E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 No. 107 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, September 13, 2004, at 12:30 p.m. Senate FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was REMEMBRANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11, mom and dad died. But Tony went to work called to order by the President pro 2001 that day thinking just like we do, that noth- tempore (Mr. STEVENS). ing is going to happen. You just don’t get The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under over that. the previous order, the Senate will ob- PRAYER We all feel a profound sadness for serve a moment of silence in remem- those who lost loved ones on that fate- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- brance of the events of September 11, ful day. There is little we can say or do fered the following prayer: 2001. to fill the immense void in their Let us pray: (Moment of silence.) hearts. But we can hope and we can Infinite Spirit, You made heaven and f pray that one day the wounds of those Earth, the sea and all that is in them. LEADER TIME who still hurt may heal. Thank You for Your gracious right- September 11 impressed upon us that eousness that is the same yesterday, The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under life is a precious gift. Every life has a today, and forever. Help us to find rest the previous order, there will now be a purpose. And I think we all have a duty and peace in You. Loose us from the period for the use of leader time. The to devote at least a small portion of chains of addictions that prevent us majority leader is recognized. our daily lives to ensuring that neither from doing Your will. Remind us of the f America nor the world ever forgets foolishness of seeking security apart REFLECTING ON SEPTEMBER 11, September 11. Something that Karyn and I did was from You. Make us a righteous Nation 2001 so that You will be our shelter and to take our three boys, our three sons, shield. Bless the Members of this body. Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morn- to New York City to visit Ground Zero Help them in the making of laws to ing we in the Senate honor the memory soon after the attacks. We wanted to execute justice for the oppressed and to of the victims of the September 11 at- sear in their minds a lasting and vivid set the captives free. Protect them in tacks. Tomorrow, all Americans will memory of the worst that evil can do their work and keep them from those take time from the regular course of in the world but at the same time the things that lead to ruin. their weekend to do the same—to re- best that we can do in America. Today we pause to remember the vic- flect in their own personal way on the Our Nation will, of course, always re- tims of September 11. Comfort their terrible events of 3 years ago. member the courage of the emergency families and friends and continue to be The essence of the tragedy of Sep- workers who rushed to Ground Zero on the shield of protection for America; tember 11, 2001, remains self-evident: that fateful day; who rushed to help in for You are our rock and our Re- The victims were innocent. They were Shanksville, PA; who rushed to the deemer. Amen. simply going about their daily lives, Pentagon just a mile from here. These working at their desks, answering heroes risked their lives, and many lost emergency calls, traveling on business f their lives, so that others may live—or or vacation. at the very least their families could All had families who loved them and live—in peace. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE still love them to this day. I think of Within 24 hours of when terrorists The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the Brenda Vandever of Farragut, TN. She crashed flight 77 into the Pentagon, 76 Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: lost her brother, Tony Karnes, in the members of the Tennessee Task Force 1 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the attack on the World Trade Center Tow- were on the scene and were hard at United States of America, and to the Repub- ers. Brenda recently said: work. They were dispatched to rescue lic for which it stands, one nation under God, I got over the car crash that my other but soon discovered that their work indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. brother died in, and I dealt with it when my would be recovery.

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They slept on cots in a With the permission of the children and rush it to Ground Zero. warehouse not too far from here, with- and their families, I would like to show A week after the Twin Towers fell, out air-conditioning. They often lost you some of their work. two men from Sioux Falls loaded up a track of time, devoting every second of This was painted by a 9-year-old son pickup truck with $20,000 worth of do- the day, every ounce of energy and at- of a New York City firefighter who died nated steel-toed boots, tube socks, and tention, to a task that was as difficult in the collapse of the towers. This is a work gloves, drove to New York, dis- and as gruesome as it was grueling. baseball diamond. In the outfield are tributed the protective gear to rescue September 11, 2001, drastically al- two huge crosses. The little boy who workers at Ground Zero, and then got tered the future course of our Nation. painted this picture said it is a picture back in their truck and drove straight It also profoundly changed our indi- of the moment he first realized how home. vidual lives. We will forever be touched much he missed his dad. He had just All across South Dakota, school chil- by the outpouring of compassion, the hit a home run; he was rounding the dren, Scout troops, church organiza- outpouring of charity, and the kind- bases and looked up to search for his tions, employees and customers of ness of millions of our citizens and peo- father’s face in the stands. small businesses, and countless others ple all around the world. Angels are a recurring image in the donated money for victims relief funds. Brenda Vandever said of what she children’s art. This angel looks like the At least one couple donated their tax- hopes for this and future anniversaries: Statue of Liberty. She is delivering a refund checks. People stood in line to ‘‘I just don’t want [Tony] to be forgot- message to heaven. donate blood. Some enlisted, or re-en- ten.’’ A month after the attacks, the chil- listed, in the military. People sac- To Brenda and to all of the families dren were asked to try to imagine how rificed. And they prayed for those who who lost their loved ones on that morn- they might feel about their loss over died, and the families they left, for the ing of September 11, 2001, I say this time. This series of paintings is a col- surviving victims, the rescue workers, morning: Your loved ones will not be lective effort by about 40 of the chil- and for our wounded nation. forgotten. We will remember them, we dren of September 11 to answer that Part of the sadness many of use feel will honor them, and we will cherish question. It is called ‘‘Seasons of as we approach this third anniversary them on this day, every year, for as Grief.’’ It shows four trees. The trees of September 11 has to do with how di- long as God wills this Nation to en- start out separate and alone. By the vided our Nation sometimes feels now. last panel, they are leaning toward dure. We cannot reclaim those we lost on each other, almost as if they are help- I yield the floor. September 11. But we can reclaim the ing to hold each other up. sense of unity and generosity that f Even in the depths of unspeakable their sacrifice inspired in us. It is still grief, the children of September 11 un- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY there. It is still within us. LEADER derstood instinctively that there are sorrows we cannot bear alone, but The families of September 11 have The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The there is nothing we cannot get through endorsed a project called ‘‘One Day’s Democratic leader is recognized. together. That is a lesson we all under- Pay.’’ It encourages people to observe f stood—immediately and instinctively— the anniversary of September 11 by do- on that terrible day. nating one day’s pay, or one day’s REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Three years later, what we remember labor, to a community organization— Mr. DASCHLE. Tomorrow, in New about September 11 is not only the to channel our sadness and anger for York, at the Pentagon, in Shanksville, shock, and horror, and grief. We also constructive purposes. PA, and in communities all across our remember the stunning heroism of the Those of us who have the privilege of Nation, Americans will pause to re- firefighters climbing the stairs—the serving our Nation in elected offices member the horror and the extraor- passengers and crew members of Flight have another job to do as well. We dinary heroism of September 11. Com- 93 defying their hijackers and the res- can—and we must—work together, in memoration ceremonies will be held in cue workers toiling day and night. good faith, to make America safer— firehouses, VFW halls, parks, churches, We remember, too, how differently, without sacrificing the freedoms that synagogues, mosques, libraries, and and clearly, we seemed to see things make America great. We do not have countless other places. after the attacks. We saw beyond the the luxury of delay. Surely one of the most poignant re- old labels. We were not black, white, The terrorists who attacked us membrance events is an exhibit that is red, brown, yellow, rich or poor, Repub- struck at the symbols of our financial being held through Sunday at a small licans or Democrats. We were one peo- and military might because they art gallery in New York City, not far ple, indivisible—broken-hearted but thought those symbols were America’s from where the twin towers once stood. not broken apart. Our recognition of greatest strengths. They were wrong. It is an exhibit of artwork by children our common bonds was our comfort, The real measure of America’s great- who lost family members—mostly par- and our strength. ness is not in glass and steel. It is in ents—when the towers came crashing Three years later, we remember the our people. It is in our shared commit- down. great kindness and generosity with ment to freedom and democracy—and We all lost so much, so quickly, on which people treated each other—even to each other. As the children of Sep- that terrible day. But few lost more total strangers, even thousands of tember 11 understood instinctively, we than the children of September 11. miles from the attack sites. need each other. Three thousand children lost a parent Don and Adele Hight own a family Wherever we find ourselves tomorrow in the terrorist attacks on America. ranch in Murdo, SD. On September 11, morning, let us remember not only the Nearly two dozen of those children they had already struggled through 2 horror of September 11, but also the never met their fathers; they were born years of drought. They sold 100 calves unity and the kindness we witnessed after September 11. and donated the proceeds—more than that day. And let us vow to honor those Many thousands more children lost $40,000—to help victims of the attacks. we lost by keeping the spirit of Sep- someone close to them: a grandparent, The manager of the local Livestock As- tember 11 alive in our hearts. If we do, a brother or sister, an aunt or uncle. sociation called their donation ‘‘an act then, in a real way, those we lost will Over the last 3 years, 400 of the chil- of kindness, generosity and true Amer- live on forever. dren of September 11 have sought com- icanism.’’ I yield the floor.

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The assistant sume consideration of the Homeland sume consideration of H.R. 4567, which Democratic leader, Senator REID, and I Security appropriations bill directly. the clerk will report. proposed legislation last year which As I indicated last night, the chairman The legislative clerk read as follows: passed the Senate without a dissenting and ranking member have made sub- A bill (H.R. 4567) making appropriations vote to create summer academies for stantial progress on the bill. We will for the Department of Homeland Security for outstanding students and teachers in continue that progress over the course fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for U.S. history. The House still needs to of today. As we announced yesterday, other purposes. act on this bill. there will be no rollcall votes during Pending: The Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. today’s session. We do expect amend- Nelson of Florida amendment No. 3607, to KENNEDY, and I have introduced legis- ments to be offered. That will begin provide funds for the American Red Cross. lation that would allow our Nation’s shortly—during consideration of the Schumer amendment No. 3615, to appro- report card to test eighth graders and bill this morning. I understand we have priate $100,000,000 to establish an identifica- high school seniors on U.S. history, on tion and tracking system for HAZMAT some cleared amendments that we may a pilot State-by-State basis. This will trucks and a background check system for help us know where it is being taught dispose of shortly. I will defer to the commercial driver licenses. chairman for an update. We can begin well and where it is not so improve- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The ments can be made. Shining the spot- that process shortly. Senator from Tennessee. Any votes that may be ordered on the light on these results also encourages Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I pending amendments will be ordered to school districts to work harder to ask unanimous consent to speak for up occur on Monday. Senators should ex- teach American history and civics as to 6 minutes as in morning business. pect more than one rollcall vote during well. Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have no The Senator from New York, Mr. Monday’s session. We will say more objection as long as Senator DURBIN is SCHUMER, and I have introduced legis- about the timing of these votes before recognized for a like amount of time. lation to preserve the oath of alle- we close later today. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. With- giance in its present form, so that Again, our goal is to complete this out objection, it is so ordered. oath—to which all new citizens swear bill on Tuesday or early Wednesday The Senator from Tennessee is recog- on naturalization—is given the same morning. This will require the coopera- nized for up to 6 minutes and the Sen- respect as we give to the Pledge of Al- tion of all Senators as we move toward ator from Illinois is recognized for up legiance, to the national anthem, and completion of this important legisla- to 6 minutes. to the American flag. tion. We have made real progress and While that legislation is pending in we will continue to make real progress ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the chair- committee, with the support of the over the course of the day. chairman, the Senator from Mis- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The man for the time and the leadership. I simply wish to join our leaders sissippi, the Senate unanimously Democratic leader is recognized. passed yesterday an amendment to the Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I reit- today in remembrance of the tragic Homeland Security appropriations bill erate what the majority leader has just events of September 11. As I remember to prevent the oath from being changed announced and articulated. We have those events, I remember more how during the next fiscal year while the made progress. I appreciate the co- clearly our country pulled together in response. September 11 is one of our Senate works its will on the legislation operation we are getting on both sides. proposed by the Senator from New We have gotten to the point where worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and York and me. there is absolutely no reason why we I am also working on a second showed our charitable instincts and re- cannot finish this bill prior to the time amendment to that legislation to es- minded us of what we stood for and we adjourn for Rosh Hashanah next tablish a new foundation that will stand for. It showed that we had the re- week. work with the Office of Citizenship to We will continue to work as we have solve to fight against terrorism. We promote the teaching of English, his- this week to winnow down the amend- put partisanship aside in our Govern- tory, and civics to the soon-to-be new ments, to have time limits on what ment offices. We began to proudly say citizens of our country and to other amendments need to be offered, and we to the rest of the world, we know what new citizens. We are a nation of immi- will work with the majority leader to it means to be an American. grants. We are proud of that. We should ensure we can reach that goal. I am The best way we can remember Sep- do our best to help those who are new confident we can and we will continue tember 11 is to remember why this is to our country become thriving mem- to work at it throughout the day and an exceptional country. We are the bers of our society so they can learn on Monday. only country in the world that has our history, learn about citizenship, Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, thank taken people from so many different speak our common language. That will you. I think the progress has been backgrounds, which is a great achieve- help them on the path to the American made, and I will also state while the ment by itself, but an even greater dream. Democratic leader is here, we are mak- achievement is that we have turned all The Senate has been hard at work ing real progress on intelligence re- of that variety and diversity into over the last 2 years to help enshrine form, both recommendations in terms unity. That unity depends upon a few the values and history that bind us to- of the relationship with the executive principles in which we believe: liberty, gether as Americans. Nothing could be branch as well as internal organization equal opportunity, individualism. more important as we remember Sep- and reorganization and potential re- President Bush has eloquently spo- tember 11, as we mourn those we lost, form there. ken of the American character since but take pride in what was found, our A lot of people do not see that much September 11. But we in the Senate national unity. The best way to re- is going on, but we are working have a role to play, too. That is why, member September 11 is to remember throughout the day, each and every with the support of many other Sen- what it means to be an American. day, on what we both have mentioned ators on both sides of the aisle, I have I yield the floor. this morning is very important busi- been working hard to harness that spir- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ness that we need to act on before we it to help us remember for generations SMITH). The Senator from Illinois may complete the session. to come what it means to be an Amer- speak for up to 6 minutes.

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AMERICA HAS CHANGED admits responsibility, no one genuinely peace, human rights and justice; they are Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this apologizes, no one resigns and everyone else still a generous, fair-minded, open-minded week we mark two significant dates. is blamed. people.’’ Tomorrow, September 11, the third an- The damage done to this country by its Today some political figures argue that own misconduct in the last few months and merely to report, much less to protest, the niversary of our attack which will years, to its very heart and soul, is far great- crimes against humanity committed by a truly live in infamy as the attack on er and longer lasting than any damage that few of our own inadequately trained forces in Pearl Harbor. It is a moment when we any terrorist could possibly inflict upon us. the fog of war, is to aid the enemy or excuse reflect on what has happened to Amer- The stain on our credibility, our reputa- its atrocities. But Americans know that such ica since that time. tion for decency and integrity, will not self-censorship does not enhance our secu- A member of the diplomatic corps quickly wash away. rity. Attempts to justify or defend our ille- once asked me: Did Osama bin Laden Last week, a family friend of an accused gal acts as nothing more than pranks or no American guard in Iraq recited the atrocities win that battle? The answer, clearly, is worse than the crimes of our enemies, only inflicted by our enemies on Americans, and further muddies our moral image. 30 years no. But did he change America? The asked: ‘‘Must we be held to a different stand- ago, America’s war in Vietnam became a answer, clearly, is yes. ard?’’ My answer is YES. Not only because hopeless military quagmire; today our war in We are debating in the Senate a bill others expect it. WE must hold ourselves to Iraq has become a senseless moral swamp. for billions of dollars to be spent in de- a different standard. Not only because God No military victory can endure unless the fense of America, which we might not demands it, but because it serves our secu- victor occupies the high moral ground. Sure- have even considered 3 years ago. Now rity. ly America, the land of the free, could not it is reality. Our greatest strength has long been not lose the high moral ground invading Iraq, a merely our military might but our moral au- In a few moments I will leave to go country ruled by terror, torture and tyr- thority. Our surest protection against as- anny—but we did. to National Airport. Before I board my sault from abroad has been not all our Instead of isolating Saddam Hussein—po- flight back to Illinois, I will take off guards, gates and guns or even our two litically, economically, diplomatically, my shoes and my belt and my watch oceans, but our essential goodness as a peo- much as we succeeded in isolating Khadafy, and I will hold my arms out to be ple. Our richest asset has been not our mate- Marcos, Mobutu and a host of other dictators ‘‘wanded,’’ to make certain that I am rial wealth but our values. over the years, we have isolated ourselves. safe enough to go on the airplane. We were world leaders once—helping found We are increasingly alone in a dangerous the United Nations, the Marshall Plan, America has truly changed. world in which millions who once respected NATO, and programs like Food for Peace, us now hate us. But our values have not changed. Ted international human rights and inter- Not only Muslims. Every international Sorensen may be one of the greatest national environmental standards. The world survey shows our global standing at an all- speech writers in the history of our Na- admired not only the bravery of our Marine time low. Even our transatlantic alliance tion. On May 21 he delivered a com- Corps but also the idealism of our Peace has not yet recovered from its worst crisis in mencement address at the New School Corps. history. Our friends in Western Europe were University of New York where a friend Our word was as good as our gold. At the willing to accept Uncle Sam as class presi- and former colleague, Bob Kerry, is start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, former Sec- dent, but not as class bully, once he forgot retary of State Dean Acheson, President president. JFK’s advice that ‘‘Civility is not a sign of Kennedy’s special envoy to brief French weakness.’’ I ask unanimous consent that Mr. President de Gaulle, offered to document our All this is rationalized as part of the war Sorensen’s commencement address be case by having the actual pictures of Soviet on terror. But abusing prisoners in Iraq, de- printed in the RECORD. nuclear missiles in Cuba brought in. ‘‘No,’’ nying detainees their legal rights in Guanta- There being no objection, the mate- shrugged the usually difficult de Gaulle: namo, even American citizens, misleading rial was ordered to be printed in the ‘‘The word of the President of the United the world at large about Saddam’s ready RECORD, as follows: States is good enough for me.’’ stockpiles of mass destruction and involve- Eight months later, President Kennedy ment with al Qaeda at 9/11, did not advance COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS OF THEODORE C. could say at American University: ‘‘The by one millimeter our efforts to end the SORENSEN UPON RECEIVING AN HONORARY world knows that America will never start a threat of another terrorist attack upon us. DOCTOR OF LAWS DEGREE FROM NEW war. This generation of Americans has had On the contrary, our conduct invites and in- SCHOOL UNIVERSITY enough of war and hate . . . we want to build cites new attacks and new recruits to attack A TIME TO WEEP a world of peace where the weak are secure us. As a Nebraska e´migre´, I am proud to be and the strong are just.’’ The decline in our reputation adds to the made an Honorary Doctor of Laws by an- Our founding fathers believed this country decline in our security. We keep losing old other Nebraska e´migre´, President Kerrey could be a beacon of light to the world, a friends and making new enemies—not a for- . . . at an institution founded by still an- model of democratic and humanitarian mula for success. We have not yet rounded other, Alvin Johnson. progress. We were. We prevailed in the Cold up Osama bin Laden or most of the al Qaeda Considering the unhealthy state of our War because we inspired millions struggling and Taliban leaders or the anthrax mailer. laws today, they probably could use another for freedom in far corners of the Soviet em- ‘‘The world is large,’’ wrote John Boyle doctor. pire. I have been in countries where children O’Reilly, in one of President Kennedy’s fa- My reciprocal obligation is to make a and avenues were named for Lincoln, Jeffer- vorite poems, ‘‘when its weary leagues two speech. son, Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Ken- loving hearts divide, but the world is small This is not a speech. Two weeks ago I set nedy. We were respected, not reviled, be- when your enemy is loose on the other side.’’ aside the speech I prepared. This is a cry cause we respected man’s aspirations for Today our enemies are still loose on the from the heart, a lamentation for the loss of peace and justice. This was the country to other side of the world, and we are still vul- this country’s goodness and therefore its which foreign leaders sent not only their nerable to attack. greatness. goods to be sold but their sons and daughters True, we have not lost either war we chose Future historians studying the decline and to be educated. In the 1930s, when Jewish and or lost too much of our wealth. But we have fall of America will mark this as the time other scholars were driven out of Europe, lost something worse—our good name for the tide began to turn—toward a mean-spir- their preferred destination—even for those truth and justice. To paraphrase Shake- ited mediocrity in place of a noble beacon. on the far left—was not the Communist cita- speare: ‘‘He who steals our nation’s purse, For me the final blow was American del in Moscow but the New School here in steals trash. ’Twas ours, ’tis his, and has guards laughing over the naked, helpless New York. been slave to thousands. But he that filches bodies of abused prisoners in Iraq. ‘‘There is What has happened to our country? We our good name . . . makes us poor indeed.’’ a time to laugh,’’ the Bible tells us, ‘‘and a have been in wars before, without resorting No American wants us to lose a war. time to weep.’’ Today I weep for the country to sexual humiliation as torture, without Among our enemies are those who, if they I love, the country I proudly served, the blocking the Red Cross, without insulting could, would fundamentally change our way country to which my four grandparents and deceiving our allies and the U.N., with- of life, restricting our freedom of religion by sailed over a century ago with hopes for a out betraying our traditional values, with- exalting one faith over others, ignoring new land of peace and freedom. I cannot re- out imitating our adversaries, without international law and the opinions of man- main silent when that country is in the deep- blackening our name around the world. kind; and trampling on the rights of those est trouble of my lifetime. Last year when asked on short notice to who are different, deprived or disliked. To I am not talking only about the prison speak to a European audience, and inquiring the extent that our nation voluntarily trods abuse scandal—that stench will someday what topic I should address, the Chairman those same paths in the name of security, subside. Nor am I referring only to the Iraq said: ‘‘Tell us about the good America, the the terrorists win and we are the losers. war—that too will pass—nor to any one po- America when Kennedy was in the White We are no longer the world’s leaders on litical leader or party. This is no time for House.’’ ‘‘It is still a good America,’’ I re- matters of international law and peace. politics as usual, in which no one responsible plied. ‘‘The American people still believe in After we stopped listening to others, they

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You may and those who use terrorism as a tac- nervous before the deployment, she was most regard that as ridiculously unwarranted, no tic, we need not only a strong national worried about rumors of spiders the size of matter how often international surveys show defense, we need strong homeland secu- paper plates that could jump 6 feet. that attitude to be spreading. But remember rity, but we also need to project the ‘‘We spent many hours looking for spider the old axiom: ‘‘No matter how good you values of America in a positive way, spray,’’ her father said. ‘‘And she never saw feel, if four friends tell you you’re drunk, not just with the forming of troops in one.’’ you better lie down.’’ formation but also with the forming of Sgt. Scott Johnson, a member of the 1544th Yet we are also charged not so much with who was wounded in Iraq in May, said Morri- intervention as indifference—indifference to- values in countries desperate to have a son and Lamb had contrasting notions of ward the suffering of millions of our fellow future that emulates the freedoms of comfort on base. ‘‘Shawna, she was really inhabitants of this planet who do not enjoy the United States. looking to settle in. She rounded up a couple the freedom, the opportunity, the health and THE SACRIFICE OF OUR SOLDIERS of the nicer mattresses to make sure she wealth and security that we enjoy; indiffer- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, the sec- slept well at night,’’ he said. ‘‘Charles, he ence to the countless deaths of children and ond noteworthy event this week was, of would rough it. He was kind of an outdoors- other civilians in unnecessary wars, count- course, the acknowledgement that we man. He didn’t mind getting dirty.’’ less because we usually do not bother to Lamb, who grew up in a rural area near count them; indifference to the centuries of have lost over 1,000 soldiers in Iraq. It Martinsville, about 25 miles southwest of humiliation endured previously in silence by has touched my State of Illinois. Some Paris, was a ‘‘farm boy,’’ said Mark Harris, the Arab and Islamic worlds. 50 people from my State have been his agriculture education teacher at Casey- The good news, to relieve all this gloom, is killed in the war in Iraq, hundreds seri- Westfield High School, where he graduated that a democracy is inherently self-cor- ously wounded. in 1999. recting. Here, the people are sovereign. Inept I ask unanimous consent that an ar- A live wire as a student, Lamb was active political leaders can be replaced. Foolish ticle from the Chicago Tribune dated in the FFA, formerly known as Future policies can be changed. Disastrous mistakes September 9, 2004, be printed in the Farmers of America, and trained for for- can be reversed. estry, livestock and dairy competitions. A When, in 1941, the Japanese Air Force was RECORD. trip to Kansas City for an FFA convention able to inflict widespread death and destruc- There being no objection, the mate- was a big deal to him. tion on our naval and air forces in Hawaii be- rial was ordered to be printed in the ‘‘I think one of the reasons he signed up for cause they were not on alert, those military RECORD, as follows: the service was to help other people out, officials most responsible for ignoring ad- [From the Chicago Tribune, Sept. 9, 2004] make a better life and see the country,’’ Har- vance intelligence were summarily dis- DOWNSTATE TOWN STUNG BY DEATHS; 2 ris said. missed. SOLDIERS DEAD, 15 HURT IN IRAQ Before he was called up for active duty, he When, in the late 1940s, we faced a global had worked as a mechanic in Martinsville (By Deborah Horan and H. Gregory Meyer) Cold War against another system of ideolog- and had recently married, said a former em- ical fanatics certain that their authoritarian PARIS, IL.—The worst attack yet on Illi- ployer. values would eventually rule the world, we nois Army National Guardsmen serving in ‘‘He was planning on coming back,’’ said a prevailed in time. We prevailed because we Iraq left two soldiers dead and 15 wounded, shop co-owner, Shirley Goodwin. In Iraq he exercised patience as well as vigilance, self- and it left the Downstate town where their also worked as a mechanic. restraint as well as self-defense, and reached unit is based stung by the news and fearful Cooper leads a support group for families out to moderates and modernists, to demo- for the safety of survivors. of soldiers from the 1544th. He said that when crats and dissidents, within that closed sys- Mortar rounds pounded the 1544th Trans- attacks take place, he’s the one who calls tem. We can do that again. We can reach out portation Company southwest of Baghdad families whose sons and daughters weren’t to moderates and modernists in Islam, proud late Sunday afternoon, killing Sgt. Shawna hurt. of its long traditions of dialogue, learning, Morrison, 26, of Paris and Spec. Charles ‘‘I can tell them they’re OK, but I can’t charity and peace. Lamb, 23, of Martinsville, said Lt. Col. Alicia give them any guarantees,’’ he said. ‘‘The Some among us scoff that the war on Tate-Nadeau, a Guard spokeswoman. Three unit is still running out there. It makes it Jihadist terror is a war between civilization of the 15 wounded were seriously injured, she scary.’’ and chaos. But they forget that there were said. His son is also based at Logistical Base Islamic universities and observatories long In Paris a radio station has put patriotic Seitz, the camp outside Baghdad where Mor- before we had railroads. songs on heavy rotation while locals drive rison and Lamb were killed, but he was So do not despair. In this country, the peo- cars tied with yellow ribbons saying ‘‘Pray uninjured in Sunday’s mortar shelling. ple are sovereign. If we can but tear the for our troops.’’ Morrison was the unit’s first ‘‘Everybody’s upset,’’ he added. ‘‘It is hard blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and female fatality, and the first soldier from to walk into a store without somebody rec- loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, Paris to die in Iraq. ognizing me and saying, ‘How’s your son?’ ’’ ‘‘This is the first one to hit our commu- we can restore our country to greatness. In Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, this ar- particular, you—the Class of 2004—have the nity,’’ said Jim Cooper, the father of a 20- wisdom and energy to do it. Start soon. year-old guardsman who is stationed at the ticle speaks of one National Guard In the words of the ancient Hebrews: base that came under attack. ‘‘It has really unit, the 1544th Transportation Com- brought this home. It opens up a lot of peo- pany from Paris, IL. This unit of the Il- The day is short, and the work is great, ple’s eyes. They say, ‘Hey, I know so-and-so. and the laborers are sluggish, but the reward linois National Guard has sustained al- He may be next.’ ’’ most half of the deaths and more than is much, and the Master is urgent. The deaths brought the unit’s total fatali- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, Mr. ties to four as the nation’s total military half of the injuries that our National Sorensen said at one point in his deaths in Iraq since last year’s invasion Guard in Illinois has sustained, and speech something we should reflect on edged past 1,000. just this last week two soldiers were as we think about September 11. He The 1544th, headquartered in a brick ar- killed and 15 wounded after another at- mory in this town of 9,000, contains about 260 said of America: tack in Iraq. soldiers from four states, Tate-Nadeau said. It is a grim reminder that we are in Our greatest strength has long been not Shirley Furry had posted a message under a situation in Iraq with no end in sight. merely our military might but our moral au- the price board outside her Citgo station in thority. Our surest protection against as- Paris reading ‘‘In memory of Shawna.’’ The With 140,000 of our best and bravest in sault from abroad has been not all our young woman worked there several years the field offering their lives every day guards, gates and guns or even our two ago, Furry said. Morrison’s mother called for America, the fact that we would in- oceans, but our essential goodness as a peo- Furry Sunday night. vade this nation of Iraq without a plan ple. Our richest asset has been not our mate- ‘‘I said, ‘Oh, no,’ ’’ Furry recalled. ‘‘She to deal with its reconstruction and pac- rial wealth but our values. said, ‘Yeah, she’s gone.’ ’’ ification is the strongest condemnation We were world leaders once—helping found Morrison attended the University of Illi- of any government, and yet that is the United Nations, the Marshall Plan, nois at Urbana-Champaign and worked two NATO, and programs like Food for Peace, jobs, one as a waitress and the other as a where we are today. international human rights and inter- bartender, to put herself through school. This morning it was reported on the national environmental standards. The world ‘‘She’s always been very independent,’’ news that if there is an election in admired not only the bravery of our Marine said her father, Rick Morrison. ‘‘She never Iraq—and I pray there will be—some

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 sections of that country will not even The limitation is at a level of $821.9 bil- SEC. 515. (a) The total amount appropriated be able to vote because they are under lion. That is enforced through a mecha- by title II for the Office of the Under Sec- the control of terrorists and guerrillas. nism of the Budget Act which permits retary for Border and Transportation Secu- That is an indication of how far we points of order to be made on amend- rity under the heading ‘‘AIR AND MARINE INTERDICTION, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND still have to travel before the day ar- ments that would seek to increase the PROCUREMENT’’ is hereby increased by rives when our troops can come safely bill’s funding beyond the level of its al- $200,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- home from Iraq, realizing that in re- location, which was established by the creased, $200,000,000 shall be available for the ality their mission has been accom- Appropriations Committee. establishment and operation of air bases in plished. We are pleased that the Senate has the States of Michigan, Montana, New York, As we reflect on 9/11, we reflect on recognized the validity of that limita- North Dakota, and Washington. (b) Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consolidated our values. As we reflect on the heroes tion. Yesterday we were able to exer- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 of America and think of those on 9/11, cise that point of order successfully to (19 U.S.C. 58c(j)(3)) is amended by striking remember, too, the thousands still defeat amendments that would have in- ‘‘March 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’. serving our Nation overseas from creased spending beyond that allocated The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- towns such as Paris, IL, and many just level of funding. We are at the limit of ator from Montana. like them who offer their lives every the allocation that is available to our Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, this is day in defense of the values of this Na- subcommittee. The $32 billion in dis- quite an important amendment for our tion. cretionary funding is the limitation Nation’s security. I think it will help I yield the floor. that is provided to the Homeland Secu- strengthen a key component of our na- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- rity Appropriations Subcommittee. tional security strategy. We all know ator from Mississippi is recognized. Today we are pleased to consider any our Nation’s security begins here at Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I as- other amendments Senators may wish home, by securing our land borders, sume we are now on the Homeland Se- to offer. We are ready to debate and our airspace, and also our maritime curity appropriations bill for fiscal dispose of amendments. We can agree ports. As we work to get the latest ex- year 2005? to some, I hope, and we are happy to plosive screening technology in our air- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- work with Senators throughout the re- ports, or to inspect more containers ar- ator is correct. mainder of this session. We are happy riving in our Nation’s ports, we should Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, first of the leader has indicated that any votes not forget the critical role of our vast all, I thank the leadership for making that may be ordered will go over to northern border. available time in the schedule for the next week. There will not be any re- Contrary to what some people may handling of this bill and giving us a corded votes on this bill today. think, out on the northern border we chance to consider amendments that Mr. President, I suggest the absence are no strangers to illegal crossings. are proposed by other Senators to the of a quorum. The topography in my State of Mon- bill as reported by the Senate Appro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tana makes it very difficult to protect priations Committee. It is important clerk will call the roll. our border. Customs and Border Patrol to note that yesterday’s action and the The legislative clerk proceeded to are doing a great job with the re- action of the full committee so far call the roll. sources they have, but Immigration have set the tone for the consideration Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- and Customs enforcement investigators of this bill. imous consent that the order for the are just a little bit undermanned. They First of all, to remind Senators, the quorum call be rescinded. share valuable information they col- bill contains funding at a level of $33.1 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lect on illegal entries with numerous billion. Mr. President, $32 billion is for objection, it is so ordered. agencies. discretionary spending; the remainder Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is my un- But when it comes to tracking and is for mandatory programs or the allo- derstanding we are now on the Home- intercepting unauthorized aircraft, our cation of funds that are collected under land Security appropriations bill? military planes fly much too high and other provisions of law. This represents The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- too fast to provide proper service along an almost 10-percent increase in fund- ator is correct. our northern border. As we beef up our ing for the next fiscal year as compared AMENDMENT NO. 3578 security on other borders, especially in with the funding that is appropriated Mr. REID. Mr. President, on behalf of the South and on the coasts, the north- for this fiscal year, 2004. Senator BAUCUS, I send an amendment ern border has become the Nation’s The fiscal year begins on October 1, to the desk. It is amendment No. 3578. backdoor that we cannot afford to as everyone knows. Substantial in- I think it is already at the desk. leave unlocked. creases are included in this legislation The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without While I am pleased the Department for the activities of the Coast Guard as objection, the pending amendments are of Homeland Security has just estab- well as the Transportation Security set aside. lished the first of five planned airbases Administration. The bill fully funds The clerk will report the amendment. along the northern border that Con- the President’s requested activity for The legislative clerk read as follows: gress authorized nearly 2 years ago, I Project BioShield, which is a very im- The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID], for am also quite concerned. Why? Because portant new endeavor to further en- Mr. BAUCUS, for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. the pace is so slow in standing up these hance the security of our country CLINTON, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. bases. One of the sites the Department against bioterrorism. The bill also pro- LEVIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. STA- of Homeland Security has chosen is in vides funding for a new program that is BENOW, and Mr. BURNS, proposes an amend- Great Falls, MT. Between Malmstrom designed to enhance security for our ment numbered 3578. Air Force Base, the Air Force National country by using new technologies to Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Guard at Great Falls International Air- identify and verify visitors coming into imous consent that reading of the port, and the community that supports the country using visas. This program amendment be dispensed with. these assets, we are ready to take on is called United States Visitor and Im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without this new mission. We are ready. We are migration Status Indicator Tech- objection, it is so ordered. set. We are happy. We are glad. We nology. Of course, it has its own acro- The amendment is as follows: want to do it. The mission is to help se- nym, US VISIT, so it is easy for us to (Purpose: To make available to the Under cure the northern border, not just for remember. Secretary for Border and Transportation our State of Montana but for all Amer- One other feature of this year’s ap- Security $200,000,000 to establish and oper- ate air bases in the States of Michigan, icans. propriations bill is the limitation that Montana, New York, North Dakota, and However, we are told we will have to we are provided as a result of a provi- Washington and to permit fees for certain wait. We will have to wait for more sion included in the defense appropria- customs services to be collected until June than 3 years to get the planned airbase tions conference report that limits, in 1, 2005) up and running in Great Falls. With all effect, the discretionary spending of all On page 39, between lines 5 and 6, insert due respect, I do not think as a nation appropriations bills for fiscal year 2005. the following new section: we can wait. We cannot afford to wait.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9053 There are too many problems with amendment and Senator FRIST and creased, $50,000,000 is for the continued oper- the current funding schedule for the Senator COCHRAN for their cooperation ations of the Federal Air Marshals program. northern border air wing. First, the in working on this amendment. This ‘‘(c) The total amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND schedule is stretched out over far too amendment provides $170 million for LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION long a period of several years. Once the four homeland security programs, in AND PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL first base in Bellingham, WA, is really addition to the $200 million provided PROGRAMS’’ is hereby increased by up and running, what is going to hap- for security on the Northern border. $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- pen? It is pretty obvious. Drug runners First, $50 million is included for the creased, $50,000,000 is for discretionary assist- and other would-be terrorists and mal- fire grant program. With this amend- ance to non-profit organizations (as defined contents will simply move eastward to- ment, the total in the bill for equipping under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- ward Montana’s northern border, and enue Code of 1986) determined by the Sec- and training fire personnel is $750 mil- retary of Homeland Security to be at high- still further east over other parts of lion, an increase of $4 million over fis- risk of international terrorist attacks. our northern border. cal year 2004. Last year, the Depart- ‘‘(d) The total amount appropriated under Under the current funding schedule, ment received over $2.6 billion of appli- the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND they are going to enjoy a full 3 years of cations from 20,366 applicants. Clearly, LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION exploiting the gaps in our Air Wing AND PREPAREDNESS, FIREFIGHTER AS- there is a real need for this additional SISTANCE GRANTS’’ is hereby increased by coverage before all five bases along the funding. northern border—that is, the States of $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- Second, the amendment provides $50 creased, $50,000,000 is for the program author- Washington, Montana, North Dakota, million for the Federal air marshals ized by section 33 of the Federal Fire Preven- Michigan, and New York—have been program. Last year, despite the con- tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). established. tinuing terrorist threat to our airlines ‘‘(e) The total amount appropriated under There is a second problem. What is and despite the fact that the number of the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND that? It is that the budget allows just LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION flights grew by 6 percent last year, the AND PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MAN- enough money to buy each base its req- number of Federal air marshals fell by uisite planes: two helicopters and a AGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS’’ is 9 percent. This amendment will reverse hereby increased by $20,000,000. Of such total fixed-wing aircraft. But once each base that trend and allow the Department amount, as so increased, $20,000,000 is for opens its doors, it won’t even be able to to move toward the staffing goal that emergency management performance operate 5 days a week for 8 hours a day. was established after 9/11. grants.’’. The dollars just are not there for the On page 2, line 5 strike ‘‘(b)’’ and insert Third, $50 million is provided for ‘‘(f)’’. operation. So I say, when it comes to grants to nonprofit organizations, to Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this is an securing our Nation, obviously, this is help secure their at-risk facilities. Nu- not good enough. We have to get up amendment worked out in a bipartisan merous reports from the Department of manner with the chairman and the and running right away. Homeland Security and the FBI indi- Two months ago, when a plane devi- ranking member of the Homeland Se- cate that al-Qaida has turned its focus ated from its course over Washington, curity Appropriations Subcommittee to so-called soft targets such as hos- DC—we all remember it—the Air and and the ranking member of the Fi- pitals, universities and houses of wor- Marine Operations Command and Con- nance Committee. I thank Senators ship. trol at March Air Force Base in River- Cochran, Byrd, and Baucus for their co- Finally, the amendment provides $20 side, CA, was watching—way out in operation. This is an amendment that million for the Emergency Manage- California. Local aircraft were dis- is cosponsored by Senators BYRD, COCH- ment Performance Grants program. patched, and the Capitol complex was RAN, SPECTER, MURKOWSKI, VOINOVICH, This valuable program provides re- emptied. Luckily, it was just the Gov- DEWINE, BURNS, CLINTON, MIKULSKI, ernor of Kentucky. I should not say sources to States to prepare for all and MURRAY. It is a very simple ‘‘just.’’ It was the eminent Governor of types of emergencies. The program’s amendment but an important amend- Kentucky. But the system worked be- all-hazards planning approach ensures ment to provide a small amount of ad- cause a local plane was available and that States prepare, not just for ter- ditional resources for some critical staffed to respond. The folks in River- rorist attacks, but also for hurricanes, areas in our war against terrorism here side are responsible for detecting unau- floods, earthquakes and other types of at home. thorized aircraft flying at low altitudes disasters. The Baucus amendment extends cus- anywhere in the United States, but so Again, I thank the Senators for their tom user fees that will expire next far they have just one plane, staffed cooperation and I urge adoption of the March. He extends the fee for 3 months. barely 40 hours a week, in Washington amendment. This extension increases the offsetting State, to dispatch if they get a hit any- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- receipts in the Federal budget by $370 where on the 3,000-plus-mile-long jority leader is recognized. million during that period of time. northern border. AMENDMENT NO. 3616 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3578 Senator BAUCUS uses these additional So let’s be clear. Congress has al- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I send an resources to increase funds for a north- ready authorized the establishment of amendment to the desk and ask for its ern border protection program. Senator a northern border air wing with five consideration. BURNS is also a cosponsor of that airbases that will be responsible for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment. However, the Baucus- tracking, identifying, and intercepting clerk will report the amendment. Burns amendment allocates $200 mil- any unauthorized aircraft that at- The legislative clerk read as follows: lion of resources for this activity, leav- tempts to cross the northern border The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. FRIST], ing approximately $170 million in addi- into U.S. airspace. But if we are going for himself, Mr. BYRD, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. tional resources to fund other home- to take securing the northern border SPECTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. VOINOVICH, land security programs. seriously, then we must take funding Mr. DEWINE, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. Working with Senators on both sides MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. KENNEDY, seriously. So my amendment makes of the aisle, Senator BYRD and I have proposes an amendment numbered 3616 to crafted a second-degree amendment sure the funding is there to get all five amendment No. 3578. that further targets this additional airbases operational 7 days a week this Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask next year. $170 million in funds as follows: An ad- unanimous consent that reading of the I thank very much the chairman of ditional $50 million for firefighters— amendment be dispensed with. the subcommittee, Senator COCHRAN, Senator MURKOWSKI and other Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and thank Senator BYRD, and many have been supporters of finding addi- objection, it is so ordered. others, for helping to work to get this tional funds for our dedicated fire- The amendment is as follows: fighters; an additional $50 million for crucial amendment in order so it will On page 2, line 5 insert: be adopted and, more importantly, to ‘‘(b) The total amount appropriated under Federal air marshals; $50 million for make America safer. the heading ‘‘IMMIGRATION AND CUS- 501(c) nonprofit organizations that the I yield the floor. TOMS ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AIR Secretary of Homeland Security deter- Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I commend MARSHALS’’ is hereby increased by mines to be at risk of terrorist at- the Senator from Montana for his $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- tacks—I, along with Senators SPECTER,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9054 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 BYRD, and MIKULSKI, have focused on organizations are forced to divert funds able to add additional funding to pro- the need to provide assistance to these to cover the entire cost of security vide the resources that fire depart- soft targets as churches, synagogues, measures, those funds will deplete re- ments across the Nation so desperately mosques, and various nongovernmental sources for vital human services, in- need. That is why I applaud my col- organizations that can fall prey to ter- cluding capacity to respond to disas- leagues for taking this first step—the rorists are at risk—and an additional ters. next step is to ensure that we include $20 million to emergency management I have been encourage to support this additional funding to bring this model performance grants. This is a program language by a wide cross section of program up to the full funding level of strongly supported on both sides of the America’s nonprofits. Supporters of $900 million. On Monday, I will offer an aisle—on our side, championed by Sen- this measure include: American Asso- amendment to take that final step and ator VOINOVICH—to meet the needs of ciation of Homes and Services for the make sure that our firefighters have our State and local governments. Aging; American Jewish Committee; all the resources that they need. I hope I believe the amendment has been American Jewish Congress; American that my colleagues will join me then as cleared on both sides. I appreciate once Red Cross; American Society of Asso- we have all joined Senator FRIST again the cooperation of all involved in ciation Executives; Association of Art today, in supporting those much need- finding a way to provide additional re- Museum Directors; Association of Jew- ed increases in fire grant funding. sources to this important bill without ish Aging Services of North America; This amendment also takes a great violating the Budget Act or adding to Independent Sector, National Assembly first step in helping nonprofit organiza- the Federal deficit. Again, these of Health and Human Service Organiza- tions who are at risk for terrorist at- amendments have been worked out on tions; National Association of Inde- tack. As the majority leader knows, I both sides of the aisle, and I urge their pendent Colleges and Universities; The- have worked closely with my colleague adoption. ater Communications Group; Union of from Pennsylvania, Senator SPECTER Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have Orthodox Jewish Congregations; on legislation to create a program to sought recognition to discuss an United Jewish Communities, rep- help nonprofits who serve communities amendment which I have been working resenting 155 Jewish Federations; throughout the Nation but who are on since the Subcommittee on Home- United Synagogue of Conservative Ju- threatened daily by the risk terrorist land Security marked up the bill in daism; United Way of America; and attack. Today, I am proud to provide July which would provide much-needed YMCA of the USA. funding to make our communities The assistance would be delivered resources to address the security needs stronger and safer by protecting these pursuant to pending authorizing legis- of high-risk nonprofits. I am pleased ‘‘soft targets’’ of terrorism all over the lation which Senator MIKULSKI and I that we have worked out a compromise United States. where this language will be included as have introduced as S. 2275 which was We are all aware of recent terrorist ordered reported by the Governmental part of Senator BAUCUS’s amendment attacks in the United States, Spain, Affairs Committee. I thank the chair- on custom user fees. This language will Germany, Iraq, Tunisia, Kenya, Mo- man and other Senators involved in appropriate $50 million for a program rocco, and Turkey. These attacks by moving this important amendment for- at the Department of Homeland Secu- al-Qaida on an international Red Cross ward, and I urge my colleagues to sup- rity, DHS, to provide security enhance- building, synagogues, train stations, port this effort through the conference ments and training to nonprofit orga- hotels, airports, restaurants, night committee and to the President’s desk. nizations determined to be at high risk Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, today clubs, and cultural centers, show its of international terrorist attacks. I rise to support and cosponsor Senator willingness to attack ‘‘soft targets’’ of Funds would be distributed by DHS all types in order to conduct its cam- FRIST’s second-degree amendment to based on risk assessments, in consulta- provide much-needed funding for home- paign of terror. tion with State and local authorities. land security. This amendment pro- I want to make sure that our commu- The $50 million figure is firm, and vides increased funding in three vital nities are safe and the buildings where there is no doubt that there will be a areas, Federal air marshals, fire grants citizens live, learn, and work are need for more than $50 million. This is and emergency management grants, strong and secure to safeguard Amer- a start. This is a start on the protec- and for the first time, it would give as- ican lives in the vent of a terrorist at- tion of 501(c)(3)s, and the discretion of sistance to nonprofit institutions that tack. Local communities are on the the Secretary of Homeland Security is are at high risk of terrorist attack. front lines in our war against ter- limited to establishing the priority for Insuring that the brave men and rorism. This Congress must do its the use of the $50 million. The assist- women who are our first responders share to make sure that they do not ance is intended for basic security en- have the resources they need is one of have to bear the full cost of this war. hancements to protect American citi- my highest priorities. We must do our We can do that by helping to provide zens from car bombs and other lethal best to protect the protectors and they funds for security enhancements in terrorist attacks. It is intended to be protect us everyday. These are the peo- buildings that Americans visit every- used for installation of equipment such ple who risk their lives to keep us safe. day. as concrete barriers, blast-proof doors, The bill before us today actually cuts In this amendment we simply provide mylar window coatings, and hardened funding and the step we take today to an additional $50 million to enhance parking lot gates, as well as associated increase funding by $50 million for the the security and safety of high-risk training. fire grant program is a step in the nonprofits. This funding will jumpstart The Director of Central Intelligence right direction. But it is a first step. the effort to make security improve- has stated that al-Qaida has turned its Our Nation’s firefighters need more ments to these ‘‘soft targets’’ of ter- attention to ‘‘soft targets.’’ Al-Qaida’s resources. They need to replace aging rorism. These nonprofits are worried willingness to attack soft targets of all fire engines and rescue vehicles, and now, they are under threat now, and types has been made readily apparent they need self-contained breathing then need our help now. This Congress with attacks in the United States, Eng- masks. Additional money for the Fire must act now to make these nonprofits land, Canada, Spain, Germany, Iraq, Grant Program is not just about new and the communities that they serve Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco, and Turkey, equipment—it is about saving lives. It safer and stronger. including an international Red Cross is about making sure that our fire- As a Nation, our priority in fighting building, synagogues, train stations, fighters and rescue workers are well the war on terror is to be safer, strong- hotels, airports, restaurants, night prepared, whether it is a terrorist at- er, and smarter so that we are able to clubs, and cultural and community tack or a hurricane. These brave men better detect, prevent and respond to centers. and women will be the first on the acts of terrorism. This bill gets us one Many of these soft targets are non- scene and we need to make sure that step closer to meeting those goals by profit organizations which provide they have the tools they need to pro- making vulnerable targets smarter in vital health, social, community, edu- tect against threats to American lives. detecting and preventing terrorist at- cational, and other services to millions It is my hope that as we proceed with tacks and by making sure that if terror of Americans every day. If nonprofit this bill in the coming days, we will be strikes one of these facilities, security

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9055 and safety measures are in place to an additional $81 million for rail and continues the moneys that were appro- protect the lives of those inside and transit security grants; priated in 2003 to be spent in 2004; now around these buildings. and an additional $36 million for that same amount of money is going to Nothing the Senate does is more im- State and Local Governments’ emer- be spent in 2005. Judgments of 2003 of portant than providing America secu- gency management performance what should be happening in 2004 are rity and Americans safety. I urge my grants. not valid in 2005. We need each of these colleagues to support this amendment Again I thank all of my colleagues bills this year more than we ever have because it does exactly that. In the who worked on this amendment and before. battle to protect our Nation from ter- appreciate the cooperation of Senator Take, for instance, the hurricanes rorist attacks, we must be sure to pro- BYRD in finding a responsible approach that just happened. We have in the vide assistance to first responders and to increased homeland security funding budget request what is called the beach to these high-risk nonprofit organiza- while not adding to the Federal deficit renourishment policy. It is a one-time tions that provide vital health, social, this next year. funded program to try to replace some cultural, and educational services to Mr. COCHRAN. I suggest the absence of these beaches that have been lost in the American people. of a quorum. the hurricane season. There are ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proximately 43 projects already out- question is on agreeing to amendment clerk will call the roll. lined that have to be funded this year No. 3616. The assistant legislative clerk pro- in order to undertake this new concept. The amendment (No. 3616) was agreed ceeded to call the roll. It is sort of like the fires concept. If we to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask move in and repair these beaches now, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to unanimous consent that the order for a subsequent follow-on hurricane will reconsider the vote. the quorum call be rescinded. not aggravate the damage and leave Mr. COCHRAN. I move to lay that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without even further destruction in the area. motion on the table. objection, it is so ordered. Again, unless we get the Energy and The motion to lay on the table was Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, al- Water bill, it will not be done. There agreed to. though I will be speaking on intel- will be no dredging of the low-use wa- AMENDMENT NO. 3578, AS AMENDED ligence matters and other matters re- terway and harbors that have had ex- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lating to the CR, I ask unanimous con- tensive damage. These hurricanes question is on agreeing to amendment sent that my statement not be consid- change the bottom of the sea in the No. 3578, as amended. ered a violation of the Pastore rule and areas adjacent to the shore of where The amendment (No. 3578) was agreed I be able to speak on general matters. the hurricanes come ashore. We need to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without new money to deal with that. The only Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move objection, it is so ordered. to reconsider the vote by which the way to get it is to get an Energy and PROBLEMS WITH A CONTINUING RESOLUTION Water appropriations bill passed. amendment was agreed to. Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, a lot Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion If you look at the Department of En- of people are talking about a con- on the table. ergy, we have a whole series of items tinuing resolution for appropriations The motion to lay on the table was requested by the President and ap- this year. This is not a normal year. agreed to. proved by the Appropriations Com- Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, earlier This is the end of Congress. This Con- mittee on energy and water. The budg- gress goes out of being. We will come this morning, Chairman COCHRAN of- et this year requests $1.16 billion more fered on my behalf a bipartisan amend- back next year and have to deal with than was enacted for this fiscal year of ment that was adopted. Combined with new bills. I want to talk a little bit 2004. A continuing resolution will carry the second degree bipartisan amend- about the problem of a continuing reso- the figures for 2004 forward as long as ment I offered to Senator Baucus’s lution for a series of bills. the continuing resolution continues amendment, we have provided almost For instance, my State had over 5 until Congress passes a bill next year. $700 million in additional funds in this million acres of timberland burned this But meanwhile, the money that is bill to enhance programs for our do- year. Forest fires were just enormous. needed for security and the safeguard mestic security. We have provided in the Interior bill problems of our national weapons labs, We did this without increasing the moneys for hazardous fuels reduction the President asked for $706 million to Federal deficit, because the increased to try to reduce the fires, really, on make those laboratories more safe and spending was offset with the extension some of the wildlands of the United more secure. until September 2005 an expiring cus- States. If we had that money we could He asked for $6.9 billion in energy en- tom user fee. That extension raised probably prevent what we call follow- vironmental management activities. nearly $700 million. on fires. Where lightning fires strike, That is an increase over 2004. This is Let me be the first to acknowledge the next year they strike almost in the expected to have a specific effect on that this offset is included in other leg- same place. The next year they strike the environmental cleanup activities islation that is in various conferences almost in the same place. But as they in Tennessee, Washington, Idaho, and such as the FSC bill and the highway do in years following a fire, they are South Carolina. bill. But until legislation is enacted to hitting timber that has been dried out, In terms of energy supply, we have truly extend this provision, it remains burned, dried out, and it is just like money this year for energy research, a real offset. kindling. It just causes the whole area including renewable resources such as Final legislation will sort out the use to burn more and then more and then hydrogen, solar, wind, and biomass. of this offset before it becomes law. more. The way to stop that is to do the The President’s request this year is The amendment I offered and cospon- hazardous fire reduction program, go $835 million, a 13-percent increase over sored by Senator COCHRAN, BYRD and into the area that burned and take that 2004. VOINOVICH provided increased resources timber out—try to plant new trees, but I will come back later. I don’t want for critical areas of homeland security: at least do something to prevent a fol- to monopolize the time. I keep remind- An additional $120 million for Cus- low-on fire the following year. If the ing the Senate that we cannot operate toms and Border Protection, Salaries Interior bill doesn’t pass, there will not under a CR for 2005. It is not possible. and Expenses. Some of these funds will be that money available. Take the Department of Agriculture: be used to provide for radiation detec- We have additional money for the In- The 2005 bill is not passed and the med- tion devices, additional border inspec- dian Health Service this year. We have ical device user fee authority expires tors and border patrol agents; had substantial problems in health at the end of this fiscal year because an additional $80 million for Immi- areas in the Indian community. That we did not provide the required level of gration and Customs Enforcement to money wouldn’t be available under a funding authority. This bill takes care provide additional investigation per- CR. of that. If the bill does not pass, there sonnel and additional detention facili- Many people don’t know what a CR won’t be funding to maintain the par- ties; is. It is a continuing resolution which ticipation rates for the WIC Program.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9056 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 The budget request is underestimated Coast Guard. Senator LAUTENBERG at a $40 million for additional border pa- by over $300 million. That would be re- subsequent time will come and debate trol agents, quired to continue the program in 2005. this matter. It is my understanding $40 million for additional investiga- That would not be available under 2004 that the leadership wishes to have this tors, money. as one of the votes that would occur on $40 million for detention and remov- This Homeland Security bill is an ex- Monday evening. als of illegal aliens, ample. If it does not pass, the counter- AMENDMENT NO. 3618 $81 million for additional rail and terrorism food safety money for FDA Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, on be- transit security grants, and $36 million for additional emergency will not be available. half of myself and Senators FRIST, management performance grants. There are a whole series of things. I BYRD, and VOINOVICH, I send an amend- Mr. REID. Mr. President, as indi- am sure the chairman, my distin- ment to the desk. guished friend from Mississippi, has de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cated by the cosponsor of this amend- scribed that in more detail. clerk will report. ment, it is totally supported on this But the real problem with our think- The bill clerk read as follows: side. We appreciate the chairman of the committee moving forward on this ing about a continuing resolution is The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. COCH- money would not be available to other RAN], for Mr. FRIST, for himself, Mr. COCH- most important amendment to in- Departments to meet emergency situa- RAN, Mr. BYRD, and Mr. VOINOVICH, proposes crease funding for these agencies as set tions—some caused by natural events an amendment numbered 3618. forth therein. such as hurricanes and fires and others Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there caused by changes in the security re- unanimous consent that reading of the further debate on the amendment? If quirements of the departments of the amendment be dispensed with. not, this question is on agreeing to the Government which have security re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without amendment. quirements. They are conducting their objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3618) was agreed business differently now after the De- The amendment is as follows: to. partment of Homeland Security exam- (Purpose: To make available to the Depart- Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I move ined how they handled buildings and ment of Homeland Security additional to reconsider the vote. security of employees. Each one of funds) Mr. REID. I move to lay that motion them now has a mandate to change the On page 39, between lines 5 and 6, insert on the table. The motion to lay on the table was way they do business. We have pro- the following new section: agreed to. vided the money for those new direc- ‘‘SEC. . (a) The total amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘CUSTOMS AND BOR- Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I sug- tions in the 2005 bills. That money for DER PROTECTION, SALARIES AND EX- gest the absence of a quorum. the security of the Federal buildings PENSES’’ is hereby increased by $120,000,000. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The will not be available under the 2004 pro- Of such total amount, as so increased, clerk will call the roll. gram without substantial reprogram- $40,000,000 is provided for radiation detection The bill clerk proceeded to call the ming, which couldn’t be done until well devices, $40,000,000 is provided for additional roll. into next year. border inspectors, and $40,000,000 is provided Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I for additional border patrol agents. I am trying to make the case for the ask unanimous consent that the order Members of the Senate to think about ‘‘(b) The total amount appropriated under the heading ‘‘IMMIGRATION AND CUS- for the quorum call be rescinded. getting all of these bills done this year. TOMS ENFORCEMENT, SALARIES AND The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Don’t think about a continuing resolu- EXPENSES’’ is hereby increased by DOLE). Without objection, it is so or- tion. A continuing resolution will not $80,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- dered. work for the appropriations process creased, $40,000,000 is provided for additional Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, this year. investigator personnel, and $40,000,000 is pro- parliamentary inquiry: Is it appro- I yield the floor. vided for detention and removal bedspace priate now in morning business for the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- and removal operations. ‘‘(c) The total amount appropriated under Senator from New Mexico to speak? imous consent that the pending amend- The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are ments be set aside for purposes of offer- the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION not in morning business. ing an amendment. AND PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL Mr. DOMENICI. I ask unanimous The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without PROGRAMS’’ is hereby increased by consent I be permitted to speak for up objection, it is so ordered. $81,000,000. The total amount provided in the to 10 minutes. AMENDMENT NO. 3617 aforementioned heading for discretionary The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. REID. Mr. President, I send an grants is increased by $81,000,000. Of that objection, it is so ordered. amendment to the desk. total amount, as so increased, the amount The Senator from New Mexico is rec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for rail and transit security grants is in- ognized. clerk will report. creased by $81,000,000. ‘‘(d) The total amount appropriated under DEMAND FOR OIL The assistant legislative clerk read heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I as follows: GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND PRE- want to share some highlights from The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID], for PAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MANAGE- this week’s news about oil and its ef- Mr. LAUTENBERG, proposes an amendment MENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS’’ is hereby fect on our economy. Yesterday’s numbered 3617. increased by $36,000,000. Of such total Washington Post quoted Dr. Alan Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- amount, as so increased, $36,000,000 is pro- Greenspan’s testimony before the vided for emergency management perform- imous consent that reading of the House Budget Committee. amendment be dispensed with. ance grants. ‘‘(e) In Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consoli- The economy is doing reasonably well. If it The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of weren’t for the oil spike, I would be very op- objection, it is so ordered. 1985 as amended by this bill, strike ‘‘June 1, timistic where the economy is going. The amendment is as follows: 2005’’ and insert ‘‘September 30, 2005.’’ Chairman Greenspan said the spring (Purpose: To ensure that the Coast Guard Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, this surge in energy prices weakened the has sufficient resources for its traditional amendment increases funding for the economy more than analysts expected. core missions) Department of Homeland Security fis- He suggested that uncertainty about On page 14, line 2, strike ‘‘$5,153,220,000, of which $1,090,000,000 shall be for defense-re- cal year 2005 appropriations bill. It is oil prices continues to cloud the eco- lated activities;’’ and insert ‘‘5,253,220,000 of fully offset by an extension of customs nomic outlook. which $1,090,000,000 shall be for defense-re- user fees to September 30, 2005. Financial analysts have also lowered lated activities; and of which, $100,000,000 Specifically, this amendment will the forecast expectations for our Amer- shall be for non-homeland security missions add funds for the following programs: ican economy growth over the next defined by Sec. 888(a)(1) of Public Law 107– $40 million for additional radiation year. For example, an economist with 296.’’. detection devices, Global Insight said: Mr. REID. Mr. President, this amend- $40 million for additional border in- Persistent high prices of oil remain a shad- ment calls for $100 million for the U.S. spectors, ow over the recovery.

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They So I do not need the whole 10 min- In its weekly report, the Energy In- are in an energy bill. We produced it utes. Perhaps I made my point. I hope formation Administration reported and we lost it by two votes. Those who so. I have been here twice this week. I that spare capacity to pump more oil is said they did not like it on the Demo- guarantee you, if we do not make some near the lowest in decades. EIA said crat side said it was because of an addi- movement soon, some people on the global oil production is running around tive clause regarding MTBE. It is a other side are going to get tired of see- 99 percent of estimated capacity. Just Government-approved additive. There ing me down here, but I will be here. yesterday, the EIA stated in its short- was something in the bill that said we I yield the floor. time market outlook that it expected are going to protect those who manu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- oil prices to average $40 until mid-2005 facture it because they are not to ator from New Jersey. despite OPEC efforts to increase oil blame for what happens downstream. Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, I production. Low surplus capacity is ob- However, we were led to believe that ask unanimous consent to lay aside the viously with us. Similarly, the Paris- was enough to kill the bill. We took it pending amendments so I can propose based International Energy Agency ac- out. an amendment to the current Home- knowledged the same. Given the lim- Madam President, up there at the land Security appropriations bill. ited spare capacity, some people are desk, ready to be called up, ready to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without worried about whether there will be become our energy policy—because the objection, it is so ordered. sufficient oil to meet demand. We all House will accept it with some modi- AMENDMENT NO. 3619 know what that will do if it continues. fication of MTBE that will not be the Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, I Yesterday in the Wall Street Journal hold-harmless provision, but yet we do send an amendment to the desk on be- there was an article entitled, ‘‘Demand not get anything from the other side half of myself and Senators Lauten- for Oil Could Outstrip Supply.’’ In the that indicates they would let us have a berg, Schumer, and Boxer, and ask for article, the Washington-based oil-fore- bill, they would let us pass a bill. its immediate consideration. casting group, PFC Energy, warned I think the American people—be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that the energy industry may be with- cause we have not called the bill up clerk will report. out the capacity to produce sufficient and let them kill it like they did one The legislative clerk read as follows: oil to meet the needs. In their study, time, two times—are wondering. But I The Senator from New Jersey [Mr. CORZINE], for himself, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. the PFC maintains the world will not do not want them to wonder anymore. SCHUMER, and Mrs. BOXER, proposes an be able to produce more than 100 mil- We have a very good energy bill. We amendment numbered 3619. have it ready to get passed. If the ques- lion barrels a day, only 20 percent more Mr. CORZINE. I ask unanimous con- tion is, Why haven’t you done it, it is than the current global supply of 82 sent that reading of the amendment be not on this side. It is not on this chair- million barrels a day. dispensed with. Oil analysts who believe we are run- man who worked 18 months to get a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ning out of oil or that we have peaked bill, with a lot of help from all sides, objection, it is so ordered. are still in the minority, but the num- and ultimately the House. It is the The amendment is as follows: bers are getting more and more omi- Democrats who will not let us get this (Purpose: To appropriate an additional nous. We should heed these warnings. bill, plain and simple. $100,000,000 to enhance the security of PFC concluded that the limits of If anybody on that side in a position chemical plants) global oil production will mean the de- of authority—the leader on that side, On page 19, line 17, strike ‘‘$2,845,081,000’’ mand for oil will have to be curbed and Senator BINGAMAN on that side—would and all that follows through ‘‘grants’’ on alternative sources of energy will have say, well, we need an energy bill, we page 20, line 11, and insert the following: to be found. are part of the problem in America, we ‘‘$2,945,081,000, which shall be allocated as Herman Franssen, the President of want to solve it—if they just say that, follows: PFC and a former chief economist for Americans, we would have a bill in 24 ‘‘(1) $970,000,000 for formula-based grants the International Energy Agency, said hours. I urge that we try to do that. and $400,000,000 for law enforcement ter- the PFC’s conclusion tells policy- I am very concerned we are short of rorism prevention grants pursuant to section 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. makers that they have a decade to put oil, but we are not sending any signals 3714): Provided, That the application for our house in order. For instance, it that we are going to have a major pol- grants shall be made available to States takes that long to retool the car indus- icy shift that will permit us to have al- within 45 days after the date of enactment of try to use another fuel. We must begin ternatives and not become dependent this Act; that States shall submit applica- working on that, and we are. Well, we on the world for natural gas. Can you tions within 45 days after the grant an- do not have a decade to put our house imagine that with the chief new energy nouncement; and that the Office of State and in order. We cannot afford to wait until source—natural gas—we are moving in Local Government Coordination and Pre- the house crashes in around us taking the direction, without this energy bill, paredness shall act within 15 days after re- ceipt of an application: Provided further, our economy, our energy security, and where soon we will say: What hap- That each State shall obligate not less than our future well-being down with it. pened? We are in the same muddle on 80 percent of the total amount of the grant We need to act now before this ses- natural gas as oil. We will become de- to local governments within 60 days after the sion of Congress ends. We must show pendent on foreign countries. grant award; and the American people that our economy Pretty soon we will say, well, we use ‘‘(2) $1,300,000,000 for discretionary grants and our energy security matter, that natural gas to fuel our powerplants be- for use in high-threat, high-density urban they are important. cause it is clean. We are using it in our areas, as determined by the Secretary of We must show the American people homes and businesses because it is Homeland Security: Provided, That we are willing to take steps to lessen $150,000,000 shall be for port security grants; great. But what do you think about $15,000,000 shall be for trucking industry se- our oil dependency by producing alter- that? We are dependent on foreign curity grants; $10,000,000 shall be for inter- native sources of fuel that sends a sig- countries again. city bus security grants; $150,000,000 shall be nal to the world we are going to have We are leaving offshore natural gas, for rail and transit security grants; more natural gas because we take which can be drilled for, we are leaving $100,000,000 shall be for enhancing the secu- steps, with far more renewables, that it there because we need to change rity of chemical plants’’. we are going to clean up coal so we can some rules or they cannot do it. We are Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, this use it. Yes, we may even provide some leaving natural gas in Alaska that can amendment addresses one of the most incentives so we might produce, nu- be used—not the argument over crude serious security threats facing our Na- clear powerplants to add to this fast oil in the wilderness area; that should tion: the threat of a terrorist attack on

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 a chemical facility. As in my State, the time. There are no standards. The I am not just relying on press re- great State of North Carolina has had numbers are pretty staggering. ports. In fact, I have visited chemical some accidents with regard to chem- There are others who might define facilities myself, seen lax security, ical plants recently, and many people exposure somewhat differently. I no- some in my own State. The fact is, we believe it is one of the greatest ticed recently the Department of have to move on this. I visited one vulnerabilities in our infrastructure. Homeland Security, instead of looking plant in New Jersey that had gaping I have discussed this issue many at a 360-degree circumference around a holes in the security fence. Along with times, as it is vital to my State, which chemical plant, has tried to talk about a reporter from CBS 60 Minutes, I has a heavy concentration of chemical the prevailing wind patterns in an area walked right onto a plant. This is one plant facilities. There are thousands of and lower the numbers. But we are still that was a member of the society that these facilities across the Nation that talking about literally millions of is espousing voluntary standards. can release and expose tens of thou- Americans being exposed to the possi- While it was not all that much fun sands of Americans to highly toxic bility of toxic air masses coming out of moving into one of these plants, it was gases—some fatal, some leading to one of these plants. It is time to act. It easy to have accomplished. Had we great illness. It should not be lost on is not enough to just use words and been terrorists with just a small explo- the American public that we will be re- talk about voluntary standards. Frank- sive device, we could have easily membering the 20th anniversary of ly, there is ongoing work in the EPW caused a tragic and truly catastrophic Bhopal this year where as many as Committee to come up with a com- release of toxic chemicals. 7,000 people have ultimately passed promise proposal. I am supportive of It is uncertain about what the loss of from a chemical plant explosion. It was the idea that we want to move forward. life would be, but it happened to be an- tragic at the time. This security issue is real and other plant in New Jersey that is lo- There are many other instances, and present and needs to be dealt with. In cated right under a freeway, with no there is a great risk associated with fact, the Department of Justice, a year guards or anything to keep somebody these plants. The reality is that many and a half before September 11, issued from pulling up, faking a flat tire, and of them were built at an earlier time in a report on April 16, 2000, about chem- tossing a hand grenade over the side our economy where now there are sur- ical plants. That was mentioned in the wall of an overpass into a chemical rounding densely populated areas. That Hart-Rudman report. In almost every plant facility. It is actually one of the is why this has been a great concern to situation that someone speaks to largest exposures of the various plants people who think about homeland secu- homeland security, chemical plants in America. And, again, it was a plant rity right in our neighborhoods. It is show up in the discussion. But the Jus- that was a member of the Chemical So- the reason we need to make sure that tice Department writes in the April 18, ciety, which talks about standards. what could be attractive targets for 2000, report: This is something which I think we terrorists are properly addressed in the We have concluded the risk of terrorists need to recognize, that it is not always Homeland Security appropriations attempting in the foreseeable future to cause the highest common denominator we process. an industrial chemical release is both real have to work with. We have to worry and credible . . . Increasingly, terrorists en- Unfortunately, there are currently gineer their attacks to cause mass casualties about the exposures at the lowest com- no Federal standards for chemical fa- to the populace and/or large-scale damage to mon denominator. It is a real threat cilities. The private sector has been property. Terrorists or other criminals are and problem. We need to address that. left to do whatever it chooses com- likely to view the potential of a chemical re- Let me add that I have not come pletely on a voluntary basis. I believe lease from an industrial facility as a rel- down to bash the chemical industry, there are many chemical facilities atively attractive means of achieving these because I don’t believe this is rep- where people have done a good job. It is goals. resentative of everyone in the indus- in their self-interest to protect their It couldn’t be stated more clearly. try. Many are doing everything the employees, themselves, their propri- And that was before September 11. If standards ask and call for. We need to etary interests, and they have done a we thought there were risks then, we assure the American people we are good job. But that does not mean that have to believe there are risks now. doing that everywhere. We would not all facilities have. Quite frankly, since That report should have awakened us. accept that we have OK security at one there are no standards and no account- We have comments after September nuclear powerplant but not at another. ability requirements, we don’t know. 11 from people who are importantly in- We have standards and accountability We are vulnerable, at least according volved in our homeland security ef- applying to those situations because it to all of the experts who review home- forts. For example, in congressional is a risk to the people in and around land security. We are putting at risk testimony, Governor Ridge said: those communities. We demand 100- literally millions of Americans. It is an The fact is, we have a very diversified percent attention to detail. These economy and our enemies look at some of unacceptable risk, from my standpoint. our economic assets as targets. And clearly, plants can be as deadly and as negative According to EPA, there are 123 fa- the chemical facilities are one of them. We for the communities they are in as cilities in 24 States where a chemical know that there have been reports validated anywhere else. release could expose more than 1 mil- about security deficiencies at dozens and We need to make sure everyone is lion people to highly toxic chemicals. dozens of [plants]. acting in good faith—not only the good We have a chart showing where about Let me tell you about some of the re- actors but everyone. That is why I feel 100,000 Americans are at risk. But there ports to which Governor Ridge may so strongly that we need to move the are 123, 8 of which are in my State, have been referring. The Pittsburgh kind of legislation Chairman INHOFE is where 1 million people could be exposed Tribune-Review conducted a major in- working on in the EPW Committee. We to toxic chemicals. There are about 750 vestigation about chemical plant secu- all need to get together and get away facilities in 39 States where a chemical rity across the country—Pennsylvania, from purely voluntary standards and release could expose more than 100,000 Houston, Chicago, New Jersey, else- into something that is actually more people, and there are nearly 3,000 facili- where. They found that intruders had important for all of us to do in order to ties spread across 49 States where a unfettered access to some of the Na- make sure all facilities are addressed. chemical release could expose more tion’s deadliest stockpiles of toxins and That is why, 3 years ago, I first intro- than 10,000 people to toxic chemicals. explosives. Security was so lax that in duced the Chemical Security Act. My It is a broad problem around the Na- broad daylight a reporter could easily bill would have required chemical fa- tion. It is acknowledged. I have dis- walk up to tanks, pipes, and control cilities to assess their vulnerabilities, cussed many times this issue in the rooms. If there is any intellectual in- establish priorities in the Nation, de- Senate Chamber, on the Environment tegrity in these reports, this is abso- velop plans to improve security, and and Public Works Committee. It needs lute proof that we have inconsistency, use inherently safer technologies. We to be addressed. I don’t think we ought at best, with regard to implementation have had to move away from that to to be discussing this after there is a of security requirements or security get something done. But I think we problem; we ought to be talking about arrangements at a lot of our chemical still need those plans and we need ac- it and correcting the issue ahead of plants. countability to make sure the plans

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We have a legacy of these chemical As one who came from the private So far, we have not been able to get plants being located in densely popu- sector, I saw incredible entrepreneurial legislation passed and the exposure lated areas, not everywhere. We should energy in the 1990s. It maybe got a lit- continues at least with some subset of prioritize. We ought to have a different tle too energetic at the close of the the facilities around. I think it is time standard for ammonia plants in South decade, but the fact was that we were for us to move. I thought my approach Dakota than when you are in Carney, moving ahead. Real wages were moving was common sense, fairly simple, and NJ, in the midst of 12 million people in ahead. We were reducing poverty. it actually gave a lot of flexibility. It the metropolitan area of New Jersey There were lots of good indicators has been frustrating not to see this leg- and New York. There is a difference. going on. We were actually beginning islation dealt with. When it was first But we need to make sure we have se- to edge away a little bit at even the introduced, it got a 22–0 supporting curity plans that people are held ac- health insurance problem in this coun- vote in the EPW Committee, until the countable to, both industry and the try. process of lobbying and other consider- local communities. So I am hopeful we Things have changed in the last 31⁄2 ations came into play and a lot of folks will be able to positively consider this years, for lots of reasons. We have suf- backed away from it. $100 million first step—a small step— fered a very severe set of economic set- I am hopeful people will wake up to and I will ask for a positive conclusion. backs, in my view. One does not have the reality that there is real exposure Assuming that a point of order is to be a rocket scientist or analyst to in our communities. It is time to act. raised against this amendment—I don’t understand that we have lost jobs, on Hot air and lots of words by people see anybody on the floor, but maybe balance, over the 31⁄2 years. It may be doing television shows, ‘‘60 Minutes,’’ the Chair will do it. It may not happen. growing at the moment, but the com- and writing newspaper articles is not I will leave that for another time. I posite picture is we have lost jobs. We enough. We need to have account- hope we can have a positive consider- have not gained 221⁄2 million; we have ability and real standards to protect ation of this amendment to protect lost jobs. We have outsourced a lot of the American people. I know I feel that chemical plants. our high-quality jobs. We have lost way about our folks in New Jersey, and Madam President, I see the Senator whole industries to the exporting of I am going to feel as if I have not done from Massachusetts rising. I certainly jobs overseas. my job if one of our plants is attacked don’t want to stand in the way of his A lot of our manufacturing jobs—in and people lose lives because we have accessing the floor. I was going to New Jersey, we are down to one auto not done what we need to do to make speak as in morning business on the manufacturing plant that is going to sure they are safe. This is a place that economy. I intended it to be for 10 to 15 close in another 18 months. It used to recognizes the problem—by the way, minutes. be the heart and soul of our business. every time we send out a Code Orange, Mr. KENNEDY. I am glad to wait. We We had a great textile industry, just we cite plant facilities as one of the look forward to hearing the Senator’s like I am sure was the case in North areas that needs to be attended to by assessment of the state of our economy Carolina. It is gone. Many of those jobs State and local law enforcement. That today, as one of those who has critical have gone overseas. The quality of jobs is where my amendment comes in insight and opinions regarding the that have replaced them has often been today. I am not actually talking about economy. I know the Senate will ben- lacking, certainly, in economic well- this particular bill at this point in efit from his comments. being, absolute status of those jobs, time. It actually hasn’t come through Mr. CORZINE. I appreciate that cour- and benefits that accompany them. another process. tesy from the Senator from Massachu- While we have had a recovery of sorts In this particular amendment, the setts. with regard to our stock market, we appropriations bill, I think there is the Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, I are still way off the top of where stock opportunity to make a modest first ask unanimous consent for up to 15 values were in the 1990s, and certainly step by appropriating money to sup- minutes to speak as in morning busi- for the last year we have been bouncing port State and local efforts to enhance ness with respect to the economy. along. There has been no direction and chemical plant security. As I said, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without it is not one that I think anybody when we raise the code levels, we are objection, it is so ordered. would say is a strong economic boon asking State and local folks to go out THE ECONOMY for those who are interested in equity and provide extra security around Mr. CORZINE. Madam President, values. these plants. By the way, you may over the summer, I came to the floor Maybe more importantly, we have wonder why the public is doing the and gave a series of various discussions mortgaged our future. We have a budg- work in providing the security; but on something I care deeply about, at et deficit that exploded. We actually since it is happening, I think we ought least from my background, and have have another deficit, the trade deficit, to provide resources to make that hap- some reason to have opinions about, the current account deficit, which are pen. and that is the state of our economy. really long-run indicators of the erod- The amendment I am introducing It is absolutely vital for all of us in ing health of our economy. They may would provide $100 million for that pur- the Senate to try to get economic poli- not bite us tomorrow or a month from pose. Funds could be used, for example, cies that put people to work and make now, but one cannot continue to have to strengthen law enforcement’s pres- sure the economy is growing in a way to borrow more money overseas to fi- ence around chemical plants, prepare that everybody shares the benefits of nance both personal debt and Federal officials for responding to a terrorist America’s bounty. I think there is a Government debt—which is what we attack in a chemical facility—a com- tremendous responsibility on all of our are doing right now with the kind of plicated issue, not exactly like fighting parts to be serious about examining current account deficit—without hav- fire; it is somewhat different. It will policies that lead to long-term eco- ing our dollar erode and the underlying provide assistance to plant managers nomic growth that can put us in a posi- values in America lost over a long pe- and other steps State and local offi- tion where Americans are at work, riod of time. It is coming. It is not cials might take to protect their com- they have access to health care, and whether, it is when. munities. they have access to a very constructive We have a zero savings rate in this This is a straightforward amend- quality of life as we go forward. country. That is not the way to build ment. We need to put money and re- Quite obviously, I think we can do productive capacity as we go forward. sources into this potentially deadly better. In fact, I am one who believes There is a huge difference between concern in our homeland security. Not the 1990s was one of the greatest peri- the 1990s and where we are now. I unlike port and rail security, I think ods of economic well-being our Nation think, though, when one puts all of this

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It tle less money if they were making middle class. kind of gets lost in the shuffle, al- $33,000 and now they are making The vast majority of Americans who though I do not think this one is going $24,000. You can talk about it in terms go to work every day, who drive this to get lost because people are going to of arithmetic or you can talk about it economy—two-thirds of our economy is find out that they are paying a heck of in terms of well-being of the family driven by consumer expenditures, and a lot more for their Medicare pre- and ability to pay, this is a problem in that is the middle class. Those folks miums. We tried to slip through this terms of quality of jobs, numbers of are suffering right now from what 17-percent increase, which by the way jobs, and the ability of people to have truly is a squeeze. Real income has de- is reflective of a 72-percent increase in real income. clined. It is not debatable. It is real. Medicare premiums in the last 31⁄2 I believe it is reflective of the poor The last 31⁄2 years we have seen real in- years. policies to truly stimulate job growth come for the Americans who are in the By the way, from 1996 to 2000, it was in this country. We are putting all our lower 60 percent or the 60 percent from 7 percent. Again, we are talking about eggs in a very narrow segment of peo- the bottom up diminish even more the 1990s versus what we now see. Let ple who are already doing well, wheth- than the top. But every American on us compare that with that little bit er it is through tax cuts or the advan- average has lost real income in the last under 3-percent increase in Social Se- tages we have in this society. This is 31⁄2 years. They have been forced to pay curity benefits that has gone on over not a complaint about people doing higher prices that have outstripped in- the same period of time. We are spend- well. That is great. But we need to come. ing everything that comes out, or close have the resources to invest in other By the way, for the most vital ele- to—actually it is about 60 percent of things that will make a difference in ments of a family’s budget, it is worse, what we have had in increases in Social people’s lives. We need to have tax it really is. Even though the Consumer Security premiums right into Medicare breaks that get our American compa- Price Index might register one way, premium increases that are being nies to produce jobs here at home, not when one is talking about things that charged now. outsource them. We need to have the are absolutely vital to a family’s well- This is a problem. Given these dra- resources to help corporate America being: health care, access to higher matic price increases and the decline of and small business do something about education, college tuition costs, energy family income, there is no wonder that health care. We need to share that bur- prices to fuel the car and heat the families feel squeezed. They have to. den so they are not cutting jobs be- home and keep the air-conditioner run- We are moving in the wrong direction cause the cost of benefits is too high. ning, or property taxes, we may have on way too many of these indicators, We need to do something about that cut taxes in Washington, but what is and I think it is time that we take a now, and we need the resources to do it going on at the State and local level— look at the policies that are leading to without blowing up the budget deficit in New Jersey, they are up about 10 this. way beyond where it is when we have percent each year over the last 3 years Under President Bush, moving on to an entitlement problem just around cumulative, and we have seen the real another perspective, we have lost 1.6 the corner on Social Security and cost of living for individuals, apart million private sector jobs. Mysteri- other elements. from these questions of CPI and PPI ously we have actually created a lot of We talked earlier about 19 percent and all the indexes, the things that jobs in the Government sector. That fewer people have health care now. The really bite at an individual, the middle reduces that job loss down to about a reason is, it is so costly. A lot of indi- class family’s pocketbook, has gone up. I think there is a real problem. Be- million. We are growing the Govern- viduals just avoid it because they can’t tween 2000 and 2003, family income fell ment, but we are not growing our pri- stick with those costs. Companies are by $1,535 or 3 percent. In fact, it has de- vate sector. I thought it was supposed cutting their health care benefits be- clined every year under the current ad- to be the other way around. It is un- cause it has turned into the biggest ex- ministration, and the declines have precedented in modern times that we pense they have, certainly the biggest been even steeper for those who are not are actually losing jobs. growing expense. We need some poli- lucky. I talked about the 60 percent of Remember, the population is growing cies that actually address that and are families, building up from the lowest and productivity is going up. And we making an effort on that. We have not level income in the country, and there are losing jobs? We may have had a heard anything on that in the last 4 it has declined by 4.6 percent. So it is growth spurt of sorts—it has actually years. a real deal. This is not something that been pretty anemic by any historical There is a real plan on the table, can be denied. These are factual num- standards because we need almost talking about catastrophic health in- bers. It is something that we seem to 200,000 jobs a month just to stay up surance, making sure every child is in- turn our backs on. with population growth. But the fact sured, making sure we have tax credits Contrast that with the record in the is, we have had the first administration for small business and offering Federal 1990s and during President Clinton’s since the 1930s—it is not that we have employees health benefits to small tenure in office. The typical family in- a Hoover-level economy, but it is the business so we have bigger pools. There come increased $7,200 compared to a first President since Herbert Hoover are a lot of things to do. We are not $1,500 decline. I think that is a pretty that we have actually seen job losses in doing it, and it is undermining the decent standard to measure whether this economy. basic health and well-being of our eco- things are working for middle class It is hard to believe. That is a pretty nomic society. And that is outside the Americans and for Americans in gen- tough standard. Americans want to context of realizing that 5 million peo- eral. work. They want to build a better ple are without health insurance. Let us look at what happened at the world for their kids and their There is a lot to be done here. There cost of living: gasoline prices up 19 per- grandkids. Creating jobs is how we do has been a lot lost. All of this is in the cent over the last 31⁄2 years, college tui- that, and that is not happening. It is context of where we have gone from tion costs up 28 percent, family health certainly not happening with quality budget surpluses—a couple of hundred care premiums up 45 percent. I did not jobs. billion on an annual basis—to what was put out the figures on property taxes We have all heard when you lose a announced this week of a $422 billion but, as I said, they have gone up 10 per- job and then you get a job, afterwards deficit, the largest ever, and there is cent each year in my home State. I there is a big deterioration in the eco- not much of a prospect we are going to know it is different in other places. nomic well-being associated with that get that under control in the next few Another cost that has gone up under job. On average it is $9,000 less. In years. This is from the bipartisan Con- President Bush, an indicator of the those industries that are contracting gressional Budget Office. I think we are

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I think our shipped by a German company to Iraq, mental protection, and other law en- colleague Senator KERRY has great where we are training their crews to forcement activities. plans. perform antismuggling operations, har- In their report, the GAO discovered The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time bor and coastline defense, search and that ‘‘resource hours’’ for many of tra- of the Senator has expired. rescue operations, and various other ditional functions are still well below Mr. CORZINE. I ask for 1 additional operations in Iraq. If we can find pre-9/11 levels. For instance, search- minute. money for the Iraqi Coastal Defense and-rescue is down 22 percent. Foreign The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Force, surely we can fully fund our own fishing enforcement is down 16 percent, objection, it is so ordered. Coast Guard. permitting further abuse of the avail- Mr. CORZINE. There is so much to One month ago we enacted the Coast able supply of fish life. And interdic- do—on health care, job creation, and Guard and Marine Transportation Act tion of illegal drugs is down 44 percent. job training. We need the resources to of 2004 which reauthorizes the Coast When we send Coast Guard cutters to be able to do it. We need to have sound Guard for fiscal years 2005 and 2006. the Middle East, it affects us at home. policies to be able to underwrite ra- Due to the leadership of Chairman The administration will tell you, and tional Medicare policy, health care pol- MCCAIN, Ranking Member HOLLINGS, as I am sure you will hear during debate, icy. We have put ourselves into a posi- well as subcommittee leaders, Chair- that based on ‘‘performance factors,’’ tion where we have no money to invest man SNOWE and Ranking Member JOHN these areas have not been hurt—that they are doing their job more effi- in that, not in a serious way. KERRY, this important legislation was There is a lot of work to do. The enacted. This law authorizes some very ciently now, with better intelligence. American people understand there is a important work and gives even more Once again, you can only squeeze so difference between the economic suc- responsibility to the Coast Guard, far. But how do you measure how many cess we have had because we had the which the occupant of the chair knows, drug shipments were not seized? discipline and the foresight to do the coming from a coastal State like North How do you measure how many ille- things that make a difference, to cre- Carolina. The Coast Guard is always ate those 22 million jobs, to create real gal aliens where not intercepted? being given more work, more demands, Or how many foreign fishing vessels income growth, and what we have had performing with less resources, fewer in the last 31⁄2 years, which has done violated international treaties and people, and still doing an outstanding fished in U.S. waters without getting just the opposite and particularly has job. But there is a point at which they been heavyhanded and harsh on mid- caught? just can’t do that anymore. The work Under this bill, some of these func- dle-class America. I hope when we get they do, we forget, includes work on oil to elections we will make the economic tions are now considered ‘‘defense-re- pollution, marine safety, improved lated,’’ but not all of them. choices that will relieve that economic fisheries enforcement, and work find- squeeze and make a difference in peo- We must provide adequate resources ing alternatives to double-hull vessel for the Coast Guard to complete all of ple’s lives because it is truly important designs. This authorizes adequate fund- if we are going to have a longrun, sus- their missions. ing. This authorization provided for If we continue to treat their non- tained economic well-being for the Na- the additional $100 million in my homeland budget as a security slush tion in the years and decades ahead. amendment to ensure that the budgets The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- fund, we will end up paying for it in for traditional missions are not raided. other ways. ator from New Jersey. The President signed this act into law Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam Presi- I urge my colleagues to support this 1 month and 1 day ago, so there is an dent, I ask unanimous consent to set amendment. established need for this amendment. We have an understanding that there aside the pending business, and I call I want to be clear. My amendment will be a vote on this amendment on up amendment No. 3617, which is cur- does not add back the entire $251 mil- Monday afternoon. rently at the desk. lion that was authorized but was left I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without out here. Rather, it recaptures only The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. objection, it is so ordered. The pending $100 million out of that. The amend- SMITH). The Senator from Massachu- amendment is laid aside. ment would not affect the homeland se- setts. AMENDMENT NO. 3617 curity budget of the Coast Guard. Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I see Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam Presi- Last year my staff heard from a New my friend from Florida who has urgent dent, I rise to address an amendment Jersey constituent who is in the Coast business. I ask unanimous consent to that will ensure the Coast Guard will Guard. We have Coast Guard training be recognized after he concludes his re- have adequate funding to complete its facilities in the State of New Jersey. marks. homeland security missions without He told my staff that due to budget The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sacrificing its traditional duties. In cuts, his unit was forced to share per- objection, it is so ordered. this appropriations bill, the one that is sonal equipment like specialized suits INTELLIGENCE REFORM before us, the Senate would provide and other gear intended to be worn by Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. Presi- $5.15 billion in operating expenses for one individual. dent, I thank my colleague and good the Coast Guard. That is $250 million He said that this made it difficult to friend, Senator KENNEDY, for his cour- less than the amount authorized and do his job, but he and his colleagues tesy in allowing me to make these re- $20 million less than the President’s re- were making do. marks at this time. quest. Nonetheless, I find this disturbing. Mr. President, this is a propitious This amount is supposed to cover op- Because of inadequate budgeting, moment. erations for all Coast Guard missions, even the Coast Guard Commandant, At exactly 8:46 tomorrow—Satur- both nonsecurity and security related. Admiral Collins, has been forced to do day—morning, we will observe the But the General Accountability Office what I like to call the ‘‘OMB Dance.’’ third anniversary of the crash of Amer- has found that in times of elevated se- This is the ‘‘Dance’’ where agency ican Airlines Flight 11 into the North curity levels, the Coast Guard has had heads come before Congress and squirm Tower of the World Trade Center. to delve into the budget for traditional while they tell us that they can ‘‘made That moment changed our Nation missions that are currently performed do’’ with a clearly inadequate budget. and our world forever—and in the hours by the Coast Guard. This amendment They don’t volunteer details about and days that followed the terrorist at- will cover the shortfall by adding $100 how these funding shortfalls threaten tacks of September 11, 2001, we in pub- million for work on nonhomeland-secu- their ability to carry out their mis- lic office undertook an important obli- rity-related missions. sions effectively. gation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9062 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 We vowed, in the memory of the the Hart-Rudman Commission, which Saxby Chambliss, Georgia nearly 3,000 innocent people who died issued its final report in January of Terry Everett, Alabama that day, to take action to prevent at- 2001. DEMOCRATS tacks of that magnitude from ever hap- I ask unanimous consent to have Sanford D. Bishop, Georgia pening again within our homeland. printed in the RECORD the membership Jane Harman, California In his speech delivered before a joint of each of these commissions, which Gary A. Condit, California session of Congress on September 20, demonstrates the quality of the indi- Tim Roemer, Indiana 2001, President Bush put it this way: Silvestre Reyes, Texas viduals who studied these problems and Leonard L. Boswell, Iowa Americans are asking, How will we fight made recommendations. Collin C. Peterson, Minnesota and win this war? There being no objection, the mate- Bud Cramer, Alabama We will direct every resource at our com- rial was ordered to be printed in the mand—every means of diplomacy, every tool Timothy R. Sample, Staff Director RECORD, as follows: of intelligence, every instrument of law en- Michael W. Sheehy, Democratic Counsel forcement, every financial influence, and Members of independent commissions that Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. The declas- every necessary weapon of war—to the dis- have reviewed the Intelligence Community: sified version was released to the pub- ruption and to the defeat of the global terror Hart-Rudman Commission (2001): Gary lic on July 24, 2003. network. Hart (co-chair), Warren Bruce Rudman (co- I filed legislation, S. 1520, September chair), Anne Armstrong, Norm R. Augustine, Unfortunately, one day before the John Dancy, John R. Galvin, Leslie H. Gelb, 11, the Memorial Intelligence Reform third anniversary of 9/11, we have not Newt Gingrich, Lee H. Hamilton, Lionel H. Act, to implement those recommenda- met that commitment. Olmer, Donald B. Rice, James R. Schles- tions 1 week later on July 31, 2003. We have failed to adequately focus on inger, Harry D. Train, Andrew Jackson Each of these panels, in common, con- what it will take to fight this new Young, Jr. cluded major changes were needed to threat, one that calls for new thinking Bremer Commission (2000): L. Paul Bremer better protect the American people, in- and new governmental infrastructure. (chairman), Maurice Sonnenberg (vice chair- cluding such steps as much longer The No. 1 requirement for meaningful man), Richard K. Betts, Wayne A. Downing, human intelligence capabilities. Yet reform is strong and consistent Presi- Jane Harman, Fred C. Ikle, Juliette N. we did not see the leadership that was Kayyem, John F. Lewish, Jr., Gardner dential leadership. Peckham, R. James Woolsey. needed to fully implement any of those We have seen leadership lacking at Gilmore Commission (1999): James S. Gil- recommendations. Rather, when it several crucial turning points in recent more, George Foresman, L. Paul Bremer, Mi- comes to reforming our intelligence history, both before September 11, 2001 chael Freeman, William Garrison, Ellen M. community, our Nation’s leaders can and since. Gordon, James Greenleaf, William Jenaway, be described as lethargic, at best, neg- I have believed for many months— William Dallas Jones, Paul M. Maniscalco, ligent, at worst. since well before the final report of the John O. Marsh, Kathleen O’Brien, M. Patri- Let me be clear, my condemnation is independent 9/11 Commission was re- cia Quinlisk, Patrick Ralston, William Reno, not directed only at the current admin- leased in July—that the problems in Kenneth Shine, Alan D. Vickery, Hubert Wil- istration but previous administrations, liams. Non-voting participants: John Hatha- our intelligence community are not a way, John Lombardi, Michael A. Wermuth, as well. For instance, in my judgment, mystery, they are known weaknesses Jennifer Brower. the Clinton administration was guilty that simply have yet to be fixed. Aspin-Brown Commission (1996): Appointed of two principal failures. One, it did I commend the 9/11 Commission for by Pres. Clinton: Les Aspin, Warren B. Rud- not seriously consider or initiate the its fine work, especially chairman and man, Lew Allen, Zoe Baird, Ann Caracristi, changes necessary to move our intel- former Governor of New Jersey Tom Stephen Friedman, Anthony S. Harrington, ligence agencies into the 21st century; Kean and vice chairman and former Robert J. Hermann, Paul D. Wolfowitz. Ap- second, it did not take adequate steps Congressman from Indiana Lee Ham- pointed by Congress: Hon. Tony Coelho, to wipe out the al-Qaida training David H. Dewhurst, Rep. Norman D. Dicks, camps in Afghanistan, camps which ilton. Sen. J. James Exon, Hon. Wyche Fowler, And I am optimistic that their report Rep. Porter Goss, Lt. Gen. Robert E. Purs- produced thousands of extremists has shaken our nation’s leaders out of ley, Sen. John Warner. trained in the effective skills of ter- their lethargy and caused them to Mr. GRAHAM of Florida. Mr. Presi- rorism. The blame is not totally at the White focus on the need for reform of our in- dent, finally, there is the report of our House. This Congress deserves blame telligence gathering and analysis. own House-Senate Joint Inquiry into But the record is clear. The 9/11 Com- for its failure to move with a greater the intelligence failures that sur- mission’s work built on a series of com- sense of urgency. I will discuss those rounded 9/11, which I had the honor of missions and studies that offered rec- failures in a future date. co-chairing with Representative POR- ommendations for reform of the intel- Now we have the 9/11 Commission re- TER GOSS. ligence community going back nearly a port. We are likely to see passage of an The Joint Inquiry file our report decade. intelligence reform package before the with its 19 recommendations in Decem- But those recommendations were— election. I am convinced the American ber 2002. tragically—all but ignored. people will recognize that valuable I ask unanimous consent to have Just to mention the reports that time has been lost in the 3 years since printed in the RECORD the names of the were before the Congress and before the September 11, 2001, and should we suf- members of the House and Senate In- President, I would date these efforts to fer another terrorist strike on our land telligence Committees in the 107th 1995, when Congress created the Com- before these reforms are fully imple- Congress who served on the Joint In- mission on the Roles and Capabilities mented, we will not be able to dodge quiry. of the United States Intelligence Com- tough questions about why we failed to There being no objection, the mate- munity, also known as the Aspin- respond sooner. rial was ordered to be printed in the Brown Commission. It is abundantly clear that had we Its final report was issued on March RECORD, as follows: heeded the lessons to be learned from 1, 1996. HOUSE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON September 11, we might have avoided Since then, there have been the Advi- INTELLIGENCE, 107TH CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP the embarrassing failures of intel- sory Panel to Assess Domestic Re- Porter J. Goss, R—Florida, Chairman ligence on weapons of mass destruction sponse Capabilities for Terrorism In- Nancy Pelosi, D—California, Ranking Demo- that led us into the war in Iraq. Presi- volving Weapons of Mass Destruction, crat dent Bush should have exercised his also known as the Gilmore Committee, REPUBLICANS full powers as Commander in Chief in which issued the first of its five reports Doug Bereuter, Nebraska the hours immediately after September in December 1999, the National Com- Michael N. Castle, Delaware 11 by calling together the leadership of mission on Terrorism, also known as Sherwood L. Boehlert, New York the agencies whose failures contributed Jim Gibbons, Nevada the Bremer Commission, which issued Ray LaHood, Illinois to that tragedy. The President should, its report in June 2000, and the Na- Randy ‘‘Duke’’ Cunningham, California in the bluntest of terms, have de- tional Commission on National Secu- Peter Hoekstra, Michigan manded a full review and a report and rity in the 21st century, also known as Richard Burr, North Carolina steps to correct these deficiencies to be

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9063 submitted to the Oval Office within no American decisionmakers that, yes, al- decisions made by the intelligence longer than 100 days. Qaida was something of a threat to community that were previously de- The No. 1 lesson of September 11 is U.S. interests, but outside the country, scribed as tactical have now become obvious: Our intelligence on the ter- not inside the homeland of the United strategic. rorist threat was unreliable. It was States. So while we spent hundreds of Unfortunately, the level and perspec- subject to major gaps of necessary in- millions of dollars to fortify our em- tive of those tasking the gathering of formation and analysis. Had we applied bassies abroad, we did virtually noth- that intelligence has not changed, exactly those same lessons learned as ing to increase the safety of domestic often with highly adverse con- we prepared for the war in Iraq, the commercial aviation. sequences. President would have had less con- As the planning for the war was in- One of the reasons that congressional fidence in the intelligence he was being tensifying in the winter and spring of oversight of the intelligence commu- given on issues such as weapons of 2003, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld nity exists is because in 1960, in the mass destruction and the conditions and Deputy Secretary of Defense days before a planned summit between that our military men and women Wolfowitz reached two conclusions President Eisenhower and Soviet lead- would face during and after the initial which were validated by intelligence, er Nikita Krushvchev, the Soviet assault. much of which came from the intel- Union downed an American U–2 spy Ponder this: What a difference that ligence agencies within the Depart- plane. would have made as we learn from the ment of Defense. They claimed that The tension surrounding the plane’s Senate Intelligence Committee report after the war the U.S. troops would be mission and its downing aborted the on the problems of pre-Iraqi war intel- received as liberators and that the summit, and that enraged Senator ligence. If we do not now take action to Iraqi people would shower our troops Mike Mansfield. This is what Senator remedy those weaknesses, we will not with flowers, as the American soldiers Mansfield said: be able to avoid accountability for our had been welcomed in Paris in 1944. Not a single member of the Cabinet nor the failure to detect and deter the next at- They went on to say that the Iraqis President exercised any direct control what- tack. would turn on the faucets of that na- soever over the ill-fated U–2 flight at the As has been demonstrated over the tion’s oil riches and pay for the occupa- critical moment at which it was launched. past decade, the fundamental opponent tion and rebuilding of their nation. He continued that the decision to un- of intelligence reform is inertia and Sadly, of course, neither of these pro- dertake the flight the natural tendency to maintain the jections has come true. ‘‘owes its origin more to bureaucratic iner- status quo. Before we can get people to The third failure is the failure to es- tia, lack of coordination and control and in- reject the status quo, there has to be, tablish within the intelligence commu- sensitivity to its potential cost than it does first, an agreement as to what are the nity broad priorities and then to de- to any conscious decision of politically re- problems to which the status quo has ploy the resources of the intelligence sponsible leadership.’’ contributed. community behind those priorities. In In other words, a tactical blunder I have found that the medical model December of 1998, former CIA Director had set back a strategic goal. of first diagnosing a problem and then George Tenet declared terrorism was Today, even more than in 1960, tac- prescribing a remedy to be a useful pre- the intelligence community’s primary tical intelligence gathering operations scription with social problems. Today, target, that America was at war with need to show an appreciation—a great- I want to give the diagnosis of our in- al-Qaida. er appreciation than is true today—for telligence community that a careful The problem is that within the CIA their strategic implications. physician might offer. Next week, I and the other intelligence agencies few Mr. President, it has been 3 years will come to the Senate to offer my heard the battle cry and even fewer re- since we suffered the horror of Sep- prescription. sponded. tember 11. The time to act is long since This is what I consider to be five Rather than set up intelligence sys- past. major problems and challenges facing tems to validate convenient political In future days, I will discuss rec- American intelligence. One, the failure notions, we need a system that pursues ommendations to address what I think to adapt to a changing adversary and a mutually agreed-upon priorities are the major challenges we face, and changing global threat environment. Fourth, the intelligence community to urge the courage and commitment, Just as it was difficult 40 years earlier has not implemented the policies nec- will and urgency, to protect the Amer- for the intelligence community to essary to recruit, train, reward or sanc- ican people in the way that we failed to make the transition from the practices tion, maintain the talents or diversify do on September 11, 2001. of the OSS against Germany and its human intelligence capabilities. Thank you, Mr. President. Japan, today’s intelligence community The U.S. human intelligence at the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- has found it even more difficult to shift end of the cold war has been described ator from Massachusetts is recognized. from the cold war to the war on terror. as very deep in our knowledge of the f Our new enemy is distinctly different Soviet target, almost ignorant about THE ADMINISTRATION’S than we are. It is a non-nation state, everything else. INCOMPETENCE ON IRAQ asymmetrical in the extreme. It is mo- In the places where we most need tivated by a religious belief that denies human intelligence, such as in the Mid- Mr. KENNEDY. Yesterday, the Sen- the legitimacy of governments which dle East and Central Asia, we are woe- ate Armed Services Committee held intrude on the direct relationship fully deficient. two hearings to consider the reports by which should exist between all law and The intelligence community’s cur- General Fay and General Jones and the man. We are almost deaf to the numer- rent recruitment and training regimes, report by former Defense Secretary ous, frequently arcane languages that which rely heavily on college campus Schlesinger about the Abu Ghraib pris- our new adversaries speak. As a people career days, has been inadequate to on debacle. and as a nation, the United States has overcome this handicap. The abuses at Abu Ghraib are just limited expertise in their cultures. By We are confronting terrorists with a one part of a much larger failure, for the failure to make the transition to band of men and women who are enthu- which our soldiers have been paying a this new world we inhabit and the new siastic to perform the challenging in- high price since day one. Because of threats we face, American intelligence tellectual work of an analyst or the the Bush administration’s arrogant is rendering itself less and less capable dangerous undertaking of an operative, ideological incompetence and its bi- of bringing the security which our citi- but often lack the necessary skills to zarre ‘‘mission accomplished’’ men- zens need and deserve. be effective. tality, our troops and our intelligence A second failure is the repeated in- In my opinion, we need to rethink officers and our diplomats had neither stances in which the intelligence com- our system of intelligence recruitment, the resources nor the guidance needed munity did not provide effective, stra- training, and performance evaluation. to deal with the worsening conditions tegic intelligence. In the summer of The fifth failure is the failure to real- that steadily began to overwhelm them 2001, intelligence was reporting to ize that many of the most important and continue to do so.

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It is preposterous for the Their findings were chilling. individual failures but systemic fail- administration to pretend that the war Their report states point blank that ures, including: ‘‘inadequate interroga- in Iraq has made America safer. No the Pentagon expected our troops, tion doctrine and training, an acute President in America’s history has under General Sanchez, to provide sta- shortage of MP and MI soldiers, the done more damage to our country and bility and support for the Coalition lack of clear lines of responsibility be- our security than President Bush. Provisional Authority ‘‘in a relatively tween the MP and MI chains of com- The American people know where the nonhostile environment’’ in Iraq. mand, the lack of clear interrogation buck stops. Those are the exact words of the re- policy for the Iraq Campaign.’’ The administration bungled prewar port—‘‘a relatively nonhostile environ- The Schlesinger Report found that diplomacy on Iraq, leaving us isolated ment.’’ military leaders in and out of Iraq and and unable to obtain real allied sup- That description is no surprise. The civilian leaders in the Department of port. administration had been doing its best Defense ‘‘failed in their duties and that The administration failed to consider to convince the American people that such failures contributed directly or the possibility that the liberation of the war would be easy. indirectly to detainee abuse.’’ The re- Iraq might not be the cakewalk they In February 2003, Secretary Rumsfeld port faults the Secretary of Defense predicted. They failed to consider the told troops that the war ‘‘could last, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of possibility that their preoccupation you know, 6 days, 6 weeks, I doubt 6 Staff for failing to ‘‘set in motion the with Iraq could undo much of our months.’’ As Secretary Rumsfeld well development of a more effective alter- achievement in Afghanistan and give knows, it has now been three times as native course of action.’’ Plainly, sen- the al-Qaida terrorists time to regroup long as that, with no end in sight. ior leaders did not do what was nec- and plan murderous new assaults. In March 2003, Vice President CHENEY essary to prevent these abuses. Far too many of our soldiers were said we would ‘‘be greeted as lib- Secretary Rumsfeld told the Armed not adequately trained for their mis- erators’’ and dismissed out of hand any Services committee that the abuses sion in Iraq and they did not have ade- suggestion that we would be viewed as were brought to light by Specialist Jo- quate equipment for their missions ei- conquerors in a long, bloody occupa- seph Darby in January 2004, and the ther. tion. military chain of command ‘‘acted The administration failed to send Before the war, the Pentagon fla- promptly on learning of those abuses.’’ enough troops to do the job of keeping grantly ignored the postwar planning This claim, too, is false. Senior lead- the peace. They disbanded the Iraqi carried out by the State Department in ers had ample warning that these army, and they are struggling now to its ‘‘Future of Iraq’’ project. The civil- abuses were occurring long before Jan- recreate it. ian leaders at the Defense Department uary 2004. The administration’s failures have were dismissive of any opposing view. General Jones’ report found that in- also put a huge strain on the Army and They were convinced that the war dications and warnings had surfaced at our Reserve Forces and imposed great would be easy, cheap, and fast. General Sanchez’s level ‘‘that addi- hardships on the families of our sol- They ridiculed General Shinseki, tional oversight and corrective actions diers. then Chief of Staff of the Army, and were needed in the handling of detain- The number of insurgents in Iraq has Larry Lindsey, formerly President ees,’’ including at Abu Ghraib. gone up. The number of brutal attacks Bush’s top economic advisor, who said The report pointed to many specific has gone up, and so have the casual- that a successful war in Iraq would re- warnings from within the Army about ties. quire hundreds of thousands of soldiers, clear problems that were ignored by When President Bush recklessly de- and hundreds of billions of dollars. the Pentagon’s civilian leadership. It clared ‘‘mission accomplished,’’ the ci- They put their own ideology above cited an incident in which a detainee vilian leaders in the Department of De- practical military planning, and we was abused at Camp Cropper after a fense took him seriously and left our continue to see the catastrophic re- prison riot. It cited investigations by Armed Forces in Iraq underprepared, sults today. the Army’s Criminal Investigative Di- understaffed, and underled for the mis- Simply put, the civilians at the Pen- vision into incidents of abuse and dis- sion that was only just beginning. tagon did not anticipate or prepare for ciplining soldiers. It cited the death of President Bush has stated that the the insurgent fighting that occurred, a CIA detainee at Abu Ghraib. It cited war in Iraq was a catastrophic success. despite the prewar warnings from mili- the totally inadequate filing system for He is half right—the war has been a ca- tary leaders. tracking detainees, which consisted of tastrophe. Even after the shameful failure at a hodge-podge of computers and filing The war has been a catastrophe for Abu Ghraib came to light, the adminis- boxes. our soldiers, who were foolishly sent to tration continued to pour out state- The civilian leaders at the Pentagon war with no plan—no plan—to win the ments that were completely at odds also had ample warnings from outside peace. with the facts. the Army, which they also ignored. The war has been a catastrophe for On May 7 this year, Secretary Rums- The International Committee of the their loved ones. feld testified before the Armed Services Red Cross reported on abuses in the The war has been a catastrophe for Committees of both Houses of Con- prisons as early as May 2003, soon after our Nation’s standing in the world and gress. He told Senators that ‘‘a small the fall of Baghdad. During a visit to for the war on terror. As I have said, it number of the U.S. military’’ had per- Abu Ghraib 5 months later, in October has distracted us from the real threat petuated the abuses. He told the House 2003, Red Cross inspectors were so upset of al-Qaida in Afghanistan and else- that ‘‘a few members of the U.S. mili- by what they found that they halted where, made the war against terrorism tary were responsible.’’ A week later, their visit and demanded an immediate far harder to win, and made America President Bush tried to minimize the explanation from U.S. military au- more hated in the world than at any scandal by saying it involved ‘‘dis- thorities. Yet the worst abuses at the other time in our history. graceful conduct by a few American prison occurred over the next 3 Nothing I have said detracts from the troops.’’ months, from October to December of extraordinary heroism of our soldiers. But as we now know, it wasn’t just a that year. They have responded to their mission few bad apples at Abu Ghraib. Clearly, Secretary Rumsfeld misled in Iraq with immense courage and dedi- The Fay Report found 54 military in- the Congress and the American people cation. But their outstanding service telligence, military police, medics, and when he said that the leadership had

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Alfred Lord Tennyson said it well in The administration then attempted We disbanded the Iraqi military, at those lines in his famous poem, to minimize the abuses at Abu Ghraib one time the fourth largest military in ‘‘Charge of the Light Brigade’’: as part of its overall strategy to bury the world, only to begin training a new Not tho’ the soldiers knew any bad new from Iraq and hide its in- one from scratch when the blunder was Someone had blundered. competence, or worse, from the Amer- finally admitted. Theirs not to make reply, ican people. But as these reports show, In his report, General Jones gave us a Theirs not to reason why, the catastrophe is far too great to be definition of a leadership failure: where Theirs but to do and die. wished away with political spin. ‘‘leaders did not take charge, failed to This is what the administration has The Jones-Fay report states very provide appropriate guidance’’, ‘‘failed done to our troops in Iraq, and if Ten- clearly that ‘‘the military police and to accept responsibility or apply good nyson were writing today, he might military intelligence units at Abu judgment’’. By this standard, and on well call his poem, ‘‘The Charge of the Ghraib were severely underresourced.’’ this record, President Bush and his ad- Bush Brigade.’’ The report says that a failure to dis- ministration are clearly guilty of lead- Clearly, there must be accountability tinguish between Iraq and other thea- ership failure. for this breathtaking incompetence, ters of operation led to ‘‘confusion’’ Despite these colossal failures of which has resulted in the death of over about which particular interrogation leadership and this gross incom- a thousand American soldiers so far, techniques were authorized in Iraq. petence, no one has been held account- put more in daily danger, and weak- It says, ‘‘The intelligence structure able. ened America’s national security. was under-manned, underequipped, and The military holds its soldiers ac- Yesterday, at the Armed Services inappropriately organized for counter- countable for leadership failures. A few Committee, former Defense Secretary insurgency operations.’’ weeks ago, the Navy fired the captain Harold Brown described the key to ac- What the report is saying, put in of the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft countability: plain language, is that the operation carrier for running over a small boat in At each level, the question is loss of con- was botched—totally botched. the Persian Gulf. The Navy didn’t hide fidence. And in the Navy, the loss of con- We know from General Taguba’s re- incompetence and gloss it over. It re- fidence goes with grounding your ship. At a port that few, if any, of the military sponded decisively and plainly stated higher level the loss of confidence has to be police assigned to Abu Ghraib were that it had ‘‘lost confidence’’ in the determined on a basis that’s somewhat trained on how to run a prison, or even broader, the full performance. And I think captain’s ability to operate the carrier that applies at the highest military levels. on the basic requirements of the Gene- safely. He was the eleventh com- And it applies at the level of the Secretary of va Conventions. manding officer of the Navy to be fired Defense and his staff. . . . And the electorate Yesterday, the generals told us that this year alone. The Navy fired 14 com- has to decide on the basis of its confidence at additional missions had overwhelmed manding officers in 2003. election time. General Sanchez’s headquarters, leav- In February 2004, the Commanding This administration has had its ing them unable to manage the grow- Officer of the frigate USS Samuel B chance—and it failed the basic test of ing crises at Abu Ghraib and unable to Roberts was fired for a ‘‘loss of con- competence. If failed to deploy ade- respond to the many warning signs fidence,’’ after he spent a night off the quate forces in Iraq to win the peace. It from the Red Cross. ship during a port visit to Ecuador. failed at Abu Ghraib. It failed in grant- We heard over and over again about In October 2003, the Commanding Of- ing sweetheart deals to Halliburton. It the impossible strains imposed on Gen- ficer of an EA–6B Prowler Aircraft has failed the loss of confidence test, eral Sanchez and his headquarters, be- Squadron lost his job after one of his the basic test of Presidential leader- cause he was suddenly forced to take jets skidded off a runway. The Navy ship. on two huge missions in Iraq—sup- cited a ‘‘loss of confidence’’ when they The President seeks re-election based porting the Coalition Provisional Au- made the decision to dismiss him. on his ability to fight the war on ter- thority and beginning the reconstruc- In December 2003 and January 2004, ror. tion—in addition to fighting a growing Commanding Officers of the submarine, The administration has lost con- insurgency. Jimmy Carter and the frigate USS Gary fidence of the so-called ‘‘coalition of The Jones-Fay report says that Gen- were fired, both for ‘‘loss of con- the willing.’’ Country after country is eral Sanchez was missing two-thirds of fidence.’’ withdrawing troops, leaving America the personnel needed for his own com- For military officers in the Navy, the responsible for 90 percent of all the mand in Iraq. It says ‘‘of the 1,400 per- message is clear—if you fail, you’re troops on the ground and 90 percent of sonnel required, the [Fifth] Corps staff fired. The message to the civilian lead- all casualties. transitioned to only 495, or roughly a ership in this administration is equally On November 2d, the American peo- third, of the manning requirements.’’ clear—if you fail there will be no con- ple will decide, whether a majority of This was barely enough to fight the sequences and no accountability, even the country have lost confidence in the war, and far too few to rebuild a coun- if 1,000 American lives are lost. President’s leadership because of his try or supervise the detention system. It is time for the Department of De- failures in Iraq and his failures on a The obvious basic questions are who fense run a tighter ship at all levels of wide range of immense important do- put our military forces in this unten- command, including the civilian lead- mestic issues as well. There can only able position? Who decided that the ership. The civilian leaders at the Pen- be one answer—America needs new war would be short, cheap, and easy? tagon should be held at least to the leadership. As I have said before, the Who decided that the war was over and same standard of accountability that only thing America has to fear is 4 that we needed to start rebuilding military officers in the Navy are held more years of George Bush. Iraq? Who decided to play ‘‘Mission Ac- to. I suggest the absence of a quorum. complished?’’ Obviously, it is different to place The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The problems at Abu Ghraib are just overall blame on our military leaders clerk will call the roll. symptoms of these larger failures. We when their only fault may well be that The assistant legislative clerk pro- sent our troops into battle without they couldn’t talk their arrogant civil- ceeded to call the roll. enough life-saving body armor and ian leaders out of a flawed plan for Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask armor for their humvees on patrol. Iraq. unanimous consent that the order for Those shortages were allowed to last But someone must be held account- the quorum call be rescinded. for over a year, while our casualties able for the massive failures in Iraq. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without continued to mount. The buck has to stop somewhere! objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9066 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 MORNING BUSINESS changed. We see it with our fortified For our friends, neighbors, and loved Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask airports, greater protection in our pub- ones who lost their lives, they will be unanimous consent that there be a pe- lic buildings, our shipping ports, and fitting reminders of their sacrifice. riod of morning business for debate even cyberspace. One of those who lost their lives was only, with Senators permitted to speak We have strengthened and updated a captain of American Airlines Flight therein for up to 10 minutes each. law enforcement capabilities and intel- 77, Captain Chic Burlingame. He had The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ligence, and our work on the Senate with him a wonderful poem. It is a objection, it is so ordered. floor in the next few weeks will further poem his brother and sister gave to me. f enhance those efforts with meaningful We were making sure he was properly improvements and the use of innova- buried at Arlington Cemetery, and I THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEP- tions of technology to better gather have kept it in my pocket until the TEMBER 11, 2001, TERRORIST AT- and analyze counterterrorism informa- Phoenix Project had the rebuilding of TACKS tion. the Pentagon. Where I get my neckties Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I rise this We have been more vigilant in watch- and get dressed every morning, I have afternoon to offer my thoughts on the ing enemies and threats at home and this picture they gave me. The picture eve of the third anniversary of the Sep- abroad. We have intercepted financial is important, but also what is impor- tember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Rath- assistance to terrorists. tant is what is on the back of it, and er than show divisiveness and criti- Yes, through it all, the fabric of our that is a poem Captain Burlingame had cism, or talk about politics, I think it Nation has become stronger and more on him when they crashed into the is important to reflect on how much appreciated as we face these unprece- Pentagon. It is entitled ‘‘I Did Not that tragedy has changed our lives and dented challenges. Our resolve and our Die.’’ challenged all of us—not just Repub- focus is more clear. Our determination I will share the poem with my col- licans, not just Democrats, but all to protect freedoms here and around leagues. Americans—to do all that we can to the world is greater than ever before. Do not stand at my grave and weep. protect all that is good and wholesome We are so appreciative of the men I am not there, I do not sleep. about America. and women in uniform who are pro- I am a thousand winds that blow, tecting us, whether in Afghanistan or I am the diamond glints on snow. Tomorrow, Saturday, American fami- I am the sunlight on ripened grain. lies will be doing what they have done Iraq or on ships around the world. For I am the autumn’s gentle rain. for generations in the early fall. In our security, they are taking the offen- When you waken in the morning’s hush, Charlottesville, the University of Vir- sive to the terrorists overseas. We are I am the swift uplifting rush ginia will be hosting the Tar Heels grateful for those who are active or Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. from North Carolina; in Columbia, SC, maybe in the Guard or in the Reserves, Do not stand at my grave and cry. the University of Georgia football team or their employers here at home. Of I am not there, I did not die. will be playing the Gamecocks of course, we are so grateful to their fam- Tomorrow, we will be coming to- South Carolina; in Richmond, Satur- ilies who have sent their sons and gether, as is our tradition, to be cheer- day night, there will be more than daughters, their loved ones and their ing teams, grilling hamburgers and hot 100,000 fans there for the big NASCAR friends overseas to protect us. dogs, gathering around tables with Our economic ingenuity, our com- race; at the wonderful and traditional those we love and those whom we cher- petitiveness, our strength is being re- Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Cubs will ish even more and, yes, indeed, we will kindled and reignited by free people be playing the Florida Marlins; and pause. We will remember. We will and free enterprise. In many ways, families, in the afternoon, will be hav- never forget. ing cookouts in their backyards; others those who brought us harm on Sep- Three years after that terrible day will be gathered as a family at their tember 11 surely miscalculated the that changed our lives, America has dinner tables. character of the American people. We come back strong. Everything that During all of these wonderful, truly are a Nation of bravery and heroism. makes us good is more appreciated I will never forget the stories about American events, we will all pause to than ever. We are resolved more than the first responders in New York City remember a day when such innocence ever to stand strong for freedom. I am going into the Trade Centers, breath- was shattered by the vile, hate-filled confident that with the wholesome ing their last breaths of life trying to attacks on our homeland that mani- character of our American people, jus- save a few more innocent victims. The fested themselves so viciously in New tice will prevail and liberty will en- same with the Pentagon. The respond- York City, at the Pentagon in Arling- dure. ton, VA, and in Somerset County, PA. ers came in not only from Arlington I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- We will remember the loss of 3,000 but all over northern Virginia, from sence of a quorum. Americans that day, and we will pray Maryland, and even some from the Dis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for their souls and certainly pray for trict of Columbia, rushing into acrid, clerk will call the roll. their families. We will remember toxic air, trying to save those who had The assistant legislative clerk pro- friends and we will remember neigh- been hit, whether on the plane, but ceeded to call the roll. bors lost on that day. mostly those who were the surviving or Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask At all of those sporting events, when people working at the Pentagon. These unanimous consent the order for the the National Anthem is sung, I venture people ignored their personal safety. quorum call be rescinded. to guess that song will be sung with They rushed into harm’s way to help The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without greater vigor, more loudly, and with their fellow Americans on that day. objection, it is so ordered. Yesterday, I was at the Pentagon. In greater patriotism than one would nor- f mally hear. When they conclude those fact, I went in through the side of the final lines talking about how we are Pentagon where American Airlines HEALTH CARE the ‘‘land of the free,’’ and because we Flight 77 crashed into it. It is all re- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, while are the ‘‘home of the brave,’’ we will be built. It is strong, in fact stronger than Congress was in recess, the news media thinking of our troops who are serving ever. The reason I was at the Pentagon have reported several important stud- and protecting us in precarious posi- is the Secretary of the Navy, Secretary ies in the field of wellness and disease tions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and pros- England, decided to name two new ma- prevention. Collectively, these studies ecuting the war on terrorism. rine landing ships. They are named the are another loud wake-up call. It is In some ways, September 11, 2001, USS Arlington, because that is where time for fundamental change in our ap- seems a long time ago. Yet we have the Pentagon is and was hit, and Som- proach to health care in the United done so much in only a few years, and erset after Somerset County, PA, to States. we will continue to do so in the future, honor the victims of 9/11 who died in I have been saying for years that cur- to prevent such attacks on America. Pennsylvania and Virginia. These two rently we have a sick care system, not Our focus in Government and our pri- ships will be a tangible demonstration a health care system. We have a sys- vate lives has obviously profoundly of our shared resolve in this country. tem that, if you get sick, you get care.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9067 But there is precious little support, in- education has severe consequences. children by not emphasizing preven- centives or otherwise, to keep you Obesity has nearly tripled since 1970, tion, healthy lifestyles. A new study healthy in the first place. We are pay- and about 16 percent of children are published in the Pediatric Journal ing very dearly for this foolish choice now overweight. However, the study I found that 10 percent of pediatric pa- of having a sick care system rather just mentioned suggested that adding 1 tients were obese; however, only half of than a health care system. hour of physical education per week those patients were noted by the physi- The latest evidence comes from a could decrease the occurrence of over- cian to be obese. What this means is we new study by health economist Ken- weight by as much as 10 percent. The are missing a critical opportunity to neth Thorpe. Mr. Thorpe found it cost study also found that schools with low- diagnose obesity and intervene at the $200 billion more in 2000 to treat dis- income or minority students have a earliest stage—during childhood—when eases and conditions in this country greater likelihood than their peers to lifestyle changes can be easier to than it did in 1987. Just 15 health condi- have no physical education in kinder- make. tions accounted for a whopping 56 per- garten. This is deeply troubling as We also have new information from cent of the growth in spending between these groups are especially at risk for the American Cancer Society. More 1987 and 2000. Indeed, a closer look obesity. than a dozen cancers are linked with shows that just five conditions ac- On a related note, we received fur- obesity, and the American Cancer Soci- counted for one-third of the $200 billion ther evidence last month about the po- ety estimates that of the 563,000 cancer increase: heart disease, pulmonary con- tential risk of diabetes and obesity as- deaths each year, excess weight is a ditions, mental disorders, cancer, and sociated with soft drink consumption. factor in more than 16 percent of the hypertension. What do all these condi- A study published in the Journal of the cases. While overall cancer death rates tions have in common? In many if not American Medical Association shows have decreased over the last few years, most cases, these conditions are pre- that women who drink at least one we know now that obese men and ventable. The Thorpe study also con- serving of nondiet soda or fruit punch women are at a major increased risk firmed that chronic conditions, which per day have a greater risk of gaining for colorectal cancer. A post- are responsible for more than 75 per- weight and developing type 2 diabetes menopausal woman’s risk of breast cent of all health care expenditures, than women who do not. Women who cancer increases by 30 percent if she is cost tens of billions of dollars more consume one or more sweetened drinks overweight and by 50 percent if she is than just two decades ago. per day are 83 percent more likely to obese. Diabetes is one of those chronic con- develop diabetes than those who drink We also have new information about ditions responsible for the explosion in less than one serving per month. Dur- high blood pressure, which is a major health care costs. Yet experts agree ing the period of the study, women who contributor to heart disease and that the impact of diabetes can be dra- drank at least one serving of sweetened stroke. matically reduced by encouraging drinks per day gained an average of 17 It has skyrocketed over the past dec- treatment guidelines on diet, exercise, pounds, compared with an increase of ade with almost one-third of adults suf- and other preventive measures. The only 6 pounds for women who drank fering from hypertension. From 1988 to same is true for other chronic condi- less than one serving per month. 1994, there was a 30-percent increase in tions. By emphasizing prevention and So why in the world are we allowing the incidence of high blood pressure. by following best practices guidelines, the proliferation of vending machines We know that much of this increase is we can dramatically reduce health filled with unhealthy foods and soft due to the rise in obesity. spending. drinks in our schools? We are sending It is alarming to me that many On a variety of fronts, August was all the wrong signals to our kids. We not a month of progress for those of us health experts now predict that the put in all these vending machines with generation of kids growing up today who care about wellness and disease soft drinks up and down the hallways prevention. The various studies I have will be the first that does not live in our schools. It is saying to our kids, longer than their parents’ generation. cited tell us that we are still heading not only is that allowable, it is accept- in the wrong direction. Much work Let me repeat that. Health experts now able, it is encouraged that you have a predict that the generation of kids needs to be done to transform Amer- soft drink during the day. ica’s sick care system into a true growing up today will be the first gen- How many parents know—how many health care system—a system that eration that does not live longer than people know? Not even parents, how keeps us out of the hospital in the first their parents’ generation. many young people know that one 20- place. As many children return to school ounce soft drink, sweetened soft drink, this month, there is fresh evidence that Coke, Pepsi, RC, whatever, one 20- As I have said, again and again, it is we are failing them in terms of ounce drink—that is what you get out time for a new paradigm in American wellness and disease prevention. Con- of the vending machines now—contains health care, a prevention paradigm. sider a study released this week by the the equivalent of 16 teaspoons of sugar? Again, we have a sick care system in National Institute for Health Care Re- I asked someone, you get a 20-ounce this country and we need a genuine search and Educational Foundation. Coke or Pepsi—I don’t mean to pick on health care system focused on wellness The study found that only 16 percent of one or the other, but when you get a 20- and prevention and keeping people out kindergarten programs meet rec- ounce Coke, you think nothing about of the hospital in the first place. ommendations of the Centers for Dis- drinking it. What if someone measured To that end, I have introduced legis- ease Control and Prevention for daily out 16 teaspoons of sugar into a cup lation, the Help America Act, also physical education. Instead, about 60 and said: Here, eat this. You would known as the Healthier Lifestyles and percent of kindergarten programs offer think they were crazy. But they will Prevention Act, S. 2158. And today the physical education less than twice a drink a 20-ounce soft drink that has Labor, Health and Human Services Ap- week; 13 percent offer physical edu- the same thing in it. And you wonder propriations Subcommittee has re- cation less than once a week. On aver- why people are getting diabetes. ported our bill for fiscal year 2005. This age, grade school kids spend less than The good news this month is that an year’s bill has especially strong empha- an hour a week in PE classes. additional four States will be offering sis on wellness and prevention pro- As many of my colleagues know, be- the Free Fruit and Vegetable Program grams. cause of the No Child Left Behind Act I started in the farm bill in order to en- For example, we will be providing and its obsession with testing and pre- courage healthier eating habits at the $440 million for research at the Na- paring for tests, many schools are earliest possible age. The bad news is tional Institutes of Health into the eliminating recess in the elementary that thousands of schools are con- causes and cures of obesity. That is a years and further neglecting PE in the tinuing to make room for vending ma- 10-percent increase over last year. middle and senior high school years. chines selling candy, soda pop, and We have included more than $50 mil- Some new elementary schools are other junk food on school grounds. lion in grants to States to fund pro- being built without playgrounds. Make We are missing a prime opportunity grams that address nutrition, physical no mistake; this neglect of physical to reduce the health risks facing our activity, and obesity.

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But tween now and the opening of the 109th cause of death and disease in our soci- hopefully we will make progress and we Congress in January and develop a ety today. will make more progress next year. framework to assist Congress with how Our committee allocated $35 million What I sense is growing support from to approach this highly technical but for public health research at CDC. This both sides of the aisle for a new empha- very important set of issues. year we are encouraging the Centers sis on wellness and prevention. I am In developing this framework, I sug- for Disease Control and Prevention to more and more confident about the gest the parties ought to abide by the pay particular attention to research on prospects for passing the Help America following principles. No. 1, separate the business-based wellness programs for Act in the next Congress. issues of taxation and regulation. This employees. We want to identify and I yield the floor. fall, in some preliminary work on leg- disseminate the best practices in this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- islation proposed by Senator SUNUNU area, and we have asked the CDC to de- ator from Tennessee. from New Hampshire, the Senate Com- velop a model wellness program for Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I merce Committee did just that. They businesses. ask unanimous consent for permission produced a bill regarding the regula- Our appropriations bill also includes to speak in morning business for such tion of Internet telephony, but also $75 million for the Carol White Phys- time as I may require. preserving the right of State and local ical Education for Progress Program, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without governments to make their own deci- otherwise known as the PEP Program. objection, it is so ordered. We are in sions about how to tax the industry. This provides grants to school districts morning business. Put in its simplest terms, I agree to expand physical education opportu- Mr. ALEXANDER. Thank you, Mr. that it makes sense to have a different, nities for K-to-12 students. Again, bear President. simpler kind of regulation of this new in mind, as I said, the average public f technology which we call broadband. school student gets less than 1 hour of TAXATION OF HIGH-SPEED But I want to achieve this in a way physical education per week, and many INTERNET ACCESS that does no harm to State and local get none at all. government revenue bases. Our appropriations bill funds a new Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, the Second, when making decisions about School Mental Health Services Pro- purpose of my remarks today is to sug- regulation, the principle to honor gram. This will train public school per- gest a way to come to a solution in the should be simplicity, so that the new sonnel to recognize early warning signs debate we have been having as to what technology can continue to flourish. of mental illness, and it will expand extent Congress should interfere with Voice over the Internet technology is student activity to high-quality men- State and local regulations and tax- not the same as plain old telephone tal health services. ation of high-speed Internet access. service. Our regulatory structures need I would like to add that the bill pro- In April, after a good many months to recognize that. vides $2 million to support implemen- of discussion, the Senate came to a Finally, when these representatives tation of the YMCA’s new Activate good temporary compromise on the of industry and State local govern- America initiative, which is encour- issue. Our legislation, the Senate legis- ments get together, as I hope they will, aging cities to develop communitywide lation, allows States already collecting in determining tax policy, the prin- approaches to wellness and disease pre- taxes on Internet access to continue to ciples to consider should be simplicity, vention. I am most grateful to the Na- do so for 2 or 4 years, depending on the certainty, and doing no harm to State tional YMCA for their great leadership type of access tax. It makes clear that and local governments. in disease prevention, wellness, and State and local governments can con- There are more than 11,000 State and health promotion. I am also pleased tinue to collect taxes on telephone local tax jurisdictions in the United that our capital city of Des Moines, IA services, including telephone calls States of America. Obviously, it would was selected as one of the first cities to made over the Internet. Our work here be burdensome for a small Internet participate in this program. in the Senate modified legislation that telephone company who offers services I also want to compliment and com- came over from the House of Rep- in most or all of these districts to file mend my chairman, Senator ARLEN resentatives that would have perma- that many or even more returns. On SPECTER of Pennsylvania, for his great nently taken away from State and the other hand, there is no justifica- leadership in getting our bill together local governments authority to include tion whatever that I can see for depriv- and getting it through our sub- high-speed Internet access in its tax- ing a State or local government of 5 or committee. All of the items I have ation plans and would put at risk lit- 10 percent of its existing revenues sim- mentioned that we are providing for erally billions of dollars in revenues ply to exempt an already heavily sub- wellness and prevention we have that States and cities and towns now sidized industry from paying its fair worked on together in a true bipartisan depend on to pay for police, for schools, share of taxes. fashion. I thank Senator SPECTER for for parks, and for other essential local The idea of inviting those who will be his leadership and for working to make services. most affected by our decisions about sure we fund these programs for Both sides in this debate have legiti- taxation and regulation to suggest a wellness and prevention. mate points to make. We see here a policy to us is not a new idea. For ex- To sum it up, we are making some conflict of the principles of federalism ample, in February of this year, some- progress in advancing a broad, com- in free markets, and I believe it is a de- thing called the Voice on the Net Coa- prehensive wellness agenda here in bate about whether there is any jus- lition announced that a number of Congress. With all of the political bick- tification for giving additional govern- VOIP providers would work together to ering here on Capitol Hill people some- ment subsidies to the high-speed Inter- establish voluntary agreements on how times wonder if we are accomplishing net access industry, which, so far as I to integrate E 9–1–1, access to the dis- anything. The Labor, Health and can tell, must already be the most abled, and Government wiretapping, Human Services appropriations bill heavily subsidized new technology in into this next generation of telephone takes real, concrete steps to address our country today. technology. problems such as obesity and chronic For now, I would respectfully suggest They might well also consider uni- disease—problems that people care the logical course would be for the versal service in this discussion—how deeply about. House of Representatives to adopt the we would continue to provide telephone Again, I salute the hard work and Senate modification. This would pro- service to people in rural areas with leadership of Chairman SPECTER. He vide temporary certainty in this policy this new kind of technology. too cares passionately about issues of area. But it is an unsatisfactory long- In another example of groups work- wellness and disease prevention. He too term solution. For the long term, here ing outside the Congress to make it

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According to the 40 percent of all households now own taxes on sales over the Internet and Chartwell research firm, the percent- cell phones. forward the money to the State where age of utility companies planning or Of course, what is especially galling the buyer lives. This will make it much considering broadband deployment rose to me is that Congress would even con- easier for Congress to then enact legis- from 6 percent in 2000 to 20 percent in sider creating this big tax break or tax lation authorizing such collections. 2003. This means if you have an electric subsidy for Internet access companies So in the same way I believe industry line coming into your house, you have and then send the bill for that tax representatives working with State access to high-speed Internet access. break to State and local governments and local representatives could quickly Internet telephones, called VOIP, are who are already struggling with addi- suggest a framework that would make experiencing the same kind of rapid tional costs because of our failure to our work here in Congress simpler and growth. According to the telecommuni- create a rational health care policy and speedier. If this does not happen, I be- cations industry, by the end of this our failure to create a national immi- lieve we are in for a long debate with a year, in only 4 months, there will be 6 gration policy and our bad habit of en- likelihood of a poor result or even no million VOIP access lines. They expect acting expensive ideas in Washington, result. This would serve no one’s pur- that figure to rise to more than 19 mil- DC, taking credit for them in press pose. lion by 2007. conferences, and then sending the bill The telecommunication companies Cablevision Systems began offering for the ideas to mayors and Governors and high-speed Internet access indus- VOIP service in November of 2003 and and legislators and city council men try would benefit from certainty and in 2 months had 29,000 customers and and women. simplicity. Governors, legislators, and was signing up new customers at the It is my hope that the telecommuni- mayors at the same time need to know rate of 2,500 a week. cations industry representatives, Gov- The VOIP explosion has hit tradi- where revenues are coming from. They ernors, and mayors will spend some tional telephone service providers. In want certainty, too. time with one another during the next There are other, bigger fish to fry in August, the Washington Post reported 3 or 4 months and figure out a frame- the telecommunications area. The both MCI and AT&T traditional long- work for resolving how Congress should Telecommunications Act of 1996 needs distance services are suffering, in part approach these issues in the most sen- a fresh look in some fundamental ways. from the increase in telephone calls sible way. I would be glad to be a part When Congress enacted it, maybe no made over the Internet with VOIP of such discussions if I could be helpful. one in the Senate or the House knew service. As a result, even these compa- I am sure other Members of Congress very much about high-speed Internet nies have moved into the VOIP market. would as well. The Federal Commu- access. State and local governments AT&T has introduced its CallVantage nications Commission could provide would like to move ahead with their VOIP service and now has it available technical advice. streamline tax project. Neither is like- in 39 states as well as the District of May I say one word to Governors and ly to happen until the Internet access Columbia. Sprint has teamed with mayors. And perhaps I can do this tax issue is resolved. Time Warner Cable to begin offering Let me say a final word about the VOIP services to 11 million customers more appropriately because I once was technology we are discussing, high- and is forging new relationships with a Governor. I know Governors are busy, speed Internet access or, as we some- other cable providers to expand its and they have staffs to help them do times call it, broadband. Last year, services availability. their work. But this matter will not be during our debate, there were dire pre- Finally, one of the pioneers of the resolved by a few phone calls from Gov- dictions that if States were allowed to VOIP industry, Vonage, announced in ernors or by staff members to staff continue to tax this access, it would August that investors had sunk an- members on Capitol Hill. If Governors become a terrible burden for the indus- other $105 million in venture capital and mayors want the Internet tax try and restrict its growth and put the into the company, the largest venture issues resolved in a way that does no United States in some kind of techno- capital deal to date this year. harm to State and local governments, logical backwater. Nothing could be So the bottom line is this: in a way that does not threaten 5 to 10 further from the truth. Almost every Broadband, or high-speed Internet ac- percent of their base, in a way that day in my mailbox comes a new offer cess, continues to be adopted at a tre- does not cost them billions of dollars, from someone to sell me high-speed mendously rapid rate. It is being adopt- then Governors and mayors are going Internet access. From my phone com- ed at a faster rate than CD players, to need to become personally involved pany, from my long distance company, than cell phones, than color TVs and in helping to resolve this issue, meet- from my satellite TV company—even VCRs were being adopted during the ing with the telecommunications in- electric companies are selling high same periods in their development. dustry representatives, and coming up speed-Internet access. Next thing you As the Congressional Budget Office with a rational way to provide cer- know I expect the milkman to show up has specifically told Congress, there is tainty and simplicity for this new tech- offering to provide me with high-speed absolutely no justification whatever nology and, at the same time, do no Internet access. for additional Government subsidy for harm to State and local governments. And the prices, as usually happens this industry. High-speed Internet ac- Mr. President, I believe this will be with a new technology and competi- cess is a fine, remarkable, admirable, the speediest, most sensible way to re- tion, are going down. Most of the offers new technology. But so was television, solve the conflict we have between I receive in my mailbox are in the so was radio, so was electricity, so was principles of federalism and free mar- range of $20 a month, and in many the internal combustion engine. It is kets and to clear the way for Congress states and communities—Texas is an not the American way to subsidize to move beyond the issues of taxing example—these costs to the consumers such new inventions. It is the Amer- and regulating high-speed Internet ac- are further reduced by government sub- ican way to let these inventions earn cess to other larger, more important sidy. their way forward in the marketplace. telecommunications policy issues. Here are some of the facts. Market Americans never got a tax break to Mr. President, I yield the floor and data from the research firm Nielsen/ buy a television set and TV manufac- suggest the absence of a quorum. NetRatings shows in July of 2003 38 per- turers never got a subsidy, so far as I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cent of home-based Internet users had know, to build them. Yet 30 years after clerk will call the roll. a broadband connection. One year they were introduced to the market, The bill clerk proceeded to call the later, in July 2004, that number had almost 90 percent of Americans owned roll.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9070 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask to discuss options. Those hearings will prove our intelligence functions. The unanimous consent that the order for continue. Senator COLLINS and Senator 9/11 Commission report was bipartisan the quorum call be rescinded. LIEBERMAN will likely mark up legisla- and unanimous. Likewise, I am grati- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion on the week of September 20, and fied by my colleagues’ sense of unity objection, it is so ordered. the bill will then be brought to the and shared vision in making America f floor the following week. safer sooner rather than later, before These dual efforts—one, the Govern- ‘‘if’’ becomes ‘‘when.’’ REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 mental Affairs Committee dealing with f Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, in the 3 the relationships and the definition years since 19 terrorists hijacked 4 and the legislation surrounding the ex- THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF planes and changed the course of Amer- ecutive branch, and the other led by SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ican history, we have learned much Senators MCCONNELL and REID, over- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, 3 about our vulnerabilities, our seeing the reorganization within this years ago this September 11, al-Qaida strengths, and the steps we must take body—will present recommendations terrorists launched a brutal attack on to protect ourselves. and that legislation to the U.S. Con- American soil. Every American re- Tomorrow, America will remember gress with the goal of strengthening members that clear Tuesday morning the images of the Twin Towers col- our national security and safeguarding when two planes smashed into the two lapsing, of terrified office workers us, the American people, against future World Trade Center towers in New jumping to their deaths, of brave New acts of terrorism. York and brought them crumbling to York City firefighters rushing into The President and his administra- the ground. A third plane crashed into those burning buildings to save people tion, meanwhile, have already begun to the Pentagon outside Washington, DC. trapped inside, of soot-covered men and address 36 of the remaining 39 rec- A fourth plane may have been destined women streaming out into the streets ommendations, the last three currently for this very Capitol were it not for the dazed and overcome. We will remember being under study. Two days ago, we heroic passengers on that flight who the shock of learning that a third plane had the opportunity to meet with the put their country ahead of their lives. had smashed into the Pentagon, and a President, Republican and Democratic Today and every day we honor the in- fourth was possibly headed to the leadership from both sides of the aisle nocent victims who died that day while White House or the Capitol. in this body meeting with leadership conducting America’s business. We also We will remember our sense of help- and Members from both sides of the honor the heroic first responders—po- lessness, our horror, and our utter dis- aisle in the House of Representatives, lice officers, firefighters, and emer- belief as the terrible events occurred listening to his plans, his vision of in- gency medical personnel—who rushed that bright morning, a morning not too telligence reform. in to save others. We honor the volun- dissimilar to today. In our grief on our On the Senate floor yesterday I spoke teers of that day and every day forward day of national mourning, let us also a little bit about the President’s plan who lined up to help their fellow Amer- recall our unity and those words of to establish a national intelligence di- icans. Millions donated money, time, Todd Beamer to his fellow passengers rector, the NID, to oversee these 15 in- efforts, and blood. on flight 93: Let’s roll. telligence agencies that we have. This And we honor the soldiers, sailors, The highest priority of the Senate is afternoon, briefly, I would like to high- airmen and marines who have risked to protect the safety and security of light the President’s action to create a their lives so Americans don’t have to the American people. But as the 9/11 national counterterrorism center. We live in fear of being attacked again. Commission report outlines, before 9/11 know that the intelligence community Some have paid the ultimate sacrifice. we were not attuned to the growing generates massive amounts of informa- Our all-volunteer military is the best threat of Islamic terror. There had tion. In the aftermath of 9/11, this in the world, and as full of courage as been attacks, and the attacks were point became tragically clear. There the military heroes from our Greatest growing bolder, but our attention was had been clues. There had been arrests, Generation. ‘‘sporadic and splintered across several analysis, and warnings. But because It is worth looking at what we have committees.’’ these pieces of information were scat- accomplished in the last 3 years. Presi- Mr. President, 9/11 changed every- tered across agencies and not properly dent Bush has led America in a global thing, and the Senate is committed to shared, they became missed opportuni- war on terror to destroy those who reforming its oversight functions so ties. would attack us again. We have made that it can, in the words of the Com- In the words of the 9/11 report: incredible progress. mission report, provide ‘‘strong, stable, The system of ‘‘need to know’’ should be We have led an international mili- and capable congressional committee replaced by a system of ‘‘need to share.’’ tary coalition to eradicate two of the structure to give America’s national The national counterterrorism center vilest terrorist regimes on Earth—the intelligence agencies oversight, sup- President Bush has created by Execu- Taliban in Afghanistan, and Saddam port, and leadership.’’ tive order will act as a central knowl- Hussein in Iraq. We have liberated over Senator MCCONNELL and Senator edge bank, a clearinghouse where intel- 50 million people. Over 10 million have REID are leading a leadership-appointed ligence can be shared across agencies, registered to vote in this fall’s election task force which is meeting to hammer can be prioritized, analyzed, and used in Afghanistan. And Iraq has national out a legislative framework. We plan in the field to thwart terrorist attacks. elections scheduled for early next year. to consider that legislation no later In other words, the left hand will learn Using diplomacy and sanctions, and than October 1. As has been discussed what the right hand is doing. with the help of the international com- this week, the Senate Governmental I commend the President on his con- munity, we have pressured a third ter- Affairs Committee is leading the reor- sistent leadership and his commitment rorist regime in Libya to abandon its ganization of the executive branch. to reforming our intelligence commu- path to weapons of mass destruction, Under the superb leadership of Senator nity. He is already transforming the that could have been given to terror- COLLINS and Senator LIEBERMAN, the FBI. He has led the most extensive re- ists. The lesson of Saddam Hussein committee is working diligently to ad- organization of the Federal Govern- surely served as an example here, and dress the Commission’s recommenda- ment in 50 years in the creation of the should continue to serve as such to des- tions. They started hearings imme- Homeland Security Department. He pots around the globe who would do us diately after those 9/11 recommenda- recognized immediately that terrorism harm. tions were made to this body and to was not merely a law enforcement Of the senior al-Qaida leaders, oper- the country and continued those hear- issue but a grave threat to America, ational managers, and key facilitators ings through August, and now that we world peace, instability. It required that our government has been track- are back in session, over the course of mobilization of all of our resources. ing, nearly two-thirds have been this week. I look forward to working with my brought to justice or had justice On Wednesday, the Governmental Af- colleagues as we continue to advance brought to them. And with the help of fairs Committee had another hearing America’s national security and im- our allies, we have severely disrupted

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Their strength became our community as ‘‘the weapons of choice ligence capabilities of the Federal Gov- strength, and with each passing day, for criminals.’’ If the ban is allowed to ernment have been reorganized more and each passing year, our resolve to expire on September 13, potential sweepingly than at any point since the stop the forces of terror has only deep- criminals, including terrorists, could 1940s, to prepare them for this, the first ened. have access to 19 of the highest pow- war of the 21st century. We have cre- This month, as the Senate moves for- ered and most lethal firearms capable ated a Department of Homeland Secu- ward to address the critically impor- of being produced. These guns have no rity and are currently weighing how tant recommendations made by the 9/11 sporting purpose and no place on our best to strengthen our intelligence Commission, we mark the third year streets. services to deal with today’s threats. that has passed since the attacks. But In addition to banning 19 specific Finally, America has reaffirmed her this anniversary is not simply about weapons, the current ban also includes commitment to liberty across the the events of a single day. It is about prohibitions on semiautomatic weap- world. Despite the negative words of a our continued sadness and grief, and ons that incorporate a detachable mag- few naysayers in high places, most peo- our overwhelming pride in the way our azine and two or more specific military ple around the globe draw strength Nation responded to the tragic events features. These features include fold- from America’s commitment to lead of that day. It is also about the abiding ing/telescoping stocks, protruding pis- the global war on terror. Over 30 na- strength of our convictions; our deep tol grips, bayonet mounts, threaded tions joined us to liberate Afghanistan and profound commitment to fighting muzzles or flash suppressors, barrel and Iraq. We have never wavered in our the forces of terror, to making our shrouds, or grenade launchers. Com- pledge to root out the terrorists and families safer, and to preserving the mon sense should tell us that there is punish the states that may harbor freedoms at the heart of our national no reason for civilians to have easy ac- them. The world has been reminded character. cess to guns with these features. Los Angeles Chief of Police Bill that America lives up to its word. We remember September 11 every Bratton has said the following about We have made great progress in 3 day. On this anniversary, we simply these weapons: ‘‘Since the Assault years, and will continue to make great share in that remembrance—both with Weapons Ban was passed in 1994, we progress. The president has told us that other Americans, and with people have seen a 66% decline in the fre- this will be a long struggle lasting around the world who stand with us in quency of assault weapon use in crime. years, perhaps decades. We cannot be the fight against terrorism. Today I Violent criminals love these weapons sure when the war may be won. But we pay tribute to the lives we lost, and I because they give them far more fire- can be sure that it will. honor the men and women across this power than conventional weapons that For nearly 50 years, America grap- country who give this Nation its great- greatly increases their capacity to kill. pled with another seemingly en- est source of strength: our faith in our We cannot allow these weapons to get trenched enemy—the Soviet Union and country, in our communities, and in back into their hands.’’ the spread of communism throughout each other. It is important to listen to Chief the world. For much of the cold war, f Bratton and other law enforcement of- the struggle seemed to be without end. HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES ficials who support an extension of the Some said it couldn’t be won. Some assault weapons ban. The ban is impor- said coexistence was the best America STAFF SERGEANT BRUCE J. POLLEMA tant for the safety of all Americans but could hope for. Some even morally Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise is especially important for the safety equated American freedom with Soviet today to pay tribute to SSG Bruce J. of our police officers. tyranny, and refused to take sides. Pollema, a fellow Iowan originally In 1994, I voted for the assault weap- But today, schoolchildren learn that from Hull, IA. The Iowa National ons ban and in March of this year I the Soviet Union collapsed, rotten Guard regretfully announced the death joined a bipartisan majority of the from the inside, as an inevitable fact. of Staff Sergeant Pollema when he was Senate in voting to extend the ban for We take our victory in the Cold War killed on August 27, 2004 along with fel- 10 years. Unfortunately, despite Senate for granted today, but it took decades low soldier, Spc. Dustin S. Colby, when passage of the amendment, it appears of resolve, perseverance, and faith that their military motor vehicle rolled that this important gun safety law will our way of life was superior to totali- over into a ditch near Camp Dodge. be allowed to expire. The House Repub- tarianism. Well, the American way of Staff Sergeant Pollema was a heavy ve- lican leadership opposes reauthorizing freedom—freedom to worship, freedom hicle operator with the 2168th Trans- the law and President Bush, though he to speak, freedom to vote—is still the portation Company, based in Sheldon, has said he supports it, has done little best way of life on Earth. IA. Staff Sergeant Pollema is survived to keep the law alive. Today’s generation must maintain by his wife, Teri Winter, father and Time is running short. We should that same faith. We cannot lose on the mother, Wilmar and Betty Pollema, his support our law enforcement officers battlefield. We cannot lose the war of older brother, Waylon, and his twin and reauthorize this common sense ban ideals. As long as we maintain our will brother, Brandon. This brave soldier on assault weapons. Congress needs to to win, we will prevail. was thirty years old. act immediately to reauthorize the f The family of Bruce Pollema issued ban. I ask unanimous consent that a the following statement in response to list of some of the organizations sup- ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11, the news of their son’s death: ‘‘Our porting this legislation be printed in 2001 hearts, minds, spirits and prayers are the RECORD. Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I can- with the rest of the Troops and we wish There being no objection, the fol- not let September 11 pass without re- them God speed. We will be there for lowing material was ordered to be flecting on this painful anniversary, them when they come back.’’ printed in the RECORD, as follows: and heralding the strength of our Na- It is fitting that we should honor International Association of Chiefs of Police tion in the three years that have Staff Sergeant Pollema today for his Major Cities Chiefs Association passed since that terrible day. service to our country. My deepest Police Foundation Three years ago, a global network of sympathy goes out to his family and Police Executive Research Forum terrorists attacked our country, taking friends. I know his memory will live on International Brotherhood of Police Officers National Association of School Resource Of- the lives of nearly three thousand inno- in the hearts of everyone he knew. cent men, women, and children. Today, ficers f National Fraternal Order of Police we are still angered by the cruelty of TIME IS RUNNING SHORT National Organization of Black Law Enforce- these attacks. We are still awed by the ment Executives courage of our first responders, and of Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, in less Hispanic American Police Command Officers the everyday Americans who were he- than one week, the 1994 assault weap- Association

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As a result of the inno- that have been raised in the past, and Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence vations that this industry has spawned, in my discussions with opponents of United with the Million Mom March millions of lives have been improved this bill, I have yet to hear an argu- Church Women United and saved in our country and around ment that makes me believe that the Episcopal Church, USA the globe. Because of the importance of medicines imported under this bill American Academy of Family Physicians these medicines to our health and well- would be unsafe. In fact, I believe that American Public Health Association it has the potential to be significantly Family Violence Prevention Fund being, I have consistently supported National Coalition Against Domestic Vio- sound public policies to help the indus- safer for American consumers than the lence try to succeed. status quo. Currently, an American can National Network to End Domestic Violence These policies include authoring a easily go on the Internet and order National Association of Public Hospitals and successful statute to ensure that drug drugs from another country. But there Health Systems manufacturers receive appropriate in- is no guarantee that these drugs are National Association of Social Workers centives for ensuring that their prod- safe, and no way to prevent these drugs Physicians for a Violence Free Society ucts are safe and effective for children. from entering the country. We are American Association of Suicidology I have also co-authored legislation to being flooded with counterfeit and Mothers Against Violence in America compromised medicines, and people are Child Welfare League of America make sure that new drugs can more Alliance for Justice swiftly move through the approval being hurt. Under the Dorgan-Snowe bill, the f pipeline and move quickly into the hands of the patients who need them. I Food and Drug Administration (FDA) PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET AC- have worked to create a fair balance would be given the authority and re- CESS AND DRUG SAFETY ACT OF between the need to protect drug pat- sources necessary to make drug impor- 2004 ents for their full patent life, and the tation a safe proposition. Importers Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise need to ensure that generic pharma- would be required to register with the today in support of S. 2328, the Phar- ceuticals are able to come to market FDA, so Americans can know where it maceutical Market Access and Drug when that patent life has expired. I is safe to purchase imported medicines. Safety Act of 2004, and to explain my have always encouraged pharma- Mr. President, with the issue of safe- ty addressed, this really becomes an reasons for becoming a cosponsor of ceutical research and development. I issue about what is best and what is this bipartisan legislation, which was have also supported trade agreements fair for American consumers. At the introduced by Senators DORGAN and to help open international markets for moment, Americans pay significantly SNOWE earlier this year. My decision to American pharmaceuticals. The Amer- more for prescription drugs than those cosponsor this bill has come after seri- ican pharmaceutical industry is the in other industrialized nations. Based ous and careful deliberation. I know best in the world, and it has succeeded, on that fact, it is my belief that we that there are many who oppose the and will continue to succeed, in a com- should work toward a more open global importation of prescription drugs, and petitive global environment. market for prescription drugs, just as I have carefully considered their argu- Prescription drugs are an absolutely we do for countless other products that ments. integral part of our health care system. we trade internationally. However, I have come to the conclu- I am proud that many of these medi- As I mentioned earlier, I am con- sion that this bill can be helpful to en- cines are made in my home state of fident that the American drug industry suring that Americans have access to Connecticut. But Mr. President, I am can compete with that of any other na- the drugs they need, with the peace of saddened that such a basic and nec- tion. I am committed to ensuring that mind that the medications they are essary part of modern health care is be- this continues to be true. We should, in taking—or giving to a family mem- coming unaffordable for the average my view, take steps to bring about ber—are safe. American—including many thousands fairer trade, freer trade, and safer trade Mr. President, all of us are aware of of men, women, and children in Con- for prescription medicines. This legis- the unfortunate news released over the necticut. Americans should not be put lation represents one such step. last several weeks about the state of in the position of choosing whether to I intend to continue to talk to all in- health care in our country. In many re- purchase groceries or medicine. And terested parties about this bill. If safe- spects, we have the greatest health sys- yet I have talked to far too many of ty concerns should arise in the future tem in the world, but far too many my constituents who are faced with that have not been previously consid- Americans are unable to take advan- that choice every day. ered, I will do everything in my power tage of this system. According to data We have an obligation to seek oppor- to address them with the sponsors of released by the Census Bureau in Au- tunities to lower drug costs. I was dis- this legislation. But it is past time for gust, 45 million Americans were with- appointed that such an opportunity us to do something about the sky- out health insurance in 2003—an in- was missed during our consideration of rocketing cost of prescription drugs, crease of 1.4 million over 2002. The pri- the Medicare Modernization Act. That and I support this bill as a step in the mary reason for the continued increase law now prohibits the Federal govern- right direction. in the number of uninsured is that em- ment from using its purchasing power f ployers are dropping their health cov- to bargain for lower drug prices. Such erage. That’s right Mr. President, most a measure is inconsistent with the eco- GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL of the newly-uninsured are working nomic principle of competition that is ACT Americans. fundamental to our economy. Mr. REED. Mr. President, I would Employers are not dropping health We are now faced with another oppor- like to take this opportunity to express coverage out of malice they are doing tunity to control prescription drug my sincere condolences to Senator so because they can no longer afford to costs by allowing the importation of SMITH and his family, as yesterday provide this benefit. Year after year, FDA-approved prescription drugs from marked the 1-year anniversary of Gar- health care costs increase by double Canada and other industrialized na- rett’s passing and today would have digit percentages. The cost of em- tions. I have long taken the position been his 23rd birthday. The Smith fam- ployer-sponsored coverage increased by that drug importation should only be ily has endured a terrible tragedy, but 14 percent in 2003. And year after year, allowed if we can ensure that it is safe. has taken their loss and their pain and the increase in the cost of prescription I do not want affordable medicines to committed themselves to raising pub- drugs stands out as a driver of the come at the cost of quality and safety lic awareness about youth suicide and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9073 the need for appropriate mental health administrators, principals, teachers, Summit Elementary School received services. and parents have been called for, they the award for its practice of involving Senator SMITH has also worked tire- insisted on language—which could pre- the parents of schoolchildren in the lessly these past few months to move vent the very young people we are try- educational process. As the father of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act. ing to help from accessing the mental nine children, I am aware of the great During a time of partisanship and divi- health services they need. importance of parental involvement in siveness, a majority of members in the We worked in good faith over the education. It can’t be overestimated. It House and Senate have been able to set past month to come up with a com- is a motivator to the children, a guid- aside those differences to help expedi- promise, and while the language has ance to the teachers and a helping tiously move this important legisla- improved from the version initially hand to all involved. I believe that any tion. proposed, it still raises some funda- school which recognizes the need for I have had the honor and pleasure of mental concerns. parental involvement is on the right working with my colleague from Or- I am appreciative of the efforts of track and certainly deserves a School egon on this very personal tribute Senator SMITH to add a clarification of Distinction Award. since the beginning. As my colleagues that the language has no impact on the In closing, I thank, not only Summit may recall, this legislation is com- No Child Left Behind Act. Unfortu- Elementary, but the parents, teachers, prised of two separate legislative ini- nately, the language does not include a and students of this fine institution. tiatives that were introduced earlier similar assurance on the standards for The effort they have all put into ensur- this year, the Youth Suicide Early parental notice and consent included ing that the future of America is bright Intervention and Prevention Expansion under sections 444 and 445 of the Gen- is a blessing on us all.∑ Act, sponsored by Senators DODD and eral Education Provisions Act. f DEWINE and the Campus Care and As a result, we have created a dif- COMMEMORATING LUTHERAN SO- Counseling Act, which I introduced ferent standard for assessments, pro- CIAL SERVICES OF MICHIGAN along with Senator DEWINE. grams, and services in elementary and FOR 70 YEARS OF SERVICE TO The legislation takes a comprehen- secondary schools relating to youth THE PEOPLE OF MICHIGAN sive approach to the increasing prob- suicide, as compared to other health lem of suicide among our youth as well and mental health assessments, pro- ∑ Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, it is with as providing additional resources to grams, and services that occur in our great pleasure that I, along with my our Nation’s colleges and universities schools. Not only does this language esteemed colleague Senator STABENOW, as they struggle to offer the kinds of set a new precedent, we are adding a congratulate Lutheran Social Services support students need to grow and confusing and burdensome layer of re- of Michigan, LSSM, on its 70th anni- achieve academically as well as person- quirements on school personnel at a versary. We are delighted to recognize ally. Information, outreach and access time when they are struggling to meet LSSM’s impressive history of compas- to mental and behavioral health serv- the goals of the No Child Left Behind sion and good will in Michigan. We ices is becoming an increasingly impor- Act and trying to do the best they can would also like to recognize and honor tant part of that equation. to help our young people. LSSM’s staff and volunteers for their The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act However, in recognizing how impor- tireless efforts and outstanding com- contains many important provisions tant the overall bill is to our Nation’s mitment to helping those in need. that I hope will help to stem the grow- young people and college students, and LSSM’s legacy of service dates back ing numbers of youth suicides in this the commitment of the Senator from to the early years of the 20th century country. According to the Centers for Oregon to address this language in the when the Lutheran churches in Detroit Disease Control and Prevention, sui- future. I support passage of the Garrett formed the Missionsbund, a society cide and self-inflicted injuries remain a Lee Smith Memorial Act. I praise my dedicated to providing humanitarian pressing public health concern. We colleagues in both Chambers for their assistance in Detroit. The Lutheran hope this legislation will help to continued diligence on this bill and ap- Inner Mission League of Greater De- change this by enabling States, local preciate the willingness of the major- troit grew out of this effort and was communities and institutions of higher ity and minority leaders to set aside soon thereafter called the Lutheran education to implement effective time so that this important piece of Charities and formally incorporated in youth suicide prevention and interven- legislation can finally move to the 1934. Under the leadership of its first tion strategies. President’s desk. executive director, the Rev. Carl E. Two months ago, a unanimous Sen- Schaffnit, its efforts included child f ate passed the Garrett Lee Smith Me- welfare work, a settlement house, and morial Act. Since that time, the bill ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS services to the elderly. By 1959 Lu- has undergone what I would consider to theran Charities gained a new name, be considerable changes to address con- the Lutheran Social Services of Michi- IN RECOGNITION OF SUMMIT ELE- cerns raised by Energy and Commerce gan, and has since expanded its mission MENTARY SCHOOL, ASHLAND, Chairman Barton and others. to serve others in the name of faith I have always been willing to enter- KY with 80 programs in 44 cities through- tain and accommodate issues that have ∑ Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise out Michigan’s lower peninsula. been raised that have related to the today with great pride to ask my col- Over 20,000 people from diverse back- substance of this bill. I am deeply con- leagues to join me in paying tribute to grounds feel the warm embrace of cerned, however, by the insistence of one of Kentucky’s fine elementary LSSM on an annual basis by utilizing some in the other body to inject par- schools, Summit Elementary of Ash- the many services it has to offer. tisan ideology in this bill. land, KY. On June 22, 2004, the Schools LSSM’s excellence can be seen by the Just prior to the August recess, a few of Distinction Awards program gave success of its programs in the realm of members of the other body scuttled Summit Elementary an Award of Dis- foster care, adoption, childcare, sub- movement on the bill when they in- tinction for their dedication to excel- sidized housing, nursing homes, com- sisted on adding language that would lence in education. munity centers, and services to the create a new parental consent stand- The Schools of Distinction Awards homeless, refugees, and persons with ard, layered onto one that has been in program was created by Intel Corpora- developmental disabilities. Its efforts law, under the General Education Pro- tion, Scholastic Inc., and the Blue Rib- to preserve and enhance human dignity visions Act, GEPA, which was recently bon Schools of Excellence Foundation, across Michigan have created hope for updated as part of the No Child Left to recognize the finest K through 12 so many. We share this organization’s Behind Act. schools in the United States. Winners vision for a community that upholds While the majority has made it clear of the program’s awards are selected human dignity, decries complacency they will not abide changes in other based on their implementation of cre- and affirms equality and justice. We parts of the No Child Left Behind Act, ative programs that foster improve- are sure that our Senate colleagues even common sense fixes that school ment in education. will join us in offering our heartfelt

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 congratulations for this long and out- ess Analytical Chemistry on their 20th MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE standing record of achievement.∑ anniversary.∑ At 12:10 p.m., a message from the f f House of Representatives, delivered by IN HONOR OF THE 20TH ANNIVER- Ms. Chiappardi, one of its reading SARY OF THE CENTER FOR JACK VALENTI clerks, announced that the House has PROCESS ANALYTICAL CHEM- ∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am passed the following bill, in which it ISTRY pleased and honored to salute my good requests the concurrence of the Senate: friend Jack Valenti, who retired last H.R. 5006. An act making appropriations ∑ Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I for the Departments of Labor, Health and rise today to say a few words in honor week after 38 years as president and Human Services, and Education, and related of the 20th anniversary of the Center CEO of the Motion Picture Association agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- for Process Analytical Chemistry, lo- of America, MPAA, and its inter- tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes. cated on the University of Washington national counterpart, the Motion Pic- f campus. The center has made numer- ture Association, MPA. Jack came to MPAA in 1966 directly EXECUTIVE AND OTHER ous contributions to the world of man- COMMUNICATIONS ufacturing, the University of Wash- from the White House, where he had ington, and the progress of its students served with distinction as special as- The following communications were that I wish to recognize today. sistant to President Lyndon Johnson. laid before the Senate, together with In 1984, CPAC was initiated by the His Government background prepared accompanying papers, reports, and doc- National Science Foundation as an In- him to become an effective ambassador uments, and were referred as indicated: dustry/University Cooperative Re- for the motion picture industry both at EC–9036. A communication from the In- spector General, General Services Adminis- search Center with the specific mission home and abroad. During his long and productive tenure at MPAA, he worked tration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the of supporting the restoration and con- Office’s Audit Report register for the period tinuous improvement of U.S. industry with eight Presidents of the United ending March 31, 2004; to the Committee on by enhancing globally competitive States and established an international Governmental Affairs. manufacturing. ‘‘diplomatic corps’’ with offices around EC–9037. A communication from the Audi- Through the discovery and develop- the world to promote the movie indus- tor of the District of Columbia, transmit- ment of new analytical technologies try and protect its intellectual prop- ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled erty rights. ‘‘Comparative Analysis of Actual Cash Col- for use in the manufacturing process, lections to Revised Revenue Estimates CPAC research has developed new When Jack Valenti took the helm at Through the 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year 2004’’; measurement tools to provide contin- MPAA, its member companies were fo- to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. uous real-time measurement needed for cused on domestic production and dis- EC–9038. A communication from the Archi- industrial and environmental proc- tribution, with little thought about vist of the United States, National Archives esses. The information gathered with international markets. Today Amer- and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Ad- these tools is used to implement proc- ican films, TV programs, and home en- tertainment are shown in more than ministration’s competitive sourcing activi- ess optimization and control, thus ena- ties; to the Committee on Governmental Af- bling product and process quality man- 150 countries worldwide, with inter- fairs. agement, environmental protection, national revenues of more than $16.5 EC–9039. A communication from the Asso- pollution prevention, crisis alerting, billion a year. ciate Special Counsel for Legal Counsel and and worker safety. Along with his work in the global Policy, Office of Special Counsel, transmit- For 20 years, award-winning faculty, arena, Jack will be remembered as the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a nomi- pioneer of the film industry’s vol- nation confirmed, change in previously sub- research scientists, postdoctoral asso- mitted reported information and discontinu- ciates, visiting scientists, and graduate untary movie rating system. In devel- ation of service in acting role for the posi- students have gathered at CPAC to col- oping the system, Jack reached out to tion of Special Counsel, Office of Special laborate on research projects. As a re- film studios, independent producers, Counsel, received on August 6, 2004; to the sult, over 100 graduate students have writers, directors, theater owners, the Committee on Governmental Affairs. been granted their Ph.D.s while work- religious community, and children’s EC–9040. A communication from the Com- ing with CPAC, making immediate advocacy groups. The resulting system missioner, Social Security Administration, helps families to make informed deci- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of contributions to their employers be- the Office of Inspector General for the first cause of their exposure to the chal- sions about the movies they see. half of fiscal year 2004; to the Committee on lenges of industry. Under Jack Valenti’s leadership, the Governmental Affairs. Through partnership with leaders in U.S. film industry has thrived and re- EC–9041. A communication from the Direc- industry, and the sharing of research mained a vibrant source of entertain- tor, Publications Management Group, Office funding between the University of ment, creativity, jobs, and economic of Personnel Management, transmitting, Washington, leading global corpora- growth. Along with moviegoers across pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Posting Regulations’’ (RIN3206–AK34) re- tions such as the Boeing Company and America and round the world, I thank ceived on August 6, 2004; to the Committee Systematix Controls, several national him for his brilliant work and wish him on Governmental Affairs. laboratories, and the National Insti- all the best in the years to come.∑ EC–9042. A communication from the Direc- tute of Standards & Technology, CPAC tor, Publications Management Group, Office f has produced more than 20 patented in- of Personnel Management, transmitting, ventions, meeting the demand for ad- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT ‘‘Extended Assignment Incentives’’ (RIN3206– vanced technology in the aerospace, pe- Messages from the President of the AK01) received on August 6, 2004; to the Com- troleum, chemical manufacturing, United States were communicated to mittee on Governmental Affairs. pharmaceutical and food industries. the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his EC–9043. A communication from the Vice Streamlining the manufacturing Chair, Election Assistance Commission, secretaries. process is critical to meeting the ever- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of changing demands of the world’s econ- f a rule entitled ‘‘Statement of Policy Regard- omy. Long-term economic trends—in- ing National Mail Voter Registration Form’’ EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED received on August 18, 2004; to the Com- cluding technological advances and in- mittee on Rules and Administration. creasing globalization—will continue As in executive session the Presiding EC–9044. A communication from the Chair- to increase the demand for greater effi- Officer laid before the Senate messages man, Advisory Council on Historic Preserva- ciencies, and improved processes. The from the President of the United tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, a viola- fact that the majority of original in- States submitting sundry nominations tion of the Antideficiency Act in the amount dustry partners continue to work with which were referred to the appropriate of $161,400; to the Committee on Appropria- tions. the CPAC to improve their products is committees. EC–9045. A communication from the Assist- a testament to the relevancy and qual- (The nominations received today are ant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, De- ity of the work conducted at the cen- printed at the end of the Senate pro- partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- ter. I congratulate the Center for Proc- ceedings.) suant to law, the report of a rule entitled

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9075 ‘‘Law and Order on Indian Reservations’’ re- REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CON- Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. CORZINE, Mr. ceived on August 18, 2004; to the Committee TINUATION OF THE NATIONAL AKAKA, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. on Indian Affairs. EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO JOHNSON, and Mr. REID): EC–9046. A communication from the Dep- CERTAIN TERRORIST ATTACKS— S. 2791. A bill to enhance the benefits and uty General Counsel, Government Con- protections for members of the reserve com- tracting and Business Development, Small PM 93 ponents of the Armed Forces who are called Business Administration, transmitting, pur- The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- or ordered to extend active duty, and for suant to law, the report of a rule entitled fore the Senate the following message other purposes; to the Committee on Armed ‘‘Small Business Size Regulations; Rules of from the President of the United Services. Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office States, together with an accompanying f of Hearings and Appeals’’ (RIN3245–AE92) re- report; which was referred to the Com- ceived on August 18, 2004; to the Committee SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. mittee on Banking, Housing, and SENATE RESOLUTIONS Urban Affairs: EC–9047. A communication from the Dep- The following concurrent resolutions uty General Counsel, Government Con- To the Congress of the United States: and Senate resolutions were read, and tracting and Business Development, Small Section 202(d) of the National Emer- Business Administration, transmitting, pur- gencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides referred (or acted upon), as indicated: suant to law, the report of a rule entitled for the automatic termination of a na- By Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina ‘‘Government Contracting Programs: Serv- tional emergency unless, prior to the (for himself, Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BIDEN, Mrs. ice-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business anniversary date of its declaration, the Concerns’’ (RIN3245–AF16) received on Au- DOLE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. TALENT, gust 18, 2004; to the Committee on Small President publishes in the Federal Reg- Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. Business and Entrepreneurship. ister and transmits to the Congress a COCHRAN, Mr. MILLER, Ms. MIKULSKI, EC–9048. A communication from the Dep- notice stating that the emergency is to Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SANTORUM, Mr. uty General Counsel, Government Con- continue in effect beyond the anniver- DURBIN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. BUNNING, tracting and Business Development, Small sary date. Consistent with this provi- Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mr. Business Administration, transmitting, pur- sion, I have sent to the Federal Reg- SPECTER): suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ister the enclosed notice, stating that S. Res. 422. A resolution expressing the ‘‘Small Business Size Regulations; Govern- the emergency declared with respect to sense of the Senate that the President should designate the week beginning Sep- ment Contracting Programs; HUBZone Pro- the terrorist attacks on the United gram’’ (RIN3245–AE66) received on August 18, tember 12, 2004, as ‘‘National Historically 2004; to the Committee on Small Business States of September 11, 2001, is to con- Black Colleges and Universities Week’’; to and Entrepreneurship. tinue in effect for an additional year. the Committee on the Judiciary. EC–9049. A communication from the Dep- The terrorist threat that led to the By Mr. INHOFE: uty General Counsel, Government Con- declaration on September 14, 2001, of a S. Res. 423. A resolution commending Inez tracting and Business Development, Small national emergency continues. For this Sitter for her service to the United States; Business Administration, transmitting, pur- reason, I have determined that it is to the Committee on Indian Affairs. suant to law, the report of a rule entitled necessary to continue in effect after f ‘‘Small Business Size Regulations: Rules of September 14, 2004, the national emer- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office gency with respect to the terrorist of Hearings and Appeals’’ (RIN3245–AE92) re- threat. S. 486 ceived on August 18, 2004; to the Committee At the request of Mr. DOMENICI, the on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. GEORGE W. BUSH. EC–9050. A communication from the Direc- THE WHITE HOUSE, September 10, 2004. name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. tor, Regulations Management, Veterans’ f MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor of S. 486, a bill to provide for equal cov- Benefits Administration, transmitting, pur- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND suant to law, the report of a rule entitled erage of mental health benefits with JOINT RESOLUTIONS ‘‘Exceptions to Definition of Date of Receipt respect to health insurance coverage Based on Natural or Man-made Disruption of The following bills and joint resolu- unless comparable limitations are im- Normal Business Practices’’ (RIN2900–AL12) tions were introduced, read the first posed on medical and surgical benefits. received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee and second times by unanimous con- S. 1716 on Veterans’ Affairs. sent, and referred as indicated: EC–9051. A communication from the Direc- At the request of Mr. CHAFEE, the tor, Regulations Management, Veterans’ By Mr. BAYH: name of the Senator from New York S. 2786. A bill to strengthen United States Benefits Administration, transmitting, pur- trade enforcement laws; to the Committee (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled on Finance. sor of S. 1716, a bill to amend the Fed- ‘‘Additional Disability or Death Due to Hos- By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and Mr. eral Water Pollution Control Act to au- pital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, BIDEN): thorize the use of funds made available Examination, Training and Rehabilitation S. 2787. A bill to reauthorize the Tropical for nonpoint source management pro- Services, or Compensated Work Therapy Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fis- Program’’ (RIN2900–AK77) received on Au- grams for projects and activities relat- cal year 2007, and for other purposes; to the ing to the development and implemen- gust 6, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans’ Committee on Foreign Relations. Affairs. By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. tation of phase II of the storm water EC–9052. A communication from the Direc- STEVENS): program of the Environmental Protec- tor, Regulations Management, Veterans’ S. 2788. A bill to reauthorize appropriations tion Agency. Benefits Administration, transmitting, pur- for the Pacific coast salmon recovery fund S. 2295 suant to law, the report of a rule entitled and include the state of Idaho in the salmon At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the ‘‘Compensation for Certain Cases of Bilateral recovery program; to the Committee on Deafness’’ (RIN2900–AL59) received on Au- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. name of the Senator from New Mexico gust 6, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans’ By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and (Mr. BINGAMAN) was added as a cospon- Affairs. Mr. SANTORUM): sor of S . 2295, a bill to authorize appro- EC–9053. A communication from the Direc- S. 2789. A bill to reauthorize the grant pro- priations for the Homeland Security tor, Regulations Management, Veterans’ gram of the Department of Justice for re- Department’s Directorate of Science Benefits Administration, transmitting, pur- entry of offenders into the community, to es- and Technology, establish a program suant to law, the report of a rule entitled tablish a task force on Federal programs and for the use of advanced technology to ‘‘Eligibility for Burial in a National Ceme- activities relating to the reentry of offenders meet homeland security needs, and for tery for Surviving Spouses Who Remarry and into the community, and for other purposes; New Philippine Scouts’’ (RIN2900–AM00) re- to the Committee on the Judiciary. other purposes. ceived on August 6, 2004; to the Committee By Mr. DOMENICI: S. 2328 on Veterans’ Affairs. S. 2790. A bill to provide the conveyance of At the request of Mr. DORGAN, the EC–9054. A communication from the Direc- certain public land in northwestern New name of the Senator from Connecticut tor, Regulations Management, Veterans’ Mexico by resolving a dispute associated (Mr. DODD) was added as a cosponsor of Benefits Administration, transmitting, pur- with coal preference right lease interests on suant to law, the report of a rule entitled the land; to the Committee on Indian Af- S. 2328, a bill to amend the Federal ‘‘Copayments for Extended Care Services’’ fairs. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with re- (RIN2900–AL49) received on August 6, 2004; to By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, Mrs. spect to the importation of prescrip- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. MURRAY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. LEAHY, tion drugs, and for other purposes.

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The TFCA expanded on AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS. technology research and development the EAI and allows protection of Section 806 of the Tropical Forest Con- program, and for other purposes. threatened tropical forests worldwide servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d) is S. CON. RES. 127 through ‘‘debt-for-nature’’ mecha- amended by adding at the end the following At the request of Mr. GREGG, his nisms. new subsection: ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM name was added as a cosponsor of S. With TFCA, the State Department has reached agreements generating AUDITS AND EVALUATIONS.—Of the amounts Con. Res. 127, a concurrent resolution made available to carry out this part for a expressing the sense of Congress that $70.4 million in long-term commit- fiscal year, $200,000 is authorized to be made the President should designate Sep- ments for tropical forest conservation. available to carry out audits and evaluations tember 11 as a national day of vol- In addition, private donors, including of programs under this part, including per- untary service, charity, and compas- the Nature Conservancy, the World sonnel costs associated with such audits and sion. Wildlife Fund, the Wildlife Conserva- evaluations.’’. SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ALLOW FOR PAYMENTS At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the tion Society and Conservation Inter- OF INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL IN name of the Senator from Louisiana national, have contributed more than $5 million to TFCA swaps, leveraging LOCAL CURRENCIES. (Mr. BREAUX) was added as a cosponsor (a) AUTHORITY UNDER THE FOREIGN ASSIST- of S. Con. Res. 127, supra. U.S. Government funds. ANCE ACT OF 1961.—Section 806(c) of the Trop- Seven TFCA agreements have been S. RES. 387 ical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 concluded to date in Bangladesh, El U.S.C. 2431d(c)) is amended— At the request of Mr. FEINGOLD, the Salvador, Belize, Peru, the Philippines, (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Panama and Colombia. With the reau- by striking ‘‘The following’’ and inserting AKAKA) was added as a cosponsor of S. thorization of TFCA, the State Depart- ‘‘(1) The following’’; Res. 387, a resolution commemorating ment will be able to complete negotia- (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness tions with Jamaica and Sri Lanka, and as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; Act. pursue agreement with Guatemala, Ec- and AMENDMENT NO. 3578 (3) by adding at the end the following: uador, Paraguay, St. Vincent, Bot- ‘‘(2) In addition to the application of the At the request of Mr. BAUCUS, the swana, Costa Rica, the Dominican Re- provisions relating to repayment of principal name of the Senator from Montana public, India, Indonesia, Brazil and under section 705 of this Act to the reduction (Mr. BURNS) was added as a cosponsor Kenya. of debt under subsection (a)(1) (in accordance of amendment No. 3578 proposed to This legislation authorizes appropria- with paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection), re- H.R. 4567, a bill making appropriations tions for debt reduction for eligible payment of principal on a new obligation es- for the Department of Homeland Secu- countries through fiscal year 2007 at tablished under subsection (b) may be made rity for the fiscal year ending Sep- $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 (as the in the local currency of the beneficiary coun- try and deposited in the Tropical Forest tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes. President requested); $25,000,000 in fis- Fund of the country in the same manner as AMENDMENT NO. 3579 cal year 2006; and $30,000,000 in fiscal the provisions relating to payment of inter- At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the year 2007. est on new obligations under section 706 of names of the Senator from California A new section authorizes that funds this Act.’’. (Mrs. BOXER), the Senator from Iowa can be used for audits and evaluations (b) AUTHORITY UNDER TITLE I OF THE AGRI- CULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSIST- (Mr. HARKIN), the Senator from Michi- of the program. In addition, an amend- ment allows for TFCA debt reduction ANCE ACT OF 1954.—Section 807(c) of the Trop- gan (Mr. LEVIN), the Senator from ical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (22 Maryland (Mr. SARBANES) and the Sen- agreements to redirect reduced prin- U.S.C. 2431e(c)) is amended— ator from New York (Mr. SCHUMER) cipal payments for forest conservation (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), were added as cosponsors of amend- activities. Current law allows only the by striking ‘‘The following’’ and inserting ment No. 3579 intended to be proposed redirection of reduced interest pay- ‘‘(1) The following’’; to H.R. 4567, a bill making appropria- ments into forest conservation funds. (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) tions for the Department of Homeland The debt-for-nature mechanisms in as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; Security for the fiscal year ending Sep- the TFCA have proven to be an effec- and (3) by adding at the end the following: tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes. tive, market-oriented tool to leverage scarce funds available to international ‘‘(2) In addition to the application of the f conservation. The host country places provisions relating to repayment of principal under section 605 of the Agricultural Trade STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED an amount in its tropical forest fund Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS that typically exceeds the cost to the the reduction of debt under subsection (a)(1) By Mr. LUGAR (for himself and U.S. Government of the debt reduction (in accordance with paragraph (1)(A) of this agreement. subsection), repayment of principal on a new Mr. BIDEN): S. 2787. A bill to reauthorize the In addition to forest conservation obligation established under subsection (b) may be made in the local currency of the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of and debt relief, TFCA strengthens civil society in participating countries by beneficiary country and deposited in the 1998 through fiscal year 2007, and for creating local foundations to support Tropical Forest Fund of the country in the other purposes; to the Committee on small grants to nongovernmental orga- same manner as the provisions relating to Foreign Relations. payment of interest on new obligations nizations and local communities. Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I join under section 606 of such Act.’’. I ask unanimous consent that the with Senator BIDEN today to introduce (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section text of the bill be printed in the legislation reauthorizing the Tropical 810(a) of the Tropical Forest Conservation RECORD. Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431h(a)) is amended by Forest Conservation Act of 1998 (TFCA) There being no objection, the bill was inserting ‘‘and principal’’ after ‘‘interest’’. through fiscal year 2007. Since its cre- ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as ation, the TFCA has helped conserve 40 follows: By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself million acres of tropical forests in the S. 2787 and Mr. SANTORUM): world. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- S. 2789. A bill to reauthorize the The current TFCA authorization, resentatives of the United States of America in grant program of the Department of P.L. 107–26, expires at the end of fiscal Congress assembled, Justice for reentry of offenders into year 2004. The House of Representa- SECTION 1. REDUCTION OF DEBT UNDER THE the community, to establish a task tives has already voted in favor of H.R. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961 force on Federal programs and activi- 4654, which is identical to the legisla- AND TITLE I OF THE AGRICULTURAL ties relating to the reentry of offenders TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSIST- tion we introduce today. We hope the ANCE ACT OF 1954. into the community, and for other pur- Senate will be able to take speedy ac- Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest Con- poses; to the Committee on the Judici- tion on this important program. servation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is ary.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9077 Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I programs and initiatives. The benefits to the interested parties and am pleased to join with Senator taskforce will review and report to the public. It will resolve a long-stand- SANTORUM today and introduce a bill Congress on the Federal barriers that ing conflict between the Navajo Nation that will have a dramatic and positive exist to successful re-entry. and Arch Coal and allow the Navajo effect in the lives of individuals re-en- Finally, the bill will create a $45 mil- Nation to complete the land selections tering society after incarceration. The lion two-year mentoring program in New Mexico that were made in the Second Chance Act: Community Safety geared toward reducing recidivism and 1980s to promote tribal member reset- Through Recidivism Prevention is a the societal costs of recidivism. This tlement following the partition of bill that will not only protect our Na- mentoring program will help ex-offend- lands in Arizona to the Hopi Tribe. tion’s citizens but will more impor- ers re-integrate into their commu- Specifically, Section 4(a)(1) will clarify tantly help to reduce recidivism in our nities. This initiative will specifically and confirm that the Navajo Nation al- Nation. harness the resources and experience of ready has selected the lands to which it A hallmark of any just society lies in community-based organizations in is entitled under the Navajo-Hopi Set- its ability to protect the interest of all helping returning ex-offenders. tlement Act and has no further rights its citizens, and I am proud that the We have an incredible opportunity to under that Act to select lands in New United States is a leader in this regard. re-shape the way in which this Nation’s Mexico other than those already se- Yet, while we continue to strive toward prison systems operate. Much like wel- lected by the Navajo Nation in the this lofty goal, we must realize that fare reform in the mid 1990s, we have a 1980s. there are areas in which we, as a soci- chance to make real and effective The bill also guarantees that Arch ety and as government, must do more change in an area where change is sore- Coal, Inc. will be compensated for the to improve. Nowhere is that more ap- ly needed. I look forward to pushing economic value of its coal reserves. An parent than in our Nation’s prison sys- this legislation forward. independent panel will make rec- tem. By Mr. DOMENICI: ommendations to the Secretary of In- Today, we have challenges within the S. 2790. A bill to provide the convey- terior regarding the fair market value prison system that range from high re- ance of certain public land in north- of the coal reserves, gives the company cidivism rates to budgetary and safety western New Mexico by resolving a dis- bidding rights, protects a State’s finan- concerns. With this bill, we will be able pute associated with coal preference cial interest in its share of federal Min- to address this pressing problem within right lease interests on the land; to the eral Leasing Act payments, and allows our society. Already we have seen inno- Committee on Indian Affairs. the Navajo Nation beneficial ownership vative and model programs within the Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I am in their lands. States and the faith community, and I pleased today to be introducing the The Secretary of Interior will issue a am proud to say that Kansas is a leader Bisti PRLA Dispute Resolution Act, certificate of bidding rights to Arch in this regard. However, we must stim- which will resolve a conflict regarding Coal upon relinquishment of its inter- ulate innovation in this area on a na- coal mining leases in New Mexico and ests in the PRLAs. The amount of that tional level, and that is what this bill which will confirm the completion of certificate will equal the fair market will accomplish. It is paramount that all Navajo Nation land selections in value of the coal reserves as defined by we ensure the safety of our commu- New Mexico under the Navajo-Hopi the Department of Interior’s regula- nities and ensure that those incarcer- Settlement Act. Arch Coal Company tions. A panel consisting of representa- ated have the tools necessary to suc- and the Navajo Nation have been dead- tives of the Department of Interior, ceed after they rejoin society. locked within the Department of Inte- Arch Coal, and the Governors of Wyo- With this bill, we will be able to com- rior appeals process regarding certain ming and New Mexico will help deter- bat the extremely high recidivism preference right lease applications mine fair market value. While the Inte- rates plaguing the prison system, cur- (PRLAs) in the Bisti region of north- rior Department is authorized to ex- rently as high as 70 percent, as well as western New Mexico. When enacted, change PRLAs for bidding rights, the address the financial burdens that this legislation will resolve a complex Department has not done so, largely hinder many of our State peniten- set of issues arising from legal rights because of the difficulty it perceives in tiaries. We will also be able to help the Arch Coal Company acquired in determining the fair market value of those incarcerated make positive Federal lands, which are now situated the coal reserves. The panel method in changes within their lives so that when among lands which constitute tribal this legislation will promote the objec- they do rejoin society, they will be able property and the allotments of mem- tivity of that process. to do so with the confidence of know- bers of the Navajo Nation. Both Arch Upon the relinquishment of the ing that they can contribute to society Coal and the Navajo Nation support PRLAs and the issuance of a certificate in a positive manner. this legislation to resolve the situation of bidding rights, the Department of Specifically, this bill facilitates in a manner that is mutually bene- Interior will execute patents to the change within our current correctional ficial. In addition, this legislation will Navajo Nation of the lands encom- system, and promotes coordination serve to mandate the completion of a passed by the PRLAs. This is a win-win with the Federal government to better long-standing set of land selections the situation for all parties involved; is en- assist those returning to our commu- Navajo Nation made under the Navajo- dorsed by the affected parties, and is a nities after incarceration and their Hopi Settlement Act. In 1984 Amend- fair resolution to this on-going prob- children. The bill reauthorizes the Re- ments to that Act, Congress provided lem. Entry Demonstration Project with an the Navajo Nation with its final oppor- I ask unanimous consent that the enhanced focus on jobs, housing, sub- tunity, within 18 months of passage of text of the bill be printed in the stance-abuse treatment, mental health, the Amendments, to select lands in RECORD. and the children and families of those New Mexico as provided in Section 11 There being no objection, the bill was incarcerated. The bill authorizes $160 of the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act. ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as million over a period of two years to The Navajo Nation exercised its rights follows: fund these demonstration program and under the 1984 Amendments, but since S. 2790 creates performance outcome stand- has sought to review, revise, and seek Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ards and deliverables. It will also en- to select other lands to the potential resentatives of the United States of America in courage States to enhance their re- detriment of mineral lessees holding Congress assembled, entry services and systems with grants leases on Federal public lands near the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. to fund the creation or enhancement of Navajo Reservation. This legislation This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bisti PRLA State re-entry councils for strategic would clarify Congress’ intent that the Dispute Resolution Act’’. SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF COAL PREFERENCE planning and review the State barriers Nation no longer has land selection RIGHT LEASE APPLICATIONS. and resources that exist. rights available to it in New Mexico (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any Additionally, the bill creates a Fed- under the Navajo-Hope Settlement Act. other provision of law, if any of the coal eral interagency taskforce to facilitate There are many reasons the solution preference right lease applications captioned collaboration and identify innovative embodied in this bill achieves broad NMNM 3752, NMNM 3753, NMNM 3754, NMNM

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Mr. President, I ask NMNM 3919, NMNM 6802, NMNM 7235 and 640d–10); and unanimous consent that the text of the NMNM 8745 are withdrawn by the holder or (B) to facilitate land consolidation and fa- bill be printed in the RECORD. holders of the applications, the Secretary of cilitate mineral development in northwest There being no objection, the bill was the Interior, acting through the Bureau of New Mexico; and Land Management (referred to in this Act as (2) issue a certificate of bidding rights in ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall issue under section the amount of the fair market value deter- follows: 4(a)(2) to each such holder or holders a cer- mined under section 3. S. 2791 tificate of bidding rights (in such form and (b) ENFORCEMENT.—The duties of the Sec- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- manner as provided for under regulations retary under this section shall be considered resentatives of the United States of America in promulgated by the Secretary under the nondiscretionary and enforceable in a man- Congress assembled, Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)) damus proceeding brought under section 1361 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. that constitutes the combined fair market of title 28, United States Code. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National value, as determined under section 3, of the SEC. 5. USE OF EXCHANGE BIDDING RIGHTS. Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of coal reserves for each coal preference right 2004’’. lease application withdrawn by the holder. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any SEC. 2. PERIODS OF DEPLOYMENTS OF RE- (b) RELINQUISHMENT.—The relinquishment other provision of law— SERVES OVERSEAS. of all rights associated with the coal pref- (1) a certificate of bidding rights issued (a) UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND DE- erence lease applications withdrawn shall be under section 4(a)(2) shall— PLOYMENTS.— effective on the date of the issuance of the (A) be subject to such procedures as the (1) LIMITATION.—During a period when certificate of bidding rights under section Secretary may establish pertaining to notice there is in effect a policy of assigning units 4(a)(2). of transfer and accountings of holders and (c) NO ADJUDICATION.—The withdrawals their balances; or members of one or more of the active and issuances required under subsection (a) (B) be transferable by the holder or holders components of the Armed Forces to duty in shall occur without any further adjudication of the certificate of bidding rights in whole the area of responsibility of the United of coal preference right lease applications by or in part; and States Central Command for a specified pe- the Secretary. (C) constitute a monetary credit that, sub- riod of time of not less than one year, the Secretary of Defense shall provide that the SEC. 3. METHOD FOR DETERMINING FAIR MAR- ject to paragraph (2), may be applied, at the KET VALUE. election of the holder or holders of the cer- length of such an assignment in the case of (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any tificate of bidding rights, against— members of the reserve components of the other provision of law, this section shall (i) rentals, advance royalties, or produc- Armed Forces may not exceed the length of apply to the issuance of a certificate of bid- tion royalties payable to the Secretary such period for the corresponding active ding rights under section 4(a)(2). under Federal coal leases; and component reduced by the period of time be- (b) VALUE OF COAL RESERVES.— (ii) bonus payments payable to the Sec- tween the date of entry of the reserve com- (1) IN GENERAL.—The fair market value of retary in the issuance of a Federal coal lease ponent members onto active duty and the the coal reserves of any coal preference right or Federal coal lease modification under the date of the deployment of such members for lease application withdrawn under section coal leasing provisions of the Mineral Leas- such assignment. 2(a) shall be determined by the panel estab- ing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.); and (2) TRANSITION.—Paragraph (1) applies to lished under paragraph (2). (2) in a case in which a certificate of bid- members of reserve components assigned to (2) PANEL.— ding rights issued under section 4(a)(2) is ap- duty in the area of responsibility of the (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 plied by the holder or holders of the certifi- United States Central Command on or after days after the date of enactment of this Act, cate of bidding rights as a monetary credit the date of the enactment of this Act and to the Secretary shall establish a panel to de- against a payment obligation under a Fed- such members assigned to such duty before termine the fair market value of the coal re- eral coal lease, the holder or holders— such date who as of the date of the enact- serves of any coal preference right lease ap- (A) may apply the bidding rights only ment of this Act have more than 90 days re- plications withdrawn under section 2(a). against 50 percent of the amount payable maining in such assignment. (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The panel shall be com- under the lease; and (b) COMMUNICATION OF LENGTHS OF DEPLOY- posed of 3 representatives, of whom— (B) shall pay the remaining 50 percent as MENT PERIODS TO RESERVES IN OPERATION (i) 1 representative shall be appointed by provided for under the lease in cash or cash IRAQI FREEDOM.— the Secretary; equivalent. (1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- lowing findings: (ii) 1 representative shall be appointed by (b) PAYMENT UNDER LEASE OBLIGATIONS.— the holder of the preference right lease appli- Any payment of a Federal coal lease obliga- (A) Members of all components of the cation; and tion by the holder or holders of a certificate Armed Forces, active and reserve, exhibit a (iii) 1 representative shall be appointed by of bidding rights issued under section remarkable commitment and willingness to the Governor of the State of New Mexico. 4(a)(2)— serve their country in Iraq and Afghanistan, (3) MINERAL APPRAISER.—The Secretary (1) shall be treated as money received and other United States military efforts shall contract with a qualified coal reserve under section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act around the world and, in doing so, frequently appraiser to assist the panel established (30 U.S.C. 191); but face grave risks and difficulties. under paragraph (2)(A) in determining the (2) shall be credited and redistributed by (B) While the members of the Armed fair market value of a coal reserve. the Secretary only as follows: Forces have clearly and consistently dem- (4) SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION.—In deter- (A) 50 percent of the amount paid in cash onstrated their dedication to duty, much un- mining the fair market value of a coal re- or its equivalent shall be— certainty has arisen among them about the serve, the panel may supplement any infor- (i) distributed to the State in which the lengths of their deployments and when they mation provided to the panel, as the panel lease is located; and will be returned to their loved ones. This determines to be appropriate. (ii) treated as a redistribution under sec- confusion impairs our troops’ morale and (5) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 75 days tion 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. places undue strain on their families and after the date on which the panel is estab- 191). their civilian employers. lished under paragraph (2)(A), the panel shall (B) 50 percent of the amount paid through (C) Fairness to the men and women of the submit to the Secretary the determination a crediting of the bidding rights involved Armed Forces deployed overseas requires of the panel with respect to the fair market shall be treated as a payment that is subject that the Department of Defense— value of a coal reserve of any coal preference to redistribution under that section to the (i) have clear policies regarding lengths of right lease application withdrawn by the Reclamation and Miscellaneous Receipts ac- deployment periods; and holder. counts in the Treasury. (ii) communicate these policies and other SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF PATENTS TO RELIN- deployment-related information to them and QUISHED PREFERENCE RIGHT By Mr. DASCHLE (for himself, their families. LEASE APPLICATIONS. (D) While many military units were de- (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. MIKULSKI, ployed months before Operation Iraqi Free- other provision of law, not later than 120 Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. dom was launched on March 19, 2003, the De- days after the withdrawal of a coal pref- CORZINE, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. DOR- partment of Defense did not announce a pol- erence right lease application, the Secretary GAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. JOHNSON, icy about the length of deployments until shall— and Mr. REID): August 2003. (1) issue to the Navajo Nation patents to S. 2791. A bill to enhance the benefits (E) Even after the Department of Defense the land, including the mineral estate, sub- and protections for members of the re- issued its so-called ‘‘one year boots-on-the- ject to the coal preference right lease appli- ground’’ policy regarding lengths of deploy- cation withdrawn— serve components of the Armed Forces ment periods, many of the members of units (A) in full and final satisfaction of the who are called or ordered to extend ac- deployed overseas in Operation Iraqi Free- right of the Navajo Nation to select land in tive duty, and for other purposes; to dom learned shortly before their scheduled New Mexico under section 11 of the Navajo– the Committee on Armed Services. return dates that their deployments would

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Continuation of non-TRICARE period provided under that policy. rectly to, and be subject to the direction of, health benefits plan coverage for depend- (2) REPORT.— the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp- ents of certain Reserves called or ordered (A) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORT.—Not later troller) regarding performance of the duties to active duty than March 1, 2005, the Secretary of Defense that the official is designated to carry out ‘‘(a) PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.—The Sec- shall submit to the Committees on Armed under such paragraph. retary concerned shall pay the applicable Services of the Senate and the House of Rep- (3) TERMINATION OF REQUIREMENT.—The premium to continue in force any qualified resentatives a report on Department of De- designation under paragraph (1) shall termi- health benefits plan coverage for the mem- fense policies governing the length of deploy- nate upon the certification of the Under Sec- bers of the family of an eligible reserve com- ment periods applicable to members of re- retary of Defense (Comptroller) to Congress ponent member for the benefits coverage serve components of the Armed Forces in that all recommendations referred to in such continuation period if timely elected by the connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom, paragraph have been implemented. member in accordance with regulations pre- and on the communication between the De- (b) REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR SELECTED RE- scribed under subsection (j). partment of Defense and reserve component LIGIBLE EMBER AMILY EMBERS SERVE.— ‘‘(b) E M ; F M .— personnel and their families regarding the (1) A member of a reserve component is eligi- (1) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection length of the deployment periods. (a)(1) of section 308b of title 37, United States ble for payment of the applicable premium (B) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In pre- Code, is amended by striking ‘‘14 years’’ and for continuation of qualified health benefits paring the report under this section the Sec- inserting ‘‘17 years’’. plan coverage under subsection (a) while retary shall consult with the Chairman and serving on active duty pursuant to a call or (2) INCREASED MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Sub- other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff section (b) of such section is amended by order issued under a provision of law referred and with such other officials as the Sec- to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of this title during striking ‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNT; PAYMENT.—(1) retary considers appropriate. a war or national emergency declared by the The amount of a bonus under this section (C) CONTENT.—The report under this para- President or Congress. may not exceed—’’ and all that follows graph shall contain a discussion of the mat- ‘‘(2) For the purposes of this section, the through the end of paragraph (1) and insert- ters described in subparagraph (A), including members of the family of an eligible reserve the following matters: ing the following: component member include only the mem- (i) The process by which the Department of ‘‘(b) BONUS AMOUNT.—The amount of a ber’s dependents described in subparagraphs Defense determined its policy regarding the bonus under this section may not exceed (A), (D), and (I) of section 1072(2) of this title. length of deployment periods. $10,000.’’. ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN (ii) The reason that no such policy was in (3) OPTION TO RECEIVE LUMP-SUM PAY- COVERAGE.—For the purposes of this section, place before Operation Iraqi Freedom began. MENT.—Section 308b of title 37, United States health benefits plan coverage for the mem- (iii) A comparison of the policy during Op- Code, is further amended— bers of the family of a reserve component eration Iraqi Freedom with Department of (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of member called or ordered to active duty is Defense deployment policies that applied to subsection (c); and qualified health benefits plan coverage if— previous contingency operations. (B) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b)— ‘‘(1) the coverage was in force on the date (iv) The timeliness of the process for noti- (i) by striking ‘‘(2) Any bonus payable on which the Secretary notified the reserve fying reserve component units for activa- under this section’’ and inserting the fol- component member that issuance of the call tion. lowing: or order was pending or, if no such notifica- (v) The process for communicating with ac- ‘‘(c) PAYMENT IN LUMP SUM OR INSTALL- tion was provided, the date of the call or tivated reserve component members and MENTS.—(1) A bonus payable to a member order; their families about demobilization sched- under this section shall be paid, upon the ‘‘(2) on such date, the coverage applied to ules. election of the member, in one lump sum or the reserve component member and members (vi) The family support programs provided in partial payments under paragraph (2). of the family of the reserve component mem- by the National Guard and other reserve ber; and components for families of activated Re- ‘‘(2) Any bonus payable in partial pay- ‘‘(3) the coverage has not lapsed. serves. ments under this section’’. ‘‘(d) APPLICABLE PREMIUM.—The applicable (vii) An assessment of lessons learned (4) REDESIGNATION OF PROVISIONS.—Such premium payable under this section for con- about how the increased operations tempo of section is further amended— tinuation of health benefits plan coverage the National Guard and other reserve compo- (A) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), for the family members of a reserve compo- nents can be expected to affect readiness, re- and (f), as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec- nent member is the amount of the premium cruitment and retention, civilian employers tively; and payable by the member for the coverage of of Reserves, and equipment and supply re- (B) in subsection (c)(3)— the family members. sources of the National Guard and the other (i) by striking ‘‘(3) In the case of’’ and in- ‘‘(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount reserve components. serting ‘‘(d) PERSONNEL IN CERTAIN CONTIN- that the Department of Defense may pay for (D) MATTERS FOR PARTICULAR EMPHASIS.— GENCY OPERATIONS.—In the case of’’; and the applicable premium of a health benefits In the discussion of the matters included in (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(B) or’’. plan for the family members of a reserve the report under this subsection, the Sec- SEC. 4. TRICARE FOR RESERVE COMPONENT component member under this section in a retary of Defense shall place particular em- PERSONNEL. fiscal year may not exceed the amount deter- phasis on— mined by multiplying— (a) EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY OF READY RE- (i) lessons learned, including deficiencies ‘‘(1) the sum of one plus the number of the SERVE MEMBERS UNDER TRICARE PRO- identified; and family members covered by the health bene- GRAM.— (ii) near-term and long-term corrective ac- fits plan, by (1) UNCONDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY.—Subsection tions to address the identified deficiencies. ‘‘(2) the per capita cost of providing (a) of section 1076b of title 10, United States (E) FORM OF REPORT.—The report shall be TRICARE coverage and benefits for depend- Code, is amended by striking ‘‘is eligible, submitted in unclassified form, but may in- ents under this chapter for such fiscal year, subject to subsection (h), to enroll in clude a classified annex. as determined by the Secretary of Defense. TRICARE’’ and all that follows through ‘‘an SEC. 3. MILITARY PAY. ‘‘(f) BENEFITS COVERAGE CONTINUATION PE- employer-sponsored health benefits plan’’ (a) CORRECTION OF PAY PROBLEMS FOR ACTI- RIOD.—The benefits coverage continuation VATED RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL.— and inserting ‘‘, except for a member who is period under this section for qualified health (1) REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR LEVEL AC- enrolled or is eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan coverage for the family mem- TION.—The Secretary of the Army shall des- benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, is el- bers of an eligible reserve component mem- ignate a senior level official of the Depart- igible to enroll in TRICARE, subject to sub- ber called or ordered to active duty is the pe- ment of the Army to implement— section (h)’’. riod that— (A) the recommendations for executive ac- (2) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Subsection (l) ‘‘(1) begins on the date of the call or order; tion set forth in the report of the Comp- of such section is repealed. and troller General of the United States entitled (3) CONFORMING REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVI- ‘‘(2) ends on the earlier of— ‘‘Military Pay, Army National Guard Per- SIONS.—Such section is further amended— ‘‘(A) the date on which the reserve compo- sonnel Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced (A) by striking subsections (i) and (j); and nent member’s eligibility for transitional Significant Pay Problems’’, dated November (B) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub- health care under section 1145(a) of this title 2003; and section (i). terminates under paragraph (3) of such sec- (B) the recommendations for executive ac- (b) CONTINUATION OF NON-TRICARE tion; or tion set forth in the report of the Comp- HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN COVERAGE FOR CER- ‘‘(B) the date on which the reserve compo- troller General of the United States entitled TAIN RESERVES CALLED OR ORDERED TO AC- nent member elects to terminate the contin- ‘‘Military Pay, Army Reserve Soldiers Mobi- TIVE DUTY AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.— ued qualified health benefits plan coverage lized to Active Duty Experienced Significant (1) REQUIRED CONTINUATION.— of the member’s family members. Pay Problems’’, dated August 2004. (A) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 55 of title 10, ‘‘(g) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF COBRA COV- (2) SUPERVISION BY COMPTROLLER OF DE- United States Code, is amended by inserting ERAGE.—Notwithstanding any other provi- PARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The official des- after section 1078a the following new section: sion of law—

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(A) COVERED CLAIMS.—Under the dem- period for such member under this section; (b) PRESERVATION OF SERVICES AND PRO- onstration project, the Office of Special and GRAMS.—The Secretary shall provide for the Counsel shall receive and investigate all ‘‘(2) with respect to the election of any pe- attendance and participation of children in claims under the Uniformed Services Em- riod of coverage under a COBRA continu- military child development centers and child ployment and Reemployment Rights Act ation provision (as so defined), rules similar care and development programs and activi- with respect to Federal executive agencies in to the rules under section 4980B(f)(5)(C) of ties under subsection (a) in a manner that cases where the Office of Special Counsel has such Code shall apply. preserves the scope and quality of child care jurisdiction over related claims pursuant to ‘‘(h) NONDUPLICATION OF BENEFITS.—A and development programs and activities section 1212 of title 5, United States Code. member of the family of a reserve compo- otherwise provided by the Secretary. (B) RELATED CLAIMS.—For purposes of sub- nent member who is eligible for benefits (c) FUNDING.—Amounts otherwise available paragraph (A), a related claim is a claim in- under qualified health benefits plan coverage to the Department of Defense and the mili- volving the same Federal executive agency paid on behalf of the reserve component tary departments under this Act may be and the same or similar factual allegations member by the Secretary concerned under available for purposes of providing access to or legal issues as those being pursued under this section is not eligible for benefits under child care under subsection (a). a claim under the Uniformed Services Em- the TRICARE program during a period of the (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ployment and Reemployment Rights Act. coverage for which so paid. (1) COVERED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED (3) REFERRAL OF OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST ‘‘(i) REVOCABILITY OF ELECTION.—A reserve FORCES.—The term ‘‘covered members of the FEDERAL EXECUTIVE.— component member who makes an election Armed Forces’’ means members of the (A) OTHER CLAIMS.—Under the demonstra- under subsection (a) may revoke the elec- Armed Forces on active duty, including tion project, the Secretary— tion. Upon such a revocation, the member’s members of the Reserves who are called or (i) shall refer to the Office of Special Coun- family members shall become eligible for ordered to active duty under a provision of sel all claims described in subparagraph (B) benefits under the TRICARE program as pro- law referred to in section 101(a)(13)(B) of title made during the period of the demonstration vided for under this chapter. 10, United States Code, for Operation Endur- project; and ‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of De- ing Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. (ii) may refer any claim described in sub- fense shall prescribe regulations for carrying paragraph (B) filed before the demonstration out this section. The regulations shall in- (2) MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.— The term ‘‘military child development cen- project that is pending before the Secretary clude such requirements for making an elec- at the beginning of the demonstration tion of payment of applicable premiums as ter’’ has the meaning given such term in sec- tion 1800(1) of title 10, United States Code. project. the Secretary considers appropriate.’’. (B) COVERED CLAIMS.—A claim referred to (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of SEC. 6. RIGHTS AND DUTIES UNDER USERRA. in subparagraph (A) is a claim under chapter sections at the beginning of such chapter is (a) REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS TO PRO- 43 of title 38, United States Code, against a amended by inserting after the item relating VIDE NOTICE OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES UNDER Federal executive agency by a claimant with to section 1078a the following new item: USERRA.— a social security account number with an ‘‘1078b. Continuation of non-TRICARE health (1) NOTICE.— odd number as its terminal digit, or, in the benefits plan coverage for de- (A) REQUIREMENT FOR NOTICE.—Chapter 43 case of a claim that does not contain a social pendents of certain Reserves of title 38, United States Code, is amended by security account number, a case number as- called or ordered to active adding at the end the following new section: signed to the claim with an odd number as duty.’’. ‘‘§ 4334. Notice of rights and duties its terminal digit. (2) APPLICABILITY.—Section 1078b of title ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NOTICE.— (4) ADMINISTRATION OF DEMONSTRATION — 10, United States Code (as added by para- Each employer shall provide to persons enti- (A) OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.—The Office graph (1)), shall apply with respect to calls tled to rights and benefits under this chapter of Special Counsel shall administer the dem- or orders of members of reserve components a notice of the rights, benefits, and obliga- onstration project. The Secretary shall co- of the Armed Forces to active duty as de- tions of such persons and such employers operate with the Office of Special Counsel in scribed in subsection (b) of such section, that under this chapter. The requirement for the carrying out the demonstration project. are issued by the Secretary of a military de- provision of notice under this section may be (B) LAW ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY partment before, on, or after the date of the met by the posting of the notice where em- OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—In the case of any enactment of this Act, but only with respect ployers customarily place notices for em- claim referred, or otherwise received by, to to qualified health benefits plan coverage (as ployees. the Office of Special Counsel under the dem- onstration project, any reference to the described in subsection (c) of such section) ‘‘(b) CONTENT OF NOTICE.—The Secretary that is in effect on or after the date of the shall provide to employers the text of the no- ‘‘Secretary’’ in sections 4321, 4322, and 4326 of title 38, United States Code, is deemed a ref- enactment of this Act. tice to be provided under this section.’’. erence to the ‘‘Office of Special Counsel’’. SEC. 5. CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN OF MEM- (B) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of (C) RETENTION OF JURISDICTION OVER RE- BERS OF ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE sections at the beginning of such chapter is FERRED CLAIMS.—In the case of any claim re- DUTY FOR OPERATION ENDURING amended by adding at the end the following ferred to, or otherwise received by, the Office FREEDOM OR OPERATION IRAQI new item: FREEDOM. of Special Counsel under the demonstration (a) CHILD CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT AC- ‘‘4334. Notice of rights and duties.’’. project, the Office of Special Counsel shall CESS TO MILITARY CHILD CARE.— (2) IMPLEMENTATION.— retain administrative jurisdiction over the (1) AUTHORITY.—In any case where the chil- (A) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than the date claim. dren of a covered member of the Armed that is 90 days after the date of the enact- (5) PERIOD OF PROJECT.—The demonstration Forces are geographically dispersed and do ment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor project shall be carried out during the period not have practical access to a military child shall make available to employers the notice beginning on the date that is 60 days after development center, the Secretary of De- required under section 4334 of title 38, United the date of the enactment of this Act, and fense may, to the extent funds are available States Code, as added by paragraph (1). ending on September 30, 2007. for such purpose, provide such funds as are (B) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made (6) PERIODIC EVALUATIONS.—The Comp- necessary permit the member’s family to se- by this subsection shall apply to employers troller General of the United States shall cure access for such children to State li- under chapter 43 of such title on and after conduct periodic evaluations of the dem- censed child care and development programs the first date referred to in subparagraph onstration project under this subsection. and activities in the private sector that are (A). (7) REPORT ON EVALUATIONS.—Not later similar in scope and quality to the child care (b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR REFERRAL than April 1, 2007, the Comptroller General and development programs and activities the OF USERRA CLAIMS AGAINST FEDERAL AGEN- shall submit to Congress a report on the Secretary would otherwise provide access to CIES TO THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.— evaluations conducted under paragraph (6). under subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10, (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT.—The Sec- The report shall include the following infor- United States Code, and other applicable retary of Labor and the Office of Special mation and recommendations: provisions of law. Counsel shall carry out a demonstration (A) A description of the operation and re- (2) PROCEDURES.—Funds may be provided project under which certain claims against sults of the demonstration program, includ- under paragraph (1) in accordance with the Federal executive agencies under the Uni- ing— provisions of section 1798 of title 10, United formed Services Employment and Reemploy- (i) the number of claims described in para- States Code, or by such other mechanism as ment Rights Act under chapter 43 of title 38, graph (3) referred to, or otherwise received the Secretary considers appropriate. United States Code, are referred to, or other- by, the Office of Special Counsel and the (3) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall pre- wise received by, the Office of Special Coun- number of such claims referred to the Sec- scribe in regulations priorities for the allo- sel for assistance, including investigation retary of Labor; and

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(ii) for each Federal executive agency, the ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘applica- (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of number of claims resolved, the type of cor- ble percentage’ means, with respect to sections at the beginning of such chapter is rective action obtained, the period of time months occurring during— amended by inserting after the item relating for final resolution of the claim, and the re- ‘‘(A) fiscal year 2005, 33 percent; to section 136a the following new item: sults obtained. ‘‘(B) fiscal year 2006, 37 percent; ‘‘136b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for (B) An assessment of whether referral to ‘‘(C) fiscal year 2007, 41 percent; Personnel and Readiness (Re- the Office of Special Counsel of claims under ‘‘(D) fiscal year 2008, 45 percent; and serve Affairs).’’. the demonstration project— ‘‘(E) fiscal year 2009, and each subsequent (b) EXECUTIVE LEVEL IV.—Section 5315 of (i) improved services to servicemembers fiscal year, 50 percent.’’. title 5, United States Code, is amended by in- and veterans; or (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments serting after ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of De- (ii) significantly reduced or eliminated du- made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on fense for Personnel and Readiness.’’ the fol- plication of effort and unintended delays in October 1, 2004, and shall apply with respect lowing: resolving meritorious claims of those to educational assistance allowances under ‘‘Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for servicemembers and veterans. section 16131(b) of such title paid for months Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs).’’. (C) An assessment of the feasibility and ad- after September 2004. (c) ELIMINATION OF POSITION OF ASSISTANT visability of referring all claims under chap- (b) EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESERVE AF- ter 43 of title 38, United States Code, against MENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED RE- FAIRS.— Federal executive agencies to the Office of SERVE HAVING SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A (1) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR POSITION.— PERIOD OF 24 NON-CONSECUTIVE MONTHS Special Counsel for investigation and resolu- Subsection (b) of section 138 of title 10, UNDER CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE 38, UNITED tion. United States Code, is amended— STATES CODE.— (D) Such other recommendations for ad- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (1) CREDIT FOR 24 MONTHS OF ACTIVE DUTY ministrative action or legislation as the (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), SERVICE OVER A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS.—Sub- Comptroller General determines appropriate. and (5), as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respec- section 3012(a) of title 38, United States (8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: tively. (A) OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL.—The term Code, is amended in paragraphs (1)(A)(i), (2) REDUCTION IN TOTAL NUMBER OF ASSIST- ‘‘Office of Special Counsel’’ means the Office (1)(B)(i), and (1)(C)(iii)(I) by striking ‘‘two ANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— of Special Counsel established by section 1211 years of continuous active duty’’ each place (A) AUTHORIZED NUMBER.—Subsection (a) of it appears and inserting ‘‘a cumulative pe- of title 5, United States Code. such section is amended by striking ‘‘nine’’ riod of 24 months during any 5-year period’’. (B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘eight’’. means the Secretary of Labor. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 (b) of section 3012 of such title is amended in (C) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term of title 5, United States Code, is amended by paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘during such two ‘‘Federal executive agency’’ has the meaning striking ‘‘(9)’’ after ‘‘Assistant Secretaries of years’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time during given that term in section 4303(5) of title 38, Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘(8)’’. such 5-year period’’. United States Code. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (c) USERRA IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.— (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection (c) shall take effect on (1) REQUIREMENT FOR REGULATIONS.—Sub- made by this subsection shall apply on or the date on which a person is first appointed sections (a) and (b)(1) of section 4331 of title after October 1, 2005. as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 38, United States Code, are amended by SEC. 8. REDUCTION IN AGE FOR RECEIPT OF Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Affairs). striking ‘‘may prescribe’’ and inserting MILITARY RETIRED PAY FOR NON- ‘‘shall prescribe’’. REGULAR SERVICE. f (2) CLARIFICATION OF RIGHT TO MERIT PAY (a) REDUCTION IN AGE.—Section 12731(a)(1) SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS INCREASES.—The regulations prescribed for of title 10, United States Code, is amended by the implementation of chapter 43 of title 38, striking ‘‘at least 60 years of age’’ and in- United States Code, under section 4331 of serting ‘‘at least 55 years of age’’. (b) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PROVISIONS OF SENATE RESOLUTION 422—EX- such title shall include regulations that clar- PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE ify that the entitlement of persons returning LAW OR POLICY.—With respect to any provi- to employment under such chapter to receive sion of law, or of any policy, regulation, or SENATE THAT THE PRESIDENT pay increases under merit pay systems of directive of the executive branch, that refers SHOULD DESIGNATE THE WEEK employers may not be denied on the basis of to a member or former member of the uni- BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 12, 2004, lack of work performance evaluations for pe- formed services as being eligible for, or enti- AS ‘‘NATIONAL HISTORICALLY riods of absence for active duty in the uni- tled to, retired pay under chapter 1223 of BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER- formed services. title 10, United States Code, but for the fact that the member or former member is under SITIES WEEK’’ SEC. 7. IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE 60 years of age, such provision shall be car- Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina (for SELECTED RESERVE. ried out with respect to that member or himself, Mr. LOTT, Mr. LUGAR, Mr. (a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF BASIC EDU- former member by substituting for the ref- BROWNBACK, Mr. BIDEN, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. erence to being 60 years of age a reference to CATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— SESSIONS, Mr. TALENT, Mrs. HUTCHISON, the age in effect for qualification for such re- (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 16131(b) of title 10, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. MIL- United States Code, is amended to read as tired pay under section 12731(a) of title 10, LER, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. follows: United States Code, as amended by sub- ‘‘(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) section (a). SANTORUM, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SCHUMER, through (f), each educational assistance pro- (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment Mr. BUNNING, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ALEX- gram established under subsection (a) shall made by subsection (a) shall take effect on ANDER, and Mr. SPECTER) submitted the provide for payment by the Secretary con- the first day of the first month beginning on following resolution; which was re- cerned, through the Secretary of Veterans or after the date of the enactment of this ferred to the Committee on the Judici- Act and shall apply to retired pay payable Affairs, to each person entitled to edu- ary: cational assistance under this chapter who is for that month and subsequent months. pursuing a program of education of an edu- SEC. 9. DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE S. RES. 422 cational assistance allowance at the fol- FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS Whereas there are 105 historically Black lowing monthly rates: (RESERVE AFFAIRS). colleges and universities in the United ‘‘(1) For such a program of education pur- (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION.— States; sued on a full-time basis, at the monthly (1) POSITION AND DUTIES.—Chapter 4 of title Whereas historically Black colleges and rate equal to the applicable percentage (as 10, United States Code, is amended by insert- universities provide the quality education so defined in paragraph (3)) of the rate that ap- ing after section 136a the following new sec- essential to full participation in a complex, plies for the month under section 3015(a)(1) of tion: highly technological society; title 38. ‘‘§ 136b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Whereas historically Black colleges and ‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), for for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve Af- universities have a rich heritage and have such a program of education pursued on a fairs) played a prominent role in the history of the less than a full-time basis, at an appro- ‘‘(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of United States; priately reduced rate, as determined under Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Re- Whereas historically Black colleges and regulations which the Secretaries concerned serve Affairs), appointed from civilian life by universities have allowed many underprivi- shall prescribe. the President, by and with the advice and leged students to attain their full potential ‘‘(B) No payment may be made to a person consent of the Senate. through higher education; and for less than half-time pursuit of such a pro- ‘‘(b) The Deputy Under Secretary of De- Whereas the achievements and goals of his- gram of education if tuition assistance is fense for Personnel and Readiness (Reserve torically Black colleges and universities are otherwise available to the person for such Affairs) shall have as his principal duty the deserving of national recognition: Now, pursuit from the military department con- overall supervision of reserve component af- therefore, be it cerned. fairs of the Department of Defense.’’. Resolved,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9082 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HIS- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the State of AGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS’’ is TORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND Oklahoma, and the United States. hereby increased by $20,000,000. Of such total UNIVERSITIES WEEK. amount, as so increased, $20,000,000 is for f (a) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense emergency management performance of the Senate that the President should des- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND grants.’’. ignate the week beginning September 12, PROPOSED On page 2, line 5 strike ‘‘(b)’’ and insert 2004, as ‘‘National Historically Black Col- ‘‘(f)’’. leges and Universities Week’’. SA 3616. Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. BYRD, (b) PROCLAMATION.—The Senate requests Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. MURKOWSKI, SA 3617. Mr. REID (for Mr. LAUTEN- the President to issue a proclamation— Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. DEWINE, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. BERG) proposed an amendment to the (1) designating the week beginning Sep- CLINTON, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, and bill H.R. 4567, making appropriations tember 12, 2004, as ‘‘National Historically Mr. KENNEDY) submitted an amendment in- Black Colleges and Universities Week’’; and for the Department of Homeland Secu- tended to be proposed to amendment SA 3578 rity for the fiscal year ending Sep- (2) calling on the people of the United proposed by Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes; States and interested groups to observe the LEVIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. MURRAY, and week with appropriate ceremonies, activi- Mrs. CLINTON) to the bill H.R. 4567, making as follows: ties, and programs to demonstrate support appropriations for the Department of Home- On page 14, line 2, strike ‘‘$5,153,220,000, of for historically Black colleges and univer- land Security for the fiscal year ending Sep- which $1,090,000,000 shall be for defense-re- sities in the United States. tember 30, 2005, and for other purposes. lated activities;’’ and insert ‘‘5,253,220,000 of SA 3617. Mr. REID (for Mr. LAUTENBERG) which $1,090,000,000 shall be for defense-re- SENATE RESOLUTION 423—COM- proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 4567, lated activities; and of which, $100,000,000 MENDING INEZ SITTER FOR HER supra. shall be for non-homeland security missions SERVICE TO THE UNITED SA 3618. Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. FRIST (for defined by Sec. 888(a)(1) of Public Law 107– STATES himself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. BYRD, and Mr. 296.’’. VOINOVICH)) proposed an amendment to the Mr. INHOFE submitted the following bill H.R. 4567, supra. SA 3618. Mr. COCHRAN (for Mr. resolution; which was referred to the SA 3619. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. Committee on Indian Affairs: LAUTENBERG, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. BOXER, and BYRD, and Mr. VOINVICH)) proposed an S. RES. 423 Mrs. CLINTON) proposed an amendment to the amendment to the bill H.R. 4567, mak- Whereas the United States, and subse- bill H.R. 4567, supra. ing appropriations for the Department quently the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, SA 3620. Mr. LEVIN submitted an amend- of Homeland Security for the fiscal have operated a school at Hartshorne, Okla- ment intended to be proposed by him to the year ending September 30, 2005, and for homa, called the Jones Academy for more bill H.R. 4567, supra; which was ordered to lie other purposes; as follows: on the table. than 100 years, a facility that, since 1952, has On page 39, between lines 5 and 6, insert provided residential services to predomi- f the following new section: nately at-risk children from more than 20 In- ‘‘Sec.———. (a) The total amount appro- dian tribes throughout the United States TEXT OF AMENDMENTS priated under the heading ‘‘CUSTOMS AND who attend local, public school academic Mr. FRIST (for himself, Mr. BORDER PROTECTION, SALARAIES AND classes; SA 3616. BYRD, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SPECTER, Ms. EXPENSES’’ is hereby increased by Whereas for approximately half that time, $120,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- MURKOWSKI, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. Mrs. Inez Sitter has been a vital part of that creased, $40,000,000 is provided for radiation school and its efforts to educate American DEWINE, Mr. BURNS, Mrs. CLINTON, Ms. detection devices, $40,000,000 is provided for Indian children; MIKULSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, and Mr. KEN- additional border inspectors, and $40,000,000 Whereas Mrs. Sitter came to the school in NEDY) submitted an amendment in- is provided for additional border patrol an administrative post in March of 1944 and tended to be proposed to amendment agents. progressed through various administrative SA 3578 proposed by Mr. BAUCUS (for ‘‘(b) The total amount appropriated under capacities to be the Administrative Assist- himself, Mr. LEVIN, Ms. STABENOW, the heading ‘‘IMMIGRATION AND CUS- ant at the school; TOMS ENFORCEMENT, SALARIES AND Mrs. MURRAY, and Mrs. CLINTON) to the Whereas Mrs. Sitter formally retired from EXPENSES’’ is hereby increased by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1983, after 39 bill H.R. 4567, making appropriations $80,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- years of service; for the Department of Homeland Secu- creased, $40,000,000 is provided for additional Whereas Mrs. Sitter immediately there- rity for the fiscal year ending Sep- investigator personnel, and $40,000,000 is pro- after assumed the position as the Study Hall/ tember 30, 2005, and for othe purposes; vided for detention and removal bedspace Tutorial Coordinator for Jones Academy, the as follows: and removal operations. Library Services Coordinator, and the Direc- ‘‘(c) The total amount appropriated under On page 2, line 5 insert: tor of the critically important Foster Grand- the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND ‘‘(b) The total amount appropriated under parents program at the school, positions she LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION the heading ‘‘IMMIGRATION AND CUS- has held to this day; AND PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL TOMS ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AIR Whereas Mrs. Sitter, who is a member of PROGRAMS’’ is hereby increased by MARSHALS’’ is hereby increased by many civic organizations, including the $81,000,000. The total amount provided int he $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- Hartshorne Edgewood United Methodist aforementioned heading for discretionary creased, $50,000,000 is for the continued oper- Church, the Daughters of the American Rev- grants is increased by $81,000,000. Of that ations of the Federal Air Marshals program. olution, and the American Legion Auxiliary, total amount, as so increased, the amount ‘‘(c) The total amount appropriated under is known throughout the community for her for rail and transit security grants is in- the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND extra work with students, including men- creased by $81,000,000. toring, tutoring, and preparation of home- LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION ‘‘(d) The total amount appropriated under work and term assignments; AND PREPAREDNESS, STATE AND LOCAL heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND LOCAL Whereas for such work she gained a posi- PROGRAMS’’ is hereby increased by GOVERNMENT COORDINATION AND PRE- tion of advocate for the children of Jones $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- PAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MANAGE- Academy and the de facto position of liaison creased, $50,000,000 is for discretionary assist- MENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS’’ is hereby with the local public school in Hartshorne; ance to non-profit organizations (as defined increased by $36,000,000. Of such total Whereas Mrs. Sitter, who resided with her under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev- amount, as so increased, $36,000,000 is pro- family on campus, became a surrogate par- enue Code of 1986) determined by the Sec- vided for emergency management perform- ent for hundreds of Jones Academy children; retary of Homeland Security to be at high- ance grants. Whereas Mrs. Sitter has been described by risk of international terrorist attacks. ‘‘(e) In Section 13031(j)(3) of the Consoli- a colleague as ‘‘87 years young, and only 95 ‘‘(d) The total amount appropriated under dated Omnibus Budget Reconcillation Act of pounds, but with 60 years of service to the the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND 1985 as amended by this bill, strike ‘‘June 1, children of Jones Academy and the people of LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION 2005’’ and insert ‘‘September 30, 2005.’’ Hartshorne, the State of Oklahoma, and AND PREPAREDNESS, FIREFIGHTER AS- these United States’’; and SISTANCE GRANTS’’ is hereby increased by SA 3619. Mr. CORZINE (for himself, Whereas the Bureau of Indian Affairs, rec- $50,000,000. Of such total amount, as so in- Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. SCHUMER, Mrs. ognizing her selfless and outstanding con- creased, $50,000,000 is for the program author- BOXER, and Mrs. CLINTON) proposed an tributions, awarded Mrs. Sitter its Lifetime ized by section 33 of the Federal Fire Preven- amendment to the bill H.R. 4567, mak- tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229). Achievement Award, presented by Assistant ing appropriations for the Department Secretary Dave Anderson on August 3, 2004: ‘‘(e) The total amount appropriated under Now, therefore, be it the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF STATE AND of Homeland Security for the fiscal Resolved, That the Senate commends Mrs. LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION year ending September 30, 2005, and for Inez Sitter for her outstanding service to the AND PREPAREDNESS, EMERGENCY MAN- other purposes; as follows:

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Without (13) Researchers who conducted the study ‘‘Changes in Counseling Center Client Problems ‘‘$2,945,081,000, which shall be allocated as objection, it is so ordered. follows: Across 13 Years’’ (1989–2001) at Kansas State ‘‘(1) $970,000,000 for formula-based grants f University stated that ‘‘students are experi- and $400,000,000 for law enforcement ter- encing more stress, more anxiety, more depres- rorism prevention grants pursuant to section GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL sion than they were a decade ago.’’ (The Chron- 1014 of the USA PATRIOT Act (42 U.S.C. ACT icle of Higher Education, February 14, 2003). 3714): Provided, That the application for On Thursday, September 9, 2004, upon (14) According to the 2001 National Household grants shall be made available to States receipt from the House, the Senate Survey on Drug Abuse, 20 percent of full-time undergraduate college students use illicit drugs. within 45 days after the date of enactment of passed S. 2634, as amended, as follows: this Act; that States shall submit applica- (15) The 2001 National Household Survey on tions within 45 days after the grant an- Amendments: Drug Abuse also reported that 18.4 percent of nouncement; and that the Office of State and Strike out all after the enacting clause and adults aged 18 to 24 are dependent on or abus- Local Government Coordination and Pre- insert: ing illicit drugs or alcohol. In addition, the paredness shall act within 15 days after re- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. study found that ‘‘serious mental illness is high- ceipt of an application: Provided further, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Garrett Lee ly correlated with substance dependence or That each State shall obligate not less than Smith Memorial Act’’. abuse. Among adults with serious mental illness 80 percent of the total amount of the grant SEC. 2. FINDINGS. in 2001, 20.3 percent were dependent on or to local governments within 60 days after the Congress makes the following findings: abused alcohol or illicit drugs, while the rate grant award; and (1) More children and young adults die from among adults without serious mental illness was ‘‘(2) $1,300,000,000 for discretionary grants suicide each year than from cancer, heart dis- only 6.3 percent.’’. for use in high-threat, high-density urban ease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, and chronic (16) A 2003 Gallagher’s Survey of Counseling areas, as determined by the Secretary of lung disease combined. Center Directors found that 81 percent were Homeland Security: Provided, That (2) Over 4,000 children and young adults trag- concerned about the increasing number of stu- $150,000,000 shall be for port security grants; ically take their lives every year, making suicide dents with more serious psychological problems, $15,000,000 shall be for trucking industry se- the third overall cause of death between the 67 percent reported a need for more psychiatric curity grants; $10,000,000 shall be for inter- ages of 10 and 24. According to the Centers for services, and 63 percent reported problems with city bus security grants; $150,000,000 shall be Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the growing demand for services without an appro- for rail and transit security grants; third overall cause of death among college-age priate increase in resources. (17) The International Association of Coun- $100,000,000 shall be for enhancing the secu- students. seling Services accreditation standards rec- rity of chemical plants’’. (3) According to the National Center for In- ommend 1 counselor per 1,000 to 1,500 students. jury Prevention and Control of the Centers for According to the 2003 Gallagher’s Survey of SA 3620. Mr. LEVIN submitted an Disease Control and Prevention, children and Counseling Center Directors, the ratio of coun- amendment intended to be proposed by young adults accounted for 15 percent of all sui- selors to students is as high as 1 counselor per him to the bill H.R. 4567, making ap- cides completed in 2000. 2,400 students at institutions of higher edu- (4) From 1952 to 1995, the rate of suicide in propriations for the Department of cation with more than 15,000 students. children and young adults tripled. Homeland Security for the fiscal year SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERV- ending September 30, 2005, and for (5) From 1980 to 1997, the rate of suicide among young adults ages 15 to 19 increased 11 ICE ACT. other purposes; which was ordered to percent. (a) YOUTH INTERAGENCY RESEARCH, TRAINING, lie on the table; as follows: (6) From 1980 to 1997, the rate of suicide AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS.—Section At the appropriate place, insert the fol- among children ages 10 to 14 increased 109 per- 520C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. lowing: cent. 290bb–34) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— SEC. ll. Section 835 of the Homeland Se- (7) According to the National Center of Health (A) by striking ‘‘Health, shall award grants’’ curity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296; 6 Statistics, suicide rates among Native Americans and inserting ‘‘Health— U.S.C. 395) is amended— range from 1.5 to 3 times the national average ‘‘(1) shall award grants’’; (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before for other groups, with young people ages 15 to (B) by striking the period at the end and in- the period ‘‘, or any subsidiary of such an en- 34 making up 64 percent of all suicides. serting ‘‘; and’’; and tity’’; (8) Congress has recognized that youth suicide (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘be- is a public health tragedy linked to underlying ‘‘(2) shall award a competitive grant to 1 addi- fore, on, or’’ after the ‘‘completes’’; mental health problems and that youth suicide tional research, training, and technical assist- (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking early intervention and prevention activities are ance center to carry out the activities described ‘‘which is after the date of enactment of this national priorities. in subsection (d).’’; Act and’’; and (9) Youth suicide early intervention and pre- (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding (4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘home- vention have been listed as urgent public health paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘grant or contract land’’ and inserting ‘‘national’’. priorities by the President’s New Freedom Com- under subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘grant or f mission in Mental Health (2002), the Institute of contract under subsection (a)(1)’’; Medicine’s Reducing Suicide: A National Imper- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO (3) in subsection (d)— ative (2002), the National Strategy for Suicide (A) by striking ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS.—For the MEET Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action purpose of carrying out this section’’ and insert- (2001), and the Surgeon General’s Call to Action COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS ing ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS.— To Prevent Suicide (1999). Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(1) For the purpose of awarding grants or (10) Many States have already developed com- contracts under subsection (a)(1)’’; and unanimous consent that the Com- prehensive statewide youth suicide early inter- (B) by adding at the end the following: mittee on Foreign Relations be author- vention and prevention strategies that seek to ‘‘(2) For the purpose of awarding a grant ized to meet during the session of the provide effective early intervention and preven- under subsection (a)(2), there are authorized to Senate on Friday, September 10, 2004, tion services. be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Nominations (11) In a recent report, a startling 85 percent $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $5,000,000 for hearing. of college counseling centers revealed an in- fiscal year 2007.’’; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without crease in the number of students they see with (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- psychological problems. Furthermore, the Amer- section (e); and objection, it is so ordered. ican College Health Association found that 61 (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- f percent of college students reported feeling lowing: PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR hopeless, 45 percent said they felt so depressed ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL CENTER.—The additional re- they could barely function, and 9 percent felt search, training, and technical assistance center Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask suicidal. established under subsection (a)(2) shall provide unanimous consent that Sonja Loges of (12) There is clear evidence of an increased in- appropriate information, training, and technical my staff be granted the privilege of the cidence of depression among college students. assistance to States, political subdivisions of a floor for the duration of today’s ses- According to a survey described in the Chronicle State, Federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal sion. of Higher Education (February 1, 2002), depres- organizations, institutions of higher education, sion among freshmen has nearly doubled (from public organizations, or private nonprofit orga- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 8.2 percent to 16.3 percent). Without treatment, nizations for— objection, it is so ordered. researchers recently noted that ‘‘depressed ado- ‘‘(1) the development or continuation of state- Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I lescents are at risk for school failure, social iso- wide or tribal youth suicide early intervention ask unanimous consent that John lation, promiscuity, self-medication with drugs and prevention strategies;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 6333 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9084 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 ‘‘(2) ensuring the surveillance of youth suicide system, substance abuse programs, mental Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra- early intervention and prevention strategies; health programs, foster care systems, and com- tion, shall award grants or cooperative agree- ‘‘(3) studying the costs and effectiveness of munity child and youth support organiza- ments to eligible entities to— statewide youth suicide early intervention and tions;’’; ‘‘(1) develop and implement State-sponsored prevention strategies in order to provide infor- (viii) by striking paragraph (8) (as so redesig- statewide or tribal youth suicide early interven- mation concerning relevant issues of importance nated) and inserting the following: tion and prevention strategies in schools, edu- to State, tribal, and national policymakers; ‘‘(8) offer access to services and care to youth cational institutions, juvenile justice systems, ‘‘(4) further identifying and understanding with diverse linguistic and cultural back- substance abuse programs, mental health pro- causes and associated risk factors for youth sui- grounds;’’; and grams, foster care systems, and other child and cide; (ix) by striking paragraph (9) (as so redesig- youth support organizations; ‘‘(5) analyzing the efficacy of new and exist- nated) and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) support public organizations and private ing youth suicide early intervention techniques ‘‘(9) conduct annual self-evaluations of out- nonprofit organizations actively involved in and technology; comes and activities, including consulting with State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth sui- ‘‘(6) ensuring the surveillance of suicidal be- interested families and advocacy organiza- cide early intervention and prevention strategies haviors and nonfatal suicidal attempts; tions;’’; and in the development and continuation of (E) by striking subsection (d) and inserting ‘‘(7) studying the effectiveness of State-spon- State-sponsored statewide youth suicide early the following: sored statewide and tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies; intervention and prevention strategies on the ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts provided under ‘‘(3) provide grants to institutions of higher overall wellness and health promotion strategies a grant or cooperative agreement under this sec- education to coordinate the implementation of related to suicide attempts; tion shall be used to supplement, and not sup- State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth sui- ‘‘(8) promoting the sharing of data regarding plant, Federal and non-Federal funds available cide early intervention and prevention strate- youth suicide with Federal agencies involved for carrying out the activities described in this gies; with youth suicide early intervention and pre- section. Applicants shall provide financial infor- vention, and State-sponsored statewide or tribal mation to demonstrate compliance with this sec- ‘‘(4) collect and analyze data on State-spon- youth suicide early intervention and prevention tion.’’; sored statewide or tribal youth suicide early strategies for the purpose of identifying pre- (F) in subsection (e)— intervention and prevention services that can be viously unknown mental health causes and as- (i) by striking ‘‘, contract,’’; and used to monitor the effectiveness of such services sociated risk factors for suicide in youth; (ii) by inserting after ‘‘Secretary that the’’ the and for research, technical assistance, and pol- ‘‘(9) evaluating and disseminating outcomes following: ‘‘application complies with the State- icy development; and and best practices of mental and behavioral sponsored statewide early intervention and pre- ‘‘(5) assist eligible entities, through State- health services at institutions of higher edu- vention strategy as developed under section sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early cation; and 520E and the’’; intervention and prevention strategies, in ‘‘(10) other activities determined appropriate (G) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘, con- achieving targets for youth suicide reductions by the Secretary.’’. tracts,’’; under title V of the Social Security Act. (b) SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR YOUTH.—Title V (H) in subsection (g)— ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— (i) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and all that follows of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘el- 290aa et seq.) is amended— through ‘‘organization receiving’’ and inserting igible entity’ means— ‘‘A public organization, private nonprofit orga- (1) in section 520E (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36)— ‘‘(A) a State; nization, political subdivision, consortium of po- (A) in the section heading by striking ‘‘CHIL- ‘‘(B) a public organization or private non- litical subdivisions, consortium of States, or DREN AND ADOLESCENTS’’ and inserting profit organization designated by a State to de- Federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal orga- ‘‘YOUTH’’; velop or direct the State-sponsored statewide (B) by striking subsection (a) and inserting nization receiving’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘, contract,’’ each place such youth suicide early intervention and prevention the following: strategy; or ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award term appears; (I) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘, con- ‘‘(C) a Federally recognized Indian tribe or grants or cooperative agreements to public orga- tribal organization (as defined in the Indian nizations, private nonprofit organizations, polit- tracts,’’; (J) in subsection (i)— Self-Determination and Education Assistance ical subdivisions, consortia of political subdivi- (i) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and all that follows Act) or an urban Indian organization (as de- sions, consortia of States, or Federally recog- through ‘‘organization receiving’’ and inserting fined in the Indian Health Care Improvement nized Indian tribes or tribal organizations to de- ‘‘A public organization, private nonprofit orga- Act) that is actively involved in the development sign early intervention and prevention strategies nization, political subdivision, consortium of po- and continuation of a tribal youth suicide early that will complement the State-sponsored state- litical subdivisions, consortium of States, or intervention and prevention strategy. wide or tribal youth suicide early intervention Federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal orga- ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—In carrying out this sec- and prevention strategies developed pursuant to nization receiving’’; and tion, the Secretary shall ensure that each State section 520E.’’; (ii) by striking ‘‘, contract,’’; is awarded only 1 grant or cooperative agree- (C) in subsection (b), by striking all after ‘‘co- (K) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ ment under this section. For purposes of the ordinated’’ and inserting ‘‘with the relevant De- and inserting ‘‘3 years’’; preceding sentence, a State shall be considered partment of Health and Human Services agen- (L) in subsection (l)— to have been awarded a grant or cooperative cies and suicide working groups.’’; (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘21’’ and in- agreement if the eligible entity involved is the (D) in subsection (c)— serting ‘‘24’’; and State or an entity designated by the State under (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘which paragraph (1)(B). Nothing in this paragraph striking ‘‘A State’’ and all that follows through might have been’’; shall be construed to apply to entities described ‘‘desiring’’ and inserting ‘‘A public organiza- (M) in subsection (m)— in paragraph (1)(C). tion, private nonprofit organization, political (i) by striking ‘‘APPROPRIATION.—’’ and all subdivision, consortium of political subdivisions, ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In providing assistance that follows through ‘‘For’’ in paragraph (1) under a grant or cooperative agreement under consortium of States, or federally recognized In- and inserting ‘‘APPROPRIATION.—For’’; and dian tribe or tribal organization desiring’’; this section, an eligible entity shall give pref- (ii) by striking paragraph (2); erence to public organizations, private nonprofit (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (N) by redesignating subsection (m) as sub- organizations, political subdivisions, institu- (9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; section (n); and tions of higher education, and tribal organiza- (iii) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so (O) by inserting after subsection (l) the fol- tions actively involved with the State-sponsored redesignated) the following: lowing: statewide or tribal youth suicide early interven- ‘‘(1)(A) comply with the State-sponsored state- ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms wide early intervention and prevention strategy ‘early intervention’, ‘educational institution’, tion and prevention strategy that— as developed under section 520E; and ‘institution of higher education’, ‘prevention’, ‘‘(1) provide early intervention and assessment ‘‘(B) in the case of a consortium of States, re- ‘school’, and ‘youth’ have the meanings given to services, including screening programs, to youth ceive the support of all States involved;’’; those terms in section 520E.’’; and who are at risk for mental or emotional dis- (iv) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by (2) by redesignating section 520E as section orders that may lead to a suicide attempt, and striking ‘‘children and adolescents’’ and insert- 520E–1. that are integrated with school systems, edu- ing ‘‘youth’’; (c) YOUTH SUICIDE AND EARLY INTERVENTION cational institutions, juvenile justice systems, (v) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES.—Title V of the substance abuse programs, mental health pro- striking ‘‘best evidence-based,’’; Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et grams, foster care systems, and other child and (vi) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by seq.) is amended by inserting before section youth support organizations; striking ‘‘primary’’ and all that follows and in- 520E–1 (as redesignated by subsection (b)) the ‘‘(2) demonstrate collaboration among early serting ‘‘general, mental, and behavioral health following: intervention and prevention services or certify services, and substance abuse services;’’; ‘‘SEC. 520E. YOUTH SUICIDE EARLY INTERVEN- that entities will engage in future collaboration; (vii) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), by TION AND PREVENTION STRATE- ‘‘(3) employ or include in their applications a striking ‘‘children and’’ and all that follows GIES. commitment to evaluate youth suicide early and inserting ‘‘youth including the school sys- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting intervention and prevention practices and strat- tems, educational institutions, juvenile justice through the Administrator of the Substance egies adapted to the local community;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 6333 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9085 ‘‘(4) provide timely referrals for appropriate tempts, who are currently receiving care from is intended to prevent an outcome or to alter the community-based mental health care and treat- early intervention and prevention services, or course of an existing condition. ment of youth who are at risk for suicide in who have completed suicide; ‘‘(2) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION; INSTITUTION child-serving settings and agencies; ‘‘(F) qualified professionals who possess the OF HIGHER EDUCATION; SCHOOL.—The term— ‘‘(5) provide immediate support and informa- specialized knowledge, skills, experience, and ‘‘(A) ‘educational institution’ means a school tion resources to families of youth who are at relevant attributes needed to serve youth at risk or institution of higher education; risk for suicide; for suicide and their families; and ‘‘(B) ‘institution of higher education’ has the ‘‘(6) offer access to services and care to youth ‘‘(G) third-party payers, managed care orga- meaning given such term in section 101 of the with diverse linguistic and cultural back- nizations, and related commercial industries. Higher Education Act of 1965; and grounds; ‘‘(3) POLICY DEVELOPMENT.—In carrying out ‘‘(C) ‘school’ means an elementary or sec- ‘‘(7) offer appropriate postsuicide intervention this section, the Secretary shall— ondary school (as such terms are defined in sec- services, care, and information to families, ‘‘(A) coordinate and collaborate on policy de- tion 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu- friends, schools, educational institutions, juve- velopment at the Federal level with the relevant cation Act of 1965). nile justice systems, substance abuse programs, Department of Health and Human Services ‘‘(3) PREVENTION.—The term ‘prevention’ mental health programs, foster care systems, agencies and suicide working groups; and means a strategy or approach that reduces the and other child and youth support organiza- ‘‘(B) consult on policy development at the likelihood or risk of onset, or delays the onset, tions of youth who recently completed suicide; Federal level with the private sector, including of adverse health problems that have been ‘‘(8) offer continuous and up-to-date informa- consumer, medical, suicide prevention advocacy known to lead to suicide. tion and awareness campaigns that target par- groups, and other health and education profes- ‘‘(4) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ means individ- ents, family members, child care professionals, sional-based organizations, with respect to uals who are between 10 and 24 years of age. community care providers, and the general pub- State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth sui- ‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— lic and highlight the risk factors associated with cide early intervention and prevention strate- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying youth suicide and the life-saving help and care gies. out this section, there are authorized to be ap- available from early intervention and preven- ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; RELIGIOUS AND propriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, tion services; MORAL ACCOMMODATION.—Nothing in this sec- $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $30,000,000 ‘‘(9) ensure that information and awareness tion shall be construed to require suicide assess- for fiscal year 2007. campaigns on youth suicide risk factors, and ment, early intervention, or treatment services ‘‘(2) PREFERENCE.—If less than $3,500,000 is early intervention and prevention services, use for youth whose parents or legal guardians ob- appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out effective communication mechanisms that are ject based on the parents’ or legal guardians’ re- this section, in awarding grants and cooperative targeted to and reach youth, families, schools, ligious beliefs or moral objections. agreements under this section during the fiscal ‘‘(g) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.— educational institutions, and youth organiza- year, the Secretary shall give preference to ‘‘(1) EVALUATIONS BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Not States that have rates of suicide that signifi- tions; later than 18 months after receiving a grant or ‘‘(10) provide a timely response system to en- cantly exceed the national average as deter- cooperative agreement under this section, an eli- sure that child-serving professionals and pro- mined by the Centers for Disease Control and gible entity shall submit to the Secretary the re- viders are properly trained in youth suicide Prevention.’’. sults of an evaluation to be conducted by the early intervention and prevention strategies and (d) MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERV- entity concerning the effectiveness of the activi- that child-serving professionals and providers ICES ON CAMPUS.—Title V of the Public Health ties carried out under the grant or agreement. involved in early intervention and prevention Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the by inserting after section 520E–1 (as redesig- services are properly trained in effectively iden- date of enactment of this section, the Secretary nated by subsection (b)) the following: tifying youth who are at risk for suicide; shall submit to the appropriate committees of ‘‘(11) provide continuous training activities Congress a report concerning the results of— ‘‘SEC. 520E–2. MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH for child care professionals and community care ‘‘(A) the evaluations conducted under para- SERVICES ON CAMPUS. providers on the latest youth suicide early inter- graph (1); and ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting vention and prevention services practices and ‘‘(B) an evaluation conducted by the Sec- through the Director of the Center for Mental strategies; retary to analyze the effectiveness and efficacy Health Services, in consultation with the Sec- ‘‘(12) conduct annual self-evaluations of out- of the activities conducted with grants, collabo- retary of Education, may award grants on a comes and activities, including consulting with rations, and consultations under this section. competitive basis to institutions of higher edu- interested families and advocacy organizations; ‘‘(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; STUDENT MEDI- cation to enhance services for students with ‘‘(13) provide services in areas or regions with CATION.—Nothing in this section or section mental and behavioral health problems that can rates of youth suicide that exceed the national 520E–1 shall be construed to allow school per- lead to school failure, such as depression, sub- average as determined by the Centers for Dis- sonnel to require that a student obtain any stance abuse, and suicide attempts, so that stu- ease Control and Prevention; and medication as a condition of attending school or dents will successfully complete their studies. ‘‘(14) obtain informed written consent from a receiving services. ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary may not parent or legal guardian of an at-risk child be- ‘‘(i) PROHIBITION.—Funds appropriated to make a grant to an institution of higher edu- fore involving the child in a youth suicide early carry out this section, section 520C, section cation under this section unless the institution intervention and prevention program. 520E–1, or section 520E–2 shall not be used to agrees to use the grant only for— ‘‘(d) REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECT SERVICES.— pay for or refer for abortion. ‘‘(1) educational seminars; Not less than 85 percent of grant funds received ‘‘(j) PARENTAL CONSENT.—States and entities ‘‘(2) the operation of hot lines; under this section shall be used to provide direct receiving funding under this section and section ‘‘(3) preparation of informational material; services, of which not less than 5 percent shall 520E–1 shall obtain prior written, informed con- ‘‘(4) preparation of educational materials for be used for activities authorized under sub- sent from the child’s parent or legal guardian families of students to increase awareness of po- section (a)(3). for assessment services, school-sponsored pro- tential mental and behavioral health issues of ‘‘(e) COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.— grams, and treatment involving medication re- students enrolled at the institution of higher ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec- lated to youth suicide conducted in elementary education; tion, the Secretary shall collaborate with rel- and secondary schools. The requirement of the ‘‘(5) training programs for students and cam- evant Federal agencies and suicide working preceding sentence does not apply in the fol- pus personnel to respond effectively to students groups responsible for early intervention and lowing cases: with mental and behavioral health problems prevention services relating to youth suicide. ‘‘(1) In an emergency, where it is necessary to that can lead to school failure, such as depres- ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sec- protect the immediate health and safety of the sion, substance abuse, and suicide attempts; or tion, the Secretary shall consult with— student or other students. ‘‘(6) the creation of a networking infrastruc- ‘‘(A) State and local agencies, including agen- ‘‘(2) Other instances, as defined by the State, ture to link colleges and universities that do not cies responsible for early intervention and pre- where parental consent cannot reasonably be have mental health services with health care vention services under title XIX of the Social obtained. providers who can treat mental and behavioral Security Act, the State Children’s Health Insur- ‘‘(k) RELATION TO EDUCATION PROVISIONS.— health problems. ance Program under title XXI of the Social Se- Nothing in this section or section 520E–1 shall be ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Any insti- curity Act, and programs funded by grants construed to supersede section 444 of the Gen- tution of higher education receiving a grant under title V of the Social Security Act; eral Education Provisions Act, including the re- under this section may carry out activities ‘‘(B) local and national organizations that quirement of prior parental consent for the dis- under the grant through— serve youth at risk for suicide and their fami- closure of any education records. Nothing in ‘‘(1) college counseling centers; lies; this section or section 520E-1 shall be construed ‘‘(2) college and university psychological serv- ‘‘(C) relevant national medical and other to modify or affect parental notification require- ice centers; health and education specialty organizations; ments for programs authorized under the Ele- ‘‘(3) mental health centers; ‘‘(D) youth who are at risk for suicide, who mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ‘‘(4) psychology training clinics; or have survived suicide attempts, or who are cur- (as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of ‘‘(5) institution of higher education supported, rently receiving care from early intervention 2001; Public Law 107–110). evidence-based, mental health and substance services; ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: abuse programs. ‘‘(E) families and friends of youth who are at ‘‘(1) EARLY INTERVENTION.—The term ‘early ‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher risk for suicide, who have survived suicide at- intervention’ means a strategy or approach that education desiring a grant under this section

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 6333 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9086 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 shall prepare and submit an application to the DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 11 AS A and individual acts of community service or Secretary at such time and in such manner as NATIONAL DAY OF VOLUNTARY other giving activities as part of a national the Secretary may require. At a minimum, the SERVICE, CHARITY, AND COM- day of recognition and tribute; and application shall include the following: PASSION Whereas to lose this opportunity to bring ‘‘(1) A description of identified mental and be- people together for such an important en- havioral health needs of students at the institu- Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, there deavor would be a tragedy unto itself: Now, tion of higher education. are two unanimous consent requests therefore, be it that have been cleared. Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- ‘‘(2) A description of Federal, State, local, pri- I ask unanimous consent that the resentatives concurring), That— vate, and institutional resources currently HELP Committee be discharged from (1) it is the sense of Congress that the available to address the needs described in para- President should designate September 11 as graph (1) at the institution of higher education. further consideration of S. Con. Res. an annually recognized day of voluntary 127, and that the Senate proceed to its ‘‘(3) A description of the outreach strategies of service, charity, and compassion; and consideration. (2) Congress urges the President to issue a the institution of higher education for pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without moting access to services, including a proposed proclamation calling upon the people of the plan for reaching those students most in need of objection, it is so ordered. United States to observe this day with ap- mental health services. The clerk will report the concurrent propriate and personal expressions of service, resolution by title. charity, and compassion toward others. ‘‘(4) A plan to evaluate program outcomes, in- The assistant legislative clerk read f cluding a description of the proposed use of as follows: funds, the program objectives, and how the ob- CONVEYANCE OF THE REAL PROP- jectives will be met. A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 127) expressing the sense of Congress that the ERTY LOCATED AT 1081 WEST ‘‘(5) An assurance that the institution will President should designate September 11 as a MAIN STREET IN RAVENNA, submit a report to the Secretary each fiscal year national day of voluntary service, charity, OHIO on the activities carried out with the grant and and compassion. the results achieved through those activities. Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask There being no objection, the Senate unanimous consent that the HELP ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENT OF MATCHING FUNDS.— proceeded to consider the concurrent Committee be discharged from further ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a resolution. consideration of H.R. 3908, and that the grant under this section to an institution of Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask Senate proceed to its immediate con- higher education only if the institution agrees unanimous consent that the concur- sideration. to make available (directly or through donations rent resolution and preamble be agreed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without from public or private entities) non-Federal con- to, en bloc, the motion to reconsider be objection, it is so ordered. tributions in an amount that is not less than $1 laid upon the table, and that any state- for each $1 of Federal funds provided in the The clerk will report the bill by title. grant, toward the costs of activities carried out ments relating thereto be printed in The assistant legislative clerk read with the grant (as described in subsection (b)) the RECORD without further inter- as follows: and other activities by the institution to reduce vening action or debate. A bill (H.R. 3908) to provide for the convey- student mental and behavioral health problems. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ance of the real property located at 1081 West Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio. ‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB- objection? Without objection, it is so UTED.—Non-Federal contributions required ordered. There being no objection, the Senate under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind. The resolution (S. Con. Res. 127) was proceeded to consider the bill. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, agreed to. Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask or services assisted or subsidized to any signifi- The preamble was agreed to. unanimous consent that the bill be cant extent by the Federal Government, may not The concurrent resolution, with its read the third time and passed and the be included in determining the amount of such preamble, reads as follows: motion to reconsider be laid upon the non-Federal contributions. S. CON. RES. 127 table. ‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the Whereas across the United States and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without requirement established in paragraph (1) with around the world, people of all ages and objection, it is so ordered. respect to an institution of higher education if walks of life collectively witnessed an event The bill (H.R. 3908) was read the third the Secretary determines that extraordinary of immense tragedy on September 11, 2001; time and passed. need at the institution justifies the waiver. Whereas the events of that day instantly f ‘‘(f) REPORTS.—For each fiscal year that transformed many lives, some through per- grants are awarded under this section, the Sec- sonal loss and many others through an unfa- ORDERS FOR MONDAY, retary shall conduct a study on the results of miliar sense of individual and national vul- SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 the grants and submit to the Congress a report nerability; Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask on such results that includes the following: Whereas an unprecedented, historic bond- unanimous consent that when the Sen- ing of the people of the United States arose ‘‘(1) An evaluation of the grant program out- from the collective shock, unifying the ate completes its business today, it ad- comes, including a summary of activities carried United States in a sustained outpouring of journ until 2 p.m. on Monday, Sep- out with the grant and the results achieved national spirit, pride, selflessness, gen- tember 13. I further ask that following through those activities. erosity, courage, and service; the prayer and pledge, the morning ‘‘(2) Recommendations on how to improve ac- Whereas on that day and the immediate hour be deemed expired, the Journal of cess to mental and behavioral health services at days that followed, many brave people hero- proceedings be approved to date, the institutions of higher education, including ef- ically, tirelessly, and courageously partici- time for the two leaders be reserved, forts to reduce the incidence of suicide and sub- pated in an extraordinarily difficult and dan- and the Senate then begin a period of stance abuse. gerous rescue and recovery effort, in many morning business for debate only until ‘‘(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term cases voluntarily putting their own well- 3:30, with Senators to speak for up to 10 ‘institution of higher education’ has the mean- being at risk; Whereas September 11 will never and minutes; provided further that the Sen- ing given such term in section 101 of the Higher ate then resume consideration of Cal- Education Act of 1965. should never be just another day in the hearts and minds of all people of the United endar No. 588, H.R. 4567, the Homeland ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— States; Security appropriations bill. I further For the purpose of carrying out this section, Whereas the creation of memorials and ask unanimous consent that at 5:30 there are authorized to be appropriated monuments honoring the lives lost on Sep- p.m., the Senate proceed to a vote in $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $5,000,000 for fis- tember 11, 2001, as well as the efforts of those relation to Schumer amendment No. cal year 2006, and $5,000,000 for fiscal year who participated in rescue and recovery and 2007.’’. 3615, as modified, with no amendments voluntary service efforts, are necessary, to the amendment in order prior to the Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to proper, and fitting, but alone cannot fully vote. amend the Public Health Service Act to sup- capture the desire of the United States to port the planning, implementation, and eval- pay tribute in a meaningful way; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without uation of organized activities involving Whereas it is fitting and essential to estab- objection, it is so ordered. statewide youth suicide early intervention lish a lasting, meaningful, and positive leg- f and prevention strategies, to authorize acy of service for future generations as a PROGRAM grants to institutions of higher education to tribute to those heroes of September 11, 2001; reduce student mental and behavioral health Whereas many citizens wish to memori- Mr. FRIST. For the information of problems, and for other purposes.’’. alize September 11 by engaging in personal all Senators, on Monday, following

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9087 morning business, the Senate will re- REID wasn’t here and I just don’t know. matches their dedication and service to sume consideration of the Homeland I have not had the opportunity to ask us. Security appropriations bill. The chair- anybody about this. Would the Senator Many of the current benefits, poli- man and ranking member will be here enlighten me as to the status of that? cies, and support systems for reservists on Monday to work through the re- Mr. FRIST. Yes. It is something we have been in place for decades and maining amendments. There are cur- have been working on back and forth their value has eroded over time. rently four amendments pending. Addi- for the last 24 hours, and that is the in- Moreover, the experience of reserv- tional amendments will be offered on tention. We will try to get that early ists in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq Monday. on Monday; we still have that goal for has demonstrated serious gaps in the Under the previous order, we will amendments to be filed. That is the in- benefits we offer them. vote in relation to the Schumer tention. Because of various schedules Moreover, even as we place a heavier HAZMAT truck amendment at 5:30 today and the managers leaving at cer- burden on reservists, commanders warn p.m. Any other votes ordered during tain times, we didn’t have everybody that lower recruitment numbers and Monday’s session will be stacked to here to agree upon that, but that is the higher rates of retirement pose a occur immediately after the vote in re- intention. When we come in early Mon- threat to the continued readiness of lation to the Schumer amendment. day, hopefully we can get that consent. our Reserve forces. Therefore, Senators should expect I think both sides of the aisle agree We cannot afford to close our eyes more than one vote on Monday after- that is the objective. and hope this problem solves itself. noon. Mr. DASCHLE. I thank the leader. We have only a handful of weeks be- Again, I remind my colleagues that And I, too, congratulate the Senator fore the 108th Congress adjourns. next week the Rosh Hashanah holiday from Oregon for his leadership on an National security should sit alone at begins Wednesday. It is imperative important piece of legislation. I hope the top of our agenda, and there are that we finish the bill prior to that we can get it to the President on time. few things more important than ensur- time. Senators should expect busy days f ing our Reserve forces have the tools during next week with numerous roll- GUARD AND RESERVIST BILL OF they need to achieve the missions we call votes. RIGHTS assign them. Finally, I thank every one for their Therefore, in the spirit of the GI bill, Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, this hard work this week. Earlier this week in gratitude for their valor and sac- year marks the 60th anniversary of the we were able to expedite and pass an rifice, and in recognition of our grow- GI bill of rights. ing reliance on a powerful and effective emergency supplemental appropria- That law, debated and passed in the Reserve force, I am introducing the Na- tions bill to help fund FEMA’s efforts same week Allied Forces invaded Eu- tional Guard and Reserve bill of rights. in Florida. Last night we passed S. 1368 rope, not only demonstrated America’s This bill codifies a set of rights the relating to awarding a Congressional enormous gratitude to the men and men and women serving in our Na- Gold Medal to the Reverend Dr. Martin women who fought for its freedom, it tional Guard and Reserve have earned Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott creates the foundations of the extraor- with their service to our Nation. King. Chairman MCCAIN secured pas- dinary prosperity that followed the end First, every reservist has the right to sage of H.R. 361, the Sports Agent Re- of the war. sponsibility and Trust Act. The bill encapsulated all that was straight answers about their deploy- Yesterday the Senate passed S. Res. best in America. Those who defended ments. In the last few years, the De- 421, which condemned the terrorist at- the American dream were offered a partment of Defense has often failed to tack in Beslan, Russia, and sent condo- share of the American dream. communicate to citizen soldiers and lences, on behalf of the leaders and the Harry Colmery, a Republican from their families when they can expect to U.S. Senate, to the families of those Pennsylvania who served as the Na- be reunited. victims. tional Commander of the American Le- South Dakota’s 740th Transportation Earlier this week we confirmed three gion at the time, wrote that ‘‘it [was] Company, for example, was first told in additional district judges, and I hope the duty, the responsibility, and the February 2004 that their work in Iraq we will continue that pattern of con- desire of our grateful people to see to it was over and that they would be head- sidering judicial nominations before we that those who served actively in the ing home. conclude our work this year. armed services . . . not only should not In the final days before their depar- Finally, on a personal note, our col- be penalized as a result of their war ture, they received word that they league, Senator SMITH of Oregon, who service, but also that upon their re- would remain in Iraq until April, 1 year is occupying the chair now, was on the turn, they should be aided in reaching after they had first reached Iraq. floor of the Senate last night to ensure the position which they might nor- As this date approached, their de- that the Senate passed S. 2634, the Gar- mally have expected had the war not ployment was extended for an addi- rett Lee Smith Memorial Act, which interrupted their careers.’’ tional 90 days. These soldiers ulti- the Democratic leader, our leadership, Our military has changed a great mately returned home in July, nearly and both sides of the aisle joined to- deal in the past 60 years. 18 months after their activation date. gether to unanimously support. Increasingly, our national security is This kind of situation undermines f defended by members of our National troop morale and places an unfair bur- Guard and Reserve forces—men and den on their families, businesses, and ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT women who volunteer to put aside communities that rely on Guard and Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, if there is their jobs, and leave their families and Reserve troops. I believe we owe our no further business to come before the communities any time our Nation is soldiers honest answers. Senate, I ask unanimous consent that threatened. My bill would require the Pentagon the Senate stand in adjournment under Forty percent of the troops fighting to treat Active Duty and Reserve the previous order following the re- in Iraq are members of the National forces equally. If active duty forces are marks of Senator DASCHLE and Senator Guard or Reserve. One-hundred-sixty deployed abroad for 1 year, reservists BYRD for up to 30 minutes. have given their lives. would also be activated for 1 year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Just as Congress thanked the men It would also require the Department objection, it is so ordered. who liberated Europe and Asia and pre- of Defense to conduct a ‘‘lessons The Democratic leader is recognized. served democracy 60 years ago, the learned’’ review of Reserve forces’ de- Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, will time has now come for Congress to ployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, so the majority leader clarify something? repay our debt to the reservists fight- that the miscommunications and mis- It was my understanding that we were ing the war on terror around the world takes reservists have experienced re- going to get an agreement that all and struggling to bring peace and secu- cently will not be repeated in the fu- amendments would have to be filed by rity to the people of Iraq. ture. 4 o’clock on Monday. I apologize; I The time has come for America to Second, every reservist has the right came to the floor late and Senator show a commitment to them that to the best equipment the Nation has

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Battlefield commanders reports from many Guard and Reserve Unfortunately, the number of com- are relying on them to serve with cour- families in South Dakota, and from na- plaints filed by reservists who experi- age and skill, and reservists are meet- tional media, that reservists have expe- ence problems with returning to their ing the challenge. rienced severe shortages of body armor, jobs after a deployment has risen by 50 The sacrifices we ask of reservists night-vision goggles, rifles, and other percent since the war on terrorism are many. But as the authors of the GI critical equipment. began, and there may be hundreds or bill realized 60 years ago, America owes I am calling on the GAO to conduct a even thousands of other reservists who a debt to the men and women who de- study about equipment reconstitution have had problems but have not filed fend its freedom. We should not com- in the Guard and Reserve following Op- complaints. pound their sacrifices through neglect erations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring My bill will strengthen the protec- or indifference. The brave men and Freedom to assess their equipment tions USERRA offers and ensure that women of the Guard and Reserve have needs for future contingencies. reservists know their rights. earned the benefits and improvements I Third, every reservist has the right Seventh, every reservist has the am proposing. to adequate, timely, and problem-free right to education benefits. The Mont- The time has come for the Govern- compensation. gomery GI bill, passed in 1984, set re- ment to recognize this new role and re- The GAO has issued two reports in servists’ educational benefits at 47 per- double our support for these coura- the last several months that call atten- cent of the benefits offered to Active geous Americans. tion to deep-rooted problems in the Duty soldiers. I ask my colleagues on both sides of automated pay system for reservists. Twenty years later, that proportion the aisle to join with me in support of Their most recent report found that has fallen to only 27 percent. This ero- the National Guard and Reserve bill of as many as 95 percent of reservists sion is even greater considering the rights, and to move swiftly to pass it have experienced pay problems during high increases in the cost of higher into law. their deployments in Iraq and Afghani- education. I yield the floor. stan. My bill would raise reservists’ edu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- My bill will create a position within cation benefits to the level set by the ator from West Virginia. the Defense Department whose primary Montgomery GI bill at the time of its f responsibility will be to implement the passage, and would ensure that the HOLLOW TRIBUTE TO THE GAO’s recommendations and fix the value of these benefits rise at the same VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 problems with the pay system once and pace as the cost of higher education. for all. Eighth, every reservist has the right Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I begin my I also believe that reservists should to a fair retirement plan. As deploy- words today by reading from the 33rd be compensated for their increased ments grow longer, citizen soldiers are verse of the 18th chapter of the Second commitment for the last few years. My being prevented from contributing to Book of Samuel, the King James bill will double the value of re-enlist- their civilian retirement plans. version of the Holy Bible. ment bonuses and extend them to ca- Service to one’s country should not And the king was much moved, and went reer reservists who serve longer than 14 come at the expense of a secure retire- up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: years. ment. and as he went, thus he said, O my son, Fourth, every reservist has the right My colleague, Senator CORZINE, has Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would to quality, affordable health care. led the fight to improve the Guard and God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! For 2 years, Senator LINDSEY GRA- Reserve retirement plan, which has not HAM and I have been working across changed in over 50 years. Mr. President, tomorrow will be a the aisle to provide access for all re- Like Senator CORZINE’S bill, my leg- day of painful remembrance for our Na- servists to the military’s TRICARE islation would reduce reservist retire- tion. The passage of time has done lit- health care system. ment age from 60 to 55, a proposal that tle to numb the anguish of that Sep- This initiative is critical to main- is endorsed by several leading advo- tember morning 3 years ago—how we taining readiness among Guard and Re- cates for National Guard and Reserve do remember—when 19 ruthless terror- serve units, and will serve as an impor- personnel. ists commandeered four commercial tant recruiting and retention tool as This proposal is especially critical aircraft and transformed them into the well. for States like South Dakota, where stuff of nightmares. The memories are My bill would permanently provide many reservists have jobs on farms or still too raw, the images are still to all reservists with access to the mili- with other small businesses that have vivid, the toll of human misery is still tary’s TRICARE health care system, no civilian retirement plans. too overwhelming. ensuring that Guard and Reserve per- Finally, every reservist has the right And so we remember, and in our re- sonnel are fit to answer duty’s call to representation at the highest levels membrance we pay homage to the vic- whenever it comes. of the Department of Defense. Our tims and the heroes of 9/11. But we owe Fifth, every reservist has the right to military force—Active and Reserve—is more. We owe more to those who per- child care during his or her deploy- undergoing a transformation to make ished on September 11, 2001, than mere- ment. When members of the Guard and it better suited to confront the secu- ly remembrance. And we owe more to Reserve are deployed for duty, many rity challenges of the 21st century. We the American people than merely pay- leave behind families with small chil- must ensure that the needs and con- ing lipservice to their safety. dren. cerns of National Guard and Reserve That is the primary reason that we For many, Reserve duty makes child personnel continue to be heard at the are here today, debating the Homeland care become both more necessary and highest levels of the Defense Depart- Security funding bill. We are here be- less affordable. No reservist should ment during this transformation. cause of the rescue workers who moved have to sacrifice care for his or her My bill will create a new Deputy Un- so quickly, so valiantly, to save lives, children in order to serve their coun- dersecretary for Reserve Affairs who only to sacrifice their own. We are here try. will participate in all decisions involv- because of those thousands of men and That is why my bill, following on the ing reservists and carry reservists’ con- women who, on that crystal clear good work of my colleague Senator cerns to the most senior Pentagon morning of September 11, 3 years ago, MURRAY, would increase funding for leaders. were sitting at their desks, walking child care for families with parents de- These nine rights should be guaran- through the halls, doing their jobs, ployed away from home. teed every member of our Reserve only to have such brutality abruptly

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S9089 end their lives. We are here, Senators, signed bills to stop terrorists from slip- sonnel in Iraq have died in relatively because we can never forget—never for- ping through our seaports. But what he tiny clusters over the course of the get—that day, and because we never hasn’t signed is the check. past 18 months, one or two here or five want to repeat that day of horrors. The President tells the country that there or seven at a time. In spite of the Congress has passed a blitz of legisla- we are safer because of him, but he has transfer of sovereignty in Iraq more tion and appropriated billions of dol- forced dangerous cuts to the Federal than 2 months ago, fighting continues lars over the past 3 years in response to Air Marshal program. to rage on in that crippled country, the 9/11 attacks on America. Congress The President tells Americans that and American casualties continue to overcame the objections of the Presi- they can rest easy because of him, but mount. dent and created a new Cabinet-level he has refused to approve funds that My son, my son, O Absalom, my son, my Department of Homeland Security. would help to prevent Madrid-style son! With great fanfare and acclaim, we bombings at our train stations. The death toll of American military The President campaigns on an passed legislation to strengthen both personnel in Iraq may not yet approach image of being tough on terrorists—the port and border security. We have the death toll of civilians on Sep- two-gun slinger, the man at high noon, tightened airport security, turned our tember 11, but it is no less significant as it were. But he has rejected effort most prominent public buildings into and no less heartbreaking. after effort to invest critical dollars in barricaded fortresses, and acquiesced The September 11 terrorist attacks police officers and firefighters. It is as in the suspension of basic rights to pri- on America may or may not have been if the President wants our emergency vacy in the name of security. preventable. The missed intelligence responders to pay for homeland secu- And frankly, to little avail—to little cues, the missed communications, the rity with bake sales and bingo nights. avail, I say. Today, 3 years out from ‘‘what ifs,’’ will haunt us forever. But When it comes to protecting this Na- the 9/11 attacks, we are living under the returns are already in on the war in tion, there should be no distinction be- the yoke of an ‘‘imminent’’ threat of Iraq. This President, President Bush, future attacks. Sectors of New York, tween providing necessary resources for troops in Iraq and for first respond- took this country to war in Iraq for the New Jersey, and Washington are func- wrong reasons, based on faulty assump- tioning under a heightened ‘‘orange ers at home in America. To continue this homeland security tions, with unanticipated and deadly alert’’ threat level while the rest of the hoax pays little tribute. To tell the results for untold numbers of Ameri- Nation perches uneasily under the um- American people that they are safe, cans. brella of a yellow, or elevated, threat. when, in fact, they are not, honors few As we pause to remember the mo- Security at virtually any major public memories of those victims of 9/11. This ment when the airplanes struck the event—from the political conventions White House has made an absolute World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, to the Olympics—is oppressive. We sham of homeland security. and the Pennsylvania field, we will re- quake, we tremble, at the notion that And yet there is more. This President member the sacrifice of the mothers the November elections might spark has staked his credibility and, to a and the fathers, the husbands and the another devastating terrorist attack large extent his Presidency, on the as- wives, the brothers and sisters and the on these United States. sertion that the war in Iraq is an ex- children, the firefighters, the police of- We can talk until we are blue in the tension of the war on terror—do not be- ficers, the ambulance drivers. We will face about all the steps we have taken lieve it—despite the fact that no Iraqis remember all of those who lost their to enhance security since 9/11, but the were among the 9/11 hijackers and de- lives in that tragic time and those bottom line is this: Does anybody real- spite the fact that no credible evidence tragic moments, and we will remember ly feel safer and more secure than they of a link between Saddam Hussein and those who have been sent to battle in did 3 years ago? Osama bin Laden has ever been docu- their name against the terrorist forces Much of the legislation that Congress mented. of al-Qaida and the Taliban in Afghani- has passed since 9/11 was envisioned as Oh, the President loves to tell us stan. a legacy to those 3,000 men and women over and over again that America is That was the war in which America who lost their lives on that day 3 years safer because Saddam Hussein is no was attacked. America was invaded by ago. Yet, I fear it is becoming a hollow longer in power in Iraq, but the Presi- an invader in the form of hijackers in legacy. Congress has been thwarted at dent fails to mention that post-war the cockpits of airplanes used as deadly every turn by a White House that Iraq has become the foremost breeding missiles. Tragically, this has become spends lavishly on rhetoric yet dem- ground of anti-American terrorism on an enemy of our own making, through onstrates a pinch-purse mentality the globe. The President likes to talk our own invasion, through our own at- when it comes to delivering on its to the troops, and he likes to talk with tack, through our own pernicious doc- promises. The Department of Home- the background of troops standing be- trine of preemption, an enemy of our land Security that we took such pains hind him. But he doesn’t like to talk own making in Iraq. And the sorrow of to create has been hamstrung from the about the steadily mounting death toll those who have given their sons and outset by inadequate funding from the in Iraq. daughters in that unprovoked war, the White House. Our port and border secu- Why are the people mute about the sorrows will not end at election day. rity initiatives, so essential to fighting death toll in Iraq? Despite the Presi- The sorrows will not end this year or terrorism, are languishing for lack of dent’s rose-colored view of Iraq, the next or next or the next, but the sor- money. The people hear that their safe- number and recently the rate of Amer- rows will continue as long as there are ty, their security, are the paramount ican and Iraqi deaths and injuries are memories of those who once sat in priority of this White House. Have you continuing to rise. Yes, Iraq may be those vacant chairs around the kitchen heard that? Yes. Time and again, the free of the yoke of Saddam Hussein, tables of America. Those mothers and people have heard that their security is but it is not free of the yoke of vio- fathers will continue to weep. The the paramount priority of this White lence. As of this very week, the death tears will continue to fall. Those loved House down at the other end of the av- toll of American military personnel in ones will cry out, as did the king, King enue, but then see the very same ad- Iraq has exceeded 1,000. David, cry out for their sons as David ministration play shell games with se- I can hear the cries at night of the fa- cried out for his. curity funds. thers and the mothers of those soldiers, And the king was much moved, and went Surely this is not the legacy we want marines, and military personnel who up to the chamber over the gate and wept: to leave to the victims of 9/11. have laid down their lives in the hot and as he wept, thus he said, O my son, The President crisscrosses the coun- sands of Iraq. I hear again, as though it Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom! Would try claiming that he has made America were the king, crying: God I had died for thee, oh Absalom, my son, safer. Don’t believe it. He has signed O my son, Absalom, my son, my son, my son. legislation intended to protect our air- Absalom! Would God I had died for thee, O I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- planes from hijackers. He has signed Absalom, my son, my son! sence of a quorum legislation designed to close the porous Unlike the mass casualties of Sep- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The borders in our north and south. He has tember 11, American military per- clerk will call the roll.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 21:52 Jan 29, 2014 Jkt 081600 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\2004SENATE\S10SE4.REC S10SE4 mmaher on DSKCGSP4G1 with SOCIALSECURITY S9090 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2004 The legislative clerk proceeded to ESTONIA, TO WHICH POSITION SHE WAS APPOINTED DUR- ALFRED C FOLSOM, 0000 ING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. PATRICK G GERRITY, 0000 call the roll. CHARLES GRAVES UNTERMEYER, OF TEXAS, TO BE AM- MICHAEL A GIGLIO, 0000 Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unan- BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF PAUL M GUGG, 0000 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE STATE OF THOMAS R HALE, 0000 imous consent that the order for the QATAR, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING CHRISTOPHER J HALL, 0000 quorum call be rescinded. THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. STEVEN M HANEWICH, 0000 JOHN D. ROOD, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR EX- STEVEN L HUDSON, 0000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED BRUCE C JONES, 0000 objection, it is so ordered. STATES OF AMERICA TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE THOMAS W JONES, 0000 BAHAMAS, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DUR- BRIAN M JUDGE, 0000 ING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. JEFFREY S LEE, 0000 f THOMAS P MARIAN, 0000 INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION BRIAN J MERRILL, 0000 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 2 P.M., CHARLES D MICHEL, 0000 NADINE HOGAN, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 EDWARD P NAGLE, 0000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUN- SAM M NEILL, 0000 DATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 26, 2008, VICE FRANK JONATHAN H NICKERSON, 0000 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under D. YTURRIA, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION SHE WAS JEFFREY E OGDEN, 0000 the previous order, the Senate is ad- APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. RAYMOND J PERRY, 0000 JACK VAUGHN, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE JOHN P PHILBIN, 0000 journed until 2 p.m. Monday, Sep- BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUN- MARK L PORVAZNIK, 0000 tember 13, 2005. DATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 20, 2006, VICE STEVEN D POULIN, 0000 PATRICIA HILL WILLIAMS, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSI- ROBERT M PYLE, 0000 Thereupon, the Senate, at 2:27 p.m., TION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF PAUL S RATTE, 0000 adjourned until Monday, September 13, THE SENATE. SCOTT W ROBERT, 0000 ROGER W. WALLACE, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF PAUL J RODEN, 0000 2004, at 2 p.m. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DANIEL A RONAN, 0000 FOUNDATION FOR A TERM EXPIRING OCTOBER 6, 2008, DONALD J ROSE, 0000 f VICE FRED P. DUVAL, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- PETER S SIMONS, 0000 POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. MATTHEW J SISSON, 0000 NOMINATIONS UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL THOMAS M SPARKS, 0000 EDWIN M STANTON, 0000 Executive nominations received by DEVELOPMENT GEORGE J STEPHANOS, 0000 CHARLES V STRANGFELD, 0000 JAMES R. KUNDER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT the Senate September 10, 2004: MARK A SWANSON, 0000 ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DAVID J SWATLAND, 0000 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, VICE WENDY JEAN CARI B THOMAS, 0000 DEVELOPMENT CHAMBERLIN, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION SHE WAS LORNE W THOMAS, 0000 APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. CARIN M. BARTH, OF TEXAS, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL DONALD R TRINER, 0000 OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY CARL J UCHYTIL, 0000 OPMENT, VICE ANGELA ANTONELLI, RESIGNED, TO THOMAS J VITULLO, 0000 WHICH POSITION SHE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE RICHARD KENNETH WAGNER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A GORDON K WEEKS, 0000 LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY IN THE ARMY ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER 25, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2006, VICE ROBIN MORRIS, TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH PO- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED ALBERT A. FRINK, JR., OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN AS- OF THE SENATE. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND SISTANT SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, VICE LINDA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: MYSLIWY CONLIN, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE THE JUDICIARY WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SEN- To be lieutenant general ATE. SEAN F. COX, OF MICHIGAN, TO BE UNITED STATES DIS- TRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, MAJ. GEN. R. STEVEN WHITCOMB, 0000 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION VICE LAWRENCE P. ZATKOFF, RETIRED. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JON D. LEIBOWITZ, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR A TERM OF SEVEN YEARS WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 2003, VICE MOZELLE WILLMONT JONATHAN W. DUDAS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNDER SEC- RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: RETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THOMPSON, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- To be lieutenant general POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND DEBORAH P. MAJORAS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A FEDERAL TRADEMARK OFFICE, VICE JAMES EDWARD ROGAN, RE- LT. GEN. DAVID D. MCKIERNAN, 0000 TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF SIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DUR- SEVEN YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 2001, VICE TIMOTHY ING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. IN THE NAVY J. MURIS, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION SHE WAS AP- UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED RICARDO H. HINOJOSA, OF TEXAS, TO BE CHAIR OF THE AMTRAK WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION, VICE DIANA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: E. MURPHY, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- ENRIQUE J. SOSA, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF To be vice admiral THE REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) FOR A TERM OF FIVE POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. YEARS, VICE LINWOOD HOLTON, TERM EXPIRED, TO IN THE COAST GUARD REAR ADM. LEWIS W. CRANSHAW JR., 0000 WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. THE FOLLOWING NAMES OFFICERS OF THE COAST IN THE AIR FORCE GUARD PERMANENT COMMISSIONED TEACHING STAFF SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR CORPORATION UNITED STATES COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., FORCE, UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND 1552: SECTION 188: SCOTT KEVIN WALKER, OF WISCONSIN, TO BE A MEM- To be colonel BER OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE To be captain SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, VICE ANTHONY FRANK A. POSEY, 0000 JOHN B. MCDERMOTT, 0000 S. EARL, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. To be lieutenant commander TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORCE AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED MICHAEL J. CORL, 0000 BY AN ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS SUSAN JOHNSON GRANT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FI- GREGORY J. HALL, 0000 624 AND 531: DAVID C. CLIPPINGER, 0000 NANCIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VICE To be major BRUCE MARSHALL CARNES, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- TION SHE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF MENT AS PERMANENT REGULAR OFFICER IN THE TRACEY R.* ROCKENBACH, 0000 THE SENATE. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD IN THE GRADE INDI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S. CODE, SECTION 211: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR To be lieutenant FORCE AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED STEPHEN L. JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND, TO BE DEPUTY BY AN ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION KAREN W. QUIACHON, 0000 624 AND 531: AGENCY, VICE LINDA J. FISHER, RESIGNED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RE- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be major CESS OF THE SENATE. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES SHANNON D.* HAILES, 0000 COAST GUARD UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 271: CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION MICHAEL F. LAMB, 0000 BOARD To be captain THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR MICHAEL H ANDERSON, 0000 GARY LEE VISSCHER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER FORCE AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED MICHAEL J ANDRES, 0000 OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BY AN ASTERISK (*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS BRUCE D BAFFER, 0000 BOARD FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE ISADORE 624 AND 531: ROSENTHAL, TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH POSITION HE KARL R BALDESSARI, 0000 WAS APPOINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SEN- PETER J BERGERON, 0000 To be major ATE. JOHN R BINGAMAN, 0000 PATRICK W BRENNAN, 0000 TOMMY D.* BOUIE, 0000 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ERIC P BROWN, 0000 ANDREW P. BURKE, 0000 JOHN E CAMERON, 0000 DEIDRA E.* HEFFINGTON, 0000 PAUL JONES, OF COLORADO, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE MARK S CARMEL, 0000 JENNIFER L.* LUCE, 0000 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD FOR A ERIC A CHAMBERLIN, 0000 IN THE ARMY TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 14, 2008, VICE CHARLES L. EUGENE F CUNNINGHAM, 0000 KOLBE, TERM EXPIRED, TO WHICH POSITION HE WAS AP- GERALD D DEAN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF POINTED DURING THE LAST RECESS OF THE SENATE. ROBERT M DEAN, 0000 THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY DEPARTMENT OF STATE MICHAEL D EMERSON, 0000 SUZANNE E ENGLEBERT, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: ALDONA WOS, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AMBAS- ANNE T EWALT, 0000 To be colonel SADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF JOHN M FELKER, 0000 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF SCOTT J FERGUSON, 0000 MICHAEL J. BLACHURA, 0000

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LOUIS FAZEKAS, 0000 KARL M. KRAUS, 0000 BRUCE B. LAVELL, 0000 JAMES A. HOYER, 0000 DAVID A. LAGRAFFE, 0000 CHARLES H. LEACH II, 0000 BERNARD P. LISWELL, 0000 MARC A. LEE, 0000 FAVIO L. LOPEZ, 0000 SHELLEY L. MAHOOD, 0000 KENNETH A. LENIG, 0000 BRIAN MAKA, 0000 JAMES C. MCKAY, 0000 MATTHEW C. LEWIS, 0000 NANCY A. MAKOWSKI, 0000 KENNETH C. MCNEILL, 0000 DIANA E. LIZOTTE, 0000 CHRISTOPHER G. MARSHALL, 0000 KENNETH D. NEWLIN, 0000 GREGORY D. LOUDEN, 0000 MICHELLE L. MARTINHING, 0000 RONALD P. WELCH, 0000 ROBERT R. MACKEY, 0000 JEFFREY A. MAY, 0000 CHRISTINE U. MARTINSON, 0000 RICHARD J. MCKINSTRY, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF SHAWN G. MCCURRY, 0000 ROBERT J. MCTASNEY, 0000 THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO CHRISTOPHER H. MCMANUS, 0000 STEVEN P. MEIHAUS, 0000 THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY JOHN W. MILLER, 0000 MICHAEL L. MILLS, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: KENNETH G. MORENO, 0000 JEFFREY P. MUHLENKAMP, 0000 To be colonel MICHAEL N. NAHAS, 0000 MARVIN E. MURPHY, 0000 WILLIAM W. NASE, 0000 ANDRES ORTEGON, 0000 SCOTT A. AYRES, 0000 MICHAEL P. NAUGHTON, 0000 LEE M. PACKNETT, 0000 DOUGLAS J. CURELL, 0000 JILL M. NEWMAN, 0000 RICHARD A. PAQUETTE, 0000 ROBERT T. HERBERT, 0000 THOMAS J. NIGRO, 0000 ALAN G. PERSONIUS, 0000 TIMOTHY E. ORR, 0000 LARRY K. NODINE, 0000 HOWARD K. PHELAN, 0000 DAVID E. RICKFORD, 0000 KEITH E. OLSON, 0000 GREGORY E. PRITZL, 0000 GERALD I. WALTER, 0000 MACE J. OSWALD, 0000 JAMES D. PRUNESKI, 0000 WILLIAM E. OWEN, 0000 GORDON R. QUICK JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF GENE M. PISKATOR, 0000 JEFFREY S. RANSBOTTOM, 0000 THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO JEFFREY C. POWELL, 0000 ROBERT A. RASCH JR., 0000 THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY EDWARD T. POWERS, 0000 STANLEY E. REEDY, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: LEVEN R. PRESSLEYSANDERS, 0000 FREDERICK L. RICE, 0000 To be colonel BRENTLY L. RAMSEY, 0000 BRIAN D. RUSSO, 0000 CARLA Y. REED, 0000 CLAY S. SCHERER, 0000 MARK A. COSGROVE, 0000 JEFFREY F. ROBINSON, 0000 RICHARD M. SCHULTZ, 0000 VALDEMAR GARCIA, 0000 STEVEN M. ROESLER, 0000 MARK S. SHAABER, 0000 ROBERT H. JONES, 0000 KAREN R. ROSSER, 0000 BRYAN N. SPARLING, 0000 JOHN E. SMITH, 0000 MARK H. SALAS, 0000 RANDI J. STEFFY, 0000 ROGER L. SOLDANO, 0000 JOHN E. SCHOTZKO, 0000 MICHAEL F. STERRETT, 0000 RONNIE J. WESTMAN, 0000 DAVID A. SHUGART, 0000 ROBERT S. SWARTWOOD, 0000 JON L. SHUPENUS, 0000 GARY C. TALLMAN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAVID L. SILVERNAIL, 0000 GLEN A. TEASLEY, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JOEL J. SLAGLE, 0000 LEMUEL A. THOMAS JR., 0000 MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS AND FOR REGULAR AP- KYLE G. SMITH, 0000 MICHAEL A. VANPUTTE, 0000 POINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTERISK(*)) UNDER WALTER W. SPANGLER, 0000 NORMAN M. WADE, 0000 TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624, 531, AND 3064: BRIAN K. SPERLING, 0000 ANDREW J. WEATE, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel RALPH T. STANDBROOK, 0000 ROBERT A. WHETSTONE, 0000 JEFFREY A. STERLING, 0000 RODNEY G. WILLIAMS, 0000 STEVEN H. BULLOCK, 0000 DAVID J. STEVENS, 0000 SAUNDRA R. YANNA, 0000 MYRNA C. CALLISON, 0000 BRYAN A. STEWART, 0000 JOHN E. ZABEL, 0000 SONYA J. CORUM, 0000 GREGORY K. STINSON, 0000 RICHARD G. ZOLLER, 0000 STEPHANIE E. DAUGHERTY, 0000 STEVEN A. STODDARD, 0000 DANNY B. JAGHAB, 0000 WILLIAM R. STOWMAN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN E. KENT, 0000 JOHN A. STYER, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY BETTY J. QUITT, 0000 VESEN L. THOMPSON, 0000 AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN JOANNA J. REAGAN, 0000 JOHN L. THURMAN, 0000 ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND DANIEL G.* RENDEIRO, 0000 DAVID M. TOCZEK, 0000 531: LESLEE F. SANDERS, 0000 ANTHONY W. VASSALO, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel JOHN M. STANG, 0000 TIMOTHY C. WALL, 0000 TERRANCE D. WALLACE, 0000 GILBERT ADAMS, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ROBERT E. WARING, 0000 BROOK E. ALLEN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WILLIAM S. WARNER, 0000 DUANE E. AMSLER JR., 0000 AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN BENJAMIN E. WEBB, 0000 MATTHEW D. ANDERSON, 0000 ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND JEFFREY R. WILEY, 0000 SCOTT C. ARMSTRONG, 0000 531: DAVID A. WILLIAMS, 0000 ROBERT E. BACKMAN, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel BLANE C. WILSON, 0000 JOHN S. BALDA, 0000 DENNIS M. WINCE, 0000 ROBERT S. BARKER, 0000 MICHAEL N. ALBERTSON, 0000 PETER B. WITH, 0000 EUGENE BARRETT, 0000 NATHANAEL L. ALLEN, 0000 WILLIAM S. WOESSNER, 0000 DEAN R. BATCHELDER, 0000 JOAN M. ALLISON, 0000 TIMOTHY R. BAXTER, 0000 ROBERT J. ANDERSON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CARLOS G. BERRIOS, 0000 MICHAEL R. BARNARD, 0000 TO THE GRADE NDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JOSEPH J. BOVY JR., 0000 KIRKLIN J. BATEMAN, 0000 AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDENTIFIED BY AN JAMES B. BRASHEAR, 0000 JOHN D. BECK, 0000 ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND DAVID E. BRIGHAM, 0000 JONATHAN D.* BERRY, 0000 531: PAUL C. BROTZEN, 0000 RICHARD K. BOND, 0000 To be lieutenant colonel ANTHONY T. BROWN, 0000 MARK W. BRANTLEY, 0000 SCOTT F. BRUNER, 0000 THOMAS M. BRENNAN, 0000 JOHN W. AMBERG II, 0000 WALTER J. BRUNING, 0000 WILLIAM C. BUNTING, 0000 DARRAN T. ANDERSON, 0000 KERRY P. BRUNSON, 0000 DAVID M. CANNON, 0000 PRENTISS O. BAKER, 0000 JOSEPH A. CAPOBIANCO, 0000 JAY D. CARLSON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER L. BALLARD, 0000 WILLIAM F. CARBERRY, 0000 PAUL A. CHAMBERLAIN, 0000 WILLIAM G. BEAVERS, 0000 CHARLES A. CARTER, 0000 KATHLEEN T. CHANDLER, 0000 SIGMUND B. BELISCH JR., 0000 ROCKY L. CARTER, 0000 CAESAR D. COBB, 0000 CHARLES H. BENSON III, 0000 DAVID K. * CHAPMAN, 0000 EDWARD F. COLE JR., 0000 SCOTT R. * BLEICHWEHL, 0000 DAVID P. CHAPMAN, 0000 JOHN A. COOPER, 0000 GREGORY T. BRIERLY, 0000 ANDREW T. CLEMENTS, 0000 CHRISTOPHER G. CROSS JR., 0000 DARIN L. BROCKINGTON, 0000 JAY R. CONNORS, 0000 ANNIE K. DEAR, 0000 MICHAEL I. BROWNFIELD, 0000 JOHN M. COURTNEY, 0000 JOHN C. DEJARNETTE III, 0000 DENNIS W. BROZEK, 0000 CHARLES B. COX, 0000 SEAN T. DELLER, 0000 LOU L. BURTON III, 0000 GREGORY S. CREECH, 0000 RICK A. DIGGS, 0000 KENT P. CASSELLA, 0000 BENJAMIN D. CROCKETT, 0000 GEORGE E. DILLON JR., 0000 GAIL C. CLARKE, 0000 DANIEL J. CUNNINGHAM, 0000 JOEL C. DOTTERER, 0000 JAMES L. COLLINS, 0000 TODD A. CYRIL, 0000 GRANT R. DOTY, 0000 AARON D. COMBS, 0000 JOHN S. DAILEY, 0000 BRADLEY K.* DREYER, 0000 CHARLES K. COOK, 0000 CHARLES E. DAVIS, 0000 THEODORE D. DUGONE, 0000 ERIC A. DAVIS, 0000 PAUL L. DECECCO, 0000 MARGARET L. DUNN, 0000 KATHERINE S. DAVIS, 0000 DAVID W. DETATA, 0000 DUANE P. EASTER, 0000 EUGENE J. * DEVINE III, 0000 KEITH A. DETWILER, 0000 SCOTT D. FABIAN, 0000 HARBAUGH D. * DICICCIO, 0000 RONALD C. DODGE JR., 0000 MARK T. FETTER, 0000 CHARLES A. DICKENS, 0000 SHARLENE J. DONOVAN, 0000 THEODORE J. FOX, 0000 JAMES J. DONLON, 0000 PATRICK O. DOYLE, 0000 JUSTIN C. GAGE, 0000 MICHAEL O. DONNELLY, 0000 GREGORY R. EBNER, 0000 BRADLEY T. GERICKE, 0000 FREDERICK B. DUGAN, 0000 WILLIAM T. ENGLISH, 0000 GREGORY H. GRAVES, 0000 BRIAN H. EDHOLM, 0000 JOSE A. ESPINOSA, 0000 CRAIG M. GREENE, 0000 JOHN M. ERWIN, 0000 ANTHONY O. EVANS, 0000 JOHN F. GRITTMAN, 0000 ROBERT L. FANELLI JR., 0000 PHILLIP J. FAIETA, 0000 RODNEY T. HAGGINS, 0000 RONNIE E. FORD, 0000 JEFFREY D. FROM, 0000 MICHAEL W. HAMM, 0000 STEVAN J. FRENCH, 0000 WILLIAM A. GARLAND, 0000 JOHN P. HARTKE, 0000 KENNETH H. FRITZSCHE, 0000 RICHARD T. GIBBONS, 0000 JOHN M. HARWIG, 0000 CRISLER A. FUCCI, 0000 DONALD P. GILLILAND, 0000 CLARK H. HEIDELBAUGH, 0000 DARRELL R. GREGG JR., 0000 CATHERINE E. GILLUND, 0000 JOSEPH G. HENRY, 0000 GLENN E. HERRIN, 0000 STEPHEN J. GRANSBACK, 0000 DAVID K. HINKES, 0000 MITCHEL L. HUDSON, 0000 SHAWN P. GRESHAM, 0000 ARTHUR J. HOFFMANN JR., 0000 STEVEN P. IOOSS, 0000 ROBERT B. GRIER JR., 0000 JEFFREY L. HUISINGH, 0000 THOMAS L. JAMES, 0000 CHRISTIAN B. GRINSELL, 0000 PAUL J. HURLEY JR., 0000 JOHN T. JANISZEWSKI, 0000 RICHARD K. GUFFEY, 0000 LYNN S. JACKSON, 0000 JOEL J. JEFFSON, 0000 DANIEL J. GUILFORD, 0000 EVERETT C. JOHNSON, 0000 MICHAEL J. KEITH, 0000 JEFFREY E. HAGER, 0000 HARVEY W. JOHNSON, 0000 GWENDOLYN L. * KING, 0000 ROBERT E. HAMILTON, 0000 PEGGY M. KAMMEN, 0000 ROBERT E. KLINGSEISEN, 0000 ROBERT J. HANNAH, 0000 ROBERT H. KEWLEY JR., 0000 KEITH A. LARSON, 0000 JOHN P. HANNON, 0000 DAVID A. KNOWLTON, 0000 PAMMELLA J. LASZLO, 0000 ROBERT D. HARPER, 0000 GERALD C. KOBYLSKI, 0000 JAMES C. LAUGHREY, 0000 ERIC M. HARTMAN, 0000

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BULLOCK, 0000 JACK J. STUMME, 0000 WINFIELD R. KELLER, 0000 WENDY R. CAMPBELL, 0000 GREGORY S. THOGMARTIN, 0000 JOSEPH B. KING, 0000 MARY K. CARSON, 0000 ROBERT F. WILLIAMS, 0000 JEFFREY T. KNIGHT, 0000 LEE A. CEBULA, 0000 CHARLES D. WOOD, 0000 RANDALL L. KOEHLMOOS, 0000 SATURNINO CHAVEZ, 0000 HENRY J. YOUNG, 0000 KAZIMIERZ Z. KOTLOW, 0000 PLACIDIA M. CLARK, 0000 ROBERT L. LARSON, 0000 MARY C. CLARKE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RANDY H. LAWRENCE, 0000 DEBRA L. CLISE, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JOHN W. LEWIS, 0000 RUTH G. CRAMPTON, 0000 MEDICAL CORPS AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT DOUGLAS D. LILLY, 0000 TRACI E. CRAWFORD, 0000 (IDENTIFIED BY AN ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., DARRYL L. * LONG, 0000 BEVERLY A. CROSBY, 0000 SECTIONS 624, 531, AND 3064: JOSEPH W. LONTOS JR., 0000 MARGARET A. DIXON, 0000 To be major DAVID M. LOVEJOY, 0000 REBECCA L. DOUGLAS, 0000 CHARLES D. MARTINO, 0000 EDWARD W. * DROST, 0000 THOMAS L. * ADAMS JR., 0000 EDWARD E. MASON, 0000 RICHARD L. EVANS JR., 0000 JOHN S. * AITA, 0000 WILLIAM J. MAXCY, 0000 PAMELA S. FERGUSON, 0000 PHILIP A. ALBANEZE, 0000 TAMMY L. MCNAMARA, 0000 LINDA W. FISHER, 0000 JESSELLE E. * ALBERT, 0000 BRIAN S. MCNAUGHTON, 0000 GRETEL FOSTERBOATWRIGHT, 0000 MORALES S. * ALFORD, 0000 ROBERT G. MCVAY, 0000 KEVIN T. GALLOWAY, 0000 SYED O. * ALI, 0000 RODNEY A. MENTZER, 0000 PETRINA E. GAVRILIS, 0000 MARK I. * ANDERSON, 0000 MEL M. METTS, 0000 PETER * GEREPKA, 0000 MIKE L. ANDERSON, 0000 MICHAEL G. MILLER, 0000 JANICE D. GRADY, 0000 ALLAN H. * ANDREWS, 0000 SCOTT A. MILLER, 0000 CHRISTOPHER D. GRAHAM, 0000 JAMES M. * ANDREWS, 0000 JOSEPH S. MINUS JR., 0000 JOHN T. GROVES, 0000 GERARD M. * ANTOINE, 0000 MARK A. MISKOVIC, 0000 SHARON E. HEALY, 0000 HAYS L. * ARNOLD, 0000 TIMOTHY D. MITCHELL JR., 0000 PAUL A. HIRD, 0000 HILLARY * ARNOLDHURTADO, 0000 JAMES A. MOFFATT, 0000 JOHN P. * HLAVNICKA, 0000 CHAD A. * ASPLUND, 0000 ERIC V. MOHNEY, 0000 THOMASINE S. HOWARD, 0000 MARIAPAZ S. * BABCOCK, 0000 MICHAEL J. MONIS, 0000 RICHARDSON D. JAMES, 0000 BRYAN L. * BACON, 0000 JEFFREY J. MURPHY, 0000 DAVID C. JOSS, 0000 KEITH * BARTON, 0000 WAYNE MURPHY, 0000 LORRAINE M. KNIGHT, 0000 MICHAEL J. * BATTAGLIA, 0000 ROBERT W. MYLES JR., 0000 ERIC R. KOCH, 0000 ANDREW P. * BATTIATA, 0000 JOSEPH R. NAGEL, 0000 PATRICK A. KUNTZ, 0000 BRIAN J. * BAUMGARTNER, 0000 MICHELLE NASSAR, 0000 TAMARA J. LAFRANCOIS, 0000 KIMBERLY * BECK, 0000 SCOTT NELSON, 0000 GARY M. LANG, 0000 MICHAEL D. * BECKER, 0000 STEVEN M. NOE, 0000 GLENDA J. LOCK, 0000 SHERYL A. * BEDNO, 0000 AARON K. OGLESBEE, 0000 STACEY C. MANGANA, 0000 DAVID G. * BELL, 0000 MICHAEL K. OHARA, 0000 CATHY M. MARTIN, 0000 DELANO R. * BENJAMIN, 0000 ROBERT F. OLSEN, 0000 MADELYN S. MCKENNAN, 0000 MARK J. * BERKOWITZ, 0000 JEFFREY T. OPPENHEIM, 0000 ERIN C. MCLAUGHLIN, 0000 TAMARA L. BIEGA, 0000 JOHN M. OREGAN, 0000 MICHAEL A. * MCMAHON, 0000 TIMOTHY J. BIEGA, 0000 PAUL H. PARDEW, 0000 WILLIAM J. MORAN JR., 0000 THOMAS P. * BIRK, 0000 KENDALL T. PARKS, 0000 JOHN A. * NERGES, 0000 IAN H. * BLACK, 0000 LUIS A. PEROZO, 0000 JAMES B. NIX, 0000 KIRSTEN A. * BLOMBERG, 0000 MARTIN A. PERRYMAN, 0000 STOKES M. PAYNE, 0000 SUDIP K. * BOSE, 0000 WOLFGANG A. PETERMANN, 0000 JENNIFER L. PETERSEN, 0000 DUSTIN L. BOYER, 0000 PAUL M. PHILLIPS, 0000 MARIE H. * PRICE, 0000 TIMOTHY C. * BRAND, 0000 ROBIN N. PHILLIPS, 0000 SHELLEY A. RICE, 0000 JOSEPH P. * BROOKS, 0000 JEFFREY C. PREDMORE, 0000 SUZANNE K. RICHARDSON, 0000 JENNIFER A. * BROWN, 0000 JAMES M. PROCTOR JR., 0000 ENRIQUE RIVERA JR., 0000 MILLARD D. * BROWN III, 0000 STANLEY H. PUSTARFI, 0000 ETHEL L. * ROBERSON, 0000 GLORIA Y. * BROWNE, 0000 JAMES J. RAFTERY JR., 0000 JEFFREY S. ROOS, 0000 MICHAEL * BRYWKA III, 0000 JOSEPH W. RANK, 0000 BARBARA A. RYAN, 0000 LISABETH A. * BUSH, 0000 QUENTON T. RASHID, 0000 NANCY B. SANCHEZ, 0000 JAY S. * CAMPBELL, 0000 CLYDE E. RICHARDS JR., 0000 CHARLOTTE W. SCOTT, 0000 WILLIAM H. * CANN, 0000 MATTHEW RIORDAN, 0000 DIMITRI C. * CASSIMATIS, 0000 JAMES O. ROBINSON JR., 0000 PATRICK G. SHANNON, 0000 EL T. * CASTRO JR., 0000 JOHN M. RODDY, 0000 THOMAS SIMPKINS, 0000 ROBERT W. * CHALMERS, 0000 DARRIN H. RODESCHIN, 0000 SARA T. SPROAT, 0000 JOHN R. * CHEWNING, 0000 STUART K. ROGERS, 0000 PALACESTINE G. TABSON, 0000 MICKEY S. CHO, 0000 JAMES K. ROSE, 0000 SONDRA S. THOMPSON, 0000 MARY * CHOI, 0000 GARY F. SARGENT, 0000 ORTIZ S. TILLMAN, 0000 KEVIN K. * CHUNG, 0000 SANDE J. SCHLESINGER, 0000 BARRY A. VANCE, 0000 DAVID W. COFFIN, 0000 MATTHEW C. SCHNAIDT, 0000 DONALD L. * VANDAM, 0000 PATRICK B. COOPER, 0000 DAVID E. SCHOOLCRAFT, 0000 NEVA J. * WESTHOFF, 0000 CHRISTOPHER R. SEACORD, 0000 STEPHANIE C. WILCHER, 0000 MARK S. CRAGO, 0000 JOHN E. SHANKLIN, 0000 CHERUB I. * WILLIAMSON, 0000 NAOMI B. * CREEL, 0000 JAMES C. SHARKEY, 0000 PERCIVAL L. CUETO, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT WILLIAM H. SHEEHY, 0000 HOWARD L. * CURLIN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RANDY J. SMITH, 0000 HEATHER M. CURRIER, 0000 AS CHAPLAINS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 AND ALAN T. STATHAM, 0000 RICHARD V. * DANIELS III, 0000 3064: EDWARD J. STAWOWCZYK, 0000 DAVID M. * DANIELSON, 0000 GARY D. STEPHENS, 0000 To be major DANIEL R. * DAVIS, 0000 TIMOTHY J. STRANGE, 0000 THOMAS C. * DAVIS, 0000 ADAM N. STROUP, 0000 STANLEY P. ALLEN, 0000 JAMES S. * DEMER, 0000 EDWARD J. SWANSON, 0000 STEPHEN R. ALSLEBEN, 0000 MARK A. * DENNY, 0000 WALTER S. SWEETSER, 0000 NANA E. BASSAW, 0000 DEBORAH J. * DEOSSMAKSOUD, 0000 DAVID G. TATMAN, 0000 ALVA R. BENNETT JR., 0000 LAURENCE M. * DESHIELDS, 0000 REGINALD TERRY, 0000 JAMES W. BLOUNT, 0000 PATRICK J. * DEVINE, 0000 DEBORA L. THEALL, 0000 MITCHELL A. BUTTERWORTH, 0000 KIMBERLY M. * DEVORE, 0000 THOMAS H. TODD III, 0000 SAUL E. CARDONA, 0000 AMAN * DHAWAN, 0000 BRUCE J. TUFTIE, 0000 BRIAN P. CRANE, 0000 MEGAN J. * DIFURIO, 0000 PHILIP L. TURNER III, 0000 DEAN A. DARROUX, 0000 JOSHUA E. * DITTMER, 0000 WILLIAM T. UTROSKA, 0000 LOUIS A. DELTUFO, 0000 CHARLES T. * DODSON II, 0000 ERIK VALENTZAS, 0000 DAVID J. DEPPMEIER, 0000 BRENDAN T. * DOHERTY, 0000 MICHAEL J. VASSALOTTI, 0000 LUCY M. DERGARABEDIAN, 0000 ANDREW M. * DOOLITTLE, 0000 NORBERT E. VERGEZ, 0000 WIESLAW A. DYNEK, 0000 SEAN C. * DOYLE, 0000 JONAS VOGELHUT, 0000 PETER O. FERRIS, 0000 ROGER H. * DUDA, 0000 NICHOLAS J. VOZZO, 0000 RICHARD D. GARVEY, 0000 GARY W. * DUFRESNE, 0000 CLINTON J. WALLINGTON III, 0000 KENNETH A. GESCH, 0000 SCOTT A. * EADER, 0000 SHAWN C. * WALTERS, 0000 JAMES R. GRIFFIN, 0000 LARRY L. * ELLIS JR., 0000 GAIL L. WASHINGTON, 0000 ROBERT H. HART JR., 0000 MICHELLE K. ERVIN, 0000 TIMOTHY L. WATKINS, 0000 JEFFREY A. HORSMAN, 0000 ANTHONY J. * FADELL, 0000 ROBERT W. WEBSTER, 0000 TERRY E. JARVIS, 0000 DANIEL B. * FAGBUYI, 0000 ARIC S. WHATLEY, 0000 JOSEPH R. JEFFRIES, 0000 ERIC P. FILLMAN, 0000 VERONICA A. * WILSON, 0000 MICHAEL J. KING, 0000 JOSEPH F. * FISCHER, 0000 DAVID D. WISYANSKI, 0000 DAVID R. KIRK, 0000 BRYAN A. * FISK, 0000 DAVID M. WITTEVEEN, 0000 JONATHAN K. LANDON, 0000 PAUL W. * FLEENOR, 0000 ALBERT G. ZAKAIB, 0000 HENRY A. LEONARD, 0000 BRIAN T. * FOGARTY, 0000 JAMES F. ZINK, 0000 JOHN C. LIM, 0000 ANDREW J. FOSTER, 0000 SCOTT W. ZURSCHMIT, 0000 LONNIE L. LOCKE III, 0000 KECIA L. * FOXWORTH, 0000 BRIAN L. MEAD, 0000 JENNIFER E. * FRANK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ROY M. MYERS, 0000 ELIZABETH * GARCIA, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DANIEL S. OH, 0000 BEAU GARDNER, 0000 NURSE CORPS AND FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENT (IDEN- JOSHUA L. PAIR, 0000 STEVEN J. * GAYDOS, 0000 TIFIED BY AN ASTERISK(*)) UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- GARY G. PAYNE, 0000 GREGG G. * GERASIMON, 0000 TIONS 624, 531, AND 3064: ROBIN W. PIZANTI, 0000 DENNIS J. GEYER, 0000

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LOUIS M. *GIANGIULIO, 0000 TIMOTHY * PELLINI, 0000 RODNEY O. DAVIS, 0000 CHRISTINA M. *GILLESPIE, 0000 BRANDON C. * PELTIER, 0000 JACQUELINE M. ETHERIDGE, 0000 DANIEL P. *GILLIGAN, 0000 KAREN * PENKO, 0000 BRIAN K. GENTON, 0000 BRUCE A. *GLEASON, 0000 ANDREW D. * PLUMMER, 0000 LISA G. GREEN, 0000 BRIAN S. *GOSSER, 0000 PATRICK J. POLLOCK, 0000 ROBERT C. GUSTAFSON, 0000 DARIN E. *GOULD, 0000 DE L. * PONCE, 0000 MICAH B HARLEY, 0000 CARROL E. *GRANT, 0000 GORDON * PRAIRIE, 0000 ANGELA M JONES, 0000 JILL A. *GRANT, 0000 ANTHONY D. * PUOPOLO II, 0000 DARREN T JONES, 0000 BRUCE A. *GREENBERG, 0000 CHARLES R. * RADMER, 0000 ANTHONY S KELLY, 0000 EILEEN B. *GREENWALD, 0000 LOUIS M. * RADNOTHY, 0000 KELLY T LAVEDI, 0000 JANE *GROSS, 0000 DONALD A. * RAVASIO, 0000 DEMICHAEL T MORGAN, 0000 JOHN P. *GUERREIRO, 0000 MARYDONNA M. * RAVASIO, 0000 ROBERT Y PALMORE, 0000 SEAN T. *GUNNING, 0000 BRIGHAM B. * REDD, 0000 CORY G ROSENBERGER, 0000 JENNIFER M. *GURNEY, 0000 BRANDON M. * RHINEHART, 0000 CHRISTOPHER M SACCO, 0000 JAIME J. *HALVERSON, 0000 JOHN L. * RITTER, 0000 EDWIN SANTANA, 0000 JOHN A. *HAMEL, 0000 MARYLYNN * RITTER, 0000 TERRI A SCHLOTTERBECK, 0000 JAMIE R. *HANSON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J. * ROACH, 0000 MARCELLE P SHILLITO, 0000 JAMES G. *HARDIGAN, 0000 LYNETTE C. * ROBBINS, 0000 DOUGLAS R SULLIVAN, 0000 JILL C. HASLING, 0000 BRIAN D. ROBERTSON, 0000 JAMES J WOJTOWICZ, 0000 THOMAS C. *HATTAN, 0000 BARRETO C. * RODRIGUEZ, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC L. HAWKINS, 0000 EVELYN I. * RODRIGUEZ, 0000 JOSHUA S. *HAWLEY, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY CHARLES P. * ROGERS, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JAMES R. HEMPEL, 0000 MICHAEL L. * ROLLI, 0000 ROBERTO *HENNESSY, 0000 ANNE B. * ROSSIGNOL, 0000 To be lieutenant commander SANDRA L. *HERNANDEZ, 0000 MARC N. * ROY, 0000 ROBERT D. *HEROS, 0000 SAMARA A. RUTBERG, 0000 JERRY L ALEXANDER, 0000 LAURENCE B. *HERZOG, 0000 PAUL M. * RYAN, 0000 SHELLEY ANDERSON, 0000 KIMBERLY W. HICKEY, 0000 AARON A. * SAGUIL, 0000 WILLIAM ARIAS, 0000 PATRICK W. HICKEY, 0000 RUBEN SALINAS JR., 0000 DOUGLAS L BARNARD, 0000 JASON M. HILES, 0000 ELIZABETH M. SAWYER, 0000 DAVID P BOURQUE, 0000 JARREL K. *HOLMES, 0000 JODI L. * SCHULZ, 0000 DANIEL S BRADLEY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER H. *HOYT, 0000 CHARLES L. * SCOTT, 0000 MONICA R BRASWELL, 0000 KERMIT D. *HUEBNER, 0000 SHAWNA E. * SCULLY, 0000 DEACQUANITA R BROWN, 0000 LINDA L. *HUFFER, 0000 CRAIG S. * SEE, 0000 DEXTER A BURLEW, 0000 DAVID M. *HUFNAGEL, 0000 ROBERT J. * SEILER, 0000 TANYA N COOK, 0000 PAMELA *HUGHES, 0000 ALPHONSO M DOSS, 0000 MARC A. *HULTQUIST, 0000 MARK F. SEWELL, 0000 JOEL L. * SHAW, 0000 THAVEEPHO DOUANGAPHAIVONG, 0000 TIMOTHY R. *HURTADO, 0000 MICHAEL G GALLANT, 0000 STEPHEN P. *HYLAND, 0000 JOHN H. * SHERNER III, 0000 GREGORY M. * SHIPKEY, 0000 KATHERINE J GOOD, 0000 DEREK F. *IPSEN, 0000 JOHN M GRAF, 0000 MATTHEW J. *ISOM, 0000 SEAN M. * SILER, 0000 MICHAEL * SIMPSON, 0000 JENNIFER A GREELEY, 0000 SHARI A. *JACKSON, 0000 LEON A HIGGINS, 0000 TRENTON L. *JAMES, 0000 EUGENE K. SOH, 0000 NOAH M. * SOLOMON, 0000 DAVID W HILL, 0000 TRENTON A. *JANDA, 0000 JOHN D HUDSON, 0000 ABEL D. *JARELL, 0000 BRYONY W. SOLTIS, 0000 CHRISTINE E. STAHL, 0000 JULIE A KEEGAN, 0000 DAVID J. *JENSEN, 0000 JAMES A LONG, 0000 MATTHEW R. JEZIOR, 0000 BETH A. * STEINBERGER, 0000 ERIK D. * STICKNEY, 0000 STORMI J LOONEY, 0000 ERIC K. *JOHNSON, 0000 DARRELL L NEELEY, 0000 JOSEPH *JOHNSON, 0000 JASON R. * STOKES, 0000 TERRANCE H. * STONE, 0000 DAVID W NIKODYM, 0000 PATRICIA A. KEEFE, 0000 CHARLES J PUGLIA, 0000 GLENN J. KERR, 0000 DOMINIC L. * STORTO, 0000 MATTHEW A. * STUDER, 0000 CYNTHIA A RAMSEY, 0000 THOMAS J. *KIM, 0000 DAVID A READ, 0000 CATHERINE A. KIMBALLEAYRS, 0000 THOMAS L. * SUTTON, 0000 ALLEN C. * SWAN, 0000 KATHERINE A SCHNEIRLA, 0000 SOO H. *KIMDELIO, 0000 AARON J WAGNER, 0000 MATTHEW T. *KLEESE, 0000 THOMAS B. * TALBOT, 0000 JONATHAN C. * TAYLOR, 0000 CLINT WEST, 0000 THOMAS F. *KNISELY, 0000 LORI C WORKS, 0000 JOHN T. *KOLISNYK, 0000 DARIN B. * THOMPSON, 0000 KENNETH W. *KOOSER, 0000 LUZMIRA A. * TORRES, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KENNETH M. *KUDELKO, 0000 ROBERT B. * TRUAX, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY KENNETH D. KUHN, 0000 JEAN S. * TYNER, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RICHARD L. * URBON JR., 0000 LORINE *LAGATTA, 0000 To be lieutenant commander MATTHEW C. *LAMBIASE, 0000 SARO * VERGHESE, 0000 EDUARDO M. * VIDAL, 0000 KEVIN J. LEARY, 0000 PATRICK L BENNETT, 0000 TODD C. * VILLINES, 0000 JAMES J. *LEE, 0000 LAURA H BOLLOCK, 0000 CHRISTINA M. * VOKT, 0000 JOSEPH C. *LEE, 0000 AGUSTIN E CAREY, 0000 ANNICA E. * WAALKES, 0000 ALAN E. *LEIFESTE, 0000 PATRICK A CROLEY, 0000 MELVIN E. WAGNER, 0000 KEITH M. *LEMMON, 0000 CHARLES W EHNES, 0000 EUGENE * WALLACE JR., 0000 RANDLE L. *LIKES, 0000 BALDOMERO GARCIA JR., 0000 MICHAEL K. * WALSH, 0000 WILLIAM S. *LIM, 0000 DAVID W GAST, 0000 DAVID E. * WARD, 0000 DAVID *LIN, 0000 DANIELLE N GEORGE, 0000 CAROLYNN M. * WARNER, 0000 DEREK R. LINKLATER, 0000 LESLIE E GLOSBY, 0000 ROBERT L. * WARNER, 0000 PHILIP D. LITTLEFIELD, 0000 MICHAEL A GLOVA, 0000 DANIEL S. WASHBURN, 0000 RICHARD C. LIU, 0000 GLYNN M HARDEN, 0000 THOMAS J. * WEBER, 0000 JOSE A. *LOPEZ, 0000 DAVID T HART, 0000 WILLIAM B. WEISS, 0000 ELIZABETH H. *LUCAL, 0000 JOHN B HUGHES, 0000 DANIEL M. * WENZELL, 0000 HUY Q. LUU, 0000 MARK E JOHNSON, 0000 ERIC H. * WEPPLER, 0000 JAMES H. *LYNCH IV, 0000 DAVID S KUHN, 0000 JOHN L. WESTHOFF II, 0000 TRACEY F. LYON, 0000 JOSHUA J LAPENNA, 0000 SUNNY K. WHITEMAN, 0000 ROBERT L. MABRY, 0000 JEREMY T LEGHORN, 0000 CHIN S. * YI, 0000 LOUIS R. *MACAREO, 0000 TOBIAS J LEMERANDE, 0000 BRADLEY N. YOUNGGREN, 0000 CRAIG *MADDOX, 0000 ERIC K LIND, 0000 OMAYA H. YOUSSEF, 0000 MICHAEL B. *MADKINS, 0000 ASSUNTA M C LOPEZ, 0000 KATHRYN M. * ZAMBONICUTTER, 0000 PAMELA M. MALLARI, 0000 WILLIAM S LUNT, 0000 SALIM B. *MATHEW, 0000 IN THE NAVY THOMAS D MCKAY, 0000 DAVID L. *MATHIAS, 0000 JAMES H MILLER JR., 0000 LISA M. MAXWELL, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SETH A MILLER, 0000 MATTHEW M. *MAYFIELD, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DAVID A MONTI, 0000 BRUCE M. *MCCLENATHAN, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ERIK A NESTERUK, 0000 JOHN J. *MCGUIGAN JR., 0000 To be lieutenant commander STEVEN J PERCHALSKI, 0000 REBECCA M. *MCGUIGAN, 0000 JOSHUA S PRICE, 0000 PATRICIA A. MCKAY, 0000 ARTHUR B. SHORT, 0000 SHELLY L PRICE, 0000 ROBERT MEADOWS, 0000 ETHAN R PROPER, 0000 CHRISTIAN J. *MEKO, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JUAN C RODARTE, 0000 NORMA L. *MERCED, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY NATHAN A SCHNEIDER, 0000 JON H. *MEYERLE, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: WILLIAM A SCHULTZ, 0000 MARK W. *MEYERMANN, 0000 To be lieutenant commander ROBERT D SCOTT, 0000 JEFFREY A. MIKITA, 0000 VICTOR E SMITH, 0000 JOEL T. *MONCUR, 0000 SCOTT DRAYTON, 0000 MICHAEL SNELLING, 0000 CHARLES M. *MOON, 0000 RICARDO VIGIL, 0000 CHRISTOPHER H. MOON, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DWIGHT S WARNOCK, 0000 TANYA M. *MORGAN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY GODFREY D WEEKES, 0000 ANTHONY J. *MORTON, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DIANNA WOLFSON, 0000 ELAINE M. MUNITZ, 0000 To be lieutenant commander ERNEST C WOODWARD JR., 0000 ANDY T. *NGUYEN, 0000 DAVID T. *NGUYEN, 0000 CIPRIANO PINEDA JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT HANG T. *NGUYEN, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY VIET N. *NGUYEN, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JOSEPH J. *NOVACK III, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY To be lieutenant commander JAMES C. *NUNLEY, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER M. *NYSTUEN, 0000 To be lieutenant commander CLAUDE W ARNOLD JR., 0000 OLUYOMI O. *OLUSANYA, 0000 RICHARD R BARBER, 0000 MARK W. *OSBORN, 0000 MICHAEL P. AMSTUTZ JR., 0000 DANIEL P BETHEL, 0000 SHANE E. *OTTMANN, 0000 THOMAS D. BALL, 0000 HARRY C BRADLEY, 0000 WILLIAM C. *OTTO, 0000 REX D. BURKETT, 0000 DARRIN BRANSON, 0000 RAUL G. *PALACIOS, 0000 PAUL L. CHOATE, 0000 JOAQUIN S CORREIA, 0000 JASON A. PATES, 0000 JON C. CRUZ, 0000 ROBERT C FANNON, 0000 AMY Y. * PAUL, 0000 THOMAS M. DALL, 0000 JAMES B GATEAU, 0000

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BOBBY L HAND JR., 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SCOTT A. GOBAR, 0000 RUSSELL R HERRELL, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DAMIEN D. GOMEZ, 0000 GARY W HOPEWELL JR., 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MAXINE GOODRIDGE, 0000 DARRELL NEALY, 0000 THOMAS M. GOREY III, 0000 TRAVIS M RAUCH, 0000 To be lieutenant commander LAWRENCE P. GRABIEL, 0000 VINCENT J STEPHENS, 0000 MARIANIE O BALOLONG, 0000 MARTIN M. GROOVER, 0000 HAROLD E STOCKTON, 0000 HOWARD D. GUBBS, 0000 DAVID G BLENCOE, 0000 KEVIN D SULLIVAN, 0000 JAMES B. HADLEY, 0000 ANNA C BRYANT, 0000 MICHAEL K SUTORUS, 0000 JEFFREY L. HAIRE, 0000 MICHAEL J COOPER, 0000 VINCENT S TIONQUIAO, 0000 EDSEL R. HAISLIP, 0000 MICHAEL CORNELIUS, 0000 STEVEN M WENDELIN, 0000 AMOS HARDY, 0000 ROBERT F CROFOOT, 0000 JEFFREY R. HARMON, 0000 TRACEY L DELK, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT WILBUR L. HARMON JR., 0000 DENNIS T DERLEY, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JAMES L. HARRELL JR., 0000 JOEL W FELDMEIER, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ANTHONY L. HARRIS, 0000 BRAD G. HARRIS, 0000 To be lieutenant commander RANDELL R. HARRIS, 0000 CORY W. HUYSSOON, 0000 CHARLES E HARRISON, 0000 CHRISTOPHER L BOWEN, 0000 JEREL R. JOHNSON, 0000 CAROLYN Y HARTLEY, 0000 GREG A BRAATEN, 0000 RICHARD A. KENNEDY JR., 0000 ARTHUR E HARVEY, 0000 CURTIS W BRUCE JR., 0000 DAVID R. KUEHN, 0000 STEPHEN M HARVEY, 0000 DEREK E COLE, 0000 THOMAS A. MONEYMAKER II, 0000 PAUL B HASLEY, 0000 KEITH D COLLINS, 0000 IVO J. PRIKASKY, 0000 HARRY A HAVERKAMP, 0000 DANIEL B COPELAND, 0000 ERIC D. REHBERG, 0000 CAROL D HAYNES, 0000 OSWALDO CORNEJO, 0000 BRIAN J. RIVENBARK, 0000 DONALD R HENDREN JR, 0000 RICHARD T DAVIES, 0000 WILLIAM A. SWICK, 0000 DONALD C HENDRIX JR, 0000 STEPHEN D DONALD, 0000 JONATHAN J. VORRATH, 0000 MICHAEL R HERKENHOFF, 0000 JOHN R DROTAR, 0000 KAREN M. WINGEART, 0000 SCOTT A HIGGINS, 0000 MICHAEL C ELLIOT, 0000 MARK R HILDEBRANDT, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KIMBERLY A GRAHAM, 0000 RIKI M HILTON, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JENNA K HAUSVIK, 0000 DAVID G HIRLINGER, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JAMES H HENDERSONCOFFEY, 0000 PAUL M HLOUSEK, 0000 RACHEL J V LIND, 0000 To be lieutenant commander DOUGLAS D HOFFMAN, 0000 FRED L LINDY, 0000 LESTER L HOOD JR, 0000 CLEODIS MAY, 0000 THOMAS G. ALFORD, 0000 DAVID C HOWARD, 0000 DALE D MCGEHEE, 0000 WILLIAM P. ALLEN, 0000 EDWARD E HUNTER, 0000 PATRICK D MEAD, 0000 KEVIN L. ANDERSEN, 0000 SCOTT G HUNTER, 0000 COLLEEN M ONEILL, 0000 ERIC H. ANDREWS, 0000 ROBERT J HYDE, 0000 DAN E PALMER, 0000 JAMES D. ANDREWS, 0000 KENAN D JARRETT, 0000 KEMAL O PISKIN, 0000 FLORENCIO C. ARCEO, 0000 BERTRAM L JENNINGS, 0000 BRIAN T PREVO, 0000 FRANK V. ARENA, 0000 BARRY D JONES, 0000 AMBER R RYAN, 0000 PETER T. AVRAM, 0000 JIMMIE L JONES, 0000 LOUIS J SHEARER, 0000 GREGORY O. AYDELOTTE, 0000 ROBIN L JONES, 0000 DAVE SNELL, 0000 RICHARD H. BAILEY JR., 0000 MICHAEL A JULCH, 0000 VICTOR L SPEARS III, 0000 TOMMY L. BAILEY JR., 0000 WILLIAM J KAELBER, 0000 LUCIANA SUNG, 0000 GUY A. BAKER, 0000 KENNETH A KASZA, 0000 HENRY M VEGTER, 0000 SCOTT M. BANNACH, 0000 BRIAN T KENNEY, 0000 CHRISTOPHER J WISE, 0000 CELESTE D. BATEY, 0000 ALFRED J LAICER JR, 0000 WILLIAM L WOOD, 0000 KEVIN K. BAUER, 0000 HERVE M LARA, 0000 JAMES A. BEAVERS, 0000 PAUL J LAWRENCE, 0000 THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PERRY G. BECKMAN, 0000 TIMOTHY M LEDBETTER, 0000 TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TERRY W. BENNETT, 0000 CLIFFTON J LINES, 0000 UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RONALD J. BENT, 0000 WILLIAM O LOCK III, 0000 To be lieutenant commander GREGORY L. BENTON, 0000 MILTON J LOCKLEY, 0000 JAY T. BILADEAU, 0000 GREGORY C LUDWIG, 0000 JULIE M ALFIERI, 0000 MICHAEL C. BOBINGER, 0000 KENNETH C LYNCH JR, 0000 WILLIAM J ANDREWS, 0000 WESLEY E. BOMYEA, 0000 BRADLEY S MAKI, 0000 STEVEN A ATTENWEILER, 0000 JAMES L. BOOTH, 0000 SCOTT A MANN, 0000 RORY V BERKE, 0000 RANDALL L. BOUGHTON, 0000 MICHAEL D MARKUS, 0000 CHARLES E BRICE JR., 0000 ALAN R. BRADLEY, 0000 HERBERT MARSHALL JR, 0000 ANTHONY V BROCK, 0000 MARK E. BRANHAM, 0000 RENATO D MARTINEZ, 0000 ARTA L BUSHAW, 0000 REGINALD S. BRIGGS, 0000 STEVEN D MAXWELL, 0000 JOHN P COLLINS, 0000 DANIEL A. BRINSON, 0000 JOSEPH B MAYERS, 0000 KWAME O COOKE, 0000 PHILLIP K. BRIZZEE, 0000 MICHAEL J MCGINN JR, 0000 SCOTT M CORRIGAN, 0000 GERARD T. BROSNAN, 0000 TINA M MCHARGUE, 0000 TUNG S DANG, 0000 BARRY J. BROWN, 0000 ROY W MCKAY, 0000 JOSEPH P DIEMER, 0000 CARL R. BROWN, 0000 THOMAS P MCKEAN, 0000 DAVID B DOLBIER, 0000 MARK H. BROWN, 0000 ANDREW J MCMENAMIN, 0000 JOSEPH A ERNST, 0000 STEVEN E. BURKE, 0000 NICHOLAS P MILANO, 0000 TRENT W FINGERSON, 0000 BRIAN S. 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PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING KERN COUNTY, CALI- tending school in Oakland, he went on to FORNIA’S OLYMPIC MEDALISTS serve in the Korean War and obtain his Mas- HON. ROBERT W. NEY ters Degree from the University of Oregon. Upon the completion of his education, David OF OHIO HON. WILLIAM M. THOMAS returned to Oakland and began teaching high IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES school biology. Active in local government af- Thursday, September 9, 2004 fairs, David would not only become the long- Thursday, September 9, 2004 Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, on September 8, est serving member of the Alameda Civil Serv- 2004, I was unable to be present for rollcall Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I wish to com- ice Commission, serving from 1977 until 2003, vote No. 428, on agreeing to the Rep. Joel mend four Olympic medalists from Kern Coun- but would also serve extensively as foreman Hefley Amendment to H.R. 5006, the Depart- ty, California, which I am privileged to rep- of the Alameda County Grand Jury during the ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, resent, on their outstanding performances at late 1970s, and on the Oakland Port Commis- and Education, and Related Agencies Appro- the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. sion from 1979 until 1983. priations Act, 2005; for rollcall vote No. 429, I am proud to recognize and praise these ath- In addition, David was an active and dedi- on agreeing to the Rep. George Miller Amend- letes for their dedication, resolve, and extraor- cated member of the local labor movement for ment to H.R. 5006, the Departments of Labor, dinary talent that so perfectly epitomize the several decades. As a teacher, he was a Health and Human Services, and Education, American spirit. member of his local union, and was later and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Joey Hansen of Bakersfield helped power elected president of AFT Local 771. He would 2005; and, for rollcall vote No. 430, on the the eight-man rowing crew to a gold medal— go on to become a member of the Executive Motion that the Committee Rise. Had I been the first victory in 40 years for the United Committee of the Central Labor Council of Al- present I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall States in that event. In the kayak slalom, Re- ameda County, where he served with dedica- vote No. 428, ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 429, becca Giddens, demonstrating expert skills tion until 1999, after which he remained a and ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote No. 430. honed in relentless practice on the Kern River, Council Delegate. came from behind to win the silver medal. f Swimmer Larsen Jensen, also of Bakersfield, On September 11, 2004, David’s friends and family will gather to honor his extraor- IN HONOR OF THE OPENING OF shattered his own American record by eleven seconds in the 1,500 meter freestyle. Finally, dinary life, and the impact that his tireless ef- TEXANS CAN! AT PAUL QUINN forts to better the Oakland and East Bay com- COLLEGE Bakersfield’s Gabe Woodward also made Kern County proud when he helped guide the 4x munities had on the lives of those around him. 100-meter freestyle relay team to a bronze David was a unique and distinguished indi- HON. PETE SESSIONS medal. vidual not only because of his outstanding ac- OF TEXAS Each of these four champions reflects the complishments, but also because of his gen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spirit of hard work and perseverance that is erous spirit and commitment to helping others. He will be greatly missed by his family, his Thursday, September 9, 2004 cherished in Kern County, and each resident of Kern County takes great pride in their friends, and the people of the 9th Congres- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to achievements in Athens. We congratulate sional District. pay tribute to the opening of Texans Can! at Joey, Rebecca, Larsen, and Gabe for making Paul Quinn College on September 17, 2004. I us proud. While I want to especially salute f am very delighted to join my fellow colleagues Kern County’s Olympians, I also want to laud in highlighting the tremendous public service the achievements of each of the men and MOURNING THE PASSAGE OF THE that this organization has provided to the local women who admirably and honorably rep- LATE JAMES ELLIOTT WEEKS community and praise its current expansion. resented the United States at the Olympics In almost 20 years of service, Texans Can! this summer. They made an entire Nation have provided educational opportunities to proud. HON. JON C. PORTER more than thirty thousand academically at-risk f OF NEVADA students who may have never finished high school. Texans Cans currently operates three HONORING DAVID CREQUE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES campus locations in the greater Dallas com- Thursday, September 9, 2004 munity, and the new location at Paul Quinn HON. BARBARA LEE College will provide additional capacity to en- OF CALIFORNIA Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to roll more students that otherwise might not re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mourn the passage of James Elliott Weeks. ceive a quality educational experience. Thursday, September 9, 2004 Mr. Weeks passed away on September 8, The new campus at Paul Quinn College will 2004. serve as an outreach to students from neigh- Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor borhoods in Duncanville, DeSoto, Grand Prai- the life and achievements of an extraordinary James Weeks was born in March 1917 in rie, Lancaster and other surrounding commu- man, David Creque of Oakland, California. Claude, Texas. James served as a Captain in nities. I congratulate the first year’s class of David was an instrumental figure in East Bay the Army during World War II. He then served students at this new location, as they christen politics and government for over three dec- as an Assistant Attorney General of Texas, the new school and help pave the way for all ades, and will be missed greatly by those who and was elected County Attorney of Lubbock, of the students that will follow them in the fu- knew him, as well as by those whose lives Texas. He was later elected to the Abilene ture. have been touched by his work. David passed School Board and the Texas Board of Edu- I wish Texans Cans continued success in away on July 15, 2004, and is survived by his cation. Captain Weeks was a member of the their service to the future of our community, wife Sandy and their two children, as well as Texas and Supreme Court bar. and I thank Mr. Grant East the founder of Tex- six grandchildren and several nieces and James Weeks is survived by his wife Inez, ans Can!, the teachers, administrators, and nephews. three sons, and eight grandchildren. I urge the staff of Texans Can! for their unswerving com- David was born in Hayward, California on House to join me in mourning his passing and mitment to education. September 20, 1932. After growing up and at- remembering him for his life of public service.

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VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.061 E10PT1 E1584 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 CELEBRATING THE VIENNA CHAP- Jeremy exemplifies the spirit of an Olympic Just a few weeks ago, Mr. Navarro TER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIA- champion, and I am so proud to recognize him Rodrı´guez was able to send a message of TION OF FEDERAL EMPOYEES here today, as a Texan, an American and a strong support for President Bush’s Cuba pol- (NARFE) gold medal champion. icy initiatives from his cell in the totalitarian f gulag. In that cell, Fe´lix Navarro Rodrı´guez HON. TOM DAVIS personifies the heroism and perseverance of GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL the Cuban people and their admirable commit- OF VIRGINIA ACT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment to see freedom reign in Cuba. Let me be clear, Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez is SPEECH OF Thursday, September 9, 2004 locked in sub-human conditions for writing and Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I HON. NICK SMITH owning printed materials that contain facts and rise today to commemorate the 35th anniver- OF MICHIGAN truth. Simply because he does not subscribe sary of Chapter 1116 of the National Associa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the lies and propaganda forced upon the tion of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), nation of Cuba by the communist tyrant, he is Wednesday, September 8, 2004 located in Vienna, Virginia. locked in a dank dungeon. Founded in 1921, NARFE is a multi-tiered, Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, today Mr. Speaker, Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez is lan- political, nonpartisan organization dedicated to I will vote against legislation that would create guishing in the repulsive squalor of the tyrant’s preserving the earned retirement benefits of all federally funded youth suicide early interven- gulag because he believes in truth and free- federal civilians. Membership eligibility in- tion, prevention, and treatment programs au- dom. It is detestable that at the dawn of the cludes current, former, and retired federal civil- thorized at $82 million over three years. 21st century, and a mere 90 miles from our ians, as well as their spouses and survivor an- At a time when we have the largest deficit shore, honorable men and women are impris- nuitants. Chapter 1116 is one of over 1600 spending in history, I’m reluctant to start yet oned in repugnant gulags for believing that all NARFE chapters nationwide. another federal program. Additionally, the men have an inherent right to live in freedom. The Vienna chapter hosts speeches from states that are having problems, rather than My Colleagues, we must demand the imme- state and local officials as well as those run- the federal government, should be making the diate release of Fe´lix Navarro Rodrı´guez and ning for specific offices. NARFE officers from decisions of how much help and what kind of every prisoner of conscience in totalitarian state and national organizations address help should be initiated to reduce the problem Cuba. issues of interest to those retired as well as of youth suicide. f the general public. Musical programs, talks f and discussions about home and garden IN RECOGNITION OF ALEXANDER FREEDOM FOR FE´ LIX NAVARRO CITY ALL-STARS maintenance as well as historical and cultural ´ issues add variety to the meetings. RODRIGUEZ Currently, the Vienna chapter has 668 mem- HON. MIKE ROGERS bers under the leadership of president Ginger HON. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART OF ALABAMA King and first vice-president ‘‘Van’’ Van OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Huizen. The chapter prides itself on approach- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, September 9, 2004 ing all issues in a realistic and humanitarian Thursday, September 9, 2004 manner. Its members have worked tirelessly Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I for the benefits of federal retirees and all el- Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. rise today to pay special tribute to a group of derly, cooperating with local, state, and federal Speaker, I rise today to speak about Fe´lix young people in my Congressional district agencies to do so. Members assist shut-in Navarro Rodrı´guez, a political prisoner in to- from Alexander City, Alabama. seniors and provide convenience items and talitarian Cuba. On July 19, 2004, the Alexander City All- comfort to those in retirement homes. On a Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez is a member of the Stars traveled to Atmore and won their second national level, NARFE contributes to Alz- Democratic Solidarity Party and an inde- straight state baseball championship. I am heimer’s research and sponsors a college pendent journalist. He was also a school particularly proud of these talented young peo- scholarship program. headmaster before he was fired by the totali- ple for their accomplishments, and especially Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to con- tarian regime that mandates propaganda in proud to note the team’s unique accomplish- gratulate NARFE Chapter 1116 on 35 years of place of truth. As a teacher who was trained ment of winning back-to-back state titles. success. They have become a strong organi- to mold young minds, Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez The names of the youths who earned this zation committed to serving the interests of could no longer abide the practice of teaching achievement are as follows: Trey Bennett, their members and their community. I call lies and spreading deceit. After being fired for Griff Gordon, Dylan Johnson, Larry Kemp, upon my colleagues to join me in applauding his beliefs, Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez became a Douglas Kimbrough, Thomas Lutz, Elliot the chapter members’ past accomplishments peaceful pro-democracy activist, focusing his Mahan, Clay Phillips, Timothy Phurrough, and in wishing Chapter 1116 the best of luck energies on writing and reporting on the true Luke Smith, Gage Whiteard, and Levi Wilson. in the many years to come. nature of the totalitarian dictatorship. Their coach is Marlin Smith. According to Amnesty International, Mr. f As the House goes about its business Navarro Rodrı´guez has been subjected to har- today, let us remember these gifted young TRIBUTE TO JEREMY WARINER assment and detention for his pro-democracy people for their accomplishments, and con- activities since at least 1992. In November gratulate them on this remarkable and memo- HON. MARTIN FROST 1996 he was questioned by regime thugs for rable occasion. They are indeed All Stars for OF TEXAS allegedly not paying union dues and having a our community, and I am proud to acknowl- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES copy of the newspaper ‘‘El Nuevo Herald’’ at edge them in the House today. his work. It has also been reported that he f Thursday, September 9, 2004 was detained in November 1999 and Sep- Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tember 2001 for participating in a commemo- IN REMEMBRANCE OF JOHN congratulate and celebrate Jeremy Wariner, of ration for two political prisoners who perished WALKER Grand Prairie, Texas, in his success in these in Castro’s gulag. past Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Jer- In March 2003, as part of the tyrant’s crack- HON. NICK LAMPSON emy won the Gold in the Men’s 400 meter run down on peaceful pro-democracy activists, Mr. OF TEXAS with a time of 44.00, the fastest time in the Navarro Rodrı´guez was arrested. In a sham IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world this year. He also captured a gold medal trial, he was convicted on activities that in- in the 4x400 relay competition. At the 2004 cluded, ‘‘among other things, leaflets and lit- Thursday, September 9, 2004 NCAA Indoor Championships, Wariner, a jun- erature; the latter was proved by the confisca- Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I want to take ior at Baylor University, won the 400m with a tion of aggressive and corrosive writings and a moment to express my sorrow for the pass- time of 45.39 seconds and won an NCAA title printed material from his house.’’ This sham ing of a dear personal friend and pillar of the with the 4x400m relay team. His remarkable trial resulted in Mr. Navarro Rodrı´guez being community in southeast Texas and Gulf performance brought tremendous accolade to sentenced to 25 years in the abhorrent totali- Coast, Mr. John Walker. John passed away America, and we thank him. tarian gulag. suddenly this past weekend, leaving many of

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.066 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1585 us stunned and saddened at the loss of such evaluation of early intervention and prevention HONORING THE MARRIAGE OF a wonderful individual. programs for youth. BETHANY ANNE KORCZYNSKI AND DOMINIC A. ZUCCHERO John was a loving husband and family man, I believe S. 2634 will help fund some very and a friend to many in the Galveston commu- important work to help families like the nity. John, or ‘‘Johnny’’ as those close to him Strouses avoid the pain of losing a loved one. HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI knew him, served as President of Ducks OF ILLINOIS Unlimited’s national organization, was on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES board of Galveston College, and was a strong f Thursday, September 9, 2004 supporter of the School of Nursing at the Uni- GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL versity of Texas Medical Branch. He partici- ACT Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor pated with these organizations because he and recognition of Bethany Korczynski and knew the importance of core, fundamental val- Dominic Zucchero as they celebrate their de- ues that aid us all not only locally, but nation- SPEECH OF votion to each other and to their future to- ally. In addition, John’s grandfather was gether. former Congressman Clark W. Thompson, HON. JOSEPH R. PITTS It seems that we face a challenging time re- garding one of the ‘‘lode stones’’ of our soci- who served proudly in this very chamber, and OF PENNSYLVANIA who was a great friend and mentor of mine as ety: the family unit. It may seem that the moral well. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fiber of America is being tested. During these I express my deepest condolences and times of changing attitudes, I believe that we Wednesday, September 8, 2004 sympathy to John’s wife Susan, and the rest can encourage the traditional values that have of his family and loved ones, and know that he Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, S. 2634, the Gar- made our country strong. Those values that is now at peace with the Lord. rett Lee Smith Memorial Act, contains some are best learned and practiced within the fam- f very important language that I would like to ily unit based on the holy, loving union of a man and a woman. GARRETT LEE SMITH MEMORIAL point out to my colleagues. The bill requires written, informed parental consent before a The union of these two individuals from the ACT Chicagoland region, Bethany Anne child may participate in the programs funded Korczynski, daughter of Edwin J., pilot and SPEECH OF under this bill. The bill provides an exception Chief Airport Operations Supervisor and Diane HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER for this in cases where there is an emergency M., teacher of special education, and of and the safety of the child or other students is OF MARYLAND Dominic A. Zucchero, son of Theodore J. and at risk and in cases where parental consent IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Andrea L. of the Chicagoland area, will be on cannot reasonably be obtained. Wednesday, September 8, 2004 October 9, 2004. The wedding will take place Mr. Speaker, this language is very impor- at the landmark Catholic Church of Notre Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise tant. The topic of suicide and death is very Dame De Chicago established in 1864 by the in support of S. 2634—A Youth Suicide Pre- sensitive, especially for younger children who first settlers who were of French descent. The vention Bill. are very impressionable. I believe that par- church is located at 1334 West Flourndy Suicide knows no boundaries. It affects chil- ents, not schools, should be the first line of Street in Chicago. dren of every race, ethnicity, religion, and eco- defense for educating against and preventing It is with great excitement and anticipation nomic background and takes the lives of 3,000 their children from considering suicide. Studies that both the Zucchero’s and Korczynski’s young people every year. Suicide is the third share in the happiness of this union. The com- leading cause of death for children and young have shown that in some cases, suicide edu- cation has actually led to suicides. Parents mitment of this couple is both impressive and adults between the ages of 10 and 24. deserving of special recognition and honor. should have the option of keeping their child My neighbors and close personal friends, I ask all my colleagues to join me in wishing out of such classes. In addition, if parents are Doug and Sharon Strouse, tragically lost their this great couple many years of health and daughter, Kristin, to suicide shortly after the aware that their child is in such a class or pro- happiness. gram at school, they will be able to look for September 11th Terrorist Attacks in New York. f Kristen was a gifted student at the Parson’s any warning signs that their child is consid- School of Design in New York at the time of ering suicide. PROPOSED CHANGES IN FINAN- CIAL DISCLOSURE LAW FOR 527 her passing and had a promising future in the The exceptions included in the parental con- POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS design field. sent requirement are intended to be very nar- In Kristin’s memory, the Strouses used their row—emergency situations and cases where grief to help other young people who may be parental consent cannot reasonably be ob- HON. JOHN B. LARSON depressed or considering suicide. Kristin’s sis- tained. Emergency situations will be obvious— OF CONNECTICUT ter, Kim, established a non-profit organization this would be a situation where a student is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that runs art workshops to provide suicide pre- vention education and crisis intervention. The threatening his life or the life of someone else. Thursday, September 9, 2004 Strouses also support suicide awareness Obviously, in such a case, the counselor or Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, through a moving videotape that helps young teacher should immediately counsel the stu- today I rise to draw my colleagues’ attention to people and their parents identify the signs of dent to stop the threatened activity. a bill I have introduced to address concerns depression while offering solutions to help Some may wonder what is meant by cases that have been expressed about political orga- them address the issue. where parental consent cannot be ‘‘reason- nizations referred to as ‘‘527’s’’. This bill, H.R. I believe S. 2634 also known as the Garrett ably’’ obtained. This is intended to mean situa- 5013, would give the Department of the Treas- Lee Smith Memorial Act of 2004 will help the tions where the parent, despite the best efforts ury, the Federal Election Commission, and the Strouses and other families further these im- of the school or other organization operating a American people a better understanding of portant programs. The bill will also improve suicide intervention program, cannot person- 527 organizations by attempting to subject nationwide access to prevention and interven- ally give consent. One such situation would be them to the same type of reporting require- tion techniques for youth. where a single parent in the military has gone ments as PAC’s and other political organiza- The bill authorizes $82 million over three overseas for duty and the child is temporarily tions. years for mental health services, including staying with grandparents. But let me be This bill would make 527’s, which is the screening, assessment, mentoring, and coun- clear—this is not a loophole for those who find section of the Internal Revenue Code under seling, on the local, state, and federal level. which they are registered, more transparent obtaining parental consent to be inconvenient These services will be offered in a variety of through the four main components of this bill. or time-consuming. It is for those rare and settings including schools, juvenile justice sys- First, any political organization that meets very limited situations in which a parent simply tems, foster care establishments, and sub- defined minimum financial requirements must is not able to provide consent. stance abuse programs. disclose this information to the Department of The legislation will also help establish a I would like to thank Chairman BARTON for the Treasury. Second, political organizations comprehensive federal strategy to share data, working so diligently on this important lan- that raise, spend or intend to raise and spend disseminate research, and coordinate the guage. over $25,000 in an election year will have to

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.071 E10PT1 E1586 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 file disclosure reports with the IRS monthly. nity has come to know they can depend on The average scores for African American Previously, organizations in this category were the Martin family to help them through this dif- and Hispanic students receiving Federal meal only required to file quarterly. Third, organiza- ficult process. I commend the Martins for tak- assistance also increased significantly—up 17 tions that have less than $25,000 in receipts ing on, and being committed to this delicate points among African American students (854) must file quarterly. Fourth, the Department of task. and six points among Hispanic students (837). the Treasury and the Federal Election Com- Mr. Speaker, as a member of Congress, I This is an important point because the per- mission must work together to improve the ask my colleagues in the 108th Congress to centage of both groups of students partici- database disclosure system. please join me in honoring the Martin Family pating in the Free and Reduced-price Meal This bill will provide the American people and their Funeral home for 75 years of unwav- System (FARMS) is increasing, lowering the with more information about who is donating ering support and guidance to those who have overall average score for each group even as to the political process and how that money is lost loved ones. the specific subgroup scores increase. being spent. If we want to inspire and encour- f According to Dr. Jerry D. Weast, Super- age more Americans to participate in the polit- intendent of the Montgomery County Public ical process, we must make all aspects of the SALUTING MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Schools, all of this has occurred during a sig- process accessible to them. MARYLAND, STUDENTS, TEACH- nificant demographic change in student enroll- The guidelines in my bill will expose political ERS, PRINCIPALS, SCHOOL PER- ment, characterized by greater cultural and ra- organizations’ donors and demonstrate they SONNEL AND PARENTS FOR OUT- cial/ethnic diversity, a rise in students from have nothing to hide. Moreover, this informa- STANDING SAT SCORES low-income families, an increase in the num- tion will help Americans to make more in- ber of students for whom English is a second formed choices. HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN language, and more students with disabilities. I believe that efforts to restrict 527 organiza- OF MARYLAND I want to commend Dr. Weast, the Members of the Montgomery County Board of Edu- tions could raise First Amendment concerns IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cation, and all teachers, principals and staff for and may merely result in their reconstitution Thursday, September 9, 2004 as 501(c)4, 501(c)5 and 501(c)6 organiza- implementing school improvements including tions, which have virtually no public disclosure Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to strengthened curriculum, improved assess- requirements. I believe that it would be more share with my colleagues the news that the ments, greater coordination among and within beneficial to our political process to mandate highest systemwide average SAT score (1102) schools, and increased staff training and pro- greater transparency of 527’s rather than at- ever achieved by the Montgomery County fessional development. The improvements tempting to shut them down or otherwise cur- Public Schools (MCPS) was produced by the also included increased student enrollment in tail their participation in the political process. graduating class of 2004, marking the first expanded Advanced Placement (AP) and hon- Therefore, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues time the average score has exceeded 1100. ors courses. to support this bill. The average included the highest ever aver- Mr. Speaker, public schools are truly the backbone of our community. Young people f age mathematics score (561) and the highest average verbal score in 12 years (541), the across America face ever-changing social and HONORING MARTIN FUNERAL first increase in the average verbal score in economic challenges. We have an obligation HOME five years. The improvements were achieved to prepare them for the challenges that lie with a student participation rate of 80.2 per- ahead, and I applaud the great work of the HON. DALE E. KILDEE cent, representing the largest group (7,263 teachers, principals and other education per- sonnel in Montgomery County who offer so OF MICHIGAN students) ever to take the test in the school much support to our families. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES district. The higher SAT scores mark the achieve- f Thursday, September 9, 2004 ments of the first graduating class of students HONORING THE ACCOMPLISH- Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you taking the SAT who were exposed to the full MENTS OF GAYLE RUDOFSKY today to acknowledge the 75th anniversary of range of the ongoing high school reforms in the Martin Funeral Home, of Mt. Morris, MI. Montgomery County. The reforms began when On Saturday, September 11, 2004, the funeral the students were ninth graders in the 2000– HON. STEVE ISRAEL OF NEW YORK home along with the community will com- 2001 school year and have expanded greatly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES memorate this milestone with a full day of fes- the opportunities for more rigorous coursework tivities that will include the sealing of a time in preparation for college. Thursday, September 9, 2004 capsule, a replica of President Lincoln’s coffin, In addition, the improvement included a sig- Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and free workshops on grief management. nificant gain in the system’s ‘‘average highest honor Gayle Rudofsky, a Half Hollow Hills Mr. Miles B. Martin established the Martin score,’’ the same number used by colleges to High School East student who has been Funeral Home in November of 1929. Miles re- identify the best performance among students named a 2003–04 High School All American ceived his mortuary license from Worsham on the SAT. The system’s average highest in Diving. School of Anatomy in Chicago on June 28, score increased to 1115 last year, the best re- Ms. Rudofsky has a long history of diving 1928. He married Mildred C. Doyle and of this sult ever and an increase of eight points over accolades, including being named one of the wonderful union were born three sons, Patrick the year before. Top 40 High School Divers in the United J., Michael A. and Miles T. ‘‘Tom’’. Mrs. Martin Overall, there were numerous achievements States, winning the 2003 New York State Pub- worked alongside her husband as a licensed in the 2004 SAT results for which MCPS lic High School Women’s Diving Champion- funeral director to build one of the largest fam- should be proud: ship and winning the Lester J. Schloen Jr. Me- ily owned funeral businesses in Genesee Highest ever average SAT score of 1102, a morial Award for Most Promising First Year County. Of the three sons, Miles T. ‘‘Tom’’ gain of eight points; Diver. She recently broke her own Suffolk Martin took on the interest of mortuary Best ever ‘‘average highest SAT score’’ of County 11–dive meet record and also set a science. He received his degree in Mortuary 1115, a gain of eight points; new Suffolk County 6–dive meet scoring Science from Wayne State University. His de- Highest ever average math score (561); record. In addition to these record-breaking sire to assist his father in the business was Largest number of students ever taking the performances, the National Interscholastic delayed by the call to serve his country in the SAT (7,263 students); Swim Coaches Association ranked Ms. U.S. Army as a combat medic in Vietnam. On Highest average score for white students Rudofsky the third best high school diver in January 1, 1972, Miles T. acquired the family (1163), a gain of 10 points; 11–dive competitions and the fourth best diver business from his father. On October 21, 1988 Highest average score for Asian American in 6–dive meets. She is also a member of Miles B. Martin passed away and Mildred C. students (1160), a gain of 33 points; Long Island Divers, a U.S. Diving Team, and Martin on August 30, 1993. Most high schools (four) with average is qualified to represent the Long Island region Miles T., in his commitment to honor his fa- scores above 1200; in the 2004 Empire State Games. ther’s mission of providing affordable and car- Most high schools (11) with average scores Not only has Ms. Rudofsky accomplished ing funeral service for Genesee County, has above 1100; and much on the diving board, she is also gifted in expanded the operation by opening homes in Average score of students receiving special the classroom. She has managed to balance Vassar and Fairgrove. The process of be- education services increased by 26 points to an outstanding athletic career with equally im- reavement can be overwhelming. The commu- 924. pressive academics. Ms. Rudofsky has been

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.075 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1587 named an Academic All American, New York Pacific Coast Oil Co., which formed Ramey, who taught Family and Consumer State Public High School Athletic Association ChevronTexaco’s oldest predecessor. Sciences, was discovered behind the school Women’s Swim-Dive Scholar-Athlete of the ChevronTexaco’s history is a story of great on Friday, July 16, by two students where she had either accidentally fallen or suffered Year and Half Hollow Hills High School East progress and innovation spread over dozens a seizure and struck her head, suffering a Female Scholar-Athlete of the Class of 2004. of companies that have come together over concussion. She has also received the Citibank/News 12 the last 125 years to become the Ramey (age 73) had shown some improve- Scholar-Athlete Award and the 2004 Scholar- ChevronTexaco family. ment and had been moved from the intensive Athlete Milk Moustache of the Year Award. Over 100 years ago, a converted farmhouse care unit to a private room before her sudden This fall, Ms. Rudofsky will attend Princeton and 80 employees in a rural area not far from passing Friday. University, where she will be a member of the San Francisco started handling 10,000 barrels ‘‘Mary Grace,’’ as I had known her over the diving team. I congratulate her on her many past 30 years, had been a teacher for more of oil a day. Today, with bustling metropolitan than half a century and the cheerleadering achievements and am confident that she will communities surrounding the refinery, 1,300 sponsor at Central High School since the have continued success in the future. employees move 240,000 barrels of oil per doors opened in the 1996–97 school year. f day. ‘‘It’s a sad day at Central High School,’’ ChevronTexaco is one of the world’s largest said Principal Roger Freeman of the last re- CONGRATULATING JUSTIN GATLIN integrated energy companies. They are in- maining member of the original staff at the ON WINNING A GOLD MEDAL IN volved in every aspect of the energy industry, school. ‘‘She was a legend—an icon of what THE ATHENS OLYMPICS everybody should aspire to be as both a per- from oil and gas exploration and production to son and a teacher. She was dedicated to her transportation, refining and retail marketing, as profession and students, always prepared and HON. JEFF MILLER well as chemical manufacturing and sales and way ahead of the game.’’ OF FLORIDA power production. Ramey touched the lives of hundreds of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Active in more than 180 countries, cheerleaders and countless thousands of stu- Thursday, September 9, 2004 ChevronTexaco employs more than 50,000 dents who passed through her classroom over people worldwide and about 9,000 in Cali- the past 51 years. Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my ‘‘I don’t know of anyone who didn’t like honor today to recognize one of the finest fornia alone. Over 4,000 of those employees Mary Grace—she was always so positive and U.S. sprinters, Justin Gatlin, a 2004 Olympic are in San Ramon, the world headquarters for cared deeply about her students,’’ Freeman gold medalist from Pensacola, Florida. As the the company. said. ‘‘It will be difficult, no impossible, to youngest track and field champion in 36 years, ChevronTexaco’s vision—to be the global replace her. People like Mary Grace are energy company most admired for its people, rare.’’ twenty-two year old Gatlin won the gold medal Rare, indeed. In a day and time where most in the men’s 100 meters at the 2004 Olympic partnership and performance—runs throughout the combined history of all the great compa- people can’t wait to call it quits, Mary Grace games in Athens, making him the ‘‘Fastest never discussed retirement, despite being Man in the World.’’ nies that today form ChevronTexaco. well beyond the required age and with her As soon as the gun went off, he surged im- The work undertaken by the many genera- lengthy years of service. mediately to the lead. Never relinquishing his tions of ChevronTexaco has made a tremen- She had returned earlier in the week from advantage, he finished in a personal-best, dous and positive impact on the lives of peo- a stay in Knoxville where her latest batch of world-leading time of 9.85 seconds. After win- ple around the world. I commend and con- cheerleaders had attended a camp at the Uni- versity of Tennessee. ning the gold he said, ‘‘It was going to be the gratulate ChevronTexaco on this very impor- tant milestone. She loved what she did and continued to most exciting race in the world, and it was. serve the students of Central with a level of This is what I train for, that’s why I shoveled f excellence and commitment equally rare the snow off North Carolina tracks. That’s why today. TRIBUTE TO MARY GRACE RAMEY I’m here. I’m here to win the gold medal.’’ I would more often as not run into Mary Not only did he leave with a gold medal, but Grace and husband, Jack, who recently cele- also took home a silver and a bronze in the HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. brated their 50th wedding anniversary, going into games at Central or on the road—it OF TENNESSEE men’s relay and 200 meters, respectively. seemed we always arrived at about the same Returning home as an Olympic medalist, it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time. is Gatlin’s self-composure and attitude that set Thursday, September 9, 2004 She always had a smile and chipper atti- him apart from the rest. ‘‘I want to show that tude as we exchanged pleasantries walking nice guys can finish first. I feel that I’m likable. Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, on July 23, into the gym or stadium together. I feel that I’m honest. I go out there and give 2004, McMinn County, Tennessee lost one of I recall one time several years ago at a a good race for the crowd.’’ Gatlin did more its sports legends. Mary Grace Ramey served basketball game, with the skies threatening, as a teacher and cheerleading coach for Mary Grace asked me if I thought it was than just give a good race. He gave a superb going to snow. race and is a shining example for all to follow McMinn Central High School since it opened ‘‘Not a chance,’’ I said. in not only the first district of Florida, but in 1966. She was 73 years old. Of course, it did and we faced a slippery around the world. Mrs. Ramey touched the lives of hundreds ride home that night. She never let me for- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the United States of cheerleaders and thousands of students get it. Congress, I would like to congratulate Justin who passed through the halls of McMinn Cen- From that time on, regardless of the condi- tions, Mary Grace would look at me with Gatlin on his Olympic victories and thank him tral High School. Her colleagues said she was always positive and cared deeply about her that wry smile of hers and asked me if I for representing Pensacola to the world in thought it was going to snow. such a first-class manner. students. The family will receive friends from 5–8 f Mrs. Ramey, a mother of one and grand- p.m. tonight and funeral services will follow mother of three, will be missed by all those with Bordwine Funeral Home in charge of ar- TRIBUTE TO CHEVRONTEXACO who knew her. rangements (see Page 2 for complete obit- AND THEIR EMPLOYEES LO- I would like to call this Daily Post-Athenian uary information). CATED IN CALIFORNIA’S 11TH article from July 26, 2004, on Mary Ramey to Friends and family will gather at Sunrise CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Cemetery in Englewood at 11 a.m. Tuesday the attention of my colleagues and other read- for the burial service. ers of the RECORD. And no, Mary Grace, I don’t think it will HON. RICHARD W. POMBO [From the Daily Post-Athenian, July 26, snow. OF CALIFORNIA 2004] f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RAMEY LOSS LEAVES HOLE IN THE CENTRAL HONORING OCEAN MIST FARMS Thursday, September 9, 2004 FAMILY FABRIC (By Jack Slayton) Mr. POMBO. Mr. Speaker, I would like to HON. SAM FARR rise to honor and congratulate ChevronTexaco She never hit a home run, sank a clutch basket, or scored a touchdown, but McMinn OF CALIFORNIA and their employees located in California’s County was stunned by the loss of a sports IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11th Congressional district on legend in her own right this past Friday. Thursday, September 9, 2004 ChevronTexaco’s 125th Anniversary. Teacher and cheerleading sponsor Mary Tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary of Grace Ramey passed away at Chattanooga’s Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great the merger of California Star Oil Works and Erlanger Medical Center on Friday. honor and pleasure that I am able to rise to

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.079 E10PT1 E1588 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 recognize Ocean Mist Farms, the premier what a dedicated public servant should be. Marjorie took great pride in her good works grower and shipper of artichokes in the United South Haven American Legion Post 502 will for the community. Her great passion for States. Based in Monterey County, California be filled Saturday night with friends and family music and entertainment inspired her to get in- of my congressional district, Ocean Mist who have been blessed with the opportunity to volved with the Aspen Music Festival in the Farms produces over a dozen other vegeta- know and work with Vernon and who wish to 1950s. She also had a desire to help people bles in addition to artichokes on its farms celebrate with him as he receives his award. that led to her co-founding of the ‘Blue La- which are located throughout California. On Vernon’s work, which has earned him Portage dies’, a group of volunteers at Aspen Valley Saturday, August 28, 2004, the people of Township Citizen of the Year, has been im- Hospital in 1960. The ‘Blue Ladies’ of Aspen Ocean Mist Farms celebrated their company’s proving his community and the lives of Porter Valley Hospital took their name from a Red 80th anniversary. County residents for many years. Although Cross group with the same name that Marjorie In 1924, Castroville area farmers Daniel Vernon has dedicated his time serving the worked with during World War II. Both groups Pieri, Amerigo and Angelo Del Chiaro, Alfred community, he has never neglected to provide performed similar duties, providing their serv- Tottino and Louis Bellone combined formed a support and love to his family. Vernon and his ices to the hospital wherever it was needed. company to grow, ship, and market artichokes. late wife Peggy have three children Scott, Outside her volunteering efforts, she also en- Their little company persevered through the Gail, and James. joyed tennis and skiing Colorado’s slopes. Great Depression and WWII to transform arti- Mr. James Shepard is being honored as the Mr. Speaker, Marjorie Stein was a selfless chokes from an obscure ethnic specialty to a Portage Township Fireman of the Year. Mr. contributor to the Aspen, Colorado community. national delicacy. It took genius and hard work Shepard was voted by peers as Fireman of She passionately pursued her interests, and in to accomplish this, and these characteristics the Year for his outstanding service and dedi- doing so made Aspen a better place. In this have assured their success through today. cation to the South Haven Volunteer Fire De- difficult time of bereavement, I wish to offer Under the current leadership of the Boutonnet partment. James is a third generation fireman; Marjorie’s family and friends my heartfelt con- and Bengard families, Ocean Mist Farms em- his father was a volunteer fireman for South dolences. ploys more than 60 people in sales and ad- Haven and his grandfather was also a fire- f ministrative positions, more than 160 workers man. James graduated from the Georgia Fire in its packing, shipping and cooling facilities, Academy, the National Fire Academy, and he HONORING BRIG. GEN. DONALD and nearly 600 individuals in related har- is also a Certified Fire Instructor. His career as POLK, M.D. vesting and production operations, as well as a firefighter began in 1988 when he worked as operating several affiliate operations through- a firefighter near Savanna, Georgia. In 1993, HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN out California and Arizona. It is a company James became a Certified Emergency Medical OF TENNESSEE that has helped make the Central Coast of Technician. He then moved to Porter County IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES California the most productive agricultural re- Indiana and has been a full-time fire fighter for Thursday, September 9, 2004 gion in the world and it continues to give back the City of Valparaiso for the last eleven to the local communities of the Salinas Valley. years. For the past ten years, he has also Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today I Ocean Mist Farms is also an environmental served as a volunteer fireman for the South want to take a moment and thank a leader leader in our region. It has remained in the Haven Fire Department. While James has who has served not only his community in forefront of innovations in farming methods de- dedicated considerable time and energy to his Tennessee, but also our Nation. After a life- signed to protect the environment. Using ad- work and protecting the lives of others, he has time of service as an officer in the United vanced techniques of irrigation and integrated never limited the time he gives to his most im- States military and as a physician, Brig. Gen. pest and soil management, Ocean Mist Farms portant interest, his family. He and his wife Donald H. Polk, M.D. is retiring. has proved itself to be truly invested in the Stacy have two children, James and In 1976, my friend Dr. Polk began working preservation of the beauty and natural re- Samantha. with the Tennessee Army National Guard. As sources offered by Monterey County. It also Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my other distin- Deputy Commander, State Area Command, took the lead in developing the world’s largest guished colleagues to join me in commending Tennessee Army National Guard, General reclaimed wastewater irrigation project. Vernon Cunningham and James Shepard for Polk has been responsible for supervising and Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate Ocean their outstanding contributions to Indiana’s training 3,000 combat service support soldiers Mist Farms on its 80th anniversary. Monterey First Congressional District. Their commitment of the Tennessee Army National Guard. Over County has benefited immensely from their to improving the quality of life of the people of the years Tennesseans have come to know commitment to growing outstanding produce Northwest Indiana is truly inspirational and and respect his leadership abilities. and I wish the company and all who work for should be recognized and commended. And as a family physician in Wayne County, Ocean Mist Farms the very best in the future. f Dr. Polk has cared for thousands of people f across our community. Again, his leadership PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE abilities shone through as Medical Director of TRIBUTE TO MR. VERNON STEIN Emergency Service at Wayne Medical Center. CUNNINGHAM AND MR. JAMES We are grateful for Dr. Polk’s dedication and SHEPARD HON. SCOTT McINNIS today I am pleased to honor and recognize his OF COLORADO many years of service. HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f OF INDIANA Thursday, September 9, 2004 RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF DR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a HUGH LANGDON ELSBREE Thursday, September 9, 2004 heavy heart that I rise today to honor the life Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is my dis- and memory of Marjorie Stein of Aspen, Colo- HON. ROBERT W. NEY tinct honor to commend two of Northwest Indi- rado. Marjorie recently passed away at the OF OHIO ana’s most distinguished citizens, Mr. Vernon age of ninety-four, and leaves behind a legacy IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cunningham and Mr. James Shepard of Por- as an active and generous member of her tage, Indiana. On Saturday, September 11, community. I am honored to join my col- Thursday, September 9, 2004 2004, they will be honored for their exemplary leagues in remembering Marjorie’s life before Mr. NEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay and dedicated service to the community. this body of Congress and Nation. tribute to Dr. Hugh Langdon Elsbree, who died Mr. Vernon Cunningham will be awarded Marjorie grew up in Chicago, Illinois and on August 30, 2004. Dr. Elsbree served as the the Portage Township Citizen of the year. went on to attend Connecticut College where Director of the Legislative Reference Service Vernon’s qualities include a dedication to com- she studied abroad in Paris, France. Marjorie (LRS), now the Congressional Research Serv- munity causes. Vernon has been a resident of and her husband Henry first fell in love with ice, from 1958 to 1966. He was a noted polit- Portage, Indiana for over fifty years. Those Aspen in the late 1940’s, when they pur- ical scientist, academician, and dedicated pub- who know him best describe Vernon as a chased a second home in the small, devel- lic servant who led the Legislative Reference kind, fun-loving person, who always wants to oping town. Their time spent there inspired Service (LRS) in providing research to the help others. His outstanding service and dona- them to make Aspen their permanent resi- Congress. tion of time and money to Gabriel Horn’s dence, and for the next half century they Dr. Elsbree joined LRS as a research coun- homeless shelter represents the epitome of made their home on the Mill Iron Ranch. sel in 1945 and became a Senior Specialist in

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.084 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1589 American Government and Public Administra- Sam was born in Silverton, Colorado in public service and community leadership tion in 1946. From 1954–55 he served tempo- 1933. After moving with his family to California throughout his life. He continues to make a rarily as the Deputy Director of the Commis- during World War II, he came back to a Colo- large impact on South Carolina through his sion on Inter-Governmental Relations and then rado setting in the city of Durango. He worked regular newspaper columns that are featured served as LRS’s Deputy Director from October his way through high school and went on to in newspapers such as the Orangeburg Times 1955 until March 1957 when he left LRS to Colorado College on a football scholarship be- & Democrat and The State. become chairman of the Political Science De- fore going on to study law at the University of I am honored to have been able to call Aus- partment at Wayne State University. He re- Colorado in Boulder. It was there that he met tin a close friend for many years, and I have turned to LRS in September 1958 as the Di- Jacqueline Stahl, his beautiful wife of 45 learned so much from him. I ask all of my col- rector and served in that capacity until his re- years, who passed away last February. leagues to join me in wishing Mr. Austin tirement in 1966. Throughout his life, Sam was an engaged, Cunningham a happy 90th birthday, and thank Dr. Elsbree received A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. bright individual with a brilliant sense of him for his years of service to others. degrees from Harvard University in 1925, humor. His acumen and passion for the legal f 1927, and 1930, respectively. In 1927–28 he profession served him well throughout his tre- was a Sheldon Traveling Fellow in Paris and mendous legal career. At 26, Sam became the HONORING ROGER PALOMINO Geneva, then began his teaching career at youngest lawyer in the Larry McDaniel and Harvard as an instructor in government from Byron Bradford firm in Durango. He soon be- HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY 1928–1933. He then served as assistant pro- came one of Colorado’s foremost experts in OF CALIFORNIA fessor (1933–37) and professor (1937–43) of water law. However, Sam’s motivation was not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES political science and as chairman of the De- money; he spent most of his career working to Thursday, September 9, 2004 partment of Political Science (1937–41) at empower those in need, including the South- Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I Dartmouth College. For a brief period in 1934 ern Ute Indian Tribe. rise today to acknowledge Roger Palomino’s he worked as a research specialist for the Sam was a beloved husband, and father. distinguished career in public service to Cali- Federal Power Commission. In 1943 he joined He is survived by his mother Louise Maynes fornia’s San Joaquin Valley. Through a lifetime the Office of Price Administration as principal and his four remarkable children; Michele Hur- of dedication he has led a remarkable career business economist then the Bureau of the ley, Melinda Higgins, Sam W. Maynes and advocating for and empowering low-income Budget (1945) as administrative analyst. For Mark Maynes. He also leaves behind eight families to achieve self-sufficiency in this eco- several years, Elsbree served as the book re- beautiful grandchildren whom he loved dearly. nomically challenged region. view editor and member of the editorial board Mr. Speaker, I am honored to call attention A native of Fresno, California, Mr. Palomino of the American Political Science Review and of this body of Congress to the life of Sam earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminology from 1952–56 as its managing editor. Maynes. His industrious, strong-willed nature from California State University-Fresno in Upon his retirement, L. Quincy Mumford, Li- made him a resilient force in the Durango 1964 and quickly began a 30-year career in brarian of Congress, presented Dr. Elsbree community and the State of Colorado is a bet- the juvenile justice system. During this time he with a Distinguished Service Award. In the ac- ter place as the result of his many contribu- served in almost every capacity of the juvenile companying letter, Mumford noted ‘‘. . . your tions. Sam dedicated his life to helping others, justice system including as administrative di- ability to discover, attract, and develop talent, and I am truly honored to have been his rector of both juvenile institutions and proba- your personal integrity, your standards of ex- friend. tion services. An expert in the field of juvenile cellence, your sound judgment, your profound f corrections, Mr. Palomino has lent his exper- understanding of the requirements of the Con- HONORING AUSTIN CUNNINGHAM tise to countless local, state and federal juve- gress, your skill in public administration, and nile justice agencies and task forces dedicated your fine qualities as a human being have not OF ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CARO- LINA to eradicating juvenile violence and crime. only maintained an admirable esprit de corps It was his understanding of the root causes but have enabled the Legislative Reference of juvenile delinquency that led Mr. Palomino Service to fulfill its highest duty—to be respon- HON. JOE WILSON to join the Fresno County Economic Opportu- sive to the needs of the Congress.’’ OF SOUTH CAROLINA nities Commission, where he has spent the Dr. Elsbree’s leadership of the Legislative IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES last 10 years working as Executive Director. Reference Service contributed significantly to Thursday, September 9, 2004 The Fresno County EOC is one of the largest Congress’ action in 1970 to expand the scope Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- community action agencies in the United of the Legislative Reference Service and cre- er, tomorrow I will join with many other South States, providing social services and pro- ate the Congressional Research Service. His Carolinians to celebrate the 90th birthday of a moting economic development through a vari- intimate knowledge of political science pro- Palmetto State legend, Mr. Austin ety of programs. Under his leadership and in- vided insight into how Congress’ research Cunningham. In 1998, my predecessor Con- novation Fresno County EOC has experienced needs were changing and how the Service gressman Floyd Spence; made the following both growth and programmatic expansion. could adjust to meet those needs. remarks before Congress describing the life of With a current annual operating budget of To his son, Hugh L. Elsbree, Jr. and his Austin Cunningham: more than $100 million and 1,400 employees, family, friends, and former colleagues, I ex- As a young man, Austin Cunningham, went Fresno County EOC continues to function as tend our deepest sympathies. to work to help support his family when his a critical lifeline for many struggling families in f father died. He worked during the day and California’s Central Valley. The agency pro- PAYING TRIBUTE TO SAM MAYNES went to both high school and college at vides such critical needs as pre-school, voca- night, earning a law degree from the Univer- tional education, preventive health care, and sity of Virginia in 1940. During his business job placement services. Mr. Palomino and the HON. SCOTT McINNIS career, Mr. Cunningham has been the presi- OF COLORADO dent of five companies and he has owned two Fresno County EOC have truly undertaken a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES manufacturing plants in South Carolina. comprehensive approach to improving the lives of Central Valley families. Thursday, September 9, 2004 President Reagan recognized Mr. Cunningham for his work with the Jobs Tax Mr. Palomino’s distinguished career has Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with Credit Program and he has been involved made him a highly respected community lead- a heavy heart to mourn the passing of my with the administrations of former Governor er both in Fresno and the entire San Joaquin close friend Sam Maynes of Durango, Colo- Carroll Campbell and Governor David Valley. His dedication is evident in the number rado. Sam passed away recently at the age of Beasley in improving race relations in our of local community organizations in which he 70 after a courageous battle with lung cancer. State. He has also contributed his time and efforts in the Orangeburg area on behalf of: participates in an effort to improve the local He was a humorous, kind-hearted man who Crime Watch, Crime Stoppers, the People’s economy and create jobs. He is a gifted ad- was a bastion of goodwill and stability for his Assault on Drugs (PAD), as well as the col- ministrator and a tireless advocate for positive friends, family and community. Sam dedicated laboration between South Carolina State social change and the underserved. Through- his life to the betterment of those less fortu- University and the South Carolina Phil- out my years in Congress, I have come to re- nate than himself, and I am honored today to harmonic, which has resulted in an annual spect Mr. Palomino for his passion in helping stand before this body of Congress and this three concert satellite series. low-income Valley families. nation to recognize his many contributions to As Congressman Spence rightfully pointed Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me the State of Colorado. out, Austin Cunningham has been active in in recognizing Roger Palomino in celebration

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.088 E10PT1 E1590 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 of his years in public service and contribution the life of historic Janesville High School on ant of the community, and I am honored to to the community. I wish him continued suc- Main Street. The center will give our area’s stand with my colleagues today before this cess. performers a wonderful new stage for their body of Congress and this nation to recognize f creative energies and serve as a resource for his accomplishments. people of all ages throughout our community. Scott passed up an opportunity for a suc- PAYING TRIBUTE TO ETHAL Besides providing a terrific venue for local arts cessful law career to open a seven hundred JORDAN groups to showcase their talent and skill, the square foot pottery shop on East Main Street Janesville Performing Arts Center will bring in 1979. Twenty-five years later that business HON. SCOTT McINNIS new opportunities for entertainment to every- is thriving in a building twenty times its original OF COLORADO one in our region. size. The pottery is sold in all fifty states and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The grand opening of Janesville’s first com- six foreign countries. The heaviest concentra- Thursday, September 9, 2004 munity performing arts center is a cause for tion of his business is concentrated in the celebration throughout our area and especially Rocky Mountain region and the Southwest, Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to for those who have worked so hard to make but also stretches to specialty stores and gift pay tribute to Ethal Jordan, a dedicated this center a reality. shops throughout the nation. weather observer from Hamilton; Colorado. f Mesa Verde Pottery employs eight sales- Ethal was recently honored with the 2004 people and fourteen full-time American Indian John Campanius Holm Award for outstanding RECOGNIZING THE CHARACTER artists and production workers. These artists service in the Cooperative Weather Observer COUNTS YOUTH FLAG RALLY IN paint designs on geometrically carved white Program by the National Oceanic and Atmos- LISLE, ILLINOIS and red-earth objects evolving Navajo monu- pheric Administration. Her observations have ment and silhouetted mountains into intricate helped our government accurately describe HON. JUDY BIGGERT patterns. Scott takes pride in the unparalleled the climate of our country, and I am honored OF ILLINOIS craftsmanship and employee spirit that results to stand here today with my colleagues before IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in better products. Scott has also taken many this body of Congress and this nation and rec- Thursday, September 9, 2004 opportunities to give back to the community, ognize her accomplishments. donating twelve thousand dollars worth of The National Weather Service Cooperative Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to goods, services, and financial contributions to Weather Observer Program has provided sci- recognize a group of young constituents in my local non-profits and charities in addition to entists and researchers continuous data on district whose efforts to recognize September pottery awards for the Indian Summer Run temperature, precipitation, and other weather 11 brought a local community together in col- contestants. factors such as river levels and soil tempera- lective pride for the United States. Mr. Speaker, Scott Tipton is an outstanding ture. Once a month observers mail their Three years ago, when our Nation was member of the Cortez community. He has fol- records to the National Climatic Data Center. overcome by fear and dismay, Katie and lowed his dream and inspired his fellow Colo- These weather records retain importance over Carrie Straub came together with other young radans to do the same. The pottery created at time as they provide an accurate picture of a people to make a difference during the after- Mesa Verde Pottery celebrates an important locale’s normal weather and give scientists a math of our Nation’s greatest tragedy. They part of America’s history, and I am honored to basis to predict future trends. Through these planned a local flag rally to bring youths to- stand here before this body and this nation predictions scientists are able to enhance eco- gether to share in their grief and honor Amer- and recognize his service to his community nomic security and provide for the national ica’s heroes. and the nation. Congratulations on your twen- safety of Americans. The first rally was an impromptu response ty-five years of successful business, Scott, Ethal has served for over 47 years as a co- to the profound sadness and patriotism ex- and I wish you all the best in your future en- operative observer. The award that she re- pressed in the days after September 11, and deavors. ceived this year is one of the agency’s most it caught the eyes and ears of a community prestigious awards and she is one of only and its local leaders. Now, with the help of f twenty-six that received the honor this year. many other youths in the community and local She established the Hamilton station in 1957, businesses, the annual rally has grown to in- HONORING METROPOLITAN COM- where she began reporting daily precipitation corporate charity fundraising events and has MUNITY COLLEGES, DEDICATION data to the National Weather Service. With her become an uplifting day, focused on staying OF THE BLUE RIVER COMMU- hard work these records have helped establish positive and helping others in the wake of NITY COLLEGE CAMPUS CENTER climatology parameters for northwest Colorado tragedy. BUILDING and the central Yampa River Basin. The girls sought out and received official ap- Mr. Speaker, Ethal Jordan is a devoted proval for the annual rally, and this year, Sep- HON. KAREN McCARTHY weather observer whose data have been an tember 11, 2004, has been declared Char- OF MISSOURI important source of information for scientists acter Counts Youth Flag Rally Day in the vil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to make accurate weather forecasts and pre- lage of Lisle, Illinois. Thursday, September 9, 2004 dictions in the United States. She has pro- Mr. Speaker, I am so proud of these young vided a great service to her country for over constituents. They heard the call of the Presi- Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I 47 years, and I am honored to recognize her dent to stand up in support of our nation in the rise today to recognize a new addition to Met- efforts before this body of Congress. Con- days after September 11, and their dedication ropolitan Community Colleges. On Friday Sep- gratulations on your award, Ethal, and I wish and spirited efforts have proven once again tember 10, 2004, the Metropolitan Community you all the best in your future endeavors. that teens can make a difference. Colleges will officially open the Campus Cen- f f ter Building at Blue River Community College. The new two story Campus Center Building is CONGRATULATING JANESVILLE PAYING TRIBUTE TO SCOTT adjacent to the Education Center and the PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TIPTON Western Missouri Public Safety Training Insti- tute. The addition houses a lecture hall, stu- HON. PAUL RYAN HON. SCOTT McINNIS dent activities offices, food services along with OF WISCONSIN OF COLORADO the Academic Resource Center that includes IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES library and tutoring facilities. The second floor features hi tech classrooms, laboratories and Thursday, September 9, 2004 Thursday, September 9, 2004 faculty offices. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Since 1969, the Kansas City Metropolitan would like to congratulate the Janesville Per- pay tribute to Scott Tipton, a dedicated busi- Community Colleges have been governed by forming Arts Center on its grand opening and nessman and friend from Cortez, Colorado. an elected Board of Trustees. The six member spotlight this exciting new addition to Janes- Scott is a prominent member of the Cortez Board serves for six years with jurisdiction ville, Wisconsin. business community, selling pottery for over a over four community colleges and the Busi- Today the Janesville Performing Arts Center quarter of a century from his establishment, ness and Technology Center encompassing opens its doors—and opens a new chapter of Mesa Verde Pottery. He is a tremendous serv- the county of Jackson and parts of Cass, Clay

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.091 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1591 and Platte County. In 1997 the Board of Trust- at our area medical facilities will be brought to MEMORIALIZING DR. CLIFFORD I. ees deemed that Blue River would be des- justice. Their efforts in this case have forced UYEDA ignated a Community College with locations in health care facilities nationwide to re-examine Blue Springs and Independence, Missouri. the hiring practices for their nurses. I have been a strong supporter of the Metro- I commend the dedication and commitment HON. MICHAEL M. HONDA politan Community Colleges and the edu- of Detective Sergeant Braun and Detective OF CALIFORNIA cational opportunities they provide. As Rank- Baldwin to solve this most tragic and heinous IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing Member of the Intelligence Subcommittee crime and extend my heartfelt gratitude to law for the Homeland Security Committee, I pre- enforcement officers across the country for Thursday, September 9, 2004 viously secured $400,000 in federal funding their service to our communities. Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to for first responder training at the Western Mis- f celebrate the achievements and the life of Dr. souri Regional Police Academy at Blue River Clifford I. Uyeda, M.D., a dedicated human Community College. Since 9/11 we have be- PAYING TRIBUTE TO KEVIN SHAEFFER rights activist, pediatrician and a loving family come cognizant of the importance of well man. Dr. Uyeda passed away of cancer on trained first responders for natural disasters July 30, 2004 in San Francisco. He will be and threats of terror. HON. SCOTT McINNIS fondly remembered for his contributions to Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratu- OF COLORADO human rights and social justice issues, and for lating the Metropolitan Community Colleges IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his service to the Japanese American commu- for their continued growth with the addition of Thursday, September 9, 2004 nity. Dr. Uyeda is survived by his wife, Betty the Campus Center Building at Blue River Uyeda. Community College. The college provides a Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay trib- resource that impacts economic growth by ute to an individual of remarkable courage Clifford Iwao Uyeda was born in Olympia, educating a work force equipped to solve fu- who serves as an inspiration to many Ameri- Washington on January 14, 1917 to Matsutaro ture problems. cans. Kevin Shaeffer was the only survivor of and Kimiyo Uyeda. He attended the University his section at the Pentagon’s Navy Command of Wisconsin and Tulane University medical f Center that was destroyed in the attacks on school. During the Korean War, Dr. Uyeda HONORING DETECTIVE SERGEANT September 11, 2001. Kevin was severely served as an Army doctor and as a captain in BRAUN AND DETECTIVE BALDWIN wounded in the attack; and he has overcome the United States Air Force. many challenges on the long road to recovery. In 1953, Dr. Uveda moved to San Fran- HON. RUSH D. HOLT Kevin is a brave and dedicated patriot, and cisco. where be worked as a pediatrician at OF NEW JERSEY despite his wounds, has continued his service Kaiser Permanente for more than twenty IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to his nation. I am honored to tell his story be- years. In addition to touching the lives of fore this body of Congress today. countless children and their families, Dr. Thursday, September 9, 2004 Kevin had been working for the Navy’s Uyeda was committed to human rights, social Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to rec- Command Center for almost thirteen months justice and service. He was active in many ognize the bravery of two law enforcement of- as a junior action officer in the branch that medical and community organizations and ficers from my district whose heroic acts will dealt with naval strategy and concepts. Spe- served as editor of Nikkei Heritage, a quarterly be honored by The National Association of cifically Kevin was working on the final phases journal. Police Organizations at their annual TOP of a new service strategy for the Navy in the After retiring from medicine in 1975, Dr. COPS Awards on Saturday September 11th. twenty-first century. At 9:43 a.m., Kevin’s Uyeda turned to full-time activism. In an era While all of our nation’s law enforcement of- world was dramatically altered when the com- when the United States government did not ficers deserve recognition for their invaluable mand center exploded in flames, blowing recognize the grievances of its Japanese and often unnoticed service, the TOP COPS Kevin to the ground. He quickly rolled to American population, who had been Awards pay tribute to those outstanding indi- douse the flames, and with the help of Ser- disenfranchised during the Second World War, viduals who performed actions that went be- geant First Class Steve Workman, made his Dr. Uyeda was instrumental in fighting for their yond the call of duty to protect the citizens of way over flames and debris toward the day- rights. their community. All of the award recipients light that came from the gaping hole that Flight During his tenure as president of the na- displayed extraordinary courage and resolve in 77 left in the Pentagon. tional Japanese American Citizen’s League, bringing dangerous criminals to justice. Kevin was placed in an ambulance and sent I am pleased to recognize and share the to Walter Reed Army Hospital to be treated for Dr. Uyeda helped push for a federal Commis- story of two individuals from my district that seared lungs and burns that covered forty-two sion on Wartime Relocation and Internment of have received a TOP COPS honorable men- percent of his body. On his path to recovery, Citizens, which eventually led to a formal apol- tion. In October 2003, the Somerset Medical Kevin was forced to endure intolerable pain, ogy and monetary compensation for surviving Center contacted the county prosecutor’s of- several skin graft operations, two heart attacks internees. He was also part of the successful fice concerning several unexplained deaths of and multiple infections. He received the Purple ‘‘Tokyo Rose’’ campaign to clear the name their patients. Detective Sergeant Braun, son Heart from the Navy for the wounds he sus- and reinstate the citizenship of Iva Toguri, an of a detective lieutenant and a law enforce- tained in the attack. American who had been falsely accused of ment officer for 24 years, and Detective Bald- Kevin was discharged from the Navy while treason during World War II. win, a law enforcement officer for 12 years, in the hospital, but vowed to continue in the Dr. Uyeda was a proud advocate of Japa- began to investigate the case and quickly service of this country. He found an oppor- nese American rights but, foremost, he was identified 43 year old registered nurse Charles tunity to keep that promise by seeking an ap- dedicated to social and historical justice. In Cullen as a suspect. Cullen had worked at pointment to the 9/11 commission, charged 1998, he helped establish the Rape of more than nine medical facilities for brief peri- with investigating the 9/11 attacks. Kevin has Nanking Redress Committee to raise aware- ods of time in the New Jersey and Pennsyl- faithfully devoted his time and energies to the ness about Japanese military atrocities com- vania area, all of which had recorded an inor- commission, and worked alongside the panel’s mitted during World War II. As president and dinate number of unexplained deaths, many members to develop a number of strategies member of the National Japanese American occurring during Cullen’s shift. for the government to consider to prevent Historical Society, he was determined to seek Based on the evidence these skilled inves- such a terrible disaster from reoccurring. and disseminate the truth, even if it was pain- tigators compiled, an arrest warrant for Cullen Mr. Speaker, Kevin is a phenomenal indi- ful or incriminating. was issued in December 2003. The innova- vidual who has prevailed in the course of dis- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss tive, unique and ethical interrogation tech- aster and tragedy. His tremendous courage of Dr. Clifford Uyeda. His commitment to niques used by these veteran law enforcement and continued dedication to our nation cer- human rights and social justice has left an in- officers, resulted in Cullen’s confession. He tainly deserves the attention of this body and delible mark on the countless individuals he admitted to taking the lives of more than 40 of nation. I am honored to recognize his service. helped over his distinguished lifetime. He will his patients, 15 at the Somerset Medical Cen- Thank you for all your hard work Kevin, and be fondly remembered by his family, friends ter alone, over a 16-year span. I wish you, your wife Blanca and your daugh- and members of the local and national com- Thanks to these two outstanding individuals, ter Sophia all the best in your future endeav- munities he worked so passionately and un- a killer targeting the most vulnerable of victims ors. selfishly to serve.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.096 E10PT1 E1592 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 PAYING TRIBUTE TO MILTON DIAL needs of our wounded troops. First, it honors tains a number of abandoned industrial sites, all servicemembers in each of the U.S. Forces I have a particular interest in the Superfund HON. SCOTT McINNIS with deeds as well as words by helping them program. Sadly, the priorities of the congres- OF COLORADO when they need us most. Second, it honors sional majority and the current administration IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Army and Department of Defense for rec- do not include Superfund, and as a con- ognizing this critical need and initiating the sequence, this important environmental clean- Thursday, September 9, 2004 Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3) pro- up program has been denied the resources Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to gram in April 2004. The current program pro- needed to meet the promise we have made to pay tribute to Milton Dial, a talented and dedi- vides the Army’s severely disabled soldiers many American communities. cated Deputy Associate Director of the Depart- and their families with a system of advocacy In my own district there are three Superfund ment of the Interior’s Minerals Management to assist them as they transition from military sites on which I have worked hard, and where Service whose service will be missed upon his service back to civilian life. DS3 has been able we have made some progress, but where in- retirement. In this capacity, Milton has been to step in to advocate for soldiers and their adequate funding threatens to deny the people responsible for the oversight of natural re- families by working with government agencies of the city of New Bedford and the towns of sources transactions between the Federal to resolve pay, benefits, entitlements, and care Fairhaven and Norton the full environmental Government and the industry. Milton has been issues. We applaud these efforts and believe response to which they are entitled by federal a faithful servant of the Department of the In- with adequate resources they can continue to law. terior and steward of our public lands for 32 help more wounded servicemembers. This is a problem of national scope, as evi- years, and I am honored to recognize his ac- Third and most important, this bill expresses denced by the fact that the United States Con- complishments before this body of Congress congressional support for the DS3 program ference of Mayors, one of the leading voices and this Nation. and extends the same assistance to all for sensible public policies in our country, re- Milton received both his bachelor of science wounded Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, cently passed a resolution at its 72nd annual and masters degree in business administration Coast Guardsmen, Guardsmen and Reserv- meeting in Boston calling for ‘‘increasing ap- from Arizona State University, and imme- ists. We believe that the Congress must ade- propriation levels for Superfund.’’ The resolu- diately began working as a supervisor auditor quately fund the DS3 program and expand it tion notes the slowdown in remediation that is for the Inspector General’s office from 1971 to to include all branches of the service since all taking place because of the preference for tax 1979. He later moved over to the mineral branches have served this Nation in harm’s cuts for the wealthy over important public management division where he has served in way. needs, and urges us to increase the Super- numerous positions such as deputy conserva- While both the Department of Defense and fund appropriation by $300 million a year for tion manager for offshore royalty with the U.S. Veterans Affairs have voiced their support for the next 5 years. Geological Survey, senior technical advisor to this program, DS3 is currently staffed by only This is a very well informed and important the associate director, chief of the Royalty 10 people and has a budget of only $1 million statement from a group of thoughtful public of- Compliance and the Valuation and Standards dollars. This bill would give the Secretary of ficials who share with us the responsibility for divisions, and manager of the royalty in-kind Defense the authority to correct that by pro- public policy in this country, and I ask that the program at Minerals Management Service. viding the reprogramming authority necessary Conference of Mayors’ very cogent resolution Mr. Speaker, Milton Dial is an industrious for adequate staffing to assist the number of be printed here. public servant who has always gone the extra wounded servicemembers returning from over- INCREASING APPROPRIATION LEVELS FOR SUPERFUND mile to make sure that the job is done quickly seas. This bill would also designate an execu- Whereas, the Environmental Protection and appropriately. I, along with my fellow tive agent within the DoD with the authority and responsibility to carry out the program in Agency has developed plans, designs, and Americans am indebted to him for his dedi- records of decision for the remediation of cated service to the management of our public coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security for all U.S. servicemembers with se- large hazardous waste sites, many of them lands. It is a privilege to recognize his efforts located in or near urban areas; and before this body of Congress and this Nation. vere disabilities. Whereas, such plans, designs, and records What these soldiers and their families must Thank you for all your hard work, Milton, and of decision were developed at great cost and face as they return home is unimaginable to I wish you all the best in your future endeav- over many years, in close consultation with most Americans including many of us in Con- ors. local and state governments; and gress. We are a grateful Nation for all our Whereas, EPA and its state and local part- f brave men and women in uniform do to pro- ners have fielded teams capable of remedi- ating such sites; and DISABLED VETERANS TRANSITION tect the very freedoms we enjoy each and Whereas, because of inadequate funding, ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2004 every day. How we treat these new veterans actual performance of the agreed upon rem- as they return home will be a great test to this edies has been put on hold, or slowed down; HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER generation, and we believe this is a small pro- and gram that can make a huge difference. Whereas, because of inadequate funding OF MARYLAND This bill has been endorsed by the National some large sites, such as New Bedford Har- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Association for Uniformed Services (NAUS), bor, in New Bedford, MA, have been put on a Thursday, September 9, 2004 the PAV, DAV, VFW, AMVETS, and the Mili- 26 year cleanup schedule; and Whereas, such a stretched out remediation Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. tary Officers Association of America (MOAA), is likely to greatly increase the ultimate HOYER, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, and I are and has the support of over 40 other military cost of cleanup to the federal and state gov- honored to introduce this bipartisan legislation and veteran organizations. We urge the lead- ernments; and to help our severely wounded soldiers return- ership in both Houses on both sides of the Whereas, such a stretched out or delayed aisle to bring this bill to the floor quickly for cleanup schedule is likely to undermine the ing home from the field of battle. feasibility of selected remedies, necessi- With the number of U.S. military deaths in passage and send it to the President to be signed into law in the next few weeks. With so tating a new and expensive planning and de- Iraq moving past 1,000 this week and over sign process in the future; and 7,000 servicemen and women wounded in many severely wounded in the system now, Whereas, such delays perpetuate the public combat, we believe Congress must act now— we cannot wait for a new Congress. We urge health and environmental threat posed by before we leave in October—to help these he- our colleagues to act now. such sites; and roes and heroines. Many of these surviving f Whereas, delays in cleanup impose severe obstacles to economic development in many men and women now face the daunting task CONFERENCE OF MAYORS CALLS cities; and of rebuilding their lives with severe disabil- FOR ADDITIONAL SUPERFUND Whereas, the money needs of many of the ities—soldiers who have lost a limb, been DOLLARS largest sites, which have been in the system blinded or lost an eye, suffered a disabling for many years, have created a blockage in brain injury, or disfiguring burns or wounds. HON. BARNEY FRANK the system, interfering with EPA’s ability to They have served their country without ques- list new sites or to perform remedies at OF MASSACHUSETTS tion honorably and bravely, and they deserve smaller sites; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, the problems presented by large our help now to transition back to civilian life Thursday, September 9, th04 sites that are ready for construction can be as they work to put their lives back together. resolved through an increase in appropria- This simple and straightforward bill would Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, tions for Superfund of $300 million a year for work quickly and appropriately to address the as the representative of a district which con- the next five years; and

VerDate Aug 04 2004 01:02 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.100 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1593 Whereas, such an increase would actually PAYING TRIBUTE TO BRUCE Area-wide recruiting success was achieved reduce the cost of the Superfund program ROCKWELL when the National Association of Retired Fed- over time, and confer significant public eral Employees authorized the Chapter’s health, environmental and economic benefits on many American cities. HON. SCOTT McINNIS name change to Schuylkill Chapter 0413, al- Now, Therefore, be it resolved that The OF COLORADO lowing them to serve a greater number of citi- U.S. Conference of Mayors urges Congress to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES zens. increase the appropriation for Superfund by An association such as Schuylkill Chapter $300 million a year for the next five years, Thursday, September 9, 2004 0413 achieved success through the continued and to dedicate such increase to financing Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with a hard work of dedicated members and officers. actual cleanup at ready to go sites. heavy heart that I rise today to mourn the Since its first meeting, the Chapter has stood f passing of Bruce Rockwell of Denver, Colo- as an integral facet of the community, working rado. Bruce dedicated his life to improving his TRIBUTE TO KEN YEAGER AT THE to meet the needs and concerns of the com- community, and the entire City of Denver is in- BAY AREA MUNICIPAL ELEC- munity in which it serves. As a member of debted to him for his service. His enthusiasm TIONS COMMITTEE’S 20TH ANNI- Schuylkill Chapter 0413, I share the profound for serving others resonates throughout Colo- VERSARY CELEBRATION pride felt by my fellow members as our organi- rado, and I would like to join my colleagues zation reaches this milestone. here today in recognizing Bruce for his tre- Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to be able to HON. ANNA G. ESHOO mendous service to the City of Denver before recognize an organization that has been sus- OF CALIFORNIA this body of Congress and this nation. tained for fifty years on its commitment to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bruce grew up on Marion Street in Denver people of my district and all of central Penn- Thursday, September 9, 2004 and came from a strong family that made sylvania. I ask you and my other distinguished community service a vital part of their daily colleagues to join me in congratulating Schuyl- Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I’m joined by lives. Bruce’s father ran a small real estate kill Chapter 0413 of the National Association Representatives LOFGREN and HONDA in rising and insurance business and was a respected of Retired Federal Employees on fifty years of today to recognize the achievements of Ken ornithologist. His family was of modest means devoted service and thank them for the many Yeager, District Six City Councilman for the but constantly thought of those less fortunate contributions they have made toward the well ´ City of San Jose and co-founder of the Bay than themselves, often feeding the unem- being of the citizens of this great Nation. Area Municipal Elections Committee, a four ployed from their own kitchen. Bruce put him- f county Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and self through Yale University on various military Transgender political action group celebrating scholarships. PERSONAL EXPLANATION 20 years of civil rights advocacy. Bruce was devoted to the development of Ken represents the neighborhoods of Willow downtown Denver, spearheading the creation HON. JIM KOLBE Glen, Rose Garden, Shasta/Hanchett, Sher- of Downtown Denver, Inc. and playing a cru- OF ARIZONA man Oaks, Cory, Canoas Gardens, Hamann cial role in the development of the Sixteenth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Park and Buena Vista on the San Jose´ City Street Mall. From 1954 to 1968, he chaired Thursday, September 9, 2004 Council. He is a graduate of San Jose´ State the Denver Urban Renewal Authority and where he interned with former City aided the preservation of Larimer Square. At Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, yesterday and Councilmember Susie Wilson. He then worked the same time, while serving as the CEO of this morning, I was in my Congressional dis- for Congressman Don Edwards, leaving to Colorado National Bank, Bruce loaned tal- trict for the primary election and missed the earn a Ph.D. from Stanford in 1991. ented developers the money to buy and re- vote on the following measures: Ken was the first openly gay man to be store numerous historic buildings. (1) On agreeing to H.R. 4381, the Harvey elected to office in Silicon Valley when he was Mr. Speaker, Bruce Rockwell set a new and Bernice Jones Post Office Building Des- elected to the San Jose´ Community College standard for community service and his deeds ignation Act (No. 422). I intended to vote Board. He has dedicated much of his impres- have touched nearly every community institu- ‘‘aye.’’ sive career to educating the community about tion in Denver. His model of leadership and (2) On agreeing to H.R. 4556, the General LGBT issues and fighting for their rights service will be hard to replace. I am honored William Carey Lee Post Office Building Des- throughout the Silicon Valley. to recognize the efforts of such a devoted ignation Act (No. 423). I intended to vote BAYMEC was founded to educate and in- public servant before this body of Congress. ‘‘aye.’’ form, and it has raised its concerns with My thoughts and prayers go out to Bruce’s (3) On agreeing to H. Res. 754, On ordering countless elected officials. It lobbied Sac- friends and family during this time of bereave- the previous question providing for consider- ramento on AIDS and LGBT civil rights and ment. ation of the bill (H.R. 5006) making appropria- worked with police, fire departments, govern- f tions for the Departments of Labor, Health and mental, organizational, and a variety of com- Human Services, and Education, and related munity groups to further equality for LGBTs. HONORING THE SCHUYLKILL agencies for the fiscal year ending September BAYMEC continues to lobby for the passage CHAPTER 0413 OF THE NATIONAL 30, 2005, and for other purposes (No. 424). I of hate-crime legislation, transgender issues, ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED FED- intended to vote ‘‘aye.’’ domestic partnership rights and civil unions, ERAL EMPLOYEES ON ITS 50TH f as well as bringing LGBT sensitivity to the ANNIVERSARY forefront in the domestic violence field. BOARD OF EDUCATION, NIXA, MIS- During LGBT Pride weekend, Ken spear- HON. TIM HOLDEN SOURI, PEGGY TAYLOR, PRESI- DENT headed the campaign to fly the rainbow free- OF PENNSYLVANIA dom flag over City Hall. He worked hard to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES make sure that the Billy DeFrank LGBT Com- Thursday, September 9, 2004 HON. ROY BLUNT munity Center was completed on time and OF MISSOURI chaired the fundraising committee to improve Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the center. Ken has also led the drive to pass honor the Schuylkill Chapter 0413 of the Na- a Gender Non-Discrimination Ordinance for tional Association of Retired Federal Employ- Thursday, September 9, 2004 the City and he supports providing full benefits ees as it celebrates fifty years of distinguished Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- for all married City employees, regardless of service to Federal retirees, employees and ognize the outstanding leaders dedicated to sexual orientation. their families in Schuylkill County, Pennsyl- the education of our youth in southwest Mis- Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join vania. souri. At a time when many school systems us in thanking Ken Yeager for his steadfast Originally chartered as Pottsville Chapter are struggling to provide a quality education, and tireless service to his constituents and to 413 in 1954, the Chapter made recruiting and these civil servants have settled for nothing the LGBT community. We look forward to retention a top priority. By way of free lunch- less than excellence in preparing our students working with him to further the causes impor- eons, speaker series, outdoor summer picnics, in southwest Missouri for the future. tant to BAYMEC, because until all people are catered dinner meetings, and a recruiting The Missouri School Boards’ Association treated with dignity and respect, none of us booth at the Schuylkill County Fair, member- has selected the Nixa R–II Board of Education can truly be free. ship spread to many towns in the county. as the State of Missouri’s Outstanding Board

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.104 E10PT1 E1594 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 10, 2004 of Education for 2004. This decision was In 1952, David completed his degree and proach to aviation security. Hardened con- made by a committee of school board mem- applied to the Boy Scouts’ Western Colorado tainers and the subsequent program this legis- bers from among 524 districts. It is the second Council to serve as a district executive in lation creates, I firmly believe, must be a sta- time that Nixa’s school board has received this Grand Junction. After 20 years of long hours ple in aviation passenger security in the near honor, demonstrating their unwavering com- on nights and weekends, David retired to Red- future. mitment to education in our community. stone. There he served as a substitute teacher Hardened containers, or blast proof con- The Nixa School Board, chaired by Peggy for the Roaring Fork School District and oper- tainers as they are sometimes called, are the Taylor, has successfully lobbied local, state, ated a small library that was used to give story last line of defense if an explosive device and federal officials for continuing support of hours on Saturday mornings. David and his eludes active security measures. educational goals. Their leadership contributed wife Shirley were very active in their local We cannot rely on one technology or one to the lives of Nixa students in five general church, which prompted the pastor to name security measure to protect our citizens, our areas of significance: school district accredita- them true ‘‘visionaries’’. Despite his busy ca- aviation infrastructure and our aircrafts. tion, community engagement, improved stu- reer, David always maintained his service with Integrating a hardened container program dent achievement, success with school district the Boy Scouts, acting as a mentor and fund- will compliment technology and security meas- goals and local board initiatives. Through their raiser for the Western Colorado Council. ure that are already in place such as Explo- dedication and relentless pursuit of the goals Mr. Speaker, David Thomson was an honor- sive Detection Systems (EDS), on ground placed before them, this school board has able, kind, and genuine soul who lived a long screeners, air marshals and of course our called attention to the strength of the edu- and full life doing what he loved. He touched brave flight attendants. cation system in the Seventh Congressional the lives of many who have been fortunate Since the catastrophic bombing of Pan Am District of Missouri. enough to cross his path, and I am privileged 103 in December 1988, industry, the Federal Additionally, the school board has built over- to recognize the life of such a tremendous Aviation Administration and the Transportation all trust and encouraged effective communica- public servant. My thoughts and prayers go Security Administration, have developed hard- tion between the Nixa RII School Administra- out to David’s family and friends during this ened containers that safely contain the deto- tion and the community. The District Super- difficult time of bereavement. nation of bombs that otherwise would destroy intendent, Steven Kleinsmith, attributes much f airliners in flight. of the school district’s success to the high ex- We have made the investment in this tech- pectation that the Board of Education placed THE INTRODUCTION OF THE AIR nology, now is the time to integrate it into our on itself and sought from others. Success, CARGO HARDENED CONTAINER aviation system. The hardened containers are such as a perfect score on Missouri’s Annual PILOT PROGRAM effective now in preventing damage to airliners Performance Review conducted by the De- by bombs considerably larger than the one partment of Elementary and Secondary Edu- HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD that destroyed Pan Am 103. cation and earning the State of Missouri’s OF CALIFORNIA I ask my colleagues to strongly support the highest accreditation possible, ‘‘Accredited IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘The Hardened Containers for Air Cargo Se- curity Act of 2004’’ and to comply with the 9/ with Distinction for Performance,’’ demonstrate Thursday, September 9, 2004 a demand for superior education and rep- 11 Commission Report’s recommendation on resents the quality of our public schools in Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD. Mr. Speaker, this very important issue. southwest Missouri. I rise to ask for unanimous consent to address f Today is a great day for the city of Nixa, the the House for as much time as I may con- Nixa RII School System, and its Board of Edu- sume. PAYING TRIBUTE TO DAVE cation. I am proud to salute their leadership as I want to bring to the attention of this Con- NORMAN an example for us all. gress, legislation that I have introduced f today——The Hardened Containers for Air HON. SCOTT McINNIS Cargo Security Act of 2004. OF COLORADO PAYING TRIBUTE TO DAVID This legislation is in direct response to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THOMSON 9/11 Commission Report’s recommendation that a blast proof container should be on every Thursday, September 9, 2004 HON. SCOTT McINNIS commercial airplane that handles cargo. This Mr. SCOTT MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise OF COLORADO legislation is a proactive step that puts this today to pay tribute to Dave Norman, a dedi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES much needed and much delayed technology cated Colorado native who has committed to immediate use. himself to 30 years of service on behalf of Thursday, September 9, 2004 To successfully implement the hardened senior citizens in Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Mr. MCINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to container program, a win-win partnership Blanco, and Routt counties. Dave is a com- mourn the loss of David Thomson, a lifelong needs to be formed between the government, passionate individual whose devotion has Boy Scout, dedicated patriot and beloved the air carriers and the flying public. aided over 8,800 seniors in Colorado. He is a community activist who recently passed away This legislation puts these partners together. valuable member of his community, and it is at the age of 87. David died at his home in Specifically, this legislation creates a pilot an honor to recognize his service before this Redstone, Colorado after a lifetime of service program that does the following: body of Congress and this Nation. to Colorado and the nation. I am honored to Creates an incentive program that provides Dave received his bachelors degree from stand before this body of Congress and this assistance to air carriers to test the use of Colorado State University, and his masters de- nation and recognize his service and accom- hardened containers. gree in Social Work from the University of plishments. Develops guidelines that determine the type Denver. He has been the Director of the David was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey of cargo that will be placed in hardened con- Northwest Colorado Area Agency on Aging for in 1917, and attended his first Boy Scout Jam- tainers on a passenger aircraft. the past 30 years, which assists more than a boree in 1937. After he attained his Eagle The pilot program will test the function and quarter of the senior citizens in the Western Scout and Silver Beaver status with the Boy interaction of the hardened containers with Colorado region. The agency provides seniors Scouts he met Shirley in 1940 and married other components of the aviation security sys- with adult day care, home delivered meals, her two years later. Together with their three tem. It will validate estimates of the quantity of legal services, caregiver information, nutrition children John, Janet, and JoAnn they lived in hardened containers required in the air car- education, respite care, congregate meals and North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas where riers’ operations, and identify issues in logis- basic transportation. David served in the Marine Corps as an air- tics and control. Throughout his extensive career of service, craft mechanic instructor during World War II. The pilot program will ultimately validate Dave has found time to serve as the Director After the war, the family spent fourteen training and maintenance requirements re- for the Northwest Colorado Council on Aging, months in Lima, Peru while David was an in- quired for integrating hardened containers into a volunteer group that serves as an advisory spector for Pan American. When his stint in a carrier’s fleet. board on senior needs and programs. He also Peru was completed, the family settled in The total investment in this pilot program is served as a member and past chairman of the Golden where David took swing shifts at the $1.7 million. Colorado Aging Policy Advisory Committee for Gates Rubber Plant as he finished his As the 9/11 Commission Report has out- which he received an Outstanding Perform- coursework to complete his college degree. lined, our nation must have a layered ap- ance Award from the Colorado Division of

VerDate Aug 04 2004 00:37 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A09SE8.109 E10PT1 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1595 Aging and Adult Services. Dave lent his exper- my hometown of San Antonio, Texas. This back to his community. He served five years tise to several senior task forces and commit- Sunday, September 12, 2004, the American- as an officer in the United States Air Force, tees, such as the Meeker and Craig Assisted Israel Public Affairs Committee, commonly followed by seven years in the Reserves. He Living taskforce, the Fruita and Parachute known as AIPAC, is honoring Arthur for his has raised money for charitable causes and Community Center Committee, and the Advi- service to the community and his steadfast given of his time generously. Arthur has sory Committee to the Colorado Senior Lobby support of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. served in senior leadership positions with nu- Organization. Arthur is a leader in every sense of the merous organizations, including the USO Mr. Speaker, Dave Norman is a dedicated word. He inspires others and leads by exam- Council of San Antonio, the Rotary Club, and public servant who goes above and beyond ple. He currently serves as chairman of the the National Conference of Christians and the call of duty to serve his community and his San Antonio Friends of Israel Committee, a Jews. He helped establish the Judeo-Christian Nation. I am proud to acknowledge the group he has nurtured and encouraged the Studies Committee of St. Mary’s University achievements of a person who encourages his past few years with great success. When you and is a lifetime member of the NAACP, both fellow Americans to aide our Nation’s senior speak with Arthur, you can feel his passion, part of his lifelong effort to bring diverse peo- citizens. It is the efforts of people like Dave his commitment, and his dedication. He is an ple together in ways that increase under- that help build strong and caring communities. advocate who speaks from the heart about the standing and break down barriers. It is no Thank you for your service, Dave, and I wish common values and mutual interests shared wonder that he has received the Lyndon you all the best in your future endeavors. by the United States and Israel. Baines Johnson Humanitarian Award, the f A few years ago, Arthur spoke at Temple NCCJ’s National Brotherhood Humanitarian Beth-El in San Antonio about the impact of Ju- Award or Hadassah’s Myrtle Wreath Award. A TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR RIKLIN, daism in his life. He spoke of his early experi- CITIZEN EXTRAORDINAIRE ences with anti-Semitism growing up in San Above all else, Arthur is a gentleman, a lov- Antonio, planting within him the seeds of polit- ing husband, father and grandfather. He is HON. CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ ical activism. He ended his talk by urging his married to Helene Katz, also of San Antonio, friends to be involved in the political process and they have three children and five grand- OF TEXAS children. Of all his awards and honors, I know IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to fight injustice and promote issues of impor- tance. He explained that it meant not only vot- he values them the most. Thursday, September 9, 2004 ing, but also getting to know elected officials Mr. Speaker, those in this House who know Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, it gives me personally, to share viewpoints, and thereby Art Riklin, and many of us on both sides of the great honor to recognize today a friend and be in a position to make a difference. aisle know him, appreciate his quiet, yet per- mentor who has distinguished himself bril- Arthur has done just that—he has made a sistent voice, and we value his counsel and liantly in business, politics and community. I difference to me and to countless others. A advice. Arthur Riklin is a gentleman and a cit- speak of Arthur Riklin, who has lived his entire successful businessman whose family had lit- izen extraordinaire. May he go from strength life—outside of college and military service—in tle when he was a child, Arthur has given to strength.

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Scott Kevin Walker, of Wisconsin, to be a Mem- Messages From the House: Page S9074 ber of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Sea- Executive Communications: Pages S9074–75 way Development Corporation. Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be Chief Fi- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S9075–76 nancial Officer, Department of Energy. Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Pages S9076–82 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Additional Statements: Pages S9073–74 Agency. Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member Amendments Submitted: Pages S9082–83 of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Authority for Committees to Meet: Page S9083 Board for a term of five years. Privilege of the Floor: Page S9083 Paul Jones, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and expiring September 14, 2008. adjourned at 2:27 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, Aldona Wos, of North Carolina, to be Ambas- September 13, 2004. (For Senate’s program, see the sador to the Republic of Estonia, to which position remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on she was appointed during the last recess of the Sen- pages S9086–87.) ate. Charles Graves Untermeyer, of Texas, to be Am- bassador to the State of Qatar, to which position he Committee Meetings was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. (Committees not listed did not meet) John D. Rood, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, to which posi- NOMINATIONS tion he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded Nadine Hogan, of Florida, to be a Member of the a hearing to examine the nominations of Christopher Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation J. LaFleur, of New York, to be Ambassador to Ma- for a term expiring June 26, 2008. laysia, who was introduced by former Representative Jack Vaughn, of Texas, to be a Member of the Thomas S. Foley, and B. Lynn Pascoe, of Virginia, Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation to be Ambassador to Indonesia, after each nominee for a term expiring September 20, 2006. testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Roger W. Wallace, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foun- The Daily Digest of Thursday, September 9, 2004, dation for a term expiring October 6, 2008. on page D866, inadvertently contained erroneous James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be an Assistant text. The permanent Record will be corrected to Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter- reflect the following: national Development. Richard Kenneth Wagner, of Florida, to be a BUSINESS MEETING Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advi- Committee on the Judiciary: On September 9, Com- sory Board for a term expiring November 25, 2006. mittee began mark-up of S. 1700, to eliminate the Sean F. Cox, of Michigan, to be United States substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Sec- expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, retary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Di- and local crime laboratories, to increase research and rector of the United States Patent and Trademark development of new DNA testing technologies, to Office. develop new training programs regarding the collec- Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, to be Chair of the tion and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-con- United States Sentencing Commission. viction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the in- 2 Army nominations in the rank of general. nocent, to improve the performance of counsel in 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. State capital cases, but did not complete action Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast thereon, and will meet again on Tuesday, September Guard, Navy. Pages S9090–97 14.

VerDate Aug 04 2004 01:34 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D10SE4.REC D10SE4 D874 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 10, 2004 House of Representatives State of Oregon as wilderness, and S. 2709, to provide Chamber Action for the reforestation of appropriate forest cover on forest The House was not in session today. The House land derived from the public domain, 2:30 p.m., will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13, SD–366. for Morning Hour debate. September 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD–366. f Committee on Foreign Relations: September 14, to hold CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD hearings to examine the foreign policy recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and intelligence requirements for Week of September 13 through American diplomacy, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. September 18, 2004 September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex- amine accelerating U.S. assistance to Iraq, 9:30 a.m., Senate Chamber SD–419. On Monday, at 3:30 p.m., Senate will resume con- Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 13, to sideration of H.R. 4567, Homeland Security Appro- hold hearings to examine ensuring the U.S. intelligence priations; with a vote on, or in relation, to Schumer community supports homeland defense and departmental Amendment No. 3615 to occur at 5:30 p.m. needs, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. During the balance of the week Senate expects to September 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Govern- complete consideration of the Homeland Security ment Management, the Federal Workforce, and the Dis- Appropriations bill and any other cleared legislative trict of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine and dis- and executive business, including other appropriation cuss legislative and administrative options to address the personnel recommendations of the National Commission bills, when available. on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, focusing on Senate Committees improving the presidential appointments process for na- tional security positions, establishing a single agency that (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) conducts security clearance background investigations for Committee on Appropriations: September 14, business U.S. personnel, and providing some additional personnel meeting to mark up proposed legislation making appro- flexibilities to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to re- priations for the Department of the Interior and related flect its increased counterterrorism and intelligence re- agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, sponsibilities, 9:30 a.m., SD–342. proposed legislation making appropriations for Agri- Committee on Indian Affairs: September 15, business culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra- meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year SR–485. ending September 30, 2005, and proposed legislation Committee on the Judiciary: September 13, Subcommittee making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor- tation and Treasury, the Executive Office of the Presi- on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to dent, and certain independent agencies for the fiscal year hold hearings to examine the Tools to Fight Terrorism ending September 30, 2005, 3 p.m., SD–G50. Act, 9:30 a.m., SD–226. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Sep- September 14, Full Committee, business meeting to tember 15, to hold hearings to examine the 9/11 Com- consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD–226. mission and efforts to identify and combat terrorist fi- September 14, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competi- nancing, 10 a.m., SD–538. tion Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to ex- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sep- amine maintaining innovation and cost savings relating to tember 14, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast hospital group purchasing, 2 p.m., SD–226. Guard, to hold hearings to examine S. 2066, to authorize Select Committee on Intelligence: September 14, to hold appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the Mag- hearings to examine the nomination of Porter J. Goss, of nuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Florida, to be Director of Central Intelligence, 10 a.m., for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, 8:30 SD–562. a.m., SR–253. Special Committee on Aging: September 14, to hold hear- September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex- ings to examine mandatory retirements, 10 a.m., amine impacts of climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR–253. SD–628. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 14, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold House Chamber hearings to examine S. 2532, to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and Program to be announced. provide for the high quality development in Lincoln County, Nevada, S. 2723, to designate certain land in the

VerDate Aug 04 2004 01:34 Sep 11, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D10SE4.REC D10SE4 September 10, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D875 House Committees 775, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2003; H.R. 4306, To amend section 274A of the Im- Committee on Financial Services, September 14, Sub- committee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Govern- migration and Nationality Act to improve the process for ment Sponsored enterprises, hearing entitled ‘‘The Rat- verifying an individual’s eligibility for employment; and ings Game: Improving Transparency and Competition private relief measures, 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Among the Credit Rating Agencies,’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Ray- September 15, full Committee, to mark up the fol- burn. lowing bills: H.R. 2028, Pledge Protection Act of 2003; September 15, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and H.R. 4341, Postal Accountability and Enhancement and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ‘‘Financial Services Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Issues: A Consumer’s Perspective,’’ 10 a.m., 2128 Ray- Committee on Resources, September 14, Subcommittee on burn. National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on Committee on Government Reform, September 14, Sub- the following bills: H.R. 305, Kate Mullany National committee on National Security, Emerging Threats and Historic Site; H.R. 2237, 225th Anniversary of the International Relations, hearing entitled ‘‘Homeland Se- American Revolution Commemoration Act; H.R. 3258, curity: Monitoring Nuclear Power Plant Security,’’ 10 Hibben Center Act; H.R. 4285, To provide for the con- a.m., 2247 Rayburn. veyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, September 14, Subcommittee on Technology. Informa- for use as a heliport; H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licens- tion Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, ing Act of 2004; H.R. 4683, Gullah/Geechee Cultural oversight hearing entitled ‘‘Lessons Learned from the Heritage Act; H.R. 4808, To provide for a land exchange 2004 Overseas Census Test,’’ 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. involving private land and Bureau of Land Management September 15, full Committee, to consider pending land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New business; followed by a hearing entitled ‘‘Making Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from Networx Work: An Examination of GSA’s Continuing the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage Efforts to Create a Modern, Flexible and Affordable Gov- bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base; H.R. 4817, To fa- ernment Wide Telecommunications Program,’’ 10 a.m., cilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment 2154 Rayburn. on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tip- September 15, Subcommittee on Government Effi- ton, California, which were originally conveyed by the ciency and Financial Management, oversight hearing enti- United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the tled ‘‘The Evolving Role of the Federal Chief Financial construction of transcontinental railroads; and H.R. 4887, Officer,’’ 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. Cumberland Island Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act September 15, Subcommittee on Human Rights and of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Wellness, hearing entitled ‘‘Conquering Obesity: the U.S. Committee on Rules, September 13, to consider the fol- Approach to Combating this National Health Crisis,’’ 2 lowing: H.R. 5045, making appropriations for the De- p.m., 2154 Rayburn. partments of Transportation and Treasury, and inde- Committee on International Relations, September 14, Sub- pendent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, committee on Africa, hearing on Malaria and Tuber- 2005; and H.R. 4571, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of culosis in Africa, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. 2004, 7 p.m., H–313 Capitol. September 14, Subcommittee on Europe and the Sub- Select Committee on Homeland Security, September 14, committee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation hearing entitled ‘‘Homeland Security: The 9/11 Commis- and Human Rights, joint hearing on U.S.-European Co- sion and the Course Ahead,’’ 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. operation on Counterterrorism: Achievements and Chal- September 15, hearing entitled ‘‘Combating Terrorism: lenges, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. The Role of Broadcast Media,’’ 10:30 a.m., 2318 Ray- Committee on the Judiciary, September 13, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, hearing burn. on H.R. 3799, Constitution Restoration Act of 2004, Joint Meetings 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. September 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Sep- oversight hearing on Due Process and the NCAA, 9:30 tember 15, to hold hearings to examine how the U.S. can a.m., 2141 Rayburn. best utilize the Organization for Security and Cooperation September 14, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border in Europe to advance its political, security and humani- Security, and Claims, to mark up the following: H.R. tarian interests, 10 a.m., 334 CHOB.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, September 13 12:30 p.m., Monday, September 13

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of morning Program for Monday: The House will meet at 12:30 business for debate only (not to extend beyond 3:30 p.m. for Morning Hour debate. p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4567, Homeland Security Appropriations, with a vote on, or in relation to Schumer Amendment No. 3615, to occur at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1591 Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1583, E1588 Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1591 Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E1585 Biggert, Judy, Ill., E1590 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1586 Pombo, Richard W., Calif., E1587 Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1588 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1586 Porter, Jon C., Nev., E1583 Blunt, Roy, Mo., E1593 Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E1593 Rodriguez, Ciro D., Tex., E1595 Davis, Tom, Va., E1584 Lampson, Nick, Tex., E1584 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1584 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1584 Larson, John B., Conn., E1585 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1585, E1592 Dooley, Calvin M., Calif., E1589 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1583 Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1590 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1587 Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1585 Sessions, Pete, Tex., E1583 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1593 McCarthy, Karen, Mo., E1590 Smith, Nick, Mich., E1584 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1587 McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1588, E1589, E1590, E1590, Thomas, William M., Calif., E1583 Frank, Barney, Mass., E1592 E1591, E1592, E1593, E1594, E1594 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1586 Frost, Martin, Tex., E1584 Millender-McDonald, Juanita, Calif., E1594 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1588 Holden, Tim, Pa., E1593 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1587 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1589

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