entity rendering aid in another jurisdic- ernor or premier of the withdrawing jurisdic- of thought and expression, which is prohib- tion pursuant to this compact are not liable tion has given notice in writing of such with- ited by Article 13 of the American Conven- on account of any act or omission in good drawal to the governors or premiers of all tion on Human Rights, signed at San Jose, faith on the part of such forces while so en- other party jurisdictions. The action does Costa Rica, July 18, 1978, which has been gaged or on account of the maintenance or not relieve the withdrawing jurisdiction signed by the United States; use of any equipment or supplies in connec- from obligations assumed under this com- Whereas that convention establishes that tion therewith. Good faith in this article pact prior to the effective date of with- ‘‘the right of expression may not be re- does not include willful misconduct, gross drawal. stricted by indirect methods or means, such negligence, or recklessness. ‘‘(c) Duly authenticated copies of this com- as the abuse of government or private con- ‘‘Article VII—Supplementary Agreements pact in the French and English languages trols over newsprint, radio broadcasting fre- ‘‘Because it is probable that the pattern and of such supplementary agreements as quencies, or equipment used in the dissemi- and detail of the machinery for mutual aid may be entered into shall, at the time of nation of information, or by any other among 2 or more jurisdictions may differ their approval, be deposited with each of the means tending to impede the communication from that among the jurisdictions that are party jurisdictions. and circulation of ideas and opinions’’; party to this compact, this compact contains ‘‘Article XII—Severability Whereas the Inter-American Declaration of elements of a broad base common to all ju- ‘‘This compact is construed to effectuate Principles on Freedom of Expression, ap- risdictions, and nothing in this compact pre- the purposes stated in Article I. If any provi- proved by the Inter-American Commission cludes any jurisdiction from entering into sion of this compact is declared unconstitu- on Human Rights, states in Principle 13,

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‘‘The exercise of power and the use of public tributors of atmospheric greenhouse gas con- (1) COMPETENT.—The term ‘‘competent’’, in funds by the state, the granting of customs centrations have established for those coun- reference to counsel, means an attorney, or a duty privileges, the arbitrary and discrimi- tries emissions reduction programs that are representative authorized to represent unac- natory placement of official advertising and comparable in effectiveness to the program companied alien children in immigration government loans; the concession of radio established by the United States; proceedings or matters, who— and television broadcast frequencies, among (2) in the event of an authoritative deter- (A) complies with the duties set forth in others, with the intent to put pressure on mination that the emissions reduction pro- this title; and punish or reward and provide privileges grams established by other countries that (B) is— to social communicators and communica- are major contributors of atmospheric green- (i) properly qualified to handle matters in- tions media because of the opinions they ex- house gas concentrations are substantially volving unaccompanied alien children; or press threaten freedom of expression, and less effective than the program established (ii) working under the auspices of a quali- must be explicitly prohibited by law. The by the United States, consequences in the fied nonprofit organization that is experi- means of communication have the right to form of— carry out their role in an independent man- (A) a review of provisions of the emissions enced in handling such matters; and ner. Direct or indirect pressures exerted reduction program established by the United (C) if an attorney— upon journalists or other social communica- States; or (i) is a member in good standing of the bar tors to stifle the dissemination of informa- (B) 1 or more changes to other policies of of the highest court of any State, possession, tion are incompatible with freedom of ex- the United States; territory, Commonwealth, or the District of pression.’’; (3) periodic determinations relating to Columbia; and Whereas, according to the principles of the whether the emissions reduction program es- (ii) is not under any order of any court sus- American Convention on Human Rights and tablished by the United States is increasing pending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, the Inter-American Declaration of Principles the rate of poverty or unemployment in the or otherwise restricting the attorney in the on Freedom of Expression, to both of which United States; practice of law. Venezuela is a party, the decision not to (4) in the event of an authoritative deter- (2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means renew the concession of the television sta- mination that the emissions reduction pro- the Director of the Office. tion RCTV is an assault against freedom of gram established by the United States is in- (3) OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Office’’ means the thought and expression and cannot be ac- creasing the rate of poverty or unemploy- Office of Refugee Resettlement established cepted by democratic countries, especially ment in the United States, a process of re- by those in North America who are signato- by section 411 of the Immigration and Na- view of provisions of the emissions reduction tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1521). ries to the American Convention on Human program established by the United States; (4) UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.—The term Rights; and ‘‘unaccompanied alien child’’ has the mean- Whereas the most paradoxical aspect of the (5) in addition to the imposition of limits ´ ing given the term in 101(a)(51) of the Immi- decision by President Chavez is that it relating to the emission of greenhouse gases, gration and Nationality Act, as added by strongly conflicts with two principles from effective incentives for private entities that ´ ´ the Liberator Simon Bolıvar’s thinking, sell electricity to increase the percentage of subsection (b). ´ principles President Chavez says inspire him, sales by the entities of electricity that is (5) VOLUNTARY AGENCY.—The term ‘‘vol- which state that ‘‘[p]ublic opinion is the generated by clean energy sources. untary agency’’ means a private, nonprofit most sacred of objects, it needs the protec- voluntary agency with expertise in meeting tion of an enlightened government which f the cultural, developmental, or psycho- knows that opinion is the fountain of the AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND logical needs of unaccompanied alien chil- most important of events,’’ and that ‘‘[t]he dren, as certified by the Director. right to express one’s thoughts and opinions, PROPOSED (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION AND by word, by writing or by any other means, SA 1146. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an NATIONALITY ACT.—Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. is the first and most worthy asset mankind amendment intended to be proposed by her has in society. The law itself will never be to the bill S. 1348, to provide for comprehen- 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the able to prohibit it.’’; and sive immigration reform and for other pur- following: Whereas the United States should raise its poses; which was ordered to lie on the table. ‘‘(51) The term ‘unaccompanied alien child’ concerns about these and other serious re- SA 1147. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. strictions on freedoms of thought and ex- means a child who— CORNYN) submitted an amendment intended ‘‘(A) has no lawful immigration status in pression being imposed by the Government to be proposed by him to the bill S. 849, to of Venezuela before the Organization of the United States; promote accessibility, accountability, and ‘‘(B) has not attained 18 years of age; and American States: Now, therefore, be it openness in Government by strengthening Resolved, That the Senate— ‘‘(C) with respect to whom— section 552 of title 5, United States Code (1) expresses its profound concern about ‘‘(i) there is no parent or legal guardian in (commonly referred to as the Freedom of In- the transgression against freedom of thought the United States; or formation Act), and for other purposes; and expression that is being attempted and ‘‘(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the which was ordered to lie on the table. committed in Venezuela by the refusal of the United States is available to provide care SA 1148. Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself and President of Venezuela, Hugo Cha´ vez, to and physical custody. renew the concession of the television sta- Mr. DODD) submitted an amendment in- tion ‘‘Radio Caracas Televisio´ n’’ (RCTV) tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. ‘‘(52) The term ‘unaccompanied refugee merely because of its adherence to an edi- 1348, to provide for comprehensive immigra- children’ means persons described in para- torial and informational stance distinct tion reform and for other purposes; which graph (42) who— from the thinking of the Government of Ven- was ordered to lie on the table. ‘‘(A) have not attained 18 years of age; and ezuela; and SA 1149. Mrs. MCCASKILL submitted an ‘‘(B) with respect to whom there are no (2) strongly encourages the Organization of amendment intended to be proposed by her parents or legal guardians available to pro- American States to respond appropriately, to the bill S. 1348, supra; which was ordered vide care and physical custody.’’. with full consideration of the necessary in- to lie on the table. (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— stitutional instruments, to such trans- SA 1150. Mr. REID (for Mr. KENNEDY (for (1) STATE COURTS ACTING IN LOCO gression. himself and Mr. SPECTER)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1348, supra. PARENTIS.—A department or agency of a f State, or an individual or entity appointed f SENATE RESOLUTION 212—TO EX- by a State court or a juvenile court located PRESS THE SENSE OF THE SEN- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS in the United States, acting in loco parentis, shall not be considered a legal guardian for ATE RELATING TO LEGISLATION SA 1146. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted TO CURB GLOBAL WARMING purposes of section 462 of the Homeland Se- an amendment intended to be proposed curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title. Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. by her to the bill S. 1348, to provide for (2) CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF UN- LIEBERMAN) submitted the following comprehensive immigration reform ACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.—For the purposes resolution; which was referred to the and for other purposes; which was or- of section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Committee on Environment and Public dered to lie on the table; as follows: Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)) and this title, Works: At the end of the bill, add the following: a parent or legal guardian shall not be con- S. RES. 212 sidered to be available to provide care and TITLE ll Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate physical custody of an alien child unless that any comprehensive, mandatory green- SEC. l01. SHORT TITLE. such parent is in the physical presence of, house gas emissions reduction program en- This title may be cited as the ‘‘Unaccom- and able to exercise parental responsibilities acted by Congress should include— panied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007’’. over, such child at the time of such child’s (1) periodic determinations of the extent to SEC. l02. DEFINITIONS. apprehension and during the child’s deten- which other countries that are major con- (a) IN GENERAL.—In this title: tion.

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THE UNITED STATES BORDER OR AT UNITED or assume the custody and care of an unac- STATES PORTS OF ENTRY.— companied alien child if the Secretary has (a) PLACEMENT OF RELEASED CHILDREN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), substantial evidence, based on an individual- (1) ORDER OF PREFERENCE.—Subject to the an immigration officer who finds an unac- ized determination, that such child could discretion of the Director under paragraph companied alien child described in paragraph personally endanger the national security of (4), section l13(a)(2), and section 462(b)(2) of (2) at a land border or port of entry of the the United States. the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. United States and determines that such (2) NOTIFICATION.— 279(b)(2)), an unaccompanied alien child in child is inadmissible under the Immigration (A) IN GENERAL.—Each department or agen- the custody of the Office shall be promptly and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) cy of the Federal Government shall promptly placed with 1 of the following individuals or shall— notify the Office upon— entities in the following order of preference: (A) permit such child to withdraw the (i) the apprehension of an unaccompanied (A) A parent who seeks to establish cus- child’s application for admission pursuant to alien child; tody under paragraph (3)(A). section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Na- (ii) the discovery that an alien in the cus- (B) A legal guardian who seeks to establish tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)); and tody of such department or agency is an un- custody under paragraph (3)(A). (B) return such child to the child’s country accompanied alien child; (C) An adult relative. of nationality or country of last habitual (iii) any claim by an alien in the custody of (D) An individual or entity designated by residence. such department or agency that such alien is the parent or legal guardian that is capable (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTIGUOUS COUN- younger than 18 years of age; or and willing to care for the well being of the TRIES.— (iv) any suspicion that an alien in the cus- child. (A) IN GENERAL.—Any child who is a na- tody of such department or agency who has (E) A State-licensed family foster home, tional or habitual resident of a country, claimed to be at least 18 years of age is actu- small group home, or juvenile shelter willing ally younger than 18 years of age. which is contiguous with the United States to accept custody of the child. (B) SPECIAL RULE.—The Director shall— and has an agreement in writing with the (F) A qualified adult or entity, as deter- (i) make an age determination for an alien United States that provides for the safe re- mined by the Director by regulation, seeking described in clause (iii) or (iv) of subpara- turn and orderly repatriation of unaccom- custody of the child if the Director deter- graph (A) in accordance with section l15; panied alien children who are nationals or mines that no other likely alternative to habitual residents of such country, shall be and (ii) take whatever other steps are nec- long-term detention exists and family reuni- treated in accordance with paragraph (1) if fication does not appear to be a reasonable the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case essary to determine whether such alien is el- igible for treatment under section 462 of the alternative. basis, that— (2) SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT.— (i) such child is a national or habitual resi- Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or under this title. (A) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith- dent of a country described in this subpara- standing paragraph (1), and subject to the re- graph; (3) TRANSFER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.— quirements of subparagraph (B), an unac- (ii) such child does not have a fear of re- companied alien child may not be placed turning to the child’s country of nationality (A) TRANSFER TO THE OFFICE.—Any Federal department or agency that has an unaccom- with a person or entity described in any of or country of last habitual residence owing subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph to a fear of persecution; panied alien child in its custody shall trans- (1) unless the Director provides written cer- (iii) the return of such child to the child’s fer the custody of such child to the Office— tification that the proposed custodian is ca- country of nationality or country of last ha- (i) not later than 72 hours after a deter- pable of providing for the child’s physical bitual residence would not endanger the life mination is made that such child is an unac- and mental well-being, based on— or safety of such child; and companied alien, if the child is not described (i) with respect to an individual custo- (iv) the child is able to make an inde- in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1); dian— pendent decision to withdraw the child’s ap- (ii) if the custody and care of the child has (I) verification of such individual’s iden- plication for admission due to age or other been retained or assumed by the Attorney tity and employment; lack of capacity. General under paragraph (1)(B) or by the De- (II) a finding that such individual has not (B) RIGHT OF CONSULTATION.—Any child de- partment under paragraph (1)(C), following a engaged in any activity that would indicate scribed in subparagraph (A) shall have the determination that the child no longer meets right, and shall be informed of that right in the description set forth in such subpara- a potential risk to the child, including the the child’s native language— graphs; or people and activities described in paragraph (i) to consult with a consular officer from (iii) if the child was previously released to (4)(A)(i); the child’s country of nationality or country an individual or entity described in section (III) a finding that such individual is not of last habitual residence prior to repatri- l12(a)(1), upon a determination by the Di- the subject of an open investigation by a ation; and rector that such individual or entity is no State or local child protective services au- (ii) to consult, telephonically, with the Of- longer able to care for the child. thority due to suspected child abuse or ne- fice. (B) TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT.—The glect; (3) RULE FOR APPREHENSIONS AT THE BOR- Director shall transfer the care and custody (IV) verification that such individual has a DER.—The custody of unaccompanied alien of an unaccompanied alien child in the cus- plan for the provision of care for the child; children not described in paragraph (2) who tody of the Office or the Department of Jus- (V) verification of familial relationship of are apprehended at the border of the United tice to the Department upon determining such individual, if any relationship is States or at a United States port of entry that the child is described in subparagraph claimed; and shall be treated in accordance with sub- (B) or (C) of paragraph (1). (VI) verification of nature and extent of section (b). (C) PROMPTNESS OF TRANSFER.—If a child previous relationship; (b) CARE AND CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED needs to be transferred under this paragraph, (ii) with respect to a custodial entity, ALIEN CHILDREN FOUND IN THE INTERIOR OF the sending office shall make prompt ar- verification of such entity’s appropriate li- THE UNITED STATES.— rangements to transfer such child and the re- censure by the State, county, or other appli- (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF JURISDICTION.— ceiving office shall make prompt arrange- cable unit of government; and (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro- ments to receive such child. (iii) such other information as the Director vided under subparagraphs (B) and (C) and (c) AGE DETERMINATIONS.—If the age of an determines appropriate. subsection (a), the care and custody of all alien is in question and the resolution of (B) HOME STUDY.— unaccompanied alien children, including re- questions about the age of such alien would (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall place a sponsibility for their detention, where appro- affect the alien’s eligibility for treatment child with any custodian described in any of priate, shall be under the jurisdiction of the under section 462 of the Homeland Security subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph Office. Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title, a deter- (1) unless the Director determines that a (B) EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE COM- mination of whether or not such alien meets home study with respect to such custodian is MITTED CRIMES.—Notwithstanding subpara- such age requirements shall be made in ac- necessary. graph (A), the Department of Justice shall cordance with section l15, unless otherwise (ii) SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.—A home retain or assume the custody and care of any specified in subsection (b)(2)(B). study shall be conducted to determine if the unaccompanied alien who is— (d) ACCESS TO ALIEN.—The Secretary and custodian can properly meet the needs of— (i) in the custody of the Department of the Attorney General shall permit the Office (I) a special needs child with a disability Justice pending prosecution for a Federal to have reasonable access to aliens in the (as defined in section 3 of the Americans crime other than a violation of the Immigra- custody of the Secretary or the Attorney with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. tion and Nationality Act; or General to ensure a prompt determination of 12102(2)); or

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6410 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 (II) a child who has been the object of pension, or disbarment of the attorney from porating standards for conditions of deten- physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, neg- the practice of law. tion in placements described in paragraph (1) ligent treatment, or maltreatment under cir- (5) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Director that provide for— cumstances which indicate that the child’s may award grants to, and enter into con- (i) educational services appropriate to the health or welfare has been harmed or threat- tracts with, voluntary agencies to carry out child; ened. this section or section 462 of the Homeland (ii) medical care; (iii) FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.—The Director Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279). (iii) mental health care, including treat- shall conduct follow-up services for at least (b) CONFIDENTIALITY.— ment of trauma, physical and sexual vio- 90 days on custodians for whom a home study (1) IN GENERAL.—All information obtained lence, and abuse; was conducted under this subparagraph. by the Office relating to the immigration (iv) access to telephones; (C) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Director status of a person described in subparagraphs (v) access to legal services; may, by grant or contract, arrange for some (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(1) shall re- (vi) access to interpreters; or all of the activities under this section to main confidential and may only be used to (vii) supervision by professionals trained in be carried out by— determine such person’s qualifications under the care of children, taking into account the (i) an agency of the State of the child’s subsection (a)(1). special cultural, linguistic, and experiential proposed residence; (2) NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—In needs of children in immigration pro- (ii) an agency authorized by such State to consideration of the needs and privacy of un- ceedings; conduct such activities; or accompanied alien children in the custody of (viii) recreational programs and activities; (iii) an appropriate voluntary or nonprofit the Office or its agents, and the necessity to (ix) spiritual and religious needs; and agency. guarantee the confidentiality of such chil- (x) dietary needs. dren’s information in order to facilitate (B) NOTIFICATION OF CHILDREN.—Regula- (D) DATABASE ACCESS.—In conducting suit- ability assessments, the Director shall have their trust and truthfulness with the Office, tions promulgated under subparagraph (A) access to all relevant information in the ap- its agents, and clinicians, the Office shall shall provide that all children in such place- propriate Federal, State, and local law en- maintain the privacy and confidentiality of ments are notified of such standards orally forcement and immigration databases. all information gathered in the course of the and in writing in the child’s native language. care, custody, and placement of unaccom- (b) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN PRACTICES.— (3) RIGHT OF PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN TO panied alien children, consistent with its The Director and the Secretary shall develop CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.— role and responsibilities under the Homeland procedures prohibiting the unreasonable use (A) PLACEMENT WITH PARENT OR LEGAL Security Act to act as guardian in loco of— GUARDIAN.—If an unaccompanied alien child (1) shackling, handcuffing, or other re- is placed with any person or entity other parentis in the best interest of the unaccom- straints on children; than a parent or legal guardian, and subse- panied alien child, by not disclosing such in- (2) solitary confinement; or quent to that placement a parent or legal formation to other government agencies or (3) pat or strip searches. guardian seeks to establish custody, the Di- nonparental third parties. (c) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in rector shall— or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- this section shall be construed to supersede (i) assess the suitability of placing the ices shall provide the information furnished procedures favoring release of children to ap- child with the parent or legal guardian; and under this section, and any other informa- propriate adults or entities or placement in (ii) make a written determination regard- tion derived from such furnished informa- the least secure setting possible, as described ing the child’s placement within 30 days. tion, to— in paragraph 23 of the Stipulated Settlement (B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in (1) a duly recognized law enforcement enti- Agreement under Flores v. Reno. this title shall be construed to— ty in connection with an investigation or SEC. l14. REPATRIATED UNACCOMPANIED (i) supersede obligations under any treaty prosecution of an offense described in para- ALIEN CHILDREN. or other international agreement to which graph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immi- (a) COUNTRY CONDITIONS.— the United States is a party, including— gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of (I) the Convention on the Civil Aspects of 1182(a)), when such information is requested Congress that, to the extent consistent with International Child Abduction, done at The in writing by such entity; or the treaties and other international agree- Hague, October 25, 1980 (TIAS 11670); (2) an official coroner for purposes of af- ments to which the United States is a party, (II) the Vienna Declaration and Program of firmatively identifying a deceased individual and to the extent practicable, the United Action, adopted at Vienna, June 25, 1993; and (whether or not such individual is deceased States Government should undertake efforts (III) the Declaration of the Rights of the as a result of a crime). to ensure that it does not repatriate children Child, adopted at New York, November 20, (d) PENALTY.—Any person who knowingly in its custody into settings that would 1959; or uses, publishes, or permits information to be threaten the life and safety of such children. (ii) limit any right or remedy under such examined in violation of this section shall be (2) ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS.— international agreement. fined not more than $10,000. (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State (4) PROTECTION FROM SMUGGLERS AND TRAF- SEC. l13. APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS FOR DE- shall include, in the annual Country Reports FICKERS.— TENTION OF UNACCOMPANIED on Human Rights Practices, an assessment (A) POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.— ALIEN CHILDREN. of the degree to which each country protects (i) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall estab- (a) STANDARDS FOR PLACEMENT.— children from smugglers and traffickers. lish policies and programs to ensure that un- (1) ORDER OF PREFERENCE.—An unaccom- (B) FACTORS FOR ASSESSMENT.—The Sec- accompanied alien children are protected panied alien child who is not released pursu- retary shall consult the Country Reports on from smugglers, traffickers, or other persons ant to section l12(a)(1) shall be placed in the Human Rights Practices and the Trafficking seeking to victimize or otherwise engage least restrictive setting possible in the fol- in Persons Report in assessing whether to re- such children in criminal, harmful, or ex- lowing order of preference: patriate an unaccompanied alien child to a ploitative activity. (A) Licensed family foster home. particular country. (ii) WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS IN- (B) Small group home. (b) REPORT ON REPATRIATION OF UNACCOM- CLUDED.—Programs established pursuant to (C) Juvenile shelter. PANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.— clause (i) may include witness protection (D) Residential treatment center. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months programs. (E) Secure detention. after the date of the enactment of this Act, (B) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECU- (2) PROHIBITION OF DETENTION IN CERTAIN and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall TIONS.—Any officer or employee of the Office FACILITIES.—Except as provided under para- submit a report to the Committee on the Ju- or of the Department, and any grantee or graph (3), an unaccompanied alien child shall diciary of the Senate and the Committee on contractor of the Office or of the Depart- not be placed in an adult detention facility the Judiciary of the House of Representa- ment, who suspects any individual of in- or a facility housing delinquent children. tives on efforts to repatriate unaccompanied volvement in any activity described in sub- (3) DETENTION IN APPROPRIATE FACILITIES.— alien children. paragraph (A) shall report such individual to An unaccompanied alien child who has ex- (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under Federal or State prosecutors for criminal in- hibited violent or criminal behavior that en- paragraph (1) shall include— vestigation and prosecution. dangers others may be detained in conditions (A) the number of unaccompanied alien (C) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.—Any officer or appropriate to such behavior in a facility ap- children ordered removed and the number of employee of the Office or the Department, propriate for delinquent children. such children actually removed from the and any grantee or contractor of the Office, (4) STATE LICENSURE.—A child shall not be United States; who believes that a competent attorney or placed with an entity described in section (B) a description of the type of immigra- representative has been a participant in any l12(a)(1)(E), unless the entity is licensed by tion relief sought and denied to such chil- activity described in subparagraph (A), shall an appropriate State agency to provide resi- dren; report the attorney to the State bar associa- dential, group, child welfare, or foster care (C) a statement of the nationalities, ages, tion of which the attorney is a member, or to services for dependent children. and gender of such children; other appropriate disciplinary authorities, (5) CONDITIONS OF DETENTION.— (D) a description of the procedures used to for appropriate disciplinary action, including (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director and the Sec- effect the removal of such children from the private or public admonition or censure, sus- retary shall promulgate regulations incor- United States;

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ESTABLISHING THE AGE OF AN UNAC- (i) arising in the country of the child’s na- (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide COMPANIED ALIEN CHILD. tionality or last habitual residence; and professional training for all persons serving (a) PROCEDURES.— (ii) arising subsequent to the child’s depar- as child advocates under this section. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in consulta- ture from such country; (2) TRAINING TOPICS.—The training pro- tion with the Secretary, shall develop proce- (C) work with counsel to identify the vided under paragraph (1) shall include train- dures to make a prompt determination of the child’s eligibility for relief from removal or ing in— age of an alien, which procedures shall be voluntary departure by sharing with counsel (A) the circumstances and conditions faced used— relevant information collected under sub- by unaccompanied alien children; and (A) by the Secretary, with respect to aliens paragraph (B); (B) various immigration benefits for which in the custody of the Department; (D) develop recommendations on issues rel- such alien child might be eligible. (B) by the Director, with respect to aliens ative to the child’s custody, detention, re- in the custody of the Office; and lease, and repatriation; (c) PILOT PROGRAM.— (C) by the Attorney General, with respect (E) take reasonable steps to ensure that— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days to aliens in the custody of the Department of (i) the best interests of the child are pro- after the date of the enactment of this Act, Justice. moted while the child participates in, or is the Director shall establish and begin to (2) EVIDENCE.—The procedures developed subject to, proceedings or matters under the carry out a pilot program to test the imple- under paragraph (1) shall— Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. mentation of subsection (a). Any pilot pro- (A) permit the presentation of multiple 1101 et seq.); gram existing before the date of the enact- forms of evidence, including testimony of (ii) the child understands the nature of the ment of this Act shall be deemed insufficient the alien, to determine the age of the unac- legal proceedings or matters and determina- to satisfy the requirements of this sub- companied alien for purposes of placement, tions made by the court, and that all infor- section. custody, parole, and detention; and mation is conveyed to the child in an age-ap- (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot pro- (B) allow the appeal of a determination to propriate manner; gram established pursuant to paragraph (1) an immigration judge. (F) report factual findings and rec- is to— (b) PROHIBITION ON SOLE MEANS OF DETER- ommendations consistent with the child’s (A) study and assess the benefits of pro- MINING AGE.—Radiographs or the attestation best interests relating to the custody, deten- viding child advocates to assist unaccom- of an alien may not be used as the sole tion, and release of the child during the panied alien children involved in immigra- means of determining age for the purposes of pendency of the proceedings or matters, to tion proceedings or matters; determining an alien’s eligibility for treat- the Director and the child’s counsel; (B) assess the most efficient and cost-effec- ment under this title or section 462 of the (G) in any proceeding involving an alien tive means of implementing the child advo- Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279). child in which a complaint has been filed cate provisions under this section; and (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in with any appropriate disciplinary authority (C) assess the feasibility of implementing this section may be construed to place the against an attorney or representative for such provisions on a nationwide basis for all burden of proof in determining the age of an criminal, unethical, or unprofessional con- unaccompanied alien children in the care of alien on the Government. duct in connection with the representation the Office. SEC. l16. EFFECTIVE DATE. of the alien child, provide the immigration (3) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.— This subtitle shall take effect on the date judge with written recommendations or tes- (A) SELECTION OF SITE.—The Director shall which is 90 days after the date of the enact- timony on any information the child advo- select 3 sites at which to operate the pilot ment of this Act. cate may have regarding the conduct of the program established under paragraph (1). Subtitle B—Access by Unaccompanied Alien attorney; and (B) NUMBER OF CHILDREN.—Each site se- Children to Child Advocates and Counsel (H) in any proceeding involving an alien lected under subparagraph (A) should have SEC. l21. CHILD ADVOCATES. child in which the safety of the child upon not less than 25 children held in immigration (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD ADVOCATE repatriation is at issue, and after the immi- custody at any given time, to the greatest PROGRAM.— gration judge has considered and denied all extent possible. (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Director may ap- applications for relief other than voluntary (4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 point a child advocate, who meets the quali- departure, provide the immigration judge year after the date on which the first pilot fications described in paragraph (2), for an with written recommendations or testimony program site is established under paragraph unaccompanied alien child. The Director is on any information the child advocate may (1), the Director shall submit a report on the encouraged, if practicable, to contract with a have regarding the child’s safety upon repa- achievement of the purposes described in voluntary agency for the selection of an indi- triation. paragraph (2) to the Committee on the Judi- vidual to be appointed as a child advocate (4) TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT.—The ciary of the Senate and the Committee on under this paragraph. child advocate shall carry out the duties de- the Judiciary of the House of Representa- (2) QUALIFICATIONS OF CHILD ADVOCATE.— scribed in paragraph (3) until the earliest of tives. (A) IN GENERAL.—A person may not serve the date on which— (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— as a child advocate unless such person— (A) those duties are completed; There are authorized to be appropriated such (i) is a child welfare professional or other (B) the child departs from the United sums as may be necessary to carry out this individual who has received training in child States; section. welfare matters; (C) the child is granted permanent resident (ii) possesses special training on the nature status in the United States; SEC. l22. COUNSEL. of problems encountered by unaccompanied (D) the child reaches 18 years of age; or (a) ACCESS TO COUNSEL.— alien children; and (E) the child is placed in the custody of a (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall ensure, (iii) is not an employee of the Department, parent or legal guardian. to the greatest extent practicable, that all the Department of Justice, or the Depart- (5) POWERS.—The child advocate— unaccompanied alien children in the custody ment of Health and Human Services. (A) shall have reasonable access to the of the Office or the Department, who are not (B) INDEPENDENCE OF CHILD ADVOCATE.— child, including access while such child is described in section l11(a)(2), have com- (i) INDEPENDENCE FROM AGENCIES OF GOV- being held in detention or in the care of a petent counsel to represent them in immi- ERNMENT.—The child advocate shall act inde- foster family; gration proceedings or matters. pendently of any agency of government in (B) shall be permitted to review all records (2) PRO BONO REPRESENTATION.—To the making and reporting findings or making and information relating to such proceedings greatest extent practicable, the Director recommendations with respect to the best that are not deemed privileged or classified; shall— interests of the child. No agency shall termi- (C) may seek independent evaluations of (A) make every effort to utilize the serv- nate, reprimand, de-fund, intimidate, or re- the child; ices of competent pro bono counsel who taliate against any person or entity ap- (D) shall be notified in advance of all hear- agree to provide representation to such chil- pointed under paragraph (1) because of the ings or interviews involving the child that dren without charge; and findings and recommendations made by such are held in connection with proceedings or (B) ensure that placements made under person relating to any child. matters under the Immigration and Nation- subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of section (ii) PROHIBITION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.— ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and shall be l12(a)(1) are in cities in which there is a No person shall serve as a child advocate for given a reasonable opportunity to be present demonstrated capacity for competent pro a child if such person is providing legal serv- at such hearings or interviews; bono representation. ices to such child. (E) shall be permitted to accompany and (3) DEVELOPMENT OF NECESSARY INFRA- (3) DUTIES.—The child advocate of a child consult with the child during any hearing or STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS.—The Director shall— interview involving such child; and shall develop the necessary mechanisms to

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(d) NOTICE TO COUNSEL DURING IMMIGRA- (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—Section (4) CONTRACTING AND GRANT MAKING AU- TION PROCEEDINGS.— 245(h)(2)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1255(h)(2)(A)) is amend- THORITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Except when otherwise re- ed to read as follows: (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall enter quired in an emergency situation involving ‘‘(A) paragraphs (4), (5)(A), (6)(A), (7)(A), into contracts with, or award grants to, non- the physical safety of the child, counsel shall 9(B), and 9(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) shall not profit agencies with relevant expertise in the be given prompt and adequate notice of all apply; and’’. delivery of immigration-related legal serv- immigration matters affecting or involving (c) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.— ices to children in order to carry out the re- an unaccompanied alien child, including ad- (1) IN GENERAL.—A child who has been cer- sponsibilities of this title, including pro- judications, proceedings, and processing, be- tified under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immi- viding legal orientation, screening cases for fore such actions are taken. gration and Nationality Act, as amended by referral, recruiting, training, and overseeing (2) OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUN- subsection (a)(1), and who was in the custody pro bono attorneys. SEL.—An unaccompanied alien child in the of the Office at the time a dependency order (B) SUBCONTRACTING.—Nonprofit agencies custody of the Office may not give consent was granted for such child, shall be eligible may enter into subcontracts with, or award to any immigration action, including con- for placement and services under section grants to, private voluntary agencies with senting to voluntary departure, unless first 412(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)) until the relevant expertise in the delivery of immi- afforded an opportunity to consult with earlier of— gration-related legal services to children in counsel. (A) the date on which the child reaches the order to carry out this subsection. (e) ACCESS TO RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHILD age designated in section 412(d)(2)(B) of such (C) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING GRANTS AND ADVOCATE.—Counsel shall be given an oppor- Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)(B)); or CONTRACTS.—In awarding grants and entering tunity to review the recommendations of the (B) the date on which the child is placed in into contracts with agencies under this para- child advocate affecting or involving a client a permanent adoptive home. graph, the Director shall take into consider- who is an unaccompanied alien child. (2) STATE REIMBURSEMENT.—If foster care ation the capacity of the agencies in ques- (f) COUNSEL FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN funds are expended on behalf of a child who tion to properly administer the services cov- CHILDREN.—Nothing in this title may be con- is not described in paragraph (1) and has ered by such grants or contracts without an strued to require the Government of the been granted relief under section 101(a)(27)(J) undue conflict of interest. United States to pay for counsel to any un- of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the (5) MODEL GUIDELINES ON LEGAL REPRESEN- accompanied alien child. Federal Government shall reimburse the TATION OF CHILDREN.— SEC. l23. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. State in which the child resides for such ex- (A) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES.—The Di- (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subtitle shall penditures by the State. rector of the Executive Office for Immigra- take effect on the date which is 180 days (d) TRANSITION RULE.—Notwithstanding tion Review of the Department of Justice, in after the date of the enactment of this Act. any other provision of law, a child described consultation with voluntary agencies and (b) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of this in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration national experts, shall develop model guide- subtitle shall apply to all unaccompanied and Nationality Act, as amended by sub- lines for the legal representation of alien alien children in Federal custody before, on, section (a)(1), may not be denied such special children in immigration proceedings. Such or after the effective date of this subtitle. immigrant juvenile classification after the guidelines shall be based on the children’s Subtitle C—Strengthening Policies for date of the enactment of this Act based on asylum guidelines, the American Bar Asso- Permanent Protection of Alien Children age if the child— ciation Model Rules of Professional Conduct, (1) filed an application for special immi- SEC. l31. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE CLAS- grant juvenile classification before the date and other relevant domestic or international SIFICATION. of the enactment of this Act and was 21 years sources. (a) J CLASSIFICATION.— of age or younger on the date such applica- (B) PURPOSE OF GUIDELINES.—The guide- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(27)(J) (8 tion was filed; or lines developed under subparagraph (A) shall U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended to read as (2) was younger than 21 years of age on the be designed to help protect each child from follows: date on which the child applied for classi- any individual suspected of involvement in ‘‘(J) an immigrant, who is 18 years of age fication as a special immigrant juvenile and any criminal, harmful, or exploitative activ- or younger on the date of application for can demonstrate exceptional circumstances ity associated with the smuggling or traf- classification as a special immigrant and warranting relief. ficking of children, while ensuring the fair- present in the United States— ness of the removal proceeding in which the (e) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days ‘‘(i) who, by a court order supported by after the date of the enactment of this Act, child is involved. written findings of fact, which shall be bind- (C) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 the Secretary shall promulgate rules to ing on the Secretary of Homeland Security carry out this section. days after the date of the enactment of this for purposes of adjudications under this sub- Act, the Director of the Executive Office for (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments paragraph— made by this section shall apply to all aliens Immigration Review shall— ‘‘(I) was declared dependent on a juvenile (i) adopt the guidelines developed under who were in the United States before, on, or court located in the United States or has after the date of the enactment of this Act. subparagraph (A); and been legally committed to, or placed under SEC. l32. TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS AND CER- (ii) submit the guidelines for adoption by the custody of, a department or agency of a national, State, and local bar associations. TAIN PRIVATE PARTIES WHO COME State, or an individual or entity appointed INTO CONTACT WITH UNACCOM- (b) DUTIES.—Counsel under this section by a State or juvenile court located in the PANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. shall— United States; and (a) TRAINING OF STATE AND LOCAL OFFI- (1) represent the unaccompanied alien ‘‘(II) should not be reunified with his or her CIALS AND CERTAIN PRIVATE PARTIES.— child in all proceedings and matters relating parents due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health to the immigration status of the child or or a similar basis found under State law; and Human Services, acting jointly with the other actions involving the Department; ‘‘(ii) for whom it has been determined by Secretary, shall provide appropriate training (2) appear in person for all individual mer- written findings of fact in administrative or materials, and upon request, direct training, its hearings before the Executive Office for judicial proceedings that it would not be in to State and county officials, child welfare Immigration Review and interviews involv- the alien’s best interest to be returned to the specialists, teachers, public counsel, and ju- ing the Department; and alien’s or parent’s previous country of na- venile judges who come into contact with (3) owe the same duties of undivided loy- tionality or country of last habitual resi- unaccompanied alien children. alty, confidentiality, and competent rep- dence; and (2) CURRICULUM.—The training required resentation to the child as is due to an adult ‘‘(iii) with respect to a child in Federal under paragraph (1) shall include education client. custody, for whom the Office of Refugee Re- on the processes pertaining to unaccom- (c) ACCESS TO CHILD.— settlement of the Department of Health and panied alien children with pending immigra- (1) IN GENERAL.—Counsel under this section Human Services has certified to the Director tion status and on the forms of relief poten- shall have reasonable access to the unaccom- of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services tially available. The Director shall establish panied alien child, including access while the that the classification of an alien as a spe- a core curriculum that can be incorporated child is— cial immigrant under this subparagraph has into education, training, or orientation mod- (A) held in detention; not been made solely to provide an immigra- ules or formats that are currently used by (B) in the care of a foster family; or tion benefit to that alien.’’. these professionals. (C) in any other setting that has been de- (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sec- (3) VIDEO CONFERENCING.—Direct training termined by the Office. tion 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Na- requested under paragraph (1) may be con- (2) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS.—Absent tionality Act, as amended by paragraph (1), ducted through video conferencing. compelling and unusual circumstances, a shall be construed to grant, to any natural (b) TRAINING OF DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.— child who is represented by counsel may not parent or prior adoptive parent of any alien The Secretary, acting jointly with the Sec- be transferred from the child’s placement to provided special immigrant status under retary of Health and Human Services, shall another placement unless advance notice of such subparagraph, by virtue of such parent- provide specialized training to all personnel

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of the Department who come into contact (c) STATISTICS AND REPORTING.— SEC. l43. EXCEPTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED with unaccompanied alien children. Training (1) STATISTICS.— ALIEN CHILDREN IN ASYLUM AND REFUGEE-LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES. for agents of the Border Patrol and immigra- (A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—The Attor- (a) PLACEMENT IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS.— tion inspectors shall include specific train- ney General shall compile and maintain sta- Any unaccompanied alien child apprehended ing on identifying— tistics on the number of cases in immigra- by the Department, except for an unaccom- (1) children at the international borders of tion court involving unaccompanied alien the United States or at United States ports panied alien child subject to exceptions children, which shall include, with respect to under paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of section of entry who have been victimized by smug- each such child, information about— glers or traffickers; and l11(a), shall be placed in removal pro- (i) the age; ceedings under section 240 of the Immigra- (2) children for whom asylum or special (ii) the gender; immigrant relief may be appropriate, includ- tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a). (iii) the country of nationality; (b) EXCEPTION FROM TIME LIMIT FOR FILING ing children described in section (iv) representation by counsel; ASYLUM APPLICATION.—Section 208 (8 U.S.C. l11(a)(2)(A). (v) the relief sought; and 1158(a)(2)) is amended— SEC. l33. REPORT. (vi) the outcome of such cases. (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the Not later than 1 year after the date of the (B) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.— end the following: enactment of this Act, and annually there- ‘‘(E) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraphs (A) after, the Secretary of Health and Human The Secretary shall compile and maintain and (B) shall not apply to an unaccompanied Services shall submit a report to the Com- statistics on the instances of unaccompanied alien child.’’; and mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and alien children in the custody of the Depart- (2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the the Committee on the Judiciary of the House ment, which shall include, with respect to end the following: of Representatives that contains, for the each such child, information about— ‘‘(C) INITIAL JURISDICTION.—United States most recently concluded fiscal year— (i) the age; Citizenship and Immigration Services shall (1) data related to the implementation of (ii) the gender; have initial jurisdiction over any asylum ap- section 462 of the Homeland Security Act (6 (iii) the country of nationality; and plication filed by an unaccompanied alien U.S.C. 279); (iv) the length of detention. child.’’. (2) data regarding the care and placement (2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than of children under this title; 90 days after the date of the enactment of Subtitle E—Amendments to the Homeland (3) data regarding the provision of child ad- this Act, and annually, thereafter, the Attor- Security Act of 2002 vocate and counsel services under this title; ney General, in consultation with the Sec- SEC. l51. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND and retary, Secretary of Health and Human Serv- POWERS OF THE OFFICE OF REF- (4) any other information that the Director UGEE RESETTLEMENT WITH RE- ices, and any other necessary government of- SPECT TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv- ficial, shall submit a report to the Com- CHILDREN. ices determines to be appropriate. mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and (a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DI- Subtitle D—Children Refugee and Asylum the Committee on the Judiciary House of RECTOR.—Section 462(b)(1) of the Homeland Seekers Representatives on the number of alien chil- Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)) is SEC. l41. GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN’S ASYLUM dren in Federal custody during the most re- amended— CLAIMS. cently concluded fiscal year. Information (1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘and’’ (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress— contained in the report, with respect to such at the end; (1) commends the former Immigration and children, shall be categorized by— (2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the pe- Naturalization Service for its ‘‘Guidelines (A) age; riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, including for Children’s Asylum Claims’’, issued in De- (B) gender; regular follow-up visits to such facilities, cember 1998; (C) country of nationality; placements, and other entities, to assess the (2) encourages and supports the Depart- (D) length of time in custody; continued suitability of such placements; ment to implement such guidelines to facili- (E) the department or agency with cus- and’’; and tate the handling of children’s affirmative tody; and (3) by adding at the end the following: asylum claims; (F) treatment as an unaccompanied alien ‘‘(M) ensuring minimum standards of care (3) commends the Executive Office for Im- child. for all unaccompanied alien children— migration Review of the Department of Jus- ‘‘(i) for whom detention is necessary; and tice for its ‘‘Guidelines for Immigration SEC. l42. UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHIL- ‘‘(ii) who reside in settings that are alter- Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien DREN. native to detention.’’. Children’’, issued in September 2004; (b) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE DIREC- (a) IDENTIFYING UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE (4) encourages and supports the continued TOR.—Section 462(b) of the Homeland Secu- implementation of such guidelines by the CHILDREN.—Section 207(e) (8 U.S.C. 1157(e)) is rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)) is amended Executive Office for Immigration Review in amended— by adding at the end the following: its handling of children’s asylum claims be- (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the du- fore immigration judges; and (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and ties under paragraph (3), the Director may— (5) understands that the guidelines de- (8), respectively; and ‘‘(A) contract with service providers to per- scribed in paragraph (3)— (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- form the services described in sections l12, (A) do not specifically address the issue of lowing: l13, l21, and l22 of the Unaccompanied asylum claims; and ‘‘(3) An analysis of the worldwide situation Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; and (B) address the broader issue of unaccom- faced by unaccompanied refugee children, ‘‘(B) compel compliance with the terms panied alien children. categorized by region, which shall include an and conditions set forth in section l13 of (b) TRAINING.— assessment of— such Act, by— (1) IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.—The Secretary ‘‘(A) the number of unaccompanied refugee ‘‘(i) declaring providers to be in breach and shall provide periodic comprehensive train- children; seek damages for noncompliance; ing under the ‘‘Guidelines for Children’s Asy- ‘‘(B) the capacity of the Department of ‘‘(ii) terminating the contracts of providers lum Claims’’ to asylum officers and immi- State to identify such refugees; that are not in compliance with such condi- gration officers who have contact with chil- ‘‘(C) the capacity of the international com- tions; or dren in order to familiarize and sensitize munity to care for and protect such refugees; ‘‘(iii) reassigning any unaccompanied alien such officers to the needs of children asylum ‘‘(D) the capacity of the voluntary agency child to a similar facility that is in compli- seekers. community to resettle such refugees in the ance with such section.’’. (2) IMMIGRATION JUDGES.—The Director of United States; SEC. l52. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. the Executive Office for Immigration Review ‘‘(E) the degree to which the United States Section 462(b) of the Homeland Security shall— plans to resettle such refugees in the United Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)), as amended by (A) provide periodic comprehensive train- States in the following fiscal year; and section l51, is further amended— ing under the ‘‘Guidelines for Immigration ‘‘(F) the fate that will befall such unac- (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘paragraph Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien companied refugee children for whom reset- (1)(G)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and Children’’ and the ‘‘Guidelines for Children’s tlement in the United States is not pos- (2) by adding at the end the following: Asylum Claims’’ to immigration judges and sible.’’. ‘‘(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in members of the Board of Immigration Ap- paragraph (2)(B) may be construed to require peals; and (b) TRAINING ON THE NEEDS OF UNACCOM- that a bond be posted for unaccompanied (B) redistribute the ‘‘Guidelines for Chil- PANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN.—Section 207(f)(2) alien children who are released to a qualified dren’s Asylum Claims’’ to all immigration (8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(2)) is amended— sponsor.’’. courts as part of its training of immigration (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘countries,’’; SEC. l53. EFFECTIVE DATE. judges. and The amendments made by this subtitle (3) USE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.—Vol- (2) by inserting ‘‘, and instruction on the shall take effect as if included in the Home- untary agencies shall be allowed to assist in needs of unaccompanied refugee children’’ land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et the training described in this subsection. before the period at the end. seq.).

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S6414 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2007 Subtitle F—Prison Sexual Abuse Prevention or cooperative agreements is determined by Post Office naming bills SEC. l61. SHORT TITLE. the Secretary to be a repeat violator of this section or is convicted of a crime under this (1) S. 1352, a bill to designate the fa- This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Prison cility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 2007’’. section, the employer shall be subject to de- cated at 127 East Locust Street In SEC. l62. SEXUAL ABUSE. barment from the receipt of Federal con- Sections 2241, 2242, 2243, and 2244 of title 18, tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for Fairbury, llilinois, as the ‘‘Dr. Francis United States Code, are each amended by a period of not less than 5 years in accord- Townsend Post Office Building’’; striking ‘‘the Attorney General’’ each place ance with the procedures and standards pre- (2) H.R. 1402, a bill to designate the that term appears and inserting ‘‘the head of scribed by the Federal Acquisition Regula- facility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- any Federal department or agency’’. tions. The Secretary or the Attorney Gen- cated at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Subtitle G—Authorization of Appropriations eral shall advise the Administrator of Gen- Lecanto, Florida, as the ‘‘Sergeant eral Services of any such debarment, and the SEC. l71. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Administrator of General Services shall list Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Of- (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to the employer on the List of Parties Excluded fice Building’’; be appropriated to the Department, the De- from Federal Procurement and Nonprocure- (3) H.R. 625, a bill to designate the fa- partment of Justice, and the Department of ment Programs for the period of the debar- cility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- Health and Human Services, such sums as ment. may be necessary to carry out— cated at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin ‘‘(2) CONTRACTORS AND RECIPIENTS.—When- (1) the provisions of section 462 of the Park, California, as the ‘‘Atanacio ever an employer who holds Federal con- Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279); Haro-Marin Post Office’’; tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements is and (4) H.R. 988, a bill to designate the fa- determined by the Secretary to be a repeat (2) the provisions of this title. violator of this section or is convicted of a cility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts ap- crime under this section, the employer shall cated at 5757 Tilton Avenue in River- propriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to debarment from the receipt of side, California, as the ‘‘Lieutenant remain available until expended. Federal contracts, grants, or cooperative Todd Jason Bryant Post Office’’; SA 1147. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and agreements for a period of not less than 5 (5) H.R. 437, a bill to designate the fa- years in accordance with the procedures and Mr. CORNYN) submitted an amendment cility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- standards prescribed by the Federal Acquisi- cated at 500 West Eisenhower Street in intended to be proposed by him to the tion Regulations. Prior to debarring the em- bill S. 849, to promote accessibility, ac- Rio Grande City, Texas, as the ‘‘Lino ployer, the Secretary, in cooperation with Perez Jr. Post Office’’; countability, and openness in Govern- the Administrator of General Services, shall ment by strengthening section 552 of advise all agencies holding contracts, grants, (6) H.R. 414, a bill to designate the fa- title 5, United States Code (commonly or cooperative agreements with the em- cility of the U.S. Postal Service lo- referred to as the Freedom of Informa- ployer of the proceedings to debar the em- cated at 60 Calle McKinley West in Ma- tion Act), and for other purposes; ployer from the receipt of new Federal con- yaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel which was ordered to lie on the table; tracts, grants, or cooperative agreements for Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Build- a period of not less than 5 years.’’. as follows: ing.’’ Strike section 6 and insert the following: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SA 1149. Mrs. MCCASKILL submitted objection, it is so ordered. SEC. 6. TIME LIMITS FOR AGENCIES TO ACT ON an amendment intended to be proposed REQUESTS. f (a) TIME LIMITS.— by her to the bill S. 1348, to promote (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 552(a)(6)(A)(i) of for comprehensive immigration reform PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR title 5, United States Code, is amended by and for other purposes; which was or- Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I ask striking ‘‘determine within 20 days (except- dered to lie on the table; as follows: unanimous consent that Ellen Galla- ing Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public On page 281, between lines 40 and 41, insert gher, a detailee to my staff from the holidays) after the receipt of any such re- the following: Department of Homeland Security, be quest’’ and inserting ‘‘within the 20-day pe- (vi) MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE.—The alien given floor privileges for the duration riod commencing on the date on which the shall admit to a misdemeanor offense for request is first received by the agency (ex- of debate on the comprehensive immi- being in the United States illegally, and such gration reform bill. cepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public offense shall be punishable by at least 416 holidays), which shall not be tolled without hours of community service. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the consent of the party filing the request, objection, it is so ordered. determine’’. SA 1150. Mr. REID (for Mr. KENNEDY f (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment (for himself and Mr. SPECTER)) pro- made by this subsection shall take effect 1 POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDING A year after the date of enactment of this Act. posed an amendment to the bill S. 1348, CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL (b) APPLICABILITY OF AGENCY FEES.— to provide for comprehensive immigra- TO CONSTANTINO BRUMIDI (1) LIMITATION.—Section 552(a)(4)(A) of tion reform and for other purposes; as title 5, United States Code, is amended by follows: Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask adding at the end the following: (The amendment will be printed in a unanimous consent that the Senate ‘‘(viii) An agency shall refund any fees col- future edition of the RECORD.) proceed to the immediate consider- lected under this subparagraph if the agency ation of Calendar No. 150, S. 254. fails to comply with any time limit that ap- f The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. KLO- plies under paragraph (6). Such refunds shall BUCHAR). The clerk will report the bill be paid from annual appropriations provided AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO by title. to that agency.’’. MEET The legislative clerk read as follows: (2) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—The amendment made by this subsection shall COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND A bill (S. 254) to award posthumously a take effect 1 year after the date of enact- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Congressional gold medal to Constantino ment of this Act and shall apply to requests Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask Brumidi. for information under section 552 of title 5, unanimous consent that the Com- There being no objection, the Senate United States Code, filed on or after that ef- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- proceeded to consider the bill which fective date. ernmental Affairs be authorized to hold had been reported from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- SA 1148. Mrs. MCCASKILL (for her- an off-the- floor markup during the ses- fairs, with an amendment on page 5, self and Mr. DODD) submitted an sion of the Senate on Monday, May 21, amendment intended to be proposed by 2007, at 5:30 p.m., in S–216 of the Cap- line 13 to strike ‘‘Unites’’ and insert in her to the bill S. 1348, to promote for itol, to consider pending committee lieu thereof ‘‘United’’. comprehensive immigration reform business. Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask and for other purposes; which was or- unanimous consent that the com- dered to lie on the table; as follows: Agenda mittee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third On page 123, strike line 5 and all that fol- Nomination lows through page 124, line 6, and insert the time and passed, the motion to recon- following: Howard C. Weizmann to be Deputy sider be laid on the table, and that any ‘‘(1) EMPLOYERS.—Whenever an employer Director, Office of Personnel Manage- statements relating to the bill be who does not hold Federal contracts, grants, ment. printed in the RECORD.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:21 Mar 13, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\2007SENATE\S21MY7.REC S21MY7 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6415 The committee amendment was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY agreed to. objection, it is so ordered. Morning THOMAS P. D’AGOSTINO, OF MARYLAND, TO BE UNDER The bill (S. 254), as amended, was or- business is closed. SECRETARY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VICE LINTON F. BROOKS, RESIGNED. dered to be engrossed for a third read- f ing, read the third time, and passed. DEPARTMENT OF STATE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION f ERIC G. JOHN, OF INDIANA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE REFORM ACT OF 2007—Continued SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-COUN- NATIONAL DAY OF THE AMERICAN SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND AMENDMENT NO. 1150 COWBOY PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. REID. Madam President, on be- TO THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND. Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask half of Senators KENNEDY and SPECTER, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES unanimous consent that the Senate I call up an amendment that is now at now proceed to Calendar No. 153, S. the desk. CHARLES W. GRIM, OF OKLAHOMA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Res. 130. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The AND HUMAN SERVICES, FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. (REAPPOINTMENT) clerk will report the resolution by The legislative clerk read as follows: IN THE COAST GUARD title. The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID], for THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- The legislative clerk read as follows: Mr. KENNEDY, for himself, and Mr. SPECTER, MENT AS A PERMANENT COMMISSIONED REGULAR OFFI- A resolution (S. Res. 130) designating July proposes an amendment No. 1150. CER IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IN THE 28, 2007, as the ‘‘National Day of the Amer- Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 211: ican Cowboy.’’ unanimous consent that the reading of To be lieutenant There being no objection, the Senate the amendment be dispensed with. proceeded to consider the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without JASON D. RIMINGTON, 0000 Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- objection, it is so ordered. MENT AS A PERMANENT COMMISSIONED REGULAR OFFI- unanimous consent that the resolution (The amendment will be printed in a CER IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IN THE be agreed to, the preamble be agreed future edition of the RECORD. GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 211: to, and the motion to reconsider be laid f To be lieutenant upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 22, JEFFERY J. RASNAKE, 0000 objection, it is so ordered. 2007 IN THE ARMY The resolution (S. Res 130) was Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT agreed to. unanimous consent that when the Sen- IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED The preamble was agreed to. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND ate completes its business today, it RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: The resolution, with its preamble, stand adjourned until Tuesday at 10 reads as follows: a.m.; that on Tuesday, May 22, fol- To be lieutenant general S. RES. 130 lowing the prayer and pledge, the MAJ. GEN. RICHARD P. ZAHNER, 0000 Whereas pioneering men and women, rec- morning hour be deemed expired and IN THE NAVY ognized as cowboys, helped establish the the time for the two leaders reserved American West; for their use later in the day; that THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT Whereas that cowboy spirit continues to IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED there then be a period of morning busi- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND infuse the Nation with its solid character, ness for 60 minutes with Senators per- RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: sound family values, and good common sense; mitted to speak for up to 10 minutes To be vice admiral each, with the time equally divided and Whereas the cowboy embodies honesty, in- REAR ADM. JOSEPH MAGUIRE, 0000 tegrity, courage, compassion, respect, a controlled, with the Republicans con- strong work ethic, and patriotism; trolling the first half and the majority IN THE ARMY Whereas the cowboy loves, lives off of, and controlling the final half; that at the THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT depends on the land and its creatures, and is close of morning business, the Senate TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY an excellent steward, protecting and enhanc- resume consideration of S. 1348, the im- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ing the environment; migration bill, and Senator SESSIONS To be lieutenant colonel Whereas the cowboy continues to play a be recognized to speak until 12:30 p.m., significant role in the culture and economy KENNETH C. SIMPKISS, 0000 of the United States; at which time the Senate stand in re- THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF Whereas approximately 800,000 ranchers in cess until 2:15 p.m. in order to accom- THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO modate the respective party conference THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY all 50 States are conducting business and UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: contributing to the economic well-being of meetings; that at 2:15 p.m., if Senator nearly every county in the Nation; SESSIONS has not concluded his re- To be colonel Whereas rodeo is the sixth most-watched marks, he then be recognized to con- ANTHONY G. HOFFMAN, 0000 sport in the United States; clude those remarks, with no amend- PATRICIA L. WOOD, 0000 Whereas membership in rodeo and other ments in order during the time of his THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF organizations encompassing the livelihood of remarks. He will complete his remarks THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO a cowboy transcends race and sex and spans THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY every generation; to the extent of 2 hours for tomorrow. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: Under the order we previously entered, Whereas the cowboy is an American icon; To be colonel Whereas to recognize the American cowboy he has 2 hours tomorrow. So at 2:15, is to acknowledge the ongoing commitment whatever time he didn’t use prior to ROY V. MCCARTY, 0000 PETER C. VANAMBURGH, 0000 of the United States to an esteemed and en- 12:30, he would have that time. HUNG Q. VU, 0000 during code of conduct; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas the ongoing contributions made objection, it is so ordered. IN THE MARINE CORPS by cowboys to their communities should be f THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR REGULAR AP- recognized and encouraged: Now, therefore, POINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED be it ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: Resolved, That the Senate— TOMORROW (1) designates July 28, 2007, as ‘‘National To be major Day of the American Cowboy’’; and Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate ERIC M. ARBOGAST, 0000 (2) encourages the people of the United DAVID A. BECKER, 0000 States to observe the day with appropriate now stand in adjournment. MEREDITH E. BROWN, 0000 ceremonies and activities. There being no objection, the Senate, MICHAEL R. BUNTING, 0000 LOUIS D. CAPORALE, JR., 0000 f at 8:14 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, ANDREW J. FOREMAN, 0000 May 22, 2007, at 10 a.m. CHRISTOPHER W. HAMPTON, 0000 CONCLUSION OF MORNING MATTHEW J. LANDRY, 0000 BUSINESS f CHRISTOPHER B. LOGAN, 0000 PATRICK W. MCCUEN, 0000 Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask NOMINATIONS WILLIAM G. MITCHELL, 0000 KEITH A. PARRY, 0000 unanimous consent that morning busi- Executive nominations received by MICHAEL J. PEITZ, 0000 ness be closed. the Senate May 21, 2007: JAMES L. WETZEL IV, 0000

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COMMENDING THE PARTICIPANTS between communities. As a result, Cleveland This year, the Lake County Electricians OF THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY has blossomed into a city that unites the lives JATC will be recognizing and honoring the fol- WALK NOW FOR AUTISM of its children, seniors, disabled people, fami- lowing graduates, who have completed the ap- lies, businesses, and all vulnerable popu- prentice training: Angel Alvarez, Gregory HON. SCOTT GARRETT lations. Breitzke, Ryan Cleveringa, Justin Copak, OF NEW JERSEY During his service to Cleveland, Mayor Christopher Curatolo, Matthew Deering, Sr., Jackson has made strong contributions to the Steven Dodd, Brandon Fritzsche, Ryan Greg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES advancement of equality, and has worked tire- ory, Brion Grooms, Dustin Hall, Daniel Monday, May 21, 2007 lessly to increase opportunities for the eco- Kanelopoulos II, Michael Keilman, Antonio Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam nomically and socially disadvantaged. Mayor Kendrick, Christopher Levenson, Christopher Speaker, yesterday, people of all ages, of all Jackson has supported subsidized affordable Nighbert, Carlos Reices, Raymond Rodriguez, races, of all religions and walks of life joined housing in Cleveland to ensure everyone has Jose Sanchez, Micah Schantz, Matthew Sum- together in Montclair, New Jersey for the a roof over their heads. Moreover he has la- mers, Billy Thomas, Dave Waffler, Ryan Wil- Northern New Jersey Walk Now for Autism. bored to include low income Clevelanders in liams, and Robert Willis, Jr. Many of those who walked deal with autism the decision making process, rather than Northwest Indiana has a rich history of ex- on a daily basis in their homes. They walked alienating them. During his successful mayoral cellence in its craftsmanship and loyalty by its for their sons and daughters, grandchildren, campaign, he empowered the homeless com- tradesmen. These outstanding graduates all and brothers and sisters. They are remarkable munity by involving them in the campaign and exemplify these traits. They have mastered for their strength and their spirit, and I com- encouraging them to organize and advocate their trade and have demonstrated their loyalty mend each and every one of them for their ef- for themselves. to both the union and the community through forts. Mayor Jackson’s tremendous service to their commitment, hard work, and selfless sac- Each year, more and more children are di- Cleveland is a shining example of how we rifice. agnosed with autism spectrum disorders, yet should all do our utmost to create a society Madam Speaker, I ask that you and my each year we seem to learn more and more where rather than hide from problems like other distinguished colleagues join me in con- about how little we know about autism and poverty and homelessness, we face them and gratulating these committed, hardworking indi- how to help those who must deal with it every commit ourselves to their eradication. He is viduals. Along with the other extraordinary day. the first Cleveland Mayor to attend the annual men and women of Northwest Indiana’s But, what we do know is that it can be a Homeless Memorial Day during his term, dem- unions, these individuals have contributed in lonely world for many children with autism. It onstrating his solidarity with the homeless many ways to the growth and development of can be an equally lonely world for those who community and his commitment to addressing the economy in Indiana’s First Congressional care for autistic children. What makes these the concerns they face. District, and I am very proud to represent walks so phenomenal is not just the aware- It is therefore with great honor that I cele- them in Washington, DC. ness that they raise amongst the general pub- brate Mayor Jackson as the recipient of the lone Biggs Award. The Award memorializes lic or the money they raise, but the community f spirit that they generate. No parent or grand- lone and celebrates her lifelong efforts to parent, sister or brother need feel alone. breaking down barriers in our society. lone lis- IN MEMORY OF MR. CLYDE R. There is a whole family of people who know tened to everyone, including those with whom WESTFALL what you go through and are there to lend all she did not agree. Mayor Jackson possesses the support that you need. the very same qualities, and I am proud of the Because of the can-do spirit of autism fami- work he is doing for our city. HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO lies, today, we have new schools and new Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join OF WEST VIRGINIA teaching methods to serve autistic children; me in honoring Mayor Frank Jackson for his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we have new research to bring us closer to an outstanding and tireless efforts as an advocate understanding of autism spectrum disorders; for the homeless, as well as for bringing all Monday, May 21, 2007 and we have a fresh recognition of how bright people that share the great city of Cleveland Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I proudly and special children with autism are. I com- together as one people. pause to recognize the achievements of Clyde mend these families for taking on autism f R. Westfall, husband, father, and devoted cit- head-on, and I am certain that with the spirit izen of Braxton County, West Virginia, who they bring to this fight, they will change the fu- CONGRATULATIONS TO GRAD- passed away on April 13, 2007. ture for all who struggle with autism. UATES OF LAKE COUNTY ELEC- TRICIANS JOINT APPRENTICE- Mr. Westfall had a passion for infrastructure f SHIP COMPLETION improvements in his community. His persever- IN RECOGNITION OF MAYOR ance to the Curry Ridge Water Project was in- FRANK JACKSON HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY strumental in bringing many parties together to complete the goal of running, potable water in OF INDIANA the homes and businesses of this community. HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF OHIO Mr. Westfall not only provided his valuable Monday, May 21, 2007 service to his fellow citizens, but as a foreman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with in the coal industry. His character brought Monday, May 21, 2007 great sincerity and admiration that I offer con- credibility to his works. He was steadfast in his Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise gratulations to several of Northwest Indiana’s desire for the betterment of his community. today to honor Mayor Frank Jackson for his most talented, dedicated, and hardworking in- His diligent work, particularly to the Curry outstanding work and unyielding effort to as- dividuals. On Friday, June 1, 2007, the Lake Ridge Water Project, will be beneficial to many sist the homeless population of Cleveland. County Electricians Joint Apprenticeship and citizens and industry for years to come. Ever since Mayor Jackson was elected to Training Committee (JATC) will honor the Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join Cleveland City Council in 1989, he has been class of 2007 at their annual Apprentice Com- me in honoring the life of Clyde Westfall, a leading force for bringing Cleveland together pletion Banquet, which will be held at the Ava- whose dedication and service is truly admi- as one city and bridging the gaps that exist lon Manor Banquet Hall in Merrillville, Indiana. rable. He will be sadly missed by many.

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VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.001 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS E1096 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 21, 2007 RECOGNIZING THE BEVERLY ters worse, this year President Bush is seek- 30 years of service to the Parma, Ohio com- LIVING CENTER ing to zero-out funding for the COPS hiring munity, and for its efforts in creating a programs and must not see the value of more healthier, stronger and more active Northeast HON. SAM GRAVES law enforcement officers on the streets. This Ohio. OF MISSOURI Congress will answer the President’s call of Since its groundbreaking in 1971, Ridge- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zero funding by restoring this important pro- wood has been an invaluable resource for gram to a respectable level and add 50,000 Ohioans of all ages. Regardless of cir- Monday, May 21, 2007 police officers in the next 6 years to fight cumstance, Ridgewood and its dedicated staff Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly crime. have gone to all ends to ensure community pause to congratulate the Beverly Living Cen- COPS has provided an avenue to deploy members have the resources and motivation ter in Maryville, MO, upon receiving the pres- more law enforcement officers in many areas to get fit and lead healthier lives. tigious ‘‘Ten Karat’’ award, selected by Beverly of the United States and unsurpassed tech- Their latest program, the Y Express, has Enterprise, to honor living centers that have nology to assist the growing law enforcement just completed its first year with resounding consistently shown excellence through areas community. It is a first-rate program, I com- success. As a program aimed at meeting the such as quality standards, employee retention, mend the gentleman from New York, Mr. needs of today’s busy families the Y Express, recognition and development. Weiner for bringing this legislation to the floor from its strategic location in the Parmatown The Beverly Living Center opened in 1977 and I urge all my colleagues to support this bill Mall, has logged over 40,000 member visits as a 108-bed skilled nursing facility and in and the men and women in law enforcement and continues to build partnerships and pro- 1986 added an assisted living community con- that continue to protect our communities. grams for its members. sisting of 16 apartments known as ‘‘Maryville f Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join Chateau.’’ This facility excels in a wide variety me in honoring the Ridgewood YMCA and its of assistance and rehabilitation areas, includ- IN HONOR OF THE PUBLIC SERV- successful Y Express program, as well as the ing physical, occupational, speech and joint ICE OF MARY ELLEN MILLER, efforts and energies of its committed and en- replacement therapy. JANICE LOSCHIAVO, META thusiastic staff. Northeast Ohio is fortunate to Also, I want to recognize the great leader- PITRELLI, AND CATHERINE ANN have them. THABIT ship by the Executive Director Kim Bram. I f also want to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Beverly Living Centers em- HON. SCOTT GARRETT TRIBUTE TO REV. DR. J.C. WADE, ployees as additional keys to success. OF NEW JERSEY JR. Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commending the Beverly Living Center, an ex- Monday, May 21, 2007 HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY ceptional employer in Missouri’s Sixth Con- Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam OF INDIANA gressional District for winning the ‘‘Ten Karat’’ Speaker, I rise today to honor four public serv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES award. The Beverly Living Center’s commit- ants from Bergen County, New Jersey—four Monday, May 21, 2007 ment to excellence is inspiring, and I am hon- school nurses in Bergen County public Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Speaker, it is with ored to represent so many of its fine employ- schools. Throughout their respected careers ees and officers in the United States Con- great pride and sincerity that I wish to honor they’ve acted as medical experts and com- Reverend Dr. J.C. Wade, Jr. on the 50th anni- gress. forting friends to countless students. And, as f versary of his ministry, as well as his 42 years they retire in a ceremony tonight, they leave of service at Zion Missionary Baptist Church in COPS IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2007 with fond memories of all the children on East Chicago, Indiana. Zion Missionary Baptist whose lives they’ve left an indelible mark of Church will be honoring Reverend Wade on SPEECH OF kindness. Friday, May 25, 2007, at the Pastor’s Anniver- HON. BETTY McCOLLUM The days when school nurses tended to sary Banquet, which will take place at the skinned knees and the unexpected onset of flu Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana. OF MINNESOTA are long gone. For many children today, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES There will also be an anniversary service at school nurses are their first real medical rela- Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 tionship. They catch diabetes early when chil- May 27, 2007. Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. Mr. Speak- dren can still make important behavioral Reverend Wade was born in Memphis, Ten- er, I rise today to express my strong support changes. And, far too often, they catch vio- nessee and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. As a for H.R. 1700, the COPS Reauthorization Act. lence in the home while there’s still time to young child, Reverend Wade accepted Jesus This legislation is a much needed and re- save children’s lives. They give children the Christ as his Savior. He was licensed in 1957 newed commitment by this Democratic-led chance to learn trust and to develop healthy and ordained in 1961 at the Salem Missionary Congress to combat crime in our local com- living and to mend. And, quite simply, they Baptist Church in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1961, munities and neighborhoods. give children the chance to learn because he pastored at Samaria Baptist Church in Van Since its inception under the leadership of healthy minds are minds that can absorb all Alstyne, Texas; then from 1964 to March the Clinton administration, the COPS program there is around them. 1965, he served the congregation at Pilgrim has proven to ensure greater safety for citi- Only days after we celebrated the healing Rest Baptist Church in Van Buren, Arkansas. zens in large metropolitan areas and small power of nurses with National Nurses Week In 1965, Reverend Wade relocated to the Zion communities alike by providing local law en- and National School Nurses Day, it is an Missionary Baptist Church in East Chicago, forcement with the ability to hire more police honor to commend these women for their where he has been serving as Pastor and officers, increased technology assistance such service to the parents, children, and teachers leader for 42 years. as laptops for patrol cars, and new funding for of Bergen County: Catherine Anne Thabit— Reverend Wade has held many prominent programs to allow prosecutors to go after Westwood Regional Public Schools, Mary positions within the community. He is the more criminals. Since 1994 117,000 new po- Ellen Miller—Bergenfield Public Schools, Jan- former President of the General Missionary lice officers have hit the streets in the United ice Loschiavo—Glen Ridge Public Schools, Baptist State Convention of Indiana and the States and 414 in the area of St. Paul, which and Meta Pitrelli—Bergenfield Public Schools. State Vice President of the National Baptist I represent. f Convention, for which he also serves on the According to an independent study done by IN RECOGNITION OF THE Board of Directors. In addition, Reverend the GAO, COPS hiring grants were respon- RIDGEWOOD YMCA Wade serves as a Devotional Leader for the sible for reducing the crime rate in the United National Sunday School and is involved with States by roughly 200,000 crimes between HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH the B.T.U. Congress—Pastors Division. He is 1998 and 2000. Unfortunately, past Repub- a current member of the National Association OF OHIO lican-led Congresses sharp cuts in over a bil- for the Advancement of Colored People and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lion dollars to the COPS hiring grant programs Operation Push, and he is active with the have diminished the capacity of this great pro- Monday, May 21, 2007 Northwest Indiana Food Bank and the Twin gram that has been critical to decreasing the Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise City Ministerial Alliance. As if this were not im- crime rate across this country. To make mat- today to honor the Ridgewood YMCA, for over pressive enough, Reverend Wade has also

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Fully funding these crucial East Chicago from 2002–2004, and coordi- Roane County to recognize the Robey Theater first responder programs dictates a dedication nator for ‘‘Operation Too Great to Wait’’ Hurri- for its 100 years of service. from Congress that is unparalleled. cane Katrina Survivors, which took place at f The most important job of Congress is to the Genesis Convention Center in Gary on keep America safe, and this legislation takes September 11, 2005. RECOGNIZING JOHN IGO FOR important steps to protect our communities. I A true scholar, Reverend Wade has had a ACHIEVING THE RANK OF EAGLE want to commend the Chairman of the Home- wide range of academic training. His degrees SCOUT land Security Committee, the gentleman from include a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of The- Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON, for his work on ology, Doctorate of Bible Theology, Master of HON. SAM GRAVES this legislation and I urge all my colleagues to Religious Education, and an Honorary Doc- OF MISSOURI support it. torate of Divinity, and he has had extensive IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES International Studies in Oxford, England. f Reverend Wade has also received many ac- Monday, May 21, 2007 colades throughout his lifetime. To name a Mr. GRAVES. Madam Speaker, I proudly IN HONOR OF THE STUDENT GRADUATES OF PARAMUS’ few, Reverend Wade has received a procla- pause to recognize John Igo, a very special D.A.R.E. PROGRAM AT YAVNEH mation from the City of East Chicago. In May young man who has exemplified the finest ACADEMY 2000, the City of East Chicago dedicated and qualities of citizenship and leadership by tak- renamed Drummond Street to Reverend Dr. ing an active part in the Boy Scouts of Amer- J.C. Wade Street for his many years of serv- ica, Troop 138, and in earning the most pres- HON. SCOTT GARRETT ice and dedication to the community. On tigious award of Eagle Scout. OF NEW JERSEY March 22, 2007, the Indiana State Senate also John has been very active with his troop, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES issued a proclamation in his honor for his participating in many scout activities. Over the dedicated service. Reverend Wade has also years John has been involved with scouting, Monday, May 21, 2007 been recognized nationally as he was selected he has not only earned numerous merit Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Madam to travel on 3 pilgrimages to the Holy Land as badges, but also the respect of his family, Speaker, last week, the Paramus Police De- a Nationwide Evangelist, and he has con- peers, and community. partment held its D.A.R.E. graduation cere- ducted a workshop at the District Association Madam Speaker, I proudly ask you to join mony with the students of Yavneh Academy. Board Meeting in Germany. me in commending John Igo for his accom- More than 70 students are participating in this Madam Speaker, at this time, I ask that you plishments with the Boy Scouts of America important program that gives young people the and my other distinguished colleagues join me and for his efforts put forth in achieving the support they need to say no to drugs, under- in congratulating Reverend Dr. J.C. Wade, Jr. highest distinction of Eagle Scout. age drinking, and gang violence. as he is honored for his service and ministry. f His 50 years of service have touched and im- Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D.A.R.E., began as a small program in Los proved the lives of all whom he has served. H.R. 1684 His unselfish and lifelong dedication is worthy Angeles in 1983. Today, it is implemented in of the highest commendation, and I am proud more than 75 percent of our Nation’s school to represent him in Congress. HON. BETTY McCOLLUM districts and in more than 43 other Nations. It OF MINNESOTA uses positive peer pressure to help children f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES defeat the negative cultural influences that bombard them daily. TRIBUTE TO ROBEY THEATER Monday, May 21, 2007 I am proud of the young boys and girls who Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. Madam participated in this program at Yavneh Acad- HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO Speaker, I rise today to express my support emy, and I would like to recognize them all for OF WEST VIRGINIA for H.R. 1684, the Department of Homeland taking this step toward positive citizenship: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Security, DHS, Authorization Act for fiscal year Hannah Ash, Benjamin Atwood, Hadassa 2008. The legislation makes clear that this Monday, May 21, 2007 Bendavid, Simcha Borodach, David Carr, Congress is dedicated to providing the Depart- Shimon Cohen, Orly Davis, Shoshana Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, I rise today ment of Homeland Security with the proper Edelman, Oriel Farjun, Nicole Feigenblum, Al- to honor the historic Robey Theater, one of tools to protect American citizens, and to en- exander Feldman, Jacob Felig, Jacob the longest continuously operating motion pic- sure accountability and proper oversight of Finkelstein, Joshua Finkelstein, Michael ture theaters in the United States. Since its DHS. Finkelstein, Miryam Fischer, Aaron Fox, Jacob establishment in 1907 as the Dreamland The- With many entities rolled into the Depart- Furer, Sheri Goldman, Ayelet Golubtchik, ater, it has been central to the lives of the citi- ment of Homeland Security at its inception in Marlee Goodman, Akiva Gottlieb, Abigail zens of Spencer, WV. The theatre actually 2003 the bureaucratic structure of the depart- Greenbaum, Rochal Greenberg, Tova Green- changed locations 4 times across Main Street ment has consistently needed improvement. berg, Yosef Greenfield, Yehoshua Hanfling, during its first decade. DHS has come under intense scrutiny and Justin Hod, Leora Hyman, Michael Kahan, When it first opened, the Robey family had yielded many questions regarding its bloated Ilana Noa Karp, Rami Laifer, Jason Lang, Yael to run movies as many as 6 times a night to size and its ability to function smoothly. This Ledner, Jacob Levy, Shmuel Levy, Miriam meet demand. The facility mixed live theater legislation will take necessary steps to correct Lichtenberg, Sara Linder, Benjamin Marans, with silent pictures by putting scenery around large problems associated with the agency Ally Margulies, Joshua Meier, Esther Meir, Leo the screen. that includes streamlining the contracting and Metzger, Philip Meyer, Daniel Nagar, Jennifer Even remodeling couldn’t keep the theater procurement process, and require the depart- Nir, Shaya Oster, Elisha Penn, Jordan Plaut, from entertaining locals. Upon refurbishment in ment to conduct comprehensive quadrennial Noah Potash, Ori Putterman, Rebecca Raab, 1926, Mr. Robey moved the screen to a local reviews of its operations. Daniel Raykher, Daniel Rehanian, Jake school field and created a ‘tentorium.’ The H.R. 1684 is a bipartisan effort to restore Reichel, Samuel Rochlin, Micayla Rosenbaum, movie star Little Jackie ‘‘Hoo’’ Ray performed huge cuts by the Bush administration to impor- Elan Samoohi, Liana Sandor, Risa Scharf, Eli at this event. Later that year, the theater tant programs. The 52 percent cut to the State Scharlat, Hillel Sebrow, Dafna Secemski, hosted Congressman Harry Woodyard to cele- Homeland Security Grant Program, which Gabriella Shankman, Mira Shapiro, Alan brate its grand reopening. funds first responder preparation and re- Socelof, Lauren Stein, Tamar Weglein, Judah Robey Theater was added to the National sponse, has been reinstated. The 55 percent Wertenteil, Solomon Wiener, Jonathan Register of Historic Places in 1989. Despite cut to firefighter assistance grants has been Wietschner, Shira Wolff, Alan Yomtobian, and numerous technological updates and the addi- added back into the bill. This bill also restores Yehoshua Zirman.

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The Congress has with the resources they need today. Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise failed to meet our obligations for over a dec- I support making sure that Congress wisely, today to urge my colleagues to join me and ade in providing necessary services to our vet- as well as robustly, provide for our national over 200 other Members in cosponsoring H.R. erans, and this budget aims to correct some of defense, including ensuring dollars are spent 1157, the Breast Cancer and Environmental this neglect. on systems that will actually protect our Nation Research Act. With just one more day until In addition, this budget also provides $50 and our allies. One of those systems drawing Mother’s Day, it is important for us in Con- billion over 5 years towards children’s health new attention during this debate is missile de- gress to honor the women in our lives and care. The State Children’s Health Insurance fense. Our country has already spent over work to bring an end to diseases such as Program (SCHIP) has been extremely suc- $100 billion over the last several decades to breast cancer. Each year, tens of thousands cessful in improving access to healthcare for develop various missile defense systems. of women die from this disease and more than children whose parents earn too much money These Cold War efforts for which annual fund- 3 million women are currently living with to qualify for Medicaid, but not enough to pur- ing has increased from $3 billion in the late breast cancer. Important advances have been chase private health insurance. Two-thirds of 1990s to nearly $10 billion have yet to bear made, but we still do not know what causes all uninsured children in this nation are actu- fruit, even as our country faces the grave this disease, or how to prevent it. ally eligible but not enrolled in SCHIP. With threat posed by terrorists smuggling nuclear This bill will establish a research program at this budget, we can significantly improve weapons into our country across our borders the National Institutes of Health to study the health care coverage to millions more children or through our ports. potential links between breast cancer and the across the country. Supporters will point to successful tests re- environment—authorizing $40 million a year This budget resolution will also help protect cently of portions of this system. However, we for five years for NIH studies. our Nation from its enemies. The 9/11 rec- all know the challenges of replicating limited Hopefully, this research will help mitigate ommendations, most of which have been ig- success from carefully and highly scripted the devastating effects this disease inflicts on nored by the Republican Congress, can be im- tests in real world conditions. Given that par- mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and families plemented under this budget framework. We ticipants knew roughly when the test target across the Nation. The National Breast Cancer have also included additional funding for would launch, what they would look like, how Coalition has worked tirelessly to advance the homeland security in order to better ensure they would fly and what they would do, it may fight against breast cancer, as we celebrate the safety of our citizens. be even more concerning that these systems Mother’s Day this year, I urge my colleagues It is no great secret that the Administration missed as often as they did. to join me in co-sponsoring H.R. 1157, the has severely underfunded schools across the I am troubled when I hear experts such as Breast Cancer and Environmental Research nation with the No Child Left Behind Act. This the Government Accountability Office report Act. is another program we intend to fix with our that while costs have grown, less work is f budget resolution. In this budget, we have in- being completed than planned. GAO found cluded $9.5 billion over what the President re- that ‘‘too few tests have been completed to PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION quested for fiscal year 2008. This necessary have confidence in the models and simula- OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. funding will help stop the decline in our Na- tions used to predict performance.’’ One year CON. RES. 21, CONCURRENT RES- tion’s education system. after establishing 2006 goals for the program, OLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR Mr. Speaker, I do not have nearly enough the Missile Defense agency informed Con- FISCAL YEAR 2008 time to speak about all the benefits of this gress that it planned to field fewer assets, re- budget resolution. Programs such as Head duce performance goals, and increase the SPEECH OF Start, LIHEAP, Social Security and Medicare program’s cost goal. HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL all benefit. Residents of New Orleans and Mis- Our citizens and our allies and their citizens OF NEW YORK sissippi benefit from the money to rebuild after are not made safer by rushing to deploy tech- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Katrina. Higher education students will benefit nology that ‘‘may’’ protect them when called from increased Pell Grants and we avoid cut- upon. Thursday, May 17, 2007 ting other student aid programs such as Per- The solution to a flat tire is not to blow more Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker. I rise today in kins loans and special opportunity block air into it. We cannot afford to expend valu- support of S. Con. Res. 21, a budget resolu- grants, which was proposed in the President’s able national defense dollars to develop tech- tion designed and drafted by Democrats to failed budget plan. nologies that we know today will not work at end over a decade of Republican fiscal irre- I am strongly supportive of this Democratic a time when these funds can be spent to im- sponsibility. budget resolution. This bill will go a long way prove our homeland security, provide needed One of the best results of the Democrats towards putting our fiscal house in order, with- equipment for our troops in the field, or in- gaining the majority in the Congress is the fact out relying on the massive middle class tax in- crease foreign aid to our allies. that we can realign the priorities of the Federal crease that the President’s budget relies upon. I am sure there is no need to remind my government. Instead of Republican tax cuts for I would urge all of my colleagues to support colleagues that the $8.1 billion provided in the the richest 1 percent, we can put those same this budget resolution. bill for the missile system is more than is cur- resources into health care for our children and f rently authorized for port security grants or in- veterans. Instead of driving our Nation deeper cluded in the recent House-passed COPS re- and deeper into debt, we can put us back on NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- authorization bill to put more police officers on track towards a balanced budget. TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 our streets. Twelve years of Republican budgets have Some have attempted to muddle this issue SPEECH OF left our fiscal house in shambles. We are by inserting the nation of Israel into the missile nearly $9 trillion in debt, and if Republicans HON. GWEN MOORE defense issue. Our Nation recognizes the im- had their way, we would never end the deficit. OF WISCONSIN portance of our ally Israel and provides over However, the Democratic budget resolution is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES $2 billion in foreign military aid to help that na- a good first step towards ending the sea of Wednesday, May 16, 2007 tion meet its unique security challenges. How- red ink on our budget. Within the next 5 years, ever, simply putting more unproven, insuffi- we will have balanced the budget, while at the The House in Committee of the Whole ciently tested, and unreliable missile defense House on the State of the Union had under same time providing necessary services to consideration the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize systems into the field does not make our those who need them most. appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for mili- country or our allies safer. This budget resolution incorporates the pay- tary activities of the Department of Defense, I certainly believe the purpose of this $645 as-you-go rule that the Democrats passed as to prescribe military personnel strengths for billion Defense authorization bill is to help one of our first acts in the majority. The rule fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes: make our country safer including assisting our

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The history of eastern Massachusetts, I’ve been a particular Business District Authority, the Bicentennial this program has shown me that simply pro- beneficiary of this immigration decision be- Committee, and was the Anti Annexation Drive viding more funds will not accomplish that cause their daughter, Maria, is my very capa- Coordinator. goal. ble Deputy Chief of Staff. Galen served on many Genesee County f The Giestas are an excellent example of Boards including service as the Chairman of why so many of us continue to support an im- the Auto and Theft Grant Board. He held posi- TRIBUTE TO FATHER EDWIN migration policy that welcomes people from LEAHY tions with the Water and Waste Board, the elsewhere in the world who want to come to Retirement Board, the Parks Board, the Li- HON. DONALD M. PAYNE America both to share in the life we have and brary Steering Committee, and as Genesee to help it flourish. Next week, on June 1, the County Michigan Township Association Trust- OF NEW JERSEY Giestas will mark another very important anni- ee. He had previously served on the CAMEO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versary—that of their wedding. They were Executive Board and as a Flint Junior Monday, May 21, 2007 married in Faja de Baixo in the Azores on Achievement Advisor. He served as the Chair- Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, it is with a June 1, 1957—several weeks, I will note, with man for the Flushing Road Action Committee great deal of enthusiasm that I ask my col- a politicians penchant for getting himself into for Water for 4 years. At the time of his death the act, before I graduated from high school. leagues here in the House of Representatives As the Giestas celebrate their 50th Anniver- Galen was currently serving as the Flint Town- to join me as I rise to offer heartfelt congratu- sary with their family and friends in New Bed- ship Chief Building Director and Chairman of lations to Father Edwin Leahy—Father Ed—as ford, they will be with their five children, who the Genesee County Road Commission. Be- he receives an honorary degree from Rutgers- are in addition to Maria Eugenia, Gualter, Jose cause of his commitment to public service Newark. Father Ed will also serve as the com- Augusto, Aires, and Stephanie. Stephanie, in- Galen was awarded the G.M. Truck and Bus mencement speaker on Thursday, May 17, cidentally, has become a very accomplished Plant Award for excellence in Community Ac- 2007. He is the headmaster of St. Benedict’s hairstylist of whose talents I regularly avail my- tivities. Preparatory School in Newark, NJ. self. Their five children have produced eight Galen is survived by his wife of 51 years, Father Ed graduated from St. Benedict’s grandchildren, Melissa, Mark, Matthew, Jacob, Shirley, his children, grandchildren, great Prep in 1963 and from Seton Hall University in Tyler, Austin, Quentin, and Daulton. As the grandchildren, brothers, sister, numerous 1968. He received his training in theology, at- family gathers in New Bedford next Saturday nieces and nephews and a Godchild. taining an M.Div. with distinction in 1975 from on this wonderful occasion, I take this oppor- the Woodstock College, the Jesuit School of Madam Speaker, please join me in paying tunity to acknowledge this event here, not sim- Technology at Union Theological Seminary. respects to a wonderful man and a true public ply out of my personal feelings of gratitude He was ordained as a priest in 1972 after first servant, Galen Jamison. The Flint area and affection to the Giestas, as strong as they taking vows as a monk in 1966 of the Bene- mourns his passing and will miss his leader- are, but because at a time when people have dictine Abbey of Newark. ship, insight and zeal to make the Flint com- Father Ed’s appointment to headmaster of been hearing a lot of the negative arguments munity a better place to live and work. St. Benedict’s Prep has been a true blessing about immigration, the story of the Giestas— to the young men who come through its door a representative one for my district and many f other districts across the country—shows how and to the community at large. Father Ed be- TRIBUTE TO ROBERT RHEA, AR- came headmaster at the age of 27 and took in fact immigration has been of overwhelming benefit to this Nation of immigrants. I am de- THUR DALE JACKSON AND a school with an enrollment of 89 students KEVIN DOAN and 14 faculty members to its current popu- lighted to send my best wishes to Jose and lation of 550 and 46, respectively. In the proc- Valentina and to tell them that I regularly cite ess, he has touched the hearts of many of his them as an example of why an open and wel- HON. HAROLD ROGERS young charges and their families. The stu- coming immigration policy continues to be in dents are mostly Black and Hispanic from our Nation’s best interest. OF KENTUCKY f humble backgrounds. Yet 95 percent of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES school’s graduates go to college; no small feat TRIBUTE TO GALEN JAMISON Monday, May 21, 2007 in a city where the dropout rate is very high. Thanks to Father Ed and his perseverance, HON. DALE E. KILDEE Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, St. Benedict’s Prep now has a waiting list with OF MICHIGAN on May 20, 2006, five men lost their lives in many suburban youngsters hoping to gain ad- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a coal mine explosion in Harlan, Kentucky. mission. The school received national atten- Monday, May 21, 2007 The number of casualties would have been tion when its comprehensive program was fea- Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask the greater, were it not for the heroic efforts of tured in Education Week. House of Representatives to join me in hon- three mine inspectors who decided to go in Madam Speaker, Father Ed has served St. oring the memory of Galen Jamison. Galen and save whomever they could. Benedict’s and the greater community well for passed away on Thursday, May 17, in my There were only a few seconds to decide almost 25 years. I know my colleagues agree hometown of Flint, Michigan at the age of 71. what to do in this situation. There were no that Father Ed is a very good choice for com- Galen was a committed public servant, always second chances. Information was conflicting mencement speaker and is a deserving recipi- striving to improve the quality of life for the and incomplete in those rushed minutes late ent of an honorary degree from Rutgers-New- people of the greater Flint area. He was a at night on May 20. These three men—Robert ark. I wish him well as he continues his good dear friend and a valued advisor. I will miss Rhea, Arthur Dale Jackson and Kevin Doan— works. his knowledge and wisdom. heard enough and chose to descend into the f He was a graduate of Central Michigan Uni- smoke-filled blackness of the Darby Coal ‘‘FIFTY GOOD YEARS’’ versity and he had attended Arkansas State Mine. College and GMI. Mr. Jamison married Shirley They were driven to help whomever they J. Earns in 1955 and moved to Flint Township HON. BARNEY FRANK could, inserting themselves into this hellish fur- where he resided for over 50 years. Galen OF MASSACHUSETTS nace not knowing whether there would be ad- worked for General Motors as a General Su- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ditional explosions or structural collapses. pervisor. He was deeply committed to public Monday, May 21, 2007 service. Galen was elected as Flint Township The person they rescued, Paul Ledford, had Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam supervisor and served 4 years. He was also succumbed to the carbon monoxide gases Speaker, yesterday, May 20, marked the 41st elected 2 terms as Trustee on Flint Township caused by the explosion and was unable to anniversary of the date on which Jose F. & Board of Trustees. Galen held several ap- move any further. He was a half-mile down Valentina C. Giesta emigrated from the Azores pointed positions over the years. These in- and never would have made it out on his own. to Massachusetts, landing, fortunately for me, cluded State of Michigan Registered Codes We are reminded that coal miners face po- in New Bedford. I say fortunately for me be- Official and Inspector, Commercial Plan Re- tential hazards deep underground, everyday, cause while I believe in general that hard- viewer, and 11 years on the Liquor Advisory so that we can keep the lights on and appli- working immigrants like the Giestas have been Board where he drafted the first ordinance. He ances running. When tragedy strikes one of

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The school has mine tragedy, we must also recognize those lives. evolved into one that has fostered educational who had little time to study, deliberate and As we celebrate this week I salute every growth and training to students throughout analyze what to do. They acted. hardworking American for their role in ensur- Brooklyn. And because they did, someone lived. I ing the safety of our communities. I also en- Since it’s inception in 1996, EBT has commend these three individuals for answer- courage you as residents to become aware of worked diligently to develop a solid learning ing the most important call any of us could health and safety issues and familiarize your- and professional foundation, creating a wealth ever get—and having the courage that now self with emergency procedures. Let’s all chip of opportunities for its students. The special- provides some solace where there would oth- in and do our part to ensure our neighbor- ized curriculum serves as the school’s corner- erwise be none. hoods and streets remain safe for all to enjoy. stone, offering our community’s children an f f opportunity to pursue studies in areas, includ- PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING EDITH DUPIN ing: hospitality/tourism, computer science/net- working, and business/finance. Through a HON. TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON classroom environment that emphasizes aca- HON. RON LEWIS demic engagement, EBT has fostered the per- OF ILLINOIS OF KENTUCKY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sonal progress of countless residents. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The High School for Enterprise, Business Monday, May 21, 2007 Monday, May 21, 2007 and Technology’s dedicated staff has been Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I successful in nurturing the intellectual develop- May 17, 2007, I was unable to cast my votes rise today to pay tribute to Edith Dupin, a con- ment of hundreds of Brooklyn’s children. Their on the following amendments to H.R. 1427. stituent and good friend, retiring next month commitment to promoting academic opportuni- Had I been present for rollcall No. 378 on from the Elizabethtown Chamber of Com- ties has strengthened the institution’s pro- the amendment offered by Rep. BACHUS, I merce after twenty years of service. grams thereby enabling comprehensive sup- would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Ms. Dupin has overseen a vast expansion port services and encouraging parent partici- Had I been present for rollcall No. 379 on of the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce pation. Through the exceptional leadership of the amendment offered by Rep. HENSARLING, over the course of the last two decades. Upon Principal Juan Mendez, this remarkable high I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ school has effectively increased both the grad- Had I been present for rollcall No. 380 on her arrival, the Chamber had fewer than 200 members. She leaves the Chamber with more uation as well as the college placement rate, the amendment offered by Rep. MCHENRY, I resulting in socially-minded young adults de- would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ than 700 members. During her tenure she has Had I been present for rollcall No. 381 on helped develop several local events that have voted to the interests of Williamsburg—and our naton at large. the amendment offered by Rep. KANJORSKI, I become staples to the Hardin County commu- would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ nity including the Heartland Festival, Leader- Therefore, Madam Speaker, I rise with my Had I been present for rollcall No. 382 on ship Elizabethtown, and the holiday favorite, colleagues in the House of Representatives to the amendment offered by Rep. ROSKAM, I Christmas in the Park. honor The High School for Enterprise, Busi- would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Always a straight talker, she has found ness and Technology. I would like to express Had I been present for rollcall No. 383 on many friends in the community. Through her my sincerest congratulations in commemora- the amendment offered by Rep. GARRETT, I tenacity and straightforwardness, she has tion of its 10th anniversary and express best would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ been able to accomplish many positive objec- wishes for a successful future. f tives for the Chamber and the Elizabethtown community. Her legacy is evident through, f TRIBUTE TO 34TH ANNUAL NA- among many other things, the local farmers PERSONAL EXPLANATION TIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL market, numerous job fairs, and laying the SERVICES WEEK groundwork for a possible return of commuter flights to Addington Field. HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO HON. KEVIN BRADY I would like to congratulate Edith for her OF GUAM OF TEXAS service to the Elizabethtown community. I join IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES countless neighbors from the Hardin County Monday, May 21, 2007 community in wishing her well in her future en- Monday, May 21, 2007 deavors. Mr. BRADY of Texas. Madam Speaker, I Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, I was It is my great privilege to recognize my rise today in support of the 34th Annual Na- absent from the chamber during the evening friend, Ms. Edith Dupin today, before the en- tional Emergency Medical Services Week, of Thursday, May 17, 2007. Had I been tire House of Representatives, for her service designated this year May 20–26, 2007. It is present for six rollcall votes taken that evening to Hardin County. She is an outstanding truly a privilege to honor these brave men and on amendments to H.R. 1427, the Federal American worthy of our collective honor and women who provide essential lifesaving serv- Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007, I would appreciation. ices to our communities throughout the Eighth have voted as follows: ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. Congressional District. f 378; ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 379; ‘‘no’’ on rollcall EMS Week serves as a time to honor and IN RECOGNITION OF THE HIGH No. 380; ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 381; and ‘‘no’’ on celebrate our medical emergency personnel. SCHOOL FOR ENTERPRISE, BUSI- rollcall No. 382; and ‘‘no’’ on rollcall No. 383. These men and women respond to tragedies NESS AND TECHNOLOGY (EBT) and situations we pray never come to us or f our loved ones. They respond at a moment’s HON. NYDIA M. VELA´ ZQUEZ IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL notice to people caught in unimaginable cir- OF NEW YORK ROBERT W. GATES, UNITED cumstances and work tirelessly to provide IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATES AIR FORCE emergency treatment and offer hope. As children we all learned the value of stop, Monday, May 21, 2007 drop, and roll. Today our children learn those Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise HON. JEFF MILLER lessons and more that help keep them safe. today to recognize The High School for Enter- OF FLORIDA From paramedics and EMTs to police officers prise, Business and Technology (EBT), of Wil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and fire fighters, each serves a crucial role in liamsburg, Brooklyn in celebration of their 10th Monday, May 21, 2007 keeping our communities educated and pre- anniversary. pared to prevent future emergencies. EBT’s history has been one of hope, growth Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, on As we observe EMS Week this year let us and a commitment to quality education for our behalf of the United States Congress, it is an not forget those who have made the ultimate community. More than ten years ago, the ma- honor for me to rise today in recognition of the sacrifice while performing their duty. These jority of local Williamsburg high school stu- life and dedicated service of Robert W. ‘‘Bob’’ great men and women who have dedicated dents attending the then Eastern District High Gates.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:02 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.022 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1101 Robert Gates served this country for 31 After serving nearly 5 years, an era of sorts, can experience the joy of learning’’. Some of years in the United States Air Force. Across Mr. Cornick, the General Deputy Assistant the innovative programs supported by Dr. three wars he flew in hostile skies from D-Day Secretary for Congressional and Intergovern- Jackson to this end are the ‘‘Reading Res- over France to the jungles of Vietnam. Colonel mental Relations, will return to the United taurant’’, ‘‘Literary Lunch’’, ‘‘Friday Night Prime Gates was decorated with two Legions of States Senate as Chief of Staff to Senator Time’’, and ‘‘Partners in Print’’, making learn- Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the JOHN WARNER. In his new role, he will once ing, and reading in particular, fun for her stu- Silver Star, the French Croix-de-Guerre, eight again be working for the people of the Com- dents. In recognition of her efforts, the library Air Medals and a Presidential Citation from monwealth of Virginia, the state he loves and at Franconia Elementary School has been re- President Roosevelt. He was the first Com- ever-so-proudly calls home. named the ‘‘Judith Jackson Library.’’ mander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, During his tenure, we have had the pleasure A supporter of after-school programs, Dr. Hurlburt Field, FL. He commanded Project of working closely with Mr. Cornick on many Jackson instituted Math and Science Nights, ‘‘Ice Skate,’’ and successfully built a perma- issues involving housing policy. We have re- supported ‘‘CETA (Changing Education nent base with a 5000-foot runway on a float- lied on him to help turn some of the Commit- Through the Arts)’’, and regularly attended ing island (called T–3) near the North Pole. tee’s ideas into realities at HUD. Mr. Cornick Parent-Teacher Association meetings that fos- Additionally, Colonel Gates commanded Task has been helpful on several issues where it tered dialogue with parents and teachers. She Force HIRAN, which established the SHORAN was important for us to work together. has also volunteered with the Red Cross, tu- radar tracking stations on the Greenland ice In addition to his work as the Department’s tored members of the military at the United cap. primary advocate before Congress, Mr. States Military Academy at West Point, and On May 18 2007, Colonel Gates will add to Cornick should also be recognized for the assisted with Koinonia’s efforts to help the un- his lengthy roll of accolades the Spirit of Hope deep admiration he has earned within the derprivileged. Award. In 1942, during Mr. Hope’s first USO halls of HUD. He has taken the time to learn The Franconia Mustangs will sorely miss tour, then Lieutenant Gates was assigned to and understand HUD’s many complex pro- her, but will not forget her any time soon. As fly Mr. Hope and his troupe around the Alas- grams, and has worked with and relied upon the Ayoud triplets, second graders at Fran- kan and Pacific theaters. Multiple times during the career experts for their advice and histor- conia put it, ‘‘We’ll just have to retire too, since his career, he piloted Mr. Hope and other ical knowledge of the issues. Franconia won’t be the same without Dr. Jack- USO entertainers. Over these years, Colonel We commend Carter Cornick for all of his son.’’ Something tells me she won’t let them. Gates and Bob Hope formed a life-long per- tireless efforts in representing HUD before I commend Dr. Jackson on her distin- sonal friendship. Mr. Hope nicknamed Bob Congress, and congratulate him on his latest guished career in education, and wish her and Gates ‘‘Growing Pains,’’ and often referred to endeavor in public service. He will be missed. her family health and happiness in her well- him as his son. Bob Hope so inspired the earned, much deserved retirement. f young officer that Colonel Gates decided to f dedicate his entire life, energy, and compas- HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF sion to helping the spouses and family mem- JUDITH JACKSON TRIBUTE TO THE U.S. ARMY bers of fallen comrades, as well as others less CORPS OF ENGINEERS KANSAS fortunate in the Fort Walton Beach, Florida HON. JAMES P. MORAN CITY DISTRICT area. OF VIRGINIA Colonel Gates was instrumental in orga- HON. IKE SKELTON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nizing twelve USO tours to raise money for OF MISSOURI the purchase of 79 acres from nearby Eglin Monday, May 21, 2007 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Air Force Base to build two world-class as- Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I Monday, May 21, 2007 sisted living facilities, ‘‘Bob Hope’s Enlisted rise today to honor the achievements of Dr. Mr. SKELTON. Madam Speaker, the United Widows Village’’ and ‘‘Theresa Village.’’ Bob Judith Jackson, principal of Franconia Elemen- States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City Hope’s Village includes 256 one, and two-bed- tary School in Fairfax County, Virginia, since District is celebrating its 100th anniversary in room apartments, gardening plots, a gift shop, 1996: and a dedicated public servant for near- 2007. Over the last century, the people who swimming pool, nature trails, and a community ly 3 decades. While Dr. Jackson is retiring, make up the Kansas City District have pro- center that seats over 400 people. Theresa she will leave behind a lasting impression of vided meaningful services to the people of Village has 123 units with similar facilities. In her caring nature and tireless devotion to the Missouri and of our nation. 2003, the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation school she served so well. In the early days, the Kansas City District’s donated $1 million to build a one-of-a-kind A graduate of Marygrove College, Dr. Jack- primary mission was to develop and maintain welcome center in honor of Bob Gates’ many son, earned her master’s degree at the Uni- a navigational channel along the Missouri years of support, dedication, and selfless con- versity of Michigan and her doctorate in edu- River to encourage barge traffic. Barge traffic tributions. Colonel Gates is often consulted on cation at Nova Southeastern University. She remains a vital concern along the river. Since future facility construction plans, such as build- began her teaching career as an elementary the early 1900’s, barges have been critical to ing future nursing care facilities on the Bob school teacher in the Detroit Public School moving farm products to markets and to con- Hope Village complex. Additionally, Colonel System, and has taught soldiers in Germany, trol railroad freight rates via competition along Gates is an avid contributor and supporter of where her husband, David Jackson, was sta- the river. This commitment to navigation has the Fort Walton Beach Children’s Society Golf tioned with the United States Army, and ex-of- always been so very important to those of us Toumament and auction that helps raise funds fenders in Pennsylvania. She arrived in the who hail from Missouri. to support local children’s agencies. Fairfax County School system in 1980, where The Kansas City District has also played an On behalf of a grateful nation, I extend my she rose to the rank of Assistant Principal at important role in taming the turbulent and deep appreciation to Robert W. Gates for his Woodley Hills Elementary School. In 1996, braided Missouri River. The men and women service to Florida and our country. As he is she passed through a rigorous selection proc- of the District have built numerous river control one of Fort Walton Beach’s favorite sons, we ess to become principal of Franconia Elemen- structures that have stabilized banks and used are proud to see Bob receive the Spirit of tary. Dr. Judith Jackson is also the mother of the force of the river’s own current to carve a Hope Award this year. 3 wonderful children, Teresa, David, and stable channel. They have constructed canals f Kevin. and river cutoffs that changed the course of TRIBUTE TO CARTER CORNICK Throughout her service as principal, she has the river. At the same time, they have offered been ever present in the halls and classrooms easier navigation, opening the stream to, use, of Franconia Elementary. She knows every as a highway for goods. HON. BARNEY FRANK student by name, and is involved in every as- In the 1930s and 1940s, the Kansas City OF MASSACHUSETTS pect of life at the school. Dr. Jackson never District tackled flood control concerns and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES misses an opportunity to read to the children helped protect property and lives along the Monday, May 21, 2007 at school events, and is unmatched in her ad- river and its tributaries. Because of flooding Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam vocacy of the development of reading and and the federal government’s commitment to Speaker, I rise today with Ranking Member writing skills at the elementary level. As one employ Army engineer officers returning from BACHUS to recognize L. Carter Cornick III for member of her staff put it, ‘‘All she does, day battle in World War II, dams were constructed his dedicated service at the United States De- after day, is tirelessly search for ways in which along the main stem of the river and on adja- partment of Housing and Urban Development. every student can achieve, and every student cent streams. The Flood Control Act of 1944

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.028 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS E1102 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 21, 2007 shaped the development of the entire Missouri lege in 1960 and went on to earn a bachelor A leader in Christian higher education, Dr. River Valley region and transformed the land- of arts degree in physics from Eastern Michi- Johnson is a member of the board of directors scape of America’s heartland. The legislation gan University in 1963. He received a mas- of the Christian College Consortium and its authorized hundreds of dam and levy projects ter’s degree in radiation biophysics from the Fund, the Council of Christian Colleges and and established substantial changes in federal University of Kansas in 1967 and the doc- Universities, Council of Presidents. At the policy with regard to the management of the torate in radiation biophysics, also from the state level he is vice-chair elect and a member Missouri River. The Kansas City District University of Kansas, in 1970. Dr. Johnson re- of the executive committee of the Ohio Foun- played a key role in this national effort. turned to Malone College in 1970 to serve as dation of Independent Colleges. His service in In addition to its responsibilities along the assistant professor of physics, and was subse- the Evangelical Friends Church—Eastern Re- Missouri River, the Kansas City District oper- quently promoted to associate professor in gion has included serving as presiding clerk of ates eighteen lakes across Missouri, Kansas, 1974 and full professor in 1979. In 1981, he the Yearly Meeting for 11 years and currently Iowa, and Nebraska. It also provides addi- accepted the post of chief academic officer. as a member of the executive board and the tional services to the nation, both inside and His title was changed to provost in 1991 to board of directors of Barclay Press. Locally, outside its own physical boundaries. Recently, more accurately describe his expanded duties Dr. Johnson is a member of the Stark Devel- the District has supported the United States and role at the College. He was named presi- opment Board and the P–16 Compact. He has Army by overseeing the construction of facili- dent in November 1994. At his inauguration in served the Canton Regional Chamber of Com- ties for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, March of 1995 he announced the theme that merce and was chairman in 2000. He has KS, and of the new Lewis and Clark Class- would characterize his presidency—The Next served on the boards of Leadership Stark room Facility for the Army’s Command and Level of Excellence. County and the Medical Education Foundation Throughout Dr. Johnson’s 25 years of ad- General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College ministrative leadership, Malone College has KS. of Medicine, and been involved with United Madam Speaker, I know the members of experienced unprecedented growth and devel- opment in academics, the number of students Way of Stark County. the House will join me in congratulating the He is father to 2 married children, Mark and people who have worked to make the United in attendance, and physical plant. Since 1981, the number of full-time faculty has increased Kristin, and grandfather to Cameron. He at- States Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City tends Jackson Friends Church, where he District a successful organization and will join from 33 to 111. In addition during his presi- dency, the percentage of faculty holding a ter- serves as an elder and Sunday school teach- me in sending thanks to them on their 100th er. anniversary. minal degree has increased from 48 percent f f to 71 percent. Enrollment has soared nearly 200 percent from 770 to 2300. Dr. Johnson PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO CAROL AND PETER has overseen the development of numerous CARROLL CELEBRATING THEIR academic programs, including the bachelor of 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY science in nursing; two baccalaureate degree- HON. RON LEWIS completion programs in management and OF KENTUCKY HON. VITO FOSSELLA nursing; as well as graduate programs award- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW YORK ing master’s degrees in education, counseling, Monday, May 21, 2007 Christian ministries, business administration, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, Monday, May 21, 2007 and nursing. During his tenure Malone also has devel- on May 17, 2007 I left Washington to return to Mr. FOSSELLA. Madam Speaker, on May oped innovative academic programs in zoo bi- Kentucky to be with my family for a medical 18, 1957, Carol and Peter Carroll were mar- ology, forensic chemistry, sports/youth min- emergency. As a result, I missed the following ried in St. Malachy’s Church and went on to istry, commercial music technology, and com- votes: rollcall 375, ordering the Previous raise five children: Kathleen, John, Peter, munity health education, to name only a few Question for the rule on S. Con. Res. 21, and Helen, and Paul. of the more than 90 programs of study. Also had I been present I would have voted ‘‘nay’’; Peter and Carol met while they were stu- of note—it is within Dr. Johnson’s presidency rollcall 376 on agreeing to the resolution for dents at St. John’s University. Peter was a that Malone has been honored with 2 more the debate of S. Con. Res. 21 and had I been starting center for the St. John’s Redmen, and prestigious distinctions: recognition by the present I would have voted ‘‘nay’’; rollcall 377 he and Carol met at a post-basketball game Templeton Foundation as a national leader in on passage of S. Con. Res. 21 and had I party. character development, and ranking among been present I would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Peter Carroll spent 40 years as a supervisor the top colleges and universities in the Mid- I oppose the Democrat Budget Conference for Brooklyn Union Gas and coached basket- west under the category Universities—Mas- Report because of the massive spending in- ball and baseball for St. Charles Parish and ter’s according to U.S. News & World Report’s creases and higher tax burdens it places on the Great Kills Little League. Carol worked for America’s Best Colleges 2006 and again in Kentucky families. The budget outline includes New York Telephone and then worked full 2007. Dr. Johnson’s experience and leader- $22 billion in new non-defense discretionary time raising five children while also volun- ship have been instrumental during 3 of the spending, three times more than the Presi- teering at the St. Charles School. Higher Learning Council of the North Central dent’s request. Worse still, this conference re- The Carrolls are proud grandparents of 17: Association’s decadal reaccreditations, includ- port sets the course for one of the largest tax Kathleen, Virginia, Caroline, Thomas, Aman- ing the most recent in the spring of 2004. Dur- increases in American history—at least $217 da, Lindsey, Katie, Kevin, Billy, Andrew, ing Johnson’s presidency the College’s en- billion over the next five years. McKenzie, Jennifer, Thomas, James, Victoria, dowment has grown nearly 500 percent from The budget also ignores repeated warnings Lauren, and Matthew. They currently split their $3.1 million to approximately $18 million. about the unsustainable rate of growth in enti- time between Staten Island, Florida, and Long Appearances of such record growth are also tlement spending, failing again to address the Beach Island. evident in the physical changes that continue fiscal crisis facing Social Security, Medicare Madam Speaker, I would like to congratu- to take place on the campus. Dr. Johnson su- and Medicaid. Our economy continues to late the Carrolls on this momentous occasion pervised the completion of Malone’s newest enjoy one of the longest stretches of positive and wish them 50 more years of marriage. structures—the Brehme Centennial Center, gain in recent memory. The out-of-control f the Ewing Varsity Center, Mitchell Hall, and spending and massive tax increases outlined RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT Haviland Hall, the School of Nursing building in this conference report threatens to bring our OF RONALD G. JOHNSON, PH.D., addition, Wellness Center, and the purchase/ vibrant economy to a screeching halt. PRESIDENT OF MALONE COL- renovation of the Johnson Center for Worship Also on May 17 during consideration of LEGE, CANTON, OHIO and the Fine Arts (formerly First Christian amendments to legislation concerning certain Church). Other campus renovations under Dr. Government Sponsored Enterprises (H.R. HON. RALPH REGULA Johnson’s guidance include the attractively 1427) I missed the following votes: rollcall landscaped Herbert W. Hoover Courtyard; the 378, on agreeing to the Bachus amendment OF OHIO Marjorie Johnson Memory Garden, named in had I been present I would have voted, ‘‘yea’’; IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor of Malone’s beloved, late first lady; and rollcall 379, on agreeing to the Hensarling Monday, May 21, 2007 the newly completed dining facility and amendment had I been present I would have Mr. REGULA. Madam Speaker, a native of entranceway to the Brehme Centennial Cen- voted, ‘‘yea’’; rollcall 380, on agreeing to the Michigan, Ron Johnson attended Malone Col- ter. McHenry amendment had I been present I

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.031 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1103 would have voted, ‘‘yea’’; rollcall 381, on changed the retirement plan for Metropolitan LARRY WELCH—LAWMAN agreeing to the Kanjorski amendment had I Police Department to permit service longevity been present I would have voted, ‘‘nay’’; roll- payments to be considered part of the basic HON. TED POE call 382 on agreeing to the Roskam amend- compensation used to calculate the retirement OF TEXAS ment had I been present I would have voted, annuities. Congress then followed suit in 2001, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘yea’’; rollcall 383, on agreeing to the Garrett by making the adjustment in the Federal Gov- Monday, May 21, 2007 (NJ) amendment had I been present I would ernment’s share of the payments, namely, the have voted, ‘‘yea’’. share attributable to service provided prior to Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, ‘‘The police are f July 1997. Thus, the federal formula for its the public and the public are police; the police share of each affected firefighter and police of- being only members of the public who are PERSONAL EXPLANATION ficer then mirrored the formula established by paid to give full time attention to duties which the District of Columbia government. are incumbent on every citizen in the interests HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY In January of 2007, Mayor Adrian Fenty of community welfare and existence.’’ These OF NEW YORK signed a new law which amends the District of words spoken by Sir Robert Peel, founder of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Columbia formula to provide that eligible fire- the Metropolitan Police Force in London, de- scribe the obligation and dedication required Monday, May 21, 2007 fighters and police officers must complete just 20 years of service to receive their long-term to be a law enforcement officer in society. Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam annuity. Chief Ramsey did not oppose the Peace officers are the last strand of wire in Speaker, I regret that I was unable to vote on lowering of the threshold. Congress should the fence between the law and the lawless. six amendments to H.R. 1427, the Federal now proceed, as it did it 2001, to change the They are all that stands between order and Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007. federal formula for retirement annuities, so it chaos. They are all that stands between the Had I been present, I would have voted mirrors the District of Columbia’s. people and the outlaws. Peace officers are the ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 378, the amendment rare breeds—the noble breed that wear the offered by Mr. BACHUS. I would have voted f badge of Duty, Honor, Courage, and Service. ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 379, the amendment Larry Welch is one of these Peace Officers. offered by Mr. HENSARLING. I would have TRIBUTE TO CALIFORNIA’S For 46 years, Larry Welch has served his voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 380, the WOMEN VOTER’S country and the citizens of the State of Kan- amendment offered by Mr. MCHENRY. I would sas as a law enforcement officer. As a child, have voted ‘‘aye’’ on rollcall vote No. 381, the HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY Larry knew that he wanted to be a law en- amendment offered by Mr. KANJORSKI. I would forcement officer—specifically an Agent with OF CALIFORNIA have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 382, the the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. amendment offered by Mr. ROSKAM. I would IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES While most kids in high school were thinking have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 383, the Monday, May 21, 2007 of football games and school dances and the amendment offered by Mr. GARRETT. coming college years, Larry was writing to the Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, I rise f FBI, inquiring about becoming a Special today, during Women Veterans Week, to Agent. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree METROPOLITAN POLICE AND FIRE honor California’s more than 165,000 women from the University of Kansas in 1958 and his SERVICE ACT OF 2007 veterans, whose proud service and unwaver- Juris Doctorate in 1961, Larry graduated the ing dedication to our country deserve the high- FBI Academy and became a Special Agent in HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON est recognition and commendation. 1961. Throughout American history, women have OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA For the next 25 years, Larry served as a courageously distinguished themselves by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dedicated FBI Agent, a career that spanned their service in the armed forces, even if they eight cities and Puerto Rico. He investigated Monday, May 21, 2007 were not always under formal military com- and served the Bureau in a variety of posi- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today mand. Originally, women served as nurses, tions, including serving on the protective detail to introduce the Metropolitan Police Service cooks, couriers, and spies during every Amer- of U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Act of 2007. This bill would conform the fed- ican conflict from the Revolutionary War to the shortly after President Kennedy was assas- eral formula for calculating its share of the Spanish-American War, although it was only in sinated. Larry also had the experience of serv- District of Columbia’s Firefighters and Police 1901 that the Army Nurses Corps was estab- ing in a supervisory position with the FBI, in- officers pension to the new 20 year threshold lished and uniformed women were formally in- cluding director of FBI operations in Kansas. adopted by the District government. corporated into the military. In 1986, Larry left the FBI to become the The original bill introduced to the D.C. City The role of women continued to expand Associate Director of the Kansas Law Enforce- Council in 1999 set the minimum to 20 years throughout the early 20th century, and by the ment Training Center in Huntchinson, KS. The of service, but then Chief of Police Charles end of World War II, nearly 350,000 women Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center Ramsey asked that the minimum be increased had served in noncombatant military positions, serves as the headquarters for all law enforce- to 25 years. He was concerned that 300 police stationed at the frontlines and often targeted ment training in Kansas. By 1989, Larry was officers serving on the Police Department in by enemy soldiers. In 1948, President Truman promoted to the Director of the Kansas Law 1999 who were eligible to retire at 20 years signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Enforcement Training Center and was respon- might retire en masse. The timeframe for Integration Act, granting women permanent sible for the certification of all law enforcement these retirees has passed and the DC govern- status in our armed forces and paving the way officers within the State of Kansas—an incred- ment has stepped up to take care of its fire- for full integration of women in the military. ible responsibility. fighters and police officers, by resetting the eli- Each decade since then, women have enlisted But Larry still had his eye on a position with gibility to 20 years. These firefighters and po- in dramatically increasing numbers, taking on an organization that he had strived to become lice officers now request that the United States increasingly diverse roles as engineers, com- a member of for over 30 years. Before Larry Congress fulfill its promises to these first re- munication specialists, intelligence analysts, was hired as an FBI Agent, he had applied to sponders. and special forces. the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, KBI. The The Federal government made a commit- These service members have demonstrated KBI is the statewide law enforcement organi- ment to pay District of Columbia firefighters tremendous courage and patriotism, and it’s zation that provides investigative and labora- and police officer annuity payments that ac- our responsibility to provide them with the tory services to criminal justice professionals crued before 1997. Thus, it was necessary strong support they deserve. We owe them no across the State. A position with KBI appealed when the District of Columbia changed its for- less. to Larry, so a family friend and mentor tried to mula from 25 to 20 years, that the Federal Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join pull some strings to get him hired; but, KBI re- government make the same change for these me today in commending the women of armed fused to waive the 7 years of law enforcement first responders, so that every first responder forces. Their achievements have made our experience requirement and instead Larry has the opportunity for the same annuity pay- military the best in the world and their commit- joined the FBI. This time, however, KBI was ments that accrue at the same time. ment to our country has safeguarded the free- not saying no to Larry Welch and in 1994, he This legislation is consistent with what hap- dom and way of life cherished by every Amer- was hired as the 10th Director in the history of pened in 2000. At that time, the District first ican. the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.035 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS E1104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 21, 2007 Under Larry’s leadership, KBI flourished as sional Staff Member to the Subcommittee on awarded the Croix de Guerre. Representatives one of the premiere law enforcement agencies Human Resources of the Committee on Ways of the Mohawk Nation also received honor and in the State. During his tenure, KBI increased and Means and was promoted to Staff Direc- thanks for their contribution to the Allied vic- the number of forensic laboratories throughout tor at the beginning of the 107th Congress. tory. the State. KBI’s forensic laboratory achieved In 2001, Dr. Bevan joined then House Ma- M. Gauthier read a letter from His Excel- national accreditation, on its first try, from the jority Whip, Tom DeLay, to serve as his Senior lency Jean-David Levitte, French Ambassador American Society of Crime Laboratory Direc- Policy Advisor handling child welfare, welfare to the United States, who had returned to tors—the first State crime laboratory to do so. reform, and other domestic issues. She contin- Paris to serve as national security adviser to Larry’s KBI also assisted the Wichita Police ued to serve as the principal staff member to President Nicolas Sarkozy. M. Levitte praised Department in solving the Bind, Torture, Kill, House Majority Leader DeLay on a wide range the heroes who, as young men, risked their BTK, murders in 2004. He has expanded of issues, including his successful efforts to lives for freedom: They came to Europe be- KBI’s investigative focus on computer crimes, develop the D.C. Family Court in the wake of cause they believed in the power of liberty and such as identity theft and child pornography, the Brianna Blackmond tragedy. Dr. Bevan democracy; they believed in the power of as well as the rapid growth of the meth- was the principal staff member on many key human rights. They came to liberate popu- amphetamine epidemic across Kansas. pieces of child welfare legislation, including lations from oppression and tyranny. And for I have had the privilege of calling Larry the Inter-Ethnic Placement Act of 1996; the this we are and we will always be grateful. Welch my good friend for so many years. As Adoption Tax Credit of 1996; the Adoption and I thank the government and the people of a former Judge in Texas for 22 years, I have Safe Families Act of 1997; the Foster Care France for the honor bestowed on the soldiers always been impressed by Larry’s dedication Independence Act of 1999; the Intercountry and sailors of Massachusetts, and, like them, to the people of our Nation and upholding the Adoption Act of 2000, the D.C. Family Court we must never forget the sacrifices of the tradition of public service. His integrity is Act of 2001 and the House passed welfare re- greatest generation. I look forward to close above reproach and his competence is ex- form reauthorization—the Personal Responsi- friendship and continuing cooperation between traordinary. bility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2002. our sister Republics as we carry on the strug- For Larry Welch, being a lawman was his Dr. Bevan’s work has also been noted out- gle for human rights and human dignity. life’s calling, and after 46 years, this dedicated side Capitol Hill and by many national organi- f and well-respected law enforcement official is zations. The National Council for Adoption, the hanging up the badge that he has so proudly National Association of Psychiatric Treatment INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL worn. The citizens and the State of Kansas Centers for Children, the Centers for Disease HURRICANE RESEARCH INITIA- are fortunate to have his service. In life, there Control and Prevention, and the National TIVE ACT are not many individuals who have the drive Committee to Prevent Child Abuse have all or dedication to a career that Larry has had. rightly honored Dr. Bevan for her leadership in HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS He is truly one of a kind, and I am honored child advocacy. OF FLORIDA to pay him this tribute today. The House of Representatives may be los- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And That’s Just The Way It Is. ing one of our brightest, but her fight is not Monday, May 21, 2007 f over. In her much-deserved retirement, Dr. Bevan will continue her commitment to helping Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Madam Speaker, TRIBUTE TO DR. CASSIE STATUTO abused and neglected children, and will raise I rise today with my colleague from Florida, BEVAN awareness as a university professor, teaching Representative ROS-LEHTINEN and almost 20 future generations the battles she has fought, bipartisan original cosponsors to introduce the HON. ERIC CANTOR and won, on behalf of the kids who need it National Hurricane Research Initiative Act. OF VIRGINIA most. Although the United States possesses the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES We are very sorry to lose such a valuable most capable research enterprise, the largest economy, and the most sophisticated social Monday, May 21, 2007 member of our team, but I know our work to- gether is not done. On behalf of all the mem- infrastructure in the world, it remains ex- Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today bers who have had the opportunity to work tremely vulnerable to damage and loss of life to pay tribute to Dr. Cassie Statuto Bevan, a with and learn from Dr. Bevan, we wish her from natural disasters. Among weather haz- woman who has served this House and the the best as she continues her fight outside ards, hurricanes account for over half of the welfare of America’s children for more than 20 these halls. total economic damage inflicted in the United years. f States. To Dr. Bevan, there was no such thing as Since 2001, hurricane damage has cost our liberal or conservative when it came to pro- TRIBUTE TO VETERANS OF nation an average of $35.8 billion in economic tecting the rights and safety of children. In her NORMANDY LANDINGS losses per year. Even more, the past two more than 20 years on the Hill, she worked years, hurricanes have caused over 1,450 in- with members on both sides of the aisle to HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO nocent lives to be lost. write and pass meaningful, effective legislation OF MASSACHUSETTE With less than a month before this year’s that would keep kids off the streets and in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES hurricane season is set to begin, now is the safe, permanent homes. Widely considered time to nationally invest in new research to the ‘‘in-House’’ expert on child welfare issues, Monday, May 21, 2007 better prepare, respond and mitigate these there was rarely, if ever a piece of legislation Mr. CAPUANO. Madam Speaker, I rise to disasters. dealing with the care of children that passed pay tribute to sixteen heroic veterans of the D- The National Science Board task force, a without the benefit of Cassie’s expertise and Day landing on the beaches of Normandy. On 24-member independent advisory body to the passion. Saturday, May 19, 2007, the 250th anniver- President and Congress on national science And Dr. Bevan’s service began before many sary of the birth of the Marquis de La Fayette, and engineering issues, recently released a of us were elected to serve in this chamber. M. Franc¸ois Gauthier, Consul General of report on January 12, 2007 entitled, Hurricane She started her work in the House of Rep- France in Boston, presented the cross of a Warning: The Critical Need for a National Hur- resentatives in 1984 as a staff member for the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor to sixteen ricane Research Initiative. Their report warns newly established Select Committee on Chil- citizens of Massachusetts: George Belesoz, that relative to the tremendous damage future dren, Youth, and Families, and after several Peter B. Bennan, Espen H. Christensen, John hurricanes will inflict, the current federal in- years, she became the Republican Staff Direc- B. Crawford, James H. Curran, Mario J. De vestment in hurricane science and engineering tor. In 1993, Dr. Bevan joined the National Cristofario, Michael Delisle, George DePaulo, is entirely insufficient. More than ever before, Council for Adoption to become the Principal James A. Foster, Milton Issengberg, George our nation needs a National Hurricane Re- Investigator of the Child Protection Project and A. Jonic, Robert H. Lubker, John E. search Initiative (NHRI) to provide vital hurri- to head the Council’s Office of Public Policy. McBurney, Thomas I. Powers, Seymour L. cane research to adequately respond to these In 1994, the Speaker of the House appointed Schnuer, and Riley P. Shirley. These remark- threats. Dr. Bevan to serve as a Commissioner on the able men were already a highly decorated I come to the floor today to introduce the U.S. Commission on Child and Family Wel- band of brothers: twelve had earned the Pur- National Hurricane Research Initiative Act, a fare. The following year, Dr. Bevan returned to ple Heart; nine, the Bronze Star; two, the Sil- comprehensive hurricane research bill which the House of Representatives as a Profes- ver Star; and three had previously been will improve hurricane research dramatically in

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He participates in several extra-cur- ‘‘He especially enjoyed family activities,’’ warning systems, infrastructure durability ricular activities, such as the Chess Club and Irene Dixon told The Associated Press on standards, and hurricane tracking and pre- the Safety Patrol. Thursday. ‘‘We did a lot of family activities. He diction capabilities. Already at 11, Ryan has set goals for him- hunted, he paint-balled, he snowboarded. We The National Hurricane Research Initiative self: He wants to make Eagle Scout—an went camping, snowmobiling. Act of 2007 takes the general recommenda- honor only 5 percent of Boy Scouts ever ‘‘If you ever knew Bobby, you’d love him. tions of the National Science Board and as- achieve; he wants to attend college at either Every time we got a report from a teacher it sembles the expertise of the nation’s science Texas A&M, Rice, or an Ivy League college couldn’t have been any better. We got a call and engineering experts to gain a better un- (Yale); he wants to visit England and see from a commander who said everybody there derstanding of hurricane prediction and inten- Stonehenge. (in Iraq) loved him.’’ sity. Under the bill, research is directed to fur- Ryan has been a long time member of the After graduating from high school, Dixon at- ther develop communications emergency net- Cub Scouts, which is a division of the Boy tended Olivet College for a year and later was works for government agencies and non-gov- Scouts. The Cub Scouts were formed for boys briefly enrolled at Northwood University in Mid- ernment entities to improve disaster response in the first through fifth grades and was estab- land. and recovery. This bill also establishes a Na- lished to promote character development, citi- Dixon joined the Army in the summer of tional Infrastructure Data Base to develop zenship training, and personal fitness. Boys in- 2005, shortly after he moved to Minneapolis in standards and establish public policy to better volved with Cub Scouts are required to go search of work, his mother said. ‘‘He wanted to further his education, and he understand hurricanes and tropical storms. through 5 different award levels of the Cub always had a desire to be in the Army,’’ she Madam Speaker, our nation, and my State Scouts before they are promoted to the high- said. ‘‘He had planned to make it his career.’’ of Florida in particular, are all too familiar with est award level, Arrow of Light. Dixon said she last heard from her son last the immense damage hurricanes can inflict. To be awarded the Arrow of Light, the Cub Friday, when he called during a funeral for her When faced with strong hurricane predictions Scout must demonstrate the specific skills and uncle to express his condolences. for this year, it could not be more a more ap- activities of each of the previous Cub Scout Robert Dixon is survived by his wife of 11⁄2 propriate time for Congress to act. We need a levels. The Cub Scout is also required to learn years, Rusty Rose-Dixon, and two children. forward thinking approach that collects and uti- the Scout Promise and Scout Law. Finally, the Funeral arrangements were incomplete but lizes comprehensive and improved hurricane Cub Scout is required to attend one Boy Scout were likely to take place at the Gladwin High research. My legislation would do just that. By Troop meeting and one Boy Scout Troop Ac- School gymnasium. investing in scientific research now, before the tivity. Ryan Coomes has met all of these re- ‘‘I can’t even convey to you how we’re going hurricanes strike, we will be able to better plan quirements and on March 3, 2007, he was to miss not having him here,’’ his mother said. and mitigate these disasters, saving infrastruc- awarded the Arrow of Light for the Cub Scouts ‘‘But I also know that he is a Christian and he ture and lives. of America, Pack 355. is with the Lord now.’’ I ask for my colleagues’ support and urge Madam Speaker, Ryan Coomes is a re- Madam Speaker, Specialist Dixon served the House Leadership to bring this legislation markable young man. An honor student, spell- our country, Minnesota and the 5th District to the floor for its swift consideration. ing bee champion, and Cub Scout recipient of with incredible distinction and made the ulti- f the Arrow of Light award, Ryan is an example mate sacrifice. I know I speak for you, the en- to his fellow students, his fellow citizens of CHRISTOPHER RYAN COOMES tire House of Representatives, and our country Spring, and his fellow Texans. We need more in sending my deepest condolences to Spe- young people like Ryan. I congratulate Ryan cialist Dixon’s family and loved ones in their HON. TED POE on being awarded the Arrow of Light for the time of grief. OF TEXAS Cub Scouts and I am proud to pay him this f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tribute today. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- Monday, May 21, 2007 And that’s just the way it is. f TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008 Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, 11-year-old Christopher Ryan Coomes, or Ryan, as he is HONORING ARMY SPECIALIST ROB- SPEECH OF more familiarly called, is an outstanding young ERT J. DIXON OF MINNEAPOLIS HON. MARK UDALL man. A native of Texas, born in Houston and OF COLORADO raised in the suburb of Spring, Texas, Ryan HON. KEITH ELLISON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lives a normal, average American life with his OF MINNESOTA Thursday, May 17, 2007 father, Tim, mother, Brenda, big sister, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Candance, and little brother, Chase. The House in Committee of the Whole Ryan is finishing the 5th Grade at Salyers Monday, May 21, 2007 House on the State of the Union had under Elementary in Spring, Texas; however, he is consideration the bill. (H.R. 1585) to author- Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, I rise today ize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for no ordinary 5th grader because Ryan has a to honor Army Specialist Robert J. Dixon of military activities of the Department of De- gift for excelling in school. In December 2005, Minneapolis who died on May 6th in Baghdad. fense, to prescribe military personnel when Ryan was a 4th grader, he competed in His funeral service occurred on Thursday May strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other the Salyers Elementary Spelling Bee. Spelling 18th in Minneapolis and I would like to read purposes: the word, ‘‘walrus,’’ Ryan was named the the following May 11th, 2007 Associated Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I champion of the spelling competition. When Press Article about Army Specialist Dixon into rise in stong support of this bill. he competed the following year, in 2006, Ryan the record: I applaud Chairman SKELTON for his leader- beat out 30 other participants and would-be A Minneapolis soldier who graduated from ship in guiding this bill to the floor today. He spelling bee champion hopefuls to win by high school in Gladwin and was just three and Ranking Member HUNTER have done a spelling the word ‘‘staccato’’—which is a musi- months into his tour in Iraq was killed when an tremendous job, and they have been ably sup- cal term, meaning to cut short or crisply. Ryan improvised explosive device detonated near ported by the expert staff of our committee. also competed in the Spring ISD District Spell- his vehicle, the military said. I’m grateful to Chairman SKELTON for work- ing Bee competition in February of 2007. Army Spc. Robert J. Dixon, 27, died May 6 ing with me to include things important for Col- Spelling is not the only thing Ryan excels in. in Baghdad, the Defense Department said orado, including limits on how the Army can Ryan is also an outstanding student, who has Wednesday. He was assigned to the 1st pursue possible expansion of the Pinon Can- been and is on the honor roll at Salyers Ele- Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade yon Maneuver Site in Colorado. I agree with mentary. His favorite subjects are history Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Senator SALAZAR and others in the Colorado (which also happens to be mine), science, and Riley, Kan. delegation that any expansion, if it takes place math. While most kids scheme to get out of Dixon was born in Portland, Ore., but at all, must be conducted in a way that it is a going to school in the morning, Ryan eagerly moved to Gladwin in 1992, said Irene Dixon, win-win situation for the Army and for Colo- gets up and goes. Currently, he is trying to who said she and her husband Daniel were rado and that any expansion plan should not

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involve condemnation of private land. My pro- the revelations of mistreatment and mis- the amendment offered by Rep. TIERNEY (D– posal will shine a necessary caution light be- management at Walter Reed Army Medical MA) to decrease missile defense funds be- fore the Army charges forward, and force the Center. These provisions establish new re- cause I thought it went too far in the other di- Army to do what it has so far failed to do— quirements to provide the people, training, and rection. There are emerging and real, near- that is, to make a compelling case for why the oversight needed to ensure high-quality care term threats facing the Nation, the warfighter, proposed expansion is necessary to meet the and efficient administrative processing at Wal- and our allies that we need to be able to training needs of our soldiers in the 21st Cen- ter Reed and throughout the active duty mili- counter, so I think it would be irresponsible to tury. tary services. The bill also establishes a Mili- terminate the longer-term missile defense pro- Other provisions I offered in the bill include: tary Mental Health Initiative to coordinate all grams, as Rep. TIERNEY’s amendment pro- Funding for a new squadron operations facility mental health research and development with- posed to do. for the Colorado Air National Guard; promoting in the Defense Department, and establishes a Finally but no less importantly, the bill re- agreement between the Air Force and the city Traumatic Brain Injury Initiative to allow quires the Secretary of Defense to submit a of Pueblo about flight operations at the Pueblo emerging technologies and treatments to com- detailed report on the implementation of the airport; urging the Defense Department to use pete for funding. Joint Campaign Plan for Iraq, on national rec- on-site disposal of chemical weapons stock- Given the increased use of the National onciliation efforts on the part of the Iraqi gov- piled at the Pueblo Chemical Depot; asking Guard and Reserves in recent years, the bill ernment, and on metrics to measure American the Army to track pilots who train at the High- gives important new authorities to the National efforts in Iraq, based on assessments by Gen. Altitude Aviation Training School in Eagle, Col- Guard to fulfill its expanded role, including au- David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq orado; reporting on opportunities for thorizing a fourth star for the Chief of the Na- Ryan Crocker. The bill also requires the Sec- leveraging Defense Department funds with tional Guard Bureau, making the National retary to produce a report outlining the direc- tion of U.S. activities in Afghanistan along with States’ funds to prevent disruption in the event Guard Bureau a joint activity of the Depart- indicators of progress, and the bill establishes of electric grid or pipeline failures and encour- ment of Defense, and creating a bipartisan a Special Inspector General for Afghanistan aging the Defense Department to leverage En- Council of Governors to advise the president Reconstruction. ergy Savings Performance Contracts with En- on how best to use the National Guard for civil Mr. Chairman, the bill we are considering ergy Conservation Investment Program funds support missions. The bill also requires the today does an excellent job of balancing the to provide additional opportunity for renewable Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to con- need to sustain our current warfighting abilities energy projects; and naming a housing facility sider how to incorporate more National Guard with the need to prepare for the next threat to at Fort Carson in honor of our former col- and Reserve personnel into positions at North- our national security. It is critical that we are league Joel Hefley. ern Command, based in Colorado. able to meet the operational demands of today I am also pleased that the Committee I’m pleased that the bill fully supports the even as we continue to prepare our men and adopted two of my amendments, including one goals of the Department of Energy non- women in uniform to be the best trained and to repeal a provision adopted last year that proliferation programs and the Department of equipped force in the world. makes it easier for the president to federalize Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction pro- This is a good bill, a carefully drafted and the National Guard for domestic law enforce- gram, consistent with the 9–11 Commission bipartisan bill, and I urge its passage. ment purposes during emergencies. By re- recommendations. The bill also slows develop- f pealing this, my amendment restores the role ment of a Reliable Replacement Warhead and of the Governors with regard to this subject. the construction of a new plutonium production THE INTRODUCTION OF CREATE–21 My other amendment will continue the office of facility, and establishes a bipartisan commis- the Ombudsman that assists people claiming sion to evaluate U.S. strategic posture for the HON. JOHN BARROW benefits under the Energy Employees Occupa- future, including the role that nuclear weapons OF GEORGIA tional Illness Compensation Program Act should play in our national security strategy. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (EEOICPA) and expands its authority. I also want to mention funding for missile Monday, May 21, 2007 Mr. Chairman, this bill rightly focuses on our defense in the bill. The bill increases missile Mr. BARROW. Madam Speaker, today I am military’s readiness needs. defense funding for systems that address cur- pleased to introduce CREATE–21, a measure After 5 years at war, both the active duty rent needs and vulnerabilities, while reducing aimed at ‘‘Creating Research, Extension, and and reserve forces are stretched to their limits. funding for less mature and higher risk sys- Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century.’’ The bill will provide what’s needed to respond, tems. The cuts in missile defense programs in America has arrived at a critical juncture including a substantial Strategic Readiness the bill have been cause for concern among with respect to the food, agricultural, and nat- Fund, adding funds for National Guard equip- some on the other side of the aisle. But the ural resource sciences. Ahead of us are two ment and training, and establishing a Defense bill funds 93 cents of every dollar of the presi- paths. The first is the path of the status quo. Readiness Production Board to mobilize the dent’s missile defense request, so the cuts are It is not a bad path—after all, it has provided industrial base to address equipment far from extreme. It fully funds the budget re- the Nation and the world with bountiful and af- shortfalls. quest for the Patriot PAC–3 missile, the fordable food and numerous other benefits. It also provides important funds for the Base Ground Based Missile Defense System, and No, this path is not bad; it’s just not as good Realignment and Closure process, including THAAD development and deployment, and as it should be. $62 million to assist communities expected to adds funding for Aegis Ballistic Missile De- The other path—the CREATE–21 path— absorb large numbers of personnel as a result fense. But it makes reductions to the Airborne recognizes that the status quo, when it comes of the BRAC decision. This funding is espe- Laser program and funding for the 3rd BMD to the Federal-State Partnership in the Food cially important to Colorado, given that Fort Site which the Administration has proposed and Agricultural Sciences (as that term is Carson in Colorado Springs will add 10,000 building in Eastern Europe. broadly defined by statute), is no longer sus- soldiers and will be home to 25,000 troops by Importantly, the bill provides for an inde- tainable and thus no longer acceptable. This 2009. pendent study to examine the political, tech- Nation and the whole planet face both The bill provides substantial resources to nical, operational, force structure, and budg- daunting challenges and tremendous opportu- improve protection of our troops, including ad- etary aspects of the proposed European mis- nities that will require structural and funding ditional funds for Mine Resistant Ambush Pro- sile defense deployment; an independent improvements. Here are some examples: tected Vehicles, body armor, and up-armored study to examine the future roles and missions Challenges such as the effects of changing Humvees for our troops in the field. The bill of the Missile Defense Agency; a 2 year ex- climate on farms and forests cannot be solved enlarges the Army and Marine Corps, con- tension of the requirement for GAO to annu- with an inadequate USDA science organiza- sistent with the Tauscher-Udall Army expan- ally assess the missile defense program; and tion and woefully inadequate funding. sion bill in the last Congress. And it will pro- assurance that the Director of Operational Opportunities for replacing a substantial por- vide for a 3.5 percent across-the-board pay Test and Evaluation has access to all MDA tion of U.S. petroleum consumption through in- raise for service members, boost funding for operational test evaluation information. creased production of renewable fuels (without the Defense Health Program, and prohibit in- In my view, the bill strikes the right balance raising grain and livestock prices unduly) can- creasing TRICARE and pharmacy user fee in- with regard to missile defense. I did not sup- not be attained without a major increase in creases. port the amendment by Rep. FRANKS (R–AZ) funding for basic research and applied re- The bill incorporates provisions from the to increase missile defense funds because I search and ‘‘integrated’’ efforts (where re- Wounded Warrior Assistance Act, which re- believe the Committee takes a better ap- search is combined with education and tech- cently passed the House and was driven by proach in its bill. Likewise, I did not support nology transfer through extension agents).

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These provisions in- ket through policies such as price controls. of the responsibility for research continues to clude critical updates that will enhance, among These big government solutions will, at best, lie within one USDA agency and part in an- other things, the basic programs providing prove ineffective and, at worst, bring back the other, with inadequate coordination between sustenance for the 1890 land-grant institutions fuel shortages and gas lines of the seventies. the two! and critical food, health, and nutritional infor- Instead of expanding government, Congress Problems such as the twin (and related) mation to low-income families and youth should repeal federal laws and polices that epidemics of obesity and diabetes cannot be through the Expanded Food and Nutrition raise the price of gas, either directly through overcome with Federal research, education, Education Program. In fact, this legislation ad- taxes or indirectly though regulations that. dis- and extension efforts divided among two dresses ALL of the Farm Bill priorities outlined courage the development of new fuel sources. USDA agencies (and some 105 land-grant by the Presidents of the 1890 colleges. This is why my legislation repeals the federal universities) unless the Under Secretary for While I support the key tenets of this legisla- moratorium on offshore drilling and allows oil Research, Education, and Economics has tion and am pleased to introduce it in the exploration in the ANWR reserve in Alaska. under his immediate supervision a national House, we all recognize that difficult problems My bill also ensures that the National Environ- program staff that can provide overarching vi- require consensus-based solutions and I re- mental Policy Act’s environmental impact sion, guidance, and leadership for those two main open to suggestions. I look forward to statement requirement will no longer be used agencies. working closely with my colleagues on the Ag- as a tool to force refiners to waste valuable Madam Speaker, these are only four exam- riculture Committee as we develop a Re- time and capital on nuisance litigation. The Af- ples—among dozens that I could have cho- search Title for the 2007 Farm Bill that truly fordable Gas Price Act also provides tax in- sen—but they make the case for the com- has at its core mission: ‘‘Creating Research, centives to encourage investment in new refin- prehensive approach embodied in CREATE– Extension, and Teaching Excellence for the eries. 21. They demonstrate that the opportunities 21st Century.’’ Federal fuel taxes are a major part of gaso- and challenges we face demand both an im- f line’s cost. The Affordable Gas Price Act sus- proved organizational structure and enhanced pends the federal gasoline tax any time the funding. PERSONAL EXPLANATION average gas prices exceeds $3.00 per gallon. When the House Committee on Agriculture During the suspension, the federal govern- sits down in the next few weeks to develop ment will have a legal responsibility to ensure the 2007 Farm Bill, I am hopeful that the HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ the federal highway trust fund remains funded. foundational precepts and specific provisions OF FLORIDA My bill also raises the amount of mileage re- embodied in the legislation I introduce today IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES imbursement not subject to taxes, and, during will form the basis for the Committee’s Re- Monday, May 21, 2007 times of high oil prices, provides the same search Title. Therefore, I want to take a few Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam mileage reimbursement benefit to charity and minutes to highlight three key provisions: Speaker, on Monday and Tuesday, May 14 CREATE–21 will increase planning and im- medical organizations as provided to busi- and 15, 2007, I was attending to personal plementation across intramural (e.g., ARS and nesses. family matters in the District. Consequently, I ERS) and extramural (e.g., land-grant) facili- Misguided and outdated trade polices are missed Rollcall Votes No. 342, ‘‘To extend the ties through a single national program staff also artificially raising the price of gas. For in- District of Columbia College Access Act;’’ No. working directly for the USDA Under Secretary stance, even though Russia and Kazakhstan 343, ‘‘Supporting the Goals and Ideals of a for Research, Education, and Economics. allow their citizens the right and opportunity to CREATE–21 will also establish a new Na- National Day of Remembrance for Murder Vic- emigrate, they are still subject to Jackson- tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture (re- tims;’’ No. 344, ‘‘Recognizing National Vanik sanctions, even though Jackson-Vanik placing the current Cooperative State Re- Americorps Week;’’ No. 345, ‘‘American Vet- was a reaction to the Soviet Union’s highly re- search, Education, and Extension Service) to erans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin;’’ strictive emigration policy. Eliminating Jack- provide continuing and expanded support to No. 346, ‘‘Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks son-Vanik’s threat of trade-restricting sanc- America’s land-grant and other universities Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007;’’ tions would increase the United States’ access and related institutions. No. 347, ‘‘John R. Justice Prosecutors and to oil supplies from non-Arab countries. Thus, Finally, CREATE–21 will double authorized Defenders Incentive Act of 2007;’’ No. 348, my bill terminates the application of title IV of funding for the food, agriculture, and natural ‘‘COPS Improvement Act of 2007;’’ and No. the Trade Act of 1974 to Russia and resource research, teaching, and extension 349, ‘‘Safe American Roads Act of 2007.’’ Khazaskin, allowing Americans to enjoy the programs currently administered by Coopera- If present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on all benefits of free trade with these oil-producing tive State Research, Education, and Econom- matters. nations. ics Service in order to address the enormous f Finally, the Affordable Gas Price Act creates a federal study on how the abandonment of opportunities and daunting challenges that THE AFFORDABLE GAS PRICE ACT face the country and the greater global com- the gold standard and the adoption of freely munity. floating currencies are affecting the price of Besides these distinctive elements, CRE- HON. RON PAUL oil. It is no coincidence that oil prices first be- ATE–21 has three other unique attributes: OF TEXAS came an issue shortly after President Nixon CREATE–21 will strengthen the land-grant IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES unilaterally severed the dollar’s last connection system with its integrated, National network of Monday, May 21, 2007 to gold. The system of fiat money makes con- State Agricultural Experiment Stations, more sumers vulnerable to inflation and to constant than 3,000 Cooperative Extension offices, and Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, I rise to intro- fluctuations in the prices of essential goods universities in all 50 states, DC, and the U.S. duce the Affordable Gas Price Act. This legis- such as oil. territories. lation reduces gas prices by reforming govern- In conclusion Madam Speaker, I urge my CREATE–21 will augment ‘‘integrated’’ ment polices that artificially inflate the price of colleagues to support the Affordable Gas Price USDA funding programs so that many more gas. As I need not remind my colleagues, the Act and end government polices that increase grants which integrate research with extension American people are being hard hit by sky- the cost of gasoline. rocketing gas prices. In some parts of the and/or education are awarded through com- f petitive, peer-reviewed procedures. country, gas prices have risen to as much as Lastly, CREATE–21 will bolster university $4 per gallon. JAY EAGEN’S RETIREMENT capacity, especially for the historically black This increase in the price of gas threatens (1890), tribal (1994), insular area, and small our already fragile economy and diminishes HON. VERNON J. EHLERS 1862 land-grant universities and members of the quality of life for all Americans. One indus- OF MICHIGAN the American Association of State Colleges of try that is particularly hard hit is the trucking IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Agriculture and Renewable Resources industry. The effects of high gas prices on the Monday, May 21, 2007 (AASCARR). trucking industry will be reflected in increased In addition to these provisions, the legisla- costs for numerous consumer goods, thus fur- Mr. EHLERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today tion I am introducing today contains many ther harming American consumers. to congratulate Jay Eagen on the occasion of

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This study, requested variety of roles in the House of Representa- charting of our coasts and marine waters con- by NOAA, the Environmental Protection Agen- tives. He began his career as a Legislative As- tinues to be an issue of great national impor- cy (EPA), and the United States Geological sistant in 1982 and a year later was appointed tance two hundred years later. Survey (USGS), three of the primary agencies chief of staff to Rep. Steve Gunderson of Wis- President Jefferson’s original intent with that consin. In 1985, he joined the office of Rep. Act was to provide seafarers with nautical involved in ocean and coastal surveys, identi- Bill Goodling of Pennsylvania first as his chief- charts that would allow for them to safely navi- fied the same need for coordination. Their of-staff, then as minority and majority staff di- gate in the new nation’s coastal waters. Since findings included a need for a consistent spa- rector of the Committee on Education and the that time, our mapping needs have expanded tial framework, increased access to geospatial Workforce under Goodling’s leadership. significantly, and federal agencies have risen data and mapping products, and increased When Republicans assumed the majority in to the occasion. Today, at least ten federal inter- and intra-agency communication, co- 1994, we were determined to professionalize agencies conduct mapping and surveying ac- operation, and coordination. The bili that I the operations of the House, many of which tivities to support myriad U.S. interests. Map- have introduced today is a direct response to currently exist within the Office of the Chief ping continues, of course, to be done to en- these recommendations. Administrative Officer. In 1997, Jay was cho- sure safe navigation. Understanding the con- I have already described the myriad reasons sen to become the CAO. For the past 10 tours of our ocean’s floors is imperative for na- years, Jay Eagen has demonstrated what a for mapping our oceans and coasts. As a resi- tional security. Hydrographic surveys are used dent of the island of Guam, whose Exclusive commitment to the effective, transparent ad- to locate and protect cultural resources, such Economic Zone includes approximately 80,000 ministration of the House will yield. Once he as shipwrecks, and natural formations and square miles of ocean, it is easy for me to un- assumed the role of CAO, Jay quickly estab- other areas worthy of protection. We use them lished an environment of financial stewardship to identify sensitive habitats, and to manage derstand the urgency of these needs. I recog- and responsibility, which would yield eight and conserve fishery resources and protected nize, however, that many Americans, espe- consecutive ‘‘clean opinions’’ on the House’s species. Mapping efforts are conducted to cially those that do not live on the coast, may annual financial statements. A considerable identify sources of energy for the country, and not share a similar appreciation for the need achievement considering that previously those to ensure that energy development is done in to improve our country’s capabilities in this records were so poorly kept they could not a way that is compatible with other uses of our area. For them, I offer a more simple state- even be audited. oceans, and that protects the natural re- ment of need. And that is, are not the lands Although Jay was appointed and sworn in sources that exist there. Mapping is, in addi- that lay beneath our waters as much a part of by Speaker Newt Gingrich, he always con- tion, necessary to ensure that ocean observa- this country and our resources as those that ducted himself as a steward of the institution, tion platforms are sited in a similarly sensitive lie on our highest peaks and in our deepest without regard to party or politics. He mas- way. valleys? We have mapped every plateau, tered that rare feat of catering to all Members, These ten agencies, along with dozens of river, and canyon across our landscape, but while being beholden to none. Members often private entities, academic institutions, and have very little detailed information on what sought Jay on this very floor to express their state and territorial agencies, conduct these lies beneath the waters of our Exclusive Eco- feelings on everything from the menu selec- activities in a largely, if not entirely, uncoordi- nomic Zone and the Great Lakes. Where tions in the Members’ Dining Room, to the nated matter. Agencies may use a variety of would we be if 200 years ago Thomas Jeffer- preparations for such historic events as the techniques and spatial frameworks in col- passing, and subsequent lying in state in the son had not sent Lewis and Clark out to ex- lecting data and developing products, which plore the uncharted West? The need for im- Capitol Rotunda, of Presidents Reagan and leads to incompatibility between data sets and proving our mapping and charting capabilities Ford. Regardless of whether an ‘‘R’’ or ‘‘D’’ products from one agency to another. One could be as simple as a desire to fully under- followed the Member’s name, no issue was agency is generally unaware of mapping ef- stand the extent and nature of our resources. too large or too small for Jay to attend to. He forts being undertaken by other entities, lead- personally took responsibility for countless re- ing to redundant efforts and unnecessary For some, the thirst for knowledge and to quests, and worked with the staff of his orga- spending. In addition, these data are not eas- learn what lies beneath our waters may not be nization to find a resolution to each one. ily accessible, and there exists no central por- a compelling argument for seeking to improve Madam Speaker, in an institution where it is tal through which they can be obtained. The our ocean and coastal mapping capabilities. rare for Members on both sides of the aisle to lack of availability means that the public and The issue, however, can be further explained agree, few will dispute the dedication that Jay private sectors both miss out on a significant and reframed. If the United States Senate Eagen has demonstated to this body over the and useful informational resource. were to ratify the United Nations Convention past 20 years. Soon Jay, his wife Cathy, and As you are well aware, the U.S. Commis- on the Law of the Sea, we will have the op- their son Keiran will leave the Washington, sion on Ocean Policy released a report at the portunity to extend our seaward claim to the D.C., area for the tranquility of Durango, Colo- request of the President recommending ac- rado. While Jay will likely welcome the change edge of our continental shelf, where an esti- tions needed to improve ocean policy in the mated $1.3 trillion in oil, mineral, and sed- provided by his newly sylvan surroundings, United States. The work of this Commission, entary species resources lie. Without proof of those Members whom he has so capably as- as well as that of the Pew Oceans Commis- the extent of that shelf, we forgo these claims. sisted for these many years will acutely feel sion, is being carried on and championed by the loss of this tireless public servant. the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative. The It is in the interest of national and economic On behalf of the Members and staff of the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and security, the advancement of ocean science, House, I would like to extend my warmest Oceans, which I chair, held a hearing on the protection of our cultural and natural re- wishes to Jay and his family in the months March 29, 2007, to learn of the most pressing sources, and safety of navigation to better co- and years ahead as they embark upon the problems with our current ocean management ordinate the ocean and coastal mapping capa- next chapter of their lives. system. A recurring theme during this hearing bilities of the United States. By passing this f was that the lack of coordination between fed- Act, Congress will ensure that our mapping INTRODUCTION OF THE OCEAN eral agencies and other levels of government and charting needs are met in an efficient and AND COASTAL MAPPING INTE- is a serious shortcoming of our current ocean coordinated manner, that ocean science will GRATION ACT management framework. It is in the spirit of advance, and that ocean exploration tech- this need for better coordination that I intro- nologies will continue to develop. It is my hope HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO duce today the Ocean and Coastal Mapping that my colleagues will support this bill and Integration Act. OF GUAM that they will join me in ensuring that federal Among the suggestions made by the U.S. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agencies’ mapping and charting capabilities Commission on Ocean Policy was a rec- Monday, May 21, 2007 ommendation that existing federal mapping and products are developed and utilized to Ms. BORDALLO. Madam Speaker, Thomas activities be consolidated and coordinated, their full potential. Jefferson, in 1807, signed into law an Act re- and that the National Oceanic and Atmos-

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY8.057 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1109 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Museum of Wildlife Art of the United 1:30 p.m. Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, States’’, S. 580, to amend the National Judiciary Trails System Act to require the Sec- agreed to by the Senate on February 4, To hold hearings to examine S. 1257, to retary of the Interior to update the fea- provide the District of Columbia a vot- 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- sibility and suitability studies of four ing seat and the State of Utah an addi- tem for a computerized schedule of all national historic trails, S. 637, to direct tional seat in the House of Representa- meetings and hearings of Senate com- the Secretary of the Interior to study tives, focusing on ending taxation mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- the suitability and feasibility of estab- without representation. tees, and committees of conference. lishing the Chattahoochee Trace Na- SD–226 This title requires all such committees tional Heritage Corridor in Alabama 2:30 p.m. to notify the Office of the Senate Daily and Georgia, S. 686, to amend the Na- Armed Services Digest—designated by the Rules Com- tional Trails System Act to designate Closed business meeting to markup the mittee—of the time, place, and purpose the Washington-Rochambeau Revolu- proposed National Defense Authoriza- of the meetings, when scheduled, and tionary Route National Historical tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008. Trail, S. 797, to amend the National any cancellations or changes in the SR–222 Trails System Act to designate the meetings as they occur. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the Security and International Trade and Fi- As an additional procedure along States of Maryland and Virginia and nance Subcommittee with the computerization of this infor- the District of Columbia as a National To hold hearings to examine United mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Historic Trail, S. 890, to provide for States economic relations with China, Digest will prepare this information for certain administrative and support focusing on strategies and options on printing in the Extensions of Remarks services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S. 1037, to au- exchange rates and market access. section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD SD–538 on Monday and Wednesday of each thorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and con- week. MAY 24 Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May struction of the Tumalo Irrigation Dis- trict Water Conservation Project in 9:30 a.m. 22, 2007 may be found in the Daily Di- Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 1110, to Armed Services gest of today’s RECORD. amend the Reclamation Projects Au- Closed business meeting to markup the MEETINGS SCHEDULED thorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 proposed National Defense Authoriza- to provide for the conjunctive use of tion Act for Fiscal Year 2008. MAY 23 surface and ground water in Juab SR–222 County, Utah, S. 1139, to establish the Energy and Natural Resources 9:30 a.m. National Landscape Conservation Sys- To hold an oversight hearing to examine Judiciary tem, S. 1152, to promote wildland fire- opportunities and challenges associ- Crime and Drugs Subcommittee fighter safety, S. 1281, to amend the To hold hearings to examine rising crime ated with coal gasification, including Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des- coal-to-liquids and industrial gasifi- in the United States, focusing on the ignate certain rivers and streams of federal role in helping communities cation. the headwaters of the Snake River Sys- SD–366 prevent and respond to violent crime. tem as additions to the National Wild SD–226 10 a.m. and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 161, to Veterans’ Affairs Commerce, Science, and Transportation adjust the boundary of the Minidoka To hold hearings to examine health care To hold hearings to examine the nomina- Internment National Monument to in- legislation. tions of Michael E. Baroody, of Vir- clude the Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in SD–562 ginia, to be Chairman and Commis- Bainbridge Island, Washington, H.R. 10 a.m. 235, to allow for the renegotiation of sioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commerce, Science, and Transportation the payment schedule of contracts be- Commission, and Charles Darwin To hold hearings to examine communica- tween the Secretary of the Interior and Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a tions, taxation and federalism. the Redwood Valley County Water Dis- Member of the Board of Directors of SR–253 trict, H.R. 247, to designate a Forest the Metropolitan Washington Airports Finance Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Wil- Authority. To hold hearings to examine funding So- SR–253 cial Security’s administrative costs, fo- lamette National Forest in the State of Environment and Public Works cusing on the budget resolution. Oregon as a national recreation trail in To hold hearings to examine potential SD–215 honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member impacts of global warming on recre- Joint Economic Committee of the House of Representatives, H.R. To hold hearings to examine the United 276, to designate the Piedras Blancas ation and the recreation industry. States petroleum industry, focusing on Light Station and the surrounding pub- SD–406 potentially harmful conditions for con- lic land as an Outstanding Natural Homeland Security and Governmental Af- sumers. Area to be administered as a part of fairs SH–216 the National Landscape Conservation Federal Financial Management, Govern- 11:30 a.m. System, and for otherpurposes, H.R. ment Information, Federal Services, Energy and Natural Resources 376, to authorize the Secretary of the and International Security Sub- Business meeting to consider S. 126, to Interior to conduct a special resource committee modify the boundary of Mesa Verde Na- study to determine the suitability and To hold hearings to examine federal real tional Park, S. 175, to provide for a fea- feasibility of including the battlefields property, focusing on the property sibility study of alternatives to aug- and related sites of the First and Sec- management problems highlighted in a ment the water supplies of the Central ond Battles of Newtonia, Missouri, dur- recent Government Accountability Of- Oklahoma Master Conservancy District ing the Civil War as part of Wilson’s fice report. Creek National Battlefield or desig- and cities served by the District, S. 324, SD–342 nating the battlefields and related sites to direct the Secretary of the Interior Judiciary as a separate unit of the National Park to conduct a study of water resources Business meeting to consider S. 1327, to System, and for otherpurposes, H.R. in the State of New Mexico, S. 542, to create and extend certain temporary authorize the Secretary of the Interior 482, to direct the Secretary of the Inte- district court judgeships, and S. 185, to to conduct feasibility studies to ad- rior to transfer ownershipof the Amer- restore habeas corpus for those de- dress certain water shortages within ican River Pump Station Project, and tained by the United States, and pos- the Snake, Boise, and Payette River certain other pending calendar busi- systems in the State of Idaho, S. 553, to ness and nominations. sible authorization of subpoenas in the amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act SD–366 connection with investigation into the to designate certain segments of the Armed Services replacement of U.S. attorneys. Eightmile River in the State of Con- Strategic Forces Subcommittee SD–226 necticut as components of the National Closed business meeting to markup those Commission on Security and Cooperation Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. Con. provisions which fall under the sub- in Europe Res. 6, expressing the sense of Congress committee’s jurisdiction of the pro- To hold hearings to examine Russia, fo- that the National Museum of Wildlife posed National Defense Authorization cusing on the reemergence of Russia as Art, located in Jackson, Wyoming, Act for Fiscal Year 2008. a major political and economic power. should be designated as the ‘‘National SR–222

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M21MY8.000 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS E1110 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 21, 2007 B318RHOB Governors, and a promotion list in the JUNE 13 11:30 a.m. Foreign Service. 9:30 a.m. Foreign Relations S–116, Capitol Veterans’ Affairs Business meeting to consider S. 392, to 2 p.m. Business meeting to markup pending leg- ensure payment of United States as- Finance islation. sessments for United Nations peace- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastruc- SD–562 keeping operations for the 2005 through ture Subcommittee 10 a.m. 2008 time period, S. Con. Res. 25, con- To hold hearings to examine energy effi- Rules and Administration demning the recent violent actions of ciency, focusing on tax incentives for To hold hearings to examine nomina- the Government of Zimbabwe against reducing consumption. tions to the Federal Election Commis- peaceful opposition party activists and SD–215 sion. members of civil society, S. Res. 110, 2:30 p.m. SR–301 expressing the sense of the Senate re- Intelligence garding the 30th Anniversary of To hold hearings to examine terrorist JUNE 27 ASEAN-United States dialogue and re- ideology. 9:30 a.m. lationship, and the nominations of SD–106 Veterans’ Affairs Phillip Carter, III, of Virginia, to be 3 p.m. To hold an oversight hearing to examine Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Homeland Security and Governmental Af- the Department of Veterans Affairs R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be fairs and the Department of Defense, focus- ing on cooperation on employment Ambassador of America to the Repub- Disaster Recovery Subcommittee issues. lic of Madagascar, and to serve concur- To hold hearings to examine issues rel- SD–562 rently and without additional com- ative to residents of Louisiana affected pensation as Ambassador of America to by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, focusing the Union of Comoros, Janet E. Gar- on the goals, costs, management and POSTPONEMENTS vey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambas- impediments facing Louisiana’s Road sador to the Republic of Cameroon, Home Program. MAY 23 Dell L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be SD–342 2 p.m. Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with Commerce, Science, and Transportation JUNE 7 the rank and status of Ambassador at Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies Large, Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to 2 p.m. Subcommittee be Director of the Office to Monitor Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the inves- and Combat Trafficking, with the rank To hold hearings to examine S. 453, to tigation of the National Aeronautics of Ambassador at Large, and James K. prohibit deceptive practices in Federal and Space Administration (NASA) Glassman, of Connecticut, to be a elections. Inpector General. Member of the Broadcasting Board of SD–226 SR–253

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:56 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M21MY8.000 E21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMREMARKS Monday, May 21, 2007 Daily Digest Senate Sessions be recognized to speak until 12:30 p.m.; Chamber Action that at 2:15 p.m., if Senator Sessions has not con- Routine Proceedings, pages S6361–S6415 cluded his remarks, he then be recognized to con- Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and three reso- clude those remarks, with no amendments in order lutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1433–1443, during the time of his remarks. Page S6415 S.J. Res. 13, and S. Res. 211–212. Page S6399 Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Measures Reported: lowing nominations: S. 1079, to establish the Star Spangled Banner Thomas P. D’Agostino, of Maryland, to be Under and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, with Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of En- amendments. Page S6399 ergy. Eric G. John, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Measures Passed: Kingdom of Thailand. Constantino Brumidi: Senate passed S. 254, to Charles W. Grim, of Oklahoma, to be Director of award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to the Indian Health Service, Department of Health Constantino Brumidi, after agreeing to the com- and Human Services, for the term of four years. mittee amendment. Pages S6414–15 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. National Day of the American Cowboy: Senate 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. agreed to S. Res. 130, designating July 28, 2007, as Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, Marine ‘‘National Day of the American Cowboy’’. Page S6415 Corps. Page S6415 Measures Considered: Messages from the House: Page S6398 Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Senate re- Measures Referred: Page S6398 sumed consideration of the motion to proceed to Executive Communications: Pages S6398–99 consideration of S. 1348, to provide for comprehen- Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6399 sive immigration reform, and pursuant to the order of the Senate of May 16, 2007, agreed thereto, and Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6399–S6401 taking action on the following amendment proposed Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: thereto: Pages S6362–89 Pages S6401–08 Pending: Additional Statements: Pages S6396–97 Reid (for Kennedy/Specter) Amendment No. 150, in the nature of a substitute. Page S6415 Amendments Submitted: Pages S6408–14 During consideration of this measure today, Senate Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6414 also took the following action: Privileges of the Floor: Page S6414 By 69 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 173), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion (Total—173) Page S6388 to close further debate on the motion to proceed to Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and ad- consideration of the bill. Page S6388 journed at 8:14 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- 22, 2007. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of viding that at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, May 22, 2007, the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page Senate continue consideration of the bill, and Senator S6415.)

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VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:43 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D21MY7.REC D21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMDIGEST D714 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST May 21, 2007 phen W. Gammarino, BlueCross BlueShield Associa- Committee Meetings tion, Washington, D.C.; and Alan G. Lopatin, Na- (Committees not listed did not meet) tional Active and Retired Federal Employees Asso- ciation, Alexandria, Virginia. APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (PART II) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Health and Human Services, Education, and Related fairs: Committee ordered favorably reported: Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed S. 1352, to designate the facility of the United budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Na- States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust tional Institutes of Health: A New Vision for Med- Street in Fairbury, Illinois, as the ‘‘Dr. Francis ical Research, after receiving testimony from An- Townsend Post Office Building’’; thony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Al- H.R. 1402, to designate the facility of the United lergy and Infectious Diseases, John E. Niederhuber, States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Director, National Cancer Institute, Barbra M. Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the ‘‘Sergeant Den- Alving, Director, National Center for Research Re- nis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building’’; sources, Patricia A. Grady, Director, National Insti- H.R. 625, to designate the facility of the United tute of Nursing Research, and John Ruffin, Director, States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue National Center on Minority Health and Health in Baldwin Park, California, as the ‘‘Atanacio Haro- Disparities, all of the National Institutes of Health, Marin Post Office’’; Department of Health and Human Services. H.R. 988, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riv- INCREASED HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS FOR erside, California, as the ‘‘Lieutenant Todd Jason FEDERAL EMPLOYEES Bryant Post Office’’; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- H.R. 437, to designate the facility of the United fairs: On Friday, May 18, 2007, Subcommittee on States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the ‘‘Lino Perez, Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded Jr. Post Office’’; a hearing to examine growth trends in health care H.R. 414, to designate the facility of the United premiums for active and retired federal employees, States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, after receiving testimony from Nancy H. Kichak, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ‘‘Miguel Associate Director for Strategic Human Resources Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building’’; and Policy Division and Chief Actuary, Office of Per- The nomination of Howard Charles Weizmann, of sonnel Management; John E. Dicken, Director, Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Health Care, Government Accountability Office; Ste- Personnel Management. h House of Representatives H.R. 1525, to amend 18, United States Code, to Chamber Action discourage spyware, with an amendment (H. Rept. Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 pub- 110–159); lic bills, H.R. 2395–2417; 1 private bill, H.R. H.R. 2264, to amend the Sherman Act to make 2418; and 8 resolutions, H. Res. 418–425 were in- oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, with an troduced. Pages H5530–32 amendment (H. Rept. 110–160); Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5532–33 H.R. 2316, to provide more rigorous require- Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: ments with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, with an amendment S. 1104, to increase the number of Iraqi and (H. Rept. 110–161, Pt. 1); and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be ad- mitted to the United States as special immigrants, H.R. 2317, to amend the Lobbying Disclosure with an amendment (H. Rept. 110–158); Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file

VerDate Aug 31 2005 04:43 May 22, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D21MY7.REC D21MYPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMDIGEST May 21, 2007 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D715 quarterly reports on contributions bundled for cer- Supporting the goals and ideals of National tain recipients, with an amendment (H. Rept. Hurricane Preparedness Week: H. Res. 402, to 110–162). Page H5530 support the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she Preparedness Week; and Pages H5493–96 appointed Representative Salazar to act as Speaker 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007: H.R. Pro Tempore for today. Page H5475 2272, to invest in innovation through research and Recess: The House recessed at 10:44 a.m. and re- development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. Pages H5496–H5512 convened at noon. Page H5476 Presidential Message: Read a message from the Recess: The House recessed at 5:04 p.m. and recon- President, received by the Clerk and subsequently vened at 6:31 p.m. Page H5513 presented to the House, wherein he notified Con- Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House gress of the continuation of the national emergency debated the following measure under suspension of declared with respect to the Development Fund for the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until Iraq beyond May 22, 2007—referred to the Com- Tuesday, May 22nd: mittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Leonard W. Herman Post Office Designation Doc. 110–36). Page H5477 Act: H.R. 1722, to designate the facility of the Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 p.m. and re- United States Postal Service located at 601 Banyan convened at 3 p.m. Page H5477 Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as the ‘‘Leonard W. Herman Post Office’’. Pages H5483–84 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Privileged Resolution—Intent to Offer: Rep- resentative Rogers (MI) announced his intent to offer Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007: a resolution relating to a question of the privileges H.R. 698, amended, to amend the Federal Deposit of the House. Pages H5513–14 Insurance Act to establish industrial bank holding Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- company regulation, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 16 nays, with one voting ‘‘present’’, Roll No. veloped during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5513 and H5514. There were no quorum 384; Pages H5477–83, H5513 calls. Staff Sergeant Omer T. ‘‘O.T.’’ Hawkins Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2078, to designate Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and the facility of the United States Postal Service lo- adjourned at 9:16 p.m. cated at 14536 State Route 136 in Cherry Fork, Ohio, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Omer T. ‘O.T.’ Haw- Committee Meetings kins Post Office’’; Pages H5484–86 HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS Staff Sergeant Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young Post Office Committee on Appropriations: On May 18, the Sub- Building Designation Act: H.R. 1425, to designate committee on Homeland Security approved for full the facility of the United States Postal Service lo- Committee action the Homeland Security appropria- cated at 4551 East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as tions for fiscal year 2008. the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Marvin ‘Rex’ Young Post Office Building’’, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 385 yeas IMMIGRATION REFORM with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 385; Committee on the Judiciary: On May 18, the Sub- Pages H5486–87, H5514 committee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, George B. Lewis Post Office Building Designa- Border Security, and International Law held a hear- tion Act: H.R. 2077, to designate the facility of the ing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: The Fu- United States Postal Service located at 20805 State ture of Undocumented Immigrant Students. Testi- Route 125 in Blue Creek, Ohio, as the ‘‘George B. mony was heard from public witnesses. Lewis Post Office Building’’; Pages H5487–88 NATIONAL GUARD DOMESTIC Recognizing the life of Lamar Hunt and his PREPAREDNESS outstanding contributions to the Kansas City Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: On May Chiefs, the National Football League, and the 18, the Subcommittee on Economic Development, United States: H. Res. 53, to recognize the life of Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held Lamar Hunt and his outstanding contributions to a hearing on Assuring the National Guard is as the Kansas City Chiefs, the National Football Ready at Home as It is Abroad. Testimony was League, and the United States; Pages H5489–93 heard from David R. Paulison, Administrator,

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Hughes, of Flor- ida, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micro- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) nesia, Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador Senate to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, of Indonesia, and Ravic Rolf Huso, of Hawaii, to be Am- Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to bassador to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 10 examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 a.m., SD–419. for the United States Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD–124. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Sub- Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, committee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to closed business meeting to mark up those provisions hold hearings to examine the progress of the Mine Im- which fall under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction of the provement and New Emergency Response Act (Public proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Law 109–236), 10 a.m., SD–628. Year 2008, 9 a.m., S–407, Capitol. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, mark up those provisions which fall under the sub- the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to committee’s jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense hold joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on the Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 10 a.m., Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Co- SR–232A. lumbia to examine Government Accountability Office Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to Personnel reforms, focusing on expectations, 10 a.m., mark up those provisions which fall under the sub- 2154 RHOB. committee’s jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine imple- Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 12:30 p.m., menting Federal Emergency Management Agency SR–222. (FEMA) reform, focusing on the preparation for the 2007 Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, hurricane season, 3 p.m., SD–342. closed business meeting to mark up those provisions Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine which fall under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction of the restoring habeas corpus, focusing on protecting American proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal values and the Great Writ, 10 a.m., SD–226. Year 2008, 4 p.m., SR–222. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hearings to examine minority entrepreneurship, focusing closed business meeting to mark up those provisions on the effectiveness of the Small Business Administration which fall under the subcommittee’s jurisdiction of the programs for the minority business community, 10 a.m., proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal SR–428A. Year 2008, 5:30 p.m., SR–232A. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: business meeting to mark Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- up the nomination of Michael K. Kussman, of Massachu- committee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Ma- setts, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department rine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine rail safety reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR–253. of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee announced. on Energy, to hold hearings to examine S. 645, to amend Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate to mark up intelligence authorization for fiscal year 2008, sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gas- to be immediately followed by a closed hearing, 2:30 ification project goals, S. 838, to authorize funding for el- p.m., SH–219. igible joint ventures between United States and Israeli House businesses and academic persons, to establish the Inter- national Energy Advisory Board, S. 1089, to amend the Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conserva- Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow the Federal Co- tion, Credit, Energy, and Research, to consider provisions ordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects of the 2007 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. to hire employees more efficiently, S. 1203, to enhance Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military the management of electricity programs at the Depart- Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies ap- ment of Energy, H.R. 85, to provide for the establish- proved for full Committee the Military Construction, ment of centers to encourage demonstration and commer- Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations for cial application of advanced energy methods and tech- fiscal year 2008, 10 a.m., H–140 Capitol.

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Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, and Investigations, hearing on training of Iraqi Security Border Security and International Law, to consider Rules Forces (ISF) and employment of transition teams, 9 a.m., of Procedure and Statement of Policy for Private Immi- 2118 Rayburn. gration Bills, and Rules of Procedure for Private Claims Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Bills; followed by a hearing on Comprehensive Immigra- Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on tion Reform: Perspectives from Faith-Based and Immigra- Health Care Reform: Recommendations To Improve Co- tion Communities, 1:55 p.m., 2237 Rayburn. ordination of Federal and State Initiatives, 2 p.m., 2175 Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1100, Carl Sand- Rayburn. burg Home Historical Site Boundary Revision Act of Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 2007. 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Programs Affecting Safety and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub- Innovation in Pediatric Therapies,’’ 10 a.m., 2322 Ray- burn. committee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Mate- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing rials, to mark up H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Im- entitled ‘‘Gasoline Prices, Oil Company Profits, and the provement Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. American Consumer,’’ 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Dis- Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ‘‘The ability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the Role and Effectiveness of the World Bank in Combating Challenges Facing the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Global Poverty,’’ 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. Claims, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Iraq: Is Recon- Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, struction Failing? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. hearing on Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on Plans, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth. Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in Africa: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warm- A Call to Action at the G8 and Beyond, 2 p.m., 2172 ing, hearing entitled ‘‘Economic Impacts of Global Rayburn. Warming: Green Collar Jobs,’’ 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, hearing on The Role of the Department of Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Re- Joint Meetings building and Recovery Efforts, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commer- Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Homeland Security cial and Administrative Laws, oversight hearing on the and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Internet Tax Freedom Act: Internet Tax Moratorium, 1 Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and p.m., 2141 Rayburn. the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Se- House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal curity, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1943, Stop Service, and the District of Columbia to examine Govern- AIDS in Prison Act of 2007; and H.R. 1199, Drug En- ment Accountability Office Personnel reforms, focusing dangered Children Act of 2007, 12 p.m., 2226 Rayburn. on expectations, 10 a.m., 2154 RHOB.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 22 9 a.m., Tuesday, May 22

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Tuesday: Complete consideration of H.R. morning business (not to extend beyond 60 minutes), 1427—Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007. Senate will continue consideration of S. 1348, Com- Consideration of the following suspensions: (1) H. Res. prehensive Immigration Reform. 171—Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their of the 250th anniversary of his birth; (2) H. Res. 400— respective party conferences.) Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the citizens of Greensburg, Kansas, over the dev- astating tornado of May 4, 2007; (3) H. Con. Res. 128— Authorizing the printing of a commemorative document in memory of the late President of the United States, Gerald Rudolph Ford; (4) H.R. 1525—Internet Spyware (I–SPY) Prevention Act of 2007; (5) H.R. 1615—Secur- ing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007; (6) S. 214—Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007; (7) H.R. 2264—To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal; and (8) S. 1104—To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special immigrants.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Garrett, Scott, N.J., E1095, E1096, E1097 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1107 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1096, E1097 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1099 Barrow, John, Ga., E1106 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1104 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1103, E1105 Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1100, E1108 Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1100 Regula, Ralph, Ohio, E1102 Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1100 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1099 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E1099 Cantor, Eric, Va., E1104 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1095, E1096 Shea-Porter, Carol, N.H., E1098 Capito, Shelley Moore, W.Va., E1095, E1097 Lewis, Ron, Ky., E1100, E1102 Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1101 Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E1104 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1096, E1097 Udall, Mark, Colo., E1105 Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E1107 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1103 Vela´ zquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E1100 Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1105 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1100 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1095, E1096 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1098 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1098 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E1107 Fossella, Vito, N.Y., E1102 Moran, James P., Va., E1101 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1103 Frank, Barney, Mass., E1099, E1101 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1103

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