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

E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Friday, June 14, 2013

The House met at 9 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER generation American, Satin grew up called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- watching both of her parents struggle f tain up to five requests for 1-minute to provide for her, working multiple speeches on each side of the aisle. jobs while going to school, continually PRAYER reminding Satin that America is the The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick f land of opportunity. J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: AL QAEDA TERRORIST THREAT Recently, I had the privilege of sit- God our Father, we give You thanks GROWS ting down with Satin and several other for giving us another day. (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina college students to talk about their ex- Bless the Members of the people’s asked and was given permission to ad- periences paying for college and why it House as they gather at the end of andress the House for 1 minute and to re- is critical that Congress come together other week in the Capitol. Endow each vise and extend his remarks.) to solve the current student loan de- with the graces needed to attend to the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. bate. issues of the day with wisdom, that the Speaker, last Monday, I attended a As a high school student, Satin en- rolled in several AP classes and grad- results of their efforts might benefit briefing by the American Enterprise uated near the top of her class. She was the citizens of our Nation and the Institute concerning foreign policy accepted at her first college choice out world. issues. I particularly appreciated a of State; however, due to finances, On this Flag Day, may we be re- presentation by Dr. Fred Kagan, an Satin opted to stay in-State for school, minded of the greatness of the demo- internationally recognized authority hoping her family would have enough cratic experiment that is the Republic on terrorist threats to American fami- money to pay for medical school later of the United States and diligent in our lies. on. But with interest rates on sub- responsibilities as citizens to guar- He provided a map, which I believe sidized student loans set to double July antee the freedoms enumerated in the should be known by the American peo- 1, the chances that Satin’s family can Constitution for all who claim this ple, of the al Qaeda and associated afford medical school are getting country as their home. movement areas of operation and safe We also ask Your blessing leading smaller. havens. It is sad Somalia is ruled by into this weekend upon fathers We have 16 days to reach a com- warlords, Libya is controlled by mili- throughout our country. May they be promise on this matter here in Con- tias, and in Mali, there are new reports their best selves, and may their chil- gress to help ensure that all Americans of terrorists training with surface-to- dren appreciate fully the blessing their have the opportunity to reach their air missiles. This war began with safe fathers have been to them. educational dreams. havens in Afghanistan on September May all that is done this day be for f 11, 2001. Your greater honor and glory. I believe we should be proactive in MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS Amen. working with our allies to stop terror- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania f ists overseas. We cannot wish the asked and was given permission to ad- THE JOURNAL threat away because, in fact, threats dress the House for 1 minute and to re- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- are growing. We should support peace vise and extend his remarks.) ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- through strength by stopping terrorism Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. ceedings and announces to the House overseas or face more attacks on the Mr. Speaker, today the House will be his approval thereof. streets of America. voting on the National Defense Author- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- In conclusion, God bless our troops, ization Act, known as the NDAA. The nal stands approved. and we will never forget September the NDAA’s purpose is to ensure that our 11th in the global war on terrorism. brave sons and daughters who serve f f this country will have what they need PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to be trained and resourced to do their STUDENT LOANS The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- jobs effectively and safely. woman from California (Ms. MATSUI) (Mr. MATHESON asked and was This authorization is one of the few come forward and lead the House in the given permission to address the House policy matters in Washington not Pledge of Allegiance. for 1 minute.) viewed through a partisan lens. As a fa- Ms. MATSUI led the Pledge of Alle- Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Speaker, I rise ther of a son and daughter-in-law cur- giance as follows: today in support of access to higher rently serving our country in Afghani- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the education. stan, I’m proud to say that that is the United States of America, and to the Repub- Satin Tashnizi is a freshman at the case. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, University of Utah, with aspirations of Today’s NDAA includes an amend- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. becoming a heart surgeon. As a first- ment I added that would mandate the

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

9123 VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.000 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 Department of Defense implement a THE BLACK FOREST FIRE erous offer. We will not forget his preliminary mental health assessment (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given friendship. before individuals join the military. permission to address the House for 1 f The goal is to assure mental health re- minute and to revise and extend his re- b 0910 siliency for those who will be facing marks.) the combat realities of war. The sui- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- cide rate among our military is unac- to recognize the many dedicated fire- TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 ceptable, and this amendment will help fighters, first responders, and military The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. reduce it. personnel who are battling the ongoing FORBES). Pursuant to House Resolution The Department of Defense has done Black Forest fire to save countless medical assessments for many years. It 260 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares homes and lives in my congressional the House in the Committee of the is time we bring mental health to par- district. I would also like to recognize ity in preliminary assessments. We Whole House on the state of the Union the coordinated response of all the Fed- for the further consideration of the must focus on the overall well-being of eral, State, and local resources that the force. bill, H.R. 1960. have come together to contain the fire. Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. f Since erupting Tuesday afternoon, HULTGREN) kindly resume the chair. CLIMATE CHANGE the Black Forest fire has, at this time, (Ms. MATSUI asked and was given claimed two lives, destroyed 379 homes, b 0912 permission to address the House for 1 and displaced over 41,000 people, mak- IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE minute and to revise and extend her re- ing it the most destructive fire in Colo- Accordingly, the House resolved marks.) rado history. itself into the Committee of the Whole I will continue to do all I can to help Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise House on the state of the Union for the the thousands of families displaced by today as a member of the Safe Climate further consideration of the bill (H.R. this fire and ensure that our brave fire- Caucus to highlight the four-part plan 1960) to authorize appropriations for fighters and first responders have all released last Monday by the Inter- fiscal year 2014 for military activities the Federal resources they need. national Energy Agency about the im- of the Department of Defense and for I ask all of you to keep the people of portance of reducing greenhouse gas military construction, to prescribe the Black Forest and the family of the emissions. It is yet one more report military personnel strengths for such two who have died in your thoughts sounding the alarm that we are not on fiscal year, and for other purposes, and prayers during this tragedy. track to meet the agreed-upon target with Mr. HULTGREN (Acting Chair) in of limiting the rise of average global f the chair. temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius. ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. Speaker, how many more reports BERISHA, AMERICA’S LOYAL The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- must be released before we act? Every FRIEND mittee of the Whole rose Thursday, day that Congress continues down this (Mr. ROHRABACHER asked and was June 13, 2013, the seventh set of en bloc self-destructive path of ignoring cli- given permission to address the House amendments offered by the gentleman mate change is a missed opportunity to for 1 minute and to revise and extend from California (Mr. MCKEON) had been bring immense benefits to our country. his remarks.) disposed of. By failing to enact responsible climate Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, 20 The Chair understands that amend- change policies, we are missing the op- years ago, Albania was struggling to ment No. 18 will not be offered. portunity to simultaneously create leave behind its years of repression, de- AMENDMENT NO. 19 OFFERED BY MRS. WALORSKI good paying jobs, protect our environ- pendence, and deprivation, a period The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the ment, and leave a sustainable planet when it was a North Korea clone. Now, order of the House of June 13, 2013, it is for our future generations. now in order to consider amendment The time to act is now. Albania is a democracy with elected representatives who engage in open de- No. 19 printed in part B of House Re- f bates within a vigorous civil society. port 113–108. REINTRODUCTION OF THE JOBS Albania is a member of NATO that Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Chairman, I ACT continues to contribute troops to the have an amendment at the desk. (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and International Security Force in Af- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will was given permission to address the ghanistan and participated in the U.S.- designate the amendment. House for 1 minute.) led liberation of Iraq, and it now as- The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, pires to have membership in the Euro- lows: there’s a lot going on in our country pean Union. Page 405, after line 9, insert the following: right now, but we here in Congress In contrast to the atheist dictator- SEC. 1040B. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR RE- need to remember that the number one ship it left behind, today, Albanian LEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED priority remains getting our economy churches and mosques are full. Simi- AT GUANTANAMO TO YEMEN. None of the amounts authorized to be back on track. That’s why, today, I re- larly, Marxist economics has been replaced with an expanding market econ- available to the Department of Defense may introduced the original JOBS Act. be used to transfer, release, or assist in the My JOBS Act would reduce the cor- omy. America needs to be especially transfer or release, during the period begin- porate tax rate and capital gains tax to grateful to the Government of Albania ning on the date of enactment of this Act zero. It would totally eliminate them. and to the Albanian Prime Minister, and ending on December 31, 2014, any indi- It would also extend for 3 years bonus Sali Berisha, who has been a steadfast vidual detained at Guantanamo (as such depreciation and would allow 100 per- and courageous ally of the United term is defined in section 1033(f)(2)) to the cent expensing for business assets. Fi- States. custody or control of the Republic of Yemen nally, the JOBS Act would perma- Recently, when the U.S. needed coun- or any entity within Yemen. nently repeal the estate and gift tries willing to provide asylum to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to taxes—the death taxes. members of the MEK now stranded in House Resolution 260, the gentlewoman My bill would give businesses the Iraq, Prime Minister Berisha agreed to from Indiana (Mrs. WALORSKI) and a boost that they need to create more accept 210 members of that group—far Member opposed each will control 5 jobs. It would stimulate our economy more than any other country. That was minutes. and would bring manufacturing jobs a sign of good faith and friendship for The Chair recognizes the gentle- back to America. America. It will not soon be forgotten, woman from Indiana. I urge my colleagues to support my and it took real courage on the part of Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Chairman, in JOBS Act. President Berisha to make this gen- May, the President declared a renewed

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This is a California: ‘‘You can check in any time overseas. It is also dangerous for citi- commonsense amendment with the you want, but you can never leave.’’ zens living in the homeland. purpose of protecting Americans. We cannot warehouse people forever. The amendment I am offering pro- My amendment does not say the We need to give the President options, hibits the Department of Defense from President can’t transfer detainees else- not restrict them. transferring Gitmo detainees to Yemen where. My amendment is only in effect There are certification requirements for one year. In other words, this for 1 year to give Yemen time to dem- that will always be in place to make amendment simply puts into the law onstrate it can safely and securely han- sure that the Secretary of Defense, be- the President’s previous judgment that dle Gitmo transfers. fore releasing these people, certifies transfers to Yemen should be sus- Before taking additional steps, I also that he believes it is an acceptable pended. believe it is prudent that Congress re- risk. We will have to have that. But I Those listening to the debate today ceive the Department of Defense’s re- think an absolute prohibition ties the might be asking: ‘‘Why is this prohibi- port on factors that contribute to re- hands of the President in an unhelpful tion needed?’’ For starters, the Defense engagement so that informed choices way. Department should not transfer detain- about future transfers can be made. With that, I reserve the balance of ees to Yemen because they represent This report is mandated by law, and it my time. some of the most dangerous terrorists is currently overdue. Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Chairman, I known in the world. In closing, I want to share a statistic yield 1 minute to the gentleman from It is important to note that these in- from the Office of the Director of Na- Arkansas (Mr. COTTON). dividuals are still in Gitmo because tional Intelligence. In 2012, ODNI re- Mr. COTTON. Mr. Chairman, I want even the Obama administration be- ported that the combined suspected to thank the gentlelady from Indiana lieves they are being legally held. The and confirmed reengagement rate of for her effort on this very important Bush administration didn’t feel com- former Gitmo detainees has risen to an amendment. For 4-plus years, the fortable transferring these terrorists. alarming 27.9 percent. When I speak Obama administration has declined to After Yemen was the starting point for with constituents—moms and dads— transfer these terrorists at Guanta- the foiled airline bombing over Detroit, back home who ask me how safe we namo to Yemen. I would suggest that the Obama administration correctly really are, this rate of reengagement nothing has changed, if you look at the decided not to transfer these terrorists comes to mind. facts of the matter. back to that troubled nation. I ask my colleagues to consider the b 0920 These individuals pose a real threat national security implications of trans- to the United States. Detainees at ferring detainees to Yemen, and join Yemen remains a partner in our war Gitmo pose a real threat to our name in support of my amendment. on terror, but it still has weak capa- tional security. Transfers to Yemen Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance bilities. It still has not yet dem- should be prohibited because Yemen of my time. onstrated the ability to house such ter- has become a hotbed for terrorist ac- Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. rorists or to deter terrorist activity in tivity. In fact, al Qaeda in the Arabian Chairman, I claim time in opposition its own quarters as we’ve seen from Peninsula—which is widely believed to to the amendment. things like the underwear bombing plot be the most lethal of all al Qaeda affili- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is or the Fort Hood massacre. If we trans- ates—is based in Yemen. recognized for 5 minutes. fer these terrorists to Yemen, we can- Director of National Intelligence Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. not know for sure that it will not mean James Clapper testified in 2011 that Chairman, I yield myself 2 minutes. more attacks on our soldiers in Af- AQAP remains the affiliate most likely The 56 inmates that we are talking ghanistan, on our Ambassadors at our to conduct a transnational attack. about at Guantanamo are not the most Embassies around the world, on our This is an organization with which we dangerous terrorists in the world. In citizens around the world, here in the are at war, an organization that is res- fact, the intel community and the De- United States, or in allied countries. olute on killing as many Americans as partment of Defense determined they I urge my colleagues on both sides of they can if we don’t stop them first. were acceptable risks for release back the aisle to support this temporary and It makes no sense to send terrorists to Yemen, back to their home country. restrained amendment to ensure that to a country where there is an active al Not everybody that we rounded up and terrorists at Guantanamo Bay do not Qaeda network that we know has been took to Guantanamo, unfortunately, escape back onto the battlefronts of engaged in targeting the U.S. The turned out to be the very, very dan- the war on terror. Christmas Day Detroit bombing at- gerous terrorists that we thought they Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 tempt, the ink cartridge bomb plot, were. minutes to the gentleman from New and the radicalization of the Fort Hood The problem we confront with these Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). shooter all can be traced back to 56 that we’ve determined are not a Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend for Yemen. grave threat to the country, deter- yielding. Let’s look at the facts. We should not mining that if there is any minimal There is more agreement here than be in the business of sending Gitmo de- threat whatsoever we are simply going meets the eye. I think everyone in this tainees to Yemen because, one, they to hold them forever is, well, quite Chamber agrees that no person who is represent some of the most dangerous frankly, un-American. That is contrary a dangerous threat to the people of the terrorists in the world and, two, Yemen to our values, to say that we are going United States should be released. I is home of the most active al Qaeda af- to hold somebody indefinitely—I gath- think most people in this Chamber filiate, and lastly, because Yemen has a er forever—because we think there agree that, if the Government of poor track record of securing its pris- might possibly be some risk. That’s not Yemen is unprepared to effectuate ade- ons. the way the Constitution is supposed quate security means, then no person A Yemen citizen, the convicted mas- to work. should be released to Yemen. termind of the USS Cole bombing who More than anything, this amendment The question here is who gets to took the lives of 17 American sailors, restricts the President’s flexibility. If make that decision. In this instance, was being held by Yemeni authorities the President determines that this is the people who know the most about

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Pursuant to the (A) the likelihood the detainee will resume viewed the specific details of 56 cases, order of the House of June 13, 2013, it is terrorist activity if transferred or released; now in order to consider amendment (B) the likelihood the detainee will rees- and they have concluded based upon tablish ties with al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or their review of those details that the No. 20 printed in part B of House Re- associated forces that are engaged in hos- right thing to do is to release these deport 113–108. tilities against the United States or its coa- tainees to Yemen if and when they are Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. lition partners if transferred or released; satisfied that Yemen’s security meas- Chairman, I have an amendment at the (C) the likelihood of family, tribal, or gov- ures are appropriate. desk. ernment rehabilitation or support for the de- The question here really comes down The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tainee if transferred or released; to whether this judgment should be designate the amendment. (D) the likelihood the detainee may be sub- The text of the amendment is as fol- ject to trial by military commission; and made by the Members of this body, who (E) any law enforcement interest in the de- have varying degrees of knowledge lows: tainee. about this issue—including the gentle- Strike sections 1032, 1033, and 1034. (d) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—No lady, who has very diligently learned a Page 399, line 9, strike ‘‘120 days’’ and in- amounts authorized to be appropriated or lot about this issue and cares a lot sert ‘‘60 days’’. otherwise made available to the Department about it—or whether the decision Page 402, lines 6 through 7, strike ‘‘90 days of Defense may be used after December 31, should be made by people whom we after the date of the enactment of this Act, 2014, for the detention facility or detention the Secretary of Defense’’ and insert ‘‘30 operations at United States Naval Station, have entrusted with the defense of our days after the date of the enactment of this Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. country, who have developed specific, Act, the President’’. (e) PERIODIC REVIEW BOARDS.—The Sec- granular, factual expertise about this Page 402, lines 8 through 9, strike ‘‘of the retary of Defense shall ensure that each peri- question. I believe this is a case where Department of Defense’’. odic review board established pursuant to the proper decision belongs with those Page 402, line 10, after ‘‘principal responsi- Executive Order No. 13567 or section 1023 of experts, where the proper decision be- bility’’ insert the following: ‘‘, in consulta- the National Defense Authorization Act for tion with the Secretary of Defense, the At- Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. longs with those who know the most 1564; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is completed by not about this matter. Rigidly limiting the torney General, and the intelligence community (under the meaning given such term later than 60 days after the date of the enact- options of those experts is a mistake. section 3(4) of the National Security 18 Act ment of this Act. So, although I believe we share the of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)),’’. (f) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO.— same intentions here, we don’t share Page 402, line 12, after ‘‘Cuba’’ insert the In this section, the term ‘‘individual de- the same view of this amendment. I be- following: ‘‘, and the closure of the detention tained at Guantanamo’’ means any indi- lieve that the decision should be made facility at such Naval Station’’. vidual located at United States Naval Sta- tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of October by those best positioned to make it. If Page 402, line 14, after ‘‘transfers’’ insert the following: ‘‘and such closure’’. 1, 2009, who— and when they determine that security (1) is not a citizen of the United States or conditions in Yemen are appropriate, Page 403, line 5, strike ‘‘120 days’’ and insert ‘‘60 days’’. a member of the Armed Forces of the United then the decision to release should be Page 403, line 20, strike ‘‘120 days’’ and in- States; and made. In my view, that’s the right sert ‘‘60 days’’. (2) is— process. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on this Page 404, line 24, strike ‘‘90 days’’ and in- (A) in the custody or under the control of amendment. sert ‘‘60 days’’. the Department of Defense; or Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield Page 405, after line 9, insert the following: (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, myself the balance of my time just to SEC. 1040B. GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION FA- Cuba. say that I completely agree with the CILITY CLOSURE ACT OF 2013. In section 2901, strike subsections (a), (b), arguments of the gentleman from New (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be and (c). Jersey. cited as the ‘‘Guantanamo Bay Detention Page 646, lines 11 and 12, strike ‘‘120 days’’ It’s not a question of whether or not Facility Closure Act of 2013’’. and insert ‘‘60 days’’. (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any these people should be released. It’s a Page 648, after line 5, insert the following: other provision of law, amounts authorized (F) The estimated security costs associated question of who should make that deci- to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise with trying such individuals in courts estab- sion. Should Congress make that deci- made available to the Department of Defense lished under Article III of the Constitution sion and restrict the President? Re- may be used to— or in military commissions conducted in the strict the intelligence community? Re- (1) construct or modify any facility in the United States, including the costs of mili- strict the Department of Defense? As United States, its territories, or possessions tary personnel, civilian personnel, and con- the gentleman from Arkansas pointed to house any individual detained at Guanta- tractors associated with the prosecution at out, Yemen has been a very capable namo for the purposes of detention or im- such location, including any costs likely to prisonment; and helpful partner in the war against be incurred by other Federal departments or (2) transfer, release, or assist in the trans- agencies, or State or local governments. al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. fer or release to or within the United States, (G) A plan developed by the Attorney Gen- I believe these decisions are best left its territories, or possessions an individual eral, in consultation with the Secretary of to the experts and not to have Congress detained at Guantanamo; or Defense, the Secretary of State, the Director restrict them and limit their options. (3) transfer an individual detained at Guan- of National Intelligence, and the heads of With that, I urge opposition to the tanamo to the custody or control of the indi- other relevant departments and agencies, amendment. vidual’s country of origin, any other foreign identifying a disposition, other than contin- I yield back the balance of my time. country, or any other foreign entity. ued detention at United States Naval Sta- The Acting CHAIR. The question is (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for each indi- days before transferring any individual de- on the amendment offered by the gen- vidual detained at such Naval Station as of tained at Guantanamo to the United States, the date of the enactment of this Act who is tlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. its territories, or possessions, or to a foreign designated for prosecution. Such a disposi- WALORSKI). country or entity, the President shall submit tion may include transfer to the United The question was taken; and the Act- to Congress a report about such individual States for trial or detention pursuant to the ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- that includes— law of war, transfer to a foreign country for peared to have it. (1) notice of the proposed transfer; and prosecution, or release. Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. (2) the assessment of the Secretary of De- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. fense and the intelligence community (under House Resolution 260, the gentleman The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the meaning given such term section 3(4) of the National Security 18 Act of 1947 (50 from Washington (Mr. SMITH) and a clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- U.S.C. 3003(4)) of available evidence relating Member opposed each will control 10 ceedings on the amendment offered by to the threat posed by the individual, any se- minutes. the gentlewoman from Indiana will be curity concerns about the individual, the The Chair recognizes the gentleman postponed. likelihood that the individual will engage in from Washington.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.000 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9127 Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield torious terrorists in the world housed Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentleman. myself 3 minutes. here already safely and securely. That Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the This is a very straightforward is simply not an argument against Smith-Moran-Nadler amendment, amendment that simply asks the Presi- doing this. The temporary facilities which provides a six-part plan for clos- dent to put together a plan to close down at Guantanamo are not sustaining Gitmo. Guantanamo Bay. able. The amendment will remove the ex- One of the complaints in recent Now, I’m not going to rush this and isting limitations on transfers, strike weeks is that we’ve seen Guantanamo say we’ve got to close it tomorrow if the current requests for construction become more and more untenable. It we don’t have a plan. I’m simply re- at Gitmo, and end funding for the facil- continues to be an international eye- quiring the President to come up with ity on December 31, 2014. sore. Way back in 2007, President that plan, and then am giving him the The time to close Guantanamo is George W. Bush said it should be legislative freedom to develop that now. It is a stain on our national closed. Then-candidate JOHN MCCAIN plan as what we’ve done in this bill far honor. We are holding 166 people at said it should be closed. As recently as too often is to have restricted that. Gitmo, 86 of whom have been cleared last week, Senator MCCAIN and some I reserve the balance of my time. for release, that is to say they have other Senators went down and reached Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to been found guilty of nothing and claim the time in opposition to the that conclusion as well. I think a jus- judged not to pose any danger. There is gentleman’s amendment. tifiable criticism of that has come The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman no reason and no right for us to hold from the other side of the aisle that from California is recognized for 10 them further. said, well, you can’t close it unless minutes. Mr. Chairman, I wonder which of our you’ve got a plan for what to do with Mr. MCKEON. I yield 2 minutes to my colleagues doesn’t believe in the Amer- the inmates and a plan for how to close friend and colleague, the chairman of ican system of justice. I wonder which it, and that is exactly what this the Seapower Subcommittee on the one of us does not trust our own Amer- amendment does. Armed Services Committee, the gen- ican court. I wonder who among us It requires the President within 60 tleman from Virginia (Mr. FORBES). does not believe in the Bill of Rights, days to come up with a plan for closing Mr. FORBES. Mr. Chairman, on May who does not believe in the right to Guantanamo Bay prison, and then it 28, 2010, I stood on this floor and made counsel or that people should be pre- also removes all of the restrictions a motion that effectively stopped some sumed innocent until proven guilty. that are in this bill that would stop of the worst terrorists in the world at What we have at Gitmo is a system him from generating that plan. Guantanamo Bay from being trans- that is an affront to those beliefs and The bottom line is that we do not ferred to the soil in the United States. to America. need Guantanamo. Guantanamo was At that particular point in time, the In the last decade, we have begun to set up in the first place in the hopes then-chairman of the Armed Services let go of our freedoms bit by bit with that, because it wasn’t actually on Committee, Democrat Ike Skelton, each new executive order, each new American soil, we could somehow hold stood on the floor and said this: court decision and, yes, each new act of people outside the normal bounds of We are in a position to accept this motion. Congress. We have begun giving away due process and the Constitution, but I just wish to point out that there is no dif- our rights to privacy, a right to our the Court ruled otherwise. The Court ference between the Democrats and Repub- day in court when the government ruled that habeas does apply because licans when it comes to fighting terrorism. harms us; and with this legislation, we Guantanamo is effectively under the Today, we step on a course with this are continuing down the path of de- control of the United States. So there amendment to change that as the high- stroying the right to be free from im- is no benefit there. There are no greatest ranking Democrat on the Armed prisonment without due process of law. er rights in the U.S. than there are in Services Committee seeks to overturn, I want to commend the gentleman Guantanamo. We just continue to have essentially, that motion. from Washington and the gentleman this prison that has been set up in a Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman were from Virginia for fighting to close the way that the international community asking that these terrorists be brought detention facility at Guantanamo. cannot stand, and it makes a problem to his district, that would be one thing, The language in this bill without our for us in terms of being able to cooper- but he knows that’s very unlikely. amendment prohibits moving any de- ate with our allies and to have the abil- What you’re having with this motion is tainees into the United States and ity to get that cooperation to properly very generously saying that they could guarantees that we will continue hold- prosecute the war on terror. be brought to any of our districts. We ing people indefinitely, people who are So I am simply asking that we put a are hearing a uniform chorus stand up not necessarily terrorists and who we plan in place so that we can close from North Carolina, Virginia, Guam, only suspect to be terrorists and have Guantanamo Bay once and for all— and every other place, saying, Don’t not had a day in court to prove they something that Republicans and Demo- bring them to my district. are or are not terrorists. We will con- The reason is they know two things: crats alike have said that they’ve tinue to hold them indefinitely without they know the moment they touch U.S. wanted to do. We simply haven’t taken charge, contrary to every tradition soil they will receive additional con- the steps necessary. this country stands for, contrary to stitutional rights that no one in this The prison is becoming very, very ex- due process and civil rights. room can argue what they are exactly; pensive. There is $250 million in MilCon Because of this momentous challenge secondly, they have placed a target on contained in this bill just to keep it at to the founding principles of the United every elementary school, on every a somewhat temporary status. Beyond States, that no person may be deprived shopping mall, on every small business that, the prospect of the United States’ of liberty without due process of law— in that district by other terrorists. simply warehousing 166 people forever and certainly not indefinitely without with no end in sight is contrary, again, b 0930 due process of law—we must close the I think, to our values and to our proc- That’s why, Mr. Chairman, it’s im- detention facility at Gitmo now in ess. portant that we come together unified order to restore our national honor. I really want to emphasize the fact and send a message to the President They will have no additional con- that we have here in the United States that we might not be able to stop every stitutional rights. The Supreme Court well over 300 terrorists incarcerated. terrorist from coming to U.S. soil, but ruled that they have the same con- There is a notion that somehow we we can stop these terrorists by defeat- stitutional rights at Guantanamo as couldn’t possibly accommodate them ing this amendment. they do here. here because of the threat, but we have Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 We must close this facility and re- Ramzi Yousef, and we have the Blind minutes to the gentleman from New store our national honor. Support this Sheikh. We have some of the most no- York (Mr. NADLER). amendment.

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Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 served us at Guantanamo have done a Laden who have received explosives minutes to my friend and colleague, tremendous job and have brought great training, who are recruiters, who are the gentleman from Ohio, Dr. honor to our country. We thank and re- poison experts, who are suicide bomb- WENSTRUP. spect all of them. ers or who are commanders of al Qaeda Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Chairman, the I also believe that there is unanimity training camps. I do not think we Guantanamo Bay detention facility here that if someone is a credible should bring them to the United was established to hold unlawful threat to the United States, they States, give them their Miranda warn- enemy combatants captured during the should be detained, tried, and brought ings, give them an attorney at tax- war on terror. to justice. The question is where to do payer-provided expense and if acquit- Any proposal to close the Guanta- that. ted and not accepted by their home namo detention facility must first Why should it be Guantanamo? Do countries be released back onto the clearly address the transfer of remain- defendants have greater rights if they streets of the United States. ing prisoners detained there. Many of are transferred from Guantanamo to a If that is what the advocates of this the remaining detainees are the most place in the United States? The Su- amendment would like, I suggest they hardened terrorists, including those re- preme Court has said, no, they don’t. should write their amendment in a sponsible for the 9/11 mass murders of So there’s no tactical advantage in a fashion that would bring these detain- many Americans. trial. ees to their own congressional dis- There are three primary options: Are they more likely to escape if tricts. transfer to another country or transfer they’re transferred to the United Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 to the United States or stay put. States? History says ‘‘no.’’ The number minutes to the gentleman from Vir- Transferring these terrorists to an- of escapes from maximum prisons, the ginia (Mr. MORAN). other country comes with a substantial supermax prisons, in the United States Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, you can risk of reengaging as an American has been zero. pretty much win any battle you want threat. The current reengagement rate Is it less expensive to hold them at to fight with superior military might. of former Guantanamo detainees is Guantanamo? Most certainly not. The But for wars of consequence, you have nearly 28 percent. average cost of incarcerating someone to be fighting from the high ground I served for 1 year in Iraq with the consistently. That’s what this amend- Army as a medical officer at one of the in a Federal maximum security supermax prison is $34,000 a year. The ment is all about. largest detention facilities there. Often We will win this war against violent cost to the taxpayer of incarcerating after prison release deals made by en- extremism; but in order to do so, we someone at Guantanamo is over $1.6 trusted decisionmakers, we saw the have to win over the hearts and the same people return for new offenses. million a year. Is there some strategic advantage minds of hundreds of millions of Mus- Additionally, there were multiple es- globally to holding these detainees at lims around the world who want what capes and attempted escapes, as well as Guantanamo? The opposite is true. we have. They want equal justice under attacks trying to free the detainees. the law. They want fairness and truth I’ve been to Guantanamo, and the fa- General Petraeus, Admiral Mullen, other leaders of our intelligence and and transparency and democracy. cilities there are a safe and secure lo- The vast majority are young, ideal- military forces have said that Guanta- cation away from our soldiers on the istic, and very impressionable; and, un- namo is the best recruiting device battlefield. I don’t think there are fortunately, too many of them are mis- against the United States, around the many people in Cuba that are trying to led and manipulated. free the people that are held at Guan- world for those who are trying to sell b 0940 tanamo, and this was not the case in the lie that the United States is an in- Iraq, and it may not be the case should humane and unjust place. We have a superior set of values and they be transferred to the United There is simply no rationale for an principles. It’s what defines us as a Na- States. indefinite extension of the problem at tion. But we have to hold steadfast to I believe the prisoners at Guanta- Guantanamo. For reasons of security, those values and principles. We have to namo Bay are being treated appro- for reasons of law, for reasons of cost, show that even when we are chal- priately and in a way that we can be for reasons of strategic advantage, we lenged, even when it’s politically dif- proud of as a Nation. The hunger strike should close Guantanamo Bay. That’s ficult, we believe in equal justice under policy is carried out humanely with why I support the Smith amendment. the law. We believe that people are in- the detainees treated as patients. The Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 nocent until proven guilty. We believe access to caregivers and medical facili- minute to my friend and colleague, the that every life matters. We believe in ties is the same for our troops as it is gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. COT- human rights, we don’t believe in tor- for those detained. TON). ture. But we do believe in our justice Additionally, transfers to the United Mr. COTTON. I oppose this amend- system. It’s not our justice system States would be very expensive. We’ve ment. I oppose the closure of Guanta- that’s operational at Guantanamo. It already built a courtroom there that namo and the transfer of detainees to was set up there to be outside our jus- cost us in the millions of dollars. the United States. tice system so we could detain people These terrorist detainees pose a very Guantanamo is a state-of-the-art de- indefinitely. real danger to our security in America. tention facility in which we’ve invested The Acting CHAIR. The time of the They mean us real harm. The President millions of dollars in which our troops gentleman has expired. has the ability to certify transfers of handle themselves with utmost profes- Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield an detainees to other countries, but he sionalism. additional 30 seconds to the gentleman. has yet to do so. And until the Presi- The detainees there have access to Mr. MORAN. At this time in our his- dent leads with a better solution, I military tribunals and habeas corpus tory when we’re furloughing 650,000 De- firmly believe that keeping Guanta- proceedings here in Washington, D.C. partment of Defense employees, how namo open is our best option, our Who are these detainees? They’re not can we justify spending $1.5 million per safest option, and our most logical op- innocent goat herders swept up by a detainee at Guantanamo when half of tion. marauding United States military of them have been cleared for release? It Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 which I was a part in which I detained doesn’t make sense. And now in this minutes to the gentleman from New numerous potential terrorists. They bill we’re authorizing another quarter Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). are people like Khalid Sheikh Moham- of a billion dollars to be spent at Guan- Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I med, the mastermind of 9/11; Moham- tanamo. Those are misguided prior- thank my friend for yielding. med al-Qahtani, one of the would-be ities. It costs $34,000 to jail very dan- First, let me say that I think we all participants in 9/11; terrorists who are gerous terrorists in this country, but in agree that our servicemembers who closely associated with Osama bin this country, we can convict them.

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Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 THORNBERRY), the vice chairman of the The President did not take up my minute to my friend and colleague, the HASC Committee. offer at that time. Nearly a year later gentleman from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO). Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, in another unanswered letter, I wrote: Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I thank cost is a red herring argument here. While I remain open to working together, I you. Does it cost more to keep a detainee in am very disappointed that the administra- There are a few facts that I think are Guantanamo than a Federal prisoner tion has frequently shown a greater willing- appropriate to bring to this debate. I here? Probably, but nothing like the ness to engage with international institu- oppose this amendment vigorously. figures that have been repeatedly cited tions, foreign governments, and the media on Just 2 weeks ago I was down at Guan- on the other side. For example, if you issues relating to our national security than tanamo Bay on a trip that was part of look back at the fiscal year ’11 Depart- it has with the U.S. House of Representa- tives. the House Select Committee on Intel- ment of Justice budget request for ligence. I will tell you that the soldiers moving the detainees to the U.S., it Those are excerpts from two of the and marines and airmen of Joint Task ends up in the first year being about five letters that I’ve written to the Force Gitmo are taking tremendous $1.9 million per detainee, and about President on this issue, which he has care of the facilities, our assets and the $500,000 per detainee in recurring costs. not answered. Yet, he still has not detainees. On the other side of it, even the come forward with a proposal of over- Those who suggest that this facility President, in a speech at the National sight or any plan. What to do with should go away will create a problem Defense University, said it is less than Guantanamo is secondary to the Presi- that is worse than the one that we have a million dollars per prisoner now on dent coming forward with a com- today. This amendment is simply a detainee. Is there a difference? Sure. Is prehensive plan. Such a plan must in- pattern of appeasement that does not it anything like what we’ve been hear- clude what he proposes to do with comport with the fact that radical Is- ing? No. those terrorist detainees who are too lamic terrorists will not cease to at- And the rest of the story is: under dangerous to release but cannot be tack us simply because we wish they the Geneva Convention, if you’re hold- tried. would go away. ing somebody under the laws of war, Number two, how he will ensure ter- A few more facts. If we close Guanta- you cannot put them with Federal pris- rorists transferred overseas do not re- namo Bay, we try to release them to oners even in a supermax prison. They turn to the fight? have to be segregated. So those costs of countries that will accept them, we Three, what he will do with the ter- know that at least a quarter of them bringing them here are higher. But that’s not really the issue here. rorists we capture in the future; spe- will return to the battlefield. We could The issue is what is the best thing to cifically, how will he prioritize intel- bring them back to the United States, do to secure the country and to deal ligence questioning? where they’d go to civilian courts, and with the terrorist threat. And I just re- Finally, what he will do with the undoubtedly some of them would end mind everybody, the ban on closing high-value terrorists still held in Af- up walking the streets of the United Guantanamo is not permanent. We ghanistan? This is a particularly crit- States. have to reapprove it every year. So if ical priority for me. There are several One of the final facts, and one that the President actually comes up with a extremely dangerous individuals still I’ve heard said in support of this real plan, not just a speech, but a real in custody in Afghanistan. The only amendment, is that if we simply close plan to close Guantanamo and then option that I see, as completely unac- this facility that recruiting for radical deal with the detainees, then that ban ceptable for those detainees, is to allow extremists will diminish. This seems il- can go away. But you can’t say okay, their release. We’ve already seen the logical. There’s no support for such a we’re going to remove all of the re- outcome of making this tragic mistake statement. They will continue to at- strictions and we’re going to close in Iraq. tack us whether we keep this open or Guantanamo, and then we’re going to While I appreciate the proposed effi- closed. This facility is legal, it’s just, figure out what we’re going to do with ciency of my friend and colleague, and it is an important national asset. these people, and that’s exactly what Ranking Member SMITH’s amendment, Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. this amendment does. The gentleman we cannot strike all prohibitions on Chairman, I yield myself the balance of from Washington says it just asks for a transfers of Gitmo detainees, agree to my time. plan. The underlying bill just asks for bring them to the United States, re- A whole bunch of false arguments are a plan. His amendment, in addition to lease them overseas, and end all fund- being laid out here. As has been clear, asking for a plan, removes all of the ex- ing for Gitmo with absolutely any con- no greater constitutional rights come isting restrictions. And on page 4, sub- fidence that any of this will be handled to people in the United States than at section (D), says specifically: in a way that best protects our na- Guantanamo. So that’s just a phony ar- No funds shall be used there to detain tional security. gument. people after December 31, 2014. Lastly, and this is important, I want The second phony argument is that We’ve got to get the plan first before to say that I’m proud of the men and somehow they can’t be held safely. I it closes. I think this amendment women in uniform who serve our Na- have a Federal prison in my district. I should be rejected. tion every day at Guantanamo. It’s not have an INS detention facility in my Mr. MCKEON. How much time do I an easy duty. We owe them a debt of district. Frankly, if there was a have remaining? gratitude for their critical service to supermax facility in my district, I The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman this Nation. would not have a problem with them from California has 21⁄4 minutes re- coming to that district. They should be maining. I yield back the balance of my time. held. I would hope that all of our Mr. MCKEON. I yield myself the bal- The Acting CHAIR. The question is supermax facilities, which are holding ance of my time. on the amendment offered by the gen- very, very dangerous people, they bet- I strongly oppose this amendment. tleman from Washington (Mr. SMITH). ter be holding them securely right now. Two-and-a-half years ago I sent the The question was taken; and the Act- It’s $1.5 million a year versus $34,000. President a letter about these impor- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- It is an absolute recruitment tool for al tant issues. I said in that letter: peared to have it. Qaeda. Our military leaders—General I fully recognize the importance of crafting Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Petraeus—have all said that this is a careful and comprehensive framework for Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. something that is harmful to U.S. secu- the detention of terrorists who wish to harm The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the United States. I also recognize the chal- rity. lenges and legal complexities related to such clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- I yield back the balance of my time. an endeavor. This appreciation is why this ceedings on the amendment offered by Mr. MCKEON. I yield 2 minutes to my issue is simply too important for the admin- the gentleman from Washington will be friend, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. istration to address on its own. postponed.

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Mr. Chairman, I have an lains, by definition, cannot assist oth- visit does, and the information dis- amendment at the desk. ers in worship. cussed with a therapist can actually The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will For any concerns my colleague from have an impact on the chain of com- designate the amendment. Colorado may have as to the nonspir- mand in terms of negatively impacting The text of the amendment is as fol- itual needs of servicemen and -women the servicemember’s future military lows: who do not hold any sort of faith, I career. would submit that the military has re- At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the So, again, the groundwork has al- following new section: sources readily available. Counselors, ready been laid with regard to nonthe- psychologists, and social workers are SEC. 502. EXPANSION OF CHAPLAIN CORPS. istic faiths like Buddhism, where we The Secretary of Defense shall provide for happy to meet those needs. the appointment, as officers in the Chaplain have active chaplains in our military. I would also note that current chap- Corps of the Armed Forces, of persons who Many universities already have secular lains will serve with respect to any are certified or ordained by non-theistic or- humanist chaplains, these including servicemember, religious, nonreligious, ganizations and institutions, such as human- American University here in Wash- nontheistic, atheistic or agnostic alike ist, ethical culturalist, or atheist. ington, D.C. Other militaries have this who comes to them, providing these The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to as well. Our allied militaries in Bel- brave men and women with any re- House Resolution 260, the gentleman gium and the Netherlands have human- sources they might need in their serv- from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) and a Mem- ist chaplaincies. ice to the Nation. So we have chaplains ber opposed each will control 5 min- And, again, it’s a very simple concept and secular advisers who can help any- utes. and, I think, something that is long body who claims to be or wants to be The Chair recognizes the gentleman overdue to ensure that all members of an atheist. from Colorado. the military, regardless of their faith Chaplains come to the military via Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, it’s a very background, whether they’re believers the Department of Defense-recognized simple amendment. We, through our or not, whatever their philosophy is in faith groups, very important. Faith Chaplaincy Corps, need to support, and life, they have access to the chaplaincy groups. It would be impossible for an do support, various faith and philo- to support their spiritual needs. And, individual who does not belong to any sophical beliefs among the men and of course, nonbelievers have spiritual faith group to receive an endorsement, women who bravely serve our country. needs just as believers do. much in the same way that atheists We already support some nontheistic I reserve the balance of my time. have long insisted that they are not, in beliefs. For instance, we have Buddhist Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to fact, a faith group and would thus be chaplains. Buddhism is a nontheistic claim the time in opposition to the implausible that they would serve as a faith tradition. gentleman’s amendment. chaplain in the military. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman And what my amendment would sim- Mr. Chairman, General George Wash- from California is recognized for 5 min- ply do is allow chaplains who are cer- ington founded our Chaplain Corps on utes. tified or ordained as secular humanists July 29, 1775, to make sure that the Mr. MCKEON. At this time, Mr. and ethical culturists or atheists to Continental Army could have worship Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to my also be able to support the brave Amer- services. friend and colleague, the gentleman ican men and women who serve in our The Acting CHAIR. The time of the from Louisiana (Dr. FLEMING). military. Mr. FLEMING. I thank the chairman gentleman has expired. Roughly 23 percent of the men and for the opportunity to speak on this Mr. MCKEON. I yield the gentleman women in our Armed Forces either important issue. an additional 15 seconds. have no religion, or are atheists; but Mr. Chairman, let’s examine what a Mr. FLEMING. Just in summary, I there are no chaplains that currently chaplain really is. A chaplain is a per- would like to say this, Mr. Chairman. are able to represent this important son who is a minister of the faith, The saddest thing I could ever imagine and growing demographic. someone who ministers on the basis of is someone standing over a dying man Under current law, the Armed Forces a belief in a deity, a higher power, who or woman from combat and saying to only allow chaplains who are granted is associated with or attached to a sec- them, there is no hope. If you die, there an endorsement by an approved reli- ular organization. is no world, there is no life thereafter. gious organization and have received a An example, right here in this House, That is the saddest thing I could ever graduate degree in theological or reli- each morning begins, each legislative imagine. gious studies, precluding many of the day, begins with a prayer from our Mr. POLIS. Before further yielding, I seminaries and other institutions that chaplain. yield myself 15 seconds just to say I can provide certification to nonreli- Back home, the hospital that I’m as- think we’re seeing a double standard gious chaplains that could provide sociated with, Mennen Medical Center, here where, if it’s a person of par- much-needed services, particularly to my good friend, a Baptist pastor, is ticular faith, as perhaps the gentleman the roughly quarter of our servicemem- chaplain of our hospital. And so this approves of, then you say, oh, you go bers who have stated that they have no goes to the core of the discussion. see a chaplain for your needs. However, religious beliefs or are atheists. A chaplain is a person who is a man if you’re of no faith, you have to see a There’s no reason why the only faith or woman of the faith, of conscience, of psychiatrist. tradition and philosophical tradition in spirituality, who ministers to those All of our men and women who brave- our military without chaplains does with respect to a secular organization. ly serve us deserve the same support. not have any kind of support to address I just heard the gentleman say that, I yield the remaining time to the their health concerns. well, we need atheist chaplains—which, gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- Now, I’ve heard some say that, well, to me, is an oxymoron—we need athe- DREWS). all members of our military, even those ist chaplains to minister to the spir- Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend for who are non-observers, are able to see itual needs of soldiers. yielding. psychiatrists or counselors for support. Well, by definition, as an atheist, he Nothing in this amendment in any But that’s a very different need than doesn’t or she doesn’t believe in a spir- way impairs the relationship between a

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Obviously, the homeland missile defense system; and amendment impairs the operation of that’s our understanding of the chap- (B) submits to such committees justification with respect to the national security re- the Chaplain Corps. laincy. quirement for expanding the ground-based What this amendment does is to show Madam Chair, how is it that one can missile defense site located at Fort Greely, respect for the choices made by our hold a religious service for an organiza- Alaska, from 30 ground-based interceptors to servicemembers. My Christianity is an tion, as the amendment puts it, that 44 ground-based interceptors. important part of who I am and how I does not consider itself to be a reli- (2) PURPOSES DESCRIBED.—The purposes de- see my life. I don’t think that that gion? It’s completely contrary to the scribed in this paragraph are the following: same right should be denied to a serv- directions, instructions, and the very (A) Advance procurement of 14 ground- icemember who does not share my be- definition of the Chaplain Corps, rep- based interceptor rocket motor sets. (B) The missile refurbishment project at liefs. resented by Father Emil Kapaun and numerous others, to extend appoint- Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, Alaska. What this amendment says is that, (C) The mechanical-electrical building at for the thousands of servicemembers ments to groups in manners suggested such Missile Field. who choose a humanist or atheistic by this amendment. (b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS.—The Sec- philosophy system of life, that they When you take away the worship, the retary shall annually submit to the congres- should be able to confide in an adviser prayer, everything that makes a reli- sional defense committees a certification of who is not a mental health profes- gious service religious, you are left whether— with counselors, as has been indicated. (1) the ground-based midcourse defense sys- sional. tem has performed at least two successful Going to a mental health profes- There are humanist, atheist, and ethical culturalist counselors available to intercept tests at Vandenberg Air Force sional is a choice that’s laden with risk Base, California; and and some controversy for a member of folks that serve our country. In addi- (2) the Commander of the United States the service. Going to a faith adviser is tion, I’m certain every chaplain that Northern Command has full confidence in not. serves our brave men and women are the homeland missile defense system. Depriving those who share the views available for those who do not share The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to their faith, and that’s the case. that Mr. POLIS outlined of the chance House Resolution 260, the gentleman I urge my colleagues to vote against to go to such an adviser is unequal from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) and a Mem- this amendment and be very supportive treatment. It’s unworthy of the way we ber opposed each will control 5 min- of our current brave men and women operate. utes. who serve alongside our members of Nothing in this amendment disrupts The Chair recognizes the gentleman the Armed Forces. the Chaplain Corps, but everything in from Colorado. Mr. MCKEON. I yield back the bal- this amendment respects the rights of Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, this is a ance of my time. very simple amendment to reduce our servicemembers. I would urge a The Acting CHAIR (Ms. FOXX). The ‘‘yes’’ vote. funding for the advanced procurement question is on the amendment offered of 14 Ground-Based Interceptor missiles The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman’s by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. that simply don’t work and are ineffi- time has expired. POLIS). cient, and for the refurbishment of the Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, how The question was taken; and the Act- costly Missile Field 1 at Fort Greely, much time do we have remaining? ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Alaska, until the Department of De- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman peared to have it. 3 fense can certify to Congress that these from California has 1 ⁄4 minutes re- Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I demand a programs have been adequately tested maining. recorded vote. and work. It’s simply a question of Mr. MCKEON. I yield the balance of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to making sure that something works be- my time to the gentleman from Kansas clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- fore we spend additional money on it. (Mr. HUELSKAMP), my good friend. ceedings on the amendment offered by The missile defense program was de- b 1000 the gentleman from Colorado will be signed to intercept limited inter- postponed. mediate and long-range interconti- Mr. HUELSKAMP. I thank the chair- AMENDMENT NO. 23 OFFERED BY MR. POLIS nental ballistic missiles before they re- man. I appreciate the opportunity to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the enter the Earth’s atmosphere. But Con- visit here today. order of the House of June 13, 2013, it is gress needs to ensure that these mis- First, I’d like to visit about two he- now in order to consider amendment siles are effective before we continue to roes in the history of our country. One No. 23 printed in part B of House Re- provide the Department of Defense would be Father Emil Kapaun. I had port 113–108. with a blank check. the honor of being at the White House Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I have an Congress needs to verify every penny a couple of months ago where he was amendment at the desk. of taxpayer money we spend. We have a awarded the Congressional Medal of The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will time of tradeoffs, and of course it’s Honor for his bravery in action of min- designate the amendment. nice to be able to support every pro- istering to the needs of not only men The text of the amendment is as fol- gram, but during this time of deficits and women of faith, but those who lows: and sequestration we need to make claim to have no faith. Page 79, after line 23, insert the following: sure we are vigilant to ensure that the In addition, I have the honor of being SEC. 241. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF money we spend on the Pentagon actu- the nephew of a 95-year-old Army chap- FUNDS FOR CERTAIN GROUND- ally results in the maximum amount of lain who also has been honored for BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SYS- TEM PURPOSES. heightened national security. serving, ministering to the needs of (a) LIMITATION.— Since 1997, this weapons system has men and women in uniform. (1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author- missed its target more than half the One thing I will want to note is, in- ized to be appropriated by this Act or other- time. My amendment would limit the stead of being dismissive of those types wise made available for fiscal year 2014 for funding for the procurement of 14 of sacrifices, I will read a little bit the purposes described in paragraph (2) shall Ground-Based Interceptors until the from the duties of the Chaplain Corps: be obligated or expended until the Secretary missiles have had two successful tests ‘‘Each chaplain shall hold appropriate of Defense— before 2015. Very reasonable. If it religious services at least once on each (A) certifies to the congressional defense committees that— doesn’t have two successful tests, why Sunday.’’ Or the Navy and Marines say: (i) the ground-based midcourse defense sys- are we investing enormous amounts of ‘‘An officer in the Chaplain Corps may tem has performed at least two successful taxpayer money in it? conduct public worship according to intercept tests at Vandenberg Air Force So, two successful tests before 2015, the manner and forms of the church of Base, California, before October 1, 2014; and certified by the Secretary of Defense to

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The Secretary said: threats from North Korea, Iran, and Now, opponents of this amendment— We will take steps in the United States to elsewhere; and I strongly encourage my and I saw a Dear Colleague letter go stay ahead of the challenge posed by Iran colleagues on both sides of the aisle to out talking about how there are long- and North Korea’s development of longer- adopt this commonsense amendment range missile threats from North Korea range ballistic missile capabilities. that would save over 107 million for the and Iran—there’s no question, there is I have to agree with that. How we ground-based interceptors in the first complete agreement about the dangers came to this point, I know that there year, 135 million for the refurbishment to this country, the dangers of a nu- has been some disagreement in the in- of Missile Field 1, and also ensure that clear Iran, the dangers of a nuclear telligence community, but the Defense our missile defense system works by North Korea. What we’re talking about Intelligence Agency said that they having two tests and a certification here is the last thing we want to do is have moderate confidence that the that it’s operational by the Secretary trust in an untested and unsuccessful North Koreans can put together long- of Defense. missile to deter very real threats. We range ballistic missiles and nuclear I encourage my colleagues to support need a real threat deterrent system, warheads. That is a threat we should the amendment, and I yield back the not something that doesn’t work. And take seriously. This amendment, if balance of my time. Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I yield 1 my amendment simply requires that adopted, would not recognize that minute to my friend and colleague, the this is working. threat. gentleman from Texas, the vice chair My amendment would also limit Also, by doing advanced procure- of our committee, Mr. THORNBERRY. funds for the missile refurbishment ment, we save the taxpayers $200 mil- Mr. THORNBERRY. Madam Chair, project in Missile Field 1 in Alaska. lion. So this is ill-advised from a finan- I’m convinced that the arguments This field was never intended to be cial standpoint. against missile defense are the same operational. Former Defense Secretary The military is adopting a fly-before- today that they were the day that Robert Gates and former Joint Chiefs you-buy approach. There was one suc- President Reagan proposed it: you Chairman Mike Mullen in 2011 said: cessful test a few months ago, another can’t do it, it costs too much, and it’s Missile Field 1 was originally designed as a test is scheduled toward the end of this provocative to try. test bed, so it lacks required hardening and year. Those will be the two tests that And it doesn’t really matter how the redundant power, and has significant infra- the author of this amendment says threat evolves, what North Korea or structure reliability issues. that he wants. Iran do, and it doesn’t really matter There have also been reports of mold So this amendment is totally unnec- how the technology evolves. We just and leaks at the facility, and refurbish- essary. It would delay what even the had a successful test just a few months ment would come at a tremendous cost administration—which has been a little ago. to taxpayers without significantly im- too slow—has said is appropriate. We The events and facts don’t matter. proving the security that America has. should not slow things down further. The arguments are still the same, and I urge Congress to demand that these The threats are real, they are serious, they will always be the same because programs work, that the programs we and we need to fund them appro- some people just don’t want to defend fund actually keep our families safe priately. the country against missile attack. and are proven to work by certification I ask that you defeat this dangerous This committee pushed in 2010, in by the Secretary of Defense. amendment. 2011, and in 2012 to have more intercep- We need to get our fiscal house in Mr. MCKEON. I reserve the balance of tors on the west coast. The President order, we need to make tough choices, my time. opposed it every step of the way. It and we need to make sure that our ex- Mr. POLIS. I’d like to inquire of the didn’t happen. And then, all of a sud- penditures on national defense improve Chair how much time remains. den, with North Korea this year, the national security. And simply demand- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman President changes his mind and says, Oh, maybe you all were right after all. ing that our costly missile defense sys- from Colorado has 11⁄2 minutes remain- tem is actually capable of keeping our ing. At least the President changed his mind. Unfortunately, it seems like homeland safe is a very reasonable Mr. POLIS. I yield myself the bal- amendment to the National Defense some people cannot even do that. ance of my time. A lot of us think the administration Authorization bill. Again, I think that to have any type I reserve the balance of my time. is not doing enough, but to do less of meaningful missile defense against would be negligent, and I think we Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chairman, I potential threats in Korea, Iran, and should reject this amendment. rise to claim the time in opposition to elsewhere, it needs to work. That’s Mr. MCKEON. Might I inquire how the gentleman’s amendment. simply what this amendment says— much time we have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman two tests that work before $107 million The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 min- in spending goes forth. from California has 2 minutes remain- utes. b 1010 ing. Mr. MCKEON. At this time, Madam Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I yield Chair, I yield 2 minutes to my friend This is the financially responsible the balance of my time to the gen- and colleague, the gentleman from Col- thing to do. Why would we want to tleman from Arizona, a member of our orado (Mr. LAMBORN). spend first stage 107 million, over 6 committee, Mr. FRANKS. Mr. LAMBORN. I thank the chair- years over a billion, on a system that Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Madam man of the full committee. doesn’t work? Chair, ever since mankind took up I would urge defeat of this amend- It’s a very reasonable threshold to arms against his fellow human beings, ment. It would reverse what the Obama have a certification by the Department there has always been an offensive ca- administration and Secretary of De- of Defense if this works. It provides an pability and a defensive capability to fense Hagel came forward with on additional incentive to make sure that try to match it. The spear was met March 15 of this year. After seeing the America stays safe, demonstrates this with the shield. The bullet was met North Korean threat only increase, works, have an incentive to actually with armor. And, today, we face the they appropriately came to the deci- make it work before the rest of the most dangerous weapons in the history sion to add more Ground-Based Inter- money is released. of humanity in nuclear-armed missiles. ceptors. I think that’s common sense. I think Madam Chair, we should have a capa- Now, I believe the administration has it aligns incentives of our contractors ble defense. Our ground-based mid- been too slow to appropriately address and our military and the defense of the course defense is the only system that

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Madam Chair- As has been so eloquently stated ear- mittee, Mr. SMITH. woman, I haven’t been here very long, lier, the President of the United States This amendment is about truth in only 3 years, but I’ve seen a pattern de- cut our GBI capability in recent years budgeting and making sure our mili- veloping now which is that each year and now has changed his mind to where tary has the resources it needs to pros- the Defense Department, the Pentagon, we will go from 30 to 44 interceptors. ecute the war in Afghanistan and over- comes over and asks for a certain And with a 3- or 4-to-1 shot doctrine, seas contingency operations. The De- amount of money, and then we give that may give us the ability to defend fense Department budget is split into them more than they ask for. ourselves up against as many as a two parts: the base budget for ongoing What the amendment does today is dozen incoming missiles. operations and the part of the budget simply gives the Pentagon what they Madam Chair, it’s all right if we have for the war and overseas contingency ask for. They asked for $80 billion to a few too many, but if we have one too operations. run the overseas contingency oper- few, it changes everything. Across the What this budget does is provide the ation. For some reason, we decided to world, we’ve all understood that the military with exactly the resources give them 85 billion. They come in; more we sweat in peace, the less we they say they need in fiscal year 2014 they defined a mission and they tell us bleed in war. We need desperately to for the overseas contingency account. what it costs to do that; and then, for make sure that we do our fundamental In fact, on Wednesday, Secretary of De- some reason, we decide to give them job in this Congress and in this Federal fense Hagel and the Chairman of the more. All we’re doing today is taking Government by making sure that we Joint Chiefs of Staff Dempsey, General the folks who run the military at their protect the citizens against the most Dempsey, said that what they needed word that they know what it costs to dangerous weapons mankind has ever was what would be provided as a result defend this Nation. devised, and, Madam Chair, this is why of this amendment. The problem is the I think it bears repeating that both we want to reject this amendment. underlying bill added another $5 bil- Secretary Hagel and the Chairman of I yield back the balance of my time. lion, and this is becoming a slush fund, the Joint Chiefs were here just last The Acting CHAIR. The question is Madam Chairman. week and said that $80 billion worth of on the amendment offered by the gen- I reserve the balance of my time. OCO funding was enough to meet the tleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS). Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I rise to mission. Simply spending more money The question was taken; and the Act- claim the time in opposition to the than the Defense Department asks for ing Chair announced that the noes ap- gentleman’s amendment. does not mean we are stronger on de- peared to have it. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is fense than anybody else. It’s simply Mr. POLIS. Madam Chair, I demand a recognized for 5 minutes. foolish to waste money. If the Pen- recorded vote. Mr. MCKEON. I yield 1 minute at this tagon tells us they need $80 billion, we The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to time to my friend and colleague, the should look seriously at giving them clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- chair of the Readiness Subcommittee, $80 billion. ceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. b 1020 the gentleman from Colorado will be WITTMAN). postponed. Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Chairman, la- I disagree respectfully with my friend AMENDMENT NO. 39 OFFERED BY MR. VAN dies and gentlemen, our most impor- from Virginia who says that this HOLLEN tant job here, our most sacred duty as amendment will hurt national secu- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order outlined in article 1, section 8 of the rity. If you assume that, then you must to consider amendment No. 39 printed Constitution is to ‘‘raise and support assume that what the Pentagon asked in part B of House Report 113–108. Armies’’—to support the men and for in the first place would hurt na- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair- women we ask to fight on behalf of our tional security. man, I rise to offer the amendment. Nation on the fields of battle. This I’m simply not willing to agree to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will money supports our constitutional that. I’m not willing to believe that designate the amendment. duty and, most importantly, our the Pentagon would come over and ask The text of the amendment is as fol- warfighters. for an amount of money that would be lows: This amendment seriously jeopard- bad for national defense. Page 563, after line 11, insert the following: izes national security and our ability This is a commonsense amendment, SEC. 1510. FUNDING LEVELS AS REQUESTED IN it gives the Defense Department ex- PRESIDENT’S BUDGET. to replenish readiness accounts raided (a) REDUCTIONS.—Notwithstanding the in prior years to fund underfunded war actly what they need, and it gets us amounts set forth in the funding tables in di- costs. out of this rut of equating higher vision D, the amounts authorized to be ap- The majority of our forces still fight- spending with a stronger nation de- propriated in this subtitle, as specified in the ing Afghanistan will be there at least fense. corresponding funding tables in sections 4102, until December 2014. Remember, the Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I might 4202, 4302, 4402, and 4502, for additional funds goal is December 2014. The war is not note that the same gentleman last year for overseas contingency operations are over, and these funds are needed to said they haven’t had enough money, hereby reduced by a total of $5,043,828,000. (b) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—The amount re- help them do their jobs and execute and they spent $13 billion more. duced under subsection (a) shall not be avail- their missions as outlined in the stra- At this time, I yield 1 minute to my able for any purpose other than deficit re- tegic plan. friend and colleague, the gentleman duction. Stripping this money from the over- from Nevada, Dr. HECK. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to seas contingency fund, literally from Mr. HECK of Nevada. Madam Chair, I House Resolution 260, the gentleman our all-volunteer force that is engaged rise in strong opposition to the amend- from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and a in combat operations, places the plan ment. Member opposed each will control 5 in jeopardy and makes the December This amendment will severely under- minutes. 2014 goal irrelevant. mine the operational readiness of our The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair- Guard and Reserve forces. Over the from Maryland. man, I find it interesting that the gen- past decade, we have built incredible Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair- tleman would suggest that the Chair- capability in our Guard and Reserve, man, I yield myself 1 minute. man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and and that capability was largely paid for

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Madam Chair, testimony before the House Armed women we can lose and still have some as counterintuitive as it may appear, Services Committee, Army Chief of probability that we will win the con- when there is a drawdown, there may Staff General Odierno stated that ‘‘in flict if every single assumption that be a long-term savings, but short-term order to lessen the risk of Active Duty they make holds true. savings are not there. In fact, the cost force reductions, the Army will con- If you support that definition of ac- spikes. tinue to rely on Reserve components to ceptable risk, you need to vote for this As all the equipment comes back provide key enablers and operational amendment. But I believe we need to from the warrior that has to go to the depth.’’ change the definition of acceptable depots for resetting, repair, and res- Decreased funding has already re- risk and say it means this: when we toration, that is an extreme cost that sulted in the cancellation of numerous send one of our men and women into has to be borne by the depots if it is Guard and Reserve deployments, which conflict we have done everything rea- not in this particular bill. That is one of the reasons why I sup- substantially undermines the capabili- sonably possible to make sure they port the chair’s mark, which is sup- ties and readiness of these units. have the highest probability possible of ported by the chairman, as well as It is for these reasons that I strongly returning to the home they are defend- Chairman RYAN, and as well as the urge my colleagues to reject this ing and to the families that they love. original Obama budget when it was amendment. If you support that definition of ac- sent here before. For whatever reason, Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair- ceptable risk, you need to defeat this they decided to pull $5 billion out with- man, I would just urge all Members to amendment. out giving us a plan going forward. read the amendment itself. There is The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman This needs to stay. nothing in here that says we will re- from Maryland has 1 minute and 15 sec- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman duce one penny from the National onds remaining. from Maryland has 15 seconds remain- Guard and Reserve. This is an across- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Thank you, ing. the-board provision and it will be dis- Madam Chairman. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Thank you, proportionate. At this time, I yield 1 minute to my Madam Chairman. At this time, I yield 1 minute to the friend, the gentleman from Georgia I reserve the balance of my time. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. MORAN). (Mr. WOODALL). Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chairman, Mr. MORAN. Madam Chairman, I rise Mr. WOODALL. Madam Chair, I rise might I inquire as to the time we have in support of this amendment. in strong support of this amendment. left. We are about to authorize more than I would say to my friends on the Re- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman half a trillion dollars for our military. publican side of the aisle who have spo- from California has 11⁄2 minutes re- The Secretary of Defense and Chair- ken, I agree with absolutely everything maining. The gentleman from Mary- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says you have said. But as I look at the land has 15 seconds remaining. ‘‘we don’t want or need this extra $5 chairman, who I know has more of a Mr. MCKEON. And who will be clos- billion.’’ What’s our response? We tell love for this Nation and our national ing? him, No, you have to spend that, but security than perhaps any other Mem- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman you also have to cut $50 billion from ber of this body, he and I both voted in from California has the right to close. our military in the most stupid, irre- favor of the Budget Control Act in Au- Mr. MCKEON. Thank you, Madam sponsible, irrational manner possible. gust of 2011. Rightly or wrongly, we set Chairman. And within that $50 billion you have to the law of the land of how much we I yield 1 minute to my friend and col- get $2 billion of savings by furloughing were going to spend on national de- league, a member of the Appropriations 650,000 Department of Defense employ- fense. Today, we are talking about how Subcommittee, the gentleman from ees. much we are going to spend in Afghani- New Jersey (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN). So we are going to save $2 billion by stan. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam furloughing 650,000 people, but we are If we need to spend more money to Chairman, I thank the gentleman for going to force them to spend $5 billion improve National Guard readiness here yielding. I rise in opposition to this amend- over in Afghanistan while we furlough at home, to deal with maintenance ac- ment. people here. counts here at home, we need to come The rationale we have been talking What’s the rationale? We can’t jus- together and change those budget caps; about here is a human rationale. We tify that. Of course we should hold to and I support doing that. But I am have, as we speak, over 60,000 military what our military says they need in Af- tired of living in a town where when serving doing the work of freedom in ghanistan. We ought to also give them you don’t like the rules, you find a way Afghanistan. what they feel they need here in the around them. When the President As they prepare to leave, we should United States. doesn’t like the law of the land, he just not be cutting funding in these very Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, let me ignores it. If we don’t like the defense dangerous times. As you are leaving, note that the National Guard Associa- budget caps, we just ignore it and fund you are incredibly vulnerable. They’re tion, the Reserve Officers Association, it through OCO instead. still in the fight, they’re still working and the National Governors Associa- We ought to give the Joint Chiefs of hard, they need to protect themselves. tion all oppose this amendment. Staff every penny they’re asking for to While the administration hasn’t of- At this time, I would like to yield 1 support our men and women in Afghan- fered any strategic plan, other than a minute to my friend and colleague, istan. If they come back and ask for date for withdrawal, those who serve chair of the Seapower Subcommittee, more, we should give them every penny there deserve our support because they the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. of that as well. have an important mission to perform. FORBES). But the law means something; these Whether it is in Kabul or a forward-op- Mr. FORBES. Madam Chairman, over caps mean something. We should either erating base, they are in a dangerous the last 4 years, the administration has change it or stick with it, Madam situation. told the Pentagon—the Pentagon has Chair. The reality is that things in Afghani- come back—and they have cut out of Mr. MCKEON. Note that OCO was not stan are hotter than the administra- national defense $778 billion before included in the Budget Control Act, tion estimated in their budget request.

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Madam Chair- General of the United States shall submit to receiving notification of his discharge man, I continue to reserve the balance the Committees on Armed Services of the and without the servicemember’s re- of my time. Senate and the House of Representatives a ceiving any formal counseling. Five Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chairman, I report evaluating— years after this report, Congress has yield 30 seconds to my friend and col- (1) the use by the Secretaries of the mili- done nothing to ensure that these serv- league, the gentlelady from Tennessee tary departments, since January 1, 2007, of icemembers’ records are reviewed or the authority to separate members of the (Mrs. BLACKBURN). corrected, or to ensure that they re- Armed Forces from the Armed Forces due of unfitness for duty because of a mental condi- ceive the care that they earned serving b 1030 tion not amounting to disability, including this Nation. This week, the gentleman from Cali- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Thank you, separation on the basis of a personality dis- fornia (Mr. DENHAM) and I presented an Madam Chairman. order or adjustment disorder and the total number of members separated on such basis; amendment to this bill that would Today, I stand to support keeping the (2) the extent to which the Secretaries have allowed these warriors the basic money—that $5 billion—that we need failed to comply with regulatory require- appeal process to determine if they for readiness, and here is why: I think ments in separating members of the Armed were improperly discharged. This it is absolutely immoral that we would Forces on the basis of a personality or ad- amendment is the same as a bill I have, sign up, suit up and ship out men and justment disorder; and H.R. 975. This would only afford these women in uniform and not give them (3) the impact of such a separation on the warriors basic rights and due proc- the readiness and the skills and the ability of veterans so separated to access esses—the same ones that they put training that they need. The flying service-connected disability compensation, disability severance pay, and disability re- their lives on the line for that we have. hours program is a great example of tirement pay. That amendment was not allowed to that. In the $5 billion that the gen- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to come to this floor for debate or for a tleman would like to cut is the money House Resolution 260, the gentleman vote. Shame on us. for the flying hours program—37,000 from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ) and a A second amendment I offered would flying hours. It would equip us with 500 Member opposed each will control 5 have simply put a moratorium on this aviators, whom we need. Let’s fund minutes. process until we understood why it was these efforts for the men and women in The Chair recognizes the gentleman being done and what was happening. uniform. from Minnesota. That amendment was not allowed to Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair- Mr. WALZ. Madam Chair, I yield my- come to this floor to be debated or man, I find it interesting that the gen- self such time as I may consume. voted on. Shame on us. tlelady would suggest that the Chair- Sergeant Chuck Luther joined the Now, I want to be clear: the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen- Army after the 9/11 attacks. He served man and the ranking member of this eral Dempsey, would ask for an amount in Iraq until a mortar round hit near committee had nothing to do with of money for our warfighters that is him, knocking him unconscious. What those decisions, and I am appreciative immoral. What is cynical is to use the followed were classic symptoms of that they allowed the amendment that traumatic brain injury—blurred vision, Afghan and overseas contingency ac- I’m debating today to be brought here. chronic pain, and trouble concen- count as a slush fund to fund oper- That’s going to allow us to do another ations that are part of the base budget. trating. Liz Luras served this Nation honor- GAO study to determine if the problem This is about truth in budgeting. I is still there. urge my colleagues to support this bi- ably as a soldier in the United States Army. She survived a rape at the hands Fine and good, but I’ll tell you what: partisan amendment. Chuck Luther doesn’t want a study—he I yield back the balance of my time. of her fellow servicemember. She did her best to continue her military serv- wants justice. Liz Luras doesn’t want a The Acting CHAIR. The time of the study—she wants justice. The Amer- gentleman from California has expired. ice with the dream of attending West Point. She was raped two more times, ican people don’t want another study— The question is on the amendment they want justice for their warriors. offered by the gentleman from Mary- with police reports and hospital visits to prove it. I would ask each of my colleagues to land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN). go home this weekend and ask your The question was taken; and the Act- I know each of my colleagues here would expect that both of these war- constituents if they think this is fair ing Chair announced that the noes ap- and if they want a study, or if they’d peared to have it. riors would receive the best care this Nation could provide. Sadly, the re- rather do what’s right and take care of Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Chair, I these warriors. demand a recorded vote. ality is far from that. Along with Liz and Chuck, since 2001, I’d also challenge my colleagues to The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to over 31,000 of our warriors have been ask the questions: Why wasn’t the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- discharged from the military, without amendment made in order? Why ceedings on the amendment offered by benefits, because they were determined couldn’t we debate other than have a the gentleman from Maryland will be to have had a personality or an adjust- study? postponed. ment disorder. These are considered So I ask my colleagues to support AMENDMENT NO. 53 OFFERED BY MR. WALZ preexisting conditions, which means this amendment. It’s something. It will The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order they should never have been allowed to let us know what the scope of this self- to consider amendment No. 53 printed enlist in the first place. Even though inflicted injury and tragedy to our Na- in part B of House Report 113–108. Sergeant Luther had multiple mental tion is. It’s not enough. It’s not nearly Mr. WALZ. I have an amendment at health evaluations and served honor- enough. We should be ashamed that the desk, Madam Chair. ably for a decade, it was only after the we’ve not shown Liz and Chuck the The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will mortar attack that the military deter- same respect and courage that they designate the amendment. mined he had a preexisting condition, showed us as a Nation to serve in uni- The text of the amendment is as fol- casually threw him away and denied form. I, for one, am not going to rest lows: him benefits and health care. until justice is served, our warriors are At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the A 2008 GAO study concluded that at cared for and this wrong is made right. following new section: least 40 percent of these personality I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I rise to ‘‘(16) CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SUBCON- SECTION llll. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRA- claim the time in opposition, but I will TRACTOR.—For purposes of determining TIVE JURISDICTION, CAMP FRANK D. MERRILL, DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA. not oppose the gentleman’s amend- whether or not a prime contractor has at- tained the percentage goals specified in para- (a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Not later than ment. September 30, 2014, the Secretary of Agri- The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- graph (6)— ‘‘(A) if the subcontracting goals pertain culture shall transfer to the administrative tion, the gentleman from California is only to a single contract with the executive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army for recognized for 5 minutes. agency, the prime contractor shall receive required Army force protection measures There was no objection. credit for small business concerns per- certain Federal land administered as part of Mr. MCKEON. I yield back the bal- forming as first tier subcontractors or sub- the Chattahoochee National Forest, but per- ance of my time. contractors at any tier pursuant to the submitted to the Secretary of the Army for The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman contracting plans required under paragraph Camp Frank D. Merrill in Dahlonega, Geor- from Minnesota has 1 minute remain- (6)(D) in an amount equal to the dollar value gia, consisting of approximately 282.304 acres of work awarded to such small business con- identified in the permit numbered 0018-01. ing. (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—Upon re- cerns; and Mr. WALZ. I rise once again to thank ceipt of the land under subsection (a), the ‘‘(B) if the subcontracting goals pertain to the chairman. I thank him for under- Secretary of the Army shall continue to use more than one contract with one or more ex- the land for military purposes. standing this. ecutive agencies, or to one contract with (c) PROTECTION OF THE ETOWAH DARTER AND As I say again very clearly, this was more than one executive agency, the prime HOLIDAY DARTER.—Nothing in the transfer not the chairman’s decision. He was contractor may only count first tier sub- required by subsection (a) shall affect the gracious enough to bring this down, contractors that are small business con- prior designation of lands within the Chat- and I appreciate his support—the same cerns.’’. tahoochee National Forest as critical habi- to the ranking member. (b) DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO SUBCON- tat for the Etowah darter (Etheostoma I would just say to my colleagues: TRACTING.—Section 3 of the Small Business etowahae) and the Holiday darter don’t let this issue drop. Get this right. Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at (Etheostoma brevirostrum). We owe it to our warriors. the end the following: (d) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— I yield back the balance of my time. ‘‘(dd) DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO SUBCON- (1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The The Acting CHAIR. The question is TRACTING.—In this Act: Secretary of Agriculture shall publish in the on the amendment offered by the gen- ‘‘(1) SUBCONTRACT.—The term ‘subcontract’ Federal Register a legal description and map tleman from Minnesota (Mr. WALZ). means a legally binding agreement between of the land to be transferred under sub- The amendment was agreed to. a contractor that is already under contract section (a) not later than 180 days of this to another party to perform work, and a Act’s enactment. AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. third party, hereinafter referred to as the (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description MC KEON subcontractor, for the subcontractor to per- and map filed under paragraph (1) shall have Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, pursu- form a part, or all, of the work that the con- the same force and effect as if included in ant to H. Res. 260, I offer amendments tractor has undertaken. this Act, except that the Secretary of Agri- en bloc. ‘‘(2) FIRST TIER SUBCONTRACTOR.—The term culture may correct errors in the legal de- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ‘first tier subcontractor’ means a subcon- scription and map. designate the amendments en bloc. tractor who has a subcontract directly with (e) REIMBURSEMENTS OF COSTS.—The trans- Amendments en bloc No. 8 consisting the prime contractor. fer required by subsection (a) shall be made of amendment Nos. 73, 146, 149, 150, 152, ‘‘(3) AT ANY TIER.—The term ‘at any tier’ without reimbursement, except that the Sec- 153, 156, 157, 158, 161, 163, 166, 170, 171, means any subcontractor other than a sub- retary of the Army shall reimburse the Sec- retary of Agriculture for any costs incurred and 172, printed in House Report No. contractor who is a first tier subcontractor.’’. by the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare 113–108, offered by Mr. MCKEON of Cali- the legal description and map under sub- fornia: SEC. 1608. GAO STUDY ON SUBCONTRACTING RE- PORTING SYSTEMS. section (c). AMENDMENT NO. 73 OFFERED BY MR. SWALWELL AMENDMENT NO. 153 OFFERED BY MR. MURPHY Not later than 365 days after the date of OF CALIFORNIA OF PENNSYLVANIA enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- Page 273, after line 10, insert the following: eral of the United States shall submit to the At the end of title XXVII, add the fol- SEC. 595. GIFTS MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF Committee on Small Business of the House lowing new section: MILITARY MUSICAL UNITS. of Representatives and to the Committee on SEC. 27ll. CONSIDERATION OF THE VALUE OF Section 974 of title 10, United States Code, Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the SERVICES PROVIDED BY A LOCAL is amended— COMMUNITY TO THE ARMED Senate a report studying the feasibility of (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) FORCES AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC using Federal subcontracting reporting sys- as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and ANALYSIS IN MAKING BASE RE- tems, including the Federal subaward report- (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- ALIGNMENT OR CLOSURE DECI- ing system required by section 2 of the Fed- SIONS. lowing: eral Funding Accountability and Trans- As part of the economic analysis conducted ‘‘(d) PERFORMANCES FUNDED BY PRIVATE parency Act of 2006 and any electronic sub- in making any base realignment or closure DONATION.—Notwithstanding section 2601(c) contracting reporting award system used by decision under section 2687 of title 10, United of this title, any gift made to the Secretary the Small Business Administration, to at- States Code, or other base realignment or of Defense under section 2601 on the condi- tribute subcontractors to particular con- closure authority, or in making any decision tion that such gift be used for the benefit of tracts in the case of contractors that have under section 993 of such title to reduce the a military musical unit shall be credited to subcontracting plans under section 8(d) of number of members of the armed forces as- the appropriation or account providing the the Small Business Act that pertain to mul- signed at a military installation, the Sec- funds for such military musical unit. Any tiple contracts with executive agencies. retary of Defense shall include an accounting amount so credited shall be merged with of the value of services, such as schools, li- amounts in the appropriation or account to AMENDMENT NO. 150 OFFERED BY MR. GRAVES OF braries, and utilities, as well as land, struc- which credited, and shall be available for the MISSOURI tures, and access to infrastructure, such as same purposes, and subject to the same con- Page 582, insert after line 25 the following: airports and seaports, that are provided by ditions and limitations, as amounts in such the local community to the military instal- appropriation or account.’’. SEC. 1607. INAPPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW AND JUSTIFY CERTAIN lation and that result in cost savings for the AMENDMENT NO. 146 OFFERED BY MR. CONYERS CONTRACTS. Armed Forces. OF MICHIGAN In the case of a contract to which the pro- AMENDMENT NO. 156 OFFERED BY MR. Page 551, line 12, add at the end before the visions of section 46 of the Small Business BLUMENAUER OF OREGON period the following: ‘‘or Iran’’. Act (15 U.S.C. 657s) apply, the requirements Page 617, after line 22, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 149 OFFERED BY MR. HANNA OF under section 802 of the National Defense Au- SEC. 2809. DEVELOPMENT OF MASTER PLANS NEW YORK thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 do not FOR MAJOR MILITARY INSTALLA- Page 582, insert after line 25 the following: apply. TIONS. SEC. 1607. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN SUBCONTRAC- Section 2864 of title 10, United States Code, AMENDMENT NO. 152 OFFERED BY MR. COLLINS TORS . is amended— OF GEORGIA (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(d) of the Small (1) in subsection (a)— Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by At the end of title XXI, add the following (A) by striking ‘‘At a time’’ and inserting adding at the end the following: new section: ‘‘(1) At a time’’; and

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At the end of subtitle F of title XXVIII, ‘‘(B) horizontal and vertical mixed-use de- (3) REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The real add the following: velopment; property described in this paragraph is the ‘‘(C) the full lifecycle costs of planning de- SEC. 2866. INCLUSION OF EMBLEMS OF BELIEF real property consisting of two parcels of cisions; AS PART OF MILITARY MEMORIALS. land of approximately 1,341 acres and 300 ‘‘(D) healthy communities with a focus on (a) INCLUSION OF EMBLEMS OF BELIEF AU- acres, respectively, of the Hanford Reserva- walking, running and biking infrastructure, THORIZED.—Chapter 21 of title 36, United tion, as requested by the Community Reuse pedestrian and cycling plans, and commu- States Code, is amended by adding at the end Organization for the Hanford Site on May 31, nity green and garden space; and the following: 2011, and October 13, 2011, and as depicted ‘‘(E) capacity planning through the estab- ‘‘§ 2115. Inclusion of emblems of belief as part within the proposed boundaries on the map lishment of growth boundaries around can- of military memorials titled ‘‘Attachment 2—Revised Map’’ in- tonment areas to focus development towards ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZED INCLUSION.—For the pur- cluded in the letter sent by the Community the core and preserve range and training pose of honoring the sacrifice of members of Reuse Organization for the Hanford Site to space.’’. the United States Armed Forces, including the Department of Energy on October 13, (2) in subsection (b)— those members who make the ultimate sac- 2011. (A) by striking ‘‘The transportation’’ and rifice in defense of the United States, em- (b) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Sec- inserting ‘‘(1) The transportation’’; and blems of belief may be included as part of— retary shall actively solicit, and provide pri- (B) by adding at the end the following new ‘‘(1) a military memorial that is estab- ority consideration to, the views of the cities paragraph: lished or acquired by the United States Gov- and counties adjacent to the Hanford Site ‘‘(2) To address the requirements under ernment; or with respect to the development and execu- subsection (a) and paragraph (1), each instal- ‘‘(2) a military memorial that is not estab- tion of the Hanford Comprehensive Land Use lation master plan shall include consider- lished by the United States Government, but Plan. ation of ways to diversify and connect tran- for which the American Battle Monuments AMENDMENT NO. 163 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS sit systems that do not neglect the pedes- Commission cooperated in the establishment OF WASHINGTON trian realm and enable safe walking or of the memorial. At the end of title XXXI, add the following biking.’’; ‘‘(b) SCOPE OF INCLUSION.—When including new section: (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- emblems of belief as part of a military me- SEC. 31ll. MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL section (e); and morial, any approved emblem of belief may HISTORICAL PARK. (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- be included on such a memorial. The list of (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section lowing new subsections: approved emblems of belief shall include, at are— ‘‘(c) VERTICAL MIXED USES.—A master plan a minimum, all those emblems of belief au- (1) to preserve and protect for the benefit for a major military installation shall be de- thorized by the National Cemetery Adminis- of present and future generations the nation- signed to strongly multi-story, mixed-use fa- tration. ally significant historic resources associated cility solutions that are sited in walkable ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: with the Manhattan Project and which are complexes so as to avoid, when reasonable, ‘‘(1) The terms ‘emblem of belief’ and ‘em- under the jurisdiction of the Department of single-purpose, inflexible facilities that are blems of belief’ refer to the emblems of belief Energy defense environmental cleanup pro- sited in a sprawling manner. Vertical mixed- contained on the list maintained by the Na- gram under this title; use infrastructure can integrate government, tional Cemetery Administration for place- (2) to improve public understanding of the non-government, or jointly financed con- ment on Government-provided headstones Manhattan Project and the legacy of the struction within a single unit. and markers. Manhattan Project through interpretation of ‘‘(d) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sec- ‘‘(2) The term ‘military memorial’ means a the historic resources associated with the tion shall supercede the requirements of sec- memorial or monument commemorating the Manhattan Project; tion 2859(a) of this title.’’. service of the United States Armed Forces. (3) to enhance public access to the Histor- AMENDMENT NO. 157 OFFERED BY MR. GARDNER The term includes works of architecture and ical Park consistent with protection of pub- OF COLORADO art described in section 2105(b) of this title.’’. lic safety, national security, and other as- At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII, (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of pects of the mission of the Department of add the following new section: sections at the beginning of such chapter is Energy; and SEC. 28ll. CONDITIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF amended by adding at the end the following: (4) to assist the Department of Energy, DEFENSE EXPANSION OF PIN˜ ON ‘‘2115. Inclusion of emblems of belief as part Historical Park communities, historical so- CANYON MANEUVER SITE, FORT of military memorials.’’. cieties, and other interested organizations CARSON, COLORADO. and individuals in efforts to preserve and AMENDMENT NO. 161 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- protect the historically significant resources OF WASHINGTON lowing: associated with the Manhattan Project. (1) Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Har- At the end of subtitle D of title XXXI, in- (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: bor, Fort Carson was established in 1942 and sert the following: (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Histor- has since been a vital contributor to our Na- SEC. 3145. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AT THE HAN- ical Park’’ means the Manhattan Project Na- tion’s defense and a valued part of the State FORD SITE. tional Historical Park established under sub- of Colorado. (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.— section (c). (2) The units at Fort Carson have served (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days (2) MANHATTAN PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Man- with a great honor and distinction in the after the date of the enactment of this Act, hattan Project’’ means the Federal military current War on Terror. the Secretary of Energy shall convey, for program to develop an atomic bomb ending (3) The current Pin˜ on Canyon Maneuver consideration at the estimated fair market on December 31, 1946. Site near Fort Carson, Colorado, plays an value or, in accordance with paragraph (2), (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ important role in training our men and below such value, to the Community Reuse means the Secretary of the Interior. women in uniform so they are as prepared Organization of the Hanford Site (in this sec- (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF MANHATTAN PROJECT and effective as possible before going off to tion referred to as the ‘‘Organization’’) all NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.— war. right, title, and interest of the United States (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— (b) CONDITIONS ON EXPANSION.—The Sec- in and to the real property, including any (A) DATE.—Not later than 1 year after the retary of Defense and the Secretary of the improvements thereon, described in para- date of enactment of this section, there shall Army may not acquire any land to expand graph (3). be established as a unit of the National Park the size of the Pin˜ on Canyon Maneuver Site (2) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary may System the Manhattan Project National His- near Fort Carson, Colorado, unless each of convey real property pursuant to paragraph torical Park. the following occurs: (1) for consideration below the estimated fair (B) AREAS INCLUDED.—The Historical Park (1) The land acquisition is specifically au- market value of the real property, or with- shall consist of facilities and areas listed thorized in an Act of Congress enacted after out consideration, only if the Organization— under paragraph (2) as determined by the the date of the enactment of this Act. (A) agrees that the net proceeds from any Secretary, in consultation with the Sec- (2) Funds are specifically appropriated for sale or lease of the real property (or any por- retary of Energy. The Secretary shall in- the land acquisition. tion thereof) received by the Organization clude the area referred to in paragraph

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(2)(C)(i), the B Reactor National Historic (3) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF terpretive tours of historically significant Landmark, in the Historical Park. ENERGY.—Any agreement under paragraph (1) Manhattan Project sites and resources in the (2) ELIGIBLE AREAS.—The Historical Park shall provide that the Secretary of Energy— States of Tennessee, New Mexico, and Wash- may only be comprised of one or more of the (A) shall ensure that the agreement appro- ington that are located outside the boundary following areas, or portions of the areas, as priately protects public safety, national se- of the Historical Park. generally depicted in the map titled ‘‘Man- curity, and other aspects of the ongoing mis- (4) LAND ACQUISITION.— hattan Project National Historical Park sion of the Department of Energy at the Oak (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac- Sites’’, numbered 540/108,834–C, and dated Ridge Reservation, Los Alamos National quire land and interests in land within the September 2012: Laboratory, and Hanford Site; eligible areas described in subsection (c)(2) (A) OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE.—Facilities, (B) may consult with and provide histor- by— land, or interests in land that are— ical information to the Secretary concerning (i) transfer of administrative jurisdiction (i) at Buildings 9204–3 and 9731 at the De- the Manhattan Project; from the Department of Energy by agree- partment of Energy Y–12 National Security (C) shall retain responsibility, in accord- ment between the Secretary and the Sec- Complex; ance with applicable law, for any environ- retary of Energy; (ii) at the X–10 Graphite Reactor at the De- mental remediation that may be necessary (ii) donation; or partment of Energy Oak Ridge National Lab- in or around the facilities, land, or interests (iii) exchange. oratory; in land governed by the agreement; and (B) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Sec- (iii) at the K–25 Building site at the De- (D) shall retain authority and legal obliga- retary may not acquire by condemnation partment of Energy East Tennessee Tech- tions for historic preservation and general any land or interest in land under this sec- nology Park; and maintenance, including to ensure safe action or for the purposes of this section. (iv) at the former Guest House located at cess, in connection with the Department’s (5) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 210 East Madison Road. Manhattan Project resources. (A) FEDERAL FACILITIES.— (B) LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO.—Facilities, (4) AMENDMENTS.—The agreement under (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter land, or interests in land that are— paragraph (1) may be amended, including to into one or more agreements with the head (i) in the Los Alamos Scientific Labora- add to the Historical Park facilities, land, or of a Federal agency to provide public access tory National Historic Landmark District, interests in land within the eligible areas de- to, and management, interpretation, and his- or any addition to the Landmark District scribed in subsection (c)(2) that are under toric preservation of, historically significant proposed in the National Historic Landmark the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy. Manhattan Project resources under the juris- Nomination—Los Alamos Scientific Labora- (e) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— diction or control of the Federal agency. tory (LASL) NHL District (Working Draft of (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con- (ii) DONATIONS; COOPERATIVE AGREE- NHL Revision), Los Alamos National Lab- sult with interested State, county, and local MENTS.—The Secretary may accept dona- oratory document LA–UR 12–00387 (January officials, organizations, and interested mem- tions from, and enter into cooperative agree- 26, 2012); bers of the public— ments with, State governments, units of (ii) at the former East Cafeteria located at (A) before executing any agreement under local government, tribal governments, orga- 1670 Nectar Street; and subsection (d); and nizations, or individuals to further the pur- (iii) at the former dormitory located at (B) in the development of the general man- pose of an interagency agreement entered agement plan under subsection (f)(2). into under clause (i) or to provide visitor 1725 17th Street. (2) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.—Not later services and administrative facilities within (C) HANFORD, WASHINGTON.—Facilities, than 30 days after the date on which an reasonable proximity to the Historical Park. land, or interests in land on the Department agreement under subsection (d) is entered (B) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of Energy Hanford Nuclear Reservation that into, the Secretary shall publish in the Fed- may provide technical assistance to State, are— eral Register notice of the establishment of local, or tribal governments, organizations, (i) the B Reactor National Historic Land- the Historical Park, including an official or individuals for the management, interpre- mark; boundary map. tation, and historic preservation of histori- (ii) the Hanford High School in the town of (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The official cally significant Manhattan Project re- Hanford and Hanford Construction Camp boundary map published under paragraph (2) sources not included within the Historical Historic District; shall be on file and available for public in- Park. (iii) the White Bluffs Bank building in the spection in the appropriate offices of the Na- (C) DONATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF EN- White Bluffs Historic District; tional Park Service. The map shall be up- ERGY.—For the purposes of this section, or (iv) the warehouse at the Bruggemann’s dated to reflect any additions to the Histor- for the purpose of preserving and providing Agricultural Complex; ical Park from eligible areas described in access to historically significant Manhattan (v) the Hanford Irrigation District Pump subsection (c)(2). Project resources, the Secretary of Energy House; and (4) ADDITIONS.—Any land, interest in land, may accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, (vi) the T Plant (221–T Process Building). or facility within the eligible areas described bequests, and devises (including labor and (3) WRITTEN CONSENT OF OWNER.—No non- in subsection (c)(2) that is acquired by the services). Federal property may be included in the His- Secretary or included in an amendment to (g) CLARIFICATION.— torical Park without the written consent of the agreement under subsection (d)(4) shall (1) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in the owner. be added to the Historical Park. this section, the establishment of the Histor- (d) AGREEMENT.— (f) ADMINISTRATION.— ical Park, or the management plan for the (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ad- Historical Park shall be construed to create the date of enactment of this section, the minister the Historical Park in accordance buffer zones outside of the Historical Park. Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (act- with— That an activity can be seen and heard from ing through the Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and (A) this section; and within the Historical Park shall not preclude Richland site offices) shall enter into an (B) the laws generally applicable to units the conduct of that activity or use outside agreement governing the respective roles of of the National Park System, including— the Historical Park. the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy in (i) the National Park System Organic Act (2) NO CAUSE OF ACTION.—Nothing in this administering the facilities, land, or inter- (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and section shall constitute a cause of action ests in land under the administrative juris- (ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 with respect to activities outside or adjacent diction of the Department of Energy that is et seq.). to the established boundary of the Historical to be included in the Historical Park under (2) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later Park. subsection (c)(2), including provisions for en- than 3 years after the date on which funds AMENDMENT NO. 166 OFFERED BY MR. ISSA OF hanced public access, management, interpre- are made available to carry out this sub- CALIFORNIA tation, and historic preservation. section, the Secretary, with the concurrence At the end of the bill, add the following (2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.— of the Secretary of Energy, and in consulta- new division: Any agreement under paragraph (1) shall tion and collaboration with the Oak Ridge, provide that the Secretary shall— Los Alamos and Richland Department of En- DIVISION E—FEDERAL INFORMATION (A) have decisionmaking authority for the ergy site offices, shall complete a general TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION REFORM ACT content of historic interpretation of the management plan for the Historical Park in SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE. Manhattan Project for purposes of admin- accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law This division may be cited as the ‘‘Federal istering the Historical Park; and 91–383 (commonly known as the National Information Technology Acquisition Reform (B) ensure that the agreement provides an Park Service General Authorities Act; 16 Act’’. appropriate advisory role for the National U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). SEC. 5002. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Park Service in preserving the historic re- (3) INTERPRETIVE TOURS.—The Secretary The table of contents for this division is as sources covered by the agreement. may, subject to applicable law, provide in- follows:

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Increased authority of agency of an agency listed in section 901(b) of title after subsection (c) the following new sub- Chief Information Officers over 31, United States Code. section: information technology. (3) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL.— ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN Sec. 5102. Lead coordination role of Chief In- The term ‘‘Chief Information Officers Coun- CIOS.— formation Officers Council. cil’’ or ‘‘CIO Council’’ means the Chief Infor- ‘‘(1) BUDGET-RELATED AUTHORITY.— Sec. 5103. Reports by Government Account- mation Officers Council established by sec- ‘‘(A) PLANNING.—The head of each agency ability Office. tion 3603(a) of title 44, United States Code. listed in section 901(b)(1) or 901(b)(2) of title (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means TITLE LII—DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION 31, other than the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Management shall ensure that the Chief Information Offi- Sec. 5201. Purpose. and Budget. cer of the agency has the authority to par- Sec. 5202. Definitions. (5) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal ticipate in decisions regarding the budget Sec. 5203. Federal data center optimization agency’’ means each agency listed in section planning process related to information initiative. 901(b) of title 31, United States Code. technology or programs that include signifi- Sec. 5204. Performance requirements related (6) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.— cant information technology components. to data center consolidation. The term ‘‘Federal Chief Information Offi- ‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Amounts appropriated Sec. 5205. Cost savings related to data center cer’’ means the Administrator of the Office for any agency listed in section 901(b)(1) or optimization. of Electronic Government established under 901(b)(2) of title 31, other than the Depart- Sec. 5206. Reporting requirements to Con- section 3602 of title 44, United States Code. ment of Defense, for any fiscal year that are gress and the Federal Chief In- (7) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OR IT.—The available for information technology shall be formation Officer. term ‘‘information technology’’ or ‘‘IT’’ has allocated within the agency, consistent with TITLE LIII—ELIMINATION OF DUPLICA- the meaning provided in section 11101(6) of the provisions of appropriations Acts and TION AND WASTE IN INFORMATION title 40, United States Code. budget guidelines and recommendations TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION (8) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- from the Director of the Office of Manage- Sec. 5301. Inventory of information tech- TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional ment and Budget, in such manner as may be nology assets. committees’’ means each of the following: specified by, or approved by, the Chief Infor- Sec. 5302. Website consolidation and trans- (A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov- mation Officer of the agency in consultation parency. ernment Reform and the Committee on with the Chief Financial Officer of the agen- Sec. 5303. Transition to the cloud. Armed Services of the House of Representa- cy and budget officials. Sec. 5304. Elimination of unnecessary dupli- tives. ‘‘(2) PERSONNEL-RELATED AUTHORITY.—The cation of contracts by requiring (B) The Committee on Homeland Security head of each agency listed in section 901(b)(1) business case analysis. and Governmental Affairs and the Com- or 901(b)(2) of title 31, other than the Depart- mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. TITLE LIV—STRENGTHENING AND ment of Defense, shall ensure that the Chief STREAMLINING INFORMATION TECH- TITLE LI—MANAGEMENT OF INFORMA- Information Officer of the agency has the au- NOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT TION TECHNOLOGY WITHIN FEDERAL thority necessary to approve the hiring of PRACTICES GOVERNMENT personnel who will have information tech- Subtitle A—Strengthening and Streamlining SEC. 5101. INCREASED AUTHORITY OF AGENCY nology responsibilities within the agency IT Program Management Practices CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS and to require that such personnel have the OVER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. obligation to report to the Chief Information Sec. 5401. Establishment of Federal infra- (a) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF CIOSOF Officer in a manner considered sufficient by structure and common applica- CERTAIN AGENCIES.— the Chief Information Officer.’’. tion collaboration center. N GENERAL (1) I .—Section 11315 of title 40, (c) SINGLE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER IN Sec. 5402. Designation of Assisted Acquisi- United States Code, is amended— EACH AGENCY.— tion Centers of Excellence. (A) by redesignating subsection (a) as sub- (1) REQUIREMENT.—Section 3506(a)(3) of Subtitle B—Strengthening IT Acquisition section (e) and moving such subsection to title 44, United States Code, is amended— Workforce the end of the section; and (A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and Sec. 5411. Expansion of training and use of (B) by inserting before subsection (b) the (B) by adding at the end the following new information technology acqui- following new subsection (a): subparagraph: ‘‘(a) PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT OR DES- sition cadres. ‘‘(B) Each agency shall have only one indi- IGNATION OF CERTAIN CHIEF INFORMATION OF- Sec. 5412. Plan on strengthening program vidual with the title and designation of FICERS.— and project management per- ‘Chief Information Officer’. Any bureau, of- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be within formance. fice, or subordinate organization within the each agency listed in section 901(b)(1) of title Sec. 5413. Personnel awards for excellence in agency may designate one individual with 31, other than the Department of Defense, an the acquisition of information the title ‘Deputy Chief Information Officer’, agency Chief Information Officer. Each agen- systems and information tech- ‘Associate Chief Information Officer’, or ‘As- cy Chief Information Officer shall— nology. sistant Chief Information Officer’.’’. ‘‘(A)(i) be appointed by the President; or (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 3506(a)(3)(B) TITLE LV—ADDITIONAL REFORMS ‘‘(ii) be designated by the President, in of title 44, United States Code, as added by Sec. 5501. Maximizing the benefit of the Fed- consultation with the head of the agency; paragraph (1), shall take effect as of October eral Strategic Sourcing Initia- and 1, 2014. Any individual serving in a position tive. ‘‘(B) be appointed or designated, as appli- affected by such section before such date Sec. 5502. Promoting transparency of blan- cable, from among individuals who possess may continue in that position if the require- ket purchase agreements. demonstrated ability in general management ments of such section are fulfilled with re- Sec. 5503. Additional source selection tech- of, and knowledge of and extensive practical spect to that individual. nique in solicitations. experience in, information technology man- Sec. 5504. Enhanced transparency in infor- agement practices in large governmental or SEC. 5102. LEAD COORDINATION ROLE OF CHIEF mation technology invest- business entities. INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL. ments. ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—An agency Chief (a) LEAD COORDINATION ROLE.—Subsection Sec. 5505. Enhanced communication between Information Officer appointed or designated (d) of section 3603 of title 44, United States Government and industry. under this section shall report directly to Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5506. Clarification of current law with the head of the agency and carry out, on a ‘‘(d) LEAD INTERAGENCY FORUM.— respect to technology neu- full-time basis, responsibilities as set forth ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council is des- trality in acquisition of soft- in this section and in section 3506(a) of title ignated the lead interagency forum for im- ware. 44 for Chief Information Officers designated proving agency coordination of practices re- SEC. 5003. DEFINITIONS. under paragraph (2) of such section.’’. lated to the design, development, moderniza- In this division: (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section tion, use, operation, sharing, performance, (1) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL.— 3506(a)(2)(A) of title 44, United States Code, and review of Federal Government informa- The term ‘‘Chief Acquisition Officers Coun- is amended by inserting after ‘‘each agency’’ tion resources investment. As the lead inter- cil’’ means the Chief Acquisition Officers the following: ‘‘, other than an agency with agency forum, the Council shall develop

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DEFINITIONS. centers, the agency shall provide a detailed ture and common information technology In this title: explanation as to why this data center applications, including expansion of the Fed- (1) FEDERAL DATA CENTER OPTIMIZATION INI- should remain in use as part of the sub- eral Enterprise Architecture process if ap- TIATIVE.—The term ‘‘Federal Data Center mitted plan. The Federal Chief Information propriate. The guidelines and practices may Optimization Initiative’’ or the ‘‘Initiative’’ Officer shall include an assessment of the address broader transparency, common in- means the initiative developed and imple- agency explanation in the annual report to puts, common outputs, and outcomes mented by the Director, through the Federal Congress. achieved. The guidelines and practices shall Chief Information Officer, as required under (2) The consolidation of services within ex- be used as a basis for comparing performance section 5203. isting data centers to increase server utiliza- across diverse missions and operations in (2) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered tion rates. various agencies. agency’’ means any agency included in the (3) Any other method that the Federal ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 1 in Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative. Chief Information Officer, in consultation each of the 6 years following the date of the (3) DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘data center’’ with the chief information officers of cov- enactment of this paragraph, the Council means a closet, room, floor, or building for ered agencies, determines necessary to opti- shall submit to the relevant congressional the storage, management, and dissemination mize server utilization. committees a report (to be known as the of data and information, as defined by the (b) POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS.—Each ‘CIO Council Report’) summarizing the Coun- Federal Chief Information Officer under covered agency may use the following meth- cil’s activities in the preceding fiscal year guidance issued pursuant to this section. ods to achieve the maximum energy effi- and containing such recommendations for (4) FEDERAL DATA CENTER.—The term ‘‘Fed- ciency possible as determined by the Federal further congressional action to fulfill its eral data center’’ means any data center of a Chief Information Officer: mission as the Council considers appropriate. covered agency used or operated by a covered (1) The use of the measurement of power ‘‘(3) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- agency, by a contractor of a covered agency, usage effectiveness to calculate data center TEES.—For purposes of the report required by or by another organization on behalf of a energy efficiency. paragraph (2), the relevant congressional covered agency. (2) The use of power meters in data centers committees are each of the following: (5) SERVER UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘server to frequently measure power consumption ‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov- utilization’’ refers to the activity level of a over time. ernment Reform and the Committee on server relative to its maximum activity (3) The establishment of power usage effec- Armed Services of the House of Representa- level, expressed as a percentage. tiveness goals for each data center. tives. (6) POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS.—The (4) The adoption of best practices for man- ‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Security term ‘‘power usage effectiveness’’ means the aging— and Governmental Affairs and the Com- ratio obtained by dividing the total amount (A) temperature and airflow in data cen- mittee on Armed Services of the Senate.’’. of electricity and other power consumed in ters; and (b) ADDITIONAL FUNCTION.—Subsection (f) running a data center by the power con- (B) power supply efficiency. of section 3603 of such title is amended by sumed by the information and communica- (5) The implementation of any other meth- adding at the end the following new para- tions technology in the data center. od that the Federal Chief Information Offi- graph: SEC. 5203. FEDERAL DATA CENTER OPTIMIZA- cer, in consultation with the Chief Informa- ‘‘(8) Assist the Administrator in developing TION INITIATIVE. tion Officers of covered agencies, determines and providing guidance for effective oper- (a) REQUIREMENT FOR INITIATIVE.—The Fed- necessary to optimize data center energy ef- ations of the Federal Infrastructure and eral Chief Information Officer, in consulta- ficiency. Common Application Collaboration Center tion with the chief information officers of SEC. 5205. COST SAVINGS RELATED TO DATA established under section 11501 of title 40.’’. covered agencies, shall develop and imple- CENTER OPTIMIZATION. (c) REFERENCES TO ADMINISTRATOR OF E- ment an initiative, to be known as the Fed- (a) REQUIREMENT TO TRACK COSTS.— GOVERNMENT AS FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION eral Data Center Optimization Initiative, to (1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agency shall FFICER.— optimize the usage and efficiency of Federal O track costs resulting from implementation (1) REFERENCES.—Section 3602(b) of title 44, data centers by meeting the requirements of of the Federal Data Center Optimization Ini- United States Code, is amended by adding at this division and taking additional measures, tiative within the agency and submit a re- the end the following: ‘‘The Administrator as appropriate. port on those costs annually to the Federal may also be referred to as the Federal Chief (b) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Within 6 Chief Information Officer. Covered agencies Information Officer.’’. months after the date of the enactment of shall determine the net costs from data con- (2) DEFINITION.—Section 3601(1) of such this Act, the Federal Chief Information Offi- solidation on an annual basis. title is amended by inserting ‘‘or ‘Federal cer, in consultation with the chief informa- ACTORS.—In calculating net costs each tion officers of covered agencies, shall de- (2) F Chief Information Officer’ ’’ before ‘‘means’’. year under paragraph (1), a covered agency velop and submit to Congress a plan for im- SEC. 5103. REPORTS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT- shall use the following factors: plementation of the Initiative required by ABILITY OFFICE. (A) Energy costs. subsection (a) by each covered agency. In de- (B) Personnel costs. (a) REQUIREMENT TO EXAMINE EFFECTIVE- veloping the plan, the Federal Chief Informa- (C) Real estate costs. NESS.—The Comptroller General of the tion Officer shall take into account the find- (D) Capital expense costs. United States shall examine the effective- ings and recommendations of the Comp- (E) Maintenance and support costs such as ness of the Chief Information Officers Coun- troller General review required by section operating subsystem, database, hardware, cil in meeting its responsibilities under sec- 5205(e). tion 3603(d) of title 44, United States Code, as (c) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall in- and software license expense costs. added by section 5102, with particular focus clude— (F) Other appropriate costs, as determined on— (1) descriptions of how covered agencies by the agency in consultation with the Fed- (1) whether agencies are actively partici- will use reductions in floor space, energy eral Chief Information Officer. pating in the Council and heeding the Coun- use, infrastructure, equipment, applications, (b) REQUIREMENT TO TRACK SAVINGS.— cil’s advice and guidance; and personnel, increases in multiorganizational (1) IN GENERAL.—Each covered agency shall (2) whether the Council is actively using use, server virtualization, cloud computing, track savings resulting from implementation and developing the capabilities of the Fed- and other appropriate methods to meet the of the Federal Data Center Optimization Ini- eral Infrastructure and Common Application requirements of the initiative; and tiative within the agency and submit a re- Collaboration Center created under section (2) appropriate consideration of shifting port on those savings annually to the Fed- 11501 of title 40, United States Code, as added Federally owned data centers to commer- eral Chief Information Officer. Covered agen- by section 5401. cially owned data centers. cies shall determine the net savings from (b) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year, 3 SEC. 5204. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS RE- data consolidation on an annual basis. years, and 5 years after the date of the enact- LATED TO DATA CENTER CONSOLI- (2) FACTORS.—In calculating net savings ment of this Act, the Comptroller General DATION. each year under paragraph (1), a covered shall submit to the relevant congressional (a) SERVER UTILIZATION.—Each covered agency shall use the following factors: committees a report containing the findings agency may use the following methods to (A) Energy savings. and recommendations of the Comptroller achieve the maximum server utilization pos- (B) Personnel savings. General from the examination required by sible as determined by the Federal Chief In- (C) Real estate savings. subsection (a). formation Officer. (D) Capital expense savings.

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(E) Maintenance and support savings such (3) A Governmentwide spending analysis to (b) GOVERNMENTWIDE APPLICATION.—In as- as operating subsystem, database, hardware, provide knowledge about how much is being sessing cloud computing opportunities, the and software license expense savings. spent for software products or services to Chief Information Officers Council shall de- (F) Other appropriate savings, as deter- support decisions for strategic sourcing fine policies and guidelines for the adoption mined by the agency in consultation with under the Federal strategic sourcing pro- of Governmentwide programs providing for a the Federal Chief Information Officer. gram managed by the Office of Federal Pro- standardized approach to security assess- (c) REQUIREMENT TO USE COST-EFFECTIVE curement Policy. ment and operational authorization for cloud MEASURES.—Covered agencies shall use the (c) OTHER INVENTORIES.—In developing the products and services. most cost-effective measures to implement plan required by subsection (a), the Director (c) ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITIES FOR the Federal Data Center Optimization Initia- shall review the inventory of information TRANSITION.—In transitioning to the cloud, a tive. systems maintained by each agency under Chief Information Officer of an agency listed (d) USE OF SAVINGS.—Subject to appropria- section 3505(c) of title 44, United States Code, in section 901(b) of title 31, United States tions, any savings resulting from implemen- and the inventory of information resources Code, may establish such cloud service tation of the Federal Data Center Optimiza- maintained by each agency under section Working Capital Funds, in consultation with tion Initiative within a covered agency shall 3506(b)(4) of such title. the Chief Financial Officer of the agency, as (d) AVAILABILITY.—The inventory of infor- be used for the following purposes: may be necessary to transition to cloud- mation technology assets shall be available (1) To offset the costs of implementing the based solutions. Notwithstanding any other to Chief Information Officers and such other Initiative within the agency. provision of law, such cloud service Working Federal officials as the Chief Information Of- (2) To further enhance information tech- Capital Funds may preserve funding for ficers may, in consultation with the Chief In- nology capabilities and services within the cloud service transitions for a period not to agency. formation Officers Council, designate. (e) DEADLINE AND SUBMISSION TO CON- exceed 5 years per appropriation. Any estab- (e) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE lishment of a new Working Capital Fund REVIEW.—Not later than 3 months after the GRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc- under this subsection shall be reported to date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp- the Committees on Appropriations of the troller General of the United States shall ex- tor shall complete and submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (a). House of Representatives and the Senate and amine methods for calculating savings from relevant Congressional committees. the Initiative and using them for the pur- (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than two poses identified in subsection (d), including years after the date of the enactment of this SEC. 5304. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY DU- establishment and use of a special revolving Act, the Director shall complete implemen- PLICATION OF CONTRACTS BY RE- QUIRING BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS. fund that supports data centers and server tation of the plan required by subsection (a). (g) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— optimization, and shall submit to the Fed- (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section Not later than two years after the date of eral Chief Information Officer and Congress is to leverage the Government’s buying the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller a report on the Comptroller General’s find- power and achieve administrative effi- General of the United States shall review the ings and recommendations. ciencies and cost savings by eliminating un- plan required by subsection (a) and submit to necessary duplication of contracts. SEC. 5206. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO CON- the relevant congressional committees a re- GRESS AND THE FEDERAL CHIEF IN- (b) REQUIREMENT FOR BUSINESS CASE AP- port on the review. FORMATION OFFICER. PROVAL.— SEC. 5302. WEBSITE CONSOLIDATION AND TRANS- (a) AGENCY REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on and after 180 PARENCY. CIO.—Each year, each covered agency shall days after the date of the enactment of this (a) WEBSITE CONSOLIDATION.—The Director submit to the Federal Chief Information Of- Act, an executive agency may not issue a so- shall— ficer a report on the implementation of the licitation for a covered contract vehicle un- (1) in consultation with Federal agencies, Federal Data Center Optimization Initiative, less the agency performs a business case and after reviewing the directory of public including savings resulting from such imple- analysis for the contract vehicle and obtains Federal Government websites of each agency mentation. The report shall include an up- an approval of the business case analysis (as required to be established and updated date of the agency’s plan for implementing from the Administrator for Federal Procure- under section 207(f)(3) of the E-Government the Initiative. ment Policy. Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–347; 44 U.S.C. 3501 (b) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (2) REVIEW OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— note)), assess all the publicly available REQUIREMENT TO REPORT TO CONGRESS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any cov- websites of Federal agencies to determine Each year, the Federal Chief Information Of- ered contract vehicle, the Administrator for whether there are duplicative or overlapping ficer shall submit to the relevant congres- Federal Procurement Policy shall review the websites; and sional committees a report that assesses business case analysis submitted for the con- (2) require Federal agencies to eliminate or agency progress in carrying out the Federal tract vehicle and provide an approval or dis- consolidate those websites that are duplica- Data Center Optimization Initiative and up- approval within 60 days after the date of sub- tive or overlapping. dates the plan under section 5203. The report (b) WEBSITE TRANSPARENCY.—The Director mission. Any business case analysis not dis- may be included as part of the annual report shall issue guidance to Federal agencies to approved within such 60-day period is deemed required under section 3606 of title 44, United ensure that the data on publicly available to be approved. States Code. websites of the agencies are open and acces- (B) BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF BUSINESS TITLE LIII—ELIMINATION OF DUPLICA- sible to the public. CASE.—The Administrator for Federal Pro- TION AND WASTE IN INFORMATION (c) MATTERS COVERED.—In preparing the curement Policy shall approve or disapprove TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION guidance required by subsection (b), the Di- a business case analysis based on the ade- SEC. 5301. INVENTORY OF INFORMATION TECH- rector shall— quacy of the analysis submitted. The Admin- NOLOGY ASSETS. (1) develop guidelines, standards, and best istrator shall give primary consideration to (a) PLAN.—The Director shall develop a practices for interoperability and trans- whether an agency has demonstrated a com- plan for conducting a Governmentwide in- parency; pelling need that cannot be satisfied by ex- ventory of information technology assets. (2) identify interfaces that provide for isting Governmentwide contract vehicles in (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan required shared, open solutions on the publicly avail- a timely and cost-effective manner. by subsection (a) shall cover the following: able websites of the agencies; and (3) CONTENT OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.— (1) The manner in which Federal agencies (3) ensure that Federal agency Internet The Administrator for Federal Procurement can achieve the greatest possible economies home pages, web-based forms, and web-based Policy shall issue guidance specifying the of scale and cost savings in the procurement applications are accessible to individuals content for a business case analysis sub- of information technology assets, through with disabilities in conformance with section mitted pursuant to this section. At a min- measures such as reducing hardware or soft- 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 imum, the business case analysis shall in- ware products or services that are duplica- U.S.C. 794d). clude details on the administrative resources tive or overlapping and reducing the procure- (d) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance needed for such contract vehicle, including ment of new software licenses until such required by subsection (b) shall be issued not an analysis of all direct and indirect costs to time as agency needs exceed the number of later than 180 days after the date of the en- the Federal Government of awarding and ad- existing and unused licenses. actment of this Act. ministering such contract vehicle and the (2) The capability to conduct ongoing Gov- SEC. 5303. TRANSITION TO THE CLOUD. impact such contract vehicle will have on ernmentwide inventories of all existing soft- (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the ability of the Federal Government to le- ware licenses on an application-by-applica- Congress that transition to cloud computing verage its purchasing power. tion basis, including duplicative, unused, offers significant potential benefits for the (c) DEFINITIONS.— overused, and underused licenses, and to as- implementation of Federal information tech- (1) COVERED CONTRACT VEHICLE.—The term sess the need of agencies for software li- nology projects in terms of flexibility, cost, ‘‘covered contract vehicle’’ has the meaning censes. and operational benefits. provided by the Administrator for Federal

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The ‘‘(2) WORKING GROUPS.—The Collaboration MENT.—The Collaboration Center, in devel- term does not include a multiple award Center shall have working groups that spe- oping the initiative under paragraph (1), schedule contract awarded by the General cialize in IT infrastructure and common ap- shall allow for the purchase of a license Services Administration, a Governmentwide plications identified by the CIO Council. agreement that is available for use by all ex- acquisition contract for information tech- Each working group shall be headed by a sep- ecutive agencies as one user to the maximum nology awarded pursuant to sections 11302(e) arate dedicated program manager appointed extent practicable and as appropriate. and 11314(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, by the Federal Chief Information Officer. ‘‘(g) GUIDELINES FOR ACQUISITION OF IT IN- or orders against existing Governmentwide ‘‘(c) CAPABILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FRASTRUCTURE AND COMMON APPLICATIONS.— contract vehicles. COLLABORATION CENTER.—For each of the IT ‘‘(1) GUIDELINES.—The Collaboration Cen- (2) GOVERNMENTWIDE CONTRACT VEHICLE infrastructure and common application ter shall establish guidelines that, to the AND EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The terms ‘‘Govern- areas identified by the CIO Council, the Col- maximum extent possible, eliminate incon- mentwide contract vehicle’’ and ‘‘executive laboration Center shall perform the fol- sistent practices among executive agencies agency’’ have the meanings provided in sec- lowing roles, and any other functions as di- and ensure uniformity and consistency in action 11501 of title 40, United States Code, as rected by the Federal Chief Information Offi- cer: quisition processes for IT infrastructure and added by section 5401. ‘‘(1) Develop, maintain, and disseminate common applications across the Federal (d) REPORT.—Not later than June 1 in each Government. of the next 6 years following the date of the requirements suitable to establish contracts ‘‘(2) CENTRAL WEBSITE.—In preparing the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for that will meet the common and general needs of various Federal agencies as deter- guidelines, the Collaboration Center, in con- Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to mined by the Center. In doing so, the Center sultation with the Chief Acquisition Officers the relevant congressional committees a re- shall give maximum consideration to the Council, shall offer executive agencies the port on the implementation of this section, adoption of commercial standards and indus- option of accessing a central website for best including a summary of the submissions, re- try acquisition best practices, including op- practices, templates, and other relevant in- views, approvals, and disapprovals of busi- portunities for shared services, consideration formation. ness case analyses pursuant to this section. of total cost of ownership, preference for in- (e) GUIDANCE.—The Administrator for Fed- ‘‘(h) PRICING TRANSPARENCY.—The Collabo- eral Procurement Policy shall issue guidance dustry-neutral functional specifications ration Center, in collaboration with the Of- leveraging open industry standards and com- for implementing this section. fice of Federal Procurement Policy, the petition, and use of long-term contracts, as (f) REVISION OF FAR.—Not later than 180 Chief Acquisition Officers Council, the Gen- appropriate. days after the date of the enactment of this eral Services Administration, and the As- ‘‘(2) Develop, maintain, and disseminate Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation sisted Acquisition Centers of Excellence, shall be amended to implement this section. reliable cost estimates that are accurate, comprehensive, well-documented, and cred- shall compile a price list and catalogue con- TITLE LIV—STRENGTHENING AND ible. taining current pricing information by ven- STREAMLINING INFORMATION TECH- ‘‘(3) Lead the review of significant or trou- dor for each of its IT infrastructure and com- NOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT bled IT investments or acquisitions as iden- mon applications categories. The price cata- PRACTICES tified by the CIO Council. logue shall contain any price provided by a Subtitle A—Strengthening and Streamlining ‘‘(4) Provide expert aid to troubled IT in- vendor for the same or similar good or serv- IT Program Management Practices vestments or acquisitions. ice to any executive agency. The catalogue SEC. 5401. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INFRA- ‘‘(d) GUIDANCE.—The Director, in consulta- shall be developed in a fashion ensuring that STRUCTURE AND COMMON APPLICA- tion with the Chief Information Officers it may be used for pricing comparisons and TION COLLABORATION CENTER. Council, shall issue guidance addressing the pricing analysis using standard data for- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— scope and operation of the Collaboration mats. The price catalogue shall not be made (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 115 of title 40, Center. The guidance shall require that the public, but shall be accessible to executive United States Code, is amended to read as Collaboration Center report to the Federal agencies. follows: Chief Information Officer. ‘‘(i) FEDERAL IT ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT ‘‘CHAPTER 115—INFORMATION TECH- ‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— IMPROVEMENT FUND.— NOLOGY ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall annu- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PRACTICES ally submit to the relevant congressional committees a report detailing the organiza- FUND.—There is a Federal IT Acquisition ‘‘Sec. tion, staff, and activities of the Collabora- Management Improvement Fund (in this sub- ‘‘11501. Federal infrastructure and common tion Center, including— section referred to as the ‘Fund’). The Ad- application collaboration cen- ‘‘(A) a list of IT infrastructure and com- ministrator of General Services shall man- ter. mon applications the Center assisted; age the Fund through the Collaboration Cen- ‘‘§ 11501. Federal infrastructure and common ‘‘(B) an assessment of the Center’s achieve- ter to support the activities of the Collabora- application collaboration center ment in promoting efficiency, shared serv- tion Center carried out pursuant to this sec- ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—The ices, and elimination of unnecessary Govern- tion. The Administrator of General Services Director of the Office of Management and ment requirements that are contrary to shall consult with the Director in managing Budget shall establish a Federal Infrastruc- commercial best practices; and the Fund. ture and Common Application Collaboration ‘‘(C) the use and expenditure of amounts in ‘‘(2) CREDITS TO FUND.—Five percent of the Center (hereafter in this section referred to the Fund established under subsection (i). fees collected by executive agencies under as the ‘Collaboration Center’) within the Of- ‘‘(2) INCLUSION IN OTHER REPORT.—The re- the following contracts shall be credited to fice of Electronic Government established port may be included as part of the annual the Fund: under section 3602 of title 44 in accordance E-Government status report required under ‘‘(A) Governmentwide task and delivery with this section. The purposes of the Col- section 3606 of title 44. order contracts entered into under sections laboration Center are to serve as a focal ‘‘(f) IMPROVEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENTWIDE 4103 and 4105 of title 41. point for coordinated program management SOFTWARE PURCHASING PROGRAM.— ‘‘(B) Governmentwide contracts for the ac- practices and to develop and maintain re- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Collaboration Cen- quisition of information technology and quirements for the acquisition of IT infra- ter, in collaboration with the Office of Fed- multiagency acquisition contracts for that structure and common applications com- eral Procurement Policy, the Department of technology authorized by section 11314 of monly used by various Federal agencies. Defense, and the General Services Adminis- this title. ‘‘(b) ORGANIZATION OF CENTER.— tration, shall identify and develop a stra- ‘‘(C) Multiple-award schedule contracts en- ‘‘(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Center shall con- tegic sourcing initiative to enhance Govern- tered into by the Administrator of General sist of the following members: mentwide acquisition, shared use, and dis- Services. ‘‘(A) An appropriate number, as deter- semination of software, as well as compli- ‘‘(3) REMITTANCE BY HEAD OF EXECUTIVE mined by the CIO Council, but not less than ance with end user license agreements. AGENCY.—The head of an executive agency 12, full-time program managers or cost spe- ‘‘(2) EXAMINATION OF METHODS.—In devel- that administers a contract described in cialists, all of whom have appropriate experi- oping the initiative under paragraph (1), the paragraph (2) shall remit to the General

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DESIGNATION OF ASSISTED ACQUISI- demands from multiple executive agencies PURPOSES.—The Administrator of General TION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. for similar information technology goods or Services, through the Office of Management (a) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 115 of title 40, services and fulfill those demands in one ac- and Budget, shall ensure that amounts col- United States Code, as amended by section quisition. lected under this subsection are not used for 5401, is further amended by adding at the end ‘‘(6) The ability of an AACE to acquire in- a purpose other than the activities of the the following new section: novative or emerging commercial and non- Collaboration Center carried out pursuant to ‘‘§ 11502. Assisted Acquisition Centers of Ex- commercial technologies using various con- this section. cellence tracting methods, including ways to lower ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section the entry barriers for small businesses with credited to the Fund remain available to be is to develop specialized assisted acquisition limited Government contracting experi- expended only in the fiscal year for which centers of excellence within the Federal Gov- ences. they are credited and the 4 succeeding fiscal ernment to promote— ‘‘(7) The ability of an AACE to maximize years. ‘‘(1) the effective use of best acquisition commercial item acquisition, effectively ‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: practices; manage high-risk contract types, increase ‘‘(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘execu- ‘‘(2) the development of specialized exper- competition, promote small business partici- tive agency’ has the meaning provided that pation, and maximize use of available Gov- term by section 105 of title 5. tise in the acquisition of information technology; and ernmentwide contract vehicles. ‘‘(2) FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.— ‘‘(3) Governmentwide sharing of acquisi- ‘‘(8) The existence of an in-house cost esti- The term ‘Federal Chief Information Officer’ mating group with expertise to consistently means the Administrator of the Office of tion capability to augment any shortage in the information technology acquisition develop reliable cost estimates that are ac- Electronic Government established under curate, comprehensive, well-documented, section 3602 of title 44. workforce. ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF AACES.—Not later and credible. ‘‘(3) GOVERNMENTWIDE CONTRACT VEHICLE.— than 1 year after the date of the enactment ‘‘(9) The ability of an AACE to employ best The term ‘Governmentwide contract vehicle’ practices and educate requesting agencies, to means any contract, blanket purchase agree- of this section, and every 3 years thereafter, the maximum extent practicable, regarding ment, or other contractual instrument that the Director of the Office of Management critical factors underlying successful major allows for an indefinite number of orders to and Budget, in consultation with the Chief IT acquisitions, including the following fac- be placed within the contract, agreement, or Acquisition Officers Council and the Chief tors: instrument, and that is established by one Information Officers Council, shall des- ‘‘(A) Active engagement by program offi- executive agency for use by multiple execu- ignate, redesignate, or withdraw the designa- cials with stakeholders. tive agencies to obtain supplies and services. tion of acquisition centers of excellence ‘‘(B) Possession by program staff of the ‘‘(4) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- within various executive agencies to carry necessary knowledge and skills. TEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional out the functions set forth in subsection (c) ‘‘(C) Support of the programs by senior de- committees’ means each of the following: in an area of specialized acquisition exper- ‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and Gov- tise as determined by the Director. Each partment and agency executives. ernment Reform and the Committee on such center of excellence shall be known as ‘‘(D) Involvement by end users and stake- Armed Services of the House of Representa- an ‘Assisted Acquisition Center of Excel- holders in the development of requirements. tives. lence’ or an ‘AACE’. ‘‘(E) Participation by end users in testing ‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Security ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of each of system functionality prior to formal end and Governmental Affairs and the Com- AACE are as follows: user acceptance testing. mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. ‘‘(1) BEST PRACTICES.—To promote, develop, ‘‘(F) Stability and consistency of Govern- ‘‘(k) REVISION OF FAR.—The Federal Acqui- and implement the use of best acquisition ment and contractor staff. sition Regulation shall be amended to imple- practices in the area of specialized acquisi- ‘‘(G) Prioritization of requirements by pro- ment this section.’’. tion expertise that the AACE is designated gram staff. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relat- to carry out by the Director under sub- ‘‘(H) Maintenance of regular communica- ing to chapter 115 in the table of chapters at section (b). tion with the prime contractor by program the beginning of subtitle III of title 40, ‘‘(2) ASSISTED ACQUISITIONS.—To assist all officials. United States Code, is amended to read as Government agencies in the expedient and ‘‘(I) Receipt of sufficient funding by pro- follows: low-cost acquisition of the information tech- grams. ‘‘115. Information Technology Acqui- nology goods or services covered by such ‘‘(10) The ability of an AACE to run an ef- sition Management Practices ...... 11501’’. area of specialized acquisition expertise by fective acquisition intern program in col- (b) DEADLINES.— engaging in repeated and frequent acquisi- laboration with the Federal Acquisition In- (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of tion of similar information technology re- stitute or the Defense Acquisition Univer- the enactment of this Act, the Director shall quirements. sity. issue guidance under section 11501(d) of title ‘‘(3) DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING OF IT AC- ‘‘(11) The ability of an AACE to effectively 40, United States Code, as added by sub- QUISITION WORKFORCE.—To assist in recruit- and properly manage fees received for as- section (a). ing and training IT acquisition cadres (re- sisted acquisitions pursuant to this section. (2) Not later than 1 year after the date of ferred to in section 1704(j) of title 41). ‘‘(e) FUNDS RECEIVED BY AACES.— the enactment of this Act, the Director shall ‘‘(d) CRITERIA.—In designating, redesig- ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding any establish the Federal Infrastructure and nating, or withdrawing the designation of an other provision of law or regulation, funds Common Application Collaboration Center, AACE, the Director shall consider, at a min- obligated and transferred from an executive in accordance with section 11501(a) of such imum, the following matters: agency in a fiscal year to an AACE for the title, as so added. ‘‘(1) The subject matter expertise of the acquisition of goods or services covered by (3) Not later than 2 years after the date of host agency in a specific area of information an area of specialized acquisition expertise the enactment of this Act, the Federal Infra- technology acquisition. of an AACE, regardless of whether the re- structure and Common Application Collabo- ‘‘(2) For acquisitions of IT infrastructure quirements are severable or non-severable, ration Center shall— and common applications covered by the shall remain available for awards of con- (A) identify and develop a strategic Federal Infrastructure and Common Applica- tracts by the AACE for the same general re- sourcing initiative in accordance with section Collaboration Center established under quirements for the next 5 fiscal years fol- tion 11501(f) of such title, as so added; and section 11501 of this title, the ability and lowing the fiscal year in which the funds (B) establish guidelines in accordance with willingness to collaborate with the Collabo- were transferred. section 11501(g) of such title, as so added. ration Center and adhere to the require- ‘‘(2) TRANSITION TO NEW AACE.—If the AACE (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section ments standards established by the Collabo- to which the funds are provided under para- 3602(c) of title 44, United States Code, is ration Center. graph (1) becomes unable to fulfill the re- amended— ‘‘(3) The ability of an AACE to develop cus- quirements of the executive agency from (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para- tomized requirements documents that meet which the funds were provided, the funds graph (2); the needs of executive agencies as well as the may be provided to a different AACE to ful- (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para- current industry standards and commercial fill such requirements. The funds so provided graph (4); and best practices. shall be used for the same purpose and re- (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- ‘‘(4) The ability of an AACE to consistently main available for the same period of time as lowing new paragraph (3): award and manage various contracts, task or applied when provided to the original AACE.

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‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING AUTHORI- timeline for implementation of the plan and of innovative or emerging commercial or TIES.—This subsection does not limit any ex- identification of individuals responsible for noncommercial technologies, or other cir- isting authorities an AACE may have under specific elements of the plan during the 5- cumstances that cannot readily be satisfied its revolving or working capital funds au- year period covered by the plan. using a contract, grant, or cooperative thorities. ‘‘(2) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan shall ad- agreement in accordance with applicable law ‘‘(f) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE dress, at a minimum, the following matters: and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. REVIEW OF AACE.— ‘‘(A) Current information technology ac- ‘‘(O) The use of student internship and ‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of quisition staffing challenges in Federal agen- scholarship programs as a talent pool for the United States shall review and assess— cies, by previous year’s information tech- permanent hires and the use and impact of ‘‘(A) the use and management of fees re- nology acquisition value, and by the Federal special hiring authorities and flexibilities to ceived by the AACEs pursuant to this sec- Government as a whole. recruit diverse candidates. tion to ensure that an appropriate fee struc- ‘‘(B) The variety and complexity of infor- ‘‘(P) The assessment of hiring manager sat- ture is established and enforced to cover ac- mation technology acquisitions conducted isfaction with the hiring process and hiring tivities addressed in this section and that no by each Federal agency covered by the plan, outcomes, including satisfaction with the excess fees are charged or retained; and and the specialized information technology quality of applicants interviewed and hires ‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the AACEs in acquisition workforce needed to effectively made. achieving the purpose described in sub- carry out such acquisitions. ‘‘(Q) The assessment of applicant satisfac- section (a), including review of contracts. ‘‘(C) The development of a sustainable tion with the hiring process, including the ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after funding model to support efforts to hire, re- clarity of the hiring announcement, the the designation or redesignation of AACES tain, and train an information technology user-friendliness of the application process, under subsection (b), the Comptroller Gen- acquisition cadre of appropriate size and communication from the hiring manager or eral shall submit to the relevant congres- skill to effectively carry out the acquisition agency regarding application status, and sional committees a report containing the programs of the Federal agencies covered by timeliness of the hiring decision. findings and assessment under paragraph (1). the plan, including an examination of inter- ‘‘(R) The assessment of new hire satisfac- ‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: agency funding methods and a discussion of tion with the onboarding process, including ‘‘(1) ASSISTED ACQUISITION.—The term ‘as- how the model of the Defense Acquisition the orientation process, and investment in sisted acquisition’ means a type of inter- Workforce Development Fund could be ap- training and development for employees dur- agency acquisition in which the parties enter plied to civilian agencies. ing their first year of employment. into an interagency agreement pursuant to ‘‘(D) Any strategic human capital planning ‘‘(S) Any other matters the Director con- which— necessary to hire, retain, and train an infor- siders appropriate. ‘‘(A) the servicing agency performs acqui- mation acquisition cadre of appropriate size ‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than June sition activities on the requesting agency’s and skill at each Federal agency covered by 1 in each of the 5 years following the year of behalf, such as awarding, administering, or the plan. submission of the plan required by paragraph closing out a contract, task order, delivery ‘‘(E) Governmentwide training standards (1), the Director shall submit to the relevant order, or blanket purchase agreement; and and certification requirements necessary to congressional committees an annual report ‘‘(B) funding is provided through a fran- enhance the mobility and career opportuni- outlining the progress made pursuant to the chise fund, the Acquisition Services Fund in ties of the Federal information technology plan. section 321 of this title, sections 1535 and 1536 acquisition cadre within the Federal agen- ‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE of title 31, or other available methods. cies covered by the plan. REVIEW OF THE PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT.— ‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘execu- ‘‘(F) New and innovative approaches to ‘‘(A) Not later than 1 year after the sub- tive agency’ has the meaning provided that workforce development and training, includ- mission of the plan required by paragraph term by section 133 of title 41. ing cross-functional training, rotational de- (1), the Comptroller General of the United ‘‘(3) RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- velopment, and assignments both within and States shall review the plan and submit to TEES.—The term ‘relevant congressional outside the Government. the relevant congressional committees a re- committees’ has the meaning provided that ‘‘(G) Appropriate consideration and align- port on the review. term by section 11501 of this title. ment with the needs and priorities of the In- ‘‘(B) Not later than 6 months after the sub- ‘‘(h) REVISION OF FAR.—The Federal Acqui- frastructure and Common Application Col- mission of the first, third, and fifth annual sition Regulation shall be amended to imple- laboration Center, Assisted Acquisition Cen- report required under paragraph (3), the ment this section.’’. ters of Excellence, and acquisition intern Comptroller General shall independently as- (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of programs. sess the findings of the annual report and sections at the beginning of chapter 115 of ‘‘(H) Assessment of the current workforce brief the relevant congressional committees title 40, United States Code, as amended by competency and usage trends in evaluation on the Comptroller General’s findings and section 5401, is further amended by adding at technique to obtain best value, including recommendations to ensure the objectives of the end the following new item: proper handling of tradeoffs between price the plan are accomplished. ‘‘11502. Assisted Acquisition Centers of Ex- and nonprice factors. ‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: cellence.’’. ‘‘(I) Assessment of the current workforce ‘‘(A) The term ‘Federal agency’ means each Subtitle B—Strengthening IT Acquisition competency in designing and aligning per- agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31. Workforce formance goals, life cycle costs, and contract ‘‘(B) The term ‘relevant congressional SEC. 5411. EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND USE OF incentives. committees’ means each of the following: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUI- ‘‘(J) Assessment of the current workforce ‘‘(i) The Committee on Oversight and Gov- SITION CADRES. competency in avoiding brand-name pref- ernment Reform and the Committee on (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section erence and using industry-neutral functional Armed Services of the House of Representa- is to ensure timely progress by Federal agen- specifications to leverage open industry tives. cies toward developing, strengthening, and standards and competition. ‘‘(ii) The Committee on Homeland Security deploying personnel with highly specialized ‘‘(K) Use of integrated program teams, in- and Governmental Affairs and the Com- skills in information technology acquisition, cluding fully dedicated program managers, mittee on Armed Services of the Senate.’’. for each complex information technology in- including program and project managers, to SEC. 5412. PLAN ON STRENGTHENING PROGRAM be known as information technology acquisi- vestment. AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT PER- tion cadres. ‘‘(L) Proper assignment of recognition or FORMANCE. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 1704 of accountability to the members of an inte- title 41, United States Code, is amended by grated program team for both individual (a) PLAN ON STRENGTHENING PROGRAM AND adding at the end the following new sub- functional goals and overall program success PROJECT MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE.—Not section: or failure. later than June 1 following the date of the ‘‘(j) STRATEGIC PLAN ON INFORMATION TECH- ‘‘(M) The development of a technology fel- enactment of this Act, the Director, in con- NOLOGY ACQUISITION CADRES.— lows program that includes provisions for re- sultation with the Director of the Office of ‘‘(1) FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO CON- cruiting, for rotation of assignments, and for Personnel Management, shall submit to the GRESS.—Not later than June 1 following the partnering directly with universities with relevant congressional committees a plan for date of the enactment of this subsection, the well-recognized information technology pro- improving management of IT programs and Director shall submit to the relevant con- grams. projects. gressional committees a 5-year strategic ‘‘(N) The capability to properly manage (b) MATTERS COVERED.—The plan required plan (to be known as the ‘IT Acquisition other transaction authority (where such au- by subsection (a) shall include, at a min- Cadres Strategic Plan’) to develop, strength- thority is granted), including ensuring that imum, the following: en, and solidify information technology ac- the use of the authority is warranted due to (1) Creation of a specialized career path for quisition cadres. The plan shall include a unique technical challenges, rapid adoption program management.

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SEC. 5505. ENHANCED COMMUNICATION BE- (5) Appropriate consideration and align- ices and supplies offered under such Initia- TWEEN GOVERNMENT AND INDUS- ment with the needs and priorities of the In- tive and services and supplies offered under TRY. frastructure and Common Application Col- the source or sources used for the purchase. Not later than 180 days after the date of laboration Center, the Assisted Acquisition SEC. 5502. PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY OF BLAN- the enactment of this Act, the Federal Ac- Centers of Excellence, and acquisition intern KET PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. quisition Regulatory Council shall prescribe (a) PRICE INFORMATION TO BE TREATED AS programs. a regulation making clear that agency ac- PUBLIC INFORMATION.—The final negotiated (c) COMBINATION WITH OTHER CADRES quisition personnel are permitted and en- price offered by an awardee of a blanket pur- PLAN.—The Director may combine the plan couraged to engage in responsible and con- chase agreement shall be treated as public required by subsection (a) with the IT Acqui- structive exchanges with industry, so long as information. sition Cadres Strategic Plan required under (b) PUBLICATION OF BLANKET PURCHASE those exchanges are consistent with existing section 1704(j) of title 41, United States Code, AGREEMENT INFORMATION.—Not later than law and regulation and do not promote an as added by section 411. 180 days after the date of the enactment of unfair competitive advantage to particular SEC. 5413. PERSONNEL AWARDS FOR EXCEL- this Act, the Administrator of General Serv- firms. LENCE IN THE ACQUISITION OF IN- ices shall make available to the public a list SEC. 5506. CLARIFICATION OF CURRENT LAW FORMATION SYSTEMS AND INFOR- of all blanket purchase agreements entered WITH RESPECT TO TECHNOLOGY MATION TECHNOLOGY. into by Federal agencies under its Federal NEUTRALITY IN ACQUISITION OF (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days Supply Schedules contracts and the prices SOFTWARE. after the date of the enactment of this Act, associated with those blanket purchase (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section the Director of the Office of Personnel Man- agreements. The list and price information is to establish guidance and processes to agement shall develop policy and guidance shall be updated at least once every 6 clarify that software acquisitions by the for agencies to develop a program to recog- months. Federal Government are to be made using nize excellent performance by Federal Gov- SEC. 5503. ADDITIONAL SOURCE SELECTION merit-based requirements development and ernment employees and teams of such em- TECHNIQUE IN SOLICITATIONS. evaluation processes that promote procure- ployees in the acquisition of information Section 3306(d) of title 41, United States ment choices— systems and information technology for the Code, is amended— (1) based on performance and value, includ- agency. (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph ing the long-term value proposition to the (b) ELEMENTS.—The program referred to in (1); Federal Government; subsection (a) shall, to the extent prac- (2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; (2) free of preconceived preferences based ticable— or’’ at the end of paragraph (2); and on how technology is developed, licensed, or (1) obtain objective outcome measures; and (3) by adding at the end the following new distributed; and (2) include procedures for— paragraph: (3) generally including the consideration of (A) the nomination of Federal Government ‘‘(3) stating in the solicitation that the proprietary, open source, and mixed source employees and teams of such employees for award will be made using a fixed price tech- software technologies. eligibility for recognition under the pro- nical competition, under which all offerors (b) TECHNOLOGY NEUTRALITY.—Nothing in gram; and compete solely on nonprice factors and the this section shall be construed to modify the (B) the evaluation of nominations for rec- fixed award price is pre-announced in the so- Federal Government’s long-standing policy ognition under the program by 1 or more licitation.’’. of following technology-neutral principles agency panels of individuals from Govern- SEC. 5504. ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY IN INFOR- and practices when selecting and acquiring ment, academia, and the private sector who MATION TECHNOLOGY INVEST- information technology that best fits the have such expertise, and are appointed in MENTS. needs of the Federal Government. such a manner, as the Director of the Office (a) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION (c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days of Personal Management shall establish for ABOUT IT INVESTMENTS.—Section 11302(c) of after the date of the enactment of this Act, purposes of the program. title 40, United States Code, is amended— the Director, in consultation with the Chief (c) AWARD OF CASH BONUSES AND OTHER IN- (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- Information Officers Council, shall issue CENTIVES.—In carrying out the program re- graph (3); and guidance concerning the technology-neutral ferred to in subsection (a), the Director of (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- procurement and use of software within the the Office of Personnel Management, in con- lowing new paragraph: Federal Government. sultation with the Director of the Office of ‘‘(2) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— (d) MATTERS COVERED.—In issuing guid- Management and Budget, shall establish ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall make ance under subsection (c), the Director shall policies and guidance for agencies to reward available to the public the cost, schedule, include, at a minimum, the following: any Federal Government employee or teams and performance data for at least 80 percent (1) Guidance to clarify that the preference of such employees recognized pursuant to (by dollar value) of all information tech- for commercial items in section 3307 of title the program— nology investments Governmentwide, and 60 41, United States Code, includes proprietary, (1) with a cash bonus, to the extent that percent (by dollar value) of all information open source, and mixed source software that the performance of such individual or team technology investments in each Federal meets the definition of the term ‘‘commer- warrants the award of such bonus and is au- agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31, not- cial item’’ in section 103 of title 41, United thorized by any provision of law; withstanding whether the investments are States Code, including all such software that (2) through promotions and other non- for new IT acquisitions or for operations and is used for non-Government purposes and is monetary awards; maintenance of existing IT. The Director licensed to the public. (3) by publicizing— shall ensure that the information is current, (2) Guidance regarding the conduct of mar- (A) acquisition accomplishments by indi- accurate, and reflects the risks associated ket research to ensure the inclusion of pro- vidual employees; and with each covered information technology prietary, open source, and mixed source soft- (B) the tangible end benefits that resulted investment. ware options. from such accomplishments, as appropriate; ‘‘(B) WAIVER OR LIMITATION AUTHORITY.— (3) Guidance to define Governmentwide and The applicability of subparagraph (A) may be standards for security, redistribution, in- (4) through other awards, incentives, or bo- waived or the extent of the information may demnity, and copyright in the acquisition, nuses that the head of the agency considers be limited— use, release, and collaborative development appropriate. ‘‘(i) by the Director, with respect to IT in- of proprietary, open source, and mixed TITLE LV—ADDITIONAL REFORMS vestments Governmentwide; and source software. ‘‘(ii) by the Chief Information Officer of a SEC. 5501. MAXIMIZING THE BENEFIT OF THE (4) Guidance for the adoption of available FEDERAL STRATEGIC SOURCING INI- Federal agency, with respect to IT invest- commercial practices to acquire proprietary, TIATIVE. ments in that agency; open source, and mixed source software for Not later than 180 days after the date of if the Director or the Chief Information Offi- widespread Government use, including issues the enactment of this Act, the Adminis- cer, as the case may be, determines that such as security and redistribution rights.

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(5) Guidance to establish standard service SEC. 1090. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AMENDMENT NO. 172 OFFERED BY MRS. DAVIS OF level agreements for maintenance and sup- PRESERVATION OF SECOND AMEND- CALIFORNIA MENT RIGHTS OF ACTIVE DUTY port for proprietary, open source, and mixed At the end of subtitle A of title VI, add the source software products widely adopted by MILITARY PERSONNEL STATIONED OR RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT OF following new section: the Government, as well as the development COLUMBIA. SEC. 6ll. RECOGNITION OF ADDITIONAL MEANS of Governmentwide agreements that contain BY WHICH MEMBERS OF THE NA- standard and widely applicable contract pro- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- TIONAL GUARD CALLED INTO FED- visions for ongoing maintenance and devel- lowing: ERAL SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 opment of software. (1) The Second Amendment to the United DAYS OR LESS MAY INITIALLY RE- (6) Guidance on the role and use of the Fed- States Constitution provides that the right PORT FOR DUTY FOR ENTITLEMENT eral Infrastructure and Common Application of the people to keep and bear arms shall not TO BASIC PAY. Collaboration Center, established pursuant be infringed. Section 204(c) of title 37, United States to section 11501 of title 40, United States (2) Approximately 40,000 servicemen and Code, is amended— Code (as added by section 5401), for acquisi- women across all branches of the Armed (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘date tion of proprietary, open source, and mixed Forces either live in or are stationed on ac- when he appears at the place of company source software. tive duty within the Washington, D.C., met- rendezvous’’ and inserting ‘‘date on which (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 ropolitan area. Unless these individuals are the member, in person or by authorized tele- years after the issuance of the guidance re- granted a waiver as serving in a law enforce- phonic or electronic means, contacts the quired by subsection (b), the Comptroller ment role, they are subject to the District of member’s unit’’; and General of the United States shall submit to Columbia’s onerous and highly restrictive (2) by striking the second sentence and in- the relevant congressional committees a re- laws on the possession of firearms. serting the following new sentence: ‘‘How- port containing— (3) Military personnel, despite being exten- ever, this subsection does not authorize any (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of sively trained in the proper and safe use of expenditure before the member makes au- the guidance; firearms, are therefore deprived by the laws thorized contact that is not authorized by (2) an identification of barriers to wide- of the District of Columbia of handguns, ri- law to be paid after such authorized con- spread use by the Federal Government of fles, and shotguns that are commonly kept tact.’’. specific software technologies; and by law-abiding persons throughout the (3) such legislative recommendations as The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to United States for sporting use and for lawful House Resolution 260, the gentleman the Comptroller General considers appro- defense of their persons, homes, businesses, from California (Mr. MCKEON) and the priate to further the purposes of this section. and families. AMENDMENT NO. 170 OFFERED BY MR. (4) The District of Columbia has one of the gentleman from Washington (Mr. GARAMENDI OF CALIFORNIA highest per capita murder rates in the Na- SMITH) each will control 10 minutes. At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the tion, which may be attributed in part to pre- The Chair recognizes the gentleman following new section: vious local laws prohibiting possession of from California. SEC. 15l. LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR THE AF- firearms by law-abiding persons who would Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I urge GHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES have otherwise been able to defend them- the committee to adopt the amend- FUND TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN AIR- selves and their loved ones in their own ments en bloc, all of which have been CRAFT, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT. homes and businesses. (a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to examined by both the majority and the (5) The Gun Control Act of 1968 (as amend- be appropriated by this Act to the Depart- minority. ed by the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act) ment of Defense for the Afghanistan Secu- At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the rity Forces Fund (ASFF), $2,600,000,000 shall and the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act provide comprehensive Federal regula- gentleman from California (Mr. ISSA). be withheld from obligation and expenditure Mr. ISSA. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. until the Secretary of Defense submits to the tions applicable in the District of Columbia Committee on Armed Services of the House as elsewhere. In addition, existing District of My amendment is not controversial, of Representatives and the Committee on Columbia criminal laws punish possession but it’s critical. At a time when over Armed Services of the Senate a report as de- and illegal use of firearms by violent crimi- $80 billion is spent and over 10 percent scribed in subsection (b). nals and felons. Consequently, there is no of it goes completely wasted on infor- (b) REPORT.—The report referred to in sub- need for local laws that only affect and dis- mation technology purchases by the arm law-abiding citizens. section (a) is a report that includes the fol- government, there has never been a lowing information: (6) On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court of (1) A list of all covered aircraft, vehicles, the United States in the case of District of more important time to update the leg- and equipment to be purchased with funds Columbia v. Heller held that the Second endary, historic Clinger-Cohen Act. authorized to be appropriated by this Act to Amendment protects an individual’s right to That Act in 1996 was attached to the the Department of Defense for the ASFF. possess a firearm for traditionally lawful NDAA, exactly as this one is, and it (2) The expected date on which such cov- purposes, and thus ruled that the District of created the positions of Chief Informa- ered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment would Columbia’s handgun ban and requirements tion Officers to oversee IT manage- be delivered and operable in Afghanistan. that rifles and shotguns in the home be kept ment. (3) The full requirements for operating unloaded and disassembled or outfitted with such covered aircraft, vehicles, and equip- a trigger lock to be unconstitutional. b 1040 ment. (7) On July 16, 2008, the District of Colum- 1996 was a time in which you could (4) The plan for maintenance of such cov- bia enacted the Firearms Control Emergency ered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment and Amendment Act of 2008 (D.C. Act 17-422; 55 still have an IBM AT 286 computer on estimated costs of such covered aircraft, ve- DCR 8237), which places onerous restrictions your desk. The idea of cloud servers hicles, and equipment by year, through 2020. on the ability of law-abiding citizens from didn’t exist, and the size and scope and (5) The expected date that ASFF personnel possessing firearms, thus violating the spirit dependency on the cyber environment would be fully capable of operating and by which the Supreme Court of the United was never even anticipated. maintaining such covered aircraft, vehicles, States ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller. So as we modernize this Act, I would and equipment without support from United (8) On February 26, 2009, the United States ask to both have it considered as im- States personnel. Senate adopted an amendment on a bipar- portant, but also have it recognized as (6) An explanation of the extent to which tisan vote of 62-36 by Senator John Ensign to the acquisition of such covered aircraft, ve- S. 160, the District of Columbia House Voting critically necessary. hicles, and equipment will impact the Rights Act of 2009, which would fully restore One of the most important things longer-term United States costs of sup- Second Amendment rights to the citizens of and something that makes common porting the ASFF. the District of Columbia. sense to the people who may hear this (c) COVERED AIRCRAFT, VEHICLES, AND (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of today or read it in the transcript is EQUIPMENT.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov- Congress that active duty military personnel that we have more chief information ered aircraft, vehicles, and equipment’’ officers today than we have depart- means helicopters, systems for close air sup- who are stationed or residing in the District port, air mobility systems, and armored ve- of Columbia should be permitted to exercise ments, and all but one have no budget hicles. fully their rights under the Second Amend- authority. AMENDMENT NO. 171 OFFERED BY MR. GINGREY ment to the Constitution of the United This legislation, when enacted, will OF GEORGIA States and therefore should be exempt from eliminate that. It will eliminate dupli- At the end of subtitle I of title X of divi- the District of Columbia’s restrictions on the cative IT purchases that give us over- sion A, add the following: possession of firearms. runs of as much as 20 percent in our

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When a program goes right, the products and services. time I yield 3 minutes to the gen- chief information officer is responsible; GAO has identified duplicative IT investment tleman from Georgia (Mr. KINGSTON) when a program goes awry, it’s his or as a problem in its annual reports to Congress for the purpose of a colloquy. her job to make it right. on duplication. IT acquisition program failure Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gen- Once again, I urge support for a bill rates and cost overruns are between 72 and tleman for yielding. that was considered, numerous hear- 80%. Some estimate as much as $20 billion is Madam Chair, I rise today to engage ings were held, and it was passed wasted annually in this area. my friend, Chairman MCKEON, in a col- unanimously out of my committee. We need to enhance the best value to the loquy regarding the Defense Contract FEDERAL IT ACQUISITION REFORM ACT (FITARA) taxpayer by aligning the cumbersome federal Audit Agency, or DCAA, and express AMENDMENT TO NDAA acquisition process to major trends in the IT concerns about the potential overreach My amendment is a modified version of a industry. of its authority. bill reported from my committee unanimously This amendment accomplishes this by em- The DCAA plays a critical role in our in March. It reforms—Government-wide—the powering agency CIO’s with budget authority contracting system. As such, in recent process by which federal information tech- over IT programs. It establishes centers of ex- years, Congress has provided substan- nology is acquired. cellence in specific areas of IT procurement to tial human and financial resources to It is particularly fitting that this reform be in- develop expertise and leverage the Govern- address its well-documented workload cluded in the defense authorization bill. First, ment’s economy of scale in purchasing com- backlog and other challenges. I am in because majority of the Government’s annual monly-used IT products and services, so that favor of such resources and encourage $80 billion in federal IT purchases is defense- agencies buy cheaper, faster and smarter. It DCAA to focus on eliminating the related. Second, because this reform is a accelerates consolidation and optimization of backlog. However, it appears that major update to a federal IT law originally en- the Federal Government’s proliferating data DCAA may be broadly accessing a myr- acted as part of a defense authorization bill— centers. And it ensures procurement decisions iad of contractor documents that have the Fiscal Year 1996 National Defense Author- give due consideration to all technologies—in- little or no impact on determining the ization Act. cluding open source—and that contracts are effectiveness of contractor business The 1996 NDAA included the Information awarded based on best long-term value prop- systems. Technology Management Reform Act—popu- osition. The FY13 National Defense Author- larly known as Clinger-Cohen Act. It changed A discussion draft of the FITARA bill was ization Act contained a provision, sec- the way the federal government managed its posted last September. I held two full com- tion 832, which set parameters for IT resources—for instance by creating agency mittee hearings on the bill, and the language DCAA’s access to the internal audits of Chief Information Officers to oversee IT man- has evolved through the course of several re- companies that provide goods and serv- agement. writes and extensive feedback from con- ices to the Department of Defense. Spe- Upon the introduction of this historic legisla- tracting and technology experts from inside tion, Chairman Clinger said, cifically, it is my understanding the and outside Government. committee was focused on contractors’ ‘‘From the time the Second Continental This is a significant and timely reform that business systems and ensuring robust Congress established a Commissary General will enhance both defense and non-defense and independent internal audit con- in 1775, the procurement system has com- procurement. I urge all members to support trols to those systems. However, it ap- manded the attention of both public officials this amendment. and the American taxpayer. Unfortunately pears DCAA is broadly interpreting Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 11⁄2 and all too often, the attention has focused section 832 as providing DCAA with the minutes to the gentleman from Oregon on individual abuses rather than the overall authority to access all contractor in- system. Over the years, in response to these (Mr. BLUMENAUER). Mr. BLUMENAUER. I appreciate the ternal audits and supporting docu- horror stories, Congress passed many laws— ments. This is concerning on many lev- long and short, significant and trivial, new gentleman’s courtesy, and I appreciate and old which standing alone were not overly the leadership for including this els. harmful, but when added together created an amendment in the en bloc amendment. I would ask the chairman if he has increasingly overburdened mass of statutory It is important that we deal with im- considered the potentially chilling ef- requirements. proving the quality of life for our serv- fect on a company’s desire to maintain In December 1994, a report prepared for the a robust internal audit program if the Secretary of Defense found that, on average, icemembers and their families. In a situation all too familiar for our government is demanding unfettered the Government pays an additional 18 per- access to information they may not cent on what it buys solely because of the re- military families, every few years they quirements it imposes on its contractors. find themselves living in a new mili- need or may potentially misuse. This is This confirmed the average estimate by tary base with their children having to especially worrisome when this over- major contractors surveyed by GAO that the start a new school and having to adapt reach extends to the very proprietary additional costs incurred in selling to the to a new environment. Making this data that makes these companies com- Government are about 19 percent. While transition even more difficult, their petitive in the marketplace. some of the Government’s unique require- loved ones could be serving in Iraq or I thank the chairman for his leader- ments certainly are needed, we clearly are ship and ask if he shares my concerns paying an enormous premium for them—bil- Afghanistan in constant danger. lions of dollars annually. This is an effort to make sure that regarding the potential overreach of And this is only part of the Government’s we help our military installations in- DCAA in this area. inflated cost of doing business—for it include things that enhance the liv- Mr. MCKEON. Will the gentleman cludes only what is paid to contractors, not ability of that environment, to help yield? the cost of the Government’s own adminis- with green space, public gardens, side- Mr. KINGSTON. I yield to the gen- trative system. The Government’s con- tleman from California. tracting officials are confronted with numer- walks, bike and running trails, things ous mandates of their own, often amounting that are recognized in urban develop- Mr. MCKEON. I thank my friend for to step-by-step prescriptions that increase ment as important amenities that add bringing up this important issue. staff and equipment needs, and leave little value and quality of life, while also As you are aware, we did not reopen room for the exercise of business judgment, helping the Department of Defense the issue in the current bill. However, initiative, and creativity.’’ adapt best practices to build military I share your concerns and would hope Many of his sentiments are still applicable bases to promote close-knit commu- that DCAA is not overreaching on its today. Since the mid-Nineties, technology has nities that work for families, which is authority. The potential for DCAA to leaped forward, and the federal government’s critical. misuse corporate internal audits or to

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We would designate one per agen- DCAA is acting beyond the limited Forces. An additional $7.7 billion is to cy who is responsible primarily and ac- grant of authority that Congress pro- be added this year. That is a 50 percent countable primarily for IT acquisi- vided. increase over last year. tions. Again, thank you for raising this im- The $2.6 billion addition is for equip- I urge my colleagues to support this portant issue. ment with absolutely no justification, legislation. I again thank the distin- Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 no idea what the equipment is—air- guished chairman and the distin- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- planes, related. There is no knowledge guished ranking member of the Armed fornia (Mr. SWALWELL). of whether the Afghan National Secu- Services Committee and their very Mr. SWALWELL of California. I rity Force can use it or not. The able staff for cooperating with Chair- thank the gentleman from Washington. amendment simply says that money man ISSA and myself on this very im- First, I also want to thank my friend, will not be available until and unless portant reform legislation, and I cer- Congressman PAT MEEHAN, for cospon- there is clarity as to where the money tainly hope when we get to conference soring my amendment. is going to be spent, how it’s going to with the Senate it will persevere. Due to sequestration, the Depart- be spent, how the equipment will be Madam Chair, today, Federal IT acquisition ment of Defense has not been allowing purchased. We don’t want to write a is a cumbersome, bureaucratic, and wasteful military bands to perform at commu- $2.6 billion blank check for additional exercise. In recent decades, taxpayers have nity events, even when the sponsoring graft and corruption in Afghanistan. been forced to foot the bill for massive IT pro- community organization pays for all This amendment will be in the en gram failures that ring up staggeringly high associated expenses, because the De- bloc amendment, and I thank the com- costs, but exhibit astonishingly poor perform- partment of Defense is saying that the mittee for making it possible. ance. Program failure and cost overruns still reimbursement is never credited to the Mr. MCKEON. I continue to reserve plague the vast majority of major Federal IT proper account. the balance of my time. investments, while Federal managers’ report Well, this is hard to believe. First, that 47 percent of their budget is spent on b 1050 because it’s been going on before, maintaining antiquated and inadequate IT plat- where community events have reim- Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 2 forms. The annual price tag of this wasteful bursed the Department of Defense and minutes to the gentleman from Vir- spending on Federal IT programs is estimated there have not been any problems that ginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). to add up to approximately $20 billion. we’ve been aware of. But since seques- Mr. CONNOLLY. I thank my col- The Air Force invested six years in a mod- tration, they’re now saying it cannot league, and I thank the distinguished ernization effort that cost more than $1 billion, be done. Well, this is a civilian force of chairman of the committee as well. but failed to deliver a usable product, prompt- over 700,000 people. I’m sure that we I want to talk about the FITARA ing its Assistant Secretary to state, ‘‘I am per- can find a way to make this work and bill, the Federal Information Tech- sonally appalled at the limited capabilities that support our community events. nology Acquisition Reform Act, that I program has produced relative to that amount My amendment is simple. It will am a coauthor of with the distin- of investment.’’ Mission-critical IT investment failures not allow military bands to perform at guished chairman of the Oversight and only waste taxpayer dollars, but they jeop- community events when the hosting Government Reform Committee, Mr. ardize our Nation’s safety, security, and econ- organization fully funds the band’s ex- ISSA. This is the most sweeping reform omy. From malfunctioning Census handheld penditures by ensuring that the money legislation since Clinger-Cohen. computers that threatened to undermine a crit- from the hosting organization is re- Today, Federal IT acquisition is a ical constitutional responsibility, to a promised turned to the relevant department’s ac- cumbersome, bureaucratic, and wasteful exercise. In recent decades, tax- electronic border fence that never material- counts. ized, time and time again, agency missions This issue came to my attention payers have been forced to foot the bill for massive IT failures that ring up have been sabotaged by failed IT acquisitions. when a Marine Corps veteran from my This status quo is unacceptable and staggeringly high costs and exhibit as- district in Pleasanton, California, unsustainable. tonishingly poor performance. Program Brooks Wilson, informed me that at I want to thank Chairman ISSA for working this year’s 148th Scottish Gathering failures and cost overruns plague the with me in a productive and bipartisan manner and Games in Pleasanton, the Marine vast majority of major Federal IT in- to develop Amendment 117, a modified Corps band wouldn’t be able to per- vestments, while Federal managers re- version of H.R. 1232, the Federal Information form, even though his organization port that 47 percent of the budget is Technology Acquisition Reform Act, which was would fully fund the band’s expenditure spent on maintaining antiquated and favorably reported by the Committee on Over- just as they have always done pre- inadequate IT platforms even today. sight and Government Reform with unanimous viously. The annual pricetag of this wasteful support in March 2013. Public performances by military spending is estimated at $20 billion a Our comprehensive proposal seeks to bands like the Marine Corps band bring year. streamline and strengthen the Federal IT ac- a sense of patriotism and community The Air Force, for example, invested quisition process and promote the adoption of to our cities and towns. They also help six years in a modernization effort that best practices from the technology community. enliven events like the Scottish cost more than $1 billion but failed to We have solicited extensive input from all Games, increasing attendance and deliver a usable product, prompting its stakeholders to refine and improve our helping boost and lift economic activ- Assistant Secretary to state: amendment in an open and transparent man- ity. I’m personally appalled at the limited ca- ner. I ask my colleagues to join Congress- pabilities that program has produced rel- The resulting bipartisan amendment would man MEEHAN and I in supporting our ative to that amount of investment. elevate and empower agency CIOs with au- military bands and our amendment. Mission-critical IT investment fail- thority over, and accountability for, effectively Mr. MCKEON. I reserve the balance of ures not only waste taxpayer dollars, managing the IT portfolio. It would also en- my time. but they jeopardize our Nation’s safe- hance OMB’s role, tasking it with leading en- Mr. SMITH of Washington. I yield 1 ty. terprise-wide portfolio management, and co- minute to the gentleman from Cali- Our bill would modernize, streamline, ordinating shared services and shared plat- fornia (Mr. GARAMENDI). and make more transparent by actu- forms across government.

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This would have a signifi- lion below required levels, and the Air lars and time creating duplicative, wasteful cant impact on National Guard equipment, Force $1.3 billion short of needed fund- contracts for products and licenses they al- as this funding is critical for new equipment ing. ready own. purchases not planned for or funded by the So I needed that time, Madam Chair, In addition to improving how the government active components in the President’s budget. those 15 seconds that I thought I lost procures IT, this amendment would also en- We urge you to oppose amendment 39. earlier. hance how the government deploys these Then he goes into some details about But I think it’s very important that tools. It would accelerate data center optimiza- what that would mean. people understand, this will be one of tion to achieve greater operating efficiency Finally he ends with: the most important votes coming up in and cost-savings, as recommended by the For these reasons, we urge you to oppose this next series. We cannot afford to U.S. Government Accountability Office; pro- amendment 39 to remove the $5 billion in cut money out for warfighters who are vide agencies with flexibility to leverage effi- OCO funds, where National Guard’s NGREA over there putting their life on the line cient cloud services; and strengthen the ac- funds are included. Thank you for your at- for us today. tention to this critical matter. countability and transparency of Federal IT With that, I yield back the balance of programs. If enacted, 80 percent of the ap- It is signed Gus Hargett, Major Gen- my time. proximately $80 billion annual Federal IT in- eral, U.S. Army, Retired, National Mr. GARDNER. Madam Chair, today I rise vestment would be required to be posted on Guard Association. in support of my amendment to H.R. 1960, the the public IT Dashboard, compared to the 50 I think it is very important that we National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal percent coverage that exists today. understand fully what we’re talking Year 2014. This amendment gives the land Consistent with the principle that public con- about in these funds. Congressman VAN owners and ranchers in the Pinõn Canyon tracts are public documents, our amendment HOLLEN referred to General Dempsey community of Southeast Colorado peace of also strengthens transparency in regard to the saying this was all the money we need- mind and economic certainty by requiring Con- final negotiated price a company charges a ed. Let me just read to you from the gressional approval in order for the Depart- Federal agency for a good or service. Today, transcript that he was talking to Gen- ment of Defense to expand Pinõn Canyon Ma- far too many agencies negotiate blanket pur- eral Dempsey about in their hearing: neuver Site (PCMS) near Fort Carson, Colo- chase agreements in silos, without any knowl- Congressman Van Hollen: General rado. It also requires specific appropriation ap- edge that another agency has already nego- Dempsey, does the OCO request that was proval for PCMS expansion. made, in your judgment, satisfy our military tiated a BPA with the same exact vendor, for The passage of this amendment would rep- the same exact product, but at a different requirement for OCO? General Dempsey: Yeah, it does. But this resent a major step forward in providing assur- price. year’s request proved inadequate to the task. ance for the people of Southeast Colorado, Nearly two decades after the Information We have to have some understanding of try- who for the last several years have been sub- Technology Management Reform Act and the ing to predict the future 2 years out. jected to a constant state of uncertainty over Federal Acquisition Reform Act were enacted Let me just go back a couple years. possible PCMS expansion into their lands. De- as Division E and Division D of the National They asked for a certain amount of spite an annual funding ban placed on the De- Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year money in last year’s budget, but they partment of the Army that effectively prohibits 1996—reforms that are better known today as actually spent $10 billion over that. So the expansion of the boundaries of PCMS, my the foundational ‘‘Clinger-Cohen Act’’—a bi- they’re over-budget coming into this constituents wonder every year whether the partisan consensus is finally forming around year, and we know, based on past expe- rules will change and the rug will be swept the urgent need to further streamline and rience, that they’re going to spend from under their feet. Today I ask my col- strengthen how the Federal Government ac- more than that. And then to try to leagues to come together to create a perma- quires and deploys IT. have an amendment to take $5 billion nent fix. With the passage of this amendment, The bipartisan Issa-Connolly Amendment out of that when we’re trying to com- there would be stringent guidelines that restrict 117 will enhance the statutory framework es- pensate for the shortfall they had from the expansion of PCMS, fully codifying that tablished by Clinger-Cohen to create an effi- last year, and then going into this Congress must vote on PCMS land acquisi- cient and effective Federal IT procurement year, is just irresponsible. tion, that the appropriation must be authorized, system that best serves agencies, industry, When I was in Afghanistan a couple and that the appropriation must be made. and most importantly, the American taxpayer. of months ago, I was meeting with a Make no mistake, the soldiers at Fort Car- I urge all my colleagues to join me in sup- commander there, General Dunford, son exemplify the finest and bravest our na- porting this important bipartisan reform meas- and he said the thing that people need tion has to offer. By removing the uncertainty ure. to understand, as we’re winding down surrounding expansion plans for the PCMS, Mr. MCKEON. I continue to reserve the balance of my time. this war effort in Afghanistan, and we we believe relations with surrounding commu- Mr. SMITH of Washington. We have have to have the troops out of there by nities will stabilize and greatly improve. Our no further speakers, and I yield back the end of 2014, it’s going to cost us armed forces are focused on defending free- the balance of my time. more because we’re closing down the dom, and the specter of PCMS expansion has Mr. MCKEON. How much time do I bigger bases, and we have to accom- served only as a distraction to those on base have remaining? plish that this year. and those in neighboring communities. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman So we’ve got the commander saying Few other places in the U.S. have this level from California has 51⁄4 minutes re- it’s going to cost us more, and we have of statutory protection. In fact, a Congressional maining. an amendment saying we should cut $5 authorization for a specific land acquisition is Mr. MCKEON. Thank you very much, billion out. I think it’s important that unique to this amendment. I am pleased to Madam Chair. I’m going to use that we really put this all in context and help provide assurance to the farmers, ranch- time to make up for the time that I understand how those troops who are ers, and families of Southeast Colorado that lost earlier. out there today, fighting, going outside there will be no expansion of Pinõn Canyon What I would like to do is read the the wire and having attacks on their without the deliberation and explicit approval letter from the National Guard Asso- compounds, are going to be short $5 bil- of Congress. ciation of the United States. This is a lion if this amendment is passed. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Madam letter to Chairman MCKEON and Rank- There exists a nearly $7 billion short- Chair, included in this en bloc amendment is ing Member SMITH, and he says: fall in funding to meet just the current amendment #163 to H.R. 1960, made in order As you are aware, there is an amendment readiness requirements. The Army by H. Res. 260. This amendment is bipartisan sponsored by Reps. Van Hollen, Moran, alone needs an additional $3.2 billion and submitted by myself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN of

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Tennessee and Mr. LUJA´N of New Mexico. It effort to preserve and tell this piece of history, 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act will protect and provide public access to Man- and to ensure current and future generations for Fiscal Year 2014. This amendment is part hattan Project facilities at three Department of not only will learn this story, but be able to of what for many of our Republican colleagues Energy former defense sites through the es- visit and see it themselves. Among those en- is an obsession with singling out the District of tablishment of a historical park. This is essen- dorsing this effort are the Atomic Heritage Columbia for anti-democratic bullying. There is tially the text of H.R. 1208, reported favorably Foundation, the National Parks Conservation no federal law that exempts active duty mili- by the Committee on Natural Resources by Association, the National Trust for Historic tary personnel in their personal capacities unanimous consent in May 2013. Preservation, the Energy Communities Alli- from otherwise applicable federal firearms These three locations that the park will en- ance, the City of Richland Washington, the laws, except for residency requirements, or compass were integral to the tremendous en- City of Oak Ridge Tennessee, the Tri-City De- from any state or local firearms laws. Yet this gineering and human achievements of the velopment Council, and many more in Los Al- amendment expresses the sense of Congress Manhattan Project launched during World War amos and other areas across the nation. Addi- that active duty military personnel should be II. The three locations are the Hanford site in tionally, this effort has received strong en- exempt from the gun laws of only one local ju- my home State of Washington, Los Alamos in dorsements from newspapers from one side of risdiction, the District of Columbia. If the spon- New Mexico, and Oak Ridge in Tennessee. our nation to the other, including the Wash- sor of this amendment believes that active The vast majority of the facilities that are eli- ington Post, the Boston Globe, and the Los duty military personnel should be exempt from gible to be included in this park are already Angeles Times. federal, state or local firearms laws, why did owned by the federal government, and they This is a good amendment that preserves he not offer an amendment that would apply are located on former defense lands owned and shares our nation’s history. nationwide instead of only to the District of and controlled by the Department of Energy. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to sup- Columbia? Republicans, who profess to sup- As our nation already possesses these port this amendment. port a limited federal government and local pieces of history, the real purpose of this Mr. CONYERS. Madam Chair, I rise to dis- control of local matters, pick on the District of amendment is to officially declare the impor- cuss my amendment, number 146, to H.R. Columbia because they think they can. They tance of preserving the history, providing ac- 1960, the ‘‘National Defense Authorization Act are wrong. cess to the public, and include the unique for Fiscal Year 2014.’’ My amendment simply The sponsor of this amendment lives in the abilities of the National Park Service to help states that nothing in the bill should be con- past, acting as if the changes D.C. made to its tell this story. strued as an authorization for the use of mili- gun laws after the Supreme Court’s Heller de- Currently, some of these facilities slated for tary force against Iran. I would like to thank cision in 2008 had never happened and as if inclusion in this park are scheduled to be de- the cosponsors of my amendment: Mr. JONES a federal district court and a federal appeals stroyed at considerable taxpayer expense. A of North Carolina, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, court have not upheld the constitutionality of great many local community leaders in all Mr. ELLISON of Minnesota, and Ms. LEE of those revised gun laws. The sponsor also acts three states and interested citizens have California. I would also like to thank Chairman as if the Supreme Court’s McDonald decision worked to coordinate a commitment to pre- MCKEON and Ranking Member SMITH for ac- in 2010 had not happened. In McDonald, the serving this piece of our history. Additionally, cepting this amendment in en bloc amend- court said that the Second Amendment does the government will save tens of millions of ment number eight. By adopting this amend- not confer the ‘‘right to keep and carry any dollars from foregone destruction, as opposed ment, the House of Representatives is making weapon whatsoever in any manner whatso- to the minimal cost of providing public access it clear, for the second straight year, that none and park administration. of the provisions in this bill should be inter- ever and for whatever purpose.’’ This amendment is the second time this Under this amendment, not only will history preted as a war authorization against Iran. be protected, but so will taxpayer dollars. In recent months, the possibility of a pre- year the sponsor has tried to interfere in the Let me describe one example of the sav- emptive military strike against Iran has been local affairs of the District of Columbia. Earlier ings. The B Reactor at the Hanford site in openly discussed as a policy option of last re- this year, the sponsor introduced this amend- Washington state is the first full-scale nuclear sort as our country and our allies determine ment as a stand-alone bill. Although this reactor ever constructed. Walking into its con- how to best confront the challenge posed by amendment is non-binding, we will fight every trol room and viewing the reactor itself are like Iran’s nuclear program. attack on our rights as a local government, walking back in time. The federal government At the same time, this national discussion just as any member here would. This amend- has a legal obligation to clean up the B Reac- has prompted a large number of current and ment does nothing less than attempt to pave tor that involves partial demolition, then former military and intelligence officials to the way for actual inroads into the District of cocooning the building in concrete for 75 come forward to encourage the Congress and Columbia’s gun safety laws. The majority can years with continual monitoring, before final the Administration to consider the possible expect a fierce fight from us whenever they removal and demolition at a total cost in to- consequences, both intended and unintended, treat the American citizens who live in the Dis- day’s dollars of $90–100 million. With the of such a strike. trict of Columbia as second-class citizens. The amendment, this $100 million will not be spent These include high-level former U.S. and House adopted this amendment last year, but, and this piece of history will not be demol- Israeli national security officials, including a working with our allies, led by Senate Armed ished. Bush administration National Intelligence Services Committee Chairman CARL LEVIN This matter has been carefully studied by Council chairman, a former national intel- and House Armed Services Committee Rank- both the Department of the Interior and the ligence officer for the Near East and South ing Member ADAM SMITH, we were able to Department of Energy. Both Departments and Asia, Colin Powell’s chief of staff, five retired keep it out of the final bill, and we will fight to the National Park Service support this action. generals, the former Director of the Israeli do so again this year. On behalf of the Obama Administration, Inte- Mossad, and a former Chief of Staff of the Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Chair, I rise in support rior Secretary Salazar has repeatedly ex- Israeli Defense Forces. of the bipartisan Hanna-Graves-Shuster-Hun- pressed support for the park, as have Depart- These experts have raised concerns that an ter-Connolly Amendment 72, a modified ment of Energy officials of both the Obama attack on Iran could possibly result in serious version of H.R. 2232, the Make Every Small and Bush Administrations. harm to the world economy, potentially ignite Business Count Act of 2013, which Mr. In recognition of the important contributions a regional war, and even push Iran into build- GRAVES introduced on June 4, 2013. This to the Manhattan Project by the men and ing a nuclear weapon. common sense amendment will strengthen the women at sites across the country, the With consequences as serious as these Federal Government’s ability to fulfill its long- amendment contains a provision allowing being raised by outside and former national standing commitment to promote the viability communities like Dayton, Ohio, for example, security experts, it is critical that any decision and growth of American small businesses outside the historical park, to receive technical to initiate military action against Iran be rigor- through Federal contracting. assistance and support from the Department ously debated and, if necessary, be backed by Amendment 72 will ensure that our Nation’s of the Interior as they seek to preserve and a separate war authorization. procurement policy incentivizes the use of manage their own Manhattan Project park re- Again, I thank my colleagues for supporting small business contracting at every tier by al- sources. my amendment. lowing prime contractors to receive credit to- Many, many individuals and organizations Ms. NORTON. Madam Chair, I rise to wards meeting their small business contracting have dedicated countless hours towards this strongly oppose Amendment #171 to H.R. goals for lower tier subcontract awards to

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This will not only maximize small in consultation with the Secretary of De- ‘‘(ii) for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration business subcontracting opportunities in the fense, ensure efficiency by which applica- Services to complete the adjudication of the Federal space, but it will also ensure parity tions for special immigrant visas under sec- Form I-360; tion 1244(a) are processed so that all steps in- ‘‘(iii) to conduct a visa interview; or between government—which receives credit ‘‘(iv) to issue the visa to an eligible alien; towards its small business goals for all tiers of cidental to the issuance of such visas, including required screenings and background ‘‘(F) the average wait times for an appli- subcontracting—and prime contractors—who cant at each of the stages described in sub- checks, are completed not later than 9 only receive credit for first tier subcontractors. paragraph (E); As the Chairman of the House Small Busi- months after the date on which an eligible ‘‘(G) the number of denials or rejections at alien applies for such visa, if the alien—’’. each of the stages described in subparagraph ness Committee has noted, this incongruity (B) in subsection (b)— has actually created a disincentive against (E); and (i) in paragraph (4) by adding at the end ‘‘(H) a breakdown of reasons for denials at considering small businesses for lower tier the following: by the Chief of Mission based on the cat- subcontracts, even though emerging, innova- ‘‘(A) REVIEW PROCESS FOR DENIAL BY CHIEF egories already made available to denied spe- tive small firms are often best suited for this OF MISSION.— cial immigrant visa applicants in the denial type of work. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who has letter sent to them by the Chief of Mission. This bipartisan amendment also removes a been denied Chief of Mission approval re- ‘‘(g) PUBLIC QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not restriction in current law preventing agencies quired by subparagraph (A) shall— later than 120 days after the date of the en- ‘‘(I) receive a written decision; and from negotiating subcontracting goals beyond actment of the National Defense Authoriza- ‘‘(II) be provided 120 days from the date of tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014, and every 3 the first tier, which in turn will allow for higher the decision to request reopening of the deci- months thereafter, the Secretary of State goals in a given contract and expand subcon- sion to provide additional information, clar- and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in tracting opportunities for small businesses. ify existing information, or explain any un- consultation with the Secretary of Defense, The large and small businesses in my Dis- favorable information. shall publish a report on the website of the trict are not asking for unfair competitive ad- ‘‘(ii) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The Secretary Department of State that describes the effi- vantages or undeserved credit towards meet- of State shall designate, in the Embassy of ciency improvements made in the process by the United States in Baghdad, Iraq, a senior which applications for special immigrant ing small business contracting goals. They visas under section 1244(a) are processed, in- simply want a chance to fairly compete for coordinator responsible for overseeing the efficiency and integrity of the processing of cluding information described in subpara- Federal contracts and appropriate credit for special immigrant visas under this section, graphs (C) through (H) of subsection (f)(2).’’. subcontracting with small businesses at all who shall be given— SEC. 1219. IMPROVEMENT OF THE AFGHAN SPE- tiers. In accomplishing these goals, our bipar- ‘‘(I) sufficiently high security clearance to CIAL IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. tisan amendment truly represents a win-win review Chief of Mission denials in cases that Section 602(b) of the Afghan Allies Protec- for all stakeholders, since increased competi- appear to have relied upon insufficient or in- tion Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— tion in Federal contracting enhances innova- correct information; and ‘‘(II) responsibility for ensuring that an ap- (1) in paragraph (2)— tion and job creation, while bolstering our in- (A) in subparagraph (D)— dustrial base. I urge all my colleagues to join plicant described in clause (i) receives the information described in clause (i)(I).’’. (i) by adding at the end the following: me in supporting this amendment. (3) in section 1248, by adding at the end the ‘‘(ii) REVIEW PROCESS FOR DENIAL BY CHIEF The Acting CHAIR. The question is following: OF MISSION.— on the amendments en bloc offered by ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who has ‘‘(f) REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS.— the gentleman from California (Mr. been denied Chief of Mission approval shall— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days ‘‘(aa) receive a written decision; and MCKEON). after the date of the enactment of the Na- ‘‘(bb) be provided 120 days from the date of The en bloc amendments were agreed tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal receipt of such opinion to request reconsider- to. Year 2014, the Secretary of State and the ation of the decision to provide additional AMENDMENT NO. 123 OFFERED BY MR. Secretary of Homeland Security, in con- information, clarify existing information, or BLUMENAUER sultation with the Secretary of Defense, explain any unfavorable information. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order shall submit a report, with a classified ‘‘(II) SENIOR COORDINATOR.—The Secretary to consider amendment No. 123 printed annex, if necessary, to— of State shall designate, in the Embassy of ‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States in Kabul, Afghanistan, a in part B of House Report 113–108. the Senate; senior coordinator responsible for overseeing Mr. BLUMENAUER. I have an ‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations the efficiency and integrity of the processing amendment at the desk. of the Senate; of special immigrant visas under this sec- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ‘‘(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the tion, who shall be given— designate the amendment. House of Representatives; and ‘‘(aa) sufficiently high security clearance The text of the amendment is as fol- ‘‘(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of to review Chief of Mission denials in cases lows: the House of Representatives. that appear to have relied upon insufficient ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted or incorrect information; and Page 496, insert after line 24 the following under paragraph (1) shall describe the imple- ‘‘(bb) responsibility for ensuring that an (and conform the table of contents accord- mentation of improvements to the proc- applicant described in subclause (I) receives ingly): essing of applications for special immigrant the information described in subclause SEC. 1218. IMPROVEMENT OF THE IRAQI SPECIAL visas under section 1244(a), including infor- (I)(aa).’’; IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM. mation relating to— (2) in paragraph (4)— The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2007 (8 ‘‘(A) enhancing existing systems for con- (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PROHIBI- U.S.C. 1157 note) is amended— ducting background and security checks of TION ON FEES’’ and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION (1) in section 1242, by amending subsection persons applying for special immigrant sta- PROCESS’’; (c) to read as follows: tus, which shall— (B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in- ‘‘(c) IMPROVED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Not ‘‘(i) support immigration security; and serting the following: later than 120 days after the date of the en- ‘‘(ii) provide for the orderly processing of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days actment of the National Defense Authoriza- such applications without delay; after the date of enactment of the National tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014,’’; ‘‘(B) the financial, security, and personnel Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (2) in section 1244, as amended by this Act, considerations and resources necessary to 2014, the Secretary of State and the Sec- is further amended— carry out this subtitle; retary of Homeland Security, in consultation (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as ‘‘(C) the number of aliens who have applied with the Secretary of Defense, shall improve follows: for special immigrant visas under section the efficiency by which applications for spe- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection 1244 during each month of the preceding fis- cial immigrant visas under paragraph (1) are (c), the Secretary of Homeland Security, or, cal year; processed so that all steps incidental to the notwithstanding any other provision of law, ‘‘(D) the reasons for the failure to expedi- issuance of such visas, including required the Secretary of State in consultation with tiously process any applications that have screenings and background checks, are com- the Secretary of Homeland Security, may been pending for longer than 9 months; pleted not later than 6 months after the date provide an alien described in subsection (b) ‘‘(E) the total number of applications that on which an eligible alien applies for such with the status of a special immigrant under are pending due to the failure— visa. section 101(a)(27) of the Immigration and Na- ‘‘(i) to receive approval from the Chief of ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON FEES.—The Sec- tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(27)), and shall, Mission; retary’’; and

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Pursuant to and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in (3) The Afghanistan Special Immigrant House Resolution 260, the gentleman consultation with the Secretary of Defense, Visa program is set to expire at the end of from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) and a shall submit to the appropriate committees fiscal year 2014. of Congress a report, with a classified annex, (4) Despite the pending expiration of the Member opposed each will control 5 if necessary, that describes the implementa- Special Immigrant Visa programs, many minutes. tion of improvements to the processing of brave Iraqis, Afghans, and their families, The Chair recognizes the gentleman applications for special immigrant visas continue to face ongoing and serious threats from Oregon. under this subsection, including information as a result of their employment by or on be- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Chair, I relating to— half of the U.S. Government. yield myself 21⁄2 minutes. ‘‘(A) enhancing existing systems for con- (5) Between FY08-FY12, only 22 percent of Madam Chair, we spend appropriate ducting background and security checks of the available Iraqi SIVs (5,500 visas out of time on the floor commemorating the persons applying for special immigrant sta- 25,000 visas) have been issued and 12 percent bravery of our men and women who tus, which shall— of the available Afghan SIVs (1,051 visas out were in harm’s way in Iraq and Afghan- ‘‘(i) support immigration security; and of 8,500 visas) have been issued. istan, but there were other brave men ‘‘(ii) provide for the orderly processing of (6) As the Washington Post reported in Oc- such applications without delay; tober 2012, over 5,000 documentarily complete and women who worked with our sol- ‘‘(B) the financial, security, and personnel Afghan SIV applications remained in a back- diers, putting themselves in harm’s considerations and resources necessary to log. way, and I’m referring to foreign na- carry out this section; (7) The implementation of the Special Im- tionals—Iraqis and Afghanistan citi- ‘‘(C) the number of aliens who have applied migration Visa programs has been pro- zens who were interpreters and who for special immigrant visas under this sub- tracted and inefficient. were drivers, people working for NGOs, section during each month of the preceding (8) The application and approval process people who made it possible for our fiscal year; for the Special Immigration Visa program is troops to perform at the highest level. ‘‘(D) the reasons for the failure to expedi- unnecessarily opaque and difficult to navi- tiously process any applications that have gate. They served shoulder to shoulder with been pending for longer than 9 months; (9) Applicants in both Iraq and Afghanistan our men and women in uniform. ‘‘(E) the total number of applications that often have effusive recommendations from Now, I am pleased that there is a par- are pending due to the failure— numerous military personnel, have served tial extension in the Special Immi- ‘‘(i) to receive approval from the Chief of the U.S. war efforts for many years, and have grant Visa program in the underlying Mission; served valiantly, in some instances literally bill for Iraqis and Afghanis. It’s impor- ‘‘(ii) for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration taking a bullet for a U.S. service member, tant that we have these special visas. I Services to complete the adjudication of the and yet are denied approval for a Special Im- have been pleased to have played a Form I-360; migration Visa with little to no trans- small role in helping create the Special ‘‘(iii) to conduct a visa interview; or parency. ‘‘(iv) to issue the visa to an eligible alien; (10) Overly narrow provisions contained in Immigrant Visa program that enables ‘‘(F) the average wait times for an appli- the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 these people to escape harm’s way. cant at each of the stages described in sub- leave many deserving Afghans and their fam- Many of them are in danger of being paragraph (E); ilies in need of U.S. assistance, but unable to killed because people know that they ‘‘(G) the number of denials or rejections at access the Special Immigration Visa pro- helped our forces, and they are left be- each of the stages described in subparagraph gram. hind. (E); and (11) The United States has a responsibility I really appreciate the ranking mem- ‘‘(H) a breakdown of reasons for denials by to follow through on its promise to protect ber, the chair, and their staff for the the Chief of Mission based on the categories those Iraqis and Afghans who have risked work to help partially extend the Spe- already made available to denied special im- their lives to aid our troops and protect migrant visa applicants in the denial letter America’s security. cial Immigration Visa program. But sent to them by the Chief of Mission. (12) The extension and reform of the Iraq this bipartisan amendment, offered ‘‘(13) PUBLIC QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not and Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa with my colleagues, Congresswoman later than 120 days after the date of the en- programs is a matter of national security. GABBARD and Representatives actment of the National Defense Authoriza- (13) The extension and reform of the Af- KINZINGER and STIVERS, all three of tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014, and every 3 ghan Special Immigrant Visa program is es- whom served in the field of battle, is an months thereafter, the Secretary of State sential to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. opportunity to help ensure these pro- and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in (c) SENSE OF THE HOUSE.—It is the sense of grams finish the job for which they consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the House of Representatives that the Iraq shall publish a report on the website of the and Afghanistan Special Immigrant Visa were created. Department of State that describes the effi- programs should be— b 1100 ciency improvements made in the process by (1) reformed by— which applications for special immigrant (A) ensuring applications are processed in These programs expire for Iraq at the visas under this subsection are processed, in- a timely, and transparent fashion; end of this fiscal year. That’s Sep- cluding information described in subpara- (B) providing parity between the two Spe- tember 30, and the following September graph (C) through (H) of paragraph (12).’’. cial Immigrant Visa programs so that Af- 30 for Afghanistan. And while they are SEC. 1219. SENSE OF CONGRESS. ghan principal applicants, like Iraqi prin- set to expire, those in Iraq and Afghan- (b) PURPOSE.—Expressing the Sense of the cipal applicants, are able to include their istan who made our mission possible House or Representatives that the Special spouse, children, siblings, and parents; and continue to be plagued by inefficiencies Immigration Visa programs authorized in (C) expanding eligibility for the Special and bureaucratic hurdles. Through fis- Immigrant Visa programs to Afghan or Iraqi the National Defense Authorization Act for cal year 2012, only 22 percent of the Fiscal Year 2008 and the Afghan Allies Pro- men and women employed by, or on behalf tection Act of 2009 are critical to the U.S. of, a media or nongovernmental organization available Iraq SIVs have been issued, national security, and that these programs headquartered in the United States, or an or- and only 12 percent for Afghanistan. must be reformed and extended in order to ganization or entity closely associated with The Washington Post reported that meet the Congressional intent with which the United States mission in Iraq or Afghan- over 5,000 documentarily complete Af- they were created. istan that has received U.S. Government ghan applications remain in a backlog. (b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol- funding through an official and documented The backlog and delay means not just lowing: contract, award, grant, or cooperative agree- weeks or months, but years for those (1) Congress created the Special Immigra- ment; and who risked their lives to help the U.S. tion Visa program for the purposes of pro- (2) extended in— tecting and aiding the many brave Iraqis and (A) Iraq through the year 2018, without au- mission, and means living in constant Afghans whose lives, and the lives of their thorizing any additional Special Immigrant fear and hiding, knowing they or their families, were endangered as a result of their Visas as authorized in the original statue; families could be killed at any mo- faithful and valuable service to the United and ment.

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Our amendment demonstrates a Mr. MCKEON. I yield the balance of know, you put your life on the line for strong commitment from the House for my time to the gentleman from Illinois us; we’re going to do everything we can comprehensive extension and reform in (Mr. KINZINGER). for you. conference. It enhances the programs Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. I think about all the times when I by providing efficiency, transparency, Chairman, I appreciate you yielding. would be ready to go fly and, you accuracy, and oversight. And, Mr. BLUMENAUER, thank you for know, you talk to folks that are associ- Madam Chair, I yield the remaining leading on this, Ms. GABBARD and Mr. ated with what we’re doing; and had we time to the gentlewoman from Hawaii STIVERS as well. This is such an impor- not had interpreters there to be able to (Ms. GABBARD). tant issue. bring the languages, frankly, the Ms. GABBARD. Madam Chair, I rise You know, we’re a Nation of commit- United States and Iraq or Afghanistan in strong support of this amendment to ments, and a lot of the times Wash- together, we’d often just be staring at improve the Special Immigrant Visa ington gets this reputation of Repub- each other, not knowing what we’re programs for local civilians who put licans and Democrats don’t agree on thinking, but we’re each thinking their lives in danger to aid our troops anything, and we just fight like cats something. as they’ve served in Iraq and Afghani- and dogs. I feel like some of that is But to be able to have these folks stan. true, but I think this is a great exam- that come together and really talk We see in times of war and in times ple of where, frankly, people are com- about what it is that we need to do is of conflict that our servicemembers are ing together to say as a Nation what’s the right thing to do. lauded and honored for their service the right thing to do here. I just, again, want to say that, as and tremendous sacrifice, but there are We’ve made commitments. We’ve Americans, we have to hold to our many stories that remain untold. taken ourselves and made promises to commitments. This program provides There are many unseen heroes who sac- people, and people have put themselves lifesaving protection to those that rifice every single day as they serve out on the line for us. What’s the right served us. It will provide refuge to the alongside our troops. thing to do? countless Iraqis and Afghan civilians During my first deployment to Iraq, I I would even dare to speculate that that have helped us, and it’s the right served in a medical unit, and we had those of us that are sponsoring this thing to do. two interpreters who worked with us amendment probably don’t even agree So, again, I just want to say to Mr. on a daily basis. One was named on the future of the Iraq war or the Af- BLUMENAUER, to Ms. GABBARD, to Mr. Kaddam. He sat in our clinic, went out ghanistan war. But we do know that we STIVERS and to everybody watching, on missions with our medics. I spoke to believe we have to hold to this. frankly, and listening to these pro- him almost every day and learned so As Ms. GABBARD was talking about, ceedings, thank you for your help. much about his family, his community, there’s a lot of unsung heroes in the Thank you to America for standing and the challenges that he overcame war in Iraq and Afghanistan. I experi- up and doing the right thing, and to every day to just work with us. enced it as well as a pilot in the mili- those that continue to defend us day by He drove home every night with a tary as people that were Iraqi nation- day. firearm under his driver’s seat, in fear, als, in my case, that really stood up Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I yield not only of his own life, but in fear of and put their lives on the line in order back the balance of my time. the health and safety of his family. He to fight for a new Iraq, to fight for a The Acting CHAIR (Mr. COLLINS of had a few young children, and he spoke new freedom, to provide for their fami- Georgia). The question is on the very strongly about his hopes and his lies, and to understand that they want amendment offered by the gentleman dreams for them being able to have a to build an alliance between Iraq and from Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER). future, to have an education, which the United States. The question was taken; and the Act- was a far cry from the life that he was And a lot of them went home at ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- living there; and that’s why he served night, as was eloquently expressed, peared to have it. with us. went home at night in fear that this Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I We had another interpreter who we was going to cost them their lives, but demand a recorded vote. called, our Hawaii unit called Kahuna. knowing that the strength and the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to And his situation was very different. power of the United States was there clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- He lived in secrecy, where his neigh- with them, and that they could rest ceedings on the amendment offered by bors and his friends didn’t know that easy at night, knowing that we could the gentleman from Oregon will be he was working with us; and because of keep to our words. postponed. that, he stayed in our camp. He lived Unfortunately, many of these folks AMENDMENT NO. 137 OFFERED BY MS. DE LAURO with us and worked with us on a daily have been killed or targeted for killing, The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order basis because he believed in what we and do continue to live in fear. And so to consider amendment No. 137 printed were doing, and he wouldn’t want to we created a program which would in part B of House Report 113–108. allow a lot of these that have put their risk his family’s life. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, I have The stories go on and on of those who lives on the line in order to facilitate an amendment at the desk. have sacrificed so much, not only be- what our interest is in Afghanistan and The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will cause they believed in what we were Iraq, to be able to come to the United designate the amendment. doing, what our mission was, what our States. The text of the amendment is as fol- work was, but in the hopes that they And, unfortunately, this has been lows: could also live a free life for them- bogged down in bureaucracy that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. It’s At the end of subtitle E of title XII of divi- selves, a life where they were not sion A, add the following new section: fraught on a daily basis with just get- been bogged down in the definition of SEC. 12l. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ting by. whether they worked for the United PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FROM And for that, I personally stand in States or whether they actually ROSOBORONEXPORT. strong support of this. worked for ISAF. Well, I would tend to (a) LIMITATION.—No funds authorized to be Mr. MCKEON. Madam Chair, I rise to say that whether you worked for ISAF appropriated for the Department of Defense claim time in opposition to the amend- or the United States, you should prob- for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 may ment; however, I do not oppose the ably fall under this program. be used for the purchase of any equipment I think it’s just right that we, as a from Rosoboronexport until the Secretary of amendment. Defense certifies in writing to the congres- The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- Nation, figure out what’s going wrong sional defense committees that, to the best tion, the gentleman from California is and do this, and I think this is a great of the Secretary’s knowledge— recognized for 5 minutes. opportunity. This is a great oppor- (1) Rosoboronexport is cooperating fully There was no objection. tunity to come together and say, you with the Defense Contract Audit Agency;

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The Syrian population is going to be in order to purchase equipment from President then signed into law last need of aid. So this has to be fixed. Rosoboronexport is in national security in- year’s defense bill banning the Pen- This is not a sustainable situation. terest of the United States. The Obama administration says, (2) REPORT.—If the Secretary waives the tagon from using 2013 funds to enter into a contract with the Russian arms well, we are going to have to get more limitation in subsection (a) pursuant to aggressively involved, supplying more dealer. Yet, in a clear violation of the paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to military assistance to the insurgents. the congressional defense committees, not spirit of the law, DOD announced in But think about this: the problem is later than 30 days before purchasing equip- April it would use 2012 Afghanistan Se- that Assad is getting all the weapons ment from Rosoboronexport pursuant to the curity Forces funds to purchase 30 he wants. In fact, he’s asked this Rus- waiver, a report on the waiver. The report more Mi-17s, a contract signing that is sian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, shall be submitted in classified or unclassi- imminent. Meanwhile, the Defense fied form, at the election of the Secretary. for advanced S–300 missile defense bat- Contract Audit Agency, or DCAA, at- The report shall include the following: teries, 20,000 Kalashnikov assault ri- tempted an audit of Rosoboronexport’s (A) An explanation why it is in the na- fles, 20 million rounds of ammunition, pricing of Mi-17 helicopters, which the tional security interest of the United States machine guns, grenade launchers, gre- to purchase equipment from firm refused to cooperate with. This is nade sniper rifles with night vision Rosoboronexport. outrageous. sights. Mi-17 helicopters are also made (B) An explanation why comparable equip- My bipartisan amendment prohibits by Rosoboronexport, and we’re buying ment cannot be purchased from another cor- the Pentagon from purchasing equip- helicopters from them. Can’t we co- poration. ment from the Russian arms maker un- (C) An assessment of the cooperation of ordinate the right hand with the left less the Secretary certifies the firm is Rosoboronexport with the Defense Contract hand? We should not be basically sub- Audit Agency. cooperating with DCAA, not delivering sidizing Rosoboronexport, which is a (D) An assessment of whether and how S–300 missile defense batteries to large part of the problem in Syria. many S–300 advanced anti-aircraft missiles Syria, and has not signed new con- Some have suggested that without have been delivered to the Assad regime by tracts with Syria since the beginning Russia’s aid, President Assad cannot Rosoboronexport. of the year. The amendment also re- continue killing his own people. Now, I (E) A list of the contracts that quires that any new contract for heli- don’t know that we can ever convince Rosoboronexport has signed with the Assad copters for the Afghans be competi- regime since January 1, 2013. President Putin to stop this—it’s obvi- tively bid. ously a state-owned arms supplier—but (c) REQUIREMENT FOR COMPETITIVELY BID The Defense Department should not CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall surely the Congress can say, no, don’t award any contract that will use United engage in contracts with companies purchase from the same person that is States funds for the procurement of heli- arming the Syrian regime. This can supplying the Syrian regime. copters for the Afghan Security Forces using and must stop. Furthermore, if we are Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield competitive procedures based on require- going to spend U.S. taxpayers’ dollars back the balance of my time. ments developed by the Secretary of De- to provide helicopters to the Afghan Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Chair, I am fense. National Security Forces, we should pleased to cosponsor this bipartisan amend- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to spend those dollars for the purchase of ment, which would prohibit the Defense De- House Resolution 260, the gentlewoman U.S.-made helicopters. partment from circumventing Congressional in- from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO) and a I urge support for my amendment tent with regard to Russian state arms dealer Member opposed each will control 5 and reserve the balance of my time. Rosoboronexport. This amendment prohibits minutes. Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Chairman, I rise to the Department of Defense from purchasing The Chair recognizes the gentle- claim the time in opposition to the military helicopters from Rosoboronexport—a woman from Connecticut. amendment although I will not oppose company that has been supplying weapons to the amendment. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, my Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- amendment would strengthen a prohi- its ‘‘campaign of terror against its own peo- tion, the gentleman from California is bition unanimously supported last year ple,’’ as characterized by Secretary of State recognized for 5 minutes. to stop the Defense Department from Kerry. There was no objection. purchasing equipment from the Rus- The civil unrest and violence that has en- Mr. MCKEON. I yield back the bal- sian arms dealer Rosoboronexport. gulfed Syria and fueled instability across the ance of my time. region just entered its third year. This week, As we have debated this bill, esti- Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, may I the United Nations reported that 93,000 peo- mates of the death toll in Syria hit inquire as to how much time remains. ple have been killed in this conflict. In addition, 93,000 and the administration con- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman more than 1.6 million Syrian refugees are now firmed use of chemical weapons by the 1 from Connecticut has 2 ⁄4 minutes re- displaced across five countries, and it is esti- Assad regime. Yet, remarkably, U.S. maining. mated that half of the population of Syria will taxpayers continue to provide subsidies Ms. DELAURO. I yield the balance of be in need of aid by the end of this year. to Russia’s arms dealer through no-bid my time to my colleague from Virginia Russia has been the Assad regime’s main Pentagon purchases of Mi-17 heli- (Mr. MORAN), who has worked on this arms supplier, recently announcing that it copters, even as the firm continues to issue with me. would provide Syria with advanced S–300 serve as the top supplier of the weap- Mr. MORAN. I thank my very good missile defense batteries. The Syrian Army ons the Syrian regime is using to fuel friend from Connecticut—and the also requested 20,000 Kalashnikov assault ri- the tragic war. chairman of the committee because I fles, 20 million rounds of ammunition, machine In fact, the Russian arms dealer re- trust that he will support this as well. guns, grenade launchers, grenades, and snip- cently took an order from the Syrian This amendment passed overwhelm- er rifles with night-vision sights from Army for a wide range of weaponry, ingly last year, bipartisan vote. The Rosoboronexport. and the possibility remains that Russia problem is that the Defense Depart- The bipartisan amendment before us today, may provide Syria with S–300 air de- ment ignored it. They went ahead, con- which I am pleased to cosponsor with Rep- fense systems. tinuing to buy weapons from resentatives DELAURO, GRANGER, MORAN,

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KINGSTON, ELLISON, and WOLF, would simply Amendment No. 137 by Ms. DELAURO Rokita Simpson Walden clarify the restrictions outlined in last year’s of Connecticut. Rooney Smith (MO) Walorski Ros-Lehtinen Smith (NE) Walz defense authorization bill, which prohibited the The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Roskam Smith (NJ) Weber (TX) Pentagon from using FY13 funds to enter into the minimum time for any electronic Ross Smith (TX) Webster (FL) any contract with the Russian state arms deal- vote after the first vote in this series. Rothfus Southerland Wenstrup Royce Stewart Whitfield er. Unfortunately, the Defense Department ig- AMENDMENT NO. 21 OFFERED BY MR. TURNER Ruiz Stivers Williams nored that Congressional direction and found The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Runyan Stockman Wilson (SC) a way to maneuver around the law. Defense business is the demand for a recorded Ryan (WI) Stutzman Wittman officials announced in April that they would vote on the amendment offered by the Salmon Terry Wolf Sanford Thompson (PA) Womack use FY12 Afghanistan Security Forces Funds gentleman from Ohio (Mr. TURNER) on to purchase 30 more Mi–17 helicopters from Scalise Thornberry Woodall which further proceedings were post- Schock Tiberi Yoder Rosoboronexport. The signing of this contract poned and on which the ayes prevailed Schweikert Tipton Yoho is imminent. by voice vote. Scott, Austin Turner Young (AK) Our amendment would ensure that no fund- The Clerk will redesignate the Sensenbrenner Upton Young (FL) Sessions Valadao Young (IN) ing is used to purchase equipment from this amendment. Russian arms dealer unless it cooperates with Shimkus Wagner The Clerk redesignated the amend- Shuster Walberg a pending Defense Contract Audit Agency re- ment. view of another contract in which NOES—182 RECORDED VOTE Rosoboronexport is suspected of overcharging The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Andrews Garcia O’Rourke the U.S. Navy. Moreover, the amendment Barber Grayson Owens would also ensure that future helicopter pur- has been demanded. Bass Green, Al Pallone chases for the Afghan National Security Force A recorded vote was ordered. Beatty Green, Gene Pascrell will be competitively bid. The vote was taken by electronic de- Becerra Grijalva Pastor (AZ) vice, and there were—ayes 239, noes 182, Bera (CA) Grimm Payne I urge my colleagues to support our bipar- Bishop (GA) Gutierrez Perlmutter tisan amendment, which will hold this Russian not voting 13, as follows: Bishop (NY) Hahn Peters (CA) arms dealer accountable for its reprehensible [Roll No. 229] Blumenauer Hanabusa Peters (MI) role in the Syrian conflict, as well as ensure AYES—239 Bonamici Hastings (FL) Pingree (ME) that the Pentagon complies with Congres- Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Pocan Aderholt Flores Lucas Braley (IA) Higgins Polis sional intent. Alexander Forbes Luetkemeyer Brown (FL) Himes Price (NC) Amash Fortenberry Lujan Grisham The Acting CHAIR. The question is Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Quigley Amodei Foxx (NM) Bustos Holt Rahall on the amendment offered by the gen- Bachus Franks (AZ) Lummis tlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. Barletta Frelinghuysen Maffei Butterfield Honda Rangel DELAURO). Barr Gardner Maloney, Sean Capps Horsford Richmond The question was taken; and the Act- Barrow (GA) Garrett Marchant Capuano Hoyer Roybal-Allard Barton Gerlach Marino Ca´ rdenas Huffman Ruppersberger ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- Benishek Gibbs Massie Carney Israel Rush peared to have it. Bentivolio Gibson Matheson Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Chairman, I de- Bilirakis Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Cartwright Jeffries Sa´ nchez, Linda mand a recorded vote. Bishop (UT) Gohmert McCaul Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. T. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Black Goodlatte McClintock Castro (TX) Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Blackburn Gosar McHenry Cicilline Keating Sarbanes clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Bonner Gowdy McIntyre Clarke Kelly (IL) Schakowsky ceedings on the amendment offered by Boustany Granger McKeon Clay Kennedy Schiff the gentlewoman from Connecticut Brady (TX) Graves (GA) McKinley Cleaver Kildee Schneider Bridenstine Graves (MO) McMorris will be postponed. Clyburn Kilmer Schrader Brooks (AL) Griffin (AR) Rodgers Cohen Kind Schwartz ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Brooks (IN) Griffith (VA) Meadows Connolly Kirkpatrick Scott (VA) Broun (GA) Guthrie Meehan The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Conyers Kuster Scott, David Buchanan Hall Messer Cooper Langevin Serrano clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Bucshon Hanna Mica now resume on those amendments Burgess Harper Miller (FL) Costa Larsen (WA) Sewell (AL) printed in part B of House Report 113– Calvert Harris Miller (MI) Courtney Larson (CT) Sherman Crowley Lee (CA) Sinema 108 on which further proceedings were Camp Hartzler Miller, Gary Cantor Hastings (WA) Mullin Cummings Levin Sires postponed, in the following order: Capito Heck (NV) Mulvaney Davis (CA) Lewis Slaughter Amendment No. 21 by Mr. TURNER of Carter Hensarling Murphy (FL) Davis, Danny Loebsack Smith (WA) Ohio. Cassidy Herrera Beutler Murphy (PA) DeFazio Lofgren Speier Amendment No. 22 by Mr. HOLT of Chabot Holding Neugebauer DeGette Lowenthal Swalwell (CA) Chaffetz Hudson Noem Delaney Lowey Takano New Jersey. Coble Huelskamp Nugent DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Amendment No. 25 by Ms. MCCOLLUM Coffman Huizenga (MI) Nunes DelBene (NM) Thompson (MS) of Minnesota. Cole Hultgren Nunnelee Denham Lynch Tierney Amendment No. 32 by Mr. NOLAN of Collins (GA) Hunter Olson Deutch Maloney, Titus Minnesota. Collins (NY) Hurt Palazzo Dingell Carolyn Tonko Conaway Issa Paulsen Doggett Matsui Tsongas Amendment No. 33 by Mr. LARSEN of Cook Jenkins Pearce Doyle McCollum Van Hollen Cotton Johnson (OH) Perry Washington. Duckworth McDermott Vargas Amendment No. 36 by Mr. GIBSON of Cramer Johnson, Sam Peterson Crawford Jones Petri Ellison McGovern Veasey New York. Crenshaw Jordan Pittenger Engel McNerney Vela Amendment No. 37 by Mr. COFFMAN Cuellar Joyce Pitts Enyart Meeks Vela´ zquez of Colorado. Culberson Kelly (PA) Pompeo Eshoo Meng Visclosky Amendment No. 19 by Mrs. WALORSKI Daines King (IA) Posey Esty Michaud Wasserman Davis, Rodney King (NY) Price (GA) Farr Miller, George Schultz of Indiana. Dent Kingston Radel Fattah Moore Waters Amendment No. 20 by Mr. SMITH of DeSantis Kinzinger (IL) Reed Foster Moran Watt Washington. DesJarlais Kline Reichert Frankel (FL) Nadler Waxman Amendment No. 14 by Mr. POLIS of Diaz-Balart Labrador Renacci Gabbard Napolitano Welch Colorado. Duffy LaMalfa Ribble Gallego Negrete McLeod Wilson (FL) Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rice (SC) Garamendi Nolan Yarmuth Amendment No. 23 by Mr. POLIS of Duncan (TN) Lance Rigell Colorado. Ellmers Lankford Roby NOT VOTING—13 Amendment No. 39 by Mr. VAN HOL- Farenthold Latham Roe (TN) Fincher Latta Rogers (AL) Bachmann Johnson (GA) Poe (TX) LEN of Maryland. Fitzpatrick Lipinski Rogers (KY) Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Amendment No. 123 by Mr. BLU- Fleischmann LoBiondo Rogers (MI) Chu McCarthy (NY) Westmoreland MENAUER of Oregon. Fleming Long Rohrabacher Edwards Neal Fudge Pelosi

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 b 1142 So, to the charities—the real winners Cuellar Kennedy Reed Culberson Kildee Reichert Mr. FARR and Ms. BROWNLEY of of this game—congratulations. Cummings Kilmer Renacci California changed their vote from This is a great tradition that helps Daines Kind Ribble ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ bring us together. I can tell you that Davis (CA) King (IA) Rice (SC) the members of the Republican base- Davis, Danny King (NY) Richmond Messrs. BARTON, CRAWFORD, Davis, Rodney Kingston Rigell DUFFY, and LIPINSKI changed their ball team are friends of ours, and we Delaney Kinzinger (IL) Roby vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ enjoy the camaraderie and the game DeLauro Kirkpatrick Roe (TN) So the amendment was agreed to. every year, and we look forward to it DelBene Kline Rogers (AL) Denham Kuster Rogers (KY) The result of the vote was announced again next year. Dent Labrador Rogers (MI) as above recorded. Mr. BARTON. I yield back the bal- DeSantis LaMalfa Rohrabacher (By unanimous consent, Mr. BARTON ance of my time. DesJarlais Lamborn Rokita was allowed to speak out of order.) Deutch Lance Rooney AMENDMENT NO. 22 OFFERED BY MR. HOLT Diaz-Balart Langevin Ros-Lehtinen 52ND ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- Duckworth Lankford Roskam Mr. BARTON. Mr. Chairman, I have tion, 2-minute voting will continue. Duffy Larsen (WA) Ross my 7-year-old son, Jack, with me this Duncan (SC) Larson (CT) Rothfus There was no objection. Duncan (TN) Latham Royce week. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Ellmers Latta Ruiz As we walked on the floor, he asked business is the demand for a recorded Engel Lipinski Runyan me, ‘‘Daddy, why is that trophy on vote on the amendment offered by the Enyart LoBiondo Ruppersberger Farenthold Loebsack Ryan (OH) that desk?’’ gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. HOLT) Fincher Long Ryan (WI) And I said, ‘‘Well, son, they won the on which further proceedings were Fitzpatrick Lowenthal Salmon game last night.’’ postponed and on which the noes pre- Fleischmann Lucas Sanchez, Loretta So I rise in reluctant recognition of Fleming Luetkemeyer Sanford vailed by voice vote. Flores Lujan Grisham Scalise the fact that last night, at Nationals The Clerk will redesignate the Forbes (NM) Schiff Park, the Democrats squeaked out a amendment. Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schneider 22–0 victory over the stalwart Repub- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Foxx (NM) Schock lican team. Frankel (FL) Lummis Schwartz ment. Franks (AZ) Lynch Schweikert Our MVP is Senator JEFF FLAKE RECORDED VOTE Frelinghuysen Maffei Scott (VA) from Arizona, who was a Member of The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Gabbard Maloney, Sean Scott, Austin this body until last year. We had a Gallego Marchant Scott, David has been demanded. number of other Members who played Garamendi Marino Sensenbrenner A recorded vote was ordered. Garcia Massie Sessions very well—JOHN SHIMKUS, BILL JOHN- The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Gardner Matsui Sewell (AL) SON, MIKE CONAWAY, RODNEY DAVIS, Garrett McCarthy (CA) Sherman minute vote. RON DESANTIS, and the list goes on and Gerlach McCaul Shimkus The vote was taken by electronic de- Gibbs McClintock Shuster on. The fact remains that the Demo- vice, and there were—ayes 61, noes 362, Gibson McHenry Simpson crats won, and they are entitled to the not voting 11, as follows: Gingrey (GA) McIntyre Sinema trophy. Gohmert McKeon Sires Our hats are off to you. [Roll No. 230] Goodlatte McKinley Smith (MO) AYES—61 Gosar McMorris Smith (NE) With that, I yield to my good friend, Gowdy Rodgers Smith (NJ) the manager from Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- Bass Higgins Nolan Granger McNerney Smith (TX) vania, Mr. MIKE DOYLE. Blumenauer Himes Pallone Graves (GA) Meadows Smith (WA) Mr. DOYLE. First off, I want to Braley (IA) Holt Payne Graves (MO) Meehan Southerland Clarke Honda Pelosi Grayson Meeks Stewart thank my good friend JOE BARTON—he Clay Huffman Pingree (ME) Green, Al Meng Stivers is my good friend—for a good game last Conyers Jeffries Pocan Green, Gene Messer Stockman night. Crowley Lee (CA) Roybal-Allard Griffin (AR) Mica Stutzman DeFazio Levin Rush Griffith (VA) Michaud Swalwell (CA) I can’t really single out individuals. DeGette Lewis Sa´ nchez, Linda Grimm Miller (FL) Takano This was a team effort on the Demo- Dingell Lofgren T. Guthrie Miller (MI) Terry cratic side. Our team had 24 hits and no Doggett Lowey Sarbanes Hahn Miller, Gary Thompson (CA) Doyle Maloney, Schakowsky errors in the field. CEDRIC RICHMOND Hall Moran Thompson (MS) Ellison Carolyn Schrader Hanabusa Mullin Thompson (PA) normally strikes out a lot of batters, Eshoo Matheson Serrano Hanna Mulvaney Thornberry and, last year, CEDRIC had 16 strike- Esty McCollum Slaughter Harper Murphy (FL) Tiberi outs. For the first five innings, CEDRIC Farr McDermott Speier Harris Murphy (PA) Tipton Fattah McGovern Tierney Hartzler Negrete McLeod Titus didn’t strike out a single batter. We Foster Miller, George Vela´ zquez Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Tonko had 15 putouts in the field. When you Grijalva Moore Waters Heck (NV) Noem Tsongas hit the ball, we fielded it, and we made Gutierrez Nadler Watt Heck (WA) Nugent Turner the throws to first, and we made the Hastings (FL) Napolitano Welch Hensarling Nunes Upton Herrera Beutler Nunnelee Valadao plays. NOES—362 Hinojosa O’Rourke Van Hollen It was the best team effort that I’ve Aderholt Boustany Cartwright Holding Olson Vargas seen out of the Democratic side in the Alexander Brady (PA) Cassidy Horsford Owens Veasey 19 years I’ve been associated with the Amash Brady (TX) Castor (FL) Hoyer Palazzo Vela Amodei Bridenstine Castro (TX) Hudson Pascrell Visclosky game, and I want to congratulate my Andrews Brooks (AL) Chabot Huelskamp Pastor (AZ) Wagner team. Bachus Brooks (IN) Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Paulsen Walberg As my good friend JOE BARTON Barber Broun (GA) Cicilline Hultgren Pearce Walden Barletta Brown (FL) Cleaver Hunter Perlmutter Walorski knows, the real winners of this game Barr Brownley (CA) Clyburn Hurt Perry Walz are three charities. We broke a record Barrow (GA) Buchanan Coble Israel Peters (CA) Wasserman this year. We raised $300,000 for our Barton Bucshon Coffman Issa Peters (MI) Schultz charities—the Washington Boys & Beatty Burgess Cohen Jackson Lee Peterson Waxman Becerra Bustos Cole Jenkins Petri Weber (TX) Girls Club, the Washington Literacy Benishek Butterfield Collins (GA) Johnson (GA) Pittenger Webster (FL) Council, and the Dream Foundation, Bentivolio Calvert Collins (NY) Johnson (OH) Pitts Wenstrup which is going to help children in the Bera (CA) Camp Conaway Johnson, E. B. Polis Westmoreland Bilirakis Cantor Connolly Johnson, Sam Pompeo Whitfield Seventh Ward in Washington, D.C. This Bishop (GA) Capito Cook Jones Posey Williams is going to be a great program for the Bishop (NY) Capps Cooper Jordan Price (GA) Wilson (FL) kids—for boys and girls to learn base- Bishop (UT) Capuano Cotton Joyce Price (NC) Wilson (SC) ball, but also to learn more important Black Ca´ rdenas Courtney Kaptur Quigley Wittman Blackburn Carney Cramer Keating Radel Wolf things in after-school learning centers Bonamici Carson (IN) Crawford Kelly (IL) Rahall Womack and the like. Bonner Carter Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rangel Woodall

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9157 Yarmuth Yoho Young (FL) NOES—290 Wittman Yarmuth Young (FL) Yoder Young (AK) Young (IN) Wolf Yoder Young (IN) Aderholt Gohmert Olson Womack Yoho NOT VOTING—11 Amash Goodlatte Owens Woodall Young (AK) Amodei Gowdy Palazzo Bachmann Edwards Neal Bachus Granger Pallone NOT VOTING—10 Campbell Fudge Poe (TX) Barber Graves (GA) Pastor (AZ) Chu Markey Shea-Porter Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Barletta Graves (MO) Paulsen Costa McCarthy (NY) Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Barr Green, Al Pearce Chu McCarthy (NY) Barton Green, Gene Pelosi Edwards Neal b 1152 Beatty Griffin (AR) Perry Benishek Grimm Peters (CA) Ms. LEE of California and Mr. CROW- Bentivolio Guthrie Peterson b 1156 LEY changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to Bera (CA) Hall Pittenger Mr. CA´ RDENAS changed his vote ‘‘aye.’’ Bilirakis Hanabusa Pitts Bishop (GA) Hanna Pompeo from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ So the amendment was rejected. Bishop (UT) Harper Posey Mr. MAFFEI changed his vote from The result of the vote was announced Black Harris Price (GA) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ as above recorded. Blackburn Hartzler Price (NC) Bonner Hastings (WA) Radel So the amendment was rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 25 OFFERED BY MS. MC COLLUM Boustany Heck (NV) Rahall The result of the vote was announced The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Brady (PA) Hensarling Rangel as above recorded. Brady (TX) Hinojosa Reed business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 32 OFFERED BY MR. NOLAN Bridenstine Holding Renacci vote on the amendment offered by the Brooks (AL) Honda Ribble The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Brooks (IN) Horsford Rice (SC) business is the demand for a recorded MCCOLLUM) on which further pro- Broun (GA) Hoyer Rigell vote on the amendment offered by the ceedings were postponed and on which Brown (FL) Hudson Roe (TN) Bucshon Huelskamp Rogers (AL) gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. the noes prevailed by voice vote. Burgess Huffman Rogers (KY) NOLAN) on which further proceedings The Clerk will redesignate the Bustos Hultgren Rogers (MI) were postponed and on which the noes amendment. Butterfield Hunter Rooney Calvert Hurt Ros-Lehtinen prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cantor Issa Roskam The Clerk will redesignate the ment. Capito Jackson Lee Ross amendment. RECORDED VOTE Carson (IN) Jenkins Rothfus The Clerk redesignated the amend- Carter Johnson (OH) Runyan The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Cassidy Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger ment. has been demanded. Castro (TX) Johnson, Sam Ryan (OH) RECORDED VOTE A recorded vote was ordered. Chaffetz Jones Ryan (WI) Cleaver Jordan Salmon The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Clyburn Joyce Sanford has been demanded. minute vote. Coble Kaptur Scalise A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic de- Coffman Kelly (PA) Schock The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- vice, and there were—ayes 134, noes 290, Cole Kilmer Schweikert Collins (GA) King (IA) Scott, Austin minute vote. not voting 10, as follows: Collins (NY) King (NY) Scott, David The vote was taken by electronic de- [Roll No. 231] Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Serrano vice, and there were—ayes 71, noes 353, Connolly Kline Sessions AYES—134 Cook Kuster Sewell (AL) not voting 10, as follows: Alexander Gutierrez Murphy (FL) Cooper Labrador Shimkus [Roll No. 232] Andrews Hahn Nadler Costa LaMalfa Shuster AYES—71 Barrow (GA) Hastings (FL) Noem Cotton Lamborn Simpson Bass Heck (WA) Nolan Cramer Lance Sires Amash Hahn Pallone Becerra Herrera Beutler Pascrell Crawford Lankford Smith (MO) Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pascrell Bishop (NY) Higgins Payne Crenshaw Latham Smith (NE) Bonamici Higgins Pastor (AZ) Blumenauer Himes Perlmutter Cuellar Latta Smith (NJ) Braley (IA) Hinojosa Payne Bonamici Holt Peters (MI) Culberson Lipinski Smith (TX) Capuano Holt Pingree (ME) Braley (IA) Huizenga (MI) Petri Daines LoBiondo Smith (WA) Clarke Honda Pocan Brownley (CA) Israel Pingree (ME) Davis, Rodney Loebsack Southerland Clay Huffman Polis Buchanan Jeffries Pocan Denham Long Stewart Cohen Jackson Lee Quigley Camp Johnson (GA) Polis Dent Lucas Stivers Conyers Lee (CA) Rush Capps Keating Quigley DeSantis Luetkemeyer Stockman Cooper Lofgren Sa´ nchez, Linda Capuano Kelly (IL) Reichert DesJarlais Maffei Stutzman Cummings Lowenthal T. Ca´ rdenas Kennedy Richmond Diaz-Balart Maloney, Sean Swalwell (CA) DeFazio Lummis Sarbanes Carney Kildee Roby Duckworth Marchant Takano DeGette Maffei Schakowsky Cartwright Kind Rohrabacher Duffy Marino Terry Doyle Massie Schrader Castor (FL) Kingston Rokita Duncan (SC) Massie Thompson (CA) Duncan (TN) Matsui Serrano Chabot Kirkpatrick Roybal-Allard Ellmers Matsui Thompson (MS) Ellison McClintock Slaughter Cicilline Langevin Royce Engel McCarthy (CA) Thompson (PA) Eshoo McCollum Speier Clarke Larsen (WA) Ruiz Enyart McCaul Thornberry Farr McDermott Swalwell (CA) Clay Larson (CT) Rush Esty McHenry Titus Fattah McGovern Thompson (CA) Cohen Lee (CA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Farenthold McIntyre Turner Grayson Michaud Tierney Conyers Levin T. Farr McKeon Upton Green, Gene Miller, George Tonko Courtney Lewis Sanchez, Loretta Fattah McKinley Valadao Griffith (VA) Moore Vela´ zquez Crowley Lofgren Sarbanes Fincher McMorris Vargas Grijalva Nadler Waters Cummings Lowenthal Schakowsky Fitzpatrick Rodgers Veasey Gutierrez Nolan Welch Davis (CA) Lowey Schiff Fleischmann McNerney Vela Davis, Danny Lujan Grisham Schneider Fleming Meadows Visclosky NOES—353 DeFazio (NM) Schrader Flores Meehan Wagner Aderholt Bishop (GA) Burgess DeGette Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schwartz Forbes Messer Walberg Alexander Bishop (NY) Bustos Delaney (NM) Scott (VA) Fortenberry Mica Walden Amodei Bishop (UT) Butterfield DeLauro Lummis Sensenbrenner Foster Michaud Walorski Andrews Black Calvert DelBene Lynch Sherman Foxx Miller (FL) Walz Bachus Blackburn Camp Deutch Maloney, Sinema Frankel (FL) Miller (MI) Wasserman Barber Bonner Cantor Dingell Carolyn Slaughter Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Schultz Barletta Boustany Capito Doggett Matheson Speier Frelinghuysen Mullin Watt Barr Brady (PA) Capps Doyle McClintock Tiberi Gabbard Mulvaney Weber (TX) Barrow (GA) Brady (TX) Ca´ rdenas Duncan (TN) McCollum Tierney Gallego Murphy (PA) Webster (FL) Barton Bridenstine Carney Ellison McDermott Tipton Garamendi Napolitano Welch Bass Brooks (AL) Carson (IN) Eshoo McGovern Tonko Garcia Negrete McLeod Wenstrup Beatty Brooks (IN) Carter Gardner Meeks Tsongas Garrett Neugebauer Westmoreland Becerra Broun (GA) Cartwright Gosar Meng Van Hollen Gerlach Nugent Whitfield Benishek Brown (FL) Cassidy Grayson Miller, George Vela´ zquez Gibbs Nunes Williams Bentivolio Brownley (CA) Castor (FL) Griffith (VA) Moore Waters Gibson Nunnelee Wilson (FL) Bera (CA) Buchanan Castro (TX) Grijalva Moran Waxman Gingrey (GA) O’Rourke Wilson (SC) Bilirakis Bucshon Chabot

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9158 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 Chaffetz Hunter Perry Waxman Wilson (FL) Yoder Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pastor (AZ) Sewell (AL) Cicilline Hurt Peters (CA) Weber (TX) Wilson (SC) Yoho (NM) Payne Sinema Cleaver Israel Peters (MI) Webster (FL) Wittman Young (AK) Lynch Pelosi Sires Clyburn Issa Peterson Wenstrup Wolf Young (FL) Maffei Peters (CA) Slaughter Coble Jeffries Petri Westmoreland Womack Young (IN) Maloney, Peters (MI) Smith (WA) Coffman Jenkins Pittenger Whitfield Woodall Carolyn Peterson Speier Cole Johnson (GA) Pitts Williams Yarmuth Maloney, Sean Pingree (ME) Swalwell (CA) Collins (GA) Johnson (OH) Pompeo Massie Pocan Takano Collins (NY) Johnson, E. B. Posey NOT VOTING—10 Matheson Polis Thompson (CA) Conaway Johnson, Sam Price (GA) Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Matsui Price (NC) Thompson (MS) Connolly Jones Price (NC) Campbell Markey McCollum Shea-Porter Quigley Tierney Cook Jordan Radel Chu McCarthy (NY) McDermott Rahall Titus Costa Joyce Rahall Edwards Neal McGovern Rangel Tonko Cotton Kaptur Rangel McIntyre Richmond Tsongas Courtney Keating Reed ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR McNerney Roybal-Allard Van Hollen Cramer Kelly (IL) Reichert The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Meeks Ruiz Vargas Crawford Kelly (PA) Renacci There is 1 minute remaining. Meng Ruppersberger Crenshaw Kennedy Ribble Michaud Rush Veasey Crowley Kildee Rice (SC) Miller, George Ryan (OH) Vela Cuellar Kilmer Richmond b 1200 Moore Sa´ nchez, Linda Vela´ zquez Culberson Kind Rigell Moran T. Visclosky Daines King (IA) Roby Mr. ENGEL changed his vote from Murphy (FL) Sanchez, Loretta Walz Davis (CA) King (NY) Roe (TN) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Nadler Sarbanes Wasserman Davis, Danny Kingston Rogers (AL) So the amendment was rejected. Napolitano Schakowsky Schultz Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (KY) The result of the vote was announced Negrete McLeod Schiff Waters Delaney Kirkpatrick Rogers (MI) Nolan Schrader Watt DeLauro Kline Rohrabacher as above recorded. O’Rourke Schwartz Waxman DelBene Kuster Rokita AMENDMENT NO. 33 OFFERED BY MR. LARSEN OF Owens Scott (VA) Welch Denham Labrador Rooney WASHINGTON Pallone Scott, David Wilson (FL) Dent LaMalfa Ros-Lehtinen Pascrell Serrano Yarmuth DeSantis Lamborn Roskam The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished DesJarlais Lance Ross business is the demand for a recorded NOES—229 Deutch Langevin Rothfus Diaz-Balart Lankford Roybal-Allard vote on the amendment offered by the Aderholt Franks (AZ) McHenry Dingell Larsen (WA) Royce gentleman from Washington (Mr. LAR- Alexander Frelinghuysen McKeon Doggett Larson (CT) Ruiz SEN) on which further proceedings were Amodei Gardner McKinley Duckworth Latham Runyan postponed and on which the noes pre- Bachus Garrett McMorris Duffy Latta Ruppersberger Barletta Gerlach Rodgers Duncan (SC) Levin Ryan (OH) vailed by voice vote. Barr Gibbs Meadows Ellmers Lewis Ryan (WI) The Clerk will redesignate the Barrow (GA) Gibson Meehan Engel Lipinski Salmon amendment. Barton Gingrey (GA) Messer Enyart LoBiondo Sanchez, Loretta Benishek Gohmert Mica Esty Loebsack Sanford The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bentivolio Goodlatte Miller (FL) Farenthold Long Scalise ment. Bilirakis Gosar Miller (MI) Fincher Lowey Schiff RECORDED VOTE Bishop (UT) Gowdy Miller, Gary Fitzpatrick Lucas Schneider Black Granger Mullin Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Schock The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Blackburn Graves (GA) Mulvaney Fleming Lujan Grisham Schwartz has been demanded. Bonner Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Flores (NM) Schweikert A recorded vote was ordered. Boustany Griffin (AR) Neugebauer Forbes Luja´ n, Ben Ray Scott (VA) Brady (TX) Griffith (VA) Noem Fortenberry (NM) Scott, Austin The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bridenstine Grimm Nugent Foster Lynch Scott, David minute vote. Brooks (AL) Guthrie Nunes Foxx Maloney, Sensenbrenner The vote was taken by electronic de- Brooks (IN) Hall Nunnelee Frankel (FL) Carolyn Sessions vice, and there were—ayes 195, noes 229, Broun (GA) Harper Olson Franks (AZ) Maloney, Sean Sewell (AL) Buchanan Harris Palazzo Frelinghuysen Marchant Sherman not voting 10, as follows: Bucshon Hartzler Paulsen Gabbard Marino Shimkus [Roll No. 233] Burgess Hastings (WA) Pearce Gallego Matheson Shuster Calvert Heck (NV) Perlmutter Garamendi McCarthy (CA) Simpson AYES—195 Camp Hensarling Perry Garcia McCaul Sinema Amash Crowley Heck (WA) Cantor Herrera Beutler Petri Gardner McHenry Sires Andrews Cuellar Higgins Capito Holding Pittenger Garrett McIntyre Smith (MO) Barber Cummings Himes Carter Hudson Pitts Gerlach McKeon Smith (NE) Bass Davis (CA) Hinojosa Cassidy Huelskamp Pompeo Gibbs McKinley Smith (NJ) Beatty Davis, Danny Holt Chabot Huizenga (MI) Posey Gibson McMorris Smith (TX) Becerra DeFazio Honda Chaffetz Hultgren Price (GA) Gingrey (GA) Rodgers Smith (WA) Bera (CA) DeGette Horsford Coble Hunter Radel Gohmert McNerney Southerland Bishop (GA) Delaney Hoyer Cole Hurt Reed Goodlatte Meadows Stewart Bishop (NY) DeLauro Huffman Collins (GA) Issa Reichert Gosar Meehan Stivers Blumenauer DelBene Israel Collins (NY) Jenkins Renacci Gowdy Meeks Stockman Bonamici Deutch Jackson Lee Conaway Johnson (OH) Ribble Granger Meng Stutzman Brady (PA) Dingell Jeffries Cook Johnson, Sam Rice (SC) Graves (GA) Messer Takano Braley (IA) Doggett Johnson (GA) Cotton Jordan Rigell Graves (MO) Mica Terry Brown (FL) Doyle Johnson, E. B. Cramer Joyce Roby Green, Al Miller (FL) Thompson (MS) Brownley (CA) Duckworth Jones Crawford Kelly (PA) Roe (TN) Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) Thompson (PA) Bustos Ellison Kaptur Crenshaw King (IA) Rogers (AL) Grimm Miller, Gary Thornberry Butterfield Engel Keating Culberson King (NY) Rogers (KY) Guthrie Moran Tiberi Capps Enyart Kelly (IL) Daines Kingston Rogers (MI) Hall Mullin Tipton Capuano Eshoo Kennedy Davis, Rodney Kinzinger (IL) Rohrabacher Hanabusa Mulvaney Titus Ca´ rdenas Esty Kildee Denham Kline Rokita Hanna Murphy (FL) Tsongas Carney Farr Kilmer Dent Labrador Rooney Harper Murphy (PA) Turner Carson (IN) Fattah Kind DeSantis LaMalfa Ros-Lehtinen Harris Napolitano Upton Cartwright Foster Kirkpatrick DesJarlais Lamborn Roskam Hartzler Negrete McLeod Valadao Castor (FL) Frankel (FL) Kuster Diaz-Balart Lance Ross Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Van Hollen Castro (TX) Gabbard Langevin Duffy Lankford Rothfus Heck (NV) Noem Vargas Cicilline Gallego Larsen (WA) Duncan (SC) Latham Royce Heck (WA) Nugent Veasey Clarke Garamendi Larson (CT) Duncan (TN) Latta Runyan Hensarling Nunes Vela Clay Garcia Lee (CA) Ellmers LoBiondo Ryan (WI) Herrera Beutler Nunnelee Visclosky Cleaver Grayson Levin Farenthold Long Salmon Himes O’Rourke Wagner Clyburn Green, Al Lewis Fincher Lucas Sanford Holding Olson Walberg Coffman Green, Gene Lipinski Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Scalise Horsford Owens Walden Cohen Grijalva Loebsack Fleischmann Lummis Schneider Hoyer Palazzo Walorski Connolly Gutierrez Lofgren Fleming Marchant Schock Hudson Paulsen Walz Conyers Hahn Lowenthal Flores Marino Schweikert Huelskamp Pearce Wasserman Cooper Hanabusa Lowey Forbes McCarthy (CA) Scott, Austin Huizenga (MI) Pelosi Schultz Costa Hanna Lujan Grisham Fortenberry McCaul Sensenbrenner Hultgren Perlmutter Watt Courtney Hastings (FL) (NM) Foxx McClintock Sessions

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9159 Sherman Thompson (PA) Westmoreland Shimkus Thompson (PA) Webster (FL) Smith (TX) Van Hollen Weber (TX) Shimkus Thornberry Whitfield Smith (NJ) Tiberi Welch Smith (WA) Vargas Wenstrup Shuster Tiberi Williams Speier Tierney Whitfield Southerland Veasey Westmoreland Simpson Tipton Wilson (SC) Stivers Tonko Yoho Stewart Vela Williams Smith (MO) Turner Wittman Stutzman Tsongas Stockman Vela´ zquez Wilson (FL) Smith (NE) Upton Wolf Thompson (CA) Walz Swalwell (CA) Visclosky Wilson (SC) Smith (NJ) Valadao Womack Takano Wagner Wittman Smith (TX) Wagner Woodall NOES—301 Terry Walberg Wolf Southerland Walberg Thompson (MS) Walden Womack Yoder Stewart Walden Alexander Fincher Maloney, Sean Thornberry Walorski Woodall Yoho Stivers Walorski Amodei Fleischmann Marchant Tipton Wasserman Yarmuth Young (AK) Stockman Weber (TX) Andrews Fleming Marino Titus Schultz Yoder Stutzman Webster (FL) Young (FL) Bachus Flores Matheson Turner Waters Young (AK) Terry Wenstrup Young (IN) Barber Forbes McCarthy (CA) Upton Watt Young (FL) Barletta Foster McCaul Valadao Waxman Young (IN) NOT VOTING—10 Barr Frankel (FL) McCollum Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Barrow (GA) Franks (AZ) McDermott NOT VOTING—10 Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Barton Frelinghuysen McIntyre Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Chu McCarthy (NY) Bass Gabbard McKeon Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Edwards Neal Beatty Gallego McKinley Chu McCarthy (NY) Becerra Garcia McMorris Edwards Neal b 1204 Benishek Gardner Rodgers Bentivolio Garrett McNerney b 1209 Mr. PERRY changed his vote from Bera (CA) Gerlach Meehan ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Bishop (GA) Gibbs Meeks Ms. SINEMA changed her vote from So the amendment was rejected. Bishop (NY) Gingrey (GA) Meng ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ The result of the vote was announced Bishop (UT) Gohmert Messer Messrs. LABRADOR, McHENRY, Black Goodlatte Mica GUTIERREZ, and PERRY changed as above recorded. Blackburn Granger Miller (FL) AMENDMENT NO. 36 OFFERED BY MR. GIBSON Blumenauer Graves (MO) Miller, Gary their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bonamici Grayson Mullin So the amendment was rejected. Bonner Green, Al Murphy (FL) business is the demand for a recorded The result of the vote was announced Boustany Green, Gene Murphy (PA) as above recorded. vote on the amendment offered by the Brady (PA) Griffin (AR) Nadler gentleman from New York (Mr. GIBSON) Brady (TX) Griffith (VA) Napolitano AMENDMENT NO. 37 OFFERED BY MR. COFFMAN on which further proceedings were Bridenstine Grimm Negrete McLeod The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Brooks (IN) Guthrie Neugebauer postponed and on which the noes pre- Brown (FL) Hall Noem business is the demand for a recorded vailed by voice vote. Brownley (CA) Hanna Nugent vote on the amendment offered by the The Clerk will redesignate the Bucshon Harper Nunes gentleman from Colorado (Mr. COFF- amendment. Bustos Hartzler Nunnelee MAN) on which further proceedings Butterfield Hastings (FL) Olson The Clerk redesignated the amend- Calvert Hastings (WA) Palazzo were postponed and on which the noes ment. Camp Hensarling Pascrell prevailed by voice vote. RECORDED VOTE Cantor Himes Pastor (AZ) The Clerk will redesignate the Capito Holding Pelosi amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ca´ rdenas Horsford Perlmutter has been demanded. Carney Hoyer Peters (CA) The Clerk redesignated the amend- A recorded vote was ordered. Carter Hudson Peters (MI) ment. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Cartwright Hultgren Peterson RECORDED VOTE Cassidy Hunter Pittenger minute vote. Castor (FL) Hurt Pompeo The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The vote was taken by electronic de- Castro (TX) Israel Price (GA) has been demanded. vice, and there were—ayes 123, noes 301, Chabot Issa Price (NC) A recorded vote was ordered. not voting 10, as follows: Clay Jackson Lee Quigley The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Cleaver Jeffries Rahall [Roll No. 234] Clyburn Jenkins Rangel minute vote. AYES—123 Coble Johnson (GA) Reichert The vote was taken by electronic de- Cohen Johnson (OH) Renacci vice, and there were—ayes 110, noes 313, Aderholt Gutierrez Miller, George Cole Johnson, E. B. Rice (SC) not voting 11, as follows: Amash Hahn Moore Collins (GA) Johnson, Sam Roby Bilirakis Hanabusa Moran Collins (NY) Joyce Rogers (AL) [Roll No. 235] Braley (IA) Harris Mulvaney Conaway Kelly (IL) Rogers (KY) Brooks (AL) Heck (NV) Nolan AYES—110 Connolly Kelly (PA) Rogers (MI) Broun (GA) Heck (WA) O’Rourke Amash Gabbard Maffei Cook Kennedy Rokita Buchanan Herrera Beutler Owens Bass Garrett Maloney, Cooper Kildee Roskam Burgess Higgins Pallone Becerra Gibson Carolyn Costa Kilmer Ross Capps Hinojosa Paulsen Benishek Gohmert Massie Roybal-Allard Capuano Holt Payne Cotton King (IA) Blumenauer Green, Gene McClintock Carson (IN) Honda Pearce Courtney King (NY) Royce Bonamici Griffith (VA) McCollum Chaffetz Huelskamp Perry Cramer Kingston Runyan Boustany Grijalva McGovern Cicilline Huffman Petri Crawford Kinzinger (IL) Rush Braley (IA) Gutierrez Meehan Clarke Huizenga (MI) Pingree (ME) Crenshaw Kirkpatrick Ryan (OH) Brownley (CA) Hahn Meng Coffman Jones Pitts Crowley Kline Ryan (WI) Capuano Higgins Michaud Conyers Jordan Pocan Cuellar Kuster Salmon Carney Himes Miller, George Davis, Danny Kaptur Polis Culberson LaMalfa Sanchez, Loretta Cassidy Holt Moore DeFazio Keating Posey Cummings Lamborn Sarbanes Chabot Honda Moran DeLauro Kind Radel Daines Lance Scalise Cicilline Hoyer Mulvaney DeSantis Labrador Reed Davis (CA) Langevin Schakowsky Coffman Huffman Nadler DesJarlais Larson (CT) Ribble Davis, Rodney Lankford Schiff Cohen Jackson Lee Nolan Dingell Lee (CA) Richmond DeGette Larsen (WA) Schneider Connolly Jenkins Pallone Doggett Lipinski Rigell Delaney Latham Schock Conyers Jones Payne Duncan (SC) Loebsack Roe (TN) DelBene Latta Schwartz Cooper Jordan Peters (MI) Duncan (TN) Lowenthal Rohrabacher Denham Levin Scott (VA) Crowley Keating Petri Enyart Lummis Rooney Dent Lewis Scott, Austin DeGette Kind Pingree (ME) Eshoo Lynch Ros-Lehtinen Deutch LoBiondo Scott, David Delaney Labrador Pocan Fitzpatrick Maffei Rothfus Diaz-Balart Lofgren Serrano DeLauro Larson (CT) Polis Fortenberry Massie Ruiz Doyle Long Sessions Deutch Lee (CA) Quigley Foxx Matsui Ruppersberger Duckworth Lowey Sewell (AL) Doggett Loebsack Rahall Garamendi McClintock Sa´ nchez, Linda Duffy Lucas Sherman Doyle Lofgren Ribble Gibson McGovern T. Ellison Luetkemeyer Shuster Duncan (SC) Lowenthal Rigell Gosar McHenry Sanford Ellmers Lujan Grisham Simpson Duncan (TN) Lowey Rohrabacher Gowdy Meadows Schrader Engel (NM) Sinema Ellison Luja´ n, Ben Ray Rokita Graves (GA) Michaud Schweikert Esty Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sires Eshoo (NM) Ross Grijalva Miller (MI) Sensenbrenner Farenthold (NM) Slaughter Fattah Lummis Roybal-Allard Farr Maloney, Smith (MO) Fattah Carolyn Smith (NE)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9160 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 Sa´ nchez, Linda Speier Vela´ zquez Sensenbrenner Thompson (MS) Watt Guthrie McNerney Sanford T. Stivers Walz Sessions Thornberry Weber (TX) Hall Meadows Scalise Schakowsky Swalwell (CA) Waters Sewell (AL) Tiberi Webster (FL) Hanna Meehan Schock Schrader Takano Waxman Shimkus Tipton Welch Harper Messer Schrader Scott (VA) Thompson (PA) Woodall Shuster Titus Wenstrup Harris Mica Schweikert Serrano Tierney Yarmuth Simpson Tsongas Westmoreland Hartzler Miller (FL) Scott, Austin Sherman Tonko Sinema Turner Whitfield Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Sensenbrenner Sires Upton Williams Hensarling Miller, Gary Sessions Slaughter Valadao NOES—313 Wilson (FL) Herrera Beutler Mullin Shimkus Smith (MO) Van Hollen Wilson (SC) Holding Mulvaney Shuster Aderholt Flores Maloney, Sean Smith (NE) Vargas Hudson Murphy (PA) Wittman Simpson Alexander Forbes Marchant Smith (NJ) Veasey Huelskamp Neugebauer Wolf Sinema Amodei Fortenberry Marino Smith (TX) Vela Huizenga (MI) Noem Womack Smith (MO) Andrews Foster Matheson Smith (WA) Visclosky Hultgren Nugent Yoder Smith (NE) Bachus Foxx Matsui Southerland Wagner Hunter Nunes Barber Frankel (FL) McCarthy (CA) Stewart Walberg Yoho Hurt Nunnelee Smith (NJ) Barletta Franks (AZ) McCaul Stockman Walden Young (AK) Issa Olson Smith (TX) Barr Frelinghuysen McDermott Stutzman Walorski Young (FL) Jenkins Palazzo Southerland Barrow (GA) Gallego McHenry Terry Wasserman Young (IN) Johnson (OH) Paulsen Stewart Barton Garamendi McIntyre Thompson (CA) Schultz Johnson, Sam Pearce Stivers Beatty Garcia McKeon Stockman NOT VOTING—11 Jordan Perry Bentivolio Gardner McKinley Joyce Peters (MI) Stutzman Bera (CA) Gerlach McMorris Bachmann Edwards Neal Kelly (PA) Petri Terry Bilirakis Gibbs Rodgers Campbell Fudge Poe (TX) King (IA) Pittenger Thompson (PA) Bishop (GA) Gingrey (GA) McNerney Chu Markey Shea-Porter King (NY) Pitts Thornberry Bishop (NY) Goodlatte Meadows DeFazio McCarthy (NY) Kingston Pompeo Tiberi Bishop (UT) Gosar Meeks Kinzinger (IL) Posey Tipton Black Gowdy Messer ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Kline Price (GA) Turner Blackburn Granger Mica The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Labrador Radel Upton Bonner Graves (GA) Miller (FL) LaMalfa Reed Brady (PA) Graves (MO) Miller (MI) There is 1 minute remaining. Valadao Lance Reichert Wagner Brady (TX) Grayson Miller, Gary Lankford Renacci Bridenstine Green, Al Mullin b 1213 Walberg Latham Ribble Walden Brooks (AL) Griffin (AR) Murphy (FL) Latta Rice (SC) So the amendment was rejected. Walorski Brooks (IN) Grimm Murphy (PA) Lipinski Rigell The result of the vote was announced Weber (TX) Broun (GA) Guthrie Napolitano LoBiondo Roby Brown (FL) Hall Negrete McLeod as above recorded. Long Roe (TN) Webster (FL) Buchanan Hanabusa Neugebauer Wenstrup AMENDMENT NO. 19 OFFERED BY MRS. WALORSKI Lucas Rogers (AL) Bucshon Hanna Noem Luetkemeyer Rogers (KY) Westmoreland Burgess Harper Nugent The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Lummis Rogers (MI) Whitfield Bustos Harris Nunes business is the demand for a recorded Maloney, Sean Rohrabacher Williams Butterfield Hartzler Nunnelee Marchant Rokita Wilson (SC) Calvert Hastings (FL) O’Rourke vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Marino Rooney Wittman Camp Hastings (WA) Olson Matheson Ros-Lehtinen Wolf Cantor Heck (NV) Owens WALORSKI) on which further pro- McCarthy (CA) Roskam Womack Capito Heck (WA) Palazzo ceedings were postponed and on which McCaul Ross Woodall Capps Hensarling Pascrell McClintock Rothfus Yoder Ca´ rdenas Herrera Beutler Pastor (AZ) the ayes prevailed by voice vote. McHenry Royce Yoho Carson (IN) Hinojosa Paulsen The Clerk will redesignate the McKeon Ruiz Young (AK) Carter Holding Pearce amendment. McKinley Runyan Cartwright Horsford Pelosi Young (FL) The Clerk redesignated the amend- McMorris Ryan (WI) Young (IN) Castor (FL) Hudson Perlmutter Rodgers Salmon Castro (TX) Huelskamp Perry ment. Chaffetz Huizenga (MI) Peters (CA) RECORDED VOTE NOES—188 Clarke Hultgren Peterson Clay Hunter Pittenger The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Amash DeGette Jeffries Cleaver Hurt Pitts has been demanded. Andrews Delaney Johnson (GA) Clyburn Israel Pompeo A recorded vote was ordered. Bass DeLauro Johnson, E. B. Coble Issa Posey Beatty DelBene Jones Cole Jeffries Price (GA) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Becerra Deutch Kaptur Collins (GA) Johnson (GA) Price (NC) minute vote. Bera (CA) Dingell Keating Collins (NY) Johnson (OH) Radel The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (GA) Doggett Kelly (IL) Conaway Johnson, E. B. Rangel vice, and there were—ayes 236, noes 188, Bishop (NY) Doyle Kennedy Cook Johnson, Sam Reed Blumenauer Duckworth Kildee Costa Joyce Reichert not voting 10, as follows: Bonamici Ellison Kilmer Cotton Kaptur Renacci [Roll No. 236] Brady (PA) Engel Kind Courtney Kelly (IL) Rice (SC) Braley (IA) Enyart Kirkpatrick Cramer Kelly (PA) Richmond AYES—236 Brown (FL) Eshoo Kuster Crawford Kennedy Roby Aderholt Capito Farenthold Brownley (CA) Esty Lamborn Crenshaw Kildee Roe (TN) Alexander Carter Fincher Bustos Farr Langevin Cuellar Kilmer Rogers (AL) Amodei Cassidy Fitzpatrick Butterfield Fattah Larsen (WA) Culberson King (IA) Rogers (KY) Bachus Chabot Fleischmann Capps Foster Larson (CT) Cummings King (NY) Rogers (MI) Barber Chaffetz Fleming Capuano Frankel (FL) Lee (CA) Daines Kingston Rooney Barletta Coble Flores Ca´ rdenas Gallego Levin Davis (CA) Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Barr Coffman Forbes Carney Garamendi Lewis Davis, Danny Kirkpatrick Roskam Barrow (GA) Cole Fortenberry Carson (IN) Garcia Loebsack Davis, Rodney Kline Rothfus Barton Collins (GA) Foxx Cartwright Grayson Lofgren DelBene Kuster Royce Benishek Collins (NY) Franks (AZ) Castor (FL) Green, Al Lowenthal Denham LaMalfa Ruiz Bentivolio Conaway Frelinghuysen Castro (TX) Green, Gene Lowey Dent Lamborn Runyan Bilirakis Cook Gabbard Cicilline Grijalva Lujan Grisham DeSantis Lance Ruppersberger Bishop (UT) Cotton Gardner Clarke Gutierrez (NM) DesJarlais Langevin Rush Black Cramer Garrett Clay Hahn Luja´ n, Ben Ray Diaz-Balart Lankford Ryan (OH) Blackburn Crawford Gerlach Cleaver Hanabusa (NM) Dingell Larsen (WA) Ryan (WI) Bonner Crenshaw Gibbs Clyburn Hastings (FL) Lynch Duckworth Latham Salmon Boustany Culberson Gibson Cohen Heck (NV) Maffei Duffy Latta Sanchez, Loretta Brady (TX) Daines Gingrey (GA) Connolly Heck (WA) Maloney, Ellmers Levin Sanford Bridenstine Davis, Rodney Gohmert Conyers Higgins Carolyn Engel Lewis Sarbanes Brooks (AL) Denham Goodlatte Cooper Himes Massie Enyart Lipinski Scalise Brooks (IN) Dent Gosar Costa Hinojosa Matsui Esty LoBiondo Schiff Broun (GA) DeSantis Gowdy Courtney Holt McCollum Farenthold Long Schneider Buchanan DesJarlais Granger Crowley Honda McDermott Farr Lucas Schock Bucshon Diaz-Balart Graves (GA) Cuellar Horsford McGovern Fincher Luetkemeyer Schwartz Burgess Duffy Graves (MO) Cummings Hoyer McIntyre Fitzpatrick Lujan Grisham Schweikert Calvert Duncan (SC) Griffin (AR) Davis (CA) Huffman Meeks Fleischmann (NM) Scott, Austin Camp Duncan (TN) Griffith (VA) Davis, Danny Israel Meng Fleming Lynch Scott, David Cantor Ellmers Grimm DeFazio Jackson Lee Michaud

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9161 Miller, George Rangel Takano Hanabusa Maloney, Sa´ nchez, Linda Pearce Royce Thornberry Moore Richmond Thompson (CA) Hastings (FL) Carolyn T. Perry Ruiz Tiberi Moran Roybal-Allard Thompson (MS) Heck (WA) Matsui Sarbanes Peters (MI) Runyan Tipton Murphy (FL) Ruppersberger Tierney Higgins McCollum Schakowsky Petri Ryan (WI) Turner Nadler Rush Titus Himes McDermott Schiff Pittenger Salmon Upton Napolitano Ryan (OH) Tonko Hinojosa McGovern Schrader Pitts Sanchez, Loretta Valadao ´ Negrete McLeod Sanchez, Linda Tsongas Holt McNerney Schwartz Pompeo Sanford Vela Nolan T. Van Hollen Honda Meeks Scott (VA) Posey Scalise Wagner O’Rourke Sanchez, Loretta Price (GA) Schneider Vargas Horsford Meng Scott, David Walberg Owens Sarbanes Radel Schock Veasey Hoyer Michaud Serrano Walden Pallone Schakowsky Sewell (AL) Rahall Schweikert Vela Huffman Miller, George Pascrell Schiff Reed Scott, Austin Walorski ´ Israel Moore Sherman Pastor (AZ) Schneider Velazquez Reichert Sensenbrenner Weber (TX) Jackson Lee Moran Sires Payne Schwartz Visclosky Renacci Sessions Webster (FL) Jeffries Nadler Slaughter Pelosi Scott (VA) Walz Ribble Shimkus Wenstrup Johnson (GA) Napolitano Smith (WA) Perlmutter Scott, David Wasserman Rice (SC) Shuster Westmoreland Johnson, E. B. Negrete McLeod Speier Peters (CA) Serrano Schultz Swalwell (CA) Rigell Simpson Whitfield Kaptur Nolan Peterson Sewell (AL) Waters Keating Takano Roby Sinema Williams O’Rourke Pingree (ME) Sherman Watt Kelly (IL) Thompson (CA) Roe (TN) Smith (MO) Wilson (SC) Pallone Pocan Sires Waxman Kennedy Thompson (MS) Rogers (AL) Smith (NE) Wittman Pascrell Polis Slaughter Welch Kildee Tierney Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Wolf Pastor (AZ) Price (NC) Smith (WA) Wilson (FL) Kilmer Titus Rogers (MI) Smith (TX) Womack Payne Quigley Speier Yarmuth Kind Tonko Rohrabacher Southerland Woodall Rahall Swalwell (CA) Langevin Pelosi Tsongas Rokita Stewart Yoder Perlmutter Rooney Stivers NOT VOTING—10 Larsen (WA) Van Hollen Yoho Larson (CT) Peters (CA) Vargas Ros-Lehtinen Stockman Young (AK) Roskam Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Lee (CA) Peterson Veasey Stutzman Young (FL) Pingree (ME) Ross Terry Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Levin Vela´ zquez Young (IN) Chu McCarthy (NY) Lewis Pocan Visclosky Rothfus Thompson (PA) Edwards Neal Polis Loebsack Walz NOT VOTING—11 Lofgren Price (NC) Wasserman b 1217 Lowenthal Quigley Schultz Bachmann Fudge Neal Lowey Rangel Waters Campbell Kuster Poe (TX) So the amendment was agreed to. Lujan Grisham Richmond Watt Chu Markey Shea-Porter The result of the vote was announced (NM) Roybal-Allard Waxman Edwards McCarthy (NY) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruppersberger Welch as above recorded. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR (NM) Rush Wilson (FL) Stated for: Lynch Ryan (OH) Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. There is 1 minute remaining on this 236 I inadvertently voted ‘‘nay’’ when I in- NOES—249 vote. tended to Support the Amendment. Aderholt Ellmers Kelly (PA) Alexander Farenthold King (IA) AMENDMENT NO. 20 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF b 1220 Amodei Fincher King (NY) WASHINGTON Bachus Fitzpatrick Kingston So the amendment was rejected. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barber Fleischmann Kinzinger (IL) The result of the vote was announced business is the demand for a recorded Barletta Fleming Kirkpatrick as above recorded. Barr Flores Kline vote on the amendment offered by the Barrow (GA) Forbes Labrador Stated for: gentleman from Washington (Mr. Barton Fortenberry LaMalfa Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 237, SMITH) on which further proceedings Benishek Foster Lamborn had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ were postponed and on which the noes Bentivolio Foxx Lance Bilirakis Franks (AZ) Lankford AMENDMENT NO. 14 OFFERED BY MR. POLIS prevailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Frelinghuysen Latham The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The Clerk will redesignate the Black Gallego Latta business is the demand for a recorded amendment. Blackburn Garcia Lipinski Bonner Gardner LoBiondo vote on the amendment offered by the The Clerk redesignated the amend- Boustany Garrett Long gentleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) ment. Brady (TX) Gerlach Lucas on which further proceedings were RECORDED VOTE Bridenstine Gibbs Luetkemeyer postponed and on which the noes pre- Brooks (AL) Gibson Lummis The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks (IN) Gingrey (GA) Maffei vailed by voice vote. has been demanded. Broun (GA) Gohmert Maloney, Sean The Clerk will redesignate the A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Goodlatte Marchant amendment. Bucshon Gosar Marino The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Burgess Gowdy Massie The Clerk redesignated the amend- minute vote. Calvert Granger Matheson ment. The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Graves (GA) McCarthy (CA) RECORDED VOTE vice, and there were—ayes 174, noes 249, Cantor Graves (MO) McCaul Capito Griffin (AR) McClintock The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote not voting 11, as follows: Carter Griffith (VA) McHenry has been demanded. [Roll No. 237] Cassidy Grimm McIntyre A recorded vote was ordered. Chabot Guthrie McKeon AYES—174 Chaffetz Hall McKinley The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Amash Castor (FL) Deutch Coble Hanna McMorris minute vote. Andrews Castro (TX) Dingell Coffman Harper Rodgers The vote was taken by electronic de- Bass Cicilline Doggett Cole Harris Meadows vice, and there were—ayes 150, noes 274, Beatty Clarke Doyle Collins (GA) Hartzler Meehan Becerra Clay Duckworth Collins (NY) Hastings (WA) Messer not voting 10, as follows: Bera (CA) Cleaver Duncan (TN) Conaway Heck (NV) Mica [Roll No. 238] Bishop (GA) Clyburn Ellison Cook Hensarling Miller (FL) Bishop (NY) Cohen Engel Cotton Herrera Beutler Miller (MI) AYES—150 Blumenauer Connolly Enyart Cramer Holding Miller, Gary Andrews Capps Cummings Bonamici Conyers Eshoo Crawford Hudson Mullin Barber Carney Davis (CA) Brady (PA) Cooper Esty Crenshaw Huelskamp Mulvaney Bass Carson (IN) Davis, Danny Braley (IA) Costa Farr Cuellar Huizenga (MI) Murphy (FL) Beatty Cartwright DeFazio Brown (FL) Courtney Fattah Culberson Hultgren Murphy (PA) Becerra Cicilline DeGette Brownley (CA) Crowley Frankel (FL) Daines Hunter Neugebauer Bera (CA) Clarke Delaney Bustos Cummings Gabbard Davis, Rodney Hurt Noem Blumenauer Clay DeLauro Butterfield Davis (CA) Garamendi Denham Issa Nugent Bonamici Cleaver DelBene Capps Davis, Danny Grayson Dent Jenkins Nunes Brady (PA) Clyburn Dingell Capuano DeFazio Green, Al DeSantis Johnson (OH) Nunnelee Braley (IA) Cohen Doggett Ca´ rdenas DeGette Green, Gene DesJarlais Johnson, Sam Olson Brown (FL) Connolly Doyle Carney Delaney Grijalva Diaz-Balart Jones Owens Brownley (CA) Conyers Duckworth Carson (IN) DeLauro Gutierrez Duffy Jordan Palazzo Bustos Courtney Ellison Cartwright DelBene Hahn Duncan (SC) Joyce Paulsen Butterfield Crowley Engel

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Meehan Rice (SC) Stivers Davis (CA) Keating Payne Farr (NM) Sanchez, Loretta Messer Rigell Stockman Davis, Danny Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Fattah Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sarbanes Mica Roby Stutzman DeFazio Kennedy Pingree (ME) Foster (NM) Schakowsky Michaud Roe (TN) Terry DeGette Kilmer Pocan Frankel (FL) Maloney, Schiff Miller (FL) Rogers (AL) Thompson (PA) DeLauro Kind Polis Green, Al Carolyn Schneider Miller (MI) Rogers (KY) Thornberry DelBene Kuster Price (NC) Grijalva Maloney, Sean Schrader Miller, Gary Rogers (MI) Tiberi Deutch Larsen (WA) Quigley Gutierrez Matsui Schwartz Mullin Rohrabacher Tipton Dingell Larson (CT) Rangel Hahn McCollum Scott (VA) Mulvaney Rokita Turner Doggett Lee (CA) Roybal-Allard Hanabusa McDermott Scott, David Murphy (FL) Rooney Upton Doyle Levin Rush Hastings (FL) McGovern Serrano Murphy (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Valadao Duckworth Lewis Sa´ nchez, Linda Neugebauer Roskam Higgins Meeks Sherman Vargas Duncan (TN) Lofgren T. Noem Ross Himes Meng Sinema Veasey Ellison Lowenthal Sanchez, Loretta Nugent Rothfus Holt Miller, George Sires Vela Engel Lowey Sanford Moore Nunes Royce Honda Slaughter Wagner Eshoo Lujan Grisham Sarbanes Moran Nunnelee Ruiz Horsford Smith (WA) Walberg Esty (NM) Schakowsky Hoyer Nadler Olson Runyan Farr Luja´ n, Ben Ray Schiff Speier Walden Huffman Napolitano Owens Ruppersberger Fattah (NM) Schneider Swalwell (CA) Walorski Israel Negrete McLeod Palazzo Ryan (WI) Foster Lynch Schrader Takano Waters Jackson Lee Nolan Paulsen Salmon Frankel (FL) Maloney, Schwartz Thompson (CA) Weber (TX) Jeffries O’Rourke Pearce Sanford Garamendi Carolyn Scott (VA) Thompson (MS) Webster (FL) Johnson, E. B. Pallone Perlmutter Scalise Garcia Matheson Scott, David Tierney Wenstrup Kelly (IL) Pascrell Perry Schock Grayson Matsui Serrano Titus Peters (MI) Schweikert Westmoreland Kennedy Pastor (AZ) Whitfield Green, Al McCollum Sherman Kildee Payne Tonko Peterson Scott, Austin Green, Gene McDermott Slaughter Tsongas Petri Sensenbrenner Williams Kind Pelosi Wilson (SC) Griffith (VA) McGovern Speier Kirkpatrick Peters (CA) Van Hollen Pittenger Sessions Grijalva McNerney Takano Wittman Kuster Pingree (ME) Vela´ zquez Pitts Sewell (AL) Gutierrez Meeks Thompson (CA) Wolf Langevin Pocan Visclosky Pompeo Shimkus Hahn Michaud Tierney Womack Larsen (WA) Polis Walz Posey Shuster Hastings (FL) Miller, George Titus Woodall Larson (CT) Price (NC) Wasserman Price (GA) Simpson Heck (WA) Moore Tonko Yoder Lee (CA) Quigley Schultz Radel Smith (MO) Higgins Moran Tsongas Levin Rangel Watt Rahall Smith (NE) Yoho Himes Mulvaney Van Hollen Lewis Richmond Waxman Reed Smith (NJ) Young (AK) Hinojosa Nadler Vela´ zquez Loebsack Roybal-Allard Welch Reichert Smith (TX) Young (FL) Holt Napolitano Walz Lofgren Rush Wilson (FL) Renacci Southerland Young (IN) Honda Negrete McLeod Watt Lowenthal Ryan (OH) Yarmuth NOT VOTING—10 Huffman Nolan Welch Israel O’Rourke Wilson (FL) NOES—274 Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Jeffries Pallone Yarmuth Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Aderholt Davis, Rodney Herrera Beutler Chu McCarthy (NY) NOES—278 Alexander Denham Hinojosa Edwards Neal Amash Dent Holding Aderholt Davis, Rodney Hudson Amodei DeSantis Hudson ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Alexander Delaney Huelskamp Bachus DesJarlais Huelskamp The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Amodei Denham Huizenga (MI) Barletta Deutch Huizenga (MI) Bachus Dent Hultgren Barr Diaz-Balart Hultgren There is 1 minute remaining on this Barber DeSantis Hunter Barrow (GA) Duffy Hunter vote. Barletta DesJarlais Hurt Barton Duncan (SC) Hurt Barr Diaz-Balart Issa Benishek Duncan (TN) Issa b 1223 Barrow (GA) Duffy Jackson Lee Bentivolio Ellmers Jenkins Barton Duncan (SC) Jenkins Bilirakis Enyart Johnson (GA) So the amendment was rejected. Benishek Ellmers Johnson (GA) Bishop (GA) Farenthold Johnson (OH) The result of the vote was announced Bentivolio Enyart Johnson (OH) Bishop (NY) Fincher Johnson, Sam as above recorded. Bera (CA) Farenthold Johnson, Sam Bishop (UT) Fitzpatrick Jones Bilirakis Fincher Jones Black Fleischmann Jordan AMENDMENT NO. 23 OFFERED BY MR. POLIS Bishop (UT) Fitzpatrick Jordan Blackburn Fleming Joyce The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Black Fleischmann Joyce Bonner Flores Kaptur business is the demand for a recorded Blackburn Fleming Kaptur Boustany Forbes Keating Bonner Flores Kelly (PA) Brady (TX) Fortenberry Kelly (PA) vote on the amendment offered by the Boustany Forbes Kildee Bridenstine Foxx Kilmer gentleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) Brady (TX) Fortenberry King (IA) Brooks (AL) Franks (AZ) King (IA) on which further proceedings were Bridenstine Foxx King (NY) Brooks (IN) Frelinghuysen King (NY) postponed and on which the noes pre- Brooks (AL) Franks (AZ) Kingston Broun (GA) Gabbard Kingston Brooks (IN) Frelinghuysen Kinzinger (IL) Buchanan Gallego Kinzinger (IL) vailed by voice vote. Broun (GA) Gabbard Kirkpatrick Bucshon Garamendi Kline The Clerk will redesignate the Brown (FL) Gallego Kline Burgess Garcia Labrador amendment. Brownley (CA) Gardner Labrador Calvert Gardner LaMalfa Buchanan Garrett LaMalfa Camp Garrett Lamborn The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bucshon Gerlach Lamborn Cantor Gerlach Lance ment. Burgess Gibbs Lance Capito Gibbs Lankford RECORDED VOTE Butterfield Gibson Langevin Capuano Gibson Latham Calvert Gingrey (GA) Lankford Ca´ rdenas Gingrey (GA) Latta The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Camp Gohmert Latham Carter Gohmert Lipinski has been demanded. Cantor Goodlatte Latta Cassidy Goodlatte LoBiondo A recorded vote was ordered. Capito Gosar Lipinski Castor (FL) Gosar Long Carter Gowdy LoBiondo Castro (TX) Gowdy Lucas The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Cassidy Granger Loebsack Chabot Granger Luetkemeyer minute vote. Chabot Graves (GA) Long Chaffetz Graves (GA) Lummis The vote was taken by electronic de- Chaffetz Graves (MO) Lucas Coble Graves (MO) Lynch vice, and there were—ayes 146, noes 278, Coble Griffin (AR) Luetkemeyer Coffman Grayson Maffei Coffman Grimm Lummis Cole Green, Gene Marchant not voting 10, as follows: Cole Guthrie Maffei Collins (GA) Griffin (AR) Marino [Roll No. 239] Collins (GA) Hall Maloney, Sean Collins (NY) Griffith (VA) Massie Collins (NY) Hanabusa Marchant Conaway Grimm Matheson AYES—146 Conaway Hanna Marino Cook Guthrie McCarthy (CA) Amash Braley (IA) Cicilline Cook Harper Massie Cooper Hall McCaul Andrews Bustos Clarke Cooper Harris McCarthy (CA) Costa Hanna McClintock Bass Capps Clay Costa Hartzler McCaul Cotton Harper McHenry Beatty Capuano Cleaver Cotton Hastings (WA) McClintock Cramer Harris McIntyre Becerra Ca´ rdenas Clyburn Cramer Heck (NV) McHenry Crawford Hartzler McKeon Bishop (GA) Carney Cohen Crawford Hensarling McIntyre Crenshaw Hastings (WA) McKinley Bishop (NY) Carson (IN) Connolly Crenshaw Herrera Beutler McKeon Cuellar Heck (NV) McMorris Blumenauer Cartwright Conyers Cuellar Holding McKinley Culberson Heck (WA) Rodgers Bonamici Castor (FL) Courtney Culberson Horsford McMorris Daines Hensarling McNerney Brady (PA) Castro (TX) Crowley Daines Hoyer Rodgers

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9163 Meadows Rigell Stutzman Courtney Kaptur Pingree (ME) Kirkpatrick Owens Shuster Meehan Roby Swalwell (CA) Crowley Keating Pocan Kline Palazzo Simpson Meng Roe (TN) Terry Cuellar Kelly (IL) Polis LaMalfa Paulsen Sinema Messer Rogers (AL) Thompson (MS) Cummings Kennedy Price (NC) Lamborn Pearce Smith (MO) Mica Rogers (KY) Thompson (PA) Davis (CA) Kildee Quigley Lance Perry Smith (NE) Miller (FL) Rogers (MI) Thornberry Davis, Danny Kilmer Rangel Lankford Peterson Smith (NJ) Miller (MI) Rohrabacher Tiberi DeFazio Kind Ribble Latham Pittenger Smith (TX) Miller, Gary Rokita Tipton DeGette Kuster Richmond Latta Pitts Southerland Mullin Rooney LoBiondo Pompeo Turner Delaney Labrador Rohrabacher Stewart Murphy (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Loebsack Posey Upton DeLauro Langevin Roybal-Allard Stivers Murphy (PA) Roskam DelBene Larsen (WA) Long Price (GA) Valadao Ruppersberger Stockman Neugebauer Ross Deutch Larson (CT) Lucas Radel Vargas Rush Takano Noem Rothfus Dingell Lee (CA) Luetkemeyer Rahall Veasey Ryan (OH) Terry Nugent Royce Doggett Levin Lummis Reed Vela Sa´ nchez, Linda Thompson (PA) Nunes Ruiz Doyle Lewis Maloney, Sean Reichert Thornberry Nunnelee Runyan Visclosky T. Marchant Renacci Duckworth Lipinski Tiberi Olson Ruppersberger Wagner Sanchez, Loretta Marino Rice (SC) Duncan (TN) Lofgren Tipton Owens Ryan (OH) Walberg Sanford McCarthy (CA) Rigell Ellison Lowenthal Titus Palazzo Ryan (WI) Walden Sarbanes McCaul Roby Engel Lowey Turner Pastor (AZ) Salmon Walorski Schakowsky McHenry Roe (TN) Enyart Lujan Grisham Upton Paulsen Scalise Wasserman Schiff McIntyre Rogers (AL) Eshoo (NM) Valadao Pearce Schock Schultz Schrader McKeon Rogers (KY) Esty Luja´ n, Ben Ray Visclosky Pelosi Schweikert Waters Schwartz McKinley Rogers (MI) Farr (NM) Wagner Perry Scott, Austin Waxman Scott (VA) McMorris Rokita Fattah Lynch Walberg Peters (CA) Sensenbrenner Weber (TX) Scott, David Rodgers Rooney Foster Maffei Walden Peters (MI) Sessions Sensenbrenner McNerney Ros-Lehtinen Webster (FL) Frankel (FL) Maloney, Walorski Peterson Sewell (AL) Serrano Meadows Roskam Wenstrup Garamendi Carolyn Weber (TX) Petri Shimkus Garcia Massie Sewell (AL) Meehan Ross Westmoreland Webster (FL) Pittenger Shuster Garrett Matheson Sherman Messer Rothfus Whitfield Wenstrup Pitts Simpson Grayson Matsui Sires Mica Royce Williams Westmoreland Pompeo Sinema Green, Al McClintock Slaughter Miller (FL) Ruiz Wilson (SC) Whitfield Posey Sires Green, Gene McCollum Smith (WA) Miller (MI) Runyan Price (GA) Smith (MO) Wittman Miller, Gary Ryan (WI) Williams Griffith (VA) McDermott Speier Radel Smith (NE) Wolf Mullin Salmon Wilson (SC) Womack Grijalva McGovern Stutzman Rahall Smith (NJ) Gutierrez Meeks Murphy (PA) Scalise Wittman Woodall Swalwell (CA) Reed Smith (TX) Hahn Meng Neugebauer Schneider Wolf Yoder Thompson (CA) Reichert Smith (WA) Hanabusa Michaud Noem Schock Womack Renacci Southerland Yoho Thompson (MS) Nugent Schweikert Yoder Hastings (FL) Miller, George Tierney Ribble Stewart Young (AK) Heck (WA) Moore Nunes Scott, Austin Young (AK) Rice (SC) Stivers Young (FL) Tonko Nunnelee Sessions Young (FL) Herrera Beutler Moran Tsongas Richmond Stockman Young (IN) Higgins Mulvaney Olson Shimkus Young (IN) Van Hollen Himes Murphy (FL) NOT VOTING—10 Veasey NOT VOTING—11 Hinojosa Nadler Vela Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) Holt Napolitano Bachmann Fudge Poe (TX) ´ Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Honda Negrete McLeod Velazquez Campbell Markey Shea-Porter Chu McCarthy (NY) Horsford Nolan Walz Chu McCarthy (NY) Vargas Edwards Neal Hoyer O’Rourke Wasserman Edwards Neal Huelskamp Pallone Schultz Waters b 1227 Huffman Pascrell b 1230 Israel Pastor (AZ) Watt So the amendment was rejected. Jackson Lee Payne Waxman So the amendment was rejected. The result of the vote was announced Jeffries Pelosi Welch The result of the vote was announced Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Wilson (FL) as above recorded. Johnson, E. B. Peters (CA) Woodall as above recorded. AMENDMENT NO. 39 OFFERED BY MR. VAN Jones Peters (MI) Yarmuth AMENDMENT NO. 123 OFFERED BY MR. HOLLEN Jordan Petri Yoho BLUMENAUER The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished NOES—232 The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded business is the demand for a recorded Aderholt Coble Gibbs vote on the amendment offered by the Alexander Coffman Gibson vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. VAN Amodei Cole Gingrey (GA) gentleman from Oregon (Mr. BLU- HOLLEN) on which further proceedings Andrews Collins (GA) Gohmert MENAUER) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes Bachus Collins (NY) Goodlatte were postponed and on which the ayes Barber Conaway Gosar prevailed by voice vote. Barletta Cook Gowdy prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Barr Cotton Granger The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. Barrow (GA) Cramer Graves (GA) amendment. Barton Crawford Graves (MO) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Benishek Crenshaw Griffin (AR) The Clerk redesignated the amendment. Bentivolio Culberson Grimm ment. RECORDED VOTE Bilirakis Daines Guthrie RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Davis, Rodney Hall The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bishop (UT) Denham Hanna The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. Black Dent Harper has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. Blackburn DeSantis Harris A recorded vote was ordered. Bonner DesJarlais Hartzler The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Boustany Diaz-Balart Hastings (WA) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- minute vote. Brady (TX) Duffy Heck (NV) minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bridenstine Duncan (SC) Hensarling The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were—ayes 191, noes 232, Brooks (AL) Ellmers Holding vice, and there were—ayes 420, noes 3, Brooks (IN) Farenthold Hudson not voting 11, as follows: Broun (GA) Fincher Huizenga (MI) not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 240] Buchanan Fitzpatrick Hultgren [Roll No. 241] Bucshon Fleischmann Hunter AYES—191 Burgess Fleming Hurt AYES—420 Amash Brown (FL) Cicilline Bustos Flores Issa Aderholt Barton Bishop (UT) Bass Brownley (CA) Clarke Calvert Forbes Jenkins Alexander Bass Black Beatty Butterfield Clay Camp Fortenberry Johnson (OH) Amash Beatty Blackburn Becerra Capps Cleaver Cantor Foxx Johnson, Sam Amodei Becerra Blumenauer Bera (CA) Capuano Clyburn Capito Franks (AZ) Joyce Andrews Benishek Bonamici Bishop (NY) Ca´ rdenas Cohen Carter Frelinghuysen Kelly (PA) Bachus Bentivolio Bonner Blumenauer Carney Connolly Cartwright Gabbard King (IA) Barber Bera (CA) Boustany Bonamici Carson (IN) Conyers Cassidy Gallego King (NY) Barletta Bilirakis Brady (PA) Brady (PA) Castor (FL) Cooper Chabot Gardner Kingston Barr Bishop (GA) Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Castro (TX) Costa Chaffetz Gerlach Kinzinger (IL) Barrow (GA) Bishop (NY) Braley (IA)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 Bridenstine Garamendi Long Rogers (AL) Serrano Valadao Broun (GA) Gardner Lowey Brooks (AL) Garcia Lowenthal Rogers (KY) Sessions Van Hollen Brown (FL) Garrett Lucas Brooks (IN) Gardner Lowey Rogers (MI) Sewell (AL) Vargas Brownley (CA) Gerlach Luetkemeyer Broun (GA) Garrett Lucas Rohrabacher Sherman Veasey Buchanan Gibbs Lujan Grisham Brown (FL) Gerlach Luetkemeyer Rokita Shimkus Vela Bucshon Gibson (NM) Brownley (CA) Gibbs Lujan Grisham Rooney Shuster Vela´ zquez Burgess Gingrey (GA) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Buchanan Gibson (NM) Ros-Lehtinen Simpson Visclosky Bustos Gohmert (NM) Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Roskam Sinema Wagner Butterfield Goodlatte Lummis Burgess Gohmert (NM) Ross Sires Walberg Calvert Gosar Lynch Bustos Goodlatte Lummis Rothfus Slaughter Walden Camp Gowdy Maffei Butterfield Gosar Lynch Roybal-Allard Smith (MO) Walorski Cantor Granger Maloney, Calvert Gowdy Maffei Royce Smith (NE) Walz Capito Graves (GA) Carolyn Camp Granger Maloney, Ruiz Smith (NJ) Wasserman Capps Graves (MO) Maloney, Sean Cantor Graves (GA) Carolyn Runyan Smith (TX) Schultz Capuano Grayson Marchant Capito Graves (MO) Maloney, Sean Ruppersberger Smith (WA) Waters Ca´ rdenas Green, Al Marino Capps Grayson Marchant Rush Southerland Watt Carney Green, Gene Massie Capuano Green, Al Marino Ryan (OH) Speier Waxman Carson (IN) Griffin (AR) Matheson Ca´ rdenas Green, Gene Massie Ryan (WI) Stewart Weber (TX) Carter Griffith (VA) Matsui Carney Griffin (AR) Matheson Salmon Stivers Webster (FL) Cartwright Grijalva McCarthy (CA) Carson (IN) Griffith (VA) Matsui Sa´ nchez, Linda Stockman Welch Cassidy Grimm McCaul Carter Grijalva McCarthy (CA) T. Stutzman Wenstrup Castor (FL) Guthrie McClintock Cartwright Grimm McCaul Sanchez, Loretta Swalwell (CA) Westmoreland Castro (TX) Gutierrez McCollum Cassidy Guthrie McClintock Sanford Takano Whitfield Chabot Hahn McDermott Castor (FL) Gutierrez McCollum Sarbanes Terry Williams Chaffetz Hall McGovern Castro (TX) Hahn McDermott Scalise Thompson (CA) Wilson (FL) Cicilline Hanabusa McHenry Chabot Hall McGovern Schakowsky Thompson (MS) Wilson (SC) Clarke Hanna McIntyre Chaffetz Hanabusa McHenry Schiff Thompson (PA) Wittman Clay Harper McKeon Cicilline Hanna McIntyre Schneider Thornberry Wolf Cleaver Harris McKinley Clarke Harper McKeon Schock Tiberi Womack Clyburn Hartzler McMorris Clay Harris McKinley Schrader Tierney Woodall Coble Hastings (FL) Rodgers Cleaver Hartzler McMorris Schwartz Tipton Yarmuth Cohen Hastings (WA) McNerney Clyburn Hastings (FL) Rodgers Schweikert Titus Yoder Cole Heck (NV) Meadows Coble Hastings (WA) McNerney Scott (VA) Tonko Yoho Collins (GA) Heck (WA) Meehan Cohen Heck (NV) Meadows Scott, Austin Tsongas Young (AK) Collins (NY) Hensarling Meeks Cole Heck (WA) Meehan Scott, David Turner Young (FL) Conaway Herrera Beutler Meng Collins (GA) Hensarling Meeks Sensenbrenner Upton Young (IN) Connolly Higgins Messer Collins (NY) Herrera Beutler Meng Conyers Himes Mica Conaway Higgins Messer NOES—3 Cook Hinojosa Michaud Connolly Himes Mica Duncan (TN) Peterson Price (GA) Cooper Holding Miller (FL) Conyers Hinojosa Michaud Costa Holt Miller (MI) Cook Holding Miller (FL) NOT VOTING—11 Cotton Honda Miller, Gary Cooper Holt Miller (MI) Bachmann Edwards Neal Courtney Horsford Miller, George Costa Honda Miller, Gary Campbell Fudge Poe (TX) Cramer Hoyer Moore Cotton Horsford Miller, George Chu Markey Shea-Porter Crawford Hudson Moran Courtney Hoyer Moore Coffman McCarthy (NY) Crenshaw Huelskamp Mullin Cramer Hudson Moran Crowley Huffman Mulvaney Crawford Huelskamp Mullin b 1234 Cuellar Huizenga (MI) Murphy (FL) Crenshaw Huffman Mulvaney Culberson Hultgren Murphy (PA) Crowley Huizenga (MI) Murphy (FL) Mr. COLLINS of Georgia changed his Cummings Hunter Nadler Cuellar Hultgren Murphy (PA) vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Daines Hurt Napolitano Culberson Hunter Nadler Davis (CA) Israel Negrete McLeod Cummings Hurt Napolitano So the amendment was agreed to. Davis, Danny Issa Neugebauer Daines Israel Negrete McLeod The result of the vote was announced Davis, Rodney Jackson Lee Noem Davis (CA) Issa Neugebauer as above recorded. DeFazio Jeffries Nolan Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Noem DeGette Jenkins Nugent Davis, Rodney Jeffries Nolan AMENDMENT NO. 137 OFFERED BY MS. DE LAURO Delaney Johnson (GA) Nunes DeFazio Jenkins Nugent The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished DeLauro Johnson (OH) Nunnelee DeGette Johnson (GA) Nunes business is the demand for a recorded DelBene Johnson, E. B. O’Rourke Delaney Johnson (OH) Nunnelee Denham Johnson, Sam Olson DeLauro Johnson, E. B. O’Rourke vote on the amendment offered by the Dent Jones Owens DelBene Johnson, Sam Olson gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeSantis Jordan Palazzo Denham Jones Owens DELAURO) on which further proceedings DesJarlais Joyce Pallone Dent Jordan Palazzo were postponed and on which the ayes Deutch Kaptur Pascrell DeSantis Joyce Pallone Diaz-Balart Keating Pastor (AZ) DesJarlais Kaptur Pascrell prevailed by voice vote. Dingell Kelly (IL) Paulsen Deutch Keating Pastor (AZ) The Clerk will redesignate the Doggett Kelly (PA) Payne Diaz-Balart Kelly (IL) Paulsen amendment. Doyle Kennedy Pearce Dingell Kelly (PA) Payne Duckworth Kildee Pelosi Doggett Kennedy Pearce The Clerk redesignated the amend- Duffy Kilmer Perlmutter Doyle Kildee Pelosi ment. Duncan (SC) Kind Perry Duckworth Kilmer Perlmutter RECORDED VOTE Duncan (TN) King (IA) Peters (CA) Duffy Kind Perry Ellison King (NY) Peters (MI) Duncan (SC) King (IA) Peters (CA) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ellmers Kingston Peterson Ellison King (NY) Peters (MI) has been demanded. Engel Kinzinger (IL) Petri Ellmers Kingston Petri A recorded vote was ordered. Enyart Kirkpatrick Pingree (ME) Engel Kinzinger (IL) Pingree (ME) Eshoo Kline Pittenger Enyart Kirkpatrick Pittenger The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Esty Kuster Pitts Eshoo Kline Pitts minute vote. Farenthold Labrador Pocan Esty Kuster Pocan The vote was taken by electronic de- Farr LaMalfa Polis Farenthold Labrador Polis vice, and there were—ayes 423, noes 0, Fattah Lamborn Pompeo Farr LaMalfa Pompeo Fincher Lance Posey Fattah Lamborn Posey not voting 11, as follows: Fitzpatrick Langevin Price (GA) Fincher Lance Price (NC) [Roll No. 242] Fleischmann Lankford Price (NC) Fitzpatrick Langevin Quigley Fleming Larsen (WA) Quigley Fleischmann Lankford Radel AYES—423 Flores Larson (CT) Radel Fleming Larsen (WA) Rahall Aderholt Bass Blackburn Forbes Latham Rahall Flores Larson (CT) Rangel Alexander Beatty Blumenauer Fortenberry Latta Rangel Forbes Latham Reed Amash Becerra Bonamici Foster Lee (CA) Reed Fortenberry Latta Reichert Amodei Benishek Bonner Foxx Levin Reichert Foster Lee (CA) Renacci Andrews Bentivolio Boustany Frankel (FL) Lewis Renacci Foxx Levin Ribble Bachus Bera (CA) Brady (PA) Franks (AZ) Lipinski Ribble Frankel (FL) Lewis Rice (SC) Barber Bilirakis Brady (TX) Frelinghuysen LoBiondo Rice (SC) Franks (AZ) Lipinski Richmond Barletta Bishop (GA) Braley (IA) Gabbard Loebsack Richmond Frelinghuysen LoBiondo Rigell Barr Bishop (NY) Bridenstine Gallego Lofgren Rigell Gabbard Loebsack Roby Barrow (GA) Bishop (UT) Brooks (AL) Garamendi Long Roby Gallego Lofgren Roe (TN) Barton Black Brooks (IN) Garcia Lowenthal Roe (TN)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9165 Rogers (AL) Serrano Valadao ported from the Committee of the Ms. DUCKWORTH. Madam Speaker, Rogers (KY) Sessions Van Hollen Rogers (MI) Sewell (AL) Vargas Whole? the willingness of our troops to place Rohrabacher Sherman Veasey If not, the question is on the amend- the Nation first is why the scourge of Rokita Shimkus Vela ment in the nature of a substitute, as sexual harassment and assault in the Rooney Shuster Vela´ zquez amended. military is so horrific. Just a single Ros-Lehtinen Simpson Visclosky The amendment was agreed to. Roskam Sinema Wagner case is unacceptable. This is a self-in- Ross Sires Walberg The SPEAKER pro tempore. The flicted wound that has no place in the Rothfus Slaughter Walden question is on the engrossment and greatest military in the world. Roybal-Allard Smith (MO) Walorski third reading of the bill. I love the military with every bone in Royce Smith (NE) Walz The bill was ordered to be engrossed Ruiz Smith (NJ) Wasserman my body. The lessons I learned as an Runyan Smith (TX) Schultz and read a third time, and was read the army officer, the camaraderie I experi- Ruppersberger Smith (WA) Waters third time. enced are at the core of who I am, just Rush Southerland Watt Ryan (OH) Speier Waxman b 1240 as it is for my brothers and sisters in Ryan (WI) Stewart Weber (TX) MOTION TO RECOMMIT arms. That is why I am personally dev- Salmon Stivers Webster (FL) Ms. DUCKWORTH. Madam Speaker, I astated to see how many predators con- Sa´ nchez, Linda Stockman Welch tinue to abuse and attack one of our T. Stutzman Wenstrup have a motion to recommit at the Sanchez, Loretta Swalwell (CA) Westmoreland desk. own. Sanford Takano Whitfield The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the The military is a place of great dis- Sarbanes Terry Williams cipline, technical proficiency, and per- Scalise Thompson (CA) Wilson (FL) gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Schakowsky Thompson (MS) Wilson (SC) Ms. DUCKWORTH. I am opposed in sonal sacrifice for the greater good. It Schiff Thompson (PA) Wittman its current form. is a place where young men and women Schneider Thornberry Wolf The SPEAKER pro tempore. The grow and thrive, developing as great Schock Tiberi Womack Clerk will report the motion to recom- leaders and team members. This is the Schrader Tierney Woodall Schwartz Tipton Yarmuth mit. case for so many of them. However, for Schweikert Titus Yoder The Clerk read as follows: some, the military has now become a Scott (VA) Tonko Yoho At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the place of fear and intimidation. Scott, Austin Tsongas Young (AK) following new section: The services have made significant Scott, David Turner Young (FL) SEC. 5ll. CONVENING AUTHORITY RELIANCE Sensenbrenner Upton Young (IN) efforts to try to stamp out sexual har- ON OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROS- assment and assault, but there are still NOT VOTING—11 ECUTOR RECOMMENDATION TO PROCEED TO TRIAL OF ANY CHARGE unacceptable failures in these efforts. Bachmann Edwards Neal INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT OR Campbell Fudge With each new piece of data on the Poe (TX) OTHER SEX-RELATED OFFENSE. Chu Markey Shea-Porter rates of sexual assault and on the lack (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 834 of title 10, Coffman McCarthy (NY) of command responsibility by many in United States Code (article 34 of the Uniform ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Code of Military Justice) is amended— dealing with military sexual trauma, I The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- have gradually come to the conclusion There is 1 minute remaining. section (d); and that we need another path to protect (2) by inserting after the subsection (b) the the victims. b 1237 following new subsection (c): This amendment adds a new course of So the amendment was agreed to. ‘‘(c)(1) In the case of any charge involving action for victims to pursue should The result of the vote was announced sexual assault or other sex-related offense they choose it. It empowers them at a covered by section 920, 920a, 920b, or 920c of as above recorded. this title (article 120, 120a, 120b, or 120c of the time when they feel most powerless PERSONAL EXPLANATION Uniform Code of Military Justice), the con- with a new option that is outside the Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall Nos. vening authority shall also refer the charge chain of command with an independent 241 and 242, I was unavoidably detained. to the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the investigation and prosecution system. Had I been present, I would have voted armed force of which the accused is a mem- I place the highest priority on the ‘‘yes.’’ ber for additional consideration and advice importance of a commander’s author- The Acting CHAIR. The question is unless the victim (or the parent or legal ity to lead and discipline the men and guardian of the victim if the victim is a women under his or her command. on the committee amendment in the minor) of such offense elects that such nature of a substitute, as amended. charge only be referred to the staff judge ad- However, in the case of sexual crimes, The amendment was agreed to. vocate pursuant to subsection (a). there continues to be failures in the ex- The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, ‘‘(2) If the Office of the Chief Prosecutor is isting processes for investigations and the Committee rises. referred a charge covered by paragraph (1) punishments within that chain. That is Accordingly, the Committee rose; and recommends that the charge be referred why we must empower victims with an and the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. to trial, the recommendation shall be bind- additional choice so that they can seek ing on the convening authority and the con- CAPITO) having assumed the chair, Mr. vening authority shall promptly direct a justice. COLLINS of Georgia, Acting Chair of the trial of the charge.’’. There are many, many good com- Committee of the Whole House on the (b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF PROSECUTOR.— manders. My own experience has been a state of the Union, reported that that For any Armed Force for which the position positive one with all of my com- Committee, having had under consider- of Chief Prosecutor does not exist before the manders, all of whom were men, being ation the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize date of the enactment of this Act, the Judge protective of all of their soldiers and appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Advocate General of that Armed Force shall doing the right thing. Yet the data establish the position of Chief Prosecutor shows that there are enough predators military activities of the Department and appoint as the Chief Prosecutor a com- of Defense and for military construc- missioned officer in the grade of O–6 or above and failed commanders that we need to tion, to prescribe military personnel who has significant experience prosecuting take care of this now. This solution strengths for such fiscal year, and for sexual assault trials by court-martial. supports command authority but also, other purposes, and, pursuant to House Mrs. WALORSKI (during the read- importantly, empowers victims by giv- Resolution 260, he reported the bill ing). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous ing them one more option. back to the House with an amendment consent to dispense with the reading. The men and women in our Armed adopted in the Committee of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Forces are why we live freely in the Whole. objection to the request of the gentle- greatest country in the world. When The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under woman from Indiana? our warriors face combat, they must be the rule, the previous question is or- There was no objection. able to focus completely and single- dered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- mindedly on the mission at hand. They Is a separate vote demanded on any tlewoman from Illinois is recognized cannot do this if they are threatened amendment to the amendment re- for 5 minutes. with sexual assault.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD 9166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 June 14, 2013 When our Nation’s parents are ap- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Conaway Jordan Roby proached by their brave young son or ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- Cook Joyce Roe (TN) Cotton Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) daughter who is looking to join the minute vote on the motion to recom- Cramer King (IA) Rogers (KY) military, these moms and dads need to mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote Crawford King (NY) Rogers (MI) know without a doubt that their child on passage of the bill, if ordered. Crenshaw Kingston Rohrabacher Culberson Kinzinger (IL) will be cared for, that they will become The vote was taken by electronic de- Rokita Daines Kline Rooney disciplined, well-trained leaders. They vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 225, Davis, Rodney Labrador Ros-Lehtinen should not have to fear that their child answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 14, as Denham LaMalfa Roskam Dent Lamborn Ross will become a rape victim. follows: DeSantis Lance Rothfus The military is a place of honor, one [Roll No. 243] DesJarlais Lankford Royce where our troops serve with great Diaz-Balart Latham AYES—194 Runyan pride. This amendment is a balanced Duffy Latta Andrews Grijalva Owens Duncan (SC) LoBiondo Ryan (WI) approach that honors our military by Barber Hahn Pallone Duncan (TN) Long Salmon providing the victim with a choice on Barrow (GA) Hanabusa Pascrell Ellmers Lucas Sanford how to seek justice. Bass Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) Farenthold Luetkemeyer Scalise Schock Madam Speaker, at this time, I yield Beatty Heck (WA) Payne Fincher Lummis Becerra Higgins Pelosi Fitzpatrick Marchant Schweikert the balance of my time to the gentle- Bera (CA) Himes Perlmutter Fleischmann Marino Scott, Austin lady from California, who’s been a Bishop (GA) Hinojosa Peters (CA) Fleming Massie Sessions leader in victims’ rights, Ms. SPEIER. Bishop (NY) Holt Peters (MI) Flores McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Blumenauer Honda Peterson Forbes McCaul Shuster Ms. SPEIER. I thank the heroic lady Bonamici Horsford Pingree (ME) Fortenberry McClintock Simpson from Illinois, and I think, for all of us, Brady (PA) Hoyer Pocan Foxx McHenry Smith (MO) Braley (IA) Huffman hearing your words are profound. Polis Franks (AZ) McKeon Smith (NE) Brown (FL) Israel What we are seeing here is, not only Price (NC) Frelinghuysen McKinley Smith (NJ) Brownley (CA) Jackson Lee Gardner McMorris Quigley Smith (TX) are there physical wounds, there are Bustos Jeffries Garrett Rodgers Rahall Southerland emotional wounds. So many of my col- Butterfield Johnson (GA) Gerlach Meadows Rangel Stewart Capps Johnson, E. B. Gibbs Meehan leagues on both sides of the aisle have Richmond Stivers Capuano Jones Gibson Messer Stockman shared with me the stories of victims ´ Roybal-Allard Cardenas Kaptur Gingrey (GA) Mica Stutzman who have been raped and sexually as- Carney Keating Ruiz Goodlatte Miller (FL) Ruppersberger Terry saulted—the fear, the pain, the tears— Carson (IN) Kelly (IL) Gosar Miller (MI) Thompson (PA) Cartwright Kennedy Rush and they all, to the woman and to the Gowdy Miller, Gary Thornberry Castor (FL) Kildee Ryan (OH) Granger Mullin Tiberi man, have said how powerless they Castro (TX) Kilmer Sa´ nchez, Linda Graves (GA) Mulvaney Tipton Cicilline Kind T. feel. Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Turner Clarke Kirkpatrick Sarbanes This particular amendment will give Griffin (AR) Neugebauer Upton Clay Kuster Schakowsky Griffith (VA) Noem them a little leverage. This amend- Valadao Cleaver Langevin Schiff Grimm Nugent Wagner ment is going to give them a choice. Clyburn Larsen (WA) Schneider Guthrie Nunes Walberg This amendment respects the chain of Cohen Larson (CT) Schrader Hall Nunnelee Walden Connolly Lee (CA) Schwartz Hanna Olson command. This amendment gives them Walorski Conyers Levin Scott (VA) Harper Palazzo the opportunity to use the chain of Cooper Lewis Scott, David Harris Paulsen Weber (TX) command or to seek to go to the chief Costa Lipinski Sensenbrenner Hartzler Pearce Webster (FL) prosecutor in each of the services to Courtney Loebsack Serrano Hastings (WA) Perry Wenstrup Westmoreland seek an investigation and an evalua- Crowley Lofgren Sewell (AL) Heck (NV) Petri Cuellar Lowenthal Sherman Hensarling Pittenger Whitfield tion as to whether or not a prosecution Cummings Lowey Sinema Herrera Beutler Pitts Williams should move forward. Davis (CA) Lujan Grisham Sires Holding Pompeo Wilson (SC) We have an opportunity here to real- Davis, Danny (NM) Slaughter Hudson Posey Wittman DeFazio Luja´ n, Ben Ray Wolf ly change the face of this issue, and I Smith (WA) Huelskamp Price (GA) DeGette (NM) Speier Huizenga (MI) Radel Womack urge my colleagues to join in sup- Delaney Lynch Swalwell (CA) Hultgren Reed Woodall DeLauro Maffei porting this amendment. Takano Hunter Reichert Yoder DelBene Maloney, Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I Thompson (CA) Hurt Renacci Yoho Deutch Carolyn Thompson (MS) Jenkins Ribble Young (AK) rise in opposition to the motion to re- Dingell Maloney, Sean Tierney Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) Young (FL) Doggett Matheson commit. Titus Johnson, Sam Rigell Young (IN) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Doyle Matsui Duckworth McCollum Tonko ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 tlewoman from Indiana is recognized Tsongas Ellison McDermott Sanchez, Loretta for 5 minutes. Engel McGovern Van Hollen Mrs. WALORSKI. Ladies and gentle- Enyart McIntyre Vargas NOT VOTING—14 Veasey men, colleagues, we worked for months Eshoo McNerney Bachmann Fudge McCarthy (NY) Esty Meeks Vela Bachus Gohmert Neal on bipartisan legislation to confront Farr Meng Vela´ zquez Campbell Gutierrez Poe (TX) this problem. The time for this Con- Fattah Michaud Visclosky Walz Chu Issa Shea-Porter gress to act on this issue is right now. Foster Miller, George Edwards Markey Wasserman I ask you to support the bipartisan so- Frankel (FL) Moore Gabbard Moran Schultz b 1254 lution in this bill, reject the procedural Gallego Murphy (FL) Waters motion to recommit, and I yield back Garamendi Nadler Watt So the motion to recommit was re- the balance of my time. Garcia Napolitano Waxman jected. Grayson Negrete McLeod Welch The result of the vote was announced The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Green, Al Nolan Wilson (FL) objection, the previous question is or- Green, Gene O’Rourke Yarmuth as above recorded. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The dered on the motion to recommit. NOES—225 There was no objection. question is on the passage of the bill. Aderholt Blackburn Camp The question was taken; and the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Alexander Bonner Cantor question is on the motion to recommit. Amash Boustany Capito Speaker pro tempore announced that The question was taken; and the Amodei Brady (TX) Carter the ayes appeared to have it. Barletta Bridenstine Cassidy Speaker pro tempore announced that RECORDED VOTE Barr Brooks (AL) Chabot the noes appeared to have it. Barton Brooks (IN) Chaffetz Mr. MCKEON. Madam Speaker, I de- RECORDED VOTE Benishek Broun (GA) Coble mand a recorded vote. Ms. DUCKWORTH. Madam Speaker, I Bentivolio Buchanan Coffman A recorded vote was ordered. Bilirakis Bucshon Cole demand a recorded vote. Bishop (UT) Burgess Collins (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a A recorded vote was ordered. Black Calvert Collins (NY) 5-minute vote.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 13:47 Dec 11, 2017 Jkt 029102 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0687 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR13\H14JN3.001 H14JN3 Pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with BOUND RECORD June 14, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE, Vol. 159, Pt. 7 9167 The vote was taken by electronic de- Scott, Austin Takano Walz AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO vice, and there were—ayes 315, noes 108, Scott, David Terry Waters MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- Sensenbrenner Thompson (PA) Weber (TX) not voting 11, as follows: Sessions Thornberry Webster (FL) GROSSMENT OF H.R. 1960, NA- Sewell (AL) Tiberi TIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- [Roll No. 244] Wenstrup Sherman Tipton Westmoreland TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 Shimkus Titus AYES—315 Whitfield Shuster Tsongas Williams Mr. MCKEON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Aderholt Fleming Luetkemeyer Simpson Turner Wilson (SC) unanimous consent that the Clerk be Alexander Flores Lujan Grisham Sinema Upton Wittman Amodei Forbes (NM) Smith (MO) Valadao authorized to make technical correc- Wolf Andrews Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray Smith (NE) Vargas tions in the engrossment of H.R. 1960, Bachus Foster (NM) Smith (NJ) Veasey Womack to include corrections in spelling, Barber Foxx Maffei Smith (TX) Vela Woodall Barletta Frankel (FL) Maloney, Smith (WA) Visclosky Yoder punctuation, section numbering and Barr Franks (AZ) Carolyn Southerland Wagner Young (AK) cross-referencing, and the insertion of Barrow (GA) Frelinghuysen Maloney, Sean Stewart Walberg Young (FL) appropriate headings. Barton Gabbard Marchant Stivers Walden Young (IN) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Beatty Gallego Marino Stutzman Walorski Benishek Garamendi Matheson DAINES). Is there objection to the re- Bentivolio Garcia McCarthy (CA) NOES—108 quest of the gentleman from Cali- Bera (CA) Gardner McCaul Amash Hastings (FL) Polis fornia? Bilirakis Garrett McDermott Bass Hinojosa Quigley Bishop (GA) Gerlach McHenry There was no objection. Becerra Holt Radel Bishop (NY) Gibbs McIntyre f Blumenauer Honda Rangel Bishop (UT) Gingrey (GA) McKeon Bonamici Huffman Black Goodlatte McKinley Richmond b 1310 Butterfield Keating Blackburn Gowdy McMorris Rohrabacher Capps Kennedy Bonner Granger Rodgers Roybal-Allard LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Capuano Kildee Boustany Graves (GA) McNerney Rush Carson (IN) Labrador (Mr. HOYER asked and was given Brady (PA) Graves (MO) Meadows Salmon Castor (FL) Lee (CA) Brady (TX) Green, Al Meehan Sa´ nchez, Linda permission to address the House for 1 Cicilline Levin Braley (IA) Griffin (AR) Messer T. Clarke Lewis minute.) Bridenstine Grimm Mica Sarbanes Clyburn Lofgren Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I am Brooks (AL) Guthrie Michaud Schakowsky Cohen Lowenthal Brooks (IN) Hall Miller (FL) Schiff pleased to yield to my friend the ma- Conyers Lummis Broun (GA) Hanabusa Miller (MI) Schrader jority leader, Mr. CANTOR from Vir- Cooper Lynch Brown (FL) Hanna Miller, Gary Schweikert Crowley Massie ginia, for the purpose of inquiring of Brownley (CA) Harper Mullin Serrano Davis, Danny Matsui the schedule for the week to come. Buchanan Harris Murphy (FL) Sires DeFazio McClintock Bucshon Hartzler Murphy (PA) Slaughter Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank DeGette McCollum Burgess Hastings (WA) Negrete McLeod Deutch McGovern Speier the gentleman from Maryland, the Bustos Heck (NV) Neugebauer Doyle Meeks Stockman Democratic whip, for yielding. Calvert Heck (WA) Noem Duncan (SC) Meng Swalwell (CA) Camp Hensarling Nugent Last week, Mr. Speaker, the gen- Duncan (TN) Miller, George Thompson (CA) Cantor Herrera Beutler Nunes tleman from Maryland was kind Ellison Moore Thompson (MS) Capito Higgins Nunnelee Engel Moran Tierney enough to note and celebrate my birth- Ca´ rdenas Himes O’Rourke Eshoo Mulvaney Tonko day with a colloquy, and luckily, I get Carney Holding Olson Farr Nadler Van Hollen Carter Horsford Owens to return the favor today. So, Mr. Fattah Napolitano Vela´ zquez Cartwright Hoyer Palazzo Gibson Nolan Wasserman Speaker, I would like to say happy Cassidy Hudson Pascrell Gohmert Pallone Schultz birthday to my friend, Mr. HOYER, and Castro (TX) Huelskamp Paulsen Gosar Pastor (AZ) Watt Chabot Huizenga (MI) Pearce wish him many, many more birthdays. Grayson Payne Waxman Chaffetz Hultgren Perry Mr. HOYER. Reclaiming my time, I Griffith (VA) Pelosi Welch Clay Hunter Peters (CA) Grijalva Perlmutter Wilson (FL) want to thank the gentleman for his Cleaver Hurt Peters (MI) Gutierrez Pingree (ME) Yarmuth kindness. The American public must be Coble Israel Peterson Hahn Pocan Yoho Coffman Issa Petri thinking Geminis are, indeed, schizo- Cole Jackson Lee Pittenger NOT VOTING—11 phrenic. I thank my friend. Collins (GA) Jeffries Pitts Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, on Mon- Collins (NY) Jenkins Pompeo Bachmann Fudge Neal Conaway Johnson (GA) Posey Campbell Green, Gene Poe (TX) day, the House will meet at noon for Connolly Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Chu Markey Shea-Porter morning hour and 2 p.m. for legislative Cook Johnson, E. B. Price (NC) Edwards McCarthy (NY) business. Votes will be postponed until Costa Johnson, Sam Rahall 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Cotton Jones Reed Courtney Jordan Reichert b 1307 the House will meet at 10 a.m. for Cramer Joyce Renacci morning hour and noon for legislative Crawford Kaptur Ribble Mrs. LUMMIS changed her vote from business. On Thursday, the House will Crenshaw Kelly (IL) Rice (SC) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Cuellar Kelly (PA) Rigell meet at 9 a.m. for legislative business. Culberson Kilmer Roby So the bill was passed. Last votes of the week are expected no Cummings Kind Roe (TN) The result of the vote was announced later than 3 p.m. On Friday, no votes Daines King (IA) Rogers (AL) are expected. Davis (CA) King (NY) Rogers (KY) as above recorded. Davis, Rodney Kingston Rogers (MI) The title of the bill was amended so Mr. Speaker, the House will consider Delaney Kinzinger (IL) Rokita as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize appro- a few suspensions next week, a com- DeLauro Kirkpatrick Rooney plete list of which will be announced by DelBene Kline Ros-Lehtinen priations for fiscal year 2014 for mili- Denham Kuster Roskam tary activities of the Department of close of business today. In addition, the Dent LaMalfa Ross Defense, for military construction, and House will consider H.R. 1797, the Pain DeSantis Lamborn Rothfus for defense activities of the Depart- Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. I DesJarlais Lance Royce also expect the House to consider H.R. Diaz-Balart Langevin Ruiz ment of Energy, to prescribe military Dingell Lankford Runyan personnel strengths for such fiscal 1947, the Federal Agricultural Reform Doggett Larsen (WA) Ruppersberger year, and for other purposes.’’. and Risk Management Act. Chairman Duckworth Larson (CT) Ryan (OH) FRANK LUCAS and the members of the Duffy Latham Ryan (WI) A motion to reconsider was laid on Agriculture Committee have worked Ellmers Latta Sanchez, Loretta the table. Enyart Lipinski Sanford very hard to produce a 5-year farm bill Esty LoBiondo Scalise Stated for: with strong reforms, and I look forward Farenthold Loebsack Schneider Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, to a full debate on the floor. Fincher Long Schock Fitzpatrick Lowey Schwartz on rollcall No. 244 final passage, had I been I thank the gentleman and wish him Fleischmann Lucas Scott (VA) present, I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ a happy birthday again.

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Mr. Speaker, I thank bill we have just been discussing, wondering, in light of the fact that the the gentleman. whether it’s considered Tuesday, Senate passed a farm bill in a pretty There has been a lot of discussion Wednesday or Thursday, is subject to a bipartisan way, 66–27, with 18 Repub- that I have been receiving, comments, somewhat open rule. I don’t expect it licans voting in favor, but I know the input from Members, and we’re looking to be fully open, but that amendments Speaker has observed the divisions at weighing those suggestions and in- will be made in order. There are very within the Republican Conference, and puts as to how the Rules Committee strong feelings on both sides. That’s obviously there are some divisions will deliberate in terms of the rule and why the gentleman has indicated within our caucus as well, and I’m won- how the bill comes to the floor. there’s a lot of discussion going on on Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. dering whether or not in fact the gen- his side and on my side. I would hope His comment reflects what I’ve heard. tleman is confident that we will get to that we have the ability again for the There is a lot of discussion going on completion and a vote on the farm bill House to work its will and that we about this. Hopefully we would get sig- next week. would have the ability to offer such nificant notice of what changes there I yield to my friend. amendments as would be relevant, and Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank might be. Can the gentleman tell me, important amendments, not specious the gentleman, and I would respond by would it be safe to assume that this amendments but very important bill will be considered, when and if con- saying that it’s certainly our intention amendments, to be considered by the sidered, no earlier than Wednesday, to complete deliberation on the farm House, and I yield to my friend. and will be considered Wednesday and bill. The Speaker has continued to Thursday? And I say that, I will tell b 1320 commit himself and our conference to you, some of my Members who are very Mr. CANTOR. I thank the gentleman an open process for this House, and I concerned about this bill are very con- again. look forward to a robust debate on cerned about when it might be brought It has always been the commitment what, as the gentleman knows, has up, the timing from their perspectives. on the part of the Speaker and the ma- been a bipartisan effort at the com- This is a very serious piece of legisla- jority to try and accommodate the mittee. tion, as the gentleman knows, again need for open debate on issues of con- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman from all perspectives, and I would hope tention especially; and not speaking for his comment. As the gentleman that this bill would be, in light of the for the Rules Committee, I do think knows, on our side of the aisle, there is fact that the Rules Committee will that we’ll continue to see that tradi- very significant concern about the sta- probably deal with it—I’m not sure tion in the House being followed. tus of the Supplemental Nutrition As- whether they’ll deal with it on Tues- Again, I thank the gentleman for rais- sistance Program, and I would hope day; my presumption is they’ll deal ing the concern. that as a rule is considered on that bill, with it on Tuesday—but there will be Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman, I don’t know whether the gentleman time for proponents and opponents of and I feel constrained to add, however, knows at this point in time, that we whatever changes might be rec- on the defense bill that we just consid- would have an opportunity to have a ommended to prepare their arguments ered, yes, it was bipartisan to the ex- significant number of amendments on for the floor. tent that both sides agreed on a formu- that bill to reflect the House working I yield to my friend. lation on the sexual assault issue with- its will, as the Speaker has so often ob- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank in the military. served, and I yield to my friend for the gentleman for yielding, and would Very frankly, there were two very whatever information he may have. I respond by saying, as has been the cus- substantive, widely supported, widely know that the rule has not been writ- tom in this Congress and last, we will discussed amendments that were re- ten, and I don’t know whether he has continue to abide by the 3-day notice, quested, one by Ms. SPEIER from Cali- any insights on how much flexibility and I do think there will be adequate fornia and one by Ms. GABBARD from there will be on the rule. time for review by parties on all sides. Hawaii. Neither one of those was made I yield to my friend. Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman an amendment so that the only alter- Mr. CANTOR. I would respond by for that answer, and I thank him for native that we had available to us was saying that I do think there is a com- the fact that you will be following the the committee agreed-upon alternative mitment to genuine and robust debate notice rule that has been discussed. I with respect to sexual assault com- on all sides. And hopefully, without would ask the majority leader, could I plaints that women in the military or speaking to details because, as the gen- be confident in advising people who are men in the military might have. tleman knows, the Rules Committee very focused on this bill, that if they Then a very substantive and, I has not met, that would include all are here Wednesday, that they will be thought, well-thought out motion to subject matter in the bill. in time to consider that bill? In other recommit, which was deemed by the in- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman words, do you expect that the Rules dividual on your side of the aisle who for that and look forward to that be- Committee would consider this bill be- opposed it, in an almost cursory fash- cause I know on both sides of the aisle, fore tonight? ion, less than, I think, 120 seconds, dis- this is a bill that has strong feelings I yield to my friend. missed as a procedural motion. among different perspectives on this Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I do With all due respect to the majority bill and with respect to different sub- think that the posting of the bill will leader, and it was not the majority jects. And so I think as open a rule occur shortly. And I also would tell the leader, obviously, it was anything but process and debate process as is pos- gentleman to expect the vote sooner a procedural motion. It was a very sub- sible will be helpful to the final prod- than Wednesday, perhaps on Tuesday. stantive motion. It would have, in my uct. I would hope that we can follow As the gentleman indicated before by opinion—of course we can differ on that. his question on the farm bill, that may that, but my opinion, would have made Mr. Leader, you mentioned the Un- take up a considerable amount of time a very positive improvement in the born Pain bill. I understand and I have and debate. So I would just respond in piece of legislation we were consid- some information that says that the that way. ering. text of that bill coming out of com- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman Now, I voted for the piece of legisla- mittee may be modified in the Rules for his answer. So that in an abundance tion, the defense bill. I’ve never voted

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The national security of man’s point and look forward to con- ority item—can the gentleman tell me our Nation is critically important. tinuing to do all we can to safeguard whether or not there is a near-term, But we had somebody offer that the women in our military, and to and by ‘‘near-term,’’ I mean prior to amendment who served in the military, make sure that we protect all Amer- the August break, expectation that we who gave two of her legs for our coun- ican citizens, which I do think this bi- will have any movement in this House try, and who has been honored for her partisan resolution of the issue will do. on immigration reform? service, both in the military, as an offi- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman I yield to my friend. cer, a helicopter pilot, and for her serv- for his comments. I understand that Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank ice to veterans, both in Illinois and in you do view the motion to recommit as the gentleman and would say that the our country. And very frankly, that procedural. We disagree on that. Judiciary Committee, under the lead- was rejected as a procedural motion. The motion would make a sub- ership of Chairman GOODLATTE, is very, I understand the gentleman’s rep- stantive difference in the piece of legis- very involved in the discussion around resentation that we follow the tradi- lation. It would have set up a different these issues and is intending to address tion of giving a full and fair—but if, I scenario. To that extent, it was clearly and begin to address the issue of immi- say, with all due respect to the major- substantive and not procedural; and it gration this month. And certainly my ity leader, if the motions to recommit would have, I think, comported with, hope is that we, in this House, can see are to be considered simply as proce- from many on our side’s perspective, a a full debate on the floor throughout dural motions, which the gentleman better process to protect women and the committee process and to make will observe we did not do when we men from arbitrary and perhaps, at sure that we can address what is a very were in the majority, we understand, some point in time, unfair treatment broken immigration system. and some of our Members understood, and would give them a choice of what And I know that the gentleman that these amendments made a dif- avenue they would pursue to protect shares with me the commitment to try ference. themselves. and do all we can to reflect the notion And once we got rid of the procedural And as Ms. DUCKWORTH, Captain of trying to address a broken system. impediment that a motion to recommit DUCKWORTH, Congresswoman DUCK- Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman would send the bill back to committee, WORTH so aptly stated, would give more for those comments, and I look forward which is no longer the case, then we confidence, particularly to women, but to us doing that and, hopefully, doing should consider very legitimate alter- men and women entering into the serv- so in a bipartisan fashion because he natives on a substantive basis, not the ice that they would be protected. and I both agree that the system is procedural objections that we were We don’t need to debate the sub- broken, needs to be fixed. confronted with today. stance of the issue, simply to say that I say that all to say this is a criti- And my view, and I think the view of giving us the alternative, and the MTR cally important bill, very strong feel- many, and certainly the Senators who gave us the alternative, but it was not ings on all sides, and I would—the gen- came together and offered the bill considered, on your side, as a sub- tleman has said this, and I take him at that’s now being considered on the stantive alternative. his word, that we allow alternatives to Senate floor, believe that a comprehen- Therefore, my point being, on the bill be considered on this floor as amend- sive plan was the best answer. And I that we’re talking about, the Pain Bill, ments that are not perceived as proce- agree with that. referred to shorthand as the Pain Bill, dural, but are perceived as substantive Lastly, if I can ask the majority that we be given substantive amend- attempts to improve, from the offerer leader, the student loan program, ments that are not perceived as proce- of the amendment’s perspective, the which has capped interest on student piece of legislation before us. dural, so that the House, not 20 percent loans at 3.4 percent, expires the end of If the gentleman wants to make any of the House—the Armed Services Com- this month, and therefore we’re weeks additional comments, I’ll yield. mittee is less than 20 percent of the away from having a substantial in- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank House—not the Armed Services Com- crease, a doubling of student loan the gentleman. mittee, or any committee, for that costs. matter, dispose of the issue and pre- Just very quickly I would respond by b 1330 saying that the gentleman is correct. clude the other 80 percent of us from There has been a lot of debate around participating in making that decision. The President has a proposal. We the issue that he refers to. There was So I would urge my friend to urge the passed a proposal through this House, considerable debate in the HASC com- Rules Committee and the leadership, of as you know, Mr. Leader. Both of those mittee, and the HASC committee, which the gentleman is a principal proposals were defeated on the Senate House Armed Services, came up with a leader, to allow substantive amend- floor for lack of 60 votes. The Senate bipartisan approach to the sexual as- ments, good-faith amendments to be alternative, which Mr. BISHOP has now sault issue, and it was inserted into the made in order. introduced, got 51 votes, but neither of base bill. And, in fact, it is consistent Two more things if I can, unless the them got 60 votes. with President Obama’s view and the gentleman wants to say something fur- Can the gentleman tell me whether Pentagon’s view on this issue. ther. Let me say something on immi- or not—it’s not on the calendar for So I understand that the gentleman gration reform. PAUL RYAN, leader on next week—there’s any plan to address may differ, but it was certainly a bi- your side, a Vice Presidential can- the issue, beyond what we’ve already partisan product that was in the bill. didate, said of the bipartisan effort in done and which has been rejected in And I hear the gentleman in terms of the Senate on immigration, he said, ‘‘I the Senate, to ensure that students do procedure and perhaps a characteriza- do support what they’re doing. I think not see a doubling of interest rates in tion of a vote; but I do think, at the they’ve put out a good product. It’s the near future? end, the minority was afforded the mo- good policy.’’ That was reported on And I yield to my friend. tion to recommit. June 6 of this year in The Hill news- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank And the characterization that we be- paper. the gentleman and would say that, yes, lieve is a procedural vote, the gen- Immigration, obviously, nor did I ex- there is a commitment to try to make tleman takes another view. I under- pect it to be on the list for next week. sure that there is not a doubling of the stand that the subject matter was the But I want to ask the gentleman—in interest rate to students who would same as these amendments, and these light of the fact that comprehensive look to incurring debt to go to school. amendments that were not brought for- immigration reform, by many on both As the gentleman correctly knows, ward on the floor were heavily dis- sides of the aisle, including Mr. RYAN, Mr. Speaker, this House is the only cussed in committee, resolved on a bi- but obviously in a bipartisan way in body that has passed a bill to provide partisan basis. the United States Senate, has been for protecting these students against

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ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, JUNE of the Congress that Active Duty mili- Now, I’ve talked to several members 17, 2013 tary personnel in their private capac- of the administration. Our chairman, Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask ity should be exempt from the gun laws JOHN KLINE, has been in contact, I unanimous consent that when the of the District of Columbia, but not know, with the Secretary, as well as House adjourns today, it adjourn to those of any other State or locality. others, in trying to resolve this issue. meet on Monday next, when it shall This antidemocratic amendment con- Discussions are ongoing. It is my hope, convene at noon for morning-hour de- tinues a pattern of Republican assault I would tell the gentleman, Mr. Speak- bate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. on D.C.’s local rights and gun safety er, that we can resolve this issue so The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there laws. But we have shown we know how that perspective students can be as- objection to the request of the gen- to fight back. We defeated the Gingrey sured that their rates would not dou- tleman from Virginia? amendment last Congress, and we will ble. But it is the House who has pro- There was no objection. work with our Senate allies to defeat it vided the pathway and the roadmap to again. ensure that happens. And we’re trying f Today, after Newtown, when there to work with the administration, since ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER have been serious attempts to toughen the Senate has been unable to act, to PRO TEMPORE gun laws across the country and even avoid this from happening. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The here in the Congress, the Gingrey Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman Chair announces that the correct tally amendment goes in the opposite direc- for his comments. on rollcall vote No. 231 was 134 ‘‘ayes’’ tion and attempts to use Active Duty Mr. Speaker, I’m sure you know—and and 290 ‘‘noes.’’ personnel to further his own gun agen- I’m sure the American public knows as da. well, Mr. Speaker—the reason the Sen- f Rather than addressing the needs of ate hasn’t acted is because, although KENTUCKY BOURBON INDUSTRY his own Georgia constituents, PHIL they have a majority for an alter- GINGREY is spending his time meddling native, frankly, they can’t get cloture. (Mr. BARR asked and was given per- in a district more than 600 miles away They can’t get 60 votes. Frankly, Mr. mission to address the House for 1 from his. If there were a problem in- minute and to revise and extend his re- REID doesn’t have 60 votes in order to volving guns and our Active Duty mili- move legislation. marks.) tary, he would not target only the Dis- So, while it’s well and good to say Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, in honor of trict of Columbia. that we have acted, we have acted on a National Bourbon Day, I rise to cele- The District will not be used to fur- vehicle that the Senate has rejected. brate Kentucky’s signature spirit. ther the agenda of Members of Con- And they’ve rejected our alternative as Kentucky’s signature bourbon indus- gress unaccountable to our residents. well. They didn’t reject it by a major- try has enjoyed significant growth do- We particularly resent being used as ity vote. A majority voted for our al- mestically and abroad, creating bil- fodder by a Member in his campaign for ternative. Frankly, the House would lions of dollars in economic activity the Senate. and over 9,000 jobs, including thousands not be able to act if 60 percent of the f House were necessary to pass some- in the legendary distilleries along the thing, and the majority leader and I Kentucky Bourbon Trail. A TRIBUTE TO BEN GETTLER both know that. We would be in grid- Unlike vodka or gin, bourbon is re- (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was lock. Frankly, I think it’s unfortunate quired by law to be stored for at least given permission to address the House the Senate has a rule which allows a 2 years in charred white oak barrels. for 1 minute.) minority to control. I think that’s not However, bourbon distillers are unable Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, I had good for the country, I think it’s not to deduct their expenses during that the good fortune of getting to know good for democracy, and I think it is unique aging process, placing them at a Ben Gettler during years of pickup bas- not good for policy. I think that’s de- competitive disadvantage in the global ketball games with him. monstrable and, unfortunately, being marketplace. Ben’s philosophy about basketball experienced by the American people. This week, I introduced a bipartisan wasn’t too different from his philos- But I would hope that within the Aged Distilled Spirits Competitiveness ophy about life: age is no reason to next 2 weeks, or 8 legislative days that Act, which would amend the Tax Code slow down. Ben was still running a we have left, that the gentleman’s ef- to fix this inequality and help level the business and two charitable founda- forts will bear fruit and that we can do playing field for Kentucky’s signature tions up to his final days with us. He something—not that we’ll beat our- bourbon industry. passed away on June 4 at age 87. selves on the chest and say the House American products can successfully Ben grew up during a tumultuous acted. compete with any in the world. This time in our world’s history. The experi- That’s the problem with the seques- House is working overtime to enact ences of his era imprinted upon him ter. The House acted in the last Con- policies that will promote American the importance of his heritage and gress, and we’re not acting now be- competitiveness, remove barriers to shaped his philanthropic pursuits. cause a bill that’s dead and gone and job creation, and spur this Nation’s As the president of the Jewish Foun- cannot be resurrected was passed in the economy. I am confident that, with the dation of Cincinnati, Ben organized a last Congress as a pretense of—not a right tax policy, we will produce even program that helped more young men pretense. It was real at the time, but more growth and job creation for the and women per capita to travel to now claiming that that is the reason people of Kentucky. Israel than any other city in North we’re not acting on the sequester. f America. Hopefully, that will not be the reason Ben also gave back to his alma we do not act on the student loan. STOP THE MEDDLING IN DISTRICT mater, the University of Cincinnati, by I thank the gentleman for his efforts OF COLUMBIA serving as the chairman of the board of at wanting to get us to a compromise (Ms. NORTON asked and was given trustees. Today, Gettler Stadium at which will assure that students do not permission to address the House for 1 the university stands as a tribute to

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At one point, the energetic and passionate man with our whose mission is defined by the hos- President agreed that Plan B should community. The city of Cincinnati is pital motto: Hope Lives Here. not be used over the counter by girls truly a better place because of Ben And hope is what was involved in the without a prescription. Now it seems Gettler. He will be missed, but he will recent double lung transplant per- he has changed his mind. never be forgotten. formed by CHOP physicians on 10-year- As a result of this FDA ruling, it will be easier for young girls to get Plan B f old Sarah Murnaghan, whose plight received national attention. than it will to get a tattoo. Mr. Speak- b 1340 I also acknowledge the patient care er, this change is an insult to parents and the role they play in their chil- AMENDMENTS 125 AND 131 TO THE provided at the satellite Children’s dren’s lives. I am very disappointed NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- Hospital in Chalfont, Bucks County, an with the FDA’s decision to allow Plan TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 outpatient facility serving the families of Bucks County and eastern Mont- B to be offered over the counter with- (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was gomery County. And so I congratulate out age restriction. given permission to address the House the entire staff of the Children’s Hos- f for 1 minute.) pital of Philadelphia for this achieve- Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, this FOREIGN—NOT DOMESTIC—INTEL- ment and look forward to your many LIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT week we took up the National Defense years of continued service and success. Authorization Act, and I was glad to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under join with my colleagues in working to f the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- improve the bill to meet emerging REPEAL OBAMACARE uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Flor- needs. Specifically, I want to thank the (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was ida (Mr. GRAYSON) is recognized for 60 committee for the inclusion of two given permission to address the House minutes as the designee of the major- amendments which I authored in re- for 1 minute and to revise and extend ity leader. Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Chairman, I rise gards to Iran and Syria. his remarks.) today to discuss shocking revelations The first amendment will clarify Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, reported in the media starting last what effect international sanctions are schools across this country should be Wednesday, that is 9 days ago, and con- having on Iran’s military capacity. We focused on educating our children; but, tinuing for several days afterward, re- know that Iran is currently capable of unfortunately, they’re struggling be- garding the scope of the NSA’s spying exporting military technology and re- cause ObamaCare is forcing them to program, including both foreigners and sources to its threat network abroad. cut hours for part-time workers. Americans. Our sanctions must continue to press In Indiana, hundreds of part-time and place pressure on the Iranian re- The NSA is the National Security workers, including substitute teachers, Agency. Its duty is, as part of DOD, to gime to limit its global reach. This cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and amendment will provide clarity as to protect us against foreign attacks, just coaches, will face fewer hours and as DOD itself is supposed to protect us what extent Iran’s military capacity is smaller paychecks. It’s not just being degraded by U.S. and inter- against foreign attacks. And DOD, like schools. Back home, many working the CIA, is on the side of the firewall national sanctions. families tell me more and more em- dealing with foreign threats as opposed The second amendment will put a re- ployers are making the tough decision to the FBI and the Justice Department newed emphasis on how we approach to cut back hours, hold back projects, who deal with domestic threats. policy options towards the conflict in and take a pass on hiring. As of a week ago last Wednesday, the Syria. The administration revealed This administration sold ObamaCare Guardian reported that a particular yesterday that chemical weapons have as a benefit to hardworking, middle court order had ordered Verizon, the been used by the Assad regime on its class Americans; but it’s hurting the largest cellular telephone company in own people. very families it was designed to help. America, to turn over its call records This amendment would urge the Hoosiers don’t need more regulations for all of its calls—all of its calls. President to limit all arms trafficking or mandates. We need real solutions I have the document from the Guard- into Syria from Iran, Lebanon, and that empower patients instead of crip- ian’s Web site here in front of me. It is Russia. With the escalation of tensions pling schools. Our students deserve the a document that is issued as a sec- in Syria, this important amendment tools they need to succeed, and that ondary order by what’s known as the will provide a necessary condition for isn’t possible when Washington puts FISA Court. That court is the Foreign addressing future actions in the region. regulations ahead of achievement. Intelligence Surveillance Court estab- I again want to thank the committee Teachers, mechanics, grocers, farm- lished under the Foreign Intelligence for adopting these important policy ers and steel makers, all of them need Surveillance Act. provisions. an exemption from Washington’s mad- Let’s start with the name of the f ness. Let’s repeal ObamaCare, and let court, the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- educators focus on what’s really impor- lance Court. As the name of the act im- HOPE LIVES AT CHILDREN’S tant—our kids. plies, the jurisdiction of the court is HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA f limited to foreign surveillance and for- (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was eign threats. This is by statute. given permission to address the House PLAN B UNRESTRICTED BY FDA The order itself was printed and post- for 1 minute.) (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois ed at the Web site. Millions of people Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I asked and was given permission to ad- have seen it since then. What it pur- rise to congratulate the Children’s Hos- dress the House for 1 minute and to reports to be—I say purports to be, but, pital of Philadelphia, which has earned vise and extend his remarks.) in fact, the agency involved in the NSA the number one ranking among the Na- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. has not denied that this is a valid, real tion’s pediatric hospitals in the latest Speaker, I rise today to speak in oppo- document—it says that the court, hav- U.S. News and World Report Honor sition to the decision on Monday by ing found application of the Federal Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals. the FDA to allow Plan B to be offered Bureau of Investigation for an order re- CHOP programs also were ranked with- over the counter to girls at any age. quiring the production of tangible

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Department, upon service of this order, Well, I’ll tell you what I think the ra- Now, the other document that came and continued production on an ongo- tionale might be: because somehow to light last Thursday—in other words, ing, daily basis thereafter for the dura- that makes us safer. Well, let me say 8 days ago as I speak—was a document, tion of this order, unless otherwise or- to the NSA and to the Defense Depart- again posted at the Guardian’s and dered by the court, an electronic copy ment, you can rest assured there is no then later at the Washington Post’s of the following tangible things: threat to America when I talk to my Web site. This is a document that is a mother. b 1350 PowerPoint presentation, which ac- Now, what exactly is wrong with cording to the reports was a Right here. Take a look at it. this? What’s wrong with this, first of PowerPoint presentation to analysts These tangible things are identified all, is that there is a firewall between in the order as follows: working for the NSA. This PowerPoint the Defense Department and the CIA presentation is labeled ‘‘PRISM/US– All call detail records or telephony on the one hand, and the FBI and the metadata created by Verizon for com- 984XN Overview,’’ or ‘‘the SIGAD Used Department of Justice on the other. Most in NSA Reporting.’’ munications 1) between the United One protects us from international States and abroad—it sounds like it What you see to my right is the re- threats, the other one protects us from might be international—and then 2) production of what was posted at the domestic threats. That’s been the law wholly within the United States, in- Web site a week ago. First of all, note in America since the 1870s when Con- cluding local telephone calls. that there are certain logos at the top On its face, this is an order for gress enacted and the President signed of the page: Verizon—our largest cellular telephone the Posse Comitatus Act. And this Gmail, which for those of you who company—to turn over call records for order crushes that distinction. It elimi- are not familiar, is the largest provider every single call in its possession. Mr. nates it, it obliterates it, it kills it now of email services and hosting. It’s run Chairman, that includes calls by you, and forever. by Google. Now, the second thing that is offen- it also includes calls by me. In fact, it Facebook. Many of us are familiar sive about this court order is that it includes calls by me when I call my with that. I think my children are all clearly violates the Fourth Amend- mother or my wife or my daughter. For too familiar with it and spend an awful ment. The Fourth Amendment reads as those who are listening on C–SPAN or lot of time on it. Facebook allows, follows: otherwise, it includes every call by among other things, private messaging you. The right of the people to be secure in between friends. Now, the first question that comes to their persons, houses, papers, and effects Hotmail, which is Microsoft’s email against unreasonable searches and seizures server and service. mind is: Is this just for Verizon? Well, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall we don’t know for sure, at this point, issue but upon probable cause supported by Yahoo, which performs a variety of but the NSA has not denied that there oath or affirmation, and particularly de- functions, including, among other are orders similar in extent for MCI, scribing the place to be searched, and the things, hosting a large number of Web for AT&T, for Sprint, for every tele- persons or things to be seized. pages. And by the way, when you go to phone company that carries any sig- Now, first of all, when the govern- their Web page they can tell who you nificant amount of data or calls in this ment seizes your phone records, unless are from your IP address. And also a country. you happen to be Osama Bin Laden or very widely used email service. Another question is: How far back someone close to him, there is no rea- Google. I think Google needs no in- does this order go? The order itself is son why the government would believe troduction, but I’ve already introduced dated on its face April 25, 2013. One of or have reason to believe probable it. Google allows you to do web the more interesting things about this cause that you’ve committed a crime searches. It, together with Microsoft, order, posted on the Guardian’s Web or you’re going to commit a crime or has almost 90 percent of the Web site, is that it has no starting date. you have any evidence about someone search market in the United States. Under this order—under the plain committing a crime. There’s no prob- They keep a record of the searches that terms of this order—Verizon has to go able cause here. you make based upon your IP address. and give the Federal Government—spe- Secondly, the Fourth Amendment re- Skype, which is a telephone company cifically the Department of Defense, quires particularity. There’s no par- that transmits calls electronically over the NSA—all of its call records of all of ticularity when the government insists the Internet. its calls going back to the beginning of by court order and under threat of fur- PalTalk. I’m puzzled. I don’t know time. And this obligation continues ther action that Verizon or AT&T or what that one is. until July 19, 2013, presumably because Sprint or anyone else be required to YouTube, which is the largest host of the order will be renewed at that point turn over their phone records to the videos in the world, and again, can tell upon request of the NSA and the FBI. government. There’s no particularity. which videos you’re looking at by your Let’s be clear about this. This ap- This really is the essence of the mat- IP address. pears to be an order providing that our ter. Because if you ask the NSA for jus- And AOL Mail, which, as it sounds, is telephone companies providing service tification, they’ll say: Well, it’s legal. the America Online email service. to us turn over call records for every What do you mean it’s legal? This document is dated at the bot- single telephone call, regardless of Well, according to their published tom April of 2013, meaning last whether it’s international or not. statements, including a statement by month—or maybe 2 months ago. Now, if somebody had come to me 9 their Director last Saturday, they Let’s take a look inside. One of the days ago and said to me, Congressman maintain that it’s legal because of a pages that’s been produced on the GRAYSON, do you think that the De- single Supreme Court case decided in Guardian and Washington Post Web fense Department is taking records of 1979 that said that the government, site is this: every telephone call that you make or specifically local police authorities, By way of background, it’s been re- I make or anyone else makes, I would could acquire the phone records of one ported that this is part of a longer doc- say, no, I have no reason to believe person once. That’s the case of Smith ument. It’s 41-pages long. Only 5 pages that. It would shock me if it was true. v. Maryland in 1979. have been released to the public Well, it is true and it does shock me. Because the Supreme Court says through the Guardian and through the Why should we have our personal tele- that, at that point, the government Washington Post.

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I following functions—and bear in mind, is anything other than what it purports venture to say that there are Ameri- this is purported to be a training docu- to be and what it was reported as. cans who have never even had a park- ment given to NSA analysts to explain However, the NSA has taken the po- ing ticket; yet the Defense Department what they can do in this program. sition that their own document is is pulling their call records as well. Who are the current providers to the wrong for reasons that we don’t know Eventually, we will find out whether program? and that the NSA, in fact, does not the NSA’s own document is misleading Microsoft’s Hotmail, et cetera, have the capability to directly take- and whether the NSA is not pulling Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Paltalk, collect from the servers of these com- email accounts and emails and photos YouTube, Skype, AOL, and Apple. panies your emails, your Voice over and VoIP calls on people who are What are they providing? Specifi- Internet Protocol, your photos, and ev- Americans, because, if you read this cally, as the document says, What will erything else. They say that they just document, it sure looks like they are. you—meaning the analyst—receive in don’t do that. However, we are still This is not the first time that we collection, collection from surveillance waiting for an explanation of how this have had this problem. This is not the and stored communications? green rectangle ended up in this docu- first time that the government has en- The document says it varies by pro- ment. If it’s not true, they need to ex- tered into surveillance on people with- vider. We don’t know how it varies, plain how and why it’s not true. out probable cause. Many of us remem- but, in general, what you get is the fol- The NSA also says that, for reasons ber that there was FBI surveillance of lowing: email. The NSA gets email not evident from this document at all, Martin Luther King, including the from these providers. It gets Video and they don’t do this for U.S. citizens. wiretapping and bugging of his per- Voice Chat, videos, photos, stored data, Now, that raises a host of questions. sonal conversations. I thought, perhaps VoIP, which is an electronic version of You might think that there might be naively, that we had moved beyond your actual words when you are speak- something else in this document that that. In some sense, we have moved being on the phone. VoIP stands for says that, but the NSA hasn’t main- yond that because now they’re doing it ‘‘Voice over Internet Protocol.’’ It’s tained that. In other words, they to everyone. In fact, one could well say your voice. It gets file transfers, video haven’t said, If you look somewhere that we are reaching the point at conferencing, notification of target ac- else in this document, you’ll find that which Uncle Sam is Big Brother. tivity, including log-ons—in other we don’t do this for U.S. citizens. I submit to you that this program, words, are you on your computer or Unless you think that this is some- although the proponents picked it as not?—et cetera, online social network how selective on my part or on any- American as ‘‘apple spy,’’ is an anti- details, and what is beliedly referred to body else’s part, it has been reported American program. We are not North as ‘‘special requests,’’ as if all of that that the whistleblower provided this Koreans. We don’t live in Nazi Ger- weren’t enough already. entire document—all, apparently, 41 many. We are Americans and we are You might wonder: How does the gov- pages—to The Guardian and to The human beings, and we deserve to have ernment actually get this information? Washington Post, and they decided on our privacy respected. I have no way to The five pages that are released give us their own to release only these five. call my mother except to employ the one answer to that question. Let’s take So if there is something that indi- services of Verizon or AT&T or some a look at that. cates that the NSA is only doing this other telephone company. I’m not If you look at the bottom, the green for Americans, apparently it’s not in going to string two cups between my rectangle, you’ll see that it says that this document, and we’ve reached a house and her house 70 miles away. PRISM collection is directly from the strange point where people are being That doesn’t mean that it’s okay with servers of these U.S. service providers: trained in the NSA to have the ability me for the government—and specifi- Microsoft, Yahoo!, Google, Facebook, to get the emails and the other infor- cally the Department of Defense—to be Paltalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and mation on Americans, but somehow we getting information about every tele- Apple. phone call I make to her. It’s not okay Since it’s addressed to the trainees at are told later, separately, that that’s not correct. In addition to that, the with me. the NSA, to the people who will actu- I submit to you, Mr. Speaker, it’s NSA says that there is some process by ally be doing the analysis of this data— probably not okay with you, and I which they can distinguish between the and with the injunction on the left know that, for most of the people who emails of Americans and the emails of which says you should do both—the are listening to me today, it’s not okay foreigners. plain meaning of this is that the NSA with you either. apparently has the capability to collect Frankly, that is a technology so ad- directly from the servers of these serv- vanced to me that it seems like it b 1410 ice providers the information on the might be magic. I used to be the presi- Then Franklin said: previous page—in other words, our dent of a telephone company. I have Those who would give up essential liberty emails, our chats, our videos, our literally no idea how I could distin- to purchase a little temporary safety, de- photos, our stored data, our Voice over guish between the email accounts of an serve neither liberty nor safety. Internet Protocol, our file transfers, American and a foreigner. I don’t know I agree with that. We do not have to our video conferencing, our log-ins, et how to do it. Maybe they can tell us give up our liberty to be safe. cetera, et cetera. how they do it if they’re doing it at all. I have already heard from people who Now, there is an interesting distinc- That’s the real question: if they’re tell me that they’re afraid that they’re tion between these two documents: doing it at all. I don’t know how they going to be blown up by some terrorist In the first case, with regard to the could possibly say this email account somewhere, that they’re afraid their court order, the NSA’s position is that is for a foreigner, and this email ac- personal safety is at risk, and it’s okay it’s a valid court order, and we regard count is for an American. If they can’t, with them if the government spies on it as legal. If you don’t like it, that’s that means they’re taking all this them. too bad with you. Go change the law— stuff—American and foreign—and hav- Well, it’s not okay with me. And I to which I say, fine, I’m going to try to ing it, using it, looking at it, and de- stand here on behalf of the millions of change that law. stroying our privacy rights. Americans who are wanting to say, It’s With regard to the second document, That really is the heart of the matter not okay with me either. I’m fed up, the situation is a little more ambig- here. and I’m not going to take it any more.

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That’s now. had been watching the debate and read- what they teach in eighth grade civics When I was growing up and we had ing the news and seeing what was mov- class. But the expectation that the law 10,000 nuclear warheads pointed at us ing through the United States Congress would be enforced and the real effort and some people believed there was a and all the while believing that if you on the part of President Reagan to do Communist under every bed, even then waive the application of the law to peo- so was eroded by people that under- we did not establish a spy network as ple who have willfully broken the laws, mined that effort. intrusive as this one. it is a reward for those lawbreakers to Many of them never intended to fol- I submit to you that this has gone waive it; and if you reward them with low through on the law enforcement way too far and that it’s up to us to the objective of their crime, as the 1986 side of the bargain. Not only the border tell the Defense Department, the NSA, Amnesty Act did, then the result of security, but also the workplace jobs the so-called ‘‘intelligence establish- that is not what was promised. enforcement side, the legislation that ment,’’ we’ve had enough. We are What was promised was we will now some was formed then, some came human beings. We are a free people. enforce immigration law forever, and along in 1996, that required that the And based upon this evidence, we’re there will never be another amnesty immigration enforcement officers, going to have to work to keep it that act. That was the promise. The en- when they encountered someone that way. That’s what I’ll be doing. I hope forcement was that we had to file I–9 was unlawfully in the United States, you’ll join me. forms for every job applicant which that they’re required by law to place With that, I yield back the balance of would put the pertinent data of the job them into removable proceedings. my time. applicant down on the I–9 form, and we That’s the law. Ronald Reagan was an honorable dotted all the Is and we crossed all the f man. I had great faith in the principles Ts on the I–9 form, and we looked at IMMIGRATION REFORM that he so clearly articulated to the the identification documents of the ap- entire Nation and the world with utter The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under plicants that were applying to come to confidence. When I saw that amnesty the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- work at my construction company and legislation pass out of the House and uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Iowa thousands of companies across Amer- the Senate back in 1986, I had so much (Mr. KING) is recognized for 60 minutes ica. confidence in the clarity of the vision as the designee of the majority leader. We had, Mr. Speaker, the full expec- and understanding of Ronald Reagan, Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I ap- tation that the Immigration Natu- that I was confident that he would veto preciate the privilege of addressing you ralization Services—then INS and now the misguided Amnesty Act of 1986 be- here on the floor of the U.S. House of ICE—would be coming and knocking on cause you can’t trade off amnesty for a Representatives and to have an oppor- our door and going through our records promise that there would be law en- tunity to inject some dialogue into the to make sure that we did everything forcement or border security. The first ears and minds of this body and across exactly right because the force of en- thing you do is enforce the law. You es- the country as people observe the de- forcement was what was going to jus- tablish that the law is enforced. liberations here in the House. tify the amnesty that was granted in What would happen if there had been I came to the floor, Mr. Speaker, to the 1986 Amnesty Act. 700,000 or 800,000 people in the United address the issue of immigration again. We were going to enforce and control States then who were living in the As we’re watching the acceleration of our border and our ports of entry and shadows, and what if we would have en- an immigration proposal that’s coming enforce the law against those who were forced the border at the time, if we had through, moving in this direction at a unlawfully working in the United enforced immigration law at the time, minimum from the United States Sen- States. In exchange for that, there was and if we didn’t force the shut-off-the- ate, it’s important for us, Mr. Speaker, going to be the legalization of some jobs magnet at that time? Then that to recognize that there are a series and first 700,000 to 800,000 people in the number that was viewed to be an intol- set of beliefs over there that don’t nec- United States that were here illegally. erably high number in 1986, that 700,000 essarily conform with the majority It was adjusted up to be 1 million peo- to 800,000, would have become instead a here in the House of Representatives. ple that turned out to be 3 million peo- number that would have been less than If you look at the names and the rep- ple. The lowest number on the 1986 Am- that and not more than that. utations and the faces of the people nesty Act turned out to be 2.7 million If you would have enforced the law in that are advocating for ‘‘comprehen- to 2.8 million; the highest number is 1986, there would have been fewer peo- sive immigration reform,’’ and you rec- someplace around 3.5 million or 6 mil- ple unlawfully in the United States and ognize the history of some of them—re- lion. not more. But, instead, as time went gretfully, Senator Teddy Kennedy is But in the neighborhood of 3 million on—by the way, neither Ronald Reagan not here to advocate, but he’s one of people took advantage of the 1986 Am- nor his successor, George H.W. Bush, the original proponents of what I call nesty Act. That’s triple, by anybody’s saw a particular political bump for ‘‘comprehensive amnesty.’’ He was one number, the original estimate. The signing the Amnesty Act or for sup- of the voices in 1986. In fact, he was one tradeoff again was in order to get an porting it. Regardless, as time went on, of the voices back in the sixties on agreement with the Senator Teddy there was less and less respect for the comprehensive immigration reform. Kennedy-types that were in the United law because there was less and less en- Ronald Reagan signed the Amnesty States Senate and House at the time, forcement of the law. Act of 1986. We do have some people there had to be a concession made. As much as Ronald Reagan would around here of significant credibility From where I come from, Mr. Speak- have liked to enforce the law, he didn’t that were part of that process back er, it’s really pretty easy. The rule of have everybody bought in on that, Mr. then, Mr. Speaker. One of those is At- law is the rule of law. The Constitution Speaker. So as the undermining of the torney General Ed Meese. is the supreme law of the land. Legis- enforcement and the turning of the Attorney General Meese was there as lating is the exclusive province of arti- blind eye took place, there was less and a counselor and adviser to the Presi- cle I within this Constitution, the leg- less respect for the rule of law and em- dent. He read the 1986 Amnesty Act, of islative branch of government, the ployers themselves began to under- course, and he had full access to Presi- United States Congress, the House and stand that INS is not going to be in

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Mr. Speaker, because, first of all, the Security, who is the subject of the law- Mr. Speaker, the respect for the law people that are here living under the suit led by Chris Crane, the president was diminished because there was less described de facto amnesty made the of ICE, naming Janet Napolitano and enforcement of the law in the work- decision to come here and live in the has been before the court in the North- place on the border, and then we began shadows. And some will say, well, they ern District of Texas and received to see the advocates for open borders didn’t if they were a child when they roughly a 90 percent decision at this start to emerge. were brought by their parents, and point from Judge Reed O’Connor that b 1420 that’s true to a degree, and the group when Congress says ‘‘shall,’’ it doesn’t of people that we are the most sympa- I want to compliment former chair- mean ‘‘may.’’ In other words, if you’re thetic to are those DREAMers, those man of the Judiciary Committee, for open borders, Mr. President, the kids that were brought here when they law says thou shalt not read the law to LAMAR SMITH, for the stellar work that were young, that have gone through he has done in the immigration reform mean you may enforce the law; it says our educational system—paid for by legislation that he was a central figure you shall enforce the law. U.S. taxpayers, by the way—that may of when he was chairman of the Immi- The President of the United States gration Subcommittee back in 1996. I have a significant opportunity in this takes an oath of office, and it’s pre- look back at the language that was put country but are subject to removal just scribed in the Constitution. And part of in place then and I’m continually like their parents, who clearly knew the language that he adheres to is to thankful, because this nation has been they were breaking the law. take care that the laws be faithfully Some of those people have been bold- rewarded by the vision of now-Con- executed. That means enforced. It ly lobbying across these Capitol doesn’t mean kill the law, Mr. Speaker. gressman LAMAR SMITH, and it has grounds, and there was a circumstance made our jobs easier here. It doesn’t mean tear the Constitution But also the 1996 immigration re- not that long ago where the president up and throw it out the window. It form, which was enforcement reform, of the ICE union, Chris Crane, who is means take care the laws be faithfully was triggered off of, to some degree, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit of executed. In other words, enforce the Barbara Jordan’s study that took place Crane v. Napolitano that seeks to cor- law. in around 1991, if I remember correctly, rect the unconstitutional actions of The President has defied his own that if you grant amnesty, you’ll get the executive branch, including the oath of office, and he has prohibited more people coming in here illegally. President, but Chris Crane was testi- the ICE and other law enforcement of- And the principles are this: you enforce fying before a Senate Judiciary Com- ficers from enforcing the clear letter of the law. You have to place people in re- mittee on immigration, and while that the law, and some of that was law that moval proceedings if they violate the was going on, they had people that was put in place in 1996 under the pen law. It is not a draconian thing to do. were illegal aliens in the United of LAMAR SMITH, who was the lead If you put someone back in the condi- States, unlawfully present in the sponsor on the immigration reform leg- tion they were in before they broke the United States—by the way, that’s a islation of that time. law, that’s not a particularly draco- legal term, illegal alien—but they were The President gave a speech to a high nian punishment, and if that’s hard to in the room, in the Senate Judiciary school just out here in Washington, understand, Mr. Speaker—and I know Committee, while the president of the D.C., on March 28—I believe the date you understand all things—but think ICE union is testifying. They were also was March 28, 2011; I know the actual of it this way: If someone goes in and in the hallway outside the Judiciary date of the month, not necessarily the robs a bank and they step out on the Committee as recently as yesterday, year—and he said to them, I know you steps of the bank with the sack of loot, and they had been invited into the Ju- want me to establish the DREAM Act and law enforcement appears and says, diciary Committee, or at least recog- by Executive order. In other words, le- sorry, you can’t keep the loot, we’re nized and introduced inside the House galize people who were brought here by going to put that back in the bank, but Judiciary Committee by former chair- their parents under the age of 16 and you can go. That’s the equivalent of re- man, now ranking member, JOHN CON- essentially give them a work permit moval. You don’t get to keep the objec- YERS of Michigan. and perhaps a path to citizenship. But tive of the crime. We put you back in How far have we come, Mr. Speaker, he said, I can’t do that. It’s not my the condition that you were in before when we have people who are subject at constitutional authority to waive the you committed the crime. That’s not the specific directive of the law that, law and grant, I’ll say, executive am- draconian. That’s the minimum you when encountered by the law enforce- nesty to the DREAMers. Instead, he can do and still have a rule of law ment officers, they are required by law said, you understand—he said to the apply. You can’t be a nation if you to place them in removal proceedings, students—you understand the Con- don’t have borders. And if you don’t de- and now they come into the United stitution, you’ve been taught and you termine as a nation what crosses those States Capitol and insist that we learned this, that there are three borders, people, or goods, contraband change the law to accommodate law- branches of government. The legisla- or not, if you don’t make those deci- breakers. If we do that, whatever our ture has to pass the laws, that’s Con- sions as a government, as a people, hearts say about the DREAMers, what- gress, and the President’s job is to en- then it’s out of control. Then you’re ever the short-term piece is about that force the laws. That’s the President really not a nation. Then immigration small segment of the larger group of who was speaking before that group on policy is set by the people that decide people that’s defined as 11 million, and March 28, and the judicial branch is to they’re going to break your laws and probably is two or more times greater interpret the laws. come across that border, and if we de- than that, whatever our heart says Well, that’s a pretty nice, tight, com- cide we’re not going to enforce those about that, we’re eroding the rule of posite summary of the structure of our laws, we have, as is often advertised by law if we grant a component of am- Constitution and our Federal Govern- people in both bodies this year, not so nesty. ment. And it is worthy of a former ad- much last year—this year—de facto Our rule of law is more sacred to us junct law professor who taught con- amnesty. than the sympathy that we turn to- stitutional law at the University of De facto amnesty. That means the wards people that maybe didn’t make Chicago, President Barack Obama. He equivalent of amnesty in Latin. But this decision themselves. But I can tell understood it clearly. He articulated it

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And we’ll see Our Founding Fathers envisioned just, I’ll say it wasn’t necessarily an that decision perhaps come down very that. They put all of the power of the executive whim—I suspect it was more soon. purse right here in the House of Rep- like a political calculation. He did a And I expect that this administration resentatives. Spending bills start here. press conference 2 hours after Janet will litigate this all the way to the Su- There can’t be a dollar spent by this Napolitano released the memo that preme Court and insist that the Presi- government unless the House of Rep- created four classes of people who were dent can legislate by executive order or resentatives approves it, whether we exempted from the law and gave them executive edict, that they can provide start it here and the Senate amends it a work permit. executive amnesty. and it comes back, or whether we start By the way, all lawful presence here If the President can suspend any law, it here and the Senate approves it and in the United States either comes from if he has the authority to suspend any it goes to the President’s desk. There birth, natural born citizen, or the natu- law and he has the authority to manu- can’t be money spent unless this House ralization process that’s set up by Con- facture any law out of thin air—and approves it. gress, or the visas, visitors visas, stu- out of thin air was the work permit, And so we have the power of the dent visas, H–1Bs, H–2Bs, ag workers, just as a reminder. Made up a work purse. And they expected we would use all of the lawful presence in the United permit so that the DREAMers that he the power of the purse in order to re- States aside from natural born citizens had exempted from the law could le- strain an out-of-control Executive. is a product of the United States Con- gally—and it’s really questionable They set some other structures in gress. about the legally part—work in the place, too, that none of us want to con- Many believe, and I almost entirely United States. template having to use the more draco- agree, that the Constitution defines If the President can manufacture law nian approach to this. But the Presi- immigration as the exclusive province out of thin air, and if the President can dent of the United States has defied of Congress. It clearly defines the legis- order that the law be suspended, and if the authority here of Congress and his lative activity as the exclusive prov- the president of ICE can be sitting in a own oath of office, and this Congress ince of the United States Congress, ar- room with people that are unlawfully has not gotten its back up nearly ticle I in the Constitution. present in the United States and com- enough to defend the constitutional au- And so when the President decides pelled by law to place them in removal thority that we have, or the affront to he’s going to create immigration law, proceedings but prohibited by order of it. waive the application of the law and the President or his executive minions, And so, in an appropriations bill last create new law out of thin air, and we have come to a very bad place in week, I offered an amendment, an when Janet Napolitano releases the America, Mr. Speaker. amendment that would prohibit any of Morton memo and announces that here Our Constitution itself is threatened. the funds from being used to carry out are these four classes of people now ex- The function of the three branches of the orders that came from John Mor- empt from the law and manufactures a the government has been so blurred by ton and Janet Napolitano and approved work permit out of thin air, that hap- an Executive that has contempt for his by President Obama that grant this ex- pened, and 2 hours later the President own oath and contempt for the Con- ecutive amnesty to the four classes of was doing a press conference repeating stitution itself and the separation of people. This is a whole series of six the same thing at the White House. powers. And each time that we go to memos, known as the Morton memos. the Court to get an answer, we’re ask- And no money can be used to enforce 1430 b ing the third branch of government to or implement or execute the special And so it’s not that the President be the referee between the two com- work permit created either by those happened to say those things in a press peting branches, the executive and the memos. And that amendment was de- conference. It’s not that Janet Napoli- legislative branch. bated here on the floor, vigorously, I tano happened to pick the timing of 2 And the Founding Fathers, as they might add, very late at night, and I hours before the President’s press con- set up this magnificent and brilliant made a strong constitutional argu- ference. Of course this was coordinated, and balanced Constitution between the ment, I believe. Members of Congress and I’d asked her that under oath be- three branches of government, they en- came down here to the floor of the fore the committee, if it was coordi- visioned this: each branch of govern- House, and they voted by a vote of 224– nated. The essential answer, after the ment would have its own constitu- 201 to support my amendment. typical, long rambling that you get tional power, and that power was some- This Congress has spoken. We may from those kind of witnesses was yes. thing that wasn’t precisely defined be- disagree on what we do with people And so one can only conclude that ei- tween the three branches of govern- that are unlawfully here, but the ma- ther it was by the order of the Presi- ment. jority of the House of Representatives, dent or the consent of the President They expected the judicial branch that 224 vote clearly said we are going that the Constitution itself, I believe, would be the weakest of the three to defend our constitutional authority was violated. I believe that the separa- branches of government. Some years it to legislate. We’re not going to allow tion of powers was violated. And it ap- is; some years it’s not. But they also the President to make it up as he goes pears to me, from reading Judge Reed expected that the executive branch, the along, and we’re going to constrain the O’Connor’s decision in the case of President, and the legislative branch, purse strings of a President that would Crane v. Napolitano, he agrees also, Congress, would reach a level of ten- legislate by executive edict, which, in and wrote repeatedly, ‘‘shall’’ means sion between the two where each this case, is executive amnesty. ‘‘shall’’; it doesn’t mean ‘‘may.’’ When branch would jealously guard the con- So that’s a move in the right direc- the law says ‘‘shall be enforced,’’ ‘‘shall stitutional authority that’s vested tion, Mr. Speaker. But as I see the be placed’’ into removal proceedings, it within it and the supreme law of the things unfolding in the United States means exactly that. land, the Constitution. And instead, it Senate and the language that comes And so I expect that we will see a seems as though these Members of Con- out of there and the argument that has final decision out of the Northern Dis- gress, 435 here and 100 Senators over on been repeatedly made here on the floor trict of Texas. Roughly 90 percent of the other side, even though we all take of the House and, to some extent, in the arguments that we made before the an oath to uphold the Constitution of the Senate, we have de facto amnesty.

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But there’s another way ment in there, all the language in President that are willing to do that, that this is happening, and that is this. there, has to mean what it was under- and it should be so, so that the Presi- In the minds of too many Members of stood to mean at the moment of ratifi- dent can advocate for legislation and Congress, they believe that we have to cation. It can’t be changed in its defini- ask people to move it through the sys- conform our legislation to the Presi- tion because it’s inconvenient for tem. dent’s will. Because the President has today or our Founding Fathers would But instead, as I said, he’s defied his refused to enforce the law, they argue have not given us a means to amend oath. He has challenged this Congress. that we should conform the law to this Constitution. It has to mean what And some Republicans and most Demo- something the President will enforce. it was understood to mean, and you crats appear to have this spell cast That’s way outside my ability to rea- can’t change its definition. Because if upon them that suspends their other- son within the confines of the Con- you do so, you’re breaking an intergen- wise good judgment and they’re work- stitution, Mr. Speaker. I can think of a erational contract that was handed to ing down the path of a comprehensive time or two—and there have been us in 1789 to be preserved, protected amnesty plan in the Senate—and the more, I’m sure—that the Supreme and defended, this Constitution. stage is set here in the House where I Court ruled and they came down with a So each Member of Congress needs to can surely see something similar ruling that this Congress agreed was a understand that, take an oath to up- emerging here. hold this Constitution—we do that—de- constitutional interpretation. We need to stand up and argue. fend it. But when the reasonable juris- There’s a future for this country. The partial birth abortion legislation prudence of a constitutional analysis was one of those. Congress passed a ban There’s a destiny for this country. It is comes from the Supreme Court, we a precious thing that we hold in our on partial birth abortion. The ruling conform to that. In the case of partial- that came out of the Supreme Court hands here, the destiny of the United birth abortion, we’ve conformed in a States of America. The pillars of Amer- was that the language that banned par- number of other times, and that’s a re- tial birth abortion was too vague and ican exceptionalism built this. spectful thing to do from one branch of You can open this Constitution up there wasn’t a provision in it that government to the other. and go to article I, II and III, the legis- made an exception for the life or health But when the President of the United lative, the executive and the judicial of the mother. States defies the literal language in branches of government—in priority So Congress went back to work. We the law and orders that there be no ap- order, I would say, because article I re- rolled up our sleeves. I was there in plication of the law because he dis- flects more directly the voice of the agrees with the law and manufactures those discussions and in the debate and people, the legislature, the Congress. helped move it forward. STEVE CHABOT a work permit out of thin air, and when If there is a conflict between the of Ohio was the principal sponsor of a Congress accepts the President’s idea three branches of government, how is on that and decides that we are going that legislation. It defined the act pre- it resolved, Mr. Speaker? If you dig to pass legislation—as has been offered cisely from a medical perspective of deeply into this and you look at our by the Gang of Eight in the Senate and partial birth abortion. We brought in history and you watch how things have the Gang of Eight, minus one, now experts that testified over and over reacted, sometimes the judicial branch seven in the House—that we’re going to again, and we brightened the defini- comes out on top, sometimes the exec- conform this Congress to the whim of tion, and a brighter, brighter line on utive branch comes out on top, some- the President—not that we agree with what that was. And the Congressional times the legislative branch comes out his policy, but they say, well, you’ll findings, after much medical delibera- on top. But if push comes to shove, it’s never get enforcement of the law un- tion, was that a partial birth abortion the people, we the people, that come is never necessary to save the life of less you conform the law to what the President’s willing to do. My gosh. out on top. the mother, that it just doesn’t occur That’s why the House of Representa- from a medical perspective. What would the Founding Fathers say if the Chief Executive Officer of the tives has elections every 2 years, so we Yes, there are those dissenters out can be the quick reaction force. When there, Mr. Speaker. I don’t bring this United States and our Commander in Chief defies his own oath of office by people get their back up and they don’t up for that reason. Congress read the like the direction their government is Supreme Court decision and conformed his own definition—at the school, March 28, as I said; refuses to enforce going, they recruit people, they step our legislation to the decision that was up, they run for office. And 2 years a precedent decision of the United the law, pledges to punish even the president of the Immigration and Cus- later—2 years, or less, later—there’s an States Supreme Court. That shows a toms Enforcement union for doing election, and often new people come decent respect for the jurisprudence of what he’s commanded by law to do. into the House of Representatives that the judicial branch of government, and The President does that, and there’s more acutely reflect the values and the it’s appropriate for this Congress to re- any kind of mindset here in Congress wishes of those who elected them. spect the judgment of the other that we should conform the law to the We saw that happen in 2010. The year branches of government. President’s whim. No, Mr. Speaker. 2009–2010 brought us ObamaCare. We But we all take an oath to uphold the The President has this alternative: if saw tens of thousands of people all Constitution. We’re not bound by he disagrees with the law of the land around this Capitol. We saw not just a someone else’s judgment of what that and he wants to see it changed, then he human chain, not just a human ring, oath means or what the Constitution can ask people in this Congress, the but a human doughnut formed around means. We’re bound by a clear under- House and Senate—House or the Sen- the United States Capitol; people six standing of the Constitution itself, the ate, for that matter—would you kindly and eight deep, human contact all the text of the Constitution, the original draft some legislation that would way around the United States Capitol. text, plus the amendments. please me and I’ll be supportive of it as I went up to look at it, and I walked The Constitution has to mean what it you try to work it through the legisla- around to look at it. If we could have— says. It has to mean what it says on its tive process—through regular order, as of course for air space, helicopters face. That’s what words are there for. our Speaker often says. That’s the can’t go up and take pictures. There’s It has to also mean what it was under- President’s alternative. no way to get that shot. I wish I had stood to mean at the time of ratifica- He doesn’t write law. He does have gone up with a camera up on top and tion, or there’s no guarantee. the opportunity to veto laws that he done a panoramic, interconnectable

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That was a That protest was defied when the when their voice is heard in the ballot big mistake. That was one of only two then-Speaker, NANCY PELOSI, walked box electing a President, then even a times that the great man whom I have through the throng with her huge mag- Supreme Court decision can be re- great respect for, Ronald Reagan, let num gavel—you’ll remember that, Mr. versed by the voice of the people. It me down. It was only twice in 8 years, Speaker, about that long—in a show may take a constitutional amendment; but it comes back to haunt us yet to and display of—what shall I call it—re- but in the end, power is something that this day. gality. The regal Speaker was coming you can assume. Why did I know in 1986, not being a through with her big gavel to rule over Anyone can assume power. We do Member of Congress, being a guy that the American people who said: keep that in our own families when we di- had only been in business 9 years at the your hands off our health care. rect our children to stay out of the time, that had three young sons that To this day, I don’t know of a single cookie jar, for example. As long as they were roughly 10 and under and a wife at legitimate poll that says that they respect that power, you have that home that was also working, how did I want ObamaCare over repeal of power, Mr. Speaker. But if it’s chal- know that that was a mistake? What ObamaCare. The last number I saw was lenged and defied, then the power dis- was it within me? I didn’t have the 56 percent of the American people want appears, and it goes to whatever entity background that matched up with At- to see ObamaCare repealed. They came can claim that power, whatever entity torney General Meese, for example, or here to this city and they said: keep can successfully assert that power. the President of the United States. I’m your hands off our health care—tens of So we’re in the struggle right now. outside of little Kiron, Iowa, 300 people thousands. They came on three dif- The President’s hand is in the article I at the time. I can’t see a neighbor from ferent occasions that I recall: on No- legislative cookie jar. He’s reached in my porch. But I knew that that was a vember 5, and then later in March, and said: I’m taking these cookies of mistake. I had no idea that this many about March 22 or so, a Thursday, and immigration because I don’t like the years later I’d be standing on the floor then again on a Saturday. Some of law that exists; I refuse to enforce the of the United States Congress making them flew up here to be here on a law; and I’m going to make up a new this case. Thursday, flew back home and got the law while we’re at it. It wasn’t a matter of clairvoyance. It call to come back again. They didn’t b 1450 was a matter of what was justice. It leave the airport; they just went to the was a matter of growing up in a law en- ticket counter and came back. They It’s almost like having a child with his hand in the cookie jar with that de- forcement family and being steeped in care that much about our freedom. And reverence for the supreme law of the still, ObamaCare is being imposed upon fiant look in his eye thinking, ‘‘And you can’t do anything about it. You land, this Constitution, and under- them. standing that if you don’t like the law, They went to the polls in the fall of can go to the judicial branch and you you abide by it. But there’s a means to 2010. They elected 87 new freshman Re- can litigate.’’ change it whether you’re the President publicans to come serve here in the We’ve done that. The Court is one of the United States or whether you’re House of Representatives. And they day going to come down with a deci- this young fellow that’s trying to run a every single one of them ran on the sion. Will the President honor the deci- business and raise his family but have ticket of repealing ObamaCare, every sion of the Court? If it gets all the way respect for the rule of law. single one—87 new freshmen. A mag- to the Supreme Court, will he honor it nificent turnover. A class that I call or will he defy it? When you cross those lines, and espe- God’s gift to America. I sat here on this floor, Mr. Speaker, cially when you do so from the Office Now, that class of 87 is here—most of as the President spoke from the ros- of the White House, the President of them still here—and a new class has trum right behind me lecturing the Su- the United States, it’s the equivalent been elected. All of the freshmen that preme Court that sat over here and of taking a jackhammer to one of the came in on my side of the aisle, Mr. told them that their decision was beautiful marble pillars of American Speaker, and all of those that came in wrong. That’s not a decent respect for exceptionalism. in 2010 and every Republican in the the opinions of mankind that are seat- Now, to define what those pillars are, House of Representatives has voted to ed in the United States Supreme Court. they’re here. They’re here in the Bill of repeal ObamaCare. I believe up until, That blurs the lines between the judi- Rights. The First Amendment is real I’ll say, last fall’s election—I’m not cial and the executive branch of gov- easy: certain what’s happened in the Senate, ernment. It also tells me that we have Freedom of speech. That’s a pillar of but up until that time every Repub- a President who doesn’t understand his exceptionalism. Without it, we can’t be lican Senator has voted to repeal restraint. the great country we are. Freedom of ObamaCare. They all took that pledge. But I’m troubled by a Congress that religion, same answer. Without it, we That’s an example of the quick reac- will allow that to happen and will can’t be the same great country that tion force of the people. allow that Presidential hand into the we are. Freedom of speech, religion, Now, it didn’t work out so well with legislative cookie jar, because we take the press, assembly, the right to keep the Presidential election. But I can tell an oath to uphold the Constitution. It’s and bear arms, and the property rights you that if that election result had our obligation to do that. That means that used to exist in the Fifth Amend- been different for the Presidency, the we defend the constitutional authority ment before the Kelo decision that we ObamaCare repeal bill and getting that we’ve taken an oath to uphold. sought to restore in the Judiciary past, I’ll say, a new majority in the That’s where we sit. Committee just a couple of days ago. United States Senate, it would have Now, we’ll get to the policy side of No double jeopardy, trial by a jury of gone to a new President’s desk. this from an immigration perspective, your peers, a speedy trial, no cruel un- But it was passed out of this House of Mr. Speaker. If you reward people who usual punishment. The rights that are Representatives. I drafted the 40-word break the law, you get more not in the Constitution devolve to the repeal language in the middle of the lawbreakers. It’s that simple of an States, respectively, or to the people. night after the ObamaCare legislation equation. I knew that in 1986. I knew Those are all pillars of was passed. I wasn’t alone doing that; I that as a businessman who was work- exceptionalism.

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Free enterprise cap- between perpetual and retroactive am- tween a fence, a wall, and a fence. italism. nesty and ObamaCare, I’m going to ac- Doing so, you could secure it. How about the property rights that cept the ObamaCare and defeat the per- It’s good to have border patrol per- exist within intellectual property up petual and retroactive amnesty, be- sonnel. Boots on the ground are good. until we amended some of the patent cause later on we can repeal They do a noble job down there under and trademark laws? The property ObamaCare. We can undo it. We can nearly impossible conditions. I’m a big rights to intellectual property is one of take it apart. We can roll it back, and fan of the Border Patrol, and I’d like to the big, big reasons why the United we can put together a doctor-patient think they know it when I go down States has been so successful. relationship and a real healthy health there to visit. So I put this all together and add to care system in the United States. We b 1500 that the fact that this country was set- know what it looks like. We know what But when you start expanding boots tled by the values of Western civiliza- to do. We couldn’t get it done because on the ground because you don’t want tion, with Judeo-Christianity included we didn’t have the votes. to put infrastructure in place, it isn’t in a prominent form. All of that ar- But you can undo ObamaCare, Mr. very logical to me. I live out in the rived here on this continent at the Speaker, but you cannot undo com- country in rural Iowa. I live on the cor- dawn of the industrial revolution and prehensive amnesty, because once that ner of gravel roads that go a mile in the concept of manifest destiny that genie is out of the bottle, there’s no each of four directions where I live. If settled this country from sea to shin- putting the genie back in the bottle. It Janet Napolitano came to me and said: ing sea. becomes as amorphous as a puff of ‘‘I want you to secure that mile of road I can look back and try to reverse-en- smoke. And if they don’t have the po- that goes from your house west, and gineer America and think where did we litical will to enforce the law now, why I’m going to pay you $6 million this make a turn that I could even on Mon- would they have the political will to year to secure that road,’’ if I thought day morning quarterbacking rules enforce the law after amnesty would be I might lose the contract next year, make a recommendation we should granted? maybe I would think, well, I’ll hire my- have turned another direction. I can’t They argue that they have all these self some border patrol agents, and reverse-engineer America and come up tight provisions put into the bill, that we’ll do our best to catch some of those with a greater country than we are, ex- there’s border security in the bill and folks—we know we’re not going to get cept maybe I’d go back to 1986 and say, that we’ll get tight borders from this more than about 25 percent enforce- Ronald Reagan, if you’d just vetoed the point on. Now, when you read the legis- ment, but it’s a job, and take it on. Amnesty Act in 1986, I wouldn’t be lation, there’s no prospect of that. I But if I had a 10-year contract, it’s standing here right now. We wouldn’t would have to hide my face to say not any longer $6 million a mile, it’s have a Senate that’s seeking to stam- something like that and wink and cross $60 million a mile in a 10-year contract. pede an Amnesty Act across the ro- my fingers behind my back with the If that contract was tied to efficiency, tunda over to us. I wouldn’t have this other hand. They don’t mean it. They in other words if they would dock my spell that seems to be cast over too don’t believe it. They write it because pay if I didn’t enforce the law, if I many Republicans that somehow if it is just a vague, open, comprehensive couldn’t secure the border, I can tell we’d just pass an Amnesty Act every- placebo for those who want border se- you what I would do, Mr. Speaker. I thing is going to be all right in polit- curity to give people something to hide would invest about $2 million a mile to ical viability, Republicans will be okay behind. build a fence, a wall, and a fence. going into the future, end this spell If you say that Janet Napolitano has Now, $2 million is more than I think that has suspended good judgment and got this time to come up with a plan to it takes. And to put this into perspec- reason and suspended their ability to secure the border, it doesn’t mean se- tive for people that might be over- listen to empirical data and weigh the cure the border and it doesn’t mean im- hearing our conversation, Mr. Speaker, policy. plement the plan. It just says come up we can build a four-lane interstate The immigration issue cuts across all with a plan. And if we’re not satisfied highway across expensive Iowa corn- the components of constitutional con- with that, then they appoint a border fields for right at $4 million a mile— servatism. Anything that has to do security commission whose job is to buy the land, do the engineering, the with family, for example, with the rule come up with a plan. And if that fails, archeological and environmental sur- of law, with the economy, with na- then they go back to Janet Napolitano veys, do the grading, pave it, shoulder tional defense and national security, again. it, paint the lines, put the fencing in, almost every issue that we deal with in This isn’t that hard, Mr. Speaker. If seed it, have it done and finished, and this Congress is touched somehow by you’re serious about enforcing the bor- signs, for $4 million a mile. immigration. der, you can do that. If you would give Well, it’s easy to see now that if we It is not a simple topic. It’s not me Janet Napolitano’s job and a Presi- can do a four-lane interstate highway something where you just say, Well, I dent who doesn’t tie my hands, I would for $4 million, we can build a pretty feel sorry for the DREAMers; therefore, take the resources that are committed tremendous fence for a couple of mil- I’m going to grant amnesty. I support now within the 50 miles of the southern lion dollars—a fence, a wall, and a amnesty, I get that off the table, and border, the southwest border, and I fence—with just simply patrol roads maybe the next Congress can deal with would get you upwards of the 99th per- that allow a person good-weather ac- it. centile of border security within 3 cess through that desert part of the It does not work like that, Mr. years—maybe sooner, but I think it country. Speaker. This is an irrevocable and ir- would take a half a year to get all the It isn’t hard to figure that out. If you reversible advocacy for amnesty. It’s administrative things jump-started. give me $60 million for a mile, I would something that cannot be undone. I’m in the construction business. I put a couple million dollars in a fence, ObamaCare, as bad as it is—and I’ve know how to build a fence, a wall and a wall, and a fence, I would have myself spent more than 3 years of my life a fence. I know what it costs to do the necessary border patrol agents to fighting ObamaCare and working to de- that. I’m not proposing we go down. I watch that, I would put some cameras feat it before it became law and repeal wouldn’t bid such a thing, but I could up to surveil it, I would put some vi- it after it became law. That’s a matter surely provide some advice. I have de- bration sensors in, I would put some

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Had we done that back when the Se- year will I be audited—this year or They put this concept together—in- cure Fence Act was passed here in the next year or the year after? spired, I believe—the concept of a free House—supported by DUNCAN HUNTER Well, it wouldn’t be the end of the people, a sovereign people—‘‘We the from California as the lead author and world if they audited you for a year, People.’’ They sold that to a large an excellent leader on this issue—had but it might be pretty expensive as enough percentage of the population in we done that, we wouldn’t be having those years accumulate up to 6 under the Thirteen Original Colonies that this discussion today, Mr. Speaker, be- the statute of limitations. So employ- they supported the Declaration. They cause the southwest border would have ers would look at that accumulating had to sell it. been secure, and then that argument statute of limitations of 6 years and de- It wasn’t just, Thomas Jefferson would be taken away. cide, I’m going to get to legal. I’m went into a room, got out the quill, Then when they promise that there going to work my way through and and wrote the Declaration—they were will be border security, we would al- clean up my workforce. That’s a logical so impressed by the language in it they ready have it. If we already had border business decision. decided to embrace it and start a revo- security, then some of the harder The bill also requires the IRS to lution. This was a cultural thing, it hearts here in Congress could take a work in cooperation with the Social was an intellectual thing, it was a faith look at the 11 million that are here and Security Administration and the De- component. They put that together and think: Okay, we’ve demonstrated that partment of Homeland Security so that they sold it to the people in the Thir- we are going to enforce the law from they exchange information for the pur- teen Original Colonies, who fought a this place forward; is there an accom- pose of enforcing U.S. law. Now, this war to establish this country and then modation that we can make? isn’t that hard, and it’s not com- to ratify a Constitution. We can’t get to that decision because plicated. It just takes the will. It takes Their job was a lot harder than ours, the President refuses to enforce the a decent respect for the opinions of our Mr. Speaker. Our job is to preserve, law, they won’t allow that kind of se- Founding Fathers, the opinions of protect, and defend it. They had to con- curity on the southern border—for po- those who have written law before us ceive of it, argue for it, sell it to the litical reasons, I believe—the ports of and some who serve in this Congress people, put it down in words and parch- entry are not as tight as they need be, today, a decent respect for the Con- ment—the Declaration, fight the war we don’t have an entry-exit system; stitution. and some give their lives to shape piece after piece of this that is nec- Let’s reconstruct this respect for the America to the great, great country essary for security. rule of law in this country, Mr. Speak- By the way, I have a bill called the that we are today. er. Let’s reestablish its enforcement. New Idea Act. What it does is it clari- Our job is to preserve and protect and Let’s do so while we respect the dignity fies that wages and benefits paid to defend this glorious destiny that is out of every human person. Understand illegals by employers are not tax de- ahead of us. We cannot shrink from it, ductible. It subjects that employer to that they don’t always get the clearest we cannot trail in the dust our Con- an IRS audit. It gives the employer message in the country that they live stitution or the rule of law, no matter safe harbor if they use E-Verify, so in. They know they want to leave what our hearts say about having sym- that an employer could put the em- there. They know they want to come to pathy for groups of people that may or ployees’ numbers into the E-Verify America. They want to leave for some may not have had the say about wheth- database. reason, such as perhaps it’s too vio- er they came here legally or not. That If it came back and said it confirms lent—58,000 people, some say more, is what’s here to be defended. that these folks can work legally in the killed in the drug wars in Mexico in the Next week, we are going to be very United States, put them to work with- last few years. vigorously defending the rule of law. out any kind of sanction or punish- The rule of law doesn’t apply down I’m going to seek to have Lincoln- ment for the employment—safe harbor. there the way it does here. People Douglas style debates outside of these But if the IRS comes in during a nor- aren’t always equally treated under the Chambers, outside of the Capitol build- mal audit—doesn’t accelerate the au- law. Sometimes they are shaken down ing, on Wednesday at 9:00 in the morn- dits, but a normal audit—they would by police officers. That hardly ever ing. It will extend. We will take a 2- normally then—in the audit under my happens in this country in a significant hour break over lunch and begin again bill—they would put the Social Secu- way. at 2:00 in the afternoon, Mr. Speaker. We have equal protection under the rity numbers and the identifying infor- b 1510 mation into E-Verify, run those em- law in America. If you look at the stat- ployees through, and if it came back ue of Lady Justice, who is standing This is going to be designed so that that they could not lawfully work in there with the scales of justice in her reasonable people can have an open dis- the United States, they would give the hands, they are balanced—equal pro- cussion just like Stephen Douglas and employer an opportunity—and the em- tection, balanced protection under the Abraham Lincoln did. Let’s air this out ployee—to cure that in case there is law. Most times, you will see Lady Jus- before the public, and let’s hear what misinformation in the data, which gets tice blindfolded, because justice is the public has to say. In fact, if we can better every time we use it, and it’s blind. It needs to treat every human work it out, I want to hear from the very good. person equally under the law. People public as well, Mr. Speaker. It will be a Aside from that, the IRS would then come here because they want that kind big week next week, and I’m looking rule: Sorry, the wages that you know- of protection. It is a component of forward to it. ingly and willfully paid to someone American exceptionalism—the rule of We are called to this task. Let’s not who is unlawfully present in the United law. trail in the dust the golden hopes of States are not a business expense. So The Senate is poised to destroy the humanity. We are the redoubt of West- wages come out of the schedule C, they rule of law, and the House seems to be ern civilization. If we can’t protect the go into the gross receipts column moving in that direction. I am very fortress of the rule of law and all of again, and show up as net income at troubled, Mr. Speaker, as I watch one these pillars of American the bottom. The IRS would apply a of the essential pillars—the rule of exceptionalism here, we can’t look to penalty and an interest against the un- law—of American exceptionalism be Western Europe to save us or Australia paid taxes, plus the taxes, to that in- attacked and start to crumble before to save us. We can look to them as al- come, that net income. my very eyes in this country. lies. If our civilization is going to be

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Of the 15 states The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the country are still mis-educating that made up this socialist republic, MEADOWS). Under the Speaker’s an- children, unfortunately, by telling some have gone back to those ways. I nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the them he was a deist, someone who be- was intrigued that some are scared Chair recognizes the gentleman from lieves there is something—some force, when they’re given that much freedom Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) for 30 minutes. some thing, some deity—that created to choose where they work. Mr. GOHMERT. Thank you, Mr. nature, that created all of mankind Speaker. and all of the things in the universe, b 1520 We are living in interesting times— and if such deity or thing still exists, Do you mean I’ve got to find a job? it’s purported to be a Chinese curse to it, he, she never interferes with the But I’ve never had to look for a job. live in interesting times—but when you ways of men. Obviously, you see Ben It’s a little scary. As so many Ameri- see what is confronting this country, Franklin’s own words, and you know cans, particularly over the last 5 years, what is taking our liberties, what is that’s not what he believed. When he have found it can be very difficult to threatening our way of life, it’s clear was 80 years old—2 years or so away find a job. So the idea that the govern- we are on the front lines of either win- from meeting his Maker—he finally got ment may just tell you what your job ning back or losing for all times the recognized after all the yelling back is, tell you whether you get a chance to greatest freedoms ever given and se- and forth that was done there at the go to college or not, that sounds good. cured for one group of people. Convention, and someone noted that I don’t have to think about those deci- This is an extraordinary country, and Washington looked relieved when Mr. sions. Let the government do it for us. it is because, just as our Founders Franklin sought attention or, as some It’s shocking, but there have grown pointed out repeatedly, they recognized at the Convention called him, ‘‘Dr. to be many in America who like the that our rights are provided by our Franklin.’’ idea of the government telling them Creator; but just as any inheritance He pointed out during his remarks— what they can do, when they can do it, can be taken by those who are evil, and we know exactly what he pointed and how they can do it. It takes away greedy, power hungry, it must be de- out because he wrote it in his own the need to really wrestle with those fended or you lose it. handwriting. People wanted a copy of things or, as so many of the signers of We have people who make no bones what he said. Madison made notes, but the Declaration believed, to have to about the fact that they want to de- Franklin wrote it out. pray about it and to struggle with the stroy our way of life, that they think Among other things, he said: decision and try to find out, as many of the freedom afforded the American I have lived, sir, a long time, and the them did, what is God’s will for our people leads to debauchery, leads to longer I live, the more convincing proofs I lives. see of this truth—that God governs in the af- We have a statue of Peter ways of life that are evil and wrong, fairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to and therefore they must destroy the the ground without His notice, is it probable Muehlenberg from Pennsylvania that freedoms which have provided people that an empire can rise without His aid? We was just down the hall. But when the the chance to make wrong choices. Our have been assured, sir, in the sacred visitor center opened, he was moved. Founders would prefer the freedoms writings— He is the Christian pastor who is de- and so would the people here. He called it ‘‘sacred’’ by the way— picted in the statue of taking off his Unfortunately, there are good people that except the Lord build the house, they ministerial robe as he preached from who believe that they are so much labor in vain that build it. Ecclesiastes, There is a time for every smarter and know better than every- He encouraged those at the Conven- purpose under Heaven. He also told his one else, that, gee, since we’re in Con- tion that he also believed, in his words, congregation, There is a time for peace gress, we should tell people what they that without His concurring aid—he and there is a time for war and now is can do, how they can live, how they was talking about the same God, the the time for war. And he led men from can make a living, whether they can same Lord he had just referenced—we his congregation to join the military make a living, or that we may just pay shall succeed in our political building and to fight for freedom. you to do nothing and to never reach no better than the builders of Babel. His brother, Frederick, who also has your God-given potential. We will be confounded by our local par- a statue here, was the first Speaker of Then, as we heard today, we had an tial interests, and we, ourselves, shall the House under our new Constitution. amendment made by our friend on the become a byword down through the He had not actually immediately been Democratic side, Mr. POLIS, that would ages. in favor of the Revolution, but after his have required a new addition to the That was in 1787 that Franklin said church was burned down by the British, chaplain corps of every branch of the those words, late June. Now here we he kind of thought maybe it was a de- military. It would be a new addition to are, all these years later since 1787, and cent idea for ministers to be involved the chaplain corps for those who are we have a motion to create chaplains in a revolution and for ministers to be nontheistic—or atheistic—for those in the military to help people not be- involved in government where there who believe there is no God. I had no lieve in what Ben Franklin said was was self-government of a people. So idea that people who do not believe the God who governs in the affairs of that brings us to today, from the Revo- that there is a God needed help and en- men, generically speaking. But it is lutionary years, to the Constitution couragement and support for their un- important that people have the free- after the Articles of Confederation fell belief. Astounding. dom to choose what they believe. As apart. If people truly are atheistic, why the Founders believed that God gave us Now, there was debate on Ben Frank- would they need help in remaining so? freedom of choice, that He—our Cre- lin’s proposal, because under the Conti- Could it possibly be that, the more ator—gave us those rights, they also nental Congress, they had had prayer people look around, the more they see believed that people should have the every day to start their sessions. But things like Ben Franklin did—80 years chance to choose right or wrong as the only way they could do that with old—and, yes, he enjoyed what some well. the diverse Christian denominations, people would call ‘‘pleasures’’ of dif- As an exchange student in the Soviet including the Quakers, was to agree on ferent types when he represented us in Union back in the seventies, I saw peo- a minister that they believed would

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We can’t hire a chaplain. But security. He was just happy and what- you’ve got to leave mosques alone once the Constitution was passed and ever he was to reveal those kind of where people are being radicalized, and ratified, from the time of the first Con- things. But he put peoples’s lives in even though there were sting oper- gress, that first day—actually, when danger. ations that identified people who were George Washington was sworn in at the One SEAL team member’s father told radicalizing Americans before this ad- Federal building in New York, made me that right after the Vice Presi- ministration changed the policy and his way down to the chapel that is still dent’s speech, his daughter-in-law they had to get friendly and reach out there—the only building that was unaf- looked out the window. She had a ma- and partner, as the FBI said it origi- fected at Ground Zero as the towers rine guard out front. Karen and Billy nally did with CAIR, the Council on fell—they had a prayer session for the Vaughn, they talk about how Aaron American-Islamic Relations, even Nation. Then each Congress ever since, called them part of SEAL Team Six though they’ve said they’re not House and Senate, began each day with after they were outed. And it’s been partnering with them, anytime CAIR prayer before they ever begin their ses- printed in the media that Leon Pa- says this offends us, then the FBI says, sion. It’s still true today. But, again netta, as a Cabinet member, was meet- oh, gee, we better change it. today, we have the feeling that those ing with people who could receive the When you’ve had the Fifth Circuit of who believe there’s no God are insecure classified information. the United States Court of Appeals enough that they need somebody to en- But this administration wanted all confirm that, yes, the evidence shows courage them in their unbelief. the kudos they could get before the that CAIR and Islamic Society of One of the dangers, though, we have election, of course, and so they had North America, those are front organi- come to face and come to realize is producers of what I thought was a pret- zations for the Muslim Brotherhood. that many in our Nation are choosing They want shari’a law to be the law of political correctness over safety. Yes, ty good movie, ‘‘Zero Dark Thirty,’’ the land, not our Constitution. And we all in this body, all of the Armed and gave them classified information that is what we did not take an oath to Forces when I was in the Army 4 years and told them who took out Osama bin allow to happen. We took an oath to and we took that oath, we were sup- Laden. But in August of 2011, our SEAL the Constitution, and that means no posed to support and protect the Con- team members paid the ultimate price law shall be above our Constitution. stitution. Everybody I knew was pre- of this administration’s carelessness. And so that brings me also to the pared to die for it and to die for their They paid with their lives. conversation, the question and answer country if necessary. Those people are It would be nice to have it out where with the FBI Director this week. I have still serving. we could talk about it as a Nation, just We found out, though, that if you get exactly what the rules of engagement a great deal of respect for him. He has too involved in political correctness— are that our military are dying under. been a patriot. He fought in Vietnam. and it’s politically correct to look the Because there was a C–130 gun ship He’s a warrior. He cares about the other way when people are talking there—and this was not from some country, but he has done great damage about hatred for America and wanting classified source. I got it because it was to the FBI. He instituted an adminis- America to have the Constitution sub- information that was given to the fam- trative policy that has caused thou- ordinated to shari’a law—that, gee, it’s ily members, although the military sands and thousands of years of experi- just politically correct not to face the may not have known what they gave. ence to leave the FBI and say, Under facts that those people exist and that There’s testimony from the C–130 gun the new policy, I have to leave. some of them are in the military. So ship, a pilot and others, that they saw So you have very willing, able young they pass a man up the system so that this group moving like a military FBI people who are in charge, but they he is there to counsel Christians, athe- group. They were not allowed to take have not benefited from the years of ists, and others who need counseling. them out. They even saw them shoot experience that others who had to With the people I’ve talked to in the down our Chinook and kill our Ameri- leave had. I think that contributes to military, especially in Afghanistan and cans, but there was a chance they some of the problems that we see with when we were in Iraq, when you have a might have hit civilians if they had our rights being protected, that we see Commander in Chief who on his watch killed the people that took down our with poor investigations. They just does not allow you to fire at people SEAL Team Six members. So they have not been the beneficiary of who may be firing at you, unless you couldn’t even kill them after they enough years of experience, and can be sure you won’t hit a civilian—at killed our people. they’ve been taught by a lexicon, a lan- least that fear is put into those indi- We need to know what the rules of guage that does not allow them to talk viduals. And I have asked for an offi- engagement are. We need to address about or see our enemy. cial response from the Department of the political correctness that is blind- I’ve been making the point for Defense, to put in writing exactly what ing our agencies and blinding our mili- months that the Boston massacre had our rules of engagement are that our tary of its ability to see who the enemy clear potential to be completely avoid- soldiers are fighting under. We were is, because it’s getting people killed in ed. And then we find out Russia gave told, That’s classified and it can’t be harm’s way. our administration information to say provided in answer to your question. the older Tsarnaev brother has been Well, somebody has passed it on to b 1530 radicalized and he’s going to kill peo- the military in harm’s way, just like in When you refuse to acknowledge that ple; you better look into it. Then all August of 2011 when we had SEAL team the Afghans you’re training may be we’ve heard since the Russian bombing members where a target was put on willing to turn the guns you’ve trained from this administration is the Rus- their backs by this administration them on and kill you, just as an Aggie sians should have given us more infor- when, first of all, the Vice President of friend had happen here recently in Af- mation. the country violates the classified in- ghanistan, what they call a ‘‘green on Now, I grew to know a little bit formation laws and sets out in his blue killing,’’ until we recognize that about the way they think, and I don’t speech who the commander was who and recognize who our enemy is, and entirely appreciate some of it, but I ap- brought down Osama bin Laden and that our enemy may be among us and preciate this: if they give information about his great SEAL team. that our enemy can be in uniforms that that says this person is going to kill

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There’s a mutual tion I would submit of the 14th Amend- to destroy us, that we’re our enemy, we concern. ment, that if someone comes here on a don’t send them $1.3 billion and tanks And when they put our government visa and has a baby, then they’re and jet planes. on notice and the reaction of our gov- American citizens. So al-Awlaki’s fam- And then, also, we have got to edu- ernment is, well, we did some inter- ily was free to come in on a visa for cate our Federal protection agencies on views. We looked into it. We didn’t find college and then take him back to whom the enemy truly is. anything. Yemen and radicalize him so that he Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The Russians: Are you kidding us? hated America, and then he could come of my time. We hand you somebody who is going to back here, and as he did, lead prayers f kill Americans, and you can’t find any- here on Capitol Hill with congressional thing? What’s wrong with you? Muslim staffers and also have contact WASTEFUL SPENDING ON PRESI- There’s a great article, and I used it with people in the administration. DENT OBAMA’S UPCOMING TRIP in questioning our FBI Director. It is But I guess we won’t ever know who TO AFRICA entitled, ‘‘Obama’s Snooping Excludes all he had contact with because they The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Mosques, Missed Boston Bombers.’’ blew him up while he was in Yemen. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- It says: But he was free to come and go and uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the Since October 2011, mosques have been off- radicalize people in America because gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. limits to FBI agents. No more surveillance he was an American citizen because his HOLDING) for 30 minutes. or undercover sting operations without high- father and mother got a visa to come Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, in a level approval from a special oversight body in here where he was born. time when many Americans are out of at the Justice Department dubbed the Sen- Al Amoudi was free to come and go work and struggling to make ends sitive Operations Review Committee. here in the United States; that was meet, the last thing that they want to Who makes up this body, and how do they until he was arrested at Dulles Airport decide requests? Nobody knows; the names of see is tens of millions of their taxpayer chairman, members and staff are kept secret. and was tried and convicted and is dollars being spent to send the Presi- doing over 20 years in Federal prison The FBI Director did not want to dent on a trip to Africa. for supporting terrorism. And our FBI provide those as well. Mr. Speaker, while every President So the FBI Director, as I pointed out Director said at the hearing, he kind of deserves appropriate protective detail, to him here before I asked the ques- had his head down and said it quietly, the security provisions for President tion, I pointed out that according to but he said it, no, he was not even Obama’s upcoming trip are excessive. this article, the Bureau did not even aware that al Amoudi in prison for sup- Hundreds of Secret Service agents, contact mosque leaders for help in porting terrorism was one of the found- over 50 vehicles, fighter jets, and a identifying the Boston bombers’ im- ers. In fact, he is the one listed on the Navy aircraft carrier with a fully ages after those images were captured articles of organization for Massachu- staffed medical trauma center will cost on closed-circuit TV cameras and cell setts for the Islamic Society of Boston the government tens of millions of dol- phones. The FBI Director attempted to that started this. He didn’t even know lars. correct me. He said, You said facts that that. Mr. Speaker, our country is over $16 Until we get past this political cor- aren’t true. In fact, he said, Your facts trillion in debt, and the government rectness so that we can see our en- are not all together—and I understood agencies have made cutbacks as a re- emies, see those who want to destroy him to say not true, and so I demanded sult of the sequester. It is no secret our way of life and subjugate our Con- that he point out specifically what that we need to rein in government stitution to their ideas, then we are facts were wrong. spending, and the Obama administra- And he said, We went to the mosque not protected, and we’ve got to get tion has regularly and repeatedly prior to Boston. We said we went to the over that. shown a lack of judgment for when and How about that? When Director mosque prior to the Boston happening. where to make cuts. Mueller testified before, he said, Oh, We were in that mosque talking to For example, why should pilots’ yeah, we have these great outreach imams several months beforehand. I hours, Air Force pilots’ hours, be cut programs to the Muslims. So appar- couldn’t during the questioning hear back at Seymour Johnson Air Force ently this is a part of it. I asked how is what he said at the end. What he said Base so that the President can now the outreach program going for groups at the end, It was part of our outreach have his most expensive trip since tak- like Christians and Catholics, Jewish, efforts. ing office? Buddhists, I forget who all I named. If I’d heard that, I would have known Mr. Speaker, the fact is that the and could have followed up and said, b 1540 President’s upcoming trip to Africa is Wait a minute, that was part of your But anyway, it was interesting, going to be for less than 1 week, and outreach effort to a Muslim mosque? It there’s no such outreach group specifi- that trip costs 1,350 times more than a was not to follow up on the Tsarnaevs. cally for them, but there is a specific week of White House tours. So for the And then, knowing that he had not outreach group that didn’t want to of- cost of this trip to Africa, you could properly followed up, knowing the FBI fend people who are radicalizing and have 1,350 weeks of White House tours, did not properly follow up with the being radicalized. which the White House has canceled in- mosque, I then asked about the mosque So it is pretty clear, we need to pro- definitely due to budget restraints. that was started, there are a couple of tect our borders from people who want Mr. Speaker, the numbers don’t lie. them, started by the Islamic Society of to come in to destroy us, all avenues of So either the administration is bad at Boston, and were you aware that a entry. We need to deport those who math, or they simply don’t see a prob- founder was al Amoudi, because our Di- overstay their visas. We need to reform lem with their excessive spending. rector knows who al Amoudi is. The our immigration service and our immi- The American people have had FBI arrested him in 2003 or 2004 at Dul- gration process so that it is more effec- enough of the frivolous and careless les Airport, as they could have done tive, more efficient, and gives people spending; and they deserve real, appro- with al-Awlaki, who was killed by a proper answers more quickly. priate cuts from this excessive admin- drone bomb, as ordered by our Presi- We must stop allowing members of istration. dent, that caused a lot of folks on both terrorist groups to consult with this I yield back the balance of my time.

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A bill to amend the Securities Ms. EDWARDS (at the request of Ms. Group (AG) Plenary Meeting and the 2012 AG Intersessional Decisions; Changes to Select Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections PELOSI) for today on account of a fam- for retail customers, and for other purposes; ily funeral. Agent Controls [Docket No.: 120806310-2310-01] (RIN: 0694-AF76) received June 3, 2013, pursu- to the Committee on Financial Services, and f ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subse- ADJOURNMENT on Foreign Affairs. 1872. A letter from the Assistant Secretary quently determined by the Speaker, in each Mr. HOLDING. Mr. Speaker, I move For Export Administration, Department of case for consideration of such provisions as that the House do now adjourn. Commerce, transmitting the Department’s fall within the jurisdiction of the committee The motion was agreed to; accord- final rule — Addition, Removals, and Revi- concerned. sions to the List of Validated End-Users in By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania ingly (at 3 o’clock and 44 minutes (for himself and Mr. BRALEY of Iowa): p.m.), under its previous order, the the People’s Republic of China [Docket No.: 130521487-3487-01] (RIN: 0694-AF92) received H.R. 2375. A bill to delay for at least 6 House adjourned until Monday, June June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); months the implementation of round 1 re- 17, 2013, at noon for morning-hour de- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. compete and round 2 of the Medicare durable bate. 1873. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, medical equipment (DME) competitive bid- Department of the Treasury, transmitting ding program and of the national mail order f program for diabetic testing supplies to per- the Department’s final rule — Garnishment mit Congress an opportunity to reform the EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Pay- competitive bidding program, to provide for ETC. ments (RIN: 1505-AC20) received June 5, 2013, an evaluation of that program by an auction pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive expert team, and for other purposes; to the mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in communications were taken from the form. addition to the Committee on Ways and Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 1874. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- 1864. A letter from the Secretary, Com- fice of Personnel Management, transmitting mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- modity Futures Trading Commission, trans- the Office’s final rule — Prevailing Rate Sys- sideration of such provisions as fall within mitting the Commission’s final rule — Pro- tems; Redefinition of the Clayton-Cobb-Ful- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. cedures to Establish Appropriate Minimum ton, Georgia, Nonappropriated Fund Federal By Mr. FITZPATRICK: Block Sizes for Large Notional Off-Facility Wage System Wage Area (RIN: 3206-AM84) re- H.R. 2376. A bill to implement a dem- Swaps and Block Trades (RIN: 3038-AD08) received June 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. onstration project under titles XVIII and ceived June 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight XIX of the Social Security Act to examine 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- and Government Reform. the costs and benefits of providing payments culture. 1875. A letter from the Senior Vice Presi- for comprehensive coordinated health care 1865. A letter from the Chairman and Chief dent and Chief Financial Officer, Potomac services provided by purpose-built, con- Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administra- Electric Power Company, transmitting the tinuing care retirement communities to tion, transmitting the Administration’s final Balance Sheet of Potomac Electric Power Medicare beneficiaries; to the Committee on rule — Unincorporated Business Entities Company as of December 31, 2012; to the Energy and Commerce, and in addition to (RIN: 3052-AC65) received June 7, 2013, pursu- Committee on Oversight and Government the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Reform. riod to be subsequently determined by the on Agriculture. f Speaker, in each case for consideration of 1866. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Employee Benefits Security Administration, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON tion of the committee concerned. Department of Labor, transmitting the De- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. partment’s final rule — Incentives for Non- MICHAUD, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of discriminatory Wellness Programs in Group MCKEON, Mr. NUNES, Mr. DUNCAN of Health Plans (RIN: 1210-AB55) received June committees were delivered to the Clerk South Carolina, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. 3, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to for printing and reference to the proper DIAZ-BALART, Mr. WALZ, Mr. the Committee on Education and the Work- calendar, as follows: SOUTHERLAND, Mr. FARR, Mr. THOMP- force. Mr. GOODLATTE: Committee on the Judi- SON of California, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 1867. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- ciary. H.R. 1797. A bill to amend title 18, GABBARD, and Mr. VALADAO): ment of Health and Human Services, trans- United States Code, to protect pain-capable H.R. 2377. A bill to amend title 10, United mitting the 2012 National Healthcare Quality unborn children in the District of Columbia, States Code, to authorize the enlistment in Report and the 2012 National Healthcare Dis- and for other purposes; with amendments the Armed Forces of certain aliens who are parities Report; to the Committee on Energy (Rept. 113–109, Pt. 1). Referred to the Com- unlawfully present in the United States and and Commerce. mittee of the Whole House on the state of were younger than 15 years of age when they 1868. A letter from the Program Manager, the Union. initially entered the United States, but who Department of Health and Human Services, are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE transmitting the Department’s final rule — to provide a mechanism by which such Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the aliens, by reason of their honorable service Programs in Group Health Plans [CMS-9979- Committee on Oversight and Govern- in the Armed Forces, may be lawfully admit- F] (RIN: 0938-AR48) received June 5, 2013, ment Reform discharged from further ted to the United States for permanent resi- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- consideration. H.R. 1797 referred to the dence; to the Committee on Armed Services. mittee on Energy and Commerce. Committee of the Whole House on the By Mr. MULLIN (for himself, Mr. 1869. A letter from the Acting General state of the Union. BUCSHON, and Mr. O’ROURKE): Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- H.R. 2378. A bill to reauthorize the Impact mission, transmitting the Commission’s f Aid Program under the Elementary and Sec- final rule — Filing, Indexing and Service Re- ondary Education Act of 1965; to the Com- quirements for Oil Pipelines [Docket No.: PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS mittee on Education and the Workforce. RM12-15-000; Order No. 780] received June 4, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the bills and resolutions of the following PETERS of Michigan, and Mr. GARY G. Committee on Energy and Commerce. MILLER of California): 1870. A letter from the Acting General titles were introduced and severally re- H.R. 2379. A bill to amend the S.A.F.E. Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- ferred, as follows: Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to permit a mission, transmitting the Commission’s By Mr. BROUN of Georgia (for himself, transitional period of 90 days for completion final rule — Reliability Standards for Geo- Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. of requirements for qualified registered magnetic Disturbances [Docket No.: RM12- LAMBORN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FRANKS mortgage loan originators; to the Committee 22-000; Order No. 779] received June 7, 2013, of Arizona, and Mr. LONG): on Financial Services.

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By Mr. CHABOT: located in El Dorado County, California, into HUELSKAMP, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. H.R. 2380. A bill to amend the Agricultural trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs JONES, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. PEARCE, and Trade Act of 1978 to repeal the market access Band of Miwok Indians, and for other pur- Mr. LATTA): program; to the Committee on Agriculture. poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- H. Res. 263. A resolution recognizing the By Mr. CONYERS: sources. immeasurable contributions of fathers in the H.R. 2381. A bill to provide for youth jobs, By Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. healthy development of children, supporting and for other purposes; to the Committee on BRIDENSTINE, Mr. DUNCAN of South responsible fatherhood, and encouraging Education and the Workforce. Carolina, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. greater involvement of fathers in the lives of By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mrs. JONES, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. SALMON, and their children, especially on Father’s Day; to NEGRETE MCLEOD): Mr. YOHO): the Committee on Education and the Work- H.R. 2382. A bill to amend title 38, United H.R. 2389. A bill to require the Inspector force. States Code, to establish a priority for the General for Tax Administration to audit the f Secretary of Veterans Affairs in processing Internal Revenue Service; to the Committee certain claims for compensation; to the on Ways and Means, and in addition to the MEMORIALS Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Committees on Energy and Commerce, Edu- By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials cation and the Workforce, the Judiciary, were presented and referred as follows: himself, Mr. CLAY, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. Natural Resources, and House Administra- 46. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of ENYART, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. LIPINSKI, tion, for a period to be subsequently deter- the Senate of the State of Maine, relative to Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. HARTZLER, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- a Joint Resolution requesting the enactment Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LONG, sideration of such provisions as fall within of legislation that would reinstate the sepa- Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. HULTGREN, and Mr. ROSKAM): ration of commercial and investment bank- By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. CON- H.R. 2383. A bill to designate the new Inter- ing functions that was in effect under the YERS, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia): state Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi Glass-Steagall Act; to the Committee on Fi- H.R. 2390. A bill to amend title 18, United River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and nancial Services. States Code, to provide for limitations on de- southwestern Illinois as the ‘‘Stan Musial 47. Also, a memorial of the House of Rep- tentions of certain individuals, and for other Veterans Memorial Bridge’’; to the Com- resentatives of the State of Tennessee, rel- purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ative to House Joint Resolution No. 69 urg- ary, and in addition to the Committees on ture. ing the Congress to classify emergency med- Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a By Mr. DEUTCH (for himself, Mr. ical service providers as it does other first period to be subsequently determined by the MCGOVERN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. responders; to the Committee on Education Speaker, in each case for consideration of MOORE, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. and the Workforce. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. WILSON of 48. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the tion of the committee concerned. Florida, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi- State of Maine, relative to a Joint Resolu- By Mrs. WAGNER (for herself, Mr. nois, Ms. WATERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, tion honoring the Victims of the Boston CLAY, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. Ms. CLARKE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. BROWN Marathon Explosions; to the Committee on HARTZLER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. GRAVES of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. Oversight and Government Reform. of Missouri, Mr. LONG, and Mr. SMITH SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 49. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the of Missouri): HORSFORD, Mr. VELA, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, State of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint H.R. 2391. A bill to designate the facility of Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. MEEKS, Resolution No. 1 supporting the preservation the United States Postal Service located at Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. POCAN, and protection of our iconic wild horses and 5323 Highway N in Cottleville, Missouri as and Mr. GALLEGO): burros in the State of Nevada; to the Com- H.R. 2384. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- the ‘‘Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post mittee on Natural Resources. trition Act of 2008 to require that supple- Office’’; to the Committee on Oversight and 50. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the mental nutrition assistance program bene- Government Reform. State of Nevada, relative to Senate Joint fits be calculated with reference to the cost By Mr. SMITH of Missouri: Resolution No. 14 urging the Congress to of the low-cost food plan as determined by H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution proposing a enact the Lyon County Economic Develop- the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other balanced budget amendment to the Constitu- ment and Conservation Act; to the Com- purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture. tion of the United States; to the Committee mittee on Natural Resources. By Mr. DUFFY: on the Judiciary. 51. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of H.R. 2385. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank By Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. HAS- the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec- TINGS of Florida, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. to Concurrent Resolution No. 24 requesting tion Act to set the rate of pay for employees LAMALFA, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, the Congress to provide $2.5 million for the of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- Mr. ROONEY, Mr. RADEL, Mr. SCHRA- State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico tion in accordance with the General Sched- DER, Mrs. ROBY, and Ms. WILSON of for a congressionally-sponsored plebiscite; to ule; to the Committee on Financial Services, Florida): the Committee on Natural Resources. and in addition to the Committee on Over- H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution ex- 52. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the sight and Government Reform, for a period pressing the sense of Congress that all direct State of Maine, relative to a Joint Resolu- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- and indirect subsidies that benefit the pro- tion supporting an amendment to the Con- er, in each case for consideration of such production or export of sugar by all major sugar stitution regarding campaign finance; to the visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the producing and consuming countries should Committee on the Judiciary. committee concerned. be eliminated; to the Committee on Ways f By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for and Means, and in addition to the Committee PRIVATE BILLS AND himself, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. on Agriculture, for a period to be subse- COURTNEY, Mr. HIMES, Mr. GRIJALVA, quently determined by the Speaker, in each RESOLUTIONS Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Mr. AN- case for consideration of such provisions as Under clause 3 of rule XII, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee DREWS): Mr. SMITH of New Jersey introduced a bill H.R. 2386. A bill to amend title 4, United concerned. (H.R. 2392) for the relief of certain aliens who States Code, to provide for the flying of the By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, were aboard the Golden Venture; which was flag at half-staff in the event of the death of Mr. GARRETT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. a first responder in the line of duty; to the ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. GRIMM): f By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H. Res. 262. A resolution calling for the im- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY mediate extradition or rendering to the New York (for herself, Mr. NADLER, STATEMENT Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. ENGEL, United States of convicted felon William Mo- Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. GRIMM): rales and all other fugitives from justice who Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 2387. A bill to award a Congressional are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to the Rules of the House of Representa- Gold Medal to Rabbi Arthur Schneier in rec- escape prosecution or confinement for crimi- tives, the following statements are sub- ognition of his pioneering role in promoting nal offenses committed in the United States; mitted regarding the specific powers to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. religious freedom and human rights through- granted to Congress in the Constitu- out the world, for close to half a century; to By Mr. PITTS (for himself, Mr. MCIN- the Committee on Financial Services. TYRE, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. RANGEL, tion to enact the accompanying bill or By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: Mr. TERRY, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. joint resolution. H.R. 2388. A bill to authorize the Secretary JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, By Mr. BROUN of Georgia: of the Interior to take certain Federal lands Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 2373.

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Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the Debts and provide for the common Defence By Mr. CONYERS: United States Constitution which reads: and general Welfare of the United States; but H.R. 2381. ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- Congress has the power to enact this legis- collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, form throughout the United States. lation pursuant to the following: to pay the Debts, and provide for the com- By Mrs. WAGNER: ‘‘The Constitution of the United States,’’ mon Defense and General Welfare of the H.R. 2374. Article 1, Section 8. United States; but all Duties and Imposts Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COOK: and Excises shall be uniform throughout the lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2382. United States.’’ This bill is enacted pursuant to the power Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. NADLER: granted to Congress under Article I, Section lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2390. 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution: Clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and stitution. lation pursuant to the following: collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois: U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, to pay the Debts and provide for the common H.R. 2383. Clauses 10, 11, and 18. Defense and general Welfare of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. WAGNER: States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2391. shall be uniform throughout the United Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- States.’’ Constitution lation pursuant to the following: Additional authority derives from Article By Mr. DEUTCH: Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States H.R. 2384. of the United States Constitution, which Constitution: ‘‘To regulate Commerce with Congress has the power to enact this legis- grants Congress the power to establish Post foreign Nations, and among the several lation pursuant to the following: Offices and post Roads, Congress has the au- States, and with the Indian Tribes.’’ Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the thority to enact legislation to name a post Additional authority derives from Article Constitution of the United States. office. I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States By Mr. DUFFY: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: Constitution: ‘‘To make all Laws which shall H.R. 2385. H.R. 2392. be necessary and proper for carrying into Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Execution the foregoing Powers, and all lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: other Powers vested by this Constitution in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Con- the Government of the United States, or in stitution: ‘‘To regulate Commerce with for- stitution provides that Congress shall have any Department or Officer thereof.’’ eign nations, and among several States, and power ‘‘To establish an uniform Rule of Nat- By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania: with the Indian Tribes.’’ uralization, and uniform Laws on the subject H.R. 2375. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- of Bankruptcies throughout the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution: ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be States;’’ lation pursuant to the following: necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- By Mr. SMITH of Missouri: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; and includ- cution the foregoing Powers, and all other H.J. Res. 49. ing, but not solely limited to Article I, Sec- Powers vested by this Constitution in the Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion 8, Clause 14. Government of the United States or in any lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. FITZPATRICK: Department or Officer thereof.’’ Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which H.R. 2376. Explanation: To the extent that the CFPB grants Congress the authority to propose Congress has the power to enact this legis- falls under the purview of Congress’ power to Constitutional amendments. lation pursuant to the following: regulate commerce, legislation that is rea- f This bill is enacted pursuant to the power sonably deemed as an appropriate or nec- granted to Congress under Article I, Section essary means to achieve such ends is con- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS 8 of the United States Constitution. stitutional under the necessary and proper Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors By Mr. DENHAM: clause. Legislation that seeks to classify and H.R. 2377. compensate federal employees at the CFPB were added to public bills and resolu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- is a practical means to effectively execute tions as follows: lation pursuant to the following: the power granted to Congress to regulate H.R. 24: Mr. UPTON. The Constitutional Authority of Congress Commerce. H.R. 32: Mr. GIBSON, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut: MCDERMOTT. cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 2386. H.R. 36: Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. LATHAM, tion (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. grants Congress the power to raise and sup- lation pursuant to the following: MCKINLEY, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, and Mr. port an Army; to provide and maintain a Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 ROSKAM. Navy; to make rules for the government and By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 129: Mrs. LUMMIS. regulation of the land and naval forces; to New York: H.R. 198: Mr. O’ROURKE. provide for organizing, arming, and dis- H.R. 2387. H.R. 207: Mr. KLINE. ciplining the militia; and to make all laws Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 274: Mr. PAYNE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DEFA- necessary and proper for carrying out the lation pursuant to the following: ZIO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. PAS- foregoing powers. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 of the U.S. TOR of Arizona, and Mr. OWENS. By Mr. MULLIN: Constitution: ‘‘To coin Money, regulate the H.R. 358: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. H.R. 2378. Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix H.R. 359: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Standard of Weights and Measures;’’. H.R. 400: Ms. SPEIER and Mr. PRICE of lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MCCLINTOCK: North Carolina. Clause 1 of Article I, Section 8 H.R. 2388. H.R. 451: Mr. CRENSHAW. By Mr. BACHUS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 474: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 2379. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 485: Mr. MCGOVERN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- (1) U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, H.R. 508: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. lation pursuant to the following: Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which confers H.R. 543: Ms. ESTY. Article 1, Section 8: To regulate Commerce on Congress the authority over lands belong- H.R. 580: Mr. PERRY. with foreign Nations, and among the several ing to the United States, including the place- H.R. 594: Mr. MATHESON. States, and with the Indian Tribes. ment of such lands into trust for Native H.R. 596: Mr. TAKANO and Mr. LABRADOR. By Mr. CHABOT: American Tribes. H.R. 647: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 2380. (2) U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, H.R. 664: Ms. BASS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and U.S. H.R. 690: Mr. BARBER and Mr. KLINE. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, Article II, Section 2 (the Trea- H.R. 693: Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. The constitutional authority delegated to ty Clause), which confer on Congress plenary BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. JOYCE, Congress to enact this legislation is found in authority over Native American affairs. and Mr. GOHMERT.

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H.R. 698: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. H.R. 1830: Mr. CAPUANO. H. Res. 199: Mr. LATHAM. H.R. 721: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. H.R. 1837: Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. DELBENE, H. Res. 206: Mrs. BLACK. H.R. 750: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PERL- Mr. WELCH, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. DEFAZIO, and H. Res. 213: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. MUTTER, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. MATHE- Mr. CICILLINE. MCGOVERN. SON, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. H.R. 1838: Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. H. Res. 222: Mr. COTTON, Ms. FRANKEL of BLUMENAUER, and Mr. HUFFMAN. ISRAEL, Mr. MICHAUD, and Mr. PERLMUTTER. Florida, Mr. RADEL, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. H.R. 755: Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. H.R. 1843: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of MEADOWS, and Mr. NUNNELEE. CICILLINE, Mr. CLAY, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GAR- Texas. f CIA, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New H.R. 1874: Mr. MESSER. Mexico, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New H.R. 1878: Mr. BUCSHON. PETITIONS, ETC. York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New H.R. 1891: Ms. KUSTER, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions York, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. RUIZ, POLIS, and Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. VEASEY, Mr. VELA, Ms. WASSERMAN H.R. 1907: Mr. RANGEL and Mr. CART- and papers were laid on the clerk’s SCHULTZ, and Mr. MCINTYRE. WRIGHT. desk and referred as follows: H.R. 762: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 1908: Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. LABRADOR, 24. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 763: Mr. BRIDENSTINE and Mr. and Mr. AMASH. Chemung County Legislature, New York, rel- FRELINGHUYSEN. H.R. 1918: Mr. AMODEI and Ms. LORETTA ative to Resolution No. 13-244 opposing any H.R. 794: Mr. HANNA and Ms. CASTOR of SANCHEZ of California. effort by the Congress to amend Section 922 Florida. H.R. 1961: Ms. KAPTUR. of Title 18, United States Code; to the Com- H.R. 846: Mr. BONNER, Ms. WILSON of Flor- H.R. 2000: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. mittee on the Judiciary. ida, and Mrs. ROBY. H.R. 2002: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. 25. Also, a petition of the City of Berkeley, H.R. 847: Mr. MCDERMOTT and Ms. BASS. H.R. 2003: Mr. POLIS. California, relative to Resolution No. 66, 102- H.R. 851: Ms. SPEIER. H.R. 2009: Mr. DUFFY, Mr. LATHAM, and Mr. N.S. supporting the passage of the United H.R. 920: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. YOUNG of Alaska. American Families Act; to the Committee H.R. 924: Mr. RANGEL and Ms. SCHWARTZ. H.R. 2016: Mr. UPTON. on the Judiciary. H.R. 952: Ms. SHEA-PORTER and Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 2019: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. f H.R. 956: Ms. BONAMICI. RUIZ, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. SEN- H.R. 961: Mrs. BUSTOS. SENBRENNER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DISCHARGE PETITIONS H.R. 1024: Mr. PITTENGER. PITTENGER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 1077: Mr. VELA. Alabama, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XV, the fol- H.R. 1078: Mr. ALEXANDER. CASSIDY, Mr. GOWDY, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. lowing discharge petition was filed: H.R. 1093: Mrs. DAVIS of California. NUNNELEE, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. GRIFFITH of Petition 2, June 13, 2013, by Mr. JOE H.R. 1102: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Virginia. COURTNEY on H.R. 1595, was signed by the H.R. 1148: Mr. POLIS and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 2026: Mr. HARPER, Mr. LABRADOR, and following members: Joe Courtney, Ron Bar- H.R. 1179: Mr. CLAY, Ms. MENG, Mr. PRICE Mr. REICHERT. ber, Tony Ca´ rdenas, Mike Thompson, Gerald of North Carolina, and Mr. BARBER. H.R. 2045: Mr. WEBER of Texas and Mr. E. Connolly, Terri A. Sewell, John B. Larson, H.R. 1186: Mr. ISSA and Mr. LAMALFA. DESJARLAIS. James P. McGovern, Marcy Kaptur, Eliza- H.R. 1199: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. MATSUI, H.R. 2051: Ms. BASS, Mr. RUSH, and Ms. beth H. Esty, David N. Cicilline, Lois Capps, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. JACKSON LEE. Janice Hahn, Julia Brownley, Eddie Bernice H.R. 1226: Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MCHENRY, and H.R. 2053: Mr. YODER. Johnson, Scott H. Peters, Brian Higgins, Mr. LUCAS. H.R. 2068: Mr. LABRADOR. George Miller, Sander M. Levin, Alcee L. H.R. 1250: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. H.R. 2084: Mr. WHITFIELD. Hastings, Filemon Vela, Gene Green, Robert H.R. 1252: Mrs. WALORSKI. H.R. 2088: Mr. O’ROURKE. E. Andrews, William R. Keating, Grace H.R. 1254: Mr. COBLE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. MEAD- H.R. 2156: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Meng, John D. Dingell, Ann M. Kuster, Joa- OWS, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. H.R. 2185: Mr. KEATING. quin Castro, Bill Pascrell Jr., Hakeem S. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. WILSON of H.R. 2201: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and Jeffries, Timothy H. Bishop, Daniel T. Kil- South Carolina, and Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. BLUMENAUER. dee, Mike Quigley, Danny K. Davis, G.K. H.R. 1303: Mr. WEBSTER of Florida and Mr. H.R. 2203: Mr. PRICE of Georgia and Mr. Butterfield, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Al Green, OWENS. CICILLINE. Yvette D. Clarke, Wm. Lacy Clay, Marcia L. H.R. 1354: Ms. GRANGER and Mr. WILSON of H.R. 2231: Mr. MULLIN. Fudge, Andre´ Carson, Gloria Negrete South Carolina. H.R. 2241: Mr. DEFAZIO. McLeod, Timothy J. Walz, Kathy Castor, Mi- H.R. 1373: Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 2247: Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. FRANKS of chael E. Capuano, Joseph P. Kennedy III, H.R. 1403: Ms. CLARKE. Arizona, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mrs. HARTZLER. John Garamendi, Suzan K. DelBene, Denny H.R. 1428: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and H.R. 2250: Mr. PETERSON and Mr. QUIGLEY. Heck, Pete P. Gallego, John F. Tierney, Rau´ l Mrs. CAPITO. H.R. 2258: Mr. GOHMERT. M. Grijalva, Ann Kirkpatrick, James P. H.R. 1494: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 2273: Mr. CONYERS. Moran, David Scott, Michelle Lujan Gris- H.R. 1523: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 2278: Mr. MARINO. ham, Frank Pallone, Jr., Suzanne Bonamici, H.R. 1530: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2288: Ms. NORTON, Mr. MORAN, Ms. Robin L. Kelly, Tammy Duckworth, Michael H.R. 1563: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. DELAURO, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. LOFGREN. M. Honda, Sanford D. Bishop Jr., Henry H.R. 1599: Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. H.R. 2300: Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. Cuellar, William L. Enyart, Derek Kilmer, H.R. 1627: Mr. MARKEY and Ms. MOORE. CRAWFORD, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Jared Huffman, Rush Holt, Mark Pocan, H.R. 1692: Ms. DELAURO. H.R. 2310: Mr. STEWART. Matt Cartwright, Jared Polis, Daniel Lipin- H.R. 1717: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, H.R. 2313: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. ski, Beto O’Rourke, Rube´n Hinojosa, Henry Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 2323: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. A. Waxman, Frederica S. Wilson, Colleen W. WELCH, and Mr. CASSIDY. H.R. 2324: Mr. ROONEY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Hanabusa, Dina Titus, Eric Swalwell, Linda H.R. 1750: Mr. COLE, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- and Mr. NOLAN. T. Sa´ nchez, Chellie Pingree, Bill Foster, bama, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. WHIT- H.R. 2328: Mr. LANCE, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Adam B. Schiff, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, FIELD, and Mrs. NOEM. Mr. SCHOCK. Grace F. Napolitano, Eliot L. Engel, David H.R. 1779: Mr. HARPER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. H.R. 2330: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Loebsack, Raul Ruiz, James R. Langevin, NUNNELEE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROSS, Mr. H.R. 2353: Mr. KIND, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Karen Bass, Mike McIntyre, Lois Frankel, WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. Ms. MOORE, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. POCAN. Diana DeGette, Theodore E. Deutch, C.A. BARR, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. HURT, H.R. 2360: Mr. DENT. Dutch Ruppersberger, Rosa L. DeLauro, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. MCIN- H. Con. Res. 16: Ms. JENKINS. Chris Van Hollen, Jim Costa, Michael F. TYRE, and Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. HARRIS and Mr. ROD- Doyle, Betty McCollum, Sheila Jackson Lee, H.R. 1791: Mr. PALAZZO. NEY DAVIS of Illinois. Doris O. Matsui, Anna G. Eshoo, Donna F. H.R. 1795: Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. GENE GREEN H. Con. Res. 28: Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- Edwards, James E. Clyburn, Niki Tsongas, of Texas, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. fornia, Mr. POLIS, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. Mark Takano, Kyrsten Sinema, Steven A. LEWIS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HIMES, Mr. CON- KIND. Horsford, Melvin L. Watt, Juan Vargas, NOLLY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. NADLER, and H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. POCAN. David E. Price, Albio Sires, Ami Bera, Alan Mr. GRIMM. H. Res. 30: Mr. TIERNEY. S. Lowenthal, Nydia M. Vela´ zquez, Maxine H.R. 1797: Mr. HURT. H. Res. 72: Mr. SCHOCK. Waters, Jim McDermott, Cheri Bustos, Peter H.R. 1806: Ms. NORTON. H. Res. 109: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Welch, Allyson Y. Schwartz, John C. Carney H.R. 1827: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. LARSON of H. Res. 170: Mr. MESSER. Jr., John P. Sarbanes, Sam Farr, Cedric L. Connecticut. H. Res. 188: Mr. WOLF. Richmond, Jerry McNerney, Jose´ E. Serrano,

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HONORING REV. ABRAHAM the bank withdrew financing of $20,000.00 and Conservation Corps (YCC), and congratulate REED, SR. the bank gave him 6 weeks to pay it back. them on hosting their 29th annual charity golf Rev. Reed along with others participated in an outing. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON emergency mass meeting and financial rally; Originally started in 1974, YCC provides OF MISSISSIPPI and raised $19,000.00 to cover this debt. education and job training programs to pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rev. Reed often stood guard over other pare young adults to join the workforce and be leaders of the NAACP as well as continued active members of their community. Its found- Thursday, June 13, 2013 his trade of laying blocks all day. Often he ing principles intertwine conservation, environ- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- picked up some workers before they went on mental consciousness, vocational training and er, I rise today to honor Rev. Abraham Reed, a job and the white folk came and enticed practical development in order to provide stu- Sr., who is a remarkable civil and public serv- them to go to work with them; another brick- dents with the best possible experience. ant. layer would come by and try and get them to YCC serves disadvantaged, unemployed Rev. Abraham Reed, Sr. was born on De- go to his job so that they would not get the and ex-offender young adults, helping them cember 1, 1940, the third child of 10 children. building that Rev. Reed was working on com- build a path to a brighter future. In the last He is a Civil Rights legend in the Jefferson pleted. decade, throughout Waukegan and the entire and Claiborne County areas. Often when the Rev. Reed enjoyed his work with the civil Tenth District community, YCC has broadened movement did a boycott of a business in one rights movement which was important work to its reach and expanded its programs. county they would follow and boycott in neigh- him. He registered to vote in 1966 and as- The success of YCC is a testament to the boring counties. sisted other blacks to register to vote. While power of public-private partnerships, and dem- Rev. Reed stated that he believed that he doing this, others had to be called to assist in onstrates how much good we can accomplish was used during the movement because he helping to register blacks because blacks were when working together to empower the next was not scared of anything, so he was the go- prevented from voting because they did not generation. to man, when it was time for standing up to know how to fill out the forms or simply be- I would also like to honor Walgreens, based the Jim Crow society in Jefferson County. cause of being black. But when help came, in Illinois’s Tenth District, for their longtime Rev. Reed remembers that the movement blacks were allowed to register and hundreds support of YCC and its mission. A strong YCC started in 1965, when Mr. Charles Evers, an- of blacks registered to vote. partner since 1981, Walgreens, over the past other movement leader, would come into Fay- Rev. Reed participated in registration drives eight years, has helped create the largest-net- ette, MS to meet at Adams Chapel United and felt very proud when in 1969, a slate of ting non-national charity golf outing in north- Methodist Church in a mass meeting, then black candidates ran for office in the City of eastern Illinois to support these incredible pro- march to the Courthouse where demands of Fayette and everyone that ran won. grams. Their generosity completely funds the people would be made. They wanted jobs Rev. Reed remembers the dangerous times YCC’s Summer High School Program, in addi- in the stores and in the county offices and to during those years when blacks had to watch tion to much more. have the same rights for good books for our out for self and for others, yet he is proud to The dedicated men and women who make children in their classrooms which would cre- have been an active part of the movement. up YCC, as well as its many supporters, de- ate the best opportunities for good jobs and Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me serve to have their important work honored, education. in recognizing Rev. Abraham Reed, Sr. for his and I am proud to recognize them here today. Rev. Reed remembers that it was well worth dedication to serving others and giving back to I am also proud of each and every YCC grad- the marching, and the boycotting and the the African American community. uate for having the courage to take hold of mass meetings, because after long hours and f their future. I wish YCC only the best as they days of marching, many of their demands continue giving this chance to more and more were met, resulting in two black ladies who PERSONAL EXPLANATION kids. were hired. Mrs. Doris White was hired at the f Montgomery Store in 1966 and in that same HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN HONORING THE CAREER OF DAVE year Mrs. Jeanie Enochs was hired at Hirsch’s OF VIRGINIA Store and these ladies worked at the stores CHAPMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for many years. And with continued success in the movement, another lady, Delorise Frye Thursday, June 13, 2013 HON. CHERI BUSTOS was hired as a Deputy Clerk in the Chancery Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker, on June 11, OF ILLINOIS Clerk’s Office and worked there for many 2013, I missed rollcall votes No. 212 and 213. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years. Had I been present, I would have voted in the Thursday, June 13, 2013 Rev. Reed is a bricklayer by trade. He following manner: learned this trade from an elderly white man, Rollcall No. 212: ‘‘aye.’’ Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Claude Brown. Rev. Reed was not partici- Rollcall No. 213: ‘‘aye.’’ congratulate Dave Chapman of Peoria on his pating in the movement to get a job for himself f recent retirement on April 1st, 2013, after but because of his concern for others. more than 40 years at Caterpillar. Rev. Reed stood guard over many of the CONGRATULATING THE YOUTH Dave has been a true friend and advocate most prominent civil rights workers at night CONSERVATION CORPS ON THEIR to working men and women throughout Illinois and laid bricks by day. Oftentimes, while at 29TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOLF and truly cares for those less fortunate. Mr. Fernand Allen’s house, he had to protect OUTING Throughout his career he held a number of Mr. Allen, because he was the president of the positions with the International Union, United NAACP. Therefore, Rev. Reed and others HON. BRADLEY S. SCHNEIDER Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Imple- kept shifts because they were determined not OF ILLINOIS ment Workers of America (UAW), including to lose a great leader. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES President of UAW Local 974, representing Rev. Reed laid the blocks to Mr. Allen’s more than 14,000 workers in the Peoria area. hotel that he was building, but when the MS Thursday, June 13, 2013 As President of the Local UAW, a position Southern Bank at Port Gibson found out that Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today he held for 13 years, Dave Chapman and his Mr. Allen was active in the NAACP movement, to honor the outstanding work of the Youth administration negotiated two consecutive six-

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JACKIE WALORSKI The Senior League and Senior Research tributions as a leader in his community and I OF INDIANA Council of the Pikes Peak Region awarded again want to congratulate him on his well- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lois the Community Service Award for incredible service to the community and on behalf of earned retirement and wish him luck with his Thursday, June 13, 2013 future endeavors. senior citizens. Lois has been praised by her f Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise co-workers for her leadership, sense of re- to recognize Adam Asher Duker, who received sponsibility and caring nature. THE WESTERN NEW YORK HIS- a Fulbright grant to study the Reformation in Lois deserves much recognition for her PANIC AMERICAN VETERANS’ Switzerland. The Fulbright program promotes dedication to helping others and the incredible COMMITTEE cross-cultural understanding and unifies the impact she had on her community and the world’s brightest minds to embark on innova- countless lives she has touched. HON. BRIAN HIGGINS tive research projects. Adam Duker was se- f OF NEW YORK lected due to an impressive re´sume´ of leader- RECOGNIZING THE JOLIET CATHO- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ship and academic achievement maintained throughout his university and post-graduate LIC ACADEMY 2013 STATE CHAM- Thursday, June 13, 2013 career. PION BASEBALL TEAM Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to His passion and motivation certainly recognize our Nation’s Hispanic-American vet- deepens our connection between cultures and HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI erans with the unveiling of the Hispanic-Amer- fosters a stronger relationship between our OF ILLINOIS ican Veterans’ Memorial. Dedicated to the countries. In Switzerland, Adam worked with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES service of past, present, and future veterans, the brightest Swiss academics to study the Thursday, June 13, 2013 the memorial honors the courageous sacrifices Reformation. As a graduate student at the Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and immense contributions by the Hispanic- University of Notre Dame, Adam’s dissertation recognize Joliet Catholic Academy’s baseball American community while defending our Na- illustrates the viewpoint of Christians through team for winning the third Illinois Class 3A tion. the lens of the Hebrew bible, and explains state championship title. Hispanic-Americans have a storied history in Israelite identity transformation of Christian ar- Although they started this season slowly, the armed forces. The legendary 65th Infantry mies. His studies in Switzerland will surely losing their first three games, the team rallied Regiment, known as the ‘‘Borinqueneers,’’ was navigate an uncharted course to shed light on late in the season to finish the season with a the only segregated Hispanic-American branch a unique perspective of religious conflict in nine game winning streak to capture the Illi- in the history of our military. Established in early modern Europe. nois state title. The JCA Hilltoppers’ solid 1899, the regiment made significant contribu- I am honored to recognize Adam Asher pitching and defense produced shutouts tions to the American effort in World War I, Duker’s exemplary work ethic, intelligence, against five of Illinois’ finest teams during the World War II, and the Korean War. Locally, and accomplished research collected at home state tournament. Throughout the champion- the Gabriel A. Rodriguez American Legion and abroad. On behalf of Indiana’s Second ship tournament, JCA outscored their oppo- Post Number 1928 primarily serves and hon- District, I am proud to recognize Adam for his nents by an average of six runs per game, in- ors Hispanic-American veterans. prestigious accomplishments and wish him cluding a 5–0 win in the championship game The Hispanic-American Veterans’ Memorial luck toward future endeavors. over St. Francis High School. This outstanding is the first monument to Hispanic-American f veterans in our region. Thanks to the efforts of finale came as a result of years of hard work countless individuals, including the Hispanic HONORING MRS. LOIS GILES by these young men and Coach Jared Voss Heritage Foundation and the Western New and his staff, who have led the JCA York Hispanic American Veterans’ Committee, HON. DOUG LAMBORN Hilltoppers to two state championships in the these brave men and women will be memori- past four seasons. OF COLORADO This victory is a reminder of how prepara- alized permanently along the waterfront. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion, practice, and perseverance produce solid Placed among many military memorials, the results, even when facing difficult challenges. monument demonstrates the unity among our Thursday, June 13, 2013 Today, I am pleased to call on all my col- country’s noble service men and women. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to leagues to join me in congratulating the young The memorial features boots, a rifle, and a honor a wonderful woman from Colorado men of Joliet Catholic Academy on winning helmet arranged in a battlefield cross to re- Springs. Mrs. Lois Giles, a mother of four, the state championship. member fallen heroes. The flags of twenty-two grandmother of eight and great-grandmother countries are engraved on an ellipse with a of five, has spent many years devoting her f kneeling soldier and a female soldier, rep- time to her community. She has set a record HONORING JOHN J. BRADY, ED.D. resenting the twenty-one countries where most at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs by ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RE- Hispanic-American veterans trace their roots, volunteering an incredible thirty-seven thou- TIREMENT and the United States. Four hundred sixty per- sand hours in the Volunteer Service Depart- sonalized bricks symbolize the sacrifices and ment. Lois is loved by everyone she works HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO history of those who have fallen in battle, and with and is always eager to lend a helping OF CONNECTICUT allow public and private engagement with hand. Rising at 3:45 a.m. four days per week IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those who are memorialized. she works from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. She has It is with great pride that today I recognize spent hours working on patient floors, in the Thursday, June 13, 2013 the service of over one million Hispanic-Amer- business office and in the emergency room. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor ican veterans with the unveiling of this memo- Now, Lois helps greet people at the Hospital’s for me to rise today to join the many family, rial. I am immensely grateful for the commit- north entrance front desk, looks up room num- friends, colleagues, and community members ment of the Hispanic Heritage Foundation and bers and provides telephone numbers and di- who have gathered to congratulate Dr. John J. the Western New York Hispanic-American rections to rooms. The epitome of a selfless Brady on the occasion of his retirement as Su- Veterans’ Committee to telling the stories of worker, she admits she’s not striving to ac- perintendent of the Amity Regional school sys- these heroes. Their service to our region and quire more hours, rather she comes in each tem after a thirty-four year career in public our Nation is inspiring, and I am proud that day just so she can help. She has been nomi- education.

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When John tional championship games, winning an NCAA #19—Christian Walsh, Baltimore, Md. came to Amity nine years ago, the District was Championship in 2010 and now in 2013. (Deerfield Academy) facing serious financial challenges which, in This year’s Blue Devils team won nine out #20—Charlie Payton, Greenwich, Conn. turn, were causing declining confidence of ten games to close out the season, includ- (Lawrenceville School) among faculty, students, and the three coming a series of hard-fought, close victories in #21—Brian Dailey, Conestoga, Pa. (Con- munities the school district serves. With his the NCAA tournament. This historic run in- estoga) #23—Dax Cohan, San Francisco, Calif. (St. unique vision, principled leadership, and pru- cluded victories over Loyola 12–11 in double Ignatius Prep) dent financial direction, John worked with the overtime, Notre Dame 12–11, and Cornell 16– #24—Henry Meyer, Newton, Mass. (Bel- Board of Education to turn Amity around. 14. To win the championship, the Blue Devils mont Hill) Restoring integrity and rigor to the financial defeated a tough Syracuse team by a 16–10 #25—Josh Offit, Bethesda, Md. (Landon operations of the District as well as the con- margin, coming all the way back from a 5–0 School) fidence of the communities, students, and fac- deficit in the second quarter. Duke’s Brendan #26—Joe Kruy, Sudbury, Mass. (Phillips ulty, his commitment to educational excellence Fowler won 20 out of 28 face-offs, while Jor- Academy Andover) has made all the difference. Under John’s ten- dan Wolf led the team with four goals, fol- #27—Justin George, Baltimore, Md. (Gil- man) ure, a renewed emphasis was placed on the lowed by Josh Offit and Josh Dionne with #28—Jimmy O’Neill, Huntington, N.Y. arts as an integral part of the educational ex- three each. I know other players made equally (Chaminade) perience, dedicating similar resources and important contributions on the field, in practice, #29—Morgan Kirby, Morristown, N.J. focus as are given to their successful athletics and in the classroom throughout the year, and (Lawrenceville) program. Indeed, one of John’s enduring leg- it is in that spirit that I include below the full #30—Chad Cohan, San Francisco, Calif. acies is the beautiful performing arts building roster of this year’s team, together with their (Saint Ignatius College Prep) that he not only advocated for, but brought in hometowns and secondary schools, so that all #31—Jordan Wolf, Wynnewood, Pa. (Lower Merion) both on time and on budget. The building was will be recognized in the CONGRESSIONAL #32—Greg DeLuca, Boonton Township, N.J. recently dedicated in his honor and the John RECORD. (Mountain Lakes) J. Brady Center for the Performing Arts will Special congratulations are also in order for #33—Jamie Ikeda, Berwyn, Pa. (Conestoga) long stand as a reminder of his remarkable ef- Duke University’s Coach, John Danowski, who #34—Ben Krebs, Pleasanton, Calif. (Foot- forts on behalf of Amity, its faculty, and most has now led the team to two NCAA Cham- hill) importantly, its students. pionships. In his seven years as head coach, #35—Jack Rowe, Vienna, Va. (James Madi- Administrators and teachers play an impor- Coach Danowski has compiled an impressive son) tant role in our communities. Our children 95–24 record, capturing five ACC regular sea- #36—Ben Scharf, New York, N.Y. (Phillips son titles and four ACC tournament titles in Academy Andover) spend a great deal of their childhood in school #37—Casey Carroll, Baldwin, N.Y. (Bald- and it is the faculty and staff that they look to addition to his two national championships. win) for guidance and support. I have often spoke Coach Danowski has also mentored 37 All- #38—Chris Coady, Winchester, Mass. of our nation’s need for talented, creative edu- Americans, 19 All-ACC selections, two (Buckingham Browne & Nichols) cators ready to help our children learn and Tewaaraton Trophy winners, two USILA #39—Luke Aaron, Great Falls, Va. (Deer- grow. Dedicating his career to education, as Attackman of the Year award recipients, and field Academy) an educator and administrator, John has 10 USILA Scholar All-America picks. #41—Greg Rhodes, East Northporth, N.Y. touched the lives of hundreds of our young On behalf of my colleagues, I extend the (Chaminade) House’s congratulations to the Duke Blue #42—Matt Kunkel, South Setauket, N.Y. people—creating a safe and nurturing environ- (Ward Melville) ment in which they could realize their poten- Devils for their incredible season, and I look #43—Will Hendrickson, New York, N.Y. tial. forward to welcoming them to Washington, (Riverdale) Tonight, as he celebrates his retirement, I D.C. and to the White House later this year. #44—Spencer Peterson, Encinitas, Calif. am proud to stand today to extend my sincere DUKE BLUE DEVILS ROSTER 2012–13 SEASON (La Costa Canyon) thanks and appreciation to John J. Brady for Head Coach: John Danowski #50—Reid Maxmin, Katonah, N.Y. (John his more than three decades in public edu- Assistant Coaches: Ron Caputo, Matt Jay) cation and for all the many invaluable con- Danowski #55—Bill Conners, West Chester, Pa. (Mal- Volunteer Assistant Coach: Joe Cinosky vern Prep) tributions he has made to the Amity Regional #1—Kyle Turri, West Islip, N.Y. (West #77—Henry Lobb, Narberth, Pa. (Malvern school district. I wish him and his family—son, Islip) Prep) Christopher, daughters, Caitlin and Marissa, #2—David Lawson, Westford, Mass. (Mid- #91—Luke Duprey, Concord, N.H. (Phillips and two year old granddaughter, Nora—all the dlesex) Andover) best for many more years of health and happi- #3—Brendan Fowler, Wantagh, N.Y. #97—Rowland Pettit, Fort Worth, Texas ness. (Chaminade) (Trinity Valley School) #4—Dan Wigrizer, Villanova, Pa. (Haver- f f ford) RECOGNIZING THE NCAA CHAM- #5—Tanner Scott, Conestoga, Pa. (Con- HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF estoga) JIM FOSTER FROM THE CITY PION DUKE UNIVERSITY MEN’S #6—Will Haus, Palmyra, Pa. (Palmyra LACROSSE TEAM Area) CLUB OF CLEVELAND #7—Jake Tripucka, Boonton Township, HON. DAVID E. PRICE N.J. (Mountain Lakes) HON. MARCY KAPTUR #8—Josh Dionne, Merrimack, N.H. (Avon OF OHIO OF NORTH CAROLINA Old Farms) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES #9—Case Matheis, Darien, Conn. (Darien) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, June 13, 2013 #10—Deemer Class, Baltimore, Md. (Loyola Thursday, June 13, 2013 Blakefield) Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, #11—Eddie Loftus, Syosset, N.Y. (Syosset) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I have the dis- I rise today to congratulate the players, coach- #12—Seamus Connelly, Duxbury, Mass. tinct privilege of recognizing Jim Foster, who es, and staff of the Duke University men’s la- (Duxbury) recently retired as Executive Director of the crosse team for their victory in the 2013 Na- #13—Chris Hipps, Dallas, Texas (Highland City Club of Cleveland. For twenty years, Mr. Park) tional Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) #14—John Shaffer, Summit, N.J. Foster provided strong and innovative leader- Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament. (Delbarton) ship, building on the worldwide reputation of Duke University has a long tradition of ex- #15—Myles Jones, Huntington, N.Y. (Walt the City Club of Cleveland as ‘‘the citadel of cellence in collegiate sports, including colle- Whitman) free speech.’’

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Jim grew up in Shaker Heights, trition sites for the elderly in Claiborne County; STATES ARMY was an active member of the Air Force Re- he served as Chairman of the Claiborne serve, and previously worked in city and coun- County Committee on Aging; he was ap- HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT ty government. OF PENNSYLVANIA pointed to the Mississippi Council on Aging by As executive director, Jim continued the tra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Governor William Winter in 1981; he has dition of excellence of the City Club of Cleve- Thursday, June 13, 2013 land—the longest running continuous inde- served as President of the Richardson PTA pendent free speech forum in the country—in and the Claiborne County PTA; and he served Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to addressing the most salient issues while en- a number of years on the State PTA Board. honor John J. Morelli, who received the Tomb acting necessary organizational changes to Honor Guard Identification Badge and Bronze Mr. Scutter also has a compassion for Star of the United States Army. Mr. Morelli is keep up, and ahead of, the time. sports; he served as an official with the Mis- Displaying savvy leadership, Jim enhanced also being honored by his town of Olyphant, sissippi High School Activities Association, the club’s media footprint on television and Pennsylvania, and his name will be displayed on a historical marker to be dedicated there radio, secured the www.cityclub.org web ad- where he officiated football and basketball on the Junior High and High School levels; and tomorrow morning, June 14. dress and built a website. As social media ex- Mr. Morelli, born January 18, 1918 to John panded, Jim kept the organization in front, with the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) where he officiated college basket- and Lucy Morelli, began his distinguished life providing all their forums via live stream, living in the rear of his family-owned shoe re- ball. podcast, and archived on the Club’s YouTube pair shop in Olyphant. During his early years, channel. In 2004, Mr. Scutter was instrumental in ap- Mr. Morelli attended Olyphant High School Throughout his tenure, Jim displayed a fer- plying for and being awarded a grant from the and entered the United States Army at the vent commitment to free speech and the colle- Association of Black Cardiology to promote age of twenty-two. gial exchange of ideas by pursuing speakers healthcare awareness in Claiborne County Mr. Morelli was stationed stateside during of national prominence and profound influence World War II where he was honored to guard on a variety of topics, including politics, busi- and the surrounding areas. This grant introduced the ‘‘CHOICES’’ program to the com- the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington ness, education, and health care. Speakers National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. One munity. It brought together four (4) local from all vantage points were hosted and sub- of his other duties during this period of service jected to the challenging but fair questions for churches within the community with over 50 included guarding German prisoners of war in which the City Club Forums are well-known. local residents who received training and be- Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Morelli’s career in Just recently I worked with Jim to help bring came a Certified Health Promotion Specialists, the Army continued when he fought in the 3rd Minority Leader NANCY PELOSI to the City Club volunteering to travel throughout the commu- Infantry Division in Korea. During Mr. Morelli’s for a luncheon address that was extremely nity providing health screenings for blood glu- first day of combat, the sergeant he was sent well received. cose, blood pressure, cholesterol and body to replace was shot by enemy fire, prompting I can confidently say that Jim fulfilled the mass index free of charge. Mr. Morelli to expose himself as a target while Club’s mission of being an exemplar of a trying to save the fallen soldier. This act of Mr. Scutter was employed with the United democratic community. bravery earned Mr. Morelli the Bronze Star As he enters retirement, I thank Jim for his States Postal Service for 35 years, when he Medal. immense dedication and excellence in serving retired in 1999. He has served as County Co- Also highly notable are Mr. Morelli’s nine the community. His character and career ac- ordinator for Congressman BENNIE THOMPSON and a half—albeit non-consecutive—years as complishments epitomize what democracy and for a number of years. Upon retirement he Sergeant of the Guard at the Tomb of the Un- citizenship are about. took on more challenges to impact his com- known Soldier. Mr. Morelli held this prestigious I join the City Club of Cleveland, its board munity. He is currently active in a variety of assignment, among the rarest in the Army, of directors, the greater community, and civic and cultural organizations including: MS longer than any other soldier in history. Due to friends and family in wishing Jim health and Regional Housing Authority VI where he is a Mr. Morelli’s outstanding service, he was happiness in the years ahead. It is my privi- Commissioner for Claiborne County; Claiborne awarded the Tomb Honor Guard Identification Badge, the second rarest military badge after lege to honor Jim Foster. County Branch of the NAACP; Claiborne f the Astronaut Badge. County PTSA; Citizens for Better Government In recognition of Mr. Morelli’s achievements HONORING MR. CLARENCE Consulting Group; Claiborne County Retired in the Army, the historical marker will be dedi- SCUTTER Personnel Association and CEO for the Rural cated tomorrow at the site of his father’s Community Development Corporation. His former shoe repair shop in Olyphant. I add my HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON most prestigious award came in 1999 where congratulations and heartfelt thanks for exem- OF MISSISSIPPI he received the Outstanding Leadership plary service to our country on this momen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Award from President Bill Clinton. He is cur- tous occasion. rently an Alderman for the City of Port Gibson. f Thursday, June 13, 2013 He recently received the Community Service PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Award from the Alcorn State University Alumni er, I rise today to honor Mr. Clarence Scutter, Chapter. who is a remarkable civil and public servant. HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY Mr. Clarence Scutter is a lifetime resident of Mr. Scutter is a member of the Christian OF NEW YORK Port Gibson, MS. Having been raised in a sin- Chapel Church in Port Gibson, MS where he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gle parent home by his mother, Georgia serves as an Elder, Sunday School Teacher Thursday, June 13, 2013 Scutter and grandmother, Alice Scutter, he is and Board Member. Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- the eldest of three siblings. Mr. Scutter is married to Bobbie ‘‘Doss’’ er, I was unavoidably absent the week of June Mr. Scutter graduated from Addison High Scutter and they have 4 children and 8 grand- 3, 2013. If I were present, I would have voted School in 1962 and attended Alcorn State Uni- children. on the following: versity. His goal of becoming a doctor was cut Rollcall No. 184: ‘‘Yea,’’ H.R. 1206—Perma- short by the death of his mother and later his Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me nent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013; grandmother. He was left with the responsi- in recognizing Mr. Clarence Scutter for his Rollcall No. 185: ‘‘Yea,’’ S. 622—Animal bility of taking care of his younger sister and dedication to serving others and giving back to Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Re- brother. the African American community. authorization Act of 2013;

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After starting out as Today, California’s 13th Congressional Dis- providing for consideration of both H.R. 2216 an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) at a trict salutes and honors an outstanding indi- and H.R. 2217; hospital in Tuba City, AZ, Mr. Riggs began at- vidual and a pioneering global health advo- Rollcall No. 188: ‘‘No,’’ Broun of Georgia tending Northern Arizona University in Flag- cate, Mr. Michael Taylor Riggs. His invaluable Amendment; staff. In the early 1990s, while studying and service to the world will live on in the endless Rollcall No. 189: ‘‘Aye,’’ Amodei of Nevada working part-time at the Northern Arizona Area legacy of his life’s work. I offer my sincerest Amendment; Health Education Center (AHEC), Mr. Riggs’ condolences to his many loved ones, friends Rollcall No. 190: ‘‘Aye,’’ Moran of Virginia passion for education, policy development and and colleagues. He will be deeply missed. Amendment; disease prevention took flight. His bold idea to f Rollcall No. 191: ‘‘No,’’ King of Iowa Amend- form an HIV/AIDS prevention outreach pro- ment; gram targeted at Native American men was HONORING M. JUANITA SCOTT Rollcall No. 192: ‘‘Aye,’’ On Motion to Re- unconventional for the time, but won the sup- commit with Instructions H.R. 2216; port and respect of his colleagues. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Rollcall No. 193: ‘‘Yea,’’ H.R. 2216—Military After enduring a family tragedy, Mr. Riggs OF MISSISSIPPI Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Re- began anew in Berkeley, California, where he IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lated Agencies Appropriations Act 2014; found a position in the District Office of my Thursday, June 13, 2013 Rollcall No. 194: ‘‘Aye,’’ Moore of Wisconsin predecessor and mentor, Congressman Ron Amendment; Dellums. Mr. Riggs’ constituent work invig- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Rollcall No. 195: ‘‘Aye,’’ Polis of Colorado orated and expanded his focus on HIV/AIDS er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public Amendment; prevention. By the time he became a member servant, Ms. M. (Mildred) Juanita Scott. Rollcall No. 196: ‘‘No,’’ Heck of Nevada of my staff, Mr. Riggs had developed a prolific Ms. Scott is the 6th child of 9 to William Amendment; knowledge base on the issue and soon joined Scott and Mattie L. Taylor Scott Pace. She Rollcall No. 197: ‘‘Aye,’’ Garcia of Florida my Washington, D.C. staff as a trusted policy was born, raised and currently lives in Sun- Amendment; advisor. flower County, Mississippi. Rollcall No. 198: ‘‘Aye,’’ Deutch of Florida His wise counsel and ceaseless dedication Ms. Scott received her early education at Amendment; helped me form the platform of global HIV/ First Church/School Kinlock, under the leader- Rollcall No. 199: ‘‘Aye,’’ Bishop of New York AIDS awareness and prevention that, today, ship of Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff and later attended Amendment; has expanded the availability of life-extending Sunflower County Baptist Association School Rollcall No. 200: ‘‘Aye,’’ Moran of Virginia drugs to those living in poverty in Africa, the under the leadership of Mr. N. A. Brantley, Amendment; Caribbean and other impoverished areas later named Carver Elementary School. She Rollcall No. 201: ‘‘No,’’ Garrett of New Jer- around the world. left Carver School in the 7th and graduated sey Amendment; Mr. Riggs was instrumental in helping me from the 8th grade at Magnolia Elementary, in Rollcall No. 202: ‘‘No,’’ Ryan of Ohio and my colleagues create and pass the Global Memphis, Tennessee, under the guidance of Amendment; AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, Mrs. Harry Mae Simon; attended Booker T. Rollcall No. 203: ‘‘Aye,’’ Cassidy of Lou- which significantly expanded the U.S. commit- Washington High School, in Memphis, Ten- isiana Amendment; ment to fight HIV/AIDS worldwide and which nessee, and graduated June 1958 with hon- Rollcall No. 204: ‘‘No,’’ Meadows of North created the framework for the Global Fund to ors, under the guidance of Blair T. Hunt; at- Carolina Amendment; tended Coahoma Jr. College and received an Rollcall No. 205: ‘‘No,’’ Thompson of Mis- Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Pas- AA Degree in Library Science, with honors; sissippi Amendment; sage of this landmark legislation, which even- she furthered her education at Delta State Rollcall No. 206: ‘‘Aye,’’ Runyan of New Jer- tually led to the creation in 2003 and re-au- University, in Cleveland, Mississippi; and sey Amendment; thorization in 2008 of the President’s Emer- earned a special training certificate at South- Rollcall No. 207: ‘‘Aye,’’ Ben Ray Luja´n of gency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is a ern University, in Early Childhood Education, New Mexico Amendment; tremendous part of Mr. Riggs’ professional Rollcall No. 208: ‘‘No,’’ King of Iowa Amend- legacy. Within days of Michael’s death, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Ms. Scott is one of the first pioneers of ment; PEPFAR celebrated its 10th anniversary— Rollcall No. 209: ‘‘No,’’ Blackburn (R) of having directly supported life-saving Child Development Group of Mississippi Tennessee Amendment; antiretroviral treatment for nearly 5.1 million (CDGM), in Sunflower County and helped type Rollcall No. 210: ‘‘Aye,’’ On Motion to Re- men, women and children worldwide. the proposal for the Association Community of commit with Instructions H.R. 2217; and He later continued this groundbreaking work Sunflower County under the Directorship of Roll Call No. 211: ‘‘Nay,’’ H.R. 2217—De- with the United Nations’ World Health Organi- Mrs. Cora Flemings and Mr. Frank Glover. partment of Homeland Security Appropriations zation, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Jus- Ms. Scott worked with Fannie Lou Hamer Act. tice and Human Rights Foundation and the helping people to vote in Sunflower County. Global AIDS Alliance. A sought-after speaker She also served on the Bi-Racial Committee f and panelist, Mr. Riggs’ travels brought him helping to integrate schools in Indianola. Her HONORING MICHAEL TAYLOR across the globe and he was known for his home was one of several homes who housed RIGGS uncanny ability to connect key stakeholders. individual Freedom Workers who lived in Despite the difficult nature of the work, he was Indianola. Moreover, Ms. Scott helped to boy- HON. BARBARA LEE known to lift others up with his kindness, his cott Indianola under the leadership of Willie OF CALIFORNIA unflagging energy and his generous sense of Spurlock to see that blacks could be hired in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES humor. Most recently, he returned to enjoy his banks, department stores and public facilities roots and bolster his community back in north- as cashiers in Indianola. She ended up being Thursday, June 13, 2013 ern Arizona. jailed because at that time blacks could not Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise On a personal note, Michael began working use public library facilities. Authorities re- today to honor the extraordinary life of Mr. Mi- with me in my District Office when I was first moved tables and chairs so blacks could not chael Taylor Riggs. Devoted son, brother, elected in 1998. He was my very first District sit down at the Seymour Henry M. Library Fa- friend and colleague, Michael was taken from Scheduler. His sense of judgment and con- cility. us too soon, on May 24, 2013. With his pass- stituent priorities were always reflected in my Ms. Scott is a member of Bethlehem #2 ing, we look to the outstanding quality of his schedule. I immediately knew that I wanted Missionary Baptist Church, where she cur- life’s work to address the global HIV/AIDS epi- someone of his intellect and passion to come rently serves as church secretary/treasurer demic and the countless lives he touched and to Washington to work with me to address my and Sunday school teacher. She is involved in saved over the course of his career in advo- priority issues, such as HIV and AIDS. I quick- many other activities/organizations like: being cacy and public policy. ly learned that I did not need to direct Michael. the secretary of the Sunflower County chapter

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Lowry, Locke, Gregoire and Inslee, as well as from 1970 to 1985; she is pictured with an ar- In my state of Connecticut, the Assembly the leaderships of Speakers Ehlers, King, ticle in the book ‘‘Life and Death in the Delta’’ and Governor Malloy have stepped up to the Ebersole, Ballard, and Chopp. For hundreds of by Kim Lacy Rogers; she is a pioneer Civil plate, passing a comprehensive gun violence legislators, Don was the voice of experience, Rights Worker in her town, county, and state; prevention bill that strengthens gun laws always looking out to protect our wonderful is presently employed part-time with the Boli- throughout our state. We should follow their free enterprise system. var County Community Action Agency; and example. At the very least, these common- I want to particularly note that each Christ- worked 46 years as Administrative Assistant/ sense proposals should get a vote in the mas since 1988, the holidays for many rural Finance Department with this agency. House. families in Washington have been a bit bright- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me The longer we keep waiting, the more inno- er—and the Legislative Building a bit more in recognizing Ms. M. Juanita Scott for her cent victims will die, the more senseless trage- festive—since Don Brunell founded the Holi- dedication to serving others and giving back to dies we will have to endure. It is time to pass day Kids’ Tree Program, raising hundreds of the African American community. the common-sense, constructive measures thousands of dollars for needy families around f that help prevent tragedies like Sandy Hook the state and establishing the community tradi- and the thousands of gun deaths we see tion of a tree lighting each December in the EXPANDED BACKGROUND CHECKS every year across this country. Six months state capitol. ON GUN PURCHASES after Newtown, it is time for this House to Throughout his distinguished career, Don show some leadership. has maintained his strong belief in family, as HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO f evidenced by his marriage of 42 years to wife OF CONNECTICUT Jeri, children Jennifer, Carey, Erin, Don, Dan IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING DON BRUNELL FOR and Colleen and his 14 grandchildren; and Thursday, June 13, 2013 HIS NEARLY 30 YEARS OF SERV- Don has also remained committed to those ICE AT THE ASSOCIATION OF serving in the U.S. armed forces, himself a Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it has now WASHINGTON BUSINESS been six months since the tragedy in New- veteran with 23 years of service in the U.S. town, Connecticut—six full months since Army, Montana and Washington Army Na- Adam Lanza murdered six adults and twenty HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS tional Guard and U.S. Army Reserve as a children in cold blood, devastated a small- OF WASHINGTON special forces, infantry and public affairs offi- town community, and broke millions of hearts IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cer. It is bittersweet to see such a distinguished all across America. And yet, the families of Thursday, June 13, 2013 career draw to a close, but I must acknowl- Newtown who lost loved ones and who are edge Don will retire from AWB in January here today—and families all across America— Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, 2014, making the legislative session that is are still waiting for us to act. Still, this House I’d like to rise today to recognize my good drawing to a close in Washington state the has taken no action. friend Don C. Brunell, who has been a cham- Even though an overwhelming majority of pion of business in Washington state for near- last one with Don as president of the state’s Americans support background checks, the bi- ly 30 years, with an exceptional record of largest and oldest business association. Future legislators and business leaders partisan King-Thompson bill to expand back- achievement at the Association of Washington should draw inspiration from his steadfastness ground checks on gun purchases, which has Business, the fourth largest state chamber of and dedication to the cause of freedom and 180 co-sponsors, has not received a vote in commerce in the U.S. free enterprise that was a constant during his this House. This is shameful. Don Brunell came to the Evergreen State in Meanwhile, we have the highest rate of gun 1978 from his native state of Montana to work long and honorable career. deaths per year in the industrialized world. in the forest products industry for Crown Zel- f lerbach, combining his love of the outdoors 30,000 deaths and almost 75,000 injuries are THE MCCOLLUM AMENDMENT TO caused by guns every year. An average of with his interests in politics and business. THE FY14 DEFENSE APPROPRIA- eight children and teens are killed by guns in In 1981, Don was appointed to the Associa- TIONS BILL PROHIBITING FUNDS America every single day. tion of Washington Business Executive Com- FOR CIA LETHAL DRONE What are we waiting for? We have to find mittee and chaired the Association’s Natural STRIKES ways to move forward in a commonsense and Resources and Environment Council until, in responsible fashion to prevent gun violence in 1986, Don was appointed vice chairman of HON. BETTY McCOLLUM America. This is something the American peo- government affairs for AWB, and, a year later, president of AWB. OF MINNESOTA ple overwhelmingly support, and something IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the American people expect from us as their That’s how we all know him, as the steady elected representatives. hand and leader of our business community. Thursday, June 13, 2013 In fact, the American people have already He has grown the organization from under Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in waited too long. Six months have gone by 1,000 members to what is now the state’s the House Appropriations Committee I offered since Sandy Hook, and all the while more largest business advocacy organization with an amendment to the fiscal year 2014 defense men, women, and children have been victims more than 8,000 private emriloyers of all in- appropriations bill regarding lethal drone of gun violence on our streets and in cities all dustries and sizes. strikes. The amendment stated: across the country. Just this week, a gunman Under Don Brunell’s 28 years of leadership, None of the funds made available by this killed six people in a shooting spree in Santa the Association of Washington Business has Act may be used for weapons strikes or lethal Monica. been designated as the state’s manufacturing action using unmanned aerial vehicles unless It is time—now—to pass a stronger, more association by the National Association of conducted by a member of the Armed Forces comprehensive system of criminal background Manufacturing and is twice recognized by the under the authority provided pursuant to Title checks for gun purchasers. It is time—now— U.S. Chamber of Commerce as an Accredited 10, United States Code. to make gun trafficking a federal crime. It is Chamber with Distinction, and is currently one The amendment was defeated in committee time—now—to allow scientific research into of just four state chambers ‘‘accredited with on a voice vote and my request for a recorded how to mitigate gun violence. It is time— distinction’’. vote was denied by the committee. It is my in- now—to ensure better access to quality men- But maybe his most enduring legacy is his tention to offer this same amendment on the tal health care for those in need. extensive work with Washington Business floor of the House in the coming weeks when There is no good reason for inaction. Not Week and through the Don C. Brunell Scholar- the defense appropriations bill is debated by one. We know for a fact that commonsense, ship that has helped encourage generations of the full House.

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He Full Appropriations Committee Statement on pected terrorists and anyone else unlucky then served as Assistant Chief Administrative the McCollum Amendment: enough to be in the vicinity—including women Officer and Assets, Furnishings, and Logistics Mr. Chairman, within the classified portion of and children—using one of the most sophisti- Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, before be- this bill hundreds of millions of dollars, per- cated weapons platforms in our military arse- coming the Chief Logistics Officer of Logistics haps billions, are appropriated for a targeted nal. and Support. killing program operated by the Central Intel- For this Congress and this committee to Throughout his career, Jerry’s thoughtful- ligence Agency. passively allow the CIA to fire laser guided ness and positive attitude has earned him the The CIA operates a fleet of weaponized missiles at human targets in countries in which respect and confidence of countless employ- drones armed with laser guided Hellfire mis- we are not at war without demanding over- ees. It is not unusual to see Jerry lending a siles. They conduct lethal air strikes against sight or accountability is a complete abdication listening ear or providing sound guidance to targets in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. The of our sworn obligation to the Constitution and an employee. His caring and encouraging na- program’s targets are identified terrorists or our citizens. ture is valued by this institution and its em- they are unidentified individuals targeted and This is not intelligence gathering, these are ployees. killed based on a pattern of behavior. military operations that should be conducted Jerry has often said that he always felt a My amendment places sole responsibility for by our Armed Forces and with direct oversight powerful sense of purpose and a role in some- conducting lethal military action using by Congress. thing deeply important. His commitment to weaponized drones in the hands of the De- Our country is at war with AI-Qaeda and its public service extends into his community, partment of Defense conducted by members terrorist affiliates. I trust the members of our where he serves as a deacon in his church, of the Armed Forces under the authority of Armed Forces to do their job, defeat the uses his vacation to chaperone youth trips, Title 10 of the U.S. Code. enemy, and protect our nation. The drone and donates his time to coaching soccer. His The CIA’s use of drones to conduct surveil- strike program is a military program and Con- devotion to faith and family is recognizable to lance and intelligence gathering in support of gress should demand that it be conducted all who have had the privilege to know Jerry Defense Department lethal action continues within the same legal framework as any other and work beside him. He attributes much of under my amendment. military operation during a time of war. his success to his wife, Karen, his children, Some of our colleagues do not believe that McCollum statement at the close of debate and his eight grandchildren, who have always the Pentagon is not up to the task of carrying on the amendment: been fully supportive of his career. Jerry once out this responsibility. I disagree with that. It is no surprise the White House opposes The Joint Special Operations Command claimed: ‘‘I don’t come to work to work. I love this amendment. The executive branch wants (JSOC) is conducting drone strikes now. The what I do.’’ to maintain its CIA drone program and its tar- On behalf of the U.S. House of Representa- Air Force and the Army possess and operate get list without congressional oversight, with- tives, I congratulate Jerry on his retirement weaponized drones. They operate within a out transparency or accountability. and thank him for his dedication and out- clear chain of command and legal account- It is absolutely appropriate and responsible standing contributions to the institution. I wish ability. Lethal military operations using sophis- for this committee to make the Department of him the best in all his future endeavors. ticated weapons systems should be in the Defense solely responsible for military oper- hands of the Secretary of Defense and military f ations using armed drone program. Doing so commanders who are accountable to Con- does not diminish our military capacity, in fact HONORING CATHY KIMBROUGH gress. CIA strikes have been effective. Terrorists it strengthens the program with regard to inter- have been killed. But they are not secret. The national law and accountability to Congress HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON whole world knows these are CIA strikes oper- and the American people. OF MISSISSIPPI ating on behalf of the American people, with- Right now the CIA is running an assassina- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out transparency, accountability or oversight. tion program and the world is watching. Thursday, June 13, 2013 In fact, CIA Director John Brennan may ac- Soon China, Russia and Iran will have the Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- tually agree with this amendment. During his same capability and will use the CIA’s stand- er, I rise today to honor a remarkable public Senate confirmation hearing he stated, ‘‘The ard of killing anyone profiled as an enemy. servant, Mrs. Cathy Kimbrough. CIA should not be doing traditional military ac- It is time Congress demands transparency, Mrs. Kimbrough has served adults and chil- tivities and operations.’’ accountability, and oversight to a program that There are costs associated with these tar- has killed thousands of people—including in- dren in numerous capacities. Some of the geted killings. Hundreds of innocent civilians nocent civilians. service areas include: reading instructor, while have been killed. There are legal questions, f in Germany; General College reading instruc- human rights concerns, foreign policy implica- tor at Alcorn State University; and self-con- THANKING GERALD ‘‘JERRY’’ BEN- tained and inclusion teacher in the Attala tions and ultimately moral issues. NETT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE You could dismiss all of these concerns be- County School District. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cause the program is killing terrorists. Mrs. Kimbrough has served her community But in the near future, as armed drone tech- as local president of the Attala County Asso- nology proliferates, if we dismiss these con- HON. STENY H. HOYER ciation of Educators and has also served on cerns I can guarantee you that China, Iran, OF MARYLAND the Board of Directors for the Boys’ and Girls’ Russia and other nations will also dismiss IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Club in Kosciusko/Attala County. Mrs. Kimbrough is a member of the fol- these concerns when they are capable of con- Thursday, June 13, 2013 ducting targeted killings. Why, because we are lowing organizations: Order of the Eastern setting the example. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Mr. Star, National Council of Negro Women, and If we want other countries to use these Gerald E. Bennett for over 43 years of out- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. technologies responsibly, then we must use standing service to the United States House of She is also a member of Pleasant Hill M.B. them responsibly. What’s at stake is our coun- Representatives. Church, pastured by Rev. Osie C. Grays. try’s moral authority. Jerry is retiring this week as Chief Logistics Mrs. Kimbrough earned her bachelor’s and The Obama Administration is not leading on Officer of Logistics and Support, with more master’s degrees from Jackson State Univer- this issue of ensuring transparency, account- than four decades of House experience. He sity. She was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi ability and oversight. The president claims first started working for the House of Rep- Honor Society and the Alpha Beta Alpha Li- these CIA strikes are within ‘‘clear guidelines, resentatives in 1969 as part of a summer em- brary Science Fraternity. oversight and accountability’’ that his adminis- ployment program under the Office of the Mrs. Kimbrough is married to Mr. Henry tration determined all by itself—without input Doorkeeper. From folding Member mailings to Kimbrough and has four children: Jerry Jr. or even the consideration of Congress. distributing paychecks, he provided a number (Erica), Essence Crystal (Theodore), Sonja And Congress has done less. In fact Con- of important services. Over the years, he Merrie’, and Joyanne’ Faith; six grand- gress has done nothing except write a blank moved up the ranks, holding positions as a children—Deontrez Jerrick, Jersia, Kamiah,

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It is truly an honor to have Secretary song lyrics, writing poetry, reading and fishing. lence under Dr. Calabrese’s exceptional lead- Shinseki present to celebrate this momentous Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me ership. occasion. in recognizing Mrs. Cathy Kimbrough for her Dr. Calabrese has dedicated his work to the Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join dedication to serving others in Attala County. improvement of clinical outcomes in under- with me in recognizing the Syracuse VA Med- f served populations of bipolar disorder, includ- ical Center’s Diamond Jubilee event, and wish ing people who receive care at community the center many more years of continued PERSONAL EXPLANATION health centers, children, adults, older adults, growth and success in its service of the vet- those in prison and those currently abusing al- eran community of Central New York. HON. LOUISE McINTOSH SLAUGHTER cohol or drugs. His research reflects a caring f OF NEW YORK nature and true gift of service. HONORING DAN SPENCER FOR HIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES During the course of his career, Doctor Calabrese has published more than 300 peer- INDUCTION INTO THE ‘‘MUM- Thursday, June 13, 2013 reviewed papers. He is a member of a number MERS HALL OF FAME’’ Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I was un- of scientific advisory boards and is affiliated avoidably detained and missed rollcall vote with the American Psychiatric Association. HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS numbers 214, 215, and 216. Had I been I am proud to support his clinical efforts and OF NEW JERSEY present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall his exemplary service to the Cleveland com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vote number 214 and ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall vote munity, our nation, and veterans everywhere. Thursday, June 13, 2013 numbers 215 and 216. I am pleased to commend Doctor Joseph f Calabrese on the occasion of his receipt of the Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to European Bipolar Forum’s Lifetime Achieve- honor Dan Spencer for his immense contribu- RECOGNIZING THE REMARKABLE ment Award and thank him for his noble work. tions to the string band community in South ACHIEVEMENTS OF JOSEPH f Jersey. For the past forty-one years, Mr. CALABRESE, MD Spencer has diligently served as an active RECOGNIZING THE SYRACUSE VA leader and has promoted success in numer- HON. MARCY KAPTUR MEDICAL CENTER’S DIAMOND ous string band and mummers associations OF OHIO JUBILEE 1953–2013 across New Jersey. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mummery traces its routes to the countless cultures brought to America by European im- Thursday, June 13, 2013 HON. DANIEL B. MAFFEI OF NEW YORK migrants. Mummers, as the performers are Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES called, dress in elaborate costumes and per- acknowledge the outstanding accomplish- form choreographed musical numbers largely ments of Doctor Joseph Calabrese, professor Thursday, June 13, 2013 on brass and string instruments. The city of of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve Uni- Mr. MAFFEI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great Philadelphia and the surrounding region has a versity and director of the Mood Disorders pride that I rise today to recognize the Syra- vibrant history of mummery stretching back to Program at University Hospitals Case Medical cuse VA Medical Center’s Diamond Jubilee. colonial times. Today, this tradition is kept Center in Cleveland. Doctor Calabrese re- The Syracuse VA Medical Center, located at alive and showcased every New Year’s Day in cently gained international acclaim when he 800 Irving Avenue, first opened its doors on Philadelphia, an event that has happened was presented with the Lifetime Achievement June 14th, 1953. For the past 60 years, the every year for over a century. Award by the European Bipolar Forum at its medical center has dedicated itself to pro- Mr. Spencer became the Drill Master of annual meeting in Seville, Spain. viding superior care to veterans and their fami- Garden State String Band in 1981 and later The accolades are well deserved—and I lies. Part of VA Healthcare Upstate New York, led the band for six years. During his time with speak from personal experience—because the Syracuse VA Medical Center provides out- the Garden State String Band, Mr. Spencer Doctor Calabrese has taken the lead role in a patient support to the greater Central New helped the band receive their best drill points major initiative that I helped launch under the York area by operating community clinics in earning them 2nd prize. auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense Auburn, Binghamton, Cortland, Massena, Mr. Spencer united the string band commu- to study the effects of post-traumatic stress Oswego, Rome, and Watertown. The staff nities of Pennsylvania and New Jersey as a disorder on soldiers returning from combat should be commended for their dedication and delegate and later the first secretary of the zones. I have watched as Doctor Calabrese, commitment to those who have served this Penn Jersey String Band Association. He also working in concert with doctors at the Univer- nation. played a vital role in string band parades. Mr. sity of Toledo, has conducted truly The Syracuse VA Medical Center has been Spencer revamped the Gloucester City String groundbreaking research involving combat vet- recognized by the Department of Veterans Af- Band Parade by narrating the events as erans who suffer from PTSD. fairs as a Center of Excellence for its Oper- emcee and television correspondent. In 1989, As a member of the Defense Subcommittee ation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Free- he was nominated to organize the New Year’s of House Appropriations, I have long been dom, and Polytrauma Programs. Additionally, Day Parade as Director. concerned about the incidence of suicide the center is also the primary referral center After his time as Master of Garden State among our combat veterans. In communities for neurosurgery and urological renal stone String Band, he became a drummer in the and families throughout our country, we have treatment, which encompasses all of upstate Ferko String Band. He continued to prove his seen the devastating impact of PTSD. The New York and Northern Pennsylvania vet- leadership skills serving as Director, Sec- ambitious research project by Doctor erans. retary, and Vice President for seven years, Calabrese that I have been privileged to sup- On June 14, 2013, the Syracuse VA Med- and later became President of the Ferko port has studied the relationship between ical Center will formally open their Spinal Cord String Band. Mr. Spencer has dedicated forty- PTSD and suicidal ideation among members Injury & Disorder Center. This state-of-the-art one years of his life to string bands and mum- of the Ohio Army National Guard. center provides expanded services that our mery in the greater South Jersey area. On After completing a research fellowship at the veterans deserve. The facility will serve vet- April 6th, 2013, he was inducted into the National Institute of Mental Health, Doctor erans across Upstate New York who now trav- Mummers Hall of Fame due to his outstanding Calabrese returned to Cleveland to start the el to New York City or out of state to get spi- efforts to promote and produce activities incor- Mood Disorders Program. He also co-directs, nal cord care. Our veterans deserve the best porating string band entertainment. along with Doctor Robert Finding, M.D., the care this nation has to offer, and with the six- Mr. Speaker, the commitment of Mr. Spen- NIMH-funded Bipolar Research Center in floor addition, the Syracuse VA Medical Cen- cer to the string band community should not Cleveland. Doctor Calabrese has been the re- ter will continue to do just that. go unrecognized. I join all of South Jersey in cipient of no fewer than five federal research To mark this special occasion, Secretary of expressing our gratitude for Dan Spencer as grants from the NIMH. The Mood Disorders Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki will be he celebrates his induction into the Mummers program at University Hospitals Case Medical present to deliver the keynote speech for the Hall of Fame.

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Thursday, June 13, 2013 Sindhu Valley Civilization, also known as the Please join us in expressing deep apprecia- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization, was es- tion to Dr. Carroll Estes for her long and im- er, I rise today to honor a decent and authen- tablished. Covering 400,000 square miles from pressive career, and her exceptional record of tic woman, Ms. Margaret Hillman-Bryant. Ms. Kashmir in the north to the Godavari River in service. Bryant has shown what can be done through the South and from Delhi in the east to the dedication and a desire to serve others. Arabian Sea in the west, the Sindhu Valley f Ms. Margaret Hillman-Bryant is a lifelong Civilization was the largest known ancient civ- IN MEMORY OF POLOSKO- resident of Yazoo City, Mississippi. She was ilization and a very advanced one thriving on KUMANOVSKI METROPOLITAN born April 19, 1960 to Cethel Maples and agriculture, commerce, engineering and social KIRIL OF THE MACEDONIAN OR- Eddie Hillman Jr. She graduated from Yazoo amenities. THODOX CHURCH City High School in 1978. After high school Over the years, some of the descendents of she attended Holmes Jr. Community College the Sindhu Valley Civilization spread to what from 1978–1980. is present-day Gujarat and Saurashtra and be- HON. CANDICE S. MILLER Ms. Hillman-Bryant is the mother of three came known as Kadva Patidars. OF MICHIGAN children: Nikini, Clifton and Yolanda and she is The Kadva Patidar Samaj 8th National Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES raising four of her grandchildren: De’Onne, vention is expecting about 5,000 attendees Thursday, June 13, 2013 Maia, Wanya and Yakaria. this year. Over the course of three days, par- Ms. Hillman-Bryant has worked for the State ticipants will engage in social, cultural, edu- Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I of Mississippi for almost twenty years. Cur- cational and matrimonial events. Several dig- rise today in memory of Polosko-Kumanovski rently, she is employed with the Mississippi nitaries and political leaders from India have Metropolitan Kiril of the Macedonian Orthodox Department of Human Services. Before going also been invited. Church. His recent passing is a great loss for to work for the MS Department of Human Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join Macedonia, the entire Macedonian Orthodox Services she worked at the MS Department of me in recognizing the members and sup- Church and its followers, particularly those Public Safety from November 1993 to Feb- porters of Shree Umiya Mataji Mandir and the from the Polog/Tetovo region of Macedonia. ruary 2006. Kadva Patidar Samaj 8th National Convention. I had the privilege of meeting Bishop Kiril Ms. Hillman-Bryant is also a member of I am proud that while the Hindu community of and can attest to the strength of his conviction New Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church where she Middle Georgia is becoming more intricately as a member of the Macedonian Orthodox serves as assistant to the youth department, woven into the fabric of our American tapestry, faith as well as his firm and unwavering com- program guide assistant and church secretary. they are also coming together in observation mitment to the moral betterment of the Mac- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and celebration of their vibrant culture, religion edonian people. Bishop Kiril was a true advo- in recognizing Mrs. Margaret Hillman-Bryant and values. cate of both the Macedonian Orthodox Church for her dedication to serving others f and the people of the Macedonian heritage f worldwide and was instrumental in the devel- CELEBRATING DR. CARROLL opment and growth of our Southeast Michigan IN RECOGNITION OF KADVA ESTES ON HER 75TH BIRTHDAY Macedonian community. PATIDAR SAMAJ 8TH NATIONAL Bishop Kiril played an integral role in resur- CONVENTION HON. JARED HUFFMAN recting the Macedonian Orthodox Church— OF CALIFORNIA Ohrid Archbishopric, after two hundred years HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES since its abolishment by the Ottoman Sultan, upon returning to Macedonia in 1967 after at- OF GEORGIA Thursday, June 13, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tending the Moscow Theological Academy. He Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise with my was the only surviving signatory of the Thursday, June 13, 2013 colleague Representative MIKE THOMPSON to autocephalous declaration and a leading advo- Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise recognize Dr. Carroll L. Estes, PhD, on the oc- cate for the establishment of an independent today to salute the members, attendees and casion of her 75th birthday on May 30, 2013. Republic of Macedonia. supporters of Kadva Patidar Samaj 8th Na- Dr. Estes’s many contributions as a distin- Bishop Kiril founded both the American-Ca- tional Convention, which will take place on Fri- guished scholar, inspiring teacher, influential nadian and Australian Macedonian Orthodox day, June 14, 2013 through Sunday, June 16, policy advisor, institution builder, and advocate Dioceses and served as a central adminis- 2013 at Shree Umiya Mataji Mandir, located at for the most vulnerable in our community have trator in each until 1987 and 1982 respec- 4770 Raley Road in Macon, Georgia. benefitted many community members through- tively. As a result of his steadfast leadership A Hindu place of worship and prayer, Shree out the Second Congressional District, the and resonant influence, Bishop Kiril catalyzed Umiya Mataji Mandir, Kadva Patidar Samaj State of California, and the Nation. an international expansion of the Macedonian was established in Macon, Georgia in 2003. Over her 40 year career, Dr. Estes has Orthodox faith throughout the course of his The first established Shree Umiya Mataji been passionately devoted to improving the lifetime. The breadth of his legacy is confirmed Mandir in the United States, the facility spans health and economic security of vulnerable in the more than fifteen cities in the world 32 acres and includes a 45,000 square foot and underserved populations, with special where he has been declared an honorary cit- cultural hall and temple. The temple was inau- concern for women, older persons, and ethnic izen. gurated on June 15, 2003. Approximately and racial minorities. Through research, teach- Once again, I offer my deepest condolences 5,000 people attended the grand opening of ing, and public service, she has steadfastly for the passing of Bishop Kiril. His presence in the temple held on June 13, 2003 to June 15, worked to advance the public good and the in- the Macedonian Orthodox Church is irreplace- 2003. terests of America’s most powerless and able and his manifold contributions to the peo- There are many legends and theories that disenfranchised populations. Fittingly, Dr. ple of Macedonia and Macedonians abroad, attempt to explain the history of Kadva Estes was recently honored at a symposium including in my district in Sterling Heights, Patidars. According to the most credible the- celebrating her 40 years of policy research Michigan, are of lasting value and cornerstone ory, the roots of Kadva Patidars go all the way and leadership in health and aging. importance. I will cherish my acquaintance back to the origin of Hindus. Called Aryans at Dr. Estes’s service extends far beyond aca- with Bishop Kiril, and am truly grateful for his the time, they worshipped life-sustaining ele- demia. She is a long-time member of many years of service to his Macedonian Orthodox ments such as the sun, wind, fire and rain. advocacy organizations, including the Gray faith and people.

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Mr. Speaker, I will be the Humphreys County Sheriffs Department on the National Research Council Board of absent from The House of Representatives on likes to call him their HERO, not for his brav- Science Education. Dr. Francisco co-authored Thursday, June 13th, and Friday, June 14th, ery or heroics shown during the February 6, the textbook ‘‘Chemical Kinetics and Dynam- due to the wedding of one of my children. If 2009 shocking incident involving the fatal ics,’’ published by Prentice-Hall, and has pub- I could vote, I would vote in favor of The Na- death of one home-health nurse and the sav- lished more than 450 peer-reviewed publica- tional Defense Authorization Bill. ing of a life of another nurse, but because of tions in the fields of atmospheric chemistry, f his Humane and Eminent Rationalization of chemical kinetics, quantum chemistry, laser Observation that took place to obscure a per- photochemistry and spectroscopy. He be- HONORING DARRIN D. ALLEN petually dangerous situation. comes only the second African-American in- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me ducted into the academy from the field of HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON in recognizing Captain Darrin D. Allen for his chemistry. OF MISSISSIPPI dedication to serving others and giving back to In light of this career accomplishment, I ask IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his community. the 4th District and all Hoosiers to join me in Thursday, June 13, 2013 f congratulating Dr. Francisco for this great honor and achievement. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- TRIBUTE TO DR. JOSEPH S. f er, I rise today to honor a remarkable civil FRANCISCO servant, Mr. Darrin D. Allen. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL Mr. Allen started his career in law enforce- HON. TODD ROKITA DEBT ment with the Belzoni Police Department in OF INDIANA 1997 under the administration of former Police IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MIKE COFFMAN Chief, Steve Bingham. He attended the Mis- Thursday, June 13, 2013 OF COLORADO sissippi Delta Community College (MDCC) Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Law Enforcement Training Academy in Moor- honor Dr. Joseph S. Francisco, the William E. Thursday, June 13, 2013 head, Mississippi, in 1998. Upon completion, Moore Distinguished Professor of Earth and he worked for five years with the City of Atmospheric Sciences and Chemistry at Pur- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January Belzoni. due University in West Lafayette, Indiana. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- In 2003, Mr. Allen moved to Clarksdale, Dr. Francisco, who also is the associate fice, the national debt was Mississippi, and assumed a position as patrol- dean of research and graduate education for $10,626,877,048,913.08. man/SWAT with the City of Clarksdale. In the College of Science at Purdue, will be in- Today, it is $16,738,704,836,178.59. We’ve 2005, he returned to Humphreys County and ducted into the National Academy of Science added $6,111,827,787,265.51 to our debt in 4 was employed with the Humphreys County next April in recognition of his distinguished and a half years. This is $6 trillion in debt our Sheriffs Department under the administration and continuing achievements in original, pio- nation, our economy, and our children could of former Sheriff, Wayne Holloway. neering research. His research has revolution- have avoided with a balanced budget amend- In 2008, Deputy Darrin Allen was promoted ized the understanding of chemical processes ment. to Captain under the leadership of the current in the atmosphere and its ability to break f Sheriff, J.D. ‘‘Bubba’’ Roseman. Captain Allen down and remove pollutants. He solved a 40– has received numerous awards to include, year search for an unusual molecule essential PERSONAL EXPLANATION ‘‘Officer of the Year’’ in 2009, for heroism dur- to the atmosphere’s ability to break down nitric ing a fatal domestic confrontation in which his acid, a compound that causes acid rain. He HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS quick action saved the life of another upon ap- also mapped the atmospheric breakdown of OF CALIFORNIA prehending the suspect. chlorofluorocarbons, chemical compounds that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Captain Allen also serves as a member of destroy the Earth’s ozone layer, and leads re- Thursday, June 13, 2013 the Force Protection Unit under the direction search into the design of environmentally be- of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security nign materials to replace these compounds. Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, on and Special Response Team (SRT) with the His recent work focuses on understanding Tuesday, June 11, 2013, I missed the fol- North Central Narcotic Task Force. His official the effect of water on fundamental chemical lowing votes: capacity as Captain is comprised of many re- reactions in the atmosphere. Dr. Francisco H.R. 251—South Utah Valley Electric Con- sponsibilities including but not limited to: per- discovered that clouds significantly affect lev- veyance Act, had I been present, I would have forming second-level management to direct, els of important atmospheric free radicals and voted ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 212. assign and supervise subordinate officers and identified a new type of chemical bonding, rad- H.R. 1157—Rattlesnake Mountain Public personnel; having the authority to give oral ical-hydrogen bonding. Access Act, had I been present, I would have and written reprimands to its officers and per- Dr. Francisco is a past president of the voted ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 213. sonnel; providing assistance to the Chief Dep- American Chemical Society, the world’s larg- f uty in the formulation of policies and goals for est scientific society, and served as president the Sheriffs Department; evaluating the per- of the National Organization for the Profes- RE: H. AMDT. 89 TO H.R. 2216 AND formance of subordinate officers/personnel sional Advancement of Black Chemists and H. AMDT. 124 TO H.R. 2217 and recommending appropriate action to the Chemical Engineers. He is a fellow of the Chief Deputy; attends and/or conducts staff American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of HON. ALAN GRAYSON meetings along with in-house training ses- the nation’s oldest and most prestigious hon- OF FLORIDA sions; and Supervise the development of the orary societies, and is a fellow of the Amer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Departmental training program. ican Physical Society, American Association Thursday, June 13, 2013 Captain Allen is definitely a man with a lot for the Advancement of Science and the of heart. He shows a great deal of passion for American Chemical Society. He has received Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I introduced the department and the community he works four honorary doctorates from other univer- the amendments in the Veterans-Military Con- for. He is very modest when it comes to sities. struction and Homeland Security appropria- achieving merits for a profession that can be President Barack Obama appointed Dr. tions bills that forbid contracting with offerors extremely demanding. Captain Allen has mold- Francisco as a member of the President’s who have been indicted for, or convicted of,

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Parental support, tal- provisions are to be construed broadly, not the United States Military from January, 1966 ented and committed teachers, and a positive only for the sake of ensuring confidence in to January, 1968, during the Vietnam Era. In school climate are the foundation of a suc- government contracting, but also to protect the 1969 he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in So- cessful educational community, and Fuller Ele- public fisc. No exceptions of any kind are in- ciology from Alcorn State University; in 1971 mentary is abundant in all three. Fuller has tended. he earned his Master’s in Political Science been a valuable asset to the Raleigh commu- The terms ‘‘embezzlement, theft, forgery, from Western Illinois University; and lastly in nity these past fifty years, investing in young bribery, falsification or destruction of records, 1978 earned his Doctorate in Political Science people and equipping them with the skills and making false statements, tax evasion, violating from Washington State University. During his education they need to become the leaders of Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen tenure at Alcorn State University, Mr. Cotton the future. property’’ and other such terms in these provi- served: in the capacity of Retired Professor The Triangle is considered as one of the sions are intended to be construed as broadly Emeritus of Political Science (2002); Interim best places in the nation to live, work and as possible. They extend to any offense that Dean, School of Arts and Science (2000– raise a family, and Fuller Gifted and Talented refers or relates to such offenses, whether 2002); Professor of Political Science (1993– Magnet Elementary School is one of the many Federal, State, county, municipal or tribal. 2002); Pre Law Advisor (1985–2000); Asso- excellent schools that contributes to that rep- The term ‘‘offeror’’ includes all affiliates of ciate Professor of Political Science (1985– utation. I hope that its 50th anniversary cele- any kind, including but not limited to parent 1993); Acting Chair, Department of Social bration is a time of reflection on the history of companies, sister companies, subsidiaries and Science (1980–1985); Assistant Professor of the school and of rededication to excellence commonly controlled entities. The term is to Political Science (1978–1983); and Instructor and community betterment. be construed broadly. of Social Science (1971–1974). Mr. Cotton To the extent feasible, this prohibition ex- has also held several other positions within f tends to the exercise of contract options in the education arena such as: Director of Bi- TRIBUTE TO ALFONSO ‘‘AL’’ contracts that have already been awarded, centennial Workshop; Graduate Assistant in STUDESVILLE, JR. AND HIS and to contract modifications that increase or the Political Science Department; Associate WIFE, JANET STUDESVILLE may increase contract price or cost. Director for the Black Studies Program at It is the sense of Congress that these provi- Washington State University in Pullman, WA sions, specifically including the prohibition on (1974–1978); and Graduate Assistant in the HON. MARK POCAN contract awards to indicted contractors, com- Political Science Department at Western Illi- OF WISCONSIN port with due process and all other constitu- nois University, Macomb, IL (1969–1971). IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional standards. Among other reasons, this is Mr. Cotton is a member of numerous pro- Thursday, June 13, 2013 because of the due process protections pre- fessional and social organizations. He is mar- ceding an indictment, the opportunity to chal- ried and to that union they have two sons. Mr. Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with lenge an indictment immediately in court, and Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in a heavy heart to pay tribute to two very spe- both constitutional and statutory rights to a recognizing Mr. Bernard Cotton for his passion cial community leaders in Madison, Wisconsin. speedy trial. No contractor should have stand- and dedication to education and desire to Alfonso ‘‘Al’’ Studesville, Jr., and his wife, ing to challenge this prohibition based on an make a difference in the lives of others. Janet Studesville, were killed in a tragic auto- indictment without first exhausting legal chal- mobile accident on June 4th. The space they f lenges to the indictment. An indicted con- left behind will be incredibly difficult to fill. tractor that fails to exploit any provision pro- THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF Al devoted himself to community service viding for a speedy trial waives the right to FULLER GT MAGNET ELEMEN- and activism. He was larger than life—with a challenge this prohibition. TARY deep voice, rich laugh, and kind personality, Al If an offeror should make the certification in touched the lives of many. question but fails to do so, or an offeror falsely HON. DAVID E. PRICE Born on January 9, 1946, in St. Louis, Mis- certifies, then any resulting contract has been OF NORTH CAROLINA souri, Al made his life-long home in Madison, procured by fraud, and no future payments IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wisconsin. A graduate of UW Madison, Al thereunder are permitted, and all past pay- worked at Madison Light and Power (now ments constitute false claims, regardless of Thursday, June 13, 2013 known as Alliant Energy) for 18 years. He and whether any work has been done or Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Jan owned and operated a studio, Just Nails, deliverables accepted. A false certification I rise today to congratulate Fuller Gifted and and a training school, Just Nails Training Cen- shall be actionable under Section 1001 of the Talented Magnet Elementary School of Ra- ter, in Fitchburg, WI. After leaving Madison U.S. Criminal Code, and other applicable law, leigh, North Carolina, on its 50th anniversary Light and Power, Al became a Student Serv- and any resulting indictment or conviction shall and for its strong tradition of excellence. ices Career Counselor for Madison College, qualify for the prohibition within these provi- Fuller Magnet Elementary first opened in specializing as the Black Student Union Advi- sions. Any request for payment under a result- 1962 with 200 African-American students. sor and Minority Recruiter. Al also taught at ing contract shall qualify as both a criminal Today, 50 years later, Fuller serves 600 stu- Madison East High School for nine years. false claim and a civil false claim. dents from many different backgrounds and Changing lives was a priority for Al. A mem- f cultures around the world. ber of the Jr. NAACP at the age of 12, Al par- HONORING BERNARD COTTON Since its founding, Fuller has embraced the ticipated in civil rights demonstrations through philosophy that each child should be chal- Dr. King’s Southern Christian Leadership Con- lenged at his or her own intellectual level and ference. He continued his devotion to the Afri- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON be provided with opportunities for success can American community throughout his life. OF MISSISSIPPI each day. Fuller integrates two magnet pro- From leading what would become known as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES grams into its instruction, offering the Gifted the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to his Thursday, June 13, 2013 and Talented Program along with the Aca- involvement in local agencies such as the Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- demically Gifted Basics program. Fuller also Charles Hamilton Houston Institute and the er, I rise today to honor a plausible and apt benefits from strong community ties, including Urban League of Greater Madison, Al leaves man, Mr. Bernard Cotton. He has shown what a partnership with North Carolina State Uni- behind a legacy of minority outreach and com- can be done through tenacity, dedication and versity in both academic and leadership initia- munity involvement that cannot be overstated. a desire to serve others. tives. One of his crowning achievements was his Mr. Bernard Cotton is a native of Warren I commend Fuller on its strong academic critical role in founding the Madison chapter of County and resides in Vicksburg, Mississippi. and instructional program. The school has set 100 Black Men of America in 1984. Through

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He is a champion of working people well while remembering this quote from Henri volved mentorship, Al and the other members and a believer in the American Dream—cre- Fre´de´ric Amiel which states, ‘‘The highest of 100 Black Men of Madison touched the ating opportunity for all. function of the teacher consists not so much lives of countless young men in our commu- Countless members of Congress have in imparting knowledge as in stimulating the nities. Madison owes Al a debt of gratitude for learned valuable lessons from JOHN DINGELL. pupil in its love and pursuit.’’ starting this organization. His involvement One of the most valuable lessons I learned Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me proves that activism, dedication and compas- from Congressman DINGELL was how to ques- in recognizing Ms. Andrea Rucker for her sion can have deep impacts in our community. tion witnesses appearing before the Com- dedication to her community. It was the combination of his inexhaustible mittee. He fights tirelessly to represent his dis- drive to help others and his kindness, ap- trict and his constituents. He has mentored f proachability and modesty that made him such generations of high-quality and devoted staff- CONGRATULATING THE KNIGHTS an effective leader. It is one thing to lead by ers. He has taught us that our job is not just OF COLUMBUS RODRIGO COUN- example alone, and quite another to take about legislating, but about oversight—and he CIL, NO. 44 ON THE CELEBRA- one’s own life lessons and apply them directly is known for his skills in both areas. His efforts TION OF THEIR 125TH ANNIVER- to those in need. have helped millions and have resulted in a SARY Leader, mentor, confidant, father, husband; more effective and accountable government Al was all these things and more. He gave to for the American people. our community, and though he never asked I am grateful to have JOHN DINGELL as a HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO for anything in return, I suspect seeing the im- friend and a colleague. I congratulate him on OF CONNECTICUT pact of his work on the lives of others served all that he has accomplished, and I wish him IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as just fulfillment. and his extraordinary wife Deborah all the best Thursday, June 13, 2013 Jan was no less involved in the community as he continues to serve the 12th Congres- than Al. She ran their nail salon and training sional District of Michigan and the nation. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, It gives me great pleasure to rise today to join the many school that they owned jointly. She also f worked as vice president for Women in Focus, who have gathered this evening in celebration a group that mentors minority students to in- HONORING ANDREA RUCKER of the 125th Anniversary of the Rodrigo Coun- crease literacy. The program provides $2,000 cil, No. 44—one of the original Councils of the scholarships to 13 students annually. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON Knights of Columbus. Described as the One of Al’s favorite phrases was, ‘‘I will OF MISSISSIPPI ‘‘strong right arm of the Church,’’ Councils match energy with energy.’’ And while the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have long been an extension not only of the fraternal order, but of the Catholic Church as tragic loss of these two community activists is Thursday, June 13, 2013 still fresh in the minds of those who knew well. Today, Rodrigo Council focuses its effort them best, it is important to remember that Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- in service of the needs of St. Bernadette’s Al’s and Jan’s energy is still here. Every per- er, I rise today to honor a resourceful and am- Church, St. Bernadette School, the parish- son whose life they touched was enriched by bitious woman, Ms. Andrea Rucker. She has ioners, the local community and charitable or- that energy. And those recipients will in turn shown what can be done through hard work, ganizations across the country. pay it forward to others. The duty falls to us dedication and a desire to serve others. As you may know, the Knights of Columbus now to pick up their mantle of advocacy, out- Ms. Rucker is the daughter of Myrtis Rucker was formed when a group of men, called to- reach, and kindness, and give our collective of Yazoo City and Otis Rucker of Winston- gether by Father Michael J. McGivney in the energy to those who need it most. Salem, N. C. basement of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, As a community, we will match your energy, Ms. Rucker graduated from Yazoo City High Connecticut, vowed to defend their country, Al and Jan. We have your memories and life’s School in the class of 2004 with honors and their families, and their faith. With strength in work to guide us along the way. went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Spe- solidarity, security in their unity of purpose, f cial Education from Jackson State University and devotion to their cause, the Knights of Co- in 2008, graduating Summa Cum Laude. After lumbus has grown into the world’s largest HONORING CONGRESSMAN JOHN beginning her career as an Inclusion Teacher Catholic family fraternal service organization. DINGELL in the Yazoo County School District, Ms. Just a few short years following the estab- Rucker earned a Master of Education in Ele- lishment of the Knights, membership had HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY mentary Education from Mississippi College in grown at such a rate that additional Councils OF ILLINOIS 2010, where she also graduated Summa Cum were established. On June 6, 1888 the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Laude. Rodrigo Council No. 44 was established. Wel- Ms. Rucker is a Special Education Teacher coming any man, aged eighteen or older, of Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary in the Yazoo Catholic faith, this Live Council continues to Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise County School District. She has taught for four thrive today. In addition to their support of St. today to express my congratulations to Rep- years in the district and also served one year Bernadette’s and the parish school, members resentative JOHN DINGELL for his remarkable in the Plano Independent School District in dedicate much of their time to raising funds to career and service to our country. Plano, TX. She recently earned the honor of support social and civic services throughout Last week, he celebrated an accomplish- being named Bentonia Gibbs Elementary the community. Just this year alone their an- ment that—like Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak— Teacher of the Year. nual banquet will benefit Mount St. John’s, a is likely never to be broken. Last week, JOHN Ms. Rucker is an active member of St. Ste- residential treatment facility for at-risk young DINGELL served his 21,000 day in the House phen UMC in Yazoo City where she works as men; Emergency Shelter Services, a shelter of Representatives—and he is now the long- a youth leader and communion stewardess. for homeless men; The Camp, a summer est-serving member in the history of Con- Andrea is also a member of the Yazoo City camp for inner-city youth in New Haven; Life gress. Not one of us in the House today has Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta and Haven, a temporary shelter for homeless preg- served a single day without having JOHN DIN- appreciates the opportunity to have a positive nant women and women with children; GELL as a colleague. impact on the community through activities Farnam Neighborhood House, a thriving multi- His influence goes far beyond his longevity. sponsored by the sorority. service neighborhood center which provides a When I came to Congress in 1999, my goal Ms. Rucker’s philosophy on teaching can be continuum of services for people of all ages; was to join the Energy and Commerce Com- drawn from Romans 12:6–9 which speaks of and a local family in need of financial assist- mittee, a committee that JOHN DINGELL a variety of gifts that may be given to each of ance because of an illness.

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Through miles are a multifaceted story of industrial OF WASHINGTON their faith and their commitment, they have en- might and hardworking souls that combined to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES riched the lives of others and made our com- make a significant contribution to the Nation’s Thursday, June 13, 2013 munity a better place for our families to live, learn, and grow. Today, as they celebrate their logging and lumber history. Rail enthusiasts Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to 125th Anniversary—a remarkable milestone by will enjoy historical steam powered loco- honor the life of Washington State Trooper any measure—I am honored to stand today motives, a switchback track system to assist Sean O’Connell. Trooper O’Connell was re- and extend my deepest thanks and apprecia- the trains in conquering steep elevations, and spected by both community and colleagues, tion to their members, past and present, for the remaining vestiges of past equipment used and deeply loved by his family and friends. His their invaluable contributions. They have set a along the rail. Everyone will enjoy the scenic life was cut tragically short when he was standard of service to which we should all bliss and wonder of the natural beauty in struck by a truck while redirecting traffic on his motorcycle near the site of the I-5 bridge col- strive. which this relatively small short line, but pros- lapse. He was 38 years old and left behind a f pering railroad is nestled in Pocahontas Coun- wife and a young son and daughter. CONGRATULATING SCRIPP’S NA- ty. His memorial service, held last Thursday, TIONAL SPELLING BEE SEMI-FI- What began with lots of hope, but little pub- was attended by thousands. Officers and NALIST, ALIA ABIAD licity, drew an extraordinary maiden seasonal troopers came from across the United States crowd of 23,000 interested visitors fifty years and even Canada to honor him. Washington HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI ago to this majestic mountain and manmade State Patrol Chief John Batiste called Trooper O’Connell a ‘‘tremendous human being’’ who OF ILLINOIS wonder. Set in the midst of the State of West ‘‘exemplified service with humility.’’ This hus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Virginia’s Centennial year of celebration, skep- band, father, and friend cannot be replaced, ticism surrounded future success. Thursday, June 13, 2013 but his sacrifice will always be remembered Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to However, since those early days, Cass has and his legacy of compassion and service will recognize Alia Abiad, who recently participated not only endured, it has prevailed as a magnet live on after him. He is gone but not forgotten. in the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee. for the region’s economy. Many heads, hands Mr. Speaker, I salute Trooper Sean Alia Abiad is a 7th Grader from McClure and hearts have been instrumental in the O’Connell, Badge 1076, and I thank him for all Junior High School, and a resident of my growth Cass has enjoyed over the last five he gave back to the people of Washington hometown of Western Springs, IL. In addition decades. State. f to being a skilled tennis player and violinist for First and foremost, there is a small contin- the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, her gent of dedicated and experienced Cass em- HONORING DIANNE J. TAYLOR recent performances in local and national Spelling Bees have demonstrated that she is ployees who deserve several trainloads of a driven, exemplary student. thanks for keeping the trains moving up and HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON OF MISSISSIPPI Alia diligently practices her spelling inde- down the mountain. They are a talented IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pendently and with her parents every day. She bunch. Faced with broken or worn out train also gains her edge by reading books in- parts, parts not stocked nor even manufac- Thursday, June 13, 2013 tended for an audience well beyond her age. tured in decades, they set about the task at Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- Alia initially won the title of best speller at hand. Applying their honed skills and sheer in- er, I rise today to honor Ms. Dianne J. Taylor, McClure Junior High, and then went on to win genuity, without benefit of blueprints or plans, an employee of the Mississippi Department of the Cook County Spelling Bee. In these com- for 50 years day in and day out, they have Human Services for over twenty years. petitions, she maintained a perfect record, kept history alive. The opportunity to become a civil servant of spelling every word correctly. any branch of the government is a great privi- Most recently, she competed alongside 280 Perhaps no more enthusiastic group of indi- lege to be able to serve the American people. of America’s top spellers in the Scripp’s Na- viduals has devoted greater labors of love Dianne graduated from Troy State University tional Spelling Bee in Washington, DC. She than the members of the Mountain State Rail- in 1993 with her B.S. Degree in Resource advanced to the semi-finals, correctly spelling road & Logging Historical Association. From Management and shortly afterwards she ‘peccadillo,’ ‘quiddity,’ and ‘hypnopompic,’ be- sizeable restoration projects to tender loving began her career with the Mississippi Depart- fore her run ended. care of collective memories of life in yester- ment of Human Services in that same year. Alia’s achievements are a reminder of how year, these essential partners are key to In an effort to build upon her academic preparation, practice, and perseverance Cass’s lifeblood. Operating Railfan Weekend training and hands on learning within the produce solid results, even when facing dif- each spring, the crew draws from the deep agency, Dianne returned to school and re- ficult challenges. I call on all my colleagues to roots that extend from its debut weekend in ceived her MBA from Delta State University in join me in congratulating Alia Abiad, and her 1965, but with every new year, they offer visi- 2004. During this entire time, she maintained parents, for her tremendous accomplishments, her employment as a case manager in tors something new and unique to reward their and her commendable performance in the Tallahatchie County where she administers Scripp’s National Spelling Bee. trek. And, certainly, they play a more than sig- the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families nificant role in keeping the ever evolving hori- f (TANF) program. This program is designed to zon of West Virginia’s most unique state park help single parents become self-sufficient so THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF WEST on track. that they can transition off of public assist- VIRGINIA’S CASS SCENIC RAIL- Mr. Speaker, I offer hearty congratulations ance. ROAD STATE PARK to all those who have and are taking part in Dianne has all intentions of retiring as a civil a fifty year journey that continues to gather servant employee, realizing the opportunity given to her twenty years ago has been not HON. NICK J. RAHALL II steam and glory to celebrate an important only more than a privilege but rewarding by al- OF WEST VIRGINIA chapter in our country’s past. May the lessons IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowing her to help others in need. preserved from our past continue to help Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Thursday, June 13, 2013 guide our next half century. And may the cho- in recognizing Ms. Dianne J. Taylor for her Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, this month rus of Cass’s steam whistles always sound a longevity and dedication to helping others as marks the 50th Anniversary of West Virginia’s welcoming note for the Nation to pay Cass an employee of the Mississippi Department of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. Anyone who Scenic Railroad a visit. Health and Human Services.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ler County Operation Pill Drop, a program where citizens of the county turn in unwanted William’s passions for music and mentoring Thursday, June 13, 2013 and unneeded prescription medications to community youth led to involvements outside Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to keep them from falling into the wrong hands. of the classroom as well. He coached football recognize John Records, who is transitioning In addition, Sheriff Glass approved an initiative at multiple levels, most recently as the head from his position as Executive Director of the to have the trustees of the Miller County Jail coach of the 8th Grade team at Avon Lake. Committee on the Shelterless (COTS) after 21 help distribute food from the local food bank. Last year, William was hired to create and di- years of tireless work providing services for In 2008, the Georgia Committee for Em- rect the Cleveland Pops Orchestra Chorus, the homeless and at-risk in Petaluma, Cali- ployer Support of the Guard and Reserve, an which performs four times per year. fornia. agency of the Department of Defense, hon- William has excelled in his career, having Since he joined the staff of COTS in 1998, ored the Miller County Sheriff’s Office with an received widespread adulation. This past John has provided the vision and manage- ‘‘Above and Beyond’’ award in recognition of spring, his alma mater Bowling Green State ment that has enabled COTS to serve more the Office’s outstanding support of its employ- University recognized him as an outstanding, than 20,000 people with a wide range of serv- ees who serve in the National Guard and Re- notable and accomplished alumnus. He has ices, including food, shelter, counseling and serve. been the president of the Ohio Choral Direc- career coaching. Maya Angelou once said, ‘‘A great soul tors Association and has served on the Amer- John is a national leader in taking a com- serves everyone all the time. A great soul ican Choral Directors Association’s Central Di- prehensive approach to ending and preventing never dies.’’ Sheriff Glass is undoubtedly great vision Board. Finally, William has been named homelessness by providing services for the because of his distinguished service to his multiple times in Who’s Who Among America’s whole person. Through a partnership with the community, devotion to his work, and the com- Teachers, a list of student-nominated edu- University of New York at Albany School of passion he showed for his friends and loved cators that have been inspiration and influen- Social Welfare, John has enabled organiza- ones. tial in their students’ lives. tions across the country to learn from the Sheriff Glass is survived by his wife, Rita; I am delighted to submit a record of Wil- COTS approach to serving its customers. children, Bo, Steven, Robert, Wendy, Danielle liam’s service and accomplishments. I thank John has helped make Petaluma a wel- and Linda; one sister, Myrle; and twelve him for his career-long commitment to the ut- coming community that supports its residents grandchildren. He was a member of Flat most important task of educating our younger throughout times of need and crisis. Creek Baptist Church in Colquitt, Georgia. generations: I thank him for his constant and The residents of California’s Second District Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me masterful development of the arts. And I wish are better off today thanks to the work of John today in paying tribute to Sheriff H.E. ‘‘Buddy’’ him only happiness as he enjoys retirement, Records. As he moves on, I want to express Glass and his legacy of service to Miller Coun- spending time with his wife and their children, my deep appreciation for his dedication and ty, Georgia. He loved the people of Miller staying involved with the Bay United Methodist contributions to the people of Sonoma County, County and he was committed to making that Church in Bay Village, Ohio, and his continued and convey my best wishes for a long and community safer to live in and to improving community and musical endeavors. happy future. the quality of life. He will truly be missed. f f f RECOGNIZING THE NCAA CHAM- IN HONOR OF MILLER COUNTY HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF PION UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SHERIFF H.E. ‘‘BUDDY’’ GLASS WILLIAM ZURKEY FROM AVON CAROLINA WOMEN’S LACROSSE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR. HON. DAVID E. PRICE OF GEORGIA HON. MARCY KAPTUR OF NORTH CAROLINA OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, June 13, 2013 Thursday, June 13, 2013 Thursday, June 13, 2013 Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, with a heavy heart and solemn remembrance Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in order to I rise today to congratulate the players, coach- that I rise today to pay tribute to a great man recognize Mr. William G. Zurkey who has rees, and staff of the University of North Caro- and outstanding Sheriff of Miller County, Geor- cently retired after thirty-six years as a music lina-Chapel Hill women’s lacrosse team for gia, H.E. ‘‘Buddy’’ Glass. Sadly, Sheriff Glass teacher, the last twenty-six which have been their victory in the 2013 National Collegiate passed away on June 8, 2013. Funeral serv- at Avon Lake High School in Avon Lake, Ohio. Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Wom- ices will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013 Having spent his career in education and in- en’s Lacrosse Tournament. at 4:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Colquitt, spiring our youth, I am beyond privileged to UNC-Chapel Hill first started competing in Georgia. celebrate his career. Division I women’s lacrosse in 1996, and at Since he was elected in 1996, Sheriff Glass William Zurkey holds a bachelor of Music the time the coaches had to recruit athletes has served the citizens of Miller County, Geor- Education from Bowling Green State Univer- from the women’s soccer team. In just 17 sea- gia with devotion and distinction. Elected to a sity, a Master’s degree in Music from Cleve- sons since, the Tar Heels have made the fifth term last year as chief law enforcement land State University, and has completed NCAA tournament 14 times, reaching the officer responsible for patrolling and respond- course work in his doctoral studies at Kent semifinals seven times—including three of the ing to calls within the 284 square mile area of State University. His impressive academic last four years. In light of this meteoric rise, it Miller County with a population of over 6,000 re´sume´ is indicative of the immense skill and was only a matter of time before the team people, Sheriff Glass has proven to be a dedication William brought to his job. claimed its first national title. strong and revered leader. A great number of The communities of Avon Lake, Ohio and This year, the Tar Heels entered the NCAA challenges come with a position of this caliber, Cleveland, Ohio know William for being a su- tournament after a remarkable 15–3 season. exacerbated by the fact that much of this rural perior director and musical mind. Over the They upset the reigning national champion, Southwest Georgia County is composed of un- years, his high school chorales have received Northwestern, in the semifinals, marking the paved roads and farmland. Sheriff Glass han- numerous awards, garnered state-wide, na- first time in seven years that the Wildcats did dled these challenges with efficiency and suc- tional and international recognition, and have not win the NCAA tournament. In the finals, cess. been invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in the Tar Heels defeated Atlantic Coast Con- Sheriff Glass was employed with the Miller New York City three times. In addition to his ference (ACC) rival Maryland in triple over- County Sheriff’s Office for more than 31 years. high school duties, William has served as an time, relying on veteran leadership from NCAA

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In order to recognize the contribu- Mendham) honoring Mayor Eugene ‘‘Gene’’ Siegel. Mayor tions of all of the members of this remarkable #28 Waite, Courtney, Bernardsville, N.J. Siegel, you truly are a dedicated public serv- team, I have included the full roster and (Bernards) ant who is greatly respected by your family, #29 Schmidt, Paula, Wantagh, N.Y. ON friends, and colleagues. You have made Chi- coaching staff below for inclusion in the C - (Wantagh) GRESSIONAL RECORD, together with their home- #30 Martino, Kate, Summit, N.J. (Summit) cago Ridge a great place to call home. As you towns and secondary schools. #32 Sindall, Caileigh, Silver Spring, Md. embark on a new chapter in life, may you I also commend Coach Jenny Levy on this (Our Lady of Good Counsel) enjoy a long and well-deserved retirement and triumph. Coach Levy was hired in 1994 to #34 Lobb, Stephanie, West Chester, Pa. continue to experience many great memories build a varsity program and has since devel- (West Chester East) with your lovely wife, Linda, as well as your oped an outstanding 224–92 record in 17 sea- #35 Coppa, Brittney, Hampstead, Md. family and friends. (North Carroll) sons as Head Coach, including a 63–18 mark #50 Maksym, Lauren, North Massapequa, f over the last four seasons. A former member N.Y. (Farmingdale) HONORING DR. CHARLES A. of the U.S. Women’s Lacrosse National Team, f Coach Levy is now a three-time ACC Coach PICKETT, SR. of the Year, winning five league regular-sea- HONORING GENE SIEGEL ON HIS son titles and the 2002 ACC Tournament title. RETIREMENT AFTER 38 YEARS HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON She ranks sixth in Division I women’s lacrosse AS MAYOR OF CHICAGO RIDGE OF MISSISSIPPI history with 242 career victories—a number IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that I suspect will only continue to climb in fu- HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI Thursday, June 13, 2013 ture years. OF ILLINOIS Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- On behalf of my colleagues, I extend the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House’s congratulations to the UNC-Chapel er, I rise today to honor a once outstanding Thursday, June 13, 2013 Hill Tar Heels for their championship season, civil servant and educator, Dr. Charles A. and I look forward to welcoming them to Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Pickett, Sr. His remarkable service to edu- Washington, D.C. and to the White House honor Eugene ‘‘Gene’’ Siegel on his retirement cation and the community spanned over 45 later this year. as mayor of the Village of Chicago Ridge. years. UNC TAR HEELS WOMEN’S ROSTER 2012–13 Gene is a dedicated public servant who Dr. Pickett, Sr. was born January 16, 1938 SEASON served as mayor for over 38 years with great to Mr. William D. Pickett and Mrs. Willie C. Head Coach: Jenny Levy honor and dignity. He also served the public in Flowers Pickett in Miles Station, Mississippi. Assistant Coaches: Phil Barnes, Katrina numerous capacities within Cook County gov- He obtained his high school education from Dowd ernment, including deputy coroner for the Jim Hill High School in Jackson, Mississippi #1 Frysinger, Mallory, Corning, N.Y. (Cor- Cook County Coroner’s Office, assistant chief and pursued his collegiate studies at Tougaloo ning East) to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, and mem- College, Temple University, and the University #2 Hanson, Paige, Baltimore, Md. (Bryn ber of the Cook County Criminal Justice Com- of Southern Mississippi. Even in accom- Mawr School) plishing such magnificent educational achieve- #3 Zeigler, Maddie, Alexandria, Va. (Bishop mission. He has been Vice Chairman of the Ireton) Southwest Conference of Mayors and Legisla- ments, Dr. Pickett, Sr. pressed forward with #4 Patterson, Paige, Alexandria, Va. (St. tive Chairman for the Southwest Conference additional studies at Brown University and Co- Stephens and St. Agnes School) of Local Governments. lumbia University. His appointment as a Na- #5 Scott, Lindsay, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Mayor Siegel originally was elected in 1975 tional Science Foundation Physics Fellow (Yorktown) to fill an unexpired mayoral term in Chicago awarded him the opportunity to work at nation- #6 Skinner, Zoe, Baltimore, Md. (Towson) Ridge. He was re-elected nine times, most really renowned universities, such as Fisk Uni- #7 McGee, Sam, Baltimore, Md. (Bryn versity, Texas Southern University, Louisiana Mawr School) cently in 2009. In each election, he never lost #8 Andress, Alyssa, Doylestown, PA (Arch- a precinct, which speaks to his character and State University, and Lawrence Livermore bishop Wood) the respect from the community where he Laboratory. Having obtained a wealth of #9 Corzel, Margaret, Berwyn, Pa. (Merion lives and serves. Mayor Siegel is a genuine knowledge and expertise, Dr. Pickett, Sr. was Mercy Academy) man who approached public service not only uniquely prepared to pursue the lasting career #11 Griffin, Jessica, Sudbury, Mass. with dignity and honor, but with humility. He he ultimately dedicated his life’s work towards. (Lincon-Sudbury Regional) believes everyone should have a voice, so he Dr. Pickett, Sr. began his lifelong commit- #12 Davis, Carly, Skaneateles, NY maintained an open door, willing to listen and ment to education as a teacher of mathe- (Skaneateles) #13 Tracy, Sammy Jo, Bedford, N.Y. (Fox respond to the views of his colleagues and matics and physics at Hinds County Agricul- Lane) constituents. tural High School in Utica, Mississippi. His ex- #14 Ballard, Cassie, Millersville, Md. (Se- Over the last four decades, Mayor Siegel fo- ceptional prowess in those subject areas verna Park) cused on improving and revitalizing the Village paved the way for him to teach at numerous #15 Cannizzaro, Kara, Cazenovia, N.Y. of Chicago Ridge by fixing roads and creating other institutions, including: Utica Junior Col- (Cazenovia Central) a solid tax base with the development of the lege, Alcorn State University, Louisiana State #16 Serpe, Sloane, North Caldwell, N.J. Chicago Ridge Mall in 1981 and the Com- University, Jackson State University, and Mis- (West Essex Regional) mons of Chicago Ridge in 1988, which sissippi Valley State University, where he was #17 Ward, Megan, Annapolis, Md. (St. Mary’s) brought in businesses to ignite the economy appointed Chairman of the Department of #18 Friend, Abbey, Canandaigua, N.Y. and create jobs for the entire region. Chemistry and Physics. (Canandaigua Academy) During his 38 years leading Chicago Ridge, Not only was Dr. Pickett, Sr. an outstanding #19 Scott, Sarah, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Mayor Siegel witnessed the population of his teacher, but also a strong advocate for in- (Yorktown) town expand from 2,000 to 15,000. He was a creasing the number and quality of physics #20 Farrell, Breada, Essex Fells, N.J. (West visionary, realizing and addressing the needs courses offered at historically black colleges Essex Regional) of his growing community. Mayor Siegel was and universities. His advocacy was instru- #21 Giles, Eileen, Concord, Mass. (Mid- integral in the establishment of a full-time fire mental in implementing these changes, as well dlesex School) #22 Garrity, Emily, Rutledge, Pa. (Strath department and the development of a 130- as enhancing the availability of physics labora- Haven) acre industrial park, a public works facility, and tory equipment. #23 George, Taylor, Arnold, Md. a very impressive municipal complex, the last In addition to his valuable contributions to (Broadneck) of which bears his name. academics, Dr. Pickett, Sr. held key offices on

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Even after his retirement, Dr. in offering our sincere condolences to her fam- Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Wellsville Pickett, Sr. continued to provide valuable input ily. I am grateful for her innumerable good Elks Club. to IHL as a consultant. works and inspired by her legacy. Our communities are enriched and improved Dr. Pickett, Sr. was well-known in the com- f by citizens like Charles H. Joyce and I am munity, not only for his professional contribu- honored to commemorate his contributions. tions, but also for his dedication to his family IN HONOR OF SELLERSVILLE’S He was an outstanding member of our south- and leisure enjoyments. He was a devoted 275TH ANNIVERSARY ern tier community and it is right that we honor husband to Marie Wilcher for 44 years and a his legacy here today in the official record of committed father of two sons, Charles, Jr. and HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK the United States. Dewayne. He was a member of the Mis- OF PENNSYLVANIA f sissippi Cattlemen’s Association, the Terry IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HONORING DEE DEE D’ADAMO Cowboys Riding Club, Sigma Pi Sigma Hon- Friday, June 14, 2013 orary Physics Society, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Dr. Pickett, Sr. transcended this life Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, we are HON. JIM COSTA on earth on January 17, 2009. pleased to acknowledge the 275th anniversary OF CALIFORNIA Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me of Sellersville Borough, one of three original IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES villages in Richland Township, Bucks County. in recognizing Dr. Charles A. Pickett, Sr. for Friday, June 14, 2013 his dedication and service as a respected edu- Founded by German farmers between 1720 cator and for the commendable contributions and 1730, one of the early settlers, Abraham Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along he made to the field of public education. Wambold, built a home, tannery and grist mill with my colleague, Mr. DENHAM, to recognize f on the banks of the northeast branch of the Dee Dee D’Adamo as she is honored for her Perkiomen Creek sometime around 1738. years of service to California’s San Joaquin HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY Sellersville never lost its village quality, nor its Valley. Dee Dee was recently appointed by OF MARY JOHNSON ties to another early settler, Samuel Sellers, Governor Jerry Brown to the State Water Re- who established Sellers’ Tavern, a public sources Control Board. This appointment is HON. BRIAN HIGGINS house. And years later, the post office was well deserved as Dee Dee has served in nu- OF NEW YORK known as Sellers’ Tavern until its name merous roles to better the lives of the people IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES changed in 1856. The Borough of Sellersville of California and of the San Joaquin Valley. was established in 1874. Its history is housed Dee Dee graduated from the University of Thursday, June 13, 2013 in the Sellersville Museum, the one-time California, Davis in 1982, and continued her Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to Sellersville Public School building, and the first education at the University of the Pacific, honor the extraordinary life of Mary Johnson, four-year high school in Bucks County. No McGeorge School of Law. After receiving her who passed away on June 7, 2013 at the age community would be safe without a fire com- Juris Doctorate, Dee Dee served on several of 87. Mrs. Johnson, a fixture of Buffalo’s pany and in 1888 the Sellersville Fire Co. committees for the California State Assembly. Ellicott community, was a pioneering activist began protecting people and property and now Dee Dee also served as a visiting lecturer at whose life was an unwavering crusade for the celebrates its 125th anniversary. And 100 California State University, Stanislaus. She betterment of others. years ago, Grandview Hospital began serving taught for the Department of Politics, so her Mrs. Johnson was truly adored by her Sellersville area families with care and com- courses ranged from U.S. government, to neighbors as a tireless advocate for the less passion. Congratulations to all on a combined state government, and environmental policy. fortunate. A nearly lifelong resident of the 500-year history and your individual anniver- Before her new appointment, Dee Dee Frederick Douglass Housing complex, Mrs. saries. May the future be even brighter. served on the California Air Resources Board Johnson was a fearless force dedicated to im- f (CARB) as the Law Member since 1999 when proving public housing in the community for she was appointed by Governor Gray Davis. more than fifty years. In 2001, the Buffalo Mu- IN MEMORY OF CHARLES H. She championed language on several of nicipal Housing Authority recognized her spir- JOYCE CARB’s recommendations to the legislature. A ited volunteerism with the dedication of Mary couple years ago, CARB approved a cap and Johnson Boulevard on Buffalo’s East Side. HON. TOM REED trade program that was aimed at reducing the An active, steady force for change, Mrs. OF NEW YORK state’s greenhouse gas emissions. Dee Dee Johnson gave her time and talents to myriad IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES had a prominent role in ensuring that rural organizations focused on community advance- communities with agricultural based econo- ment. She served on the board of directors of Friday, June 14, 2013 mies received their fair share of revenues. the Community Action Organization and was a Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay Dee Dee also served the Valley at the fed- member of the JFK Community Center, Urban tribute to the life of a prominent and active eral level, working for several Members of League Education Auxiliary Group, AMVETS New Yorker who passed away June 9, 2013. Congress. She was the legislative director for Auxiliary Post 5, Ellicott Neighborhood Advi- Charles H. Joyce of Andover, New York was Congressman Gary Condit from 1990–1991 sory Council, and the YMCA Heart of the a dear friend to many in the 23rd District. and was his legal counsel from 1994–2003. Home Club. Her tenure with the Buffalo Urban Charlie worked in the oil and gas industry Following her career with Representative League alone spanned over twenty three from the age of 14, rising to become President Condit, Dee Dee was Congressman Dennis years. of Andover Oil, a company he built after his Cardoza’s senior policy advisor for nearly ten Mrs. Johnson was an unselfish champion retirement from Otis Eastern Service, Inc. years. When Representative Cardoza retired, for her community and will be remembered as Considered an expert in the energy industry, Dee Dee joined Congressman JIM COSTA’s a lasting role model for those graced with her he received an honorary membership in the staff. She served as the senior policy advisor acquaintance. Her enduring contributions have Pipe Line Contractors Association for his out- for his office up until the day she was ap- made Buffalo a better city for generations to standing contributions to the industry. Addi- pointed to the State Water Resources Control come. tionally, he was a long-time member of the Board. The love Mrs. Johnson poured into her com- New York State Oil Producers Association and In 2012, Dee Dee was honored as Woman munity is equaled by her love of family. The served as President from 2008 until his pass- of the Year for the 17th Assembly district by wife of the late, great Billy Johnson, this caring ing. Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani. The mother is survived by her son, George Jr., and Charlie dedicated himself to responsibly pre- knowledge and expertise that Dee Dee exhib- six daughters, Jean Ann Robinson, Estelle Ar- serving the land he worked with, receiving its is truly admirable, and we are grateful to

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In 2001, and space advocate left behind a legacy of Dee Dee will undoubtedly prove to be an Rod was appointed to serve as the Director of accomplishments when she died last year at asset to the Governor’s Administration. House Garages and Parking Security under the age of 61. Her legacy continues to inspire f the House Sergeant at Arms, where he served and motivate young women with an interest in until his retirement this month. During his science, technology, math and engineering, IN HONOR OF CHIEF BARRY PILLA years of service in the House, Rod had the while the company she founded advances honor of working 10 Presidential Inaugurations those interests. HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK and 40 State of the Union Addresses. We acknowledge Dr. Ride’s advocacy for OF PENNSYLVANIA I have had the privilege to work directly with young women in the fields of science, tech- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rod on several occasions since coming to nology, engineering and math—a precursor to Congress. Earlier this year, my staff and I ran Friday, June 14, 2013 the ‘‘STEM’’ programs we know are so impor- into a glitch when moving from the Cannon tant today. As a strong proponent of STEM Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker I rise today Building to Rayburn Building. We assumed it education and allied programs I will continue to honor Chief Barry Pilla. would be a time-consuming, bureaucratic to applaud Dr. Ride’s effort to encourage inter- Day to day, we Americans are protected by nightmare. But with a quick trip downstairs est in science, space, and the technical fields the men and women in law enforcement who and a conversation with Rod, everything was by blazing a path for other women to follow. stand ready to serve. We owe them a debt of corrected. This is just one occasion and, in f gratitude for their service and our peace of fact, he served the House well 9/11, during mind. On the occasion of the retirement of the anthrax attacks, and even during an earth- HONORING ERMA SCOTT Northampton Township Police Chief Barry quake. But this one instance, like others I BRIDGEWATER Pilla on July 1, 2013, we acknowledge his have had over the years, illustrates just what ability to achieve the goals he set for the de- this institution is losing in Rod Myers—a com- HON. RODNEY DAVIS partment, while leading it with integrity and mitted, efficient public servant. OF ILLINOIS honor. For more than 40 years, Chief Pilla His 40 years of service to the House have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dedicated his life to citizen protection and a been distinguished by his professionalism and Friday, June 14, 2013 safe community. He also created a work envi- dedication to ensuring that the People’s House ronment that fostered professional develop- remains safe, strong and always available for Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speak- ment and resulted in accomplishment. His life our constituents. Though we will miss him, we er, I rise today to honor the accomplished life was dedicated to public service, beginning congratulate him on his much deserved retire- of Mrs. Erma Scott Bridgewater who passed with the United States Army in 1968, followed ment and wish him the very best. away on Tuesday April 2, 2013. She was a by an exemplary police career. We join North- f lifelong resident of Champaign, Illinois where ampton Township in thanking Chief Barry Pilla she graduated from Champaign Senior High for his life’s work and offer him our sincerest HONORING THYRA THOMSON School and from the University of Illinois in wishes for new adventures and many happy 1937 with a degree in Sociology and a minor retirement years. HON. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS in Psychology. f OF WYOMING Mrs. Erma Scott Bridgewater went on to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES work at the City of Champaign’s Department RECOGNIZING RODRIC J. MYERS’ Friday, June 14, 2013 of Recreation as the director of the Douglas 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE Center. There she became an influential part U.S. CONGRESS Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor of numerous children’s lives as the girls’ track a great American from my home state of Wyo- and softball coach, a mentor for the Douglas ´ ming, Thyra Thomson. Center Drum Corps and Drill Team, as well as HON. ANDRE CARSON The quintessential Wyoming Secretary of a chaperone for skating parties and Friday OF INDIANA State, Thyra Thomson served for 24 years as night dances. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wyoming’s second highest elected official and After 24 years of service to the City of Friday, June 14, 2013 advocate-in-chief for all things Wyoming. Champaign, Mrs. Bridgewater served on a va- Thyra tirelessly engaged and mentored Wy- Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise riety of boards and committees. Throughout oming people to be caring thought leaders for to recognize a Hoosier and a very dedicated her life she received many honors, among public servant, Mr. Rodric Myers, who is retir- Wyoming’s unique communities and culture. Thyra was impeccably put together, inquisi- them the Living Legend Award, Martin Luther ing after serving Congress for more than 40 tive, well-traveled and well-read, and quick to King Day Award and the National Council of years. initiate fascinating conversation. Negro Woman, along with a mini park named Rod Myers grew up in my hometown of Indi- Her encouragement and support of me and in her honor on the corner of Bradley and anapolis, Indiana and graduated from countless others around the state helped to Market Street in Champaign. Shortridge High School. He comes from a build the unique Wyoming culture and its tap- Because of her dedication to the community family tradition of serving others and helping estry of compelling individuals. and the lives she touched, I am proud to his community. His mother, Susie Myers, who Thyra survives through her family, her role honor the life and accomplishments of Mrs. was 100 years old when she died last year, in Wyoming history and her inspiration to her Erma Scott Bridgewater. was beloved by our community after teaching many friends of all ages. f generations of public school and Sunday School students. Rod’s brother, Bud, currently f RECOGNIZING LA-Z-BOY serves Indianapolis as the Director of our Pub- IN HONOR OF SALLY RIDE’S INCORPORATED lic Housing Authority, but once served on Cap- LEGACY itol Hill as the Chief of Staff to Congress- HON. TIM WALBERG woman Barbara Jordan. HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK OF MICHIGAN Rod followed his brother to Washington and OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was nominated to the U.S. Capitol Police IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Force by another great Hoosier, Congressman Friday, June 14, 2013 Andy Jacobs in 1972. Rod started as a uni- Friday, June 14, 2013 Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to formed patrol officer serving at the Capitol and Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today recognize the achievements of an iconic com- eventually became the Administrative Spe- to honor the legacy of Sally Ride. pany in my district, La-Z-Boy Incorporated,

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SCHNEIDER the fatherhood role of their African-American started with the success of their innovative re- OF ILLINOIS counterparts has been dramatically eroded. A clining wooden slat chair. From their humble IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES beginnings in Edward’s father’s garage they recent examination by the National Father- quickly evolved their company with new prod- hood Initiative revealed that African-American Friday, June 14, 2013 ucts like the first upholstered reclining chair. newborns today are seriously disadvantaged. Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today The company grew and they built their own White men have a less than 6% lifetime to recognize the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), factory on Telegraph Road to meet demand, chance of going to prison; African-American an outstanding charitable endeavor that helps where they’ve been a part of the community men have a 32% chance, according to 2001 battle poverty across the globe, and I am for the last 85 years. proud that AKF will hold its 2013 Chicago figures from the U.S. Department of Justice. With the exception of a break during World Partnership Golf Outing in Illinois’s Tenth Dis- War II to make tank seats and crash pads as Today, half of all children and 80% of African- trict. part of the war effort, the employees of La-Z- American children can expect to spend at In total, nearly 1.4 billion people live in ex- Boy have never stopped producing a myriad least part of their childhood living apart from treme poverty. As our world continues to of products that are well-known across the their fathers. evolve, develop and grow more inter- globe. With an accredited test lab on site, These staggering figures portray a role connected, this reality becomes ever more evi- every product coming off the line meets the model absence in our society that is detri- dent, increasingly more unacceptable. The high standards of the La-Z-Boy brand. Just mental to our nation’s youth. We must under- AKF, through remarkable global programs and imagine how many sports fans those recliners incredible individual generosity, fights to em- stand the consequences that result from deny- have comforted or the countless babies power people in every corner of the planet. they’ve rocked to sleep. ing our children a proper upbringing. Although As the global upheaval of the last few years On June 20th, La-Z-Boy will hold a Father’s Day is a time to celebrate and rejoice continues, it is imperative that we remain en- groundbreaking ceremony for their new world with our loved ones, we cannot forget about gaged with the world and actively lead in try- headquarters, as the company enters its next the increasing number of our children that are ing to improve it. Times of change offer the phase. The environmentally friendly building being raised without a father. Children growing chance to alter the course of history, and the will be able to support 500 employees who will up without a father are more likely to have be- AKF is not pulling back from this moment, but no doubt continue making quality furniture for havioral problems and be incarcerated. Those rather is embracing it. every room in the home. I offer my best wish- children are less likely to attend college, be- Every dollar raised for the Chicago Partner- es to my constituents and friends at La-Z-Boy come married and form healthy relationships. ship Golf Outing goes directly to AKF chari- and encourage them to keep making this table projects, with no money toward adminis- world a more comfortable place. Unfortunately this trend has become preva- trative costs. This steadfast commitment to its f lent in our communities. As a result, this prob- founding ideals has led the AKF to the fore- lem has become repetitive through genera- front of the fight against poverty. THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS ON tions at an alarming rate. We must work to Recently, the AKF launched an initiative to FATHER’S DAY raise awareness of the effects fatherhood has empower the war-torn people of Mali. Its dedi- on a child’s life. We must also find ways to cation to working in some of the most dan- HON. JOHN L. MICA stem the decline of meaningful relationships gerous, devastated regions of the world is OF FLORIDA between a father and his child in our society. both noble and inspiring. For those who need IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES its services most, the AKF has been willing In a commentary on The Importance of a Friday, June 14, 2013 and able to step up and make a difference. Loving Father by Dr. Walter E. Barker, a Flor- Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor this spe- Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, as we recognize ida licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, cial organization, and I wish them great suc- Father’s Day 2013, probably never before has Dr. Barker stated, ‘‘Fathers are very important cess now and in the future. fatherhood been so challenged. Some sober- to their sons’ and daughters’ development. A f ing facts reveal a crisis that cannot and should mother gives the child unconditional love and not be ignored. Today, 29% of Caucasian, IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLOTTE acceptance and the father’s love is more con- 53% Hispanic and 73% African-American chil- AND BILL WINKKY dren are born out of wedlock. The traditional ditional on the child’s finding success and ac- position of fathers in American society and in complishment out in the larger world. He HON. TOM REED wants his children to find what makes them the family as an institution is in serious trou- OF NEW YORK happy and then take that gift and talent to ble. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The U.S. Census Bureau reported there are make a contribution to the larger society. Fa- an estimated 70.1 million fathers across the thers want their children to have a strong work Friday, June 14, 2013 nation; 24.7 million of those fathers have chil- ethic and to be willing to assert themselves in Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- dren under the age of 18 whom are living in the world.’’ ognize Charlotte and Bill Winkky as they cele- single parent homes. Not having a father has brate their 50th wedding anniversary. Married By supporting the family structure, better serious economic consequences. Fatherless June 23, 1963, Charlotte and Bill have spent households account for 47% of our poverty education and job training, we can begin to re- the majority of their lives residing in Horse- rate and 90% of all homeless and runaway verse the diminished role of fathers in our heads, New York. Their devotion to each other children are from fatherless homes according country. We must all work to help raise aware- and to their community is truly commendable. to the U.S. Census Bureau Reports. With no ness on the pressing issue. The importance of Charlotte, a German immigrant, came to the father present, 85% of children possess be- fatherhood should not be overlooked by our United States with her mother after World War havioral problems, which is twenty times the society if we are to insure a promising future II. She lived in Newburgh, New York before at- national average, Center for Disease Control for the children in America. tending the State University of New York, reported. Additionally, 71% of all high school Cortland, where she met her husband Bill. dropouts come from fatherless homes, a Na- They have been together ever since. tional Principals Association Report found. Both Charlotte and Bill served as public Today, 63% of youth suicides come from fa- school teachers for the Horseheads Central therless homes, the U.S. Department of School District for over 30 years. Bill also

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